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Toyota M, Betsuyaku S. In vivo Imaging Enables Understanding of Seamless Plant Defense Responses to Wounding and Pathogen Attack. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:1391-1404. [PMID: 36165346 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac135] [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: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plants are exposed to varied biotic stresses, including sequential or simultaneous attack by insects and pathogens. To overcome these complex stresses, plants must perceive each of the stresses, then integrate and relay the information throughout the plant body and eventually activate local and systemic resistance responses. Previous molecular genetic studies identified jasmonic acid and salicylic acid as key plant hormones of wound and immune responses. These hormones, combined with their antagonistic interaction, play critical roles in the initiation and regulation of defense responses against insects and pathogens. Aside from molecular and genetic information, the latest in vivo imaging technology has revealed that plant defense responses are regulated spatially and temporally. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of local and systemic defense responses against wounding and diseases with a focus on past and recent advances in imaging technologies. We discuss how imaging-based multiparametric analysis has improved our understanding of the spatiotemporal regulation of dynamic plant stress responses. We also emphasize the importance of compiling the knowledge generated from individual studies on plant wounding and immune responses for a more seamless understanding of plant defense responses in the natural environment.
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- Masatsugu Toyota
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570 Japan
- Suntory Rising Stars Encouragement Program in Life Sciences (SunRiSE), Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 8-1-1 Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0284 Japan
- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Plant Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2194 Japan
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Guo J, He J, Dehesh K, Cui X, Yang Z. CamelliA-based simultaneous imaging of Ca2+ dynamics in subcellular compartments. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 188:2253-2271. [PMID: 35218352 PMCID: PMC8968278 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As a universal second messenger, calcium (Ca2+) transmits specific cellular signals via a spatiotemporal signature generated from its extracellular source and internal stores. Our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the generation of a Ca2+ signature is hampered by limited tools for simultaneously monitoring dynamic Ca2+ levels in multiple subcellular compartments. To overcome the limitation and to further improve spatiotemporal resolutions, we have assembled a molecular toolset (CamelliA lines) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) that enables simultaneous and high-resolution monitoring of Ca2+ dynamics in multiple subcellular compartments through imaging different single-colored genetically encoded calcium indicators. We uncovered several Ca2+ signatures in three types of Arabidopsis cells in response to internal and external cues, including rapid oscillations of cytosolic Ca2+ and apical plasma membrane Ca2+ influx in fast-growing Arabidopsis pollen tubes, the spatiotemporal relationship of Ca2+ dynamics in four subcellular compartments of root epidermal cells challenged with salt, and a shockwave-like Ca2+ wave propagating in laser-wounded leaf epidermis. These observations serve as a testimony to the wide applicability of the CamelliA lines for elucidating the subcellular sources contributing to the Ca2+ signatures in plants.
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- Jingzhe Guo
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, 92521 California, USA
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Amponsah J, Tegg RS, Thangavel T, Wilson CR. Subversion of Phytomyxae Cell Communication With Surrounding Environment to Control Soilborne Diseases; A Case Study of Cytosolic Ca 2+ Signal Disruption in Zoospores of Spongospora subterranea. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:754225. [PMID: 35300485 PMCID: PMC8921600 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.754225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ca2+ signaling regulates physiological processes including chemotaxis in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Its inhibition has formed the basis for control of human disease but remains largely unexplored for plant disease. This study investigated the role of Ca2+ signaling on motility and chemotaxis of Spongospora subterranea zoospores, responsible for root infections leading to potato root and tuber disease. Cytosolic Ca2+ flux inhibition with Ca2+ antagonists were found to alter zoospore swimming patterns and constrain zoospore chemotaxis, root attachment and zoosporangia infection. LaCl3 and GdCl3, both Ca2+ channel blockers, at concentrations ≥ 50 μM showed complete inhibition of zoospore chemotaxis, root attachment and zoosporangia root infection. The Ca2+ chelator EGTA, showed efficient chemotaxis inhibition but had relatively less effect on root attachment. Conversely the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine had lesser effect on zoospore chemotaxis but showed strong inhibition of zoospore root attachment. Amiloride hydrochloride had a significant inhibitory effect on chemotaxis, root attachment, and zoosporangia root infection with dose rates ≥ 150 μM. As expected, zoospore attachment was directly associated with root infection and zoosporangia development. These results highlight the fundamental role of Ca2+ signaling in zoospore chemotaxis and disease establishment. Their efficient interruption may provide durable and practical control of Phytomyxea soilborne diseases in the field.
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- Jonathan Amponsah
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
- Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute Centre, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Pivato M, Ballottari M. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cellular compartments and their contribution to intracellular calcium signalling. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:5312-5335. [PMID: 34077536 PMCID: PMC8318260 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+)-dependent signalling plays a well-characterized role in the response to different environmental stimuli, in both plant and animal cells. In the model organism for green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Ca2+ signals were reported to have a crucial role in different physiological processes, such as stress responses, photosynthesis, and flagella functions. Recent reports identified the underlying components of the Ca2+ signalling machinery at the level of specific subcellular compartments and reported in vivo imaging of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in response to environmental stimuli. The characterization of these Ca2+-related mechanisms and proteins in C. reinhardtii is providing knowledge on how microalgae can perceive and respond to environmental stimuli, but also on how this Ca2+ signalling machinery has evolved. Here, we review current knowledge on the cellular mechanisms underlying the generation, shaping, and decoding of Ca2+ signals in C. reinhardtii, providing an overview of the known and possible molecular players involved in the Ca2+ signalling of its different subcellular compartments. The advanced toolkits recently developed to measure time-resolved Ca2+ signalling in living C. reinhardtii cells are also discussed, suggesting how they can improve the study of the role of Ca2+ signals in the cellular response of microalgae to environmental stimuli.
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- Matteo Pivato
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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Particle bombardment technology and its applications in plants. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:9831-9847. [PMID: 33222118 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-06001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Particle bombardment, or biolistics, has emerged as an excellent alternative approach for plant genetic transformation which circumvents the limitations of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. The method has no biological constraints and can transform a wide range of plant species. Besides, it has been the most efficient way to achieve organelle transformation (for both chloroplasts and mitochondria) so far. Along with the recent advances in genome editing technologies, conventional gene delivery tools are now being repurposed to deliver targeted gene editing reagents into the plants. One of the key advantages is that the particle bombardment allows DNA-free gene editing of the genome. It enables the direct delivery of proteins, RNAs, and RNPs into plants. Owing to the versatility and wide-range applicability of the particle bombardment, it will likely remain one of the major genetic transformation methods in the future. This article provides an overview of the current status of particle bombardment technology and its applications in the field of plant research and biotechnology.
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Reza AM, Tavakoli J, Zhou Y, Qin J, Tang Y. Synthetic fluorescent probes to apprehend calcium signalling in lipid droplet accumulation in microalgae—an updated review. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-019-9664-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Calcium-Dependent Signalling Processes in Chlamydomonas. CHLAMYDOMONAS: MOLECULAR GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66365-4_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bickerton P, Sello S, Brownlee C, Pittman JK, Wheeler GL. Spatial and temporal specificity of Ca 2+ signalling in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to osmotic stress. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 212:920-933. [PMID: 27516045 PMCID: PMC5111745 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Ca2+ -dependent signalling processes enable plants to perceive and respond to diverse environmental stressors, such as osmotic stress. A clear understanding of the role of spatiotemporal Ca2+ signalling in green algal lineages is necessary in order to understand how the Ca2+ signalling machinery has evolved in land plants. We used single-cell imaging of Ca2+ -responsive fluorescent dyes in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to examine the specificity of spatial and temporal dynamics of Ca2+ elevations in the cytosol and flagella in response to salinity and osmotic stress. We found that salt stress induced a single Ca2+ elevation that was modulated by the strength of the stimulus and originated in the apex of the cell, spreading as a fast Ca2+ wave. By contrast, hypo-osmotic stress induced a series of repetitive Ca2+ elevations in the cytosol that were spatially uniform. Hypo-osmotic stimuli also induced Ca2+ elevations in the flagella that occurred independently from those in the cytosol. Our results indicate that the requirement for Ca2+ signalling in response to osmotic stress is conserved between land plants and green algae, but the distinct spatial and temporal dynamics of osmotic Ca2+ elevations in C. reinhardtii suggest important mechanistic differences between the two lineages.
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- Peter Bickerton
- Marine Biological AssociationCitadel HillPlymouthPL1 2PBUK
- Faculty of Life SciencesUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PTUK
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- Marine Biological AssociationCitadel HillPlymouthPL1 2PBUK
- Department of BiologyUniversity of PadovaVia U. Bassi 58/B35131PadovaItaly
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- Marine Biological AssociationCitadel HillPlymouthPL1 2PBUK
- School of Ocean and Earth ScienceUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonSO14 3ZHUK
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- Faculty of Life SciencesUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PTUK
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Qu H, Xing W, Wu F, Wang Y. Rapid and Inexpensive Method of Loading Fluorescent Dye into Pollen Tubes and Root Hairs. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152320. [PMID: 27055240 PMCID: PMC4824429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The most direct technique for studying calcium, which is an essential element for pollen tube growth, is Ca2+ imaging. Because membranes are relatively impermeable, the loading of fluorescent Ca2+ probes into plant cells is a challenging task. Thus, we have developed a new method of loading fluo-4 acetoxymethyl ester into cells that uses a cell lysis solution to improve the introduction of this fluorescent dye into pollen tubes. Using this method, the loading times were reduced to 15 min. Furthermore, loading did not have to be performed at low (4°C) temperatures and was successful at room temperature, and pluronic F-127 was not required, which would theoretically allow for the loading of an unlimited number of cells. Moreover, the method can also be used to fluorescently stain root hairs.
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- Haiyong Qu
- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, No. 700 Changcheng Road, Chengyang, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, China, Qingdao City, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, China, Qingdao City, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, China, Qingdao City, China
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Millimeter Wave Treatment Inhibits Apoptosis of Chondrocytes via Regulation Dynamic Equilibrium of Intracellular Free Ca (2+). EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:464161. [PMID: 25705239 PMCID: PMC4325209 DOI: 10.1155/2015/464161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms of TNF-α-induced apoptosis of chondrocyte and the role of Ca(2+) mediating the effects of MW on TNF-α-induced apoptosis of chondrocytes remained unclear. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism underlying inhibiting TNF-α-induced chondrocytes apoptosis of MW. MTT assay, DAPI, and flow cytometry demonstrated that MW significantly increased cell activity and inhibited chromatin condensation accompanying the loss of plasma membrane asymmetry and the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. Our results also indicated that MW reduced the elevation of [Ca(2+)] i in chondrocytes by LSCM. Moreover, MW suppressed the protein levels of calpain, Bax, cytochrome c, and caspase-3, while the expressions of Bcl-2, collagen II, and aggrecan were increased. Our evidences indicated that MW treatment inhibited the apoptosis of chondrocytes through depression of [Ca(2+)] i . It also inhibited calpain activation, which mediated Bax cleavage and cytochrome c release and initiated the apoptotic execution phase. In addition, MW treatment increased the expression of collagen II and aggrecan of chondrocytes.
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Martin-Ortigosa S, Wang K. Proteolistics: a biolistic method for intracellular delivery of proteins. Transgenic Res 2014; 23:743-56. [PMID: 25092532 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9807-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this work, an intracellular protein delivery methodology termed "proteolistics" is described. This method utilizes a biolistic gun apparatus and involves a simple protein/projectile preparation step. The protein to be delivered is mixed with a gold particle microprojectile suspension and is placed onto a gene gun cartridge, where it is dehydrated using either lyophilization or room-temperature air-drying. Subsequent intracellular protein delivery is achieved in plant and mammalian tissues upon bombardment. Because the method does not require modification of delivery agents or cargo biomolecules and involves a simple physical deposition of the protein onto the microprojectiles, there is no restriction on protein type in terms of molecular weight, isoelectric point or tertiary structure. Because the method delivers protein through the widely used gene gun system, it can be readily applied to any tissue or organism amenable to biolistics. A variety of proteins with molecular weight ranging from 24 to 68 kDa and isoelectric point from 4.8 to 10.1 were tested in this work. It is anticipated that this simple and versatile technique will offer biologists a powerful tool for basic research in areas such as understanding of cell and gene functions and for biotechnological applications such as genome editing.
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- Susana Martin-Ortigosa
- Center for Plant Transformation, Plant Sciences Institute and Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA,
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Calcium imaging perspectives in plants. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:3842-59. [PMID: 24599077 PMCID: PMC3975371 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15033842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The calcium ion (Ca2+) is a versatile intracellular messenger. It provides dynamic regulation of a vast array of gene transcriptions, protein kinases, transcription factors and other complex downstream signaling cascades. For the past six decades, intracellular Ca2+ concentration has been significantly studied and still many studies are under way. Our understanding of Ca2+ signaling and the corresponding physiological phenomenon is growing exponentially. Here we focus on the improvements made in the development of probes used for Ca2+ imaging and expanding the application of Ca2+ imaging in plant science research.
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Mitchell CA, Kalies S, Cizmár T, Heisterkamp A, Torrance L, Roberts AG, Gunn-Moore FJ, Dholakia K. Femtosecond optoinjection of intact tobacco BY-2 cells using a reconfigurable photoporation platform. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79235. [PMID: 24244456 PMCID: PMC3828288 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A tightly-focused ultrashort pulsed laser beam incident upon a cell membrane has previously been shown to transiently increase cell membrane permeability while maintaining the viability of the cell, a technique known as photoporation. This permeability can be used to aid the passage of membrane-impermeable biologically-relevant substances such as dyes, proteins and nucleic acids into the cell. Ultrashort-pulsed lasers have proven to be indispensable for photoporating mammalian cells but they have rarely been applied to plant cells due to their larger sizes and rigid and thick cell walls, which significantly hinders the intracellular delivery of exogenous substances. Here we demonstrate and quantify femtosecond optical injection of membrane impermeable dyes into intact BY-2 tobacco plant cells growing in culture, investigating both optical and biological parameters. Specifically, we show that the long axial extent of a propagation invariant ("diffraction-free") Bessel beam, which relaxes the requirements for tight focusing on the cell membrane, outperforms a standard Gaussian photoporation beam, achieving up to 70% optoinjection efficiency. Studies on the osmotic effects of culture media show that a hypertonic extracellular medium was found to be necessary to reduce turgor pressure and facilitate molecular entry into the cells.
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- Claire A. Mitchell
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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Chen DH, Acharya BR, Liu W, Zhang W. Interaction between Calcium and Actin in Guard Cell and Pollen Signaling Networks. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2013; 2:615-34. [PMID: 27137395 PMCID: PMC4844389 DOI: 10.3390/plants2040615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) plays important roles in plant growth, development, and signal transduction. It is a vital nutrient for plant physical design, such as cell wall and membrane, and also serves as a counter-cation for biochemical, inorganic, and organic anions, and more particularly, its concentration change in cytosol is a ubiquitous second messenger in plant physiological signaling in responses to developmental and environmental stimuli. Actin cytoskeleton is well known for its importance in cellular architecture maintenance and its significance in cytoplasmic streaming and cell division. In plant cell system, the actin dynamics is a process of polymerization and de-polymerization of globular actin and filamentous actin and that acts as an active regulator for calcium signaling by controlling calcium evoked physiological responses. The elucidation of the interaction between calcium and actin dynamics will be helpful for further investigation of plant cell signaling networks at molecular level. This review mainly focuses on the recent advances in understanding the interaction between the two aforementioned signaling components in two well-established model systems of plant, guard cell, and pollen.
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- Dong-Hua Chen
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China.
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- Biology Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- High-Tech Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology of Crops, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China.
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Brown algae are an extremely interesting, but surprisingly poorly explored, group of organisms. They are one of only five eukaryotic lineages to have independently evolved complex multicellularity, which they express through a wide variety of morphologies ranging from uniseriate branched filaments to complex parenchymatous thalli with multiple cell types. Despite their very distinct evolutionary history, brown algae and land plants share a striking amount of developmental features. This has led to an interest in several aspects of brown algal development, including embryogenesis, polarity, cell cycle, asymmetric cell division and a putative role for plant hormone signalling. This review describes how investigations using brown algal models have helped to increase our understanding of the processes controlling early embryo development, in particular polarization, axis formation and asymmetric cell division. Additionally, the diversity of life cycles in the brown lineage and the emergence of Ectocarpus as a powerful model organism, are affording interesting insights on the molecular mechanisms underlying haploid-diploid life cycles. The use of these and other emerging brown algal models will undoubtedly add to our knowledge on the mechanisms that regulate development in multicellular photosynthetic organisms.
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- Kenny A Bogaert
- Phycology Research Group, Department of Biology, Center for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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A range of techniques have been used to measure the concentration of cytosolic-free Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) in plant cells. Fluorescent Ca(2+)-sensitive indicators have been used extensively to measure plant [Ca(2+)](cyt) and a number of techniques are available for loading these into plant cells. Here we describe a method for measuring [Ca(2+)](cyt) in the guard cells of the model plant species Commelina communis by ratio photometry and imaging techniques using the ratiometric fluorescent Ca(2+)-sensitive indicator fura-2.
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- Martin R McAinsh
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
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Effect of Ca2+ channel block on glycerol metabolism in Dunaliella salina under hypoosmotic and hyperosmotic stresses. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28613. [PMID: 22194866 PMCID: PMC3237467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The effect of Ca2+ channel blockers on cytosolic Ca2+ levels and the role of Ca2+ in glycerol metabolism of Dunaliella salina under hypoosmotic or hyperosmotic stress were investigated using the confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Results showed that intracellular Ca2+ concentration increased rapidly when extracellular salinity suddenly decreased or increased, but the increase could be inhibited by pretreatment of Ca2+ channel blockers LaCl3, verapamil or ruthenium red. The changes of glycerol content and G3pdh activity in D. salina to respect to hypoosmotic or hyperosmotic stress were also inhibited in different degrees by pretreatment of Ca2+ channel blockers, indicating that the influx of Ca2+ via Ca2+ channels are required for the transduction of osmotic signal to regulate osmotic responses of D. salina to the changes of salinity. Differences of the three blockers in block effect suggested that they may act on different channels or had different action sites, including influx of Ca2+ from the extracellular space via Ca2+ channels localized in the plasma membrane or from intracellular calcium store via the mitochondrial. Other Ca2+-mediated or non-Ca2+-mediated osmotic signal pathway may exist in Dunaliella in response to hypoosmotic and hyperosmotic stresses.
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Swanson SJ, Choi WG, Chanoca A, Gilroy S. In vivo imaging of Ca2+, pH, and reactive oxygen species using fluorescent probes in plants. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 62:273-97. [PMID: 21370977 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042110-103832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Changes in the levels of Ca(2+), pH, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are recognized as key cellular regulators involved in diverse physiological and developmental processes in plants. Critical to understanding how they exert such widespread control is an appreciation of their spatial and temporal dynamics at levels from organ to organelle and from seconds to many hours. With appropriate controls, fluorescent sensors can provide a robust approach with which to quantify such changes in Ca(2+), pH, and ROS in real time, in vivo. The fluorescent cellular probes available for visualization split into two broad classes: (a) dyes and (b) an increasingly diverse set of genetically encoded sensors based around green fluorescent proteins (GFPs). The GFP probes in particular can be targeted to well-defined subcellular locales, offering the possibility of high-resolution mapping of these signals within the cell.
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- Sarah J Swanson
- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
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Verret F, Wheeler G, Taylor AR, Farnham G, Brownlee C. Calcium channels in photosynthetic eukaryotes: implications for evolution of calcium-based signalling. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2010; 187:23-43. [PMID: 20456068 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03271.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Much of our current knowledge on the mechanisms by which Ca(2+) signals are generated in photosynthetic eukaryotes comes from studies of a relatively small number of model species, particularly green plants and algae, revealing some common features and notable differences between 'plant' and 'animal' systems. Physiological studies from a broad range of algal cell types have revealed the occurrence of animal-like signalling properties, including fast action potentials and fast propagating cytosolic Ca(2+) waves. Genomic studies are beginning to reveal the widespread occurrence of conserved channel types likely to be involved in Ca(2+) signalling. However, certain widespread 'ancient' channel types appear to have been lost by certain groups, such as the embryophytes. More recent channel gene loss is also evident from comparisons of more closely related algal species. The underlying processes that have given rise to the current distributions of Ca(2+) channel types include widespread retention of ancient Ca(2+) channel genes, horizontal gene transfer (including symbiotic gene transfer and acquisition of bacterial genes), gene loss and gene expansion within taxa. The assessment of the roles of Ca(2+) channel genes in diverse physiological, developmental and life history processes represents a major challenge for future studies.
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- Frédéric Verret
- Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
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- Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
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Chen ZH, Hills A, Lim CK, Blatt MR. Dynamic regulation of guard cell anion channels by cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration and protein phosphorylation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 61:816-25. [PMID: 20015065 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.04108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In guard cells, activation of anion channels (I(anion)) is an early event leading to stomatal closure. Activation of I(anion) has been associated with abscisic acid (ABA) and its elevation of the cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). However, the dynamics of the action of [Ca(2+)](i) on I(anion) has never been established, despite its importance for understanding the mechanics of stomatal adaptation to stress. We have quantified the [Ca(2+)](i) dynamics of I(anion) in Vicia faba guard cells, measuring channel current under a voltage clamp while manipulating and recording [Ca(2+)](i) using Fura-2 fluorescence imaging. We found that I(anion) rises with [Ca(2+)](i) only at concentrations substantially above the mean resting value of 125 +/- 13 nm, yielding an apparent K(d) of 720 +/- 65 nm and a Hill coefficient consistent with the binding of three to four Ca(2+) ions to activate the channels. Approximately 30% of guard cells exhibited a baseline of I(anion) activity, but without a dependence of the current on [Ca(2+)](i). The protein phosphatase antagonist okadaic acid increased this current baseline over twofold. Additionally, okadaic acid altered the [Ca(2+)](i) sensitivity of I(anion), displacing the apparent K(d) for [Ca(2+)](i) to 573 +/- 38 nm. These findings support previous evidence for different modes of regulation for I(anion), only one of which depends on [Ca(2+)](i), and they underscore an independence of [Ca(2+)](i) from protein (de-)phosphorylation in controlling I(anion). Most importantly, our results demonstrate a significant displacement of I(anion) sensitivity to higher [Ca(2+)](i) compared with that of the guard cell K(+) channels, implying a capacity for variable dynamics between net osmotic solute uptake and loss.
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- Zhong-Hua Chen
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Plant Sciences Research Group, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Bower Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Farkas MH, Mojica ERE, Patel M, Aga DS, Berry JO. Development of a rapid biolistic assay to determine changes in relative levels of intracellular calcium in leaves following tetracycline uptake by pinto bean plants. Analyst 2009; 134:1594-600. [DOI: 10.1039/b902147g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A PIIB-type Ca2+-ATPase is essential for stress adaptation in Physcomitrella patens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:19555-60. [PMID: 19050080 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800864105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Transient cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) elevations are early events in plant signaling pathways including those related to abiotic stress. The restoration of [Ca(2+)](cyt) to prestimulus levels involves ATP-driven Ca(2+) pumps, but direct evidence for an essential role of a plant Ca(2+)-ATPase in abiotic stress adaptation is missing. Here, we report on a stress-responsive Ca(2+)-ATPase gene (PCA1) from the moss Physcomitrella patens. Functional analysis of PCA1 in a Ca(2+) transport-deficient yeast mutant suggests that PCA1 encodes a P(IIB)-type Ca(2+)-ATPase harboring an N-terminal autoinhibitory domain. In vivo localizations identified membranes of small vacuoles as the integration site for a PCA1:GFP fusion protein. PCA1 mRNA levels are up-regulated by dehydration, NaCl, and abscisic acid, and PCA1 loss-of-function mutants (DeltaPCA1) exhibit an enhanced susceptibility to salt stress. The DeltaPCA1 lines show sustained elevated [Ca(2+)](cyt) in response to salt treatment in contrast to WT that shows transient Ca(2+) elevations, indicating a direct role for PCA1 in the restoration of prestimulus [Ca(2+)](cyt). The altered Ca(2+) response of the DeltaPCA1 mutant lines correlates with altered expression levels of stress-induced genes, suggesting disturbance of a stress-associated signaling pathway. We propose that PCA1 is an essential component for abiotic stress adaptation in Physcomitrella involved in the generation of a specific salt-induced Ca(2+) signature.
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Pittman JK, Edmond C, Sunderland PA, Bray CM. A cation-regulated and proton gradient-dependent cation transporter from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has a role in calcium and sodium homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:525-533. [PMID: 19001368 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807173200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The CrCAX1 gene encoding a Ca2+/H+ and Na+/H+ exchanger was cloned and characterized from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to begin to understand the mechanisms of cation homeostasis in this model organism. CrCAX1 was more closely related to fungal cation exchanger (CAX) genes than those from higher plants but has structural characteristics similar to plant Ca2+/H+ exchangers including a long N-terminal tail. When CrCAX1-GFP was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, it localized at the vacuole. CrCAX1 could suppress the Ca2+-hypersensitive phenotype of a yeast mutant and mediated proton gradient-dependent Ca2+/H+ exchange activity in vacuolar membrane vesicles. Ca2+ transport activity was increased following N-terminal truncation of CrCAX1, suggesting the existence of an N-terminal auto-regulatory mechanism. CrCAX1 could also provide tolerance to Na+ stress when expressed in yeast or Arabidopsis thaliana because of Na+/H+ exchange activity. This Na+/H+ exchange activity was not regulated by the N terminus of the CrCAX1 protein. A subtle tolerance by CrCAX1 in yeast to Co2+ stress was also observed. CrCAX1 was transcriptionally regulated in Chlamydomonas cells grown in elevated Ca2+ or Na+. This study has thus uncovered a novel eukaryotic proton-coupled transporter, CrCAX1, that can transport both monovalent and divalent cations and that appears to play a role in cellular cation homeostasis by the transport of Ca2+ and Na+ into the vacuole.
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- Jon K Pittman
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Wheeler GL, Brownlee C. Ca2+ signalling in plants and green algae--changing channels. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2008; 13:506-14. [PMID: 18703378 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2008] [Revised: 05/26/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Eukaryotic cells generate cytosolic Ca2+ signals via Ca2+-conducting channels in cellular membranes. Plants and animals exhibit substantial differences in their complement of Ca2+ channels. In particular, the four-domain voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, transient receptor potential channels and inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate receptors, which have important roles in animal physiology, are all absent from land plants. Recent evidence from biochemical and genomic studies has indicated that representatives of these classes of Ca2+ channels are present in members of the green plant lineage, the chlorophyte algae. This indicates that the Ca2+-signalling mechanisms absent from land plants were, in fact, present in ancestral eukaryotes and were lost by land plants after their divergence from the chlorophyte algae.
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- Glen L Wheeler
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK.
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Bothwell JHF, Kisielewska J, Genner MJ, McAinsh MR, Brownlee C. Ca2+ signals coordinate zygotic polarization and cell cycle progression in the brown alga Fucus serratus. Development 2008; 135:2173-81. [PMID: 18480164 DOI: 10.1242/dev.017558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zygotes of the fucoid brown algae provide excellent models for addressing fundamental questions about zygotic symmetry breaking. Although the acquisition of polarity is tightly coordinated with the timing and orientation of the first asymmetric division--with zygotes having to pass through a G1/S-phase checkpoint before the polarization axis can be fixed--the mechanisms behind the interdependence of polarization and cell cycle progression remain unclear. In this study, we combine in vivo Ca2+ imaging, single cell monitoring of S-phase progression and multivariate analysis of high-throughput intracellular Ca2+ buffer loading to demonstrate that Ca2+ signals coordinate polarization and cell cycle progression in the Fucus serratus zygote. Consistent with earlier studies on this organism, and in contrast to animal models, we observe no fast Ca2+ wave following fertilization. Rather, we show distinct slow localized Ca2+ elevations associated with both fertilization and S-phase progression, and we show that both S-phase and zygotic polarization are dependent on pre-S-phase Ca2+ increases. Surprisingly, this Ca2+ requirement cannot be explained by co-dependence on a single G1/S-phase checkpoint, as S phase and zygotic polarization are differentially sensitive to pre-S-phase Ca2+ elevations and can be uncoupled. Furthermore, subsequent cell cycle progression through M phase is independent of localized actin polymerization and zygotic polarization. This absence of a morphogenesis checkpoint, together with the observed Ca2+-dependences of S phase and polarization, show that the regulation of zygotic division in the brown algae differs from that in other eukaryotic model systems, such as yeast and Drosophila.
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- John H F Bothwell
- Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB,UK
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Coelho SMB, Brownlee C, Bothwell JHF. A tip-high, Ca(2+) -interdependent, reactive oxygen species gradient is associated with polarized growth in Fucus serratus zygotes. PLANTA 2008; 227:1037-46. [PMID: 18087716 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0678-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2007] [Accepted: 12/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report the existence of a tip-high reactive oxygen species (ROS) gradient in growing Fucus serratus zygotes, using both 5-(and 6-) chloromethyl-2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein and nitroblue tetrazolium staining to report ROS generation. Suppression of the ROS gradient inhibits polarized zygotic growth; conversely, exogenous ROS generation can redirect zygotic polarization following inhibition of endogenous ROS. Confocal imaging of fluo-4 dextran distributions suggests that the ROS gradient is interdependent on the tip-high [Ca(2+)](cyt) gradient which is known to be associated with polarized growth. Our data support a model in which localized production of ROS at the rhizoid tip stimulates formation of a localized tip-high [Ca(2+)](cyt) gradient. Such modulation of intracellular [Ca(2+)](cyt) signals by ROS is a common motif in many plant and algal systems and this study extends this mechanism to embryogenesis.
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- Susana M B Coelho
- UMR7139, Station Biologique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre & Marie Curie Paris VI, Place Georges Teissier, Roscoff Cedex, France
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Wheeler GL, Joint I, Brownlee C. Rapid spatiotemporal patterning of cytosolic Ca2+ underlies flagellar excision in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 53:401-413. [PMID: 18086284 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Ca(2+)-dependent signalling processes are implicated in many aspects of flagella function in the green alga, Chlamydomonas. In this study, we examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+](cyt)) in single Chlamydomonas cells during the process of flagellar excision, using biolistically loaded calcium-responsive dyes. Acid-induced deflagellation occurred in parallel with a single transient elevation in whole-cell [Ca2+](cyt), which was absent in the acid deflagellation-deficient adf1 mutant. Deflagellation could also be induced by elevated external Ca2+ ([Ca2+](ext)), which promoted very rapid spiking of [Ca2+](cyt) across the whole cell and in the flagella. We also detected very rapid apically localised Ca2+ signalling events with an approximate duration of 500 msec. Ninety-seven per cent of deflagellation events coincided with a rapid elevation in [Ca2+](cyt) in the apical region of the cell, either in the form of a whole cell or an apically localised increase, indicating that [Ca2+](cyt) elevations in the apical region play an underlying role in deflagellation. Our data indicate that elevated [Ca2+](ext) acts to disrupt Ca2+ homeostasis which induces deflagellation by both Adf1-dependent and Adf1-independent mechanisms. Elevated [Ca2+](ext) also results in further [Ca2+](cyt) elevations after the main period of whole cell spiking which are very strongly associated with deflagellation, exhibit a high degree of apical localisation and are largely absent in the adf1 mutant. We propose that these later elevations may act as specific signals for deflagellation.
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- Glen L Wheeler
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK.
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Blatt MR, Beilby MJ. Mitochondrial sequestration of BCECF after ester loading in the giant alga Chara australis. PROTOPLASMA 2007; 232:131-136. [PMID: 18094931 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-007-0264-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Ratiometric fluorescent dyes are often used to monitor free ion concentrations in vivo, especially in cells that are recalcitrant to transformation with genetically encoded fluorescent markers. Although intracellular dye distributions are often found to be cytosolic, dye localisation has often not been examined in detail. We began exploring the use of BCECF (2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein) to monitor pH in the giant alga Chara australis and discovered that younger leaf cells could be loaded using the acetoxymethyl ester of BCECF. However, we were puzzled to find in microphotometric measurements that the fluorescence ratio appeared insensitive to manipulations affecting cytosolic pH. Confocal imaging of C. australis cells loaded with BCECF showed an accumulation of the dye in two locations: (1) on the outside of the chloroplasts in irregularly shaped stationary bodies; (2) within 1-1.5 mum structures that moved rapidly with the pericellular cytoplasmic streaming. Together with the streaming cytoplasm, these organelles were rendered stationary with 50 muM cytochalasin D. Rhodamine 123, a mitochondrionspecific dye, highlighted organelles outside of the chloroplasts, similar to those shown by BCECF in location 1. We conclude that in the cytoplasmic compartment, BCECF was sequestered within cytoplasmic mitochondria in immature and fast-growing cells and within the cortical mitochondrial system in older and slowly growing cells. Thus, BCECF-AM is unsuitable for reporting changes in cytosolic pH in C. australis but might be employed in future to study pH changes in the mitochondria.
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- M R Blatt
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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O'Brien JA, Lummis SCR. Diolistics: incorporating fluorescent dyes into biological samples using a gene gun. Trends Biotechnol 2007; 25:530-4. [PMID: 17945370 PMCID: PMC2649371 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/31/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The hand-held gene gun provides a rapid and efficient method of incorporating fluorescent dyes into cells, a technique that is becoming known as diolistics. Transporting fluorescent dyes into cells has, in the past, used predominantly injection or chemical methods. The use of the gene gun, combined with the new generation of fluorescent dyes, circumvents some of the problems of using these methods and also enables the study of cells that have proved difficult traditionally to transfect (e.g. those deep in tissues and/or terminally differentiated); in addition, the use of ion- or metabolite-sensitive dyes provides a route to study cellular mechanisms. Diolistics is also ideal for loading cells with optical nanosensors – nanometre-sized sensors linked to fluorescent probes. Here, we discuss the theoretical considerations of using diolistics, the advantages compared with other methods of inserting dyes into cells and the current uses of the technique, with particular consideration of nanosensors.
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- John A O'Brien
- Neurobiology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK, CB2 2QH
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Thompson SEM, Callow JA, Callow ME, Wheeler GL, Taylor AR, Brownlee C. Membrane recycling and calcium dynamics during settlement and adhesion of zoospores of the green alga Ulva linza. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2007; 30:733-44. [PMID: 17470149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01661.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Recruitment of individuals of the marine alga Ulva linza on to a suitable habitat involves the settlement of motile zoospores on to a substratum during which a preformed adhesive is secreted by vesicular exocytosis. The fluorescent styryl dye FM 1-43 and fluorescent Ca(2+) indicators were used to follow membrane cycling and changes in cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) associated with settlement. When swimming zoospores were exposed continuously to FM 1-43, the plasma membrane was preferentially labelled. During settlement, FM 1-43-labelled plasma membrane was rapidly internalized reflecting high membrane turnover. The internalized membrane was focused into a discrete region indicating targeting of membrane to an endosome-like compartment. Acetoxymethyl (AM)-ester derivatives were found to be unsuitable for monitoring [Ca(2+)](cyt) because the dyes were rapidly sequestered from the cytoplasm into sub-cellular compartments. [Ca(2+)](cyt) was, however, reliably measured using dextran-conjugated calcium indicators delivered into cells using a biolistic technique. Cells loaded with Oregon Green BAPTA-1 dextran (Invitrogen, Paisley, UK) showed diffuse cytosolic loading and reliably responded to imposed changes in [Ca(2+)](cyt). During settlement, zoospores exhibited both localized and diffuse increases in [Ca(2+)](cyt) implying a role for [Ca(2+)](cyt) in exocytosis of the adhesive.
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- S E M Thompson
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, and Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, UK
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