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Galibina NA, Moshchenskaya YL, Tarelkina TV, Nikerova KM, Korzhenevskii MA, Serkova AA, Afoshin NV, Semenova LI, Ivanova DS, Guljaeva EN, Chirva OV. Identification and Expression Profile of CLE41/44-PXY-WOX Genes in Adult Trees Pinus sylvestris L. Trunk Tissues during Cambial Activity. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:835. [PMID: 36840180 PMCID: PMC9961183 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
WUSCHEL (WUS)-related homeobox (WOX) protein family members play important roles in the maintenance and proliferation of the stem cells in the cambium, the lateral meristem that forms all the wood structural elements. Most studies have examined the function of these genes in angiosperms, and very little was known about coniferous trees. Pine is one of the most critical forest-forming conifers globally, and in this research, we studied the distribution of WOX4, WOX13, and WOXG genes expression in Pinus sylvestris L. trunk tissues. Further, we considered the role of TDIF(CLE41/44)/TDR(PXY) signaling in regulating Scots pine cambial activity. The distribution of CLE41/44-PXY-WOXs gene expression in Scots pine trunk tissues was studied: (1) depending on the stage of ontogenesis (the first group of objects); and (2) depending on the stage of cambial growth (the second group of objects). The first group of objects is lingonberry pine forests of different ages (30-, 80-, and 180-year-old stands) in the middle taiga subzone. At the time of selection, all the trees of the studied groups were at the same seasonal stage of development: the formation of late phloem and early xylem was occurring in the trunk. The second group of objects is 40-year-old pine trees that were selected growing in the forest seed orchard. We took the trunk tissue samples on 27 May 2022, 21 June 2022, and 21 July 2022. We have indicated the spatial separation expressed of PsCLE41/44 and PsPXY in pine trunk tissues. PsCLE41/44 was differentially expressed in Fraction 1, including phloem cells and cambial zone. Maximum expression of the PsPXY gene occurred in Fraction 2, including differentiating xylem cells. The maximum expression of the PsCLE41/44 gene occurred on 27 May, when the number of cells in the cambial zone was the highest, and then it decreased to almost zero. The PsPXY gene transcript level increased from May to the end of July. We found that the highest transcript level of the PsWOX4 gene was during the period of active cell proliferation in the cambial zone, and also in the trees with the cambial age 63 years, which were characterized by the largest number of cell layers in the cambial zone. In this study, we have examined the expression profiles of genes belonging to the ancient clade (PsWOXG and PsWOX13) in stem tissues in Scots pine for the first time. We found that, in contrast to PsWOX4 (high expression that was observed during the period of active formation of early tracheids), the expression of genes of the ancient clade of the WOX genes was observed during the period of decreased cambial activity in the second half of the growing season. We found that PsWOX13 expression was shifted to Fraction 1 in most cases and increased from the phloem side, while PsWOXG expression was not clearly bound to a certain fraction. Based on the data, the role of the CLE41/44-PXY-WOX signaling module in regulating P. sylvestris cambial growth is discussed.
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Zhang L, Xie S, Yang C, Cao D, Fan S, Zhang X. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes and Pathways for Potential Branch Growth in Elm ( Ulmus pumila) Cultivars. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:711. [PMID: 35625439 PMCID: PMC9139171 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wood plays a vital role in human life. It is important to study the thickening mechanism of tree branches and explore the mechanism of wood formation. Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a strong essential wood, and it is widely used in cabinets, sculptures, and ship making. In the present study, phenotypic and comparative transcriptomic analyses were performed in U. pumila fast- (UGu17 and UZuantian) and slow-growing cultivars (U81-07 and U82-39). Phenotypic observation showed that the thickness of secondary xylem of 2-year-old fast-growing branches was greater compared with slow-growing cultivars. A total of 9367 (up = 4363, down = 5004), 7159 (3413/3746), 7436 (3566/3870), and 5707 (2719/2988) differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between fast- and slow-growing cultivars. Moreover, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses predicted that many pathways were involved in vascular development and transcriptional regulation in elm, such as "plant-type secondary cell wall biogenesis", "cell wall thickening", and "phenylpropanoid biosynthesis". NAC domain transcriptional factors (TFs) and their master regulators (VND1/MYB26), cellulose synthase catalytic subunits (CESAs) (such as IRX5/IRX3/IRX1), xylan synthesis, and secondary wall thickness (such as IRX9/IRX10/IRX8) were supposed to function in the thickening mechanism of elm branches. Our results indicated that the general phenylpropanoid pathway (such as PAL/C4H/4CL) and lignin metabolism (such as HCL/CSE/CCoAOMT/CCR/F5H) had vital functions in the growth of elm branches. Our transcriptome data were consistent with molecular results for branch thickening in elm cultivars.
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- Key Lab of Plant Stress Research, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (L.Z.); (S.X.); (C.Y.); (D.C.)
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- Key Lab of Plant Stress Research, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (L.Z.); (S.X.); (C.Y.); (D.C.)
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Valledor L, Guerrero S, García-Campa L, Meijón M. Proteometabolomic characterization of apical bud maturation in Pinus pinaster. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 41:508-521. [PMID: 32870277 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bud maturation is a physiological process that implies a set of morphophysiological changes that lead to the transition of growth patterns from young to mature. This transition defines tree growth and architecture, and in consequence traits such as biomass production and wood quality. In Pinus pinaster Aiton, a conifer of great timber value, bud maturation is closely related to polycyclism (multiple growth periods per year). This process causes a lack of apical dominance, and consequently increased branching that reduces its timber quality and value. However, despite its importance, little is known about bud maturation. In this work, proteomics and metabolomics were employed to study apical and basal sections of young and mature buds in P. pinaster. Proteins and metabolites in samples were described and quantified using (n)UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap. The datasets were analyzed employing an integrative statistical approach, which allowed the determination of the interactions between proteins and metabolites and the different bud sections and ages. Specific dynamics of proteins and metabolites such as histones H3 and H4, ribosomal proteins L15 and L12, chaperonin TCP1, 14-3-3 protein gamma, gibberellins A1, A3 and A8, strigolactones and abscisic acid, involved in epigenetic regulation, proteome remodeling, hormonal signaling and abiotic stress pathways showed their potential role during bud maturation. Candidates and pathways were validated employing interaction databases and targeted transcriptomics. These results increase our understanding of the molecular processes behind bud maturation, a key step towards improving timber production and natural pine forests management in a future scenario of climate change. However, further studies are necessary using different P. pinaster populations that show contrasting wood quality and stress tolerance in order to generalize the results.
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- Luis Valledor
- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, C/Catedrático Rodrigo Uría, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33071, Asturias, Spain
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, C/Catedrático Rodrigo Uría, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33071, Asturias, Spain
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, C/Catedrático Rodrigo Uría, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33071, Asturias, Spain
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, C/Catedrático Rodrigo Uría, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33071, Asturias, Spain
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Fischer U, Kucukoglu M, Helariutta Y, Bhalerao RP. The Dynamics of Cambial Stem Cell Activity. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 70:293-319. [PMID: 30822110 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050718-100402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Stem cell populations in meristematic tissues at distinct locations in the plant body provide the potency of continuous plant growth. Primary meristems, at the apices of the plant body, contribute mainly to the elongation of the main plant axes, whereas secondary meristems in lateral positions are responsible for the thickening of these axes. The stem cells of the vascular cambium-a secondary lateral meristem-produce the secondary phloem (bast) and secondary xylem (wood). The sites of primary and secondary growth are spatially separated, and mobile signals are expected to coordinate growth rates between apical and lateral stem cell populations. Although the underlying mechanisms have not yet been uncovered, it seems likely that hormones, peptides, and mechanical cues orchestrate primary and secondary growth. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge and recent discoveries of how cambial stem cell activity is regulated, with a focus on mobile signals and the response of cambial activity to environmental and stress factors.
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- Urs Fischer
- KWS SAAT SE, 37555 Einbeck, Germany
- Umeå Plant Science Center, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden;
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, United Kingdom
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- Umeå Plant Science Center, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden;
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Näsholm T, Palmroth S, Ganeteg U, Moshelion M, Hurry V, Franklin O. Genetics of superior growth traits in trees are being mapped but will the faster-growing risk-takers make it in the wild? TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 34:1141-1148. [PMID: 25527413 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpu112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Torgny Näsholm
- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Science & Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
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