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Wang Q, Wang L, Cheng H, Wang S, Li J, Zhang D, Zhou L, Chen S, Chen F, Jiang J. Two B-box proteins orchestrate vegetative and reproductive growth in summer chrysanthemum. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:2923-2935. [PMID: 38629334 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Floral transition, the switch from vegetative to reproductive growth, is extremely important for the growth and development of flowering plants. In the summer chrysanthemum, CmBBX8, a member of the subgroup II B-box (BBX) family, positively regulates the transition by physically interacting with CmERF3 to inhibit CmFTL1 expression. In this study, we show that CmBBX5, a B-box subgroup I member comprising two B-boxes and a CCT domain, interacts with CmBBX8. This interaction suppresses the recruitment of CmBBX8 to the CmFTL1 locus without affecting its transcriptional activation activity. CmBBX5 overexpression led to delayed flowering under both LD (long-day) and SD (short-day) conditions, while lines expressing the chimeric repressor gene-silencing (CmBBX5-SRDX) exhibited the opposite phenotype. Subsequent genetic evidence indicated that in regulating flowering, CmBBX5 is partially dependent on CmBBX8. Moreover, during the vegetative growth period, levels of CmBBX5 expression were found to exceed those of CmBBX8. Collectively, our findings indicate that both CmERF3 and CmBBX5 interact with CmBBX8 to dampen the regulation of CmFTL1 via distinct mechanisms, which contribute to preventing the premature flowering of summer chrysanthemum.
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- Qi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilisation, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Madrigal Y, Alzate JF, Pabón-Mora N. Evolution of major flowering pathway integrators in Orchidaceae. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2024; 37:85-109. [PMID: 37823912 PMCID: PMC11180029 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-023-00482-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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The Orchidaceae is a mega-diverse plant family with ca. 29,000 species with a large variety of life forms that can colonize transitory habitats. Despite this diversity, little is known about their flowering integrators in response to specific environmental factors. During the reproductive transition in flowering plants a vegetative apical meristem (SAM) transforms into an inflorescence meristem (IM) that forms bracts and flowers. In model grasses, like rice, a flowering genetic regulatory network (FGRN) controlling reproductive transitions has been identified, but little is known in the Orchidaceae. In order to analyze the players of the FRGN in orchids, we performed comprehensive phylogenetic analyses of CONSTANS-like/CONSTANS-like 4 (COL/COL4), FLOWERING LOCUS D (FD), FLOWERING LOCUS C/FRUITFULL (FLC/FUL) and SUPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1) gene lineages. In addition to PEBP and AGL24/SVP genes previously analyzed, here we identify an increase of orchid homologs belonging to COL4, and FUL gene lineages in comparison with other monocots, including grasses, due to orchid-specific gene lineage duplications. Contrariwise, local duplications in Orchidaceae are less frequent in the COL, FD and SOC1 gene lineages, which points to a retention of key functions under strong purifying selection in essential signaling factors. We also identified changes in the protein sequences after such duplications, variation in the evolutionary rates of resulting paralogous clades and targeted expression of isolated homologs in different orchids. Interestingly, vernalization-response genes like VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) and FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) are completely lacking in orchids, or alternatively are reduced in number, as is the case of VERNALIZATION2/GHD7 (VRN2). Our findings point to non-canonical factors sensing temperature changes in orchids during reproductive transition. Expression data of key factors gathered from Elleanthus auratiacus, a terrestrial orchid in high Andean mountains allow us to characterize which copies are actually active during flowering. Altogether, our data lays down a comprehensive framework to assess gene function of a restricted number of homologs identified more likely playing key roles during the flowering transition, and the changes of the FGRN in neotropical orchids in comparison with temperate grasses.
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- Yesenia Madrigal
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Medicina, Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica, Sede de Investigación Universitaria, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Wang H, Yin C, Zhang G, Yang M, Zhu B, Jiang J, Zeng Z. Cold-induced deposition of bivalent H3K4me3-H3K27me3 modification and nucleosome depletion in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:549-564. [PMID: 38184780 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Epigenetic regulation of gene expression plays a crucial role in plant development and environmental adaptation. The H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 have not only been discovered in the regulation of gene expression in multiple biological processes but also in responses to abiotic stresses in plants. However, evidence for the presence of both H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 on the same nucleosome is sporadic. Cold-induced deposition of bivalent H3K4me3-H3K27me3 modifications and nucleosome depletion over a considerable number of active genes is documented in potato tubers and provides clues on an additional role of the bivalent modifications. Limited by the available information of genes encoding PcG/TrxG proteins as well as their corresponding mutants in potatoes, the molecular mechanism underlying the cold-induced deposition of the bivalent mark remains elusive. In this study, we found a similar deposition of the bivalent H3K4me3-H3K27me3 mark over 2129 active genes in cold-treated Arabidopsis Col-0 seedlings. The expression levels of the bivalent mark-associated genes tend to be independent of bivalent modification levels. However, these genes were associated with greater chromatin accessibility, presumably to provide a distinct chromatin environment for gene expression. In mutants clf28 and lhp1, failure to deposit H3K27me3 in active genes upon cold treatment implies that the CLF is potentially involved in cold-induced deposition of H3K27me3, with assistance from LHP1. Failure to deposit H3K4me3 during cold treatment in atx1-2 suggests a regulatory role of ATX1 in the deposition of H3K4me3. In addition, we observed a cold-induced global reduction in nucleosome occupancy, which is potentially mediated by LHP1 in an H3K27me3-dependent manner.
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- Hao Wang
- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
- Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Plant Biology, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University AgBioResearch, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
- Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
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Hassan AH, Mokhtar MM, El Allali A. Transposable elements: multifunctional players in the plant genome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1330127. [PMID: 38239225 PMCID: PMC10794571 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1330127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Transposable elements (TEs) are indispensable components of eukaryotic genomes that play diverse roles in gene regulation, recombination, and environmental adaptation. Their ability to mobilize within the genome leads to gene expression and DNA structure changes. TEs serve as valuable markers for genetic and evolutionary studies and facilitate genetic mapping and phylogenetic analysis. They also provide insight into how organisms adapt to a changing environment by promoting gene rearrangements that lead to new gene combinations. These repetitive sequences significantly impact genome structure, function and evolution. This review takes a comprehensive look at TEs and their applications in biotechnology, particularly in the context of plant biology, where they are now considered "genomic gold" due to their extensive functionalities. The article addresses various aspects of TEs in plant development, including their structure, epigenetic regulation, evolutionary patterns, and their use in gene editing and plant molecular markers. The goal is to systematically understand TEs and shed light on their diverse roles in plant biology.
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- Asmaa H. Hassan
- Bioinformatics Laboratory, College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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Perrella G, Fasano C, Donald NA, Daddiego L, Fang W, Martignago D, Carr C, Conti L, Herzyk P, Amtmann A. Histone Deacetylase Complex 1 and histone 1 epigenetically moderate stress responsiveness of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 241:166-179. [PMID: 37565540 PMCID: PMC10953426 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Early responses of plants to environmental stress factors prevent damage but can delay growth and development in fluctuating conditions. Optimising these trade-offs requires tunability of plant responsiveness to environmental signals. We have previously reported that Histone Deacetylase Complex 1 (HDC1), which interacts with multiple proteins in histone deacetylation complexes, regulates the stress responsiveness of Arabidopsis seedlings, but the underlying mechanism remained elusive. Here, we show that HDC1 attenuates transcriptome re-programming in salt-treated seedlings, and we identify two genes (LEA and MAF5) that inhibit seedling establishment under salt stress downstream of HDC1. HDC1 attenuates their transcriptional induction by salt via a dual mechanism involving H3K9/14 deacetylation and H3K27 trimethylation. The latter, but not the former, was also abolished in a triple knockout mutant of the linker histone H1, which partially mimics the hypersensitivity of the hdc1-1 mutant to salt stress. Although stress-induced H3K27me3 accumulation required both H1 and HDC1, it was not fully recovered by complementing hdc1-1 with a truncated, H1-binding competent HDC1 suggesting other players or independent inputs. The combined findings reveal a dual brake function of HDC1 via regulating both active and repressive epigenetic marks on stress-inducible genes. This natural 'anti-panic' device offers a molecular leaver to tune stress responsiveness in plants.
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- Giorgio Perrella
- Department of BiosciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia Celoria 26Milan20133Italy
- Plant Science GroupSchool of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), University of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentTrisaia Research CentreRotondella (Matera)75026Italy
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- Plant Science GroupSchool of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), University of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentTrisaia Research CentreRotondella (Matera)75026Italy
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- Department of BiosciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia Celoria 26Milan20133Italy
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- Department of BiosciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia Celoria 26Milan20133Italy
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- Plant Science GroupSchool of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), University of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- Department of BiosciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia Celoria 26Milan20133Italy
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- Plant Science GroupSchool of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), University of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
- Glasgow Polyomics, Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowG61 1QHUK
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- Plant Science GroupSchool of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), University of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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Domínguez-Rosas E, Hernández-Oñate MÁ, Fernandez-Valverde SL, Tiznado-Hernández ME. Plant long non-coding RNAs: identification and analysis to unveil their physiological functions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1275399. [PMID: 38023843 PMCID: PMC10644886 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1275399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Eukaryotic genomes encode thousands of RNA molecules; however, only a minimal fraction is translated into proteins. Among the non-coding elements, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in diverse biological processes. LncRNAs are associated mainly with the regulation of the expression of the genome; nonetheless, their study has just scratched the surface. This is somewhat due to the lack of widespread conservation at the sequence level, in addition to their relatively low and highly tissue-specific expression patterns, which makes their exploration challenging, especially in plant genomes where only a few of these molecules have been described completely. Recently published high-quality genomes of crop plants, along with new computational tools, are considered promising resources for studying these molecules in plants. This review briefly summarizes the characteristics of plant lncRNAs, their presence and conservation, the different protocols to find these elements, and the limitations of these protocols. Likewise, it describes their roles in different plant physiological phenomena. We believe that the study of lncRNAs can help to design strategies to reduce the negative effect of biotic and abiotic stresses on the yield of crop plants and, in the future, help create fruits and vegetables with improved nutritional content, higher amounts of compounds with positive effects on human health, better organoleptic characteristics, and fruits with a longer postharvest shelf life.
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- Edmundo Domínguez-Rosas
- Coordinación de Tecnología de Alimentos de Origen Vegeta, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Coordinación de Tecnología de Alimentos de Origen Vegeta, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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Jenkitkonchai J, Marriott P, Yang W, Sriden N, Jung J, Wigge PA, Charoensawan V. Exploring PIF4 's contribution to early flowering in plants under daily variable temperature and its tissue-specific flowering gene network. PLANT DIRECT 2021; 5:e339. [PMID: 34355114 PMCID: PMC8320686 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Molecular mechanisms of how constant temperatures affect flowering time have been largely characterized in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana; however, the effect of natural daily variable temperature outside laboratories is only partly explored. Several flowering genes have been shown to play important roles in temperature responses, including PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 (PIF4) and FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), the two genes encoding for the transcription factors (TFs) that act antagonistically to regulate flowering time by activating and repressing floral integrator FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), respectively. In this study, we have taken a multidisciplinary approach to explore the contribution of PIF4 to the early flowering observed in the daily variable temperature (VAR) and to broaden its transcriptional network using publicly available transcriptomic data. We observed early flowering in the natural accessions Col-0, C24 and their late flowering hybrid C24xCol grown under VAR, as compared with a constant temperature (CON). The loss-of-function mutation of PIF4 exhibits later flowering in VAR in both the Col-0 parent and the C24xCol hybrid, suggesting that PIF4, at least in part, contributes to acceleration of flowering in the VAR condition. To investigate the interplay between PIF4 and its flowering regulator counterparts, FLC and FT, we performed transcriptional analyses and found that VAR increased PIF4 transcription at the end of the day when temperature peaked at 32°C, when FT transcription was also elevated. On the other hand, we observed a decrease in FLC transcription in the 4-week-old plants grown in VAR, as well as in the plants with PIF4 overexpression grown in CON. These results raise a possibility that PIF4 might also regulate FT indirectly through the repression of FLC, in addition to the well-characterized direct control of PIF4 over FT. To further expand our view on the PIF4-orientated flowering gene network in response to temperature changes, we have constructed a coexpression-transcriptional regulatory network by combining publicly available transcriptomic data and gene regulatory interactions of PIF4 and its closely related flowering genes, PIF5, FLC, and ELF3. The network model reveals conserved and tissue-specific regulatory functions, which are useful for confirming as well as predicting the functions and regulatory interactions between these key flowering genes.
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceMahidol UniversityBangkokThailand
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Biological SciencesSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonSouth Korea
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Leibniz‐Institut für Gemüse‐ und ZierpflanzenbauGroßbeerenGermany
- Institute of Biochemistry and BiologyUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceMahidol UniversityBangkokThailand
- The Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Integrative Computational BioScience (ICBS) CenterMahidol UniversityNakhon PathomThailand
- Systems Biology of Diseases Research Unit, Faculty of ScienceMahidol UniversityBangkokThailand
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Abley K, Formosa-Jordan P, Tavares H, Chan EY, Afsharinafar M, Leyser O, Locke JC. An ABA-GA bistable switch can account for natural variation in the variability of Arabidopsis seed germination time. eLife 2021; 10:59485. [PMID: 34059197 PMCID: PMC8169117 DOI: 10.7554/elife.59485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Genetically identical plants growing in the same conditions can display heterogeneous phenotypes. Here we use Arabidopsis seed germination time as a model system to examine phenotypic variability and its underlying mechanisms. We show extensive variation in seed germination time variability between Arabidopsis accessions and use a multiparent recombinant inbred population to identify two genetic loci involved in this trait. Both loci include genes implicated in modulating abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity. Mutually antagonistic regulation between ABA, which represses germination, and gibberellic acid (GA), which promotes germination, underlies the decision to germinate and can act as a bistable switch. A simple stochastic model of the ABA-GA network shows that modulating ABA sensitivity can generate the range of germination time distributions we observe experimentally. We validate the model by testing its predictions on the effects of exogenous hormone addition. Our work provides a foundation for understanding the mechanism and functional role of phenotypic variability in germination time.
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- Katie Abley
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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In Response to Abiotic Stress, DNA Methylation Confers EpiGenetic Changes in Plants. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061096. [PMID: 34070712 PMCID: PMC8227271 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Epigenetics involves the heritable changes in patterns of gene expression determined by developmental and abiotic stresses, i.e., drought, cold, salinity, trace metals, and heat. Gene expression is driven by changes in DNA bases, histone proteins, the biogenesis of ncRNA, and changes in the nucleotide sequence. To cope with abiotic stresses, plants adopt certain changes driven by a sophisticated biological system. DNA methylation is a primary mechanism for epigenetic variation, which can induce phenotypic alterations in plants under stress. Some of the stress-driven changes in plants are temporary, while some modifications may be stable and inheritable to the next generations to allow them to cope with such extreme stress challenges in the future. In this review, we discuss the pivotal role of epigenetically developed phenotypic characteristics in plants as an evolutionary process participating in adaptation and tolerance responses to abiotic and biotic stresses that alter their growth and development. We emphasize the molecular process underlying changes in DNA methylation, differential variation for different species, the roles of non-coding RNAs in epigenetic modification, techniques for studying DNA methylation, and its role in crop improvement in tolerance to abiotic stress (drought, salinity, and heat). We summarize DNA methylation as a significant future research priority for tailoring crops according to various challenging environmental issues.
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Arefian M, Bhagya N, Prasad TSK. Phosphorylation-mediated signalling in flowering: prospects and retrospects of phosphoproteomics in crops. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2021; 96:2164-2191. [PMID: 34047006 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Protein phosphorylation is a major post-translational modification, regulating protein function, stability, and subcellular localization. To date, annotated phosphorylation data are available mainly for model organisms and humans, despite the economic importance of crop species and their large kinomes. Our understanding of the phospho-regulation of flowering in relation to the biology and interaction between the pollen and pistil is still significantly lagging, limiting our knowledge on kinase signalling and its potential applications to crop production. To address this gap, we bring together relevant literature that were previously disconnected to present an overview of the roles of phosphoproteomic signalling pathways in modulating molecular and cellular regulation within specific tissues at different morphological stages of flowering. This review is intended to stimulate research, with the potential to increase crop productivity by providing a platform for novel molecular tools.
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- Mohammad Arefian
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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West AC, Mizoro Y, Wood SH, Ince LM, Iversen M, Jørgensen EH, Nome T, Sandve SR, Martin SAM, Loudon ASI, Hazlerigg DG. Immunologic Profiling of the Atlantic Salmon Gill by Single Nuclei Transcriptomics. Front Immunol 2021; 12:669889. [PMID: 34017342 PMCID: PMC8129531 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.669889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Anadromous salmonids begin life adapted to the freshwater environments of their natal streams before a developmental transition, known as smoltification, transforms them into marine-adapted fish. In the wild, smoltification is a photoperiod-regulated process, involving radical remodeling of gill function to cope with the profound osmotic and immunological challenges of seawater (SW) migration. While prior work has highlighted the role of specialized "mitochondrion-rich" cells (MRCs) and accessory cells (ACs) in delivering this phenotype, recent RNA profiling experiments suggest that remodeling is far more extensive than previously appreciated. Here, we use single-nuclei RNAseq to characterize the extent of cytological changes in the gill of Atlantic salmon during smoltification and SW transfer. We identify 20 distinct cell clusters, including known, but also novel gill cell types. These data allow us to isolate cluster-specific, smoltification-associated changes in gene expression and to describe how the cellular make-up of the gill changes through smoltification. As expected, we noted an increase in the proportion of seawater mitochondrion-rich cells, however, we also identify previously unknown reduction of several immune-related cell types. Overall, our results provide fresh detail of the cellular complexity in the gill and suggest that smoltification triggers unexpected immune reprogramming.
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- Alexander C. West
- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Unit of Animal Genomics, GIGA Institute, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Selinski J, Scheibe R. Central Metabolism in Mammals and Plants as a Hub for Controlling Cell Fate. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 34:1025-1047. [PMID: 32620064 PMCID: PMC8060724 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Significance: The importance of oxidoreductases in energy metabolism together with the occurrence of enzymes of central metabolism in the nucleus gave rise to the active research field aiming to understand moonlighting enzymes that undergo post-translational modifications (PTMs) before carrying out new tasks. Recent Advances: Cytosolic enzymes were shown to induce gene transcription after PTM and concomitant translocation to the nucleus. Changed properties of the oxidized forms of cytosolic glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and also malate dehydrogenases and others, are the basis for a hypothesis suggesting moonlighting functions that directly link energy metabolism to adaptive responses required for maintenance of redox-homeostasis in all eukaryotes. Critical Issues: Small molecules, such as metabolic intermediates, coenzymes, or reduced glutathione, were shown to fine-tune the redox switches, interlinking redox state, metabolism, and induction of new functions via nuclear gene expression. The cytosol with its metabolic enzymes connecting energy fluxes between the various cell compartments can be seen as a hub for redox signaling, integrating the different signals for graded and directed responses in stressful situations. Future Directions: Enzymes of central metabolism were shown to interact with p53 or the assumed plant homologue suppressor of gamma response 1 (SOG1), an NAM, ATAF, and CUC transcription factor involved in the stress response upon ultraviolet exposure. Metabolic enzymes serve as sensors for imbalances, their inhibition leading to changed energy metabolism, and the adoption of transcriptional coactivator activities. Depending on the intensity of the impact, rerouting of energy metabolism, proliferation, DNA repair, cell cycle arrest, immune responses, or cell death will be induced. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 34, 1025-1047.
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- Jennifer Selinski
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology/Chemistry, Osnabrueck University, Osnabrueck, Germany
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Using computational modelling to reveal mechanisms of epigenetic Polycomb control. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:71-77. [PMID: 33616630 PMCID: PMC7925002 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Polycomb system is essential for stable gene silencing in many organisms. This regulation is achieved in part through addition of the histone modifications H3K27me2/me3 by Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2). These modifications are believed to be the causative epigenetic memory elements of PRC2-mediated silencing. As these marks are stored locally in the chromatin, PRC2-based memory is a cis-acting system. A key feature of stable epigenetic memory in cis is PRC2-mediated, self-reinforcing feedback from K27-methylated histones onto nearby histones in a read-write paradigm. However, it was not clear under what conditions such feedback can lead to stable memory, able, for example, to survive the perturbation of histone dilution at DNA replication. In this context, computational modelling has allowed a rigorous exploration of possible underlying memory mechanisms and has also greatly accelerated our understanding of switching between active and silenced states. Specifically, modelling has predicted that switching and memory at Polycomb loci is digital, with a locus being either active or inactive, rather than possessing intermediate, smoothly varying levels of activation. Here, we review recent advances in models of Polycomb control, focusing on models of epigenetic switching through nucleation and spreading of H3K27me2/me3. We also examine models that incorporate transcriptional feedback antagonism and those including bivalent chromatin states. With more quantitative experimental data on histone modification kinetics, as well as single-cell resolution data on transcription and protein levels for PRC2 targets, we anticipate an expanded need for modelling to help dissect increasingly interconnected and complex memory mechanisms.
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Long Non-Coding RNAs, the Dark Matter: An Emerging Regulatory Component in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010086. [PMID: 33374835 PMCID: PMC7795044 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are pervasive transcripts of longer than 200 nucleotides and indiscernible coding potential. lncRNAs are implicated as key regulatory molecules in various fundamental biological processes at transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and epigenetic levels. Advances in computational and experimental approaches have identified numerous lncRNAs in plants. lncRNAs have been found to act as prime mediators in plant growth, development, and tolerance to stresses. This review summarizes the current research status of lncRNAs in planta, their classification based on genomic context, their mechanism of action, and specific bioinformatics tools and resources for their identification and characterization. Our overarching goal is to summarize recent progress on understanding the regulatory role of lncRNAs in plant developmental processes such as flowering time, reproductive growth, and abiotic stresses. We also review the role of lncRNA in nutrient stress and the ability to improve biotic stress tolerance in plants. Given the pivotal role of lncRNAs in various biological processes, their functional characterization in agriculturally essential crop plants is crucial for bridging the gap between phenotype and genotype.
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Merrick CJ. Hypnozoites in Plasmodium: Do Parasites Parallel Plants? Trends Parasitol 2020; 37:273-282. [PMID: 33257270 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The phenomenon of relapsing malaria has been recognised for centuries. It is caused in humans by the parasite species Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale, which can arrest growth at an early, asymptomatic stage as hypnozoites inside liver cells. These dormant parasites can remain quiescent for months or years, then reactivate causing symptomatic malaria. The dynamics of hypnozoite dormancy and reactivation are well documented but the molecular basis remains a complete mystery. Here, I observe that the process has striking parallels with plant vernalisation, whereby plants remain dormant through the winter before flowering in spring. Vernalisation is thoroughly studied in several plant species and its mechanisms are known in exquisite detail. Vernalisation may thus provide a useful framework for interrogating hypnozoite biology.
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- Catherine J Merrick
- Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK.
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Zhang R, Gonze D, Hou X, You X, Goldbeter A. A Computational Model for the Cold Response Pathway in Plants. Front Physiol 2020; 11:591073. [PMID: 33250782 PMCID: PMC7674828 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.591073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Understanding the mechanism by which plants respond to cold stress and strengthen their tolerance to low temperatures is an important and challenging task in plant sciences. Experiments have established that the first step in the perception and transduction of the cold stress signal consists of a transient influx of Ca2+. This Ca2+ influx triggers the activation of a cascade of phosphorylation-dephosphorylation reactions that eventually affects the expression of C-repeat-binding factors (CBFs, notably CBF3), which were shown in many plants to control resistance to cold stress by regulating the expression of cold-regulated (COR) genes. Based on experimental observations mostly made on Arabidopsis thaliana, we build a computational model for the cold response pathway in plants, from the transduction of the cold signal via the transient influx of Ca2+ to the activation of the phosphorylation cascade leading to CBF3 expression. We explore the dynamics of this regulatory network by means of numerical simulations and compare the results with experimental observations on the dynamics of the cold response, both for the wild type and for mutants. The simulations show how, in response to cold stress, a brief Ca2+ influx, which is over in minutes, is transduced along the successive steps of the network to trigger the expression of cold response genes such as CBF3 within hours. Sometimes, instead of a single Ca2+ spike the decrease in temperature brings about a train of high-frequency Ca2+ oscillations. The model is applied to both types of Ca2+ signaling. We determine the dynamics of the network in response to a series of identical cold stresses, to account for the observation of desensitization and resensitization. The analysis of the model predicts the possibility of an oscillatory expression of CBF3 originating from the negative feedback exerted by ZAT12, a factor itself controlled by CBF3. Finally, we extend the model to incorporate the circadian control of CBF3 expression, to account for the gating of the response to cold stress by the plant circadian clock.
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- Ruqiang Zhang
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Unité de Chronobiologie Théorique, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Unité de Chronobiologie Théorique, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Sharma N, Geuten K, Giri BS, Varma A. The molecular mechanism of vernalization in Arabidopsis and cereals: role of Flowering Locus C and its homologs. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2020; 170:373-383. [PMID: 32623749 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Winter varieties of plants can flower only after exposure to prolonged cold. This phenomenon is known as vernalization and has been widely studied in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana as well as in monocots. Through the repression of floral activator genes, vernalization prevents flowering in winter. In Arabidopsis, FLOWERING LOCUS C or FLC is the key repressor during vernalization, while in monocots vernalization is regulated through VRN1, VRN2 and VRN3 (or FLOWERING LOCUS T). Interestingly, VRN genes are not homologous to FLC but FLC homologs are found to have a significant role in vernalization response in cereals. The presence of FLC homologs in monocots opens new dimensions to understand, compare and retrace the evolution of vernalization pathways between monocots and dicots. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanism of vernalization-induced flowering along with epigenetic regulations in Arabidopsis and temperate cereals. A better understanding of cold-induced flowering will be helpful in crop breeding strategies to modify the vernalization requirement of economically important temperate cereals.
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- Neha Sharma
- Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201313, India
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- Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, B-3001, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201313, India
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Cortijo S, Locke JCW. Does Gene Expression Noise Play a Functional Role in Plants? TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 25:1041-1051. [PMID: 32467064 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Gene expression in individual cells can be surprisingly noisy. In unicellular organisms this noise can be functional; for example, by allowing a subfraction of the population to prepare for environmental stress. The role of gene expression noise in multicellular organisms has, however, remained unclear. In this review, we discuss how new techniques are revealing an unexpected level of variability in gene expression between and within genetically identical plants. We describe recent progress as well as speculate on the function of transcriptional noise as a mechanism for generating functional phenotypic diversity in plants.
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- Sandra Cortijo
- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK.
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Zhao L, Richards S, Turck F, Kollmann M. Information integration and decision making in flowering time control. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239417. [PMID: 32966329 PMCID: PMC7511014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In order to successfully reproduce, plants must sense changes in their environment and flower at the correct time. Many plants utilize day length and vernalization, a mechanism for verifying that winter has occurred, to determine when to flower. Our study used available temperature and day length data from different climates to provide a general understanding how this information processing of environmental signals could have evolved in plants. For climates where temperature fluctuation correlations decayed exponentially, a simple stochastic model characterizing vernalization was able to reconstruct the switch-like behavior of the core flowering regulatory genes. For these and other climates, artificial neural networks were used to predict flowering gene expression patterns. For temperate plants, long-term cold temperature and short-term day length measurements were sufficient to produce robust flowering time decisions from the neural networks. Additionally, evolutionary simulations on neural networks confirmed that the combined signal of temperature and day length achieved the highest fitness relative to neural networks with access to only one of those inputs. We suggest that winter temperature memory is a well-adapted strategy for plants’ detection of seasonal changes, and absolute day length is useful for the subsequent triggering of flowering.
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- Linlin Zhao
- Institute of Mathematical Modeling for Biological Systems, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
- * E-mail: (MK); (LZ)
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- Institute of Population Genetics, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Mathematical Modeling for Biological Systems, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
- * E-mail: (MK); (LZ)
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Lippmann R, Babben S, Menger A, Delker C, Quint M. Development of Wild and Cultivated Plants under Global Warming Conditions. Curr Biol 2020; 29:R1326-R1338. [PMID: 31846685 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Global warming is one of the most detrimental aspects of climate change, affecting plant growth and development across the entire life cycle. This Review explores how different stages of development are influenced by elevated temperature in both wild plants and crops. Starting from seed development and germination, global warming will influence morphological adjustments, termed thermomorphogenesis, and photosynthesis primarily during the vegetative phase, as well as flowering and reproductive development. Where applicable, we distinguish between moderately elevated temperatures that affect all stages of plant development and heat waves that often occur during the reproductive phase when they can have devastating consequences for fruit development. The parallel occurrence of elevated temperature with other abiotic and biotic stressors, particularly the combination of global warming and drought or increased pathogen pressure, will potentiate the challenges for both wild and cultivated plant species. The key components of the molecular networks underlying the physiological processes involved in thermal responses in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana are highlighted. In crops, temperature-sensitive traits relevant for yield are illustrated for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.), representing cultivated species adapted to temperate vs. warm climate zones, respectively. While the fate of wild plants depends on political agendas, plant breeding approaches informed by mechanistic understanding originating in basic science can enable the generation of climate change-resilient crops.
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- Rebecca Lippmann
- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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Ding Y, Shi Y, Yang S. Molecular Regulation of Plant Responses to Environmental Temperatures. MOLECULAR PLANT 2020; 13:544-564. [PMID: 32068158 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Temperature is a key factor governing the growth and development, distribution, and seasonal behavior of plants. The entire plant life cycle is affected by environmental temperatures. Plants grow rapidly and exhibit specific changes in morphology under mild average temperature conditions, a response termed thermomorphogenesis. When exposed to chilling or moist chilling low temperatures, flowering or seed germination is accelerated in some plant species; these processes are known as vernalization and cold stratification, respectively. Interestingly, once many temperate plants are exposed to chilling temperatures for some time, they can acquire the ability to resist freezing stress, a process termed cold acclimation. In the face of global climate change, heat stress has emerged as a frequent challenge, which adversely affects plant growth and development. In this review, we summarize and discuss recent progress in dissecting the molecular mechanisms regulating plant thermomorphogenesis, vernalization, and responses to extreme temperatures. We also discuss the remaining issues that are crucial for understanding the interactions between plants and temperature.
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- Yanglin Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Proteomic Analysis of the Early Development of the Phalaenopsis amabilis Flower Bud under Low Temperature Induction Using the iTRAQ/MRM Approach. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25051244. [PMID: 32164169 PMCID: PMC7179402 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Phalaenopsis amabilis, one of the most important plants in the international flower market due to its graceful shape and colorful flowers, is an orchid that undergoes vernalization and requires low-temperature treatment for flowering. There have been few reports on the proteomics of the development of flower buds. In this study, isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) were used to identify 5064 differentially expressed proteins in P. amabilis under low-temperature treatment; of these, 42 were associated with early floral induction, and 18 were verified by mass spectrometry multi-reaction monitoring (MRM). The data are available via ProteomeXchange under identifier PXD013908. Among the proteins associated with the vernalization pathway, PEQU_11434 (glycine-rich RNA-binding protein GRP1A-like) and PEQU_19304 (FT, VRN3 homolog) were verified by MRM, and some other important proteins related to vernalization and photoperiod pathway that were detected by iTRAQ but not successfully verified by MRM, such as PEQU_11045 (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase), phytochromes A (PEQU_13449, PEQU_35378), B (PEQU_09249), and C (PEQU_41401). Our data revealed a regulation network of the early development of flower buds in P. amabilis under low temperature induction.
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Serrano-Bueno G, Said FE, de Los Reyes P, Lucas-Reina EI, Ortiz-Marchena MI, Romero JM, Valverde F. CONSTANS-FKBP12 interaction contributes to modulation of photoperiodic flowering in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:1287-1302. [PMID: 31661582 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Flowering time is a key process in plant development. Photoperiodic signals play a crucial role in the floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana, and the protein CONSTANS (CO) has a central regulatory function that is tightly regulated at the transcriptional and post-translational levels. The stability of CO protein depends on a light-driven proteasome process that optimizes its accumulation in the evening to promote the production of the florigen FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and induce seasonal flowering. To further investigate the post-translational regulation of CO protein we have dissected its interactome network employing in vivo and in vitro assays and molecular genetics approaches. The immunophilin FKBP12 has been identified in Arabidopsis as a CO interactor that regulates its accumulation and activity. FKBP12 and CO interact through the CCT domain, affecting the stability and function of CO. fkbp12 insertion mutants show a delay in flowering time, while FKBP12 overexpression accelerates flowering, and these phenotypes can be directly related to a change in accumulation of FT protein. The interaction is conserved between the Chlamydomonas algal orthologs CrCO-CrFKBP12, revealing an ancient regulatory step in photoperiod regulation of plant development.
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- Gloria Serrano-Bueno
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Reina Mercedes, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 49 Americo Vespucio, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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Konate M, Wilkinson MJ, Taylor J, Scott ES, Berger B, Rodriguez Lopez CM. Greenhouse Spatial Effects Detected in the Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) Epigenome Underlie Stochasticity of DNA Methylation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:553907. [PMID: 33013971 PMCID: PMC7511590 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.553907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Environmental cues are known to alter the methylation profile of genomic DNA, and thereby change the expression of some genes. A proportion of such modifications may become adaptive by adjusting expression of stress response genes but others have been shown to be highly stochastic, even under controlled conditions. The influence of environmental flux on plants adds an additional layer of complexity that has potential to confound attempts to interpret interactions between environment, methylome, and plant form. We therefore adopt a positional and longitudinal approach to study progressive changes to barley DNA methylation patterns in response to salt exposure during development under greenhouse conditions. Methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) and phenotypic analyses of nine diverse barley varieties were grown in a randomized plot design, under two salt treatments (0 and 75 mM NaCl). Combining environmental, phenotypic and epigenetic data analyses, we show that at least part of the epigenetic variability, previously described as stochastic, is linked to environmental micro-variations during plant growth. Additionally, we show that differences in methylation increase with time of exposure to micro-variations in environment. We propose that subsequent epigenetic studies take into account microclimate-induced epigenetic variability.
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- Moumouni Konate
- Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherche Agricole (INERA), DRREA-Ouest, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Carlos Marcelino Rodriguez Lopez, ; Michael J. Wilkinson,
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- Biometry Hub, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
- The Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- Environmental Epigenetics and Genetics Group, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- *Correspondence: Carlos Marcelino Rodriguez Lopez, ; Michael J. Wilkinson,
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Vyse K, Faivre L, Romich M, Pagter M, Schubert D, Hincha DK, Zuther E. Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulation and Transcriptional Memory of Chromatin Regulators in Response to Low Temperature. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:39. [PMID: 32117378 PMCID: PMC7020257 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Chromatin regulation ensures stable repression of stress-inducible genes under non-stress conditions and transcriptional activation and memory of stress-related genes after stress exposure. However, there is only limited knowledge on how chromatin genes are regulated at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level upon stress exposure and relief from stress. We reveal that the repressive modification histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) targets genes which are quickly activated upon cold exposure, however, H3K27me3 is not necessarily lost during a longer time in the cold. In addition, we have set-up a quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-based platform for high-throughput transcriptional profiling of a large set of chromatin genes. We find that the expression of many of these genes is regulated by cold. In addition, we reveal an induction of several DNA and histone demethylase genes and certain histone variants after plants have been shifted back to ambient temperature (deacclimation), suggesting a role in the memory of cold acclimation. We also re-analyze large scale transcriptomic datasets for transcriptional regulation and alternative splicing (AS) of chromatin genes, uncovering an unexpected level of regulation of these genes, particularly at the splicing level. This includes several vernalization regulating genes whose AS may result in cold-regulated protein diversity. Overall, we provide a profiling platform for the analysis of chromatin regulatory genes and integrative analyses of their regulation, suggesting a dynamic regulation of key chromatin genes in response to low temperature stress.
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- Kora Vyse
- Central Infrastructure Group Genomics and Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Daniel Schubert, ; Ellen Zuther,
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- Central Infrastructure Group Genomics and Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Central Infrastructure Group Genomics and Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
- *Correspondence: Daniel Schubert, ; Ellen Zuther,
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Identification, Evolution, and Expression Profiling of Histone Lysine Methylation Moderators in Brassica rapa. PLANTS 2019; 8:plants8120526. [PMID: 31756989 PMCID: PMC6963287 DOI: 10.3390/plants8120526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Histone modifications, such as methylation and demethylation, are vital for regulating chromatin structure, thus affecting its expression patterns. The objective of this study is to understand the phylogenetic relationships, genomic organization, diversification of motif modules, gene duplications, co-regulatory network analysis, and expression dynamics of histone lysine methyltransferases and histone demethylase in Brassica rapa. We identified 60 SET (HKMTases), 53 JmjC, and 4 LSD (HDMases) genes in B. rapa. The domain composition analysis subcategorized them into seven and nine subgroups, respectively. Duplication analysis for paralogous pairs of SET and JmjC (eight and nine pairs, respectively) exhibited variation. Interestingly, three pairs of SET exhibited Ka/Ks > 1.00 values, signifying positive selection, whereas the remaining underwent purifying selection with values less than 1.00. Furthermore, RT-PCR validation analysis and RNA-sequence data acquired on six different tissues (i.e., leaf, stem, callus, silique, flower, and root) revealed dynamic expression patterns. This comprehensive study on the abundance, classification, co-regulatory network analysis, gene duplication, and responses to heat and cold stress of SET and JmjC provides insights into the structure and diversification of these family members in B. rapa. This study will be helpful to reveal functions of these putative SET and JmjC genes in B. rapa.
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Kong X, Luo L, Zhao J, Chen Q, Chang G, Huang J, Yang Y, Hu X. Expression of FRIGIDA in root inhibits flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:5101-5114. [PMID: 31340000 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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FRIGIDA (FRI), as the major regulator of flowering time in Arabidopsis accessions, can activate its target FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) to delay flowering before vernalization. In addition to FLC, other FRI targets also exist in Arabidopsis. Although leaves sense environmental cues to modulate flowering time, it is not known if roots also regulate the floral transition. In this study, we investigated the spatio-temporal effect of FRI on flowering time. Local expression of FRI in the phloem and leaves activated FLC to delay flowering. Furthermore, we found that local expression of FRI in the roots also delayed flowering by activating other targets, MADS AFFECTING FLOWERING4 (MAF4) and MAF5, in the roots. Graft and genetic experiments revealed that the spatial expression of FRI in the root might generate a mobile signal, which is transmitted from roots to shoot and antagonizes the FT signal to delay flowering. Specifically expressing FRI in the embryo efficiently delayed flowering, even expressing FRI as early as the pro-embryo stage is enough to up-regulate FLC expression to delay flowering. Together, our findings demonstrate the spatio-temporal effect of FRI on delaying flowering, and we propose that root tissue also perceives the flowering signal to fine-tune the flowering time through MAF4/5 as novel targets of FRI.
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- Xiangxiang Kong
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, Plant Science Center, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang H, Zheng R, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hong P, Fang Y, Li G, Fang Y. The effects of Arabidopsis genome duplication on the chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:7857-7869. [PMID: 31184697 PMCID: PMC6736098 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Autopolyploidy is widespread in higher plants and important for agricultural yield and quality. However, the effects of genome duplication on the chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation are largely unknown in plants. Using High-throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C), we showed that autotetraploid Arabidopsis presented more inter-chromosomal interactions and fewer short-range chromatin interactions compared with its diploid progenitor. In addition, genome duplication contributed to the switching of some loose and compact structure domains with altered H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 histone modification status. 539 genes were identified with altered transcriptions and chromatin interactions in autotetraploid Arabidopsis. Especially, we found that genome duplication changed chromatin looping and H3K27me3 histone modification in Flowering Locus C. We propose that genome doubling modulates the transcription genome-wide by changed chromatin interactions and at the specific locus by altered chromatin loops and histone modifications.
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- Hui Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Alvarez-Buylla ER, García-Ponce B, Sánchez MDLP, Espinosa-Soto C, García-Gómez ML, Piñeyro-Nelson A, Garay-Arroyo A. MADS-box genes underground becoming mainstream: plant root developmental mechanisms. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 223:1143-1158. [PMID: 30883818 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant growth is largely post-embryonic and depends on meristems that are active throughout the lifespan of an individual. Developmental patterns rely on the coordinated spatio-temporal expression of different genes, and the activity of transcription factors is particularly important during most morphogenetic processes. MADS-box genes constitute a transcription factor family in eukaryotes. In Arabidopsis, their proteins participate in all major aspects of shoot development, but their role in root development is still not well characterized. In this review we synthetize current knowledge pertaining to the function of MADS-box genes highly expressed in roots: XAL1, XAL2, ANR1 and AGL21, as well as available data for other MADS-box genes expressed in this organ. The role of Trithorax group and Polycomb group complexes on MADS-box genes' epigenetic regulation is also discussed. We argue that understanding the role of MADS-box genes in root development of species with contrasting architectures is still a challenge. Finally, we propose that MADS-box genes are key components of the gene regulatory networks that underlie various gene expression patterns, each one associated with the distinct developmental fates observed in the root. In the case of XAL1 and XAL2, their role within these networks could be mediated by regulatory feedbacks with auxin.
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- Elena R Alvarez-Buylla
- Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 6, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, CP 78290, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, 04960, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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Characterization of Flowering Time Mutants. Methods Mol Biol 2019. [PMID: 31317414 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9612-4_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Timing of flowering, which is adapted to the ambient environment, is one of the key traits to ensure the reproductive success of plants. Our current understanding of the complex genetic control network of this trait is mostly derived from the studies in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. Arabidopsis thaliana is an annual facultative long-day plant, whose flowering time is controlled by numerous environmental and endogenous factors. Here we briefly summarize the genetic pathways that promote flowering of Arabidopsis and describe standard protocols to characterize the flowering time phenotype of Arabidopsis mutants under laboratory conditions.
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Friedrich T, Faivre L, Bäurle I, Schubert D. Chromatin-based mechanisms of temperature memory in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:762-770. [PMID: 29920687 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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For successful growth and development, plants constantly have to gauge their environment. Plants are capable to monitor their current environmental conditions, and they are also able to integrate environmental conditions over time and store the information induced by the cues. In a developmental context, such an environmental memory is used to align developmental transitions with favourable environmental conditions. One temperature-related example of this is the transition to flowering after experiencing winter conditions, that is, vernalization. In the context of adaptation to stress, such an environmental memory is used to improve stress adaptation even when the stress cues are intermittent. A somatic stress memory has now been described for various stresses, including extreme temperatures, drought, and pathogen infection. At the molecular level, such a memory of the environment is often mediated by epigenetic and chromatin modifications. Histone modifications in particular play an important role. In this review, we will discuss and compare different types of temperature memory and the histone modifications, as well as the reader, writer, and eraser proteins involved.
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- Thomas Friedrich
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Epigenetics of Plants, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Epigenetics of Plants, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Hilker M, Schmülling T. Stress priming, memory, and signalling in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:753-761. [PMID: 30779228 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants need to cope with changing environmental conditions, be it variable light or temperature, different availability of water or nutrients, or attack by pathogens or insects. Some of these changing conditions can become stressful and require strong countermeasures to ensure plant survival. Plants have evolved numerous distinct sensing and signalling mechanisms to perceive and respond appropriately to a variety of stresses. Because of the unpredictable nature of numerous stresses, resource-saving stress response mechanisms are inducible and become activated only upon a stress experience. Furthermore, plants have evolved mechanisms by which they can remember past stress events and prime their responses in order to react more rapidly or more strongly to recurrent stress. Research over the last decade has revealed mechanisms of this information storage and retrieval, which include epigenetic regulation, transcriptional priming, primed conformation of proteins, or specific hormonal or metabolic signatures. There is also increasing understanding of the ecological constraints and relevance of stress priming and memory. This special issue presents research articles and reviews addressing various aspects of this exciting and growing field of research. Here, we introduce the topic by referring to the articles published in this issue, and we outline open questions and future directions of research.
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- Monika Hilker
- Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Institute of Biology/Applied Zoology & Ecology, Freie Universität Berlin, D-14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, D-14195, Berlin, Germany
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Baier M, Bittner A, Prescher A, van Buer J. Preparing plants for improved cold tolerance by priming. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:782-800. [PMID: 29974962 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Cold is a major stressor, which limits plant growth and development in many parts of the world, especially in the temperate climate zones. A large number of experimental studies has demonstrated that not only acclimation and entrainment but also the experience of single short stress events of various abiotic or biotic kinds (priming stress) can improve the tolerance of plants to chilling temperatures. This process, called priming, depends on a stress "memory". It does not change cold sensitivity per se but beneficially modifies the response to cold and can last for days, months, or even longer. Elicitor factors and antagonists accumulate due to increased biosynthesis or decreased degradation either during or after the priming stimulus. Comparison of priming studies investigating improved tolerance to chilling temperatures highlighted key regulatory functions of ROS/RNS and antioxidant enzymes, plant hormones, especially jasmonates, salicylates, and abscisic acid, and signalling metabolites, such as β- and γ-aminobutyric acid (BABA and GABA) and melatonin. We conclude that these elicitors and antagonists modify local and systemic cold tolerance by integration into cold-induced signalling cascades.
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- Margarete Baier
- Plant Physiology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Thiebaut F, Hemerly AS, Ferreira PCG. A Role for Epigenetic Regulation in the Adaptation and Stress Responses of Non-model Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:246. [PMID: 30881369 PMCID: PMC6405435 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In recent years enormous progress has been made in understanding the role of epigenetic regulation response to environmental stimuli, especially in response to stresses. Molecular mechanisms involved in chromatin dynamics and silencing have been explained, leading to an appreciation of how new phenotypes can be generated quickly in response to environmental modifications. In some cases, it has also been shown that epigenetic modifications can be stably transmitted to the next generations. Despite this, the vast majority of studies have been carried out with model plants, particularly with Arabidopsis, and very little is known on how native plants in their natural habitat react to changes in their environment. Climate change has been affecting, sometimes drastically, the conditions of numerous ecosystems around the world, forcing populations of native species to adapt quickly. Although part of the adaptation can be explained by the preexisting genetic variation in the populations, recent studies have shown that new stable phenotypes can be generated through epigenetic modifications in few generations, contributing to the stability and survival of the plants in their natural habitat. Here, we review the recent data that suggest that epigenetic variation can help natural populations to cope to with change in their environments.
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Vyacheslavova AO, Abdeeva IA, Piruzian ES, Bruskin SA. Protein interference for regulation of gene expression in plants. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2018. [DOI: 10.18699/vj18.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Transcription factors (TFs) play a central role in the gene regulation associated with a plant's development and its response to the environmental factors. The work of TFs is well regulated at each stage of their activities. TFs usually consist of three protein domains required for DNA binding, dimerization, and transcriptional regulation. Alternative splicing (AS) produces multiple proteins with varying composition of domains. Recent studies have shown that AS of some TF genes form small proteins (small interfering peptide/small interfering protein, siPEP/siPRoT), which lack one or more domains and negatively regulate target TFs by the mechanism of protein interference (peptide interference/protein interference, PEPi/PROTi). The presence of an alternative form for the transcription factor CCA1 of Arabidopsis thaliana, has been shown to be involved in the regulation of the response to cold stress. For the PtFLC protein, one of the isoforms was found, which is formed as a result of alternative splicing and acts as a negative repressor, binding to the full-length TF PtFLC and therefore regulating the development of the Poncirus trifoliata. For A. thaliana, a FLM gene was found forming the FLM-б isoform, which acts as a dominant negative regulator and stimulates the development of the flower formation process due to the formation of a heterodimer with SVP TF. Small interfering peptides and proteins can actively participate in the regulation of gene expression, for example, in situations of stress or at different stages of plant development. Moreover, small interfering peptides and proteins can be used as a tool for fundamental research on the function of genes as well as for applied research for permanent or temporary knockout of genes. In this review, we have demonstrated recent studies related to siPEP/siPROT and their involvement in the response to various stresses, as well as possible ways to obtain small proteins.
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Camacho J, Allard P. Histone Modifications: Epigenetic Mediators of Environmental Exposure Memory. Epigenet Insights 2018; 11:2516865718803641. [PMID: 30443644 PMCID: PMC6233965 DOI: 10.1177/2516865718803641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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How organisms retain a memory of ancestral environmental exposure is a phenomenon that is still poorly understood. Recently published work by our group and others, regarding environmentally induced transgenerational effects, have identified an array of mechanisms, with a particular focus on histone modifications, that shed some light on the underlying epigenetic processes driving long-term generational effects.
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- Jessica Camacho
- Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Institute for Society and Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Life in seasonally changing environments is challenging. Biological systems have to not only respond directly to the environment, but also schedule life history events in anticipation of seasonal changes. The cellular and molecular basis of how these events are scheduled is unknown. Cellular decision-making processes in response to signals above certain thresholds regularly occur i.e. cellular fate determination, apoptosis and firing of action potentials. Binary switches, the result of cellular decision-making processes, are defined as a change in phenotype between two stable states. A recent study presents evidence of a binary switch operating in the pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary, seemingly timing seasonal reproduction in sheep. Though, how a binary switch would allow for anticipation of seasonal environmental changes, not just direct responsiveness, is unclear. The purpose of this review is to assess the evidence for a binary switching mechanism timing seasonal reproduction and to hypothesize how a binary switch would allow biological processes to be timed over weeks to years. I draw parallels with mechanisms used in development, cell fate determination and seasonal timing in plants. I propose that the adult PT is a plastic tissue, showing a seasonal cycle of cellular differentiation, and that the underlying processes are likely to be epigenetic. Therefore, considering the mechanisms behind adult cellular plasticity offers a framework to hypothesize how a long-term timer functions within the PT.
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- Shona H Wood
- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Huan Q, Mao Z, Chong K, Zhang J. Global analysis of H3K4me3/H3K27me3 in Brachypodium distachyon reveals VRN3 as critical epigenetic regulation point in vernalization and provides insights into epigenetic memory. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:1373-1387. [PMID: 30063801 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Vernalization, the requirement of plants for long-term exposure to low environmental temperature for flowering, is an epigenetic phenomenon. Histone modification regulation has been revealed in vernalization, but is limited to key genes. Now, we know that VRN1 is epigenetically critical for monocots. Genome-wide analysis is still unavailable, however. We performed chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing for H3K4me3/H3K27me3 in Brachypodium distachyon to obtain a global view of histone modifications in vernalization on a genome-wide scale and for different pathways/genes. Our data showed that H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 play distinct roles in vernalization. Unlike H3K4me3, H3K27me3 exhibited regional regulation, showed main regulation targets in vernalization and contributed to epigenetic memory. For genes in four flowering regulation pathways, only FT2 (functional ortholog of VRN3 in B. distachyon) and VRN1 showed coordinated changes in H3K4me3/H3K27me3. The epigenetic response at VRN3 was weaker under short-day than under long-day conditions. VRN3 was revealed as an epigenetic regulation point integrating vernalization and day length signals. We globally identified genes maintaining vernalization-induced epigenetic changes. Most of these genes showed dose-dependent vernalization responses, revealing a quantitative 'recording system' for vernalization. Our studies shed light on the epigenetic role of VRN3 and H3K4me3/H3K27me3 in vernalization and reveal genes underlying epigenetic memory, laying the foundation for further study.
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- Qing Huan
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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Anderson JV, Horvath DP, Doğramaci M, Dorn KM, Chao WS, Watkin EE, Hernandez AG, Marks MD, Gesch R. Expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C and a frameshift mutation of this gene on chromosome 20 differentiate a summer and winter annual biotype of Camelina sativa. PLANT DIRECT 2018; 2:e00060. [PMID: 31245730 PMCID: PMC6508819 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The nature of the vegetative to reproductive transition in the shoot apical meristem of Camelina sativa summer annual cultivar CO46 and winter annual cultivar Joelle was confirmed by treating seedlings with or without 8 weeks of vernalization. True to their life cycle classification, Joelle required a vernalization treatment to induce bolting and flowering, whereas CO46 did not. In this study, whole genome sequence, RNAseq, and resequencing of PCR-amplified transcripts for a key floral repressor were used to better understand factors involved in the flowering habit of summer and winter biotypes at the molecular level. Analysis of transcriptome data indicated that abundance for one of the three genes encoding the floral repressor FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC; Csa20 g015400) was 16-fold greater in Joelle compared to CO46 prior to vernalization. Abundance of this transcript decreased only slightly in CO46 postvernalization, compared to a substantial decrease in Joelle. The results observed in the winter annual biotype Joelle are consistent with repression of FLC by vernalization. Further characterization of FLC at both the genome and transcriptome levels identified a one base deletion in the 5th exon coding for a keratin-binding domain in chromosome 20 of CO46 and Joelle. The one base deletion detected in chromosome 20 FLC is predicted to result in a frameshift that would produce a nonfunctional protein. Analysis of whole genome sequence indicated that the one base deletion in chromosome 20 FLC occurred at a greater ratio in the summer biotype CO46 (2:1) compared to the winter biotype Joelle (1:4); similar trends were also observed for RNAseq and cDNA transcripts mapping to chromosome 20 FLC of CO46 and Joelle.
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- James V. Anderson
- Sunflower and Plant Biology Research UnitUSDA‐ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research CenterFargoNorth Dakota
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- Sunflower and Plant Biology Research UnitUSDA‐ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research CenterFargoNorth Dakota
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- Sunflower and Plant Biology Research UnitUSDA‐ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research CenterFargoNorth Dakota
- Sanford School of MedicineInternal Medicine DepartmentUniversity of South DakotaSioux FallsSouth Dakota
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- Department of Plant PathologyKansas State UniversityManhattanKansas
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- Sunflower and Plant Biology Research UnitUSDA‐ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research CenterFargoNorth Dakota
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- Sunflower and Plant Biology Research UnitUSDA‐ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research CenterFargoNorth Dakota
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- Department of Crop Sciences2608 Institute for Genomic Biology, and Roy J. Carver Biotechnology CenterUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaIllinois
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- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of MinnesotaSt. PaulMinnesota
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- USDA‐ARS, North Central Soil Conservation Research LaboratoryMorrisMinnesota
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Wood S, Loudon A. The pars tuberalis: The site of the circannual clock in mammals? Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 258:222-235. [PMID: 28669798 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Accurate timing and physiological adaptation to anticipate seasonal changes are an essential requirement for an organism's survival. In contrast to all other environmental cues, photoperiod offers a highly predictive signal that can be reliably used to activate a seasonal adaptive programme at the correct time of year. Coupled to photoperiod sensing, it is apparent that many organisms have evolved innate long-term timekeeping systems, allowing reliable anticipation of forthcoming environmental changes. The fundamental biological processes giving rise to innate long-term timing, with which the photoperiod-sensing pathway engages, are not known for any organism. There is growing evidence that the pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary, which acts as a primary transducer of photoperiodic input, may be the site of the innate long-term timer or "circannual clock". Current research has led to the proposition that the PT-specific thyrotroph may act as a seasonal calendar cell, driving both hypothalamic and pituitary endocrine circuits. Based on this research we propose that the mechanistic basis for the circannual rhythm appears to be deeply conserved, driven by a binary switching cell based accumulator, analogous to that proposed for development. We review the apparent conservation of function and pathways to suggest that these broad principles may apply across the vertebrate lineage and even share characteristics with processes driving seasonal adaptation in plants.
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- Shona Wood
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, A.V. Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, A.V. Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Huang Y, Chen DH, Liu BY, Shen WH, Ruan Y. Conservation and diversification of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) proteins in the green lineage. Brief Funct Genomics 2017; 16:106-119. [PMID: 27032420 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elw007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The polycomb group (PcG) proteins are key epigenetic regulators of gene expression in animals and plants. They act in multiprotein complexes, of which the best characterized is the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which catalyses the trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3) at chromatin targets. In Arabidopsis thaliana, PRC2 proteins are involved in the regulation of diverse developmental processes, including cell fate determination, vegetative growth and development, flowering time control and embryogenesis. Here, we systematically analysed the evolutionary conservation and diversification of PRC2 components in lower and higher plants. We searched for and identified PRC2 homologues from the sequenced genomes of several green lineage species, from the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus lucimarinus to more complicated angiosperms. We found that some PRC2 core components, e.g. E(z), ESC/FIE and MSI/p55, are ancient and have multiplied coincidently with multicellular evolution. For one component, some members are newly formed, especially in the Cruciferae. During evolution, higher plants underwent copy number multiplication of various PRC2 components, which occurred independently for each component, without any obvious co-amplification of PRC2 members. Among the amplified members, usually one was well-conserved and the others were more diversified. Gene amplification occurred at different times for different PcG members during green lineage evolution. Certain PRC2 core components or members of them were highly conserved. Our study provides an insight into the evolutionary conservation and diversification of PcG proteins and may guide future functional characterization of these important epigenetic regulators in plants other than Arabidopsis.
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- Yong Huang
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-FU-HAU On Plant Epigenome Research, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Education, Department of Hunan Province On Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-FU-HAU On Plant Epigenome Research, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Education, Department of Hunan Province On Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-FU-HAU On Plant Epigenome Research, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Institut de Biologie Moléculaire Des Plantes Du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 Rue Du Général Zimmer, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-FU-HAU On Plant Epigenome Research, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Education, Department of Hunan Province On Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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Henriques R, Wang H, Liu J, Boix M, Huang LF, Chua NH. The antiphasic regulatory module comprising CDF5 and its antisense RNA FLORE links the circadian clock to photoperiodic flowering. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 216:854-867. [PMID: 28758689 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Circadian rhythms of gene expression are generated by the combinatorial action of transcriptional and translational feedback loops as well as chromatin remodelling events. Recently, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that are natural antisense transcripts (NATs) to transcripts encoding central oscillator components were proposed as modulators of core clock function in mammals (Per) and fungi (frq/qrf). Although oscillating lncRNAs exist in plants, their functional characterization is at an initial stage. By screening an Arabidopsis thaliana lncRNA custom-made array we identified CDF5 LONG NONCODING RNA (FLORE), a circadian-regulated lncRNA that is a NAT of CDF5. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR confirmed the circadian regulation of FLORE, whereas GUS-staining and flowering time evaluation were used to determine its biological function. FLORE and CDF5 antiphasic expression reflects mutual inhibition in a similar way to frq/qrf. Moreover, whereas the CDF5 protein delays flowering by directly repressing FT transcription, FLORE promotes it by repressing several CDFs (CDF1, CDF3, CDF5) and increasing FT transcript levels, indicating both cis and trans function. We propose that the CDF5/FLORE NAT pair constitutes an additional circadian regulatory module with conserved (mutual inhibition) and unique (function in trans) features, able to fine-tune its own circadian oscillation, and consequently, adjust the onset of flowering to favourable environmental conditions.
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- Rossana Henriques
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399, USA
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399, USA
- National Key Facility for Crop Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399, USA
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Koskela EA, Kurokura T, Toivainen T, Sønsteby A, Heide OM, Sargent DJ, Isobe S, Jaakola L, Hilmarsson H, Elomaa P, Hytönen T. Altered regulation of TERMINAL FLOWER 1 causes the unique vernalisation response in an arctic woodland strawberry accession. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 216:841-853. [PMID: 28815698 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Vernalisation requirement is an agriculturally important trait that postpones the development of cold-sensitive floral organs until the spring. The family Rosaceae includes many agriculturally important fruit and berry crops that suffer from crop losses caused by frost injury to overwintering flower buds. Recently, a vernalisation-requiring accession of the Rosaceae model woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) has been identified in northern Norway. Understanding the molecular basis of the vernalisation requirement in this accession would advance the development of strawberry cultivars better adapted to temperate climate. We use gene silencing, gene expression analysis, genetic mapping and population genomics to study the genetic basis of the vernalisation requirement in woodland strawberry. Our results indicate that the woodland strawberry vernalisation requirement is endemic to northern Norwegian population, and mapping data suggest the orthologue of TERMINAL FLOWER1 (FvTFL1) as the causal floral repressor. We demonstrate that exceptionally low temperatures are needed to downregulate FvTFL1 and to make these plants competent to induce flowering at low postvernalisation temperatures in the spring. We show that altered regulation of FvTFL1 in the northern Norwegian woodland strawberry accession postpones flower induction until the spring, allowing plants to avoid winter injuries of flower buds that commonly occur in temperate regions.
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- Elli A Koskela
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, 321-8505, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NO-1432, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432, Ås, Norway
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- Driscoll's Genetics Limited, East Malling Enterprise Centre, East Malling, ME19 6BJ, UK
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI), 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NO-1432, Ås, Norway
- Climate Laboratory Holt, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Biosciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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Banerjee A, Roychoudhury A. Epigenetic regulation during salinity and drought stress in plants: Histone modifications and DNA methylation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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MacNeill GJ, Mehrpouyan S, Minow MAA, Patterson JA, Tetlow IJ, Emes MJ. Starch as a source, starch as a sink: the bifunctional role of starch in carbon allocation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4433-4453. [PMID: 28981786 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Starch commands a central role in the carbon budget of the majority of plants on earth, and its biological role changes during development and in response to the environment. Throughout the life of a plant, starch plays a dual role in carbon allocation, acting as both a source, releasing carbon reserves in leaves for growth and development, and as a sink, either as a dedicated starch store in its own right (in seeds and tubers), or as a temporary reserve of carbon contributing to sink strength, in organs such as flowers, fruits, and developing non-starchy seeds. The presence of starch in tissues and organs thus has a profound impact on the physiology of the growing plant as its synthesis and degradation governs the availability of free sugars, which in turn control various growth and developmental processes. This review attempts to summarize the large body of information currently available on starch metabolism and its relationship to wider aspects of carbon metabolism and plant nutrition. It highlights gaps in our knowledge and points to research areas that show promise for bioengineering and manipulation of starch metabolism in order to achieve more desirable phenotypes such as increased yield or plant biomass.
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- Gregory J MacNeill
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Taylor JL, Massiah A, Kennedy S, Hong Y, Jackson SD. FLC expression is down-regulated by cold treatment in Diplotaxis tenuifolia (wild rocket), but flowering time is unaffected. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 214:7-15. [PMID: 28419907 PMCID: PMC5477103 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) has become a very popular salad leaf due to its peppery taste. It is part of the Brassicaceae family and thus has a high level of homology at the DNA level to other Brassica species including Arabidopsis thaliana. The vernalization and photoperiodic requirements of wild rocket have not been reported to date. Photoperiodic experiments described here demonstrate that rocket is a facultative long day plant. To investigate the vernalization requirement, both seed and young plants were given vernalization treatments at 4°C for different lengths of time. A rocket homologue of FLOWERING LOCUS C (DtFLC) was isolated and shown to functionally complement the Arabidopsis FRI+flc3 null mutant. Whilst the expression of DtFLC was significantly reduced after just one week of cold treatment, cold treatments of two to eight weeks had no significant effect on bolting time of wild rocket indicating that rocket does not have a vernalization requirement. These findings illustrate that important fundamental differences can exist between model and crop plant species, such as in this case where down-regulation of DtFLC expression does not enable earlier flowering in wild rocket as it does in Arabidopsis and many other Brassica species.
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- Jemma L Taylor
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Elsoms Seeds Ltd, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding PE11 1QG, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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Gallusci P, Dai Z, Génard M, Gauffretau A, Leblanc-Fournier N, Richard-Molard C, Vile D, Brunel-Muguet S. Epigenetics for Plant Improvement: Current Knowledge and Modeling Avenues. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 22:610-623. [PMID: 28587758 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Epigenetic variations are involved in the control of plant developmental processes and participate in shaping phenotypic plasticity to the environment. Intense breeding has eroded genetic diversity, and epigenetic diversity now emerge as a new source of phenotypic variations to improve adaptation to changing environments and ensure the yield and quality of crops. Here, we review how the characterization of the stability and heritability of epigenetic variations is required to drive breeding strategies, which can be assisted by process-based models. We propose future directions to hasten the elucidation of complex epigenetic regulatory networks that should help crop modelers to take epigenetic modifications into account and assist breeding strategies for specific agronomical traits.
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- Philippe Gallusci
- EGFV, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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- EGFV, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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- UMR Agronomie, AgroParisTech, INRA, 78850, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- UMR ECOSYS, INRA AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78850, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- LEPSE, INRA-SupAgro, 34060, Montpellier, France
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Ietswaart R, Rosa S, Wu Z, Dean C, Howard M. Cell-Size-Dependent Transcription of FLC and Its Antisense Long Non-coding RNA COOLAIR Explain Cell-to-Cell Expression Variation. Cell Syst 2017. [PMID: 28624615 PMCID: PMC5493185 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Single-cell quantification of transcription kinetics and variability promotes a mechanistic understanding of gene regulation. Here, using single-molecule RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization and mathematical modeling, we dissect cellular RNA dynamics for Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). FLC expression quantitatively determines flowering time and is regulated by antisense (COOLAIR) transcription. In cells without observable COOLAIR expression, we quantify FLC transcription initiation, elongation, intron processing, and lariat degradation, as well as mRNA release from the locus and degradation. In these heterogeneously sized cells, FLC mRNA number increases linearly with cell size, resulting in a large cell-to-cell variability in transcript level. This variation is accounted for by cell-size-dependent, Poissonian FLC mRNA production, but not by large transcriptional bursts. In COOLAIR-expressing cells, however, antisense transcription increases with cell size and contributes to FLC transcription decreasing with cell size. Our analysis therefore reveals an unexpected role for antisense transcription in modulating the scaling of transcription with cell size.
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- Robert Ietswaart
- Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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- Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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