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A mitochondrial ADXR-ADX-P450 electron transport chain is essential for maternal gametophytic control of embryogenesis in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2000482119. [PMID: 35046016 PMCID: PMC8794853 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2000482119] [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: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial adrenodoxins (ADXs) are small iron–sulfur proteins that function as mobile shuttles transferring electrons. Their function has been largely known in animals, as they transfer electrons between an adrenodoxin reductase (ADXR) and mitochondrial P450s, which is a crucial step that leads to steroidogenesis. Here we show that a functional mitochondrial ADX–ADXR–P450 pathway is essential for steroid biosynthesis and that its function is required for plant sexual reproduction. Mitochondrial adrenodoxins (ADXs) are small iron–sulfur proteins with electron transfer properties. In animals, ADXs transfer electrons between an adrenodoxin reductase (ADXR) and mitochondrial P450s, which is crucial for steroidogenesis. Here we show that a plant mitochondrial steroidogenic pathway, dependent on an ADXR–ADX–P450 shuttle, is essential for female gametogenesis and early embryogenesis through a maternal effect. The steroid profile of maternal and gametophytic tissues of wild-type (WT) and adxr ovules revealed that homocastasterone is the main steroid present in WT gametophytes and that its levels are reduced in the mutant ovules. The application of exogenous homocastasterone partially rescued adxr and P450 mutant phenotypes, indicating that gametophytic homocastasterone biosynthesis is affected in the mutants and that a deficiency of this hormone causes the phenotypic alterations observed. These findings also suggest not only a remarkable similarity between steroid biosynthetic pathways in plants and animals but also a common function during sexual reproduction.
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Towards Understanding the Involvement of H +-ATPase in Programmed Cell Death of Psammosilene tunicoides after Oxalic Acid Application. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26226957. [PMID: 34834048 PMCID: PMC8622363 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Psammosilene tunicoides is a unique perennial medicinal plant species native to the Southwestern regions of China. Its wild population is rare and endangered due to over-excessive collection and extended growth (4–5 years). This research shows that H+-ATPase activity was a key factor for oxalate-inducing programmed cell death (PCD) of P. tunicoides suspension cells. Oxalic acid (OA) is an effective abiotic elicitor that enhances a plant cell’s resistance to environmental stress. However, the role of OA in this process remains to be mechanistically unveiled. The present study evaluated the role of OA-induced cell death using an inverted fluorescence microscope after staining with Evans blue, FDA, PI, and Rd123. OA-stimulated changes in K+ and Ca2+ trans-membrane flows using a patch-clamp method, together with OA modulation of H+-ATPase activity, were further examined. OA treatment increased cell death rate in a dosage-and duration-dependent manner. OA significantly decreased the mitochondria activity and damaged its electron transport chain. The OA treatment also decreased intracellular pH, while the FC increased the pH value. Simultaneously, NH4Cl caused intracellular acidification. The OA treatment independently resulted in 90% and the FC led to 25% cell death rates. Consistently, the combined treatments caused a 31% cell death rate. Furthermore, treatment with EGTA caused a similar change in intracellular pH value to the La3+ and OA application. Combined results suggest that OA-caused cell death could be attributed to intracellular acidification and the involvement of OA in the influx of extracellular Ca2+, thereby leading to membrane depolarization. Here we explore the resistance mechanism of P. tunicoides cells against various stresses endowed by OA treatment.
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Hayashi S, Kuramata M, Abe T, Yamaguchi N, Takagi H, Tanikawa H, Iino M, Sugimoto K, Ishikawa S. Deficiency in alcohol dehydrogenase 2 reduces arsenic in rice grains by suppressing silicate transporters. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:611-623. [PMID: 33620496 PMCID: PMC8154085 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Paddy fields are anaerobic and facilitate arsenite (As(III)) elution from the soil. Paddy-field rice accumulates arsenic (As) in its grains because silicate transporters actively assimilate As(III) during the reproductive stage. Reducing the As level in rice grains is an important challenge for agriculture. Using a forward genetic approach, we isolated a rice (Oryza sativa) mutant, low arsenic line 3 (las3), whose As levels were decreased in aerial tissues, including grains. The low-As phenotype was not observed in young plants before heading (emergence of the panicle). Genetic analyses revealed that a deficiency in alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) 2 by mutation is responsible for the phenotype. Among the three rice ADH paralogues, ADH2 was the most efficiently produced in root tissue under anaerobic conditions. In wild-type (WT), silicon and As concentrations in aerial tissues increased with growth. However, the increase was suppressed in las3 during the reproductive stage. Accordingly, the gene expression of two silicate transporters, Lsi1 and Lsi2, was increased in WT around the time of heading, whereas the increase was suppressed in las3. These results indicate that the low-As phenotype in las3 is due to silicate transporter suppression. Measurement of intracellular pH by 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance revealed intracellular acidification of las3 roots under hypoxia, suggesting that silicate transporter suppression in las3 might arise from an intracellular pH decrease, which is known to be facilitated by a deficiency in ADH activity under anaerobic conditions. This study provides valuable insight into reducing As levels in rice grains.
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- Shimpei Hayashi
- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Ishikawa Prefectural University, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8518, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8604, Japan
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Lv M, Li J. Molecular Mechanisms of Brassinosteroid-Mediated Responses to Changing Environments in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082737. [PMID: 32326491 PMCID: PMC7215551 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Plant adaptations to changing environments rely on integrating external stimuli into internal responses. Brassinosteroids (BRs), a group of growth-promoting phytohormones, have been reported to act as signal molecules mediating these processes. BRs are perceived by cell surface receptor complex including receptor BRI1 and coreceptor BAK1, which subsequently triggers a signaling cascade that leads to inhibition of BIN2 and activation of BES1/BZR1 transcription factors. BES1/BZR1 can directly regulate the expression of thousands of downstream responsive genes. Recent studies in the model plant Arabidopsis demonstrated that BR biosynthesis and signal transduction, especially the regulatory components BIN2 and BES1/BZR1, are finely tuned by various environmental cues. Here, we summarize these research updates and give a comprehensive review of how BR biosynthesis and signaling are modulated by changing environments and how these changes regulate plant adaptive growth or stress tolerance.
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Flasiński M, Święchowicz P. Phytohormone Behavior in the Model Environment of Plant and Human Lipid Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:6175-6183. [PMID: 28582619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Interactions between three auxins (indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 2-naphthoxyacetic acid (BNOA), and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)) and model two-dimensional lipid systems mimicking plant and human cell membranes were investigated in monolayers formed at the air/water solution interface. The analysis was based on the recorded π-A isotherm characteristics complemented with Brewster angle microscopy. The influence of auxins on model membranes was discussed on the basis of condensation changes, modification of mutual lipid-lipid interactions in the mixed films, and morphological alteration of the surface domains on the microscopic scale. It was demonstrated that the lipid composition and mutual proportion of the artificial membranes together with sterol to main the phospholipid ratio play a crucial role in the context of auxin behavior in the membrane-mimicking environment. Apart from specific molecular interactions between studied phytohormones represented by auxins and lipids, the condensation of the investigated monolayers was found to be a regulative factor of model systems' susceptibility toward auxin action. Two effects were recognized: fluidizing of monolayers being in the liquid state (model membranes) and initialization of the three-dimensional structure formation in ordered sterol films at high surface pressure. The influence of auxin molecules on lipid interactions in the monolayer and diminishing of the film condensation was the largest for BNOA, due to the presence of the most bulky nonpolar, aromatic fragment in the molecule. It was also demonstrated that auxins interact with model plant membranes more selectively, stronger, and at markedly lower concentration than with the human membrane models.
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- Michał Flasiński
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University , Gronostajowa 3, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University , Gronostajowa 3, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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Inoue SI, Iwashita N, Takahashi Y, Gotoh E, Okuma E, Hayashi M, Tabata R, Takemiya A, Murata Y, Doi M, Kinoshita T, Shimazaki KI. Brassinosteroid Involvement in Arabidopsis thaliana Stomatal Opening. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 58:1048-1058. [PMID: 28407091 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Stomata within the plant epidermis regulate CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and water loss through transpiration. Stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana is determined by various factors, including blue light as a signal and multiple phytohormones. Plasma membrane transporters, including H+-ATPase, K+ channels and anion channels in guard cells, mediate these processes, and the activities and expression levels of these components determine stomatal aperture. However, the regulatory mechanisms involved in these processes are not fully understood. In this study, we used infrared thermography to isolate a mutant defective in stomatal opening in response to light. The causative mutation was identified as an allele of the brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthetic mutant dwarf5. Guard cells from this mutant exhibited normal H+-ATPase activity in response to blue light, but showed reduced K+ accumulation and inward-rectifying K+ (K+in) channel activity as a consequence of decreased expression of major K+in channel genes. Consistent with these results, another BR biosynthetic mutant, det2-1, and a BR receptor mutant, bri1-6, exhibited reduced blue light-dependent stomatal opening. Furthermore, application of BR to the hydroponic culture medium completely restored stomatal opening in dwarf5 and det2-1 but not in bri1-6. However, application of BR to the epidermis of dwarf5 did not restore stomatal response. From these results, we conclude that endogenous BR acts in a long-term manner and is required in guard cells with the ability to open stomata in response to light, probably through regulation of K+in channel activity.
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- Shin-Ichiro Inoue
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Forest Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Japan
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University,Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Straltsova D, Chykun P, Subramaniam S, Sosan A, Kolbanov D, Sokolik A, Demidchik V. Cation channels are involved in brassinosteroid signalling in higher plants. Steroids 2015; 97:98-106. [PMID: 25449770 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are an important class of plant hormones with a multitude of functions. They have been intensively investigated for their biosynthesis, distribution and physiological functions. The aim of this study was to examine possible effects of BRs on the plant plasma membrane cation conductances and Ca(2+) signalling. The wheat root protoplasts (tested by patch-clamping) and excised arabidopsis roots (analysed by Ca(2+)-aequorin chemiluminometry), were used. In the whole-cell plasma membrane patches, 24-epibrassinolide, 28-homobrassionolide or 24-epicastasterone (1 μM) were applied exogenously. 24-Epicastasterone increased the activity of the K(+) efflux conductance in 50% of tested protoplasts while 24-epibrassonolide and 28-homobrassionolide did not modify the plasma membrane currents. Addition of 24-epicastasterone at the cytosolic side (to the pipette solution) resulted in dramatic stimulation of a time-dependent K(+) efflux current (in 30% of protoplasts) and an activation of Ca(2+) influx currents (in 30% of protoplasts). Gadolinium ions, which are blockers of cation channels, inhibited the 24-epicastasterone-induced cation channel activities. In Arabidopsis thaliana plants constitutively expressing aequorin, exogenous 24-epibrassonolide, 28-homobrassionolide and 24-epicastasterone induced a transient elevation of the cytosolic free Ca(2+), which was inhibited by Gd(3+) and mediated by Ca(2+) influx from the bathing solution. In Ca(2+)-aequorin tests, 10 μM of exogenous BRs was the minimal concentration at which statistically significant changes of the cytosolic Ca(2+) were observed. In conclusion, the obtained results suggest that the plasma membrane of root cells contains the brassinosteroid-activated cation-permeable channels, which can probably be involved in rapid regulation of the K(+) homeostasis and Ca(2+) signalling.
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- Darya Straltsova
- Department of Plant Cell Biology and Bioengineering, Biological Faculty, Belarusian State University, 4 Independence Ave., Minsk 220030, Belarus.
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology and Bioengineering, Biological Faculty, Belarusian State University, 4 Independence Ave., Minsk 220030, Belarus.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology and Bioengineering, Biological Faculty, Belarusian State University, 4 Independence Ave., Minsk 220030, Belarus.
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology and Bioengineering, Biological Faculty, Belarusian State University, 4 Independence Ave., Minsk 220030, Belarus.
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology and Bioengineering, Biological Faculty, Belarusian State University, 4 Independence Ave., Minsk 220030, Belarus.
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Liu J, Gao H, Wang X, Zheng Q, Wang C, Wang X, Wang Q. Effects of 24-epibrassinolide on plant growth, osmotic regulation and ion homeostasis of salt-stressed canola. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2014; 16:440-450. [PMID: 24033882 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study evaluated effects of foliar spraying 24-epibrassinoide (24-EBL) on the growth of salt-stressed canola. Seedlings at the four-leaf stage were treated with 150 mM NaCl and different concentrations of 24-EBL (10(-6), 10(-8), 10(-10), 10(-12) M) for 15 days. A concentration of 10(-10) M 24-EBL was chosen as optimal and used in a subsequent experiment on plant biomass and leaf water potential parameters. The results showed that 24-EBL mainly promoted shoot growth of salt-stressed plants and also ameliorated leaf water status. Foliar spraying of salt-stressed canola with 24-EBL increased osmotic adjustment ability in all organs, especially in younger leaves and roots. This was mainly due to an increase of free amino acid content in upper leaves, soluble sugars in middle leaves, organic acids and proline in lower leaves, all of these compounds in roots, as well as essential inorganic ions. Na(+) and Cl(-) sharply increased in different organs under salt stress, and 24-EBL reduced their accumulation. 24-EBL improved the uptake of K(+), Ca(2+), Mg(2+) and NO3(-) in roots, which were mainly transported to upper leaves, while NO3(-) was mainly transported to middle leaves. Thus, 24-EBL improvements in ion homeostasis of K(+)/Na(+), Ca(2+)/Na(+), Mg(2+)/Na(+) and NO3(-)/Cl(-), especially in younger leaves and roots, could be explained. As most important parts, younger leaves and roots were the main organs protected by 24-EBL via improvement in osmotic adjustment ability and ion homeostasis. Further, physiological status of growth of salt-stressed canola was ameliorated after 24-EBL treatment.
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- J Liu
- College of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Vázquez MN, Guerrero YR, González LM, Noval WTDL. Brassinosteroids and Plant Responses to Heavy Metal Stress. An Overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/ojmetal.2013.32a1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Polko JK, Pierik R, van Zanten M, Tarkowská D, Strnad M, Voesenek LACJ, Peeters AJM. Ethylene promotes hyponastic growth through interaction with ROTUNDIFOLIA3/CYP90C1 in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:613-24. [PMID: 23264517 PMCID: PMC3542051 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Upward leaf movement, called hyponastic growth, is employed by plants to cope with adverse environmental conditions. Ethylene is a key regulator of this process and, in Arabidopsis thaliana, hyponasty is induced by this phytohormone via promotion of epidermal cell expansion in a proximal zone of the abaxial side of the petiole. ROTUNDIFOLIA3/CYP90C1 encodes an enzyme which was shown to catalyse C-23 hydroxylation of several brassinosteroids (BRs) - phytohormones involved in, for example, organ growth, cell expansion, cell division, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. This study tested the interaction between ethylene and BRs in regulating hyponastic growth. A mutant isolated in a forward genetic screen, with reduced hyponastic response to ethylene treatment, was allelic to rot3. The cause of the reduced hyponastic growth in this mutant was examined by studying ethylene-BR interaction during local cell expansion, pharmacological inhibition of BR synthesis and ethylene effects on transcription of BR-related genes. This work demonstrates that rot3 mutants are impaired in local cell expansion driving hyponasty. Moreover, the inhibition of BR biosynthesis reduces ethylene-induced hyponastic growth and ethylene increases sensitivity to BR in promoting cell elongation in Arabidopsis hypocotyls. Together, the results show that ROT3 modulates ethylene-induced petiole movement and that this function is likely BR related.
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- Joanna K. Polko
- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v.v.i., Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v.v.i., Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 21, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Institute of Education, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Caesar K, Elgass K, Chen Z, Huppenberger P, Witthöft J, Schleifenbaum F, Blatt MR, Oecking C, Harter K. A fast brassinolide-regulated response pathway in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 66:528-40. [PMID: 21255166 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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To understand molecular processes in living plant cells, quantitative spectro-microscopic technologies are required. By combining fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy with confocal microscopy, we studied the subcellular properties and function of a GFP-tagged variant of the plasma membrane-bound brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 (BRI1-GFP) in living cells of Arabidopsis seedlings. Shortly after adding brassinolide, we observed BRI1-dependent cell-wall expansion, preceding cell elongation. In parallel, the fluorescence lifetime of BRI1-GFP decreased, indicating an alteration in the receptor's physico-chemical environment. The parameter modulating the fluorescence lifetime of BRI1-GFP was found to be BL-induced hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane. Furthermore, for induction of hyperpolarization and cell-wall expansion, activation of the plasma membrane P-ATPase was necessary. This activation required BRI1 kinase activity, and was mediated by BL-modulated interaction of BRI1 with the P-ATPase. Our results were used to develop a model suggesting that there is a fast BL-regulated signal response pathway within the plasma membrane that links BRI1 with P-ATPase for the regulation of cell-wall expansion.
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- Katharina Caesar
- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Laohavisit A, Davies JM. Ion Channels in Plant Development. ION CHANNELS AND PLANT STRESS RESPONSES 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10494-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Blackiston DJ, McLaughlin KA, Levin M. Bioelectric controls of cell proliferation: ion channels, membrane voltage and the cell cycle. Cell Cycle 2009; 8:3527-36. [PMID: 19823012 DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.21.9888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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All cells possess long-term, steady-state voltage gradients across the plasma membrane. These transmembrane potentials arise from the combined activity of numerous ion channels, pumps and gap junction complexes. Increasing data from molecular physiology now reveal that the role of changes in membrane voltage controls, and is in turn controlled by, progression through the cell cycle. We review recent functional data on the regulation of mitosis by bioelectric signals, and the function of membrane voltage and specific potassium, sodium and chloride ion channels in the proliferation of embryonic, somatic and neoplastic cells. Its unique properties place this powerful, well-conserved, but still poorly-understood signaling system at the center of the coordinated cellular interactions required for complex pattern formation. Moreover, disregulation of ion channel expression and function is increasingly observed to be not only a useful marker but likely a functional element in oncogenesis. New advances in genomics and the development of in vivo biophysical techniques suggest exciting opportunities for molecular medicine, bioengineering and regenerative approaches to human health.
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- Douglas J Blackiston
- Biology Department, and Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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Acharya BR, Assmann SM. Hormone interactions in stomatal function. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 69:451-62. [PMID: 19031047 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 10/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Research in recent years on the biology of guard cells has shown that these specialized cells integrate both extra- and intra-cellular signals in the control of stomatal apertures. Among the phytohormones, abscisic acid (ABA) is one of the key players regulating stomatal function. In addition, auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, brassinosteroids, jasmonates, and salicylic acid also contribute to stomatal aperture regulation. The interaction of multiple hormones can serve to determine the size of stomatal apertures in a condition-specific manner. Here, we discuss the roles of different phytohormones and the effects of their interactions on guard cell physiology and function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Biswa R Acharya
- Biology Department, Pennsylvania State University, 208 Mueller Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Keller CP, Barkosky RR, Seil JE, Mazurek SA, Grundstad ML. The electrical response of Phaseolus vulgaris roots to abrupt exposure to hydroquinone. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2008; 3:633-40. [PMID: 19513254 PMCID: PMC2634544 DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.9.5965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2008] [Accepted: 03/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Previous reports have suggested the primary mode of action of the allelochemical hydroquinone involves disruption of root cell membrane transport. Here we report the effects of hydroquinone on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants. Growth of leaves, roots and stems were all inhibited by 14 day exposure to 0.01 mM or 0.25 mM hydroquinone. Chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) was inhibited by 0.25 mM hydroquinone. The membrane potential of P. vulgaris root cortex cells briefly hyperpolarized and subsequently slowly transiently depolarized upon abrupt exposure to a range of hydroquinone concentrations. Both the hyperpolarization and depolarization were concentration dependent but appeared saturable. Root cells exposed to 0.03 mM hydroquinone hyperpolarized 3.4 mV (+/- 0.6 s.e.) 3 minutes after the start of exposure then depolarized 36.7 mV (+/- 3.9) with no effect evident after 24 hours. Individual recordings showed a response to as little as 0.001 mM hydroquinone. Exposure of P. vulgaris root cells to arbutin, a nontoxic monoglucoside of hydroquinone, produced a similar but much smaller (approximately 25%) electrical response. Exposure of root cells of Antennaria microphylla, a known allelopathic source (donor plant) of hydroquinone, also produced a much smaller hyperpolarization and depolarization response. It is concluded that the electrical response to hydroquinone by P. vulgaris root cells and the changes in membrane transport they represent are not sufficiently large or long lasting enough to disrupt mineral and water uptake leading to plant injury. The possibility, however, that these events are related to initiation of signal transduction events leading to cell death is discussed.
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