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Wang X, Wang M, Dai J, Wang Q, La H. Fine mapping and characterization of RLL6 locus required for anti-silencing of a transgene and DNA demethylation in Arabidopsisthaliana. Front Genet 2022; 13:1008700. [PMID: 36226182 PMCID: PMC9549997 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1008700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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DNA methylation patterns in plants are dynamically shaped by the antagonistic actions of DNA methylation and demethylation pathways. Although the DNA methylation pathway has been well studied, the DNA demethylation pathway, however, are not fully understood so far. To gain deeper insights into the mechanisms of DNA demethylation pathway, we conducted a genetic screening for proteins that were involved in preventing epigenetic gene silencing, and then the ones, which were also implicated in DNA demethylation pathway, were used for further studies. Eventually, a mutant with low luciferase luminescence (low LUC luminescence) was recovered, and named reduced LUC luminescence 6–1 (rll6-1). Map-based cloning revealed that rll6-1 mutation was located on chromosome 4, and there were a total of 10 candidate genes residing within such a region. Analyses of genome-wide methylation patterns of rll6-1 mutant showed that mutation of RLL6 locus led to 3,863 hyper-DMRs (DMRs for differentially methylated regions) throughout five Arabidopsis chromosomes, and elevated DNA methylation level of 2 × 35S promoter, which was similar to that found in the ros1 (repressor of silencing 1) mutant. Further analysis demonstrated that there were 1,456 common hyper-DMRs shared by rll6-1 and ros1-7 mutants, suggesting that both proteins acted together in a synergistic manner to remove DNA methylation. Further investigations demonstrated that mutation of RLL6 locus did not affect the expression of the four genes of the DNA glycosylase/lyase family. Thus, our results demonstrate that RLL6 locus-encoded protein not only participates in transcriptional anti-silencing of a transgene, but is also involved in DNA demethylation pathway.
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for tillering, root, and shoot biomass at the maximum tillering stage in rice. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13304. [PMID: 35922462 PMCID: PMC9349274 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17109-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tillering and plant biomass are key determinants of rice crop productivity. Tillering at the vegetative stage is associated with weed competition, nutrient uptake, and methane emissions. However, little information is available on quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with tiller number (qTN), root biomass (qRB), and shoot biomass (qSB) at the active tillering stage which occurs approximately 6 weeks after planting. Here, we mapped tiller and biomass QTLs with ~ 250 recombinant inbred lines derived from a ‘Francis’ by ‘Rondo’ cross using data collected at the maximum tillering stage from two years of greenhouse study, and further compared these QTLs with those mapped at the harvest stage from a field study. Across these three studies, we discovered six qTNs, two qRBs, and three qSBs. Multiple linear regression further indicated that qTN1-2, qTN3-3, qTN4-1, qRB3-1, and qRB5-1 were significant at the maximum tillering stage while qTN3-2 was detected only at the harvest stage. Moreover, qTN3-1 was consistently significant across different developmental stages and growing environments. The genes identified from the peak target qTN regions included a carotenoid metabolism enzyme, a MYB transcription factor, a CBS domain-containing protein, a SAC3/GANP family protein, a TIFY motif containing protein, and an ABC transporter protein. Two genes in the qRB peak target regions included an expressed protein and a WRKY gene. This knowledge of the QTLs, associated markers, candidate genes, and germplasm resources with high TN, RB and SB is of value to rice cultivar improvement programs.
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Gunkel P, Cordes VC. ZC3HC1 is a structural element of the nuclear basket effecting interlinkage of TPR polypeptides. Mol Biol Cell 2022; 33:ar82. [PMID: 35609216 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e22-02-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The nuclear basket (NB), anchored to the nuclear pore complex (NPC), is commonly looked upon as a structure built solely of protein TPR polypeptides, the latter thus regarded as the NB's only scaffold-forming components. In the current study, we report ZC3HC1 as a second structural element of the NB. Recently described as an NB-appended protein omnipresent in vertebrates, we now show that ZC3HC1, both in vivo and in vitro, enables in a stepwise manner the recruitment of TPR subpopulations to the NB and their linkage to already NPC-anchored TPR polypeptides. We further demonstrate that the degron-mediated rapid elimination of ZC3HC1 results in the prompt detachment of the ZC3HC1-appended TPR polypeptides from the NB and their release into the nucleoplasm, underscoring the role of ZC3HC1 as a natural structural element of the NB. Finally, we show that ZC3HC1 can keep TPR polypeptides positioned and linked to each other even at sites remote from the NB, in line with ZC3HC1 functioning as a protein connecting TPR polypeptides.
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- Philip Gunkel
- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Structural Basis for the Functional Diversity of Centrins: A Focus on Calcium Sensing Properties and Target Recognition. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212173. [PMID: 34830049 PMCID: PMC8622359 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Centrins are a family of small, EF hand-containing proteins that are found in all eukaryotes and are often complexed with centrosome-related structures. Since their discovery, centrins have attracted increasing interest due to their multiple, diverse cellular functions. Centrins are similar to calmodulin (CaM) in size, structure and domain organization, although in contrast to CaM, the majority of centrins possess at least one calcium (Ca2+) binding site that is non-functional, thus displaying large variance in Ca2+ sensing abilities that could support their functional versatility. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on centrins from both biophysical and structural perspectives with an emphasis on centrin-target interactions. In-depth analysis of the Ca2+ sensing properties of centrins and structures of centrins complexed with target proteins can provide useful insight into the mechanisms of the different functions of centrins and how these proteins contribute to the complexity of the Ca2+ signaling cascade. Moreover, it can help to better understand the functional redundancy of centrin isoforms and centrin-binding proteins.
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Varisli L, Javed A, Ozturk BE, Akyuz GK, Takir G, Roumelioti FM, Gagos S, Yorukoglu K, Korkmaz KS. HN1 interacts with γ-tubulin to regulate centrosomes in advanced prostate cancer cells. Cell Cycle 2021; 20:1723-1744. [PMID: 34382911 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2021.1962624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer for men worldwide with advanced forms showing supernumerary or clustered centrosomes. Hematological and neurological expressed 1 (HN1) also known as Jupiter Microtubule Associated Homolog 1 (JPT1) belongs to a small poorly understood family of genes that are evolutionarily conserved across vertebrate species. The co-expression network of HN1 from the TCGA PRAD dataset indicates the putative role of HN1 in centrosome-related processes in the context of prostate cancer. HN1 expression is low in normal RWPE-1 cells as compared to cancerous androgen-responsive LNCaP and androgen insensitive PC-3 cells. HN1 overexpression resulted in differential response for cell proliferation and cell cycle changes in RWPE-1, LNCaP, and PC-3 cells. Since HN1 overexpression increased the proliferation rate in PC-3 cells, these cells were used for functional characterization of HN1 in advanced prostate carcinogenesis. Furthermore, alterations in HN expression led to an increase in abnormal to normal nuclei ratio and increased chromosomal aberrations in PC-3 cells. We observed the co-localization of HN1 with γ-tubulin foci in prostate cancer cells, further validated by immunoprecipitation. HN1 was observed as physically associated with γ-tubulin and its depletion led to increased γ-tubulin foci and disruption in microtubule spindle assembly. Higher HN1 expression was correlated with prostate cancer as compared to normal tissues. The restoration of HN1 expression after silencing suggested that it has a role in centrosome clustering, implicating a potential role of HN1 in cell division as well as in prostate carcinogenesis warranting further studies.
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- Lokman Varisli
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Basic Research II, Laboratory of Genetics, Greece (BRFAA), Izmir, Turkey
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Basic Research II, Laboratory of Genetics, Greece (BRFAA), Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Cancer Biology Laboratory, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Evolution and diversification of the nuclear pore complex. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:1601-1619. [PMID: 34282823 PMCID: PMC8421043 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is responsible for transport between the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm and one of the more intricate structures of eukaryotic cells. Typically composed of over 300 polypeptides, the NPC shares evolutionary origins with endo-membrane and intraflagellar transport system complexes. The modern NPC was fully established by the time of the last eukaryotic common ancestor and, hence, prior to eukaryote diversification. Despite the complexity, the NPC structure is surprisingly flexible with considerable variation between lineages. Here, we review diversification of the NPC in major taxa in view of recent advances in genomic and structural characterisation of plant, protist and nucleomorph NPCs and discuss the implications for NPC evolution. Furthermore, we highlight these changes in the context of mRNA export and consider how this process may have influenced NPC diversity. We reveal the NPC as a platform for continual evolution and adaptation.
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Pasion EA, Badoni S, Misra G, Anacleto R, Parween S, Kohli A, Sreenivasulu N. OsTPR boosts the superior grains through increase in upper secondary rachis branches without incurring a grain quality penalty. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2021; 19:1396-1411. [PMID: 33544455 PMCID: PMC8313136 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To address the future food security in Asia, we need to improve the genetic gain of grain yield while ensuring the consumer acceptance. This study aimed to identify novel genes influencing the number of upper secondary rachis branches (USRB) to elevate superior grains without compromising grain quality by studying the genetic variance of 310 diverse O. sativa var. indica panel using single- and multi-locus genome-wide association studies (GWAS), gene set analyses and gene regulatory network analysis. GWAS of USRB identified 230 significant (q-value < 0.05) SNPs from chromosomes 1 and 2. GWAS targets narrowed down using gene set analyses identified large effect association on an important locus LOC_Os02g50790/LOC_Os02g50799 encoding a nuclear-pore anchor protein (OsTPR). The superior haplotype derived from non-synonymous SNPs identified in OsTPR was specifically associated with increase in USRB with superior grains being low chalk. Through haplotype mining, we further demonstrated the synergy of offering added yield advantage due to superior allele of OsTPR in elite materials with low glycaemic index (GI) property. We further validated the importance of OsTPR using recombinant inbred lines (RILs) population by introgressing a superior allele of OsTPR into elite materials resulted in raise in productivity in high amylose background. This confirmed a critical role for OsTPR in influencing yield while maintaining grain and nutritional quality.
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- Erstelle A. Pasion
- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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- Applied Functional Genomics ClusterGrain Quality and Nutrition CentreStrategic Innovation PlatformInternational Rice Research InstituteLos BañosPhilippines
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Lüdke D, Rohmann PFW, Wiermer M. Nucleocytoplasmic Communication in Healthy and Diseased Plant Tissues. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:719453. [PMID: 34394173 PMCID: PMC8357054 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.719453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The double membrane of the nuclear envelope (NE) constitutes a selective compartment barrier that separates nuclear from cytoplasmic processes. Plant viability and responses to a changing environment depend on the spatial communication between both compartments. This communication is based on the bidirectional exchange of proteins and RNAs and is regulated by a sophisticated transport machinery. Macromolecular traffic across the NE depends on nuclear transport receptors (NTRs) that mediate nuclear import (i.e. importins) or export (i.e. exportins), as well as on nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) that are composed of nucleoporin proteins (NUPs) and span the NE. In this review, we provide an overview of plant NPC- and NTR-directed cargo transport and we consider transport independent functions of NPCs and NE-associated proteins in regulating plant developmental processes and responses to environmental stresses.
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- Daniel Lüdke
- Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions Research Group, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions Research Group, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions Research Group, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions Research Group, Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Marcel Wiermer,
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Zhang B, You C, Zhang Y, Zeng L, Hu J, Zhao M, Chen X. Linking key steps of microRNA biogenesis by TREX-2 and the nuclear pore complex in Arabidopsis. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:957-969. [PMID: 32690891 PMCID: PMC7426256 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0726-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Unlike in metazoans, the stepwise biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) in plants occurs within the nucleus. Whether or how the major steps in miRNA biogenesis are coordinated is largely unknown. Here we show that the plant TREX-2 complex promotes multiple steps in miRNA biogenesis, including transcription, processing and nuclear export. THP1 and SAC3A-the core subunits of TREX-2-interact and colocalize with RNA polymerase II to promote the transcription of MIR genes in the nucleoplasm. TREX-2 interacts with the microprocessor component SERRATE and promotes the formation of dicing bodies in the nucleoplasm. THP1 also interacts and colocalizes with the nucleoporin protein NUP1 at the nuclear envelope. NUP1 and THP1 promote the nuclear export of miRNAs and ARGONAUTE1. These results suggest that TREX-2 coordinates the transcription, processing and export steps in miRNA biogenesis to ensure efficient miRNA production.
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- Bailong Zhang
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
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SAC3B is a target of CML19, the centrin 2 of Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem J 2020; 477:173-189. [PMID: 31860002 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Arabidopsis centrin 2, also known as calmodulin-like protein 19 (CML19), is a member of the EF-hand superfamily of calcium (Ca2+)-binding proteins. In addition to the notion that CML19 interacts with the nucleotide excision repair protein RAD4, CML19 was suggested to be a component of the transcription export complex 2 (TREX-2) by interacting with SAC3B. However, the molecular determinants of this interaction have remained largely unknown. Herein, we identified a CML19-binding site within the C-terminus of SAC3B and characterized the binding properties of the corresponding 26-residue peptide (SAC3Bp), which exhibits the hydrophobic triad centrin-binding motif in a reversed orientation (I8W4W1). Using a combination of spectroscopic and calorimetric experiments, we shed light on the SAC3Bp-CML19 complex structure in solution. We demonstrated that the peptide interacts not only with Ca2+-saturated CML19, but also with apo-CML19 to form a protein-peptide complex with a 1 : 1 stoichiometry. Both interactions involve hydrophobic and electrostatic contributions and include the burial of Trp residues of SAC3Bp. However, the peptide likely assumes different conformations upon binding to apo-CML19 or Ca2+-CML19. Importantly, the peptide dramatically increases the affinity for Ca2+ of CML19, especially of the C-lobe, suggesting that in vivo the protein would be Ca2+-saturated and bound to SAC3B even at resting Ca2+-levels. Our results, providing direct evidence that Arabidopsis SAC3B is a CML19 target and proposing that CML19 can bind to SAC3B through its C-lobe independent of a Ca2+ stimulus, support a functional role for these proteins in TREX-2 complex and mRNA export.
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Tamura K. Nuclear pore complex-mediated gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2020; 133:449-455. [PMID: 32170459 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01177-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are large multi-protein complexes that control bidirectional trafficking of macromolecules between the nucleus and cytoplasm. This trafficking is highly regulated and participates in a considerably broader range of cellular activities, including defense responses against pathogens in plants. Recently, NPC is emerging as a platform to physically associate the underlying chromatin with the nuclear periphery, thus regulating chromatin structure and gene expression. For instance, NPC components have been shown to promote the formation of specific genomics loops, which is linked to transcriptional memory for rapid reactivation of genes. With newly developed techniques and tools, our insight in this area has been substantially advanced. This review summarizes recent works on the molecular function of NPC machinery as hubs for transcriptional regulation and compares systems between plant and non-plant organisms.
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- Kentaro Tamura
- Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
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Miao W, Dai J, La Y, Lu C, Zhang J, Hong X, Zhou S, Wang Q, Wang X, Rui Q, Tan F, La H. Characterization and fine mapping of Arabidopsis RLL3, a locus required for DNA demethylation pathway. Mol Genet Genomics 2019; 295:81-93. [PMID: 31486938 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-019-01605-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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DNA methylation pattern is found to be established by the combined actions of DNA methylation and demethylation. Compared to the DNA methylation pathway, DNA demethylation pathway, however, remains largely unknown. To better understand the DNA demethylation pathway, we performed genetic screening for Arabidopsis mutants with increased genomic DNA methylation levels through a 2 × 35S:LUC (LUC, luciferase) reporter system. A mutant with reduced LUC luminescence was identified by such a system, therefore named rll3-1 (for reduced LUC luminescence 3-1). The rll3-1 mutant exhibited pleiotropic developmental defects, such as delayed bolting as well as flowering, more branches, etc. By map-based cloning approach, rll3 locus that contains a single nuclear recessive mutation as revealed by the genetic analysis was mapped to a region between molecular markers CL102_B1 M1 and CL102_B3M1, which are located in bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones F9P14 and F12K11, respectively, on chromosome 1. Chop-PCR analysis indicated that a total of seven tested loci displayed elevated DNA methylation levels. Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing further revealed 1536 loci exhibiting increased DNA methylation levels relative to Col-LUC control, among which there are 507 such loci overlapping between the rll3-1 and ros1-7 mutants, suggestive of a functional association between RLL3 and REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1). Further investigations demonstrated that the expression levels of a few genes (like ROS1, IDM1, etc.), which are involved in DNA demethylation pathway, remained unchanged in the rll3-1 mutant, indicating that the increased DNA methylation levels in rll3-1 mutant are not attributable to downregulation of such genes. Taken together, our studies provide a demonstration of the involvement of RLL3 in the DNA demethylation pathway.
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- Wei Miao
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
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Briggs E, Hamilton G, Crouch K, Lapsley C, McCulloch R. Genome-wide mapping reveals conserved and diverged R-loop activities in the unusual genetic landscape of the African trypanosome genome. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 46:11789-11805. [PMID: 30304482 PMCID: PMC6294496 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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R-loops are stable RNA-DNA hybrids that have been implicated in transcription initiation and termination, as well as in telomere maintenance, chromatin formation, and genome replication and instability. RNA Polymerase (Pol) II transcription in the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei is highly unusual: virtually all genes are co-transcribed from multigene transcription units, with mRNAs generated by linked trans-splicing and polyadenylation, and transcription initiation sites display no conserved promoter motifs. Here, we describe the genome-wide distribution of R-loops in wild type mammal-infective T. brucei and in mutants lacking RNase H1, revealing both conserved and diverged functions. Conserved localization was found at centromeres, rRNA genes and retrotransposon-associated genes. RNA Pol II transcription initiation sites also displayed R-loops, suggesting a broadly conserved role despite the lack of promoter conservation or transcription initiation regulation. However, the most abundant sites of R-loop enrichment were within the regions between coding sequences of the multigene transcription units, where the hybrids coincide with sites of polyadenylation and nucleosome-depletion. Thus, instead of functioning in transcription termination the most widespread localization of R-loops in T. brucei suggests a novel correlation with pre-mRNA processing. Finally, we find little evidence for correlation between R-loop localization and mapped sites of DNA replication initiation.
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- Emma Briggs
- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Glasgow Polyomics, University of Glasgow, Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Garscube Estate, Switchback Rd, Bearsden, G61 1QH, UK
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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Xu W, Xu H, Li K, Fan Y, Liu Y, Yang X, Sun Q. The R-loop is a common chromatin feature of the Arabidopsis genome. NATURE PLANTS 2017; 3:704-714. [PMID: 28848233 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-017-0004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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R-loops are functional structures in chromatin comprising one single-stranded DNA and a DNA:RNA hybrid. Here, we report ssDRIP-seq, a single-strand DNA ligation-based library preparation technique for genome-wide identification of R-loops. When applied in Arabidopsis, ssDRIP-seq exhibits high efficiency, low bias and strand specificity. We found that Arabidopsis R-loops are enriched by both AT and GC skews, and are formed in the sense and antisense orientations. R-loops are strongly enriched in gene promoters and gene bodies, and are highly associated with noncoding RNA and repetitive genomic regions. Furthermore, R-loops are negatively correlated with CG DNA hypermethylation, and are prevalent in regions with multiple chromatin modifications, showing strong correlations with the activated and repressed gene loci. Our analyses indicate that R-loops are common features in the Arabidopsis genome and suggest that the R-loops play diverse roles in genome organization and gene regulation, thereby providing insights into plant nuclear genome formation and function.
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- Wei Xu
- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Halász L, Karányi Z, Boros-Oláh B, Kuik-Rózsa T, Sipos É, Nagy É, Mosolygó-L Á, Mázló A, Rajnavölgyi É, Halmos G, Székvölgyi L. RNA-DNA hybrid (R-loop) immunoprecipitation mapping: an analytical workflow to evaluate inherent biases. Genome Res 2017; 27:1063-1073. [PMID: 28341774 PMCID: PMC5453320 DOI: 10.1101/gr.219394.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [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: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The impact of R-loops on the physiology and pathology of chromosomes has been demonstrated extensively by chromatin biology research. The progress in this field has been driven by technological advancement of R-loop mapping methods that largely relied on a single approach, DNA-RNA immunoprecipitation (DRIP). Most of the DRIP protocols use the experimental design that was developed by a few laboratories, without paying attention to the potential caveats that might affect the outcome of RNA-DNA hybrid mapping. To assess the accuracy and utility of this technology, we pursued an analytical approach to estimate inherent biases and errors in the DRIP protocol. By performing DRIP-sequencing, qPCR, and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, we tested the effect of formaldehyde fixation, cell lysis temperature, mode of genome fragmentation, and removal of free RNA on the efficacy of RNA-DNA hybrid detection and implemented workflows that were able to distinguish complex and weak DRIP signals in a noisy background with high confidence. We also show that some of the workflows perform poorly and generate random answers. Furthermore, we found that the most commonly used genome fragmentation method (restriction enzyme digestion) led to the overrepresentation of lengthy DRIP fragments over coding ORFs, and this bias was enhanced at the first exons. Biased genome sampling severely compromised mapping resolution and prevented the assignment of precise biological function to a significant fraction of R-loops. The revised workflow presented herein is established and optimized using objective ROC analyses and provides reproducible and highly specific RNA-DNA hybrid detection.
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- László Halász
- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biopharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biopharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Momentum, Genome Architecture and Recombination Research Group, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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Yang Y, Wang W, Chu Z, Zhu JK, Zhang H. Roles of Nuclear Pores and Nucleo-cytoplasmic Trafficking in Plant Stress Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:574. [PMID: 28446921 PMCID: PMC5388774 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a large protein complex that controls the exchange of components between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. In plants, the NPC family components play critical roles not only in essential growth and developmental processes, but also in plant responses to various environmental stress conditions. The involvement of NPC components in plant stress responses is mainly attributed to different mechanisms including control of mRNA/protein nucleo-cytoplasmic trafficking and transcriptional gene regulation. This mini review summarizes current knowledge of the NPC-mediated plant stress responses and provides an overview of the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Yu Yang
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenShanghai, China
- Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical GardenShanghai, China
- Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, USA
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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