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Zhu X, Wang H. Revisiting the role and mechanism of ELF3 in circadian clock modulation. Gene 2024; 913:148378. [PMID: 38490512 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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The gene encoding EARLY FLOWERING3 (ELF3) is necessary for photoperiodic flowering and the normal regulation of circadian rhythms. It provides important information at the cellular level to uncover the biological mechanisms that improve plant growth and development. ELF3 interactions with transcription factors such as BROTHER OF LUX ARRHYTHMO (BOA), LIGHT-REGULATED WD1 (LWD1), PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 (PIF4), PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 7 (PIF7), and LUX ARRHYTHMO (LUX) suggest a role in evening complex (EC) independent pathways, demanding further investigation to elucidate the EC-dependent versus EC-independent mechanisms. The ELF3 regulation of flowering time about photoperiod and temperature variations can also optimize crop cultivation across diverse latitudes. In this review paper, we summarize how ELF3's role in the circadian clock and light-responsive flowering control in crops offers substantial potential for scientific advancement and practical applications in biotechnology and agriculture. Despite its essential role in crop adaptation, very little is known in many important crops. Consequently, comprehensive and targeted research is essential for extrapolating ELF3-related insights from Arabidopsis to other crops, utilizing both computational and experimental methodologies. This research should prioritize investigations into ELF3's protein-protein interactions, post-translational modifications, and genomic targets to elucidate its contribution to accurate circadian clock regulation.
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- Xingzun Zhu
- College of Landscape Architecture, Changchun University, No.1 Weixinglu Changchun, Jilin, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua, 950, Yucai Road, China.
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Noordally ZB, Hindle MM, Martin SF, Seaton DD, Simpson TI, Le Bihan T, Millar AJ. A phospho-dawn of protein modification anticipates light onset in the picoeukaryote Ostreococcus tauri. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5514-5531. [PMID: 37481465 PMCID: PMC10540734 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Diel regulation of protein levels and protein modification had been less studied than transcript rhythms. Here, we compare transcriptome data under light-dark cycles with partial proteome and phosphoproteome data, assayed using shotgun MS, from the alga Ostreococcus tauri, the smallest free-living eukaryote. A total of 10% of quantified proteins but two-thirds of phosphoproteins were rhythmic. Mathematical modelling showed that light-stimulated protein synthesis can account for the observed clustering of protein peaks in the daytime. Prompted by night-peaking and apparently dark-stable proteins, we also tested cultures under prolonged darkness, where the proteome changed less than under the diel cycle. Among the dark-stable proteins were prasinophyte-specific sequences that were also reported to accumulate when O. tauri formed lipid droplets. In the phosphoproteome, 39% of rhythmic phospho-sites reached peak levels just before dawn. This anticipatory phosphorylation suggests that a clock-regulated phospho-dawn prepares green cells for daytime functions. Acid-directed and proline-directed protein phosphorylation sites were regulated in antiphase, implicating the clock-related casein kinases 1 and 2 in phase-specific regulation, alternating with the CMGC protein kinase family. Understanding the dynamic phosphoprotein network should be facilitated by the minimal kinome and proteome of O. tauri. The data are available from ProteomeXchange, with identifiers PXD001734, PXD001735, and PXD002909.
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- Zeenat B Noordally
- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, UK
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- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- SynthSys and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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Scandola S, Mehta D, Castillo B, Boyce N, Uhrig RG. Systems-level proteomics and metabolomics reveals the diel molecular landscape of diverse kale cultivars. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1170448. [PMID: 37575922 PMCID: PMC10421703 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1170448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Kale is a group of diverse Brassicaceae species that are nutritious leafy greens consumed for their abundance of vitamins and micronutrients. Typified by their curly, serrated and/or wavy leaves, kale varieties have been primarily defined based on their leaf morphology and geographic origin, despite having complex genetic backgrounds. Kale is a very promising crop for vertical farming due to its high nutritional content; however, being a non-model organism, foundational, systems-level analyses of kale are lacking. Previous studies in kale have shown that time-of-day harvesting can affect its nutritional composition. Therefore, to gain a systems-level diel understanding of kale across its wide-ranging and diverse genetic landscape, we selected nine publicly available and commercially grown kale cultivars for growth under near-sunlight LED light conditions ideal for vertical farming. We then analyzed changes in morphology, growth and nutrition using a combination of plant phenotyping, proteomics and metabolomics. As the diel molecular activities of plants drive their daily growth and development, ultimately determining their productivity as a crop, we harvested kale leaf tissue at both end-of-day (ED) and end-of-night (EN) time-points for all molecular analyses. Our results reveal that diel proteome and metabolome signatures divide the selected kale cultivars into two groups defined by their amino acid and sugar content, along with significant proteome differences involving carbon and nitrogen metabolism, mRNA splicing, protein translation and light harvesting. Together, our multi-cultivar, multi-omic analysis provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of the diel growth and development landscape of kale, advancing our fundamental understanding of this nutritious leafy green super-food for horticulture/vertical farming applications.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Pajak A, Zaman D, Ajewole E, Pandurangan S, Marsolais F. Diurnal accumulation of K +-dependent L-asparaginase in leaf of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 205:113489. [PMID: 36328196 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113489] [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: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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L-Asparaginase (EC 3.5.1.1) activity has been previously reported to fluctuate with the photoperiod in young pea leaves, with higher activity in the light. The present research sought to investigate this phenomenon in developing leaves of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). There are two genes coding for K+-dependent asparaginase in this species. Expression of PvASPG1 predominates over PvASPG2 in all tissues. The catalytic efficiency of recombinant PvASPG2 was approximately 2-fold lower than that of PvASPG1. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against a specific peptide present in PvASPG1 to use in immunoblotting. In developing seed, asparaginase protein levels in the seed coat stayed constant, whereas levels in cotyledon were lower and progressively declined. In young leaf, asparagine protein levels showed diurnal variation, increasing at the end of the dark period and slowly decreasing during the light period. This was paralleled by changes in activity levels in leaf extracts. These changes accompanied a transient increase in free asparagine concentration at the beginning of the light period. The present results demonstrated that K+-dependent asparaginase activity reaches a maximum level at the transition from dark to light, anticipating dawn, in young leaves of common bean.
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- Aga Pajak
- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, N5V 4T3, Canada.
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- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, N5V 4T3, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, N5V 4T3, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, N5V 4T3, Canada.
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- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, N5V 4T3, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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Scandola S, Mehta D, Li Q, Rodriguez Gallo MC, Castillo B, Uhrig RG. Multi-omic analysis shows REVEILLE clock genes are involved in carbohydrate metabolism and proteasome function. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 190:1005-1023. [PMID: 35670757 PMCID: PMC9516735 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Plants are able to sense changes in their light environments, such as the onset of day and night, as well as anticipate these changes in order to adapt and survive. Central to this ability is the plant circadian clock, a molecular circuit that precisely orchestrates plant cell processes over the course of a day. REVEILLE (RVE) proteins are recently discovered members of the plant circadian circuitry that activate the evening complex and PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR genes to maintain regular circadian oscillation. The RVE8 protein and its two homologs, RVE 4 and 6 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), have been shown to limit the length of the circadian period, with rve 4 6 8 triple-knockout plants possessing an elongated period along with increased leaf surface area, biomass, cell size, and delayed flowering relative to wild-type Col-0 plants. Here, using a multi-omics approach consisting of phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics we draw new connections between RVE8-like proteins and a number of core plant cell processes. In particular, we reveal that loss of RVE8-like proteins results in altered carbohydrate, organic acid, and lipid metabolism, including a starch excess phenotype at dawn. We further demonstrate that rve 4 6 8 plants have lower levels of 20S proteasome subunits and possess significantly reduced proteasome activity, potentially explaining the increase in cell-size observed in RVE8-like mutants. Overall, this robust, multi-omic dataset provides substantial insight into the far-reaching impact RVE8-like proteins have on the diel plant cell environment.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Duncan O, Millar AH. Day and night isotope labelling reveal metabolic pathway specific regulation of protein synthesis rates in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 109:745-763. [PMID: 34997626 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plants have a diurnal separation of metabolic fluxes and a need for differential maintenance of protein machinery in the day and night. To directly assess the output of the translation process and to estimate the ATP investment involved, the individual rates of protein synthesis and degradation of hundreds of different proteins need to be measured simultaneously. We quantified protein synthesis and degradation through pulse labelling with heavy hydrogen in Arabidopsis thaliana rosettes to allow such an assessment of ATP investment in leaf proteome homeostasis on a gene-by-gene basis. Light-harvesting complex proteins were synthesised and degraded much faster in the day (approximately 10:1), while carbon metabolism and vesicle trafficking components were translated at similar rates day or night. Few leaf proteins changed in abundance between the day and the night despite reduced protein synthesis rates at night, indicating that protein degradation rates are tightly coordinated. The data reveal how the pausing of photosystem synthesis and degradation at night allows the redirection of a decreased energy budget to a selective night-time maintenance schedule.
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- Owen Duncan
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Perth, WA, Australia
- Western Australian Proteomics, The University Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Perth, WA, Australia
- Western Australian Proteomics, The University Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Bonnot T, Blair EJ, Cordingley SJ, Nagel DH. Circadian coordination of cellular processes and abiotic stress responses. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 64:102133. [PMID: 34773857 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Diel changes in the environment are perceived by the circadian clock which transmits temporal information throughout the plant cell to synchronize daily and seasonal environmental signals with internal biological processes. Dynamic modulations of diverse levels of clock gene regulation within the plant cell are impacted by stress. Recent insights into circadian control of cellular processes such as alternative splicing, polyadenylation, and noncoding RNAs are discussed. We highlight studies on the circadian regulation of reactive oxygen species, calcium signaling, and gating of temperature stress responses. Finally, we briefly summarize recent work on the translation-specific rhythmicity of cell cycle genes and the control of subcellular localization and relocalization of oscillator components. Together, this mini-review highlights these cellular events in the context of clock gene regulation and stress responses in Arabidopsis.
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- Titouan Bonnot
- University of California, Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Riverside, CA 92507, USA.
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