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Scarpella E. Leaf Vein Patterning. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 75:377-398. [PMID: 38382907 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-062923-030348] [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: 02/23/2024]
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Leaves form veins whose patterns vary from a single vein running the length of the leaf to networks of staggering complexity where huge numbers of veins connect to other veins at both ends. For the longest time, vein formation was thought to be controlled only by the polar, cell-to-cell transport of the plant hormone auxin; recent evidence suggests that is not so. Instead, it turns out that vein patterning features are best accounted for by a combination of polar auxin transport, facilitated auxin diffusion through plasmodesma intercellular channels, and auxin signal transduction-though the latter's precise contribution remains unclear. Equally unclear remain the sites of auxin production during leaf development, on which that vein patterning mechanism ought to depend. Finally, whether that vein patterning mechanism can account for the variety of vein arrangements found in nature remains unknown. Addressing those questions will be the exciting challenge of future research.
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- Enrico Scarpella
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
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Linh NM, Scarpella E. Leaf vein patterning is regulated by the aperture of plasmodesmata intercellular channels. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001781. [PMID: 36166438 PMCID: PMC9514613 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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To form tissue networks, animal cells migrate and interact through proteins protruding from their plasma membranes. Plant cells can do neither, yet plants form vein networks. How plants do so is unclear, but veins are thought to form by the coordinated action of the polar transport and signal transduction of the plant hormone auxin. However, plants inhibited in both pathways still form veins. Patterning of vascular cells into veins is instead prevented in mutants lacking the function of the GNOM (GN) regulator of auxin transport and signaling, suggesting the existence of at least one more GN-dependent vein-patterning pathway. Here we show that in Arabidopsis such a pathway depends on the movement of auxin or an auxin-dependent signal through plasmodesmata (PDs) intercellular channels. PD permeability is high where veins are forming, lowers between veins and nonvascular tissues, but remains high between vein cells. Impaired ability to regulate PD aperture leads to defects in auxin transport and signaling, ultimately leading to vein patterning defects that are enhanced by inhibition of auxin transport or signaling. GN controls PD aperture regulation, and simultaneous inhibition of auxin signaling, auxin transport, and regulated PD aperture phenocopies null gn mutants. Therefore, veins are patterned by the coordinated action of three GN-dependent pathways: auxin signaling, polar auxin transport, and movement of auxin or an auxin-dependent signal through PDs. Such a mechanism of tissue network formation is unprecedented in multicellular organisms. How do plants form vein networks, in the absence of cellular migration or direct cell-cell interaction? This study shows that a GNOM-dependent combination of polar auxin transport, auxin signal transduction, and movement of an auxin signal through plasmodesmata patterns leaf vascular cells into veins.
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- Nguyen Manh Linh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Cabezas-Fuster A, Micol-Ponce R, Fontcuberta-Cervera S, Ponce M. Missplicing suppressor alleles of Arabidopsis PRE-MRNA PROCESSING FACTOR 8 increase splicing fidelity by reducing the use of novel splice sites. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5513-5527. [PMID: 35639749 PMCID: PMC9177961 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Efficient splicing requires a balance between high-fidelity splice-site (SS) selection and speed. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pre-mRNA processing factor 8 (Prp8) helps to balance precise SS selection and rapid, efficient intron excision and exon joining. argonaute1-52 (ago1-52) and incurvata13 (icu13) are hypomorphic alleles of the Arabidopsis thaliana genes ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1) and AUXIN RESISTANT6 (AXR6) that harbor point mutations creating a novel 3'SS and 5'SS, respectively. The spliceosome recognizes these novel SSs, as well as the intact genuine SSs, producing a mixture of wild-type and aberrant mature mRNAs. Here, we characterized five novel mutant alleles of PRP8 (one of the two Arabidopsis co-orthologs of yeast Prp8), naming these alleles morphology of ago1-52 suppressed5 (mas5). In the mas5-1 background, the spliceosome preferentially recognizes the intact genuine 3'SS of ago1-52 and 5'SS of icu13. Since point mutations that damage genuine SSs make the spliceosome prone to recognizing cryptic SSs, we also tested alleles of four genes carrying damaged genuine SSs, finding that mas5-1 did not suppress their missplicing. The mas5-1 and mas5-3 mutations represent a novel class of missplicing suppressors that increase splicing fidelity by hampering the use of novel SSs, but do not alter general pre-mRNA splicing.
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- Adrián Cabezas-Fuster
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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Genome-wide analysis of JAZ family genes expression patterns during fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit development and in response to hormone treatment. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:170. [PMID: 35236292 PMCID: PMC8889711 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08420-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Jasmonate-ZIM domain (JAZ) repressors negatively regulate signal transduction of jasmonates, which regulate plant development and immunity. However, no comprehensive analysis of the JAZ gene family members has been done in the common fig (Ficus carica L.) during fruit development and hormonal treatment. RESULTS In this study, 10 non-redundant fig JAZ family genes (FcJAZs) distributed on 7 chromosomes were identified in the fig genome. Phylogenetic and structural analysis showed that FcJAZ genes can be grouped into 5 classes. All the classes contained relatively complete TIFY and Jas domains. Yeast two hybrid (Y2H) results showed that all FcJAZs proteins may interact with the identified transcription factor, FcMYC2. Tissue-specific expression analysis showed that FcJAZs were highly expressed in the female flowers and roots. Expression patterns of FcJAZs during the fruit development were analyzed by RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR. The findings showed that, most FcJAZs were significantly downregulated from stage 3 to 5 in the female flower, whereas downregulation of these genes was observed in the fruit peel from stage 4 to 5. Weighted-gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) showed the expression pattern of FcJAZs was correlated with hormone signal transduction and plant-pathogen interaction. Putative cis-elements analysis of FcJAZs and expression patterns of FcJAZs which respond to hormone treatments revealed that FcJAZs may regulate fig fruit development by modulating the effect of ethylene or gibberellin. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the FcJAZ family members and provides information on FcJAZs contributions and their role in regulating the common fig fruit development.
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Wan S, Qin Z, Jiang X, Yang M, Chen W, Wang Y, Ni F, Guan Y, Guan R. Identification and Fine Mapping of a Locus Related to Leaf Up-Curling Trait (Bnuc3) in Brassica napus. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111693. [PMID: 34769127 PMCID: PMC8583815 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Leaf trait is an important target trait in crop breeding programs. Moderate leaf curling may be a help for improving crop yield by minimizing the shadowing by leaves. Mining locus for leaf curling trait is of significance for plant genetics and breeding researches. The present study identified a novel rapeseed accession with up-curling leaf, analyzed the up-curling leaf trait inheritance, and fine mapped the locus for up-curling leaf property (Bnuc3) in Brassica napus. Genetic analysis revealed that the up-curling leaf trait is controlled by a single dominant locus, named BnUC3. We performed an association study of BnUC3 with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers using a backcross population derived from the homozygous up-curling leaf line NJAU-M1295 and the canola variety ‘zhongshuang11’ with typical flat leaves, and mapped the BnUC3 locus in a 1.92 Mb interval of chromosome A02 of B. napus. To further map BnUC3, 232 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers and four pairs of Insertion/Deletion (InDel) primers were developed for the mapping interval. Among them, five SSR markers and two InDel markers were polymorphic. By these markers, the mapping interval was narrowed to 92.0 kb using another F2 population. This fine mapping interval has 11 annotated genes among which BnaA02T0157000ZS were inferred to be candidate casual genes for up-curling leaf based on the cloned sequence analysis, gene functionality, and gene expression analysis. The current study laid a foundational basis for further elucidating the mechanism of BnUC3 and breeding of variety with up-curling leaf.
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- Shubei Wan
- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (S.W.); (Z.Q.); (X.J.); (M.Y.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (F.N.); (Y.G.)
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Lavania D, Linh NM, Scarpella E. Of Cells, Strands, and Networks: Auxin and the Patterned Formation of the Vascular System. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2021; 13:cshperspect.a039958. [PMID: 33431582 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a039958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Throughout plant development, vascular cells continually form from within a population of seemingly equivalent cells. Vascular cells connect end to end to form continuous strands, and vascular strands connect at both or either end to form networks of exquisite complexity and mesmerizing beauty. Here we argue that experimental evidence gained over the past few decades implicates the plant hormone auxin-its production, transport, perception, and response-in all the steps that lead to the patterned formation of the plant vascular system, from the formation of vascular cells to their connection into vascular networks. We emphasize the organizing principles of the cell- and tissue-patterning process, rather than its molecular subtleties. In the picture that emerges, cells compete for an auxin-dependent, cell-polarizing signal; positive feedback between cell polarization and cell-to-cell movement of the polarizing signal leads to gradual selection of cell files; and selected cell files differentiate into vascular strands that drain the polarizing signal from the neighboring cells. Although the logic of the patterning process has become increasingly clear, the molecular details remain blurry; the future challenge will be to bring them into razor-sharp focus.
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- Dhruv Lavania
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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Yapa MM, Yu P, Liao F, Moore AG, Hua Z. Generation of a fertile ask1 mutant uncovers a comprehensive set of SCF-mediated intracellular functions. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:493-509. [PMID: 33543567 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Many eukaryotic intracellular processes employ protein ubiquitylation by ubiquitin E3 ligases for functional regulation or protein quality control. In plants, the multi-subunit Skp1-Cullin1-F-box (SCF) complexes compose the largest group of E3 ligases whose specificity is determined by a diverse array of F-box proteins. Although both sequence divergence and polymorphism of F-box genes well support a broad spectrum of SCF functions, experimental evidence is scarce due to the low number of identified SCF substrates. Taking advantage of the bridge role of Skp1 between F-box and Cullin1 in the complex, we systematically analyzed the functional influence of a well-characterized Arabidopsis Skp1-Like1 (ASK1) Ds insertion allele, ask1, in different Arabidopsis accessions. Through 10 generations of backcrossing with Columbia-0 (Col-0), we partially rescued the fertility of this otherwise sterile ask1 allele in Landsberg erecta, thus providing experimental evidence showing the polymorphic roles of SCF complexes. This ask1 mutant produces twisted rosette leaves, a reduced number of petals, fewer viable pollen grains, and larger embryos and seeds compared to Col-0. RNA-Seq-based transcriptome analysis of ask1 uncovered a large spectrum of SCF functions, which is greater than a 10-fold increase compared with previous studies. We also identified its hyposensitive responses to auxin and abscisic acid treatments and enhanced far-red light/phyA-mediated photomorphogenesis. Such diverse roles are consistent with the 20-30% reduction of ubiquitylation events in ask1 estimated by immunoblotting analysis in this work. Collectively, we conclude that ASK1 is a predominant Skp1 protein in Arabidopsis and that the fertile ask1 mutant allowed us to uncover a comprehensive set of SCF functions.
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- Madhura M Yapa
- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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Yang M, Huang C, Wang M, Fan H, Wan S, Wang Y, He J, Guan R. Fine mapping of an up-curling leaf locus (BnUC1) in Brassica napus. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:324. [PMID: 31324149 PMCID: PMC6642557 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1938-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Leaf shape development research is important because leaf shapes such as moderate curling can help to improve light energy utilization efficiency. Leaf growth and development includes initiation of the leaf primordia and polar differentiation of the proximal-distal, adaxial-abaxial, and centrolateral axes. Changes in leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity formation, auxin synthesis and signaling pathways, and development of sclerenchyma and cuticle can cause abnormal leaf shapes such as up-curling leaf. Although many genes related to leaf shape development have been reported, the detailed mechanism of leaf development is still unclear. Here, we report an up-curling leaf mutant plant from our Brassica napus germplasm. We studied its inheritance, mapped the up-curling leaf locus BnUC1, built near-isogenic lines for the Bnuc1 mutant, and evaluated the effect of the dominant leaf curl locus on leaf photosynthetic efficiency and agronomic traits. RESULTS The up-curling trait was controlled by one dominant locus in a progeny population derived from NJAU5734 and Zhongshuang 11 (ZS11). This BnUC1 locus was mapped in an interval of 2732.549 kb on the A05 chromosome of B. napus using Illumina Brassica 60 K Bead Chip Array. To fine map BnUC1, we designed 201 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers covering the mapping interval. Among them, 16 polymorphic primers that narrowed the mapping interval to 54.8 kb were detected using a BC6F2 family population with 654 individuals. We found six annotated genes in the mapping interval using the B. napus reference genome, including BnaA05g18250D and BnaA05g18290D, which bioinformatics and gene expression analyses predicted may be responsible for leaf up-curling. The up-curling leaf trait had negative effects on the agronomic traits of 30 randomly selected individuals from the BC6F2 population. The near-isogenic line of the up-curling leaf (ZS11-UC1) was constructed to evaluate the effect of BnUC1 on photosynthetic efficiency. The results indicated that the up-curling leaf trait locus was beneficial to improve the photosynthetic efficiency. CONCLUSIONS An up-curling leaf mutant Bnuc1 was controlled by one dominant locus BnUC1. This locus had positive effects on photosynthetic efficiency, negative effects on some agronomic traits, and may help to increase planting density in B. napus.
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- Mao Yang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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Pulungan SI, Yano R, Okabe Y, Ichino T, Kojima M, Takebayashi Y, Sakakibara H, Ariizumi T, Ezura H. SlLAX1 is Required for Normal Leaf Development Mediated by Balanced Adaxial and Abaxial Pavement Cell Growth in Tomato. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018. [PMID: 29528453 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Leaves are the major plant organs with a primary function for photosynthesis. Auxin controls various aspects of plant growth and development, including leaf initiation, expansion and differentiation. Unique and intriguing auxin features include its polar transport, which is mainly controlled by the AUX1/LAX and PIN gene families as influx and efflux carriers, respectively. The role of AUX1/LAX genes in root development is well documented, but the role of these genes in leaf morphogenesis remains unclear. Moreover, most studies have been conducted in the plant model Arabidopsis thaliana, while studies in tomato are still scarce. In this study, we isolated six lines of the allelic curly leaf phenotype 'curl' mutants from a γ-ray and EMS (ethyl methanesulfonate) mutagenized population. Using a map-based cloning strategy combined with exome sequencing, we observed that a mutation occurred in the SlLAX1 gene (Solyc09g014380), which is homologous to an Arabidopsis auxin influx carrier gene, AUX1 (AtAUX1). Characterization of six alleles of single curl mutants revealed the pivotal role of SlLAX1 in controlling tomato leaf flatness by balancing adaxial and abaxial pavement cell growth, which has not been reported in tomato. Using TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genome) technology, we isolated an additional mutant allele of the SlLAX1 gene and this mutant showed a curled leaf phenotype similar to other curl mutants, suggesting that Solyc09g014380 is responsible for the curl phenotype. These results showed that SlLAX1 is required for normal leaf development mediated by balanced adaxial and abaxial pavement cell growth in tomato.
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- Sri Imriani Pulungan
- Graduate School Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
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- Faculty Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
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- Faculty Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577 Japan
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- Faculty Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro 1-7-22, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro 1-7-22, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro 1-7-22, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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- Faculty Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577 Japan
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- Faculty Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577 Japan
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Han W, Han D, He Z, Hu H, Wu Q, Zhang J, Jiang J, Qin G, Cui Y, Lai J, Yang C. The SWI/SNF subunit SWI3B regulates IAMT1 expression via chromatin remodeling in Arabidopsis leaf development. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 271:127-132. [PMID: 29650150 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The SWI/SNF complex is crucial to chromatin remodeling in various biological processes in different species, but the distinct functions of its components in plant development remain unclear. Here we uncovered the role of SWI3B, a subunit of the Arabidopsis thaliana SWI/SNF complex, via RNA interference. Knockdown of SWI3B resulted in an upward-curling leaf phenotype. Further investigation showed that the RNA level of IAA carboxyl methyltransferase 1 (IAMT1), encoding an enzyme involved in auxin metabolism, was dramatically elevated in the knockdown (SWI3B-RNAi) plants. In addition, activation of IAMT1 produced a leaf-curling phenotype similar to that of the SWI3B-RNAi lines. Database analysis suggested that the last intron of IAMT contains a site of polymerase V (Pol V) stabilized nucleosome, which may be associated with SWI3B. Data from a micrococcal nuclease (MNase) digestion assay showed that nucleosome occupancy around this site was downregulated in the leaves of SWI3B-RNAi plants. In addition, knockdown of IAMT1 in the SWI3B-RNAi background repressed the abnormal leaf development. Thus, SWI3B-mediated chromatin remodeling is critical in regulating the expression of IAMT1 in leaf development.
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- Wenxing Han
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
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Gu A, Meng C, Chen Y, Wei L, Dong H, Lu Y, Wang Y, Chen X, Zhao J, Shen S. Coupling Seq-BSA and RNA-Seq Analyses Reveal the Molecular Pathway and Genes Associated with Heading Type in Chinese Cabbage. Front Genet 2017; 8:176. [PMID: 29312432 PMCID: PMC5733010 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In Chinese cabbage, heading type is a key agricultural trait of significant economic importance. Using a natural microspore-derived doubled haploid plant, we generated self-crossed progeny with overlapping or outward curling head morphotypes. Sequencing-based bulked segregant analysis (Seq-BSA) revealed a candidate region of 0.52 Mb (A06: 1,824,886~2,347,097 bp) containing genes enriched for plant hormone signal transduction. RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis supported the hormone pathway enrichment leading to the identification of two key candidate genes, BrGH3.12 and BrABF1. The regulated homologous genes and the relationship between genes in this pathway were also revealed. Expression of BrGH3.12 varied significantly in the apical portion of the leaf, consistent with the morphological differences between overlapping and outward curling leaves. Transcript levels of BrABF1 in the top, middle and basal segments of the leaf were significantly different between the two types. The two morphotypes contained different concentrations of IAA in the apical portion of their leaves while levels of ABA differed significantly between plant types in the top, middle, and basal leaf segments. Results from Seq-BSA, RNA-Seq and metabolite analyses all support a role for IAA and ABA in heading type formation. These findings increase our understanding of the molecular basis for pattern formation of the leafy head in Chinese cabbage and will contribute to future work developing more desirable leafy head patterns.
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- AiXia Gu
- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Economic Crop Research Institute, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Shijiazhuang Pomology Institute, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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Aguilar-Hernández V, Kim DY, Stankey RJ, Scalf M, Smith LM, Vierstra RD. Mass Spectrometric Analyses Reveal a Central Role for Ubiquitylation in Remodeling the Arabidopsis Proteome during Photomorphogenesis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2017; 10:846-865. [PMID: 28461270 PMCID: PMC5695678 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The switch from skotomorphogenesis to photomorphogenesis is a key developmental transition in the life of seed plants. While much of the underpinning proteome remodeling is driven by light-induced changes in gene expression, the proteolytic removal of specific proteins by the ubiquitin-26S proteasome system is also likely paramount. Through mass spectrometric analysis of ubiquitylated proteins affinity-purified from etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings before and after red-light irradiation, we identified a number of influential proteins whose ubiquitylation status is modified during this switch. We observed a substantial enrichment for proteins involved in auxin, abscisic acid, ethylene, and brassinosteroid signaling, peroxisome function, disease resistance, protein phosphorylation and light perception, including the phytochrome (Phy) A and phototropin photoreceptors. Soon after red-light treatment, PhyA becomes the dominant ubiquitylated species, with ubiquitin attachment sites mapped to six lysines. A PhyA mutant protected from ubiquitin addition at these sites is substantially more stable in planta upon photoconversion to Pfr and is hyperactive in driving photomorphogenesis. However, light still stimulates ubiquitylation and degradation of this mutant, implying that other attachment sites and/or proteolytic pathways exist. Collectively, we expand the catalog of ubiquitylation targets in Arabidopsis and show that this post-translational modification is central to the rewiring of plants for photoautotrophic growth.
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- Victor Aguilar-Hernández
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1137, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Genetics, 425-G Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Genetics, 425-G Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Genetics, 425-G Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1137, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Genetics, 425-G Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Sandalio LM, Rodríguez-Serrano M, Romero-Puertas MC. Leaf epinasty and auxin: A biochemical and molecular overview. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 253:187-193. [PMID: 27968987 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Leaf epinasty involves the downward bending of leaves as a result of disturbances in their growth, with a greater expansion in adaxial cells as compared to abaxial surface cells. The co-ordinated anisotropy of growth in epidermal, palisade mesophyll and vascular tissues contributes to epinasty. This phenotype, which is regulated by auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA), controls plant cell division and elongation by regulating the expression of a vast number of genes. Other plant hormones, such as ethylene, abscisic acid and brassinosteroids, also regulate epinasty and hyponasty. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation induced by auxins and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) triggers epinasty. The role of ROS and nitric oxide (NO) in the regulation of epinasty has recently been established. Thus, treatment with synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) induces disturbances in the actin cytoskeleton through ROS and NO-dependent post-translational modifications in actin by carbonylation and S-nitrosylation, which cause a reduction in the actin filament. Reorientation of microtubules has become a major feature of the response to auxin. The cytoskeleton is therefore a key player in epinastic development.
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- Luisa M Sandalio
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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Yan B, Wang X, Wang Z, Chen N, Mu C, Mao K, Han L, Zhang W, Liu H. Identification of potential cargo proteins of transportin protein AtTRN1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2016; 35:629-640. [PMID: 26650834 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-015-1908-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We identified 23 novel proteins that can interact with At TRN1. These proteins are potential candidates of At TRN1 cargo proteins, which will facilitate our comprehending of At TRN1 functions in Arabidopsis. Tranportin 1 (TRN1) carries out the nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of many proteins, thereby ensuring that each of them is delivered to the right compartment for its proper function. These cargo proteins involved in lots of important processes, such as alternative pre-mRNA splicing, transcriptional regulation, and protein translation. Current understanding of cargo proteins transported by Arabidopsis thaliana transportin 1 (AtTRN1) is limited. Here, first we employed the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) screening to identify proteins that can interact with AtTRN1 in Arabidopsis, and 12 novel proteins were found. Searching for PY-NLS motif in these 12 proteins suggested that no typical PY-NLS motif was present. We next investigated the specific motifs that will mediate the interactions in these sequences, and found that thirteen truncated fragments interacted with AtTRN1, containing 8 acidic and 5 basic fragments, respectively. We also searched the Arabidopsis proteome for homologs of cargo proteins of yeast Kapl04p and mammalian Kapβ2, and PY-NLS motif-containing proteins. Among these proteins, 11 were identified to interact with AtTRN1. The interactions between all the 23 proteins and AtTRN1 were confirmed by both Y2H and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays. Our results show that AtTRN1 recognizes a broad spectrum of proteins having diverse functions, which will potentially be the cargoes of AtTRN1. Taken together, these results demonstrate the feasibility and potential power of these methods to identify cargo proteins of AtTRN1, and represent a primary and significant step in interpretation of AtTRN1 functionalities.
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- Bo Yan
- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
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Fierro AC, Leroux O, De Coninck B, Cammue BPA, Marchal K, Prinsen E, Van Der Straeten D, Vandenbussche F. Ultraviolet-B radiation stimulates downward leaf curling in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 93:9-17. [PMID: 25542780 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plants are very well adapted to growth in ultraviolet-B (UV-B) containing light. In Arabidopsis thaliana, many of these adaptations are mediated by the UV-B receptor UV resistance locus 8 (UVR8). Using small amounts of supplementary UV-B light, we observed changes in the shape of rosette leaf blades. Wild type plants show more pronounced epinasty of the blade edges, while this is not the case in uvr8 mutant plants. The UVR8 effect thus mimics the effect of phytochrome (phy) B in red light. In addition, a meta-analysis of transcriptome data indicates that the UVR8 and phyB signaling pathways have over 70% of gene regulation in common. Moreover, in low levels of supplementary UV-B light, mutant analysis revealed that phyB signaling is necessary for epinasty of the blade edges. Analysis of auxin levels and the auxin signal reporter DR5::GUS suggest that the epinasty relies on altered auxin distribution, keeping auxin at the leaf blade edges in the presence of UV-B. Together, our results suggest a co-action of phyB and UVR8 signaling, with auxin as a downstream factor.
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- Ana Carolina Fierro
- Department of Information Technology, IMinds, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Biology, Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Information Technology, IMinds, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Physiology, Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Physiology, Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Sánchez-García AB, Aguilera V, Micol-Ponce R, Jover-Gil S, Ponce MR. Arabidopsis MAS2, an Essential Gene That Encodes a Homolog of Animal NF-κ B Activating Protein, Is Involved in 45S Ribosomal DNA Silencing. THE PLANT CELL 2015; 27:1999-2015. [PMID: 26139346 PMCID: PMC4531349 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ribosome biogenesis requires stoichiometric amounts of ribosomal proteins and rRNAs. Synthesis of rRNAs consumes most of the transcriptional activity of eukaryotic cells, but its regulation remains largely unclear in plants. We conducted a screen for ethyl methanesulfonate-induced suppressors of Arabidopsis thaliana ago1-52, a hypomorphic allele of AGO1 (ARGONAUTE1), a key gene in microRNA pathways. We identified nine extragenic suppressors as alleles of MAS2 (MORPHOLOGY OF AGO1-52 SUPPRESSED2). Positional cloning showed that MAS2 encodes the putative ortholog of NKAP (NF-κ B activating protein), a conserved eukaryotic protein involved in transcriptional repression and splicing in animals. The mas2 point mutations behave as informational suppressors of ago1 alleles that cause missplicing. MAS2 is a single-copy gene whose insertional alleles are embryonic lethal. In yeast two-hybrid assays, MAS2 interacted with splicing and ribosome biogenesis proteins, and fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that MAS2 colocalizes with the 45S rDNA at the nucleolar organizer regions (NORs). The artificial microRNA amiR-MAS2 partially repressed MAS2 and caused hypomethylation of 45S rDNA promoters as well as partial NOR decondensation, indicating that MAS2 negatively regulates 45S rDNA expression. Our results thus reveal a key player in the regulation of rRNA synthesis in plants.
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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Das S, Upadhyaya HD, Bajaj D, Kujur A, Badoni S, Laxmi, Kumar V, Tripathi S, Gowda CLL, Sharma S, Singh S, Tyagi AK, Parida SK. Deploying QTL-seq for rapid delineation of a potential candidate gene underlying major trait-associated QTL in chickpea. DNA Res 2015; 22:193-203. [PMID: 25922536 PMCID: PMC4463844 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsv004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A rapid high-resolution genome-wide strategy for molecular mapping of major QTL(s)/gene(s) regulating important agronomic traits is vital for in-depth dissection of complex quantitative traits and genetic enhancement in chickpea. The present study for the first time employed a NGS-based whole-genome QTL-seq strategy to identify one major genomic region harbouring a robust 100-seed weight QTL using an intra-specific 221 chickpea mapping population (desi cv. ICC 7184 × desi cv. ICC 15061). The QTL-seq-derived major SW QTL (CaqSW1.1) was further validated by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker-based traditional QTL mapping (47.6% R2 at higher LOD >19). This reflects the reliability and efficacy of QTL-seq as a strategy for rapid genome-wide scanning and fine mapping of major trait regulatory QTLs in chickpea. The use of QTL-seq and classical QTL mapping in combination narrowed down the 1.37 Mb (comprising 177 genes) major SW QTL (CaqSW1.1) region into a 35 kb genomic interval on desi chickpea chromosome 1 containing six genes. One coding SNP (G/A)-carrying constitutive photomorphogenic9 (COP9) signalosome complex subunit 8 (CSN8) gene of these exhibited seed-specific expression, including pronounced differential up-/down-regulation in low and high seed weight mapping parents and homozygous individuals during seed development. The coding SNP mined in this potential seed weight-governing candidate CSN8 gene was found to be present exclusively in all cultivated species/genotypes, but not in any wild species/genotypes of primary, secondary and tertiary gene pools. This indicates the effect of strong artificial and/or natural selection pressure on target SW locus during chickpea domestication. The proposed QTL-seq-driven integrated genome-wide strategy has potential to delineate major candidate gene(s) harbouring a robust trait regulatory QTL rapidly with optimal use of resources. This will further assist us to extrapolate the molecular mechanism underlying complex quantitative traits at a genome-wide scale leading to fast-paced marker-assisted genetic improvement in diverse crop plants, including chickpea.
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- Shouvik Das
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502324, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB), New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502324, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502324, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502324, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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Mori Y, Hayashi M, Nishimura M, Yamamoto KT. A new temperature-insensitive allele of the Arabidopsis AXR6/CUL1 locus derived from a missense mutation in the C-terminal RBX1 binding region. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2015; 10:e1078956. [PMID: 26339842 PMCID: PMC4883910 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2015.1078956] [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: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We isolated a new recessive allele at the AUXIN RESISTANT6/CULLIN1 (AXR6/CUL1) locus, axr6-101, from an EMS-mutagenized population of Arabidopsis thaliana, the Landsberg erecta ecotype. axr6-101 is auxin resistant and semi-dwarf similar to the other recessive axr6 mutants. The axr6-101 phenotype is caused by the E716K substitution of the CUL1 protein, which is likely to affect its ability to bind to the C-terminal RING domain of RING-box 1 (RBX1). The previously reported allele of AXR6, cul1-7, is caused by a substitution at T510 that binds to the N-terminal β-strand of RBX1. Although cul1-7 shows temperature-sensitive phenotype, the axr6-101 phenotype is largely unaffected by temperature. axr6-101 may provide an important genetic resource for study of the structure-function relationship of the CUL1 protein.
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- Yukiko Mori
- Division of Biological Sciences; Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science; Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience; Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology; Nagahama, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences; Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science; Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan
- Division of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Science; Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan
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Mateo-Bonmatí E, Casanova-Sáez R, Candela H, Micol JL. Rapid identification of angulata leaf mutations using next-generation sequencing. PLANTA 2014; 240:1113-1122. [PMID: 25102851 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2137-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Map-based (positional) cloning has traditionally been the preferred strategy for identifying the causal genes underlying the phenotypes of mutants isolated in forward genetic screens. Massively parallel sequencing technologies are enabling the rapid cloning of genes identified in such screens. We have used a combination of linkage mapping and whole-genome re-sequencing to identify the causal mutations in four loss-of-function angulata (anu) mutants. These mutants were isolated in a screen for mutants with defects in leaf shape and leaf pigmentation. Our results show that the anu1-1, anu4-1, anu9-1 and anu12-1 mutants carry new alleles of the previously characterized SECA2, TRANSLOCON AT THE OUTER MEMBRANE OF CHLOROPLASTS 33 (TOC33), NON-INTRINSIC ABC PROTEIN 14 (NAP14) and CLP PROTEASE PROTEOLYTIC SUBUNIT 1 (CLPR1) genes. Re-sequencing the genomes of fine mapped mutants is a feasible approach that has allowed us to identify a moderate number of candidate mutations, including the one that causes the mutant phenotype, in a nonstandard genetic background. Our results indicate that anu mutations specifically affect plastid-localized proteins involved in diverse processes, such as the movement of peptides through chloroplast membranes (ANU1 and ANU4), metal homeostasis (ANU9) and protein degradation (ANU12).
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- Eduardo Mateo-Bonmatí
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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An R, Liu X, Wang R, Wu H, Liang S, Shao J, Qi Y, An L, Yu F. The over-expression of two transcription factors, ABS5/bHLH30 and ABS7/MYB101, leads to upwardly curly leaves. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107637. [PMID: 25268707 PMCID: PMC4182325 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Proper leaf development is essential for plant growth and development, and leaf morphogenesis is under the control of intricate networks of genetic and environmental cues. We are interested in dissecting these regulatory circuits genetically and report here the isolation of two Arabidopsis dominant mutants, abnormal shoot5-1D (abs5-1D) and abs7-1D identified through activation tagging screens. Both abs5-1D and abs7-1D display an intriguing upwardly curly leaf phenotype. Molecular cloning showed that the elevated expression of a bHLH transcription factor ABS5/T5L1/bHLH30 or a MYB transcription factor ABS7/MYB101 is the cause for the abnormal leaf phenotypes found in abs5-1D or abs7-1D, respectively. Protoplast transient expression assays confirmed that both ABS5/T5L1 and ABS7/MYB101 are targeted to the nucleus. Interestingly, the expression domains of auxin response reporter DR5::GUS were abnormal in leaves of abs5-1D and ABS5/T5L1 over-expression lines. Moreover, cotyledon venation analysis showed that more areoles and free-ending veins are formed in abs5-1D. We found that the epidermis-specific expressions of ABS5/T5L1 or ABS7/MYB101 driven by the Arabidopsis Meristem Layer 1 promoter (PAtML1) were sufficient to recapitulate the curly leaf phenotype of abs5-1D or abs7-1D. In addition, PAtML1::ABS5 lines exhibited similar changes in DR5::GUS expression patterns as those found in 35S-driven ABS5/T5L1 over-expression lines. Our work demonstrated that enhanced expressions of two transcription factors, ABS5/T5L1 and ABS7/MYB101, are able to alter leaf lamina development and reinforce the notion that leaf epidermis plays critical roles in regulating plant organ morphogenesis.
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- Rui An
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Micol-Ponce R, Aguilera V, Ponce MR. A genetic screen for suppressors of a hypomorphic allele of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE1. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5533. [PMID: 24985352 PMCID: PMC4078309 DOI: 10.1038/srep05533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1) encodes a key component of the complexes mediating microRNA (miRNA) function in Arabidopsis. To study the regulation, action and interactions of AGO1, we conducted a genetic screen to identify second-site mutations modifying the morphological phenotype of ago1-52, a partial loss-of-function allele of AGO1. Unlike null ago1 mutations, the hypomorphic ago1-52 allele does not cause lethality or sterility; however, ago1-52 does produce a morphological phenotype clearly distinct from wild type. In our screen for modifiers of ago1-52, we identified suppressor mutations that partially restore wild-type morphology in the ago1-52 background and we termed these mas (morphology of argonaute1-52 suppressed). We focused on 23 of these putative suppressors. Linkage analysis of the mas mutations together with sequencing of the AGO1 gene in genomic DNA and cDNA from ago1-52 mas plants indicated that 22 of the mas lines contain extragenic suppressors, and one contains an intragenic suppressor that affects splicing of ago1-52. In the presence of the wild-type allele of AGO1, most of the mas mutations cause a mild or no mutant phenotype on their own, indicating that the ago1-52 mutant may provide a sensitized background for examining the interactions of AGO1.
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- Rosa Micol-Ponce
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- Current address: Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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Pacurar DI, Pacurar ML, Pacurar AM, Gutierrez L, Bellini C. A novel viable allele of Arabidopsis CULLIN1 identified in a screen for superroot2 suppressors by next generation sequencing-assisted mapping. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100846. [PMID: 24955772 PMCID: PMC4067405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Map-based cloning (MBC) is the conventional approach for linking phenotypes to genotypes, and has been successfully used to identify causal mutations in diverse organisms. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies offer unprecedented possibilities to sequence the entire genomes of organisms, thereby in principle enabling direct identification of causal mutations without mapping. However, although mapping-by-sequencing has proven to be a cost effective alternative to classical MBC in particular situations, methods based solely on NGS still have limitations and need to be refined. Aiming to identify the causal mutations in suppressors of Arabidopsis thaliana superroot2 phenotype, generated by ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) treatment, we combined NGS and classical mapping, to rapidly identify the point mutations and restrict the number of testable candidates by defining the chromosomal intervals containing the causal mutations, respectively. The NGS-assisted mapping approach we describe here facilitates unbiased identification of virtually any causal EMS-generated mutation by overlapping the identification (deep sequencing) and validation (mapping) steps. To exemplify the useful marriage of the two approaches we discuss the strategy used to identify a new viable recessive allele of the Arabidopsis CULLIN1 gene in the non-reference Wassilewskija (Ws-4) accession.
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- Daniel I. Pacurar
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj Napoca, Romania
- Present address: SweTree Technologies AB, Umeå, Sweden
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- Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Molecular biology platform (CRRBM), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech), Versailles, France
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Mergner J, Schwechheimer C. The NEDD8 modification pathway in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:103. [PMID: 24711811 PMCID: PMC3968751 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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NEDD8, in plants and yeasts also known as RELATED TO UBIQUITIN (RUB), is an evolutionarily conserved 76 amino acid protein highly related to ubiquitin. Like ubiquitin, NEDD8 can be conjugated to and deconjugated from target proteins, but unlike ubiquitin, NEDD8 has not been reported to form chains similar to the different polymeric ubiquitin chains that have a role in a diverse set of cellular processes. NEDD8-modification is best known as a post-translational modification of the cullin subunits of cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases. In this context, structural analyses have revealed that neddylation induces a conformation change of the cullin that brings the ubiquitylation substrates into proximity of the interacting E2 conjugating enzyme. In turn, NEDD8 deconjugation destabilizes the cullin RING ligase complex allowing for the exchange of substrate recognition subunits via the exchange factor CAND1. In plants, components of the neddylation and deneddylation pathway were identified based on mutants with defects in auxin and light responses and the characterization of these mutants has been instrumental for the elucidation of the neddylation pathway. More recently, there has been evidence from animal and plant systems that NEDD8 conjugation may also regulate the behavior or fate of non-cullin substrates in a number of ways. Here, the current knowledge on NEDD8 processing, conjugation and deconjugation is presented, where applicable, in the context of specific signaling pathways from plants.
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- *Correspondence: Claus Schwechheimer, Plant Systems Biology, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany e-mail:
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Ferrández-Ayela A, Alonso-Peral MM, Sánchez-García AB, Micol-Ponce R, Pérez-Pérez JM, Micol JL, Ponce MR. Arabidopsis TRANSCURVATA1 encodes NUP58, a component of the nucleopore central channel. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67661. [PMID: 23840761 PMCID: PMC3695937 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The selective trafficking of proteins and RNAs through the nuclear envelope regulates nuclear-cytoplasmic segregation of macromolecules and is mediated by nucleopore complexes (NPCs), which consist of about 400 nucleoporins (Nups) of about 30 types. Extensive studies of nucleoporin function in yeast and vertebrates showed that Nups function in nucleocytoplasmic trafficking and other processes. However, limited studies of plant Nups have identified only a few mutations, which cause pleiotropic phenotypes including reduced growth and early flowering. Here, we describe loss-of-function alleles of Arabidopsis TRANSCURVATA1 (TCU1); these mutations cause increased hypocotyl and petiole length, reticulate and asymmetrically epinastic leaf laminae of reduced size, and early flowering. TCU1 is transcribed in all of the organs and tissues examined, and encodes the putative ortholog of yeast and vertebrate Nup58, a nucleoporin of the Nup62 subcomplex. Nup58 forms the central channel of the NPC and acts directly in translocation of proteins through the nuclear envelope in yeast and vertebrates. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) assays identified physical interactions between TCU1/NUP58 and 34 proteins, including nucleoporins, SCF (Skp1/Cul1/F-box) ubiquitin ligase complex components and other nucleoplasm proteins. Genetic interactions were also found between TCU1 and genes encoding nucleoporins, soluble nuclear transport receptors and components of the ubiquitin-proteasome and auxin signaling pathways. These genetic and physical interactions indicate that TCU1/NUP58 is a member of the Nup62 subcomplex of the Arabidopsis NPC. Our findings also suggest regulatory roles for TCU1/NUP58 beyond its function in nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, a hypothesis that is supported by the Y2H and genetic interactions that we observed.
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, Elche, Spain
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Fambrini M, Pugliesi C. Usual and unusual development of the dicot leaf: involvement of transcription factors and hormones. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2013; 32:899-922. [PMID: 23549933 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1426-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Morphological diversity exhibited by higher plants is essentially related to the tremendous variation of leaf shape. With few exceptions, leaf primordia are initiated postembryonically at the flanks of a group of undifferentiated and proliferative cells within the shoot apical meristem (SAM) in characteristic position for the species and in a regular phyllotactic sequence. Auxin is critical for this process, because genes involved in auxin biosynthesis, transport, and signaling are required for leaf initiation. Down-regulation of transcription factors (TFs) and cytokinins are also involved in the light-dependent leaf initiation pathway. Furthermore, mechanical stresses in SAM determine the direction of cell division and profoundly influence leaf initiation suggesting a link between physical forces, gene regulatory networks and biochemical gradients. After the leaf is initiated, its further growth depends on cell division and cell expansion. Temporal and spatial regulation of these processes determines the size and the shape of the leaf, as well as the internal structure. A complex array of intrinsic signals, including phytohormones and TFs control the appropriate cell proliferation and differentiation to elaborate the final shape and complexity of the leaf. Here, we highlight the main determinants involved in leaf initiation, epidermal patterning, and elaboration of lamina shape to generate small marginal serrations, more deep lobes or a dissected compound leaf. We also outline recent advances in our knowledge of regulatory networks involved with the unusual pattern of leaf development in epiphyllous plants as well as leaf morphology aberrations, such as galls after pathogenic attacks of pests.
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- Marco Fambrini
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Agro-alimentari, Università di Pisa, Via Del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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