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Zimmerman K, Pegler JL, Oultram JMJ, Collings DA, Wang MB, Grof CPL, Eamens AL. Molecular Manipulation of the miR160/ AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR Expression Module Impacts Root Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:1042. [PMID: 39202402 PMCID: PMC11353855 DOI: 10.3390/genes15081042] [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: 07/07/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), microRNA160 (miR160) regulates the expression of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR10 (ARF10), ARF16 and ARF17 throughout development, including the development of the root system. We have previously shown that in addition to DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA BINDING1 (DRB1), DRB2 is also involved in controlling the rate of production of specific miRNA cohorts in the tissues where DRB2 is expressed in wild-type Arabidopsis plants. In this study, a miR160 overexpression transgene (MIR160B) and miR160-resistant transgene versions of ARF10 and ARF16 (mARF10 and mARF16) were introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis plants and the drb1 and drb2 single mutants to determine the degree of requirement of DRB2 to regulate the miR160 expression module as part of root development. Via this molecular modification approach, we show that in addition to DRB1, DRB2 is required to regulate the level of miR160 production from its precursor transcripts in Arabidopsis roots. Furthermore, we go on to correlate the altered abundance of miR160 or its ARF10, ARF16 and ARF17 target genes in the generated series of transformant lines with the enhanced development of the root system displayed by these plant lines. More specifically, promotion of primary root elongation likely stemmed from enhancement of miR160-directed ARF17 expression repression, while the promotion of lateral and adventitious root formation was the result of an elevated degree of miR160-directed regulation of ARF17 expression, and to a lesser degree, ARF10 and ARF16 expression. Taken together, the results presented in this study identify the requirement of the functional interplay between DRB1 and DRB2 to tightly control the rate of miR160 production, to in turn ensure the appropriate degree of miR160-directed ARF10, ARF16 and ARF17 gene expression regulation as part of normal root system development in Arabidopsis.
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- Kim Zimmerman
- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; (K.Z.); (J.L.P.); (J.M.J.O.); (D.A.C.); (C.P.L.G.)
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- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; (K.Z.); (J.L.P.); (J.M.J.O.); (D.A.C.); (C.P.L.G.)
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- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; (K.Z.); (J.L.P.); (J.M.J.O.); (D.A.C.); (C.P.L.G.)
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- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; (K.Z.); (J.L.P.); (J.M.J.O.); (D.A.C.); (C.P.L.G.)
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia;
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- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; (K.Z.); (J.L.P.); (J.M.J.O.); (D.A.C.); (C.P.L.G.)
- School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Seaweed Research Group, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, Australia
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Patil AB, Kar D, Datta S, Vijay N. Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Illuminates Unique Traits of Elusive Night Flowering Jasmine Parijat (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis). PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e14119. [PMID: 38148217 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14119] [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: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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The night-flowering Jasmine, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis also known as Parijat, is a perennial woody shrub belonging to the family of Oleaceae. It is popular for its fragrant flowers that bloom in the night and is a potent source of secondary metabolites. However, knowledge about its genome and the expression of genes regulating flowering or secondary metabolite accumulation is lacking. In this study, we generated whole genome sequencing data to assemble the first de novo assembly of Parijat and use it for comparative genomics and demographic history reconstruction. The temporal dynamics of effective population size (Ne ) experienced a positive influence of colder climates suggesting the switch to night flowering may have provided an evolutionary advantage. We employed multi-tissue transcriptome sequencing of floral stages/parts to obtain insights into the transcriptional regulation of nocturnal flower development and the production of volatiles/metabolites. Tissue-specific transcripts for mature flowers revealed key players in circadian regulation and flower development, including the auxin pathway and cell wall modifying genes. Furthermore, we identified tissue-specific transcripts responsible for producing numerous secondary metabolites, mainly terpenoids and carotenoids. The diversity and specificity of Terpene Synthase (TPS) and CCDs (Carotenoid Cleavage Deoxygenases) mediate the bio-synthesis of specialised metabolites in Parijat. Our study establishes Parijat as a novel non-model species to understand the molecular mechanisms of nocturnal blooming and secondary metabolite production.
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- Ajinkya Bharatraj Patil
- Computational Evolutionary Genomics Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Plant Cell and Developmental Biology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Plant Cell and Developmental Biology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Computational Evolutionary Genomics Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Cheng Y, Cheng L, Hu G, Guo X, Lan Y. Auxin and CmAP1 regulate the reproductive development of axillary buds in Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima). PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:287-296. [PMID: 36528704 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-022-02956-w] [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: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Auxin accumulation upregulates the expression of APETALA1 (CmAP1) and subsequently activates inflorescence primordium development in axillary buds of chestnut. The architecture of fruiting branches is a key determinant of chestnut yield. Normally, axillary buds at the top of mother fruiting branches develop into flowering shoots and bear fruits, and the lower axillary buds develop into vegetative shoots. Decapitation of the upper axillary buds induces the lower buds to develop into flowering shoots. How decapitation modulates the tradeoff between vegetative and reproductive development is unclear. We detected inflorescence primordia within both upper and lower axillary buds on mother fruiting branches. The level of the phytohormones 3-indoleacetic acid (IAA) and trans-zeatin (tZ) increased in the lower axillary buds in response to decapitation. Exogenous application of the synthetic analogues 1-naphthylacetic acid (NAA) or 6-benzyladenine (6-BA) blocked or promoted, respectively, the development of the inflorescence primordia in axillary buds. The transcript levels of the floral identity gene CmAP1 increased in axillary buds following decapitation. An auxin response element TGA-box is present in the CmAP1 promoter and influenced the CmAP1 promoter-driven expression of β-glucuronidase (GUS) in floral organs in Arabidopsis, suggesting that CmAP1 is induced by auxin. We propose that decapitation releases axillary bud outgrowth from inhibition caused by apical dominance. During this process, decapitation-induced accumulation of auxin induces CmAP1 expression, subsequently promoting the reproductive development of axillary buds.
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- Yunhe Cheng
- Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chestnut of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China) of Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ruiwangfeng No. 12, Haidian, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chestnut of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China) of Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ruiwangfeng No. 12, Haidian, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chestnut of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China) of Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ruiwangfeng No. 12, Haidian, Beijing, 100093, China
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- College of Forestry, Shenyang Agriculture University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chestnut of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China) of Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ruiwangfeng No. 12, Haidian, Beijing, 100093, China.
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Liu Y, Qin A, Wang Y, Nie W, Tan C, An S, Wang J, Chang E, Jiang Z, Jia Z. Interspecific Gene Flow and Selective Sweeps in Picea wilsonii, P. neoveitchii and P. likiangensis. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2993. [PMID: 36365446 PMCID: PMC9658573 DOI: 10.3390/plants11212993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were obtained by genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) technology to study the genetic relationships, population structure, gene flow and selective sweeps during species differentiation of Picea wilsonii, P. neoveitchii and P. likiangensis from a genome-wide perspective. We used P. jezoensis and P. pungens as outgroups, and three evolutionary branches were obtained: P. likiangensis was located on one branch, two P. wilsonii populations were grouped onto a second branch, and two P. neoveitchii populations were grouped onto a third branch. The relationship of P. wilsonii with P. likiangensis was closer than that with P. neoveitchii. ABBA-BABA analysis revealed that the gene flow between P. neoveitchii and P. wilsonii was greater than that between P. neoveitchii and P. likiangensis. Compared with the background population of P. neoveitchii, the genes that were selected in the P. wilsonii population were mainly related to plant stress resistance, stomatal regulation, plant morphology and flowering. The genes selected in the P. likiangensis population were mainly related to plant stress resistance, leaf morphology and flowering. Selective sweeps were beneficial for improving the adaptability of spruce species to different habitats as well as to accelerate species differentiation. The frequent gene flow between spruce species makes their evolutionary relationships complicated. Insight into gene flow and selection pressure in spruce species will help us further understand their phylogenetic relationships and provide a scientific basis for their introduction, domestication and genetic improvement.
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- Yifu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Research Institute of Forestry of Xiaolong Mountain, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Secondary Forest Cultivation, Tianshui 741002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
- Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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Wu TY, Hoh KL, Boonyaves K, Krishnamoorthi S, Urano D. Diversification of heat shock transcription factors expanded thermal stress responses during early plant evolution. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:3557-3576. [PMID: 35849348 PMCID: PMC9516188 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The copy numbers of many plant transcription factor (TF) genes substantially increased during terrestrialization. This allowed TFs to acquire new specificities and thus create gene regulatory networks (GRNs) with new biological functions to help plants adapt to terrestrial environments. Through characterizing heat shock factor (HSF) genes MpHSFA1 and MpHSFB1 in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, we explored how heat-responsive GRNs widened their functions in M. polymorpha and Arabidopsis thaliana. An interspecies comparison of heat-induced transcriptomes and the evolutionary rates of HSFs demonstrated the emergence and subsequent rapid evolution of HSFB prior to terrestrialization. Transcriptome and metabolome analyses of M. polymorpha HSF-null mutants revealed that MpHSFA1 controls canonical heat responses such as thermotolerance and metabolic changes. MpHSFB1 also plays essential roles in heat responses, as well as regulating developmental processes including meristem branching and antheridiophore formation. Analysis of cis-regulatory elements revealed development- and stress-related TFs that function directly or indirectly downstream of HSFB. Male gametophytes of M. polymorpha showed higher levels of thermotolerance than female gametophytes, which could be explained by different expression levels of MpHSFA1U and MpHSFA1V on sex chromosome. We propose that the diversification of HSFs is linked to the expansion of HS responses, which enabled coordinated multicellular reactions in land plants.
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- Ting-Ying Wu
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, 117604, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, 117604, Singapore
- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, 117604, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore
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Si Y, Lv T, Li H, Liu J, Sun J, Mu Z, Qiao J, Bu H, Yuan H, Wang A. The molecular mechanism on suppression of climacteric fruit ripening with postharvest wax coating treatment via transcriptome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:978013. [PMID: 36046594 PMCID: PMC9421051 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.978013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Wax coating is an important means to maintain fruit quality and extend fruit shelf life, especially for climacteric fruits, such as apples (Malus domestica). Here, we found that wax coating could inhibit ethylene production, chlorophyll degradation, and carotenoid synthesis, but the molecular mechanism remains unclear. The regulatory mechanism of wax coating on apple fruit ripening was determined by subjecting wax-treated apple fruits to transcriptome analysis. RNA-seq revealed that 1,137 and 1,398 genes were upregulated and downregulated, respectively. These differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were shown to be related to plant hormones, such as ethylene, auxin, abscisic acid, and gibberellin, as well as genes involved in chlorophyll degradation and carotenoid biosynthesis. Moreover, we found that some genes related to the wax synthesis process also showed differential expression after the wax coating treatment. Among the DEGs obtained from RNA-seq analysis, 15 were validated by quantitative RT-PCR, confirming the results from RNA-seq analysis. RNA-seq and qRT-PCR of pear (Pyrus ussuriensis) showed similar changes after wax treatment. Our data suggest that wax coating treatment inhibits fruit ripening through ethylene synthesis and signal transduction, chlorophyll metabolism, and carotenoid synthesis pathways and that waxing inhibits endogenous wax production. These results provide new insights into the inhibition of fruit ripening by wax coating.
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- Yajing Si
- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Institute of Pomology, Xiongyue, China
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- Liaoning Institute of Pomology, Xiongyue, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Mudanjiang Branch, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mudanjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture (Ministry of Education), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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BnKAT2 Positively Regulates the Main Inflorescence Length and Silique Number in Brassica napus by Regulating the Auxin and Cytokinin Signaling Pathways. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11131679. [PMID: 35807631 PMCID: PMC9269334 DOI: 10.3390/plants11131679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Brassica napus is the dominant oil crop cultivated in China for its high quality and high yield. The length of the main inflorescence and the number of siliques produced are important traits contributing to rapeseed yield. Therefore, studying genes related to main inflorescence and silique number is beneficial to increase rapeseed yield. Herein, we focused on the effects of BnKAT2 on the main inflorescence length and silique number in B. napus. We explored the mechanism of BnKAT2 increasing the effective length of main inflorescence and the number of siliques through bioinformatics analysis, transgenic technology, and transcriptome sequencing analysis. The full BnKAT2(BnaA01g09060D) sequence is 3674 bp, while its open reading frame is 2055 bp, and the encoded protein comprises 684 amino acids. BnKAT2 is predicted to possess two structural domains, namely KHA and CNMP-binding domains. The overexpression of BnKAT2 effectively increased the length of the main inflorescence and the number of siliques in B. napus, as well as in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. The type-A Arabidopsis response regulator (A-ARR), negative regulators of the cytokinin, are downregulated in the BnKAT2-overexpressing lines. The Aux/IAA, key genes in auxin signaling pathways, are downregulated in the BnKAT2-overexpressing lines. These results indicate that BnKAT2 might regulate the effective length of the main inflorescence and the number of siliques through the auxin and cytokinin signaling pathways. Our study provides a new potential function gene responsible for improvement of main inflorescence length and silique number, as well as a candidate gene for developing markers used in MAS (marker-assisted selection) breeding to improve rapeseed yield.
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Li Z, Luo D, Tang M, Cao S, Pan J, Zhang W, Hu Y, Yue J, Huang Z, Li R, Chen P. Integrated Methylome and Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights into the DNA Methylation Underlying the Mechanism of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Kenaf ( Hibiscus cannabinus L.). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126864. [PMID: 35743303 PMCID: PMC9224340 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is widely exploited in hybrid seed production. Kenaf is an important fiber crop with high heterosis. The molecular mechanism of kenaf CMS remains unclear, particularly in terms of DNA methylation. Here, using the anthers of a kenaf CMS line (P3A) and its maintainer line (P3B), comparative physiological, DNA methylation, and transcriptome analyses were performed. The results showed that P3A had considerably lower levels of IAA, ABA, photosynthetic products and ATP contents than P3B. DNA methylome analysis revealed 650 differentially methylated genes (DMGs) with 313 up- and 337 down methylated, and transcriptome analysis revealed 1788 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with 558 up- and 1230 downregulated genes in P3A compared with P3B. Moreover, 45 genes were characterized as both DEGs and DMGs, including AUX,CYP, BGL3B, SUS6, AGL30 and MYB21. Many DEGs may be regulated by related DMGs based on methylome and transcriptome studies. These DEGs were involved in carbon metabolism, plant hormone signal transduction, the TCA cycle and the MAPK signaling pathway and were shown to be important for CMS in kenaf. These results provide new insights into the epigenetic mechanism of CMS in kenaf and other crops.
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- Zengqiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- College of Life Science & Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (Z.L.); (D.L.); (M.T.); (S.C.); (J.P.); (W.Z.); (Y.H.); (J.Y.); (Z.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-155-7894-7886
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Kovrizhnykh VV, Mustafin ZS, Bagautdinova ZZ. The auxin signaling pathway to its PIN transporters: insights based on a meta-analysis of auxin-induced transcriptomes. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2021; 25:39-45. [PMID: 34901702 PMCID: PMC8627910 DOI: 10.18699/vj21.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Active polar transport of the plant hormone auxin carried out by its PIN transporters is a key link in the formation and maintenance of auxin distribution, which, in turn, determines plant morphogenesis. The plasticity of auxin distribution is largely realized through the molecular genetic regulation of the expression of its transporters belonging to the PIN-FORMED (PIN) protein family. Regulation of auxin-response genes occurs through the ARF-Aux/ IAA signaling pathway. However, it is not known which ARF-Aux/IAA proteins are involved in the regulation of PIN gene expression by auxin. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the PIN, ARF, and Aux/IAA families contain a larger number of members; their various combinations are possible in realization of the signaling pathway, and this is a challenge for understanding the mechanisms of this process. The use of high-throughput sequencing data on auxin-induced transcriptomes makes it possible to identify candidate genes involved in the regulation of PIN expression. To address this problem, we created an approach for the meta-analysis of auxin-induced transcriptomes, which helped us select genes that change their expression during the auxin response together with PIN1, PIN3, PIN4 and PIN7. Possible regulators of ARF-Aux/ IAA signaling pathway for each of the PINs under study were identif ied, and so were the aspects of their regulatory circuits both common for groups of PIN genes and specif ic for each PIN gene. Reconstruction of gene networks and their analysis predicted possible interactions between genes and served as an additional conf irmation of the pathways obtained in the meta-analysis. The approach developed can be used in the search for gene expression regulators in other genomewide data.
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- V V Kovrizhnykh
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Tian Z, Jahn M, Qin X, Obel HO, Yang F, Li J, Chen J. Genetic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveal the Molecular Basis of Photoperiod-Regulated Flowering in Xishuangbanna Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan). Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12071064. [PMID: 34356080 PMCID: PMC8304308 DOI: 10.3390/genes12071064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), is a botanical variety of cucumber cultivars native to southwest China that possesses excellent agronomic traits for cucumber improvement. However, breeding utilization of XIS cucumber is limited due to the current poor understanding of its photoperiod-sensitive flowering characteristics. In this study, genetic and transcriptomic analysis were conducted to reveal the molecular basis of photoperiod-regulated flowering in XIS cucumber. A major-effect QTL locus DFF1.1 was identified that controls the days to first flowering (DFF) of XIS cucumbers with a span of 1.38 Mb. Whole-genome re-sequencing data of 9 cucumber varieties with different flowering characteristics in response to photoperiod suggested that CsaNFYA1 was the candidate gene of DFF1.1, which harbored a single non-synonymous mutation in its fifth exon. Transcriptomic analysis revealed the positive roles of auxin and ethylene in accelerating flowering under short-day (SD) light-dark cycles when compared with equal-day/night treatment. Carbohydrate storage and high expression levels of related genes were important reasons explaining early flowering of XIS cucumber under SD conditions. By combining with the RNA-Seq data, the co-expression network suggested that CsaNFYA1 integrated multiple types of genes to regulate the flowering of XIS cucumber. Our findings explain the internal regulatory mechanisms of a photoperiodic flowering pathway. These findings may guide the use of photoperiod shifts to promote flowering of photoperiod-sensitive crops.
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- Zhen Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
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- Jahn Research Group, USDA/FPL, Madison, WI 53726, USA;
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-25-8439-6279
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (Z.T.); (X.Q.); (H.O.O.); (F.Y.); (J.C.)
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Ke Y, Abbas F, Zhou Y, Yu R, Fan Y. Auxin-Responsive R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors HcMYB1 and HcMYB2 Activate Volatile Biosynthesis in Hedychium coronarium Flowers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:710826. [PMID: 34413870 PMCID: PMC8369990 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.710826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Auxin, an important plant hormone, induces the biosynthesis of various secondary metabolites by modulating the expression of auxin-responsive genes. In the ornamental plant Hedychium coronarium, linalool and methyl benzoate are biosynthesized by the terpene synthase (TPS) HcTPS5 and the benzoic/salicylic acid methyltransferase (BSMT) HcBSMT2, respectively. However, the transcriptional regulation of this process remains unclear. Here, we identified and functionally characterized the R2R3-MYB transcription factors HcMYB1 and HcMYB2 in regulating the biosynthesis of these floral aroma compounds. HcMYB1 and HcMYB2 are specifically expressed in flowers, their expression is correlated with the emission of volatile compounds in flowers, and is induced by auxin. Moreover, HcMYB1 and HcMYB2 interact with the HcBSMT2 promoter region. HcMYB2 activates the expression of the linalool synthase gene HcTPS5. In flowers with HcMYB1 or HcMYB2 silenced, the levels of floral scent compounds were significantly reduced, and HcBSMT2 and HcTPS5 were downregulated compared with the wild type. Moreover, HcMYB1 form protein-protein interaction with key scent-related HcIAA4 protein to regulate floral aroma production. Taken together, these results indicate that HcMYB1 and HcMYB2 play crucial roles in regulating the formation of scent compounds in Hedychium coronarium (H. coronarium) flowers in response to auxin signaling.
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- Yanguo Ke
- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Economics and Management, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yanping Fan,
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Zhao ML, Chen MS, Ni J, Xu CJ, Yang Q, Xu ZF. Comparative transcriptome analysis of gynoecious and monoecious inflorescences reveals regulators involved in male flower development in the woody perennial plant Jatropha curcas. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2020; 33:191-204. [PMID: 32997187 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-020-00396-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ABCE model genes along with genes related to GA biosynthesis and auxin signalling may play significant roles in male flower development in Jatropha curcas. Flowering plants exhibit extreme reproductive diversity. Jatropha curcas, a woody plant that is promising for biofuel production, is monoecious. Here, two gynoecious Jatropha mutants (bearing only female flowers) were used to identify key genes involved in male flower development. Using comparative transcriptome analysis, we identified 17 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in floral organ development between monoecious plants and the two gynoecious mutants. Among these DEGs, five floral organ identity genes, Jatropha AGAMOUS, PISTILLATA, SEPALLATA 2-1 (JcSEP2-1), JcSEP2-2, and JcSEP3, were downregulated in ch mutant inflorescences; two gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis genes, Jatropha GA REQUIRING 1 and GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE 1, were downregulated in both the ch and g mutants; and two genes involved in the auxin signalling pathway, Jatropha NGATHA1 and STYLISH1, were downregulated in the ch mutant. Furthermore, four hub genes involved in male flower development, namely Jatropha SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 1, CRYPTOCHROME 2, SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CO 1 and JAGGED, were identified using weighted gene correlation network analysis. These results suggest that floral organ identity genes and genes involved in GA biosynthesis and auxin signalling may participate in male flower development in Jatropha. This study will contribute to understanding sex differentiation in woody perennial plants.
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- Mei-Li Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
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Wessinger CA, Hileman LC. Parallelism in Flower Evolution and Development. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-011720-124511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Flower evolution is characterized by widespread repetition, with adaptations to pollinator environment evolving in parallel. Recent studies have expanded our understanding of the developmental basis of adaptive floral novelties—petal fusion, bilateral symmetry, heterostyly, and floral dimensions. In this article, we describe patterns of trait evolution and review developmental genetic mechanisms underlying floral novelties. We discuss the diversity of mechanisms for parallel adaptation, the evidence for constraints on these mechanisms, and how constraints help explain observed macroevolutionary patterns. We describe parallel evolution resulting from similarities at multiple hierarchical levels—genetic, developmental, morphological, functional—which indicate general principles in floral evolution, including the central role of hormone signaling. An emerging pattern is mutational bias that may contribute to rapid patterns of parallel evolution, especially if the derived trait can result from simple degenerative mutations. We argue that such mutational bias may be less likely to govern the evolution of novelties patterned by complex developmental pathways.
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- Carolyn A. Wessinger
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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Yue P, Lu Q, Liu Z, Lv T, Li X, Bu H, Liu W, Xu Y, Yuan H, Wang A. Auxin-activated MdARF5 induces the expression of ethylene biosynthetic genes to initiate apple fruit ripening. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 226:1781-1795. [PMID: 32083754 PMCID: PMC7317826 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The gaseous plant hormone ethylene induces the ripening of climacteric fruit, including apple (Malus domestica). Another phytohormone, auxin, is known to promote ethylene production in many horticultural crops, but the regulatory mechanism remains unclear. Here, we found that auxin application induces ethylene production in apple fruit before the stage of commercial harvest, when they are not otherwise capable of ripening naturally. The expression of MdARF5, a member of the auxin response factor transcription factor (TF) family involved in the auxin signaling pathway, was enhanced by treatment with the synthetic auxin naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Further studies revealed that MdARF5 binds to the promoter of MdERF2, encoding a TF in the ethylene signaling pathway, as well as the promoters of two 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) genes (MdACS3a and MdACS1) and an ACC oxidase (ACO) gene, MdACO1, all of which encode key steps in ethylene biosynthesis, thereby inducing their expression. We also observed that auxin-induced ethylene production was dependent on the methylation of the MdACS3a promoter. Our findings reveal that auxin induces ethylene biosynthesis in apple fruit through activation of MdARF5 expression.
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- Pengtao Yue
- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- Liaoning Institute of PomologyXiongyue115009China
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- Liaoning Institute of PomologyXiongyue115009China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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- College of HorticultureShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang110866China
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Modulation of auxin formation by the cytosolic phenylalanine biosynthetic pathway. Nat Chem Biol 2020; 16:850-856. [PMID: 32284603 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-020-0519-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In plants, phenylalanine biosynthesis occurs via two compartmentally separated pathways. Overexpression of petunia chorismate mutase 2 (PhCM2), which catalyzes the committed step of the cytosolic pathway, increased flux in cytosolic phenylalanine biosynthesis, but paradoxically decreased the overall levels of phenylalanine and phenylalanine-derived volatiles. Concomitantly, the levels of auxins, including indole-3-acetic acid and its precursor indole-3-pyruvic acid, were elevated. Biochemical and genetic analyses revealed the existence of metabolic crosstalk between the cytosolic phenylalanine biosynthesis and tryptophan-dependent auxin biosynthesis mediated by an aminotransferase that uses a cytosolic phenylalanine biosynthetic pathway intermediate, phenylpyruvate, as an amino acceptor for auxin formation.
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Guo J, Lu C, Zhao F, Gao S, Wang B. Improved reproductive growth of euhalophyte Suaeda salsa under salinity is correlated with altered phytohormone biosynthesis and signal transduction. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2020; 47:170-183. [PMID: 31941563 DOI: 10.1071/fp19215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Phytohormones are essential for plant reproductive growth. Salinity limits crop reproductive growth and yield, but improves reproductive growth of euhalophytes. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying salinity's effects on plant reproductive growth. To elucidate the role of plant hormones in flower development of the euhalophyte Suaeda salsa under saline conditions, we analysed endogenous gibberellic acid (GA3,4), indoleacetic acid (IAA), zeatin riboside (ZR), abscisic acid (ABA), and brassinosteroids (BRs) during flowering in control (0 mM) and NaCl-treated (200 mM) plants. At the end of vegetative growth, endogenous GA3, GA4, ABA and BR contents in stems of NaCl-treated plants were significantly higher than those in controls. During flowering, GA3, GA4, IAA and ZR contents showed the most significant enhancement in flower organs of plants treated with NaCl when compared with controls. Additionally, genes related to ZR, IAA, GA, BR and ABA biosynthesis and plant hormone signal transduction, such as those encoding CYP735A, CYP85A, GID1, NCED, PIF4, AHP, TCH4, SnRK2 and ABF, were upregulated in S. salsa flowers from NaCl-treated plants. These results suggest that coordinated upregulation of genes involved in phytohormone biosynthesis and signal transduction contributes to the enhanced reproductive growth of S. salsa under salinity.
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- Jianrong Guo
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, 250014, PR China; and Corresponding author.
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Huang D, Zheng Q, Melchkart T, Bekkaoui Y, Konkin DJF, Kagale S, Martucci M, You FM, Clarke M, Adamski NM, Chinoy C, Steed A, McCartney CA, Cutler AJ, Nicholson P, Feurtado JA. Dominant inhibition of awn development by a putative zinc-finger transcriptional repressor expressed at the B1 locus in wheat. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 225:340-355. [PMID: 31469444 PMCID: PMC6916588 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Awns, bristle-like structures extending from grass lemmas, provide protection against predators, contribute to photosynthesis and aid in grain dispersal. In wheat, selection of awns with minimal extension, termed awnletted, has occurred during domestication by way of loci that dominantly inhibit awn development, such as Tipped1 (B1), Tipped2 (B2), and Hooded (Hd). Here we identify and characterize the B1 gene. B1 was identified using bulked segregant RNA-sequencing of an F2 durum wheat population and through deletion mapping of awned bread wheat mutants. Functional characterization was accomplished by gene overexpression while haplotype analyses assessed B1 polymorphisms and genetic variation. Located on chromosome 5A, B1 is a C2H2 zinc finger encoding gene with ethylene-responsive element binding factor-associated amphiphilic repression (EAR) motifs. Constitutive overexpression of B1 in awned wheat produced an awnletted phenotype with pleiotropic effects on plant height and fertility. Transcriptome analysis of B1 overexpression plants suggests a role as transcriptional repressor, putatively targeting pathways involved in cell proliferation. Haplotype analysis revealed a conserved B1 coding region with proximal polymorphisms and supported the contention that B1 is mainly responsible for awnletted wheats globally. B1, predominantly responsible for awn inhibition in wheat, encodes a C2H2 zinc finger protein with EAR motifs which putatively functions as a transcriptional repressor.
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- Daiqing Huang
- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Morden Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food Canada101 Route 100MordenMBR6M 1Y5Canada
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- Ottawa Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food Canada960 Carling AvenueOttawaONK1A 0C6Canada
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwich Research Park, Colney LaneNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwich Research Park, Colney LaneNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwich Research Park, Colney LaneNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwich Research Park, Colney LaneNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Morden Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food Canada101 Route 100MordenMBR6M 1Y5Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwich Research Park, Colney LaneNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource DevelopmentNational Research Council of CanadaSaskatoonSKS7N 0W9Canada
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Neogy A, Garg T, Kumar A, Dwivedi AK, Singh H, Singh U, Singh Z, Prasad K, Jain M, Yadav SR. Genome-Wide Transcript Profiling Reveals an Auxin-Responsive Transcription Factor, OsAP2/ERF-40, Promoting Rice Adventitious Root Development. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:2343-2355. [PMID: 31318417 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Unlike dicots, the robust root system in grass species largely originates from stem base during postembryonic development. The mechanisms by which plant hormone signaling pathways control the architecture of adventitious root remain largely unknown. Here, we studied the modulations in global genes activity in developing rice adventitious root by genome-wide RNA sequencing in response to external auxin and cytokinin signaling cues. We further analyzed spatiotemporal regulations of key developmental regulators emerged from our global transcriptome analysis. Interestingly, some of the key cell fate determinants such as homeodomain transcription factor (TF), OsHOX12, no apical meristem protein, OsNAC39, APETALA2/ethylene response factor, OsAP2/ERF-40 and WUSCHEL-related homeobox, OsWOX6.1 and OsWOX6.2, specifically expressed in adventitious root primordia. Functional analysis of one of these regulators, an auxin-induced TF containing AP2/ERF domain, OsAP2/ERF-40, demonstrates its sufficiency to confer the adventitious root fate. The ability to trigger the root developmental program is largely attributed to OsAP2/ERF-40-mediated dose-dependent transcriptional activation of genes that can facilitate generating effective auxin response, and OsERF3-OsWOX11-OsRR2 pathway. Our studies reveal gene regulatory network operating in response to hormone signaling pathways and identify a novel TF regulating adventitious root developmental program, a key agronomically important quantitative trait, upstream of OsERF3-OsWOX11-OsRR2 pathway.
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- Ananya Neogy
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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Shimotohno A, Scheres B. Topology of regulatory networks that guide plant meristem activity: similarities and differences. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 51:74-80. [PMID: 31102928 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Plants adapt their morphology in response to variable environmental conditions such as nitrate availability, drought, and temperature shifts. Three crucial aspects to this developmental plasticity are the control of initiation, identity and activity of meristems. At the cellular level, the activity of meristems is controlled by balancing self-renewal in stem cells, amplifying divisions in their daughter cells, and cell differentiation. Recent studies in plants have uncovered transcription factors regulating meristem activity at cellular resolution, and regulatory networks that couple these factors with phytohormone signalling for global plant growth regulation. Here, we highlight selected recent advances in our understanding of the multidimensional transcriptional networks that regulate meristem activity and discuss emerging insights on how a selection of environmental cues impinges on these networks.
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- Akie Shimotohno
- Department of Biological Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708PB, The Netherlands; Rijk Zwaan Research and Development, Fijnaart 4793 RS, The Netherlands.
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Genome-wide analysis of spatiotemporal gene expression patterns during floral organ development in Brassica rapa. Mol Genet Genomics 2019; 294:1403-1420. [PMID: 31222475 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-019-01585-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Flowering is a key agronomic trait that directly influences crop yield and quality and serves as a model system for elucidating the molecular basis that controls successful reproduction, adaptation, and diversification of flowering plants. Adequate knowledge of continuous series of expression data from the floral transition to maturation is lacking in Brassica rapa. To unravel the genome expression associated with the development of early small floral buds (< 2 mm; FB2), early large floral buds (2-4 mm; FB4), stamens (STs) and carpels (CPs), transcriptome profiling was carried out with a Br300K oligo microarray. The results showed that at least 6848 known nonredundant genes (30% of the genes of the Br300K) were differentially expressed during the floral transition from vegetative tissues to maturation. Functional annotation of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (fold change ≥ 5) by comparison with a close relative, Arabidopsis thaliana, revealed 6552 unigenes (4579 upregulated; 1973 downregulated), including 131 Brassica-specific and 116 functionally known floral Arabidopsis homologs. Additionally, 1723, 236 and 232 DEGs were preferentially expressed in the tissues of STs, FB2, and CPs. These DEGs also included 43 transcription factors, mainly AP2/ERF-ERF, NAC, MADS-MIKC, C2H2, bHLH, and WRKY members. The differential gene expression during flower development induced dramatic changes in activities related to metabolic processes (23.7%), cellular (22.7%) processes, responses to the stimuli (7.5%) and reproduction (1%). A relatively large number of DEGs were observed in STs and were overrepresented by photosynthesis-related activities. Subsequent analysis via semiquantitative RT-PCR, histological analysis performed with in situ hybridization of BrLTP1 and transgenic reporter lines (BrLTP promoter::GUS) of B. rapa ssp. pekinensis supported the spatiotemporal expression patterns. Together, these results suggest that a temporally and spatially regulated process of the selective expression of distinct fractions of the same genome leads to the development of floral organs. Interestingly, most of the differentially expressed floral transcripts were located on chromosomes 3 and 9. This study generated a genome expression atlas of the early floral transition to maturation that represented the flowering regulatory elements of Brassica rapa.
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The Effects of DNA Methylation Inhibition on Flower Development in the Dioecious Plant Salix Viminalis. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10020173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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DNA methylation, an important epigenetic modification, regulates the expression of genes and is therefore involved in the transitions between floral developmental stages in flowering plants. To explore whether DNA methylation plays different roles in the floral development of individual male and female dioecious plants, we injected 5-azacytidine (5-azaC), a DNA methylation inhibitor, into the trunks of female and male basket willow (Salix viminalis L.) trees before flower bud initiation. As expected, 5-azaC decreased the level of DNA methylation in the leaves of both male and female trees during floral development; however, it increased DNA methylation in the leaves of male trees at the flower transition stage. Furthermore, 5-azaC increased the number, length and diameter of flower buds in the female trees but decreased these parameters in the male trees. The 5-azaC treatment also decreased the contents of soluble sugars, starch and reducing sugars in the leaves of the female plants, while increasing them in the male plants at the flower transition stage; however, this situation was largely reversed at the flower development stage. In addition, 5-azaC treatment decreased the contents of auxin indoleacetic acid (IAA) in both male and female trees at the flower transition stage. These results indicate that hypomethylation in leaves at the flower transition stage promotes the initiation of flowering and subsequent floral growth in Salix viminalis, suggesting that DNA methylation plays a similar role in vegetative–reproductive transition and early floral development. Furthermore, methylation changes during the vegetative–reproductive transition and floral development were closely associated with the biosynthesis, metabolism and transportation of carbohydrates and IAA. These results provide insight into the epigenetic regulation of carbohydrate accumulation.
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Schultz JC, Edger PP, Body MJA, Appel HM. A galling insect activates plant reproductive programs during gall development. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1833. [PMID: 30755671 PMCID: PMC6372598 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38475-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Many insect species have acquired the ability to redirect plant development to form unique organs called galls, which provide these insects with unique, enhanced food and protection from enemies and the elements. Many galls resemble flowers or fruits, suggesting that elements of reproductive development may be involved. We tested this hypothesis using RNA sequencing to quantify the transcriptional responses of wild grapevine (Vitis riparia) leaves to a galling parasite, phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae). If development of reproductive structures is part of gall formation, we expected to find significantly elevated expression of genes involved in flower and/or fruit development in developing galls as opposed to ungalled leaves. We found that reproductive gene ontology categories were significantly enriched in developing galls, and that expression of many candidate genes involved in floral development were significantly increased, particularly in later gall stages. The patterns of gene expression found in galls suggest that phylloxera exploits vascular cambium to provide meristematic tissue and redirects leaf development towards formation of carpels. The phylloxera leaf gall appears to be phenotypically and transcriptionally similar to the carpel, due to the parasite hijacking underlying genetic machinery in the host plant.
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- Jack C Schultz
- Division of Plant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bowman-Oddy Laboratories, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bowman-Oddy Laboratories, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bowman-Oddy Laboratories, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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Cao Z, Guo Y, Yang Q, He Y, Fetouh MI, Warner RM, Deng Z. Genome-wide identification of quantitative trait loci for important plant and flower traits in petunia using a high-density linkage map and an interspecific recombinant inbred population derived from Petunia integrifolia and P. axillaris. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2019; 6:27. [PMID: 30729017 PMCID: PMC6355904 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0091-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Petunia is a very important flower in the global floriculture industry and has played a critical role as a model in plant genetic studies. Owing to limited genetic variability in commercial germplasm, development of novel petunia phenotypes and new varieties has become increasingly difficult. To enrich petunia germplasm and facilitate genetic improvement, it is important to explore genetic variation in progenitor species that may contain highly valuable genes/alleles. In this study, an interspecific recombinant inbred population (168 recombinant inbreds) derived from Petunia integrifolia × P. axillaris were phenotyped for days to anthesis (DTA), flower count (Flower_C), flower diameter (Flower_D), flower length (Flower_L), plant height (Plant_H), plant spread (Plant_S), and plant size (Plant_Z) in 2014 and 2015. Transgressive segregation was observed for all traits in both years. The broad-sense heritability on a 2-year basis varied from 0.38 (Flower_C) to 0.82 (Flower_L). Ten QTL were consistently identified in both years and by two mapping strategies [multiple QTL mapping (MQM) in MapQTL and inclusive composite interval mapping (ICIM) in IciMapping]. Major QTL explained up to 30.2, 35.5, and 47.1% of the total phenotypic variation for Plant_S, Flower_L, and Flower_D, respectively. These findings should be of significant values for introgression of desirable genes from wild petunias into commercial varieties and future genetic improvement of this important flower.
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- Zhe Cao
- Department of Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598 USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei China
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527 Egypt
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598 USA
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Lin CW, Fu SF, Liu YJ, Chen CC, Chang CH, Yang YW, Huang HJ. Analysis of ambient temperature-responsive transcriptome in shoot apical meristem of heat-tolerant and heat-sensitive broccoli inbred lines during floral head formation. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:3. [PMID: 30606114 PMCID: PMC6318969 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1613-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Head formation of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is greatly reduced under high temperature (22 °C and 27 °C). Broccoli inbred lines that are capable of producing heads at high temperatures in summer are varieties that are unique to Taiwan. However, knowledge of the early-activated pathways of broccoli head formation under high temperature is limited. RESULTS We compared heat-tolerant (HT) and heat-sensitive (HS) transcriptome of broccoli under different temperatures. Weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA) revealed that genes involved in calcium signaling pathways, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs), and genes coding for heat-shock proteins and reactive oxygen species homeostasis shared a similar expression pattern to BoFLC1, which was highly expressed at high temperature (27 °C). Of note, these genes were less expressed in HT than HS broccoli at 22 °C. Co-expression analysis identified a model for LRR-RLKs in survival-reproduction tradeoffs by modulating MAPK- versus phytohormones-signaling during head formation. The difference in head-forming ability in response to heat stress between HT and HS broccoli may result from their differential transcriptome profiles of LRR-RLK genes. High temperature induced JA- as well as suppressed auxin- and cytokinin-related pathways may facilitate a balancing act to ensure fitness at 27 °C. BoFLC1 was less expressed in HT than HS at 22 °C, whereas other FLC homologues were not. Promoter analysis of BoFLC1 showed fewer AT dinucleotide repeats in HT broccoli. These results provide insight into the early activation of stress- or development-related pathways during head formation in broccoli. The identification of the BoFLC1 DNA biomarker may facilitate breeding of HT broccoli. CONCLUSIONS In this study, HT and HS broccoli genotypes were used to determine the effect of temperature on head formation by transcriptome profiling. On the basis of the expression pattern of high temperature-associated signaling genes, the HS transcriptome may be involved in stress defense instead of transition to the reproductive phase in response to heat stress. Transcriptome profiling of HT and HS broccoli helps in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying head-forming capacity and in promoting functional marker-assisted breeding.
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- Chung-Wen Lin
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, 500 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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- Kale Biotech. Co, No.218, Fudong St., East Dist, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan
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Song GQ, Walworth A, Lin T, Chen Q, Han X, Irina Zaharia L, Zhong GY. VcFT-induced mobile florigenic signals in transgenic and transgrafted blueberries. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2019; 6:105. [PMID: 31645960 PMCID: PMC6804590 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-019-0188-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) can promote early flowering in annual species, but such role has not been well demonstrated in woody species. We produced self and reciprocal grafts involving non-transgenic blueberry (NT) and transgenic blueberry (T) carrying a 35S-driven blueberry FT (VcFT-OX). We demonstrated that the transgenic VcFT-OX rootstock promoted flowering of non-transgenic blueberry scions in the NT (scion):T (rootstock) grafts. We further analyzed RNA-Seq profiles and six groups of phytohormones in both NT:T and NT:NT plants. We observed content changes of several hormone metabolites, in a descending order, in the transgenic NT:T, non-transgenic NT:T, and non-transgenic NT:NT leaves. By comparing differential expression transcripts (DETs) of these tissues in relative to their control, we found that the non-transgenic NT:T leaves had many DETs shared with the transgenic NT:T leaves, but very few with the transgenic NT:T roots. Interestingly, a number of these shared DETs belong to hormone pathway genes, concurring with the content changes of hormone metabolites in both transgenic and non-transgenic leaves of the NT:T plants. These results suggest that phytohormones induced by VcFT-OX in the transgenic leaves might serve as part of the signals that resulted in early flowering in both transgenic plants and the non-transgenic NT:T scions.
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- Guo-qing Song
- Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9 Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9 Canada
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- Grape Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Geneva, NY 14456 USA
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Vachon G, Engelhorn J, Carles CC. Interactions between transcription factors and chromatin regulators in the control of flower development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:2461-2471. [PMID: 29506187 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Chromatin modifiers and remodelers are involved in generating dynamic changes at the chromatin, which allow differential and specific readouts of the genome. While genetic evidence indicates that several chromatin factors play a key role in controlling basic developmental programs for inflorescence and flower morphogenesis, it remained unknown until recently how they exert their specificity toward gene expression, both temporally and spatially. An emerging topic is the recruitment or eviction of chromatin factors through the activity of sequence-specific DNA-binding domains, present in the chromatin factors themselves or in partnering transcription factors. Here we summarize recent progress that has been made in this regard in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. We further outline the different possible modes through which chromatin complexes specifically target genes involved in flower development.
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- Gilles Vachon
- LPCV, CNRS, CEA, INRA, Université Grenoble Alpes, BIG, Grenoble, France
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- LPCV, CNRS, CEA, INRA, Université Grenoble Alpes, BIG, Grenoble, France
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Bouzroud S, Gouiaa S, Hu N, Bernadac A, Mila I, Bendaou N, Smouni A, Bouzayen M, Zouine M. Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) are potential mediators of auxin action in tomato response to biotic and abiotic stress (Solanum lycopersicum). PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193517. [PMID: 29489914 PMCID: PMC5831009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Survival biomass production and crop yield are heavily constrained by a wide range of environmental stresses. Several phytohormones among which abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene and salicylic acid (SA) are known to mediate plant responses to these stresses. By contrast, the role of the plant hormone auxin in stress responses remains so far poorly studied. Auxin controls many aspects of plant growth and development, and Auxin Response Factors play a key role in the transcriptional activation or repression of auxin-responsive genes through direct binding to their promoters. As a mean to gain more insight on auxin involvement in a set of biotic and abiotic stress responses in tomato, the present study uncovers the expression pattern of SlARF genes in tomato plants subjected to biotic and abiotic stresses. In silico mining of the RNAseq data available through the public TomExpress web platform, identified several SlARFs as responsive to various pathogen infections induced by bacteria and viruses. Accordingly, sequence analysis revealed that 5' regulatory regions of these SlARFs are enriched in biotic and abiotic stress-responsive cis-elements. Moreover, quantitative qPCR expression analysis revealed that many SlARFs were differentially expressed in tomato leaves and roots under salt, drought and flooding stress conditions. Further pointing to the putative role of SlARFs in stress responses, quantitative qPCR expression studies identified some miRNA precursors as potentially involved in the regulation of their SlARF target genes in roots exposed to salt and drought stresses. These data suggest an active regulation of SlARFs at the post-transcriptional level under stress conditions. Based on the substantial change in the transcript accumulation of several SlARF genes, the data presented in this work strongly support the involvement of auxin in stress responses thus enabling to identify a set of candidate SlARFs as potential mediators of biotic and abiotic stress responses.
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- Sarah Bouzroud
- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- Laboratoire de physiologie et biotechnologie Végétales, Centre de biotechnologie végétale et microbienne biodiversité et environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de physiologie et biotechnologie Végétales, Centre de biotechnologie végétale et microbienne biodiversité et environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc
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- Laboratoire de physiologie et biotechnologie Végétales, Centre de biotechnologie végétale et microbienne biodiversité et environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Ma C, Yang J, Cheng Q, Mao A, Zhang J, Wang S, Weng Y, Wen C. Comparative analysis of miRNA and mRNA abundance in determinate cucumber by high-throughput sequencing. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190691. [PMID: 29304061 PMCID: PMC5755913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Determinate cucumber is a type of short vines, fewer nodes, and terminal flowers, it is suitable for high-density planting and available harvesting in field cultivation, whereas the indeterminate cucumber is preferred to cultivate in greenhouses. However, many biotic or abiotic stresses could lead indeterminate cucumber to be determinate in greenhouse cultivation, which may decrease yield and fruit quality. Therefore, it is urgent and essential to investigate the key factors forming determinate and terminal flowering in cucumber. In this study, two close background inbred lines were selected and conducted the miRNA and mRNA high throughput sequencing. Interestingly, ethylene-associated miRNAs and mRNAs were intensively obtained, indicating that the plant hormone ethylene is a key factor impacting determinate and terminal flowering in cucumber. The ethylene metabolites analysis showed that significant higher ethylene was observed in determinate line than that in the indeterminate line. The RT-qPCR validation of ethylene related miRNAs Cas-miR172, Cas-miR396, and Cas-miR414 and their target mRNAs showed a significant negative correlation. These data suggested that ethylene-associated miRNAs might affect determinate and terminal flower phenotypes by regulating their target genes expression. This study not only provides a potential molecular mechanism for determinate formation in cucumber but also establishes a method to demonstrate important physiological processes through the comprehensive association of miRNA and mRNA high-throughput sequencing.
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- Chao Ma
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Viticulture and Enology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing, China
- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Viticulture and Enology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Agro-food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Agro-products Processing Technology of Shandong, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, United States of America
- USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing, China
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Estornell LH, Landberg K, Cierlik I, Sundberg E. SHI/ STY Genes Affect Pre- and Post-meiotic Anther Processes in Auxin Sensing Domains in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:150. [PMID: 29491878 PMCID: PMC5817092 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In flowering plants, mature sperm cells are enclosed in pollen grains formed in structures called anthers. Several cell layers surrounding the central sporogenous cells of the anther are essential for directing the developmental processes that lead to meiosis, pollen formation, and the subsequent pollen release. The specification and function of these tissues are regulated by a large number of genetic factors. Additionally, the plant hormone auxin has previously been shown to play important roles in the later phases of anther development. Using the R2D2 auxin sensor system we here show that auxin is sensed also in the early phases of anther cell layer development, suggesting that spatiotemporal regulation of auxin levels is important for early anther morphogenesis. Members of the SHI/STY transcription factor family acting as direct regulators of YUC auxin biosynthesis genes have previously been demonstrated to affect early anther patterning. Using reporter constructs we show that SHI/STY genes are dynamically active throughout anther development and their expression overlaps with those of three additional downstream targets, PAO5, EOD3 and PGL1. Characterization of anthers carrying mutations in five SHI/STY genes clearly suggests that SHI/STY transcription factors affect anther organ identity. In addition, their activity is important to repress periclinal cell divisions as well as premature entrance into programmed cell death and cell wall lignification, which directly influences the timing of anther dehiscence and the pollen viability. The SHI/STY proteins also prevent premature pollen germination suggesting that they may play a role in the induction or maintenance of pollen dormancy.
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Gao X, Walworth AE, Mackie C, Song GQ. Overexpression of blueberry FLOWERING LOCUS T is associated with changes in the expression of phytohormone-related genes in blueberry plants. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2016; 3:16053. [PMID: 27818778 PMCID: PMC5080838 DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2016.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Flowering locus T (FT) is a primary integrator in the regulation of plant flowering. Overexpressing a blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) FT gene (VcFT) (herein VcFT-OX) resulted in early flowering and dwarfing in 'Aurora' plants (herein 'VcFT-Aurora'). In this study, we found that VcFT-OX reduced shoot regeneration from leaf explants. To investigate the potential roles of the phytohormone pathway genes associated with VcFT-OX, differentially expressed (DE) genes in leaf tissues of 'VcFT-Aurora' plants were annotated and analyzed using non-transgenic 'Aurora' plants as a control. Three DE floral genes, including the blueberry SUPPRESSOR of Overexpression of constans 1 (VcSOC1) (gibberellin related), Abscisic acid responsive elements-binding factor 2 (VcABF2) and protein related to ABI3/VP1 (VcABI3/VP1) (ethylene-related), are present under both the phytohormone-responsive and the dwarfing-related Gene Ontology terms. The gene networks of the DE genes overall showed the molecular basis of the multifunctional aspects of VcFT overexpression beyond flowering promotion and suggested that phytohormone changes could be signaling molecules with important roles in the phenotypic changes driven by VcFT-OX.
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- Xuan Gao
- Department of Horticulture, Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Key Laboratory for the Conservation and Utilization of Important Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Boldizsár Á, Vanková R, Novák A, Kalapos B, Gulyás Z, Pál M, Floková K, Janda T, Galiba G, Kocsy G. The mvp2 mutation affects the generative transition through the modification of transcriptome pattern, salicylic acid and cytokinin metabolism in Triticum monococcum. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 202:21-33. [PMID: 27450491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Wild type and mvp2 (maintained vegetative phase) deletion mutant T. monococcum plants incapable of flowering were compared in order to determine the effect of the deleted region of chromosome 5A on transcript profile and hormone metabolism. This region contains the vernalization1 (VRN1) gene, a major regulator of the vegetative/generative transition. Transcript profiling in the crowns of T. monococcum during the transition and the subsequent formation of flower primordia showed that 306 genes were affected by the mutation, 198 by the developmental phase and 14 by the interaction of these parameters. In addition, 546 genes were affected by two or three factors. The genes controlled by the deleted region encode transcription factors, antioxidants and enzymes of hormone, carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. The observed changes in the expression of the gene encoding phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) might indicate the effect of mvp2 mutation on the metabolism of salicylic acid, which was corroborated by the differences in 2-hydroxycinnamic acid and cinnamic acid contents in both of the leaves and crowns, and in the concentrations of salicylic acid and benzoic acid in crowns during the vegetative/generative transition. The amount and ratio of active cytokinins and their derivatives (ribosides, glucosides and phosphates) were affected by developmental changes as well as by mvp2 mutation, too.
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- Ákos Boldizsár
- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary.
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- Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations in Plants, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 165 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary; Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, 8360, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary; Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, 8360, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary; Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, 8360, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR & Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 78 371 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary; Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, 8360, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary; Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, 8360, Hungary.
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Winter CM, Yamaguchi N, Wu MF, Wagner D. Transcriptional programs regulated by both LEAFY and APETALA1 at the time of flower formation. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2015; 155:55-73. [PMID: 26096587 PMCID: PMC5757833 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two key regulators of the switch to flower formation and of flower patterning in Arabidopsis are the plant-specific helix-turn-helix transcription factor LEAFY (LFY) and the MADS box transcription factor APETALA1 (AP1). The interactions between these two transcriptional regulators are complex. AP1 is both a direct target of LFY and can act in parallel with LFY. Available genetic and molecular evidence suggests that LFY and AP1 together orchestrate the switch to flower formation and early events during flower morphogenesis by altering transcriptional programs. However, very little is known about target genes regulated by both transcription factors. Here, we performed a meta-analysis of public datasets to identify genes that are likely to be regulated by both LFY and AP1. Our analyses uncovered known and novel direct LFY and AP1 targets with a role in the control of onset of flower formation. It also identified additional families of proteins and regulatory pathways that may be under transcriptional control by both transcription factors. In particular, several of these genes are linked to response to hormones, to transport and to development. Finally, we show that the gibberellin catabolism enzyme ELA1, which was recently shown to be important for the timing of the switch to flower formation, is positively feedback-regulated by AP1. Our study contributes to the elucidation of the regulatory network that leads to formation of a vital plant organ system, the flower.
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- Cara M. Winter
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Liu W, Han X, Zhan G, Zhao Z, Feng Y, Wu C. A Novel Sucrose-Regulatory MADS-Box Transcription Factor GmNMHC5 Promotes Root Development and Nodulation in Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.). Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:20657-73. [PMID: 26404246 PMCID: PMC4613224 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160920657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The MADS-box protein family includes many transcription factors that have a conserved DNA-binding MADS-box domain. The proteins in this family were originally recognized to play prominent roles in floral development. Recent findings, especially with regard to the regulatory roles of the AGL17 subfamily in root development, have greatly broadened their known functions. In this study, a gene from soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), GmNMHC5, was cloned from the Zigongdongdou cultivar and identified as a member of the AGL17 subfamily. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR analysis showed that GmNMHC5 was expressed at much higher levels in roots and nodules than in other organs. The activation of expression was first examined in leaves and roots, followed by shoot apexes. GmNMHC5 expression levels rose sharply when the plants were treated under short-day conditions (SD) and started to pod, whereas low levels were maintained in non-podding plants under long-day conditions (LD). Furthermore, overexpression of GmNMHC5 in transgenic soybean significantly promoted lateral root development and nodule building. Moreover, GmNMHC5 is upregulated by exogenous sucrose. These results indicate that GmNMHC5 can sense the sucrose signal and plays significant roles in lateral root development and nodule building.
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- Wei Liu
- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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Ajambang W, Ardie SW, Volkaert H, Ngando-Ebongue GF, Sudarsono S. Comparative expression profiling of three early inflorescence stages of oil palm indicates that vegetative to reproductive phase transition of meristem is regulated by sugar balance. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2015; 42:589-598. [PMID: 32480703 DOI: 10.1071/fp14343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Breeding and seed production activities in oil palm have been hampered because of the inability of the male parent Pisifera to produce male inflorescence as source of pollen under normal conditions. Researchers are using complete defoliation to induce male inflorescences, but the biological and molecular processes responsible for this morphological change are yet to be revealed. To understand the underlying network of genes that initiate and control this phenotypically documented activity, we initiated a study aimed at identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in three stages of an oil palm inflorescence under complete defoliation stress using RNA-seq. Sequencing on an Illumina platform produced 82631476 reads consisting of 8345779076 bases. A total of 60700 genes were obtained after transcript filtering and normalisation and 54% of them were downregulated. Differences in gene expression levels were significant between tissues under stress. The farther the distance between tissues, the more DEGs recorded. Comparison between stage 2 and stage 1 induced 3893 DEGs whereas 10136 DEGs were induced between stage 3 and stage 1. Stress response genes and flower development genes were among the highly expressed genes. This study suggests a link between complete defoliation and meristem differentiation from vegetative to reproductive phase in oil palm.
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- Walter Ajambang
- PMB Lab, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Meranti 16680 Bogor, Indonesia
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- PMB Lab, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Meranti 16680 Bogor, Indonesia
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- NSTDA-BIOTEC, Plant Research Laboratory, Thailand Science Park, Pathumthanee 12120, Thailand and Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Oil Palm Research Centre. BP 243 Douala Cameroon
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- PMB Lab, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Meranti 16680 Bogor, Indonesia
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Landau U, Asis L, Eshed Williams L. The ERECTA, CLAVATA and class III HD-ZIP Pathways Display Synergistic Interactions in Regulating Floral Meristem Activities. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125408. [PMID: 25946150 PMCID: PMC4422654 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In angiosperms, the production of flowers marks the beginning of the reproductive phase. At the emergence of flower primordia on the flanks of the inflorescence meristem, the WUSCHEL (WUS) gene, which encodes a homeodomain transcription factor starts to be expressed and establishes de novo stem cell population, founder of the floral meristem (FM). Similarly to the shoot apical meristem a precise spatial and temporal expression pattern of WUS is required and maintained through strict regulation by multiple regulatory inputs to maintain stem cell homeostasis. However, following the formation of a genetically determined fixed number of floral organs, this homeostasis is shifted towards organogenesis and the FM is terminated. In here we performed a genetic study to test how a reduction in ERECTA, CLAVATA and class III HD-ZIP pathways affects floral meristem activity and flower development. We revealed strong synergistic phenotypes of extra flower number, supernumerary whorls, total loss of determinacy and extreme enlargement of the meristem as compared to any double mutant combination indicating that the three pathways, CLV3, ER and HD-ZIPIII distinctively regulate meristem activity and that they act in parallel. Our findings yield several new insights into stem cell-driven development. We demonstrate the crucial requirement for coupling floral meristem termination with carpel formation to ensure successful reproduction in plants. We also show how regulation of meristem size and alternation in spatial structure of the meristem serve as a mechanism to determine flower organogenesis. We propose that the loss of FM determinacy due to the reduction in CLV3, ER and HD-ZIPIII activity is genetically separable from the AGAMOUS core mechanism of meristem termination.
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- Udi Landau
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences & Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences & Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences & Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Šiukšta R, Vaitkūnienė V, Kaselytė G, Okockytė V, Žukauskaitė J, Žvingila D, Rančelis V. Inherited phenotype instability of inflorescence and floral organ development in homeotic barley double mutants and its specific modification by auxin inhibitors and 2,4-D. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 115:651-63. [PMID: 25660346 PMCID: PMC4343296 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Barley (Hordeum vulgare) double mutants Hv-Hd/tw2, formed by hybridization, are characterized by inherited phenotypic instability and by several new features, such as bract/leaf-like structures, long naked gaps in the spike, and a wide spectrum of variations in the basic and ectopic flowers, which are absent in single mutants. Several of these features resemble those of mutations in auxin distribution, and thus the aim of this study was to determine whether auxin imbalances are related to phenotypic variations and instability. The effects of auxin inhibitors and 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) on variation in basic and ectopic flowers were therefore examined, together with the effects of 2,4-D on spike structure. METHODS The character of phenotypic instability and the effects of auxin inhibitors and 2,4-D were compared in callus cultures and intact plants of single homeotic Hv-tw2 and Hv-Hooded/Kap (in the BKn3 gene) mutants and alternative double mutant lines: offspring from individual plants in distal hybrid generations (F9-F10) that all had the same BKn3 allele as determined by DNA sequencing. For intact plants, two auxin inhibitors, 9-hydroxyfluorene-9-carboxylic acid (HFCA) and p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid (PCIB), were used. KEY RESULTS Callus growth and flower/spike structures of the Hv-tw2 mutant differed in their responses to HFCA and PCIB. An increase in normal basic flowers after exposure to auxin inhibitors and a decrease in their frequencies caused by 2,4-D were observed, and there were also modifications in the spectra of ectopic flowers, especially those with sexual organs, but the effects depended on the genotype. Exposure to 2,4-D decreased the frequency of short gaps and lodicule transformations in Hv-tw2 and of long naked gaps in double mutants. CONCLUSIONS The effects of auxin inhibitors and 2,4-D suggest that ectopic auxin maxima or deficiencies arise in various regions of the inflorescence/flower primordia. Based on the phenotypic instability observed, definite trends in the development of ectopic flower structures may be detected, from insignificant outgrowths on awns to flowers with sterile organs. Phenotypically unstable barley double mutants provide a highly promising genetic system for the investigation of gene expression modules and trend orders.
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- Raimondas Šiukšta
- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionis Str. 21/27, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania and Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Kairėnai Str. 43, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Li KP, Sun XM, Han H, Zhang SG. Isolation, characterization and expression analysis of the BABY BOOM (BBM) gene from Larix kaempferi × L. olgensis during adventitious rooting. Gene 2014; 551:111-8. [PMID: 25128582 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The full-length cDNA and genomic sequences of the BABY BOOM (BBM) gene, designated LkBBM, were isolated from Larix kaempferi × Larix olgensis. The 3324 bp cDNA was cloned and its open reading frame (ORF) consists of 2370 nucleotides. The deduced 789 amino acid protein contains two AP2 domains and a BBM specific motif. Four conserved motifs between BBM and PLT were identified, which may be conducive to the similar function of BBM and PLT. The three dimensional (3D) structure of LkBBM was predicted and β-sheets in the AP2-R2 domain of LkBBM might recognize the specific base pairs in the major groove. Analysis of the LkBBM gene structure indicates that the gene has eight introns and nine exons. In the 5'-flanking promoter region of LkBBM, many important potential cis-acting elements were identified, such as the TATABOX5 element (a functional TATA element), ROOTMOTIFTAPOX1 element (element of root specificity), AUXREPSIAA4 element (element involved in auxin responsiveness and gene expression in root meristem), MYB1AT element (element involved in MYB recognition), ARR1AT element (element involved in cytokinin responsiveness), GARE1OSREP1 element (element involved in gibberellin responsiveness) and PYRIMIDINEBOXHVEPB1 element (element involved in abscisic acid responsiveness), which all suggested that the expression of LkBBM is highly regulated. Compared with gene expression levels in the stem, stem tip and leaf, LkBBM shows a specific expression in the root, which indicates that LkBBM plays a key role in regulating the development and growth of root in larch. In the processing of larch adventitious root formation, LkBBM started to express on the eighth day after rooting treatment and its transcript level increased continuously afterwards. According to the gene characteristics, LkBBM is proposed as a molecular marker for root primordia of larch, and the initial period of LkBBM expression may be the formation period of root primordia in the processing of adventitious rooting of larch.
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- Kui-Peng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China; Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China; Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China; Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Rd., Beijing 100091, PR China.
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Yamaguchi N, Wu MF, Winter CM, Wagner D. LEAFY and Polar Auxin Transport Coordinately Regulate Arabidopsis Flower Development. PLANTS 2014; 3:251-65. [PMID: 27135503 PMCID: PMC4844297 DOI: 10.3390/plants3020251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 04/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The plant specific transcription factor LEAFY (LFY) plays a pivotal role in the developmental switch to floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis. Our recent study revealed that LFY additionally acts downstream of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR5/MONOPTEROS to promote flower primordium initiation. LFY also promotes initiation of the floral organ and floral organ identity. To further investigate the interplay between LFY and auxin during flower development, we examined the phenotypic consequence of disrupting polar auxin transport in lfy mutants by genetic means. Plants with compromised LFY activity exhibit increased sensitivity to disruption of polar auxin transport. Compromised polar auxin transport activity in the lfy mutant background resulted in formation of fewer floral organs, abnormal gynoecium development, and fused sepals. In agreement with these observations, expression of the auxin response reporter DR5rev::GFP as well as of the direct LFY target CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON2 were altered in lfy mutant flowers. We also uncovered reduced expression of ETTIN, a regulator of gynoecium development and a direct LFY target. Our results suggest that LFY and polar auxin transport coordinately modulate flower development by regulating genes required for elaboration of the floral organs.
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- Nobutoshi Yamaguchi
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Cardarelli M, Cecchetti V. Auxin polar transport in stamen formation and development: how many actors? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:333. [PMID: 25076953 PMCID: PMC4100440 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In flowering plants, proper development of stamens, the male reproductive organs, is required for successful sexual reproduction. In Arabidopsis thaliana normally six stamen primordia arise in the third whorl of floral organs and subsequently differentiate into stamen filaments and anthers, where male meiosis occurs, thus ending the early developmental phase. This early phase is followed by a late developmental phase, which consists of a rapid elongation of stamen filaments coordinated with anther dehiscence and pollen maturation, and terminates with mature pollen grain release at anthesis. Increasing evidence suggests that auxin transport is necessary for both early and late phases of stamen development. It has been shown that different members of PIN (PIN-FORMED) family are involved in the early phase, whereas members of both PIN and P-glycoproteins of the ABCB (PGP) transporter families are required during the late developmental phase. In this review we provide an overview of the increasing knowledge on auxin transporters involved in Arabidopsis stamen formation and development and we discuss their role and functional conservation across plant species.
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- Maura Cardarelli
- Istituto di Biologia, Medicina Molecolare e Nanotecnologie, CNR, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Maura Cardarelli, Istituto di Biologia, Medicina Molecolare e Nanotecnologie, CNR, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy e-mail:
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- Istituto di Biologia, Medicina Molecolare e Nanotecnologie, CNR, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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van der Knaap E, Chakrabarti M, Chu YH, Clevenger JP, Illa-Berenguer E, Huang Z, Keyhaninejad N, Mu Q, Sun L, Wang Y, Wu S. What lies beyond the eye: the molecular mechanisms regulating tomato fruit weight and shape. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:227. [PMID: 24904622 PMCID: PMC4034497 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Domestication of fruit and vegetables resulted in a huge diversity of shapes and sizes of the produce. Selections that took place over thousands of years of alleles that increased fruit weight and altered shape for specific culinary uses provide a wealth of resources to study the molecular bases of this diversity. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) evolved from a wild ancestor (S. pimpinellifolium) bearing small and round edible fruit. Molecular genetic studies led to the identification of two genes selected for fruit weight: FW2.2 encoding a member of the Cell Number Regulator family; and FW3.2 encoding a P450 enzyme and the ortholog of KLUH. Four genes were identified that were selected for fruit shape: SUN encoding a member of the IQD family of calmodulin-binding proteins leading to fruit elongation; OVATE encoding a member of the OVATE family proteins involved in transcriptional repression leading to fruit elongation; LC encoding most likely the ortholog of WUSCHEL controlling meristem size and locule number; FAS encoding a member in the YABBY family controlling locule number leading to flat or oxheart shape. For this article, we will provide an overview of the putative function of the known genes, when during floral and fruit development they are hypothesized to act and their potential importance in regulating morphological diversity in other fruit and vegetable crops.
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- Esther van der Knaap
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
- *Correspondence: Esther van der Knaap, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH, 44691, USA e-mail:
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
- Department of Pomology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State UniversityWooster, OH, USA
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Reyes-Olalde JI, Zuñiga-Mayo VM, Chávez Montes RA, Marsch-Martínez N, de Folter S. Inside the gynoecium: at the carpel margin. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 18:644-55. [PMID: 24008116 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The gynoecium, which is produced at the center of most flowers, is the female reproductive organ and consists of one or more carpels. The Arabidopsis gynoecium consists of two fused carpels. Its inner tissues possess meristematic characteristics and are called the carpel margin meristem (CMM), because they are located at the margins of the carpels and generate the 'marginal' tissues of the gynoecium (placenta, ovules, septum, transmitting tract, style, and stigma). A key question is which factors are guiding the correct development of all these tissues, many of which are essential for reproduction. Besides regulatory genes, hormones play an important part in the development of the marginal tissues, and recent reports have highlighted the role of cytokinins, as discussed in this review.
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- J Irepan Reyes-Olalde
- Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (Langebio), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Km. 9.6 Libramiento Norte, Carretera Irapuato-León, CP 36821 Irapuato, Gto., México
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de Vega-Bartol JJ, Simões M, Lorenz WW, Rodrigues AS, Alba R, Dean JFD, Miguel CM. Transcriptomic analysis highlights epigenetic and transcriptional regulation during zygotic embryo development of Pinus pinaster. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:123. [PMID: 23987738 PMCID: PMC3844413 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is during embryogenesis that the plant body plan is established and the meristems responsible for all post-embryonic growth are specified. The molecular mechanisms governing conifer embryogenesis are still largely unknown. Their elucidation may contribute valuable information to clarify if the distinct features of embryo development in angiosperms and gymnosperms result from differential gene regulation. To address this issue, we have performed the first transcriptomic analysis of zygotic embryo development in a conifer species (Pinus pinaster) focusing our study in particular on regulatory genes playing important roles during plant embryo development, namely epigenetic regulators and transcription factors. RESULTS Microarray analysis of P. pinaster zygotic embryogenesis was performed at five periods of embryo development from early developing to mature embryos. Our results show that most changes in transcript levels occurred in the first and the last embryo stage-to-stage transitions, namely early to pre-cotyledonary embryo and cotyledonary to mature embryo. An analysis of functional categories for genes that were differentially expressed through embryogenesis highlighted several epigenetic regulation mechanisms. While putative orthologs of transcripts associated with mechanisms that target transposable elements and repetitive sequences were strongly expressed in early embryogenesis, PRC2-mediated repression of genes seemed more relevant during late embryogenesis. On the other hand, functions related to sRNA pathways appeared differentially regulated across all stages of embryo development with a prevalence of miRNA functions in mid to late embryogenesis. Identification of putative transcription factor genes differentially regulated between consecutive embryo stages was strongly suggestive of the relevance of auxin responses and regulation of auxin carriers during early embryogenesis. Such responses could be involved in establishing embryo patterning. Later in development, transcripts with homology to genes acting on modulation of auxin flow and determination of adaxial-abaxial polarity were up-regulated, as were putative orthologs of genes required for meristem formation and function as well as establishment of organ boundaries. Comparative analysis with A. thaliana embryogenesis also highlighted genes involved in auxin-mediated responses, as well as epigenetic regulation, indicating highly correlated transcript profiles between the two species. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a time-course transcriptomic analysis of zygotic embryogenesis in a conifer. Taken together our results show that epigenetic regulation and transcriptional control related to auxin transport and response are critical during early to mid stages of pine embryogenesis and that important events during embryogenesis seem to be coordinated by putative orthologs of major developmental regulators in angiosperms.
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- José J de Vega-Bartol
- iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Monsanto Company, Mailstop CC4, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Smékalová V, Doskočilová A, Komis G, Samaj J. Crosstalk between secondary messengers, hormones and MAPK modules during abiotic stress signalling in plants. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 32:2-11. [PMID: 23911976 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The crosstalk between second messengers, hormones and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in plant signalling systems facilitates adaptation and survival in the face of diverse environmental stresses. This review focuses on the transduction of second messenger and hormone signals by MAPK modules in plant abiotic stress responses. We discuss how this crosstalk regulates gene expression (e.g. by controlling transcription factor activity) and other cellular and physiological responses to enable adaptation and/or resistance to abiotic stresses.
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- Veronika Smékalová
- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Roumeliotis E, Kloosterman B, Oortwijn M, Visser RGF, Bachem CWB. The PIN family of proteins in potato and their putative role in tuberization. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:524. [PMID: 24391658 PMCID: PMC3867687 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The PIN family of trans-membrane proteins mediates auxin efflux throughout the plant and during various phases of plant development. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the PIN family comprised of 8 members, divided into "short" and "long" PINs according to the length of the hydrophilic domain of the protein. Based on sequence homology using the recently published potato genome sequence (Solanum tuberosum group Phureja) we identified ten annotated potato StPIN genes. Mining the publicly available gene expression data, we constructed a catalog tissue specificity of StPIN gene expression, focusing on the process of tuberization. A total of four StPIN genes exhibited increased expression 4 days after tuber induction, prior to the onset of stolon swelling. For two PIN genes, StPIN4 and StPIN2, promoter sequences were cloned and fused to the GUS reporter protein to study tissue specificity in more detail. StPIN4 promoter driven GUS staining was detected in the flower stigma, in the flower style, below the ovary and petals, in the root tips, in the vascular tissue of the stolons and in the tuber parenchyma cells. StPIN2 promoter driven GUS staining was detected in flower buds, in the vascular tissue of the swelling stolons and in the storage parenchyma of the growing tubers. Based on our results, we postulate a role for the StPINs in redistributing auxin in the swelling stolon during early events in tuber development.
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- Efstathios Roumeliotis
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- Group of Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Plants, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotersity of ThessalonikiThessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- Keygene N.V.Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- Centre for Biosystems GenomicsWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Christian W. B. Bachem, Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, Wageningen-UR, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, Netherlands e-mail:
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Piyatrakul P, Putranto RA, Martin F, Rio M, Dessailly F, Leclercq J, Dufayard JF, Lardet L, Montoro P. Some ethylene biosynthesis and AP2/ERF genes reveal a specific pattern of expression during somatic embryogenesis in Hevea brasiliensis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 12:244. [PMID: 23268714 PMCID: PMC3561283 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ethylene production and signalling play an important role in somatic embryogenesis, especially for species that are recalcitrant in in vitro culture. The AP2/ERF superfamily has been identified and classified in Hevea brasiliensis. This superfamily includes the ERFs involved in response to ethylene. The relative transcript abundance of ethylene biosynthesis genes and of AP2/ERF genes was analysed during somatic embryogenesis for callus lines with different regeneration potential, in order to identify genes regulated during that process. RESULTS The analysis of relative transcript abundance was carried out by real-time RT-PCR for 142 genes. The transcripts of ERFs from group I, VII and VIII were abundant at all stages of the somatic embryogenesis process. Forty genetic expression markers for callus regeneration capacity were identified. Fourteen markers were found for proliferating calli and 35 markers for calli at the end of the embryogenesis induction phase. Sixteen markers discriminated between normal and abnormal embryos and, lastly, there were 36 markers of conversion into plantlets. A phylogenetic analysis comparing the sequences of the AP2 domains of Hevea and Arabidopsis genes enabled us to predict the function of 13 expression marker genes. CONCLUSIONS This first characterization of the AP2/ERF superfamily in Hevea revealed dramatic regulation of the expression of AP2/ERF genes during the somatic embryogenesis process. The gene expression markers of proliferating callus capacity to regenerate plants by somatic embryogenesis should make it possible to predict callus lines suitable to be used for multiplication. Further functional characterization of these markers opens up prospects for discovering specific AP2/ERF functions in the Hevea species for which somatic embryogenesis is difficult.
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- Piyanuch Piyatrakul
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- Rubber Research Institute, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- Indonesian Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops, Bogor, Indonesia
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Feng Z, Sun X, Wang G, Liu H, Zhu J. LBD29 regulates the cell cycle progression in response to auxin during lateral root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2012; 110:1-10. [PMID: 22334497 PMCID: PMC3380585 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN 29 (LBD29), an important molecule downstream of auxin response factors ARF7 and ARF19, has a critical role in lateral root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. The cell cycle activation of pericycle cells and their specification triggered by auxin are crucial for the initiation of lateral roots. In this study, we attempted to determine whether LBD29 is involved in auxin signalling and/or cell cycle regulation and to characterize the roles of LBD29 in these processes. METHODS The impact of LBD29 on cell cycling progression in pericycle cells was investigated in lbd29 loss-of-function mutant or LBD29-over-expressing plants. The cell cycle was determined by measuring the expression of some cell cycle-related genes using in situ hybridization and quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR). Furthermore, the cell division in the root explants from either the lbd29 mutant, LBD29-over-expressing plants or the wild type grown in auxin-rich media was also analysed and compared by the distribution of DR5:β-glucuronidase (GUS) in the primordia or by the expression of PIN-FORMED (PIN) members and PLETHROA 1 (PLT1) which represented the auxin response by the pericycle cells. KEY RESULTS lbd29 mutation resulted in reduced numbers of lateral roots and primordia, whereas LBD29 over-expression resulted in more lateral root and primordia formation than in the wild type. More importantly, the level of LBD29 expression was found to be positively correlated with the level of expression of cell cycle-related genes and correlated with the numbers of subcellular organelles found in pericycle cells in the maturation zone. In addition, an in vitro experiment using root explants demonstrated that the presence of LBD29 was required for the maintenance of the cell division capacity of the pericycle. Furthermore, LBD29 appeared to modify PIN-dependent auxin signalling in the primordia since there was a correlated association between the expression of PINs, PLT1 and DR5:GUS and the expression of LBD29. CONCLUSIONS The ability of LBD29 to regulate lateral root initiation is associated with its maintenance of the cell division capacity of the pericycle in response to auxin and its involvement in the auxin signalling pathway.
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Roumeliotis E, Kloosterman B, Oortwijn M, Kohlen W, Bouwmeester HJ, Visser RG, Bachem CW. The effects of auxin and strigolactones on tuber initiation and stolon architecture in potato. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:4539-47. [PMID: 22689826 PMCID: PMC3421988 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Various transcriptional networks and plant hormones have been implicated in controlling different aspects of potato tuber formation. Due to its broad impact on many plant developmental processes, a role for auxin in tuber initiation has been suggested but never fully resolved. Here, auxin concentrations were measured throughout the plant prior to and during the process of tuber formation. Auxin levels increase dramatically in the stolon prior to tuberization and remain relatively high during subsequent tuber growth, suggesting a promoting role for auxin in tuber formation. Furthermore, in vitro tuberization experiments showed higher levels of tuber formation from axillary buds of explants where the auxin source (stolon tip) had been removed. This phenotype could be rescued by application of auxin on the ablated stolon tips. In addition, a synthetic strigolactone analogue applied on the basal part of the stolon resulted in fewer tubers. The experiments indicate that a system for the production and directional transport of auxin exists in stolons and acts synergistically with strigolactones to control the outgrowth of the axillary stolon buds, similar to the control of above-ground shoot branching.
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- Efstathios Roumeliotis
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Biosystems Genomics, PO Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Biosystems Genomics, PO Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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