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Toporkova YY, Smirnova EO, Gorina SS. Epoxyalcohol Synthase Branch of Lipoxygenase Cascade. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:821-841. [PMID: 38248355 PMCID: PMC10813956 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Oxylipins are one of the most important classes of bioregulators, biosynthesized through the oxidative metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids in various aerobic organisms. Oxylipins are bioregulators that maintain homeostasis at the cellular and organismal levels. The most important oxylipins are mammalian eicosanoids and plant octadecanoids. In plants, the main source of oxylipins is the lipoxygenase cascade, the key enzymes of which are nonclassical cytochromes P450 of the CYP74 family, namely allene oxide synthases (AOSs), hydroperoxide lyases (HPLs), and divinyl ether synthases (DESs). The most well-studied plant oxylipins are jasmonates (AOS products) and traumatin and green leaf volatiles (HPL products), whereas other oxylipins remain outside of the focus of researchers' attention. Among them, there is a large group of epoxy hydroxy fatty acids (epoxyalcohols), whose biosynthesis has remained unclear for a long time. In 2008, the first epoxyalcohol synthase of lancelet Branchiostoma floridae, BfEAS (CYP440A1), was discovered. The present review collects data on EASs discovered after BfEAS and enzymes exhibiting EAS activity along with other catalytic activities. This review also presents the results of a study on the evolutionary processes possibly occurring within the P450 superfamily as a whole.
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- Yana Y. Toporkova
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, P.O. Box 261, 420111 Kazan, Russia; (E.O.S.); (S.S.G.)
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Berg-Falloure KM, Kolomiets MV. Ketols Emerge as Potent Oxylipin Signals Regulating Diverse Physiological Processes in Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12112088. [PMID: 37299067 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plants produce an array of oxylipins implicated in defense responses against various stresses, with about 600 oxylipins identified in plants to date. Most known oxylipins are the products of lipoxygenase (LOX)-mediated oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. One of the most well-characterized oxylipins produced by plants is the hormone jasmonic acid (JA); however, the function of the vast majority of oxylipins remains a mystery. One of the lesser-studied groups of oxylipins is comprised of ketols produced by the sequential action of LOX, allene oxide synthase (AOS), followed by non-enzymatic hydrolysis. For decades, ketols were mostly considered mere by-products of JA biosynthesis. Recent accumulating evidence suggests that ketols exhibit hormone-like signaling activities in the regulation of diverse physiological processes, including flowering, germination, plant-symbiont interactions, and defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. To complement multiple reviews on jasmonate and overall oxylipin biology, this review focuses specifically on advancing our understanding of ketol biosynthesis, occurrence, and proposed functions in diverse physiological processes.
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- Katherine M Berg-Falloure
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Sheludko YV, Gerasymenko IM, Herrmann FJ, Warzecha H. Evaluation of biotransformation capacity of transplastomic plants and hairy roots of Nicotiana tabacum expressing human cytochrome P450 2D6. Transgenic Res 2022; 31:351-368. [PMID: 35416604 PMCID: PMC9135824 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-022-00305-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs) are important tools for regio- and stereoselective oxidation of target molecules or engineering of metabolic pathways. Functional heterologous expression of eukaryotic CYPs is often problematic due to their dependency on the specific redox partner and the necessity of correct association with the membranes for displaying enzymatic activity. Plant hosts offer advantages of accessibility of reducing partners and a choice of membranes to insert heterologous CYPs. For the evaluation of plant systems for efficient CYP expression, we established transplastomic plants and hairy root cultures of Nicotiana tabacum carrying the gene encoding human CYP2D6 with broad substrate specificity. The levels of CYP2D6 transcript accumulation and enzymatic activity were estimated and compared with the data of CYP2D6 transient expression in N. benthamiana. The relative level of CYP2D6 transcripts in transplastomic plants was 2-3 orders of magnitude higher of that observed after constitutive or transient expression from the nucleus. CYP2D6 expressed in chloroplasts converted exogenous synthetic substrate loratadine without the need for co-expression of the cognate CYP reductase. The loratadine conversion rate in transplastomic plants was comparable to that in N. benthamiana plants transiently expressing a chloroplast targeted CYP2D6 from the nucleus, but was lower than the value reported for transiently expressed CYP2D6 with the native endoplasmic reticulum signal-anchor sequence. Hairy roots showed the lowest substrate conversion rate, but demonstrated the ability to release the product into the culture medium. The obtained results illustrate the potential of plant-based expression systems for exploiting the enzymatic activities of eukaryotic CYPs with broad substrate specificities.
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- Y V Sheludko
- Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Yao J, Li R, Cheng Y, Li Z. A combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of chrysanthemum provides new insights into petal senescence. PLANTA 2021; 255:22. [PMID: 34918180 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03808-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Numerous transcription factor genes and methylation-related genes were differentially expressed in senescent petals compared with control petals. Studying petal senescence is crucial for extending the postharvest longevity of cut flowers, but petal senescence remains relatively unexplored compared to well-studied leaf senescence. In this study, a combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of senescent (22 days after cutting) and control (0 day after cutting) petals was performed to investigate the molecular processes underlying petal senescence of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.), an important cut flower crop worldwide. A total of 11,324 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 4888 up-regulated and 6436 down-regulated genes, and 403 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), including 210 up-regulated and 193 down-regulated proteins, were identified at transcript and protein levels, respectively. A cross-comparison of transcriptomic and proteomic data identified 257 consistent DEGs/DEPs, including 122 up-regulated and 135 down-regulated DEGs/DEPs. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis showed that "cutin, suberine and wax biosynthesis" is a main pathway for both DEGs and DEPs, especially for down-regulated DEGs/DEPs. Functional analysis indicated that chrysanthemum genes mainly encoding putative cytochrome P450s, non-specific lipid-transfer proteins, subtilisin-like proteases, AAA-ATPases, proteins essential for cuticular wax biosynthesis, and proteins in hormone signal transduction or ubiquitination were differentially expressed at both transcript and protein levels. In addition, numerous transcription factor genes and methylation-related genes were also differentially expressed, inferring an involvement of transcriptional and epigenetic regulation in petal senescence. These results provide a valuable resource of studying chrysanthemum senescence and significant insights into petal senescence.
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- Juanni Yao
- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
- Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
- Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
- Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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Madina MH, Rahman MS, Zheng H, Germain H. Vacuolar membrane structures and their roles in plant-pathogen interactions. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 101:343-354. [PMID: 31621005 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00921-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Short review focussing on the role and targeting of vacuolar substructure in plant immunity and pathogenesis. Plants lack specialized immune cells, therefore each plant cell must defend itself against invading pathogens. A typical plant defense strategy is the hypersensitive response that results in host cell death at the site of infection, a process largely regulated by the vacuole. In plant cells, the vacuole is a vital organelle that plays a central role in numerous fundamental processes, such as development, reproduction, and cellular responses to biotic and abiotic stimuli. It shows divergent membranous structures that are continuously transforming. Recent technical advances in visualization and live-cell imaging have significantly altered our view of the vacuolar structures and their dynamics. Understanding the active nature of the vacuolar structures and the mechanisms of vacuole-mediated defense responses is of great importance in understanding plant-pathogen interactions. In this review, we present an overview of the current knowledge about the vacuole and its internal structures, as well as their role in plant-microbe interactions. There is so far limited information on the modulation of the vacuolar structures by pathogens, but recent research has identified the vacuole as a possible target of microbial interference.
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- Mst Hur Madina
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5H7, Canada.
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Gu L, Dou L, Guo Y, Wang H, Li L, Wang C, Ma L, Wei H, Yu S. The WRKY transcription factor GhWRKY27 coordinates the senescence regulatory pathway in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:116. [PMID: 30922232 PMCID: PMC6440019 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1688-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Premature senescence can reduce the yield and quality of crops. WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play important roles during leaf senescence, but little is known about their ageing mechanisms in cotton. RESULTS In this study, a group III WRKY TF, GhWRKY27, was isolated and characterized. The expression of GhWRKY27 was induced by leaf senescence and was higher in an early-ageing cotton variety than in a non-early-ageing cotton variety. Overexpression of GhWRKY27 in Arabidopsis promoted leaf senescence, as determined by reduced chlorophyll content and elevated expression of senescence-associated genes (SAGs). Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays showed that GhWRKY27 interacted with an MYB TF, GhTT2. Putative target genes of GhWRKY27 were identified via chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq). Yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assay and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) revealed that GhWRKY27 binds directly to the promoters of cytochrome P450 94C1 (GhCYP94C1) and ripening-related protein 2 (GhRipen2-2). In addition, the expression patterns of GhTT2, GhCYP94C1 and GhRipen2-2 were identified during leaf senescence. Transient dual-luciferase reporter assay indicated that GhWRKY27 could activate the expression of GhCYP94C1 and GhRipen2-2. CONCLUSIONS Our work lays the foundation for further study of the functional roles of WRKY genes during leaf senescence in cotton. In addition, our data provide new insights into the senescence-associated mechanisms of WRKY genes in cotton.
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- Lijiao Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000 China
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Garcia-Jimenez P, Montero-Fernández M, Robaina RR. Analysis of ethylene-induced gene regulation during carposporogenesis in the red seaweed Grateloupia imbricata (Rhodophyta). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2018; 54:681-689. [PMID: 29981263 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ethylene favors carposporogenesis in the red seaweed Grateloupia imbricata. Analyses of cystocarp development in vitro in thalli treated with ethylene suggest an interconnection between polyamine and ethylene biosynthesis pathways. Yet, little is known about molecular mechanisms underlying carposporogenesis. Here, we used droplet digital PCR to analyze genes encoding enzymes related to polyamine (Spermidine [Spd] synthase) and ethylene (ACC synthase) synthesis; a pivotal compound of both pathways (S-adenosyl methionine synthase, SAMS); the gene that encodes amine oxidase, which is involved in polyamine degradation, and a candidate gene involved in seaweed reproduction (ornithine decarboxylase, ODC). In addition, we analyzed genes encoding proteins related to stress and reactive oxygen species, ascorbate peroxidase (APX), cytochrome P450 and WD 40. We characterized gene expression in fertilized and fertile thalli from G. imbricata that were exposed to ethylene for 15 min at two time points after treatment (1 and 7 d). The differential gene expression of SAMS, Spd synthase, ACC synthase, and cytochrome P450 was related to disclosure and development of cystocarps in fertilized thalli that transitioned from having no visible cystocarps at 1 d to developing cystocarps at 7 d. Likewise, cytochrome P450 was associated with cystocarp disclosure and maturation. In addition, amine oxidase and APX were involved in fine-tuning polyamine and reactive oxygen species during carposporogenesis, respectively, whereas WD 40 did so in relation to ethylene signaling. Expression of the candidate gene ODC was increased when cystocarps were not visible (fertilized thalli, 1d), as previously described. This analysis suggests developmental stage-specific roles for these genes during carposporogenesis.
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- Pilar Garcia-Jimenez
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, E-35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, E-35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, E-35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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Wojciechowska N, Sobieszczuk-Nowicka E, Bagniewska-Zadworna A. Plant organ senescence - regulation by manifold pathways. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2018; 20:167-181. [PMID: 29178615 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Senescence is the final stage of plant ontogeny before death. Senescence may occur naturally because of age or may be induced by various endogenous and exogenous factors. Despite its destructive character, senescence is a precisely controlled process that follows a well-defined order. It is often inseparable from programmed cell death (PCD), and a correlation between these processes has been confirmed during the senescence of leaves and petals. Despite suggestions that senescence and PCD are two separate processes, with PCD occurring after senescence, cell death responsible for senescence is accompanied by numerous changes at the cytological, physiological and molecular levels, similar to other types of PCD. Independent of the plant organ analysed, these changes are focused on initiating the processes of cellular structural degradation via fluctuations in phytohormone levels and the activation of specific genes. Cellular structural degradation is genetically programmed and dependent on autophagy. Phytohormones/plant regulators are heavily involved in regulating the senescence of plant organs and can either promote [ethylene, abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), and polyamines (PAs)] or inhibit [cytokinins (CKs)] this process. Auxins and carbohydrates have been assigned a dual role in the regulation of senescence, and can both inhibit and stimulate the senescence process. In this review, we introduce the basic pathways that regulate senescence in plants and identify mechanisms involved in controlling senescence in ephemeral plant organs. Moreover, we demonstrate a universal nature of this process in different plant organs; despite this process occurring in organs that have completely different functions, it is very similar. Progress in this area is providing opportunities to revisit how, when and which way senescence is coordinated or decoupled by plant regulators in different organs and will provide a powerful tool for plant physiology research.
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- N Wojciechowska
- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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Tolley JP, Nagashima Y, Gorman Z, Kolomiets MV, Koiwa H. Isoform-specific subcellular localization of Zea mays lipoxygenases and oxo-phytodienoate reductase 2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Wang H, Chang X, Lin J, Chang Y, Chen JC, Reid MS, Jiang CZ. Transcriptome profiling reveals regulatory mechanisms underlying corolla senescence in petunia. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2018; 5:16. [PMID: 29619227 PMCID: PMC5878830 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0018-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The genetic regulatory mechanisms that govern natural corolla senescence in petunia are not well understood. To identify key genes and pathways that regulate the process, we performed a transcriptome analysis in petunia corolla at four developmental stages, including corolla fully opening without anther dehiscence (D0), corolla expansion, 2 days after anthesis (D2), corolla with initial signs of senescence (D4), and wilting corolla (D7). We identified large numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), ranging from 4626 between the transition from D0 and D2, 1116 between D2 and D4, a transition to the onset of flower senescence, and 327 between D4 and D7, a developmental stage representing flower senescence. KEGG analysis showed that the auxin- and ethylene-related hormone biosynthesis and signaling transduction pathways were significantly activated during the flower development and highly upregulated at onset of flower senescence. Ethylene emission was detected at the D2 to D4 transition, followed by a large eruption at the D4 to D7 transition. Furthermore, large numbers of transcription factors (TFs) were activated over the course of senescence. Functional analysis by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) experiments demonstrated that inhibition of the expression of TFs, such as ethylene-related ERF, auxin-related ARF, bHLH, HB, and MADS-box, significantly extended or shortened flower longevity. Our data suggest that hormonal interaction between auxin and ethylene may play critical regulatory roles in the onset of natural corolla senescence in petunia.
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- Hong Wang
- Institute of Pomology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 210014 Nanjing, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pomology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 210014 Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Pomology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 210014 Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, 10617 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- United States Department of Agriculture, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Wu L, Ma N, Jia Y, Zhang Y, Feng M, Jiang CZ, Ma C, Gao J. An Ethylene-Induced Regulatory Module Delays Flower Senescence by Regulating Cytokinin Content. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 173:853-862. [PMID: 27879388 PMCID: PMC5210716 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In many plant species, including rose (Rosa hybrida), flower senescence is promoted by the gaseous hormone ethylene and inhibited by the cytokinin (CTK) class of hormones. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these antagonistic effects are not well understood. In this study, we characterized the association between a pathogenesis-related PR-10 family gene from rose (RhPR10.1) and the hormonal regulation of flower senescence. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis showed that RhPR10.1 was expressed at high levels during senescence in different floral organs, including petal, sepal, receptacle, stamen, and pistil, and that expression was induced by ethylene treatment. Silencing of RhPR10.1 expression in rose plants by virus-induced gene silencing accelerated flower senescence, which was accompanied by a higher ion leakage rate in the petals, as well as increased expression of the senescence marker gene RhSAG12 CTK content and the expression of three CTK signaling pathway genes were reduced in RhPR10.1-silenced plants, and the accelerated rate of petal senescence that was apparent in the RhPR10.1-silenced plants was restored to normal levels by CTK treatment. Finally, RhHB6, a homeodomain-Leu zipper I transcription factor, was observed to bind to the RhPR10.1 promoter, and silencing of its expression also promoted flower senescence. Our results reveal an ethylene-induced RhHB6-RhPR10.1 regulatory module that functions as a brake of ethylene-promoted senescence through increasing the CTK content.
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- Lin Wu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.)
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.);
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China (L.W., N.M., Y.J., Y.Z., M.F., J.G.);
- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (C.-Z.J.)
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Yue Y, Peng H, Sun J, Yang Z, Yang H, Liu G, Hu H. Characterization of two CYP77 gene family members related to development of ornamental organs in petunia. J Genet 2016; 95:177-81. [PMID: 27019447 DOI: 10.1007/s12041-015-0603-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuanzheng Yue
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of
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Cavaiuolo M, Cocetta G, Ferrante A. The Antioxidants Changes in Ornamental Flowers during Development and Senescence. Antioxidants (Basel) 2013; 2:132-55. [PMID: 26784342 PMCID: PMC4665434 DOI: 10.3390/antiox2030132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The concentration of antioxidant compounds is constitutive and variable from species to species and is also variable considering the development of the plant tissue. In this review, we take into consideration the antioxidant changes and the physiological, biochemical and molecular factors that are able to modulate the accumulation of antioxidant compounds in ornamental flowers during the whole development process until the senescence. Many ornamental flowers are natural sources of very important bioactive compounds with benefit to the human health and their possible role as dietary components has been reported. The most part of antioxidants are flower pigments such as carotenoids and polyphenols, often present in higher concentration compared with the most common fruits and vegetables. The antioxidants content changes during development and during senescence many biochemical systems and molecular mechanisms are activated to counteract the increase of reactive oxygen species and free radicals. There is a tight correlation between antioxidants and senescence processes and this aspect is detailed and appropriately discussed.
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- Marina Cavaiuolo
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy.
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Wang H, Stier G, Lin J, Liu G, Zhang Z, Chang Y, Reid MS, Jiang CZ. Transcriptome changes associated with delayed flower senescence on transgenic petunia by inducing expression of etr1-1, a mutant ethylene receptor. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65800. [PMID: 23874385 PMCID: PMC3706537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Flowers of ethylene-sensitive ornamental plants transformed with ethylene-insensitive 1-1(etr1-1), a mutant ethylene receptor first isolated from Arabidopsis, are known to have longer shelf lives. We have generated petunia plants in which the etr1-1 gene was over-expressed under the control of a chemically-inducible promoter, which would allow expression of etr1-1 to be initiated at the desired time and stage of development. Here, we showed that transgenic plants grew and developed normally without a chemical inducer. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated that the abundance of transcripts of Arabidopsis etr1-1 gene was substantially induced in flowers with 30 μM dexamethasone (DEX). Consequently, t he life of the flowers was almost doubled and the peak of ethylene production was delayed. We compared gene expression changes of petals with DEX to those without DEX at 24 h and 48 h by microarray. Our results indicated that transcripts of many putative genes encoding transcription factors were down-regulated by etr1-1 induced expression at the early stage. In addition, putative genes involved in gibberellin biosynthesis, response to jasmonic acid/gibberellins stimulus, cell wall modification, ethylene biosynthesis, and cell death were down-regulated associating with etr1-1 induced expression. We investigated time-course gene expression profiles and found two profiles which displayed totally opposite expression patterns under these two treatments. In these profiles, 'the regulation of transcription' was predominant in GO categories. Taking all results together, we concluded those transcription factors down-regulated at early stage might exert a major role in regulating the senescence process which were consequently characterized by cell wall modification and cell death.
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- Hong Wang
- Institute of Horticulture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Institute of Horticulture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (YHC); (MSR); (CZJ)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (YHC); (MSR); (CZJ)
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- Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Davis, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (YHC); (MSR); (CZJ)
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Ono Y, Wada S, Izumi M, Makino A, Ishida H. Evidence for contribution of autophagy to rubisco degradation during leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2013; 36:1147-59. [PMID: 23215962 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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During leaf senescence, Rubisco is gradually degraded and its components are recycled within the plant. Although Rubisco can be mobilized to the vacuole by autophagy via specific autophagic bodies, the importance of this process in Rubisco degradation has not been shown directly. Here, we monitored Rubisco autophagy during leaf senescence by fusing synthetic green fluorescent protein (sGFP) or monomeric red fluorescent protein (mRFP) with Rubisco in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). When attached leaves were individually exposed to darkness to promote their senescence, the fluorescence of Rubisco-sGFP was observed in the vacuolar lumen as well as chloroplasts. In addition, release of free-sGFP due to the processing of Rubisco-sGFP was observed in the vacuole of individually darkened leaves. This vacuolar transfer and processing of Rubisco-sGFP was not observed in autophagy-deficient atg5 mutants. Unlike sGFP, mRFP was resistant to proteolysis in the leaf vacuole of light-grown plants. The vacuolar transfer and processing of Rubisco-mRFP was observed at an early stage of natural leaf senescence and was also obvious in leaves naturally covered by other leaves. These results indicate that autophagy contributes substantially to Rubisco degradation during natural leaf senescence as well as dark-promoted senescence.
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- Yuki Ono
- Department of Applied Plant Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan
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Sattarzadeh A, Schmelzer E, Hanson MR. Arabidopsis myosin XI sub-domains homologous to the yeast myo2p organelle inheritance sub-domain target subcellular structures in plant cells. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:407. [PMID: 24187546 PMCID: PMC3807578 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Myosin XI motor proteins transport plant organelles on the actin cytoskeleton. The Arabidopsis gene family that encodes myosin XI has 13 members, 12 of which have sub-domains within the tail region that are homologous to well-characterized cargo-binding domains in the yeast myosin V myo2p. Little is presently known about the cargo-binding domains of plant myosin XIs. Prior experiments in which most or all of the tail regions of myosin XIs have been fused to yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) and transiently expressed have often not resulted in fluorescent labeling of plant organelles. We identified 42 amino-acid regions within 12 Arabidopsis myosin XIs that are homologous to the yeast myo2p tail region known to be essential for vacuole and mitochondrial inheritance. A YFP fusion of the yeast region expressed in plants did not label tonoplasts or mitochondria. We investigated whether the homologous Arabidopsis regions, termed by us the "PAL" sub-domain, could associate with subcellular structures following transient expression of fusions with YFP in Nicotiana benthamiana. Seven YFP::PAL sub-domain fusions decorated Golgi and six were localized to mitochondria. In general, the myosin XI PAL sub-domains labeled organelles whose motility had previously been observed to be affected by mutagenesis or dominant negative assays with the respective myosins. Simultaneous transient expression of the PAL sub-domains of myosin XI-H, XI-I, and XI-K resulted in inhibition of movement of mitochondria and Golgi.
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- Amirali Sattarzadeh
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, USA
- Central Microscopy, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
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- Central Microscopy, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
- *Correspondence: Elmon Schmelzer, Central Microscopy Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany e-mail:
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, USA
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Jaiswal DK, Ray D, Subba P, Mishra P, Gayali S, Datta A, Chakraborty S, Chakraborty N. Proteomic analysis reveals the diversity and complexity of membrane proteins in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Proteome Sci 2012; 10:59. [PMID: 23031650 PMCID: PMC3558352 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-10-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Compartmentalization is a unique feature of eukaryotes that helps in maintaining cellular homeostasis not only in intra- and inter-organellar context, but also between the cells and the external environment. Plant cells are highly compartmentalized with a complex metabolic network governing various cellular events. The membranes are the most important constituents in such compartmentalization, and membrane-associated proteins play diverse roles in many cellular processes besides being part of integral component of many signaling cascades. RESULTS To obtain valuable insight into the dynamic repertoire of membrane proteins, we have developed a proteome reference map of a grain legume, chickpea, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. MALDI-TOF/TOF and LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis led to the identification of 91 proteins involved in a variety of cellular functions viz., bioenergy, stress-responsive and signal transduction, metabolism, protein synthesis and degradation, among others. Significantly, 70% of the identified proteins are putative integral membrane proteins, possessing transmembrane domains. CONCLUSIONS The proteomic analysis revealed many resident integral membrane proteins as well as membrane-associated proteins including those not reported earlier. To our knowledge, this is the first report of membrane proteome from aerial tissues of a crop plant. The findings may provide a better understanding of the biochemical machinery of the plant membranes at the molecular level that might help in functional genomics studies of different developmental pathways and stress-responses.
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- Dinesh Kumar Jaiswal
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Gene encoding PnFL-2 with TIFY and CCT motifs may control floral induction in Pharbitis nil. Genes Genomics 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-010-0174-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu S, Han B. Differential expression pattern of an acidic 9/13-lipoxygenase in flower opening and senescence and in leaf response to phloem feeders in the tea plant. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2010; 10:228. [PMID: 20969806 PMCID: PMC3095316 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lipoxygenase (LOXs) is a large family of plant enzymes that catalyse the hydroperoxidation of free polyunsaturated fatty acids into diverse biologically active compounds, collectively named phyto-oxylipins. Although multiple isoforms of LOXs have been identified in a wide range of annual herbaceous plants, the genes encoding these enzymes in perennial woody plants have not received as much attention. In Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, no LOX gene of any type has been isolated, and its possible role in tea plant development, senescence, and defence reaction remains unknown. The present study describes the isolation, characterization, and expression of the first tea plant LOX isoform, namely CsLOX1, and seeks to clarify the pattern of its expression in the plant's defence response as well as in flower opening and senescence. RESULTS Based on amino acid sequence similarity to plant LOXs, a LOX was identified in tea plant and named CsLOX1, which encodes a polypeptide comprising 861 amino acids and has a molecular mass of 97.8 kDa. Heterologous expression in yeast analysis showed that CsLOX1 protein conferred a dual positional specificity since it released both C-9 and C-13 oxidized products in equal proportion and hence was named 9/13-CsLOX1. The purified recombinant CsLOX1 protein exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 3.6 and 25°C. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that CsLOX1 transcripts were detected predominantly in flowers, up-regulated during petal senescence, and down-regulated during flower bud opening. In leaves, the gene was up-regulated following injury or when treated with methyl jasmonate (MeJA), but salicylic acid (SA) did not induce such response. The gene was also rapidly and highly induced following feeding by the tea green leafhopper Empoasca vitis, whereas feeding by the tea aphid Toxoptera aurantii resulted in a pattern of alternating induction and suppression. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the isolation and expression of the LOX gene in tea plant indicates that the acidic CsLOX1 together with its primary and end products plays an important role in regulating cell death related to flower senescence and the JA-related defensive reaction of the plant to phloem-feeders.
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- Shouan Liu
- Tea Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310008, China
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- Tea Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310008, China
- China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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Guirimand G, Burlat V, Oudin A, Lanoue A, St-Pierre B, Courdavault V. Optimization of the transient transformation of Catharanthus roseus cells by particle bombardment and its application to the subcellular localization of hydroxymethylbutenyl 4-diphosphate synthase and geraniol 10-hydroxylase. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2009; 28:1215-34. [PMID: 19504099 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0722-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2009] [Revised: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIA) synthesized in Catharanthus roseus are highly valuable metabolites due to their pharmacological properties. In planta, the MIA biosynthetic pathway exhibits a complex compartmentation at the cellular level, whereas subcellular data are sparse. To gain insight into this level of organization, we have developed a high efficiency green fluorescent protein (GFP) imaging approach to systematically localize MIA biosynthetic enzymes within C. roseus cells following a biolistic-mediated transient transformation. The biolistic transformation protocol has been first optimized to obtain a high number of transiently transformed cells with a ~12-fold increase compared to previous protocols and thus to clearly and easily identify the fusion GFP expression patterns in numerous cells. On the basis of this protocol, the subcellular localization of hydroxymethylbutenyl 4-diphosphate synthase (HDS), a methyl erythritol phosphate pathway enzyme and geraniol 10-hydroxylase (G10H), a monoterpene-secoiridoid pathway enzyme has been next characterized. Besides showing the accumulation of HDS within plastids of C. roseus cells, we also provide evidences of the presence of HDS in long stroma-filled thylakoid-free extensions budding from plastids, i.e. stromules that are in close association with other organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or mitochondria in agreement with their proposed function in enhancing interorganelle metabolite exchanges. Furthermore, we also demonstrated that G10H is an ER-anchored protein, consistent with the presence of a transmembrane helix at the G10H N-terminal end, which is both necessary and sufficient to drive the ER anchoring.
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- Grégory Guirimand
- Université François Rabelais de Tours, EA 2106 Biomolécules et Biotechnologies Végétales, IFR 135 Imagerie fonctionnelle, 37200, Tours, France
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Hughes RK, De Domenico S, Santino A. Plant cytochrome CYP74 family: biochemical features, endocellular localisation, activation mechanism in plant defence and improvements for industrial applications. Chembiochem 2009; 10:1122-33. [PMID: 19322850 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Not just another P450: Shown here is a model of the overall structure of CYP74C3 with the putative membrane-binding region that is required for enzyme activation. Members of the CYP74 family of cytochrome P450 enzymes are specialised in the metabolism of hydroperoxides and play an important role in oxylipin metabolism, which is one of the main defence mechanisms employed by plants. In order to respond to their rapidly changing environments, plants have evolved complex signalling pathways, which enable tight control over stress responses. Recent work has shed new light on one of these pathways that involves the different classes of plant oxylipins that are produced through the CYP74 pathway. These phytochemicals play an important role in plant defence, and can act as direct antimicrobials or as signalling molecules that inducing the expression of defence genes. The fine-tuning regulation of defence responses, which depends on the precise cross-talk among different signalling pathways, has important consequences for plant fitness and is a new, challenging area of research. In this review we focus on new data relating to the physiological significance of different phyto-oxylipins and related enzymes. Moreover, recent advances in the biotechnological production of oxylipins are also discussed.
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- Richard K Hughes
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UH, UK.
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Chapter 3. New insights into plant vacuolar structure and dynamics. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 277:103-35. [PMID: 19766968 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(09)77003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The plant vacuole is a multifunctional organelle and is essential for plant development and growth. The most distinctive feature of the plant vacuole is its size, which usually occupies over 80-90% of the cell volume in well-developed somatic cells, and is therefore highly involved in cell growth and plant body size. Recent progress in the visualization of the vacuole, together with developments in image analysis, has revealed the highly organized and complex morphology of the vacuole, as well as its dynamics. The plant vacuolar membrane (VM) forms not only a typically large vacuole but also other structures, such as tubular structures, transvacuolar strands, bulbs, and sheets. In higher plant cells, actin microfilaments are mainly located near the VM and are involved in vacuolar shape changes with the actin-myosin systems. Most recently, microtubule-dependent regulation of vacuolar structures in moss plant cells was reported, suggesting a diversity of mechanisms regulating vacuolar morphogenesis.
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Grechkin AN, Mukhtarova LS, Latypova LR, Gogolev Y, Toporkova YY, Hamberg M. Tomato CYP74C3 is a multifunctional enzyme not only synthesizing allene oxide but also catalyzing its hydrolysis and cyclization. Chembiochem 2008; 9:2498-505. [PMID: 18780387 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The mechanism of the recombinant tomato allene oxide synthase (LeAOS3, CYP74C3) was studied. Incubations of linoleic acid (9S)-hydroperoxide with dilute suspensions of LeAOS3 (10-20 s, 0 degrees C) yield mostly the expected allene oxide (12Z)-9,10-epoxy-10,12-octadecadienoic acid (9,10-EOD), which was detected as its methanol-trapping product. In contrast, the relative yield of 9,10-EOD progressively decreased when the incubations were performed with fourfold, tenfold, or 80-fold larger amounts of LeAOS3, while alpha-ketol and the cyclopentenone rac-cis-10-oxo-11-phytoenoic acid (10-oxo-PEA) became the predominant products. Both the alpha-ketol and 10-oxo-PEA were also produced when LeAOS3 was exposed to preformed 9,10-EOD, which was generated by maize allene oxide synthase (CYP74A). LeAOS3 also converted linoleic acid (13S)-hydroperoxide into the corresponding allene oxide, but with about tenfold lower yield of cyclopentenone. The results indicate that in contrast to the ordinary allene oxide synthases (CYP74A subfamily), LeAOS3 (CYP74C subfamily) is a multifunctional enzyme, catalyzing not only the synthesis, but also the hydrolysis and cyclization of allene oxide.
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- Alexander N Grechkin
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia.
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Ishida H, Yoshimoto K, Izumi M, Reisen D, Yano Y, Makino A, Ohsumi Y, Hanson MR, Mae T. Mobilization of rubisco and stroma-localized fluorescent proteins of chloroplasts to the vacuole by an ATG gene-dependent autophagic process. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 148:142-55. [PMID: 18614709 PMCID: PMC2528122 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.122770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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During senescence and at times of stress, plants can mobilize needed nitrogen from chloroplasts in leaves to other organs. Much of the total leaf nitrogen is allocated to the most abundant plant protein, Rubisco. While bulk degradation of the cytosol and organelles in plants occurs by autophagy, the role of autophagy in the degradation of chloroplast proteins is still unclear. We have visualized the fate of Rubisco, stroma-targeted green fluorescent protein (GFP) and DsRed, and GFP-labeled Rubisco in order to investigate the involvement of autophagy in the mobilization of stromal proteins to the vacuole. Using immunoelectron microscopy, we previously demonstrated that Rubisco is released from the chloroplast into Rubisco-containing bodies (RCBs) in naturally senescent leaves. When leaves of transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants expressing stroma-targeted fluorescent proteins were incubated with concanamycin A to inhibit vacuolar H(+)-ATPase activity, spherical bodies exhibiting GFP or DsRed fluorescence without chlorophyll fluorescence were observed in the vacuolar lumen. Double-labeled immunoelectron microscopy with anti-Rubisco and anti-GFP antibodies confirmed that the fluorescent bodies correspond to RCBs. RCBs could also be visualized using GFP-labeled Rubisco directly. RCBs were not observed in leaves of a T-DNA insertion mutant in ATG5, one of the essential genes for autophagy. Stroma-targeted DsRed and GFP-ATG8 fusion proteins were observed together in autophagic bodies in the vacuole. We conclude that Rubisco and stroma-targeted fluorescent proteins can be mobilized to the vacuole through an ATG gene-dependent autophagic process without prior chloroplast destruction.
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- Hiroyuki Ishida
- Department of Applied Plant Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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Datema E, Mueller LA, Buels R, Giovannoni JJ, Visser RGF, Stiekema WJ, van Ham RCHJ. Comparative BAC end sequence analysis of tomato and potato reveals overrepresentation of specific gene families in potato. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2008; 8:34. [PMID: 18405374 PMCID: PMC2324086 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) and potato (S. tuberosum) are two economically important crop species, the genomes of which are currently being sequenced. This study presents a first genome-wide analysis of these two species, based on two large collections of BAC end sequences representing approximately 19% of the tomato genome and 10% of the potato genome. RESULTS The tomato genome has a higher repeat content than the potato genome, primarily due to a higher number of retrotransposon insertions in the tomato genome. On the other hand, simple sequence repeats are more abundant in potato than in tomato. The two genomes also differ in the frequency distribution of SSR motifs. Based on EST and protein alignments, potato appears to contain up to 6,400 more putative coding regions than tomato. Major gene families such as cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases and serine-threonine protein kinases are significantly overrepresented in potato, compared to tomato. Moreover, the P450 superfamily appears to have expanded spectacularly in both species compared to Arabidopsis thaliana, suggesting an expanded network of secondary metabolic pathways in the Solanaceae. Both tomato and potato appear to have a low level of microsynteny with A. thaliana. A higher degree of synteny was observed with Populus trichocarpa, specifically in the region between 15.2 and 19.4 Mb on P. trichocarpa chromosome 10. CONCLUSION The findings in this paper present a first glimpse into the evolution of Solanaceous genomes, both within the family and relative to other plant species. When the complete genome sequences of these species become available, whole-genome comparisons and protein- or repeat-family specific studies may shed more light on the observations made here.
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- Erwin Datema
- Applied Bioinformatics, Plant Research International, PO Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Transitorium, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant, Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Transitorium, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre for BioSystems Genomics (CBSG), PO Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Applied Bioinformatics, Plant Research International, PO Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Transitorium, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Sperotto RA, Boff T, Duarte GL, Fett JP. Increased senescence-associated gene expression and lipid peroxidation induced by iron deficiency in rice roots. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2008; 27:183-95. [PMID: 17717672 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-007-0432-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Iron deficiency is among the most common nutritional disorders in plants. Low iron supply causes decreased root growth and even plant death. However, there are no reports about the specific pathways that lead Fe-deficient roots to senescence and death. To investigate the molecular mechanisms that regulate rice roots response to Fe-deficiency, rice seedlings were grown for 3, 6 and 9 days in the presence or absence of Fe. Sequences of 28 induced genes in rice roots under Fe-deficiency were identified by representational difference analysis (RDA). About 40% of these sequences have been previously reported as senescence-related. Differential expression of selected genes was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Classical senescence-related sequences, such as MYB and WRKY transcription factors, cysteine protease, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, lipid transfer protein, fatty acid hydroxylase, beta-glucosidase and cytochrome P450 oxydoreductase were identified. Fe-deficiency also resulted in decreased dry weight, increased lipid peroxidation (detected by TBA and histochemical methods) as well as evident membrane damage in Fe-deficient roots. Taken together, the results indicate that Fe-deficiency in roots is linked to typical senescence pathways, associated with lipid peroxidation.
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- Raul Antonio Sperotto
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, P.O. Box 15005, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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van Doorn WG, Woltering EJ. Physiology and molecular biology of petal senescence. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 59:453-80. [PMID: 18310084 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Petal senescence is reviewed, with the main emphasis on gene expression in relation to physiological functions. Autophagy seems to be the major mechanism for large-scale degradation of macromolecules, but it is still unclear if it contributes to cell death. Depending on the species, petal senescence is controlled by ethylene or is independent of this hormone. EIN3-like (EIL) transcription factors are crucial in ethylene-regulated senescence. The presence of adequate sugar levels in the cell delays senescence and prevents an increase in the levels of EIL mRNA and the subsequent up-regulation of numerous senescence-associated genes. A range of other transcription factors and regulators are differentially expressed in ethylene-sensitive and ethylene-insensitive petal senescence. Ethylene-independent senescence is often delayed by cytokinins, but it is still unknown whether these are natural regulators. A role for caspase-like enzymes or metacaspases has as yet not been established in petal senescence, and a role for proteins released by organelles such as the mitochondrion has not been shown. The synthesis of sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids, and the degradation of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, fatty acids, and cell wall components are discussed. It is claimed that there is not enough experimental support for the widely held view that a gradual increase in cell leakiness, resulting from gradual plasma membrane degradation, is an important event in petal senescence. Rather, rupture of the vacuolar membrane and subsequent rapid, complete degradation of the plasma membrane seems to occur. This review recommends that more detailed analysis be carried out at the level of cells and organelles rather than at that of whole petals.
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- Wouter G van Doorn
- Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Grechkin AN, Ogorodnikova AV, Gnezdilov OI, Mukhtarova LS. Detection of a Pathway From Linoleate to a Novel Cyclopentenone:cis-12-Oxo-10-Phytoenoic Acid in Sunflower Roots. Chembiochem 2007; 8:2275-80. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tripathi SK, Tuteja N. Integrated signaling in flower senescence: an overview. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2007; 2:437-45. [PMID: 19517004 PMCID: PMC2634333 DOI: 10.4161/psb.2.6.4991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Flower senescence is the terminal phase of developmental processes that lead to the death of flower, which include, flower wilting, shedding of flower parts and fading of blossoms. Since it is a rapid process as compared to the senescence of other parts of the plant it therefore provides excellent model system for the study of senescence. During flower senescence, developmental and environmental stimuli enhance the upregulation of catabolic processes causing breakdown and remobilization of cellular constituents. Ethylene is well known to play regulatory role in ethylene-sensitive flowers while in ethylene-insensitive flowers abscisic acid (ABA) is thought to be primary regulator. Subsequent to perception of flower senescence signal, death of petals is accompanied by the loss of membrane permeability, increase in oxidative and decreased level of protective enzymes. The last stages of senescence involve the loss of of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), proteins and organelles, which is achieved by activation of several nucleases, proteases and wall modifiers. Environmental stimuli such as pollination, drought and other stresses also affect senescence by hormonal imbalance. In this article we have covered the following: perception mechanism and specificity of flower senescence, flower senescence-associated events, like degradation of cell membranes, proteins and nucleic acids, environmental/external factors affecting senescence, like pollination and abiotic stress, hormonal and non-hormonal regulation of flower/petal senescence and finally the senescence associated genes (SAGs) have also been described.
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- Siddharth Kaushal Tripathi
- Plant Molecular Biology Group; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; New Delhi, India
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