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Doll Y, Koga H, Tsukaya H. Beyond stomatal development: SMF transcription factors as versatile toolkits for land plant evolution. QUANTITATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 5:e6. [PMID: 39220371 PMCID: PMC11363000 DOI: 10.1017/qpb.2024.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
As master transcription factors of stomatal development, SPEECHLESS, MUTE, and FAMA, collectively termed SMFs, are primary targets of molecular genetic analyses in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Studies in other model systems identified SMF orthologs as key players in evolutionary developmental biology studies on stomata. However, recent studies on the astomatous liverwort Marchantia polymorpha revealed that the functions of these genes are not limited to the stomatal development, but extend to other types of tissues, namely sporophytic setal and gametophytic epidermal tissues. These studies provide insightful examples of gene-regulatory network co-opting, and highlight SMFs and related transcription factors as general toolkits for novel trait evolution in land plant lineages. Here, we critically review recent literature on the SMF-like gene in M. polymorpha and discuss their implications for plant evolutionary biology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuki Doll
- Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Tan Z, Lu D, Yu Y, Li L, Dong W, Xu L, Yang Q, Wan X, Liang H. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the bHLH Gene Family and Its Response to Abiotic Stresses in Carthamus tinctorius. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3764. [PMID: 37960120 PMCID: PMC10648185 DOI: 10.3390/plants12213764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors possess DNA-binding and dimerization domains and are involved in various biological and physiological processes, such as growth and development, the regulation of secondary metabolites, and stress response. However, the bHLH gene family in C. tinctorius has not been investigated. In this study, we performed a genome-wide identification and analysis of bHLH transcription factors in C. tinctorius. A total of 120 CtbHLH genes were identified, distributed across all 12 chromosomes, and classified into 24 subfamilies based on their phylogenetic relationships. Moreover, the 120 CtbHLH genes were subjected to comprehensive analyses, including protein sequence alignment, evolutionary assessment, motif prediction, and the analysis of promoter cis-acting elements. The promoter region analysis revealed that CtbHLH genes encompass cis-acting elements and were associated with various aspects of plant growth and development, responses to phytohormones, as well as responses to both abiotic and biotic stresses. Expression profiles, sourced from transcriptome databases, indicated distinct expression patterns among these CtbHLH genes, which appeared to be either tissue-specific or specific to certain cultivars. To further explore their functionality, we determined the expression levels of fifteen CtbHLH genes known to harbor motifs related to abiotic and hormone responses. This investigation encompassed treatments with ABA, salt, drought, and MeJA. The results demonstrated substantial variations in the expression patterns of CtbHLH genes in response to these abiotic and hormonal treatments. In summary, our study establishes a solid foundation for future inquiries into the roles and regulatory mechanisms of the CtbHLH gene family.
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- Zhengwei Tan
- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijng 100700, China;
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- Institute of Chinese Herbel Medicines, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (Z.T.); (D.L.); (Y.Y.); (L.L.); (W.D.); (L.X.); (Q.Y.)
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Doll Y, Koga H, Tsukaya H. Experimental validation of the mechanism of stomatal development diversification. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5667-5681. [PMID: 37555400 PMCID: PMC10540739 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Stomata are the structures responsible for gas exchange in plants. The established framework for stomatal development is based on the model plant Arabidopsis, but diverse patterns of stomatal development have been observed in other plant lineages and species. The molecular mechanisms behind these diversified patterns are still poorly understood. We recently proposed a model for the molecular mechanisms of the diversification of stomatal development based on the genus Callitriche (Plantaginaceae), according to which a temporal shift in the expression of key stomatal transcription factors SPEECHLESS and MUTE leads to changes in the behavior of meristemoids (stomatal precursor cells). In the present study, we genetically manipulated Arabidopsis to test this model. By altering the timing of MUTE expression, we successfully generated Arabidopsis plants with early differentiation or prolonged divisions of meristemoids, as predicted by the model. The epidermal morphology of the generated lines resembled that of species with prolonged or no meristemoid divisions. Thus, the evolutionary process can be reproduced by varying the SPEECHLESS to MUTE transition. We also observed unexpected phenotypes, which indicated the participation of additional factors in the evolution of the patterns observed in nature. This study provides novel experimental insights into the diversification of meristemoid behaviors.
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- Yuki Doll
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Ying S, Scheible WR. REGULATOR OF FLOWERING AND STRESS manipulates stomatal density and size in Brachypodium. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e14008. [PMID: 37882269 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Stomata are crucial for gas exchange and water evaporation, and environmental stimuli influence their density (SD) and size (SS). Although genes and mechanisms underlying stomatal development have been elucidated, stress-responsive regulators of SD and SS are less well-known. Previous studies have shown that the stress-inducible Brachypodium RFS (REGULATOR OF FLOWERING AND STRESS, BdRFS) gene affects heading time and enhances drought tolerance by reducing leaf water loss. Here, we report that overexpression lines (OXs) of BdRFS have reduced SD and increased SS, regardless of soil water status. Furthermore, biomass and plant water content of OXs were significantly increased compared to wild type. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated BdRFS knockout mutant (KO) exhibited the opposite stomatal characteristics and biomass changes. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that expression of BdICE1 was reversely altered in OXs and KO, pointing to a potential cause for the observed changes in stomatal phenotypes. Stomatal and transcriptional changes were not observed in the Arabidopsis rfs double mutant. Taken together, RFS is a novel regulator of SD and SS and is a promising candidate for genetic engineering of climate-resilient crops.
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- Sheng Ying
- Noble Research Institute LLC, Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
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Cui Y, He M, Liu J, Wang S, Zhang J, Xie S, Hu Z, Guo S, Yan D. Maize LOST SUBSIDIARY CELL encoding a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase is required for subsidiary cell development and plant growth. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:4449-4460. [PMID: 37103989 PMCID: PMC10433938 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The four-celled stomatal complex consists of a pair of guard cells (GCs) and two subsidiary cells (SCs) in grasses, which supports a fast adjustment of stomatal aperture. The formation and development of SCs are thus important for stomatal functionality. Here, we report a maize lost subsidiary cells (lsc) mutant, with many stomata lacking one or two SCs. The loss of SCs is supposed to have resulted from impeded subsidiary mother cell (SMC) polarization and asymmetrical division. Besides the defect in SCs, the lsc mutant also displays a dwarf morphology and pale and striped newly-grown leaves. LSC encodes a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), an enzyme involved in deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs) synthesis. Consistently, the concentration of dNTPs and expression of genes involved in DNA replication, cell cycle progression, and SC development were significantly reduced in the lsc mutant compared with the wild-type B73 inbred line. Conversely, overexpression of maize LSC increased dNTP synthesis and promoted plant growth in both maize and Arabidopsis. Our data indicate that LSC regulates dNTP production and is required for SMC polarization, SC differentiation, and growth of maize.
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- Yongqi Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Maize Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hunan Province, College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Chang G, Ma J, Wang S, Tang M, Zhang B, Ma Y, Li L, Sun G, Dong S, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Hu X, Song CP, Huang J. Liverwort bHLH transcription factors and the origin of stomata in plants. Curr Biol 2023:S0960-9822(23)00682-6. [PMID: 37321212 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Stomata are distributed in nearly all major groups of land plants, with the only exception being liverworts. Instead of having stomata on sporophytes, many complex thalloid liverworts possess air pores in their gametophytes. At present, whether stomata in land plants are derived from a common origin remains under debate.1,2,3 In Arabidopsis thaliana, a core regulatory module for stomatal development comprises members of the bHLH transcription factor (TF) family, including AtSPCH, AtMUTE, and AtFAMA of subfamily Ia and AtSCRM1/2 of subfamily IIIb. Specifically, AtSPCH, AtMUTE, and AtFAMA each successively form heterodimers with AtSCRM1/2, which in turn regulate the entry, division, and differentiation of stomatal lineages.4,5,6,7 In the moss Physcomitrium patens, two SMF (SPCH, MUTE and FAMA) orthologs have been characterized, one of which is functionally conserved in regulating stomatal development.8,9 We here provide experimental evidence that orthologous bHLH TFs in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha affect air pore spacing as well as the development of the epidermis and gametangiophores. We found that the bHLH Ia and IIIb heterodimeric module is highly conserved in plants. Genetic complementation experiments showed that liverwort SCRM and SMF genes weakly restored a stomata phenotype in atscrm1, atmute, and atfama mutant backgrounds in A. thaliana. In addition, homologs of stomatal development regulators FLP and MYB88 also exist in liverworts and weakly rescued the stomatal phenotype of atflp/myb88 double mutant. These results provide evidence not only for a common origin of all stomata in extant plants but also for relatively simple stomata in the ancestral plant.
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- Guanxiao Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518004, China
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- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518004, China; BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
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Li P, Chen L, Gu X, Zhao M, Wang W, Hou S. FOUR LIPS plays a role in meristemoid-to-GMC fate transition during stomatal development in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 114:424-436. [PMID: 36786686 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Meristemoids, which are stomatal precursor cells, exhibit self-renewal and differentiation abilities. However, the only known core factor associated with meristemoid division termination and fate transition is the heterodimer formed by the basic helix-loop-helix proteins MUTE and SCREAMs (SCRMs). FOUR LIPS (FLP), a well-known transcription factor that restricts guard mother cell (GMC) division, is a direct target of MUTE. Whether FLP involves in meristemoid differentiation is unknown. Through sensitized genetic screening of flp-1, we identified a mute-like (mutl) mutant with arrested meristemoids. The mutant carried a novel allele of the MUTE locus, i.e., mute-4. Intriguingly, mute-4 is a hypomorphic allele that exhibits wild-type appearance with slightly delayed meristemoid-to-GMC transition, whereas it renders an unexpected mutl epidermis with most meristemoids arrested and very few stomata when combined with flp (flp mute-4), suggesting that FLP is a positive regulator during this transition process. Consistently, the expression of FLP increased during GMC commitment, and the number of cells at this stage was markedly increased in flp. flp scrm double mutants produced arrested meristemoids similar to mute, and FLP was able to interact physically with SCRM. Taken together, our results demonstrate that FLP functions together with MUTE and SCRMs to direct meristemoid-to-GMC fate transition.
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- Ping Li
- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Gene Editing for Breeding, Gansu Province, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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McKown KH, Anleu Gil MX, Mair A, Xu SL, Raissig MT, Bergmann DC. Expanded roles and divergent regulation of FAMA in Brachypodium and Arabidopsis stomatal development. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:756-775. [PMID: 36440974 PMCID: PMC9940870 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Stomata, cellular valves found on the surfaces of aerial plant tissues, present a paradigm for studying cell fate and patterning in plants. A highly conserved core set of related basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulates stomatal development across diverse species. We characterized BdFAMA in the temperate grass Brachypodium distachyon and found this late-acting transcription factor was necessary and sufficient for specifying stomatal guard cell fate, and unexpectedly, could also induce the recruitment of subsidiary cells in the absence of its paralogue, BdMUTE. The overlap in function is paralleled by an overlap in expression pattern and by unique regulatory relationships between BdMUTE and BdFAMA. To better appreciate the relationships among the Brachypodium stomatal bHLHs, we used in vivo proteomics in developing leaves and found evidence for multiple shared interaction partners. We reexamined the roles of these genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by testing genetic sufficiency within and across species, and found that while BdFAMA and AtFAMA can rescue stomatal production in Arabidopsis fama and mute mutants, only AtFAMA can specify Brassica-specific myrosin idioblasts. Taken together, our findings refine the current models of stomatal bHLH function and regulatory feedback among paralogues within grasses as well as across the monocot/dicot divide.
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- Katelyn H McKown
- Department of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Biology Department, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Biology Department, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama St., Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Biology Department, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Biology Department, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, 371 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Li P, Lin J, Zhu M, Zuo H, Shen Y, Li J, Wang K, Li P, Tang Q, Liu Z, Zhao J. Variations of stomata development in tea plant ( Camellia sinensis) leaves in different light and temperature environments and genetic backgrounds. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhac278. [PMID: 36793755 PMCID: PMC9926154 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Stomata perform important functions in plant photosynthesis, respiration, gas exchange, and interactions with environments. However, tea plant stomata development and functions are not known. Here, we show morphological changes during stomata development and genetic dissection of stomata lineage genes regulating stomata formation in tea developing leaves. Different tea plant cultivars displayed clear variations in the stomata development rate, density and size, which are closely related to their tolerance against dehydration capabilities. Whole sets of stomata lineage genes were identified to display predicted functions in regulating stomatal development and formation. The stomata development and lineage genes were tightly regulated by light intensities and high or low temperature stresses, which affected stomata density and function. Furthermore, lower stomatal density and larger size were observed in triploid tea varieties as compared to those in diploid plant. Key stomata lineage genes such as CsSPCHs, CsSCRM, and CsFAMA showed much lower expression levels, whereas negative regulators CsEPF1 and CsYODAs had higher expression levels in triploid than in diploid tea varieties. Our study provides new insight into tea plant stomatal morphological development and the genetic regulatory mechanisms on stomata development under abiotic stresses and genetic backgrounds. The study lays a foundation for future exploring of the genetic improvement of water use efficiency in tea plants for living up to the challenge of global climate change.
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- Ping Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Corresponding authors. E-mails: zhaojian@ hunau.edu.cn;
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Moriya KC, Shirakawa M, Loue-Manifel J, Matsuda Y, Lu YT, Tamura K, Oka Y, Matsushita T, Hara-Nishimura I, Ingram G, Nishihama R, Goodrich J, Kohchi T, Shimada T. Stomatal regulators are co-opted for seta development in the astomatous liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. NATURE PLANTS 2023; 9:302-314. [PMID: 36658391 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01325-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The evolution of special types of cells requires the acquisition of new gene regulatory networks controlled by transcription factors (TFs). In stomatous plants, a TF module formed by subfamilies Ia and IIIb basic helix-loop-helix TFs (Ia-IIIb bHLH) regulates stomatal formation; however, how this module evolved during land plant diversification remains unclear. Here we show that, in the astomatous liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, a Ia-IIIb bHLH module regulates the development of a unique sporophyte tissue, the seta, which is found in mosses and liverworts. The sole Ia bHLH gene, MpSETA, and a IIIb bHLH gene, MpICE2, regulate the cell division and/or differentiation of seta lineage cells. MpSETA can partially replace the stomatal function of Ia bHLH TFs in Arabidopsis thaliana, suggesting that a common regulatory mechanism underlies setal and stomatal formation. Our findings reveal the co-option of a Ia-IIIb bHLH TF module for regulating cell fate determination and/or cell division of distinct types of cells during land plant evolution.
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- Kenta C Moriya
- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Japan
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, UCB Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Daniel Rutherford Building, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Japan
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Daniel Rutherford Building, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, UCB Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Daniel Rutherford Building, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Cui Y, He M, Liu D, Liu J, Liu J, Yan D. Intercellular Communication during Stomatal Development with a Focus on the Role of Symplastic Connection. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032593. [PMID: 36768915 PMCID: PMC9917297 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Stomata are microscopic pores on the plant epidermis that serve as a major passage for the gas and water exchange between a plant and the atmosphere. The formation of stomata requires a series of cell division and cell-fate transitions and some key regulators including transcription factors and peptides. Monocots have different stomatal patterning and a specific subsidiary cell formation process compared with dicots. Cell-to-cell symplastic trafficking mediated by plasmodesmata (PD) allows molecules including proteins, RNAs and hormones to function in neighboring cells by moving through the channels. During stomatal developmental process, the intercellular communication between stomata complex and adjacent epidermal cells are finely controlled at different stages. Thus, the stomata cells are isolated or connected with others to facilitate their formation or movement. In the review, we summarize the main regulation mechanism underlying stomata development in both dicots and monocots and especially the specific regulation of subsidiary cell formation in monocots. We aim to highlight the important role of symplastic connection modulation during stomata development, including the status of PD presence at different cell-cell interfaces and the function of relevant mobile factors in both dicots and monocots.
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- Yongqi Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement for Low & Middle Yangtze Valley, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Lixiahe Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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Teixeira RT. Cork Development: What Lies Within. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2671. [PMID: 36297695 PMCID: PMC9611905 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The cork layer present in all dicotyledonous plant species with radial growth is the result of the phellogen activity, a secondary meristem that produces phellem (cork) to the outside and phelloderm inwards. These three different tissues form the periderm, an efficient protective tissue working as a barrier against external factors such as environmental aggressions and pathogen attacks. The protective function offered by cork cells is mainly due to the abundance of suberin in their cell walls. Chemically, suberin is a complex aliphatic network of long chain fatty acids and alcohols with glycerol together with aromatic units. In most woody species growing in temperate climates, the first periderm is replaced by a new functional periderm upon a few years after being formed. One exception to this bark development can be found in cork oak (Quercus suber) which display a single periderm that grows continuously. Quercus suber stands by its thick cork layer development with continuous seasonal growth. Cork raw material has been exploited by man for centuries, especially in Portugal and Spain. Nowadays, its applications have widened vastly, from the most known product, stoppers, to purses or insulating materials used in so many industries, such as construction and car production. Research on how cork develops, and the effect environmental factors on cork oak trees is extremely important to maintain production of good-quality cork, and, by maintaining cork oak stands wealthy, we are preserving a very important ecosystem both by its biodiversity and its vital social and economic role in areas already showing a population declination.
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- Rita Teresa Teixeira
- BioISI-Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Clark JW, Harris BJ, Hetherington AJ, Hurtado-Castano N, Brench RA, Casson S, Williams TA, Gray JE, Hetherington AM. The origin and evolution of stomata. Curr Biol 2022; 32:R539-R553. [PMID: 35671732 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The acquisition of stomata is one of the key innovations that led to the colonisation of the terrestrial environment by the earliest land plants. However, our understanding of the origin, evolution and the ancestral function of stomata is incomplete. Phylogenomic analyses indicate that, firstly, stomata are ancient structures, present in the common ancestor of land plants, prior to the divergence of bryophytes and tracheophytes and, secondly, there has been reductive stomatal evolution, especially in the bryophytes (with complete loss in the liverworts). From a review of the evidence, we conclude that the capacity of stomata to open and close in response to signals such as ABA, CO2 and light (hydroactive movement) is an ancestral state, is present in all lineages and likely predates the divergence of the bryophytes and tracheophytes. We reject the hypothesis that hydroactive movement was acquired with the emergence of the gymnosperms. We also conclude that the role of stomata in the earliest land plants was to optimise carbon gain per unit water loss. There remain many other unanswered questions concerning the evolution and especially the origin of stomata. To address these questions, it will be necessary to: find more fossils representing the earliest land plants, revisit the existing early land plant fossil record in the light of novel phylogenomic hypotheses and carry out more functional studies that include both tracheophytes and bryophytes.
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- James W Clark
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soils, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soils, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soils, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soils, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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López-Cordova A, Ramírez-Medina H, Silva-Martinez GA, González-Cruz L, Bernardino-Nicanor A, Huanca-Mamani W, Montero-Tavera V, Tovar-Aguilar A, Ramírez-Pimentel JG, Durán-Figueroa NV, Acosta-García G. LEA13 and LEA30 Are Involved in Tolerance to Water Stress and Stomata Density in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10081694. [PMID: 34451739 PMCID: PMC8400336 DOI: 10.3390/plants10081694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a large protein family that mainly function in protecting cells from abiotic stress, but these proteins are also involved in regulating plant growth and development. In this study, we performed a functional analysis of LEA13 and LEA30 from Arabidopsis thaliana. The results showed that the expression of both genes increased when plants were subjected to drought-stressed conditions. The insertional lines lea13 and lea30 were identified for each gene, and both had a T-DNA element in the regulatory region, which caused the genes to be downregulated. Moreover, lea13 and lea30 were more sensitive to drought stress due to their higher transpiration and stomatal spacing. Microarray analysis of the lea13 background showed that genes involved in hormone signaling, stomatal development, and abiotic stress responses were misregulated. Our results showed that LEA proteins are involved in drought tolerance and participate in stomatal density.
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- Abigael López-Cordova
- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
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- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, Chile;
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- Biotechnology Department, National Institute for Forestry Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIFAP), Celaya 38110, Guanajuato, Mexico;
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología, Av. Acueducto S/N., Col. Barrio La Laguna Ticomán, México City 07340, Mexico; (A.T.-A.); (N.-V.D.-F.)
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología, Av. Acueducto S/N., Col. Barrio La Laguna Ticomán, México City 07340, Mexico; (A.T.-A.); (N.-V.D.-F.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico; (A.L.-C.); (H.R.-M.); (G.-A.S.-M.); (L.G.-C.); (A.B.-N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-4616117575 (ext. 5471)
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Chowdhury MR, Ahamed MS, Mas-ud MA, Islam H, Fatamatuzzohora M, Hossain MF, Billah M, Hossain MS, Matin MN. Stomatal development and genetic expression in Arabidopsis thaliana L. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07889. [PMID: 34485750 PMCID: PMC8408637 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Stomata are turgor-driven microscopic epidermal valves of land plants. The controlled opening and closing of the valves are essential for regulating the gas exchange and minimizing the water loss and eventually regulating the internal temperatures. Stomata are also a major site of pathogen/microbe entry and plant defense system. Maintaining proper stomatal density, distribution, and development are pivotal for plant survival. Arabidopsis is a model plant to study molecular basis including signaling pathways, transcription factors, and key components for the growth and development of specific organs as well as the whole plant. It has intensively been studied and found out the driver for the development and patterning of stomata. In this review, we have explained how the MAPK signaling cascade is controlled by TOO MANY MOUTHS (TMM) receptor-like protein and the Erecta (ER) receptor-like kinase family. We have also summarized how this MAPK cascade affects primary transcriptional regulators to finally activate the main three basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) principal transcription factors, which are required for the development and patterning of stomata. Moreover, regulatory activity and cellular connections of polar proteins and environmentally mediated ligand-receptor interactions in the stomatal developmental pathways have extensively been discussed in this review.
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- Md. Rayhan Chowdhury
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Biotechnology, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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Arellano-Villagómez FC, Guevara-Olvera L, Zuñiga-Mayo VM, E. Cerbantez-Bueno V, Verdugo-Perales M, R. Medina H, De Folter S, Acosta-García G. Arabidopsis cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinase CRK33 affects stomatal density and drought tolerance. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2021; 16:1905335. [PMID: 33769202 PMCID: PMC8143253 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1905335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinases (CRKs) are transmembrane proteins containing two domains of unknown function 26 (DUF26) RLKs in their ectodomain. Despite that CRKs control important aspects of plant development, only few proteins have functionally been characterized. In this work, we analyzed the function of CRK33 by characterizing two insertional lines. The stomatal density and stomatal index were decreased in crk33-2 and crk33-3 plants in comparison to wild-type plants, correlating with a decreased transpiration in transgenic plants and a higher drought tolerance. Furthermore, photosynthesis and stomatal conductance changed. Finally, all four stomata cell fate genes were upregulated, especially the expression of TMM and SPCH in the mutant background, suggesting a role for CRK33 in stomatal spacing.
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITCelaya, Celaya, México
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (UGA-LANGEBIO), Centro De Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Irapuato, México
- Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (UGA-LANGEBIO), Centro De Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Irapuato, México
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITCelaya, Celaya, México
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITCelaya, Celaya, México
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (UGA-LANGEBIO), Centro De Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Irapuato, México
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITCelaya, Celaya, México
- CONTACT Gerardo Acosta-García Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITCelaya, Celaya, México
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The diversity of stomatal development regulation in Callitriche is related to the intrageneric diversity in lifestyles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2026351118. [PMID: 33782136 PMCID: PMC8040647 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026351118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Plant stomata are produced through divisions and differentiation of stem cells, termed meristemoids. During stomatal development, we see diverse patterns of meristemoid behavior among land plant lineages. However, both the ecological significance and the diversification processes of this diversity remain mostly unknown. Here we report that the ecologically diverse genus Callitriche shows unprecedented intrageneric diversity in meristemoid behavior. While meristemoids in terrestrial species of Callitriche undergo a series of asymmetric divisions before differentiation, those in amphibious species skip the divisions and directly differentiate into stomata. The simple shift in the expression times of two key transcription factors underlies these different patterns. This study provides important insights into the evolution and ecological significance of stomatal patterning. Stomata, the gas exchange structures of plants, are formed by the division and differentiation of stem cells, or meristemoids. Although diverse patterns of meristemoid behavior have been observed among different lineages of land plants, the ecological significance and diversification processes of these different patterns are not well understood. Here we describe an intrageneric diversity in the patterns of meristemoid division within the ecologically diverse genus Callitriche (Plantaginaceae). Meristemoids underwent a series of divisions before differentiating into stomata in the terrestrial species of Callitriche, but these divisions did not occur in amphibious species, which can grow in both air and water, in which meristemoids differentiated directly into stomata. These findings imply the adaptive significance of diversity in meristemoid division. Molecular genetic analyses showed that the different expression times of the stomatal key transcription factors SPEECHLESS and MUTE, which maintain and terminate the meristemoid division, respectively, underlie the different division patterns of meristemoids. Unlike terrestrial species, amphibious species prematurely expressed MUTE immediately after expressing SPEECHLESS, which corresponded to their early termination of stomatal division. By linking morphological, ecological, and genetic elements of stomatal development, this study provides significant insight that should aid ecological evolutionary developmental biology investigations of stomata.
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Sarkar S, Stefanik N, Kunieda T, Hara-Nishimura I, Yamada K. The Arabidopsis transcription factor NAI1 activates the NAI2 promoter by binding to the G-box motifs. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2021; 16:1846928. [PMID: 33315514 PMCID: PMC7849731 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1846928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Brassicaceae plants, including Arabidopsis thaliana, develop endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived structures called ER bodies, which are involved in chemical defense against herbivores. NAI1 is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) type transcription factor that regulates two downstream genes, NAI2 and BGLU23, that are responsible for the ER body formation and function. Here, we examined the transcription factor function of NAI1, and found that NAI1 binds to the promoter region of NAI2 and activates the NAI2 promoter. The recombinant NAI1 protein recognizes the canonical and non-canonical G-box motifs in the NAI2 promoter. Furthermore, we examined the DNA binding activity of NAI1 toward several E-box motifs in the NAI2 and BGLU23 promoters and found that NAI1 binds to a DNA fragment that includes an E-box motif from the BGLU23 promoter. Subcellular localization of NAI1 was evident in the nucleus, which is consistent with its transcription factor function. Transient expression experiments in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves showed that GFP-NAI1 protein activated the NAI2 promoter by binding to the two G-boxes of the promoter. Disruption of the G-boxes abolished the NAI1-dependent activation of the NAI2 promoter. These results indicate that NAI1 has a DNA binding activity in a motif-dependent manner and suggest that NAI1 regulates NAI2 and BGLU23 gene expressions through binding to these DNA motifs in their promoters.
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- Shayan Sarkar
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Japan
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, Kobe, Japan
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Wang YH, Que F, Li T, Zhang RR, Khadr A, Xu ZS, Tian YS, Xiong AS. DcABF3, an ABF transcription factor from carrot, alters stomatal density and reduces ABA sensitivity in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 302:110699. [PMID: 33288012 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Abscisic acid-responsive element (ABRE)-binding factors (ABFs) are important transcription factors involved in various physiological processes in plants. Stomata are micro channels for water and gas exchange of plants. Previous researches have demonstrated that ABFs can modulate the stomatal development in some plants. However, little is known about stomata-related functions of ABFs in carrots. In our study, DcABF3, a gene encoding for ABF transcription factor, was isolated from carrot. The open reading frame of DcABF3 was 1329 bp, encoding 442 amino acids. Expression profiles of DcABF3 indicated that DcABF3 can respond to drought, salt or ABA treatment in carrots. Overexpressing DcABF3 in Arabidopsis led to the increase of stomatal density which caused severe water loss. Expression assay indicated that overexpression of DcABF3 caused high expression of stomatal development-related transcription factor genes, SPCH, FAMA, MUTE and SCRMs. Increased antioxidant enzyme activities and higher expression levels of stress-related genes were also found in transgenic lines after water deficit treatment. Changes in expression of ABA synthesis-related genes and AtABIs indicated the potential role of DcABF3 in ABA signaling pathway. Under the treatment of exogenous ABA, DcABF3-overexpression Arabidopsis seedlings exhibited increased root length and germination rate. Our findings demonstrated that heterologous overexpression of DcABF3 positively affected stomatal development and also reduced ABA sensitivity in transgenic Arabidopsis.
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- Ya-Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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McKown KH, Bergmann DC. Stomatal development in the grasses: lessons from models and crops (and crop models). THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 227:1636-1648. [PMID: 31985072 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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When plants emerged from their aquatic origins to colonise land, they needed to avoid desiccation while still enabling gas and water exchange with the environment. The solution was the development of a waxy cuticle interrupted by epidermal pores, known as stomata. Despite the importance of stomata in plant physiology and their contribution to global water and carbon cycles, our knowledge of the genetic basis of stomatal development is limited mostly to the model dicot, Arabidopsis thaliana. This limitation is particularly troublesome when evaluating grasses, whose members represent our most agriculturally significant crops. Grass stomatal development follows a trajectory strikingly different from Arabidopsis and their uniquely shaped four-celled stomatal complexes are especially responsive to environmental inputs. Thus, understanding the development and regulation of these efficient complexes is of particular interest for the purposes of crop engineering. This review focuses on genetic regulation of grass stomatal development and prospects for the future, highlighting discoveries enabled by parallel comparative investigations in cereal crops and related genetic model species such as Brachypodium distachyon.
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- Katelyn H McKown
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Caine RS, Chater CCC, Fleming AJ, Gray JE. Stomata and Sporophytes of the Model Moss Physcomitrium patens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:643. [PMID: 32523599 PMCID: PMC7261847 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mosses are an ancient land plant lineage and are therefore important in studying the evolution of plant developmental processes. Here, we describe stomatal development in the model moss species Physcomitrium patens (previously known as Physcomitrella patens) over the duration of sporophyte development. We dissect the molecular mechanisms guiding cell division and fate and highlight how stomatal function might vary under different environmental conditions. In contrast to the asymmetric entry divisions described in Arabidopsis thaliana, moss protodermal cells can enter the stomatal lineage directly by expanding into an oval shaped guard mother cell (GMC). We observed that when two early stage P. patens GMCs form adjacently, a spacing division can occur, leading to separation of the GMCs by an intervening epidermal spacer cell. We investigated whether orthologs of Arabidopsis stomatal development regulators are required for this spacing division. Our results indicated that bHLH transcription factors PpSMF1 and PpSCRM1 are required for GMC formation. Moreover, the ligand and receptor components PpEPF1 and PpTMM are also required for orientating cell divisions and preventing single or clustered early GMCs from developing adjacent to one another. The identification of GMC spacing divisions in P. patens raises the possibility that the ability to space stomatal lineage cells could have evolved before mosses diverged from the ancestral lineage. This would have enabled plants to integrate stomatal development with sporophyte growth and could underpin the adoption of multiple bHLH transcription factors and EPF ligands to more precisely control stomatal patterning in later diverging plant lineages. We also observed that when P. patens sporophyte capsules mature in wet conditions, stomata are typically plugged whereas under drier conditions this is not the case; instead, mucilage drying leads to hollow sub-stomatal cavities. This appears to aid capsule drying and provides further evidence for early land plant stomata contributing to capsule rupture and spore release.
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- Robert S. Caine
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Ortega A, de Marcos A, Illescas-Miranda J, Mena M, Fenoll C. The Tomato Genome Encodes SPCH, MUTE, and FAMA Candidates That Can Replace the Endogenous Functions of Their Arabidopsis Orthologs. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1300. [PMID: 31736989 PMCID: PMC6828996 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Stomatal abundance determines the maximum potential for gas exchange between the plant and the atmosphere. In Arabidopsis, it is set during organ development through complex genetic networks linking epidermal differentiation programs with environmental response circuits. Three related bHLH transcription factors, SPCH, MUTE, and FAMA, act as positive drivers of stomata differentiation. Mutant alleles of some of these genes sustain different stomatal numbers in the mature organs and have potential to modify plant performance under different environmental conditions. However, knowledge about stomatal genes in dicotyledoneous crops is scarce. In this work, we identified the Solanum lycopersicum putative orthologs of these three master regulators and assessed their functional orthology by their ability to complement Arabidopsis loss-of-function mutants, the epidermal phenotypes elicited by their conditional overexpression, and the expression patterns of their promoter regions in Arabidopsis. Our results indicate that the tomato proteins are functionally equivalent to their Arabidopsis counterparts and that the tomato putative promoter regions display temporal and spatial expression domains similar to those reported for the Arabidopsis genes. In vivo tracking of tomato stomatal lineages in developing cotyledons revealed cell division and differentiation histories similar to those of Arabidopsis. Interestingly, the S. lycopersicum genome harbors a FAMA-like gene, expressed in leaves but functionally distinct from the true FAMA orthologue. Thus, the basic program for stomatal development in S. lycopersicum uses key conserved genetic determinants. This opens the possibility of modifying stomatal abundance in tomato through previously tested Arabidopsis alleles conferring altered stomata abundance phenotypes that correlate with physiological traits related to water status, leaf cooling, or photosynthesis.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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Chakraborty S, Nguyen B, Wasti SD, Xu G. Plant Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinase (LRR-RK): Structure, Ligand Perception, and Activation Mechanism. Molecules 2019. [PMID: 31450667 DOI: 10.3390/molecules2473081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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In recent years, secreted peptides have been recognized as essential mediators of intercellular communication which governs plant growth, development, environmental interactions, and other mediated biological responses, such as stem cell homeostasis, cell proliferation, wound healing, hormone sensation, immune defense, and symbiosis, among others. Many of the known secreted peptide ligand receptors belong to the leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase (LRR-RK) family of membrane integral receptors, which contain more than 200 members within Arabidopsis making it the largest family of plant receptor kinases (RKs). Genetic and biochemical studies have provided valuable data regarding peptide ligands and LRR-RKs, however, visualization of ligand/LRR-RK complex structures at the atomic level is vital to understand the functions of LRR-RKs and their mediated biological processes. The structures of many plant LRR-RK receptors in complex with corresponding ligands have been solved by X-ray crystallography, revealing new mechanisms of ligand-induced receptor kinase activation. In this review, we briefly elaborate the peptide ligands, and aim to detail the structures and mechanisms of LRR-RK activation as induced by secreted peptide ligands within plants.
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- Sayan Chakraborty
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Plant Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinase (LRR-RK): Structure, Ligand Perception, and Activation Mechanism. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24173081. [PMID: 31450667 PMCID: PMC6749341 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, secreted peptides have been recognized as essential mediators of intercellular communication which governs plant growth, development, environmental interactions, and other mediated biological responses, such as stem cell homeostasis, cell proliferation, wound healing, hormone sensation, immune defense, and symbiosis, among others. Many of the known secreted peptide ligand receptors belong to the leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase (LRR-RK) family of membrane integral receptors, which contain more than 200 members within Arabidopsis making it the largest family of plant receptor kinases (RKs). Genetic and biochemical studies have provided valuable data regarding peptide ligands and LRR-RKs, however, visualization of ligand/LRR-RK complex structures at the atomic level is vital to understand the functions of LRR-RKs and their mediated biological processes. The structures of many plant LRR-RK receptors in complex with corresponding ligands have been solved by X-ray crystallography, revealing new mechanisms of ligand-induced receptor kinase activation. In this review, we briefly elaborate the peptide ligands, and aim to detail the structures and mechanisms of LRR-RK activation as induced by secreted peptide ligands within plants.
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Rudall PJ, Rice CL. Epidermal patterning and stomatal development in Gnetales. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2019; 124:149-164. [PMID: 31045221 PMCID: PMC6676381 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The gymnosperm order Gnetales, which has contentious phylogenetic affinities, includes three extant genera (Ephedra, Gnetum, Welwitschia) that are morphologically highly divergent and have contrasting ecological preferences: Gnetum occupies mesic tropical habitats, whereas Ephedra and Welwitschia occur in arid environments. Leaves are highly reduced in Ephedra, petiolate with a broad lamina in Gnetum and persistent and strap-like in Welwitschia. We investigate stomatal development and prepatterning stages in Gnetales, to evaluate the substantial differences among the three genera and compare them with other seed plants. METHODS Photosynthetic organs of representative species were examined using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. KEY RESULTS Stomata of all three genera possess lateral subsidiary cells (LSCs). LSCs of Ephedra are perigene cells derived from cell files adjacent to the stomatal meristemoids. In contrast, LSCs of Gnetum and Welwitschia are mesogene cells derived from the stomatal meristemoids; each meristemoid undergoes two mitoses to form a 'developmental triad', of which the central cell is the guard mother cell and the lateral pair are LSCs. Epidermal prepatterning in Gnetum undergoes a 'quartet' phase, in contrast with the linear development of Welwitschia. Quartet prepatterning in Gnetum resembles that of some angiosperms but they differ in later development. CONCLUSIONS Several factors underpin the profound and heritable differences observed among the three genera of Gnetales. Stomatal development in Ephedra differs significantly from that of Gnetum and Welwitschia, more closely resembling that of other extant gymnosperms. Differences in epidermal prepatterning broadly reflect differences in growth habit between the three genera.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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The key structures and functions of land plants are most often studied in flowering plant models. However, the evolution of these traits (character states) is often difficult to infer, because we lack an accurate phylogenetic frame of reference. The potential branching order of the earliest land plants has now been further condensed, narrowing down potential reference frameworks for comparative studies.
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- Stefan A Rensing
- University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, Freiburg, Germany.
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Sussmilch FC, Schultz J, Hedrich R, Roelfsema MRG. Acquiring Control: The Evolution of Stomatal Signalling Pathways. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 24:342-351. [PMID: 30797685 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In vascular plants, stomata balance two opposing functions: they open to facilitate CO2 uptake and close to prevent excessive water loss. Here, we discuss the evolution of three major signalling pathways that are known to control stomatal movements in angiosperms in response to light, CO2, and abscisic acid (ABA). We examine the evolutionary origins of key signalling genes involved in these pathways, and compare their expression patterns between an angiosperm and moss. We propose that variation in stomatal sensitivity to stimuli between plant groups are rooted in differences in: (i) gene presence/absence, (ii) specificity of gene spatial expression pattern, and (iii) protein characteristics and functional interactions.
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- Frances C Sussmilch
- Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Würzburg, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Computational and Theoretical Biology, University of Würzburg, D-97218 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Würzburg, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Würzburg, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
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Rudall PJ, Bateman RM. Leaf surface development and the plant fossil record: stomatal patterning in Bennettitales. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2019; 94:1179-1194. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Buckley CR, Caine RS, Gray JE. Pores for Thought: Can Genetic Manipulation of Stomatal Density Protect Future Rice Yields? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1783. [PMID: 32117345 PMCID: PMC7026486 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) contributes to the diets of around 3.5 billion people every day and is consumed more than any other plant. Alarmingly, climate predictions suggest that the frequency of severe drought and high-temperature events will increase, and this is set to threaten the global rice supply. In this review, we consider whether water or heat stresses in crops - especially rice - could be mitigated through alterations to stomata; minute pores on the plant epidermis that permit carbon acquisition and regulate water loss. In the short-term, water loss is controlled via alterations to the degree of stomatal "openness", or, in the longer-term, by altering the number (or density) of stomata that form. A range of molecular components contribute to the regulation of stomatal density, including transcription factors, plasma membrane-associated proteins and intercellular and extracellular signaling molecules. Much of our existing knowledge relating to stomatal development comes from research conducted on the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. However, due to the importance of cereal crops to global food supply, studies on grass stomata have expanded in recent years, with molecular-level discoveries underscoring several divergent developmental and morphological features. Cultivation of rice is particularly water-intensive, and there is interest in developing varieties that require less water yet still maintain grain yields. This could be achieved by manipulating stomatal development; a crop with fewer stomata might be more conservative in its water use and therefore more capable of surviving periods of water stress. However, decreasing stomatal density might restrict the rate of CO2 uptake and reduce the extent of evaporative cooling, potentially leading to detrimental effects on yields. Thus, the extent to which crop yields in the future climate will be affected by increasing or decreasing stomatal density should be determined. Here, our current understanding of the regulation of stomatal development is summarised, focusing particularly on the genetic mechanisms that have recently been described for rice and other grasses. Application of this knowledge toward the creation of "climate-ready" rice is discussed, with attention drawn to the lesser-studied molecular elements whose contributions to the complexity of grass stomatal development must be understood to advance efforts.
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Plackett AR, Conway SJ, Hewett Hazelton KD, Rabbinowitsch EH, Langdale JA, Di Stilio VS. LEAFY maintains apical stem cell activity during shoot development in the fern Ceratopteris richardii. eLife 2018; 7:39625. [PMID: 30355440 PMCID: PMC6200394 DOI: 10.7554/elife.39625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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During land plant evolution, determinate spore-bearing axes (retained in extant bryophytes such as mosses) were progressively transformed into indeterminate branching shoots with specialized reproductive axes that form flowers. The LEAFY transcription factor, which is required for the first zygotic cell division in mosses and primarily for floral meristem identity in flowering plants, may have facilitated developmental innovations during these transitions. Mapping the LEAFY evolutionary trajectory has been challenging, however, because there is no functional overlap between mosses and flowering plants, and no functional data from intervening lineages. Here, we report a transgenic analysis in the fern Ceratopteris richardii that reveals a role for LEAFY in maintaining cell divisions in the apical stem cells of both haploid and diploid phases of the lifecycle. These results support an evolutionary trajectory in which an ancestral LEAFY module that promotes cell proliferation was progressively co-opted, adapted and specialized as novel shoot developmental contexts emerged. The first plants colonized land around 500 million years ago. These plants had simple shoots with no branches, similar to the mosses that live today. Later on, some plants evolved more complex structures including branched shoots and flowers (collectively known as the “flowering plants”). Ferns are a group of plants that evolved midway between the mosses and flowering plants and have branched shoots but no flowers. The gradual transition from simple to more complex plant structures required changes to the way in which cells divide and grow within plant shoots. Whereas animals produce new cells throughout their body, most plant cells divide in areas known as meristems. All plants grow from embryos, which contain meristems that will form the roots and shoots of the mature plant. A gene called LEAFY is required for cells in moss embryos to divide. However, in flowering plants LEAFY does not carry out this role, instead it is only required to make the meristems that produce flowers. How did LEAFY transition from a general role in embryos to a more specialized role in making flowers? To address this question, Plackett, Conway et al. studied the two LEAFY genes in a fern called Ceratopteris richardii. The experiments showed that at least one of these LEAFY genes was active in the meristems of fern shoots throughout the lifespan of the plant. The shoots of ferns with less active LEAFY genes could not form the leaves seen in normal C. richardii plants. This suggests that as land plants evolved, the role of LEAFY changed from forming embryos to forming complex shoot structures. Most of our major crops are flowering plants. By understanding how the role of LEAFY has changed over the evolution of land plants, it might be possible to manipulate LEAFY genes in crop plants to alter shoot structures to better suit specific environments.
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- Andrew Rg Plackett
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Morales-Navarro S, Pérez-Díaz R, Ortega A, de Marcos A, Mena M, Fenoll C, González-Villanueva E, Ruiz-Lara S. Overexpression of a SDD1-Like Gene From Wild Tomato Decreases Stomatal Density and Enhances Dehydration Avoidance in Arabidopsis and Cultivated Tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:940. [PMID: 30022991 PMCID: PMC6039981 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Stomata are microscopic valves formed by two guard cells flanking a pore, which are located on the epidermis of most aerial plant organs and are used for water and gas exchange between the plant and the atmosphere. The number, size and distribution of stomata are set during development in response to changing environmental conditions, allowing plants to minimize the impact of a stressful environment. In Arabidopsis, STOMATAL DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION 1 (AtSDD1) negatively regulates stomatal density and optimizes transpiration and water use efficiency (WUE). Despite this, little is known about the function of AtSDD1 orthologs in crop species and their wild stress-tolerant relatives. In this study, SDD1-like from the stress-tolerant wild tomato Solanum chilense (SchSDD1-like) was identified through its close sequence relationship with SDD1-like from Solanum lycopersicum and AtSDD1. Both Solanum SDD1-like transcripts accumulated in high levels in young leaves, suggesting that they play a role in early leaf development. Arabidopsis sdd1-3 plants transformed with SchSDD1-like under a constitutive promoter showed a significant reduction in stomatal leaf density compared with untransformed sdd1-3 plants. Additionally, a leaf dehydration shock test demonstrated that the reduction in stomatal abundance of transgenic plants was sufficient to slow down dehydration. Overexpression of SchSDD1-like in cultivated tomato plants decreased the stomatal index and density of the cotyledons and leaves, and resulted in higher dehydration avoidance. Taken together, these results indicate that SchSDD1-like functions in a similar manner to AtSDD1 and suggest that Arabidopsis and tomatoes share this component of the stomatal development pathway that impinges on water status.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales Y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales Y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales Y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales Y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
- *Correspondence: Simón Ruiz-Lara,
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Frangedakis E, Saint‐Marcoux D, Moody LA, Rabbinowitsch E, Langdale JA. Nonreciprocal complementation of KNOX gene function in land plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 216:591-604. [PMID: 27886385 PMCID: PMC5637896 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Class I KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) proteins regulate development of the multicellular diploid sporophyte in both mosses and flowering plants; however, the morphological context in which they function differs. In order to determine how Class I KNOX function was modified as land plants evolved, phylogenetic analyses and cross-species complementation assays were performed. Our data reveal that a duplication within the charophyte sister group to land plants led to distinct Class I and Class II KNOX gene families. Subsequently, Class I sequences diverged substantially in the nonvascular bryophyte groups (liverworts, mosses and hornworts), with moss sequences being most similar to those in vascular plants. Despite this similarity, moss mutants were not complemented by vascular plant KNOX genes. Conversely, the Arabidopsis brevipedicellus (bp-9) mutant was complemented by the PpMKN2 gene from the moss Physcomitrella patens. Lycophyte KNOX genes also complemented bp-9 whereas fern genes only partially complemented the mutant. This lycophyte/fern distinction is mirrored in the phylogeny of KNOX-interacting BELL proteins, in that a gene duplication occurred after divergence of the two groups. Together, our results imply that the moss MKN2 protein can function in a broader developmental context than vascular plant KNOX proteins, the narrower scope having evolved progressively as lycophytes, ferns and flowering plants diverged.
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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de Marcos A, Houbaert A, Triviño M, Delgado D, Martín-Trillo M, Russinova E, Fenoll C, Mena M. A Mutation in the bHLH Domain of the SPCH Transcription Factor Uncovers a BR-Dependent Mechanism for Stomatal Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:823-842. [PMID: 28507175 PMCID: PMC5462054 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The asymmetric cell divisions necessary for stomatal lineage initiation and progression in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) require the function of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor SPEECHLESS (SPCH). Mutants lacking SPCH do not produce stomata or lineages. Here, we isolated a new spch-5 allele carrying a point mutation in the bHLH domain that displayed normal growth, but had an extremely low number of sometimes clustered stomata in the leaves, whereas the hypocotyls did not have any stomata. In vivo tracking of leaf epidermal cell divisions, combined with marker lines and genetic analysis, showed that the spch-5 leaf phenotype is dosage dependent and results from the decreased ability to initiate and amplify lineages, defects in asymmetric cell fate allocation, and misorientation of asymmetric division planes. Notably, application of brassinosteroids (BRs) partly rescued the stomatal leaf phenotype of spch-5 Transcriptomic analysis combining spch-5 with BR treatments revealed that the expression of a set of SPCH target genes was restored by BRs. Our results also show that BR-dependent stomata formation and expression of some, but not all, SPCH target genes require the integrity of the bHLH domain of SPCH.
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- Alberto de Marcos
- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain (A.d.M., M.T., D.D., M.M.-T., C.F., M.M.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.); and Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Gent, Belgium (A.H., E.R.)
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Renzaglia KS, Villarreal JC, Piatkowski BT, Lucas JR, Merced A. Hornwort Stomata: Architecture and Fate Shared with 400-Million-Year-Old Fossil Plants without Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:788-797. [PMID: 28584065 PMCID: PMC5462037 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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As one of the earliest plant groups to evolve stomata, hornworts are key to understanding the origin and function of stomata. Hornwort stomata are large and scattered on sporangia that grow from their bases and release spores at their tips. We present data from development and immunocytochemistry that identify a role for hornwort stomata that is correlated with sporangial and spore maturation. We measured guard cells across the genera with stomata to assess developmental changes in size and to analyze any correlation with genome size. Stomata form at the base of the sporophyte in the green region, where they develop differential wall thickenings, form a pore, and die. Guard cells collapse inwardly, increase in surface area, and remain perched over a substomatal cavity and network of intercellular spaces that is initially fluid filled. Following pore formation, the sporophyte dries from the outside inwardly and continues to do so after guard cells die and collapse. Spore tetrads develop in spore mother cell walls within a mucilaginous matrix, both of which progressively dry before sporophyte dehiscence. A lack of correlation between guard cell size and DNA content, lack of arabinans in cell walls, and perpetually open pores are consistent with the inactivity of hornwort stomata. Stomata are expendable in hornworts, as they have been lost twice in derived taxa. Guard cells and epidermal cells of hornworts show striking similarities with the earliest plant fossils. Our findings identify an architecture and fate of stomata in hornworts that is ancient and common to plants without sporophytic leaves.
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- Karen S Renzaglia
- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509 (K.S.R., J.R.L.);
- Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 0A6 (J.C.V.);
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, 0843-03092 Panama, Republic of Panama (J.C.V.); Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (B.T.P.); and
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 (A.M.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509 (K.S.R., J.R.L.)
- Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 0A6 (J.C.V.)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, 0843-03092 Panama, Republic of Panama (J.C.V.); Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (B.T.P.); and
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 (A.M.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509 (K.S.R., J.R.L.)
- Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 0A6 (J.C.V.)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, 0843-03092 Panama, Republic of Panama (J.C.V.); Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (B.T.P.); and
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 (A.M.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509 (K.S.R., J.R.L.)
- Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 0A6 (J.C.V.)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, 0843-03092 Panama, Republic of Panama (J.C.V.); Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (B.T.P.); and
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 (A.M.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509 (K.S.R., J.R.L.)
- Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 0A6 (J.C.V.)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, 0843-03092 Panama, Republic of Panama (J.C.V.); Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (B.T.P.); and
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 (A.M.)
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Chater CCC, Caine RS, Fleming AJ, Gray JE. Origins and Evolution of Stomatal Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:624-638. [PMID: 28356502 PMCID: PMC5462063 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The fossil record suggests stomata-like pores were present on the surfaces of land plants over 400 million years ago. Whether stomata arose once or whether they arose independently across newly evolving land plant lineages has long been a matter of debate. In Arabidopsis, a genetic toolbox has been identified that tightly controls stomatal development and patterning. This includes the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors SPEECHLESS (SPCH), MUTE, FAMA, and ICE/SCREAMs (SCRMs), which promote stomatal formation. These factors are regulated via a signaling cascade, which includes mobile EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR (EPF) peptides to enforce stomatal spacing. Mosses and hornworts, the most ancient extant lineages to possess stomata, possess orthologs of these Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) stomatal toolbox genes, and manipulation in the model bryophyte Physcomitrella patens has shown that the bHLH and EPF components are also required for moss stomatal development and patterning. This supports an ancient and tightly conserved genetic origin of stomata. Here, we review recent discoveries and, by interrogating newly available plant genomes, we advance the story of stomatal development and patterning across land plant evolution. Furthermore, we identify potential orthologs of the key toolbox genes in a hornwort, further supporting a single ancient genetic origin of stomata in the ancestor to all stomatous land plants.
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- Caspar C C Chater
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico (C.C.C.C.);
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (R.S.C., J.E.G.); and
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (A.J.F.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico (C.C.C.C.)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (R.S.C., J.E.G.); and
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (A.J.F.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico (C.C.C.C.)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (R.S.C., J.E.G.); and
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (A.J.F.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico (C.C.C.C.)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (R.S.C., J.E.G.); and
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom (A.J.F.)
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Sussmilch FC, Brodribb TJ, McAdam SAM. What are the evolutionary origins of stomatal responses to abscisic acid in land plants? JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 59:240-260. [PMID: 28093875 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The evolution of active stomatal closure in response to leaf water deficit, mediated by the hormone abscisic acid (ABA), has been the subject of recent debate. Two different models for the timing of the evolution of this response recur in the literature. A single-step model for stomatal control suggests that stomata evolved active, ABA-mediated control of stomatal aperture, when these structures first appeared, prior to the divergence of bryophyte and vascular plant lineages. In contrast, a gradualistic model for stomatal control proposes that the most basal vascular plant stomata responded passively to changes in leaf water status. This model suggests that active ABA-driven mechanisms for stomatal responses to water status instead evolved after the divergence of seed plants, culminating in the complex, ABA-mediated responses observed in modern angiosperms. Here we review the findings that form the basis for these two models, including recent work that provides critical molecular insights into resolving this intriguing debate, and find strong evidence to support a gradualistic model for stomatal evolution.
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- Frances C Sussmilch
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Qu X, Peterson KM, Torii KU. Stomatal development in time: the past and the future. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2017; 45:1-9. [PMID: 28219014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Stomata have significantly diversified in nature since their first appearance around 400 million years ago. The diversification suggests the active reprogramming of molecular machineries of stomatal development during evolution. This review focuses on recent progress that sheds light on how this rewiring occurred in different organisms. Three specific aspects are discussed in this review: (i) the evolution of the transcriptional complex that governs stomatal state transitions; (ii) the evolution of receptor-ligand pairs that mediate extrinsic signaling; and (iii) the loss of stomatal development genes in an astomatous angiosperm.
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- Xian Qu
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA; Institute of Transformative Biomolecules, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan.
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Chater CC, Caine RS, Tomek M, Wallace S, Kamisugi Y, Cuming AC, Lang D, MacAlister CA, Casson S, Bergmann DC, Decker EL, Frank W, Gray JE, Fleming A, Reski R, Beerling DJ. Origin and function of stomata in the moss Physcomitrella patens. NATURE PLANTS 2016; 2:16179. [PMID: 27892923 PMCID: PMC5131878 DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2016.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Stomata are microscopic valves on plant surfaces that originated over 400 million years (Myr) ago and facilitated the greening of Earth's continents by permitting efficient shoot-atmosphere gas exchange and plant hydration1. However, the core genetic machinery regulating stomatal development in non-vascular land plants is poorly understood2-4 and their function has remained a matter of debate for a century5. Here, we show that genes encoding the two basic helix-loop-helix proteins PpSMF1 (SPEECH, MUTE and FAMA-like) and PpSCREAM1 (SCRM1) in the moss Physcomitrella patens are orthologous to transcriptional regulators of stomatal development in the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana and essential for stomata formation in moss. Targeted P. patens knockout mutants lacking either PpSMF1 or PpSCRM1 develop gametophytes indistinguishable from wild-type plants but mutant sporophytes lack stomata. Protein-protein interaction assays reveal heterodimerization between PpSMF1 and PpSCRM1, which, together with moss-angiosperm gene complementations6, suggests deep functional conservation of the heterodimeric SMF1 and SCRM1 unit is required to activate transcription for moss stomatal development, as in A. thaliana7. Moreover, stomata-less sporophytes of ΔPpSMF1 and ΔPpSCRM1 mutants exhibited delayed dehiscence, implying stomata might have promoted dehiscence in the first complex land-plant sporophytes.
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- Caspar C. Chater
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Belgravia House, 62-64 Horseferry Rd, London SW1P 2AF, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1048, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU Biocenter, Großhaderner Straße 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS – Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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Pillitteri LJ, Guo X, Dong J. Asymmetric cell division in plants: mechanisms of symmetry breaking and cell fate determination. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:4213-4229. [PMID: 27286799 PMCID: PMC5522748 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2290-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism that generates cell diversity while maintaining self-renewing stem cell populations in multicellular organisms. Both intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms underpin symmetry breaking and differential daughter cell fate determination in animals and plants. The emerging picture suggests that plants deal with the problem of symmetry breaking using unique cell polarity proteins, mobile transcription factors, and cell wall components to influence asymmetric divisions and cell fate. There is a clear role for altered auxin distribution and signaling in distinguishing two daughter cells and an emerging role for epigenetic modifications through chromatin remodelers and DNA methylation in plant cell differentiation. The importance of asymmetric cell division in determining final plant form provides the impetus for its study in the areas of both basic and applied science.
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- Lynn Jo Pillitteri
- Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 98225, USA
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- Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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Chezem WR, Clay NK. Regulation of plant secondary metabolism and associated specialized cell development by MYBs and bHLHs. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2016; 131:26-43. [PMID: 27569707 PMCID: PMC5048601 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants are unrivaled in the natural world in both the number and complexity of secondary metabolites they produce, and the ubiquitous phenylpropanoids and the lineage-specific glucosinolates represent two such large and chemically diverse groups. Advances in genome-enabled biochemistry and metabolomic technologies have greatly increased the understanding of their metabolic networks in diverse plant species. There also has been some progress in elucidating the gene regulatory networks that are key to their synthesis, accumulation and function. This review highlights what is currently known about the gene regulatory networks and the stable sub-networks of transcription factors at their cores that regulate the production of these plant secondary metabolites and the differentiation of specialized cell types that are equally important to their defensive function. Remarkably, some of these core components are evolutionarily conserved between secondary metabolism and specialized cell development and across distantly related plant species. These findings suggest that the more ancient gene regulatory networks for the differentiation of fundamental cell types may have been recruited and remodeled for the generation of the vast majority of plant secondary metabolites and their specialized tissues.
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- William R Chezem
- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Fu ZW, Wang YL, Lu YT, Yuan TT. Nitric oxide is involved in stomatal development by modulating the expression of stomatal regulator genes in Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 252:282-289. [PMID: 27717464 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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As sessile organisms, plants require many flexible strategies to adapt to the environment. Although some environmental signaling pathways regulating stomatal development have been identified, how stomatal regulators are modulated by internal and external signals to determine the final stomatal abundance requires further exploration. In our studies, we found that nitric oxide (NO) promotes stomatal development with increased stomatal index as well as the relative number of meristemoids and guard mother cells [%(M+GMC)] in NO-treated wild-type Arabidopsis plants; this role of NO was further verified in the nox1 mutant, which exhibits higher NO levels, and the noa1 mutant, which exhibits low NO accumulation. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of NO, we further assayed the expression of genes involved in stomatal development and found that NO induces the expression of the master regulators SPCH, MUTE and SCRM2 to initiate stomatal development. In addition, MPK6 is also involved in NO-promoted stomatal development, as MPK6 expression was repressed in nox1 and NO-treated plants, and transgenic plants overexpressing MPK6 were less sensitive to SNP treatment in terms of changes in the%(M+GMC). Thus, our study shows that NO promotes the production of stomata by up-regulating the expression of SPCH, MUTE and SCRM2 and down-regulating MPK6 expression.
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- Zheng-Wei Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Caine RS, Chater CC, Kamisugi Y, Cuming AC, Beerling DJ, Gray JE, Fleming AJ. An ancestral stomatal patterning module revealed in the non-vascular land plant Physcomitrella patens. Development 2016; 143:3306-14. [PMID: 27407102 PMCID: PMC5047656 DOI: 10.1242/dev.135038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The patterning of stomata plays a vital role in plant development and has emerged as a paradigm for the role of peptide signals in the spatial control of cellular differentiation. Research in Arabidopsis has identified a series of epidermal patterning factors (EPFs), which interact with an array of membrane-localised receptors and associated proteins (encoded by ERECTA and TMM genes) to control stomatal density and distribution. However, although it is well-established that stomata arose very early in the evolution of land plants, until now it has been unclear whether the established angiosperm stomatal patterning system represented by the EPF/TMM/ERECTA module reflects a conserved, universal mechanism in the plant kingdom. Here, we use molecular genetics to show that the moss Physcomitrella patens has conserved homologues of angiosperm EPF, TMM and at least one ERECTA gene that function together to permit the correct patterning of stomata and that, moreover, elements of the module retain function when transferred to Arabidopsis Our data characterise the stomatal patterning system in an evolutionarily distinct branch of plants and support the hypothesis that the EPF/TMM/ERECTA module represents an ancient patterning system.
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- Robert S Caine
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Centre for Plant Science, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Plant Science, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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Han SK, Torii KU. Lineage-specific stem cells, signals and asymmetries during stomatal development. Development 2016; 143:1259-70. [PMID: 27095491 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Stomata are dispersed pores found in the epidermis of land plants that facilitate gas exchange for photosynthesis while minimizing water loss. Stomata are formed from progenitor cells, which execute a series of differentiation events and stereotypical cell divisions. The sequential activation of master regulatory basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors controls the initiation, proliferation and differentiation of stomatal cells. Cell-cell communication mediated by secreted peptides, receptor kinases, and downstream mitogen-activated kinase cascades enforces proper stomatal patterning, and an intrinsic polarity mechanism ensures asymmetric cell divisions. As we review here, recent studies have provided insights into the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that control stomatal development. These findings have also highlighted striking similarities between plants and animals with regards to their mechanisms of specialized cell differentiation.
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- Soon-Ki Han
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Catarino B, Hetherington AJ, Emms DM, Kelly S, Dolan L. The Stepwise Increase in the Number of Transcription Factor Families in the Precambrian Predated the Diversification of Plants On Land. Mol Biol Evol 2016; 33:2815-2819. [PMID: 27499132 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The colonization of the land by streptophytes and their subsequent radiation is a major event in Earth history. We report a stepwise increase in the number of transcription factor (TF) families and subfamilies in Archaeplastida before the colonization of the land. The subsequent increase in TF number on land was through duplication within existing TF families and subfamilies. Almost all subfamilies of the Homeodomain (HD) and basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) had evolved before the radiation of extant land plant lineages from a common ancestor. We demonstrate that the evolution of these TF families independently followed similar trends in both plants and metazoans; almost all extant HD and bHLH subfamilies were present in the first land plants and in the last common ancestor of bilaterians. These findings reveal that the majority of innovation in plant and metazoan TF families occurred in the Precambrian before the Phanerozoic radiation of land plants and metazoans.
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- Bruno Catarino
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Cullen E, Rudall PJ. The remarkable stomata of horsetails (Equisetum): patterning, ultrastructure and development. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2016; 118:207-18. [PMID: 27268485 PMCID: PMC4970360 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The stomata of Equisetum - the sole extant representative of an ancient group of land plants - are unique with respect to both structure and development, yet little is known about details of ultrastructure and patterning, and existing accounts of key developmental stages are conflicting. METHODS We used light and electron microscopy to examine mature stomata and stomatal development in Equisetum myriochaetum, and compared them with other land plants, including another putative fern relative, Psilotum We reviewed published reports of stomatal development to provide a comprehensive discussion of stomata in more distantly related taxa. KEY RESULTS Stomatal development in Equisetum is basipetal and sequential in strict linear cell files, in contrast with Psilotum, in which stomatal development occurs acropetally. In Equisetum, cell asymmetry occurs in the axial stomatal cell file, resulting in a meristemoidal mother cell that subsequently undergoes two successive asymmetric mitoses. Each stomatal cell complex is formed from a single precursor meristemoid, and consists of four cells: two guard cells and two mesogene subsidiary cells. Late periclinal divisions occur in the developing intervening cells. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the unique mature structure, several highly unusual developmental features include a well-defined series of asymmetric and symmetric mitoses in Equisetum, which differs markedly from Psilotum and other land plants. The results contribute to our understanding of the diverse patterns of stomatal development in land plants, including contrasting pathways to paracytic stomata. They add to a considerable catalogue of highly unusual traits of horsetails - one of the most evolutionarily isolated land-plant taxa.
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- Erin Cullen
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK
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Grasses use an alternatively wired bHLH transcription factor network to establish stomatal identity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:8326-31. [PMID: 27382177 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1606728113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stomata, epidermal valves facilitating plant-atmosphere gas exchange, represent a powerful model for understanding cell fate and pattern in plants. Core basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulating stomatal development were identified in Arabidopsis, but this dicot's developmental pattern and stomatal morphology represent only one of many possibilities in nature. Here, using unbiased forward genetic screens, followed by analysis of reporters and engineered mutants, we show that stomatal initiation in the grass Brachypodium distachyon uses orthologs of stomatal regulators known from Arabidopsis but that the function and behavior of individual genes, the relationships among genes, and the regulation of their protein products have diverged. Our results highlight ways in which a kernel of conserved genes may be alternatively wired to produce diversity in patterning and morphology and suggest that the stomatal transcription factor module is a prime target for breeding or genome modification to improve plant productivity.
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Merced A, Renzaglia KS. Patterning of stomata in the moss Funaria: a simple way to space guard cells. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2016; 117:985-94. [PMID: 27107413 PMCID: PMC4866314 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Studies on stomatal development and the molecular mechanisms controlling patterning have provided new insights into cell signalling, cell fate determination and the evolution of these processes in plants. To fill a major gap in knowledge of stomatal patterning, this study describes the pattern of cell divisions that give rise to stomata and the underlying anatomical changes that occur during sporophyte development in the moss Funaria. METHODS Developing sporophytes at different stages were examined using light, fluorescence and electron microscopy; immunogold labelling was used to investigate the presence of pectin in the newly formed cavities. KEY RESULTS Substomatal cavities are liquid-filled when formed and drying of spaces is synchronous with pore opening and capsule expansion. Stomata in mosses do not develop from a self-generating meristemoid as in Arabidopsis, but instead they originate from a protodermal cell that differentiates directly into a guard mother cell. Epidermal cells develop from protodermal or other epidermal cells, i.e. there are no stomatal lineage ground cells. CONCLUSIONS Development of stomata in moss occurs by differentiation of guard mother cells arranged in files and spaced away from each other, and epidermal cells that continue to divide after stomata are formed. This research provides evidence for a less elaborated but effective mechanism for stomata spacing in plants, and we hypothesize that this operates by using some of the same core molecular signalling mechanism as angiosperms.
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- Amelia Merced
- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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Simmons AR, Bergmann DC. Transcriptional control of cell fate in the stomatal lineage. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 29:1-8. [PMID: 26550955 PMCID: PMC4753106 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The Arabidopsis stomatal lineage is a microcosm of development; it undergoes selection of precursor cells, asymmetric and stem cell-like divisions, cell commitment and finally, acquisition of terminal cell fates. Recent transcriptomic approaches revealed major shifts in gene expression accompanying each fate transition, and mechanistic analysis of key bHLH transcription factors, along with mathematical modeling, has begun to unravel how these major shifts are coordinated. In addition, stomatal initiation is proving to be a tractable model for defining the genetic and epigenetic basis of stable cell identities and for understanding the integration of environmental responses into developmental programs.
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- Abigail R Simmons
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020, USA; HHMI, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020, USA.
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Danzer J, Mellott E, Bui AQ, Le BH, Martin P, Hashimoto M, Perez-Lesher J, Chen M, Pelletier JM, Somers DA, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ. Down-Regulating the Expression of 53 Soybean Transcription Factor Genes Uncovers a Role for SPEECHLESS in Initiating Stomatal Cell Lineages during Embryo Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 168:1025-35. [PMID: 25963149 PMCID: PMC4741349 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We used an RNA interference screen to assay the function of 53 transcription factor messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that accumulate specifically within soybean (Glycine max) seed regions, subregions, and tissues during development. We show that basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor genes represented by Glyma04g41710 and its paralogs are required for the formation of stoma in leaves and stomatal precursor complexes in mature embryo cotyledons. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that these bHLH transcription factor genes are orthologous to Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) SPEECHLESS (SPCH) that initiate asymmetric cell divisions in the leaf protoderm layer and establish stomatal cell lineages. Soybean SPCH (GmSPCH) mRNAs accumulate primarily in embryo, seedling, and leaf epidermal layers. Expression of Glyma04g41710 under the control of the SPCH promoter rescues the Arabidopsis spch mutant, indicating that Glyma04g41710 is a functional ortholog of SPCH. Developing soybean embryos do not form mature stoma, and stomatal differentiation is arrested at the guard mother cell stage. We analyzed the accumulation of GmSPCH mRNAs during soybean seed development and mRNAs orthologous to MUTE, FAMA, and inducer of C-repeat/dehydration responsive element-binding factor expression1/scream2 that are required for stoma formation in Arabidopsis. The mRNA accumulation patterns provide a potential explanation for guard mother cell dormancy in soybean embryos. Our results suggest that variation in the timing of bHLH transcription factor gene expression can explain the diversity of stomatal forms observed during plant development.
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- John Danzer
- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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- Monsanto Company, Agracetus Campus, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 (J.D., E.M., P.M., J.P.-L., D.A.S);Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (A.Q.B., B.H.L., M.C., R.B.G.); andDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.H., J.M.P., J.J.H.)
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Merced A. Novel insights on the structure and composition of pseudostomata of Sphagnum. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2015; 102:329-35. [PMID: 25784466 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY The occurrence of stomata on sporophytes of mosses and hornworts is congruent with a single origin in land plants. Although true stomata are absent in early-divergent mosses, Sphagnum has specialized epidermal cells, pseudostomata, that partially separate but do not open to the inside. This research examined two competing hypotheses that explain the origin of pseudostomata: (1) they are modified stomata, or (2) they evolved from epidermal cells independently from stomata.• METHODS Capsule anatomy and ultrastructure of pseudostomata were studied using light and electron microscopy, including immunolocalization of pectins.• KEY RESULTS Cell walls in pseudostomata are thin, two-layered, and rich in pectins, similar to young moss stomata, including the presence of cuticle on exterior walls. Outer and ventral walls have a thick cuticle that suggests that initial separation of ventral walls involves cuticle deposition as in true stomata. Further mechanical separation between ventral walls does not form a pore and occurs as the capsule dries.• CONCLUSIONS As in moss stomata, pseudostomata wall architecture and behavior facilitate capsule dehydration, shape change, and dehiscence, supporting a common function. The divergent structure and fate of pseudostomata may be explained by the retention of Sphagnum sporophytes within protective leaves until nearly mature. Ultrastructural and immunocytological data suggest that pseudostomata are related to stomata but do not conclusively support either hypothesis. Solving the relationship of early land plants is critical to understanding stomatal evolution. Pseudostomata are structurally and anatomically unique, but their relationship to true stomata remains to be determined.
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- Amelia Merced
- Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 USA
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