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Niu F, Cui X, Yang B, Wang R, Zhao P, Zhao X, Zhang H, Fan X, Li Y, Deyholos MK, Jiang YQ. WRKY6 transcription factor modulates root potassium acquisition through promoting expression of AKT1 in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:1652-1667. [PMID: 38418388 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Potassium (K+), being an essential macronutrient in plants, plays a central role in many aspects. Root growth is highly plastic and is affected by many different abiotic stresses including nutrient deficiency. The Shaker-type K+ channel Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) K+ Transporter 1 (AKT1) is responsible for K+ uptake under both low and high external K+ conditions. However, the upstream transcription factor of AKT1 is not clear. Here, we demonstrated that the WRKY6 transcription factor modulates root growth to low potassium (LK) stress in Arabidopsis. WRKY6 showed a quick response to LK stress and also to many other abiotic stress treatments. The two wrky6 T-DNA insertion mutants were highly sensitive to LK treatment, whose primary root lengths were much shorter, less biomass and lower K+ content in roots than those of wild-type plants, while WRKY6-overexpression lines showed opposite phenotypes. A further investigation showed that WRKY6 regulated the expression of the AKT1 gene via directly binding to the W-box elements in its promoter through EMSA and ChIP-qPCR assays. A dual luciferase reporter analysis further demonstrated that WRKY6 enhanced the transcription of AKT1. Genetic analysis further revealed that the overexpression of AKT1 greatly rescued the short root phenotype of the wrky6 mutant under LK stress, suggesting AKT1 is epistatic to WRKY6 in the control of LK response. Further transcriptome profiling suggested that WRKY6 modulates LK response through a complex regulatory network. Thus, this study unveils a transcription factor that modulates root growth under potassium deficiency conditions by affecting the potassium channel gene AKT1 expression.
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- Fangfang Niu
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement for Stress Tolerance and Production, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Mohr I, Mirzaiebadizi A, Sanyal SK, Chuenban P, Ahmadian MR, Ivanov R, Bauer P. Characterization of the small Arabidopsis thaliana GTPase and ADP-ribosylation factor-like 2 protein TITAN 5. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.04.27.538563. [PMID: 37162876 PMCID: PMC10168340 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.27.538563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Small GTPases function by conformational switching ability between GDP- and GTP-bound states in rapid cell signaling events. The ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) family is involved in vesicle trafficking. Though evolutionarily well conserved, little is known about ARF and ARF-like GTPases in plants. Here, we characterized biochemical properties and cellular localization of the essential small ARF-like GTPase TITAN 5/HALLIMASCH/ARL2/ARLC1 (hereafter termed TTN5) from Arabidopsis thaliana. Two TTN5 variants were included in the study with point mutations at conserved residues, suspected to be functional for nucleotide exchange and GTP hydrolysis, TTN5T30N and TTN5Q70L. We found that TTN5 had a very rapid intrinsic nucleotide exchange capacity with a conserved nucleotide switching mechanism. TTN5 acted as a non-classical small GTPase with a remarkably low GTP hydrolysis activity, suggesting it is likely present in GTP-loaded active form in the cell. We analyzed signals from yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)-tagged TTN5 and from in situ immunolocalization of hemagglutine-tagged HA3-TTN5 in Arabidopsis seedlings and in a transient expression system. Together with colocalization using endomembrane markers and pharmacological treatments the microscopic analysis suggests that TTN5 can be present at the plasma membrane and dynamically associated with membranes of vesicles, Golgi stacks and multivesicular bodies. While the TTN5Q70L variant showed similar GTPase activities and localization behavior as wild-type TTN5, the TTN5T30N mutant differed in some aspects. Hence, the unusual capacity of rapid nucleotide exchange activity of TTN5 is linked with cell membrane dynamics, likely associated with vesicle transport pathways in the endomembrane system.
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- Inga Mohr
- Institute of Botany, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Liu YT, Che Y, Qiu HL, Xia HX, Feng YZ, Deng JY, Yuan Y, Tang QZ. ADP-ribosylation: An emerging direction for disease treatment. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 94:102176. [PMID: 38141734 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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ADP-ribosylation (ADPr) is a dynamically reversible post-translational modification (PTM) driven primarily by ADP-ribosyltransferases (ADPRTs or ARTs), which have ADP-ribosyl transfer activity. ADPr modification is involved in signaling pathways, DNA damage repair, metabolism, immunity, and inflammation. In recent years, several studies have revealed that new targets or treatments for tumors, cardiovascular diseases, neuromuscular diseases and infectious diseases can be explored by regulating ADPr. Here, we review the recent research progress on ART-mediated ADP-ribosylation and the latest findings in the diagnosis and treatment of related diseases.
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- Yu-Ting Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan 430060, PR China.
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Zhu Y, Zhao Q, Cao W, Huang S, Ji C, Zhang W, Trujillo M, Shen J, Jiang L. The plant-unique protein DRIF1 coordinates with sorting nexin 1 to regulate membrane protein homeostasis. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:4217-4237. [PMID: 37647529 PMCID: PMC10689196 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Membrane protein homeostasis is fine-tuned by the cellular pathways for vacuolar degradation and recycling, which ultimately facilitate plant growth and cell-environment interactions. The endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery plays important roles in regulating intraluminal vesicle (ILV) formation and membrane protein sorting to vacuoles. We previously showed that the plant-specific ESCRT component FYVE DOMAIN PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR ENDOSOMAL SORTING1 (FREE1) performs multiple functions in plants, although the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we performed a suppressor screen of the FREE1-RNAi mutant and identified and characterized 2 suppressor of free1 (sof) mutants in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). These mutants, sof10 and sof641, result in a premature stop codon or a missense mutation in AT5G10370, respectively. This gene was named DEAH and RING domain-containing protein as FREE1 suppressor 1 (DRIF1). DRIF1 has a homologous gene, DRIF2, in the Arabidopsis genome with 95% identity to DRIF1. The embryos of drif1 drif2 mutants arrested at the globular stage and formed enlarged multivesicular bodies (MVBs) with an increased number of ILVs. DRIF1 is a membrane-associated protein that coordinates with retromer component sorting nexin 1 to regulate PIN-FORMED2 recycling to the plasma membrane. Altogether, our data demonstrate that DRIF1 is a unique retromer interactor that orchestrates FREE1-mediated ILV formation of MVBs and vacuolar sorting of membrane proteins for degradation in plants.
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- Ying Zhu
- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Biology 3, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Li P, Wu Y, Han X, Li H, Wang L, Chen B, Yu S, Wang Z. BrrA02.LMI1 Encodes a Homeobox Protein That Affects Leaf Margin Development in Brassica rapa. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14205. [PMID: 37762508 PMCID: PMC10532282 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814205] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Leaf margin morphology is an important quality trait affecting the commodity and environmental adaptability of crops. Brassica rapa is an ideal research material for exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying leaf lobe development. Here, we identified BrrA02.LMI1 to be a promising gene underlying the QTL qBrrLLA02 controlling leaf lobe formation in B. rapa, which was detected in our previous study. Sequence comparison analysis showed that the promoter divergences were the most obvious variations of BrrA02.LMI1 between parental lines. The higher expression level and promoter activity of BrrA02.LMI1 in the lobe-leafed parent indicated that promoter variations of BrrA02.LMI1 were responsible for elevating expression and ultimately causing different allele effects. Histochemical GUS staining indicated that BrrA02.LMI1 is mainly expressed at the leaf margin, with the highest expression at the tip of each lobe. Subcellular localization results showed that BrrA02.LMI1 was in the nucleus. The ectopic expression of BrrA02.LMI1 in A. thaliana resulted in a deep leaf lobe in the wild-type plants, and lobed leaf formation was disturbed in BrrA02.LMI11-downregulated plants. Our findings revealed that BrrA02.LMI1 plays a vital role in regulating the formation of lobed leaves, providing a theoretical basis for the selection and breeding of leaf-shape-diverse varieties of B. rapa.
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- Pan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; (P.L.); (Y.W.); (X.H.); (H.L.); (L.W.); (B.C.); (S.Y.)
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing 100097, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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Wadhwa N, Singh D, Yadav R, Kapoor S, Kapoor M. Role of TRDMT1/DNMT2 in stress adaptation and its influence on transcriptome and proteome dynamics under osmotic stress in Physcomitrium patens. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e14014. [PMID: 37882266 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Early land plants such as the moss Physcomitrium patens lack several morphological traits that offer protection to tracheophytes from environmental stresses. These plants instead have evolved several physiological and biochemical mechanisms that facilitate them to adapt to terrestrial stresses such as drought. We have previously shown that loss-of-function mutants of tRNA (cytosine(38)-C(5))-methyltransferase TRDMT1/DNMT2 in P. patens are highly sensitive to oxidative and osmotic stress. To gain insight into the role of PpTRDMT1/PpDNMT2 in modulating genetic networks under osmotic stress, genome-wide transcriptome and proteome studies were undertaken in wild-type and ppdnmt2 plants. Transcriptome analysis revealed 375 genes to be differentially expressed in the ppdnmt2 under stress compared to the WT. Most of these genes are affiliated with carbohydrate metabolic pathways, photosynthesis, cell wall biogenesis, pathways related to isotropic and polarised cell growth and transcription factors among others. Histochemical staining showed elevated levels of reactive oxygen species in ppdnmt2 while transmission electron microscopy revealed no distinct defects in the ultrastructure of chloroplasts. Immunoprecipitation using PpDNMT2-specific antibody coupled with mass spectrometry revealed core proteins of the glycolytic pathway, antioxidant enzymes, proteins of amino acid biosynthetic pathways and photosynthesis-related proteins among others to co-purify with PpTRDMT1/PpDNMT2 under osmotic stress. Yeast two-hybrid assays, protein deletion and α-galactosidase assays showed the cytosol glycolytic protein glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase to bind to the catalytic motifs in PpTRDMT1/PpDNMT2. Results presented in this study allow us to better understand genetic networks linking enzymes of energy metabolism, epigenetic processes and RNA pol II-mediated transcription during osmotic stress tolerance in P. patens.
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- Nikita Wadhwa
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi, India
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi, India
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Sun N, Hu J, Li C, Wang X, Gai Y, Jiang X. Fusion gene 4CL-CCR promotes lignification in tobacco suspension cells. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:939-952. [PMID: 36964306 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03002-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE The fusion gene 4CL-CCR promotes lignification and activates lignin-related MYB expression in tobacco but inhibits auxin-related gene expression and hinders the auxin absorption of cells. Given the importance of lignin polymers in plant growth and their industrial value, it is necessary to investigate how plants synthesize monolignols and regulate the level of lignin in cell walls. In our previous study, expression of the Populus tomentosa fusion gene 4CL-CCR significantly promoted the production of 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols. However, the function of 4CL-CCR in organisms remains poorly understood. In this study, the fusion gene 4CL-CCR was heterologously expressed in tobacco suspension cells. We found that the transgenic suspension cells exhibited lignification earlier. Furthermore, 4CL-CCR significantly reduced the content of phenolic acids and increased the content of aldehydes in the medium, which led to an increase in lignin deposition. Moreover, transcriptome results showed that the genes related to lignin synthesis, such as PAL, 4CL, CCoAOMT and CAD, were significantly upregulated in the 4CL-CCR group. The expression of genes related to auxin, such as ARF3, ARF5 and ARF6, was significantly downregulated. The downregulation of auxin affected the expression of transcription factor MYBs. We hypothesize that the upregulated genes MYB306 and MYB315 are involved in the regulation of cell morphogenesis and lignin biosynthesis and eventually enhance lignification in tobacco suspension cells. Our findings provide insight into the function of 4CL-CCR in lignification and how secondary cell walls are formed in plants.
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- Nan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology , Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China.
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