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Majee A, Kumari D, Sane VA, Singh RK. Novel roles of HSFs and HSPs, other than relating to heat stress, in temperature-mediated flowering. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2023; 132:1103-1106. [PMID: 37615541 PMCID: PMC10809051 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The thermotolerant ability of heat shock factors (HSFs) and heat shock proteins (HSPs) in plants has been shown. Recently, focus has been on their function in plant growth and development under non-stress conditions. Their role in flowering has been suggested given that lower levels of HSF/HSPs resulted in altered flowering in Arabidopsis. Genetic and molecular studies of Arabidopsis HSF/HSP mutants advocated an association with temperature-mediated regulation of flowering, but the fundamental genetic mechanism behind this phenomenon remains obscure. Here we outline plausible integration between HSFs/HSPs and temperature-dependent pathways in plants regulating flowering. Moreover, we discuss how similar pathways can be present in thermoperiodic geophytic plants that require ambient high temperatures for flowering induction.
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- Adity Majee
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur 176061, HP, India
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- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur 176061, HP, India
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Amini Z, Salehi H, Chehrazi M, Etemadi M, Xiang M. miRNAs and Their Target Genes Play a Critical Role in Response to Heat Stress in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Mol Biotechnol 2023; 65:2004-2017. [PMID: 36913082 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00713-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Annual global temperature is increasing rapidly. Therefore, in the near future, plants will be exposed to severe heat stress. However, the potential of microRNAs-mediated molecular mechanism for modulating the expression of their target genes is unclear. To investigate the changes of miRNAs in thermo-tolerant plants, in this study, we first investigated the impact of four high temperature regimes including 35/30 °C, 40/35 °C, 45/40 °C, and 50/45 °C in a day/night cycle for 21 days on the physiological traits (total chlorophyll, relative water content and electrolyte leakage and total soluble protein), antioxidant enzymes activities (superoxide dismutase, ascorbic peroxidase, catalase and peroxidase), and osmolytes (total soluble carbohydrates and starch) in two bermudagrass accessions named Malayer and Gorgan. The results showed that more chlorophyll and the relative water content, lower ion leakage, more efficient protein and carbon metabolism and activation of defense proteins (such as antioxidant enzymes) in Gorgan accession, led to better maintained plant growth and activity during heat stress. In the next stage, to investigate the role of miRNAs and their target genes in response to heat stress in a thermo-tolerant plant, the impact of severe heat stress (45/40 °C) was evaluated on the expression of three miRNAs (miRNA159a, miRNA160a and miRNA164f) and their target genes (GAMYB, ARF17 and NAC1, respectively). All measurements were performed in leaves and roots simultaneously. Heat stress significantly induced the expression of three miRNAs in leaves of two accession, while having different effects on the expression of these miRNAs in roots. The results showed that a decrease in the expression of the transcription factor ARF17, no change in the expression of the transcription factor NAC1, and an increase in the expression of the transcription factor GAMYB in leaf and root tissues of Gorgan accession led to improved heat tolerance in it. These results also showed that the effect of miRNAs on the modulating expression of target mRNAs in leaves and roots is different under heat stress, and miRNAs and mRNAs show spatiotemporal expression. Therefore, the simultaneous analysis of miRNAs and mRNAs expressions in shoot and roots is needed to comprehensively understand miRNAs regulatory function under heat stress.
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- Zohreh Amini
- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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Lu J, Qu L, Xing G, Liu Z, Lu X, Han X. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the MADS Gene Family in Tulips ( Tulipa gesneriana). Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1974. [PMID: 37895323 PMCID: PMC10606154 DOI: 10.3390/genes14101974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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To investigate the cold response mechanism and low temperature regulation of flowering in tulips, this study identified 32 MADS-box transcription factor family members in tulips based on full-length transcriptome sequencing, named TgMADS1-TgMADS32. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these genes can be divided into two classes: type I and type II. Structural analysis showed that TgMADS genes from different subfamilies have a similar distribution of conserved motifs. Quantitative real-time PCR results demonstrated that some TgMADS genes (e.g., TgMADS3, TgMADS15, TgMADS16, and TgMADS19) were significantly upregulated in buds and stems under cold conditions, implying their potential involvement in the cold response of tulips. In summary, this study systematically identified MADS family members in tulips and elucidated their evolutionary relationships, gene structures, and cold-responsive expression patterns, laying the foundation for further elucidating the roles of these transcription factors in flowering and the cold adaptability of tulips.
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- Jiaojiao Lu
- Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China; (J.L.); (L.Q.); (G.X.); (Z.L.)
- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China; (J.L.); (L.Q.); (G.X.); (Z.L.)
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- Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China; (J.L.); (L.Q.); (G.X.); (Z.L.)
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- Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China; (J.L.); (L.Q.); (G.X.); (Z.L.)
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- Liaoning Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China; (J.L.); (L.Q.); (G.X.); (Z.L.)
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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Cheng G, Zhang F, Shu X, Wang N, Wang T, Zhuang W, Wang Z. Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Related to Floral Bud Differentiation and Flowering Time in Three Populations of Lycoris radiata. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232214036. [PMID: 36430515 PMCID: PMC9699370 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The transition from vegetative to reproductive growth is important for controlling the flowering of Lycoris radiata. However, the genetic control of this complex developmental process remains unclear. In this study, 18 shoot apical meristem (SAM) samples were collected from early-, mid- and late-flowering populations during floral bud differentiation. The histological analysis of paraffin sections showed that the floral bud differentiation could be divided into six stages; the differentiation time of the early group was earlier than that of the middle and late groups, and the late group was the latest. In different populations, some important differential genes affecting the flowering time were identified by transcriptome profiles of floral bud differentiation samples. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed to enrich the gene co-expression modules of diverse flowering time populations (FT) and floral bud differentiation stages (ST). In the MEyellow module, five core hub genes were identified, including CO14, GI, SPL8, SPL9, and SPL15. The correlation network of hub genes showed that they interact with SPLs, AP2, hormone response factors (auxin, gibberellin, ethylene, and abscisic acid), and several transcription factors (MADS-box transcription factor, bHLH, MYB, and NAC3). It suggests the important role of these genes and the complex molecular mechanism of floral bud differentiation and flowering time in L. radiata. These results can preliminarily explain the molecular mechanism of floral bud differentiation and provide new candidate genes for the flowering regulation of Lycoris.
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- Guanghao Cheng
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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Li Y, Xin Q, Zhang Y, Liang M, Zhao G, Jiang D, Liu X, Zhang H. Comparative metabolome analysis unravels a close association between dormancy release and metabolic alteration induced by low temperature in lily bulbs. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2022; 41:1561-1572. [PMID: 35612596 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-022-02874-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The correlation between dormancy release and metabolic metabolic changes in lily bulbs during low temperature storage was investigated. Low temperature is a major environmental factor required for dormancy release in lily bulbs. Although great advances in plant metabolomics have been achieved, knowledge about the molecular basis of lily bulb metabolomes at different developmental stages in response to low temperature is still limited. In this work, the dormancy release, vegetative growth, flowering, metabolic profile and gene expression in the less dormant cultivar Lilium longiforum × Oriental hybrid 'Triumphator' (T) and the more dormant cultivar Lilium Asiatic hybrid 'Honesty' (H) were compared. Exposure to low temperature (LT) successfully promoted stem elongation, floral transition and flowering of both T and H bulbs. However, exposure to room temperature (RT) restricted stalk elongation of both T and H bulbs, and prohibited floral transition and flowering of H bulbs. Correspondingly, higher antioxidant enzyme activity and total primary metabolite contents were observed in the apical bud of T bulbs. Gene expression analysis revealed that expressions of LiFT, LiFLK, LiSOC1 and LiCBF were decreased, whereas the expression of LiSVP and LiFLC were increased, in the apical bud of H bulbs under RT storage condition. Our findings reveal that the growth and dormancy breaking of lily bulbs are closely associated with the metabolic changes in the apical buds during postharvest storage.
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- Yafan Li
- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Muping, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Muping, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 26 West Gangcheng Street, Yantai, 265500, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Muping, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Muping District in Yantai, 551 Muping District Government Avenue, Yantai, 264100, China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Muping District in Yantai, 551 Muping District Government Avenue, Yantai, 264100, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Muping, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Muping, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Lycoris chinensis Bulbs Reveals Flowering in the Age-Mediated Pathway. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12070899. [PMID: 35883454 PMCID: PMC9312979 DOI: 10.3390/biom12070899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Lycoris is a summer bulbous flower that commonly needs to go through a long period of vegetative growth for 3 to 5 years before flowering. Plant flowering is regulated by a complex genetic network. Compared with most perennial flowers, knowledge on the molecular mechanism responsible for floral transition in bulbous flowers is lacking, and only a few genes that regulate flowering have been identified with few reports on the floral transition in Lycoris. In this study, we identified many differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and transcription factors (TFs) by RNA-Seq in L. chinensis bulbs of different ages, including one- to four-year-old nonflowering bulbs and four-year-old flowering bulbs. Some DEGs were enriched in Gene Ontology (GO) terms between the three- and four-year-old bulbs, and there most genes were enriched in terms of metabolic process and catalytic activity. In the four-year old bulbs, most of the DEGs that may be involved in flowering were classified under the GO term biological process, which was a totally different result from the vegetative bulbs. Some DEGs between flowering and nonflowering bulbs were enriched in plant hormone signal transduction, including the hormones auxin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, and ethylene, but no DEGs were enriched in the gibberellin pathway. Auxin is the main endogenous phytohormone involved in bulb growth and development, but cytokinin, abscisic acid, and ethylene were shown to increase in flowering bulbs. In addition, energy-metabolism-related genes maintain a high expression level in large bulbs, and some positive regulators (SPL, COL, and AP1) and early flowering genes were also shown to be highly expressed in the meristems of flowering bulbs. It suggested that sugar molecules may be the energy source that regulates the signal transduction of flowering by connecting with phytohormone signaling in Lycoris. A total of 1911 TFs were identified and classified into 89 categories, where the top six families with the largest gene numbers were C2H2, NAC, AP2/ERF-ERF, C3H, MYB-related, and WRKY. Most DEGs were in the AP2/ERF-ERF family, and most of them were downregulated in 4-year-old flowering bulbs. A number of families were reported to be involved in plant flowering, including NAC, AP2/ERF, MYB, WRKY, bZIP, MADS, and NF-Y. These results can act as a genetic resource to aid in the explanation of the genetic mechanism responsible for the flowering of Lycoris and other bulbous flowers.
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Ma L, Yan Y. GhSOC1s Evolve to Respond Differently to the Environmental Cues and Promote Flowering in Partially Independent Ways. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:882946. [PMID: 35519808 PMCID: PMC9067242 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.882946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Gossypium hirsutum is most broadly cultivated in the world due to its broader adaptation to the environment and successful breeding of early maturity varieties. However, how cotton responds to environmental cues to adjust flowering time to achieve reproductive success is largely unknown. SOC1 functions as an essential integrator for the endogenous and exogenous signals to maximize reproduction. Thus we identified six SOC1-like genes in Gossypium that clustered into two groups. GhSOC1-1 contained a large intron and clustered with monocot SOC1s, while GhSOC1-2/3 were close to dicot SOC1s. GhSOC1s expression gradually increased during seedling development suggesting their conserved function in promoting flowering, which was supported by the early flowering phenotype of 35S:GhSOC1-1 Arabidopsis lines and the delayed flowering of cotton silencing lines. Furthermore, GhSOC1-1 responded to short-day and high temperature conditions, while GhSOC1-2 responded to long-day conditions. GhSOC1-3 might function to promote flowering in response to low temperature and cold. Taken together, our results demonstrate that GhSOC1s respond differently to light and temperature and act cooperatively to activate GhLFY expression to promote floral transition and enlighten us in cotton adaptation to environment that is helpful in improvement of cotton maturity.
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Khosa J, Bellinazzo F, Kamenetsky Goldstein R, Macknight R, Immink RGH. PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE-BINDING PROTEINS: the conductors of dual reproduction in plants with vegetative storage organs. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:2845-2856. [PMID: 33606013 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Geophytes, the plants that form vegetative storage organs, are characterized by a dual reproduction system, in which vegetative and sexual propagation are tightly regulated to ensure fitness in harsh climatic conditions. Recent findings highlight the role of the PEBP (PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE-BINDING PROTEIN) gene family in geophytes as major players in the molecular cascades underlying both types of reproduction. In this review, we briefly explain the life cycle and reproduction strategies of different geophytes and what is known about the physiological aspects related to these processes. Subsequently, an in-depth overview is provided of the molecular and genetic pathways driving these processes. In the evolution of plants, the PEBP gene family has expanded, followed by neo- and subfunctionalization. Careful characterization revealed that differential expression and differential protein complex formation provide the members of this gene family with unique functions, enabling them to mediate the crosstalk between the two reproductive events in geophytes in response to environmental and endogenous cues. Taking all these studies into account, we propose to regard the PEBPs as conductors of geophyte reproductive development.
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- Jiffinvir Khosa
- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin, PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Ongoing Evolution in the Genus Crocus: Diversity of Flowering Strategies on the Way to Hysteranthy. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10030477. [PMID: 33802494 PMCID: PMC7999489 DOI: 10.3390/plants10030477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Species of the genus Crocus are found over a wide range of climatic areas. In natural habitats, these geophytes diverge in the flowering strategies. This variability was assessed by analyzing the flowering traits of the Spanish collection of wild crocuses, preserved in the Bank of Plant Germplasm of Cuenca. Plants of the seven Spanish species were analyzed both in their natural environments (58 native populations) and in common garden experiments (112 accessions). Differences among species observed in the native habitats were maintained under uniform environmental conditions, suggesting a genetic basis for flowering mechanisms. Two eco-morphological types, autumn- and spring-flowering species, share similar patterns of floral induction and differentiation period in summer. The optimal temperature for this process was 23 °C for both types. Unlike Irano-Turanian crocuses, spring-flowering Spanish species do not require low winter temperatures for flower elongation. Hysteranthous crocuses flower in autumn prior to leaf elongation. We conclude that the variability in flowering traits in crocuses is related to the genetic and environmental regulation of flower primordia differentiation and elongation prior to emergence above the soil surface. The elucidation of the physiological differences between eco-morphological types of crocuses: synanthous with cold requirements and synanthous and hysteranthous without cold requirements, unlocks a new approach to the flowering evolution of geophytes in Mediterranean regions. Crocus species can serve both as a new model in the study of the molecular basis of hysteranthy and for the purposes of developing the molecular markers for desirable flowering traits.
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Tribble CM, Martínez-Gómez J, Alzate-Guarín F, Rothfels CJ, Specht CD. Comparative transcriptomics of a monocotyledonous geophyte reveals shared molecular mechanisms of underground storage organ formation. Evol Dev 2021; 23:155-173. [PMID: 33465278 DOI: 10.1111/ede.12369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Many species from across the vascular plant tree-of-life have modified standard plant tissues into tubers, bulbs, corms, and other underground storage organs (USOs), unique innovations which allow these plants to retreat underground. Our ability to understand the developmental and evolutionary forces that shape these morphologies is limited by a lack of studies on certain USOs and plant clades. We take a comparative transcriptomics approach to characterizing the molecular mechanisms of tuberous root formation in Bomarea multiflora (Alstroemeriaceae) and compare these mechanisms to those identified in other USOs across diverse plant lineages; B. multiflora fills a key gap in our understanding of USO molecular development as the first monocot with tuberous roots to be the focus of this kind of research. We sequenced transcriptomes from the growing tip of four tissue types (aerial shoot, rhizome, fibrous root, and root tuber) of three individuals of B. multiflora. We identified differentially expressed isoforms between tuberous and non-tuberous roots and tested the expression of a priori candidate genes implicated in underground storage in other taxa. We identify 271 genes that are differentially expressed in root tubers versus non-tuberous roots, including genes implicated in cell wall modification, defense response, and starch biosynthesis. We also identify a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein, which has been implicated in tuberization signalling in other taxa and, through gene-tree analysis, place this copy in a phylogenetic context. These findings suggest that some similar molecular processes underlie the formation of USOs across flowering plants despite the long evolutionary distances among taxa and non-homologous morphologies (e.g., bulbs vs. tubers). (Plant development, tuberous roots, comparative transcriptomics, geophytes).
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- Carrie M Tribble
- Department of Integrative Biology and, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.,School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Section of Plant Biology and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Grupo de Estudios Botánicos (GEOBOTA) and Herbario Universidad de Antioquia (HUA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Integrative Biology and, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Section of Plant Biology and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Jánosi IM, Silhavy D, Tamás J, Csontos P. Bulbous perennials precisely detect the length of winter and adjust flowering dates. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 228:1535-1547. [PMID: 32538474 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In order to identify the most relevant environmental parameters that regulate flowering time of bulbous perennials, first flowering dates of 329 taxa over 33 yr are correlated with monthly and daily mean values of 16 environmental parameters (such as insolation, precipitation, temperature, soil water content, etc.) spanning at least 1 yr back from flowering. A machine learning algorithm is deployed to identify the best explanatory parameters because the problem is strongly prone to overfitting for traditional methods: if the number of parameters is the same or greater than the number of observations, then a linear model can perfectly fit the dependent variable (observations). Surprisingly, the best proxy of flowering date fluctuations is the daily snow depth anomaly, which cannot be a signal itself, however it should be related to some integrated temperature signal. Moreover, daily snow depth anomaly as proxy performs much better than mean soil temperature preceding the flowering, the best monthly explanatory parameter. Our findings support the existence of complicated temperature sensing mechanisms operating on different timescales, which is a prerequisite to precisely observe the length and severity of the winter season and translate for example, 'lack of snow' information to meaningful internal signals related to phenophases.
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- Imre M Jánosi
- Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, Dresden, 01187, Germany
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- Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Könyves Kálmán krt. 40, Budapest, H-1089, Hungary
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- Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Herman Ottó u. 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary
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Cui Y, Lu S, Li Z, Cheng J, Hu P, Zhu T, Wang X, Jin M, Wang X, Li L, Huang S, Zou B, Hua J. CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED ION CHANNELs 14 and 16 Promote Tolerance to Heat and Chilling in Rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 183:1794-1808. [PMID: 32527735 PMCID: PMC7401114 DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Calcium signaling has been postulated to be critical for both heat and chilling tolerance in plants, but its molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the function of two closely related cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel (CNGC) proteins, OsCNGC14 and OsCNGC16, in temperature-stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) by examining their loss-of-function mutants generated by genome editing. Under both heat and chilling stress, both the cngc14 and cngc16 mutants displayed reduced survival rates, higher accumulation levels of hydrogen peroxide, and increased cell death. In the cngc16 mutant, the extent to which some genes were induced and repressed in response to heat stress was altered and some Heat Shock factor (HSF) and Heat Shock Protein (HSP) genes were slightly more induced compared to the wild type. Furthermore, the loss of either OsCNGC14 or OsCNGC16 reduced or abolished cytosolic calcium signals induced by either heat or chilling stress. Therefore, OsCNGC14 and OsCNGC16 are required for heat and chilling tolerance and are modulators of calcium signals in response to temperature stress. In addition, loss of their homologs AtCNGC2 and AtCNGC4 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) also led to compromised tolerance of low temperature. Thus, this study indicates a critical role of CNGC genes in both chilling and heat tolerance in plants, suggesting a potential overlap in calcium signaling in response to high- and low-temperature stress.
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- Yongmei Cui
- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Experimental Teaching Center for Plant Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Ahmad S, Yuan C, Yang Q, Yang Y, Cheng T, Wang J, Pan H, Zhang Q. Morpho-physiological integrators, transcriptome and coexpression network analyses signify the novel molecular signatures associated with axillary bud in chrysanthemum. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:145. [PMID: 32264822 PMCID: PMC7140574 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02336-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Axillary bud is an important agronomic and economic trait in cut chrysanthemum. Bud outgrowth is an intricate process controlled by complex molecular regulatory networks, physio-chemical integrators and environmental stimuli. Temperature is one of the key regulators of bud's fate. However, little is known about the temperature-mediated control of axillary bud at molecular levels in chrysanthemum. A comprehensive study was designed to study the bud outgrowth at normal and elevated temperature in cut chrysanthemum. Leaf morphology, histology, physiological parameters were studied to correlate the leaf activity with bud morphology, sucrose and hormonal regulation and the molecular controllers. RESULTS Temperature caused differential bud outgrowth along bud positions. Photosynthetic leaf area, physiological indicators and sucrose utilization were changed considerable due to high temperature. Comparative transcriptome analysis identified a significant proportion of bud position-specific genes.Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) showed that axillary bud control can be delineated by modules of coexpressed genes; especially, MEtan3, MEgreen2 and MEantiquewhite presented group of genes specific to bud length. A comparative analysis between different bud positions in two temperatures revealed the morpho-physiological traits associated with specific modules. Moreover, the transcriptional regulatory networks were configured to identify key determinants of bud outgrowth. Cell division, organogenesis, accumulation of storage compounds and metabolic changes were prominent during the bud emergence. CONCLUSIONS RNA-seq data coupled with morpho-physiological integrators from three bud positions at two temperature regimes brings a robust source to understand bud outgrowth status influenced by high temperature in cut chrysanthemum. Our results provide helpful information for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of temperature on axillary bud growth in chrysanthemum.
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- Sagheer Ahmad
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Ben Michael TE, Faigenboim A, Shemesh-Mayer E, Forer I, Gershberg C, Shafran H, Rabinowitch HD, Kamenetsky-Goldstein R. Crosstalk in the darkness: bulb vernalization activates meristem transition via circadian rhythm and photoperiodic pathway. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:77. [PMID: 32066385 PMCID: PMC7027078 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-2269-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Geophytes possess specialized storage organs - bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes, which allow their survival during unfovarable periods and provide energy support for sprouting and sexual and vegetative reproduction. Bulbing and flowering of the geophyte depend on the combined effects of the internal and external factors, especially temperature and photoperiod. Many geophytes are extensively used in agriculture, but mechanisms of regulation of their flowering and bulbing are still unclear. RESULTS Comparative morpho-physiological and transcriptome analyses and quantitative validation of gene expression shed light on the molecular regulation of the responses to vernalization in garlic, a typical bulbous plant. Long dark cold exposure of bulbs is a major cue for flowering and bulbing, and its interactions with the genetic makeup of the individual plant dictate the phenotypic expression during growth stage. Photoperiod signal is not involved in the initial nuclear and metabolic processes, but might play role in the later stages of development, flower stem elongation and bulbing. Vernalization for 12 weeks at 4 °C and planting in November resulted in flower initiation under short photoperiod in December-January, and early blooming and bulbing. In contrast, non-vernalized plants did not undergo meristem transition. Comparisons between vernalized and non-vernalized bulbs revealed ~ 14,000 differentially expressed genes. CONCLUSIONS Low temperatures stimulate a large cascades of molecular mechanisms in garlic, and a variety of flowering pathways operate together for the benefit of meristem transition, annual life cycle and viable reproduction results.The circadian clock appears to play a central role in the transition of the meristem from vegetative to reproductive stage in bulbous plant, serving as integrator of the low-temperature signals and the expression of the genes associated with vernalization, photoperiod and meristem transition. The reserved photoperiodic pathway is integrated at an upstream point, possibly by the same receptors. Therefore, in bulb, low temperatures stimulate cascades of developmental mechanisms, and several genetic flowering pathways intermix to achieve successful sexual and vegetative reproduction.
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- Tomer E Ben Michael
- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Kurokawa K, Kobayashi J, Nemoto K, Nozawa A, Sawasaki T, Nakatsuka T, Yamagishi M. Expression of LhFT1, the Flowering Inducer of Asiatic Hybrid Lily, in the Bulb Scales. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:570915. [PMID: 33304361 PMCID: PMC7693649 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.570915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Asiatic hybrid lily leaves emerge from their bulbs in spring, after cold exposure in winter, and the plant then blooms in early summer. We identified four FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT)-like genes, LhFT1, LhFT4, LhFT6, and LhFT8, from an Asiatic hybrid lily. Floral bud differentiation initiated within bulbs before the emergence of leaves. LhFT genes were mainly expressed in bulb scales, and hardly in leaves, in which the FT-like genes of many plants are expressed in response to environmental signals. LhFT1 was expressed in bulb scales after vernalization and was correlated to flower bud initiation in two cultivars with different flowering behaviors. LhFT8 was upregulated in bulb scales after cold exposure and three alternative splicing variants with a nonsense codon were simultaneously expressed. LhFT6 was upregulated in bulb scales after flower initiation, whereas LhFT4 was expressed constantly in all organs. LhFT1 overexpression complemented the late-flowering phenotype of Arabidopsis ft-10, whereas that of LhFT8 did so partly. LhFT4 and LhFT6 overexpression could not complement. Yeast two-hybrid and in vitro analyses showed that the LhFT1 protein interacted with the LhFD protein. LhFT6 and LhFT8 proteins also interacted with LhFD, as observed in AlphaScreen assay. Based on these results, we revealed that LhFT1 acts as a floral activator during floral bud initiation in Asiatic hybrid lilies. However, the biological functions of LhFT4, LhFT6, and LhFT8 remain unclear.
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- Kana Kurokawa
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- College of Agriculture, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- *Correspondence: Takashi Nakatsuka,
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Zhang J, Wang X, Zhang D, Qiu S, Wei J, Guo J, Li D, Xia Y. Evaluating the Comprehensive Performance of Herbaceous Peonies at low latitudes by the Integration of Long-running Quantitative Observation and Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15079. [PMID: 31636314 PMCID: PMC6803760 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51425-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Enlarging the planting area of economic plants, such as the "Southward Planting of Herbaceous Peony" (Paeonia lactiflora. Pall), is significant for improving people's lives. Peony is globally known as an ornamental because of gorgeous flowers and is mainly cultivated in the temperate regions with relatively cool and dry climates in the Northern Hemisphere. Promoting the landscape application of peony to the lower latitude regions is difficult because of the hot-humid climate. In this study, 29 northern peony cultivars and a unique Chinese southern peony, 'Hang Baishao', were introduced to Hangzhou, located in the central subtropics. Annual growth cycles, resistances and dormancy durations were measured, and crossbreeding between the southern and northern peonies was performed for six years, from 2012 to 2017. Based on data collected from the long-running quantitative observation (LQO), a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) system was established to evaluate the comprehensive planting performance of these 30 cultivars in the central subtropics. 'Qihua Lushuang', 'Hang Baishao' and 'Meiju' were highly recommended, while 'Zhuguang' and 'Qiaoling' were scarcely recommended for the Hangzhou landscape. This study highlights the dependability and comprehensiveness of integrating the LQO and MCDM approaches for evaluating the introduction performance of ornamental plants.
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- Jiaping Zhang
- Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Research & Development Center, Hangzhou Landscaping Incorporated, Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Research & Development Center, Hangzhou Landscaping Incorporated, Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Research & Development Center, Hangzhou Landscaping Incorporated, Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Wang Y, Zhao H, Wang Y, Yu S, Zheng Y, Wang W, Chan Z. Comparative physiological and metabolomic analyses reveal natural variations of tulip in response to storage temperatures. PLANTA 2019; 249:1379-1390. [PMID: 30671621 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-03072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Three tulip cultivars were screened out with successful bloom after a short-term cold treatment, and the differential responses to postharvest cold treatment were analyzed between two contrasting tulip cultivars. Tulip is one of the most important ornamental bulbous plants in the world. A precious precooling treatment during bulb postharvest is required for optimal floral stalk elongation and flower development in tulip. In this study, the naturally growing and flowering variations of tulip to storage temperatures were analyzed after long-term cold (LTC) and short-term cold (STC) treatments. Three cultivars were screened out with successful blooming after STC, which included 'Dow Jones' (DJ), 'Van Eijk' (VE) and 'World's Favourite' (WF) (5 °C for 2 weeks). Comparative analysis revealed that DJ cultivar maintained normal and intact reproductive organs under STC condition, while the 'Orange Emperor' (OE) cultivar, which failed blooming after STC treatment, showed gradually destroyed reproductive organs under STC condition. In addition, the DJ cultivar accumulated lower ROS levels and higher antioxidant enzyme activities, as well as significantly higher contents of total primary metabolites than OE to maintain normal shoot growth and floral organ development under STC condition. The relative expression levels of genes involved in vernalization and/or flower time regulation in DJ were significantly higher than those in OE after STC treatment. This study provides new insights into understanding the underlying mechanism of natural variation of tulip cultivars during postharvest storage treatment.
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- Yanping Wang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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Zhang S, Lu S, Yi S, Han H, Zhou Q, Cai F, Bao M, Liu G. Identification and characterization of FRUITFULL-like genes from Platanus acerifolia, a basal eudicot tree. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 280:206-218. [PMID: 30823999 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The function of euAP1 and euFUL in AP1/FUL lineage have been well characterized in core eudicots, and they play common and distinct roles in plant development. However, the evolution and function of FUL-like genes is poorly understood in basal eudicots. In this study, we identified three FUL-like genes PlacFL1/2/3 from London plane (Platanus acerifolia). Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis indicated that PlacFL1/2/3 are AP1/FUL orthologs and encoded proteins containing FUL motif and paleoAP1 motif. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that PlacFL1/2/3 were expressed in both vegetative and reproductive tissues, but with distinct spatiotemporal patterns. In contrast to PlacFL1 and PlacFL3, PlacFL2 exhibited higher expression levels and broader expression regions, and that the expression of PlacFL2 gene showed a decreasing and increasing tendency in subpetiolar buds during dormancy induction and breaking, respectively. Overexpression of PlacFLs in Arabidopsis and PlacFL3 in tobacco resulted in early flowering, as well as early termination of inflorescence meristems for transgenic Arabidopsis plants. The expression changes of flowering time and flower meristem identity genes in transgenic Arabidopsis lines with different PlacFLs suggested that PlacFL2 and PlacFL3 may regulate different downstream genes to perform divergent functions. Yeast two-hybrid analysis indicated that PlacFLs interacted strongly with PlacSEP proteins, and PlacFL3 instead of PlacFL1 and PlacFL2 could also form a homodimer and interact with D-class proteins. Our results suggest that PlacFLs may play conserved functions in regulating flowering and flower development, and PlacFL2 might also be involved in dormancy regulation. The research helps us to understand the functional evolution of FUL-like genes in basal eudicots, especially in perennial woody species.
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- Sisi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China; Wuhan Institute of Landscape Architecture, Peace Avenue No. 1240, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Street No. 1, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
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Chen Z, Zhao W, Ge D, Han Y, Ning K, Luo C, Wang S, Liu R, Zhang X, Wang Q. LCM-seq reveals the crucial role of LsSOC1 in heat-promoted bolting of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 95:516-528. [PMID: 29772090 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is one of the most economically important vegetables. The floral transition in lettuce is accelerated under high temperatures, which can significantly decrease yields. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the floral transition in lettuce is poorly known. Using laser capture microdissection coupled with RNA sequencing, we isolated shoot apical meristem cells from the bolting-sensitive lettuce line S39 at four critical stages of development. Subsequently, we screened specifically for the flowering-related gene LsSOC1 during the floral transition through comparative transcriptomic analysis. Molecular biology, developmental biology, and biochemical tools were combined to investigate the biological function of LsSOC1 in lettuce. LsSOC1 knockdown by RNA interference resulted in a significant delay in the timing of bolting and insensitivity to high temperature, which indicated that LsSOC1 functions as an activator during heat-promoted bolting in lettuce. We determined that two heat shock transcription factors, HsfA1e and HsfA4c, bound to the promoter of LsSOC1 to confirm that LsSOC1 played an important role in heat-promoted bolting. This study indicates that LsSOC1 plays a crucial role in the heat-promoted bolting process in lettuce. Further investigation of LsSOC1 may be useful for clarification of the bolting mechanism in lettuce.
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- Zijing Chen
- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201602, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Plant Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture/New Technological Laboratory in Agriculture Application in Beijing, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Horticulture and FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Leeggangers HACF, Rosilio-Brami T, Bigas-Nadal J, Rubin N, van Dijk ADJ, Nunez de Caceres Gonzalez FF, Saadon-Shitrit S, Nijveen H, Hilhorst HWM, Immink RGH, Zaccai M. Tulipa gesneriana and Lilium longiflorum PEBP Genes and Their Putative Roles in Flowering Time Control. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:90-106. [PMID: 29088399 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Floral induction in Tulipa gesneriana and Lilium longiflorum is triggered by contrasting temperature conditions, high and low temperature, respectively. In Arabidopsis, the floral integrator FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), a member of the PEBP (phosphatidyl ethanolamine-binding protein) gene family, is a key player in flowering time control. In this study, one PEBP gene was identified and characterized in lily (LlFT) and three PEBP genes were isolated from tulip (TgFT1, TgFT2 and TgFT3). Overexpression of these genes in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in an early flowering phenotype for LlFT and TgFT2, but a late flowering phenotype for TgFT1 and TgFT3. Overexpression of LlFT in L. longiflorum also resulted in an early flowering phenotype, confirming its proposed role as a flowering time-controlling gene. The tulip PEBP genes TgFT2 and TgFT3 have a similar expression pattern in tulip, but show opposite effects on the timing of flowering in Arabidopsis. Therefore, the difference between these two proteins was further investigated by interchanging amino acids thought to be important for the FT function. This resulted in the conversion of phenotypes in Arabidopsis upon overexpressing the substituted TgFT2 and TgFT3 genes, revealing the importance of these interchanged amino acid residues. Based on all obtained results, we hypothesize that LlFT is involved in creating meristem competence to flowering-related cues in lily, and TgFT2 is considered to act as a florigen involved in the floral induction in tulip. The function of TgFT3 remains unclear, but, based on our observations and phylogenetic analysis, we propose a bulb-specific function for this gene.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hendrika A C F Leeggangers
- Wageningen Seed Lab (WSL), Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 84105, Israel
| | - Judit Bigas-Nadal
- Wageningen Seed Lab (WSL), Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Noam Rubin
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 84105, Israel
| | - Aalt D J van Dijk
- Applied Bioinformatics, Bioscience, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | | | - Shani Saadon-Shitrit
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 84105, Israel
| | - Harm Nijveen
- Wageningen Seed Lab (WSL), Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Henk W M Hilhorst
- Wageningen Seed Lab (WSL), Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Richard G H Immink
- Wageningen Seed Lab (WSL), Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Michele Zaccai
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 84105, Israel
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