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Jia R, Xing K, Tian L, Dong X, Yu L, Shen X, Wang Y. Analysis of Methylesterase Gene Family in Fragaria vesca Unveils Novel Insights into the Role of FvMES2 in Methyl Salicylate-Mediated Resistance against Strawberry Gray Mold. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:11392-11404. [PMID: 38717972 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Methylesterases (MESs) hydrolyze carboxylic ester and are important for plant metabolism and defense. However, the understanding of MES' role in strawberries against pathogens remains limited. This study identified 15 FvMESs with a conserved catalytic triad from the Fragaria vesca genome. Spatiotemporal expression data demonstrated the upregulated expression of FvMESs in roots and developing fruits, suggesting growth involvement. The FvMES promoter regions harbored numerous stress-related cis-acting elements and transcription factors associated with plant defense mechanisms. Moreover, FvMES2 exhibited a significant response to Botrytis cinerea stress and showed a remarkable correlation with the salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathway. Molecular docking showed an efficient binding potential between FvMES2 and methyl salicylate (MeSA). The role of FvMES2 in MeSA demethylation to produce SA was further confirmed through in vitro and in vivo assays. After MeSA was applied, the transient overexpression of FvMES2 in strawberries enhanced their resistance to B. cinerea compared to wild-type plants.
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- Ruimin Jia
- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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Sajjad M, Ahmad A, Riaz MW, Hussain Q, Yasir M, Lu M. Recent genome resequencing paraded COBRA- Like gene family roles in abiotic stress and wood formation in Poplar. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1242836. [PMID: 37780503 PMCID: PMC10540467 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1242836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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A cell wall determines the mechanical properties of a cell, serves as a barrier against plant stresses, and allows cell division and growth processes. The COBRA-Like (COBL) gene family encodes a putative glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein that controls cellulose deposition and cell progression in plants by contributing to the microfibril orientation of a cell wall. Despite being studied in different plant species, there is a dearth of the comprehensive global analysis of COBL genes in poplar. Poplar is employed as a model woody plant to study abiotic stresses and biomass production in tree research. Improved genome resequencing has enabled the comprehensive exploration of the evolution and functional capacities of PtrCOBLs (Poplar COBRA-Like genes) in poplar. Phylogeny analysis has discerned and classified PtrCOBLs into two groups resembling the Arabidopsis COBL family, and group I genes possess longer proteins but have fewer exons than group II. Analysis of gene structure and motifs revealed PtrCOBLs maintained a rather stable motif and exon-intron pattern across members of the same group. Synteny and collinearity analyses exhibited that the evolution of the COBL gene family was heavily influenced by gene duplication events. PtrCOBL genes have undergone both segmental duplication and tandem duplication, followed by purifying selection. Promotor analysis flaunted various phytohormone-, growth- and stress-related cis-elements (e.g., MYB, ABA, MeJA, SA, AuxR, and ATBP1). Likewise, 29 Ptr-miRNAs of 20 families were found targeting 11 PtrCOBL genes. PtrCOBLs were found localized at the plasma membrane and extracellular matrix, while gene ontology analysis showed their involvement in plant development, plant growth, stress response, cellulose biosynthesis, and cell wall biogenesis. RNA-seq datasets depicted the bulk of PtrCOBL genes expression being found in plant stem tissues and leaves, rendering mechanical strength and rejoinders to environmental cues. PtrCOBL2, 3, 10, and 11 manifested the highest expression in vasculature and abiotic stress, and resemblant expression trends were upheld by qRT-PCR. Co-expression network analysis identified PtrCOBL2 and PtrCOBL3 as hub genes across all abiotic stresses and wood developing tissues. The current study reports regulating roles of PtrCOBLs in xylem differentiating tissues, tension wood formation, and abiotic stress latency that lay the groundwork for future functional studies of the PtrCOBL genes in poplar breeding.
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- Muhammad Sajjad
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resource Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province, College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
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Dutta H, Mishra GP, Aski MS, Bosamia TC, Mishra DC, Bhati J, Sinha SK, Vijay D, C. T. MP, Das S, Pawar PAM, Kumar A, Tripathi K, Kumar RR, Yadava DK, Kumar S, Dikshit HK. Comparative transcriptome analysis, unfolding the pathways regulating the seed-size trait in cultivated lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Front Genet 2022; 13:942079. [PMID: 36035144 PMCID: PMC9399355 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.942079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Market class, cooking time, quality, and milled grain yield are largely influenced by the seed size and shape of the lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.); thus, they are considered to be important quality traits. To unfold the pathways regulating seed size in lentils, a transcriptomic approach was performed using large-seeded (L4602) and small-seeded (L830) genotypes. The study has generated nearly 375 million high-quality reads, of which 98.70% were properly aligned to the reference genome. Among biological replicates, very high similarity in fragments per kilobase of exon per million mapped fragments values (R > 0.9) showed the consistency of RNA-seq results. Various differentially expressed genes associated mainly with the hormone signaling and cell division pathways, transcription factors, kinases, etc. were identified as having a role in cell expansion and seed growth. A total of 106,996 unigenes were used for differential expression (DE) analysis. String analysis identified various modules having certain key proteins like Ser/Thr protein kinase, seed storage protein, DNA-binding protein, microtubule-associated protein, etc. In addition, some growth and cell division–related micro-RNAs like miR3457 (cell wall formation), miR1440 (cell proliferation and cell cycles), and miR1533 (biosynthesis of plant hormones) were identified as having a role in seed size determination. Using RNA-seq data, 5254 EST-SSR primers were generated as a source for future studies aiming for the identification of linked markers. In silico validation using Genevestigator® was done for the Ser/Thr protein kinase, ethylene response factor, and Myb transcription factor genes. It is of interest that the xyloglucan endotransglucosylase gene was found differentially regulated, suggesting their role during seed development; however, at maturity, no significant differences were recorded for various cell wall parameters including cellulose, lignin, and xylose content. This is the first report on lentils that has unfolded the key seed size regulating pathways and unveiled a theoretical way for the development of lentil genotypes having customized seed sizes.
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- Haragopal Dutta
- Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Gyan P. Mishra, ; Shiv Kumar, ; Harsh Kumar Dikshit,
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Omics Division, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India
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- Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Plant Cell Wall Biology, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Germplasm Evaluation Division, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- South Asia and China Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, NASC Complex, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Gyan P. Mishra, ; Shiv Kumar, ; Harsh Kumar Dikshit,
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Gyan P. Mishra, ; Shiv Kumar, ; Harsh Kumar Dikshit,
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Kabir N, Zhang X, Liu L, Qanmber G, Zhang L, Wang YX, Sun Z, Zhao N, Wang G. Correction to: RAD gene family analysis in cotton provides some key genes for fowering and stress tolerance in upland cotton G. hirsutum. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:259. [PMID: 35379186 PMCID: PMC8978381 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08500-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Nosheen Kabir
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Xinjiang Production & Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shehezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Xinjiang Production & Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shehezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Development Center for Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100122, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Xinjiang Production & Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shehezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China.
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