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Zhang S, Ma J, Wang W, Zhang C, Sun F, Xi Y. The overexpression of the switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) genes PvTOC1-N or PvLHY-K affects circadian rhythm and hormone metabolism in transgenic Arabidopsis seedlings. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2024; 17:126. [PMID: 39363306 PMCID: PMC11451149 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-024-02574-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a perennial C4 warm-season grass known for its high-biomass yield and wide environmental adaptability, making it an ideal bioenergy crop. Despite its potential, switchgrass seedlings grow slowly, often losing out to weeds in field conditions and producing limited biomass in the first year of planting. Furthermore, during the reproductive growth stage, the above-ground biomass rapidly increases in lignin content, creating a significant saccharification barrier. Previous studies have identified rhythm-related genes TOC1 and LHY as crucial to the slow seedling development in switchgrass, yet the precise regulatory functions of these genes remain largely unexplored. In this study, the genes TOC1 and LHY were characterized within the tetraploid genome of switchgrass. Gene expression analysis revealed that PvTOC1 and PvLHY exhibit circadian patterns under normal growth conditions, with opposing expression levels over time. PvTOC1 genes were predominantly expressed in florets, vascular bundles, and seeds, while PvLHY genes showed higher expression in stems, leaf sheaths, and nodes. Overexpression of PvTOC1 from the N chromosome group (PvTOC1-N) or PvLHY from the K chromosome group (PvLHY-K) in Arabidopsis thaliana led to alterations in circadian rhythm and hormone metabolism, resulting in shorter roots, delayed flowering, and decreased resistance to oxidative stress. These transgenic lines exhibited reduced sensitivity to hormones and hormone inhibitors, and displayed altered gene expression in the biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways of abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellin (GA), 3-indoleacetic acid (IAA), and strigolactone (SL). These findings highlight roles of PvTOC1-N and PvLHY-K in plant development and offer a theoretical foundation for genetic improvements in switchgrass and other crops.
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- Shumeng Zhang
- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Won JH, Park J, Lee HG, Shim S, Lee H, Oh E, Seo PJ. The PRR-EC complex and SWR1 chromatin remodeling complex function cooperatively to repress nighttime hypocotyl elongation by modulating PIF4 expression in Arabidopsis. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 5:100981. [PMID: 38816994 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100981] [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: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The circadian clock entrained by environmental light-dark cycles enables plants to fine-tune diurnal growth and developmental responses. Here, we show that physical interactions among evening clock components, including PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR 5 (PRR5), TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1), and the Evening Complex (EC) component EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3), define a diurnal repressive chromatin structure specifically at the PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 (PIF4) locus in Arabidopsis. These three clock components act interdependently as well as independently to repress nighttime hypocotyl elongation, as hypocotyl elongation rate dramatically increased specifically at nighttime in the prr5-1 toc1-21 elf3-1 mutant, concomitantly with a substantial increase in PIF4 expression. Transcriptional repression of PIF4 by ELF3, PRR5, and TOC1 is mediated by the SWI2/SNF2-RELATED (SWR1) chromatin remodeling complex, which incorporates histone H2A.Z at the PIF4 locus, facilitating robust epigenetic suppression of PIF4 during the evening. Overall, these findings demonstrate that the PRR-EC-SWR1 complex represses hypocotyl elongation at night through a distinctive chromatin domain covering PIF4 chromatin.
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- Jin Hoon Won
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Resources, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Du SX, Wang LL, Yu WP, Xu SX, Chen L, Huang W. Appropriate induction of TOC1 ensures optimal MYB44 expression in ABA signaling and stress response in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:3046-3062. [PMID: 38654596 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14922] [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: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Plants possess the remarkable ability to integrate the circadian clock with various signalling pathways, enabling them to quickly detect and react to both external and internal stress signals. However, the interplay between the circadian clock and biological processes in orchestrating responses to environmental stresses remains poorly understood. TOC1, a core component of the plant circadian clock, plays a vital role in maintaining circadian rhythmicity and participating in plant defences. Here, our study reveals a direct interaction between TOC1 and the promoter region of MYB44, a key gene involved in plant defence. TOC1 rhythmically represses MYB44 expression, thereby ensuring elevated MYB44 expression at dawn to help the plant in coping with lowest temperatures during diurnal cycles. Additionally, both TOC1 and MYB44 can be induced by cold stress in an Abscisic acid (ABA)-dependent and independent manner. TOC1 demonstrates a rapid induction in response to lower temperatures compared to ABA treatment, suggesting timely flexible regulation of TOC1-MYB44 regulatory module by the circadian clock in ensuring a proper response to diverse stresses and maintaining a balance between normal physiological processes and energy-consuming stress responses. Our study elucidates the role of TOC1 in effectively modulating expression of MYB44, providing insights into the regulatory network connecting the circadian clock, ABA signalling, and stress-responsive genes.
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- Shen-Xiu Du
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Wang F, Han T, Jeffrey Chen Z. Circadian and photoperiodic regulation of the vegetative to reproductive transition in plants. Commun Biol 2024; 7:579. [PMID: 38755402 PMCID: PMC11098820 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06275-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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As sessile organisms, plants must respond constantly to ever-changing environments to complete their life cycle; this includes the transition from vegetative growth to reproductive development. This process is mediated by photoperiodic response to sensing the length of night or day through circadian regulation of light-signaling molecules, such as phytochromes, to measure the length of night to initiate flowering. Flowering time is the most important trait to optimize crop performance in adaptive regions. In this review, we focus on interplays between circadian and light signaling pathways that allow plants to optimize timing for flowering and seed production in Arabidopsis, rice, soybean, and cotton. Many crops are polyploids and domesticated under natural selection and breeding. In response to adaptation and polyploidization, circadian and flowering pathway genes are epigenetically reprogrammed. Understanding the genetic and epigenetic bases for photoperiodic flowering will help improve crop yield and resilience in response to climate change.
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- Fang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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Kaur H, Manchanda P, Sidhu GS, Chhuneja P. Genome-wide identification and characterization of flowering genes in Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck: a comparison among C. Medica L., C. Reticulata Blanco, C. Grandis (L.) Osbeck and C. Clementina. BMC Genom Data 2024; 25:20. [PMID: 38378481 PMCID: PMC10880302 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-024-01201-5] [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: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Flowering plays an important role in completing the reproductive cycle of plants and obtaining next generation of plants. In case of citrus, it may take more than a year to achieve progeny. Therefore, in order to fasten the breeding processes, the juvenility period needs to be reduced. The juvenility in plants is regulated by set of various flowering genes. The citrus fruit and leaves possess various medicinal properties and are subjected to intensive breeding programs to produce hybrids with improved quality traits. In order to break juvenility in Citrus, it is important to study the role of flowering genes. The present study involved identification of genes regulating flowering in Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck via homology based approach. The structural and functional characterization of these genes would help in targeting genome editing techniques to induce mutations in these genes for producing desirable results. RESULTS A total of 43 genes were identified which were located on all the 9 chromosomes of citrus. The in-silico analysis was performed to determine the genetic structure, conserved motifs, cis-regulatory elements (CREs) and phylogenetic relationship of the genes. A total of 10 CREs responsible for flowering were detected in 33 genes and 8 conserved motifs were identified in all the genes. The protein structure, protein-protein interaction network and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis was performed to study the functioning of these genes which revealed the involvement of flowering proteins in circadian rhythm pathways. The gene ontology (GO) and gene function analysis was performed to functionally annotate the genes. The structure of the genes and proteins were also compared among other Citrus species to study the evolutionary relationship among them. The expression study revealed the expression of flowering genes in floral buds and ovaries. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the flowering genes were highly expressed in bud stage, fully grown flower and early stage of fruit development. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggested that the flowering genes were highly conserved in citrus species. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed the tissue specific expression of flowering genes (CsFT, CsCO, CsSOC, CsAP, CsSEP and CsLFY) which would help in easy detection and targeting of genes through various forward and reverse genetic approaches.
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- Harleen Kaur
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India.
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
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Gao G, Chen M, Mo R, Li N, Xu Y, Lu Y. Linking New Alleles at the Oscillator Loci to Flowering and Expansion of Asian Rice. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2027. [PMID: 38002970 PMCID: PMC10671530 DOI: 10.3390/genes14112027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The central oscillator is believed to be the key mechanism by which plants adapt to new environments. However, impacts from hybridization, the natural environment, and human selection have rarely been assessed on the oscillator of a crop. Here, from clearly identified alleles at oscillator loci (OsCCA1/LHY, OsPRR95, OsPRR37, OsPRR59, and OsPRR1) in ten diverse genomes of Oryza sativa, additional accessions, and functional analysis, we show that rice's oscillator was rebuilt primarily by new alleles from recombining parental sequences and subsequent 5' or/and coding mutations. New alleles may exhibit altered transcript levels from that of a parental allele and are transcribed variably among genetic backgrounds and natural environments in RIL lines. Plants carrying more expressed OsCCA1_a and less transcribed OsPRR1_e flower early in the paddy field. 5' mutations are instrumental in varied transcription, as shown by EMSA tests on one deletion at the 5' region of highly transcribed OsPRR1_a. Compared to relatively balanced mutations at oscillator loci of Arabidopsis thaliana, 5' mutations of OsPRR37 (and OsCCA1 to a less degree) were under negative selection while those of OsPRR1 alleles were under strong positive selection. Together, range expansion of Asian rice can be elucidated by human selection on OsPRR1 alleles via local flowering time-yield relationships.
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- Guangtong Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing 100093, China; (G.G.); (M.C.); (N.L.); (Y.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Hughes CL, Harmer SL. Myb-like transcription factors have epistatic effects on circadian clock function but additive effects on plant growth. PLANT DIRECT 2023; 7:e533. [PMID: 37811362 PMCID: PMC10557472 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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The functions of closely related Myb-like repressor and Myb-like activator proteins within the plant circadian oscillator have been well-studied as separate groups, but the genetic interactions between them are less clear. We hypothesized that these repressors and activators would interact additively to regulate both circadian and growth phenotypes. We used CRISPR-Cas9 to generate new mutant alleles and performed physiological and molecular characterization of plant mutants for five of these core Myb-like clock factors compared with a repressor mutant and an activator mutant. We first examined circadian clock function in plants likely null for both the repressor proteins, CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL (LHY), and the activator proteins, REVEILLE 4 (RVE4), REVEILLE (RVE6), and REVEILLE (RVE8). The rve468 triple mutant has a long period and flowers late, while cca1 lhy rve468 quintuple mutants, similarly to cca1 lhy mutants, have poor circadian rhythms and flower early. This suggests that CCA1 and LHY are epistatic to RVE4, RVE6, and RVE8 for circadian clock and flowering time function. We next examined hypocotyl elongation and rosette leaf size in these mutants. The cca1 lhy rve468 mutants have growth phenotypes intermediate between cca1 lhy and rve468 mutants, suggesting that CCA1, LHY, RVE4, RVE6, and RVE8 interact additively to regulate growth. Together, our data suggest that these five Myb-like factors interact differently in regulation of the circadian clock versus growth. More generally, the near-norm al seedling phenotypes observed in the largely arrhythmic quintuple mutant demonstrate that circadian-regulated output processes, like control of hypocotyl elongation, do not always depend upon rhythmic oscillator function.
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- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
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Li J, Qiu JX, Zeng QH, Zhang N, Xu SX, Jin J, Dong ZC, Chen L, Huang W. OsTOC1 plays dual roles in the regulation of plant circadian clock by functioning as a direct transcription activator or repressor. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112765. [PMID: 37421622 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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Plant clock function relies on precise timing of gene expression through complex regulatory networks consisting of activators and repressors at the core of oscillators. Although TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1) has been recognized as a repressor involved in shaping oscillations and regulating clock-driven processes, its potential to directly activate gene expression remains unclear. In this study, we find that OsTOC1 primarily acts as a transcriptional repressor for core clock components, including OsLHY and OsGI. Here, we show that OsTOC1 possesses the ability to directly activate the expression of circadian target genes. Through binding to the promoters of OsTGAL3a/b, transient activation of OsTOC1 induces the expression of OsTGAL3a/b, indicating its role as an activator contributing to pathogen resistance. Moreover, TOC1 participates in regulating multiple yield-related traits in rice. These findings suggest that TOC1's function as a transcriptional repressor is not inherent, providing flexibility to circadian regulations, particularly in outputs.
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- Jing Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Chuong NN, Doan PPT, Wang L, Kim JH, Kim J. Current Insights into m 6A RNA Methylation and Its Emerging Role in Plant Circadian Clock. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:624. [PMID: 36771711 PMCID: PMC9920239 DOI: 10.3390/plants12030624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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N6-adenosine methylation (m6A) is a prevalent form of RNA modification found in the expressed transcripts of many eukaryotic organisms. Moreover, m6A methylation is a dynamic and reversible process that requires the functioning of various proteins and their complexes that are evolutionarily conserved between species and include methylases, demethylases, and m6A-binding proteins. Over the past decade, the m6A methylation process in plants has been extensively studied and the understanding thereof has drastically increased, although the regulatory function of some components relies on information derived from animal systems. Notably, m6A has been found to be involved in a variety of factors in RNA processing, such as RNA stability, alternative polyadenylation, and miRNA regulation. The circadian clock in plants is a molecular timekeeping system that regulates the daily and rhythmic activity of many cellular and physiological processes in response to environmental changes such as the day-night cycle. The circadian clock regulates the rhythmic expression of genes through post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA. Recently, m6A methylation has emerged as an additional layer of post-transcriptional regulation that is necessary for the proper functioning of the plant circadian clock. In this review, we have compiled and summarized recent insights into the molecular mechanisms behind m6A modification and its various roles in the regulation of RNA. We discuss the potential role of m6A modification in regulating the plant circadian clock and outline potential future directions for the study of mRNA methylation in plants. A deeper understanding of the mechanism of m6A RNA regulation and its role in plant circadian clocks will contribute to a greater understanding of the plant circadian clock.
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- Nguyen Nguyen Chuong
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
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- Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
- Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
- Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University, Jeju 690756, Republic of Korea
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Red Light Resets the Expression Pattern, Phase, and Period of the Circadian Clock in Plants: A Computational Approach. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11101479. [PMID: 36290383 PMCID: PMC9598827 DOI: 10.3390/biology11101479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Simple Summary Progress in computational biology has provided a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the plant circadian clock. Previously proposed models of the plant circadian clock have intended to model its entrainment using white-light/dark cycles. However, these models have failed to take into account the effect of light quality on circadian rhythms, which has been experimentally observed. In this work, we developed a computational approach to characterizing the effects of light quality on plant circadian rhythms. The results demonstrated that red light can reset the expression patterns, phases, and periods of clock component genes. The circadian period, amplitude, and phase can be co-optimized for high-quality and efficient breeding. Abstract Recent research in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology has shown that different light qualities have extremely different effects on plant development, and optimizing light quality conditions can speed up plant growth. Clock-regulated red-light signaling, can enhance hypocotyl elongation, and increase seedling height and flower and fruit productivity. In order to investigate the effect of red light on circadian clocks in plants, a novel computational model was established. The expression profiles of the circadian element CCA1 from previous related studies were used to fit the model. The simulation results were validated by the expression patterns of CCA1 in Arabidopsis, including wild types and mutants, and by the phase shifts of CCA1 after red-light pulse. The model was used to further explore the complex responses to various photoperiods, such as the natural white-light/dark cycles, red/white/dark cycles, and extreme 24 h photoperiods. These results demonstrated that red light can reset the expression pattern, period, and phase of the circadian clock. Finally, we identified the dependence of phase shifts on the length of red-light pulse and the minimum red-light pulse length required for producing an observable phase shift. This work provides a promising computational approach to investigating the response of the circadian clock to other light qualities.
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Patnaik A, Alavilli H, Rath J, Panigrahi KCS, Panigrahy M. Variations in Circadian Clock Organization & Function: A Journey from Ancient to Recent. PLANTA 2022; 256:91. [PMID: 36173529 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-04002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Circadian clock components exhibit structural variations in different plant systems, and functional variations during various abiotic stresses. These variations bear relevance for plant fitness and could be important evolutionarily. All organisms on earth have the innate ability to measure time as diurnal rhythms that occur due to the earth's rotations in a 24-h cycle. Circadian oscillations arising from the circadian clock abide by its fundamental properties of periodicity, entrainment, temperature compensation, and oscillator mechanism, which is central to its function. Despite the fact that a myriad of research in Arabidopsis thaliana illuminated many detailed aspects of the circadian clock, many more variations in clock components' organizations and functions remain to get deciphered. These variations are crucial for sustainability and adaptation in different plant systems in the varied environmental conditions in which they grow. Together with these variations, circadian clock functions differ drastically even during various abiotic and biotic stress conditions. The present review discusses variations in the organization of clock components and their role in different plant systems and abiotic stresses. We briefly introduce the clock components, entrainment, and rhythmicity, followed by the variants of the circadian clock in different plant types, starting from lower non-flowering plants, marine plants, dicots to the monocot crop plants. Furthermore, we discuss the interaction of the circadian clock with components of various abiotic stress pathways, such as temperature, light, water stress, salinity, and nutrient deficiency with implications for the reprogramming during these stresses. We also update on recent advances in clock regulations due to post-transcriptional, post-translation, non-coding, and micro-RNAs. Finally, we end this review by summarizing the points of applicability, a remark on the future perspectives, and the experiments that could clear major enigmas in this area of research.
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- Alena Patnaik
- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India
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- Department of Bioresources Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Institute of Science, Visva-Bharati Central University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 731235, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India.
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Okada M, Yang Z, Mas P. Circadian autonomy and rhythmic precision of the Arabidopsis female reproductive organ. Dev Cell 2022; 57:2168-2180.e4. [PMID: 36115345 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The plant circadian clock regulates essential biological processes including flowering time or petal movement. However, little is known about how the clock functions in flowers. Here, we identified the circadian components and transcriptional networks contributing to the generation of rhythms in pistils, the female reproductive organ. When detached from the rest of the flower, pistils sustain highly precise rhythms, indicating organ-specific circadian autonomy. Analyses of clock mutants and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed distinct expression patterns and specific regulatory functions for clock activators and repressors in pistils. Genetic interaction studies also suggested a hierarchy of the repressing activities that provide robustness and precision to the pistil clock. Globally, the circadian function in pistils primarily governs responses to environmental stimuli and photosynthesis and controls pistil growth and seed weight and production. Understanding the circadian intricacies in reproductive organs may prove useful for optimizing plant reproduction and productivity.
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- Masaaki Okada
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Cha JY, Kim J, Jeong SY, Shin GI, Ji MG, Hwang JW, Khaleda L, Liao X, Ahn G, Park HJ, Kim DY, Pardo JM, Lee SY, Yun DJ, Somers DE, Kim WY. The Na +/H + antiporter SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 1 regulates salt compensation of circadian rhythms by stabilizing GIGANTEA in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2207275119. [PMID: 35939685 PMCID: PMC9388102 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2207275119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The circadian clock is a timekeeping, homeostatic system that temporally coordinates all major cellular processes. The function of the circadian clock is compensated in the face of variable environmental conditions ranging from normal to stress-inducing conditions. Salinity is a critical environmental factor affecting plant growth, and plants have evolved the SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE (SOS) pathway to acquire halotolerance. However, the regulatory systems for clock compensation under salinity are unclear. Here, we show that the plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1 specifically functions as a salt-specific circadian clock regulator via GIGANTEA (GI) in Arabidopsis thaliana. SOS1 directly interacts with GI in a salt-dependent manner and stabilizes this protein to sustain a proper clock period under salinity conditions. SOS1 function in circadian clock regulation requires the salt-mediated secondary messengers cytosolic free calcium and reactive oxygen species, pointing to a distinct regulatory role for SOS1 in addition to its function as a transporter to maintain Na+ homeostasis. Our results demonstrate that SOS1 maintains homeostasis of the salt response under high or daily fluctuating salt levels. These findings highlight the genetic capacity of the circadian clock to maintain timekeeping activity over a broad range of salinity levels.
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- Joon-Yung Cha
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Life Science, Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Faculty of Science Education and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Life Science, Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Life Science, Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Life Science, Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Nidhi, Kumar P, Pathania D, Thakur S, Sharma M. Environment-mediated mutagenetic interference on genetic stabilization and circadian rhythm in plants. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:358. [PMID: 35687153 PMCID: PMC11072124 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04368-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Many mortal organisms on this planet have developed the potential to merge all internal as well as external environmental cues to regulate various processes running inside organisms and in turn make them adaptive to the environment through the circadian clock. This moving rotator controls processes like activation of hormonal, metabolic, or defense pathways, initiation of flowering at an accurate period, and developmental processes in plants to ensure their stability in the environment. All these processes that are under the control of this rotating wheel can be changed either by external environmental factors or by an unpredictable phenomenon called mutation that can be generated by either physical mutagens, chemical mutagens, or by internal genetic interruption during metabolic processes, which alters normal functionality of organisms like innate immune responses, entrainment of the clock, biomass reduction, chlorophyll formation, and hormonal signaling, despite its fewer positive roles in plants like changing plant type, loss of vernalization treatment to make them survivable in different latitudes, and defense responses during stress. In addition, with mutation, overexpression of gene components sometimes supresses mutation effect and promote normal circadian genes abundance in the cell, while sometimes it affects circadian functionality by generating arrhythmicity and shows that not only mutation but overexpression also effects normal functional activities of plant. Therefore, this review mainly summarizes the role of each circadian clock genes in regulating rhythmicity, and shows that how circadian outputs are controlled by mutations as well as overexpression phenomenon.
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- Nidhi
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173212, India
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- Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharmshala, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173212, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173212, India.
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Wu HW, Fajiculay E, Wu JF, Yan CCS, Hsu CP, Wu SH. Noise reduction by upstream open reading frames. NATURE PLANTS 2022; 8:474-480. [PMID: 35501454 PMCID: PMC9122824 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01136-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Gene expression is prone to burst production, making it a highly noisy process that requires additional controls. Upstream open reading frames (uORFs) are widely present in the 5' leader sequences of 30-50% of eukaryotic messenger RNAs1-3. The translation of uORFs can repress the translation efficiency of the downstream main coding sequences. Whether the low translation efficiency leads to a different variation, or noise, in gene expression has not been investigated, nor has the direct biological impact of uORF-repressed translation. Here we show that uORFs achieve low but precise protein production in plant cells, possibly by reducing the protein production rate. We also demonstrate that, by buffering a stable TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1) protein production level, uORFs contribute to the robust operation of the plant circadian clock. Our results provide both an action model and the biological impact of uORFs in translational control to mitigate transcriptional noise for precise protein production.
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- Ho-Wei Wu
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Bioinformatics Program, Institute of Information Science, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structure Biology, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Bioinformatics Program, Institute of Information Science, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Division of Physics, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Venkat A, Muneer S. Role of Circadian Rhythms in Major Plant Metabolic and Signaling Pathways. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:836244. [PMID: 35463437 PMCID: PMC9019581 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.836244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Plants require an endogenous regulatory network and mechanism to cope with diurnal environmental changes and compensate for their sessile nature. Plants use the circadian clock to anticipate diurnal changes. Circadian rhythm predicts a 24-h cycle with 16 h of light and 8 h of darkness in response to abiotic and biotic factors as well as the appropriate temperature. For a plant's fitness, proper growth, and development, these rhythms synchronize the diurnal photoperiodic changes. Input pathway, central oscillator, and output pathway are the three components that make up the endogenous clock. There are also transcriptional and translational feedback loops (TTFLs) in the clock, which are dependent on the results of gene expression. Several physiological processes, such as stress acclimatization, hormone signaling, morphogenesis, carbon metabolism, and defense response, are currently being investigated for their interactions with the circadian clock using phenotypic, genomic, and metabolic studies. This review examines the role of circadian rhythms in the regulation of plant metabolic pathways, such as photosynthesis and carbon metabolism, as well as developmental and degenerative processes, such as flowering and senescence. Furthermore, we summarized signaling pathways related to circadian rhythms, such as defense response and gene regulatory pathways.
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- Ajila Venkat
- Horticulture and Molecular Physiology Lab, School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Horticulture and Molecular Physiology Lab, School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is recognized as the key hormonal regulator of plant stress physiology. This phytohormone is also involved in plant growth and development under normal conditions. Over the last 50 years the components of ABA machinery have been well characterized, from synthesis to molecular perception and signaling; knowledge about the fine regulation of these ABA machinery components is starting to increase. In this article, we review a particular regulation of the ABA machinery that comes from the plant circadian system and extends to multiple levels. The circadian clock is a self-sustained molecular oscillator that perceives external changes and prepares plants to respond to them in advance. The circadian system constitutes the most important predictive homeostasis mechanism in living beings. Moreover, the circadian clock has several output pathways that control molecular, cellular and physiological downstream processes, such as hormonal response and transcriptional activity. One of these outputs involves the ABA machinery. The circadian oscillator components regulate expression and post-translational modification of ABA machinery elements, from synthesis to perception and signaling response. The circadian clock establishes a gating in the ABA response during the day, which fine tunes stomatal closure and plant growth response.
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Shimadzu S, Furuya T, Ozawa Y, Fukuda H, Kondo Y. Spatio-temporal imaging of cell fate dynamics in single plant cells using luminescence microscope. QUANTITATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 3:e15. [PMID: 37077981 PMCID: PMC10095866 DOI: 10.1017/qpb.2022.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Stem cell fates are spatio-temporally regulated during plant development. Time-lapse imaging of fluorescence reporters is the most widely used method for spatio-temporal analysis of biological processes. However, excitation light for imaging fluorescence reporters causes autofluorescence and photobleaching. Unlike fluorescence reporters, luminescence proteins do not require excitation light, and therefore offer an alternative reporter for long-term and quantitative spatio-temporal analysis. We established an imaging system for luciferase, which enabled monitoring cell fate marker dynamics during vascular development in a vascular cell induction system called VISUAL. Single cells expressing the cambium marker, proAtHB8:ELUC, had sharp luminescence peaks at different time points. Furthermore, dual-color luminescence imaging revealed spatio-temporal relationships between cells that differentiated into xylem or phloem, and cells that transitioned from procambium to cambium. This imaging system enables not only the detection of temporal gene expression, but also facilitates monitoring of spatio-temporal dynamics of cell identity transitions at the single cell level.
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- Shunji Shimadzu
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kameoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Author for correspondence: Y. Kondo, E-mail:
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Phytochrome A elevates plant circadian-clock components to suppress shade avoidance in deep-canopy shade. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2108176118. [PMID: 34187900 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2108176118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Shade-avoiding plants can detect the presence of neighboring vegetation and evoke escape responses before canopy cover limits photosynthesis. Rapid stem elongation facilitates light foraging and enables plants to overtop competitors. A major regulator of this response is the phytochrome B photoreceptor, which becomes inactivated in light environments with a low ratio of red to far-red light (low R:FR), characteristic of vegetational shade. Although shade avoidance can provide plants with a competitive advantage in fast-growing stands, excessive stem elongation can be detrimental to plant survival. As such, plants have evolved multiple feedback mechanisms to attenuate shade-avoidance signaling. The very low R:FR and reduced levels of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) present in deep canopy shade can, together, trigger phytochrome A (phyA) signaling, inhibiting shade avoidance and promoting plant survival when resources are severely limited. The molecular mechanisms underlying this response have not been fully elucidated. Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana phyA elevates early-evening expression of the central circadian-clock components TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1), PSEUDO RESPONSE REGULATOR 7 (PRR7), EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3), and ELF4 in photocycles of low R:FR and low PAR. These collectively suppress stem elongation, antagonizing shade avoidance in deep canopy shade.
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BBX11 promotes red light-mediated photomorphogenic development by modulating phyB-PIF4 signaling. ABIOTECH 2021; 2:117-130. [PMID: 36304757 PMCID: PMC9590482 DOI: 10.1007/s42994-021-00037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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phytochrome B (phyB) acts as the red light photoreceptor and negatively regulates the growth-promoting factor PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING 4 (PIF4) through a direct physical interaction, which in turn changes the expression of a large number of genes. phyB-PIF4 module regulates a variety of biological and developmental processes in plants. In this study, we demonstrate that B-BOX PROTEIN 11 (BBX11) physically interacts with both phyB and PIF4. BBX11 negatively regulates PIF4 accumulation as well as its biochemical activity, consequently leading to the repression of PIF4-controlled genes' expression and promotion of photomorphogenesis in the prolonged red light. This study reveals a regulatory mechanism that mediates red light signal transduction and sheds a light on phyB-PIF4 module in promoting red light-dependent photomorphognenesis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42994-021-00037-2.
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Lee HG, Seo PJ. The Arabidopsis JMJ29 Protein Controls Circadian Oscillation through Diurnal Histone Demethylation at the CCA1 and PRR9 Loci. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12040529. [PMID: 33916408 PMCID: PMC8066055 DOI: 10.3390/genes12040529] [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: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The circadian clock matches various biological processes to diurnal environmental cycles, such as light and temperature. Accumulating evidence shows that chromatin modification is crucial for robust circadian oscillation in plants, although chromatin modifiers involved in regulating core clock gene expression have been limitedly investigated. Here, we report that the Jumonji C domain-containing histone demethylase JMJ29, which belongs to the JHDM2/KDM3 group, shapes rhythmic changes in H3K4me3 histone marks at core clock loci in Arabidopsis. The evening-expressed JMJ29 protein interacts with the Evening Complex (EC) component EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3). The EC recruits JMJ29 to the CCA1 and PRR9 promoters to catalyze the H3K4me3 demethylation at the cognate loci, maintaining a low-level expression during the evening time. Together, our findings demonstrate that interaction of circadian components with chromatin-related proteins underlies diurnal fluctuation of chromatin structures to maintain circadian waveforms in plants.
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- Hong Gil Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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McClung CR. Circadian Clock Components Offer Targets for Crop Domestication and Improvement. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12030374. [PMID: 33800720 PMCID: PMC7999361 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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During plant domestication and improvement, farmers select for alleles present in wild species that improve performance in new selective environments associated with cultivation and use. The selected alleles become enriched and other alleles depleted in elite cultivars. One important aspect of crop improvement is expansion of the geographic area suitable for cultivation; this frequently includes growth at higher or lower latitudes, requiring the plant to adapt to novel photoperiodic environments. Many crops exhibit photoperiodic control of flowering and altered photoperiodic sensitivity is commonly required for optimal performance at novel latitudes. Alleles of a number of circadian clock genes have been selected for their effects on photoperiodic flowering in multiple crops. The circadian clock coordinates many additional aspects of plant growth, metabolism and physiology, including responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Many of these clock-regulated processes contribute to plant performance. Examples of selection for altered clock function in tomato demonstrate that with domestication, the phasing of the clock is delayed with respect to the light–dark cycle and the period is lengthened; this modified clock is associated with increased chlorophyll content in long days. These and other data suggest the circadian clock is an attractive target during breeding for crop improvement.
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- C Robertson McClung
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Rees H, Joynson R, Brown JKM, Hall A. Naturally occurring circadian rhythm variation associated with clock gene loci in Swedish Arabidopsis accessions. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:807-820. [PMID: 33179278 PMCID: PMC7986795 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Circadian clocks have evolved to resonate with external day and night cycles. However, these entrainment signals are not consistent everywhere and vary with latitude, climate and seasonality. This leads to divergent selection for clocks which are locally adapted. To investigate the genetic basis for this circadian variation, we used a delayed fluorescence imaging assay to screen 191 naturally occurring Swedish Arabidopsis accessions for their circadian phenotypes. We demonstrate that the period length co-varies with both geography and population sub-structure. Several candidate loci linked to period, phase and relative amplitude error (RAE) were revealed by genome-wide association mapping and candidate genes were investigated using TDNA mutants. We show that natural variation in a single non-synonymous substitution within COR28 is associated with a long-period and late-flowering phenotype similar to that seen in TDNA knock-out mutants. COR28 is a known coordinator of flowering time, freezing tolerance and the circadian clock; all of which may form selective pressure gradients across Sweden. We demonstrate the effect of the COR28-58S SNP in increasing period length through a co-segregation analysis. Finally, we show that period phenotypic tails remain diverged under lower temperatures and follow a distinctive "arrow-shaped" trend indicative of selection for a cold-biased temperature compensation response.
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- Hannah Rees
- Organisms and EcosystemsEarlham Institute, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Organisms and EcosystemsEarlham Institute, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Organisms and EcosystemsEarlham Institute, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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Yang Z, Yan B, Dong H, He G, Zhou Y, Sun J. BIC1 acts as a transcriptional coactivator to promote brassinosteroid signaling and plant growth. EMBO J 2021; 40:e104615. [PMID: 33280146 PMCID: PMC7780237 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020104615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT 1 (BZR1) transcription factor family plays an essential role in plant brassinosteroid (BR) signaling, but the signaling mechanism through which BZR1 and its homologs cooperate with certain coactivators to facilitate transcription of target genes remains incompletely understood. In this study, we used an efficient protein interaction screening system to identify blue-light inhibitor of cryptochromes 1 (BIC1) as a new BZR1-interacting protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. We show that BIC1 positively regulates BR signaling and acts as a transcriptional coactivator for BZR1-dependent activation of BR-responsive genes. Simultaneously, BIC1 interacts with the transcription factor PIF4 to synergistically and interdependently activate expression of downstream genes including PIF4 itself, and to promote plant growth. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrate that BIC1 and BZR1/PIF4 interdependently associate with the promoters of common target genes. In addition, we show that the interaction between BIC1 and BZR1 is evolutionally conserved in the model monocot plant Triticum aestivum (bread wheat). Together, our results reveal mechanistic details of BR signaling mediated by a transcriptional activation module BIC1/BZR1/PIF4 and thus provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the integration of BR and light signaling in plants.
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- Zongju Yang
- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and ImprovementSchool of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Cervela-Cardona L, Yoshida T, Zhang Y, Okada M, Fernie A, Mas P. Circadian Control of Metabolism by the Clock Component TOC1. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:683516. [PMID: 34194455 PMCID: PMC8238050 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.683516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Photosynthesis in chloroplasts during the day and mitochondrial respiration during the night execute nearly opposing reactions that are coordinated with the internal cellular status and the external conditions. Here, we describe a mechanism by which the Arabidopsis clock component TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION1 (TOC1) contributes to the diurnal regulation of metabolism. Proper expression of TOC1 is important for sustaining cellular energy and for the diel and circadian oscillations of sugars, amino acids and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates. TOC1 binds to the promoter of the TCA-related gene FUMARASE 2 to repress its expression at night, which results in decreased fumarate accumulation in TOC1 over-expressing plants and increased in toc1-2 mutant. Genetic interaction studies confirmed that over-expression of FUMARASE 2 in TOC1 over-expressing plants alleviates the molecular and physiological energy-deprivation phenotypes of TOC1 over-expressing plants. Thus, we propose that the tandem TOC1-FUMARASE 2 is one of the mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of plant metabolism during the day and night.
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- Luis Cervela-Cardona
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
- Center of Plant Systems Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
- Center of Plant Systems Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Paloma Mas,
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Kahle N, Sheerin DJ, Fischbach P, Koch LA, Schwenk P, Lambert D, Rodriguez R, Kerner K, Hoecker U, Zurbriggen MD, Hiltbrunner A. COLD REGULATED 27 and 28 are targets of CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 and negatively affect phytochrome B signalling. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:1038-1053. [PMID: 32890447 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Phytochromes are red/far-red light receptors in plants involved in the regulation of growth and development. Phytochromes can sense the light environment and contribute to measuring day length; thereby, they allow plants to respond and adapt to changes in the ambient environment. Two well-characterized signalling pathways act downstream of phytochromes and link light perception to the regulation of gene expression. The CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1/SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA-105 (COP1/SPA) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and the PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs (PIFs) are key components of these pathways and repress light responses in the dark. In light-grown seedlings, phytochromes inhibit COP1/SPA and PIF activity and thereby promote light signalling. In a yeast-two-hybrid screen for proteins binding to light-activated phytochromes, we identified COLD-REGULATED GENE 27 (COR27). COR27 and its homologue COR28 bind to phyA and phyB, the two primary phytochromes in seed plants. COR27 and COR28 have been described previously with regard to a function in the regulation of freezing tolerance, flowering and the circadian clock. Here, we show that COR27 and COR28 repress early seedling development in blue, far-red and in particular red light. COR27 and COR28 contain a conserved Val-Pro (VP)-peptide motif, which mediates binding to the COP1/SPA complex. COR27 and COR28 are targeted for degradation by COP1/SPA and mutant versions with a VP to AA amino acid substitution in the VP-peptide motif are stabilized. Overall, our data suggest that COR27 and COR28 accumulate in light but act as negative regulators of light signalling during early seedling development, thereby preventing an exaggerated response to light.
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- Nikolai Kahle
- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Institute of Synthetic Biology and CEPLAS, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Synthetic Biology and CEPLAS, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, 50674, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, 50674, Germany
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- Institute of Synthetic Biology and CEPLAS, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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Niu J, Ma M, Yin X, Liu X, Dong T, Sun W, Yang F. Transcriptional and physiological analyses of reduced density in apple provide insight into the regulation involved in photosynthesis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239737. [PMID: 33044972 PMCID: PMC7549834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Different densities have a great influence on the physiological process and growth of orchard plants. Exploring the molecular basis and revealing key candidate genes for different densities management of orchard has great significance for production capacity improvement. In this study, transcriptome sequencing of apple trees was carried out at three different sampling heights to determine gene expression patterns under high density(HD) and low density(LD) and the physiological indices were measured to determine the effect of density change on plants. As a result, physiological indexes showed that the content of Chlorophyll, ACC, RUBP and PEP in the LD was apparently higher than that in control group(high density, HD). While the content of PPO and AO in the LD was noticeably lower than that in the HD. There were 3808 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected between HD and LD, of which 1935, 2390 and 1108 DEGs were found in the three comparisons(middle-upper, lower-outer and lower-inner), respectively. 274 common differentially expressed genes (co-DEGs) were contained in all three comparisons. Functional enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis found these genes were involved in Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms, Circadian rhythm, Photosynthesis - antenna proteins, Photosynthesis, chlorophyll metabolism, Porphyrin, sugar metabolism and so on. Among these genes, LHCB family participated in photosynthesis as parts of photosystem II. In addition, SPA1, rbcL, SNRK2, MYC2, BSK, SAUR and PP2C are involved in Circadian rhythm, the expression of genes related to glycometabolism and hormone signaling pathway is also changed. The results revealed that the decrease of plant density changed the photosynthetic efficiency of leaves and the expression of photosynthesis-related genes, which provide a theoretical basis for the actual production regulation of apples.
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- Junqiang Niu
- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Fruit and Floriculture Research, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Maric A, Mas P. Chromatin Dynamics and Transcriptional Control of Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1170. [PMID: 33036236 PMCID: PMC7601625 DOI: 10.3390/genes11101170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Circadian rhythms pervade nearly all aspects of plant growth, physiology, and development. Generation of the rhythms relies on an endogenous timing system or circadian clock that generates 24-hour oscillations in multiple rhythmic outputs. At its bases, the plant circadian function relies on dynamic interactive networks of clock components that regulate each other to generate rhythms at specific phases during the day and night. From the initial discovery more than 13 years ago of a parallelism between the oscillations in chromatin status and the transcriptional rhythms of an Arabidopsis clock gene, a number of studies have later expanded considerably our view on the circadian epigenome and transcriptome landscapes. Here, we describe the most recent identification of chromatin-related factors that are able to directly interact with Arabidopsis clock proteins to shape the transcriptional waveforms of circadian gene expression and clock outputs. We discuss how changes in chromatin marks associate with transcript initiation, elongation, and the rhythms of nascent RNAs, and speculate on future interesting research directions in the field.
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- Aida Maric
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Zhu W, Zhou H, Lin F, Zhao X, Jiang Y, Xu D, Deng XW. COLD-REGULATED GENE27 Integrates Signals from Light and the Circadian Clock to Promote Hypocotyl Growth in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:3155-3169. [PMID: 32732313 PMCID: PMC7534470 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.20.00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Light and the circadian clock are two essential external and internal cues affecting seedling development. COLD-REGULATED GENE27 (COR27), which is regulated by cold temperatures and light signals, functions as a key regulator of the circadian clock. Here, we report that COR27 acts as a negative regulator of light signaling. COR27 physically interacts with the CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 (COP1)-SUPPRESSOR OF PHYTOCHROME A1 (SPA1) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and undergoes COP1-mediated degradation via the 26S proteasome system in the dark. cor27 mutant seedlings exhibit shorter hypocotyls, while transgenic lines overexpressing COR27 show elongated hypocotyls in the light. In addition, light induces the accumulation of COR27. On one hand, accumulated COR27 interacts with ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) to repress HY5 DNA binding activity. On the other hand, COR27 associates with the chromatin at the PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR4 (PIF4) promoter region and upregulates PIF4 expression in a circadian clock-dependent manner. Together, our findings reveal a mechanistic framework whereby COR27 represses photomorphogenesis in the light and provide insights toward how light and the circadian clock synergistically control hypocotyl growth.
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- Wei Zhu
- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, School of Advanced Agriculture Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Philippou K, Davis AM, Davis SJ, Sánchez-Villarreal A. Chemical Perturbation of Chloroplast-Related Processes Affects Circadian Rhythms of Gene Expression in Arabidopsis: Salicylic Acid Application Can Entrain the Clock. Front Physiol 2020; 11:429. [PMID: 32625102 PMCID: PMC7314985 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The plant circadian system reciprocally interacts with metabolic processes. To investigate entrainment features in metabolic–circadian interactions, we used a chemical approach to perturb metabolism and monitored the pace of nuclear-driven circadian oscillations. We found that chemicals that alter chloroplast-related functions modified the circadian rhythms. Both vitamin C and paraquat altered the circadian period in a light-quality-dependent manner, whereas rifampicin lengthened the circadian period under darkness. Salicylic acid (SA) increased oscillatory robustness and shortened the period. The latter was attenuated by sucrose addition and was also gated, taking place during the first 3 h of the subjective day. Furthermore, the effect of SA on period length was dependent on light quality and genotype. Period lengthening or shortening by these chemicals was correlated to their inferred impact on photosynthetic electron transport activity and the redox state of plastoquinone (PQ). Based on these data and on previous publications on circadian effects that alter the redox state of PQ, we propose that the photosynthetic electron transport and the redox state of PQ participate in circadian periodicity. Moreover, coupling between chloroplast-derived signals and nuclear oscillations, as observed in our chemical and genetic assays, produces traits that are predicted by previous models. SA signaling or a related process forms a rhythmic input loop to drive robust nuclear oscillations in the context predicted by the zeitnehmer model, which was previously developed for Neurospora. We further discuss the possibility that electron transport chains (ETCs) are part of this mechanism.
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- Koumis Philippou
- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.,Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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Liu Y, Ma M, Li G, Yuan L, Xie Y, Wei H, Ma X, Li Q, Devlin PF, Xu X, Wang H. Transcription Factors FHY3 and FAR1 Regulate Light-Induced CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 Gene Expression in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:1464-1478. [PMID: 32152179 PMCID: PMC7203938 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The circadian clock provides a time-keeping mechanism that synchronizes various biological activities with the surrounding environment. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1), encoding a MYB-related transcription factor, is a key component of the core oscillator of the circadian clock, with peak expression in the morning. The molecular mechanisms regulating the light induction and rhythmic expression of CCA1 remain elusive. In this study, we show that two phytochrome signaling proteins, FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 (FHY3) and its paralog FAR-RED IMPAIRED RESPONSE1 (FAR1), are essential for the light-induced expression of CCA1 FHY3 and FAR1 directly bind to the CCA1 promoter and activate its expression, whereas PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR5 (PIF5) directly binds to its promoter and represses its expression. Furthermore, PIF5 and TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION1 physically interact with FHY3 and FAR1 to repress their transcriptional activation activity on CCA1 expression. These findings demonstrate that the photosensory-signaling pathway integrates with circadian oscillators to orchestrate clock gene expression. This mechanism might form the molecular basis of the regulation of the clock system by light in response to daily changes in the light environment, thus increasing plant fitness.
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- Yang Liu
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Sun H, Zhang W, Wu Y, Gao L, Cui F, Zhao C, Guo Z, Jia J. The Circadian Clock Gene, TaPRR1, Is Associated With Yield-Related Traits in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:285. [PMID: 32226438 PMCID: PMC7080851 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Timing of flowering is crucial for the transformation from vegetative to reproductive growth in the important food crop, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The circadian clock is a central part of photoperiod regulation, with Pseudo-Response Regulators (PRRs) representing key components of circadian networks. However, little is known about the effects of PRR family members on yield-related traits in crop plants. In this study, we identified polymorphisms and haplotypes of TaPRR1, demonstrating that natural variations in TaPRR1 are associated with significant differences in yield-related traits including heading date, plant height and thousand grain weight. TaPRR1-6A-Hapla showed an earlier heading date, advanced by 0.9 to 1.7%. TaPRR1-6B-Hapla and TaPRR1-6D-Hapla displayed reduced plant height and increased thousand grain weight of up to 13.3 to 26.4% and 6.3 to 17.3%, respectively. Subcellular localization and transcriptional activity analysis showed that TaPRR1 is a nuclear localization protein with transcriptional activity controlled by an IR domain. The expression profiles of TaPRR1 genes over a 48-h period were characterized by circadian rhythms, which had two peaks under both short- and long- day conditions. In addition, geographical distribution analysis indicated higher distribution frequencies of TaPRR1-6A-Hapla, TaPRR1-6B-Haplb, and TaPRR1-6D-Haplb in different agro-ecological production zones. Furthermore, analysis of molecular variance of the distribution frequency of TaPRR1 haplotypes suggested significant differences in haplotype distribution frequency between landraces and modern cultivars. Our study provides a basis for in-depth understanding of TaPRR1 function on yield-related traits in wheat, as well as establishing theoretical guidance for wheat molecular marker-assisted breeding.
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- Han Sun
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Brandoli C, Petri C, Egea-Cortines M, Weiss J. The clock gene Gigantea 1 from Petunia hybrida coordinates vegetative growth and inflorescence architecture. Sci Rep 2020; 10:275. [PMID: 31937847 PMCID: PMC6959227 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57145-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The gene GIGANTEA (GI) appeared early in land plants. It is a single copy gene in most plants and is found in two to three copies in Solanaceae. We analyzed the silencing of one GI copy, Petunia hybrida GI1 (PhGI1), by hairpin RNAs in Petunia in order to gain knowledge about its range of functions. Decreased transcript levels of PhGI1 were accompanied also by a reduction of PhGI2. They were further associated with increased time period between two consecutive peaks for PhGI1 and CHANEL (PhCHL), the orthologue of the blue light receptor gene ZEITLUPE (ZTL), confirming its role in maintaining circadian rhythmicity. Silenced plants were bigger with modified internode length and increased leaf size while flowering time was not altered. We uncovered a new function for PhGI1 as silenced plants showed reduction of flower bud number and the appearance of two flower buds in the bifurcation point, were normally one flower bud and the inflorescence meristem separate. Furthermore, one of the flower buds consistently showed premature flower abortion. Flowers that developed fully were significantly smaller as a result of decreased cell size. Even so the circadian pattern of volatile emission was unchanged in the silenced lines, flowers emitted 20% less volatiles on fresh weight basis over 24 hours and showed changes in the scent profile. Our results indicate a novel role of PhGI1 in the development of reproductive organs in Petunia. PhGI1 therefore represses growth in vegetative plant parts, maintains the typical cymose inflorescence structure, and inhibits premature flower abortion.
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- Claudio Brandoli
- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea-UMA-CSIC, Departamento de Fruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, 29750, Algarrobo-costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain.
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Morris WL, Ducreux LJM, Morris J, Campbell R, Usman M, Hedley PE, Prat S, Taylor MA. Identification of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 as a temperature-sensitive negative regulator of tuberization in potato. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:5703-5714. [PMID: 31328229 PMCID: PMC6812706 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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For many potato cultivars, tuber yield is optimal at average daytime temperatures in the range 14-22 °C. Above this range, tuber yield is reduced for most cultivars. We previously reported that moderately elevated temperature increases steady-state expression of the core circadian clock gene TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (StTOC1) in developing tubers, whereas expression of the StSP6A tuberization signal is reduced, along with tuber yield. In this study we provide evidence that StTOC1 links environmental signalling with potato tuberization by suppressing StSP6A autoactivation in the stolons. We show that transgenic lines silenced in StTOC1 expression exhibit enhanced StSP6A transcript levels and changes in gene expression in developing tubers that are indicative of an elevated sink strength. Nodal cuttings of StTOC1 antisense lines displayed increased tuber yields at moderately elevated temperatures, whereas tuber yield and StSP6A expression were reduced in StTOC1 overexpressor lines. Here we identify a number of StTOC1 binding partners and demonstrate that suppression of StSP6A expression is independent of StTOC1 complex formation with the potato homolog StPIF3. Down-regulation of StTOC1 thus provides a strategy to mitigate the effects of elevated temperature on tuber yield.
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- Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
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Lei L, Poets AM, Liu C, Wyant SR, Hoffman PJ, Carter CK, Shaw BG, Li X, Muehlbauer GJ, Katagiri F, Morrell PL. Environmental Association Identifies Candidates for Tolerance to Low Temperature and Drought. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2019; 9:3423-3438. [PMID: 31439717 PMCID: PMC6778781 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) is cultivated from the equator to the Arctic Circle. The wild progenitor species, Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum, occupies a relatively narrow latitudinal range (∼30 - 40° N) primarily at low elevation (< 1,500 m). Adaptation to the range of cultivation has occurred over ∼8,000 years. The genetic basis of adaptation is amenable to study through environmental association. An advantage of environmental association in a well-characterized crop is that many loci that contribute to climatic adaptation and abiotic stress tolerance have already been identified. This provides the opportunity to determine if environmental association approaches effectively identify these loci of large effect. Using published genotyping from 7,864 SNPs in 803 barley landraces, we examined allele frequency differentiation across multiple partitions of the data and mixed model associations relative to bioclimatic variables. Using newly generated resequencing data from a subset of these landraces, we tested for linkage disequilibrium (LD) between SNPs queried in genotyping and SNPs in neighboring loci. Six loci previously reported to contribute to adaptive differences in flowering time and abiotic stress in barley and six loci previously identified in other plant species were identified in our analyses. In many cases, patterns of LD are consistent with the causative variant occurring in the immediate vicinity of the queried SNP. The identification of barley orthologs to well-characterized genes may provide a new understanding of the nature of adaptive variation and could permit a more targeted use of potentially adaptive variants in barley breeding and germplasm improvement.
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- Li Lei
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and
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Ronald J, Davis SJ. Focusing on the nuclear and subnuclear dynamics of light and circadian signalling. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2871-2884. [PMID: 31369151 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Circadian clocks provide organisms the ability to synchronize their internal physiological responses with the external environment. This process, termed entrainment, occurs through the perception of internal and external stimuli. As with other organisms, in plants, the perception of light is a critical for the entrainment and sustainment of circadian rhythms. Red, blue, far-red, and UV-B light are perceived by the oscillator through the activity of photoreceptors. Four classes of photoreceptors signal to the oscillator: phytochromes, cryptochromes, UVR8, and LOV-KELCH domain proteins. In most cases, these photoreceptors localize to the nucleus in response to light and can associate to subnuclear structures to initiate downstream signalling. In this review, we will highlight the recent advances made in understanding the mechanisms facilitating the nuclear and subnuclear localization of photoreceptors and the role these subnuclear bodies have in photoreceptor signalling, including to the oscillator. We will also highlight recent progress that has been made in understanding the regulation of the nuclear and subnuclear localization of components of the plant circadian clock.
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- James Ronald
- Department of Biology, University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
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Belbin FE, Hall GJ, Jackson AB, Schanschieff FE, Archibald G, Formstone C, Dodd AN. Plant circadian rhythms regulate the effectiveness of a glyphosate-based herbicide. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3704. [PMID: 31420556 PMCID: PMC6697731 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Herbicides increase crop yields by allowing weed control and harvest management. Glyphosate is the most widely-used herbicide active ingredient, with $11 billion spent annually on glyphosate-containing products applied to >350 million hectares worldwide, using about 8.6 billion kg of glyphosate. The herbicidal effectiveness of glyphosate can depend upon the time of day of spraying. Here, we show that the plant circadian clock regulates the effectiveness of glyphosate. We identify a daily and circadian rhythm in the inhibition of plant development by glyphosate, due to interaction between glyphosate activity, the circadian oscillator and potentially auxin signalling. We identify that the circadian clock controls the timing and extent of glyphosate-induced plant cell death. Furthermore, the clock controls a rhythm in the minimum effective dose of glyphosate. We propose the concept of agricultural chronotherapy, similar in principle to chronotherapy in medical practice. Our findings provide a platform to refine agrochemical use and development, conferring future economic and environmental benefits.
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- Fiona E Belbin
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6EY, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6EY, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
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Kumari S, Yadav S, Patra D, Singh S, Sarkar AK, Panigrahi KCS. Uncovering the molecular signature underlying the light intensity-dependent root development in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:596. [PMID: 31325959 PMCID: PMC6642530 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5933-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Root morphology is known to be affected by light quality, quantity and direction. Light signal is perceived at the shoot, translocated to roots through vasculature and further modulates the root development. Photoreceptors are differentially expressed in both shoot and root cells. The light irradiation to the root affects shoot morphology as well as whole plant development. The current work aims to understand the white light intensity dependent changes in root patterning and correlate that with the global gene expression profile. RESULTS Different fluence of white light (WL) regulate overall root development via modulating the expression of a specific set of genes. Phytochrome A deficient Arabidopsis thaliana (phyA-211) showed shorter primary root compared to phytochrome B deficient (phyB-9) and wild type (WT) seedlings at a lower light intensity. However, at higher intensity, both mutants showed shorter primary root in comparison to WT. The lateral root number was observed to be lowest in phyA-211 at intensities of 38 and 75 μmol m - 2 s - 1. The number of adventitious roots was significantly lower in phyA-211 as compared to WT and phyB-9 under all light intensities tested. With the root phenotypic data, microarray was performed for four different intensities of WL light in WT. Here, we identified ~ 5243 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) under all light intensities. Gene ontology-based analysis indicated that different intensities of WL predominantly affect a subset of genes having catalytic activity and localized to the cytoplasm and membrane. Furthermore, when root is irradiated with different intensities of WL, several key genes involved in hormone, light signaling and clock-regulated pathways are differentially expressed. CONCLUSION Using genome wide microarray-based approach, we have identified candidate genes in Arabidopsis root that responded to the changes in light intensities. Alteration in expression of genes such as PIF4, COL9, EPR1, CIP1, ARF18, ARR6, SAUR9, TOC1 etc. which are involved in light, hormone and clock pathway was validated by qRT-PCR. This indicates their potential role in light intensity mediated root development.
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- Sony Kumari
- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), P.O. Bhimpur- Padanpur, Via Jatni, Dist. Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, 110067, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), P.O. Bhimpur- Padanpur, Via Jatni, Dist. Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, 110067, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), P.O. Bhimpur- Padanpur, Via Jatni, Dist. Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India.
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Hung FY, Chen FF, Li C, Chen C, Lai YC, Chen JH, Cui Y, Wu K. The Arabidopsis LDL1/2-HDA6 histone modification complex is functionally associated with CCA1/LHY in regulation of circadian clock genes. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:10669-10681. [PMID: 30124938 PMCID: PMC6237806 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In Arabidopsis, the circadian clock central oscillator genes are important cellular components to generate and maintain circadian rhythms. There is a negative feedback loop between the morning expressed CCA1 (CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1)/LHY (LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL) and evening expressed TOC1 (TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1). CCA1 and LHY negatively regulate the expression of TOC1, while TOC1 also binds to the promoters of CCA1 and LHY to repress their expression. Recent studies indicate that histone modifications play an important role in the regulation of the central oscillators. However, the regulatory relationship between histone modifications and the circadian clock genes remains largely unclear. In this study, we found that the Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1)-like histone demethylases, LDL1 and LDL2, can interact with CCA1/LHY to repress the expression of TOC1. ChIP-Seq analysis indicated that LDL1 targets a subset of genes involved in the circadian rhythm regulated by CCA1. Furthermore, LDL1 and LDL2 interact with the histone deacetylase HDA6 and co-regulate TOC1 by histone demetylation and deacetylaion. These results provide new insight into the molecular mechanism of how the circadian clock central oscillator genes are regulated through histone modifications.
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- Fu-Yu Hung
- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada.,Department of Biology, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada.,State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada.,Department of Biology, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada.,Department of Biology, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Khalid M, Khan S, Ahmad J, Shaheryar M. Identification of self-regulatory network motifs in reverse engineering gene regulatory networks using microarray gene expression data. IET Syst Biol 2019; 13:55-68. [PMID: 33444479 PMCID: PMC8687352 DOI: 10.1049/iet-syb.2018.5001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs) are reconstructed from the microarray gene expression data through diversified computational approaches. This process ensues in symmetric and diagonal interaction of gene pairs that cannot be modelled as direct activation, inhibition, and self-regulatory interactions. The values of gene co-expressions could help in identifying co-regulations among them. The proposed approach aims at computing the differences in variances of co-expressed genes rather than computing differences in values of mean expressions across experimental conditions. It adopts multivariate co-variances using principal component analysis (PCA) to predict an asymmetric and non-diagonal gene interaction matrix, to select only those gene pair interactions that exhibit the maximum variances in gene regulatory expressions. The asymmetric gene regulatory interactions help in identifying the controlling regulatory agents, thus lowering the false positive rate by minimizing the connections between previously unlinked network components. The experimental results on real as well as in silico datasets including time-series RTX therapy, Arabidopsis thaliana, DREAM-3, and DREAM-8 datasets, in comparison with existing state-of-the-art approaches demonstrated the enhanced performance of the proposed approach for predicting positive and negative feedback loops and self-regulatory interactions. The generated GRNs hold the potential in determining the real nature of gene pair regulatory interactions.
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- Mehrosh Khalid
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceNational University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabadPakistan
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceNational University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabadPakistan
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- Research Centre for Modelling and SimulationNational University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabadPakistan
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- Department of Computer ScienceCapital University of Science and TechnologyIslamabadPakistan
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NPR1 and Redox Rhythmx: Connections, between Circadian Clock and Plant Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20051211. [PMID: 30857376 PMCID: PMC6429127 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20051211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The circadian clock in plants synchronizes biological processes that display cyclic 24-h oscillation based on metabolic and physiological reactions. This clock is a precise timekeeping system, that helps anticipate diurnal changes; e.g., expression levels of clock-related genes move in synchrony with changes in pathogen infection and help prepare appropriate defense responses in advance. Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone and immune signal involved in systemic acquired resistance (SAR)-mediated defense responses. SA signaling induces cellular redox changes, and degradation and rhythmic nuclear translocation of the non-expresser of PR genes 1 (NPR1) protein. Recent studies demonstrate the ability of the circadian clock to predict various potential attackers, and of redox signaling to determine appropriate defense against pathogen infection. Interaction of the circadian clock with redox rhythm promotes the balance between immunity and growth. We review here a variety of recent evidence for the intricate relationship between circadian clock and plant immune response, with a focus on the roles of redox rhythm and NPR1 in the circadian clock and plant immunity.
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Kim SC, Nusinow DA, Sorkin ML, Pruneda-Paz J, Wang X. Interaction and Regulation Between Lipid Mediator Phosphatidic Acid and Circadian Clock Regulators. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:399-416. [PMID: 30674693 PMCID: PMC6447011 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Circadian clocks play important roles in regulating cellular metabolism, but the reciprocal effect that metabolism has on the clock is largely unknown in plants. Here, we show that the central glycerolipid metabolite and lipid mediator phosphatidic acid (PA) interacts with and modulates the function of the core clock regulators LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL (LHY) and CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). PA reduced the ability of LHY and CCA1 to bind the promoter of their target gene TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION1 Increased PA accumulation and inhibition of PA-producing enzymes had opposite effects on circadian clock outputs. Diurnal change in levels of several membrane phospholipid species, including PA, observed in wild type was lost in the LHY and CCA1 double knockout mutant. Storage lipid accumulation was also affected in the clock mutants. These results indicate that the interaction of PA with the clock regulator may function as a cellular conduit to integrate the circadian clock with lipid metabolism.
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- Sang-Chul Kim
- Department of Biology, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri 63121
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
- Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Biology, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri 63121
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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Hung FY, Chen FF, Li C, Chen C, Chen JH, Cui Y, Wu K. The LDL1/2-HDA6 Histone Modification Complex Interacts With TOC1 and Regulates the Core Circadian Clock Components in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:233. [PMID: 30863422 PMCID: PMC6399392 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, the circadian rhythm is associated with multiple important biological processes and maintained by multiple interconnected loops that generate robust rhythms. The circadian clock central loop is a negative feedback loop composed of the core circadian clock components. TOC1 (TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1) is highly expressed in the evening and negatively regulates the expression of CCA1 (CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1)/LHY (LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL). CCA1/LHY also binds to the promoter of TOC1 and represses the TOC1 expression. Our recent research revealed that the histone modification complex comprising of LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE 1 (LSD1)-LIKE 1/2 (LDL1/2) and HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 (HDA6) can be recruited by CCA1/LHY to repress TOC1 expression. In this study, we found that HDA6, LDL1, and LDL2 can interact with TOC1, and the LDL1/2-HDA6 complex is associate with TOC1 to repress the CCA1/LHY expression. Furthermore, LDL1/2-HDA6 and TOC1 co-target a subset of genes involved in the circadian rhythm. Collectively, our results indicate that the LDL1/2-HDA6 histone modification complex is important for the regulation of the core circadian clock components.
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- Fu-Yu Hung
- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Yuhai Cui, Keqiang Wu,
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Yuhai Cui, Keqiang Wu,
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COP1 SUPPRESSOR 4 promotes seedling photomorphogenesis by repressing CCA1 and PIF4 expression in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:11631-11636. [PMID: 30352855 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813171115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 (COP1) and DE-ETIOLATED 1 (DET1) are founding components of two central repressor complexes of photomorphogenesis that trigger the degradation of a larger number of photomorphogenic-promoting factors in darkness. Here, we identify COP1 SUPPRESSOR 4 (CSU4) as a genetic suppressor of the cop1-6 mutation. Mutations in CSU4 largely rescued the constitutively photomorphogenic phenotype of cop1-6 and det1-1 in darkness. Loss of CSU4 function resulted in significantly longer hypocotyl in the light. Further biochemical studies revealed that CSU4 physically interacts with CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) and negatively regulates its transcriptional repression activity toward its targets. CSU4 represses the expression of CCA1 in the early morning and of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4 (PIF4) in the early evening. Our study suggests that CSU4 acts as a negative regulator of CCA1 via physically associating with CCA1, which in turn, likely serves to repress expression of CCA1 and PIF4 to promote photomorphogenesis.
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Wu M, Upreti S, Yan A, Wakeel A, Wu J, Ge S, Liu Y, Liu B, Gan Y. SPATULA regulates floral transition and photomorphogenesis in a PHYTOCHROME B-dependent manner in Arabidopsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:2380-2385. [PMID: 29966653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Light is the most important exogenous stimulus regulating plant growth and various developmental processes. Phytochromes, especially PHYTOCHROME B (PHYB) mediates the various light-mediated processes in Arabidopsis. SPATULA (SPT) is an important transcription factor, which has been reported previously to participate in temperature-mediated transition from seed dormancy to germination. Here we investigate the function of SPT in the floral transition under long day conditions and photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. In this study, spt-2 shows significantly delayed flowering time. But mutation of SPT in the background of phyb-1 rescues the phenotype of spt-2. The flowering time of double mutant of spt-2/phyb-1 is similar with the wild type. These results indicate that SPT promotes the transition from vegetative stage to floral stage and it regulates this transition in a PHYB-dependent manner. With qRT-PCR analysis, it is found that SPT regulates flowering time via FLC, SVP, FT and SOC1. Furthermore, SPT also controls photomorphogenesis. spt-2 displays shortened hypocotyls and increased chlorophylls contents compared with the wild type. These phenotypes are also rescued in the double mutant of spt-2/phyb-1. These results indicate that SPT is also involved in photomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis and SPT regulates photomorphogenesis in a PHYB-dependent manner. Collectively, SPT is not only a temperature responder but it is also an important light regulator during plant growth and development.
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- Minjie Wu
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore, 637616, Singapore
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Multiple feedback loops of the Arabidopsis circadian clock provide rhythmic robustness across environmental conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:7147-7152. [PMID: 29915068 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805524115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Although circadian oscillators in diverse eukaryotes all depend on interlinked transcriptional feedback loops, specific components are not conserved across higher taxa. Moreover, the circadian network in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana is notably more complex than those found in animals and fungi. Here, we combine mathematical modeling and experimental approaches to investigate the functions of two classes of Myb-like transcription factors that antagonistically regulate common target genes. Both CCA1/LHY- and RVE8-clade factors bind directly to the same cis-element, but the former proteins act primarily as repressors, while the latter act primarily as activators of gene expression. We find that simulation of either type of loss-of-function mutant recapitulates clock phenotypes previously reported in mutant plants, while simulated simultaneous loss of both type of factors largely rescues circadian phase at the expense of rhythmic amplitude. In accord with this prediction, we find that plants mutant for both activator- and repressor-type Mybs have near-normal circadian phase and period but reduced rhythmic amplitude. Although these mutants exhibit robust rhythms when grown at mild temperatures, they are largely arrhythmic at physiologically relevant but nonoptimal temperatures. LHY- and RVE8-type Mybs are found in separate clades across the land plant lineage and even in some unicellular green algae, suggesting that they both may have functioned in even the earliest arising plant circadian oscillators. Our data suggest that the complexity of the plant circadian network may have arisen to provide rhythmic robustness across the range of environmental extremes to which plants, as sessile organisms, are regularly subjected.
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The Circadian Clock Sets the Time of DNA Replication Licensing to Regulate Growth in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell 2018; 45:101-113.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Simon NML, Kusakina J, Fernández-López Á, Chembath A, Belbin FE, Dodd AN. The Energy-Signaling Hub SnRK1 Is Important for Sucrose-Induced Hypocotyl Elongation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 176:1299-1310. [PMID: 29114081 PMCID: PMC5813536 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.01395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Emerging seedlings respond to environmental conditions such as light and temperature to optimize their establishment. Seedlings grow initially through elongation of the hypocotyl, which is regulated by signaling pathways that integrate environmental information to regulate seedling development. The hypocotyls of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) also elongate in response to sucrose. Here, we investigated the role of cellular sugar-sensing mechanisms in the elongation of hypocotyls in response to Suc. We focused upon the role of SnRK1, which is a sugar-signaling hub that regulates metabolism and transcription in response to cellular energy status. We also investigated the role of TPS1, which synthesizes the signaling sugar trehalose-6-P that is proposed to regulate SnRK1 activity. Under light/dark cycles, we found that Suc-induced hypocotyl elongation did not occur in tps1 mutants and overexpressors of KIN10 (AKIN10/SnRK1.1), a catalytic subunit of SnRK1. We demonstrate that the magnitude of Suc-induced hypocotyl elongation depends on the day length and light intensity. We identified roles for auxin and gibberellin signaling in Suc-induced hypocotyl elongation under short photoperiods. We found that Suc-induced hypocotyl elongation under light/dark cycles does not involve another proposed sugar sensor, HEXOKINASE1, or the circadian oscillator. Our study identifies novel roles for KIN10 and TPS1 in mediating a signal that underlies Suc-induced hypocotyl elongation in light/dark cycles.
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- Noriane M L Simon
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
- Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UJ, United Kingdom
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Martín G, Rovira A, Veciana N, Soy J, Toledo-Ortiz G, Gommers CM, Boix M, Henriques R, Minguet EG, Alabadí D, Halliday KJ, Leivar P, Monte E. Circadian Waves of Transcriptional Repression Shape PIF-Regulated Photoperiod-Responsive Growth in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2018; 28:311-318.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Oakenfull RJ, Davis SJ. Shining a light on the Arabidopsis circadian clock. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:2571-2585. [PMID: 28732105 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The circadian clock provides essential timing information to ensure optimal growth to prevailing external environmental conditions. A major time-setting mechanism (zeitgeber) in clock synchronization is light. Differing light wavelengths, intensities, and photoperiodic duration are processed for the clock-setting mechanism. Many studies on light-input pathways to the clock have focused on Arabidopsis thaliana. Photoreceptors are specific chromic proteins that detect light signals and transmit this information to the central circadian oscillator through a number of different signalling mechanisms. The most well-characterized clock-mediating photoreceptors are cryptochromes and phytochromes, detecting blue, red, and far-red wavelengths of light. Ultraviolet and shaded light are also processed signals to the oscillator. Notably, the clock reciprocally generates rhythms of photoreceptor action leading to so-called gating of light responses. Intermediate proteins, such as Phytochrome interacting factors (PIFs), constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) and EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3), have been established in signalling pathways downstream of photoreceptor activation. However, the precise details for these signalling mechanisms are not fully established. This review highlights both historical and recent efforts made to understand overall light input to the oscillator, first looking at how each wavelength of light is detected, this is then related to known input mechanisms and their interactions.
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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