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Sanchez-Corrionero A, Sánchez-Vicente I, Arteaga N, Manrique-Gil I, Gómez-Jiménez S, Torres-Quezada I, Albertos P, Lorenzo O. Fine-tuned nitric oxide and hormone interface in plant root development and regeneration. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6104-6118. [PMID: 36548145 PMCID: PMC10575706 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Plant root growth and developmental capacities reside in a few stem cells of the root apical meristem (RAM). Maintenance of these stem cells requires regenerative divisions of the initial stem cell niche (SCN) cells, self-maintenance, and proliferative divisions of the daughter cells. This ensures sufficient cell diversity to guarantee the development of complex root tissues in the plant. Damage in the root during growth involves the formation of a new post-embryonic root, a process known as regeneration. Post-embryonic root development and organogenesis processes include primary root development and SCN maintenance, plant regeneration, and the development of adventitious and lateral roots. These developmental processes require a fine-tuned balance between cell proliferation and maintenance. An important regulator during root development and regeneration is the gasotransmitter nitric oxide (NO). In this review we have sought to compile how NO regulates cell rate proliferation, cell differentiation, and quiescence of SCNs, usually through interaction with phytohormones, or other molecular mechanisms involved in cellular redox homeostasis. NO exerts a role on molecular components of the auxin and cytokinin signaling pathways in primary roots that affects cell proliferation and maintenance of the RAM. During root regeneration, a peak of auxin and cytokinin triggers specific molecular programs. Moreover, NO participates in adventitious root formation through its interaction with players of the brassinosteroid and cytokinin signaling cascade. Lately, NO has been implicated in root regeneration under hypoxia conditions by regulating stem cell specification through phytoglobins.
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- Alvaro Sanchez-Corrionero
- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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Mira MM, El-Khateeb EA, Youssef MS, Ciacka K, So K, Duncan RW, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Arabidopsis root apical meristem survival during waterlogging is determined by phytoglobin through nitric oxide and auxin. PLANTA 2023; 258:86. [PMID: 37747517 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04239-4] [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: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Over-expression of phytoglobin mitigates the degradation of the root apical meristem (RAM) caused by waterlogging through changes in nitric oxide and auxin distribution at the root tip. Plant performance to waterlogging is ameliorated by the over-expression of the Arabidopsis Phytoglobin 1 (Pgb1) which also contributes to the maintenance of a functional RAM. Hypoxia induces accumulation of ROS and damage in roots of wild type plants; these events were preceded by the exhaustion of the RAM resulting from the loss of functionality of the WOX5-expressing quiescent cells (QCs). These phenotypic deviations were exacerbated by suppression of Pgb1 and attenuated when the same gene was up-regulated. Genetic and pharmacological studies demonstrated that degradation of the RAM in hypoxic roots is attributed to a reduction in the auxin maximum at the root tip, necessary for the specification of the QC. This reduction was primarily caused by alterations in PIN-mediated auxin flow but not auxin synthesis. The expression and localization patterns of several PINs, including PIN1, 2, 3 and 4, facilitating the basipetal translocation of auxin and its distribution at the root tip, were altered in hypoxic WT and Pgb1-suppressing roots but mostly unchanged in those over-expressing Pgb1. Disruption of PIN1 and PIN2 signal in hypoxic roots suppressing Pgb1 initiated in the transition zone at 12 h and was specifically associated to the absence of Pgb1 protein in the same region. Exogenous auxin restored a functional RAM, while inhibition of the directional auxin flow exacerbated the degradation of the RAM. The regulation of root behavior by Pgb1 was mediated by nitric oxide (NO) in a model consistent with the recognized function of Pgbs as NO scavengers. Collectively, this study contributes to our understanding of the role of Pgbs in preserving root meristem function and QC niche during conditions of stress, and suggests that the root transition zone is most vulnerable to hypoxia.
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- Mohammed M Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Rathnayaka Pathiranage RGL, Mira MM, Hill RD, Stasolla C. The inhibition of maize (Zea mays L.) root stem cell regeneration by low oxygen is attenuated by Phytoglobin 1 (Pgb1) through changes in auxin and jasmonic acid. PLANTA 2023; 257:120. [PMID: 37178357 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04144-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSIONS Over-expression of Phytoglobin1 increases the viability of maize root stem cells to low oxygen stress through changes in auxin and jasmonic acid responses. Hypoxia inhibits maize (Zea mays L.) root growth by deteriorating the quiescent center (QC) stem cells of the root apical meristem. Over-expression of the Phytoglobin1 ZmPgb1.1 alleviates these effects through the retention of the auxin flow along the root profile required for the specification of the QC stem cells. To identify QC-specific hypoxia responses and determine whether ZmPgb1.1 exercises a direct role on QC stem cells, we performed a QC functionality test. This was done by estimating the ability of QCs to regenerate a root in vitro in a hypoxic environment. Hypoxia decreased the functionality of the QCs by depressing the expression of several genes participating in the synthesis and response of auxin. This was accompanied by a decrease in DR5 signal, a suppression of PLETHORA and WOX5, two markers of QC cell identity, and a reduction in expression of genes participating in JA synthesis and signaling. Over-expression of ZmPgb1.1 was sufficient to mitigate all these responses. Through pharmacological alterations of auxin and JA, it is demonstrated that both hormones are required for QC functionality under hypoxia, and that JA acts downstream of auxin during QC regeneration. A model is proposed whereby the ZmPgb1.1 maintenance of auxin synthesis in hypoxic QCs is determinant for the retention of their functionality, with JA supporting the regeneration of roots from the QCs.
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Mira MM, Day S, Ibrahim S, Hill RD, Stasolla C. The Arabidopsis Phytoglobin 2 mediates phytochrome B (phyB) light signaling responses during somatic embryogenesis. PLANTA 2023; 257:88. [PMID: 36976396 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04121-3] [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: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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During the light induction of somatic embryogenesis, phyB-Pfr suppresses Phytoglobin 2, known to elevate nitric oxide (NO). NO depresses Phytochrome Interacting Factor 4 (PIF4) relieving its inhibition on embryogenesis through auxin. An obligatory step of many in vitro embryogenic systems is the somatic-embryogenic transition culminating with the formation of the embryogenic tissue. In Arabidopsis, this transition requires light and is facilitated by high levels of nitric oxide (NO) generated by either suppression of the NO scavenger Phytoglobin 2 (Pgb2), or its removal from the nucleus. Using a previously characterized induction system regulating the cellular localization of Pgb2, we demonstrated the interplay between phytochrome B (phyB) and Pgb2 during the formation of embryogenic tissue. The deactivation of phyB in the dark coincides with the induction of Pgb2 known to reduce the level of NO; consequently, embryogenesis is inhibited. Under light conditions, the active form of phyB depresses the levels of Pgb2 transcripts, thus expecting an increase in cellular NO. Induction of Pgb2 increases Phytochrome Interacting Factor 4 (PIF4) suggesting that high levels of NO repress PIF4. The PIF4 inhibition is sufficient to induce several auxin biosynthetic (CYP79B2, AMI1, and YUCCA 1, 2, and 6) and response (ARF5, 8, and 16) genes, conducive to the formation of the embryonic tissue and production of somatic embryos. Auxin responses mediated by ARF10 and 17 appear to be regulated by Pgb2, possibly through NO, in a PIF4-independent fashion. Overall, this work provides a new and preliminary model integrating Pgb2 (and NO) with phyB in the light regulation of in vitro embryogenesis.
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- Mohammed M Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Chan A, Stasolla C. Light induction of somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis is regulated by PHYTOCHROME E. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 195:163-169. [PMID: 36640683 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.007] [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: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The requirement of light on somatic embryogenesis (SE) has been documented in many species; however, no mechanism of action has been elucidated. Using Arabidopsis SE as a model, the effect of red light (660 nm) during the induction phase corresponding to the formation of the embryogenic tissue was examined. Analyses of several phytochrome mutants revealed that red light signaling, conducive to SE, was mediated by PHYTOCHROME E (PHYE). Both phyE and darkness were sufficient to repress the formation of somatic embryos and reduced the expression of CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHIC DWARF 3 (CPD3), a rate limiting step in brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthesis, as well as AGAMOUS LIKE 15 (AGL15), a key inducer of many SE genes. We further integrated BR signaling and nitric oxide (NO) with PHYE by demonstrating that applications of both compounds to phyE explants and WT explants cultured in the dark partially restored AGL15 expression. These results demonstrate that SE induction by red light operates via PHYE through BR signaling and NO required to induce AGL15.
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- Aaron Chan
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T2N2, Canada.
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Elhiti M, Stasolla C. Transduction of Signals during Somatic Embryogenesis. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:178. [PMID: 35050066 PMCID: PMC8779037 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is an in vitro biological process in which bipolar structures (somatic embryos) can be induced to form from somatic cells and regenerate into whole plants. Acquisition of the embryogenic potential in culture is initiated when some competent cells within the explants respond to inductive signals (mostly plant growth regulators, PRGs), and de-differentiate into embryogenic cells. Such cells, "canalized" into the embryogenic developmental pathway, are able to generate embryos comparable in structure and physiology to their in vivo counterparts. Genomic and transcriptomic studies have identified several pathways governing the initial stages of the embryogenic process. In this review, the authors emphasize the importance of the developmental signals required for the progression of embryo development, starting with the de-differentiation of somatic cells and culminating with tissue patterning during the formation of the embryo body. The action and interaction of PGRs are highlighted, along with the participation of master regulators, mostly transcription factors (TFs), and proteins involved in stress responses and the signal transduction required for the initiation of the embryogenic process.
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- Mohamed Elhiti
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt;
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada
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Synthetic Strigolactone GR24 Improves Arabidopsis Somatic Embryogenesis through Changes in Auxin Responses. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10122720. [PMID: 34961192 PMCID: PMC8704308 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis encompasses an induction phase requiring auxin as the inductive signal to promote cellular dedifferentiation and formation of the embryogenic tissue, and a developmental phase favoring the maturation of the embryos. Strigolactones (SLs) have been categorized as a novel group of plant hormones based on their ability to affect physiological phenomena in plants. The study analyzed the effects of synthetic strigolactone GR24, applied during the induction phase, on auxin response and formation of somatic embryos. The expression level of two SL biosynthetic genes, MOREAXILLARY GROWTH 3 and 4 (MAX3 and MAX4), which are responsible for the conversion of carotene to carotenal, increased during the induction phase of embryogenesis. Arabidopsis mutant studies indicated that the somatic embryo number was inhibited in max3 and max4 mutants, and this effect was reversed by applications of GR24, a synthetic strigolactone, and exacerbated by TIS108, a SL biosynthetic inhibitor. The transcriptional studies revealed that the regulation of GR24 and TIS108 on somatic embryogenesis correlated with changes in expression of AUXIN RESPONSIVE FACTORs 5, 8, 10, and 16, known to be required for the production of the embryogenic tissue, as well as the expression of WUSCHEL (WUS) and Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor-like Kinase 1 (SERK1), which are markers of cell dedifferentiation and embryogenic tissue formation. Collectively, this work demonstrated the novel role of SL in enhancing the embryogenic process in Arabidopsis and its requirement for inducing the expression of genes related to auxin signaling and production of embryogenic tissue.
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Sánchez-Vicente I, Lechón T, Fernández-Marcos M, Sanz L, Lorenzo O. Nitric Oxide Alters the Pattern of Auxin Maxima and PIN-FORMED1 During Shoot Development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:630792. [PMID: 34122465 PMCID: PMC8189175 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.630792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hormone patterns tailor cell fate decisions during plant organ formation. Among them, auxins and cytokinins are critical phytohormones during early development. Nitric oxide (NO) modulates root architecture by the control of auxin spatial patterns. However, NO involvement during the coordination of shoot organogenesis remains unclear. Here, we explore the effect of NO during shoot development by using a phenotypic, cellular, and genetic analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana and get new insights into the characterization of NO-mediated leaf-related phenotypes. NO homeostasis mutants are impaired in several shoot architectural parameters, including phyllotactic patterns, inflorescence stem elongation, silique production, leaf number, and margin. Auxin distribution is a key feature for tissue differentiation and need to be controlled at different levels (i.e., synthesis, transport, and degradation mechanisms). The phenotypes resulting from the introduction of the cue1 mutation in the axr1 auxin resistant and pin1 backgrounds exacerbate the relationship between NO and auxins. Using the auxin reporter DR5:GUS, we observed an increase in auxin maxima under NO-deficient mutant backgrounds and NO scavenging, pointing to NO-ASSOCIATED 1 (NOA1) as the main player related to NO production in this process. Furthermore, polar auxin transport is mainly regulated by PIN-FORMED 1 (PIN1), which controls the flow along leaf margin and venations. Analysis of PIN1 protein levels shows that NO controls its accumulation during leaf development, impacting the auxin mediated mechanism of leaf building. With these findings, we also provide evidence for the NO opposite effects to determine root and shoot architecture, in terms of PIN1 accumulation under NO overproduction.
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Becana M, Yruela I, Sarath G, Catalán P, Hargrove MS. Plant hemoglobins: a journey from unicellular green algae to vascular plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 227:1618-1635. [PMID: 31960995 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Globins (Glbs) are widely distributed in archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. They can be classified into proteins with 2/2 or 3/3 α-helical folding around the heme cavity. Both types of Glbs occur in green algae, bryophytes and vascular plants. The Glbs of angiosperms have been more intensively studied, and several protein structures have been solved. They can be hexacoordinate or pentacoordinate, depending on whether a histidine is coordinating or not at the sixth position of the iron atom. The 3/3 Glbs of class 1 and the 2/2 Glbs (also called class 3 in plants) are present in all angiosperms, whereas the 3/3 Glbs of class 2 have been only found in early angiosperms and eudicots. The three Glb classes are expected to play different roles. Class 1 Glbs are involved in hypoxia responses and modulate NO concentration, which may explain their roles in plant morphogenesis, hormone signaling, cell fate determination, nutrient deficiency, nitrogen metabolism and plant-microorganism symbioses. Symbiotic Glbs derive from class 1 or class 2 Glbs and transport O2 in nodules. The physiological roles of class 2 and class 3 Glbs are poorly defined but could involve O2 and NO transport and/or metabolism, respectively. More research is warranted on these intriguing proteins to determine their non-redundant functions.
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- Manuel Becana
- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Apartado 13034, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Apartado 13034, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain
- Group of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology (BIFI-Unizar) Joint Unit to CSIC, Edificio I+D Campus Río Ebro, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Wheat, Sorghum, and Forage Research Unit, USDA-ARS, East Campus, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 86583, USA
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- Group of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology (BIFI-Unizar) Joint Unit to CSIC, Edificio I+D Campus Río Ebro, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Huesca, Universidad de Zaragoza, 22071, Huesca, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Mira MM, El-Khateeb EA, Gaafar RM, Igamberdiev AU, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Stem cell fate in hypoxic root apical meristems is influenced by phytoglobin expression. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1350-1362. [PMID: 31541257 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Root survival to flooding-induced hypoxic stress is dependent upon maintaining the functionality of the root apical meristem quiescent center (QC), a process that is governed by the basipetal flow of auxin leading to the formation of an auxin maximum, which is needed for the establishment of a highly oxidized environment specifying the QC niche. Perturbations in auxin flow and distribution along the root profile occurring during hypoxia can shift the redox state of the QC towards a more reduced environment, leading to the activation of the QC, degradation of the meristem, and root abortion. The maize phytoglobin gene ZmPgb1.1 is involved in minimizing these damaging effects during hypoxia in processes that result in sustaining the PIN-mediated auxin maximum and an oxidized environment in the QC. The oxidized environment is accomplished by maintaining the activity of redox enzymes oxidizing ascorbate and glutathione. These events, compromised in QCs suppressing ZmPgb1.1, ensure the functionality of the QC and root meristems under conditions of low oxygen, resulting in stable root performance.
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- Mohammed M Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Owusu V, Mira M, Soliman A, Adam LR, Daayf F, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Suppression of the maize phytoglobin ZmPgb1.1 promotes plant tolerance against Clavibacter nebraskensis. PLANTA 2019; 250:1803-1818. [PMID: 31456046 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03263-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Suppression of the maize phytoglobin ZmPgb1.1 enhances tolerance against Clavibacter nebraskensis by promoting hypersensitive response mechanisms mediated by ethylene and reactive oxygen species. Suppression of the maize phytoglobin, ZmPgb1.1, reduced lesion size and disease severity in leaves following inoculation with Clavibacter nebraskensis, the causal agent of Goss's bacterial wilt disease of corn. These effects were associated with an increase of the transcriptional levels of ethylene biosynthetic and responsive genes, which resulted in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and TUNEL-positive nuclei in the proximity of the inoculation site. An in vitro system, in which maize cells were treated with induced xylem sap, was employed to define the cause-effect relationship of these events. Phytoglobins (Pgbs) are hemoglobins able to scavenge nitric oxide (NO). Suppression of ZmPgb1.1 elevated the level of NO in cells exposed to the induced xylem sap causing a rise in the transcript levels of ethylene biosynthesis and response genes, as well as ethylene. Accumulation of ethylene in the same cells was sufficient to elevate the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS), through the activation of the respiratory burst oxidase homologs (Rboh) genes, and trigger programmed cell death (PCD). The sequence of these events was demonstrated by manipulating the content of NO and ethylene in culture through pharmacological treatments. Collectively, our results illustrated that suppression of ZmPgb1.1 evokes tolerance against C. nebraskensis culminating in the execution of PCD, a key step of the hypersensitive response.
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- V Owusu
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Wang L, Rubio MC, Xin X, Zhang B, Fan Q, Wang Q, Ning G, Becana M, Duanmu D. CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of leghemoglobin genes in Lotus japonicus uncovers their synergistic roles in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 224:818-832. [PMID: 31355948 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Legume nodules contain high concentrations of leghemoglobins (Lbs) encoded by several genes. The reason for this multiplicity is unknown. CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used to generate stable mutants of the three Lbs of Lotus japonicus. The phenotypes were characterized at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels. Nodules of the triple mutants were examined by electron microscopy and subjected to RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis. Complementation studies revealed that Lbs function synergistically to maintain optimal N2 fixation. The nodules of the triple mutants overproduced superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide, which was probably linked to activation of NADPH oxidases and changes in superoxide dismutase isoforms expression. The mutant nodules showed major ultrastructural alterations, including vacuolization, accumulation of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and disruption of mitochondria. RNA-seq of c. 20 000 genes revealed significant changes in expression of carbon and nitrogen metabolism genes, transcription factors, and proteinases. Lb-deficient nodules had c. 30-50-fold less heme but similar transcript levels of heme biosynthetic genes, suggesting a post-translational regulatory mechanism of heme synthesis. We conclude that Lbs act additively in nodules and that the lack of Lbs results in early nodule senescence. Our observations also provide insight into the reprogramming of the gene expression network associated with Lb deficiency, probably as a result of uncontrolled intracellular free O2 concentration.
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- Longlong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado 13034, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado 13034, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Mur LAJ, Kumari A, Brotman Y, Zeier J, Mandon J, Cristescu SM, Harren F, Kaiser WM, Fernie AR, Gupta KJ. Nitrite and nitric oxide are important in the adjustment of primary metabolism during the hypersensitive response in tobacco. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:4571-4582. [PMID: 31173640 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nitrate and ammonia deferentially modulate primary metabolism during the hypersensitive response in tobacco. In this study, tobacco RNAi lines with low nitrite reductase (NiRr) levels were used to investigate the roles of nitrite and nitric oxide (NO) in this process. The lines accumulate NO2-, with increased NO generation, but allow sufficient reduction to NH4+ to maintain plant viability. For wild-type (WT) and NiRr plants grown with NO3-, inoculation with the non-host biotrophic pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola induced an accumulation of nitrite and NO, together with a hypersensitive response (HR) that resulted in decreased bacterial growth, increased electrolyte leakage, and enhanced pathogen resistance gene expression. These responses were greater with increases in NO or NO2- levels in NiRr plants than in the WT under NO3- nutrition. In contrast, WT and NiRr plants grown with NH4+ exhibited compromised resistance. A metabolomic analysis detected 141 metabolites whose abundance was differentially changed as a result of exposure to the pathogen and in response to accumulation of NO or NO2-. Of these, 13 were involved in primary metabolism and most were linked to amino acid and energy metabolism. HR-associated changes in metabolism that are often linked with primary nitrate assimilation may therefore be influenced by nitrite and NO production.
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- Luis A J Mur
- Institute of Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Edward Llwyd Building, Aberystwyth, UK
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Golm-Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Universitätsstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Radboud University, Life Science Trace Gas Facility, Molecular and Laser Physics, Institute for Molecules and Materials, GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Life Science Trace Gas Facility, Molecular and Laser Physics, Institute for Molecules and Materials, GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Life Science Trace Gas Facility, Molecular and Laser Physics, Institute for Molecules and Materials, GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften; Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie und Biophysik; Julius-von-Sachs-Platz, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Golm-Potsdam, Germany
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Stasolla C, Huang S, Hill RD, Igamberdiev AU. Spatio-temporal expression of phytoglobin: a determining factor in the NO specification of cell fate. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:4365-4377. [PMID: 30838401 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Plant growth and development rely on the orchestration of cell proliferation, differentiation, and ultimately death. After varying rounds of divisions, cells respond to positional cues by acquiring a specific fate and embarking upon distinct developmental pathways which might differ significantly from those of adjacent cells exposed to diverse cues. Differential cell behavior is most apparent in response to stress, when some cells might be more vulnerable than others to the same stress condition. This appears to be the case for stem cells which show abnormal features of differentiation and ultimately signs of deterioration at the onset of specific types of stress such as hypoxia and water deficit. A determining factor influencing cell behavior during growth and development, and cell response during conditions of stress is nitric oxide (NO), the level of which can be regulated by phytoglobins (Pgbs), known scavengers of NO. The modulation of NO by Pgbs can be cell, tissue, and/or organ specific, as revealed by the expression patterns of Pgbs dictated by the presence of distinct cis-regulatory elements in their promoters. This review discusses how the temporal and spatial Pgb expression pattern influences NO-mediated responses and ultimately cell fate acquisition in plant developmental processes.
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- Claudio Stasolla
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Youssef MS, Mira MM, Millar JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Spatial identification of transcripts and biological processes in laser micro-dissected sub-regions of waterlogged corn roots with altered expression of phytoglobin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 139:350-365. [PMID: 30952087 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Over-expression of the corn phytoglobin ZmPgb1.2 increases tolerance to waterlogging, while suppression of ZmPgb1.2 compromises plant growth. To unravel compartment-specific transcriptional changes evoked by ZmPgb1.2 during hypoxia, laser micro-dissected sub-regions from waterlogged roots of WT and ZmPgb1.2 overexpressing [ZmPgb1.2(S)] plants were probed for global transcriptional analysis using next generation RNA sequencing. These sub-regions included compartments within the meristematic, elongation, and maturation zone. Of the 149 genes differentially expressed by the up-regulation of ZmPgb1.2, 78 occurred within the meristematic region and included genes involved in jasmonic acid synthesis and response, ascorbic acid metabolism, and ethylene signalling. The ZmPgb1.2 regulation of these genes, discussed in the context of known functions of Pgbs, was further validated by monitoring their expression in meristematic cells of waterlogged roots suppressing ZmPgb1.2. Of the 27 genes differentially expressed by the over-expression of ZmPgb1.2 in the elongation zone, pyruvate kinase and alcohol dehydrogenase showed an expression pattern correlated to the level of ZmPgb1.2 in the tissue. The transcriptional induction of these two enzymes in hypoxic domains of the elongation zone over-expressing ZmPgb1.2 suggests the activation of the fermentation pathway which might be required to sustain metabolic flux and production of ATP in support of cell elongation.
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- Mohamed S Youssef
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Gharbia, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Fukudome M, Watanabe E, Osuki KI, Imaizumi R, Aoki T, Becana M, Uchiumi T. Stably Transformed Lotus japonicus Plants Overexpressing Phytoglobin LjGlb1-1 Show Decreased Nitric Oxide Levels in Roots and Nodules as Well as Delayed Nodule Senescence. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:816-825. [PMID: 30597068 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The class 1 phytoglobin, LjGlb1-1, is expressed in various tissues of the model legume Lotus japonicus, where it may play multiple functions by interacting with nitric oxide (NO). One of such functions is the onset of a proper symbiosis with Mesorhizobium loti resulting in the formation of actively N2-fixing nodules. Stable overexpression lines (Ox1 and Ox2) of LjGlb1-1 were generated and phenotyped. Both Ox lines showed reduced NO levels in roots and enhanced nitrogenase activity in mature and senescent nodules relative to the wild-type (WT). Physiological and cytological observations indicated that overexpression of LjGlb1-1 delayed nodule senescence. The application to WT nodules of the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl-dl-penicillamine (SNAP) or the phytohormones abscisic acid (ABA) and the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) repressed nitrogenase activity, induced the expression of three senescence-associated genes and caused cytological changes evidencing nodule senescence. These effects were almost completely reverted by the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide. Our results reveal that overexpression of LjGlb1-1 improves the activity of mature nodules and delays nodule senescence in the L.japonicus-M.loti symbiosis. These beneficial effects are probably mediated by the participation of LjGlb1-1 in controlling the concentration of NO that may be produced downstream in the phytohormone signaling pathway in nodules.
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- Mitsutaka Fukudome
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Departamento de Nutrici�n Vegetal, Estaci�n Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient�ficas, Apartado 13034, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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Kausch AP, Nelson-Vasilchik K, Hague J, Mookkan M, Quemada H, Dellaporta S, Fragoso C, Zhang ZJ. Edit at will: Genotype independent plant transformation in the era of advanced genomics and genome editing. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 281:186-205. [PMID: 30824051 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The combination of advanced genomics, genome editing and plant transformation biology presents a powerful platform for basic plant research and crop improvement. Together these advances provide the tools to identify genes as targets for direct editing as single base pair changes, deletions, insertions and site specific homologous recombination. Recent breakthrough technologies using morphogenic regulators in plant transformation creates the ability to introduce reagents specific toward their identified targets and recover stably transformed and/or edited plants which are genotype independent. These technologies enable the possibility to alter a trait in any variety, without genetic disruption which would require subsequent extensive breeding, but rather to deliver the same variety with one trait changed. Regulatory issues regarding this technology will predicate how broadly these technologies will be implemented. In addition, education will play a crucial role for positive public acceptance. Taken together these technologies comprise a platform for advanced breeding which is an imperative for future world food security.
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- Albert P Kausch
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, RI 02892, USA.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, RI 02892, USA
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- Plant Transformation Core Facility, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Verinomics Inc., New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Plant Transformation Core Facility, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Mira MM, Ciacka K, Hill RD, Stasolla C. In vitro differentiation of tracheary elements is induced by suppression of Arabidopsis phytoglobins. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 135:141-148. [PMID: 30529980 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Differentiation of tracheary elements (TEs) in vitro was affected by the expression level of the Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 phytoglobins (Pgbs). Over-expression of Pgb1 or Pgb2 (35S:Pgb1 or 35S:Pgb2 lines) reduced the differentiation process while suppression of either Pgb (Pgb1-RNAi or pgb2 lines) enhanced the production of TEs. The inductive effect of Pgb suppression on TE differentiation was linked to the reduced expression of the transcription factor MYC2. Suppression of this gene, observed under conditions of high NO levels or low Pgb expression, was sufficient to promote TE differentiation, while its over-expression abolished the promotive effect of Pgb suppression on the differentiation process. Cells in which MYC2 was mutated accumulated ethylene which induced the expression of the homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) III ATHB8. Production of ethylene was reduced in cells over-expressing MYC2 in a WT or a pgb mutant background. While stabilizing procambial cell specification, ATHB8 in known to activate downstream components triggering programmed cell death (PCD) and modifications of cell wall components, required steps of the TE differentiation process. Collectively, we provide evidence that in addition to their recognised participation in stress responses, Pgbs may play a key role in the specification of cell fate during development.
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- Mohamed M Mira
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Elhiti M, Huang S, Mira MM, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Redirecting Cell Fate During in vitro Embryogenesis: Phytoglobins as Molecular Switches. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1477. [PMID: 30356752 PMCID: PMC6189464 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Wójcikowska B, Botor M, Morończyk J, Wójcik AM, Nodzyński T, Karcz J, Gaj MD. Trichostatin A Triggers an Embryogenic Transition in Arabidopsis Explants via an Auxin-Related Pathway. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1353. [PMID: 30271420 PMCID: PMC6146766 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Auxin is an important regulator of plant ontogenies including embryo development and the exogenous application of this phytohormone has been found to be necessary for the induction of the embryogenic response in plant explants that have been cultured in vitro. However, in the present study, we show that treatment of Arabidopsis explants with trichostatin A (TSA), which is a chemical inhibitor of histone deacetylases, induces somatic embryogenesis (SE) without the exogenous application of auxin. We found that the TSA-treated explants generated somatic embryos that developed efficiently on the adaxial side of the cotyledons, which are the parts of an explant that are involved in auxin-induced SE. A substantial reduction in the activity of histone deacetylase (HDAC) was observed in the TSA-treated explants, thus confirming a histone acetylation-related mechanism of the TSA-promoted embryogenic response. Unexpectedly, the embryogenic effect of TSA was lower on the auxin-supplemented media and this finding further suggests an auxin-related mechanism of TSA-induced SE. Congruently, we found a significantly increased content of indolic compounds, which is indicative of IAA and an enhanced DR5::GUS signal in the TSA-treated explants. In line with these results, two of the YUCCA genes (YUC1 and YUC10), which are involved in auxin biosynthesis, were found to be distinctly up-regulated during TSA-induced SE and their expression was colocalised with the explant sites that are involved in SE. Beside auxin, ROS were extensively accumulated in response to TSA, thereby indicating that a stress-response is involved in TSA-triggered SE. Relevantly, we showed that the genes encoding the transcription factors (TFs) that have a regulatory function in auxin biosynthesis including LEC1, LEC2, BBM, and stress responses (MYB118) were highly up-regulated in the TSA-treated explants. Collectively, the results provide several pieces of evidence about the similarities between the molecular pathways of SE induction that are triggered by TSA and 2,4-D that involve the activation of the auxin-responsive TF genes that have a regulatory function in auxin biosynthesis and stress responses. The study suggests the involvement of histone acetylation in the auxin-mediated release of the embryogenic program of development in the somatic cells of Arabidopsis.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Medical University of SilesiaKatowice, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice, Poland
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- Mendel Centre for Genomics and Proteomics of Plants Systems, CEITEC MU – Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk UniversityBrno, Czechia
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- Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory, University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice, Poland
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Mot AC, Puscas C, Miclea P, Naumova-Letia G, Dorneanu S, Podar D, Dissmeyer N, Silaghi-Dumitrescu R. Redox control and autoxidation of class 1, 2 and 3 phytoglobins from Arabidopsis thaliana. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13714. [PMID: 30209406 PMCID: PMC6135765 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31922-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Despite a recent increase in interest towards phytoglobins and their importance in plants, much is still unknown regarding their biochemical/biophysical properties and physiological roles. The present study presents data on three recombinant Arabidopsis phytoglobins in terms of their UV-vis and Raman spectroscopic characteristics, redox state control, redox potentials and autoxidation rates. The latter are strongly influenced by pH for all three hemoglobins - (with a fundamental involvement of the distal histidine), as well as by added anion concentrations - suggesting either a process dominated by nucleophilic displacement of superoxide for AtHb2 or an inhibitory effect for AtHb1 and AtHb3. Reducing agents, such as ascorbate and glutathione, are found to either enhance- (presumably via direct electron transfer or via allosteric regulation) or prevent autoxidation. HbFe3+ reduction was possible in the presence of high (presumably not physiologically relevant) concentrations of NADH, glutathione and ascorbate, with differing behaviors for the three globins. The iron coordination sphere is found to affect the autoxidation, redox state interconversion and redox potentials in these three phytoglobins.
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- Augustin C Mot
- Research Center for Advanced Chemical Analysis, Instrumentation and Chemometrics, Babes-Bolyai University, 11 Arany Janos Street, RO-400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Independent Junior Research Group on Protein Recognition and Degradation, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Independent Junior Research Group on Protein Recognition and Degradation, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Kapoor K, Mira MM, Ayele BT, Nguyen TN, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Phytoglobins regulate nitric oxide-dependent abscisic acid synthesis and ethylene-induced program cell death in developing maize somatic embryos. PLANTA 2018; 247:1277-1291. [PMID: 29455261 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-2862-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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During maize somatic embryogenesis, suppression of phytoglobins (Pgbs) reduced ABA levels leading to ethylene-induced programmed cell death in the developing embryos. These effects modulate embryonic yield depending on the cellular localization of specific phytoglobin gene expression. Suppression of Zea mays phytoglobins (ZmPgb1.1 or ZmPgb1.2) during somatic embryogenesis induces programmed cell death (PCD) by elevating nitric oxide (NO). While ZmPgb1.1 is expressed in many embryonic domains and its suppression results in embryo abortion, ZmPgb1.2 is expressed in the basal cells anchoring the embryos to the embryogenic tissue. Down-regulation of ZmPgb1.2 is required to induce PCD in these anchor cells allowing the embryos to develop further. Exogenous applications of ABA could reverse the effects caused by the suppression of either of the two ZmPgbs. A depletion of ABA, ascribed to a down-regulation of biosynthetic genes, was observed in those embryonic domains where the respective ZmPgbs were repressed. These effects were mediated by NO. Depletion in ABA content increased the transcription of genes participating in the synthesis and response of ethylene, as well as the accumulation of ethylene, which influenced embryogenesis. Somatic embryo number was reduced by high ethylene levels and increased with pharmacological treatments suppressing ethylene synthesis. The ethylene inhibition of embryogenesis was linked to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the execution of PCD. Integration of ABA and ethylene in the ZmPgb regulation of embryogenesis is proposed in a model where NO accumulates in ZmPgb-suppressing cells, decreasing the level of ABA. Abscisic acid inhibits ethylene biosynthesis and the NO-mediated depletion of ABA relieves this inhibition causing ethylene to accumulate. Elevated ethylene levels trigger production of ROS and induce PCD. Ethylene-induced PCD in the ZmPgb1.1-suppressing line [ZmPgb1.1 (A)] leads to embryo abortion, while PCD in the ZmPgb1.2-suppressing line [ZmPgb1.2 (A)] results in the elimination of the anchor cells and the successful development of the embryos.
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- Karuna Kapoor
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Mira MM, Huang S, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Protection of root apex meristem during stress responses. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2018; 13:e1428517. [PMID: 29341848 PMCID: PMC5846546 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1428517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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By regulating the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in a cell and tissue specific fashion, Phytoglobins (Pgbs), plant hemoglobin-like proteins, interfere with many NO-mediated pathways participating in developmental and stress-related responses. Recent evidence reveals that one of the functions of Pgbs is to protect the root apical meristem (RAM) from stress conditions by retaining the viability and function of the quiescent center (QC), required to maintain the stem cells in an undifferentiated state and ensure proper tissue patterning and root viability. Based on this and other evidence, it is suggested that Pgbs regulate cell fate by modulating NO homeostasis.
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- Mohamed M. Mira
- Permanent address: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Stasolla C, Hill RD. Determining Cellular Responses: Phytoglobins May Direct the Traffic. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 22:820-822. [PMID: 28882416 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.08.002] [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: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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How stem cells retain their undifferentiated state or how differentiated cells are capable of having dissimilar responses to perturbations are major open questions in plant biology. Cell-specific phytoglobin expression may be one mechanism determining cell fate by the modulation of nitric oxide (NO), affecting cellular hormonal responses and processes such as cell differentiation.
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- Claudio Stasolla
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Godee C, Mira MM, Wally O, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Cellular localization of the Arabidopsis class 2 phytoglobin influences somatic embryogenesis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:1013-1023. [PMID: 28199692 PMCID: PMC5441859 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mutation of phytoglobin 2 (Pgb2) increases the number of somatic embryos in Arabidopsis. To assess the effects of the cellular localization of Pgb2 on embryo formation, an inducible system expressing a fusion protein consisting of Pgb2 linked to the steroid-binding domain of the rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR) was introduced in a pgb2 mutant line lacking the ability to express Pgb2. In this transgenic system, Pgb2 remains in the cytoplasm but migrates into the nucleus upon exposure to dexamethasone (DEX). Pgb2 retention in the cytoplasm, in the absence of DEX, increased the number of somatic embryos and reduced the expression of MYC2 - an inhibitor of the synthesis of auxin, which is the inductive signal for embryogenesis. Removal of DEX also induced the expression of several genes involved in the biosynthesis of tryptophan and the auxin, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). These genes included: tryptophan synthase-α subunit (TSA1) and tryptophan synthase-β subunit (TSB1), which are involved in the synthesis of tryptophan, cytochrome P450 CYP79B2 (CYP79B2) and amidase 1 (AMI1), which participate in the formation of IAA via indole-3-acetaldoxime, and several members of the YUCCA family, including YUC1 and 4, which are also required for IAA synthesis. Retention of Pgb2 in the cytoplasm by removal of DEX increased the staining pattern of IAA along the cotyledons of the explants generating embryogenic tissue. Staining for IAA decreased when Pgb2 translocated into the nucleus in response to the application of DEX. Collectively, these results suggest that the presence of Pgb2 in the cytoplasm, but not in the nucleus, phenocopies the effects of Pgb2 mutation in inducing somatic embryogenesis.
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- Cara Godee
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Permanent address: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt 31527
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Government of Canada, Harrow Research and Development Centre, RR #2, 2585 County Rd. 20, Harrow, ON N0R 1G0, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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Mira MM, El-Khateeb EA, SayedAhmed HI, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Are avoidance and acclimation responses during hypoxic stress modulated by distinct cell-specific mechanisms? PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2017; 12:e1273304. [PMID: 28010170 PMCID: PMC5289513 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1273304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants respond to hypoxic stress through either acclimation to the stress or avoidance of it, as they do to most environmental stresses. The hypothesis that has general consensus among the community is that ethylene response factors (ERFs) are central elements that control both types of responses to hypoxia. Recent studies suggest that this may not be the case for all cells experiencing hypoxic stress. Mature maize root cells undergoing hypoxic stress were found to undergo acclimation and avoidance mechanisms involving ERFs, whereas meristematic root cells and cells still undergoing differentiation acclimated to the response without the involvement of ethylene synthesis or ERFs. Phytoglobins (PGBs) and NO were demonstrated to be components critical to the acclimation response. These findings are discussed relative to the possibility that PGBs may be acting as molecular switches controlling cellular stress responses and hormonal changes and responses in cells.
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- Mohamed M. Mira
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Mira M, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Regulation of programmed cell death by phytoglobins. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:5901-5908. [PMID: 27371712 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental plant process in growth and development and in response to both biotic and abiotic stresses. Nitric oxide (NO) is a central component in determining whether a cell undergoes PCD, either as a direct elicitor of the response or as a factor in signal transduction from various hormones. Both NO and hormones that use NO as a signal transducer are mobile in the plant. Why do one set of cells die while adjacent cells remain alive, if this is the case? There is evidence to suggest that phytoglobins (Pgbs; previously termed non-symbiotic hemoglobins) may act as binary switches to determine plant cellular responses to perturbations. There are anywhere from one to five Pgb genes in plants that are expressed in response to growth and development and to stress. One of their main functions is to scavenge NO. This review will discuss how Pgb modulates cellular responses to auxin, cytokinin, and jasmonic acid during growth and development and in response to stress. The moderation in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by Pgbs and the effects on PCD will also be discussed. An overall mechanism for Pgb involvement will be presented.
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- Mohammed Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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Tao Y, Lyu MJA, Zhu XG. Transcriptome comparisons shed light on the pre-condition and potential barrier for C4 photosynthesis evolution in eudicots. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 91:193-209. [PMID: 26893123 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0455-x] [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] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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C4 photosynthesis evolved independently from C3 photosynthesis in more than 60 lineages. Most of the C4 lineages are clustered together in the order Poales and the order Caryophyllales while many other angiosperm orders do not have C4 species, suggesting the existence of biological pre-conditions in the ancestral C3 species that facilitate the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in these lineages. To explore pre-adaptations for C4 photosynthesis evolution, we classified C4 lineages into the C4-poor and the C4-rich groups based on the percentage of C4 species in different genera and conducted a comprehensive comparison on the transcriptomic changes between the non-C4 species from the C4-poor and the C4-rich groups. Results show that species in the C4-rich group showed higher expression of genes related to oxidoreductase activity, light reaction components, terpene synthesis, secondary cell synthesis, C4 cycle related genes and genes related to nucleotide metabolism and senescence. In contrast, C4-poor group showed up-regulation of a PEP/Pi translocator, genes related to signaling pathway, stress response, defense response and plant hormone metabolism (ethylene and brassinosteroid). The implications of these transcriptomic differences between the C4-rich and C4-poor groups to C4 evolution are discussed.
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- Yimin Tao
- CAS-Key Laboratory for Computational Biology and State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory for Computational Biology and State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory for Computational Biology and State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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Mira MM, Wally OSD, Elhiti M, El-Shanshory A, Reddy DS, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Jasmonic acid is a downstream component in the modulation of somatic embryogenesis by Arabidopsis Class 2 phytoglobin. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:2231-46. [PMID: 26962208 PMCID: PMC4809281 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that the beneficial effect of suppression of the Arabidopsis phytoglobin 2 gene, PGB2, on somatic embryogenesis occurs through the accumulation of nitric oxide (NO) within the embryogenic cells originating from the cultured explant. NO activates the expression of Allene oxide synthase (AOS) and Lipoxygenase 2 (LOX2), genes encoding two key enzymes of the jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthetic pathway, elevating JA content within the embryogenic tissue. The number of embryos in the single aos1-1 mutant and pgb2-aos1-1 double mutant declined, and was not rescued by increasing levels of NO stimulating embryogenesis in wild-type tissue. NO also influenced JA responses by up-regulating PLANT DEFENSIN 1 (PDF1) and JASMONATE-ZIM-PROTEIN (JAZ1), as well as down-regulating MYC2. The NO and JA modulation of MYC2 and JAZ1 controlled embryogenesis. Ectopic expression of JAZ1 or suppression of MYC2 promoted the formation of somatic embryos, while repression of JAZ1 and up-regulation of MYC2 reduced the embryogenic performance. Sustained expression of JAZ1 induced the transcription of several indole acetic acid (IAA) biosynthetic genes, resulting in higher IAA levels in the embryogenic cells. Collectively these data fit a model integrating JA in the PGB2 regulation of Arabidopsis embryogenesis. Suppression of PGB2 increases JA through NO. Elevated levels of JA repress MYC2 and induce JAZ1, favoring the accumulation of IAA in the explants and the subsequent production of somatic embryos.
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- Mohamed M. Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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Embryogenesis is a fascinating event during the plant life cycle encompassing several steps whereby the zygote develops into a fully developed embryo which, in angiosperms, is composed of an axis separating the apical meristems, and two cotyledons. Recapitulation of embryogenesis can also occur in vitro through somatic embryogenesis, where somatic cells are induced to form embryos, and androgenesis, in which embryos originate from immature male gametophytes. Besides cell division and differentiation, embryo patterning in vivo and in vitro requires the dismantling and selective elimination of cells and tissues via programmed cell death (PCD). While the manifestation of the death program has long been acknowledged in vivo, especially in relation to the elimination of the suspensor during the late phases of embryo development, PCD during in vitro embryogenesis has only been described in more recent years. Independent studies using the gymnosperm Norway spruce and the angiosperm maize have shown that the death program is crucial for the proper formation and further development of immature somatic embryos. This chapter summarizes the recent advances in the field of PCD during embryogenesis and proposes novel regulatory mechanisms activating the death program in plants.
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- Shuanglong Huang
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Canada, R3T2N2
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Canada, R3T2N2.
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Somatic embryogenesis involves a broad repertoire of genes, and complex expression patterns controlled by a concerted gene regulatory network. The present work describes this regulatory network focusing on the main aspects involved, with the aim of providing a deeper insight into understanding the total reprogramming of cells into a new organism through a somatic way. To the aim, the chromatin remodeling necessary to totipotent stem cell establishment is described, as the activity of numerous transcription factors necessary to cellular totipotency reprogramming. The eliciting effects of various plant growth regulators on the induction of somatic embryogenesis is also described and put in relation with the activity of specific transcription factors. The role of programmed cell death in the process, and the related function of specific hemoglobins as anti-stress and anti-death compounds is also described. The tools for biotechnology coming from this information is highlighted in the concluding remarks.
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Trevisan S, Manoli A, Ravazzolo L, Botton A, Pivato M, Masi A, Quaggiotti S. Nitrate sensing by the maize root apex transition zone: a merged transcriptomic and proteomic survey. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:3699-715. [PMID: 25911739 PMCID: PMC4473975 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nitrate is an essential nutrient for plants, and crops depend on its availability for growth and development, but its presence in agricultural soils is far from stable. In order to overcome nitrate fluctuations in soil, plants have developed adaptive mechanisms allowing them to grow despite changes in external nitrate availability. Nitrate can act as both nutrient and signal, regulating global gene expression in plants, and the root tip has been proposed as the sensory organ. A set of genome-wide studies has demonstrated several nitrate-regulated genes in the roots of many plants, although only a few studies have been carried out on distinct root zones. To unravel new details of the transcriptomic and proteomic responses to nitrate availability in a major food crop, a double untargeted approach was conducted on a transition zone-enriched root portion of maize seedlings subjected to differing nitrate supplies. The results highlighted a complex transcriptomic and proteomic reprogramming that occurs in response to nitrate, emphasizing the role of this root zone in sensing and transducing nitrate signal. Our findings indicated a relationship of nitrate with biosynthesis and signalling of several phytohormones, such as auxin, strigolactones, and brassinosteroids. Moreover, the already hypothesized involvement of nitric oxide in the early response to nitrate was confirmed with the use of nitric oxide inhibitors. Our results also suggested that cytoskeleton activation and cell wall modification occurred in response to nitrate provision in the transition zone.
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- Sara Trevisan
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy Proteomics Centre of Padova University, VIMM and Padova University Hospital, Via Giuseppe Orus, 2, 35129 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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Bartholomé J, Mabiala A, Savelli B, Bert D, Brendel O, Plomion C, Gion JM. Genetic architecture of carbon isotope composition and growth in Eucalyptus across multiple environments. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2015; 206:1437-1449. [PMID: 25643911 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In the context of climate change, the water-use efficiency (WUE) of highly productive tree varieties, such as eucalypts, has become a major issue for breeding programmes. This study set out to dissect the genetic architecture of carbon isotope composition (δ(13) C), a proxy of WUE, across several environments. A family of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis was planted in three trials and phenotyped for δ(13) C and growth traits. High-resolution genetic maps enabled us to target genomic regions underlying δ(13) C quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on the E. grandis genome. Of the 15 QTLs identified for δ(13) C, nine were stable across the environments and three displayed significant QTL-by-environment interaction, suggesting medium to high genetic determinism for this trait. Only one colocalization was found between growth and δ(13) C. Gene ontology (GO) term enrichment analysis suggested candidate genes related to foliar δ(13) C, including two involved in the regulation of stomatal movements. This study provides the first report of the genetic architecture of δ(13) C and its relation to growth in Eucalyptus. The low correlations found between the two traits at phenotypic and genetic levels suggest the possibility of improving the WUE of Eucalyptus varieties without having an impact on breeding for growth.
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- Jérôme Bartholomé
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612, Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612, Cestas, France
- University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO, F-33170, Cestas, France
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- CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612, Cestas, France
- University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO, F-33170, Cestas, France
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- INRA, UMR 1137, F-54280, Champenoux, France
- Université de Lorraine, UMR 1137, F-54506, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612, Cestas, France
- University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO, F-33170, Cestas, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-33612, Cestas, France
- INRA, UMR BIOGECO, F-33612, Cestas, France
- University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO, F-33170, Cestas, France
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Mira MM, Adel ES, Stasolla C. Ethylene is integrated into the nitric oxide regulation of Arabidopsis somatic embryogenesis. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2015; 13:7-17. [PMID: 30647561 PMCID: PMC6299816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The study confirms the role of the two Arabidopsis hemoglobin genes (Glb1 and Glb2) during somatic embryogenesis and proposes the involvement of ethylene in the regulation of embryo development. Suppression of both Glb1 and Glb2 results in accumulation of nitric oxide (NO) and a different embryogenic response. Compared to WT tissue, down-regulation of Glb1 (Glb1 RNAi line) compromises the embryogenic process, while repression of Glb2 (Glb2-/- line) increases the number of embryos. These differences were ascribed to the differential accumulation of NO in the two lines, as Glb1 is a more effective NO scavenger compared to Glb2. A high elevation of NO level [achieved pharmacologically using the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP), or genetically using the Glb1 suppressing line], activated the two ethylene biosynthetic genes 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACC synthase) and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (ACC oxidase). Ethylene accumulation repressed embryogenesis, as shown by the decreased embryo number observed in tissue treated with the ethylene releasing agent Ethephon (ETH), as well as by the increased embryo production obtained with the two ethylene insensitive mutant lines (ein2-1 and ein3-1). A repression in ethylene level increased the expression of many auxin biosynthetic genes and favored the accumulation of the auxin indole-acetic acid (IAA) at the sites of the explants where embryogenic tissue will form. Collectively these data reveal that high levels of NO, generated by the Glb1 suppressing line, but not by the Glb2 suppressing line, might increase the level of ethylene, which represses the production of auxin. Auxin is the inductive signal required for the formation of the embryogenic tissue.
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- Mohamed M. Mira
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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Sanz L, Albertos P, Mateos I, Sánchez-Vicente I, Lechón T, Fernández-Marcos M, Lorenzo O. Nitric oxide (NO) and phytohormones crosstalk during early plant development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2857-68. [PMID: 25954048 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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During the past two decades, nitric oxide (NO) has evolved from a mere gaseous free radical to become a new messenger in plant biology with an important role in a plethora of physiological processes. This molecule is involved in the regulation of plant growth and development, pathogen defence and abiotic stress responses, and in most cases this is achieved through its interaction with phytohormones. Understanding the role of plant growth regulators is essential to elucidate how plants activate the appropriate set of responses to a particular developmental stage or a particular stress. The first task to achieve this goal is the identification of molecular targets, especially those involved in the regulation of the crosstalk. The nature of NO targets in these growth and development processes and stress responses remains poorly described. Currently, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of NO in these processes and their interaction with other plant hormones are beginning to unravel. In this review, we made a compilation of the described interactions between NO and phytohormones during early plant developmental processes (i.e. seed dormancy and germination, hypocotyl elongation and root development).
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- Luis Sanz
- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero 12, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
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Huang S, Hill RD, Wally OSD, Dionisio G, Ayele BT, Jami SK, Stasolla C. Hemoglobin Control of Cell Survival/Death Decision Regulates in Vitro Plant Embryogenesis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 165:810-825. [PMID: 24784758 PMCID: PMC4044835 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.239335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) in multicellular organisms is a vital process in growth, development, and stress responses that contributes to the formation of tissues and organs. Although numerous studies have defined the molecular participants in apoptotic and PCD cascades, successful identification of early master regulators that target specific cells to live or die is limited. Using Zea mays somatic embryogenesis as a model system, we report that the expressions of two plant hemoglobin (Hb) genes (ZmHb1 and ZmHb2) regulate the cell survival/death decision that influences somatic embryogenesis through their cell-specific localization patterns. Suppression of either of the two ZmHbs is sufficient to induce PCD through a pathway initiated by elevated NO and Zn2+ levels and mediated by production of reactive oxygen species. The effect of the death program on the fate of the developing embryos is dependent on the localization patterns of the two ZmHbs. During somatic embryogenesis, ZmHb2 transcripts are restricted to a few cells anchoring the embryos to the subtending embryogenic tissue, whereas ZmHb1 transcripts extend to several embryonic domains. Suppression of ZmHb2 induces PCD in the anchoring cells, allowing the embryos to develop further, whereas suppression of ZmHb1 results in massive PCD, leading to abortion. We conclude that regulation of the expression of these ZmHbs has the capability to determine the developmental fate of the embryogenic tissue during somatic embryogenesis through their effect on PCD. This unique regulation might have implications for development and differentiation in other species.
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- Shuanglong Huang
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 (S.H., R.D.H., O.S.D.W., B.T.A., S.K.J., C.S.); andDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University-Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark (G.D.)
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Huang S, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Plant hemoglobin participation in cell fate determination. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2014; 9:e29485. [PMID: 25763627 PMCID: PMC4205130 DOI: 10.4161/psb.29485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant hemoglobins (Hbs) have been identified as master regulators in determining the developmental fate of specific cells during maize embryogenesis. Whether an embryogenic cell lives or undergoes programmed cell death (PCD) is modulated by Hbs, through their tight interactions with nitric oxide (NO) and auxin. During maize embryogenesis, Hb-suppressing cells accumulate NO, are depleted of auxin, and are committed to die. We propose that Hbs control cell fate by regulating NO and auxin homeostasis, and that this type of mechanism may influence other hormonal responses modulating plant behavior during development and stress conditions.
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Plants have evolved powerful regeneration abilities to recover from damage. Studies on plant regeneration are of high significance as the underlying mechanisms of plant regeneration are not only linking to the fundamental researches in many fields but also to the development of widely used plant biotechnology. Higher plants show three main types of regeneration: tissue regeneration, de novo organogenesis, and somatic embryogenesis. In this review, we summarize recent research on plant regeneration, mainly focusing on Arabidopsis thaliana and moss. New data suggest that plant hormones trigger regeneration and that several key transcription factors respond to hormone signals to determine cell-fate transition. Cell-fate transition requires genome-wide changes in gene expression, which are regulated via epigenetic pathways. Certain epigenetic factors may be recruited by transcription factors to relocate to new loci and regulate gene expression. Cross talk among hormone signaling, transcription factors, and epigenetic factors is involved in different types of plant regeneration, suggesting that elegant and complex regulatory mechanisms control which type of regeneration is triggered in plants under different circumstances. Since regeneration is initiated by wounding, identification of the wound signal is an important objective for future research.
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- Lin Xu
- National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Manoli A, Begheldo M, Genre A, Lanfranco L, Trevisan S, Quaggiotti S. NO homeostasis is a key regulator of early nitrate perception and root elongation in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:185-200. [PMID: 24220653 PMCID: PMC3883287 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Crop plant development is strongly dependent on nitrogen availability in the soil and on the efficiency of its recruitment by roots. For this reason, the understanding of the molecular events underlying root adaptation to nitrogen fluctuations is a primary goal to develop biotechnological tools for sustainable agriculture. However, knowledge about molecular responses to nitrogen availability is derived mainly from the study of model species. Nitric oxide (NO) has been recently proposed to be implicated in plant responses to environmental stresses, but its exact role in the response of plants to nutritional stress is still under evaluation. In this work, the role of NO production by maize roots after nitrate perception was investigated by focusing on the regulation of transcription of genes involved in NO homeostasis and by measuring NO production in roots. Moreover, its involvement in the root growth response to nitrate was also investigated. The results provide evidence that NO is produced by nitrate reductase as an early response to nitrate supply and that the coordinated induction of non-symbiotic haemoglobins (nsHbs) could finely regulate the NO steady state. This mechanism seems to be implicated on the modulation of the root elongation in response to nitrate perception. Moreover, an improved agar-plate system for growing maize seedlings was developed. This system, which allows localized treatments to be performed on specific root portions, gave the opportunity to discern between localized and systemic effects of nitrate supply to roots.
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- Alessandro Manoli
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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Hill RD, Huang S, Stasolla C. Hemoglobins, programmed cell death and somatic embryogenesis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 211:35-41. [PMID: 23987809 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is a universal process in all multicellular organisms. It is a critical component in a diverse number of processes ranging from growth and differentiation to response to stress. Somatic embryogenesis is one such process where PCD is significantly involved. Nitric oxide is increasingly being recognized as playing a significant role in regulating PCD in both mammalian and plant systems. Plant hemoglobins scavenge NO, and evidence is accumulating that events that modify NO levels in plants also affect hemoglobin expression. Here, we review the process of PCD, describing the involvement of NO and plant hemoglobins in the process. NO is an effector of cell death in both plants and vertebrates, triggering the cascade of events leading to targeted cell death that is a part of an organism's response to stress or to tissue differentiation and development. Expression of specific hemoglobins can alter this response in plants by scavenging the NO, thus, interrupting the death process. Somatic embryogenesis is used as a model system to demonstrate how cell-specific expression of different classes of hemoglobins can alter the embryogenic process, affecting hormone synthesis, cell metabolite levels and genes associated with PCD and embryogenic competence. We propose that plant hemoglobins influence somatic embryogenesis and PCD through cell-specific expression of a distinct plant hemoglobin. It is based on the premise that both embryogenic competence and PCD are strongly influenced by cellular NO levels. Increases in cellular NO levels result in elevated Zn(2+) and reactive-oxygen species associated with PCD, but they also result in decreased expression of MYC2, a transcription factor that is a negative effector of indoleacetic acid synthesis, a hormone that positively influences embryogenic competence. Cell-specific hemoglobin expression reduces NO levels as a result of NO scavenging, resulting in cell survival.
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- Robert D Hill
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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Hebelstrup KH, Shah JK, Igamberdiev AU. The role of nitric oxide and hemoglobin in plant development and morphogenesis. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2013; 148:457-69. [PMID: 23600702 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant morphogenesis is regulated endogenously through phytohormones and other chemical signals, which may act either locally or distant from their place of synthesis. Nitric oxide (NO) is formed by a number of controlled processes in plant cells. It is a central signaling molecule with several effects on control of plant growth and development, such as shoot and root architecture. All plants are able to express non-symbiotic hemoglobins at low concentration. Their function is generally not related to oxygen transport or storage; instead they effectively oxidize NO to NO(3)(-) and thereby control the local cellular NO concentration. In this review, we analyze available data on the role of NO and plant hemoglobins in morphogenetic processes in plants. The comparison of the data suggests that hemoglobin gene expression in plants modulates development and morphogenesis of organs, such as roots and shoots, through the localized control of NO, and that hemoglobin gene expression should always be considered a modulating factor in processes controlled directly or indirectly by NO in plants.
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- Kim H Hebelstrup
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-4200, Slagelse, Denmark.
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Wally OS, Mira MM, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Hemoglobin regulation of plant embryogenesis and plant pathogen interaction. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2013; 8:25264. [PMID: 23759548 PMCID: PMC3999057 DOI: 10.4161/psb.25264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant hemoglobins are ubiquitous molecules involved in several aspects of plant development and stress responses. Studies on the functional aspects of plant hemoglobins at the cellular level in these processes are limited, despite their ability to scavenge nitric oxide (NO), an important signal molecule interfering with hormone synthesis and sensitivity. This mini-review summarizes current knowledge on plant hemoglobins, analyzes their participation in plant pathogen interaction and embryogenesis and proposes a possible model centering on jasmonic acid (JA) as a downstream component of hemoglobin responses.
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