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Song Y, Tang H, Zhang Z, Sun X, Ding X, Guo X, Wang Q, Chen J, Dong W. A Novel MsEOBI-MsPAL1 Module Enhances Salinity Stress Tolerance, Floral Scent Emission and Seed Yield in Alfalfa. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024. [PMID: 39360571 DOI: 10.1111/pce.15183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Revised: 09/05/2024] [Accepted: 09/15/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important and widely cultivated forage legume, yet its yield is constrained by salinity stress. In this study, we characterized an R2R3-MYB transcription factor MsEOBI in alfalfa. Its salt tolerance function and regulatory pathways were investigated. The nuclear-localized MsEOBI functions as a transcriptional activator, enhancing salinity tolerance by promoting the biosynthesis of flavonoids and lignin, as well as facilitating the scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Additionally, MsEOBI promotes pollinator attraction and increases seed yield by activating the biosynthesis of volatile phenylpropanoids. Yeast one-hybrid (Y1H), dual-luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with quantitative PCR (ChIP-qPCR) assays demonstrated that MsEOBI directly binds to the promoter regions of MsPAL1, a key gene in the phenylpropanoid pathway, thereby activating its expression. Overexpression of MsPAL1 enhances salinity tolerance in alfalfa. These findings elucidate the role of the MsEOBI-MsPAL1 regulatory module and provide valuable genetic resources for the future breeding of salt-tolerant alfalfa varieties.
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- Yuguang Song
- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Cao Z, Wang L, Huang D, Wu G, Li X, Yue Y, Yu Y, Yu R, Fan Y. Identification and functional analysis of floral terpene synthase genes in Curcuma alismatifolia. PLANTA 2024; 260:26. [PMID: 38861179 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04440-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION CaTPS2 and CaTPS3 were significantly expressed in flowers of Curcuma alismatifolia 'Shadow' and demonstrated bifunctional enzyme activity, CaTPS2 generated linalool and nerolidol as products, and CaTPS3 catalyzed β-myrcene and β-farnesene formation. This study presents the discovery and functional characterization of floral terpene synthase (TPS) genes in Curcuma alismatifolia 'Shadow', a cultivar renowned for its unique fragrance. Addressing the gap in understanding the genetic basis of floral scent in this species, we identified eight TPS genes through comprehensive transcriptome sequencing. Among these, CaTPS2 and CaTPS3 were significantly expressed in floral tissues and demonstrated bifunctional enzyme activity corresponding to the major volatile compounds detected in 'Shadow'. Functional analyses, including in vitro assays complemented with rigorous controls and alternative identification methods, elucidated the roles of these TPS genes in terpenoid biosynthesis. In vitro studies were conducted via heterologous expression in E. coli, followed by purification of the recombinant protein using affinity chromatography, enzyme assays were performed with GPP/FPP as the substrate, and volatile products were inserted into the GC-MS for analysis. Partially purified recombinant protein of CaTPS2 catalyzed GPP and FPP to produce linalool and nerolidol, respectively, while partially purified recombinant protein of CaTPS3 generated β-myrcene and β-farnesene with GPP and FPP as substrates, respectively. Real-time quantitative PCR further validated the expression patterns of these genes, correlating with terpenoid accumulation in different plant tissues. Our findings illuminate the molecular mechanisms underpinning floral fragrance in C. alismatifolia and provide a foundation for future genetic enhancements of floral scent in ornamental plants. This study, therefore, contributes to the broader understanding of terpenoid biosynthesis in plant fragrances, paving the way for biotechnological applications in horticulture plant breeding.
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- Zihan Cao
- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Stengl M, Schneider AC. Contribution of membrane-associated oscillators to biological timing at different timescales. Front Physiol 2024; 14:1243455. [PMID: 38264332 PMCID: PMC10803594 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1243455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Environmental rhythms such as the daily light-dark cycle selected for endogenous clocks. These clocks predict regular environmental changes and provide the basis for well-timed adaptive homeostasis in physiology and behavior of organisms. Endogenous clocks are oscillators that are based on positive feedforward and negative feedback loops. They generate stable rhythms even under constant conditions. Since even weak interactions between oscillators allow for autonomous synchronization, coupling/synchronization of oscillators provides the basis of self-organized physiological timing. Amongst the most thoroughly researched clocks are the endogenous circadian clock neurons in mammals and insects. They comprise nuclear clockworks of transcriptional/translational feedback loops (TTFL) that generate ∼24 h rhythms in clock gene expression entrained to the environmental day-night cycle. It is generally assumed that this TTFL clockwork drives all circadian oscillations within and between clock cells, being the basis of any circadian rhythm in physiology and behavior of organisms. Instead of the current gene-based hierarchical clock model we provide here a systems view of timing. We suggest that a coupled system of autonomous TTFL and posttranslational feedback loop (PTFL) oscillators/clocks that run at multiple timescales governs adaptive, dynamic homeostasis of physiology and behavior. We focus on mammalian and insect neurons as endogenous oscillators at multiple timescales. We suggest that neuronal plasma membrane-associated signalosomes constitute specific autonomous PTFL clocks that generate localized but interlinked oscillations of membrane potential and intracellular messengers with specific endogenous frequencies. In each clock neuron multiscale interactions of TTFL and PTFL oscillators/clocks form a temporally structured oscillatory network with a common complex frequency-band comprising superimposed multiscale oscillations. Coupling between oscillator/clock neurons provides the next level of complexity of an oscillatory network. This systemic dynamic network of molecular and cellular oscillators/clocks is suggested to form the basis of any physiological homeostasis that cycles through dynamic homeostatic setpoints with a characteristic frequency-band as hallmark. We propose that mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity maintain the stability of these dynamic setpoints, whereas Hebbian plasticity enables switching between setpoints via coupling factors, like biogenic amines and/or neuropeptides. They reprogram the network to a new common frequency, a new dynamic setpoint. Our novel hypothesis is up for experimental challenge.
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- Monika Stengl
- Department of Biology, Animal Physiology/Neuroethology, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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Liu G, Fu J, Wang L, Fang M, Zhang W, Yang M, Yang X, Xu Y, Shi L, Ma X, Wang Q, Chen H, Yu C, Yu D, Chen F, Jiang Y. Diverse O-methyltransferases catalyze the biosynthesis of floral benzenoids that repel aphids from the flowers of waterlily Nymphaea prolifera. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad237. [PMID: 38156285 PMCID: PMC10753166 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Nymphaea is a key genus of the ANA grade (Amborellales, Nymphaeales, and Austrobaileyales) of basal flowering plants, which serve as a key model to study the early evolution of floral traits. In this study, we comprehensively investigated the emission, biosynthesis, and biological function of the floral scent in a night-blossoming waterlily Nymphaea prolifera. The headspace volatile collection combined with GC-MS analysis showed that the floral scent of N. prolifera is predominately comprised by methylated benzenoids including anisole, veratrole, guaiacol, and methoxyanisole. Moreover, the emission of these floral benzenoids in N. prolifera exhibited temporal and spatial pattern with circadian rhythm and tissue specificity. By creating and mining transcriptomes of N. prolifera flowers, 12 oxygen methyltransferases (NpOMTs) were functionally identified. By in vitro enzymatic assay, NpOMT3, 6, and 7 could produce anisole and NpOMT5, 7, 9, produce guaiacol, whereas NpOMT3, 6, 9, 11 catalyzed the formation of veratrole. Methoxyanisole was identified as the universal product of all NpOMTs. Expression patterns of NpOMTs provided implication for their roles in the production of the respective benzenoids. Phylogenetic analysis of OMTs suggested a Nymphaea-specific expansion of the OMT family, indicating the evolution of lineage-specific functions. In bioassays, anisole, veratrole, and guaiacol in the floral benzenoids were revealed to play the critical role in repelling waterlily aphids. Overall, this study indicates that the basal flowering plant N. prolifera has evolved a diversity and complexity of OMT genes for the biosynthesis of methylated benzenoids that can repel insects from feeding the flowers. These findings provide new insights into the evolutional mechanism and ecological significance of the floral scent from early-diverged flowering plants.
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- Guanhua Liu
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Aquatic Vegetable Breeding and Cultivation, Jinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Zhejiang Institute of Agricultural Machinery), Zhejiang Province 321000, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Aquatic Vegetable Breeding and Cultivation, Jinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Zhejiang Institute of Agricultural Machinery), Zhejiang Province 321000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Aquatic Vegetable Breeding and Cultivation, Jinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Zhejiang Institute of Agricultural Machinery), Zhejiang Province 321000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Hangzhou Tianjing Aquatic Botanical Garden, Zhejiang Humanities Landscape Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Hangzhou Tianjing Aquatic Botanical Garden, Zhejiang Humanities Landscape Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Liu Y, Wang Q, Abbas F, Zhou Y, He J, Fan Y, Yu R. Light Regulation of LoCOP1 and Its Role in Floral Scent Biosynthesis in Lilium 'Siberia'. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2004. [PMID: 37653921 PMCID: PMC10223427 DOI: 10.3390/plants12102004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Light is an important environmental signal that governs plant growth, development, and metabolism. Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) is a light signaling component that plays a vital role in plant light responses. We isolated the COP1 gene (LoCOP1) from the petals of Lilium 'Siberia' and investigated its function. The LoCOP1 protein was found to be the most similar to Apostasia shenzhenica COP1. LoCOP1 was found to be an important factor located in the nucleus and played a negative regulatory role in floral scent production and emission using the virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) approach. The yeast two-hybrid, β-galactosidase, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays revealed that LoCOP1 interacts with LoMYB1 and LoMYB3. Furthermore, light modified both the subcellular distribution of LoCOP1 and its interactions with LoMYB1 and MYB3 in onion cells. The findings highlighted an important regulatory mechanism in the light signaling system that governs scent emission in Lilium 'Siberia' by the ubiquitination and degradation of transcription factors via the proteasome pathway.
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- Yang Liu
- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (Q.W.); (F.A.); (Y.Z.); (J.H.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Pereira AG, Guzmán-Rodriguez S, Freitas LB. Phylogenetic Analyses of Some Key Genes Provide Information on Pollinator Attraction in Solanaceae. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:2278. [PMID: 36553545 PMCID: PMC9778481 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Floral syndromes are known by the conserved morphological traits in flowers associated with pollinator attraction, such as corolla shape and color, aroma emission and composition, and rewards, especially the nectar volume and sugar concentration. Here, we employed a phylogenetic approach to investigate sequences of genes enrolled in the biosynthetic pathways responsible for some phenotypes that are attractive to pollinators in Solanaceae genomes. We included genes involved in visible color, UV-light response, scent emission, and nectar production to test the hypothesis that these essential genes have evolved by convergence under pollinator selection. Our results refuted this hypothesis as all four studied genes recovered the species' phylogenetic relationships, even though some sites were positively selected. We found differences in protein motifs among genera in Solanaceae that were not necessarily associated with the same floral syndrome. Although it has had a crucial role in plant diversification, the plant-pollinator interaction is complex and still needs further investigation, with genes evolving not only under the influence of pollinators, but by the sum of several evolutionary forces along the speciation process in Solanaceae.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Evolution, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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Erickson E, Grozinger CM, Patch HM. Measuring Plant Attractiveness to Pollinators: Methods and Considerations. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 115:1571-1582. [PMID: 35640204 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Global pollinator declines have fostered increased public interest in creating pollinator-friendly gardens in human-managed landscapes. Indeed, studies on urban pollinator communities suggest that flower-rich greenspaces can serve as promising sites for conservation. Ornamental flowers, which are readily available at most commercial garden centers, are ubiquitous in these landscapes. These varieties are often non-native and highly bred, and their utility to pollinators is complex. In this study, we used observational data and citizen science to develop a methods framework that will assist stakeholders in the floriculture industry to incorporate metrics of pollinator health into existing breeding and evaluation protocols. The results of this study support how plant attractiveness to pollinators is often dependent on variables such as climate and plant phenology, which should be considered when developing an assessment tool. Furthermore, we found that some cultivars were consistently attractive across all observations while for other cultivars, pollinator visitation was apparently conditional. We determine using multiple statistical tests that 10 min is a sufficient length of time for observation of most plant types to broadly estimate three measures of plant attractiveness: visitor abundance, primary visitors attracted, and cultivar rank attractiveness, without sacrificing efficiency or accuracy. Additionally, we demonstrate that properly trained non-expert observers can collect accurate observational data, and our results suggest that protocols may be designed to maximize consistency across diverse data collectors.
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- E Erickson
- Department of Biology, Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave, 4700 Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Center for Pollinator Research, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Center for Pollinator Research, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Yeh CW, Zhong HQ, Ho YF, Tian ZH, Yeh KW. The diurnal emission of floral scent in Oncidium hybrid orchid is controlled by CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) through the direct regulation on terpene synthase. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:472. [PMID: 36195835 PMCID: PMC9531428 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03850-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND To adapt the periodic fluctuation of environmental factors, plants are subtle to monitor the natural variation for the growth and development. The daily activities and physiological functions in coordination with the natural variation are regulated by circadian clock genes. The circadian emission of floral scents is one of the rhythmic physiological activities controlled by circadian clock genes. Here, we study the molecular mechanism of circadian emission pattern of ocimene and linalool compounds in Oncidium Sharry Baby (Onc. SB) orchid. RESULTS GC-Mass analysis revealed that Onc. SB periodically emitted ocimene and linalool during 6 to 14 o'clock daily. Terpene synthase, one of the key gene in the terpenoid biosynthetic pathway is expressed in coordination with scent emission. The promoter structure of terpene synthase revealed a circadian binding sequence (CBS), 5'-AGATTTTT-3' for CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1) transcription factor. EMSA data confirms the binding affinity of CCA1. Transactivation assay further verified that TPS expression is regulated by CCA1. It suggests that the emission of floral scents is controlled by CCA1. CONCLUSIONS The work validates that the mechanism of circadian emission of floral scents in Onc. Sharry Baby is controlled by the oscillator gene, CCA1(CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1) under light condition. CCA1 transcription factor up-regulates terpene synthase (TPS) by binding on CBS motif, 5'-AGATTTTT-3' of promoter region to affect the circadian emission of floral scents in Onc. SB.
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- Chao-Wei Yeh
- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sect. 4, Roosevelt Road, 106, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Fujian Engineering Research Center for Characteristic Floriculture, Crop Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sect. 4, Roosevelt Road, 106, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sect. 4, Roosevelt Road, 106, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Center for Weather Climate and Disaster Research, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.
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Okada M, Yang Z, Mas P. Circadian autonomy and rhythmic precision of the Arabidopsis female reproductive organ. Dev Cell 2022; 57:2168-2180.e4. [PMID: 36115345 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The plant circadian clock regulates essential biological processes including flowering time or petal movement. However, little is known about how the clock functions in flowers. Here, we identified the circadian components and transcriptional networks contributing to the generation of rhythms in pistils, the female reproductive organ. When detached from the rest of the flower, pistils sustain highly precise rhythms, indicating organ-specific circadian autonomy. Analyses of clock mutants and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed distinct expression patterns and specific regulatory functions for clock activators and repressors in pistils. Genetic interaction studies also suggested a hierarchy of the repressing activities that provide robustness and precision to the pistil clock. Globally, the circadian function in pistils primarily governs responses to environmental stimuli and photosynthesis and controls pistil growth and seed weight and production. Understanding the circadian intricacies in reproductive organs may prove useful for optimizing plant reproduction and productivity.
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- Masaaki Okada
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC, IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Xu X, Yuan L, Yang X, Zhang X, Wang L, Xie Q. Circadian clock in plants: Linking timing to fitness. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 64:792-811. [PMID: 35088570 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Endogenous circadian clock integrates cyclic signals of environment and daily and seasonal behaviors of organisms to achieve spatiotemporal synchronization, which greatly improves genetic diversity and fitness of species. This review addresses recent studies on the plant circadian system in the field of chronobiology, covering topics on molecular mechanisms, internal and external Zeitgebers, and hierarchical regulation of physiological outputs. The architecture of the circadian clock involves the autoregulatory transcriptional feedback loops, post-translational modifications of core oscillators, and epigenetic modifications of DNA and histones. Here, light, temperature, humidity, and internal elemental nutrients are summarized to illustrate the sensitivity of the circadian clock to timing cues. In addition, the circadian clock runs cell-autonomously, driving independent circadian rhythms in various tissues. The core oscillators responds to each other with biochemical factors including calcium ions, mineral nutrients, photosynthetic products, and hormones. We describe clock components sequentially expressed during a 24-h day that regulate rhythmic growth, aging, immune response, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Notably, more data have suggested the circadian clock links chrono-culture to key agronomic traits in crops.
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- Xiaodong Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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Dubuisson C, Nicolè F, Buatois B, Hossaert-McKey M, Proffit M. Tropospheric Ozone Alters the Chemical Signal Emitted by an Emblematic Plant of the Mediterranean Region: The True Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.). Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.795588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Among air pollutants, tropospheric ozone (O3) is one of the most stressful for organisms due to its strong oxidative potential. For instance, high ozone concentration ([O3]) has the potential to affect (i) the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by plants and (ii) the lifetime of these VOCs in the atmosphere, and consequently disturb crucial signals in the interactions between plants and other organisms. However, despite the determinant role of VOCs emitted by flowers for pollinator attraction, a very limited number of studies have investigated the impact of O3 on floral VOCs. In this study, we investigated the effect of high [O3] episodes on the VOCs emitted by a flowering Mediterranean plant: the true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Lamiaceae). To do so, in controlled conditions, we exposed (i) the entire plant to high but realistic [O3] (200 ppb for 5 h) and (ii) only the VOCs emitted by lavender to increasing [O3] (0, 40, 80, 120, and 200 ppb). We sampled VOCs of lavender in both conditions and analyzed them by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in order to qualify and quantify the flowering lavender’s emissions and the reaction of VOCs with O3 in the atmosphere. Our results showed that exposure to high [O3] during a short period (5 h) did not affect the emission of VOCs by flowering lavender. Incidentally, we also showed that the chemical signal varied in quantities and proportions over the day. Moreover, we showed that after their emission by the plant, composition of the VOCs changed quantitatively and qualitatively in an atmosphere containing [O3] naturally observed nowadays. Quantities of several of the major terpenes emitted by lavender decreased drastically during O3 exposure, whereas concentrations of some VOCs increased, such as carbonyls and carboxylic acids, which are probably reaction products of terpenes with O3. Exposure to high [O3] thus directly affected the proportions of VOCs in the atmosphere. Because pollinators generally use a blend of VOCs in particular proportions as a signal to localize flowers, the numerous pollinators of lavender may experience difficulty in recognizing specific floral odors during frequent and moderate [O3] episodes in the Mediterranean region.
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Mostafa S, Wang Y, Zeng W, Jin B. Floral Scents and Fruit Aromas: Functions, Compositions, Biosynthesis, and Regulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:860157. [PMID: 35360336 PMCID: PMC8961363 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.860157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Floral scents and fruit aromas are crucial volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in plants. They are used in defense mechanisms, along with mechanisms to attract pollinators and seed dispersers. In addition, they are economically important for the quality of crops, as well as quality in the perfume, cosmetics, food, drink, and pharmaceutical industries. Floral scents and fruit aromas share many volatile organic compounds in flowers and fruits. Volatile compounds are classified as terpenoids, phenylpropanoids/benzenoids, fatty acid derivatives, and amino acid derivatives. Many genes and transcription factors regulating the synthesis of volatiles have been discovered. In this review, we summarize recent progress in volatile function, composition, biosynthetic pathway, and metabolism regulation. We also discuss unresolved issues and research perspectives, providing insight into improvements and applications of plant VOCs.
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- Salma Mostafa
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Department of Floriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Ficke A, Asalf B, Norli HR. Volatile Organic Compound Profiles From Wheat Diseases Are Pathogen-Specific and Can Be Exploited for Disease Classification. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:803352. [PMID: 35069508 PMCID: PMC8776713 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.803352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Plants and fungi emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are either constitutively produced or are produced in response to changes in their physico-chemical status. We hypothesized that these chemical signals could be utilized as diagnostic tools for plant diseases. VOCs from several common wheat pathogens in pure culture (Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium avenaceum, Fusarium poae, and Parastagonospora nodorum) were collected and compared among isolates of the same fungus, between pathogens from different species, and between pathogens causing different disease groups [Fusarium head blight (FHB) and Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB)]. In addition, we inoculated two wheat varieties with either F. graminearum or P. nodorum, while one variety was also inoculated with Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici (powdery mildew, PM). VOCs were collected 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation. Each fungal species in pure culture emitted a different VOC blend, and each isolate could be classified into its respective disease group based on VOCs with an accuracy of 71.4 and 84.2% for FHB and SNB, respectively. When all collection times were combined, the classification of the tested diseases was correct in 84 and 86% of all cases evaluated. Germacrene D and sativene, which were associated with FHB infection, and mellein and heptadecanone, which were associated with SNB infection, were consistently emitted by both wheat varieties. Wheat plants infected with PM emitted significant amounts of 1-octen-3-ol and 3,5,5-trimethyl-2-hexene. Our study suggests that VOC blends could be used to classify wheat diseases. This is the first step toward a real-time disease detection in the field based on chemical signatures of wheat diseases.
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- Andrea Ficke
- Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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Roemer RB, Irene Terry L, Booth DT, Walter GH. Insights from an ancient gymnosperm lineage: ambient temperature and light and the timing of thermogenesis in cycad cones. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2022; 109:151-165. [PMID: 35025111 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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PREMISE Although maintaining the appropriate mid-day timing of the diel thermogenic events of cones of the dioecious cycads Macrozamia lucida and M. macleayi is central to the survival of both plant and pollinator in this obligate pollination mutualism, the nature of the underlying mechanism remains obscure. We investigated whether it is under circadian control. Circadian mechanisms control the timing of many ecologically important processes in angiosperms, yet only a few gymnosperms have been studied in this regard. METHODS We subjected cones to different ambient temperature and lighting regimens (constant temperature and darkness; stepwise cool/warm ambient temperatures in constant darkness; stepwise dark/light exposures at constant temperature) to determine whether the resulting timing of their thermogenic events was consistent with circadian control. RESULTS Cones exposed to constant ambient temperature and darkness generated multiple temperature peaks endogenously, with an average interpeak-temperature period of 20.7 (±0.20) h that is temperature-compensated (Q10 = 1.02). Exposure to 24-h ambient temperature cycles (12 h cool/12 h warm, constant darkness) yielded an interpeak-temperature period of 24.0 (±0.05) h, accurately and precisely replicating the ambient temperature period. Exposure to 24-h photo-cycles (12 h light/12 h dark, constant ambient temperature) yielded a shorter, more variable interpeak-temperature period of 23 (±0.23) h. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that cycad cone thermogenesis is under circadian clock control and differentially affected by ambient temperature and light cycles. Our data from cycads (an ancient gymnosperm lineage) adds to what little is known about circadian timing in gymnosperms, which have rarely been studied from the circadian perspective.
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- Robert B Roemer
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 1543 Rio Tinto Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 1495 E., 100 S., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Brady D, Saviane A, Cappellozza S, Sandrelli F. The Circadian Clock in Lepidoptera. Front Physiol 2021; 12:776826. [PMID: 34867483 PMCID: PMC8635995 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.776826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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With approximately 160,000 identified species of butterflies and moths, Lepidoptera are among the most species-rich and diverse insect orders. Lepidopteran insects have fundamental ecosystem functions as pollinators and valuable food sources for countless animals. Furthermore, Lepidoptera have a significant impact on the economy and global food security because many species in their larval stage are harmful pests of staple food crops. Moreover, domesticated species such as the silkworm Bombyx mori produce silk and silk byproducts that are utilized by the luxury textile, biomedical, and cosmetics sectors. Several Lepidoptera have been fundamental as model organisms for basic biological research, from formal genetics to evolutionary studies. Regarding chronobiology, in the 1970s, Truman's seminal transplantation experiments on different lepidopteran species were the first to show that the circadian clock resides in the brain. With the implementation of molecular genetics, subsequent studies identified key differences in core components of the molecular circadian clock of Lepidoptera compared to the dipteran Drosophila melanogaster, the dominant insect species in chronobiological research. More recently, studies on the butterfly Danaus plexippus have been fundamental in characterizing the interplay between the circadian clock and navigation during the seasonal migration of this species. Moreover, the advent of Next Generation Omic technologies has resulted in the production of many publicly available datasets regarding circadian clocks in pest and beneficial Lepidoptera. This review presents an updated overview of the molecular and anatomical organization of the circadian clock in Lepidoptera. We report different behavioral circadian rhythms currently identified, focusing on the importance of the circadian clock in controlling developmental, mating and migration phenotypes. We then describe the ecological importance of circadian clocks detailing the complex interplay between the feeding behavior of these organisms and plants. Finally, we discuss how the characterization of these features could be useful in both pest control, and in optimizing rearing of beneficial Lepidoptera.
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- Daniel Brady
- Department of Biology, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Padova, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Padova, Italy
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Cna'ani A, Dener E, Ben-Zeev E, Günther J, Köllner TG, Tzin V, Seifan M. Phylogeny and abiotic conditions shape the diel floral emission patterns of desert Brassicaceae species. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:2656-2671. [PMID: 33715174 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A key facet of floral scent is diel fluctuations in emission, often studied in the context of plant-pollinator interactions, while contributions of environment and phylogeny remain overlooked. Here, we ask if these factors are involved in shaping temporal variations in scent emission. To that end, we coupled light/dark floral emission measurements of 17 desert Brassicaceae species with environmental and phylogenetic data to explore the individual/combined impacts of these predictors on diel emission patterns. We further investigated these patterns by conducting high-resolution emission measurements in a subset of genetically distant species with contrasting temporal dynamics. While diel shifts in magnitude and richness of emission were strongly affected by genetic relatedness, they also reflect the environmental conditions under which the species grow. Specifically, light/dark emission ratios were negatively affected by an increase in winter temperatures, known to impact both plant physiology and insect locomotion, and sandy soil fractions, previously shown to exert stress that tempers with diel metabolic rhythms. Additionally, the biosynthetic origins of the compounds were associated with their corresponding production patterns, possibly to maximize emission efficacy. Using a multidisciplinary chemical/ecological approach, we uncover and differentiate the main factors shaping floral scent diel fluctuations, highlighting their consequences under changing global climate.
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- Alon Cna'ani
- Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer campus, Midreshet Ban-Gurion, Israel
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- The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer campus, Midreshet Ban-Gurion, Israel
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- Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, The Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
- Section of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer campus, Midreshet Ban-Gurion, Israel
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- Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer campus, Midreshet Ban-Gurion, Israel
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Schulz D, Linde M, Debener T. Detection of Reproducible Major Effect QTL for Petal Traits in Garden Roses. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:plants10050897. [PMID: 33946713 PMCID: PMC8145204 DOI: 10.3390/plants10050897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The detection of QTL by association genetics depends on the genetic architecture of the trait under study, the size and structure of the investigated population and the availability of phenotypic and marker data of sufficient quality and quantity. In roses, we previously demonstrated that major QTL could already be detected in small association panels. In this study, we analyzed petal number, petal size and fragrance in a small panel of 95 mostly tetraploid garden rose genotypes. After genotyping the panel with the 68 K Axiom WagRhSNP chip we detected major QTL for all three traits. Each trait was significantly influenced by several genomic regions. Some of the QTL span genomic regions that comprise several candidate genes. Selected markers from some of these regions were converted into KASP markers and were validated in independent populations of up to 282 garden rose genotypes. These markers demonstrate the robustness of the detected effects independent of the set of genotypes analyzed. Furthermore, the markers can serve as tools for marker-assisted breeding in garden roses. Over an extended timeframe, they may be used as a starting point for the isolation of the genes underlying the QTL.
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Paajanen P, Lane de Barros Dantas L, Dodd AN. Layers of crosstalk between circadian regulation and environmental signalling in plants. Curr Biol 2021; 31:R399-R413. [PMID: 33905701 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Circadian regulation has a pervasive influence upon plant development, physiology and metabolism, impacting upon components of fitness and traits of agricultural importance. Circadian regulation is inextricably connected to the responses of plants to their abiotic environments, from the cellular to whole plant scales. Here, we review the crosstalk that occurs between circadian regulation and responses to the abiotic environment from the intracellular scale through to naturally fluctuating environments. We examine the spatial crosstalk that forms part of plant circadian regulation, at the subcellular, tissue, organ and whole-plant scales. This includes a focus on chloroplast and mitochondrial signalling, alternative splicing, long-distance circadian signalling and circadian regulation within natural environments. We also consider mathematical models for plant circadian regulation, to suggest future areas for advancing understanding of roles for circadian regulation in plant responses to environmental cues.
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- Pirita Paajanen
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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Mosquitoes are emerging as model systems with which to study innate behaviours through neuroethology and functional genomics. Decades of work on these disease vectors have provided a solid behavioural framework describing the distinct repertoire of predominantly odour-mediated behaviours of female mosquitoes, and their dependence on life stage (intrinsic factors) and environmental cues (extrinsic factors). The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of how intrinsic factors, including adult maturation, age, nutritional status, and infection, affect the attraction to plants and feeding on plant fluids, host seeking, blood feeding, supplemental feeding behaviours, pre-oviposition behaviour, and oviposition in female mosquitoes. With the technological advancements in the recent two decades, we have gained a better understanding of which volatile organic compounds are used by mosquitoes to recognise and discriminate among various fitness-enhancing resources, and characterised their neural and molecular correlates. In this review, we present the state of the art of the peripheral olfactory system as described by the neural physiology, functional genomics, and genetics underlying the demonstrated changes in the behavioural repertoire in female mosquitoes. The review is meant as a summary introduction to the current conceptual thinking in the field.
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- Sharon R Hill
- Disease Vector Group, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Växtskyddsvägen 3, 23053, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Disease Vector Group, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Växtskyddsvägen 3, 23053, Alnarp, Sweden.
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Plant Volatile Organic Compounds Evolution: Transcriptional Regulation, Epigenetics and Polyploidy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21238956. [PMID: 33255749 PMCID: PMC7728353 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21238956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted by plants as a consequence of their interaction with biotic and abiotic factors, and have a very important role in plant evolution. Floral VOCs are often involved in defense and pollinator attraction. These interactions often change rapidly over time, so a quick response to those changes is required. Epigenetic factors, such as DNA methylation and histone modification, which regulate both genes and transcription factors, might trigger adaptive responses to these evolutionary pressures as well as regulating the rhythmic emission of VOCs through circadian clock regulation. In addition, transgenerational epigenetic effects and whole genome polyploidy could modify the generation of VOCs’ profiles of offspring, contributing to long-term evolutionary shifts. In this article, we review the available knowledge about the mechanisms that may act as epigenetic regulators of the main VOC biosynthetic pathways, and their importance in plant evolution.
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Koeduka T, Ueyama Y, Kitajima S, Ohnishi T, Matsui K. Molecular cloning and characterization of UDP-glucose: Volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoid glucosyltransferase in petunia flowers. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 252:153245. [PMID: 32750644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Volatile benzenoids/phenylpropanoids are characteristic scent compounds in petunia flowers and are reported to be stored as glycosides in the vacuoles of petal cells. Here, we used transcriptomics and co-expression approaches with volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes to identify three petunia genes (UGT85A96, UGT85A97, and UGT85A98) encoding UDP-glycosyltransferase. The analyses of spatiotemporal gene expression revealed that all UGT85 genes were highly expressed in floral tissues such as petals and pistils. Functional characterization of recombinant UGT85A96 and UGT85A98 proteins expressed in Escherichia coli showed that UGT85A98 could transfer a glucosyl moiety from UDP-glucose to the hydroxyl group of various substrates including volatile benzenoids/phenylpropanoids, terpene alcohol, flavonoids, and C6 alcohol, whereas UGT85A96 specifically catalyzes the glucosylation of 2-phenylethanol and benzyl alcohol. This report describes the first experimental evidence to identify UGT enzymes that catalyze the glycosylation of volatile benzenoids/phenylpropanoids in petunia flowers.
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- Takao Koeduka
- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture), Department of Biological Chemistry, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture), Department of Biological Chemistry, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture), Department of Biological Chemistry, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Sources of floral scent variation in the food-deceptive orchid Orchis mascula. ACTA OECOLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2020.103600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Powers JM, Seco R, Faiola CL, Sakai AK, Weller SG, Campbell DR, Guenther A. Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1116. [PMID: 32793267 PMCID: PMC7385411 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Floral scent often intensifies during periods of pollinator activity, but the degree of this synchrony may vary among scent compounds depending on their function. Related plant species with the same pollinator may exhibit similar timing and composition of floral scent. We compared timing and composition of floral volatiles for two endemic Hawaiian plant species, Schiedea kaalae and S. hookeri (Caryophyllaceae). For S. kaalae, we also compared the daily timing of emission of floral volatiles to evening visits of their shared pollinator, an endemic Hawaiian moth (Pseudoschrankia brevipalpis; Erebidae). The identity and amount of floral volatiles were measured in the greenhouse during day and evening periods with dynamic headspace sampling and GC-MS (gas chromatography - mass spectrometry). The timing of emissions (daily rise, peak, and fall) was measured by sampling continuously for multiple days in a growth chamber with PTR-MS (proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry). Nearly all volatiles detected underwent strong daily cycles in emission. Timings of floral volatile emissions were similar for S. kaalae and S. hookeri, as expected for two species sharing the same pollinator. For S. kaalae, many volatiles known to attract moths, including several linalool oxides and 2-phenylacetaldehyde, peaked within 2 h of the peak visitation time of the moth which pollinates both species. Floral volatiles of both species that peaked in the evening were also emitted several hours before and after the brief window of pollinator activity. Few volatiles followed a daytime emission pattern, consistent with increased apparency to visitors only at night. The scent blends of the two species differed in their major components and were most distinct from each other in the evening. The qualitative difference in evening scent composition between the two Schiedea species may reflect their distinct evolutionary history and may indicate that the moth species uses several different floral cues to locate rewards.
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- John M. Powers
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Terrestrial Ecology Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Lynch JH, Dudareva N. Aromatic Amino Acids: A Complex Network Ripe for Future Exploration. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 25:670-681. [PMID: 32526172 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In plants, high carbon flux is committed to the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan, owing to their roles not only in the production of proteins, but also as precursors to thousands of primary and specialized metabolites. The core plastidial pathways that supply the majority of aromatic amino acids (AAAs) have previously been described in detail. More recently, the discovery of cytosolic enzymes contributing to overall AAA biosynthesis, as well as the identification of intracellular transporters and the continuing elucidation of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms, have revealed the complexity of this intercompartmental metabolic network. Here, we review the latest breakthroughs in AAA production and use the newest findings to highlight both longstanding and newly developed questions.
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- Joseph H Lynch
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, 175 South University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2063, USA
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- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Brandoli C, Petri C, Egea-Cortines M, Weiss J. The clock gene Gigantea 1 from Petunia hybrida coordinates vegetative growth and inflorescence architecture. Sci Rep 2020; 10:275. [PMID: 31937847 PMCID: PMC6959227 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57145-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The gene GIGANTEA (GI) appeared early in land plants. It is a single copy gene in most plants and is found in two to three copies in Solanaceae. We analyzed the silencing of one GI copy, Petunia hybrida GI1 (PhGI1), by hairpin RNAs in Petunia in order to gain knowledge about its range of functions. Decreased transcript levels of PhGI1 were accompanied also by a reduction of PhGI2. They were further associated with increased time period between two consecutive peaks for PhGI1 and CHANEL (PhCHL), the orthologue of the blue light receptor gene ZEITLUPE (ZTL), confirming its role in maintaining circadian rhythmicity. Silenced plants were bigger with modified internode length and increased leaf size while flowering time was not altered. We uncovered a new function for PhGI1 as silenced plants showed reduction of flower bud number and the appearance of two flower buds in the bifurcation point, were normally one flower bud and the inflorescence meristem separate. Furthermore, one of the flower buds consistently showed premature flower abortion. Flowers that developed fully were significantly smaller as a result of decreased cell size. Even so the circadian pattern of volatile emission was unchanged in the silenced lines, flowers emitted 20% less volatiles on fresh weight basis over 24 hours and showed changes in the scent profile. Our results indicate a novel role of PhGI1 in the development of reproductive organs in Petunia. PhGI1 therefore represses growth in vegetative plant parts, maintains the typical cymose inflorescence structure, and inhibits premature flower abortion.
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- Claudio Brandoli
- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea-UMA-CSIC, Departamento de Fruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, 29750, Algarrobo-costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202, Cartagena, Spain.
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Horibe T. Use of Light Stimuli as a Postharvest Technology for Cut Flowers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:573490. [PMID: 33408725 PMCID: PMC7779671 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.573490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Uhrig RG, Schläpfer P, Roschitzki B, Hirsch-Hoffmann M, Gruissem W. Diurnal changes in concerted plant protein phosphorylation and acetylation in Arabidopsis organs and seedlings. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 99:176-194. [PMID: 30920011 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation and acetylation are the two most abundant post-translational modifications (PTMs) that regulate protein functions in eukaryotes. In plants, these PTMs have been investigated individually; however, their co-occurrence and dynamics on proteins is currently unknown. Using Arabidopsis thaliana, we quantified changes in protein phosphorylation, acetylation and protein abundance in leaf rosettes, roots, flowers, siliques and seedlings at the end of day (ED) and at the end of night (EN). This identified 2549 phosphorylated and 909 acetylated proteins, of which 1724 phosphorylated and 536 acetylated proteins were also quantified for changes in PTM abundance between ED and EN. Using a sequential dual-PTM workflow, we identified significant PTM changes and intersections in these organs and plant developmental stages. In particular, cellular process-, pathway- and protein-level analyses reveal that the phosphoproteome and acetylome predominantly intersect at the pathway- and cellular process-level at ED versus EN. We found 134 proteins involved in core plant cell processes, such as light harvesting and photosynthesis, translation, metabolism and cellular transport, that were both phosphorylated and acetylated. Our results establish connections between PTM motifs, PTM catalyzing enzymes and putative substrate networks. We also identified PTM motifs for further characterization of the regulatory mechanisms that control cellular processes during the diurnal cycle in different Arabidopsis organs and seedlings. The sequential dual-PTM analysis expands our understanding of diurnal plant cell regulation by PTMs and provides a useful resource for future analyses, while emphasizing the importance of analyzing multiple PTMs simultaneously to elucidate when, where and how they are involved in plant cell regulation.
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- R Glen Uhrig
- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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Terry MI, Pérez-Sanz F, Díaz-Galián MV, Pérez de Los Cobos F, Navarro PJ, Egea-Cortines M, Weiss J. The Petunia CHANEL Gene is a ZEITLUPE Ortholog Coordinating Growth and Scent Profiles. Cells 2019; 8:cells8040343. [PMID: 30979023 PMCID: PMC6523265 DOI: 10.3390/cells8040343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The floral perianth, comprising sepals and petals, conceals the sexual organs and attracts pollinators. The coordination of growth and scent emission is not fully understood. We have analyzed the effect of knocking down CHANEL (PhCHL), the ZEITLUPE ortholog in petunia (PhCHL) by hairpin RNAs. Plants with low PhCHL mRNA had overall decreased size. Growth evaluation using time lapse image analysis showed that early leaf movement was not affected by RNAi:PhCHL, but flower angle movement was modified, moving earlier during the day in knockdown plants than in wild types. Despite differences in stem length, growth rate was not significantly affected by loss of PhCHL. In contrast, petal growth displayed lower growth rate in RNAi:PhCHL. Decreased levels of PhCHL caused strongly modified scent profiles, including changes in composition and timing of emission resulting in volatile profiles highly divergent from the wild type. Our results show a role of PhCHL in controlling growth and development of vegetative and reproductive organs in petunia. The different effects of PhCHL on organ development indicate an organ-specific interpretation of the down regulation of PhCHL. Through the control of both timing and quantitative volatile emissions, PhCHL appears to be a major coordinator of scent profiles.
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- Marta I Terry
- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
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- Biomedical Informatic and Bioinformatic Platform, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University Clinical Hospital 'Virgen de la Arrixaca', University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
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- Plant Breeding Department, Center of Edafology and Applied Biology of Segura-High Council for Scientific Research (CEBAS-CSIC), Espinardo University Campus, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación (DSIE), Campus Muralla del Mar, s/n., Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Diurnal Gene Expression in Chinese Cabbage. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10020130. [PMID: 30754711 PMCID: PMC6409912 DOI: 10.3390/genes10020130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Plants have developed timing mechanisms that enable them to maintain synchrony with daily environmental events. These timing mechanisms, i.e., circadian clocks, include transcriptional/translational feedback loops that drive 24 h transcriptional rhythms, which underlie oscillations in protein abundance, thus mediating circadian rhythms of behavior, physiology, and metabolism. Circadian clock genes have been investigated in the diploid model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Crop plants with polyploid genomes—such as Brassica species—have multiple copies of some clock-related genes. Over the last decade, numerous studies have been aimed at identifying and understanding the function of paralogous genes with conserved sequences, or those that diverged during evolution. Brassica rapa’s triplicate genomes retain sequence-level collinearity with Arabidopsis. In this study, we used RNA sequencing (RNAseq) to profile the diurnal transcriptome of Brassica rapa seedlings. We identified candidate paralogs of circadian clock-related genes and assessed their expression levels. These genes and their related traits that modulate the diurnal rhythm of gene expression contribute to the adaptation of crop cultivars. Our findings will contribute to the mechanistic study of circadian clock regulation inherent in polyploidy genome crops, which differ from those of model plants, and thus will be useful for future breeding studies using clock genes.
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Baptista I, Santos M, Rudnitskaya A, Saraiva JA, Almeida A, Rocha SM. A comprehensive look into the volatile exometabolome of enteroxic and non-enterotoxic Staphylococcus aureus strains. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2019; 108:40-50. [PMID: 30648622 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Staphylococcal food poisoning is a disease that originates significant health and economic losses and is caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains able to produce enterotoxins. The aim of this work is to go further on the study of the volatile exometabolome of S. aureus using an advanced gas chromatographic technique. Enterotoxic and non-enterotoxic strains were assessed. The volatile exometabolome profile comprised 240 volatiles belonging to ten chemical families. This volatiles were mainly by-products of branched-chain amino acids and methionine degradation, pyruvate metabolism, diacetyl pathway, oxidative stress and carotenoid cleavage. Metabolites released by the first two pathways were produced in higher contents by the enterotoxic strains. This study add further insights to S. aureus volatile exometabolome, and also shows that by applying it, it is possible to distinguish strains of S. aureus by the number of produced enterotoxins, which is especially important from the food safety point of view.
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- Inês Baptista
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Jain R, Brockmann A. Time-restricted foraging under natural light/dark condition shifts the molecular clock in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Chronobiol Int 2018; 35:1723-1734. [PMID: 30252538 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1509867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Honey bees have a remarkable sense of time and individual honey bee foragers are capable of adjusting their foraging activity with respect to the time of food availability. Although, there is compelling experimental evidence that foraging behavior is guided by the circadian clock, nothing is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here we present for the first time a study that explores whether time-restricted foraging under natural light-dark (LD) condition affects the molecular clock in honey bees. Food was presented in an enclosed flight chamber (12 m × 4 m × 4 m) either for 2 hours in the morning or 2 hours in the afternoon for several consecutive days and daily cycling of the two major clock genes, cryptochrome2 (cry2) and period (per), were analyzed for three different parts of the nervous system involved in feeding-related behaviors: brain, subesophageal ganglion (SEG), and the antennae with olfactory sensory neurons. We found that morning and afternoon trained foragers showed significant phase differences in the cycling of both clock genes in all three tissues. In addition, the phase differences were more pronounced when the feeder was scented with the common plant odor, linalool. Together our findings suggest that foraging time may function as a Zeitgeber that might have the capability to modulate the light entrained molecular clock.
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- Rikesh Jain
- a National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Bangalore , Karnataka , India.,b School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT) , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu , India
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- a National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Bangalore , Karnataka , India
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Ruiz-Hernández V, Roca MJ, Egea-Cortines M, Weiss J. A comparison of semi-quantitative methods suitable for establishing volatile profiles. PLANT METHODS 2018; 14:67. [PMID: 30100921 PMCID: PMC6083509 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0335-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Full scent profiles emitted by living tissues can be screened by using total ion chromatograms generated in full scan mode and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique using Headspace Sorptive Extraction. This allows the identification of specific compounds and their absolute quantification or relative abundance. Quantifications ideally should be based on calibration curves using standards for each compound. However, the unpredictable composition of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and lack of standards make this approach difficult. Researchers studying scent profiles therefore concentrate on identifying specific scent footprints i.e. relative abundance rather than absolute quantities. We compared several semi-quantitative methods: external calibration curves generated in the sampling system and by liquid addition of standards to stir bars, total integrated peak area per fresh weight (FW), normalized peak area per FW, semi-quantification based on internal standard abundance, semi-quantification based on the nearest n-alkane and percentage of emission. Furthermore, we explored the usage of nearest components and single calibrators for semi-quantifications. RESULTS Any of the semi-quantification methods based on a standard produced similar or even identical results compared to quantification by a true-standard for a compound, except for the method based on standard addition. Each method beholds advantages and disadvantages regarding level of accuracy, experimental variability, acceptance and retrieved quantities. CONCLUSIONS Our data shows that, except for the method of standard addition to the biological sample, the rest of the semi-quantification methods studied give highly similar statistical results. Any of the methodologies presented here can therefore be considered as valid for scent profiling. Regarding relative proportions of VOCs, the generation of calibration curves for each compound analysed is not necessary.
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- Victoria Ruiz-Hernández
- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Servicio de Apoyo a la Investigación Tecnológica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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Amano I, Kitajima S, Suzuki H, Koeduka T, Shitan N. Transcriptome analysis of Petunia axillaris flowers reveals genes involved in morphological differentiation and metabolite transport. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198936. [PMID: 29902274 PMCID: PMC6002047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites is associated with morphological and metabolic differentiation. As a consequence, gene expression profiles can change drastically, and primary and secondary metabolites, including intermediate and end-products, move dynamically within and between cells. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying differentiation and transport mechanisms. In this study, we performed a transcriptome analysis of Petunia axillaris subsp. parodii, which produces various volatiles in its corolla limbs and emits metabolites to attract pollinators. RNA-sequencing from leaves, buds, and limbs identified 53,243 unigenes. Analysis of differentially expressed genes, combined with gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses, showed that many biological processes were highly enriched in limbs. These included catabolic processes and signaling pathways of hormones, such as gibberellins, and metabolic pathways, including phenylpropanoids and fatty acids. Moreover, we identified five transporter genes that showed high expression in limbs, and we performed spatiotemporal expression analyses and homology searches to infer their putative functions. Our systematic analysis provides comprehensive transcriptomic information regarding morphological differentiation and metabolite transport in the Petunia flower and lays the foundation for establishing the specific mechanisms that control secondary metabolite biosynthesis in plants.
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- Ikuko Amano
- Laboratory of Medicinal Cell Biology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Motoyamakita-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- The Center for Advanced Insect Research Promotion, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Research and Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture), Department of Biological Chemistry, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Cell Biology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Motoyamakita-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan
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Bloch G, Bar-Shai N, Cytter Y, Green R. Time is honey: circadian clocks of bees and flowers and how their interactions may influence ecological communities. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2018; 372:rstb.2016.0256. [PMID: 28993499 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The interactions between flowering plants and insect pollinators shape ecological communities and provide one of the best examples of coevolution. Although these interactions have received much attention in both ecology and evolution, their temporal aspects are little explored. Here we review studies on the circadian organization of pollination-related traits in bees and flowers. Research, mostly with the honeybee, Apis mellifera, has implicated the circadian clock in key aspects of their foraging for flower rewards. These include anticipation, timing of visits to flowers at specified locations and time-compensated sun-compass orientation. Floral rhythms in traits such as petal opening, scent release and reward availability also show robust daily rhythms. However, in only few studies was it possible to adequately determine whether these oscillations are driven by external time givers such as light and temperature cycles, or endogenous circadian clocks. The interplay between the timing of flower and pollinator rhythms may be ecologically significant. Circadian regulation of pollination-related traits in only few species may influence the entire pollination network and thus affect community structure and local biodiversity. We speculate that these intricate chronobiological interactions may be vulnerable to anthropogenic effects such as the introduction of alien invasive species, pesticides or environmental pollutants.This article is part of the themed issue 'Wild clocks: integrating chronobiology and ecology to understand timekeeping in free-living animals'.
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- Guy Bloch
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, The A. Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, The A. Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.,Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Hebrew University, Givat-Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The A. Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The A. Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Circadian clocks of both plants and pollinators influence flower seeking behavior of the pollinator hawkmoth Manduca sexta. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2842. [PMID: 29434312 PMCID: PMC5809389 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21251-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Most plant-pollinator interactions occur during specific periods during the day. To facilitate these interactions, many flowers are known to display their attractive qualities, such as scent emission and petal opening, in a daily rhythmic fashion. However, less is known about how the internal timing mechanisms (the circadian clocks) of plants and animals influence their daily interactions. We examine the role of the circadian clock in modulating the interaction between Petunia and one of its pollinators, the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. We find that desynchronization of the Petunia circadian clock affects moth visitation preference for Petunia flowers. Similarly, moths with circadian time aligned to plants show stronger flower-foraging activities than moths that lack this alignment. Moth locomotor activity is circadian clock-regulated, although it is also strongly repressed by light. Moths show a time-dependent burst increase in flight activity during subjective night. In addition, moth antennal responsiveness to the floral scent compounds exhibits a 24-hour rhythm in both continuous light and dark conditions. This study highlights the importance of the circadian clocks in both plants and animals as a crucial factor in initiating specialized plant-pollinator relationships.
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Inoue K, Araki T, Endo M. Circadian clock during plant development. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2018; 131:59-66. [PMID: 29134443 PMCID: PMC5897470 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-017-0991-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plants have endogenous biological clocks that allow organisms to anticipate and prepare for daily and seasonal environmental changes and increase their fitness in changing environments. The circadian clock in plants, as in animals and insects, mainly consists of multiple interlocking transcriptional/translational feedback loops. The circadian clock can be entrained by environmental cues such as light, temperature and nutrient status to synchronize internal biological rhythms with surrounding environments. Output pathways link the circadian oscillator to various physiological, developmental, and reproductive processes for adjusting the timing of these biological processes to an appropriate time of day or a suitable season. Recent genomic studies have demonstrated that polymorphism in circadian clock genes may contribute to local adaptations over a wide range of latitudes in many plant species. In the present review, we summarize the circadian regulation of biological processes throughout the life cycle of plants, and describe the contribution of the circadian clock to local adaptation.
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- Keisuke Inoue
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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Chuang YC, Lee MC, Chang YL, Chen WH, Chen HH. Diurnal regulation of the floral scent emission by light and circadian rhythm in the Phalaenopsis orchids. BOTANICAL STUDIES 2017; 58:50. [PMID: 29143225 PMCID: PMC5688052 DOI: 10.1186/s40529-017-0204-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phalaenopsis bellina and its closely related species, P. violacea, emit linalool, geraniol and their derivatives as the predominant monoterpenes at the full-bloom stages. Geranyl diphosphate synthase (PbGDPS) is the key enzyme that converts precursors for monoterpene biosynthesis. Besides the monoterpenes being synthesized in concert with floral development stages, we noticed that the scent emission of P. bellina and P. violacea was detected mainly in the daytime. RESULTS The monoterpenes of P. violacea flowers displayed a diurnal emission pattern, which was regulated by an internal oscillator in the treatment of constant light. In contrast, constant dark diminished the scent emission levels, indicating that light also affects monoterpene emission in P. violacea. Further treating P. violacea with various light wavelengths showed that the monoterpene emission was greatest in white light condition. Other Phalaenopsis hybrids, including P. I-Hsin Venus 'KHM2212' and P. Meidarland Bellina Age 'LM128', responded differently to various light wavelengths but most of them still showed the highest scent emission under the whole spectra of light. A great number of light-responsive, HY5-interacting, and circadian-responsive elements was enriched on the promoters of both structural genes and transcription factors for monoterpene biosynthesis. Furthermore, several putative genes encoding components involved in light and circadian signaling pathways were also identified in the transcriptome of P. bellina flowers at consecutive stages (from the anthesis day to day 7 post anthesis). CONCLUSIONS Taken together, both circadian clock and light factors had positive effects on orchid floral scent emission, and the regulation resided on the control of both structural genes and transcription factors for monoterpene biosynthesis.
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- Yu-Chen Chuang
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
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