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Zhang H, Yao T, Wang J, Ji G, Cui C, Song J, Sun N, Qi S, Xu N, Zhang H. Genome-wide identification of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in Betula platyphylla and functional analysis of BpMYB95 in salt tolerance. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 279:135193. [PMID: 39216584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135193] [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: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The Myeloblastosis (MYB) transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest transcription factor families in plants and plays an important role in various physiological processes. At present, there are few reports on birch (Betula platyphylla Suk.) of R2R3-MYB-TFs, and most BpMYBs still need to be characterized. In this study, 111 R2R3-MYB-TFs with conserved R2 and R3 MYB domains were identified. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the MYB family members of Arabidopsis thaliana and birch were divided into 23 and 21 subgroups, respectively. The latter exhibited an uneven distribution across 14 chromosomes. There were five tandem duplication events and 17 segmental duplication events between BpMYBs, and repeat events play an important role in the expansion of the family. In addition, the promoter region of MYBs was rich in various cis-acting elements, and MYB-TFs were involved in plant growth and development, light responses, biotic stress, and abiotic stress. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) results revealed that most R2R3-MYB-TFs in birch responded to salt stress. In particular, the expression of BpMYBs in the S20 subfamily was significantly induced by salt, drought, abscisic acid, and methyl jasmonate stresses. Based on the weighted co-expression network analysis of physiological and RNA-seq data of birch under salt stress, a key MYB-TF BpMYB95 (BPChr12G24087), was identified in response to salt stress, and its expression level was induced by salt stress. BpMYB95 is a nuclear localization protein with transcriptional activation activity in yeast and overexpression of this gene significantly enhanced salt tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The qRT-PCR and histochemical staining results showed that BpMYB95 exhibited the highest expression in the roots, young leaves, and petioles of birch plants. Overexpression of BpMYB95 significantly improved salt-induced browning and wilting symptoms in birch leaves and alleviated the degree of PSII photoinhibition caused by salt stress in birch seedlings. In conclusion, most R2R3-MYB-TFs found in birch were involved in the salt stress response mechanisms. Among these, BpMYB95 was a key regulatory factor that significantly enhanced salt tolerance in birch. The findings of this study provide valuable genetic resources for the development of salt-tolerant birch varieties.
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- Hongbo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Harbin Univ, Sch Geog & Tourism, Key Lab Heilongjiang Prov Cold Reg Wetlands Ecol &, Harbin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
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Luo Y, Wang Y, Li X, Yang X, Bai H, Liao X, Luo X, Zhang F, Zhang L, Liu Q. Transcription factor DgMYB recruits H3K4me3 methylase to DgPEROXIDASE to enhance chrysanthemum cold tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 194:1104-1119. [PMID: 37647540 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Cold affects the growth and development of plants. MYB transcription factors and histone H3K4me3 transferase ARABIDOPSIS TRITHORAXs (ATXs) play important regulatory functions in the process of plant resistance to low-temperature stress. In this study, DgMYB expression was responsive to low temperature, and overexpression of DgMYB led to increased tolerance, whereas the dgmyb mutant resulted in decreased tolerance of Chrysanthemum morifolium (Dendranthema grandiflorum var. Jinba) to cold stresses. Interestingly, we found that only peroxidase (POD) activity differed substantially between wild type (WT), overexpression lines, and the mutant line. A DgATX H3K4me3 methylase that interacts with DgMYB was isolated by further experiments. DgATX expression was also responsive to low temperature. Overexpression of DgATX led to increased tolerance, whereas the dgatx mutant resulted in decreased tolerance of chrysanthemum to cold stresses. Moreover, the dgmyb, dgatx, and dgmyb dgatx double mutants all led to reduced H3K4me3 levels at DgPOD, thus reducing DgPOD expression. Together, our results show that DgMYB interacts with DgATX, allowing DgATX to specifically target DgPOD, altering H3K4me3 levels, increasing DgPOD expression, and thereby reducing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in chrysanthemum.
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- Yunchen Luo
- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, People's Republic of China
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Wu Y, Qiu CW, Cao F, Liu L, Wu F. Identification and characterization of long noncoding RNAs in two contrasting olive (Olea europaea L.) genotypes subjected to aluminum toxicity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 202:107906. [PMID: 37562203 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107906] [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: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Aluminum (Al) toxcity is considered to be the primary factor limiting crop productivity in acidic soil. Many studies indicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) fulfil a crucial role in plant growth and responses to different abiotic stress. However, identification and characterization of lncRNAs responsive to Al stress at a genome-wide level in olive tree is still lacking. Here, we performed comparative analysis on lncRNA transcriptome between Zhonglan (an Al-tolerant genotype) and Frantoio selezione (Al-sensitive) responding to Al exposure. A total of 19,498 novel lncRNAs were identified from both genotypes, and 6900 lncRNA-target pairs were identified as cis-acting and 2311 supposed to be trans-acting. Among them, 2076 lncRNAs were appraised as Al tolerance-associated lncRNAs due to their distinctly genotype-specific expression profiles under Al exposure. Target prediction and functional analyses revealed several key lncRNAs are related to genes encoding pectinesterases, xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase, WRKY and MYB transcription factors, which mainly participate in the modification of cell wall for Al tolerance. Furthermore, gene co-expression network analysis showed 8 lncRNA-mRNA-miRNA modules participate in transcriptional regulation of downstream Al resistant genes. Our findings increased our understanding about the function of lncRNAs in responding to Al stress in olive and identified potential promising lncRNAs for further investigation.
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- Yi Wu
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- College of Cooperative Economics, Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, 310018, PR China.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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Dai Y, Liu S, Zuo D, Wang Q, Lv L, Zhang Y, Cheng H, Yu JZ, Song G. Identification of MYB gene family and functional analysis of GhMYB4 in cotton (Gossypium spp.). Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:755-766. [PMID: 37027022 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-023-02005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Myeloblastosis (MYB) transcription factors (TFs) form a large gene family involved in a variety of biological processes in plants. Little is known about their roles in the development of cotton pigment glands. In this study, 646 MYB members were identified in Gossypium hirsutum genome and phylogenetic classification was analyzed. Evolution analysis revealed assymetric evolution of GhMYBs during polyploidization and sequence divergence of MYBs in G. hirustum was preferentially happend in D sub-genome. WGCNA (weighted gene co-expression network analysis) showed that four modules had potential relationship with gland development or gossypol biosynthesis in cotton. Eight differentially expressed GhMYB genes were identified by screening transcriptome data of three pairs of glanded and glandless cotton lines. Of these, four were selected as candidate genes for cotton pigment gland formation or gossypol biosynthesis by qRT-PCR assay. Silencing of GH_A11G1361 (GhMYB4) downregulated expression of multiple genes in gossypol biosynthesis pathway, indicating it could be involved in gossypol biosynthesis. The potential protein interaction network suggests that several MYBs may have indirect interaction with GhMYC2-like, a key regulator of pigment gland formation. Our study was the systematic analysis of MYB genes in cotton pigment gland development, providing candidate genes for further study on the roles of cotton MYB genes in pigment gland formation, gossypol biosynthesis and future crop plant improvement.
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- Yuanli Dai
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.
- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China.
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- USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, TX, 77845, USA.
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.
- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China.
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Wang J, Chen J, Zhang X, Feng X, Li X. Physiological and transcriptional responses to heat stress in a typical phenotype of Pinellia ternata. Chin J Nat Med 2023; 21:243-252. [PMID: 37120243 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(23)60433-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Pinellia ternata is an important medicinal plant, and its growth and development are easily threatened by high temperature. In this study, comprehensive research on physiological, cytological and transcriptional responses to different levels of heat stress were conducted on a typical phenotype of P. ternata. First, P. ternata exhibited tolerance to the increased temperature, which was supported by normal growing leaves, as well as decreased and sustained photosynthetic parameters. Severe stress aggravated the damages, and P. ternata displayed an obvious leaf senescence phenotype, with significantly increased SOD and POD activities (46% and 213%). In addition, mesophyll cells were seriously damaged, chloroplast thylakoid was fuzzy, grana lamellae and stroma lamellae were obviously broken, and grana thylakoids were stacked, resulting in a dramatically declined photosynthetic rate (74.6%). Moreover, a total of 16 808 genes were significantly differential expressed during this process, most of which were involved in photosynthesis, transmembrane transporter activity and plastid metabolism. The number of differentially expressed transcription factors in MYB and bHLH families was the largest, indicating that these genes might participate in heat stress response in P. ternata. These findings provide insight into the response to high temperature and facilitate the standardized cultivation of P. ternata.
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- Jialu Wang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- College of Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Bijie Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bijie 551700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Comprehensive Genome-Wide Analyses of Poplar R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors and Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns under Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065389. [PMID: 36982459 PMCID: PMC10049292 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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R2R3-type MYB transcription factors are implicated in drought stress, which is a primary factor limiting the growth and development of woody plants. The identification of R2R3-MYB genes in the Populus trichocarpa genome has been previously reported. Nevertheless, the diversity and complexity of the conserved domain of the MYB gene caused inconsistencies in these identification results. There is still a lack of drought-responsive expression patterns and functional studies of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in Populus species. In this study, we identified a total of 210 R2R3-MYB genes in the P. trichocarpa genome, of which 207 genes were unevenly distributed across all 19 chromosomes. These poplar R2R3-MYB genes were phylogenetically divided into 23 subgroups. Collinear analysis demonstrated that the poplar R2R3-MYB genes underwent rapid expansion and that whole-genome duplication events were a dominant factor in the process of rapid gene expansion. Subcellular localization assays indicated that poplar R2R3-MYB TFs mainly played a transcriptional regulatory role in the nucleus. Ten R2R3-MYB genes were cloned from P. deltoides × P. euramericana cv. Nanlin895, and their expression patterns were tissue-specific. A majority of the genes showed similar drought-responsive expression patterns in two out of three tissues. This study provides a valid cue for further functional characterization of drought-responsive R2R3-MYB genes in poplar and provides support for the development of new poplar genotypes with elevated drought tolerance.
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Pan L, Guo Q, Wang J, Shi L, Yang X, Zhou Y, Yu Q, Bai L. CYP81A68 confers metabolic resistance to ALS and ACCase-inhibiting herbicides and its epigenetic regulation in Echinochloa crus-galli. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 428:128225. [PMID: 35032953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Long-term and excessive herbicide use has led to some environmental concerns and especially, herbicide resistance evolution in weeds. Here, we confirmed acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicide penoxsulam resistance and cross resistance to acetyl-coenzyme carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicides (cyhalofop-butyl and metamifop) in a global weed Echinochloa crus-galli population resistant to these herbicides (R). Penoxsulam metabolism study indicated that degradation rate was significantly higher in R than susceptible E. crus-galli population (S). RNA-sequencing revealed that a cytochrome P450 (P450) gene, CYP81A68, expressed higher in R versus S. Rice seedlings overexpressing this CYP81A68 gene are resistant to penoxsulam, cyhalofop-butyl and metamifop, and penoxsulam resistance is due to enhanced metabolism via O-demethylation. Deletion analysis of the CYP81A68 gene promoter identified an efficient region, in which differential methylation of CpG islands occurred between R and S. Collectively, these results demonstrate that upregulation of E. crus-galli CYP81A68 gene endows generalist metabolic resistance to commonly used ALS- and ACCase-inhibiting herbicides in rice fields and epigenetic regulation may play a role in the resistance evolution. This research could contribute to strategies reducing herbicide environmental impacts by judicious selection of alternative herbicide and non-chemical control tactics.
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- Lang Pan
- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI), School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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Wu Y, Wen J, Xia Y, Zhang L, Du H. Evolution and functional diversification of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in plants. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac058. [PMID: 35591925 PMCID: PMC9113232 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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R2R3-MYB genes (R2R3-MYBs) form one of the largest transcription factor gene families in the plant kingdom, with substantial structural and functional diversity. However, the evolutionary processes leading to this amazing functional diversity have not yet been clearly established. Recently developed genomic and classical molecular technologies have provided detailed insights into the evolutionary relationships and functions of plant R2R3-MYBs. Here, we review recent genome-level and functional analyses of plant R2R3-MYBs, with an emphasis on their evolution and functional diversification. In land plants, this gene family underwent a large expansion by whole genome duplications and small-scale duplications. Along with this population explosion, a series of functionally conserved or lineage-specific subfamilies/groups arose with roles in three major plant-specific biological processes: development and cell differentiation, specialized metabolism, and biotic and abiotic stresses. The rapid expansion and functional diversification of plant R2R3-MYBs are highly consistent with the increasing complexity of angiosperms. In particular, recently derived R2R3-MYBs with three highly homologous intron patterns (a, b, and c) are disproportionately related to specialized metabolism and have become the predominant subfamilies in land plant genomes. The evolution of plant R2R3-MYBs is an active area of research, and further studies are expected to improve our understanding of the evolution and functional diversification of this gene family.
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- Yun Wu
- Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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Sabir IA, Manzoor MA, Shah IH, Liu X, Zahid MS, Jiu S, Wang J, Abdullah M, Zhang C. MYB transcription factor family in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.): genome-wide investigation, evolution, structure, characterization and expression patterns. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:2. [PMID: 34979911 PMCID: PMC8722155 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03374-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACK GROUND MYB Transcription factors (TFs) are most imperative and largest gene family in plants, which participate in development, metabolism, defense, differentiation and stress response. The MYB TFs has been studied in various plant species. However, comprehensive studies of MYB gene family in the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) are still unknown. RESULTS In the current study, a total of 69 MYB genes were investigated from sweet cherry genome and classified into 28 subfamilies (C1-C28 based on phylogenetic and structural analysis). Microcollinearity analysis revealed that dispersed duplication (DSD) events might play an important role in the MYB genes family expansion. Chromosomal localization, the synonymous (Ks) and nonsynonymous (Ka) analysis, molecular characteristics (pI, weight and length of amino acids) and subcellular localization were accomplished using several bioinformatics tools. Furthermore, the members of distinct subfamilies have diverse cis-acting regions, conserved motifs, and intron-exon architectures, indicating functional heterogeneity in the MYB family. Moreover, the transcriptomic data exposed that MYB genes might play vital role in bud dormancy. The quantitative real-time qRT-PCR was carried out and the expression pattern indicated that MYB genes significantly expressed in floral bud as compared to flower and fruit. CONCLUSION Our comprehensive findings provide supportive insights into the evolutions, expansion complexity and functionality of PavMYB genes. These PavMYB genes should be further investigated as they seem to be brilliant candidates for dormancy manipulation in sweet cherry.
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- Irfan Ali Sabir
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Li C, Wang K, Lei C, Cao S, Huang Y, Ji N, Xu F, Zheng Y. Alterations in Sucrose and Phenylpropanoid Metabolism Affected by BABA-Primed Defense in Postharvest Grapes and the Associated Transcriptional Mechanism. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1250-1266. [PMID: 34410840 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-21-0142-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Defense elicitors can induce fruit disease resistance to control postharvest decay but may incur quality impairment. Our present work aimed to investigate the resistance against Botrytis cinerea induced by the elicitor β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) and to elucidate the specific transcriptional mechanism implicated in defense-related metabolic regulations. The functional dissection results demonstrated that, after inoculation with the fungal necrotroph B. cinerea, a suite of critical genes encoding enzymes related to the sucrose metabolism and phenylpropanoid pathway in priming defense in grapes were transcriptionally induced by treatment with 10 mM BABA. In contrast, more UDP-glucose, a shared precursor of phenylpropanoid and sucrose metabolism, may be redirected to the phenylpropanoid pathway for the synthesis of phytoalexins, including trans-resveratrol and ɛ-viniferin, in 100 mM BABA-treated grapes, resulting in direct resistance but compromised soluble sugar contents. An R2R3-type MYB protein from Vitis vinifera, VvMYB44, was isolated and characterized. VvMYB44 expression was significantly induced upon the grapes expressed defensive reaction. Subcellular localization, yeast two-hybrid, and coimmunoprecipitation assays revealed that the nuclear-localized VvMYB44 physically interacted with the salicylic acid-responsive transcription coactivator NPR1 in vivo for defense expression. In addition, VvMYB44 directly bound to the promoter regions of sucrose and phenylpropanoid metabolism-related genes and transactivated their expression, thus tipping the balance of antifungal compound accumulation and soluble sugar maintenance. Hence, these results suggest that 2R-type VvMYB44 might be a potential positive participant in BABA-induced priming defense in grape berries that contributes to avoiding the excessive consumption of soluble sugars during the postharvest storage.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Chunhong Li
- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
- College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33143, U.S.A
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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Ahmad HM, Rahman MU, Ahmar S, Fiaz S, Azeem F, Shaheen T, Ijaz M, Anwer Bukhari S, Khan SA, Mora-Poblete F. Comparative genomic analysis of MYB transcription factors for cuticular wax biosynthesis and drought stress tolerance in Helianthus annuus L. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5693-5703. [PMID: 34588881 PMCID: PMC8459054 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sunflower is an important oil-seed crop in Pakistan, it is mainly cultivated in the spring season. It is severely affected by drought stress resulting in lower yield. Cuticular wax acts as the first defense line to protect plants from drought stress condition. It seals the aerial parts of plants and reduce the water loss from leaf surfaces. Various myeloblastosis (MYB) transcription factors (TFs) are involved in biosynthesis of epicuticular waxes under drought-stress. However, less information is available for MYB, TFs in drought stress and wax biosynthesis in sunflower. We used different computational tools to compare the Arabidopsis MYB, TFs involved in cuticular wax biosynthesis and drought stress tolerance with sunflower genome. We identified three putative MYB genes (MYB16, MYB94 and MYB96) in sunflower along with their seven homologs in Arabidopsis. Phylogenetic association of MYB TFs in Arabidopsis and sunflower indicated strong conservation of TFs in plant species. From gene structure analysis, it was observed that intron and exon organization was family-specific. MYB TFs were unevenly distributed on sunflower chromosomes. Evolutionary analysis indicated the segmental duplication of the MYB gene family in sunflower. Quantitative Real-Time PCR revealed the up-regulation of three MYB genes under drought stress. The gene expression of MYB16, MYB94 and MYB96 were found many folds higher in experimental plants than control. The present study provided the first insight into MYB TFs family's characterization in sunflower under drought stress conditions and wax biosynthesis TFs.
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- Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Corresponding authors.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Campus Talca, Universidad deTalca, Talca 3465548, Chile
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, 22620 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, 22620 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Campus Talca, Universidad deTalca, Talca 3465548, Chile
- Corresponding authors.
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Wani UM, Majeed ST, Raja V, Wani ZA, Jan N, Andrabi KI, John R. Ectopic expression of a novel cold-resistance protein 1 from Brassica oleracea promotes tolerance to chilling stress in transgenic tomato. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16574. [PMID: 34400729 PMCID: PMC8367951 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96102-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cold stress is considered as one of the major environmental factors that adversely affects the plant growth and distribution. Therefore, there arises an immediate need to cultivate effective strategies aimed at developing stress-tolerant crops that would boost the production and minimise the risks associated with cold stress. In this study, a novel cold-responsive protein1 (BoCRP1) isolated from Brassica oleracea was ectopically expressed in a cold susceptible tomato genotype Shalimar 1 and its function was investigated in response to chilling stress. BoCRP1 was constitutively expressed in all the tissues of B. oleracea including leaf, root and stem. However, its expression was found to be significantly increased in response to cold stress. Moreover, transgenic tomato plants expressing BoCRP1 exhibited increased tolerance to chilling stress (4 °C) with an overall improved rate of seed germination, increased root length, reduced membrane damage and increased accumulation of osmoprotectants. Furthermore, we observed increased transcript levels of stress responsive genes and enhanced accumulation of reactive oxygen species scavenging enzymes in transgenic plants on exposure to chilling stress. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that BoCRP1 is a promising candidate gene to improve the cold stress tolerance in tomato.
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- Umer Majeed Wani
- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir 190 006 India ,grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir 190 006 India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir 190 006 India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir 190 006 India
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Plant Transcription Factors Involved in Drought and Associated Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115662. [PMID: 34073446 PMCID: PMC8199153 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Transcription factors (TFs) play a significant role in signal transduction networks spanning the perception of a stress signal and the expression of corresponding stress-responsive genes. TFs are multi-functional proteins that may simultaneously control numerous pathways during stresses in plants-this makes them powerful tools for the manipulation of regulatory and stress-responsive pathways. In recent years, the structure-function relationships of numerous plant TFs involved in drought and associated stresses have been defined, which prompted devising practical strategies for engineering plants with enhanced stress tolerance. Vast data have emerged on purposely basic leucine zipper (bZIP), WRKY, homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip), myeloblastoma (MYB), drought-response elements binding proteins/C-repeat binding factor (DREB/CBF), shine (SHN), and wax production-like (WXPL) TFs that reflect the understanding of their 3D structure and how the structure relates to function. Consequently, this information is useful in the tailored design of variant TFs that enhances our understanding of their functional states, such as oligomerization, post-translational modification patterns, protein-protein interactions, and their abilities to recognize downstream target DNA sequences. Here, we report on the progress of TFs based on their interaction pathway participation in stress-responsive networks, and pinpoint strategies and applications for crops and the impact of these strategies for improving plant stress tolerance.
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Genome-wide identification of the tea plant bHLH transcription factor family and discovery of candidate regulators of trichome formation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10764. [PMID: 34031482 PMCID: PMC8144589 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Leaf trichomes play vital roles in plant resistance and the quality of tea. Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TFs) play an important role in regulating plant development and growth. In this study, a total of 134 CsbHLH proteins were identified in the Camellia sinensis var. sinensis (CSS) genome. They were divided into 17 subgroups according to the Arabidopsis thaliana classification. Phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that members of subgroups IIIc-I and IIIc-II might be associated with trichome formation. The expression patterns of CsbHLH116, CsbHLH133, CsbHLH060, CsbHLH028, CsbHLH024, CsbHLH112 and CsbHLH053 from clusters 1, 3 and 5 were similar to the trichome distribution in tea plants. CsbHLH024 and CsbHLH133 were located in the cell nucleus and possessed transcriptional activation ability. They could interact with CsTTG1, which is a regulator of tea trichome formation. This study provides useful information for further research on the function of CsbHLHs in trichome formation.
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Genome-Wide Characterization of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) GRAS Genes and Their Response to Various Abiotic Stresses. HORTICULTURAE 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae6040110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The GRAS (gibberellic acid insensitive, repressor of GAI, and scarecrow) proteins are a family of plant-specific transcription factors that regulate plant growth, development, and stress response. Currently, the role of GRAS transcription factors in various abiotic stress responses has not been systematically studied in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), a popular vegetable crop. Here, we provide a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of the 35 GRAS genes identified in the cucumber genome. In this study, cucumber genotypes, i.e., “CG104”, which is stress-tolerant, and genotype “CG37”, which is stress-sensitive, were examined to provide insight on potential differences in the GRAS-regulated abiotic stress pathways. Transcriptional analysis by RNA-seq or qRT-PCR of these two genotypes revealed common and divergent functions of CsGRAS genes regulated by low and high temperatures, salinity, and by exposure to the phytohormones gibberellin (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA). Notably, CsGRAS2 (DELLA) and CsGRAS26 (LISCL) were regulated by all abiotic stresses and hormone treatments, suggesting that they may function in the biological cross-talk between multiple signaling pathways. This study provides candidate genes for improving cucumber tolerance to various environmental stresses.
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Li L, Ye J, Li H, Shi Q. Characterization of Metabolites and Transcripts Involved in Flower Pigmentation in Primula vulgaris. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:572517. [PMID: 33329630 PMCID: PMC7714730 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.572517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Primula vulgaris exhibits a wide range of flower colors and is a valuable ornamental plant. The combination of flavonols/anthocyanins and carotenoids provides various colorations ranging from yellow to violet-blue. However, the complex metabolic networks and molecular mechanisms underlying the different flower colors of P. vulgaris remain unclear. Based on comprehensive analysis of morphological anatomy, metabolites, and gene expression in different-colored flowers of P. vulgaris, the mechanisms relating color-determining compounds to gene expression profiles were revealed. In the case of P. vulgaris flower color, hirsutin, rosinin, petunidin-, and cyanidin-type anthocyanins and the copigment herbacetin contributed to the blue coloration, whereas peonidin-, cyandin-, and delphinidin-type anthocyanins showed high accumulation levels in pink flowers. The color formation of blue and pink were mainly via the regulation of F3'5'H (c53168), AOMT (c47583, c44905), and 3GT (c50034). Yellow coloration was mainly due to gossypetin and carotenoid, which were regulated by F3H (c43100), F3 1 (c53714), 3GT (c53907) as well as many carotenoid biosynthetic pathway-related genes. Co-expression network and transient expression analysis suggested a potential direct link between flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthetic pathways through MYB transcription factor regulation. This work reveals that transcription changes influence physiological characteristics, and biochemistry characteristics, and subsequently results in flower coloration in P. vulgaris.
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- Long Li
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Zhang Y, Xu S, Cheng Y, Wang J, Wang X, Liu R, Han J. Functional identification of PsMYB57 involved in anthocyanin regulation of tree peony. BMC Genet 2020; 21:124. [PMID: 33198624 PMCID: PMC7667756 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND R2R3 myeloblastosis (MYB) genes are widely distributed in plants and comprise one of the largest transcription factor gene families. They play important roles in the regulatory networks controlling development, metabolism, and stress responses. Researches on functional genes in tree peony are still in its infancy. To date, few MYB genes have thus far been reported. RESULTS In this study, we constructed a comprehensive reference gene set by transcriptome sequencing to obtain R2R3 MYB genes. The transcriptomes of eight different tissues were sequenced, and 92,837 unigenes were obtained with an N50 of 1662 nt. A total of 48,435 unigenes (77.98%) were functionally annotated in public databases. Based on the assembly, we identified 57 R2R3 MYB genes containing full-length open reading frames, which clustered into 35 clades by phylogenetic analysis. PsMYB57 clustered with anthocyanin regulation genes in Arabidopsis and was mainly transcribed in the buds and young leaves. The overexpression of PsMYB57 induced anthocyanin accumulation in tobacco, and four detected anthocyanin structural genes, including NtCHS, NtF3'H, NtDFR, and NtANS, were upregulated. The two endogenous bHLH genes NtAn1a and NtAn1b were also upregulated and may work in combination with PsMYB57 in regulating anthocyanin structural genes. CONCLUSIONS Our study offers a useful reference to the selection of candidate MYB genes for further functional studies in tree peony. Function analysis of PsMYB57 is helpful to understand the color accumulation in vegetative organs of tree peony. PsMYB57 is also a promising resource to improve plant color in molecular breeding.
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- Yanzhao Zhang
- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China.
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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- Life Science Department, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471022, China
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Fan H, Cui M, Li N, Li X, Liang Y, Liu L, Cai Y, Lin Y. Genome-wide identification and expression analyses of R2R3-MYB transcription factor genes from two Orchid species. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9781. [PMID: 32953268 PMCID: PMC7473048 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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MYB transcription factors play important roles in different plant biological processes during plant growth, development and stress response. In this study, 101 (DoMYB1-101) and 99 (PaMYB1-99) R2R3-MYB genes were identified in the genomes of Dendrobium officinale and Phalaenopsis aphrodite, respectively. To classify the isolated candidate genes, the R2R3-MYB genes from A. thaliana were selected as references. As a result, all identified DoMYB and PaMYB genes were classified into 22 subfamilies. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that S21 had the largest number of members of all the subfamilies. The numbers of introns, exons and conserved sequences in all of the identified genes are different. In addition, 20 DoMYB genes from six subfamilies were selected for further analysis of tissue-specific expression and responses to various abiotic stresses treatments. The results showed that all of the DoMYB genes in S4 and S19 subfamilies exhibited the highest relative expression levels in flowers. And five DoMYB genes including DoMYB31, DoMYB40, DoMYB49, DoMYB52 and DoMYB54, responded to the stress response. These results may provide useful information for further studies of the R2R3-MYB gene family.
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- Honghong Fan
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Cao Y, Li K, Li Y, Zhao X, Wang L. MYB Transcription Factors as Regulators of Secondary Metabolism in Plants. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9030061. [PMID: 32213912 PMCID: PMC7150910 DOI: 10.3390/biology9030061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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MYB transcription factors (TFs), as one of the largest gene families in plants, play important roles in multiple biological processes, such as plant growth and development, cell morphology and pattern building, physiological activity metabolism, primary and secondary metabolic reactions, and responses to environmental stresses. The function of MYB TFs in crops has been widely studied, but few studies have been done on medicinal plants. In this review, we summarized the MYB TFs that play important roles in secondary metabolism and emphasized the possible mechanisms underlying how MYB TFs are regulated at the protein, posttranscriptional, and transcriptional levels, as well as how they regulate the downstream target gene networks related to secondary metabolism in plants, especially in medicinal plants.
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- Yunpeng Cao
- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (Y.C.); (Y.L.)
- Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Science and Technology Promotion Center, Huaihua Forestry Research Institute, Huaihua 418000, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (Y.C.); (Y.L.)
- Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
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- College of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
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Comparative genomics analysis of Raoultella planticola S25 isolated from duck in China, with florfenicol resistance. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 68:101398. [PMID: 31775114 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.101398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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To characterize the florfenicol resistance gene and analyze the structure of the resistance gene-related sequence of an Raoultella planticola strain S25 isolated from a duck fecal sample from a farm in South China. Molecular cloning was performed to clone the resistance genes such as mdfA, floR and so on, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were quantified to determine the resistance levels generated by the cloned genes and the related strains. Sequencing and comparative genomics methods were used to analyze the structure of the resistance gene-related sequence. The result showed that the genome of R. planticola S25 consists of a 5.47 Mb chromosome encoding 4962 predicted coding sequence (CDS) and a 68,566 bp plasmid, pS25-68, encoding 84 ORFs. The plasmid sharing the greatest sequence identity with the floR-carrying plasmid pS25-68 is plasmid1 in Klebsiella pneumoniae strain blaNDM-1, which was isolated from a patient in Canada. The mdfA1 gene encoded on the chromosome generated resistance to florfenicol in addition to chloramphenicol. Comparative genomic analysis of the floR-related transposon-like fragment of pS25-68 showed that an approximately 3 kb sequence encoding IS91-virD2-floR-lysR was conserved and presented in the majority of the sequences (84.5 %, 169/200) collected from the database. The results of this work demonstrated that horizontal transfer of the florfenicol resistance gene floR occurred widely between the bacteria of different species and with different origins and that additional florfenicol resistance genes may be present in the bacterial population.
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Wang MQ, Zeng QH, Huang QX, Lin P, Li Y, Liu QL, Zhang L. Transcriptomic Analysis of Verbena bonariensis Leaves Under Low-Temperature Stress. DNA Cell Biol 2019; 38:1233-1248. [PMID: 31532241 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2019.4707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Verbena bonariensis is a valuable plant for both ornament and flower border. As a major constraint, low temperature affects the growing development and survival of V. bonariensis. However, there are few systematic studies in terms of molecular mechanism on the tolerance of low temperature in V. bonariensis. In this study, Illumina sequencing technology was applied to analyze the cold resistance mechanism of plants. Six cDNA libraries were obtained from two samples of two groups, the cold-treated group and the control group. A total of 271,920 unigenes were produced from 406,641 assembled transcripts. Among these, 19,003 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (corrected p-value <0.01, |log2(fold change) | >3) were obtained, including 9852 upregulated and 9151 downregulated genes. The antioxidant enzyme system, photosynthesis, plant hormone signal transduction, fatty acid metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism pathway, and transcription factors were analyzed. Based on these results, series of candidate genes related to cold stress were screened out and discussed. The physiological indexes related to response mechanism of low temperature were tested. Eleven upregulated DEGs were validated by Quantitative Real-time PCR. In this study, we provided the transcriptome sequence resource of V. bonariensis and used these data to realize its molecular mechanism under cold stress. The results contributed to valuable clues for genetic studies and helped to screen candidate genes for cold-resistance breeding.
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- Meng-Qi Wang
- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Institute of Agro-Bioengineering and College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Expression Patterns of MYB (V-myb Myeloblastosis Viral Oncogene Homolog) Gene Family in Resistant and Susceptible Tung Trees Responding to Fusarium Wilt Disease. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10020193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vernicia fordii (tung oil tree) is famous in the world for its production of tung oil. Unfortunately, it was infected by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fordii 1 (Fof-1) and suffered serious wilt disease. Conversely, its sister species V. montana is highly resistant to Fof-1. The MYB (v-myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) transcription factors were activated during the pathogen Fof-1 infection according to our previous comparative transcriptomic results. Depending on whether the sequence has a complete MYB-DNA-binding domain, a total of 75 VfMYB and 77 VmMYB genes were identified in susceptible V. fordii and resistant V. montana, respectively. In addition, we detected 49 pairs of one-to-one orthologous Vf/VmMYB genes with the reciprocal-best BLAST-hits (RBH)method. In order to investigate the expression modes and the internal network of MYB transcription factors in the two species responding to Fusarium wilt disease, the expressions of Vf/VmMYBs were then investigated and we found that most orthologous Vf/VmMYB genes exhibited similar expression patterns during the Fof-1 infection. However, four pairs of Vf/VmMYB genes, annotated as unknown proteins and mediator of root architecture, demonstrated absolute opposite expression patterns in the two Vernicia species responding to Fof-1. The interaction network of VmMYB genes were further constructed using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) method and four hub genes showing extremely high interaction with the other 1157 genes were identified. RT-qPCR result verified the opposite expression pattern of the hub gene VmMYB011 and VmMYB041 in two Vernicia species. In summary, co-expression network of the Vf/VmMYBs and significantly opposite related pairs of genes in resistant and susceptible Vernicia species provided knowledge for understanding the molecular basis of Vernicia responding to Fusarium wilt disease.
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Transcriptome profiling and identification of functional genes involved in H2S response in grapevine tissue cultured plantlets. Genes Genomics 2018; 40:1287-1300. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-018-0723-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Khan SA, Li MZ, Wang SM, Yin HJ. Revisiting the Role of Plant Transcription Factors in the Battle against Abiotic Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061634. [PMID: 29857524 PMCID: PMC6032162 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Owing to diverse abiotic stresses and global climate deterioration, the agricultural production worldwide is suffering serious losses. Breeding stress-resilient crops with higher quality and yield against multiple environmental stresses via application of transgenic technologies is currently the most promising approach. Deciphering molecular principles and mining stress-associate genes that govern plant responses against abiotic stresses is one of the prerequisites to develop stress-resistant crop varieties. As molecular switches in controlling stress-responsive genes expression, transcription factors (TFs) play crucial roles in regulating various abiotic stress responses. Hence, functional analysis of TFs and their interaction partners during abiotic stresses is crucial to perceive their role in diverse signaling cascades that many researchers have continued to undertake. Here, we review current developments in understanding TFs, with particular emphasis on their functions in orchestrating plant abiotic stress responses. Further, we discuss novel molecular mechanisms of their action under abiotic stress conditions. This will provide valuable information for understanding regulatory mechanisms to engineer stress-tolerant crops.
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- Sardar-Ali Khan
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Cloning and Functional Analysis of Phosphoethanolamine Methyltransferase Promoter from Maize (Zea mays L.). Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19010191. [PMID: 29316727 PMCID: PMC5796140 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Betaine, a non-toxic osmoprotectant, is believed to accumulate considerably in plants under stress conditions to maintain the osmotic pressure and promote a variety of processes involved in growth and development. Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEAMT), a key enzyme for betaine synthesis, is reported to be regulated by its upstream promoter. In the present investigation, by using the transgenic approach, a 1048 bp long promoter region of ZmPEAMT gene from Zea mays was cloned and functionally characterized in tobacco. Computational analysis affirmed the existence of abiotic stress responsive cis-elements like ABRE, MYC, HST, LST etc., as well as pathogen, wound and phytohormone responsive motifs. For transformation in tobacco, four 5′-deletion constructs of 826 bp (P2), 642 bp (P3), 428 bp (P4) and 245 bp (P5) were constructed from the 1048 bp (P1) promoter fragment. The transgenic plants generated through a single event exhibited a promising expression of GUS reporter protein in the leaf tissues of treated with salt, drought, oxidative and cold stress as well as control plants. The GUS expression level progressively reduced from P1 to P5 in the leaf tissues, whereas a maximal expression was observed with the P3 construct in the leaves of control plants. The expression of GUS was noted to be higher in the leaves of osmotically- or salt-treated transgenic plants than that in the untreated (control) plants. An effective expression of GUS in the transgenic plants manifests that this promoter can be employed for both stress-inducible and constitutive expression of gene(s). Due to this characteristic, this potential promoter can be effectively used for genetic engineering of several crops.
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Zhang T, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Liu Z, Gao C. Comprehensive Analysis of MYB Gene Family and Their Expressions Under Abiotic Stresses and Hormone Treatments in Tamarix hispida. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1303. [PMID: 30283465 PMCID: PMC6156436 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The MYB transcription factors (TFs) is a plant TF families, which involves in hormone signal transduction, and abiotic stress tolerance, etc. However, there are few studies on the MYB TFs family and its regulatory mechanism in Tamarix hispida. In this study, 14 MYB genes (named ThMYB1 - ThMYB14) were cloned and characterized from T. hispida. The transcription profiles of ThMYBs in T. hispida under different abiotic stress conditions were monitored using qRT-PCR. Most of studied ThMYBs were significantly downregulated and/or upregulated by salt and osmotic stress, ABA, GA3 and JA treatments in at least one organ. Especially, ThMYB13 was induced in the leaves and roots of T. hispida when exposed to NaCl treatment at all study periods, indicating that it may involve in salt stress. To further study ThMYB13 function, ThMYB13 overexpression and knock-down plants and control plants transformed with an empty pROKII were obtained using a transient transformation system. Overexpression of ThMYB13 in T. hispida displayed the lowest O2-, H2O2 and MDA accumulation, minimal cell death, the most stable K+/Na+ ratio and the lowest electrolyte leakage rate among the three kinds of transient expression in T. hispida. Conversely, the RNAi-silencing, transiently transformed plants displayed the opposite physiological changes. Therefore, ThMYB13 might play a role in salt stress tolerance in transgenic T. hispida plants.
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- Tengqian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Taiyuan Botanical Garden, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Caiqiu Gao,
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Mmadi MA, Dossa K, Wang L, Zhou R, Wang Y, Cisse N, Sy MO, Zhang X. Functional Characterization of the Versatile MYB Gene Family Uncovered Their Important Roles in Plant Development and Responses to Drought and Waterlogging in Sesame. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8120362. [PMID: 29231869 PMCID: PMC5748680 DOI: 10.3390/genes8120362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The MYB gene family constitutes one of the largest transcription factors (TFs) modulating various biological processes in plants. Although genome-wide analysis of this gene family has been carried out in some species, only three MYB members have been functionally characterized heretofore in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Here, we identified a relatively high number (287) of sesame MYB genes (SIMYBs) with an uncommon overrepresentation of the 1R-subfamily. A total of 95% of SIMYBs was mapped unevenly onto the 16 linkage groups of the sesame genome with 55 SIMYBs tandemly duplicated. In addition, molecular characterization, gene structure, and evolutionary relationships of SIMYBs were established. Based on the close relationship between sesame and Arabidopsis thaliana, we uncovered that the functions of SIMYBs are highly diverse. A total of 65% of SIMYBs were commonly detected in five tissues, suggesting that they represent key TFs modulating sesame growth and development. Moreover, we found that SIMYBs regulate sesame responses to drought and waterlogging, which highlights the potential of SIMYBs towards improving stress tolerance in sesame. This work presents a comprehensive picture of the MYB gene family in sesame and paves the way for further functional validation of the members of this versatile gene family.
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- Marie Ali Mmadi
- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
- Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Thiès, Senegal.
- Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, 107000 Dakar, Senegal.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
- Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Thiès, Senegal.
- Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, 107000 Dakar, Senegal.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
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- Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Thiès, Senegal.
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- Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, 107000 Dakar, Senegal.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.
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Wang F, Li X. Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of MYB transcription factors in Lotus japonicas and Medicago truncatula. Genes Genomics 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-017-0544-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ren C, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Li S, Liang Z. Genome-wide identification and characterization of the NF-Y gene family in grape (vitis vinifera L.). BMC Genomics 2016; 17:605. [PMID: 27516172 PMCID: PMC4982312 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2989-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor is composed of three distinct subunits: NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC. Many members of NF-Y family have been reported to be key regulators in plant development, phytohormone signaling and drought tolerance. However, the function of the NF-Y family is less known in grape (Vitis vinifera L.). Results A total of 34 grape NF-Y genes that distributed unevenly on grape (V. vinifera) chromosomes were identified in this study. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to predict functional similarities between Arabidopsis thaliana and grape NF-Y genes. Comparison of the structures of grape NF-Y genes (VvNF-Ys) revealed their functional conservation and alteration. Furthermore, we investigated the expression profiles of VvNF-Ys in response to various stresses, phytohormone treatments, and in leaves and grape berries with various sugar contents at different developmental stages. The relationship between VvNF-Y transcript levels and sugar content was examined to select candidates for exogenous sugar treatments. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) indicated that many VvNF-Ys responded to different sugar stimuli with variations in transcript abundance. qPCR and publicly available microarray data suggest that VvNF-Ys exhibit distinct expression patterns in different grape organs and developmental stages, and a number of VvNF-Ys may participate in responses to multiple abiotic and biotic stresses, phytohormone treatments and sugar accumulation or metabolism. Conclusions In this study, we characterized 34 VvNF-Ys based on their distributions on chromosomes, gene structures, phylogenetic relationship with Arabidopsis NF-Y genes, and their expression patterns. The potential roles of VvNF-Ys in sugar accumulation or metabolism were also investigated. Altogether, the data provide significant insights on VvNF-Ys, and lay foundations for further functional studies of NF-Y genes in grape. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2989-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Chong Ren
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Grape Science and Enology and Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Grape Science and Enology and Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Grape Science and Enology and Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Grape Science and Enology and Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Grape Science and Enology and Key Laboratory of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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