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Wang Y, Zeng J, Yu Y, Ni Z. Silencing of GhSINAT5 Reduces Drought Resistance and Salt Tolerance in Cotton. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:1063. [PMID: 39202423 PMCID: PMC11353778 DOI: 10.3390/genes15081063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
Abstract
The SEVEN IN ABSENTIA (SINA) E3 ubiquitin ligase is widely involved in drought and salt stress in plants. However, the biological function of the SINA proteins in cotton is still unknown. This study aimed to reveal the function of GhSINAT5 through biochemical, genetic and molecular approaches. GhSINAT5 is expressed in several tissues of cotton plants, including roots, stems, leaves and cotyledons, and its expression levels are significantly affected by polyethylene glycol, abscisic acid and sodium chloride. When GhSINAT5 was silenced in cotton plants, drought and salinity stress occurred, and the length, area and volume of the roots significantly decreased. Under drought stress, the levels of proline, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase in the GhSINAT5-silenced cotton plants were significantly lower than those in the non-silenced control plants, whereas the levels of hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde were greater. Moreover, the expression of stress-related genes in silenced plants under drought stress suggested that GhSINAT5 may play a positive role in the plant response to drought and salt stress by regulating these stress response-related genes. These findings not only deepen our understanding of the mechanisms of drought resistance in cotton but also provide potential targets for future improvements in crop stress resistance through genetic engineering.
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- Yi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment in Xinjiang, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China; (Y.W.); (J.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment in Xinjiang, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China; (Y.W.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment in Xinjiang, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China; (Y.W.); (J.Z.)
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Chen T, Miao Y, Jing F, Gao W, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhang P, Guo L, Yang D. Genomic-wide analysis reveals seven in absentia genes regulating grain development in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). THE PLANT GENOME 2024:e20480. [PMID: 38840306 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Seven in absentia proteins, which contain a conserved SINA domain, are involved in regulating various aspects of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth and development, especially in response to environmental stresses. However, it is unclear whether TaSINA family members are involved in regulating grain development until now. In this study, the expression pattern, genomic polymorphism, and relationship with grain-related traits were analyzed for all TaSINA members. Most of the TaSINA genes identified showed higher expression levels in young wheat spikes or grains than other organs. The genomic polymorphism analysis revealed that at least 62 TaSINA genes had different haplotypes, where the haplotypes of five genes were significantly correlated with grain-related traits. Kompetitive allele-specific PCR markers were developed to confirm the single nucleotide polymorphisms in TaSINA101 and TaSINA109 among the five selected genes in a set of 292 wheat accessions. The TaSINA101-Hap II and TaSINA109-Hap II haplotypes had higher grain weight and width compared to TaSINA101-Hap I and TaSINA109-Hap I in at least three environments, respectively. The qRT-PCR assays revealed that TaSINA101 was highly expressed in the palea shell, seed coat, and embryo in young wheat grains. The TaSINA101 protein was unevenly distributed in the nucleus when transiently expressed in the protoplast of wheat. Three homozygous TaSINA101 transgenic lines in rice (Oryza sativa L.) showed higher grain weight and size compared to the wild type. These findings provide valuable insight into the biological function and elite haplotype of TaSINA family genes in wheat grain development at a genomic-wide level.
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- Tao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Li JL, Li H, Zhao JJ, Yang P, Xiang X, Wei SY, Wang T, Shi YJ, Huang J, He F. Genome-wide identification and characterization of the RZFP gene family and analysis of its expression pattern under stress in Populus trichocarpa. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 255:128108. [PMID: 37979769 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Forest trees face many abiotic stressors during their lifetime, including drought, heavy metals, high salinity, and chills, affecting their quality and yield. The RING-type ubiquitin ligase E3 is an invaluable component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and participates in plant growth and environmental interactions. Interestingly, only a few studies have explored the RING ZINC FINGER PROTEIN (RZFP) gene family. This study identified eight PtrRZFPs genes in the Populus genome, and their molecular features were analyzed. Gene structure analysis revealed that all PtrRZFPs genes contained >10 introns. Evolutionarily, the RZFPs were separated into four categories, and segmental replication events facilitated their amplification. Notably, many stress-related elements have been identified in the promoters of PtrRZFPs using Cis-acting element analysis. Moreover, some PtrRZFPs were significantly induced by drought and sorbitol, revealing their potential roles in regulating stress responses. Particularly, overexpression of the PtrRZFP1 gene in poplars conferred excellent drought tolerance; however, PtrRZFP1 knockdown plants were drought-sensitive. We identified the potential upstream transcription factors of PtrRZFPs and revealed the possible biological functions of RZFP1/4/7 in resisting osmotic and salt stress, laying the foundation for subsequent biological function studies and providing genetic resources for genetic engineering breeding for drought resistance in forest trees. This study offers crucial information for the further exploration of the functions of RZFPs in poplars.
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- Jun-Lin Li
- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River & Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Ma J, Wang Y, Tang X, Zhao D, Zhang D, Li C, Li W, Li T, Jiang L. TaSINA2B, interacting with TaSINA1D, positively regulates drought tolerance and root growth in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3760-3774. [PMID: 37642386 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important food crop mainly grown in arid and semiarid regions worldwide, whose productivity is severely limited by drought stress. Although various E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligases regulate drought stress, only a few SINA-type E3 Ub ligases are known to participate in such responses. Herein, we identified and cloned 15 TaSINAs from wheat. The transcription level of TaSINA2B was highly induced by drought, osmotic and abscisic acid treatments. Two-type promoters of TaSINA2B were found in 192 wheat accessions; furthermore wheat accessions with promoter TaSINA2BII showed a considerably higher level of drought tolerance and gene expression levels than those characterizing accessions with promoter TaSINA2BI that was mainly caused by a 64 bp insertion in its promoter. Enhanced drought tolerance of TaSINA2B-overexpressing (OE) transgenic wheat lines was found to be associated with root growth promotion. Further, an interaction between TaSINA2B and TaSINA1D was detected through yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays. And TaSINA1D-OE transgenic wheat lines showed similar drought tolerance and root growth phenotype to those observed when TaSINA2B was overexpressed. Therefore, the variation of TaSINA2B promoter contributed to the drought stress regulation, while TaSINA2B, interacting with TaSINA1D, positively regulated drought tolerance by promoting root growth.
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- Jianhui Ma
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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Lu H, Niu X, Fan Y, Yuan Y, Huang L, Zhao B, Liu Y, Xiao F. The extensin protein SAE1 plays a role in leaf senescence and is targeted by the ubiquitin ligase SINA4 in tomato. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5635-5652. [PMID: 37368909 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Extensins are hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins and generally play a structural role in cell wall integrity. In this study, we determined a novel role of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED EXTENSIN1 (SAE1) in leaf senescence. Both gain- and loss-of-function analyses suggest that SAE1 plays a positive role in leaf senescence in tomato. Transgenic plants overexpressing SAE1 (SAE1-OX) exhibited premature leaf senescence and enhanced dark-induced senescence, whereas SAE1 knockout (SAE1-KO) plants displayed delayed development-dependent and dark-induced leaf senescence. Heterologous overexpression of SlSAE1 in Arabidopsis also led to premature leaf senescence and enhanced dark-induced senescence. In addition, the SAE1 protein was found to interact with the tomato ubiquitin ligase SlSINA4, and SlSINA4 promoted SAE1 degradation in a ligase-dependent manner when co-expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, suggesting that SlSINA4 controls SAE1 protein levels via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Introduction of an SlSINA4-overexpression construct into the SAE1-OX tomato plants consistently completely eliminated accumulation of the SAE1 protein and suppressed the phenotypes conferred by overexpression of SAE1. Taken together, our results suggest that the tomato extensin SAE1 plays a positive role in leaf senescence and is regulated by the ubiquitin ligase SINA4.
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- Han Lu
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, USA
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, USA
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- Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
- School of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-resource and Eco-environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, USA
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An JP, Li HL, Liu ZY, Wang DR, You CX, Han Y. The E3 ubiquitin ligase SINA1 and the protein kinase BIN2 cooperatively regulate PHR1 in apple anthocyanin biosynthesis. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:2175-2193. [PMID: 37272713 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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PHR1 (PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE1) plays key roles in the inorganic phosphate (Pi) starvation response and in Pi deficiency-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in plants. However, the post-translational regulation of PHR1 is unclear, and the molecular basis of PHR1-mediated anthocyanin biosynthesis remains elusive. In this study, we determined that MdPHR1 was essential for Pi deficiency-induced anthocyanin accumulation in apple (Malus × domestica). MdPHR1 interacted with MdWRKY75, a positive regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis, to enhance the MdWRKY75-activated transcription of MdMYB1, leading to anthocyanin accumulation. In addition, the E3 ubiquitin ligase SEVEN IN ABSENTIA1 (MdSINA1) negatively regulated MdPHR1-promoted anthocyanin biosynthesis via the ubiquitination-mediated degradation of MdPHR1. Moreover, the protein kinase apple BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE2 (MdBIN2) phosphorylated MdPHR1 and positively regulated MdPHR1-mediated anthocyanin accumulation by attenuating the MdSINA1-mediated ubiquitination degradation of MdPHR1. Taken together, these findings not only demonstrate the regulatory role of MdPHR1 in Pi starvation induced anthocyanin accumulation, but also provide an insight into the post-translational regulation of PHR1.
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- Jian-Ping An
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Tang X, Hou Y, Jiang F, Lang H, Li J, Cheng J, Wang L, Liu X, Zhang H. Genome-wide characterization of SINA E3 ubiquitin ligase family members and their expression profiles in response to various abiotic stresses and hormones in kiwifruit. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107891. [PMID: 37459805 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107891] [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: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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SINA (Seven in absentia) proteins in the subtype of E3 ubiquitin ligase family have important functions in regulating the growth and development as well as in response to abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. However, the characteristics and possible functions of SINA family proteins in kiwifruit are not studied. In this research, a total number of 11 AcSINA genes in the kiwifruit genome were identified. Chromosome location and multiple sequence alignment analyses indicated that they were unevenly distributed on 10 chromosomes and all contained the typical N-terminal RING domain and C-terminal SINA domain. Phylogenetic, gene structure and collinear relationship analyses revealed that they were highly conserved with the same gene structure, and have gone through segmental duplication events. Expression pattern analyses demonstrated that all AcSINAs were ubiquitously expressed in roots, stems and leaves, and were responsive to different abiotic and plant hormone treatments with overlapped but distinct expression patterns. Further yeast two-hybrid and Arabidopsis transformation analyses demonstrated most AcSINAs interacted with itself or other AcSINA members to form homo- or heterodimers, and ectopic expression of AcSINA2 in Arabidopsis led to hypersensitive growth phenotype of transgenic seedlings to ABA treatment. Our results reveal that AcSINAs take part in the response to various abiotic stresses and hormones, and provide important information for the functional elucidation of AcSINAs in vine fruit plants.
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- Xiaoli Tang
- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 26 West Gangcheng Avenue, Yantai, Shandong, 265559, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China.
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264025, China; Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 5 Qingdao Avenue, Yantai, 265503, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, 265400, China.
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Fang F, Zhou W, Liu Y, Song Z, Zheng S, Wang F, Lu Z, Qi D, Li B, Sun N, Tang X, Zhang J, Zhan R, Wang L, Zhang H. Characterization of RING-type ubiquitin SINA E3 ligases and their responsive expression to salt and osmotic stresses in Brassica napus. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:859-877. [PMID: 36788135 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-02996-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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SINA (Seven in absentia) proteins in the subtype of E3 ubiquitin ligase family play a crucial role in plant growth and development. However, their functions in response to salt and osmotic stresses in oil crops are still largely unknown. In this study, a total number of 23 BnaSINAs were identified in the rapeseed genome. Chromosome location and collinear relationship analyses revealed that they were unevenly distributed on 13 chromosomes, and have gone through 22 segmental duplication events under purifying selection. Phylogenetic and gene structural analyses indicated that they belonged to five main groups, and those in the same subgroup showed similar gene structure. All BnaSINAs were predicted to form homo- or heterodimers. Except BnaSINA7, BnaSINA11, BnaSINA17 and BnaSINA18, which lacked the N-terminal RING finger, all BnaSINAs contained a conserved C-terminal SINA domain, a typical structural feature of the RING-type E3 ligase family. Transcriptional expression analyses demonstrated that most BnaSINAs were ubiquitously expressed in roots, stems, leaves, flowers, pods and seeds, and all were responsive to salt and osmotic stresses. Further, yeast two-hybrid and Arabidopsis mutant complementation analyses demonstrated that BnaSINA4 interacted with BnaSINA17 to form heterodimer, and expression of BnaSINA17 in the Arabidopsis sina2 mutant restored its growth resistance to salt and osmotic stresses. Our findings provide an important genetic foundation for the functional elucidation of BnaSINAs and a novel gene resource for the breeding of new oil crop cultivars with improved abiotic stress resistance.
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- Fengyan Fang
- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, 265400, Shandong, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, 4 Xueyuan Road, Haikou, 571101, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
- Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, 265400, Shandong, China.
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, 4 Xueyuan Road, Haikou, 571101, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong (Ludong University), Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
- Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, 265400, Shandong, China.
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Yang J, Mao T, Geng Z, Xue W, Ma L, Jin Y, Guo P, Qiu Z, Wang L, Yu C, Sheng Y, Zhang J, Zhang H. Constitutive expression of AtSINA2 from Arabidopsis improves grain yield, seed oil and drought tolerance in transgenic soybean. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 196:444-453. [PMID: 36758291 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The SEVEN IN Absentia (SINA), a typical member of the RING E3 ligase family, plays a crucial role in plant growth, development and response to abiotic stress. However, its biological functions in oil crops are still unknown. Previously, we reported that overexpression of AtSINA2 in Arabidopsis positively regulated the drought tolerance of transgenic plants. In this work, we demonstrate that ectopic expression of AtSINA2 in soybean improved the shoot growth, grain yield, drought tolerance and seed oil content in transgenic plants. Compared to wild type, transgenic soybean produced greater shoot biomass and grain yield, and showed improved seed oil and drought tolerance. Physiological analyses exhibited that the increased drought tolerance of transgenic plants was accompanied with a higher chlorophyll content, and a lower malondialdehyde accumulation and water loss during drought stress. Further transcriptomic analyses revealed that the expressions of genes related to plant growth, flowering and stress response were up- or down-regulated in transgenic soybean under both normal and drought stress conditions. Our findings imply that AtSINA2 improved both agricultural production and drought tolerance, and it can be used as a candidate gene for the genetic engineering of new soybean cultivars with improved grain yield and drought resistance.
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- Jin Yang
- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co, Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 21 Zhichubei Road, Yantai, 264001, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co, Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co, Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co, Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China; Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 21 Zhichubei Road, Yantai, 264001, China; Zhaoyuan Shenghui Agricultural Technology Development Co, Ltd, North of Beiyuanzhuang Village, Fushan County, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China.
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Xu T, Meng S, Zhu X, Di J, Zhu Y, Yang X, Yan W. Integrated GWAS and transcriptomic analysis reveal the candidate salt-responding genes regulating Na +/K + balance in barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1004477. [PMID: 36777542 PMCID: PMC9910287 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1004477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Salt stress is one of the main abiotic stresses affecting crop yield and quality. Barley has strong salt tolerance, however, the underlying genetic basis is not fully clear, especially in the seedling stage. This study examined the ionic changes in barley core germplasms under the control and salt conditions. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis revealed 54 significant SNPs from a pool of 25,342 SNPs distributed in 7 chromosomes (Chr) of the Illumina Barley 50K SNP array. These SNPs are associated with ion homeostasis traits, sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) content, and Na+/K+ ratio representing five genomic regions on Chr 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in the leaves of worldwide barley accessions. And there are 3 SNP peaks located on the Chr 4, 6, and 7, which could be the "hot spots" regions for mining and identifying candidate genes for salt tolerance. Furthermore, 616 unique candidate genes were screened surrounding the significant SNPs, which are associated with transport proteins, protein kinases, binding proteins, and other proteins of unknown function. Meanwhile, transcriptomic analysis (RNA-Seq) was carried out to compare the salt-tolerant (CM72) and salt-sensitive (Gairdner) genotypes subjected to salt stress. And there was a greater accumulation of differentially expressed genes(DEGs) in Gairdner compared to CM72, mainly enriched in metabolic pathway, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, photosynthesis, signal transduction,emphasizing the different transcriptional response in both genotypes following salt exposure. Combined GWAS and RNA-Seq analysis revealed 5 promising salt-responding genes (PGK2, BASS3, SINAT2, AQP, and SYT3) from the hot spot regions, which were verified between the salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive varieties by qRT-PCR. In all, these results provide candidate SNPs and genes responsible for salinity responding in barley, and a new idea for studying such genetic basis in similar crops.
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Rees H, Rusholme-Pilcher R, Bailey P, Colmer J, White B, Reynolds C, Ward SJ, Coombes B, Graham CA, de Barros Dantas LL, Dodd AN, Hall A. Circadian regulation of the transcriptome in a complex polyploid crop. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001802. [PMID: 36227835 PMCID: PMC9560141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The circadian clock is a finely balanced timekeeping mechanism that coordinates programmes of gene expression. It is currently unknown how the clock regulates expression of homoeologous genes in polyploids. Here, we generate a high-resolution time-course dataset to investigate the circadian balance between sets of 3 homoeologous genes (triads) from hexaploid bread wheat. We find a large proportion of circadian triads exhibit imbalanced rhythmic expression patterns, with no specific subgenome favoured. In wheat, period lengths of rhythmic transcripts are found to be longer and have a higher level of variance than in other plant species. Expression of transcripts associated with circadian controlled biological processes is largely conserved between wheat and Arabidopsis; however, striking differences are seen in agriculturally critical processes such as starch metabolism. Together, this work highlights the ongoing selection for balance versus diversification in circadian homoeologs and identifies clock-controlled pathways that might provide important targets for future wheat breeding.
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- Hannah Rees
- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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An JP, Zhang CL, Li HL, Wang GL, You CX. Apple SINA E3 ligase MdSINA3 negatively mediates JA-triggered leaf senescence by ubiquitinating and degrading the MdBBX37 protein. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:457-472. [PMID: 35560993 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Jasmonic acid (JA) induces chlorophyll degradation and leaf senescence. B-box (BBX) proteins play important roles in the modulation of leaf senescence, but the molecular mechanism of BBX protein-mediated leaf senescence remains to be further studied. Here, we identified the BBX protein MdBBX37 as a positive regulator of JA-induced leaf senescence in Malus domestica (apple). Further studies showed that MdBBX37 interacted with the senescence regulatory protein MdbHLH93 to enhance its transcriptional activation on the senescence-associated gene MdSAG18, thereby promoting leaf senescence. Moreover, the JA signaling repressor MdJAZ2 interacted with MdBBX37 and interfered with the interaction between MdBBX37 and MdbHLH93, thereby negatively mediating MdBBX37-promoted leaf senescence. In addition, the E3 ubiquitin ligase MdSINA3 delayed MdBBX37-promoted leaf senescence through targeting MdBBX37 for degradation. The MdJAZ2-MdBBX37-MdbHLH93-MdSAG18 and MdSINA3-MdBBX37 modules realized the precise modulation of JA on leaf senescence. In parallel, our data demonstrate that MdBBX37 was involved in abscisic acid (ABA)- and ethylene-mediated leaf senescence through interacting with the ABA signaling regulatory protein MdABI5 and ethylene signaling regulatory protein MdEIL1, respectively. Taken together, our results not only reveal the role of MdBBX37 as an integration node in JA-, ABA- and ethylene-mediated leaf senescence, but also provide new insights into the post-translational modification of BBX proteins.
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- Jian-Ping An
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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Zhang J, Ma H, Liu Y. Analysis on characteristics of female gametophyte and functional identification of genes related to inflorescences development of Kentucky bluegrass. PROTOPLASMA 2022; 259:1061-1079. [PMID: 34743240 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01720-3] [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: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The inflorescence is composed of spikes, and the spike is the carrier of grass seed formation and development, so the development status of inflorescence implies grass seed yield and quality. So far, the systematic analysis of inflorescence development of Kentucky bluegrass has not been reported. The development process of the female gametophyte of wild germplasm materials of Kentucky bluegrass in Gannan, Gansu Province of China (KB-GN), was observed. Based on this, the key developmental stages of inflorescence in KB-GN were divided into premeiosis (GPreM), meiosis (GM), postmeiosis (GPostM), and anthesis (GA), and four stages of inflorescence were selected to analyze the transcriptome expression profile. We found that its sexual reproduction formed a polygonum-type embryo sac. Transcriptome analysis showed that 4256, 1125, 1699, and 3127 genes were highly expressed in GPreM, GM, GPostM, and GA, respectively. And a large number of transcription factors (TFs) such as MADS-box, MYB and NAC, AP2, C2H2, FAR1, B3, bHLH, WRKY, and TCP were highly expressed throughout the inflorescence development stages. KEGG enrichment and MapMan analysis showed that genes involved in plant hormone metabolism were also highly expressed at the entire stages of inflorescence development. However, a few TFs belong to stage-specific genes, such as TRAF proteins with unknown function in plants was screened firstly, which was specifically and highly expressed in the GPreM, indicating that TRAF may regulate the preparatory events of meiosis or be essential for the development of megaspore mother cell (MMC). The expression patterns of 15 MADS-box genes were analyzed by qRT-PCR, and the expression results were consistent with that of the transcriptome. The study on the inflorescence development of KB-GN will be great significant works and contribution to illustrate the basic mechanism of grass seeds formation and development.
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- Jinqing Zhang
- College of Pratacultural Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Pratacultural Engineering Laboratory of Gansu Province, Sino-U.S. Center for Grazingland Ecosystem Sustainability, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Pratacultural Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Pratacultural Engineering Laboratory of Gansu Province, Sino-U.S. Center for Grazingland Ecosystem Sustainability, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China.
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- College of Pratacultural Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Pratacultural Engineering Laboratory of Gansu Province, Sino-U.S. Center for Grazingland Ecosystem Sustainability, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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Degradation Mechanism of Autophagy-Related Proteins and Research Progress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137301. [PMID: 35806307 PMCID: PMC9266641 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In all eukaryotes, autophagy is the main pathway for nutrient recycling, which encapsulates parts of the cytoplasm and organelles in double-membrane vesicles, and then fuses with lysosomes/vacuoles to degrade them. Autophagy is a highly dynamic and relatively complex process influenced by multiple factors. Under normal growth conditions, it is maintained at basal levels. However, when plants are subjected to biotic and abiotic stresses, such as pathogens, drought, waterlogging, nutrient deficiencies, etc., autophagy is activated to help cells to survive under stress conditions. At present, the regulation of autophagy is mainly reflected in hormones, second messengers, post-transcriptional regulation, and protein post-translational modification. In recent years, the degradation mechanism of autophagy-related proteins has attracted much attention. In this review, we have summarized how autophagy-related proteins are degraded in yeast, animals, and plants, which will help us to have a more comprehensive and systematic understanding of the regulation mechanisms of autophagy. Moreover, research progress on the degradation of autophagy-related proteins in plants has been discussed.
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Urfan M, Sharma S, Hakla HR, Rajput P, Andotra S, Lehana PK, Bhardwaj R, Khan MS, Das R, Kumar S, Pal S. Recent trends in root phenomics of plant systems with available methods- discrepancies and consonances. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:1311-1321. [PMID: 35910442 PMCID: PMC9334470 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01209-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The phenotyping of plant roots is a challenging task and poses a major lacuna in plant root research. Roots rhizospheric zone is affected by several environmental cues among which salinity, drought, heavy metal and soil pH are key players. Among biological factors, fungal, nematode and bacterial interactions with roots are vital for improving nutrient uptake efficiency in plants. The subterranean nature of a plant root and the limited number of approaches for root phenotyping offers a great challenge to the plant breeders to select a desirable root trait under different stress conditions. Identification of key root traits can provide a basic understanding for generating crop plants with enhanced ability to withstand various biotic or abiotic stresses. For instance, crops with improved soil exploration potential, phosphate uptake efficiency, water use efficiency and others. Laboratory methods such as hydroponics, rhizotron, rhizoslide and luminescence observatory for roots do not provide precise and desired root quantification attributes. Though 3D imaging by X-ray computed tomography (X-ray-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging techniques are complex, however, it provides the most applicable and practically relevant data for quantifying root system architecture traits. This review outlines the current developments in root studies including recent approaches viz. X-ray-CT, MRI, thermal infrared imaging and minirhizotron. Although root phenotyping is a laborious procedure, it offers multiple advantages by removing discrepancies and providing the actual practical significance of plant roots for breeding programs.
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- Mohammad Urfan
- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143001 India
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- USBT, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, 110 078 New Delhi India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 785013 India
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- Department of Statistics, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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Thayale Purayil F, Sudalaimuthuasari N, Li L, Aljneibi R, Al Shamsi AMK, David N, Kottackal M, AlZaabi M, Balan J, Kurup SS, Hazzouri KM, Amiri KMA. Transcriptome Profiling and Functional Validation of RING-Type E3 Ligases in Halophyte Sesuvium verrucosum under Salinity Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052821. [PMID: 35269961 PMCID: PMC8911510 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Owing to their sessile nature, plants have developed a tapestry of molecular and physiological mechanisms to overcome diverse environmental challenges, including abiotic stresses. Adaptive radiation in certain lineages, such as Aizoaceae, enable their success in colonizing arid regions and is driven by evolutionary selection. Sesuvium verrucosum (commonly known as Western sea-purslane) is a highly salt-tolerant succulent halophyte belonging to the Aizoaceae family; thus, it provides us with the model-platform for studying plant adaptation to salt stress. Various transcriptional and translational mechanisms are employed by plants to cope with salt stress. One of the systems, namely, ubiquitin-mediated post-translational modification, plays a vital role in plant tolerance to abiotic stress and other biological process. E3 ligase plays a central role in target recognition and protein specificity in ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. Here, we characterize E3 ligases in Sesuvium verrucosum from transcriptome analysis of roots in response to salinity stress. Our de novo transcriptome assembly results in 131,454 transcripts, and the completeness of transcriptome was confirmed by BUSCO analysis (99.3% of predicted plant-specific ortholog genes). Positive selection analysis shows 101 gene families under selection; these families are enriched for abiotic stress (e.g., osmotic and salt) responses and proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processes. In total, 433 E3 ligase transcripts were identified in S. verrucosum; among these transcripts, single RING-type classes were more abundant compared to multi-subunit RING-type E3 ligases. Additionally, we compared the number of single RING-finger E3 ligases with ten different plant species, which confirmed the abundance of single RING-type E3 ligases in different plant species. In addition, differential expression analysis showed significant changes in 13 single RING-type E3 ligases (p-value < 0.05) under salinity stress. Furthermore, the functions of the selected E3 ligases genes (12 genes) were confirmed by yeast assay. Among them, nine genes conferred salt tolerance in transgenic yeast. This functional assay supports the possible involvement of these E3 ligase in salinity stress. Our results lay a foundation for translational research in glycophytes to develop stress tolerant crops.
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- Fayas Thayale Purayil
- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, Abu-Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Correspondence: (K.M.H.); (K.M.A.A.); Tel.: +971-37135624 (K.M.A.A.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (K.M.H.); (K.M.A.A.); Tel.: +971-37135624 (K.M.A.A.)
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Qi H, Xia FN, Xiao S, Li J. TRAF proteins as key regulators of plant development and stress responses. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 64:431-448. [PMID: 34676666 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) proteins are conserved in higher eukaryotes and play key roles in transducing cellular signals across different organelles. They are characterized by their C-terminal region (TRAF-C domain) containing seven to eight anti-parallel β-sheets, also known as the meprin and TRAF-C homology (MATH) domain. Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made toward understanding the diverse roles of TRAF proteins in mammals and plants. Compared to other eukaryotic species, the Arabidopsis thaliana and rice (Oryza sativa) genomes encode many more TRAF/MATH domain-containing proteins; these plant proteins cluster into five classes: TRAF/MATH-only, MATH-BPM, MATH-UBP (ubiquitin protease), Seven in absentia (SINA), and MATH-Filament and MATH-PEARLI-4 proteins, suggesting parallel evolution of TRAF proteins in plants. Increasing evidence now indicates that plant TRAF proteins form central signaling networks essential for multiple biological processes, such as vegetative and reproductive development, autophagosome formation, plant immunity, symbiosis, phytohormone signaling, and abiotic stress responses. Here, we summarize recent advances and highlight future prospects for understanding on the molecular mechanisms by which TRAF proteins act in plant development and stress responses.
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- Hua Qi
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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Sanden NC, Schulz A. Identification of new proteins in mature sieve elements. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13634. [PMID: 35060148 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The phloem enables vascular plants to transport photoassimilates from source tissues to heterotrophic sink tissues. In the phloem, unbroken strings of enucleated sieve elements, which lose the majority of their cellular contents upon maturation, provide a low resistance path for mass flow. The protein machinery in mature sieve elements performs vital functions to maintain the flow, transmit systemic signals and defend the sugar stream against pests. However, our knowledge of this particular protein population is very limited since mature sieve elements are difficult to isolate and not amenable to transcriptomic analysis due to their enucleate nature. Here, we used co-expression analysis and published gene clusters from transcriptomic studies to generate a list of sieve element proteins that potentially survive the enucleation process to reside in mature sieve elements. We selected seven candidates and show that they all localize in sieve elements in Arabidopsis roots and six of them in bolting stems. Our results support the idea that nascent sieve elements prior to enucleation translate part of the protein machinery found in mature sieve elements. Our co-expression list and the publicly available gene clusters expressed in late proto- and meta-phloem sieve elements are valuable resources for uncharacterized genes that may function in mature sieve elements.
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- Niels Christian Sanden
- DynaMo Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Section for Transport biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- DynaMo Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Section for Transport biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Jia MZ, Liu LY, Geng C, Jiang J. Activation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthases Sets Stomatal Density and Clustered Ratio on Leaf Epidermis of Arabidopsis in Response to Drought. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:758785. [PMID: 34938306 PMCID: PMC8685546 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.758785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The adjustment of stomatal density and clustered ratio on the epidermis is the important strategy for plants to respond to drought, because the stoma-based water loss is directly related to plant growth and survival under drought conditions. But the relevant adjustment mechanism still needs to be explored. 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) is disclosed to promote stomatal development, while in vivo ACC levels depend on activation of ACC synthase (ACS) family members. Based on the findings of ACS expression involving in drought response and several ACS activity inhibitors reducing stomatal density and cluster in drought response, here we examined how ACS activation is involved in the establishment of stomatal density and cluster on the epidermis under drought conditions. Preliminary data indicated that activation of ACS2 and/or ACS6 (ACS2/6) increased stomatal density and clustered ratio on the Arabidopsis leaf epidermis by accumulating ACC under moderate drought, and raised the survival risk of seedlings under escalated drought. Further exploration indicated that, in Arabidopsis seedlings stressed by drought, the transcription factor SPEECHLESS (SPCH), the initiator of stomatal development, activates ACS2/6 expression and ACC production; and that ACC accumulation induces Ca2+ deficiency in stomatal lineage; this deficiency inactivates a subtilisin-like protease STOMATAL DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION 1 (SDD1) by stabilizing the inhibition of the transcription factor GT-2 Like 1 (GTL1) on SDD1 expression, resulting in an increases of stomatal density and cluster ratio on the leaf epidermis. This work provides a novel evidence that ACS2/6 activation plays a key role in the establishment of stomatal density and cluster on the leaf epidermis of Arabidopsis in response to drought.
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Reciprocal antagonistic regulation of E3 ligases controls ACC synthase stability and responses to stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2011900118. [PMID: 34404725 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2011900118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ethylene influences plant growth, development, and stress responses via crosstalk with other phytohormones; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we describe a mechanistic link between the brassinosteroid (BR) and ethylene biosynthesis, which regulates cellular protein homeostasis and stress responses. We demonstrate that as a scaffold, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthases (ACS), a rate-limiting enzyme in ethylene biosynthesis, promote the interaction between Seven-in-Absentia of Arabidopsis (SINAT), a RING-domain containing E3 ligase involved in stress response, and ETHYLENE OVERPRODUCER 1 (ETO1) and ETO1-like (EOL) proteins, the E3 ligase adaptors that target a subset of ACS isoforms. Each E3 ligase promotes the degradation of the other, and this reciprocally antagonistic interaction affects the protein stability of ACS. Furthermore, 14-3-3, a phosphoprotein-binding protein, interacts with SINAT in a BR-dependent manner, thus activating reciprocal degradation. Disrupted reciprocal degradation between the E3 ligases compromises the survival of plants in carbon-deficient conditions. Our study reveals a mechanism by which plants respond to stress by modulating the homeostasis of ACS and its cognate E3 ligases.
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Cormier F, Martin G, Vignes H, Lachman L, Cornet D, Faure Y, Maledon E, Mournet P, Arnau G, Chaïr H. Genetic control of flowering in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:163. [PMID: 33794780 PMCID: PMC8015048 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02941-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is a major tropical and subtropical staple crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. Breeding of this dioecious species is hampered by its erratic flowering, yet little is currently known on the genetic determinism of its sexual reproduction. RESULT Here we used a genome-wide association approach and identified a major genetic barrier to reproduction in yam on chromosome 1, as represented by two candidate genes. A deleterious effect on male fitness could be hypothesized considering the involvement of these two genes in male reproduction and the low frequency of this non-flowering dominant allele within the male genepool. We also extended the hypothesis of a XX/XY sex-determination system located on chromosome 6 in D. alata to encompass most of the species diversity. Moreover, a kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASPar) marker was designed and validated that enables accurate cultivar sex estimation. The reconstruction of chromosome 6 associated with the detection of highly putative structural variations confirmed the possible involvement of a major part of the chromosome. CONCLUSION The findings of this study, combined with proper estimation of accession ploidy levels to avoid endosperm incompatibility issues, could facilitate the design of future promising parental combinations in D. alata breeding programs. Moreover, the discovery of this genetic barrier to reproduction opens new avenues for gaining insight into yam reproductive biology and diversification.
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- Fabien Cormier
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, 97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, 97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- Univ. Des Antilles, Pôle Guadeloupe, IUT Saint Claude, Guadeloupe, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- INRA, UR ASTRO Agrosytèmes Tropicaux, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, 97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398, Montpellier, France.
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398, Montpellier, France.
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Wang Q, Yu F, Xie Q. Balancing growth and adaptation to stress: Crosstalk between brassinosteroid and abscisic acid signaling. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:2325-2335. [PMID: 32671865 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Plant growth and development are plastic and canadapt to environmental changes. In this process different plant hormones coordinate to modulate plant growth and environmental interactions. In this article, we describe the individual brassinosteroid (BR) and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathways, emphasize the specific regulatory mechanisms between ABA and BR responses and discuss how both phytohormones coordinate growth, development and stress responses in plants. BR signaling is essential for plant development, while ABA signaling is activated to ensure plants survive stress. The crosstalk between BR and ABA, especially protein phosphorylation, protein stability control and downstream transcription control of key components of both pathways are discussed in terms of modulating plant development and stress adaptation.
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- Qian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Nawae W, Shearman JR, Tangphatsornruang S, Punpee P, Yoocha T, Sangsrakru D, Naktang C, Sonthirod C, Wirojsirasak W, Ukoskit K, Sriroth K, Klomsa-Ard P, Pootakham W. Differential expression between drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive sugarcane under mild and moderate water stress as revealed by a comparative analysis of leaf transcriptome. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9608. [PMID: 33240580 PMCID: PMC7676377 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Sugarcane contributes 80% of global sugar production and to bioethanol generation for the bioenergy industry. Its productivity is threatened by drought that can cause up to 60% yield loss. This study used RNA-Seq to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanism by which drought-tolerant sugarcane copes with water stress. We compared gene expression in KPS01-12 (drought-tolerant genotype) and UT12 (drought-sensitive genotype) that have significantly different yield loss rates under drought conditions. We treated KPS01-12 and UT12 with mild and moderate water stress and found differentially expressed genes in various biological processes. KPS01-12 had higher expression of genes that were involved in water retention, antioxidant secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and oxidative and osmotic stress response than UT12. In contrast, the sensitive genotype had more down-regulated genes that were involved in photosynthesis, carbon fixation and Calvin cycle than the tolerant genotype. Our obtained expression profiles suggest that the tolerant sugarcane has a more effective genetic response than the sensitive genotype at the initiation of drought stress. The knowledge gained from this study may be applied in breeding programs to improve sugarcane production in drought conditions.
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- Wanapinun Nawae
- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Center Co., Ltd., Phu Khiao, Chaiyaphum, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Center Co., Ltd., Phu Khiao, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.,Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Center Co., Ltd., Phu Khiao, Chaiyaphum, Thailand
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- Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Center Co., Ltd., Phu Khiao, Chaiyaphum, Thailand
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- National Omics Center (NOC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Plants balance their competing requirements for growth and stress tolerance via a sophisticated regulatory circuitry that controls responses to the external environments. We have identified a plant-specific gene, COST1 (constitutively stressed 1), that is required for normal plant growth but negatively regulates drought resistance by influencing the autophagy pathway. An Arabidopsis thaliana cost1 mutant has decreased growth and increased drought tolerance, together with constitutive autophagy and increased expression of drought-response genes, while overexpression of COST1 confers drought hypersensitivity and reduced autophagy. The COST1 protein is degraded upon plant dehydration, and this degradation is reduced upon treatment with inhibitors of the 26S proteasome or autophagy pathways. The drought resistance of a cost1 mutant is dependent on an active autophagy pathway, but independent of other known drought signaling pathways, indicating that COST1 acts through regulation of autophagy. In addition, COST1 colocalizes to autophagosomes with the autophagosome marker ATG8e and the autophagy adaptor NBR1, and affects the level of ATG8e protein through physical interaction with ATG8e, indicating a pivotal role in direct regulation of autophagy. We propose a model in which COST1 represses autophagy under optimal conditions, thus allowing plant growth. Under drought, COST1 is degraded, enabling activation of autophagy and suppression of growth to enhance drought tolerance. Our research places COST1 as an important regulator controlling the balance between growth and stress responses via the direct regulation of autophagy.
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Li HL, Wang X, Ji XL, Qiao ZW, You CX, Hao YJ. Genome-Wide Identification of Apple Ubiquitin SINA E3 Ligase and Functional Characterization of MdSINA2. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1109. [PMID: 32793265 PMCID: PMC7393226 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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SINA (Seven in absentia) proteins are a small family of ubiquitin ligases that play important roles in regulating plant growth and developmental processes as well as in responses to diverse types of biotic and abiotic stress. However, the characteristics of the apple SINA family have not been previously studied. Here, we identified 11 MdSINAs members in the apple genome based on their conserved, N-terminal RING and C-terminal SINA domains. We also reconstructed a phylogeny of these genes; characterized their chromosomal location, structure, and motifs; and identified two major groups of MdSINA genes. Subsequent qRT-PCR analyses were used to characterize the expression of MdSINA genes in various tissues and organs, and levels of expression were highest in leaves. MdSINAs were significantly induced under ABA and carbon- and nitrate-starvation treatment. Except for MdSINA1 and MdSINA7, the other MdSINA proteins could interact with each other. Moreover, MdSINA2 was found to be localized in the nucleus using Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression. Western-blot analysis showed that MdSINA2 accumulated extensively under light, decreased under darkness, and became insensitive to light when the RING domain was disrupted. Finally, ABA-hypersensitive phenotypes were confirmed by transgenic calli and the ectopic expression of MdSINA2 in Arabidopsis. In conclusion, our results suggest that MdSINA genes participate in the responses to different types of stress, and that MdSINA2 might act as a negative regulator in the ABA stress response.
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In-Silico Evaluation of a New Gene From Wheat Reveals the Divergent Evolution of the CAP160 Homologous Genes Into Monocots. J Mol Evol 2019; 88:151-163. [PMID: 31820048 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-019-09920-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study reports the evolutionary history and in-silico functional characterization of a novel water-deficit and ABA-responsive gene in wheat. This gene has remote sequence similarity to known abiotic stress-related genes in different plants, including CAP160 in Spinacia oleracea, RD29B in Arabidopsis thaliana, and CDeT11-24 in Craterostigma plantagineum. The study investigated if these genes form a close homologous relationship or if they are a result of convergent evolutionary processes. The results indicated a closely shared homologous relationship between these genes. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the protein sequences of the remotely related CAP160 proteins from various plant species indicated the presence of three distinct clades. Further analyses indicated that CAP160 homologous genes have predominantly evolved through neutral processes, with multiple regions experiencing signatures of purifying selection, while others were indicated to be the result of episodic diversifying selection events. Functional predictions revealed that these genes might share at least two functions related to abiotic stress conditions: one similar to the cryoprotective function of LEA protein, and the other a signalling molecule with phosphatidic acid binding specificity. Studies focused on the identification of cold-responsive genes are essential for the development of cold-tolerant crop plants, if we are to increase agricultural productivity throughout temperate regions.
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Gil-Monreal M, Giuntoli B, Zabalza A, Licausi F, Royuela M. ERF-VII transcription factors induce ethanol fermentation in response to amino acid biosynthesis-inhibiting herbicides. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:5839-5851. [PMID: 31384925 PMCID: PMC6812701 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Herbicides inhibiting either aromatic or branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis trigger similar physiological responses in plants, despite their different mechanism of action. Both types of herbicides are known to activate ethanol fermentation by inducing the expression of fermentative genes; however, the mechanism of such transcriptional regulation has not been investigated so far. In plants exposed to low-oxygen conditions, ethanol fermentation is transcriptionally controlled by the ethylene response factors-VII (ERF-VIIs), whose stability is controlled in an oxygen-dependent manner by the Cys-Arg branch of the N-degron pathway. In this study, we investigated the role of ERF-VIIs in the regulation of the ethanol fermentation pathway in herbicide-treated Arabidopsis plants grown under aerobic conditions. Our results demonstrate that these transcriptional regulators are stabilized in response to herbicide treatment and are required for ethanol fermentation in these conditions. We also observed that mutants with reduced fermentative potential exhibit higher sensitivity to herbicide treatments, thus revealing the existence of a mechanism that mimics oxygen deprivation to activate metabolic pathways that enhance herbicide tolerance. We speculate that this signaling pathway may represent a potential target in agriculture to affect tolerance to herbicides that inhibit amino acid biosynthesis.
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- Miriam Gil-Monreal
- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology (IMAB), Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini, Pisa, Italy
- Plantlab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Guidiccioni, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology (IMAB), Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini, Pisa, Italy
- Plantlab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Guidiccioni, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology (IMAB), Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Wang H, Wang X, Song W, Bao Y, Jin Y, Jiang C, Wang C, Li B, Zhang H. PdMYB118, isolated from a red leaf mutant of Populus deltoids, is a new transcription factor regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in poplar. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2019; 38:927-936. [PMID: 31147728 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-019-02413-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A new anthocyanin biosynthesis transcription factor PdMYB118, which could be used for the genetic engineering of colorful tree species, was indentified from a red leaf mutant of Populus deltoids. In higher plants, the biosynthesis of anthocyanins is regulated by several classes of transcription factors (TFs), including R2R3-MYB, bHLH and WD-repeat proteins. In this work, we isolated an MYB gene regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis from a red leaf mutant of Populus deltoids, which accumulated more anthocyanins in the leaves and showed higher expression levels of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes than did the wild type. Gene expression analyses of all TFs regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis demonstrated that only a MYB118 homologous gene, PdMYB118, was up-regulated in the mutant compared with the wide type. Subcellular localization analyses in poplar leaf mesophyll protoplasts showed that PdMYB118-YFP fusion protein was specifically located in nucleus. When transiently expressed in poplar leaf protoplasts, PdMYB118 specifically promoted the expression of anthocyanidin biosynthesis genes. Dual-luciferase assays revealed that PdMYB118 can directly activate the promoters of these genes. When overexpressed in Shanxin Yang (P. davidiana × P. bolleana), a hybrid clone commercially grown for landscaping in the northern part of China, transgenic plants overexpressing PdMYB118 produced more anthocyanins in the leaves and turned their color into redness when grown in both greenhouse and field. Consistently, transcripts of some important anthocyanidin biosynthesis genes were significantly increased in the leaves of transgenic plants. All these results indicate that PdMYB118 functions as an essential transcription factor regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in poplar and could be used for the genetic engineering of colorful tree species.
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- Haihai Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, China
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- Forestry and Pomology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Avenue, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, China
- Institute for Advanced Study of Coastal Ecology, and the Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in the Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, China.
- Institute for Advanced Study of Coastal Ecology, and the Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in the Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China.
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Pawełkowicz M, Pryszcz L, Skarzyńska A, Wóycicki RK, Posyniak K, Rymuszka J, Przybecki Z, Pląder W. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals new molecular pathways for cucumber genes related to sex determination. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2019; 32:193-216. [PMID: 30719568 PMCID: PMC6500512 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-019-00362-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Transcriptome data and qPCR analysis revealed new insight into genes regulatory mechanism related to cucumber sex determination. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an economically important crop cultivated worldwide. Enhancing the genomic resources for cucumber may enable the regulation of traits relevant to crop productivity and quality. Sequencing technologies and bioinformatics tools provide opportunities for the development of such resources. The aims of this study were to identify and characterize the genes involved in sex determination and flower morphogenesis in cucumber isogenic lines that differed regarding flower sex type. We obtained transcripts for 933 genes related to shoot apex development, among which 310 were differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among the male, female, and hermaphroditic lines. We performed gene ontology and molecular network analyses and explored the DEGs related to already known processes like: hormone synthesis and signaling, lipid and sugar metabolism; and also newly discovered processes related to cell wall, membrane, and cytoskeleton modifications; ion homeostasis which appears to be important for ethylene perception and signaling, and genes expression mediated by transcription factors related to floral organ identities. We proposed a new model of regulatory mechanism network of sex development in cucumber. Our results may be useful for clarifying the molecular genetics and the functional mechanisms underlying the sex determination processes.
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- Magdalena Pawełkowicz
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Zebrafish Developmental Genomics, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
- Philip Morris International R&D, Philip Morris Products S.A., 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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Zhang C, Hao Z, Ning Y, Wang GL. SINA E3 Ubiquitin Ligases: Versatile Moderators of Plant Growth and Stress Response. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:610-612. [PMID: 30965150 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- Chongyang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Department of Plant Pathology, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Department of Plant Pathology, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Jiménez-López D, Muñóz-Belman F, González-Prieto JM, Aguilar-Hernández V, Guzmán P. Repertoire of plant RING E3 ubiquitin ligases revisited: New groups counting gene families and single genes. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203442. [PMID: 30169501 PMCID: PMC6118397 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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E3 ubiquitin ligases of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) mediate recognition of substrates and later transfer the ubiquitin (Ub). They are the most expanded components of the system. The Really Interesting New Gene (RING) domain contains 40-60 residues that are highly represented among E3 ubiquitin ligases. The Arabidopsis thaliana E3 ubiquitin ligases with a RING finger primarily contain RING-HC or RING-H2 type domains or less frequently RING-v, RING-C2, RING-D, RING-S/T and RING-G type domains. Our previous work on three E3 ubiquitin ligase families with a RING-H2 type domain, ATL, BTL, and CTL, suggested that a phylogenetic distribution based on the RING domain allowed for the creation a catalog of known domains or unknown conserved motifs. This work provided a useful and comprehensive view of particular families of RING E3 ubiquitin ligases. We updated the annotation of A. thaliana RING proteins and surveyed RING proteins from 30 species across eukaryotes. Based on domain architecture profile of the A. thaliana proteins, we catalogued 4711 RING finger proteins into 107 groups, including 66 previously described gene families or single genes and 36 novel families or undescribed genes. Forty-four groups were specific to a plant lineage while 41 groups consisted of proteins found in all eukaryotic species. Our present study updates the current classification of plant RING finger proteins and reiterates the importance of these proteins in plant growth and adaptation.
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- Domingo Jiménez-López
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
- Biotecnología Vegetal, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Biotecnología Vegetal, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- CONACYT, Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
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Bao Y, Pu Y, Yu X, Gregory BD, Srivastava R, Howell SH, Bassham DC. IRE1B degrades RNAs encoding proteins that interfere with the induction of autophagy by ER stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Autophagy 2018; 14:1562-1573. [PMID: 29940799 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1462426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is a conserved process in eukaryotes that contributes to cell survival in response to stress. Previously, we found that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces autophagy in plants via a pathway dependent upon AT5G24360/IRE1B (INOSITOL REQUIRING 1-1), an ER membrane-anchored factor involved in the splicing of AT1G42990/BZIP60 (basic leucine zipper protein 60) mRNA. IRE1B is a dual protein kinase and ribonuclease, and here we determined the involvement of the protein kinase catalytic domain, nucleotide binding and RNase domains of IRE1B in activating autophagy. We found that the nucleotide binding and RNase activity of IRE1B, but not its protein kinase activity or splicing target BZIP60, are required for ER stress-mediated autophagy. Upon ER stress, the RNase activity of IRE1B engages in regulated IRE1-dependent decay of messenger RNA (RIDD), in which mRNAs of secreted proteins are degraded by IRE1 upon ER stress. Twelve genes most highly targeted by RIDD were tested for their role in inhibiting ER stress-induced autophagy, and 3 of their encoded proteins, AT1G66270/BGLU21 (β-glucosidase 21), AT2G16005/ROSY1/ML (MD2-related lipid recognition protein) and AT5G01870/PR-14 (pathogenesis-related protein 14), were found to inhibit autophagy upon overexpression. From these findings, IRE1B is posited to be a 'licensing factor' linking ER stress to autophagy by degrading the RNA transcripts of factors that interfere with the induction of autophagy. ABBREVIATIONS ACT2: actin 2; ATG: autophagy-related; BGLU21: β-glucosidase 21; BIP3: binding protein 3; BZIP: basic leucine zipper; DAPI: 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; DTT: dithiothreitol; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; ERN1: endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signaling 1; IRE1: inositol requiring 1; GFP: green fluorescent protein; MAP3K5/ASK1: mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5; MAPK8/JNK1: mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1; MDC: monodansylcadaverine; PR-14: pathogenesis-related protein 14; RIDD: Regulated IRE1-Dependent Decay of Messenger RNA; ROSY1/ML: interactor of synaptotagmin1/MD2-related lipid recognition protein; Tm: tunicamycin; UPR: unfolded protein response; WT: wild-type.
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- Yan Bao
- a Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA
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- a Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA.,b Interdepartmental Genetics and Genomics Program , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA
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- c Department of Biology , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- c Department of Biology , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- d Plant Sciences Institute , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA
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- a Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA.,d Plant Sciences Institute , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA
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- a Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA.,b Interdepartmental Genetics and Genomics Program , Iowa State University , Ames , IA , USA
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Chen Y, Fokar M, Kang M, Chen N, Allen RD, Chen Y. Phosphorylation of Arabidopsis SINA2 by CDKG1 affects its ubiquitin ligase activity. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:147. [PMID: 30012094 PMCID: PMC6048857 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1364-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND SEVEN IN ABSENTIA (SINA) is a RING domain-containing ubiquitin ligase involved in Drosophila eye formation. SINA-like proteins in plants are involved in several signaling pathways. Of the 18 SINA-like proteins identified in Arabidopsis, SEVEN IN ABSENTIA 2 (SINA2) lacks a canonical RING domain and is thought to lack ubiquitin ligase activity. RESULTS Our results show that SINA2 has E3 ligase activity in vitro, raising the possibility that a modified B-box domain may compensate for its lack of a RING domain. SINA2 physically interacts with the nuclear protein CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE G1 (CDKG1), which acts as a positive regulator of plant responses to abiotic stress. CDKG1 is expressed in multiple tissues and its expression increased in response to abscisic acid (ABA) and osmotic stress. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants that ectopically express CDKG1 exhibit increased tolerance to ABA and osmotic stress treatments during seed germination and cotyledon development, while the loss-of-function cdkg1 mutant plants show reduced tolerance to ABA and osmotic stress treatments. Moreover, CDKG1-dependent phosphorylation of SINA2 positively affects its E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results, we propose that CDKG1 modulates SINA2 ubiquitin ligase activity to regulate its effect on plant responses to ABA and osmotic stress.
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- Yang Chen
- College of Agriculture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 Republic of China
- Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
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- Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
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- Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
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- Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
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- Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
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- College of Agriculture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 Republic of China
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Over-expression of SINAL7 increases biomass and drought tolerance, and also delays senescence in Arabidopsis. J Biotechnol 2018; 283:11-21. [PMID: 30003973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The seven in absentia like 7 gene (At5g37890, SINAL7) from Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a RING finger protein belonging to the SINA superfamily that possesses E3 ubiquitin-ligase activity. SINAL7 has the ability to self-ubiquitinate and to mono-ubiquitinate glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase 1 (GAPC1), suggesting a role for both proteins in a hypothetical signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. In this study, the in vivo effects of SINAL7 on plant physiology were examined by over-expressing SINAL7 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Phenotypic and gene expression analyses suggest the involvement of SINAL7 in the regulation of several vegetative parameters, essentially those that affect the aerial parts of the plants. Over-expression of SINAL7 resulted in an increase in the concentrations of hexoses and sucrose, with a concommitant increase in plant biomass, particularly in the number of rosette leaves and stem thickness. Interestingly, using the CAB1 (chlorophyll ab binding protein 1) gene as a marker revealed a delay in the onset of senescence. Transgenic plants also displayed a remarkable level of drought resistance, indicating the complexity of the response to SINAL7 over-expression.
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Wang S, Zheng Y, Gu C, He C, Yang M, Zhang X, Guo J, Zhao H, Niu D. Bacillus cereus AR156 Activates Defense Responses to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in Arabidopsis thaliana Similarly to flg22. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2018; 31:311-322. [PMID: 29090631 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-17-0240-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Bacillus cereus AR156 (AR156) is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium capable of inducing systemic resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we show that, when applied to Arabidopsis leaves, AR156 acted similarly to flg22, a typical pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), in initiating PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). AR156-elicited PTI responses included phosphorylation of MPK3 and MPK6, induction of the expression of defense-related genes PR1, FRK1, WRKY22, and WRKY29, production of reactive oxygen species, and callose deposition. Pretreatment with AR156 still significantly reduced P. syringae pv. tomato multiplication and disease severity in NahG transgenic plants and mutants sid2-2, jar1, etr1, ein2, npr1, and fls2. This suggests that AR156-induced PTI responses require neither salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene signaling nor flagella receptor kinase FLS2, the receptor of flg22. On the other hand, AR156 and flg22 acted in concert to differentially regulate a number of AGO1-bound microRNAs that function to mediate PTI. A full-genome transcriptional profiling analysis indicated that AR156 and flg22 activated similar transcriptional programs, coregulating the expression of 117 genes; their concerted regulation of 16 genes was confirmed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. These results suggest that AR156 activates basal defense responses to P. syringae pv. tomato in Arabidopsis, similarly to flg22.
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- Shune Wang
- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 3 Jiangsu Provincial Anfeng Biogenic Pesticide Engineering Center Co., Ltd., Taicang 215400, China
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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- 1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; and
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Wang W, Fan Y, Niu X, Miao M, Kud J, Zhou B, Zeng L, Liu Y, Xiao F. Functional analysis of the seven in absentia ubiquitin ligase family in tomato. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2018; 41:689-703. [PMID: 29320607 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Seven in absentia (SINA) protein is one subgroup of ubiquitin ligases possessing an N-terminal cysteine-rich really interesting new gene (RING) domain, two zinc-finger motifs, and a C-terminal domain responsible for substrate-binding and dimerization. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), the SINA gene family has six members, and we characterize in this study all tomato SINA (SlSINA) genes and the gene products. Our results show that SlSINA genes are differentially regulated in leaf, bud, stem, flower, and root. All SlSINA proteins possess RING-dependent E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, exhibiting similar specificity towards the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. SlSINA1/3/4/5/6 are localized in both cytoplasm and nucleus, whereas SlSINA2 is exclusively localized in the nucleus. Moreover, all SlSINAs can interact with each other for homo- or hetero-dimerization. The functionality of SlSINA proteins has been investigated. SlSINA4 plays a positive role in defense signalling, as manifested by elicitation of E3-dependent hypersensitive response-like cell death; the other SlSINAs are negative regulator and capable to suppress hypersensitive response cell death. Transgenic tomato plants overexpressing SlSINA2 exhibit pale-green leaf phenotype, suggesting SlSINA2 regulates chlorophyll level in plant cells, whereas transgenic tomato plants overexpressing SlSINA5 have altered floral structure with exserted stigma, implicating SlSINA5 plays a role in flower development.
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- Wenjie Wang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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- Plant Science Innovation Center and Plant Pathology Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Plant Science Innovation Center and Plant Pathology Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-resource and Eco-environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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Yu F, Xie Q. Non-26S Proteasome Endomembrane Trafficking Pathways in ABA Signaling. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 22:976-985. [PMID: 28919033 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.08.009] [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: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is a vital endogenous messenger that regulates diverse physiological processes in plants. The regulation of ABA signaling has been well studied at both the transcriptional and translational levels. Post-translational modification of key regulators in ABA signaling by the 26S ubiquitin proteasome pathway is well known. Recently, increasing evidence demonstrates that atypical turnover of key regulators by the endocytic trafficking pathway and autophagy also play vital roles in ABA perception, signaling, and action. We summarize and synthesize here recent findings in the field of ABA signaling.
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- Feifei Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 1 West Beichen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 1 West Beichen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Selective Autophagy of BES1 Mediated by DSK2 Balances Plant Growth and Survival. Dev Cell 2017; 41:33-46.e7. [PMID: 28399398 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Plants encounter a variety of stresses and must fine-tune their growth and stress-response programs to best suit their environment. BES1 functions as a master regulator in the brassinosteroid (BR) pathway that promotes plant growth. Here, we show that BES1 interacts with the ubiquitin receptor protein DSK2 and is targeted to the autophagy pathway during stress via the interaction of DSK2 with ATG8, a ubiquitin-like protein directing autophagosome formation and cargo recruitment. Additionally, DSK2 is phosphorylated by the GSK3-like kinase BIN2, a negative regulator in the BR pathway. BIN2 phosphorylation of DSK2 flanking its ATG8 interacting motifs (AIMs) promotes DSK2-ATG8 interaction, thereby targeting BES1 for degradation. Accordingly, loss-of-function dsk2 mutants accumulate BES1, have altered global gene expression profiles, and have compromised stress responses. Our results thus reveal that plants coordinate growth and stress responses by integrating BR and autophagy pathways and identify the molecular basis of this crosstalk.
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Huang S, Chen X, Zhong X, Li M, Ao K, Huang J, Li X. Plant TRAF Proteins Regulate NLR Immune Receptor Turnover. Cell Host Microbe 2016; 19:204-15. [PMID: 26867179 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In animals, Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) proteins are molecular adaptors that regulate innate and adaptive immunity, development, and abiotic stress responses. Although gene families encoding TRAF domain-containing proteins exhibit enriched diversity in higher plants, their biological roles are poorly defined. Here, we report the identification of two redundant TRAF proteins, Mutant, snc1-enhancing 13 (MUSE13) and MUSE14, that contribute to the turnover of nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing (NLR) immune receptors SNC1 and RPS2. Loss of both MUSE13 and MUSE14 leads to enhanced pathogen resistance, NLR accumulation, and autoimmunity, while MUSE13 overexpression results in reduced NLR levels and activity. In planta, MUSE13 associates with SNC1, RPS2, and the E3 ubiquitin ligase SCF(CPR1). Taken together, we speculate that MUSE13 and MUSE14 associate with the SCF E3 ligase complex to form a plant-type TRAFasome, which modulates ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of NLR immune sensors to maintain their homeostasis.
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- Shuai Huang
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Massange-Sánchez JA, Palmeros-Suárez PA, Espitia-Rangel E, Rodríguez-Arévalo I, Sánchez-Segura L, Martínez-Gallardo NA, Alatorre-Cobos F, Tiessen A, Délano-Frier JP. Overexpression of Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) AhERF or AhDOF Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis thaliana Increases Water Deficit- and Salt-Stress Tolerance, Respectively, via Contrasting Stress-Amelioration Mechanisms. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164280. [PMID: 27749893 PMCID: PMC5066980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Two grain amaranth transcription factor (TF) genes were overexpressed in Arabidopsis plants. The first, coding for a group VII ethylene response factor TF (i.e., AhERF-VII) conferred tolerance to water-deficit stress (WS) in transgenic Arabidopsis without affecting vegetative or reproductive growth. A significantly lower water-loss rate in detached leaves coupled to a reduced stomatal opening in leaves of plants subjected to WS was associated with this trait. WS tolerance was also associated with an increased antioxidant enzyme activity and the accumulation of putative stress-related secondary metabolites. However, microarray and GO data did not indicate an obvious correlation between WS tolerance, stomatal closure, and abscisic acid (ABA)-related signaling. This scenario suggested that stomatal closure during WS in these plants involved ABA-independent mechanisms, possibly involving reactive oxygen species (ROS). WS tolerance may have also involved other protective processes, such as those employed for methyl glyoxal detoxification. The second, coding for a class A and cluster I DNA binding with one finger TF (i.e., AhDof-AI) provided salt-stress (SS) tolerance with no evident fitness penalties. The lack of an obvious development-related phenotype contrasted with microarray and GO data showing an enrichment of categories and genes related to developmental processes, particularly flowering. SS tolerance also correlated with increased superoxide dismutase activity but not with augmented stomatal closure. Additionally, microarray and GO data indicated that, contrary to AhERF-VII, SS tolerance conferred by AhDof-AI in Arabidopsis involved ABA-dependent and ABA-independent stress amelioration mechanisms.
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- Julio A. Massange-Sánchez
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N., Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, C.P. 36821, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco, Jalisco, km 10 Carretera a San Miguel Cuyutlán, CP 45640 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 13.5 Carrretera Los Reyes-Texcoco, C.P. 56250, Coatlinchán Texcoco, Estado de México, México
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, Cinvestav Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, CP 36821, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N., Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, C.P. 36821, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N., Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, C.P. 36821, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Conacyt Research Fellow-Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Campeche. Carretera Haltunchen-Edzna Km 17.5, Sihochac, Champoton, 24450, Campeche, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N., Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, C.P. 36821, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N., Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 del Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato-León, C.P. 36821, Irapuato, Gto., México
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Ferdous J, Whitford R, Nguyen M, Brien C, Langridge P, Tricker PJ. Drought-inducible expression of Hv-miR827 enhances drought tolerance in transgenic barley. Funct Integr Genomics 2016; 17:279-292. [PMID: 27730426 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-016-0526-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses reducing crop yield. Since the discovery of plant microRNAs (miRNAs), considerable progress has been made in clarifying their role in plant responses to abiotic stresses, including drought. miR827 was previously reported to confer drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. We examined barley (Hordeum vulgare L. 'Golden Promise') plants over-expressing miR827 for plant performance under drought. Transgenic plants constitutively expressing CaMV-35S::Ath-miR827 and drought-inducible Zm-Rab17::Hv-miR827 were phenotyped by non-destructive imaging for growth and whole plant water use efficiency (WUEwp). We observed that the growth, WUEwp, time to anthesis and grain weight of transgenic barley plants expressing CaMV-35S::Ath-miR827 were negatively affected in both well-watered and drought-treated growing conditions compared with the wild-type plants. In contrast, transgenic plants over-expressing Zm-Rab17::Hv-miR827 showed improved WUEwp with no growth or reproductive timing change compared with the wild-type plants. The recovery of Zm-Rab17::Hv-miR827 over-expressing plants also improved following severe drought stress. Our results suggest that Hv-miR827 has the potential to improve the performance of barley under drought and that the choice of promoter to control the timing and specificity of miRNA expression is critical.
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- Jannatul Ferdous
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Plant Genomics Centre, Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, Adelaide, South Australia, 5064, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Plant Genomics Centre, Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, Adelaide, South Australia, 5064, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Phenomics and Bioinformatics Research Centre, School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Phenomics and Bioinformatics Research Centre, School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Plant Genomics Centre, Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, Adelaide, South Australia, 5064, Australia.
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia.
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Shotgun Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Proteins Responding to Drought Stress in Brassica rapa L. (Inbred Line "Chiifu"). Int J Genomics 2016; 2016:4235808. [PMID: 27419125 PMCID: PMC4932182 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4235808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Through a comparative shotgun quantitative proteomics analysis in Brassica rapa (inbred line Chiifu), total of 3,009 nonredundant proteins were identified with a false discovery rate of 0.01 in 3-week-old plants subjected to dehydration treatment for 0, 24, and 48 h, plants subjected to drought stress. Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylases, chlorophyll a/b-binding protein, and light harvesting complex in photosystem II were highly abundant proteins in the leaves and accounted for 9%, 2%, and 4%, respectively, of the total identified proteins. Comparative analysis of the treatments enabled detection of 440 differentially expressed proteins during dehydration. The results of clustering analysis, gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis, and analysis of composite expression profiles of functional categories for the differentially expressed proteins indicated that drought stress reduced the levels of proteins associated with photosynthesis and increased the levels of proteins involved in catabolic processes and stress responses. We observed enhanced expression of many proteins involved in osmotic stress responses and proteins with antioxidant activities. Based on previously reported molecular functions, we propose that the following five differentially expressed proteins could provide target genes for engineering drought resistance in plants: annexin, phospholipase D delta, sDNA-binding transcriptional regulator, auxin-responsive GH3 family protein, and TRAF-like family protein.
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Bao Y, Song WM, Zhang HX. Role of Arabidopsis NHL family in ABA and stress response. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1180493. [PMID: 27110948 PMCID: PMC4977461 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1180493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Based on their sequence homology to Arabidopsis NDR1 and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) HIN1, 45 NHL (NDR1/HIN1-like) family genes are found in Arabidopsis genome. Recently, we reported that overexpression of NHL6, a member of NHL family, modulated seed germination under abiotic stresses through affecting ABA biosynthesis and signaling. We also carried out qPCR and investigated the expression of the other 8 member genes (NHL7a, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 41, 43) whose transcriptional data are publicly unavailable, and found that expression of NHL17 was induced more than 2 folds in ABA treated seedlings. Furthermore, in addition to the plasma membrane localization, YFP-NHL6 fusion protein was also observed in the cytosol (as dots) or on the membrane of small vacuoles or vesicles. As a member of the pathogen infection related genes, expression of NHL6 was significantly induced by salicylic acid and NHL6s are evolutionarily conserved among different plant species. A working model of NHL6 in ABA response was proposed.
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- Yan Bao
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Plant Sciences Institute and the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
- Hong-Xia Zhang ,
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Bao Y, Song WM, Pan J, Jiang CM, Srivastava R, Li B, Zhu LY, Su HY, Gao XS, Liu H, Yu X, Yang L, Cheng XH, Zhang HX. Overexpression of the NDR1/HIN1-Like Gene NHL6 Modifies Seed Germination in Response to Abscisic Acid and Abiotic Stresses in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148572. [PMID: 26849212 PMCID: PMC4744021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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NHL (NDR1/HIN1-like) genes play crucial roles in pathogen induced plant responses to biotic stress. Here, we report the possible function of NHL6 in plant response to abscisic acid (ABA) and abiotic stress. NHL6 was highly expressed in non-germinated seeds, and its expression was strongly induced by ABA and multiple abiotic stress signals. Loss-of-function of NHL6 decreased sensitivity to ABA in the early developmental stages including seed germination and post-germination seedling growth of the nhl6 mutants. However, overexpression of NHL6 increased sensitivity to ABA, salt and osmotic stress of the transgenic plants. Further studies indicated that the increased sensitivity in the 35S::NHL6 overexpressing plants could be a result of both ABA hypersensitivity and increased endogenous ABA accumulation under the stress conditions. It was also seen that the ABA-responsive element binding factors AREB1, AREB2 and ABF3 could regulate NHL6 expression at transcriptional level. Our results indicate that NHL6 plays an important role in the abiotic stresses-induced ABA signaling and biosynthesis, particularly during seed germination and early seedling development in Arabidopsis.
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- Yan Bao
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Plant Sciences Institute and the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, United States of America
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Plant Sciences Institute and the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, United States of America
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- * E-mail: (X-HC); (H-XZ)
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, China
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- * E-mail: (X-HC); (H-XZ)
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Tian H, Guo H, Dai X, Cheng Y, Zheng K, Wang X, Wang S. An ABA down-regulated bHLH transcription repressor gene, bHLH129 regulates root elongation and ABA response when overexpressed in Arabidopsis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17587. [PMID: 26625868 PMCID: PMC4667245 DOI: 10.1038/srep17587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role in modulating plant responses to environmental stresses. Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are one of the largest transcription factor families that regulate multiple aspects of plant growth and development, as well as of plant metabolism in Arabidopsis. Several bHLH transcription factors have been shown to be involved in the regulation of ABA signaling. We report here the characterization of bHLH129, a bHLH transcription factor in Arabidopsis. We found that the expression level of bHLH129 was reduced in response to exogenously applied ABA, and elevated in the ABA biosynthesis mutant aba1-5. Florescence observation of transgenic plants expressing bHLH129-GFP showed that bHLH129 was localized in the nucleus, and transient expression of bHLH129 in protoplasts inhibited reporter gene expression. When expressed in Arabidopsis under the control of the 35S promoter, bHLH129 promoted root elongation, and the transgenic plants were less sensitivity to ABA in root elongation assays. Quantitative RT-PCR results showed that ABA response of several genes involved in ABA signaling, including ABI1, SnRK2.2, SnRK2.3 and SnRK2.6 were altered in the transgenic plants overexpressing bHLH129. Taken together, our study suggests that bHLH129 is a transcription repressor that negatively regulates ABA response in Arabidopsis.
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- Hainan Tian
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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Jia W, Zhang L, Wu D, Liu S, Gong X, Cui Z, Cui N, Cao H, Rao L, Wang C. Sucrose Transporter AtSUC9 Mediated by a Low Sucrose Level is Involved in Arabidopsis Abiotic Stress Resistance by Regulating Sucrose Distribution and ABA Accumulation. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 56:1574-87. [PMID: 26063392 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Sucrose (Suc) transporters (SUCs or SUTs) are important regulators in plant growth and stress tolerance. However, the mechanism of SUCs in plant abiotic stress resistance remains to be dietermined. Here, we found that AtSUC9 expression was induced by abiotic stress, including salt, osmotic and cold stress conditions. Disruption of AtSUC9 led to sensitive responses to abiotic stress during seed germination and seedling growth. Further analyses indicated that the sensitivity phenotype of Atsuc9 mutants resulted from higher Suc content in shoots and lower Suc content in roots, as compared with that in wild-type (WT) plants. In addition, we found that the expression of AtSUC9 is induced in particular by low levels of exogenous and endogenous Suc, and deletion of AtSUC9 affected the expression of the low Suc level-responsive genes. AtSUC9 also showed an obvious response to treatments with low concentrations of exogenous Suc during seed germination, seedling growth and Suc distribution, and Atsuc9 mutants hardly grew in abiotic stress treatments without exogenous Suc. Moreover, our results illustrated not only that deletion of AtSUC9 blocks abiotic stress-inducible ABA accumulation but also that Atsuc9 mutants had a lower content of endogenous ABA in stress conditions than in normal conditions. Deletion of AtSUC9 also inhibited the expression of many ABA-inducible genes (SnRk2.2/3/6, ABF2/3/4, ABI1/3/4, RD29A, KIN1 and KIN2). These results indicate that AtSUC9 is induced in particular by low Suc levels then mediates the balance of Suc distribution and promotes ABA accumulation to enhance Arabidopsis abiotic stress resistance.
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- Wanqiu Jia
- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China These authors contributed equally to this work. Present address: College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China These authors contributed equally to this work. Present address: College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China These authors contributed equally to this work
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China Key Laboratory of Northeast Rice Biology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, and Key Laboratory of Northern Japonica Rice Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Rice Research Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Wu L, Zu X, Zhang H, Wu L, Xi Z, Chen Y. Overexpression of ZmMAPK1 enhances drought and heat stress in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 88:429-43. [PMID: 26008677 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0333-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction cascades play a crucial role in the response to extracellular stimuli in eukaryotes. A number of MAPK family genes have been isolated in plants, but the maize MAPK genes have been little studied. Here, we studied the role of maize MAP kinase 1 (ZmMAPK1) using gene expression, protein subcellular localization, transformation in Arabidopsis, expression patterns of the stress-responsive genes and physiological parameter analysis. Our physiological parameter analysis suggested that over-expression ZmMAPK1 can increase proline content and decrease malondialdehyde content under drought, and prevent chlorophyll loss and the production of scavenger reactive oxygen species under heat stress. The resistance characteristics of the over-expression of ZmMAPK1 were associated with a significant increase in survival rate. These results suggest that ZmMAPK1 plays a positive role in response to drought and heat stress in Arabidopsis, and provide new insights into the mechanisms of action of MAPK in response to abiotic stress in plants.
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- Liuji Wu
- Henan Agricultural University, Synergetic Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, 63 Nongye Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, People's Republic of China
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Papdi C, Pérez-Salamó I, Joseph MP, Giuntoli B, Bögre L, Koncz C, Szabados L. The low oxygen, oxidative and osmotic stress responses synergistically act through the ethylene response factor VII genes RAP2.12, RAP2.2 and RAP2.3. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 82:772-84. [PMID: 25847219 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The ethylene response factor VII (ERF-VII) transcription factor RELATED TO APETALA2.12 (RAP2.12) was previously identified as an activator of the ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE1 promoter::luciferase (ADH1-LUC) reporter gene. Here we show that overexpression of RAP2.12 and its homologues RAP2.2 and RAP2.3 sustains ABA-mediated activation of ADH1 and activates hypoxia marker genes under both anoxic and normoxic conditions. Inducible expression of all three RAP2s conferred tolerance to anoxia, oxidative and osmotic stresses, and enhanced the sensitivity to abscisic acid (ABA). Consistently, the rap2.12-2 rap2.3-1 double mutant showed hypersensitivity to both submergence and osmotic stress. These findings suggest that the three ERF-VII-type transcription factors play roles in tolerance to multiple stresses that sequentially occur during and after submergence in Arabidopsis. Oxygen-dependent degradation of RAP2.12 was previously shown to be mediated by the N-end rule pathway. During submergence the RAP2.12, RAP2.2 and RAP2.3 are stabilized and accumulates in the nucleus affecting the transcription of stress response genes. We conclude that the stabilized RAP2 transcription factors can prolong the ABA-mediated activation of a subset of osmotic responsive genes (e.g. ADH1). We also show that RAP2.12 protein level is affected by the REALLY INTERESTING GENE (RING) domain containing SEVEN IN ABSENTIA of Arabidopsis thaliana 2 (SINAT2). Silencing of SINAT1/2 genes leads to enhanced RAP2.12 abundance independently of the presence or absence of its N-terminal degron. Taken together, our results suggest that RAP2.12 and its homologues RAP2.2 and RAP2.3 act redundantly in multiple stress responses. Alternative protein degradation pathways may provide inputs to the RAP2 transcription factors for the distinct stresses.
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- Csaba Papdi
- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári krt. 62., H-6726, Szeged, Hungary
- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári krt. 62., H-6726, Szeged, Hungary
- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári krt. 62., H-6726, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári krt. 62., H-6726, Szeged, Hungary
- Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Carl von Linne weg 10., 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári krt. 62., H-6726, Szeged, Hungary
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Yu L, Meng Y, Shao C, Kahrizi D. Are ta-siRNAs only originated from the cleavage site of miRNA on its target RNAs and phased in 21-nt increments? Gene 2015; 569:127-35. [PMID: 26026904 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Trans-acting siRNAs (ta-siRNAs) are a class of small RNAs playing crucial roles in the regulation of plant gene expression. According to the canonical model, specific miRNA-guided cleavage of a TAS transcript triggers and sets the registry for the subsequent production of ta-siRNAs at 21-nt increments from the cleavage site. However, a previously validated 22-nt ta-siR2140 indicated that ta-siRNAs might be initiated from other phase increments and registers, which resulted in massive ta-siRNAs missing in the canonical model. To test this hypothesis, we employed high-throughput sequencing data to thoroughly identify the miR173-triggered ta-siRNAs from TAS1/TAS2 transcripts. As a result, thousands of phased siRNAs not generated through the canonical pathway were identified and 110 novel siRNA-target interactions were further validated based on degradome sequencing data. Based on these results, we propose that the canonical biogenesis model of ta-siRNAs should be modified in order to recruit the previously unidentified ta-siRNA candidates.
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- Lan Yu
- College of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, PR China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, PR China.
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- Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran; Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Wang H, Tang R, Wang C, Qi Q, Gai Y, Jiang X, Zhang H. Functional repression of PtSND2 represses growth and development by disturbing auxin biosynthesis, transport and signaling in transgenic poplar. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 35:95-105. [PMID: 25516528 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpu100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Using chimeric repressor silencing technology, we previously reported that functional repression of PtSND2 severely arrested wood formation in transgenic poplar (Populus). Here, we provide further evidence that auxin biosynthesis, transport and signaling were disturbed in these transgenic plants, leading to pleiotropic defects in their growth patterns, including inhibited leaf enlargement and vascular tissue development in the leaf central vein, suppressed cambial growth and fiber elongation in the stem, and arrested growth in the root system. Two transgenic lines, which displayed the most remarkable phenotypic deviation from the wild-type, were selected for detailed studies. In both transgenic lines, expression of genes for auxin biosynthesis, transport and signaling was down-regulated, and indole-3-acetic acid distribution was severely disturbed in the apical buds, leaves, stems and roots of field-grown transgenic plants. Transient transcription dual-luciferase assays of ProPtTYDC2::LUC, ProPttLAX2::LUC and ProPoptrIAA20.2::LUC in poplar protoplasts revealed that expression of auxin-related genes might be regulated by PtSND2 at the transcriptional level. All these results indicate that functional repression of PtSND2 altered auxin biosynthesis, transport and signaling, and thereby disturbed the normal growth and development of transgenic plants.
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- Haihai Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China Present address: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of Chinese Forestry Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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