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Cunningham N, Crestani G, Csepregi K, Coughlan NE, Jansen MAK. Exploring the complexities of plant UV responses; distinct effects of UV-A and UV-B wavelengths on Arabidopsis rosette morphology. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024; 23:1251-1264. [PMID: 38736023 PMCID: PMC11224116 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-024-00591-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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UV-B radiation can substantially impact plant growth. To study UV-B effects, broadband UV-B tubes are commonly used. Apart from UV-B, such tubes also emit UV-A wavelengths. This study aimed to distinguish effects of different UV-B intensities on Arabidopsis thaliana wildtype and UVR8 mutant rosette morphology, from those by accompanying UV-A. UV-A promotes leaf-blade expansion along the proximal-distal, but not the medio-lateral, axis. Consequent increases in blade length: width ratio are associated with increased light capture. However, petiole length is not affected by UV-A exposure. This scenario is distinct from the shade avoidance driven by low red to far-red ratios, whereby leaf blade elongation is impeded but petiole elongation is promoted. Thus, the UV-A mediated elongation response is phenotypically distinct from classical shade avoidance. UV-B exerts inhibitory effects on petiole length, blade length and leaf area, and these effects are mediated by UVR8. Thus, UV-B antagonises aspects of both UV-A mediated elongation and classical shade avoidance. Indeed, this study shows that accompanying UV-A wavelengths can mask effects of UV-B. This may lead to potential underestimates of the magnitude of the UV-B induced morphological response using broadband UV-B tubes.
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- Natalie Cunningham
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, North Mall, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, North Mall, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624, Pecs, Hungary
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, North Mall, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, North Mall, Cork, Ireland.
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Teng Z, Luo Y, Sun J, Li Y, Pearlstein DJ, Oehler MA, Fitzwater JD, Zhou B, Chang CY, Hassan MA, Chen P, Wang Q, Fonseca JM. Effect of Far-Red Light on Biomass Accumulation, Plant Morphology, and Phytonutrient Composition of Ruby Streaks Mustard at Microgreen, Baby Leaf, and Flowering Stages. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:9587-9598. [PMID: 38588384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Far-red (FR) light influences plant development significantly through shade avoidance response and photosynthetic modulation, but there is limited knowledge on how FR treatments influence the growth and nutrition of vegetables at different maturity stages in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Here, we comprehensively investigated the impacts of FR on the yield, morphology, and phytonutrients of ruby streaks mustard (RS) at microgreen, baby leaf, and flowering stages. Treatments including white control, white with supplementary FR, white followed by singularly applied FR, and enhanced white (WE) matching the extended daily light integral (eDLI) of FR were designed for separating the effects of light intensity and quality. Results showed that singular and supplemental FR affected plant development and nutrition similarly throughout the growth cycle, with light intensity and quality playing varying roles at different stages. Specifically, FR did not affect the fresh and dry weight of microgreens but increased those values for baby leaves, although not as effectively as WE. Meanwhile, FR caused significant morphological change and accelerated the development of leaves, flowers, and seedpods more dramatically than WE. With regard to phytonutrients, light treatments affected the metabolomic profiles for baby leaves more dramatically than microgreens and flowers. FR decreased the glucosinolate and anthocyanin contents in microgreens and baby leaves, while WE increased the contents of those compounds in baby leaves. This study illustrates the complex impacts of FR on RS and provides valuable information for selecting optimal lighting conditions in CEA.
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- Zi Teng
- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
- Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Food Quality Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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Bueno PMC, Vendrame WA. Wavelength and Light Intensity Affect Macro- and Micronutrient Uptake, Stomata Number, and Plant Morphology of Common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:441. [PMID: 38337974 PMCID: PMC10857323 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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It is already known that light quality and intensity have major influences on the growth, etiolation, germination, and morphology of many plant species, but there is limited information about the effect of wavelength and light intensity on nutrient absorption by plants. Therefore, this study was established to evaluate the plant growth, stomata formation, chlorophyll index, and absorption of macro- and micronutrients by common bean plants under six light treatments. The experimental design was completely randomized and consisted of six treatments: strong blue (blue LED at high light intensity); weak blue (blue LED at low light intensity); strong red (red LED at high light intensity); weak red (red LED at low light intensity; pink (combined red + blue LED), and white (combined red + white led). The stomatal density (stomata mm-2); the SPAD index; plant height (cm); root length (cm); plant dry weight (g); root dry weight (g); and the concentrations of N, S, K, Mg, Ca, B, Zn, Mn, and Fe on leaf analysis were influenced by all treatments. We found that plant photomorphogenesis is controlled not only by the wavelength, but also by the light intensity. Etiolation was observed in bean plants under blue light at low intensity, but when the same wavelength had more intensity, the etiolation did not happen, and the plant height was the same as plants under multichromatic lights (pink and white light). The smallest plants showed the largest roots, some of the highest chlorophyll contents, and some of the highest stomatal densities, and consequently, the highest dry weight, under white LED, showing that the multichromatic light at high intensity resulted in better conditions for the plants in carbon fixation. The effect of blue light on plant morphology is intensity-dependent. Plants under multichromatic light tend to have lower concentrations of N, K, Mg, and Cu in their leaves, but the final amount of these nutrients absorbed is higher because of the higher dry weight of these plants. Plants under blue light at high intensity tended to have lower concentrations of N, Cu, B, and Zn when compared to the same wavelength at low intensity, and their dry weight was not different from plants grown under pink light. New studies are needed to understand how and on what occasions intense blue light can replace red light in plant physiology.
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- Environmental Horticulture Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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Kozuka T, Oka Y, Kohzuma K, Kusaba M. Cryptochromes suppress leaf senescence in response to blue light in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:2506-2518. [PMID: 36715309 PMCID: PMC10069897 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The induction and progression of leaf senescence are effectively changed according to the light environment. The leaf senescence response is enhanced when plants are grown under a dense shade cast by neighboring vegetation. Although the fluence rate of the red and blue regions in the light spectrum is strongly attenuated under shade, photosensory mechanisms that underpin the blue light response are still unclear. In this study, we analyzed leaf senescence in response to blue light in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). We found that leaf senescence was promoted by the elimination of active phytochrome Pfr by pulsed far-red (FR) light, whereas irradiation with blue light suppressed leaf senescence in the wild type but not in the cryptochrome (CRY)-deficient mutant, cry1 cry2. Hence, two light-sensing modes contributed to the suppression of leaf senescence that was dependent on light spectrum features. First was the leaf senescence response to blue light, which was mediated exclusively by cryptochromes. Second was the phytochrome-mediated leaf senescence response to red/FR light. Physiological analysis of transgenic plants expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged CRY2 revealed that photo-activation of cryptochromes was required to suppress leaf senescence in response to blue light. Transcriptomic analysis further uncovered the molecular and cellular processes involved in the regulation of leaf senescence downstream of cryptochromes. Furthermore, analysis of cryptochrome-downstream components indicated that ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 (HY5) and PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR (PIF) 4 and PIF5 were required for suppression and promotion of leaf senescence, respectively.
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- Toshiaki Kozuka
- Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Ritonga FN, Zhou D, Zhang Y, Song R, Li C, Li J, Gao J. The Roles of Gibberellins in Regulating Leaf Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1243. [PMID: 36986931 PMCID: PMC10051486 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plant growth and development are correlated with many aspects, including phytohormones, which have specific functions. However, the mechanism underlying the process has not been well elucidated. Gibberellins (GAs) play fundamental roles in almost every aspect of plant growth and development, including cell elongation, leaf expansion, leaf senescence, seed germination, and leafy head formation. The central genes involved in GA biosynthesis include GA20 oxidase genes (GA20oxs), GA3oxs, and GA2oxs, which correlate with bioactive GAs. The GA content and GA biosynthesis genes are affected by light, carbon availability, stresses, phytohormone crosstalk, and transcription factors (TFs) as well. However, GA is the main hormone associated with BR, ABA, SA, JA, cytokinin, and auxin, regulating a wide range of growth and developmental processes. DELLA proteins act as plant growth suppressors by inhibiting the elongation and proliferation of cells. GAs induce DELLA repressor protein degradation during the GA biosynthesis process to control several critical developmental processes by interacting with F-box, PIFS, ROS, SCLl3, and other proteins. Bioactive GA levels are inversely related to DELLA proteins, and a lack of DELLA function consequently activates GA responses. In this review, we summarized the diverse roles of GAs in plant development stages, with a focus on GA biosynthesis and signal transduction, to develop new insight and an understanding of the mechanisms underlying plant development.
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- Faujiah Nurhasanah Ritonga
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
- Graduate School, Padjadjaran University, Bandung 40132, West Java, Indonesia
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
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Cheng Q, He Y, Lu Q, Wang H, Liu S, Liu J, Liu M, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Sun L, Shen H. Mapping of the AgWp1 gene for the white petiole in celery (Apium graveolens L.). PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 327:111563. [PMID: 36509245 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111563] [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: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is one of the most popular leafy vegetables worldwide. The main edible parts of celery are the leaf blade and especially the petiole, which typically has a white, green and red color. To date, there are very few reports about the inheritance and gene cloning of celery petiole color. In this study, bulked segregant analysis-sequencing (BSA-Seq) and fine mapping were conducted to delimit the white petiole (wp1) loci into a 668.5-kb region on Chr04. In this region, AgWp1 is a homolog of a DAG protein in Antirrhinum majus and a MORF9 protein in Arabidopsis, and both proteins are involved in chloroplast development. Sequencing alignment shows that there is a 27-bp insertion in the 3'-utr region in AgWp1 in the white petiole. Gene expression analysis indicated that the expression level of AgWp1 in the green petiole was much higher than that in the white petiole. Further cosegregation revealed that the 27-bp insertion was completely cosegregated with the petiole color in 45 observed celery varieties. Therefore, AgWp1 was considered to be the candidate gene controlling the white petiole in celery. Our results could not only improve the efficiency and accuracy of celery breeding but also help in understanding the mechanism of chlorophyll synthesis and chloroplast development in celery.
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- Qing Cheng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Cheng Q, Sun L, Qiao H, Li Z, Li M, Cui X, Li W, Liu S, Wang H, Yang W, Shen H. Loci underlying leaf agronomic traits identified by re-sequencing celery accessions based on an assembled genome. iScience 2022; 25:104565. [PMID: 35784787 PMCID: PMC9240803 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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PIF7 controls leaf cell proliferation through an AN3 substitution repression mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2115682119. [PMID: 35086930 PMCID: PMC8812563 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115682119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Phytochrome photoreceptors can markedly alter leaf blade growth in response to far-red (FR) rich neighbor shade, yet we have a limited understanding of how this is accomplished. This study identifies ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3) as a central component in phytochrome promotion of leaf cell proliferation and PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 7 (PIF7) as a potent repressor. AN3 and PIF7 impose opposing regulation on a shared suite of genes through common cis-acting promoter elements. In response to FR light, activated PIF7 blocks AN3 action by evicting and substituting for AN3 at target promoters. This molecular switch module provides a mechanism through which changes in external light quality can dynamically manipulate gene expression, cell division, and leaf size. Plants are agile, plastic organisms able to adapt to everchanging circumstances. Responding to far-red (FR) wavelengths from nearby vegetation, shade-intolerant species elicit the adaptive shade-avoidance syndrome (SAS), characterized by elongated petioles, leaf hyponasty, and smaller leaves. We utilized end-of-day FR (EODFR) treatments to interrogate molecular processes that underlie the SAS leaf response. Genetic analysis established that PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 7 (PIF7) is required for EODFR-mediated constraint of leaf blade cell division, while EODFR messenger RNA sequencing data identified ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3) as a potential PIF7 target. We show that PIF7 can suppress AN3 transcription by directly interacting with and sequestering AN3. We also establish that PIF7 and AN3 impose antagonistic control of gene expression via common cis-acting promoter motifs in several cell-cycle regulator genes. EODFR triggers the molecular substitution of AN3 to PIF7 at G-box/PBE-box promoter regions and a switch from promotion to repression of gene expression.
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Zhang X, Heuvelink E, Melegkou M, Yuan X, Jiang W, Marcelis LFM. Effects of Green Light on Elongation Do Not Interact with Far-Red, Unless the Phytochrome Photostationary State (PSS) Changes in Tomato. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11010151. [PMID: 35053149 PMCID: PMC8773434 DOI: 10.3390/biology11010151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Simple Summary This paper focuses on the role of phytochromes (phys) in the interaction between green light and far-red light effects on “shade avoidance syndrome”. We grew wild type and phy mutants of tomato under a set of light conditions with different combinations of green, blue, red, and far-red light. Partial (20%) replacement of red/blue by green light in the absence of far-red light hardly affected the tomato plant morphology. However, when the spectrum contained far-red light, partially replacing red/blue by green light resulted in more elongation, which was associated with a lower phytochrome photostationary state (PSS) value. There was no effect of partial substitution of red/blue with green light when the PSS was kept constant. Thus, this study has revealed an interaction between green and far-red light effects on elongation unless PSS was kept constant. Green light was often a bit neglected in photobiology, but now an increasing number of researchers are realizing that green light deserves more attention. This study advances the understanding of light quality and plant growth and finding the optimal spectrum when growing plants under LED lighting in controlled environment agriculture. Abstract Green light (G) could trigger a “shade avoidance syndrome” (SAS) similarly to far-red light. We aimed to test the hypothesis that G interacts with far-red light to induce SAS, with this interaction mediated by phytochromes (phys). The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Moneymaker) wild-type (WT) and phyA, phyB1B2, and phyAB1B2 mutants were grown in a climate room with or without 30 µmol m−2 s−1 G on red/blue and red/blue/far-red backgrounds, maintaining the same photosynthetically active radiation (400–700 nm) of 150 µmol m−2 s−1 and red/blue ratio of 3. G hardly affected the dry mass accumulation or leaf area of WT, phyA, and phyB1B2 with or without far-red light. A lower phytochrome photostationary state (PSS) by adding far-red light significantly increased the total dry mass by enhancing the leaf area in WT plants but not in phy mutants. When the background light did not contain far-red light, partially replacing red/blue with G did not significantly affect stem elongation. However, when the background light contained far-red light, partially replacing red/blue with G enhanced elongation only when associated with a decrease in PSS, indicating that G interacts with far-red light on elongation only when the PSS changes.
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- Xue Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crops Genetic Improvement (Ministry of Agriculture), Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
- Horticulture and Product Physiology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.H.); (M.M.); (X.Y.)
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- Horticulture and Product Physiology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.H.); (M.M.); (X.Y.)
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- Horticulture and Product Physiology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.H.); (M.M.); (X.Y.)
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- Horticulture and Product Physiology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.H.); (M.M.); (X.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crops Genetic Improvement (Ministry of Agriculture), Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
- Correspondence: (W.J.); (L.F.M.M.)
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- Horticulture and Product Physiology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.H.); (M.M.); (X.Y.)
- Correspondence: (W.J.); (L.F.M.M.)
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Side Lighting Enhances Morphophysiology by Inducing More Branching and Flowering in Chrysanthemum Grown in Controlled Environment. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222112019. [PMID: 34769450 PMCID: PMC8584406 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222112019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Light is one of the most important factors that influence plant growth and development. This study was conducted to examine how lighting direction affects plant morphophysiology by investigating plant growth parameters, leaf anatomy, epidermal cell elongation, stomatal properties, chloroplast arrangement, and physiological changes. In closed-type plant factory units, the rooted cuttings of two chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) cultivars, ‘Gaya Glory’ and ‘Pearl Egg’, were subjected to a 10 h photoperiod with a 300 μmol∙m−2∙s−1 photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) provided by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from three directions relative to the plant including the top, side, and bottom. Compared to the top or bottom lighting, the side lighting greatly enhanced the plant growth, improved the leaf internal structure and chloroplast arrangement, induced small stomata with a higher density, and promoted stomatal opening, which is associated with an increased stomatal conductance and photosynthetic efficiency. It is worth noting that the side lighting significantly enhanced the induction of branching and flowering for both cultivars., The plants grown with side lighting consistently exhibited the greatest physiological performance. We conclude that the lighting direction had a profound effect on the morphophysiological characteristics of chrysanthemum, and that side lighting dramatically promoted their growth and development, especially in their branching and flowering.
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Lu D, Liu B, Ren M, Wu C, Ma J, Shen Y. Light Deficiency Inhibits Growth by Affecting Photosynthesis Efficiency as well as JA and Ethylene Signaling in Endangered Plant Magnolia sinostellata. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:2261. [PMID: 34834626 PMCID: PMC8618083 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The endangered plant Magnolia sinostellata largely grows in the understory of forest and suffers light deficiency stress. It is generally recognized that the interaction between plant development and growth environment is intricate; however, the underlying molecular regulatory pathways by which light deficiency induced growth inhibition remain obscure. To understand the physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant response to shading caused light deficiency, we performed photosynthesis efficiency analysis and comparative transcriptome analysis in M. sinostellata leaves, which were subjected to shading treatments of different durations. Most of the parameters relevant to the photosynthesis systems were altered as the result of light deficiency treatment, which was also confirmed by the transcriptome analysis. Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses illustrated that most of differential expression genes (DEGs) were enriched in photosynthesis-related pathways. Light deficiency may have accelerated leaf abscission by impacting the photosynthesis efficiency and hormone signaling. Further, shading could repress the expression of stress responsive transcription factors and R-genes, which confer disease resistance. This study provides valuable insight into light deficiency-induced molecular regulatory pathways in M. sinostellata and offers a theoretical basis for conservation and cultivation improvements of Magnolia and other endangered woody plants.
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- Danying Lu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Garden Plants, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (D.L.); (M.R.); (C.W.)
- College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Genomics, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain;
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Garden Plants, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (D.L.); (M.R.); (C.W.)
- College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Garden Plants, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (D.L.); (M.R.); (C.W.)
- College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Garden Plants, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (D.L.); (M.R.); (C.W.)
- College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Garden Plants, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (D.L.); (M.R.); (C.W.)
- College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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Schneider M, Gonzalez N, Pauwels L, Inzé D, Baekelandt A. The PEAPOD Pathway and Its Potential To Improve Crop Yield. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 26:220-236. [PMID: 33309102 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A key strategy to increase plant productivity is to improve intrinsic organ growth. Some of the regulatory networks underlying organ growth and development, as well as the interconnections between these networks, are highly conserved. An example of such a growth-regulatory module with a highly conserved role in final organ size and shape determination in eudicot species is the PEAPOD (PPD)/KINASE-INDUCIBLE DOMAIN INTERACTING (KIX)/STERILE APETALA (SAP) module. We review the proteins constituting the PPD pathway and their roles in different plant developmental processes, and explore options for future research. We also speculate on strategies to exploit knowledge about the PPD pathway for targeted yield improvement to engineer crop traits of agronomic interest, such as leaf, fruit, and seed size.
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- Michele Schneider
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation, et l'Environnement (INRAE), Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie (BFP), Université de Bordeaux, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Hussain S, Shuxian L, Mumtaz M, Shafiq I, Iqbal N, Brestic M, Shoaib M, Sisi Q, Li W, Mei X, Bing C, Zivcak M, Rastogi A, Skalicky M, Hejnak V, Weiguo L, Wenyu Y. Foliar application of silicon improves stem strength under low light stress by regulating lignin biosynthesis genes in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 401:123256. [PMID: 32629356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In order to improve soybean's resistance to lodging, silicon (Si) solutions at concentrations of 0,100, 200,300 mg kg-1 were applied during the seedling stage. The Si accumulation in different parts of the plants, the photosynthetic parameters of leaves and chlorophyll content, the stem bending resistance, the expression of genes of lignin biosynthesis and associated enzyme activity and sap flow rates were measured at early and late growth stages. The potential mechanisms for how Si improve growth and shade tolerance, enhances lodging resistance and improves photosynthesis were analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for the use of Si amendments in agriculture. After application of Si at 200 mg kg-1, the net photosynthetic rate of soybeans increased by 46.4 % in the light and 33.3 % under shade. The application of Si increased chlorophyll content, and fresh weight of leaves, reduced leaf area and enhanced photosynthesis by increasing stomatal conductance. The activity of peroxidase (POD), 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL), cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) increased during pre-and post-growth periods, whereas Si also increased lignin accumulation and inhibited lodging. We concluded that Si affects the composition of plant cell walls components, mostly by altering linkages of non-cellulosic polymers and lignin. The modifications of the cell wall network through Si application could be a useful strategy to reduce shading stress in intercropping.
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- Sajad Hussain
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, Adelaide 5064, Australia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia; Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Bioclimatology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, PR China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China.
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Favero DS, Lambolez A, Sugimoto K. Molecular pathways regulating elongation of aerial plant organs: a focus on light, the circadian clock, and temperature. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:392-420. [PMID: 32986276 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organs such as hypocotyls and petioles rapidly elongate in response to shade and temperature cues, contributing to adaptive responses that improve plant fitness. Growth plasticity in these organs is achieved through a complex network of molecular signals. Besides conveying information from the environment, this signaling network also transduces internal signals, such as those associated with the circadian clock. A number of studies performed in Arabidopsis hypocotyls, and to a lesser degree in petioles, have been informative for understanding the signaling networks that regulate elongation of aerial plant organs. In particular, substantial progress has been made towards understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate responses to light, the circadian clock, and temperature. Signals derived from these three stimuli converge on the BAP module, a set of three different types of transcription factors that interdependently promote gene transcription and growth. Additional key positive regulators of growth that are also affected by environmental cues include the CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 (COP1) and SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA-105 (SPA) E3 ubiquitin ligase proteins. In this review we summarize the key signaling pathways that regulate the growth of hypocotyls and petioles, focusing specifically on molecular mechanisms important for transducing signals derived from light, the circadian clock, and temperature. While it is clear that similarities abound between the signaling networks at play in these two organs, there are also important differences between the mechanisms regulating growth in hypocotyls and petioles.
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- David S Favero
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 119-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 119-0033, Japan
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Quantification of Spectral Perception of Plants with Light Absorption of Photoreceptors. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9050556. [PMID: 32349252 PMCID: PMC7285096 DOI: 10.3390/plants9050556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Although plant responses to artificial lighting spectra often produce abnormal morphogenesis and reduced productivity, no quantification method to determine how plants perceive and respond to light has been available. Our objective in this study was to test whether a plant's spectral perception can be quantified using the light absorption of its major photoreceptors, phytochrome, cryptochrome, and phototropin. We developed an artificial solar lamp and three different light sources, based on a high-pressure sodium lamp, a fluorescent lamp, and red and blue light-emitting diodes, whose absorption by photoreceptors was equal to that of the standard solar spectrum. Cucumber plants grown under the artificial solar and developed light sources showed normal photomorphogenesis and were indistinguishable from each other. Plants grown under unmodified commercial light sources had abnormal photomorphogenesis that made them short and small. The photosynthetic rate was higher under the unmodified light sources; however, dry masses were highest under the artificial solar and modified light sources, indicating that the cucumber plants are optimized to the solar spectrum. Our results clearly demonstrate that the spectral perceptions of plants can be quantified using the light absorption of their photoreceptors, not visual color or spectra. We expect that our findings will contribute to a better understanding of plant perceptions of and responses to light quality, and improve the productivity of plants cultivated under artificial light.
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Koga H, Doll Y, Hashimoto K, Toyooka K, Tsukaya H. Dimorphic Leaf Development of the Aquatic Plant Callitriche palustris L. Through Differential Cell Division and Expansion. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:269. [PMID: 32211013 PMCID: PMC7076196 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Heterophylly, or phenotypic plasticity in leaf form, is a remarkable feature of amphibious plants. When the shoots of these plants grow underwater, they often develop surprisingly different leaves from those that emerge in air. Among aquatic plants, it is typical for two or more distinct leaf development processes to be observed in the same individual exposed to different environments. Here, we analyze the developmental processes of heterophylly in the amphibious plant Callitriche palustris L. (Plantaginaceae). First, we reliably cultured this species under laboratory conditions and established a laboratory strain. We also established a framework for molecular-based developmental analyses, such as whole-mount in situ hybridization. We observed several developmental features of aerial and submerged leaves, including changes in form, stomata and vein formation, and transition of the meristematic zone. Then we defined developmental stages for C. palustris leaves. We found that in early stages, aerial and submerged leaf primordia had similar forms, but became discriminable through cell divisions with differential direction, and later became highly distinct via extensive cell elongation in submerged leaf primordia.
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- Hiroyuki Koga
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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Landi M, Zivcak M, Sytar O, Brestic M, Allakhverdiev SI. Plasticity of photosynthetic processes and the accumulation of secondary metabolites in plants in response to monochromatic light environments: A review. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2019; 1861:148131. [PMID: 31816291 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.148131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Light spectra significantly influence plant metabolism, growth and development. Here, we review the effects of monochromatic blue, red and green light compared to those of multispectral light sources on the morpho-anatomical, photosynthetic and molecular traits of herbaceous plants. Emphasis is given to the effect of light spectra on the accumulation of secondary metabolites, which are important bioactive phytochemicals that determine the nutritional quality of vegetables. Overall, blue light may promote the accumulation of phenylpropanoid-based compounds without substantially affecting plant morpho-anatomical traits compared to the effects of white light. Red light, conversely, strongly alters plant morphology and physiology compared to that under white light without showing a consistent positive effect on secondary metabolism. Due to species-specific effects and the small shifts in the spectral band within the same color that can substantially affect plant growth and metabolism, it is conceivable that monochromatic light significantly affects not only plant photosynthetic performance but also the "quality" of plants by modulating the biosynthesis of photoprotective compounds.
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- Marco Landi
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic; Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia; Department of Plant Physiology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutsky lane 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan; King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Hoshino R, Yoshida Y, Tsukaya H. Multiple steps of leaf thickening during sun-leaf formation in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 100:738-753. [PMID: 31350790 PMCID: PMC6900135 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant morphological and physiological traits exhibit plasticity in response to light intensity. Leaf thickness is enhanced under high light (HL) conditions compared with low light (LL) conditions through increases in both cell number and size in the dorsoventral direction; however, the regulation of such phenotypic plasticity in leaf thickness (namely, sun- or shade-leaf formation) during the developmental process remains largely unclear. By modifying observation techniques for tiny leaf primordia in Arabidopsis thaliana, we analysed sun- and shade-leaf development in a time-course manner and found that the process of leaf thickening can be divided into early and late phases. In the early phase, anisotropic cell elongation and periclinal cell division on the adaxial side of mesophyll tissue occurred under the HL conditions used, which resulted in the dorsoventral growth of sun leaves. Anisotropic cell elongation in the palisade tissue is triggered by blue-light irradiation. We discovered that anisotropic cell elongation processes before or after periclinal cell division were differentially regulated independent of or dependent upon signalling through blue-light receptors. In contrast, during the late phase, isotropic cell expansion associated with the endocycle, which determined the final leaf thickness, occurred irrespective of the light conditions. Sucrose production was high under HL conditions, and we found that sucrose promoted isotropic cell expansion and the endocycle even under LL conditions. Our analyses based on this method of time-course observation addressed the developmental framework of sun- and shade-leaf formation.
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- Rina Hoshino
- Department of Biological SciencesGraduate School of ScienceThe University of TokyoBunkyo‐kuTokyo113‐0033Japan
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- Department of Biological SciencesGraduate School of ScienceThe University of TokyoBunkyo‐kuTokyo113‐0033Japan
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- Department of Biological SciencesGraduate School of ScienceThe University of TokyoBunkyo‐kuTokyo113‐0033Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living SystemsNational Institutes of Natural SciencesOkazakiAichi444‐8787Japan
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Lee J, Dong X, Choi K, Song H, Yi H, Hur Y. Identification of source-sink tissues in the leaf of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) by carbohydrate content and transcriptomic analysis. Genes Genomics 2019; 42:13-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00873-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tsukaya H. Re-examination of the role of endoreduplication on cell-size control in leaves. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2019; 132:571-580. [PMID: 31321606 PMCID: PMC6713683 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Many Arabidopsis thaliana genes have been reported to affect plant cell size by regulating the level of endoreduplication, which is a modified cell cycle. However, the role of endoreduplication on the altered cell size in these reports must be reconsidered based on a number of findings. First, not all plant species exhibit endoreduplication, which indicates that endoreduplication-driven cell size regulation is not universal among plants. Second, while ploidy level and cell size are correlated in the epidermal pavement cells of Arabidopsis leaves, the size of mesophyll cells appears to be comparatively uniform regardless of whether there is heterogeneity in the ploidy level. Third, changes in the cell sizes reported in mutant and transgenic Arabidopsis seem to be too large to be solely the result of altered endoreduplication level. Fourth, compensated cell enlargement, which is triggered by a severe decrease in cell proliferation in Arabidopsis leaves, is usually independent of altered endoreduplication. We re-examined the role of endoreduplication on cell-size regulation in Arabidopsis, mainly in leaves, and revealed biases in the previous studies. This paper provides an overview of the work carried out in the past decade, and presents rationale to correct the previous assumptions. Based on the considerations provided in this report, a re-examination of previous reports regarding the roles of mutations and/or transgenes in the regulation of cell size is recommended.
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- Hirokazu Tsukaya
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
- ExCELLS, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
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Chen F, Yang Y, Luo X, Zhou W, Dai Y, Zheng C, Liu W, Yang W, Shu K. Genome-wide identification of GRF transcription factors in soybean and expression analysis of GmGRF family under shade stress. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:269. [PMID: 31226949 PMCID: PMC6588917 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1861-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Growth-regulating factor (GRF) family encodes plant-specific transcription factors which contain two conserved domains, QLQ and WRC. Members of this family play vital roles in plant development and stress response processes. Although GRFs have been identified in various plant species, we still know little about the GRF family in soybean (Glycine max). RESULTS In the present study, 22 GmGRFs distributed on 14 chromosomes and one scaffold were identified by searching soybean genome database and were clustered into five subgroups according to their phylogenetic relationships. GmGRFs belonging to the same subgroup shared a similar motif composition and gene structure. Synteny analysis revealed that large-scale duplications played key roles in the expansion of the GmGRF family. Tissue-specific expression data showed that GmGRFs were strongly expressed in growing tissues, including the shoot apical meristems, developing seeds and flowers, indicating that GmGRFs play critical roles in plant growth and development. On the basis of expression analysis of GmGRFs under shade conditions, we found that all GmGRFs responded to shade stress. Most GmGRFs were down-regulated in soybean leaves after shade treatment. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, this research systematically analyzed the characterization of the GmGRF family and its primary roles in soybean development and shade stress response. Further studies of the function of the GmGRFs in the growth, development and stress tolerance of soybean, especially under shade stress, will be valuable.
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- Feng Chen
- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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Bernotas G, Scorza LCT, Hansen MF, Hales IJ, Halliday KJ, Smith LN, Smith ML, McCormick AJ. A photometric stereo-based 3D imaging system using computer vision and deep learning for tracking plant growth. Gigascience 2019; 8:giz056. [PMID: 31127811 PMCID: PMC6534809 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giz056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tracking and predicting the growth performance of plants in different environments is critical for predicting the impact of global climate change. Automated approaches for image capture and analysis have allowed for substantial increases in the throughput of quantitative growth trait measurements compared with manual assessments. Recent work has focused on adopting computer vision and machine learning approaches to improve the accuracy of automated plant phenotyping. Here we present PS-Plant, a low-cost and portable 3D plant phenotyping platform based on an imaging technique novel to plant phenotyping called photometric stereo (PS). RESULTS We calibrated PS-Plant to track the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana throughout the day-night (diel) cycle and investigated growth architecture under a variety of conditions to illustrate the dramatic effect of the environment on plant phenotype. We developed bespoke computer vision algorithms and assessed available deep neural network architectures to automate the segmentation of rosettes and individual leaves, and extract basic and more advanced traits from PS-derived data, including the tracking of 3D plant growth and diel leaf hyponastic movement. Furthermore, we have produced the first PS training data set, which includes 221 manually annotated Arabidopsis rosettes that were used for training and data analysis (1,768 images in total). A full protocol is provided, including all software components and an additional test data set. CONCLUSIONS PS-Plant is a powerful new phenotyping tool for plant research that provides robust data at high temporal and spatial resolutions. The system is well-suited for small- and large-scale research and will help to accelerate bridging of the phenotype-to-genotype gap.
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- Gytis Bernotas
- Centre for Machine Vision, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, T block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- SynthSys & Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- Centre for Machine Vision, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, T block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- Centre for Machine Vision, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, T block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- SynthSys & Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- Centre for Machine Vision, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, T block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- Centre for Machine Vision, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, T block, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- SynthSys & Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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Transcriptomic analysis of contrasting inbred lines and F 2 segregant of Chinese cabbage provides valuable information on leaf morphology. Genes Genomics 2019; 41:811-829. [PMID: 30900192 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00809-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leaf morphology influences plant growth and productivity and is controlled by genetic and environmental cues. The various morphotypes of Brassica rapa provide an excellent resource for genetic and molecular studies of morphological traits. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify genes regulating leaf morphology using segregating B. rapa p F2 population. METHODS Phenotyping and transcriptomic analyses were performed on an F2 population derived from a cross between Rapid cycling B. rapa (RCBr) and B. rapa ssp. penkinensis, inbred line Kenshin. Analyses focused on four target traits: lamina (leaf) length (LL), lamina width (LW), petiole length (PL), and leaf margin (LM). RESULTS All four traits were controlled by multiple QTLs, and expression of 466 and 602 genes showed positive and negative correlation with leaf phenotypes, respectively. From this microarray analysis, large numbers of genes were putatively identified as leaf morphology-related genes. The Gene Ontology (GO) category containing the highest number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was "phytohormones". The sets of genes enriched in the four leaf phenotypes did not overlap, indicating that each phenotype was regulated by a different set of genes. The expression of BrAS2, BrAN3, BrCYCB1;2, BrCYCB2;1,4, BrCYCB3;1, CrCYCBD3;2, BrULT1, and BrANT seemed to be related to leaf size traits (LL and LW), whereas BrCUC1, BrCUC2, and BrCUC3 expression for LM trait. CONCLUSION An analysis integrating the results of the current study with previously published data revealed that Kenshin alleles largely determined LL and LW but LM resulted from RCBr alleles. Genes identified in this study could be used to develop molecular markers for use in Brassica breeding projects and for the dissection of gene function.
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Maldonado C, Mora F, Scapim CA, Coan M. Genome-wide haplotype-based association analysis of key traits of plant lodging and architecture of maize identifies major determinants for leaf angle: hapLA4. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212925. [PMID: 30840677 PMCID: PMC6402688 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Traits related to plant lodging and architecture are important determinants of plant productivity in intensive maize cultivation systems. Motivated by the identification of genomic associations with the leaf angle, plant height (PH), ear height (EH) and the EH/PH ratio, we characterized approximately 7,800 haplotypes from a set of high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in an association panel consisting of tropical maize inbred lines. The proportion of the phenotypic variations explained by the individual SNPs varied between 7%, for the SNP S1_285330124 (located on chromosome 9 and associated with the EH/PH ratio), and 22%, for the SNP S1_317085830 (located on chromosome 6 and associated with the leaf angle). A total of 40 haplotype blocks were significantly associated with the traits of interest, explaining up to 29% of the phenotypic variation for the leaf angle, corresponding to the haplotype hapLA4.04, which was stable over two growing seasons. Overall, the associations for PH, EH and the EH/PH ratio were environment-specific, which was confirmed by performing a model comparison analysis using the information criteria of Akaike and Schwarz. In addition, five stable haplotypes (83%) and 15 SNPs (75%) were identified for the leaf angle. Finally, approximately 62% of the associated haplotypes (25/40) did not contain SNPs detected in the association study using individual SNP markers. This result confirms the advantage of haplotype-based genome-wide association studies for examining genomic regions that control the determining traits for architecture and lodging in maize plants.
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- Carlos Maldonado
- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Agronomia, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Agronomia, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Feng L, Raza MA, Li Z, Chen Y, Khalid MHB, Du J, Liu W, Wu X, Song C, Yu L, Zhang Z, Yuan S, Yang W, Yang F. The Influence of Light Intensity and Leaf Movement on Photosynthesis Characteristics and Carbon Balance of Soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 9:1952. [PMID: 30687355 PMCID: PMC6338029 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In intercropping systems shading conditions significantly impair the seed yield and quality of soybean, and rarely someone investigated the minimum amount of light requirement for soybean growth and development. Therefore, it is an urgent need to determine the threshold light intensity to ensure sustainable soybean production under these systems. An integrated approach combining morphology, physiology, biochemistry and genetic analysis was undertaken to study the light intensity effects on soybean growth and development. A pot experiment was set up in a growth chamber under increasing light intensity treatments of 100 (L100), 200 (L200), 300 (L300), 400 (L400), and 500 (L500) μmol m-2 s-1. Compared with L100, plant height, hypocotyl length, and abaxial leaf petiole angle were decreased, biomass, root:shoot ratio, and stem diameter were increased, extremum was almost observed in L400 and L500. Leaf petiole movement and leaf hyponasty in each treatment has presented a tendency to decrease the leaf angle from L500 to L100. In addition, the cytochrome content (Chl a, Chl b, Car), net photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll fluorescence values of F v/F m, F v ' / F m ' , ETR, ΦPSII, and qP were increased as the light intensity increased, and higher values were noted under L400. Leaf microstructure and chloroplast ultrastructure positively improved with increasing light intensity, and leaf-thickness, palisade, and spongy tissues-thickness were increased by 105, 90, and 370%, under L500 than L100. Moreover, the cross-sectional area of chloroplast (C) outer membrane and starch grains (S), and sectional area ratio (S:C) was highest under L400 and L500, respectively. Compared to L100, the content of starch granules increased by 35.5, 122.0, 157.6, and 145.5%, respectively in L400. The same trends were observed in the enzyme activity of sucrose-synthase, sucrose phosphate synthase, starch synthase, rubisco, phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase, and phosphoenol pyruvate phosphatase. Furthermore, sucrose synthesis-related genes were also up-regulated by increasing light intensity, and the highest seed yield and yield related parameters were recorded in the L400. Overall, these results suggested that 400 and 500 μmol m-2 s-1 is the optimum light intensity which positively changed the leaf orientation and adjusts leaf angle to perpendicular to coming light, consequently, soybean plants grow well under prevailing conditions.
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- Lingyang Feng
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- China Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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Ma L, Li G. Auxin-Dependent Cell Elongation During the Shade Avoidance Response. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:914. [PMID: 31354778 PMCID: PMC6640469 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant uses multiple photoreceptors and downstream components to rapidly respond to dynamic changes in environmental light. Under shade conditions, many species exhibit shade avoidance responses that promote stem and petiole elongation, thus helping plants reach the sunlight. In the last few years, the regulatory molecular mechanisms by which plants respond to shade signals have been intensively studied. This review discusses the regulatory mechanisms underlying auxin-mediated cell elongation in the shade avoidance responses. In the early response to shade signals, auxin biosynthesis, transport, and sensitivity are all rapidly activated, thus promoting cell elongation of the hypocotyls and other organs. Under prolonged shade, increased auxin sensitivity-rather than increased auxin biosynthesis-plays a major role in cell elongation. In addition, we discuss the interaction network of photoreceptors and Phytochrome-Interacting Factors, and the antagonistic regulation of Auxin/Indole Acetic Acid proteins by auxin and light. This review provides perspectives to reframe how we think about shade responses in the natural environment.
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- Lin Ma
- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Jinan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
- *Correspondence: Lin Ma,
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
- Gang Li,
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Carabelli M, Possenti M, Sessa G, Ruzza V, Morelli G, Ruberti I. Arabidopsis HD-Zip II proteins regulate the exit from proliferation during leaf development in canopy shade. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5419-5431. [PMID: 30239874 PMCID: PMC6255710 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The shade avoidance response is mainly evident as increased plant elongation at the expense of leaf and root expansion. Despite the advances in understanding the mechanisms underlying shade-induced hypocotyl elongation, little is known about the responses to simulated shade in organs other than the hypocotyl. In Arabidopsis, there is evidence that shade rapidly and transiently reduces the frequency of cell division in young first and second leaf primordia through a non-cell-autonomous mechanism. However, the effects of canopy shade on leaf development are likely to be complex and need to be further investigated. Using combined methods of genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology, we uncovered an effect of prolonged canopy shade on leaf development. We show that persistent shade determines early exit from proliferation in the first and second leaves of Arabidopsis. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the early exit from proliferation in the first and second leaves under simulated shade depends at least in part on the action of the Homeodomain-leucine zipper II (HD-Zip II) transcription factors ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX2 (ATHB2) and ATHB4. Finally, we provide evidence that the ATHB2 and ATHB4 proteins work in concert. Together the data contribute new insights on the mechanisms controlling leaf development under canopy shade.
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- Monica Carabelli
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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Wu Y, Gong W, Wang Y, Yong T, Yang F, Liu W, Wu X, Du J, Shu K, Liu J, Liu C, Yang W. Leaf area and photosynthesis of newly emerged trifoliolate leaves are regulated by mature leaves in soybean. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2018; 131:671-680. [PMID: 29600314 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-018-1027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Leaf anatomy and the stomatal development of developing leaves of plants have been shown to be regulated by the same light environment as that of mature leaves, but no report has yet been written on whether such a long-distance signal from mature leaves regulates the total leaf area of newly emerged leaves. To explore this question, we created an investigation in which we collected data on the leaf area, leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf anatomy, cell size, cell number, gas exchange and soluble sugar content of leaves from three soybean varieties grown under full sunlight (NS), shaded mature leaves (MS) or whole plants grown in shade (WS). Our results show that MS or WS cause a marked decline both in leaf area and LMA in newly developing leaves. Leaf anatomy also showed characteristics of shade leaves with decreased leaf thickness, palisade tissue thickness, sponge tissue thickness, cell size and cell numbers. In addition, in the MS and WS treatments, newly developed leaves exhibited lower net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (E), but higher carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration in the intercellular space (Ci) than plants grown in full sunlight. Moreover, soluble sugar content was significantly decreased in newly developed leaves in MS and WS treatments. These results clearly indicate that (1) leaf area, leaf anatomical structure, and photosynthetic function of newly developing leaves are regulated by a systemic irradiance signal from mature leaves; (2) decreased cell size and cell number are the major cause of smaller and thinner leaves in shade; and (3) sugars could possibly act as candidate signal substances to regulate leaf area systemically.
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- Yushan Wu
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Characteristic Crops Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China.
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China.
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Yoshinaka K, Nagashima H, Yanagita Y, Hikosaka K. The role of biomass allocation between lamina and petioles in a game of light competition in a dense stand of an annual plant. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2018; 121:1055-1064. [PMID: 29365041 PMCID: PMC5906924 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Models of plant three-dimensional (3-D) architecture have been used to find optimal morphological characteristics for light capture or carbon assimilation of a solitary plant. However, optimality theory is not necessarily useful to predict the advantageous strategy of an individual in dense stands, where light capture of an individual is influenced not only by its architecture but also by the architecture of its neighbours. Here, we analysed optimal and evolutionarily stable biomass allocation between the lamina and petiole (evolutionarily stable strategy; ESS) under various neighbour conditions using a 3-D simulation model based on the game theory. METHODS We obtained 3-D information of every leaf of actual Xanthium canadense plants grown in a dense stand using a ruler and a protractor. We calculated light capture and carbon assimilation of an individual plant when it stands alone and when it is surrounded by neighbours in the stand. We considered three trade-offs in petiole length and lamina area: biomass allocation, biomechanical constraints and photosynthesis. Optimal and evolutionarily stable biomass allocation between petiole and lamina were calculated under various neighbour conditions. KEY RESULTS Optimal petiole length varied depending on the presence of neighbours and on the architecture of neighbours. The evolutionarily stable petiole length of plants in the stand tended to be longer than the optimal length of solitary plants. The mean of evolutionarily stable petiole length in the stand was similar to the real one. Trade-offs of biomechanical constraint and photosynthesis had minor effects on optimal and evolutionarily stable petiole length. CONCLUSION Actual plants realize evolutionarily stable architecture in dense stands. Interestingly, there were multiple evolutionarily stable petiole lengths even in one stand, suggesting that plants with different architectures can coexist across plant communities.
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- Kenta Yoshinaka
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- CREST, JST, Tokyo, Japan
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Molecular Mechanisms Affecting Cell Wall Properties and Leaf Architecture. THE LEAF: A PLATFORM FOR PERFORMING PHOTOSYNTHESIS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93594-2_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Wu Y, Gong W, Yang W. Shade Inhibits Leaf Size by Controlling Cell Proliferation and Enlargement in Soybean. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9259. [PMID: 28835715 PMCID: PMC5569092 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To gain more insight into the physiological function of shade and how shade affects leaf size, we investigated the growth, leaf anatomical structure, hormones and genes expressions in soybean. Soybean seeds were sown in plastic pots and were allowed to germinate and grow for 30 days under shade or full sunlight conditions. Shade treated plants showed significantly increase on stem length and petiole length, and decrease on stem diameters, shoot biomass and its partition to leaf also were significantly lower than that in full sunlight. Smaller and thinner on shade treated leaves than corresponding leaves on full sunlight plants. The decreased leaf size caused by shade was largely attributable to cell proliferation in young leaves and both cell proliferation and enlargement in old leaves. Shade induced the expression of a set of genes related to cell proliferation and/or enlargement, but depended on the developmental stage of leaf. Shade significantly increased the auxin and gibberellin content, and significantly decreased the cytokinin content in young, middle and old leaves. Taken together, these results indicated that shade inhibited leaf size by controlling cell proliferation and enlargement, auxin, gibberellin and cytokinin may play important roles in this process.
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- Yushan Wu
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, P.R. China
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, PR China
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- Characteristic Crops Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, P.R. China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P.R. China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 611130, P.R. China.
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu, 611130, PR China.
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Matsoukas IG. Crosstalk between Photoreceptor and Sugar Signaling Modulates Floral Signal Transduction. Front Physiol 2017; 8:382. [PMID: 28659814 PMCID: PMC5466967 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, integrated genetic, cellular, proteomic and genomic approaches have begun to unravel the surprisingly crosstalk between photoreceptors and sugar signaling in regulation of floral signal transduction. Although a number of physiological factors in the pathway have been identified, the molecular genetic interactions of some components are less well understood. The further elucidation of the crosstalk mechanisms between photoreceptors and sugar signaling will certainly contribute to our better understanding of the developmental circuitry that controls floral signal transduction. This article summarizes our current knowledge of this crosstalk, which has not received much attention, and suggests possible directions for future research.
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- Ianis G Matsoukas
- School of Life Sciences, University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom
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Zheng L, Van Labeke MC. Chrysanthemum morphology, photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant capacity are differentially modified by light quality. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 213:66-74. [PMID: 28324762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The effect of light quality on leaf morphology, photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant capacity of leaves that fully developed under a specific spectrum was investigated in Chrysanthemum cv. Four light treatments were applied at 100μmolm-2s-1 and a photoperiod of 14h using light-emitting diodes, which were 100% red (R), 100% blue (B), 75% red with 25% blue (RB) and white (W), respectively. Intraspecific variation was investigated by studying the response of eight cultivars. Overall, red light significantly decreased the leaf area while the thinnest leaves were observed for W. Chlorophyll content and Chl a/b ratio was highest for W and lowest under R. B and RB resulted in the highest maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm) and quantum efficiency (ΦPSII). A negative correlation between heat dissipation (NPQ) and ΦPSII was found. Blue light induced the highest hydrogen peroxide content, which is a proxy for total ROS generation, followed by W and RB while low contents were found under R. The antioxidative response was not always correlated with hydrogen content and differed depending on the light quality treatment. Blue light enhanced the proline levels, while carotenoids, total flavonoid and phenolic compounds were higher under W. Intraspecific variation in the responses were observed for most parameters with exception of leaf thickness; this intraspecific variation was most pronounced for total phenolic and flavonoid compounds.
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- Liang Zheng
- Department of Plant Production, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
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Wang Q, An B, Shi H, Luo H, He C. High Concentration of Melatonin Regulates Leaf Development by Suppressing Cell Proliferation and Endoreduplication in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18050991. [PMID: 28475148 PMCID: PMC5454904 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18050991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (Melatonin), as a crucial messenger in plants, functions in adjusting biological rhythms, stress tolerance, plant growth and development. Several studies have shown the retardation effect of exogenous melatonin treatment on plant growth and development. However, the in vivo role of melatonin in regulating plant leaf growth and the underlying mechanism are still unclear. In this study, we found that high concentration of melatonin suppressed leaf growth in Arabidopsis by reducing both cell size and cell number. Further kinetic analysis of the fifth leaves showed that melatonin remarkably inhibited cell division rate. Additionally, flow cytometic analysis indicated that melatonin negatively regulated endoreduplication during leaf development. Consistently, the expression analysis revealed that melatonin regulated the transcriptional levels of key genes of cell cycle and ribosome. Taken together, this study suggests that high concentration of melatonin negatively regulated the leaf growth and development in Arabidopsis, through modulation of endoreduplication and the transcripts of cell cycle and ribosomal key genes.
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- Qiannan Wang
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Li W, Katin-Grazzini L, Gu X, Wang X, El-Tanbouly R, Yer H, Thammina C, Inguagiato J, Guillard K, McAvoy RJ, Wegrzyn J, Gu T, Li Y. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differential Gene Expression and a Possible Role of Gibberellins in a Shade-Tolerant Mutant of Perennial Ryegrass. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:868. [PMID: 28603533 PMCID: PMC5445233 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The molecular basis behind shade tolerance in plants is not fully understood. Previously, we have shown that a connection may exist between shade tolerance and dwarfism, however, the mechanism connecting these phenotypes is not well understood. In order to clarify this connection, we analyzed the transcriptome of a previously identified shade-tolerant mutant of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) called shadow-1. shadow-1 mutant plants are dwarf, and are significantly tolerant to shade in a number of environments compared to wild-type controls. In this study, we treated shadow-1 and wild-type plants with 95% shade for 2 weeks and compared the transcriptomes of these shade-treated individuals with both genotypes exposed to full light. We identified 2,200 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (1,096 up-regulated and 1,104 down-regulated) in shadow-1 mutants, compared to wild type, following exposure to shade stress. Of these DEGs, 329 were unique to shadow-1 plants kept under shade and were not found in any other comparisons that we made. We found 2,245 DEGs (1,153 up-regulated and 1,092 down-regulated) in shadow-1 plants, compared to wild-type, under light, with 485 DEGs unique to shadow-1 plants under light. We examined the expression of gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis genes and found that they were down-regulated in shadow-1 plants compared to wild type, notably gibberellin 20 oxidase (GA20ox), which was down-regulated to 3.3% (96.7% reduction) of the wild-type expression level under shade conditions. One GA response gene, lipid transfer protein 3 (LTP3), was also down-regulated to 41.5% in shadow-1 plants under shade conditions when compared to the expression level in the wild type. These data provide valuable insight into a role that GA plays in dwarfism and shade tolerance, as exemplified by shadow-1 plants, and could serve as a guide for plant breeders interested in developing new cultivars with either of these traits.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
- College of Horticulture and State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture and State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
- Department of Floriculture, Ornamental, Horticulture and Landscape Gardening, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria UniversityAlexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
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- College of Horticulture and State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Yi Li, Tingting Gu,
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, StorrsCT, United States
- College of Horticulture and State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Yi Li, Tingting Gu,
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Leaf shape is spectacularly diverse. As a major component of plant architecture and an interface for light capture, gas exchange, and thermoregulation, the potential contributions of leaves to plant fitness are innumerable. Particularly because of their intimate association and interaction with the surrounding environment, both the plasticity of leaf shape during the lifetime of a plant and the evolution of leaf shape over geologic time are revealing with respect to leaf function. Leaf shapes arise within a developmental context that constrains both their evolution and environmental plasticity. Quantitative models capturing genetic diversity, developmental context, and environmental plasticity will be required to fully understand the evolution and development of leaf shape and its response to environmental pressures. In this review, we discuss recent literature demonstrating that distinct molecular pathways are modulated by specific environmental inputs, the output of which regulates leaf dissection. We propose a synthesis explaining both historical patterns in the paleorecord and conserved plastic responses in extant plants. Understanding the potential adaptive value of leaf shape, and how to molecularly manipulate it, will prove to be invaluable in designing crops optimized for future climates.
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Katagiri Y, Hasegawa J, Fujikura U, Hoshino R, Matsunaga S, Tsukaya H. The coordination of ploidy and cell size differs between cell layers in leaves. Development 2016; 143:1120-5. [PMID: 26903507 PMCID: PMC4852493 DOI: 10.1242/dev.130021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Growth and developmental processes are occasionally accompanied by multiple rounds of DNA replication, known as endoreduplication. Coordination between endoreduplication and cell size regulation often plays a crucial role in proper organogenesis and cell differentiation. Here, we report that the level of correlation between ploidy and cell volume is different in the outer and inner cell layers of leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana using a novel imaging technique. Although there is a well-known, strong correlation between ploidy and cell volume in pavement cells of the epidermis, this correlation was extremely weak in palisade mesophyll cells. Induction of epidermis cell identity based on the expression of the homeobox gene ATML1 in mesophyll cells enhanced the level of correlation between ploidy and cell volume to near that of wild-type epidermal cells. We therefore propose that the correlation between ploidy and cell volume is regulated by cell identity. Summary: The well-known correlation between ploidy and cell volume in the leaf epidermis is not seen in leaf palisade mesophyll cells, indicating that cell identity influences this correlation.
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- Yohei Katagiri
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan Bio-Next Project, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Yamate Build. #3, 5-1, Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Montgomery BL. Spatiotemporal Phytochrome Signaling during Photomorphogenesis: From Physiology to Molecular Mechanisms and Back. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:480. [PMID: 27148307 PMCID: PMC4826876 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Light exposure results in distinct responses in specific seedling tissues during photomorphogenesis. Light promotes growth of cotyledons and leaves, as well as development and elongation of roots, whereas light inhibits elongation of hypocotyls. For distinct plant responses such as shade avoidance, far-red light or shifts in spectral light quality similarly have disparate impacts on distinct plant tissues, resulting in elongation of stems or petioles and a reduction in growth of leaf blades for many species. The physiological bases of such tissue- and organ-specific light responses were initially studied using localized irradiation of specific tissues and organs, or irradiation of dissected plant parts. These historical approaches were used to identify spatial-specific pools of photoreceptors responsible for regulating local, i.e., tissue- or organ-specific, or distal, i.e., interorgan, plant responses. The red/far-red responsive phytochromes have been the most widely studied among photoreceptors in this regard. Whereas, the spatial localization of photoreceptors regulating many tissue- or organ-specific light responses were identified, the underlying signaling networks responsible for mediating the observed responses have not been well defined. Recent approaches used to investigate the molecular bases of spatiotemporal light responses include selective irradiation of plants harboring mutations in specific photoreceptors, tissue-specific expression of photoreceptors, primarily in photoreceptor mutant backgrounds, or tissue-specific biochemical ablation of photoreceptor accumulation. Progressive integration of such approaches for regulating the availability of localized pools of phytochromes with the use of transcriptomic or proteomic analyses for assessing the genes or proteins which these spatially discrete pools of phytochrome regulate is yielding emergent insight into the molecular bases of spatiotemporal phytochrome signaling pathways responsible for regulating spatiotemporal light responses of which we have been aware of at the physiological level for decades. Here, I discuss historical and emerging approaches to elucidating spatiotemporal signaling mediated by phytochromes during photomorphogenesis.
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- Beronda L. Montgomery
- Department of Energy — Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, USA
- *Correspondence: Beronda L. Montgomery,
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Roig-Villanova I, Martínez-García JF. Plant Responses to Vegetation Proximity: A Whole Life Avoiding Shade. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:236. [PMID: 26973679 PMCID: PMC4770057 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In high density of vegetation, plants detect neighbors by perceiving changes in light quality through phytochrome photoreceptors. Close vegetation proximity might result in competition for resources, such as light. To face this challenge, plants have evolved two alternative strategies: to either tolerate or avoid shade. Shade-avoiding species generally adapt their development by inducing hypocotyl, stem, and petiole elongation, apical dominance and flowering, and decreasing leaf expansion and yield, a set of responses collectively known as the shade avoidance syndrome (SAS). The SAS responses have been mostly studied at the seedling stage, centered on the increase of hypocotyl elongation. After compiling the main findings about SAS responses in seedlings, this review is focused on the response to shade at adult stages of development, such as petioles of adult leaves, and the little information available on the SAS responses in reproductive tissues. We discuss these responses based on the knowledge about the molecular mechanisms and components with a role in regulating the SAS response of the hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana. The transcriptional networks involved in this process, as well as the communication among the tissues that perceive the shade and the ones that respond to this stimulus will also be briefly commented.
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- Irma Roig-Villanova
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas – Institut Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Irma Roig-Villanova, ; Jaime F. Martínez-García,
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas – Institut Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Irma Roig-Villanova, ; Jaime F. Martínez-García,
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Polko JK, van Rooij JA, Vanneste S, Pierik R, Ammerlaan AMH, Vergeer-van Eijk MH, McLoughlin F, Gühl K, Van Isterdael G, Voesenek LACJ, Millenaar FF, Beeckman T, Peeters AJM, Marée AFM, van Zanten M. Ethylene-Mediated Regulation of A2-Type CYCLINs Modulates Hyponastic Growth in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 169:194-208. [PMID: 26041787 PMCID: PMC4577382 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Upward leaf movement (hyponastic growth) is frequently observed in response to changing environmental conditions and can be induced by the phytohormone ethylene. Hyponasty results from differential growth (i.e. enhanced cell elongation at the proximal abaxial side of the petiole relative to the adaxial side). Here, we characterize Enhanced Hyponasty-d, an activation-tagged Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) line with exaggerated hyponasty. This phenotype is associated with overexpression of the mitotic cyclin CYCLINA2;1 (CYCA2;1), which hints at a role for cell divisions in regulating hyponasty. Indeed, mathematical analysis suggested that the observed changes in abaxial cell elongation rates during ethylene treatment should result in a larger hyponastic amplitude than observed, unless a decrease in cell proliferation rate at the proximal abaxial side of the petiole relative to the adaxial side was implemented. Our model predicts that when this differential proliferation mechanism is disrupted by either ectopic overexpression or mutation of CYCA2;1, the hyponastic growth response becomes exaggerated. This is in accordance with experimental observations on CYCA2;1 overexpression lines and cyca2;1 knockouts. We therefore propose a bipartite mechanism controlling leaf movement: ethylene induces longitudinal cell expansion in the abaxial petiole epidermis to induce hyponasty and simultaneously affects its amplitude by controlling cell proliferation through CYCA2;1. Further corroborating the model, we found that ethylene treatment results in transcriptional down-regulation of A2-type CYCLINs and propose that this, and possibly other regulatory mechanisms affecting CYCA2;1, may contribute to this attenuation of hyponastic growth.
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- Joanna K Polko
- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology (J.K.P., R.P., A.M.H.A., M.H.V.-v.E., F.M., K.G., L.A.C.J.V., F.F.M., A.J.M.P., M.v.Z.), and Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics (J.A.v.R.), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (J.A.v.R., A.F.M.M.);Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (S.V., G.V.I., T.B.)
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Nito K, Kajiyama T, Unten-Kobayashi J, Fujii A, Mochizuki N, Kambara H, Nagatani A. Spatial Regulation of the Gene Expression Response to Shade in Arabidopsis Seedlings. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 56:1306-19. [PMID: 25907567 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The shade avoidance response, which allows plants to escape from nearby competitors, is triggered by a reduction in the PFR form of phytochrome in response to shade. Classic physiological experiments have demonstrated that the shade signal perceived by the leaves is transmitted to the other parts of the plant. Recently, a simple method was developed to analyze the transcriptome in a single microgram tissue sample. In the present study, we adopted this method to conduct organ-specific transcriptomic analysis of the shade avoidance response in Arabidopsis seedlings. The shoot apical samples, which contained the meristem, basal parts of leaf primordia and short fragments of vasculature, were collected from the topmost part of the hypocotyl and subjected to RNA sequencing analysis. Unexpectedly, many more genes were up-regulated in the shoot apical region than in the cotyledons. Spotlight irradiation demonstrated that the apex-responsive genes were mainly controlled by phytochrome in the cotyledons. In accordance with the involvement of many auxin-responsive genes in this category, auxin biosynthesis was genetically shown to be essential for this response. In contrast, organ-autonomous regulation was more important for the genes that were up-regulated preferentially either in the cotyledons or in both the cotyledons and the apical region. Their responses to shade depended variously on auxin and PIFs (phytochrome-interacting factors), indicating the mechanistic diversity of the organ-autonomous response. Finally, we examined the expression of the auxin synthesis genes, the YUC genes, and found that three YUC genes, which were differently spatially regulated, co-ordinately elevated the auxin level within the shoot apical region.
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- Kazumasa Nito
- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, 185-8601 Japan
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- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, 185-8601 Japan
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- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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Takahashi K, Kozuka T, Anegawa A, Nagatani A, Mimura T. Development and Application of a High-Resolution Imaging Mass Spectrometer for the Study of Plant Tissues. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 56:1329-38. [PMID: 26063395 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) or imaging mass spectrometry (imaging MS) has been a powerful tool to map the spatial distribution of molecules on the surface of biological materials. This technique has frequently been applied to animal tissue slices for the purpose of mapping proteins, peptides, lipids, sugars or small metabolites to find disease-specific biomarkers or to study drug metabolism. Recently, it has also been applied to intact plant tissues or thin slices thereof using commercial mass spectrometers. The present work is concerned with the refinement of MALDI/laser desorption/ionization (LDI)-Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR)-MS incorporating certain specific features namely, ultra-high mass resolution (>100,000), ultra-high molecular mass accuracy (<1 p.p.m.) and high spatial resolution (<10 µm) for imaging MS of plant tissues. Employing an in-house built mass spectrometer, the imaging MS analysis of intact Arabidopsis thaliana tissues, namely etiolated seedlings and roots of seedlings, glued to a small transparent ITO (indium tin oxide)-coated conductive glass was performed. A matrix substance was applied to the vacuum-dried intact tissues by sublimation prior to the imaging MS analysis. The images of various small metabolites representing their two-dimensional distribution on the dried intact tissues were obtained with or without different matrix substances. The effects of MALDI matrices on the ionization of small metabolites during imaging MS acquisition are discussed.
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- Katsutoshi Takahashi
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8568 Japan
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- Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 739-8526 Japan These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan These authors contributed equally to this work
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The development of plant leaves follows a common basic program that is flexible and is adjusted according to species, developmental stage and environmental circumstances. Leaves initiate from the flanks of the shoot apical meristem and develop into flat structures of variable sizes and forms. This process is regulated by plant hormones, transcriptional regulators and mechanical properties of the tissue. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of how these factors modulate leaf development to yield a substantial diversity of leaf forms. We discuss these issues in the context of leaf initiation, the balance between morphogenesis and differentiation, and patterning of the leaf margin.
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- Maya Bar
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture and The Otto Warburg Minerva Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture and The Otto Warburg Minerva Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Kalve S, Fotschki J, Beeckman T, Vissenberg K, Beemster GTS. Three-dimensional patterns of cell division and expansion throughout the development of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:6385-97. [PMID: 25205574 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Variations in size and shape of multicellular organs depend on spatio-temporal regulation of cell division and expansion. Here, cell division and expansion rates were quantified relative to the three spatial axes in the first leaf pair of Arabidopsis thaliana. The results show striking differences in expansion rates: the expansion rate in the petiole is higher than in the leaf blade; expansion rates in the lateral direction are higher than longitudinal rates between 5 and 10 days after stratification, but become equal at later stages of leaf blade development; and anticlinal expansion co-occurs with, but is an order of magnitude slower than periclinal expansion. Anticlinal expansion rates also differed greatly between tissues: the highest rates occurred in the spongy mesophyll and the lowest in the epidermis. Cell division rates were higher and continued for longer in the epidermis compared with the palisade mesophyll, causing a larger increase of palisade than epidermal cell area over the course of leaf development. The cellular dynamics underlying the effect of shading on petiole length and leaf thickness were then investigated. Low light reduced leaf expansion rates, which was partly compensated by increased duration of the growth phase. Inversely, shading enhanced expansion rates in the petiole, so that the blade to petiole ratio was reduced by 50%. Low light reduced leaf thickness by inhibiting anticlinal cell expansion rates. This effect on cell expansion was preceded by an effect on cell division, leading to one less layer of palisade cells. The two effects could be uncoupled by shifting plants to contrasting light conditions immediately after germination. This extended kinematic analysis maps the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of cell division and expansion, providing a framework for further research to understand the molecular regulatory mechanisms involved.
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- Shweta Kalve
- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Food Sciences, IAR & FR, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Debernardi JM, Mecchia MA, Vercruyssen L, Smaczniak C, Kaufmann K, Inze D, Rodriguez RE, Palatnik JF. Post-transcriptional control of GRF transcription factors by microRNA miR396 and GIF co-activator affects leaf size and longevity. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 79:413-26. [PMID: 24888433 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The growth-regulating factors (GRFs) are plant-specific transcription factors. They form complexes with GRF-interacting factors (GIFs), a small family of transcriptional co-activators. In Arabidopsis thaliana, seven out of the nine GRFs are controlled by microRNA miR396. Analysis of Arabidopsis plants carrying a GRF3 allele insensitive to miR396 revealed a strong boost in the number of cells in leaves, which was further enhanced synergistically by an additional increase of GIF1 levels. Genetic experiments revealed that GRF3 can still increase cell number in gif1 mutants, albeit to a much lesser extent. Genome-wide transcript profiling indicated that the simultaneous increase of GRF3 and GIF1 levels causes additional effects in gene expression compared to either of the transgenes alone. We observed that GIF1 interacts in vivo with GRF3, as well as with chromatin-remodeling complexes, providing a mechanistic explanation for the synergistic activities of a GRF3-GIF1 complex. Interestingly, we found that, in addition to the leaf size, the GRF system also affects the organ longevity. Genetic and molecular analysis revealed that the functions of GRFs in leaf growth and senescence can be uncoupled, demonstrating that the miR396-GRF-GIF network impinges on different stages of leaf development. Our results integrate the post-transcriptional control of the GRF transcription factors with the progression of leaf development.
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- Juan M Debernardi
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario, Argentina
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Gong W, Qi P, Du J, Sun X, Wu X, Song C, Liu W, Wu Y, Yu X, Yong T, Wang X, Yang F, Yan Y, Yang W. Transcriptome analysis of shade-induced inhibition on leaf size in relay intercropped soybean. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98465. [PMID: 24886785 PMCID: PMC4041726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Multi-species intercropping is a sustainable agricultural practice worldwide used to utilize resources more efficiently. In intercropping systems, short crops often grow under vegetative shade of tall crops. Soybean, one important legume, is often planted in intercropping. However, little is known about the mechanisms of shade inhibition effect on leaf size in soybean leaves at the transcriptome level. We analyzed the transcriptome of shaded soybean leaves via RNA-Seq technology. We found that transcription 1085 genes in mature leaves and 1847 genes in young leaves were significantly affected by shade. Gene ontology analyses showed that expression of genes enriched in polysaccharide metabolism was down-regulated, but genes enriched in auxin stimulus were up-regulated in mature leaves; and genes enriched in cell cycling, DNA-replication were down-regulated in young leaves. These results suggest that the inhibition of higher auxin content and shortage of sugar supply on cell division and cell expansion contribute to smaller and thinner leaf morphology, which highlights potential research targets such as auxin and sugar regulation on leaves for crop adaptation to shade in intercropping.
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- Wanzhuo Gong
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
- College of Resource and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, China
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Savvides A, Ntagkas N, van Ieperen W, Dieleman JA, Marcelis LFM. Impact of light on leaf initiation: a matter of photosynthate availability in the apical bud? FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2014; 41:547-556. [PMID: 32481012 DOI: 10.1071/fp13217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Radiation substantially affects leaf initiation rate (LIR), a key variable for plant growth, by influencing the heat budget and therefore the temperature of the shoot apical meristem. The photosynthetically active component of solar radiation (photosynthetic photon flux density; PPFD) is critical for plant growth and when at shade to moderate levels may also influence LIR via limited photosynthate availability. Cucumber and tomato plants were subjected to different PPFDs (2.5-13.2molm-2 day-1) and then LIR, carbohydrate content and diel net CO2 uptake of the apical bud were quantified. LIR showed saturating response to increasing PPFD in both species. In this PPFD range, LIR was reduced by 20% in cucumber and by 40% in tomato plants. Carbohydrate content and dark respiration were substantially reduced at low PPFD. LIR may be considered as an adaptive trait of plants to low light levels, which is likely to be determined by the local photosynthate availability. In tomato and cucumber plants, LIR can be markedly reduced at low PPFD in plant production systems at high latitudes, suggesting that models solely based on thermal time may not precisely predict LIR at low PPFD.
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- Andreas Savvides
- Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, PO Box 630, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, PO Box 630, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, PO Box 630, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, PO Box 644, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, PO Box 630, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Kim B, Jeong YJ, Corvalán C, Fujioka S, Cho S, Park T, Choe S. Darkness and gulliver2/phyB mutation decrease the abundance of phosphorylated BZR1 to activate brassinosteroid signaling in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 77:737-47. [PMID: 24387668 PMCID: PMC4282538 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Light is essential for plant survival; as such, plants flexibly adjust their growth and development to best harvest light energy. Brassinosteroids (BRs), plant growth-promoting steroid hormones, are essential for this plasticity of development. However, the precise mechanisms underlying BR-mediated growth under different light conditions remain largely unknown. Here, we show that darkness increases the activity of the BR-specific transcription factor, BZR1, by decreasing the phosphorylated (inactive) form of BZR1 in a proteasome-dependent manner. We observed that COP1, a dark-activated ubiquitin ligase, captures and degrades the inactive form of BZR1. In support of this, BZR1 is abundant in the cop1-4 mutant. The removal of phosphorylated BZR1 in darkness increases the ratio of dephosphorylated to phosphorylated forms of BZR1, thus increasing the chance of active homodimers forming between dephosphorylated BZR1 proteins. Furthermore, a transcriptome analysis revealed the identity of genes that are likely to contribute to the differential growth of hypocotyls in light conditions. Transgenic misexpression of three genes under the 35S promoter in light conditions resulted in elongated petioles and hypocotyls. Our results suggest that light conditions directly control BR signaling by modulating BZR1 stability, and consequently by establishing light-dependent patterns of hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis.
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- Bokyung Kim
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
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- RIKEN Advanced Science InstituteWako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, College of Natural Science, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
- †Present address: 514 Main Bldg, Seoul National University Research Park, Mt 4–2, Bongcheon-dong, Seoul 151–919, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, College of Natural Science, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
- Department of Statistics, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-747, Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, 151-921, Korea
- Convergence Research Center for Functional Plant Products, Advanced Institutes of Convergence TechnologyGwanggyo-ro 145, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-270, Korea
- *For correspondence (e-mail: )
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Takahashi M, Furuhashi T, Ishikawa N, Horiguchi G, Sakamoto A, Tsukaya H, Morikawa H. Nitrogen dioxide regulates organ growth by controlling cell proliferation and enlargement in Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2014; 201:1304-1315. [PMID: 24354517 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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• To gain more insight into the physiological function of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), we investigated the effects of exogenous NO₂ on growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. • Plants were grown in air without NO₂ for 1 wk after sowing and then grown for 1-4 wk in air with (designated treated plants) or without (control plants) NO₂. Plants were irrigated semiweekly with a nutrient solution containing 19.7 mM nitrate and 10.3 mM ammonium. • Five-week-old plants treated with 50 ppb NO₂ showed a ≤ 2.8-fold increase in biomass relative to controls. Treated plants also showed early flowering. The magnitude of the effects of NO₂ on leaf expansion, cell proliferation and enlargement was greater in developing than in maturing leaves. Leaf areas were 1.3-8.4 times larger on treated plants than corresponding leaves on control plants. The NO₂-induced increase in leaf size was largely attributable to cell proliferation in developing leaves, but was attributable to both cell proliferation and enlargement in maturing leaves. The expression of different sets of genes for cell proliferation and/or enlargement was induced by NO₂, but depended on the leaf developmental stage. • Collectively, these results indicated that NO₂ regulates organ growth by controlling cell proliferation and enlargement.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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Does ploidy level directly control cell size? Counterevidence from Arabidopsis genetics. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83729. [PMID: 24349549 PMCID: PMC3861520 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ploidy level affects cell size in many organisms, and ploidy-dependent cell enlargement has been used to breed many useful organisms. However, how polyploidy affects cell size remains unknown. Previous studies have explored changes in transcriptome data caused by polyploidy, but have not been successful. The most naïve theory explaining ploidy-dependent cell enlargement is that increases in gene copy number increase the amount of protein, which in turn increases the cell volume. This hypothesis can be evaluated by examining whether any strains, mutants, or transgenics show the same cell size before and after a tetraploidization event. I performed this experiment by tetraploidizing various mutants and transgenics of Arabidopsis thaliana, which show a wide range in cell size, and found that the ploidy-dependent increase in cell volume is genetically regulated. This result is not in agreement with the theory described above.
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