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Sharma S, Arpita K, Nirgude M, Srivastava H, Kumar K, Sreevathsa R, Bhattacharya R, Gaikwad K. Genomic insights into cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) gene family, identification, phylogeny and synteny analysis for its possible role in regulating seed number in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.). Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134194. [PMID: 39097061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134194] [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: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
Abstract
Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) regulates cytokinin levels in plants which are vital for plant growth and development. However, there is a paucity of evidence regarding their role in controlling embryo/seed development in pigeonpea. This comprehensive study provides information on the identification and characterization of CKX genes in pigeonpea. A genome-wide analysis identified 18 CKX genes, each with distinct structure, expression patterns, and possible diverse functions. Domain analysis revealed the presence of the sequences including FAD and CK-Binding domain, and subcellular localization analysis showed that almost 50 % of them reside within the nucleus. They were observed to be located unevenly on chromosome numbers 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11 with a majority of them present on the scaffolds. The 8 homologous pairs and various orthologous gene pairs provided further insights into their evolution pattern. Further, SNP/Indels variation in CKX genes and haplotype groups among contrasting genotypes for SNPP (seed number per pod) were analyzed. Spatiotemporal expression analysis revealed the significant expression pattern of CcCKX15, CcCKX17, and CcCKX2 in genotypes carrying low SNPP reiterating their possible role as negative regulators. These genes can be potential targets to undertake seed and biomass improvement in pigeonpea.
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- Sandhya Sharma
- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Mandal D, Datta S, Mitra S, Nag Chaudhuri R. ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3 promotes auxin signalling by regulating SHY2 expression to control primary root growth in response to dehydration stress. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:5111-5129. [PMID: 38770693 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae237] [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: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Plants combat dehydration stress through different strategies including root architectural changes. Here we show that when exposed to varying levels of dehydration stress, primary root growth in Arabidopsis is modulated by regulating root meristem activity. Abscisic acid (ABA) in concert with auxin signalling adjust primary root growth according to stress levels. ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3 (ABI3), an ABA-responsive transcription factor, stands at the intersection of ABA and auxin signalling and fine-tunes primary root growth in response to dehydration stress. Under low ABA or dehydration stress, induction of ABI3 expression promotes auxin signalling by decreasing expression of SHY2, a negative regulator of auxin response. This further enhances the expression of auxin transporter gene PIN1 and cell cycle gene CYCB1;1, resulting in an increase in primary root meristem size and root length. Higher levels of dehydration stress or ABA repress ABI3 expression and promote ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) expression. This elevates SHY2 expression, thereby impairing primary root meristem activity and retarding root growth. Notably, ABI5 can promote SHY2 expression only in the absence of ABI3. Such ABA concentration-dependent expression of ABI3 therefore functions as a regulatory sensor of dehydration stress levels and orchestrates primary root growth by coordinating its downstream regulation.
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- Drishti Mandal
- Department of Biotechnology, St Xavier's College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St Xavier's College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St Xavier's College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St Xavier's College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata-700016, India
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Mughal N, Shoaib N, Chen J, Li Y, He Y, Fu M, Li X, He Y, Guo J, Deng J, Yang W, Liu J. Adaptive roles of cytokinins in enhancing plant resilience and yield against environmental stressors. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143189. [PMID: 39191348 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 08/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Innovative agricultural strategies are essential for addressing the urgent challenge of food security in light of climate change, population growth, and various environmental stressors. Cytokinins (CKs) play a pivotal role in enhancing plant resilience and productivity. These compounds, which include isoprenoid and aromatic types, are synthesized through pathways involving key enzymes such as isopentenyl transferase and cytokinin oxidase. Under abiotic stress conditions, CKs regulate critical physiological processes by improving photosynthetic efficiency, enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity, and optimizing root architecture. They also reduce the levels of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, resulting in improved plant performance and yield. CKs interact intricately with other phytohormones, including abscisic acid, ethylene, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid, to modulate stress-responsive pathways. This hormonal cross-talk is vital for finely tuning plant responses to stress. Additionally, CKs influence nutrient uptake and enhance responses to heavy metal stress, thereby bolstering overall plant resilience. The application of CKs helps plants maintain higher chlorophyll levels, boost antioxidant systems, and promote root and shoot growth. The strategic utilization of CKs presents an adaptive approach for developing robust crops capable of withstanding diverse environmental stressors, thus contributing to sustainable agricultural practices and global food security. Ongoing research into the mechanisms of CK action and their interactions with other hormones is essential for maximizing their agricultural potential. This underscores the necessity for continued innovation and research in agricultural practices, in alignment with global goals of sustainable productivity and food security.
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- Nishbah Mughal
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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Haider S, Bibi K, Munyaneza V, Zhang H, Zhang W, Ali A, Ahmad IA, Mehran M, Xu F, Yang C, Yang J, Ding G. Drought-induced adaptive and ameliorative strategies in plants. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143134. [PMID: 39168385 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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- Sharjeel Haider
- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Health Diagnostic and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, College of Resource and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Academy of Tobacco Science, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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- Hubei Academy of Tobacco Science, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment/Microelement Research Center/Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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Chetverikov S, Kuzina E, Feoktistova A, Timergalin M, Rameev T, Bakaeva M, Zaitsev G, Davydychev A, Korshunova T. Mitigation of the Negative Effect of Drought and Herbicide Treatment on Growth, Yield, and Stress Markers in Bread Wheat as a Result of the Use of the Plant Growth Regulator Azolen ®. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:2297. [PMID: 39204733 PMCID: PMC11359348 DOI: 10.3390/plants13162297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Most chemical pesticides, in addition to their main functions (protection against diseases, weeds, and pests), also have a noticeable inhibitory effect on target crops. In a laboratory experiment and two-year field experiments (Russia, Trans-Urals), a study was made of the effect of the biopreparation Azolen® (Azotobacter vinelandii IB-4) on plants of the Ekada 113 wheat variety under conditions of drought and stress caused by the exposure to the herbicide Chistalan (2.4-D and dicamba). The biopreparation and the herbicide were used separately and together on wheat during the tillering phase. Treatment with the biological preparation under stressful conditions had a significant effect on the hormonal balance of plants (a decrease in the amount of abscisic acid and a normalization of the balance of indolyl-3-acetic acid and cytokinins in shoots and roots of plants was noted), while the osmoprotective, antioxidant, and photosynthetic systems of plants were activated. In drought conditions, the treatment of plants with biological preparation prevented the inhibition of root growth caused by the use of the herbicide. This, in turn, improved the absorption of water by plants and ensured an increase in wheat yield (1.6 times). The results obtained give reason to believe that microbiological preparations can be used as antidotes that weaken the phytotoxic effect of herbicidal treatments, including in drought conditions.
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- Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa 450054, Russia; (S.C.); (E.K.); (A.F.); (M.T.); (T.R.); (M.B.); (A.D.); (T.K.)
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Singh V, Kumar P, Pandey A, Hallan V, Pati PK. Functional characterization of WsPR-1 reveals its interplay with cytokinin and gibberellin signaling pathways. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 278:134691. [PMID: 39142483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134691] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR-1) is an antimicrobial protein involved in systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in plants, but its regulatory role and interactions with other pathways remain unclear. In this study, we functionally characterize WsPR-1 gene of Withania somnifera in Nicotiana tabacum to elucidate its role in plant defense, growth, and development. Interestingly, transgenic tobacco plants with increased levels of cytokinin (CK) and decreased gibberellins (GAs) exhibited stunted shoot growth, an underdeveloped root system, modified leaf morphology, reduced seed pod production, and delayed leaf senescence. Transcriptional analysis revealed that WsPR-1 overexpression downregulated the GA 20-oxidase (GA20ox) gene involved in GA biosynthesis while upregulating GA 2-oxidase (GA2ox), a GA catabolic enzyme. Moreover, transcript levels of FRUITFULL (FUL) and LEAFY (NFL2) flowering genes exhibited a decrease in WsPR-1 plants, which could explain the delayed flowering and reduced seed pod development in transgenic plants. Confocal microscopy confirmed increased lignin deposition in stem cross-sections of WsPR-1 transgenic plants, supported by gene expression analysis and lignin content quantification. Additionally, our findings also suggest the involvement of Knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX) gene in enhancing cytokinin levels. This study highlights PR-1's regulatory role in plant growth and development, with potential to boost crop yields and enhance resilience.
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- Varinder Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Protection Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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Rashid A, Achary VMM, Abdin MZ, Karippadakam S, Parmar H, Panditi V, Prakash G, Bhatnagar-Mathur P, Reddy MK. Cytokinin oxidase2-deficient mutants improve panicle and grain architecture through cytokinin accumulation and enhance drought tolerance in indica rice. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:207. [PMID: 39096362 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03289-6] [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: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE The Osckx2 mutant accumulates cytokinin thereby enhancing panicle branching, grain yield, and drought tolerance, marked by improved survival rate, membrane integrity, and photosynthetic function. Cytokinins (CKs) are multifaceted hormones that regulate growth, development, and stress responses in plants. Cytokinins have been implicated in improved panicle architecture and grain yield; however, they are inactivated by the enzyme cytokinin oxidase (CKX). In this study, we developed a cytokinin oxidase 2 (Osckx2)-deficient mutant using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in indica rice and assessed its function under water-deficit and salinity conditions. Loss of OsCKX2 function increased grain number, secondary panicle branching, and overall grain yield through improved cytokinin content in the panicle tissue. Under drought conditions, the Osckx2 mutant conserved more water and demonstrated improved water-saving traits. Through reduced transpiration, Osckx2 mutants showed an improved survival response than the wild type to unset dehydration stress. Further, Osckx2 maintained chloroplast and membrane integrity and showed significantly improved photosynthetic function under drought conditions through enhanced antioxidant protection systems. The OsCKX2 function negatively affects panicle grain number and drought tolerance, with no discernible impact in response to salinity. The finding suggests the utility of the beneficial Osckx2 allele in breeding to develop climate-resilient, high-yielding cultivars for future food security.
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- Afreen Rashid
- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067
- Department of Biotechnology, Centre for Transgenic Plant Development, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, 110062
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Centre for Transgenic Plant Development, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, 110062
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067
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- Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, 110012
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), PO-1001400, Vienna, Austria
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Delhi, India, 110067
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Dziewit K, Amakorová P, Novák O, Szal B, Podgórska A. Systemic strategies for cytokinin biosynthesis and catabolism in Arabidopsis roots and leaves under prolonged ammonium nutrition. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 213:108858. [PMID: 38924907 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108858] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Cytokinins are growth-regulating plant hormones that are considered to adjust plant development under environmental stresses. During sole ammonium nutrition, a condition known to induce growth retardation of plants, altered cytokinin content can contribute to the characteristic ammonium toxicity syndrome. To understand the metabolic changes in cytokinin pools, cytokinin biosynthesis and degradation were analyzed in the leaves and roots of mature Arabidopsis plants. We found that in leaves of ammonium-grown plants, despite induction of biosynthesis on the expression level, there was no active cytokinin build-up because they were effectively routed toward their downstream catabolites. In roots, cytokinin conjugation was also induced, together with low expression of major synthetic enzymes, resulting in a decreased content of the trans-zeatin form under ammonium conditions. Based on these results, we hypothesized that in leaves and roots, cytokinin turnover is the major regulator of the cytokinin pool and does not allow active cytokinins to accumulate. A potent negative-regulator of root development is trans-zeatin, therefore its low level in mature root tissues of ammonium-grown plants may be responsible for occurrence of a wide root system. Additionally, specific cytokinin enhancement in apical root tips may evoke a short root phenotype in plants under ammonium conditions. The ability to flexibly regulate cytokinin metabolism and distribution in root and shoot tissues can contribute to adjusting plant development in response to ammonium stress.
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- Kacper Dziewit
- Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 01, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 01, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 01, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.
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Zhao L, Zhao X, Huang L, Liu X, Wang P. Transcriptome analysis of Pennisetum americanum × Pennisetum purpureum and Pennisetum americanum leaves in response to high-phosphorus stress. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:635. [PMID: 38971717 PMCID: PMC11227232 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05339-3] [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: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Excessive phosphorus (P) levels can disrupt nutrient balance in plants, adversely affecting growth. The molecular responses of Pennisetum species to high phosphorus stress remain poorly understood. This study examined two Pennisetum species, Pennisetum americanum × Pennisetum purpureum and Pennisetum americanum, under varying P concentrations (200, 600 and 1000 µmol·L- 1 KH2PO4) to elucidate transcriptomic alterations under high-P conditions. Our findings revealed that P. americanum exhibited stronger adaption to high-P stress compared to P. americanum× P. purpureum. Both species showed an increase in plant height and leaf P content under elevated P levels, with P. americanum demonstrating greater height and higher P content than P. americanum× P. purpureum. Transcriptomic analysis identified significant up- and down-regulation of key genes (e.g. SAUR, GH3, AHP, PIF4, PYL, GST, GPX, GSR, CAT, SOD1, CHS, ANR, P5CS and PsbO) involved in plant hormone signal transduction, glutathione metabolism, peroxisomes, flavonoid biosynthesis, amino acid biosynthesis and photosynthesis pathways. Compared with P. americanum× P. purpureum, P. americanum has more key genes in the KEGG pathway, and some genes have higher expression levels. These results contribute valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms governing high-P stress in Pennisetum species and offer implications for broader plant stress research.
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- Lili Zhao
- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China.
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Shen R, Hussain K, Liu N, Li J, Yu J, Zhao J, Li W, Yang S. Ecotoxicity of Cadmium along the Soil-Cotton Plant-Cotton Bollworm System: Biotransfer, Trophic Accumulation, Plant Growth, Induction of Insect Detoxification Enzymes, and Immunocompetence. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:14326-14336. [PMID: 38870410 PMCID: PMC11212622 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a hazardous element that may jeopardize environmental safety and human health through biotransfer and trophic accumulation. Here, we tested Cd toxicity on cotton plants, cotton bollworms, and their responses. Results demonstrated that Cd accumulated in plant roots, aerial parts, insect larvae, pupae, and frass in a dose-dependent pattern. The ∼9.35 mg kg-1 of Cd in plant aerial parts, ∼3.68 in larvae, ∼6.43 in pupae, and high transfer coefficient (∼5.59) indicate significant mobility. The ∼19.61 mg kg-1 of Cd in larvae frass suggests an effective detoxification strategy, while BAFcotton (∼1.14) and BAFworm (∼0.54) indicated low bioaccumulation. Cadmium exposure resulted in compromised plant growth and yield as well as alterations in photosynthetic pigment contents, antioxidant enzyme activities, and certain life history traits of cotton bollworms. Furthermore, carboxylesterase activity and encapsulation rates of insect larvae decreased with increasing Cd concentrations, whereas acetylcholinesterase, phenol oxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and multifunctional oxidase exhibited hormesis responses.
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- Ruoyao Shen
- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School
of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241002, China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center for Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem
in Wanjing Basin Co-Founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, Wuhu 241002, China
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Urbutis M, Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova L, Todorova D, Pukalskas A, Samuolienė G. Drought Protective Effects of Exogenous ABA and Kinetin on Lettuce: Sugar Content, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Productivity. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1641. [PMID: 38931073 PMCID: PMC11207227 DOI: 10.3390/plants13121641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Drought is an environmental stressor that significantly impacts plant growth and development. Comprehending the complexity of drought stress and water utilization in the context of plant growth and development holds significant importance for sustainable agriculture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of exogenously applied phytohormones on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) sugar content profiles and antioxidant enzyme activity and productivity. Lettuce plants were grown under normal and drought conditions in a growth chamber with a photoperiod of 14/10 h (day/night). Kinetin and abscisic acid were applied separately and in combinations when the second leaf was fully expanded. The results showed that sugar accumulation and productivity of the pretreated plants under drought were significantly higher than the controls. The perspective offered by this work showed that growth-related and stress-related phytohormones significantly influenced plant sugar metabolism, metabolic profiles, and productivity, thus enabling the control of yield and quality.
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- Martynas Urbutis
- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Horticulture, Kauno Str. 30, LT-54333 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Block 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (D.T.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Block 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (D.T.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Block 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (D.T.)
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Horticulture, Kauno Str. 30, LT-54333 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Horticulture, Kauno Str. 30, LT-54333 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Hamid R, Jacob F, Ghorbanzadeh Z, Khayam Nekouei M, Zeinalabedini M, Mardi M, Sadeghi A, Kumar S, Ghaffari MR. Genomic insights into CKX genes: key players in cotton fibre development and abiotic stress responses. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17462. [PMID: 38827302 PMCID: PMC11144395 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX), responsible for irreversible cytokinin degradation, also controls plant growth and development and response to abiotic stress. While the CKX gene has been studied in other plants extensively, its function in cotton is still unknown. Therefore, a genome-wide study to identify the CKX gene family in the four cotton species was conducted using transcriptomics, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and bioinformatics. As a result, in G. hirsutum and G. barbadense (the tetraploid cotton species), 87 and 96 CKX genes respectively and 62 genes each in G. arboreum and G. raimondii, were identified. Based on the evolutionary studies, the cotton CKX gene family has been divided into five distinct subfamilies. It was observed that CKX genes in cotton have conserved sequence logos and gene family expansion was due to segmental duplication or whole genome duplication (WGD). Collinearity and multiple synteny studies showed an expansion of gene families during evolution and purifying selection pressure has been exerted. G. hirsutum CKX genes displayed multiple exons/introns, uneven chromosomal distribution, conserved protein motifs, and cis-elements related to growth and stress in their promoter regions. Cis-elements related to resistance, physiological metabolism and hormonal regulation were identified within the promoter regions of the CKX genes. Expression analysis under different stress conditions (cold, heat, drought and salt) revealed different expression patterns in the different tissues. Through virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), the GhCKX34A gene was found to improve cold resistance by modulating antioxidant-related activity. Since GhCKX29A is highly expressed during fibre development, we hypothesize that the increased expression of GhCKX29A in fibres has significant effects on fibre elongation. Consequently, these results contribute to our understanding of the involvement of GhCKXs in both fibre development and response to abiotic stress.
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- Rasmieh Hamid
- Department of Plant Breeding, Cotton Research Institute of Iran (CRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Gorgan, Golestan, Iran
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Systems Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Systems Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Systems Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology and Biosafety, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborrz, Iran
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- Agricultural Biotechnology, Anand agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Systems Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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Zhang Y, Wu X, Wang X, Dai M, Peng Y. Crop root system architecture in drought response. J Genet Genomics 2024:S1673-8527(24)00100-0. [PMID: 38723744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2024.05.001] [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: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Drought is a natural disaster that profoundly impacts on global agricultural production, significantly reduces crop yields, and thereby poses a severe threat to worldwide food security. Addressing the challenge of effectively improving crop drought resistance (DR) to mitigate yield loss under drought conditions is a global issue. An optimal root system architecture (RSA) plays a pivotal role in enhancing crops' capacity to efficiently uptake water and nutrients, which consequently strengthens their resilience against environmental stresses. In this review, we discuss the compositions and roles of crop RSA and summarize the most recent developments in augmenting drought tolerance in crops by manipulating RSA-related genes. Based on the current research, we propose the potential optimal RSA configuration that could be helpful in enhancing crop DR. Lastly, we discussed the existing challenges and future directions for breeding crops with enhanced DR capabilities through genetic improvements targeting RSA.
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- Yanjun Zhang
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China; State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China; Crop Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation in Northwest Cold and Arid Regions, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, HuBei 430070, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation in Northwest Cold and Arid Regions, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, HuBei 430070, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China; State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China.
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Zhang Z, Yu H, Tao M, Lv T, Li F, Yu D, Liu C. Mechanistic insight into the impact of polystyrene microparticle on submerged plant during asexual propagules germination to seedling: Internalization in functional organs and alterations of physiological phenotypes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133929. [PMID: 38452672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133929] [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: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Asexual reproduction is one of the most important propagations in aquatic plants. However, there is a lack of information about the growth-limiting mechanisms induced by microplastics on the submerged plant during asexual propagule germination to seedling. Hence, we investigated the effects of two sizes (2 µm, 0.2 µm) and three concentrations (0.5 mg/L, 5 mg/L, and 50 mg/L) of polystyrene microplastics (PSMPs) on Potamogeton crispus turion germination and seedling growth. Both PSMPs sizes were found in P. crispus seedling tissues. Metabolic profile alterations were observed in leaves, particularly affecting secondary metabolic pathways and ATP-binding cassette transporters. Metal elements are indispensable cofactors for photosynthesis; however, alterations in the metabolic profile led to varying degrees of reduced concentrations in magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc within P. crispus. Therefore, the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II significantly decreased in all concentrations with 0.2 µm-PSMPs, and at 50 mg/L with 2 µm-PSMPs. These findings reveal that internalization of microplastics, nutrient absorption inhibition, and metabolic changes contribute to the negative impact on P. crispus seedlings.
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- Zhiqiang Zhang
- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China.
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Wawrzyńska A, Sirko A. Sulfate Availability and Hormonal Signaling in the Coordination of Plant Growth and Development. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3978. [PMID: 38612787 PMCID: PMC11012643 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073978] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Sulfur (S), one of the crucial macronutrients, plays a pivotal role in fundamental plant processes and the regulation of diverse metabolic pathways. Additionally, it has a major function in plant protection against adverse conditions by enhancing tolerance, often interacting with other molecules to counteract stresses. Despite its significance, a thorough comprehension of how plants regulate S nutrition and particularly the involvement of phytohormones in this process remains elusive. Phytohormone signaling pathways crosstalk to modulate growth and developmental programs in a multifactorial manner. Additionally, S availability regulates the growth and development of plants through molecular mechanisms intertwined with phytohormone signaling pathways. Conversely, many phytohormones influence or alter S metabolism within interconnected pathways. S metabolism is closely associated with phytohormones such as abscisic acid (ABA), auxin (AUX), brassinosteroids (BR), cytokinins (CK), ethylene (ET), gibberellic acid (GA), jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA), and strigolactones (SL). This review provides a summary of the research concerning the impact of phytohormones on S metabolism and, conversely, how S availability affects hormonal signaling. Although numerous molecular details are yet to be fully understood, several core signaling components have been identified at the crossroads of S and major phytohormonal pathways.
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- Anna Wawrzyńska
- Laboratory of Plant Protein Homeostasis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
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Zhang Z, Zhang A, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Wang Y, Zhang L, Zhang S. Ectopic expression of HaPEPC1 from the desert shrub Haloxylon ammodendron confers drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 208:108536. [PMID: 38507839 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108536] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) plays a crucial role in the initial carbon fixation process in C4 plants. However, its nonphotosynthetic functions in Haloxylon ammodendron, a C4 perennial xerohalophytic shrub, are still poorly understood. Previous studies have reported the involvement of PEPC in plant responses to abiotic stresses such as drought and salt stress. However, the underlying mechanism of PEPC tolerance to drought stress has not been determined. In this study, we cloned the C4-type PEPC gene HaPEPC1 from H. ammodendron and investigated its biological function by generating transgenic Arabidopsis plants with ectopic expression of HaPEPC1. Our results showed that, compared with WT (wild-type) plants, ectopic expression of HaPEPC1 plants exhibited significantly greater germination rates and chlorophyll contents. Furthermore, under drought stress, the transgenic plants presented increased root length, fresh weight, photosynthetic capacity, and antioxidant enzyme activities, particularly ascorbate peroxidase and peroxidase. Additionally, the transgenic plants exhibited reduced levels of malondialdehyde, H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide), and O2- (superoxide radical). Transcriptome analysis indicated that ectopic expression of HaPEPC1 primarily regulated the expression of genes associated with the stress defence response, glutathione metabolism, and abscisic acid (ABA) synthesis and signalling pathways in response to drought stress. Taken together, these findings suggest that the ectopic expression of HaPEPC1 enhances the reduction of H2O2 and O2- in transgenic plants, thereby improving reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity and enhancing drought tolerance. Therefore, the HaPEPC1 gene holds promise as a candidate gene for crop selection aimed at enhancing drought tolerance.
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- Zhilong Zhang
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Dawane A, Deshpande S, Vijayaraghavreddy P, Vemanna RS. Polysome-bound mRNAs and translational mechanisms regulate drought tolerance in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 208:108513. [PMID: 38513519 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108513] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Plants evolved several acquired tolerance traits for drought stress adaptation to maintain the cellular homeostasis. Drought stress at the anthesis stage in rice affects productivity due to the inefficiency of protein synthesis machinery. The effect of translational mechanisms on different pathways involved in cellular tolerance plays an important role. We report differential responses of translation-associated mechanisms in rice using polysome bound mRNA sequencing at anthesis stage drought stress in resistant Apo and sensitive IR64 genotypes. Apo maintained higher polysomes with 60 S-to-40 S and polysome-to-monosome ratios which directly correlate with protein levels under stress. IR64 has less protein levels under stress due to defective translation machinery and reduced water potential. Many polysome-bound long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) were identified in both genotypes under drought, influencing translation. Apo had higher levels of N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA modifications that contributed for sustained translation. Translation machinery in Apo could maintain higher levels of photosynthetic machinery-associated proteins in drought stress, which maintain gas exchange, photosynthesis and yield under stress. The protein stability and ribosome biogenesis mechanisms favoured improved translation in Apo. The phytohormone signalling and transcriptional responses were severely affected in IR64. Our results demonstrate that, the higher translation ability of Apo favours maintenance of photosynthesis and physiological responses that are required for drought stress adaptation.
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- Akashata Dawane
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad, Haryana, 121 001, India
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad, Haryana, 121 001, India
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad, Haryana, 121 001, India.
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Kalra A, Goel S, Elias AA. Understanding role of roots in plant response to drought: Way forward to climate-resilient crops. THE PLANT GENOME 2024; 17:e20395. [PMID: 37853948 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Drought stress leads to a significant amount of agricultural crop loss. Thus, with changing climatic conditions, it is important to develop resilience measures in agricultural systems against drought stress. Roots play a crucial role in regulating plant development under drought stress. In this review, we have summarized the studies on the role of roots and root-mediated plant responses. We have also discussed the importance of root system architecture (RSA) and the various structural and anatomical changes that it undergoes to increase survival and productivity under drought. Various genes, transcription factors, and quantitative trait loci involved in regulating root growth and development are also discussed. A summarization of various instruments and software that can be used for high-throughput phenotyping in the field is also provided in this review. More comprehensive studies are required to help build a detailed understanding of RSA and associated traits for breeding drought-resilient cultivars.
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- Anmol Kalra
- Department of Botany, University of Delhi, North Campus, Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Delhi, North Campus, Delhi, India
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- ICFRE - Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (ICFRE - IFGTB), Coimbatore, India
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Yang Y, Wang L, Zhang D, Che Z, Wang Q, Cui R, Zhao W, Huang F, Zhang H, Cheng H, Yu D. Soybean type-B response regulator GmRR1 mediates phosphorus uptake and yield by modifying root architecture. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 194:1527-1544. [PMID: 37882637 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) plays a pivotal role in plant growth and development. Low P stress can greatly hamper plant growth. Here, we identified a QTL (named QPH-9-1), which is associated with P efficiency across multiple environments through linkage analysis and genome-wide association study. Furthermore, we successfully cloned the underlying soybean (Glycine max) gene GmRR1 (a soybean type-B Response Regulator 1) that encodes a type-B response regulator protein. Knockout of GmRR1 resulted in a substantial increase in plant height, biomass, P uptake efficiency, and yield-related traits due to the modification of root structure. In contrast, overexpression of GmRR1 in plants resulted in a decrease in these phenotypes. Further analysis revealed that knockout of GmRR1 substantially increased the levels of auxin and ethylene in roots, thereby promoting root hair formation and growth by promoting the formation of root hair primordium and lengthening the root apical meristem. Yeast two-hybrid, bimolecular fluorescence complementation, and dual-luciferase assays demonstrated an interaction between GmRR1 and Histidine-containing Phosphotransmitter protein 1. Expression analysis suggested that these proteins coparticipated in response to low P stress. Analysis of genomic sequences showed that GmRR1 underwent a selection during soybean domestication. Taken together, this study provides further insights into how plants respond to low P stress by modifying root architecture through phytohormone pathways.
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- Yuming Yang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- School of Agriculture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- School of Agriculture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Ragland CJ, Shih KY, Dinneny JR. Choreographing root architecture and rhizosphere interactions through synthetic biology. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1370. [PMID: 38355570 PMCID: PMC10866969 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45272-5] [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: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Climate change is driving extreme changes to the environment, posing substantial threats to global food security and bioenergy. Given the direct role of plant roots in mediating plant-environment interactions, engineering the form and function of root systems and their associated microbiota may mitigate these effects. Synthetic genetic circuits have enabled sophisticated control of gene expression in microbial systems for years and a surge of advances has heralded the extension of this approach to multicellular plant species. Targeting these tools to affect root structure, exudation, and microbe activity on root surfaces provide multiple strategies for the advancement of climate-ready crops.
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- Carin J Ragland
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Xu Y, Ran S, Li S, Lu J, Huang W, Zheng J, Hou M, Zhong F. Genome-Wide Identification and Abiotic Stress Expression Analysis of CKX and IPT Family Genes in Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:422. [PMID: 38337953 PMCID: PMC10856886 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Cytokinins (CKs) are among the hormones that regulate plants' growth and development, and the CKX and IPT genes, which are CK degradation and biosynthesis genes, respectively, play important roles in fine-tuning plants' cytokinin levels. However, the current research on the function of IPT and CKX in cucumber's growth, development, and response to abiotic stress is not specific enough, and their regulatory mechanisms are still unclear. In this study, we focused on the IPT and CKX genes in cucumber, analyzed the physiological and biochemical properties of their encoded proteins, and explored their expression patterns in different tissue parts and under low light, salt stress, and drought stress. Eight CsCKX and eight CsIPT genes were identified from the cucumber genome. We constructed a phylogenetic tree from the amino acid sequences and performed prediction analyses of the cis-acting elements of the CsCKX and CsIPT promoters to determine whether CsCKXs and CsIPTs are responsive to light, abiotic stress, and different hormones. We also performed expression analysis of these genes in different tissues, and we found that CsCKXs and CsIPTs were highly expressed in roots and male flowers. Thus, they are involved in the whole growth and development process of the plant. This paper provides a reference for further research on the biological functions of CsIPT and CsCKX in regulating the growth and development of cucumber and its response to abiotic stress.
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- Yang Xu
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410128, China;
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.X.); (S.R.); (J.L.)
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Li T, Luo K, Wang C, Wu L, Pan J, Wang M, Liu J, Li Y, Yao J, Chen W, Zhu S, Zhang Y. GhCKX14 responding to drought stress by modulating antioxi-dative enzyme activity in Gossypium hirsutum compared to CKX family genes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:409. [PMID: 37658295 PMCID: PMC10474641 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04419-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) plays a vital role in response to abiotic stress through modulating the antioxidant enzyme activities. Nevertheless, the biological function of the CKX gene family has yet to be reported in cotton. RESULT In this study, a total of 27 GhCKXs were identified by the genome-wide investigation and distributed across 18 chromosomes. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that CKX genes were clustered into four clades, and most gene expansions originated from segmental duplications. The CKXs gene structure and motif analysis displayed remarkably well conserved among the four groups. Moreover, the cis-acting elements related to the abiotic stress, hormones, and light response were identified within the promoter regions of GhCKXs. Transcriptome data and RT-qPCR showed that GhCKX genes demonstrated higher expression levels in various tissues and were involved in cotton's abiotic stress and phytohormone response. The protein-protein interaction network indicates that the CKX family probably participated in redox regulation, including oxidoreduction or ATP levels, to mediate plant growth and development. Functionally identified via virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) found that the GhCKX14 gene improved drought resistance by modulating the antioxidant-related activitie. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the CKX gene family members were analyzed by bioinformatics, and validates the response of GhCKX gene to various phytohormone treatment and abiotic stresses. Our findings established the foundation of GhCKXs in responding to abiotic stress and GhCKX14 in regulating drought resistance in cotton.
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- Tengyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province, College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- College of Plant Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Plant Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China.
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
- College of Plant Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China.
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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Barratt LJ, Reynolds IJ, Franco Ortega S, Harper AL. Transcriptomic and co-expression network analyses on diverse wheat landraces identifies candidate master regulators of the response to early drought. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1212559. [PMID: 37426985 PMCID: PMC10326901 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1212559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Introduction Over four billion people around the world rely on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as a major constituent of their diet. The changing climate, however, threatens the food security of these people, with periods of intense drought stress already causing widespread wheat yield losses. Much of the research into the wheat drought response has centred on the response to drought events later in development, during anthesis or grain filling. But as the timing of periods of drought stress become increasingly unpredictable, a more complete understanding of the response to drought during early development is also needed. Methods Here, we utilized the YoGI landrace panel to identify 10,199 genes which were differentially expressed under early drought stress, before weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to construct a co-expression network and identify hub genes in modules particularly associated with the early drought response. Results Of these hub genes, two stood out as novel candidate master regulators of the early drought response - one as an activator (TaDHN4-D1; TraesCS5D02G379200) and the other as a repressor (uncharacterised gene; TraesCS3D02G361500). Discussion As well as appearing to coordinate the transcriptional early drought response, we propose that these hub genes may be able to regulate the physiological early drought response due to potential control over the expression of members of gene families well-known for their involvement in the drought response in many plant species, namely dehydrins and aquaporins, as well as other genes seemingly involved in key processes such as, stomatal opening, stomatal closing, stomatal morphogenesis and stress hormone signalling.
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Tessi TM, Maurino VG, Shahriari M, Meissner E, Novak O, Pasternak T, Schumacher BS, Ditengou F, Li Z, Duerr J, Flubacher NS, Nautscher M, Williams A, Kazimierczak Z, Strnad M, Thumfart JO, Palme K, Desimone M, Teale WD. AZG1 is a cytokinin transporter that interacts with auxin transporter PIN1 and regulates the root stress response. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:1924-1941. [PMID: 36918499 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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An environmentally responsive root system is crucial for plant growth and crop yield, especially in suboptimal soil conditions. This responsiveness enables the plant to exploit regions of high nutrient density while simultaneously minimizing abiotic stress. Despite the vital importance of root systems in regulating plant growth, significant gaps of knowledge exist in the mechanisms that regulate their architecture. Auxin defines both the frequency of lateral root (LR) initiation and the rate of LR outgrowth. Here, we describe a search for proteins that regulate root system architecture (RSA) by interacting directly with a key auxin transporter, PIN1. The native separation of Arabidopsis plasma membrane protein complexes identified several PIN1 co-purifying proteins. Among them, AZG1 was subsequently confirmed as a PIN1 interactor. Here, we show that, in Arabidopsis, AZG1 is a cytokinin (CK) import protein that co-localizes with and stabilizes PIN1, linking auxin and CK transport streams. AZG1 expression in LR primordia is sensitive to NaCl, and the frequency of LRs is AZG1-dependent under salt stress. This report therefore identifies a potential point for auxin:cytokinin crosstalk, which shapes RSA in response to NaCl.
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- Tomás M Tessi
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Velez Sarsfield 249, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Conservation Ecology, Department Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 8, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR and Palacky, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR and Palacky, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology II, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 7, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Labormedizinisches Zentrum Ostschweiz, Lagerstrasse 30, 9470, Buchs, SG, Switzerland
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- Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
- Centre of Biological Systems Analysis, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Velez Sarsfield 249, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Szala K, Dmochowska-Boguta M, Bocian J, Orczyk W, Nadolska-Orczyk A. Transgenerational Paternal Inheritance of TaCKX GFMs Expression Patterns Indicate a Way to Select Wheat Lines with Better Parameters for Yield-Related Traits. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098196. [PMID: 37175902 PMCID: PMC10179260 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Members of the TaCKX gene family (GFMs) encode the cytokinin oxygenase/dehydrogenase enzyme (CKX), which irreversibly degrades cytokinins in the organs of wheat plants; therefore, these genes perform a key role in the regulation of yield-related traits. The purpose of the investigation was to determine how expression patterns of these genes, together with the transcription factor-encoding gene TaNAC2-5A, and yield-related traits are inherited to apply this knowledge to speed up breeding processes. The traits were tested in 7 days after pollination (DAP) spikes and seedling roots of maternal and paternal parents and their F2 progeny. The expression levels of most of them and the yield were inherited in F2 from the paternal parent. Some pairs or groups of genes cooperated, and some showed opposite functions. Models of up- or down-regulation of TaCKX GFMs and TaNAC2-5A in low-yielding maternal plants crossed with higher-yielding paternal plants and their high-yielding F2 progeny reproduced gene expression and yield of the paternal parent. The correlation coefficients between TaCKX GFMs, TaNAC2-5A, and yield-related traits in high-yielding F2 progeny indicated which of these genes were specifically correlated with individual yield-related traits. The most common was expressed in 7 DAP spikes TaCKX2.1, which positively correlated with grain number, grain yield, spike number, and spike length, and seedling root mass. The expression levels of TaCKX1 or TaNAC2-5A in the seedling roots were negatively correlated with these traits. In contrast, the thousand grain weight (TGW) was negatively regulated by TaCKX2.2.2, TaCKX2.1, and TaCKX10 in 7 DAP spikes but positively correlated with TaCKX10 and TaNAC2-5A in seedling roots. Transmission of TaCKX GFMs and TaNAC2-5A expression patterns and yield-related traits from parents to the F2 generation indicate their paternal imprinting. These newly shown data of nonmendelian epigenetic inheritance shed new light on crossing strategies to obtain a high-yielding F2 generation.
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- Karolina Szala
- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870 Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870 Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870 Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870 Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870 Blonie, Poland
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Wang H, Li N, Li H, Zhang S, Zhang X, Yan X, Wang Z, Yang Y, Zhang S. Overexpression of NtGCN2 improves drought tolerance in tobacco by regulating proline accumulation, ROS scavenging ability, and stomatal closure. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 198:107665. [PMID: 37018865 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Drought stress is a severe threat to plants. Genes that respond to drought stress are essential for plant growth and development. General control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) encodes a protein kinase that responds to various biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the mechanism of GCN2 in plant drought tolerance remains unclear. In the present study, the promoters of NtGCN2 from Nicotiana tabacum K326, which contained a drought-responsive Cis-acting element MYB that can be activated by drought stress, were cloned. Furthermore, the drought tolerance function of NtGCN2 was investigated using NtGCN2-overexpressed transgenic tobacco plants. NtGCN2-overexpressed transgenic plants were more tolerant to drought stress than wild-type (WT) plants. The transgenic tobacco plants exhibited higher proline and abscisic acid (ABA) contents, antioxidant enzyme activities, leaf relative water content, and expression levels of genes encoding key antioxidant enzymes and proline synthase, but lower levels of malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species, and reduced stomatal apertures, stomatal densities, and stomatal opening rates compared to WT plants under drought stress. These results indicated that overexpression of NtGCN2 conferred drought tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants. RNA-seq analysis showed that overexpression of NtGCN2 responded to drought stress by regulating the expression of genes related to proline synthesis and catabolism, abscisic acid synthesis and catabolism, antioxidant enzymes, and ion channels in guard cells. These results showed that NtGCN2 might regulate drought tolerance by regulating proline accumulation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging, and stomatal closure in tobacco and may have the potential for application in the genetic modification of crop drought tolerance.
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- Hao Wang
- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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Prakash V, Nihranz CT, Casteel CL. The Potyviral Protein 6K2 from Turnip Mosaic Virus Increases Plant Resilience to Drought. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2023; 36:189-197. [PMID: 36534062 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-22-0183-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Virus infection can increase drought tolerance of infected plants compared with noninfected plants; however, the mechanisms mediating virus-induced drought tolerance remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrate turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) infection increases Arabidopsis thaliana survival under drought compared with uninfected plants. To determine if specific TuMV proteins mediate drought tolerance, we cloned the coding sequence for each of the major viral proteins and generated transgenic A. thaliana that constitutively express each protein. Three TuMV proteins, 6K1, 6K2, and NIa-Pro, enhanced drought tolerance of A. thaliana when expressed constitutively in plants compared with controls. While in the control plant, transcripts related to abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis and ABA levels were induced under drought, there were no changes in ABA or related transcripts in plants expressing 6K2 under drought compared with well-watered conditions. Expression of 6K2 also conveyed drought tolerance in another host plant, Nicotiana benthamiana, when expressed using a virus overexpression construct. In contrast to ABA, 6K2 expression enhanced salicylic acid (SA) accumulation in both Arabidopsis and N. benthamiana. These results suggest 6K2-induced drought tolerance is mediated through increased SA levels and SA-dependent induction of plant secondary metabolites, osmolytes, and antioxidants that convey drought tolerance. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Ved Prakash
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A
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Swain R, Sahoo S, Behera M, Rout GR. Instigating prevalent abiotic stress resilience in crop by exogenous application of phytohormones and nutrient. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1104874. [PMID: 36844040 PMCID: PMC9947512 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1104874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In recent times, the demand for food and feed for the ever-increasing population has achieved unparalleled importance, which cannot afford crop yield loss. Now-a-days, the unpleasant situation of abiotic stress triggers crop improvement by affecting the different metabolic pathways of yield and quality advances worldwide. Abiotic stress like drought, salinity, cold, heat, flood, etc. in plants diverts the energy required for growth to prevent the plant from shock and maintain regular homeostasis. Hence, the plant yield is drastically reduced as the energy is utilized for overcoming the stress in plants. The application of phytohormones like the classical auxins, cytokinins, ethylene, and gibberellins, as well as more recent members including brassinosteroids, jasmonic acids, etc., along with both macro and micronutrients, have enhanced significant attention in creating key benefits such as reduction of ionic toxicity, improving oxidative stress, maintaining water-related balance, and gaseous exchange modification during abiotic stress conditions. Majority of phytohormones maintain homeostasis inside the cell by detoxifying the ROS and enhancing the antioxidant enzyme activities which can enhance tolerance in plants. At the molecular level, phytohormones activate stress signaling pathways or genes regulated by abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA), Jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene. The various stresses primarily cause nutrient deficiency and reduce the nutrient uptake of plants. The application of plant nutrients like N, K, Ca, and Mg are also involved in ROS scavenging activities through elevating antioxidants properties and finally decreasing cell membrane leakage and increasing the photosynthetic ability by resynthesizing the chlorophyll pigment. This present review highlighted the alteration of metabolic activities caused by abiotic stress in various crops, the changes of vital functions through the application of exogenous phytohormones and nutrition, as well as their interaction.
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- Rinny Swain
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Crop Improvement Division, School of Agriculture, Gandhi University of Engineering and Technology (GIET) University, Rayagada, Odisha, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Crop Improvement Division, School of Agriculture, GIET University, Rayagada, Odisha, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Crop Improvement Division, School of Agriculture, GIET University, Rayagada, Odisha, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Li L, Zheng Q, Jiang W, Xiao N, Zeng F, Chen G, Mak M, Chen ZH, Deng F. Molecular Regulation and Evolution of Cytokinin Signaling in Plant Abiotic Stresses. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 63:1787-1805. [PMID: 35639886 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The sustainable production of crops faces increasing challenges from global climate change and human activities, which leads to increasing instances of many abiotic stressors to plants. Among the abiotic stressors, drought, salinity and excessive levels of toxic metals cause reductions in global agricultural productivity and serious health risks for humans. Cytokinins (CKs) are key phytohormones functioning in both normal development and stress responses in plants. Here, we summarize the molecular mechanisms on the biosynthesis, metabolism, transport and signaling transduction pathways of CKs. CKs act as negative regulators of both root system architecture plasticity and root sodium exclusion in response to salt stress. The functions of CKs in mineral-toxicity tolerance and their detoxification in plants are reviewed. Comparative genomic analyses were performed to trace the origin, evolution and diversification of the critical regulatory networks linking CK signaling and abiotic stress. We found that the production of CKs and their derivatives, pathways of signal transduction and drought-response root growth regulation are evolutionarily conserved in land plants. In addition, the mechanisms of CK-mediated sodium exclusion under salt stress are suggested for further investigations. In summary, we propose that the manipulation of CK levels and their signaling pathways is important for plant abiotic stress and is, therefore, a potential strategy for meeting the increasing demand for global food production under changing climatic conditions.
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- Lijun Li
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Central Laboratory, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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Zheng X, Zhang S, Liang Y, Zhang R, Liu L, Qin P, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Zhou J, Tang X, Zhang Y. Loss-function mutants of OsCKX gene family based on CRISPR-Cas systems revealed their diversified roles in rice. THE PLANT GENOME 2023:e20283. [PMID: 36660867 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cytokinin (CTK) is an important plant hormone that promotes cell division, controls cell differentiation, and regulates a variety of plant growth and development processes. Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) is an irreversible cytokinin-degrading enzyme that affects plant growth and development by regulating the dynamic balance of CTKs synthesis and degradation. There are presumed 11 members of the CKX gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.), but limited members have been reported. In this study, based on CRISPR-Cas9 and CRISPR-Cas12a genome-editing technology, we established a complete set of OsCKX1-OsCKX11 single-gene mutants, as well as double-gene and triple-gene mutants of different OsCKXs gene combinations with high similarity. The results revealed that CRISPR-Cas12a outperformed Cas9 to generate biallelic mutations, multi-gene mutants, and more diverse genotypes. And then, we found, except the reported OsCKX2, OsCKX4, OsCKX9 and OsCKX11, OsCKX5, OsCKX6, OsCKX7, and OsCKX8 also had significant effects on agronomic traits such as plant height, panicle size, grain size, and grain number per panicle in rice. In addition, the different loss-of-function of the OsCKX genes also changed the seed appearance quality and starch composition. Interestingly, by comparing different combinations of multi-gene mutants, we found significant functional redundancy among OsCKX gene members in the same phylogenetic clade. These data collectively reveal the diversified regulating capabilities of OsCKX genes in rice, and also provide the valuable reference for further rice molecular breeding.
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- Xuelian Zheng
- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Dep. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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Zarea MJ, Karimi N. Grain yield and quality of wheat are improved through post-flowering foliar application of zinc and 6- benzylaminopurine under water deficit condition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1068649. [PMID: 36714766 PMCID: PMC9879624 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1068649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Zinc (Zn) as an essential micronutrient and cytokinin as phytohormone not only regulate plant growth but also play fundamental roles in plant tolerance against drought stress. Understating the function and the role of cytokinin in combined with an essential micronutrient, Zn, could improve the choice of a sustainable strategy for improvement of plant drought stress. The objective of this field research was to determine the effect of post-flowering foliar application of ZnSO4 and 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BAP) on grain yield and quality of winter wheat under water deficit condition. METHODS Experiments were conducted under filed condition. Drought was imposed by with holding irrigation at the beginning of flowering till the signs of temporary wilting/leaf rolling appeared, after which all plots were irrigated to field capacity. The foliar treatment consisted of (1) foliar application of water, as control treatment; (2) foliar application of 10 g ha-1 6-BAP; (3) Foliar application of 20 g ha-1 6-BAP; (4) Foliar application of 10 g ha-1 6-BAP plus foliar application of 6 kg ha-1 ZnSO4 solution and (5) foliar application of 10 g ha-1 6-BAP plus foliar application of 6 kg ha-1 ZnSO4 solution 2 days before drought imposition. Data were collected on grain and straw yield, yield attributes, harvest index, flag leaf fresh matter and dry matter weight, TaCKX6-D1 expression, phytic acid content in grains, mycorrhiza colonization rate and succinate dehydrogenase (SD) activity. RESULTS According to ANOVA, the factor 'Zn' significantly affected leaf relative water content (p < 0.001). Relative water content for plants foliar applied with 6-BAP was not statistically significant. Applying Zn increased yield, straw dry weight, and kernel weight relative to plants sprayed with water alone. Increased grain yield due to foliar application of Zn was associated with decrease in cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (TaCKX) and increase in kernel weight. Results showed that the drought stress significantly decreased 1000-grain weight that was accompanied with over-expression of cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (TaCKX). Foliar application of Zn increased the concentration of Zn in grains. The experimental data on the zinc content of grain indicated no significant difference between the 6-BAP at 10 mg L-1 and control treatment. The phytate to Zn molar ratio was significantly affected by foliar applied Zn, but not significantly by applied 6-BAP. In the present study, SD activity of the hyphae of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (IAMF) associated with plant roots was also assayed. Results disclose that SD activity of IAMF was significantly affected by Zn treatments during grain filling stages. DISCUSSION In summary, both foliar applied Zn and 6-BAP had the significant effects on all measured parameters in winter wheat. However, spike number, harvest index and mycorrhizal colonization rate were neither significantly affected by Zn nor 6- BAP. Foliar application of Zn at 0.6% (6 kg ha-1) and higher 6-BAP (20 mg L-1 m-2) promoted wheat growth and performances under imposed drought stress condition. Plant that only foliar sprayed with water showed higher level of TaCKX6-D1 expression as compared to Zn treated plants, indicating these plants were more affected by imposed drought relative to those plants treated with Zn. The results of this study provides evidence that a combination of Zn and 6-BAP could be an effective in improvement of drought tolerance of wheat and prevents grain yield from further reduction in terms of quality and quantity due to drought stress.
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Du Y, Zhang Z, Gu Y, Li W, Wang W, Yuan X, Zhang Y, Yuan M, Du J, Zhao Q. Genome-wide identification of the soybean cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase gene family and its diverse roles in response to multiple abiotic stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1163219. [PMID: 37139113 PMCID: PMC10149856 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1163219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) irreversibly degrades cytokinin, regulates growth and development, and helps plants to respond to environmental stress. Although the CKX gene has been well characterized in various plants, its role in soybean remains elusive. Therefore, in this study, the evolutionary relationship, chromosomal location, gene structure, motifs, cis-regulatory elements, collinearity, and gene expression patterns of GmCKXs were analyzed using RNA-seq, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), and bioinformatics. We identified 18 GmCKX genes from the soybean genome and grouped them into five clades, each comprising members with similar gene structures and motifs. Cis-acting elements involved in hormones, resistance, and physiological metabolism were detected in the promoter regions of GmCKXs. Synteny analysis indicated that segmental duplication events contributed to the expansion of the soybean CKX family. The expression profiling of the GmCKXs genes using qRT-PCR showed tissue-specific expression patterns. The RNA-seq analysis also indicated that GmCKXs play an important role in response to salt and drought stresses at the seedling stage. The responses of the genes to salt, drought, synthetic cytokinin 6-benzyl aminopurine (6-BA), and the auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at the germination stage were further evaluated by qRT-PCR. Specifically, the GmCKX14 gene was downregulated in the roots and the radicles at the germination stage. The hormones 6-BA and IAA repressed the expression levels of GmCKX1, GmCKX6, and GmCKX9 genes but upregulated the expression levels of GmCKX10 and GmCKX18 genes. The three abiotic stresses also decreased the zeatin content in soybean radicle but enhanced the activity of the CKX enzymes. Conversely, the 6-BA and IAA treatments enhanced the CKX enzymes' activity but reduced the zeatin content in the radicles. This study, therefore, provides a reference for the functional analysis of GmCKXs in soybean in response to abiotic stresses.
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- Yanli Du
- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- National Cereals Technology Engineering Research Center, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- National Cereals Technology Engineering Research Center, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Soybean Mechanized Production, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- National Cereals Technology Engineering Research Center, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- Research Center of Saline and Alkali Land Improvement Engineering Technology in Heilongjiang Province, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Jidao Du, ; Qiang Zhao,
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Soybean Mechanized Production, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- Research Center of Saline and Alkali Land Improvement Engineering Technology in Heilongjiang Province, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Jidao Du, ; Qiang Zhao,
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Zierer W, Anjanappa RB, Lamm CE, Chang SH, Gruissem W, Sonnewald U. A promoter toolbox for tissue-specific expression supporting translational research in cassava ( Manihot esculenta). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1042379. [PMID: 36605961 PMCID: PMC9807883 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1042379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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There is an urgent need to stimulate agricultural output in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world to combat hunger and malnutrition. The starchy crop cassava (Manihot esculenta), growing even under sub-optimal conditions, is a key staple food in these regions, providing millions of people with food. Cassava biotechnology is an important technique benefiting agricultural progress, but successful implementation of many biotechnological concepts depends on the availability of the right spatiotemporal expression tools. Yet, well-characterized cassava promoters are scarce in the public domain. In this study, we investigate the promoter activity and tissue specificity of 24 different promoter elements in stably transformed cassava plants. We show that many of the investigated promoters, especially from other species, have surprisingly low activity and/or tissue specificity, but feature several promoter sequences that can drive tissue-specific expression in either autotrophic-, transport- or storage tissues. We especially highlight pAtCAB1, pMePsbR, and pSlRBCS2 as strong and specific source promoters, pAtSUC2, pMeSWEET1-like, and pMeSUS1 as valuable tools for phloem and phloem parenchyma expression, and pStB33, pMeGPT, pStGBSS1, as well as pStPatatin Class I, as strong and specific promoters for heterotrophic storage tissues. We hope that the provided information and sequences prove valuable to the cassava community by contributing to the successful implementation of biotechnological concepts aimed at the improvement of cassava nutritional value and productivity.
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- Wolfgang Zierer
- Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Nowicka B. Modifications of Phytohormone Metabolism Aimed at Stimulation of Plant Growth, Improving Their Productivity and Tolerance to Abiotic and Biotic Stress Factors. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3430. [PMID: 36559545 PMCID: PMC9781743 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Due to the growing human population, the increase in crop yield is an important challenge for modern agriculture. As abiotic and biotic stresses cause severe losses in agriculture, it is also crucial to obtain varieties that are more tolerant to these factors. In the past, traditional breeding methods were used to obtain new varieties displaying demanded traits. Nowadays, genetic engineering is another available tool. An important direction of the research on genetically modified plants concerns the modification of phytohormone metabolism. This review summarizes the state-of-the-art research concerning the modulation of phytohormone content aimed at the stimulation of plant growth and the improvement of stress tolerance. It aims to provide a useful basis for developing new strategies for crop yield improvement by genetic engineering of phytohormone metabolism.
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- Beatrycze Nowicka
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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Pavlů J, Kerchev P, Černý M, Novák J, Berka M, Jobe TO, López Ramos JM, Saiz-Fernández I, Rashotte AM, Kopriva S, Brzobohatý B. Cytokinin modulates the metabolic network of sulfur and glutathione. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:7417-7433. [PMID: 36226742 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The phytohormone cytokinin is implicated in a range of growth, developmental, and defense processes. A growing body of evidence supports a crosstalk between cytokinin and nutrient signaling pathways, such as nitrate availability. Cytokinin signaling regulates sulfur-responsive gene expression, but the underlying molecular mechanisms and their impact on sulfur-containing metabolites have not been systematically explored. Using a combination of genetic and pharmacological tools, we investigated the interplay between cytokinin signaling and sulfur homeostasis. Exogenous cytokinin triggered sulfur starvation-like gene expression accompanied by a decrease in sulfate and glutathione content. This process was uncoupled from the activity of the major transcriptional regulator of sulfate starvation signaling SULFUR LIMITATION 1 and an important glutathione-degrading enzyme, γ-glutamyl cyclotransferase 2;1, expression of which was robustly up-regulated by cytokinin. Conversely, glutathione accumulation was observed in mutants lacking the cytokinin receptor ARABIDOPSIS HISTIDINE KINASE 3 and in cytokinin-deficient plants. Cytokinin-deficient plants displayed improved root growth upon exposure to glutathione-depleting chemicals which was attributed to a higher capacity to maintain glutathione levels. These results shed new light on the interplay between cytokinin signaling and sulfur homeostasis. They position cytokinin as an important modulator of sulfur uptake, assimilation, and remobilization in plant defense against xenobiotics and root growth.
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- Jaroslav Pavlů
- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Zeng J, Yan X, Bai W, Zhang M, Chen Y, Li X, Hou L, Zhao J, Ding X, Liu R, Wang F, Ren H, Zhang J, Ding B, Liu H, Xiao Y, Pei Y. Carpel-specific down-regulation of GhCKXs in cotton significantly enhances seed and fiber yield. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:6758-6772. [PMID: 35792654 PMCID: PMC9629787 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cytokinin is considered to be an important driver of seed yield. To increase the yield of cotton while avoiding the negative consequences caused by constitutive overproduction of cytokinin, we down-regulated specifically the carpel genes for cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX), a key negative regulator of cytokinin levels, in transgenic cotton. The carpel-specific down-regulation of CKXs significantly enhanced cytokinin levels in the carpels. The elevated cytokinin promoted the expression of carpel- and ovule-development-associated genes, GhSTK2, GhAG1, and GhSHP, boosting ovule formation and thus producing more seeds in the ovary. Field experiments showed that the carpel-specific increase of cytokinin significantly increased both seed yield and fiber yield of cotton, without resulting in detrimental phenotypes. Our study details the regulatory mechanism of cytokinin signaling for seed development, and provides an effective and feasible strategy for yield improvement of seed crops.
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- Jianyan Zeng
- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Aoki N, Cui S, Yoshida S. Cytokinins Induce Prehaustoria Coordinately with Quinone Signals in the Parasitic Plant Striga hermonthica. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:1446-1456. [PMID: 36112485 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Orobanchaceae parasitic plants are major threats to global food security, causing severe agricultural damage worldwide. Parasitic plants derive water and nutrients from their host plants through multicellular organs called haustoria. The formation of a prehaustorium, a primitive haustorial structure, is provoked by host-derived haustorium-inducing factors (HIFs). Quinones, including 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone (DMBQ), are of the most potent HIFs for various species in Orobanchaceae, but except non-photosynthetic holoparasites, Phelipanche and Orobanche spp. Instead, cytokinin (CK) phytohormones were reported to induce prehaustoria in Phelipanche ramosa. However, little is known about whether CKs act as HIFs in the other parasitic species to date. Moreover, the signaling pathways for quinones and CKs in prehaustorium induction are not well understood. This study shows that CKs act as HIFs in the obligate parasite Striga hermonthica but not in the facultative parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum. Using chemical inhibitors and marker gene expression analysis, we demonstrate that CKs activate prehaustorium formation through a CK-specific signaling pathway that overlaps with the quinone HIF pathway at downstream in S. hermonthica. Moreover, host root exudates activated S. hermonthica CK biosynthesis and signaling genes, and DMBQ and CK inhibitors perturbed the prehaustorium-inducing activity of exudates, indicating that host root exudates include CKs. Our study reveals the importance of CKs for prehaustorium formation in obligate parasitic plants.
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- Natsumi Aoki
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192 Japan
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Ha CV, Mostofa MG, Nguyen KH, Tran CD, Watanabe Y, Li W, Osakabe Y, Sato M, Toyooka K, Tanaka M, Seki M, Burritt DJ, Anderson CM, Zhang R, Nguyen HM, Le VP, Bui HT, Mochida K, Tran LSP. The histidine phosphotransfer AHP4 plays a negative role in Arabidopsis plant response to drought. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:1732-1752. [PMID: 35883014 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cytokinin plays an important role in plant stress responses via a multistep signaling pathway, involving the histidine phosphotransfer proteins (HPs). In Arabidopsis thaliana, the AHP2, AHP3 and AHP5 proteins are known to affect drought responses; however, the role of AHP4 in drought adaptation remains undetermined. In the present study, using a loss-of-function approach we showed that AHP4 possesses an important role in the response of Arabidopsis to drought. This is evidenced by the higher survival rates of ahp4 than wild-type (WT) plants under drought conditions, which is accompanied by the downregulated AHP4 expression in WT during periods of dehydration. Comparative transcriptome analysis of ahp4 and WT plants revealed AHP4-mediated expression of several dehydration- and/or abscisic acid-responsive genes involved in modulation of various physiological and biochemical processes important for plant drought acclimation. In comparison with WT, ahp4 plants showed increased wax crystal accumulation in stems, thicker cuticles in leaves, greater sensitivity to exogenous abscisic acid at germination, narrow stomatal apertures, heightened leaf temperatures during dehydration, and longer root length under osmotic stress. In addition, ahp4 plants showed greater photosynthetic efficiency, lower levels of reactive oxygen species, reduced electrolyte leakage and lipid peroxidation, and increased anthocyanin contents under drought, when compared with WT. These differences displayed in ahp4 plants are likely due to upregulation of genes that encode enzymes involved in reactive oxygen species scavenging and non-enzymatic antioxidant metabolism. Overall, our findings suggest that AHP4 plays a crucial role in plant drought adaptation.
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- Chien Van Ha
- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N Warson Rd, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63132, USA
- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Agricultural Genetics Institute, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Agricultural Genetics Institute, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Jilin Da'an Agro-ecosystem National Observation Research Station, Changchun Jingyuetan Remote Sensing Experiment Station, Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130102, China
- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Department of Biology, Henan University, 85 Minglun Street, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-12, 4259 Nagatsuda-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan
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- Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan
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- Department of Botany, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N Warson Rd, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63132, USA
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- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
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- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, Christopher S. Bond Life Science Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, USA
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- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan
- Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Microalgae Production Control Technology Laboratory, RIKEN Baton Zone Program, RIKEN Cluster for Science, Technology and Innovation Hub, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- School of Information and Data Science, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
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Khuman A, Kumar V, Chaudhary B. Evolutionary expansion and expression dynamics of cytokinin-catabolizing CKX gene family in the modern amphidiploid mustard ( Brassica sp.). 3 Biotech 2022; 12:233. [PMID: 35996674 PMCID: PMC9391556 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03294-0] [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: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Plant cytokinins (CKs) promote development and physiological processes, drought tolerance, root architecture, and ultimately crop productivity. Biologically active CKs (iP, tZ, and cZ) are precisely maintained in the vegetative and floral tissues through their irreversible degradation by developmentally regulated CK-catabolizing cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) enzyme. A meta-analysis of CKX proteins was performed through an exhaustive exploration of multiple genome databases of cyanobacteria, bryophyte, monocot and eudicot plants to reveal the intricate evolutionary profiles of CKX enzymes specific to the family Brassicaceae. At least 175 unique paralogous/orthologous CKX sequences were successfully retrieved and phylogenetically clustered into distinct groups. Observations of structural divergences among paralogous sequences compared to their orthologs indicated that the progenitor CKX sequence had been subjected to massive structural modifications, possibly as a result of the evolutionary split between monocots and eudicots. An analysis of dN/dS comparisons of orthologous genes revealed that segmental CKX gene duplications have evolved primarily under purifying selection. Further, 24 CKX genes with conserved signature domain were identified in the amphidiploid Brassica juncea genome (AABB; 2n = 36). Genetic evolution of paralogous and orthologous genes was largely responsible for the expansion of CKX homoeologs in the amphidiploid Brassica genomes. Also, comparative analyses of 1.5 kb-long upstream regulatory regions of BjCKX genes identified various development- and stress-responsive elements. Spatial and temporal expression profiles of CKX genes were primarily attributed to their structural diversity observed in the 5'-regulatory regions along with species evolution. This data suggested that CKX duplicate genes had partitioned their spatial expression (= function) during evolution. These findings illustrated the evolutionary importance of CKX genes during plant development, and also suggested their deployment for future crop improvement programs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03294-0.
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- Department of Botany, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110027 India
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- School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, 201312 India
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Jain P, Singh A, Iquebal MA, Jaiswal S, Kumar S, Kumar D, Rai A. Genome-Wide Analysis and Evolutionary Perspective of the Cytokinin Dehydrogenase Gene Family in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). Front Genet 2022; 13:931659. [PMID: 36061212 PMCID: PMC9437647 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.931659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Cytokinin dehydrogenase (CKX; EC.1.5.99.12) regulates the level of cytokinin (CK) in plants and is involved in CK regulatory activities. In different plants, a small gene family encodes CKX proteins with varied numbers of members. These genes are expanded in the genome mainly due to segmental duplication events. Despite their biological importance, CKX genes in Triticum aestivum have yet to be studied in depth. A total of 11 CKX subfamilies were identified with similar gene structures, motifs, domains, cis-acting elements, and an average signal peptide of 25 amino acid length was found. Introns, ranging from one to four, were present in the coding regions at a similar interval in major CKX genes. Putative cis-elements such as abscisic acid, auxin, salicylic acid, and low-temperature-, drought-, and light-responsive cis-regulatory elements were found in the promoter region of majority CKX genes. Variation in the expression pattern of CKX genes were identified across different tissues in Triticum. Phylogenetic analysis shows that the same subfamily of CKX clustered into a similar clade that reflects their evolutionary relationship. We performed a genome-wide identification of CKX family members in the Triticum aestivum genome to get their chromosomal location, gene structure, cis-element, phylogeny, synteny, and tissue- and stage-specific expression along with gene ontology. This study has also elaborately described the tissue- and stage-specific expression and is the resource for further analysis of CKX in the regulation of biotic and abiotic stress resistance, growth, and development in Triticum and other cereals to endeavor for higher production and proper management.
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- Priyanka Jain
- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India,*Correspondence: Sarika Jaiswal,
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India,Department of Biotechnology, School of Interdisciplinary and Allied Sciences (SIAS), Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Mandal S, Ghorai M, Anand U, Samanta D, Kant N, Mishra T, Rahman MH, Jha NK, Jha SK, Lal MK, Tiwari RK, Kumar M, Radha, Prasanth DA, Mane AB, Gopalakrishnan AV, Biswas P, Proćków J, Dey A. Cytokinin and abiotic stress tolerance -What has been accomplished and the way forward? Front Genet 2022; 13:943025. [PMID: 36017502 PMCID: PMC9395584 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.943025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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More than a half-century has passed since it was discovered that phytohormone cytokinin (CK) is essential to drive cytokinesis and proliferation in plant tissue culture. Thereafter, cytokinin has emerged as the primary regulator of the plant cell cycle and numerous developmental processes. Lately, a growing body of evidence suggests that cytokinin has a role in mitigating both abiotic and biotic stress. Cytokinin is essential to defend plants against excessive light exposure and a unique kind of abiotic stress generated by an altered photoperiod. Secondly, cytokinin also exhibits multi-stress resilience under changing environments. Furthermore, cytokinin homeostasis is also affected by several forms of stress. Therefore, the diverse roles of cytokinin in reaction to stress, as well as its interactions with other hormones, are discussed in detail. When it comes to agriculture, understanding the functioning processes of cytokinins under changing environmental conditions can assist in utilizing the phytohormone, to increase productivity. Through this review, we briefly describe the biological role of cytokinin in enhancing the performance of plants growth under abiotic challenges as well as the probable mechanisms underpinning cytokinin-induced stress tolerance. In addition, the article lays forth a strategy for using biotechnological tools to modify genes in the cytokinin pathway to engineer abiotic stress tolerance in plants. The information presented here will assist in better understanding the function of cytokinin in plants and their effective investigation in the cropping system.
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- Sayanti Mandal
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- CytoGene Research & Development LLP, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany, Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College, Howrah, West Bengal, India
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- School of Health and Allied Science, ARKA Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Global Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied and Life Sciences (SALS), Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied and Life Sciences (SALS), Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology, Biochemistry and Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology, Biochemistry and Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Zoology, Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidhyalaya (affiliated to Shivaji University Kolhapur), Ramanandnagar (Burli), Sangli, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Sharma A, Prakash S, Chattopadhyay D. Killing two birds with a single stone-genetic manipulation of cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase ( CKX) genes for enhancing crop productivity and amelioration of drought stress response. Front Genet 2022; 13:941595. [PMID: 35923693 PMCID: PMC9340367 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.941595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The development of high-yielding, bio-fortified, stress-tolerant crop cultivars is the need of the hour in the wake of increasing global food insecurity, abrupt climate change, and continuous shrinking of resources and landmass suitable for agriculture. The cytokinin group of phytohormones positively regulates seed yield by simultaneous regulation of source capacity (leaf senescence) and sink strength (grain number and size). Cytokinins also regulate root-shoot architecture by promoting shoot growth and inhibiting root growth. Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) are the only enzymes that catalyze the irreversible degradation of active cytokinins and thus negatively regulate the endogenous cytokinin levels. Genetic manipulation of CKX genes is the key to improve seed yield and root-shoot architecture through direct manipulation of endogenous cytokinin levels. Downregulation of CKX genes expressed in sink tissues such as inflorescence meristem and developing seeds, through reverse genetics approaches such as RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 resulted in increased yield marked by increased number and size of grains. On the other hand, root-specific expression of CKX genes resulted in decreased endogenous cytokinin levels in roots which in turn resulted in increased root growth indicated by increased root branching, root biomass, and root-shoot biomass ratio. Enhanced root growth provided enhanced tolerance to drought stress and improved micronutrient uptake efficiency. In this review, we have emphasized the role of CKX as a genetic factor determining yield, micronutrient uptake efficiency, and response to drought stress. We have summarised the efforts made to increase crop productivity and drought stress tolerance in different crop species through genetic manipulation of CKX family genes.
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Prasad R. Cytokinin and Its Key Role to Enrich the Plant Nutrients and Growth Under Adverse Conditions-An Update. Front Genet 2022; 13:883924. [PMID: 35795201 PMCID: PMC9252289 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.883924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Among the field crops, wheat is regarded as one of the most paramount cereal crops because it is widely grown, consumed as food across the world, and also known as the staple food for nearly 35 per cent of the world population. However, it is threatened by spot blotch disease causing considerable yield loss, with existing genotypes lacking the resistance and the necessary nutrients. Cytokinins (CKs) are key phytohormones that not only regulate the plant growth/development but also play an important role during stress and in the nutrient metabolic pathway of crop plants. Deficiency of important nutrients like zinc, iron, and vitamin A causes irreparable damage to the body, pressing the need to increase the accumulation of such micronutrients in the edible parts of the plant. Crop bio-fortification is one of the emerging approaches through which the quantities of these nutrients could be increased to an advisable amount. Cytokinin is observed to have a pivotal role in managing environmental stress/climate change and defense systems of plants, and apart from this, it is also found that it has an impact over Zn accumulation in cereal crops. Manipulation of the cytokine dehydrogenase (CKX) enzyme that degrades cytokinin could affect the yield, root growth, and important nutrients. Several instances revealed that an increment in the contents of Zn, S, Fe, and Mn in the seeds of cereals is a reflection of increasing the activity of CKX enzyme resulting the enhancement of the root system which not only helps in the absorption of water in a drought prone area but is also beneficial for scavenging nutrients to the deeper ends of the soil. Exploring micronutrients from the lithosphere via the root system helps in the uptake of the micronutrients and transporting them via the vascular system to the sink of crop plants, therefore, identification and incorporation of CKs/CKX linked gene(s) into targeted crop plants, exploring a bio-fortification approach including CRISPR-Cas9 through conventional and molecular breeding approaches could be the most paramount job for improving the important traits and stress management in order to enhance the plant growth, productivity, and nutritional value of the wheat crops, which would be useful for mankind.
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Ptošková K, Szecówka M, Jaworek P, Tarkowská D, Petřík I, Pavlović I, Novák O, Thomas SG, Phillips AL, Hedden P. Changes in the concentrations and transcripts for gibberellins and other hormones in a growing leaf and roots of wheat seedlings in response to water restriction. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:284. [PMID: 35676624 PMCID: PMC9178827 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03667-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a major source of nutrition globally, but yields can be seriously compromised by water limitation. Redistribution of growth between shoots and roots is a common response to drought, promoting plant survival, but reducing yield. Gibberellins (GAs) are necessary for shoot and root elongation, but roots maintain growth at lower GA concentrations compared with shoots, making GA a suitable hormone for mediating this growth redistribution. In this study, the effect of progressive drought on GA content was determined in the base of the 4th leaf and root tips of wheat seedlings, containing the growing regions, as well as in the remaining leaf and root tissues. In addition, the contents of other selected hormones known to be involved in stress responses were determined. Transcriptome analysis was performed on equivalent tissues and drought-associated differential expression was determined for hormone-related genes. RESULTS After 5 days of applying progressive drought to 10-day old seedlings, the length of leaf 4 was reduced by 31% compared with watered seedlings and this was associated with significant decreases in the concentrations of bioactive GA1 and GA4 in the leaf base, as well as of their catabolites and precursors. Root length was unaffected by drought, while GA concentrations were slightly, but significantly higher in the tips of droughted roots compared with watered plants. Transcripts for the GA-inactivating gene TaGA2ox4 were elevated in the droughted leaf, while those for several GA-biosynthesis genes were reduced by drought, but mainly in the non-growing region. In response to drought the concentrations of abscisic acid, cis-zeatin and its riboside increased in all tissues, indole-acetic acid was unchanged, while trans-zeatin and riboside, jasmonate and salicylic acid concentrations were reduced. CONCLUSIONS Reduced leaf elongation and maintained root growth in wheat seedlings subjected to progressive drought were associated with attenuated and increased GA content, respectively, in the growing regions. Despite increased TaGA2ox4 expression, lower GA levels in the leaf base of droughted plants were due to reduced biosynthesis rather than increased catabolism. In contrast to GA, the other hormones analysed responded to drought similarly in the leaf and roots, indicating organ-specific differential regulation of GA metabolism in response to drought.
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- Klára Ptošková
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK.
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Kim G, Ryu H, Sung J. Hormonal Crosstalk and Root Suberization for Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants. Biomolecules 2022; 12:811. [PMID: 35740936 PMCID: PMC9220869 DOI: 10.3390/biom12060811] [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: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Higher plants in terrestrial environments face to numerous unpredictable environmental challenges, which lead to a significant impact on plant growth and development. In particular, the climate change caused by global warming is causing drought stress and rapid desertification in agricultural fields. Many scientific advances have been achieved to solve these problems for agricultural and plant ecosystems. In this review, we handled recent advances in our understanding of the physiological changes and strategies for plants undergoing drought stress. The activation of ABA synthesis and signaling pathways by drought stress regulates root development via the formation of complicated signaling networks with auxin, cytokinin, and ethylene signaling. An abundance of intrinsic soluble sugar, especially trehalose-6-phosphate, promotes the SnRK-mediated stress-resistance mechanism. Suberin deposition in the root endodermis is a physical barrier that regulates the influx/efflux of water and nutrients through complex hormonal and metabolic networks, and suberization is essential for drought-stressed plants to survive. It is highly anticipated that this work will contribute to the reproduction and productivity improvements of drought-resistant crops in the future.
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- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju 28644, Korea;
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- Department of Biology, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju 28644, Korea
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju 28644, Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju 28644, Korea;
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Mahto RK, Ambika, Singh C, Chandana BS, Singh RK, Verma S, Gahlaut V, Manohar M, Yadav N, Kumar R. Chickpea Biofortification for Cytokinin Dehydrogenase via Genome Editing to Enhance Abiotic-Biotic Stress Tolerance and Food Security. Front Genet 2022; 13:900324. [PMID: 35669196 PMCID: PMC9164125 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.900324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Globally more than two billion people suffer from micronutrient malnutrition (also known as "hidden hunger"). Further, the pregnant women and children in developing nations are mainly affected by micronutrient deficiencies. One of the most important factors is food insecurity which can be mitigated by improving the nutritional values through biofortification using selective breeding and genetic enhancement techniques. Chickpea is the second most important legume with numerous economic and nutraceutical properties. Therefore, chickpea production needs to be increased from the current level. However, various kind of biotic and abiotic stresses hamper global chickpea production. The emerging popular targets for biofortification in agronomic crops include targeting cytokinin dehydrogenase (CKX). The CKXs play essential roles in both physiological and developmental processes and directly impact several agronomic parameters i.e., growth, development, and yield. Manipulation of CKX genes using genome editing tools in several crop plants reveal that CKXs are involved in regulation yield, shoot and root growth, and minerals nutrition. Therefore, CKXs have become popular targets for yield improvement, their overexpression and mutants can be directly correlated with the increased yield and tolerance to various stresses. Here, we provide detailed information on the different roles of CKX genes in chickpea. In the end, we discuss the utilization of genome editing tool clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) to engineer CKX genes that can facilitate trait improvement. Overall, recent advancements in CKX and their role in plant growth, stresses and nutrient accumulation are highlighted, which could be used for chickpea improvement.
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, UAS, Bangalore, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, India
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- NCoE-SAM, Department of Pediatrics, KSCH, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Palampur, India
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Centre of Food Technology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, India
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Li K, Tian H, Tahir MM, Li S, Chen S, Fan L, Liu Z, Mao J, Zhang D. Transcriptome analysis reveals that cytokinins inhibit adventitious root formation through the MdRR12-MdCRF8 module in apple rootstock. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 318:111220. [PMID: 35351311 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Adventitious root (AR) formation is great significance for apple rootstock breeding. Transcriptome analyses were performed with cytokinins (CTKs) signal treatments to analyze the mechanism of AR formation. The results showed that 6-benzyadenine (6-BA) treatment inhibited AR formation. Histological analysis also observed that AR primordium cell formation was significantly suppressed by 6-BA treatment; the ratio of auxin/cytokinins exhibited the lowest values at 1 and 3 day (d) in the 6-BA treatment group. Furthermore, the differentially expressed genes were divided into five categories, including auxin, cytokinins, other hormones, cell cycle, and carbohydrate metabolism pathways. Due to the study of cytokinins signal treatment, it is important to understand the particular module mediated by the cytokinins pathway. The expression level of MdRR12 (a family member of B-type cytokinins-responsive factors) was significantly upregulated at 3 d by 6-BA treatment. Compared to the wild type, the 35S::MdRR12 transgenic tobaccos suppressed AR formation. The promoter sequence of MdCRF8 contains AGATT motif elements that respond to MdRR12. RNA-seq and RT-qPCR assays predicted cytokinins response factor (MdCRF8) to be a downstream gene regulated by MdRR12. The activity of the pro-MdCRF8-GUS promoter was obviously induced by 6-BA treatment and inhibited by lovastatin (Lov) treatment. Yeast one-hybrid, dual-luciferase reporter, and GUS coexpression assays revealed that MdRR12 could directly bind to the MdCRF8 promoter. Additionally, 35S::MdCRF8 transgenic tobaccos also blocked AR growth. Compared to the wild type, 35S::MdRR12 and 35S::MdCRF8 transgenic tobaccos enhanced sensitivity to cytokinins. Thus, we describe that MdRR12 and MdCRF8 function as integrators of cytokinins signals that affect cell cycle- and carbohydrate metabolism-related genes to regulate cell fate transition during AR formation. On the basis of these results, we concluded that the MdRR12-MdCRF8 module is involved in the negative regulation of AR formation in apple rootstock and can potentially be applied in agriculture using genetic approaches.
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- Ke Li
- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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- College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi, P.R. China.
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Monden K, Kojima M, Takebayashi Y, Suzuki T, Nakagawa T, Sakakibara H, Hachiya T. Root-specific Reduction of Cytokinin Perception Enhances Shoot Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:484-493. [PMID: 35134216 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Previous studies suggest that root-derived cytokinins (CKs) contribute to shoot growth via long-distance transport; therefore, we hypothesized that an increase in root-derived CKs enhances shoot growth. To verify this, we grafted Arabidopsis Col-0 (wild type, WT) scion onto rootstock originated from WT or a double-knockout mutant of CK receptors Arabidopsis histidine kinase 2 (AHK2) and AHK3 (ahk2-5 ahk3-7; ahk23) because this mutant overaccumulates CKs in the body probably due to feedback homeostasis regulation. The grafted plants (scion/rootstock: WT/WT and WT/ahk23) were grown in vermiculite pots or solid media for vegetative growth and biochemical analysis. The root-specific deficiency of AHK2 and AHK3 increased root concentrations of trans-zeatin (tZ)-type and N6-(Δ2-isopentenyl) adenine (iP)-type CKs, induced CK biosynthesis genes and repressed CK degradation genes in the root. The WT/ahk23 plants had significantly larger shoot weight, rosette diameter and leaves area than did the WT/WT plants. Shoot concentrations of tZ-type CKs showed increasing trends in the WT/ahk23 plants. Moreover, the root-specific deficiency of AHK2 and AHK3 enhanced shoot growth in the WT scion more strongly than in the ahk23 scion, suggesting that shoot growth enhancement could occur through increased shoot perception of CKs. In the WT/ahk23 shoots compared with the WT/WT shoots, however, induction of most of CK-inducible response regulator genes was not statistically significant. Thus we suggest that the root-specific reduction of CK perception enhances shoot growth only partly by increasing the amount of root-derived tZ-type CKs and their perception by shoots. The unknown mechanism(s) distinct from CK signaling would also be involved in the shoot growth enhancement.
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- Kota Monden
- Department of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue, 690-8504 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, 487-8501 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue, 690-8504 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue, 690-8504 Japan
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Yan T, Mei C, Song H, Shan D, Sun Y, Hu Z, Wang L, Zhang T, Wang J, Kong J. Potential roles of melatonin and ABA on apple dwarfing in semi-arid area of Xinjiang China. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13008. [PMID: 35382008 PMCID: PMC8977067 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Dwarfing is a typic breeding trait for mechanical strengthening and relatively high yield in modern apple orchards. Clarification of the mechanisms associated with dwarfing is important for use of molecular technology to breed apple. Herein, we identified four dwarfing apple germplasms in semi-arid area of Xinjiang, China. The internodal distance of these four germplasms were significantly shorter than non-dwarfing control. Their high melatonin (MT) contents are negatively associated with their malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and oxidative damage. In addition, among the detected hormones including auxin (IAA), gibberellin (GA), brassinolide (BR), zeatin-riboside (ZR), and abscisic acid (ABA), only ABA and ZR levels were in good correlation with the dwarfing phenotype. The qPCR results showed that the expression of melatonin synthetic enzyme genes MdASMT1 and MdSNAT5, ABA synthetic enzyme gene MdAAO3 and degradative gene MdCYP707A, ZR synthetic enzyme gene MdIPT5 all correlated well with the enhanced levels of MT, ABA and the reduced level of of ZR in the dwarfing germplasms. Furthermore, the significantly higher expression of ABA marker genes (MdRD22 and MdRD29) and the lower expression of ZR marker genes (MdRR1 and MdRR2) in all the four dwarf germplasms were consistent with the ABA and ZR levels. Considering the yearly long-term drought occurring in Xinjiang, China, it seems that dwarfing with high contents of MT and ABA may be a good strategy for these germplasms to survive against drought stress. This trait of dwarfing may also benefit apple production and breeding in this semi-arid area.
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- Tianci Yan
- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China,Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan, China
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- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Pomology (Xinjiang), Ministry of Agriculture, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China,Institute of Horticultural Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Pomology (Xinjiang), Ministry of Agriculture, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China,Institute of Horticultural Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China,Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan, China
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Vuković R, Čamagajevac IŠ, Vuković A, Šunić K, Begović L, Mlinarić S, Sekulić R, Sabo N, Španić V. Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Response of Different Winter Wheat Varieties under Drought Stress at Germination and Seedling Growth Stage. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11040693. [PMID: 35453378 PMCID: PMC9028496 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Due to climate change in recent years, there has been an increasing water deficit during the winter wheat sowing period. This study evaluated six Croatian winter wheat varieties’ physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses under two drought stress levels at the germination/seedling growth stage. Lipid peroxidation was mainly induced under both drought stress treatments, while the antioxidative response was variety-specific. The most significant role in the antioxidative response had glutathione along with the ascorbate-glutathione pathway. Under drought stress, wheat seedlings responded in proline accumulation that was correlated with the P5CS gene expression. Expression of genes encoding dehydrins (DHN5, WZY2) was highly induced under the drought stress in all varieties, while genes encoding transcription factors were differentially regulated. Expression of DREB1 was upregulated under severe drought stress in most varieties, while the expression of WRKY2 was downregulated or revealed control levels. Different mechanisms were shown to contribute to the drought tolerance in different varieties, which was mainly associated with osmotic adjustment and dehydrins expression. Identifying different mechanisms in drought stress response would advance our understanding of the complex strategies contributing to wheat tolerance to drought in the early growth stage and could contribute to variety selection useful for developing new drought-tolerant varieties.
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- Rosemary Vuković
- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Small Cereal Crops, Agricultural Institute Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (R.V.); (I.Š.Č.); (A.V.); (L.B.); (S.M.); (R.S.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Small Cereal Crops, Agricultural Institute Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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