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Ren H, Zhang Y, Zhong M, Hussian J, Tang Y, Liu S, Qi G. Calcium signaling-mediated transcriptional reprogramming during abiotic stress response in plants. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:210. [PMID: 37728763 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04455-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) is a second messenger in plants growth and development, as well as in stress responses. The transient elevation in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration have been reported to be involved in plants response to abiotic and biotic stresses. In plants, Ca2+-induced transcriptional changes trigger molecular mechanisms by which plants adapt and respond to environment stresses. The mechanism for transcription regulation by Ca2+ could be either rapid in which Ca2+ signals directly cause the related response through the gene transcript and protein activities, or involved amplification of Ca2+ signals by up-regulation the expression of Ca2+ responsive genes, and then increase the transmission of Ca2+ signals. Ca2+ regulates the expression of genes by directly binding to the transcription factors (TFs), or indirectly through its sensors like calmodulin, calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPK) and calcineurin B-like protein (CBL). In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the role of Ca2+-mediated transcriptional regulation in different processes in plants. In this review, we have provided a comprehensive overview of Ca2+-mediated transcriptional regulation in plants in response to abiotic stresses including nutrition deficiency, temperature stresses (like heat and cold), dehydration stress, osmotic stress, hypoxic, salt stress, acid rain, and heavy metal stress.
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- Huimin Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China.
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Liu M, Sun W, Ma Z, Guo C, Chen J, Wu Q, Wang X, Chen H. Integrated network analyses identify MYB4R1 neofunctionalization in the UV-B adaptation of Tartary buckwheat. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 3:100414. [PMID: 35923114 PMCID: PMC9700134 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A hallmark of adaptive evolution is innovation in gene function, which is associated with the development of distinct roles for genes during plant evolution; however, assessing functional innovation over long periods of time is not trivial. Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) originated in the Himalayan region and has been exposed to intense UV-B radiation for a long time, making it an ideal species for studying novel UV-B response mechanisms in plants. Here, we developed a workflow to obtain a co-functional network of UV-B responses using data from more than 10,000 samples in more than 80 projects with multi-species and multi-omics data. Dissecting the entire network revealed that flavonoid biosynthesis was most significantly related to the UV-B response. Importantly, we found that the regulatory factor MYB4R1, which resides at the core of the network, has undergone neofunctionalization. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that MYB4R1 regulates flavonoid and anthocyanin accumulation in response to UV-B in buckwheat by binding to L-box motifs in the FtCHS, FtFLS, and FtUFGT promoters. We used deep learning to develop a visual discrimination model of buckwheat flavonoid content based on natural populations exposed to global UV-B radiation. Our study highlights the critical role of gene neofunctionalization in UV-B adaptation.
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- Moyang Liu
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China; Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, 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; State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Key Laboratory of Major Crop Diseases and Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China
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- School of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China.
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.
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Liu M, Guo C, Xie K, Chen K, Chen J, Wang Y, Wang X. A cross-species co-functional gene network underlying leaf senescence. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 10:uhac251. [PMID: 36643763 PMCID: PMC9832971 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The complex leaf senescence process is governed by various levels of transcriptional and translational regulation. Several features of the leaf senescence process are similar across species, yet the extent to which the molecular mechanisms underlying the process of leaf senescence are conserved remains unclear. Currently used experimental approaches permit the identification of individual pathways that regulate various physiological and biochemical processes; however, the large-scale regulatory network underpinning intricate processes like leaf senescence cannot be built using these methods. Here, we discovered a series of conserved genes involved in leaf senescence in a common horticultural crop (Solanum lycopersicum), a monocot plant (Oryza sativa), and a eudicot plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) through analyses of the evolutionary relationships and expression patterns among genes. Our analyses revealed that the genetic basis of leaf senescence is largely conserved across species. We also created a multi-omics workflow using data from more than 10 000 samples from 85 projects and constructed a leaf senescence-associated co-functional gene network with 2769 conserved, high-confidence functions. Furthermore, we found that the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) is the central biological process underlying leaf senescence. Specifically, UPRmt responds to leaf senescence by maintaining mitostasis through a few cross-species conserved transcription factors (e.g. NAC13) and metabolites (e.g. ornithine). The co-functional network built in our study indicates that UPRmt figures prominently in cross-species conserved mechanisms. Generally, the results of our study provide new insights that will aid future studies of leaf senescence.
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- Moyang Liu
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds/School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Corresponding author. E-mail: ,
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Individual and Interactive Effects of Elevated Ozone and Temperature on Plant Responses. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8030211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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From the preindustrial era to the present day, the tropospheric ozone (O3) concentration has increased dramatically in much of the industrialized world due to anthropogenic activities. O3 is the most harmful air pollutant to plants. Global surface temperatures are expected to increase with rising O3 concentration. Plants are directly affected by temperature and O3. Elevated O3 can impair physiological processes, as well as cause the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to decreased plant growth. Temperature is another important factor influencing plant development. Here, we summarize how O3 and temperature elevation can affect plant physiological and biochemical characteristics, and discuss results from studies investigating plant responses to these factors. In this review, we focused on the interactions between elevated O3 and temperature on plant responses, because neither factor acts independently. Temperature has great potential to significantly influence stomatal movement and O3 uptake. For this reason, the combined influence of both factors can yield significantly different results than those of a single factor. Plant responses to the combined effects of elevated temperature and O3 are still controversial. We attribute the substantial uncertainty of these combined effects primarily to differences in methodological approaches.
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Nuhkat M, Brosché M, Stoelzle-Feix S, Dietrich P, Hedrich R, Roelfsema MRG, Kollist H. Rapid depolarization and cytosolic calcium increase go hand-in-hand in mesophyll cells' ozone response. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:1692-1702. [PMID: 34482538 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant stress signalling involves bursts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be mimicked by the application of acute pulses of ozone. Such ozone-pulses inhibit photosynthesis and trigger stomatal closure in a few minutes, but the signalling that underlies these responses remains largely unknown. We measured changes in Arabidopsis thaliana gas exchange after treatment with acute pulses of ozone and set up a system for simultaneous measurement of membrane potential and cytosolic calcium with the fluorescent reporter R-GECO1. We show that within 1 min, prior to stomatal closure, O3 triggered a drop in whole-plant CO2 uptake. Within this early phase, O3 pulses (200-1000 ppb) elicited simultaneous membrane depolarization and cytosolic calcium increase, whereas these pulses had no long-term effect on either stomatal conductance or photosynthesis. In contrast, pulses of 5000 ppb O3 induced cell death, systemic Ca2+ signals and an irreversible drop in stomatal conductance and photosynthetic capacity. We conclude that mesophyll cells respond to ozone in a few seconds by distinct pattern of plasma membrane depolarizations accompanied by an increase in the cytosolic calcium ion (Ca2+ ) level. These responses became systemic only at very high ozone concentrations. Thus, plants have rapid mechanism to sense and discriminate the strength of ozone signals.
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- Maris Nuhkat
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411, Estonia
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3, Helsinki, 00790, Finland
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- Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 5, Erlangen, 91058, Germany
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- Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biosciences, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2, Würzburg, D-97082, Germany
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- Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biosciences, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2, Würzburg, D-97082, Germany
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411, Estonia
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Aslam S, Gul N, Mir MA, Asgher M, Al-Sulami N, Abulfaraj AA, Qari S. Role of Jasmonates, Calcium, and Glutathione in Plants to Combat Abiotic Stresses Through Precise Signaling Cascade. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:668029. [PMID: 34367199 PMCID: PMC8340019 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.668029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Plant growth regulators have an important role in various developmental processes during the life cycle of plants. They are involved in abiotic stress responses and tolerance. They have very well-developed capabilities to sense the changes in their external milieu and initiate an appropriate signaling cascade that leads to the activation of plant defense mechanisms. The plant defense system activation causes build-up of plant defense hormones like jasmonic acid (JA) and antioxidant systems like glutathione (GSH). Moreover, calcium (Ca2+) transients are also seen during abiotic stress conditions depicting the role of Ca2+ in alleviating abiotic stress as well. Therefore, these growth regulators tend to control plant growth under varying abiotic stresses by regulating its oxidative defense and detoxification system. This review highlights the role of Jasmonates, Calcium, and glutathione in abiotic stress tolerance and activation of possible novel interlinked signaling cascade between them. Further, phyto-hormone crosstalk with jasmonates, calcium and glutathione under abiotic stress conditions followed by brief insights on omics approaches is also elucidated.
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- Saima Aslam
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Science and Arts College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Central Laboratory (GMCL), Department of Biology, Aljumun University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Liu M, Sun W, Li C, Yu G, Li J, Wang Y, Wang X. A multilayered cross-species analysis of GRAS transcription factors uncovered their functional networks in plant adaptation to the environment. J Adv Res 2021; 29:191-205. [PMID: 33842016 PMCID: PMC8020295 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Environmental stress is both a major force of natural selection and a prime factor affecting crop qualities and yields. The impact of the GRAS [gibberellic acid-insensitive (GAI), repressor of GA1-3 mutant (RGA), and scarecrow (SCR)] family on plant development and the potential to resist environmental stress needs much emphasis. Objectives This study aims to investigate the evolution, expansion, and adaptive mechanisms of GRASs of important representative plants during polyploidization. Methods We explored the evolutionary characteristics of GRASs in 15 representative plant species by systematic biological analysis of the genome, transcriptome, metabolite, protein complex map and phenotype. Results The GRAS family was systematically identified from 15 representative plant species of scientific and agricultural importance. The detection of gene duplication types of GRASs in all species showed that the widespread expansion of GRASs in these species was mainly contributed by polyploidization events. Evolutionary analysis reveals that most species experience independent genome-wide duplication (WGD) events and that interspecies GRAS functions may be broadly conserved. Polyploidy-related Chenopodium quinoa GRASs (CqGRASs) and Arabidopsis thaliana GRASs (AtGRASs) formed robust networks with flavonoid pathways by crosstalk with auxin and photosynthetic pathways. Furthermore, Arabidopsis thaliana population transcriptomes and the 1000 Plants (OneKP) project confirmed that GRASs are components of flavonoid biosynthesis, which enables plants to adapt to the environment by promoting flavonoid accumulation. More importantly, the GRASs of important species that may potentially improve important agronomic traits were mapped through TAIR and RARGE-II publicly available phenotypic data. Determining protein interactions and target genes contributes to determining GRAS functions. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that polyploidy-related GRASs in multiple species may be a target for improving plant growth, development, and environmental adaptation.
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- Moyang Liu
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Wedow JM, Burroughs CH, Rios Acosta L, Leakey ADB, Ainsworth EA. Age-dependent increase in α-tocopherol and phytosterols in maize leaves exposed to elevated ozone pollution. PLANT DIRECT 2021; 5:e00307. [PMID: 33615114 PMCID: PMC7876508 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Tropospheric ozone is a major air pollutant that significantly damages crop production. Crop metabolic responses to rising chronic ozone stress have not been well studied in the field, especially in C4 crops. In this study, we investigated the metabolomic profile of leaves from two diverse maize (Zea mays) inbred lines and the hybrid cross during exposure to season-long elevated ozone (~100 nl L-1) in the field using free air concentration enrichment (FACE) to identify key biochemical responses of maize to elevated ozone. Senescence, measured by loss of chlorophyll content, was accelerated in the hybrid line, B73 × Mo17, but not in either inbred line (B73 or Mo17). Untargeted metabolomic profiling further revealed that inbred and hybrid lines of maize differed in metabolic responses to ozone. A significant difference in the metabolite profile of hybrid leaves exposed to elevated ozone occurred as leaves aged, but no age-dependent difference in leaf metabolite profiles between ozone conditions was measured in the inbred lines. Phytosterols and α-tocopherol levels increased in B73 × Mo17 leaves as they aged, and to a significantly greater degree in elevated ozone stress. These metabolites are involved in membrane stabilization and chloroplast reactive oxygen species (ROS) quenching. The hybrid line also showed significant yield loss at elevated ozone, which the inbred lines did not. This suggests that the hybrid maize line was more sensitive to ozone exposure than the inbred lines, and up-regulated metabolic pathways to stabilize membranes and quench ROS in response to chronic ozone stress.
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- Jessica M. Wedow
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignILUSA
- USDA ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research UnitUrbanaILUSA
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Gandin A, Dizengremel P, Jolivet Y. Integrative role of plant mitochondria facing oxidative stress: The case of ozone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 159:202-210. [PMID: 33385703 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ozone is a secondary air pollutant, which causes oxidative stress in plants by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) starting by an external attack of leaf apoplast. ROS have a dual role, acting as signaling molecules, regulating different physiological processes and response to stress, but also inducing oxidative damage. The production of ROS in plant cells is compartmented and regulated by scavengers and specific enzyme pathways. Chronic doses of ozone are known to trigger an important increase of the respiratory process while decreasing photosynthesis. Mitochondria, which normally operate with usual levels of intracellular ROS, would have to play a prominent role to cope with an enhanced ozone-derived ROS production. It is thus needed to compile the available literature on the effects of ozone on mitochondria to precise their strategy facing oxidative stress. An overview of the mitochondrial fate in three steps is proposed, i) starting with the initial responses of the mitochondria for alleviating the overproduction of ROS by the enhancement of existing antioxidant metabolism and adjustments of the electron transport chain, ii) followed by the setting up of detoxifying processes through exchanges between mitochondria and the cell, and iii) ending by an accelerated senescence initiated by mitochondrial membrane permeability and leading to programmed cell death.
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- Anthony Gandin
- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France
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Liu Q, Ding Y, Shi Y, Ma L, Wang Y, Song C, Wilkins KA, Davies JM, Knight H, Knight MR, Gong Z, Guo Y, Yang S. The calcium transporter ANNEXIN1 mediates cold-induced calcium signaling and freezing tolerance in plants. EMBO J 2021; 40:e104559. [PMID: 33372703 PMCID: PMC7809786 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020104559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The transient elevation of cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+ ]cyt ) induced by cold stress is a well-established phenomenon; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that the Ca2+ -permeable transporter ANNEXIN1 (AtANN1) mediates cold-triggered Ca2+ influx and freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The loss of function of AtANN1 substantially impaired freezing tolerance, reducing the cold-induced [Ca2+ ]cyt increase and upregulation of the cold-responsive CBF and COR genes. Further analysis showed that the OST1/SnRK2.6 kinase interacted with and phosphorylated AtANN1, which consequently enhanced its Ca2+ transport activity, thereby potentiating Ca2+ signaling. Consistent with these results and freezing sensitivity of ost1 mutants, the cold-induced [Ca2+ ]cyt elevation in the ost1-3 mutant was reduced. Genetic analysis indicated that AtANN1 acts downstream of OST1 in responses to cold stress. Our data thus uncover a cascade linking OST1-AtANN1 to cold-induced Ca2+ signal generation, which activates the cold response and consequently enhances freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis.
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- Qiangbo Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Institute of Plant Stress BiologyCollaborative Innovation Center of Crop Stress BiologyHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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Liu M, Sun W, Ma Z, Yu G, Li J, Wang Y, Wang X. Comprehensive multiomics analysis reveals key roles of NACs in plant growth and development and its environmental adaption mechanism by regulating metabolite pathways. Genomics 2020; 112:4897-4911. [PMID: 32916257 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Abnormal environmental conditions induce polyploidization and exacerbate vulnerability to agricultural production. Polyploidization is a pivotal event for plant adaption to stress and the expansion of transcription factors. NACs play key roles in plant stress resistance and growth and development, but the adaptive mechanism of NACs during plant polyploidization remain to be explored. Here, we identified and analyzed NACs from 15 species and found that the expansion of NACs was contributed by polyploidization. The regulatory networks were systematically analyzed based on polyomics. NACs might influence plant phenotypes and were correlated with amino acids acting as nitrogen source, indicating that NACs play a vital role in plant development. More importantly, in quinoa and Arabidopsis thaliana, NACs enabled plants to resist stress by regulating flavonoid pathways, and the universality was further confirmed by the Arabidopsis population. Our study provides a cornerstone for future research into improvement of important agronomic traits by transcription factors in a changing global environment.
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- Moyang Liu
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai, China.
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Life Science, Ya'an, China.
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Key Laboratory of Major Crop Diseases and Rice Research Institute, Chengdu, China.
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai, China.
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Wang J, Liu G, Liu F, Zhu J. Responses of Antioxidant Enzymes to Chronic Free-Air Ozone Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars with Different Ozone-Sensitivities. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 103:428-434. [PMID: 31203408 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02653-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Free-air O3 enrichment was used to investigate the responses of different antioxidant mechanisms in different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars - O3-sensitive hybrid indica (O3-S) cultivars and O3-tolerant conventional japonica (O3-T) cultivars across all growth stages. Elevated [O3] induced increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in O3-S cultivars, which were more pronounced in the later growing stages. In O3-S cultivars, continuous O3 stress decreased catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities, while in O3-T cultivars, short-term O3 stress decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD), CAT, POD and GPX activities. The same POD isozyme patterns were observed in both O3-S and O3-T cultivars, while SOD and APX isozymes varied by cultivar. The results suggest that O3 tolerance might be improved at different rice development stages through regulating the responses of antioxidant mechanisms to O3 stress.
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- JunLi Wang
- Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China.
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Premkumar A, Lindberg S, Lager I, Rasmussen U, Schulz A. Arabidopsis PLDs with C2-domain function distinctively in hypoxia. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 167:90-110. [PMID: 30417386 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) causes metabolic disturbances at physiological, biochemical and genetic levels and results in decreased plant growth and development. Phospholipase D (PLD)-mediated signaling was reported for abiotic and biotic stress signaling events in plants. To investigate the participatory role of PLDs also in hypoxia signaling, we used wild type of Arabidopsis thaliana and 10 pld isoform mutants containing C2-domain. Hypoxia-induced changes in three major signaling players, namely, cytosolic free calcium (Ca2+ cyt ), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and phosphatidic acid (PA), were determined in mesophyll protoplasts. The Ca2+ cyt and ROS levels were monitored by fluorescence microscopy and confocal imaging, while PA levels were quantified by an enzymatic method. Our findings reveal that the elevations of cytosolic calcium and PA are reduced in all the 10 mutants dysfunctional in PLD isoforms. The hypoxia-related changes in both calcium and ROS show different kinetic patterns depending on the type of PLD studied. Pharmacological experiments confirm that both external and internal sources contribute to calcium and ROS accumulation under hypoxia. PLDα1-3, PLDβ1 and PLDγ1-3 are likely involved in calcium signaling under hypoxia as well as in PA production, while all investigated PLDs, except for PLDγ3, take part in ROS elevation.
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- Albert Premkumar
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Advanced Bioimaging, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1871 Fredriksberg, Denmark
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Natali L, Vangelisti A, Guidi L, Remorini D, Cotrozzi L, Lorenzini G, Nali C, Pellegrini E, Trivellini A, Vernieri P, Landi M, Cavallini A, Giordani T. How Quercus ilex L. saplings face combined salt and ozone stress: a transcriptome analysis. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:872. [PMID: 30514212 PMCID: PMC6278050 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5260-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Similar to other urban trees, holm oaks (Quercus ilex L.) provide a physiological, ecological and social service in the urban environment, since they remove atmospheric pollution. However, the urban environment has several abiotic factors that negatively influence plant life, which are further exacerbated due to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean area. Among these abiotic factors, increased uptake of Na + and Cl - usually occurs in trees in the urban ecosystem; moreover, an excess of the tropospheric ozone concentration in Mediterranean cities further affects plant growth and survival. Here, we produced and annotated a de novo leaf transcriptome of Q. ilex as well as transcripts over- or under-expressed after a single episode of O3 (80 nl l-1, 5 h), a salt treatment (150 mM for 15 days) or a combination of these treatments, mimicking a situation that plants commonly face, especially in urban environments. RESULTS Salinity dramatically changed the profile of expressed transcripts, while the short O3 pulse had less effect on the transcript profile. However, the short O3 pulse had a very strong effect in inducing over- or under-expression of some genes in plants coping with soil salinity. Many differentially regulated genes were related to stress sensing and signalling, cell wall remodelling, ROS sensing and scavenging, photosynthesis and to sugar and lipid metabolism. Most differentially expressed transcripts revealed here are in accordance with a previous report on Q. ilex at the physiological and biochemical levels, even though the expression profiles were overall more striking than those found at the biochemical and physiological levels. CONCLUSIONS We produced for the first time a reference transcriptome for Q. ilex, and performed gene expression analysis for this species when subjected to salt, ozone and a combination of the two. The comparison of gene expression between the combined salt + ozone treatment and salt or ozone alone showed that even though many differentially expressed genes overlap all treatments, combined stress triggered a unique response in terms of gene expression modification. The obtained results represent a useful tool for studies aiming to investigate the effects of environmental stresses in urban-adapted tree species.
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- Lucia Natali
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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He H, Van Breusegem F, Mhamdi A. Redox-dependent control of nuclear transcription in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3359-3372. [PMID: 29659979 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Redox-dependent regulatory networks are affected by altered cellular or extracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Perturbations of ROS production and scavenging homeostasis have a considerable impact on the nuclear transcriptome. While the regulatory mechanisms by which ROS modulate gene transcription in prokaryotes, lower eukaryotes, and mammalian cells are well established, new insights into the mechanism underlying redox control of gene expression in plants have only recently been known. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the current knowledge on how ROS and thiol-dependent transcriptional regulatory networks are controlled. We assess the impact of redox perturbations and oxidative stress on transcriptome adjustments using cat2 mutants as a model system and discuss how redox homeostasis can modify the various parts of the transcriptional machinery.
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- Huaming He
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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Ainsworth EA. Understanding and improving global crop response to ozone pollution. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 90:886-897. [PMID: 27739639 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Concentrations of ground-level ozone ([O3 ]) over much of the Earth's land surface have more than doubled since pre-industrial times. The air pollutant is highly variable over time and space, which makes it difficult to assess the average agronomic and economic impacts of the pollutant as well as to breed crops for O3 tolerance. Recent modeling efforts have improved quantitative understanding of the effects of current and future [O3 ] on global crop productivity, and experimental advances have improved understanding of the cellular O3 sensing, signaling and response mechanisms. This work provides the fundamental background and justification for breeding and biotechnological approaches for improving O3 tolerance in crops. There is considerable within-species variation in O3 tolerance in crops, which has been used to create mapping populations for screening. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for O3 tolerance have been identified in model and crop species, and although none has been cloned to date, transcript profiling experiments have identified candidate genes associated with QTL. Biotechnological strategies for improving O3 tolerance are also being tested, although there is considerable research to be done before O3 -tolerant germplasm is available to growers for most crops. Strategies to improve O3 tolerance in crops have been hampered by the lack of translation of laboratory experiments to the field, and the lack of correlation between visual leaf-level O3 damage and yield loss to O3 stress. Future efforts to screen mapping populations in the field and to identify more promising phenotypes for O3 tolerance are needed.
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- Elizabeth A Ainsworth
- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, USDA ARS, 1201 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Institute for Genomic Biology & Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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de Souza A, Wang JZ, Dehesh K. Retrograde Signals: Integrators of Interorganellar Communication and Orchestrators of Plant Development. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 68:85-108. [PMID: 27813652 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042916-041007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Interorganellar cooperation maintained via exquisitely controlled retrograde-signaling pathways is an evolutionary necessity for maintenance of cellular homeostasis. This signaling feature has therefore attracted much research attention aimed at improving understanding of the nature of these communication signals, how the signals are sensed, and ultimately the mechanism by which they integrate targeted processes that collectively culminate in organellar cooperativity. The answers to these questions will provide insight into how retrograde-signal-mediated regulatory mechanisms are recruited and which biological processes are targeted, and will advance our understanding of how organisms balance metabolic investments in growth against adaptation to environmental stress. This review summarizes the present understanding of the nature and the functional complexity of retrograde signals as integrators of interorganellar communication and orchestrators of plant development, and offers a perspective on the future of this critical and dynamic area of research.
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- Amancio de Souza
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521;
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521;
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521;
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Ogawa T, Muramoto K, Takada R, Nakagawa S, Shigeoka S, Yoshimura K. Modulation of NADH Levels by Arabidopsis Nudix Hydrolases, AtNUDX6 and 7, and the Respective Proteins Themselves Play Distinct Roles in the Regulation of Various Cellular Responses Involved in Biotic/Abiotic Stresses. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:1295-308. [PMID: 27095738 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Arabidopsis Nudix hydrolases, AtNUDX6 and 7, exhibit pyrophosphohydrolase activities toward NADH and contribute to the modulation of various defense responses, such as the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PAR) reaction and salicylic acid (SA)-induced Nonexpresser of Pathogenesis-Related genes 1 (NPR1)-dependent defense pathway, against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the mechanisms by which these enzymes regulate such cellular responses remain unclear. To clarify the functional role(s) of AtNUDX6 and 7 and NADH metabolism, we examined the effects of the transient expression of the active and inactive forms of AtNUDX6 and 7 under the control of an estrogen (ES)-inducible system on various stress responses. The transient expression of active AtNUDX6 and 7 proteins suppressed NADH levels and induced PAR activity, whereas that of their inactive forms did not, indicating the involvement of NADH metabolism in the regulation of the PAR reaction. A transcriptome analysis using KO-nudx6, KO-nudx7 and double KO-nudx6/7 plants, in which intracellular NADH levels increased, identified genes (NADH-responsive genes, NRGs) whose expression levels positively and negatively correlated with NADH levels. Many NRGs did not overlap with the genes whose expression was reported to be responsive to various types of oxidants and reductants, suggesting a novel role for intracellular NADH levels as a redox signaling cue. The active and inactive AtNUDX6 proteins induced the expression of thioredoxin-h5, the activator of NPR1 and SA-induced NPR1-dependent defense genes, while the active and inactive AtNUDX7 proteins suppressed the accumulation of SA and subsequent gene expression, indicating that AtNUDX6 and 7 proteins themselves play distinct roles in stress responses.
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- Takahisa Ogawa
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505 Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505 Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501 Japan
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Xu E, Vaahtera L, Brosché M. Roles of Defense Hormones in the Regulation of Ozone-Induced Changes in Gene Expression and Cell Death. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:1776-94. [PMID: 26348016 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Apoplast, the diffusional space between plant cell plasma membranes, is an important medium for signaling within and between the cells. Apoplastic reactive oxygen species (ROS) are crucial signaling molecules in various biological processes. ROS signaling is interconnected with the response to several hormones, including jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA) and ethylene. Using ozone (O3) to activate apoplastic ROS signaling, we performed global and targeted analysis of transcriptional changes and cell death assays to dissect the contribution of hormone signaling and various transcription factors (TFs) in the regulation of gene expression and cell death. The contributions of SA, JA, and ethylene were assessed through analysis of single, double, and triple mutants deficient in biosynthesis or signaling for all three hormones. Even in the triple mutant, the global gene expression responses to O3 were mostly similar to the wild-type. Cell death in the JA receptor mutant coi1-16 was suppressed by impairment of the NADPH oxidase RBOHF, suggesting a role for a ROS signal in limiting the spread of cell death. In response to apoplastic ROS, there is not a single signaling pathway that regulates gene expression or cell death. Instead, several pathways regulate the apoplastic ROS response via combinatorial or overlapping mechanisms.
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- Enjun Xu
- Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65 Viikinkaari 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65 Viikinkaari 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65 Viikinkaari 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
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Liu J, Whalley HJ, Knight MR. Combining modelling and experimental approaches to explain how calcium signatures are decoded by calmodulin-binding transcription activators (CAMTAs) to produce specific gene expression responses. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2015; 208:174-87. [PMID: 25917109 PMCID: PMC4832281 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Experimental data show that Arabidopsis thaliana is able to decode different calcium signatures to produce specific gene expression responses. It is also known that calmodulin-binding transcription activators (CAMTAs) have calmodulin (CaM)-binding domains. Therefore, the gene expression responses regulated by CAMTAs respond to calcium signals. However, little is known about how different calcium signatures are decoded by CAMTAs to produce specific gene expression responses. A dynamic model of Ca(2+) -CaM-CAMTA binding and gene expression responses is developed following thermodynamic and kinetic principles. The model is parameterized using experimental data. Then it is used to analyse how different calcium signatures are decoded by CAMTAs to produce specific gene expression responses. Modelling analysis reveals that: calcium signals in the form of cytosolic calcium concentration elevations are nonlinearly amplified by binding of Ca(2+) , CaM and CAMTAs; amplification of Ca(2+) signals enables calcium signatures to be decoded to give specific CAMTA-regulated gene expression responses; gene expression responses to a calcium signature depend upon its history and accumulate all the information during the lifetime of the calcium signature. Information flow from calcium signatures to CAMTA-regulated gene expression responses has been established by combining experimental data with mathematical modelling.
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- Junli Liu
- School of Biological and Biomedical SciencesDurham Centre for Crop Improvement TechnologyDurham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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- Cell Signalling GroupCancer Research UK Manchester InstituteThe University of ManchesterManchesterM20 4BXUK
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- School of Biological and Biomedical SciencesDurham Centre for Crop Improvement TechnologyDurham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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Zebelo SA, Maffei ME. Role of early signalling events in plant-insect interactions. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:435-48. [PMID: 25429000 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The response of plants to the stress caused by herbivores involves several different defence mechanisms. These responses begin at the plant cell plasma membrane, where insect herbivores interact physically by causing mechanical damage and chemically by introducing elicitors or by triggering plant-derived signalling molecules. The earliest plant responses to herbivore contact are represented by ion flux unbalances generated in the plant cell plasma membrane at the damaged site. Differences in the charge distribution generate plasma transmembrane potential (V m) variation, the first event, which eventually leads to the initiation of signal transduction pathways and gene expression. Calcium signalling and the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are early events closely related to V m variations. This review provides an update on recent developments and advances in plant early signalling in response to herbivory, with particular emphasis on the electrophysiological variations of the plasma membrane potential, calcium signalling, cation channel activity, production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and formation of a systemically moving signal from wounded tissues. The roles of calcium-dependent protein kinases and calcineurin signalling are also discussed.
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- Simon A Zebelo
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn 36849, AL, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Innovation Centre, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/A, Turin 10135, Italy
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Vainonen JP, Kangasjärvi J. Plant signalling in acute ozone exposure. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:240-52. [PMID: 24417414 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Exposure of plants to high ozone concentrations causes lesion formation in sensitive plants. Plant responses to ozone involve fast and massive changes in protein activities, gene expression and metabolism even before any tissue damage can be detected. Degradation of ozone and subsequent accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the extracellular space activates several signalling cascades, which are integrated inside the cell into a fine-balanced network of ROS signalling. Reversible protein phosphorylation and degradation plays an important role in the regulation of signalling mechanisms in a complex crosstalk with plant hormones and calcium, an essential second messenger. In this review, we discuss the recent advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of ozone uptake, perception and signalling pathways activated during the early steps of ozone response, and discuss the use of ozone as a tool to study the function of apoplastic ROS in signalling.
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- Julia P Vainonen
- Plant Biology Division, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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Vaahtera L, Brosché M, Wrzaczek M, Kangasjärvi J. Specificity in ROS signaling and transcript signatures. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 21:1422-41. [PMID: 24180661 PMCID: PMC4158988 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Reactive oxygen species (ROS), important signaling molecules in plants, are involved in developmental control and stress adaptation. ROS production can trigger broad transcriptional changes; however, it is not clear how specificity in transcriptional regulation is achieved. RECENT ADVANCES A large collection of public transcriptome data from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana is available for analysis. These data can be used for the analysis of biological processes that are associated with ROS signaling and for the identification of suitable transcriptional indicators. Several online tools, such as Genevestigator and Expression Angler, have simplified the task to analyze, interpret, and visualize this wealth of data. CRITICAL ISSUES The analysis of the exact transcriptional responses to ROS requires the production of specific ROS in distinct subcellular compartments with precise timing, which is experimentally difficult. Analyses are further complicated by the effect of ROS production in one subcellular location on the ROS accumulation in other compartments. In addition, even subtle differences in the method of ROS production or treatment can lead to significantly different outcomes when various stimuli are compared. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Due to the difficulty of inducing ROS production specifically with regard to ROS type, subcellular localization, and timing, we propose that the concept of a "ROS marker gene" should be re-evaluated. We suggest guidelines for the analysis of transcriptional data in ROS signaling. The use of "ROS signatures," which consist of a set of genes that together can show characteristic and indicative responses, should be preferred over the use of individual marker genes.
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- Lauri Vaahtera
- 1 Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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Dumont J, Cohen D, Gérard J, Jolivet Y, Dizengremel P, LE Thiec D. Distinct responses to ozone of abaxial and adaxial stomata in three Euramerican poplar genotypes. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:2064-2076. [PMID: 24506578 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ozone induces stomatal sluggishness, which impacts photosynthesis and transpiration. Stomatal responses to variation of environmental parameters are slowed and reduced by ozone and may be linked to difference of ozone sensitivity. Here we determine the ozone effects on stomatal conductance of each leaf surface. Potential causes of this sluggish movement, such as ultrastructural or ionic fluxes modification, were studied independently on both leaf surfaces of three Euramerican poplar genotypes differing in ozone sensitivity and in stomatal behaviour. The element contents in guard cells were linked to the gene expression of ion channels and transporters involved in stomatal movements, directly in microdissected stomata. In response to ozone, we found a decrease in the stomatal conductance of the leaf adaxial surface correlated with high calcium content in guard cells compared with a slight decrease on the abaxial surface. No ultrastructural modifications of stomata were shown except an increase in the number of mitochondria. The expression of vacuolar H(+) /Ca(2+) -antiports (CAX1 and CAX3 homologs), β-carbonic anhydrases (βCA1 and βCA4) and proton H(+) -ATPase (AHA11) genes was strongly decreased under ozone treatment. The sensitive genotype characterized by constitutive slow stomatal response was also characterized by constitutive low expression of genes encoding vacuolar H(+) /Ca(2+) -antiports.
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- Jennifer Dumont
- INRA, UMR 1137, Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières, Champenoux, F-54280, France; Université de Lorraine, UMR 1137, Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54500, France; IFR110 EFABA, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54500, France
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Verrillo F, Occhipinti A, Kanchiswamy CN, Maffei ME. Quantitative analysis of herbivore-induced cytosolic calcium by using a Cameleon (YC 3.6) calcium sensor in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 171:136-139. [PMID: 24331428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ca(2+) is a key player in plant cell responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Owing to the central role of cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)]cyt) during early signaling and the need for precise determination of [Ca(2+)]cyt variations, we used a Cameleon YC 3.6 reporter protein expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana to quantify [Ca(2+)]cyt variations upon leaf mechanical damage (MD), herbivory by 3rd and 5th instar larvae of Spodoptera littoralis and S. littoralis oral secretions (OS) applied to MD. YC 3.6 allowed a clear distinction between MD and herbivory and discriminated between the two larvae instars. To our knowledge this is the first report of quantitative [Ca(2+)]cyt determination upon herbivory using a Cameleon calcium sensor.
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- Francesca Verrillo
- Plant Physiology Unit, Dept. Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy.
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- Plant Physiology Unit, Dept. Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy.
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- Plant Physiology Unit, Dept. Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy.
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Richards SL, Laohavisit A, Mortimer JC, Shabala L, Swarbreck SM, Shabala S, Davies JM. Annexin 1 regulates the H2O2-induced calcium signature in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 77:136-45. [PMID: 24180429 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide is the most stable of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and is a regulator of development, immunity and adaptation to stress. It frequently acts by elevating cytosolic free Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+) ]cyt ) as a second messenger, with activation of plasma membrane Ca(2+) -permeable influx channels as a fundamental part of this process. At the genetic level, to date only the Ca(2) (+) -permeable Stelar K(+) Outward Rectifier (SKOR) channel has been identified as being responsive to hydrogen peroxide. We show here that the ROS-regulated Ca(2+) transport protein Annexin 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtANN1) is involved in regulating the root epidermal [Ca(2+) ]cyt response to stress levels of extracellular hydrogen peroxide. Peroxide-stimulated [Ca(2+) ]cyt elevation (determined using aequorin luminometry) was aberrant in roots and root epidermal protoplasts of the Atann1 knockout mutant. Similarly, peroxide-stimulated net Ca(2+) influx and K(+) efflux were aberrant in Atann1 root mature epidermis, determined using extracellular vibrating ion-selective microelectrodes. Peroxide induction of GSTU1 (Glutathione-S-Transferase1 Tau 1), which is known to be [Ca(2+) ]cyt -dependent was impaired in mutant roots, consistent with a lesion in signalling. Expression of AtANN1 in roots was suppressed by peroxide, consistent with the need to restrict further Ca(2+) influx. Differential regulation of annexin expression was evident, with AtANN2 down-regulation but up-regulation of AtANN3 and AtANN4. Overall the results point to involvement of AtANN1 in shaping the root peroxide-induced [Ca(2+) ]cyt signature and downstream signalling.
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- Siân L Richards
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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Costa A, Candeo A, Fieramonti L, Valentini G, Bassi A. Calcium dynamics in root cells of Arabidopsis thaliana visualized with selective plane illumination microscopy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75646. [PMID: 24146766 PMCID: PMC3797704 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) is an imaging technique particularly suited for long term in-vivo analysis of transparent specimens, able to visualize small organs or entire organisms, at cellular and eventually even subcellular resolution. Here we report the application of SPIM in Calcium imaging based on Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET). Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing the genetically encoded-FRET-based Ca2+ probe Cameleon, in the cytosol or nucleus, were used to demonstrate that SPIM enables ratiometric fluorescence imaging at high spatial and temporal resolution, both at tissue and single cell level. The SPIM-FRET technique enabled us to follow nuclear and cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis root tip cells, deep inside the organ, in response to different stimuli. A relevant physiological phenomenon, namely Ca2+ signal percolation, predicted in previous studies, has been directly visualized.
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- Alex Costa
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Swarbreck SM, Colaço R, Davies JM. Plant calcium-permeable channels. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:514-22. [PMID: 23860348 PMCID: PMC3793033 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.220855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Experimental and modeling breakthroughs will help establish the genetic identities of plant calcium channels.
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Wrzaczek M, Brosché M, Kangasjärvi J. ROS signaling loops - production, perception, regulation. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 16:575-82. [PMID: 23876676 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species are recognized as important signaling components in a wide range of processes in plants and most other organisms. Reactive oxygen species are produced in different subcellular compartments in response to specific stimuli and the production is under tight control in order to avoid detrimental side-effects. Calcium signaling, protein phosphorylation and other signaling pathways are intimately involved in the control and coordination of reactive oxygen production. Any signal that should result in a specific response must eventually be perceived. Direct redox modification of transcription factors and other proteins are critical for the perception of intracellular reactive oxygen species; however, sensing of their extracellular counterparts awaits elucidation.
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- Michael Wrzaczek
- Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Whalley HJ, Knight MR. Calcium signatures are decoded by plants to give specific gene responses. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 197:690-693. [PMID: 23190495 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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- Helen J Whalley
- Cell Signalling Group, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Manchester, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Durham Centre for Crop Improvement Technology, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) is a key component of the signalling network by which plant cells respond to developmental and environmental signals. A change in guard cell cytosolic free Ca(2+)([Ca(2+)]cyt) is an early event in the response of stomata to both opening and closing stimuli, and cyclic nucleotide-mediated Ca(2+) signalling has been implicated in the regulation of stomatal aperture. A range of techniques have been used to measure [Ca(2+)]cyt in plant cells. Here we describe a potential method for imaging cyclic nucleotide-induced changes in [Ca(2+)]cyt in guard cells using the cameleon ratiometric Ca(2+) reporter protein.
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- Martin R McAinsh
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Munné-Bosch S, Queval G, Foyer CH. The impact of global change factors on redox signaling underpinning stress tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:5-19. [PMID: 23151347 PMCID: PMC3532280 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.205690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Toyota M, Gilroy S. Gravitropism and mechanical signaling in plants. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2013; 100:111-25. [PMID: 23281392 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Mechanical stress is a critical signal affecting morphogenesis and growth and is caused by a large variety of environmental stimuli such as touch, wind, and gravity in addition to endogenous forces generated by growth. On the basis of studies dating from the early 19th century, the plant mechanical sensors and response components related to gravity can be divided into two types in terms of their temporal character: sensors of the transient stress of reorientation (phasic signaling) and sensors capable of monitoring and responding to the extended, continuous gravitropic signal for the duration of the tropic growth response (tonic signaling). In the case of transient stress, changes in the concentrations of ions in the cytoplasm play a central role in mechanosensing and are likely a key component of initial gravisensing. Potential candidates for mechanosensitive channels have been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana and may provide clues to these rapid, ionic gravisensing mechanisms. Continuous mechanical stress, on the other hand, may be sensed by other mechanisms in addition to the rapidly adapting mechnaosensitive channels of the phasic system. Sustaining such long-term responses may be through a network of biochemical signaling cascades that would therefore need to be maintained for the many hours of the growth response once they are triggered. However, classical physiological analyses and recent simulation studies also suggest involvement of the cytoskeleton in sensing/responding to long-term mechanoresponse independently of the biochemical signaling cascades triggered by initial graviperception events.
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- Masatsugu Toyota
- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Monshausen GB. Visualizing Ca(2+) signatures in plants. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 15:677-682. [PMID: 23044039 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 09/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ca(2+) is a key player in an astonishing variety of plant signal transduction pathways where transient, spiking or oscillatory changes in cytosolic Ca(2+) levels help to couple environmental or developmental cues to appropriate cellular responses. Understanding whether and how much Ca(2+) signaling contributes to defining stimulus-response specificity has long been a challenge, but recent work has provided strong evidence that specific information can indeed be encoded in the spatiotemporal characteristics of Ca(2+) signals. Identification of the Ca(2+) binding proteins that transduce Ca(2+) signals by regulating downstream effector proteins has revealed a complex network of Ca(2+) sensor families, of which some members show distinct patterns of expression and subcellular localization. By utilizing genetically encoded fluorescent Ca(2+) probes to monitor Ca(2+) changes at high spatiotemporal resolution, it is now possible to explore whether such spatial heterogeneities in Ca(2+) sensor distribution are coordinated with subcellular microdomains of Ca(2+) signaling. Such visualization of Ca(2+) signaling will also help to address which cellular compartments and transporters contribute to mobilizing and sequestering Ca(2+) and thus define stimulus-specific Ca(2+) signatures.
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Van Aken O, Whelan J. Comparison of transcriptional changes to chloroplast and mitochondrial perturbations reveals common and specific responses in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:281. [PMID: 23269925 PMCID: PMC3529323 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Throughout the life of a plant, the biogenesis and fine-tuning of energy organelles is essential both under normal growth and stress conditions. Communication from organelle to nucleus is essential to adapt gene regulation and protein synthesis specifically to the current needs of the plant. This organelle-to-nuclear communication is termed retrograde signaling and has been studied extensively over the last decades. In this study we have used large-scale gene expression data sets relating to perturbations of chloroplast and mitochondrial function to gain further insights into plant retrograde signaling and how mitochondrial and chloroplast retrograde pathways interact and differ. Twenty seven studies were included that assess transcript profiles in response to chemical inhibition as well as genetic mutations of organellar proteins. The results show a highly significant overlap between gene expression changes triggered by chloroplast and mitochondrial perturbations. These overlapping gene expression changes appear to be common with general abiotic, biotic, and nutrient stresses. However, retrograde signaling pathways are capable of distinguishing the source of the perturbation as indicated by a statistical overrepresentation of changes in genes encoding proteins of the affected organelle. Organelle-specific overrepresented functional categories among others relate to energy metabolism and protein synthesis. Our analysis also suggests that WRKY transcription factors play a coordinating role on the interface of both organellar signaling pathways. Global comparison of the expression profiles for each experiment revealed that the recently identified chloroplast retrograde pathway using phospho-adenosine phosphate is possibly more related to mitochondrial than chloroplast perturbations. Furthermore, new marker genes have been identified that respond specifically to mitochondrial and/or chloroplast dysfunction.
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- Olivier Van Aken
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: James Whelan, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, 6009 Crawley, WA, Australia. e-mail:
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