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Safdar T, Tahir MHN, Ali Z, Ur Rahman MH. Exploring the role of HaTIPs genes in enhancing drought tolerance in sunflower. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:8349-8359. [PMID: 37606830 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08679-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Activity of plant aquaporins (AQPs) is extremely sensitive to environmental variables such as temperature, drought, atmospheric vapor pressure deficit, cell water status and also appears to be closely associated with the expression of plant tolerance to various stresses. The spatial and temporal expression patterns of genes of Tonoplast Intrinsic Proteins (TIPs) in various crops indicate the complex and diverse regulation of these proteins and are important in understanding their key role in plant growth, development and stress responses. METHODS AND RESULTS Based on phylogenetic analysis, six distinct HaTIPs were selected for studying their spatial and temporal expression in sunflower (Helianthus annuus). In this study semi quantitative polymerase chain reaction (semi q-PCR) and real time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) analysis were used to study the spatial and temporal expression of HaTIPs in sunflower. The results indicated that all of HaTIPs showed differential expression specific to both the tissues and the accessions. Moreover, the expression of all HaTIPs was higher in cross compared to the parents. Results of semi q-PCR and real time PCR indicated an upregulation of expression of HaTIP-RB7 and HaTIP7 in drought tolerant entries at 12 h of 20% polyethylene glycol (PEG) treatment compared to 0 h. CONCLUSION Hence these genes can be utilized as potential target in improving water use efficiency and for further genetic manipulation for the development of drought tolerant sunflower. This study may further contribute to our better understanding regarding the precise role of HaTIPs through their spatial and temporal expression analysis and their application in sunflower drought stress responses.
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- Tania Safdar
- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef, University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef, University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef, University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
- Institute of crop science and resource conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Promoter of Vegetable Soybean GmTIP1;6 Responds to Diverse Abiotic Stresses and Hormone Signals in Transgenic Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012684. [PMID: 36293538 PMCID: PMC9604487 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), a sub-family of aquaporins (AQPs), are known to play important roles in plant abiotic stress responses. However, evidence for the promoters of TIPs involvement in abiotic stress processes remains scarce. In this study, the promoter of the vegetable soybean GmTIP1;6 gene, which had the highest similarity to TIP1-type AQPs from other plants, was cloned. Expression pattern analyses indicated that the GmTIP1;6 gene was dramatically induced by drought, salt, abscisic acid (ABA), and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) stimuli. Promoter analyses revealed that the GmTIP1;6 promoter contained drought, ABA, and MeJA cis-acting elements. Histochemical staining of the GmTIP1;6 promoter in transgenic Arabidopsis corroborated that it was strongly expressed in the vascular bundles of leaves, stems, and roots. Beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity assays showed that the activities of the GmTIP1;6 promoter were enhanced by different concentrations of polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG 6000), NaCl, ABA, and MEJA treatments. Integrating these results revealed that the GmTIP1;6 promoter could be applied for improving the tolerance to abiotic stresses of the transgenic plants by promoting the expression of vegetable soybean AQPs.
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Nisar T, Tahir MHN, Iqbal S, Sajjad M, Nadeem MA, Qanmber G, Baig A, Khan Z, Zhao Z, Geng Z, Ur Rehman S. Genome-wide characterization and sequence polymorphism analyses of cysteine-rich poly comb-like protein in Glycine max. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:996265. [PMID: 36204049 PMCID: PMC9531024 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.996265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cysteine-rich poly comb-like protein (CPP) is a member of cysteine-rich transcription factors that regulates plant growth and development. In the present work, we characterized twelve CPP transcription factors encoding genes in soybean (Glycine max). Phylogenetic analyses classified CPP genes into six clades. Sequence logos analyses between G. max and G. soja amino acid residues exhibited high conservation. The presence of growth and stress-related cis-acting elements in the upstream regions of GmCPPs highlight their role in plant development and tolerance against abiotic stress. Ka/Ks levels showed that GmCPPs experienced limited selection pressure with limited functional divergence arising from segmental or whole genome duplication events. By using the PAN-genome of soybean, a single nucleotide polymorphism was identified in GmCPP-6. To perform high throughput genotyping, a kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) marker was developed. Association analyses indicated that GmCPP-6-T allele of GmCPP-6 (in exon region) was associated with higher thousand seed weight under both water regimes (well-water and water-limited). Taken together, these results provide vital information to further decipher the biological functions of CPP genes in soybean molecular breeding.
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- Tayyaba Nisar
- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef (MNS) University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef (MNS) University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef (MNS) University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef (MNS) University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef (MNS) University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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Yu Y, Zhang H, Long Y, Shu Y, Zhai J. Plant Public RNA-seq Database: a comprehensive online database for expression analysis of ~45 000 plant public RNA-Seq libraries. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:806-808. [PMID: 35218297 PMCID: PMC9055819 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Yiming Yu
- Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbinChina
- Department of BiologySchool of Life SciencesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Institute of Plant and Food ScienceSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant CellFactory of Guangdong Higher Education InstitutesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- Department of BiologySchool of Life SciencesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Institute of Plant and Food ScienceSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant CellFactory of Guangdong Higher Education InstitutesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- Department of BiologySchool of Life SciencesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Institute of Plant and Food ScienceSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant CellFactory of Guangdong Higher Education InstitutesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- Department of BiologySchool of Life SciencesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Institute of Plant and Food ScienceSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant CellFactory of Guangdong Higher Education InstitutesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- Department of BiologySchool of Life SciencesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Institute of Plant and Food ScienceSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant CellFactory of Guangdong Higher Education InstitutesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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Youssef MS, Renault S, Hill RD, Stasolla C. The soybean Phytoglobin1 (GmPgb1) is involved in water deficit responses through changes in ABA metabolism. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 267:153538. [PMID: 34649097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Soybean (Glycine max), a major grain crop worldwide, is susceptible to severe yield loss due to drought. Soybean plants over-expressing and downregulating the soybean Phytoblobin1 (GmPgb1) were evaluated for their ability to cope with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced water deficit. Sense transformation of GmPgb1, which was more expressed in shoot tissue relative to roots, increased overall plant performance and tolerance to water stress by attenuating the PEG depression of photosynthetic gas exchange parameters and chlorophyll content, as well as reducing leaf injury and promoting root growth. The higher plant relative water content, as a result of GmPgb1 over-expression, was associated with higher transcript levels of three aquaporins: GmTIP1;5 and GmTIP2;5 GmPIP2;9, known to confer water stress tolerance. Opposite results were observed in plants suppressing GmPgb1, which were highly susceptible to PEG-induced stress. Transcriptional and metabolic analyses revealed higher ABA synthesis in dehydrating leaves of plants over-expressing GmPgb1 relative to those suppressing the same gene. The latter plants exhibited a transcriptional induction of ABA catabolic enzymes and higher accumulation of the ABA catabolite dehydrophaseic acid (DPA). Administration of 8'-acetylene ABA, an ABA agonist resistant to the ABA catabolic activity, was sufficient to restore tolerance in the GmPgb1 down-regulating plants suggesting that regulation of ABA catabolism is as important as ABA synthesis in conferring PEG-induced water stress tolerance. Screening of natural soybean germplasm also revealed a rapid and transient increase in foliar GmPgb1 in tolerant plants relative to their susceptible counterparts, thus confirming the key role exercised by this gene during water stress.
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- Mohamed S Youssef
- Second affiliation: Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt; Dept of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T2N2, MB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T5Z9, MB, Canada
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- Dept of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T2N2, MB, Canada
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- Dept of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T2N2, MB, Canada.
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Melton AE, Beck J, Galla SJ, Jenkins J, Handley L, Kim M, Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Richardson BA, Serpe M, Novak S, Buerki S. A draft genome provides hypotheses on drought tolerance in a keystone plant species in Western North America threatened by climate change. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:15417-15429. [PMID: 34765187 PMCID: PMC8571618 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Climate change presents distinct ecological and physiological challenges to plants as extreme climate events become more common. Understanding how species have adapted to drought, especially ecologically important nonmodel organisms, will be crucial to elucidate potential biological pathways for drought adaptation and inform conservation strategies. To aid in genome-to-phenome research, a draft genome was assembled for a diploid individual of Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata, a threatened keystone shrub in western North America. While this taxon has few genetic resources available and genetic/genomics work has proven difficult due to genetic heterozygosity in the past, a draft genome was successfully assembled. Aquaporin (AQP) genes and their promoter sequences were mined from the draft genome to predict mechanisms regulating gene expression and generate hypotheses on key genes underpinning drought response. Fifty-one AQP genes were fully assembled within the draft genome. Promoter and phylogenetic analyses revealed putative duplicates of A. tridentata subsp. tridentata AQPs which have experienced differentiation in promoter elements, potentially supporting novel biological pathways. Comparison with nondrought-tolerant congener supports enrichments of AQP genes in this taxon during adaptation to drought stress. Differentiation of promoter elements revealed that paralogues of some genes have evolved to function in different pathways, highlighting these genes as potential candidates for future research and providing critical hypotheses for future genome-to-phenome work.
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- Anthony E. Melton
- Department of Biological SciencesBoise State UniversityBoiseIdahoUSA
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- Department of ComputingBoise State UniversityBoiseIdahoUSA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyHuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesBoise State UniversityBoiseIdahoUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesBoise State UniversityBoiseIdahoUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesBoise State UniversityBoiseIdahoUSA
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Kumawat S, Khatri P, Ahmed A, Vats S, Kumar V, Jaswal R, Wang Y, Xu P, Mandlik R, Shivaraj SM, Deokar A, Sonah H, Sharma TR, Deshmukh R. Understanding aquaporin transport system, silicon and other metalloids uptake and deposition in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 409:124598. [PMID: 33234398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) facilitates the transport of small solutes like water, urea, carbon dioxide, boron, and silicon (Si) and plays a critical role in important physiological processes. In this study, genome-wide characterization of AQPs was performed in bottle gourd. A total of 36 AQPs were identified in the bottle gourd, which were subsequently analyzed to understand the pore-morphology, exon-intron structure, subcellular-localization. In addition, available transcriptome data was used to study the tissue-specific expression. Several AQPs showed tissue-specific expression, more notably the LsiTIP3-1 having a high level of expression in flowers and fruits. Based on the in-silico prediction of solute specificity, LsiNIP2-1 was predicted to be a Si transporter. Silicon was quantified in different tissues, including root, young leaves, mature leaves, tendrils, and fruits of bottle gourd plants. More than 1.3% Si (d.w.) was observed in bottle gourd leaves, testified the in-silico predictions. Silicon deposition evaluated with an energy-dispersive X-ray coupled with a scanning electron microscope showed a high Si accumulation in the shaft of leaf trichomes. Similarly, co-localization of Si with arsenic and antimony was observed. Expression profiling performed with real-time quantitative PCR showed differential expression of AQPs in response to Si supplementation. The information provided in the present study will be helpful to better understand the AQP transport mechanism, particularly Si and other metalloids transport and localization in plants.
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- Surbhi Kumawat
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India; Darrang College, Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India; Division of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Sudhakaran S, Thakral V, Padalkar G, Rajora N, Dhiman P, Raturi G, Sharma Y, Tripathi DK, Deshmukh R, Sharma TR, Sonah H. Significance of solute specificity, expression, and gating mechanism of tonoplast intrinsic protein during development and stress response in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:258-274. [PMID: 33723851 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), belonging to the aquaporin family, are transmembrane channels located mostly at the tonoplast of plant cells. The TIPs are known to transport water and many other small solutes such as ammonia, urea, hydrogen peroxide, and glycerol. In the present review, phylogenetic distribution, structure, transport dynamics, gating mechanism, sub-cellular localization, tissue-specific expression, and co-expression of TIPs are discussed to define their versatile role in plants. Based on the phylogenetic distribution, TIPs are classified into five distinct groups with aromatic-arginine (Ar/R) selectivity filters, typical pore-morphology, and tissue-specific gene expression patterns. The tissue-specific expression of TIPs is conserved among diverse plant species, more particularly for TIP3s, which are expressed exclusively in seeds. Studying TIP3 evolution will help to understand seed development and germination. The solute specificity of TIPs plays an imperative role in physiological processes like stomatal movement and vacuolar sequestration as well as in alleviating environmental stress. TIPs also play an important role in growth and developmental processes like radicle protrusion, anther dehiscence, seed germination, cell elongation, and expansion. The gating mechanism of TIPs regulates the solute flow in response to external signals, which helps to maintain the physiological functions of the cell. The information provided in this review is a base to explore TIP's potential in crop improvement programs.
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- Sreeja Sudhakaran
- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Division of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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Mira MM, Huang S, Hill RD, Stasolla C. Tolerance to excess moisture in soybean is enhanced by over-expression of the Glycine max Phytoglobin (GmPgb1). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 159:322-334. [PMID: 33421908 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Excess moisture in the form of waterlogging or full submergence can cause severe conditions of hypoxia or anoxia compromising several physiological and biochemical processes. A decline in photosynthetic rate due to accumulation of ROS and damage of leaf tissue are the main consequences of excess moisture. These effects compromise crop yield and quality, especially in sensitive species, such as soybean (Glycine max.). Phytoglobins (Pgbs) are expressed during hypoxia and through their ability to scavenge nitric oxide participate in several stress-related responses. Soybean plants over-expressing or suppressing the Pgb1 gene GmPgb1 were generated and their ability to cope with waterlogging and full submergence conditions was assessed. Plants over-expressing GmPgb1 exhibited a higher retention of photosynthetic rate during waterlogging and survival rate during submergence relative to wild type plants. The same plants also had lower levels of ROS due to a reduction in expression of Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homologs (RBOH), components of the NADPH oxidase enzyme, and enhanced antioxidant system characterized by higher expression of catalases (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as elevated expression and activity of ascorbate peroxidase (APX). Plants over-expressing GmPgb1 also exhibited an expression pattern of aquaporins typical of excess moisture resilience. This was in contrast to plants downregulating GmPgb1 which were characterized by the lowest photosynthetic rates, higher ROS signal, and reduced expression and activities of many antioxidant enzymes. Results from these studies suggest that GmPgb1 exercises a protective role during conditions of excess moisture with similar mechanisms operating during waterlogging and submergence.
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- Mohamed M Mira
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Mengarelli DA, Zanor MI. Genome-wide characterization and analysis of the CCT motif family genes in soybean (Glycine max). PLANTA 2021; 253:15. [PMID: 33392793 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03537-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Soybean possesses 19 CMF genes which mainly arose from duplication events. Their features and motifs are highly conserved but transcriptional data indicated functional diversity in metabolism and stress responses. CCT [for CONSTANS, CONSTANS-like (CO-like), and timing of CAB expression1 (TOC1)] domain-containing genes play important roles in regulating flowering, plant growth, and grain yield and are also involved in stress responses. The CMF (CCT motif family) genes, included in the CCT family, contain a single CCT domain as the only identifiable domain in their predicted protein sequence and are interesting targets for breeding programs. In this study, we identified 19 putative GmCMF genes, based on the latest soybean (Glycine max) genome annotation. The predicted GmCMF proteins were characterized based on conserved structural features, and a phylogenetic tree was constructed including all CMF proteins from rice and Arabidopsis as representative examples of the monocotyledonous (monocot) and dicotyledonous (dicot) plants, respectively. High similarities in the conserved motifs of the protein sequences and the gene structures were found. In addition, by analyzing the CMF gene family in soybean, we identified seven pairs of genes that originated from segmental chromosomal duplication events attributable to the most recent whole-genome duplication (WGD) event in the Glycine lineage. Expression analysis of GmCMF genes in various tissues and after specific treatments demonstrated tissue and stress-response specific differential expression. Gene expression analysis was complemented by the identification of putative cis-elements present in the promoter regions of the genes through a bioinformatics approach, using the existing soybean reference genome sequence and gene models. Co-functional networks inferred from distinct types of genomics data-including microarrays and RNA-seq samples from soybean-revealed that GmCMF genes might play crucial roles in metabolism and transport processes. The results of this study, the first systematic analysis of the soybean CCT gene family, can serve as a strong foundation for further elucidation of their physiological functions and biological roles.
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Understanding aquaporin transport system in highly stress-tolerant and medicinal plant species Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.). J Biotechnol 2020; 324:103-111. [PMID: 33007348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Jujube (Ziziphus jujubaMill.), a deciduous tree, is well known for its medicinal and nutritional values. Being an extremophile, it has an excellent capability to survive under arid conditions with limited water availability. In this regard, studying the role of water transport regulating proteins such as Aquaporins (AQPs) in jujube is of great importance. Aquaporins, channel-forming proteins are known to have a significant role in the transport of water and many other small solutes in plants. In the present study, computational approaches have identified 36 AQPs, which comprised of 12 NIPs (Nodulin 26-like intrinsic proteins), 10 PIPs (Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins), 10 TIPs (Tonoplast intrinsic proteins), 3 SIPs (Small intrinsic proteins), and 1 XIP (uncharacterized intrinsic protein). Conserved features of AQPs like asparagines-proline-alanine (NPA) amino acid motifs, aromatic/arginine (ar/R) selectivity filters, and Frogger's residues, having a significant role in solute specificity and transport, were also predicted. Homology-based tertiary (3D) structures of AQPS were also resolved using various tools, and subsequently, pore-lining residues have been identified using the 3D structures. The information of pore morphology, along with the conserved features provided through this work, will be helpful to predict solute specificity of AQPs. Analysis of transcriptomic data revealed the tissue-specific or ubiquitous expression of several AQPs in different tissues of jujube. Interestingly, TIP3-1 was found to have fruit specific expression whereas most of the AQPs have a relatively low expression. Based on the present study and previous reports, TIP3s seems to have a significant role in seed desiccation processes. The findings presented here provide pivotal insights into the functions of extremophile specific AQPs, to better understand the role of AQPs and, subsequently, the stress tolerance mechanism in jujube.
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Shivaraj SM, Vats S, Bhat JA, Dhakte P, Goyal V, Khatri P, Kumawat S, Singh A, Prasad M, Sonah H, Sharma TR, Deshmukh R. Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide crosstalk during heavy metal stress in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2020; 168:437-455. [PMID: 31587278 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Gases such as ethylene, hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) have been recognized as vital signaling molecules in plants and animals. Of these gasotransmitters, NO and H2 S have recently gained momentum mainly because of their involvement in numerous cellular processes. It is therefore important to study their various attributes including their biosynthetic and signaling pathways. The present review provides an insight into various routes for the biosynthesis of NO and H2 S as well as their signaling role in plant cells under different conditions, more particularly under heavy metal stress. Their beneficial roles in the plant's protection against abiotic and biotic stresses as well as their adverse effects have been addressed. This review describes how H2 S and NO, being very small-sized molecules, can quickly pass through the cell membranes and trigger a multitude of responses to various factors, notably to various stress conditions such as drought, heat, osmotic, heavy metal and multiple biotic stresses. The versatile interactions between H2 S and NO involved in the different molecular pathways have been discussed. In addition to the signaling role of H2 S and NO, their direct role in posttranslational modifications is also considered. The information provided here will be helpful to better understand the multifaceted roles of H2 S and NO in plants, particularly under stress conditions.
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- Sheelavanta M Shivaraj
- Département de phytologie, University Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- Soybean Research Institution, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Sheng, China
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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Pike S, Matthes MS, McSteen P, Gassmann W. Using Xenopus laevis Oocytes to Functionally Characterize Plant Transporters. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 4:e20087. [PMID: 30707001 DOI: 10.1002/cppb.20087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Functionally characterizing plant membrane transport proteins is challenging. Typically, heterologous systems are used to study them. Immature eggs (oocytes) of the South African clawed frog Xenopus laevis are considered an ideal expression system for such studies. These large oocytes have a low number of endogenous transport systems in their plasma membranes and highly express foreign mRNA; the oocyte plasma membrane is the default destination of integral membrane proteins that lack recognized organellar sorting signals. These features facilitate almost background-free characterization of putative plant membrane transporters. Here we describe how to isolate Xenopus laevis oocytes, prepare capped sense RNA (cRNA) of the maize boron importer TASSEL-LESS1 (TLS1) as an example, microinject the cRNA into the isolated oocytes, and functionally assess the boron import capabilities of TLS1 in an oocyte swelling assay. These protocols can be easily adapted to study other plant and non-plant transporters with putative import function. © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Sharon Pike
- Division of Plant Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, and Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Missouri Maize Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Missouri Maize Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, and Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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An J, Hu Z, Che B, Chen H, Yu B, Cai W. Heterologous Expression of Panax ginseng PgTIP1 Confers Enhanced Salt Tolerance of Soybean Cotyledon Hairy Roots, Composite, and Whole Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1232. [PMID: 28769947 PMCID: PMC5512343 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The Panax ginseng TIP gene PgTIP1 was previously demonstrated to have high water channel activity by its heterologous expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes and in yeast; it also plays a significant role in growth of PgTIP1-transgenic Arabidopsis plants under favorable conditions and has enhanced tolerance toward salt and drought treatment. In this work, we first investigated the physiological effects of heterologous PgTIP1 expression in soybean cotyledon hairy roots or composite plants mediated by Agrobacterium rhizogenes toward enhanced salt tolerance. The PgTIP1-transgenic soybean plants mediated by the pollen tube pathway, represented by the lines N and J11, were analyzed at the physiological and molecular levels for enhanced salt tolerance. The results showed that in terms of root-specific heterologous expression, the PgTIP1-transformed soybean cotyledon hairy roots or composite plants displayed superior salt tolerance compared to the empty vector-transformed ones according to the mitigatory effects of hairy root growth reduction, drop in leaf RWC, and rise in REL under salt stress. Additionally, declines in K+ content, increases in Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratios in the hairy roots, stems, or leaves were effectively alleviated by PgTIP1-transformation, particularly the stems and leaves of composite soybean plants. At the whole plant level, PgTIP1-trasgenic soybean lines were found to possess stronger root vigor, reduced root and leaf cell membrane damage, increased SOD, POD, CAT, and APX activities, steadily increased leaf Tr, RWC, and Pn values, and smaller declines in chlorophyll and carotenoid content when exposed to salt stress compared to wild type. Moreover, the distribution patterns of Na+, K+, and Cl- in the roots, stems, and leaves of salt-stressed transgenic plants were readjusted, in that the absorbed Na+ and Cl- were mainly restricted to the roots to reduce their transport to the shoots, and the transport of root-absorbed K+ to the shoots was simultaneously promoted. PgTIP1 transformation into soybean plants enhanced the expression of some stress-related genes (GmPOD, GmAPX1, GmSOS1, and GmCLC1) in the roots and leaves under salt treatment. This indicates that the causes of enhanced salt tolerance of heterologous PgTIP1-transformed soybean are associated with the positive regulation on water relations, ion homeostasis, and ROS scavenging under salt stress both at root-specific and whole plant levels.
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- Jing An
- Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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Zhang DY, Kumar M, Xu L, Wan Q, Huang YH, Xu ZL, He XL, Ma JB, Pandey GK, Shao HB. Genome-wide identification of Major Intrinsic Proteins in Glycine soja and characterization of GmTIP2;1 function under salt and water stress. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4106. [PMID: 28646139 PMCID: PMC5482899 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04253-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In different plant species, aquaporins (AQPs) facilitate water movement by regulating root hydraulic conductivity under diverse stress conditions such as salt and water stresses. To improve survival and yield of crop plants, a detailed understanding of stress responses is imperative and required. We used Glycine soja genome as a tool to study AQPs, considering it shows abundant genetic diversity and higher salt environment tolerance features and identified 62 Gs AQP genes. Additionally, this study identifies major aquaporins responsive to salt and drought stresses in soybean and elucidates their mode of action through yeast two-hybrid assay and BiFC. Under stress condition, the expression analysis of AQPs in roots and leaves of two contrasting ecotypes of soybean revealed diverse expression patterns suggesting complex regulation at transcriptional level. Based on expression analysis, we identify GmTIP2;1 as a potential candidate involved in salinity and drought responses. The overexpression of GmTIP2;1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as in-planta enhanced salt and drought tolerance. We identified that GmTIP2;1 forms homodimers as well as interacts with GmTIP1;7 and GmTIP1;8. This study augments our knowledge of stress responsive pathways and also establishes GmTIP2;1 as a new stress responsive gene in imparting salt stress tolerance in soybean.
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- Da-Yong Zhang
- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresources in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences Urumqi, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India.
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- Salt-soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongling Street No.50, Nanjing, 210014, China.
- JLCBE, Yancheng Teachers University, Xiwang Avenue 1, Yancheng, 224002, China.
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Sonah H, Deshmukh RK, Labbé C, Bélanger RR. Analysis of aquaporins in Brassicaceae species reveals high-level of conservation and dynamic role against biotic and abiotic stress in canola. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2771. [PMID: 28584277 PMCID: PMC5459863 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02877-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are of vital importance in the cellular transport system of all living organisms. In this study, genome-wide identification, distribution, and characterization of AQPs were determined in Arabidopsis lyrata, Capsella grandiflora, C. rubella, Eutrema salsugineum, Brassica rapa, B. oleracea, and B. napus (canola). Classification and phylogeny of AQPs revealed the loss of XIPs and NIP-IIIs in all species. Characterization of distinctive AQP features showed a high level of conservation in spacing between NPA-domains, and selectivity filters. Interestingly, TIP3s were found to be highly expressed in developing seeds, suggesting their role in seed desiccation. Analysis of available RNA-seq data obtained under biotic and abiotic stresses led to the identification of AQPs involved in stress tolerance mechanisms in canola. In addition, analysis of the effect of ploidy level, and resulting gene dose effect performed with the different combinations of Brassica A and C genomes revealed that more than 70% of AQPs expression were dose-independent, thereby supporting their role in stress alleviation. This first in-depth characterization of Brassicaceae AQPs highlights transport mechanisms and related physiological processes that could be exploited in breeding programs of stress-tolerant cultivars.
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- Humira Sonah
- Département de phytologie-Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie-Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie-Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie-Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
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Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profile of aquaporin gene family in flax (Linum usitatissimum). Sci Rep 2017; 7:46137. [PMID: 28447607 PMCID: PMC5406838 DOI: 10.1038/srep46137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Membrane intrinsic proteins (MIPs) form transmembrane channels and facilitate transport of myriad substrates across the cell membrane in many organisms. Majority of plant MIPs have water transporting ability and are commonly referred as aquaporins (AQPs). In the present study, we identified aquaporin coding genes in flax by genome-wide analysis, their structure, function and expression pattern by pan-genome exploration. Cross-genera phylogenetic analysis with known aquaporins from rice, arabidopsis, and poplar showed five subgroups of flax aquaporins representing 16 plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), 17 tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), 13 NOD26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs), 2 small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs), and 3 uncharacterized intrinsic proteins (XIPs). Amongst aquaporins, PIPs contained hydrophilic aromatic arginine (ar/R) selective filter but TIP, NIP, SIP and XIP subfamilies mostly contained hydrophobic ar/R selective filter. Analysis of RNA-seq and microarray data revealed high expression of PIPs in multiple tissues, low expression of NIPs, and seed specific expression of TIP3 in flax. Exploration of aquaporin homologs in three closely related Linum species bienne, grandiflorum and leonii revealed presence of 49, 39 and 19 AQPs, respectively. The genome-wide identification of aquaporins, first in flax, provides insight to elucidate their physiological and developmental roles in flax.
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Zargar SM, Nagar P, Deshmukh R, Nazir M, Wani AA, Masoodi KZ, Agrawal GK, Rakwal R. Aquaporins as potential drought tolerance inducing proteins: Towards instigating stress tolerance. J Proteomics 2017; 169:233-238. [PMID: 28412527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are primarily involved in maintaining cellular water homeostasis. Their role in diverse physiological processes has fascinated plant scientists for more than a decade, particularly concerning abiotic stresses. Increasing examples of evidence in various crop plants indicate that the AQPs are responsible for precise regulation of water movement and consequently play a crucial role in the drought stress tolerance. Since drought is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting agricultural production worldwide, it has become a critical agenda to focus research on the development of drought tolerant crop plants. AQPs can act as key candidate molecules to confront this issue. Hence, there is an important need to explore the potential of AQPs by understanding the molecular mechanisms and pathways through which they induce drought tolerance. Moreover, the signalling network/s involved in such pathways needs to be mined and understood correctly, and that may lead to the development of drought tolerance in crop plants. In the present review, opportunity and challenges regarding the efficient utilization of AQP-related information is presented and discussed. The complied information and the discussion will be helpful for designing future experiments and to set the specific goals for the enhancement of drought tolerance in crop plants. Biological Significance Knowledge on the role of AQPs in maintaining cellular water homeostasis has given new hope for developing drought tolerance in crop plants. Since drought is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting agricultural production worldwide, it has become a critical agenda to focus research on the development of drought-tolerant crop plants. AQPs can act as key candidate molecules to solve this problem through genetic engineering. For this, it is important to understand the molecular mechanisms and inter-related pathways through which AQPs induce drought tolerance and to explore the signaling network/s involved in such pathways.
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- Sajad Majeed Zargar
- Division of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Departement de Phytologie, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Division of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Division of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India
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- Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal; GRADE (Global Research Arch for Developing Education) Academy Pvt. Ltd., Adarsh Nagar-13, Birgunj, Nepal
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- Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal; GRADE (Global Research Arch for Developing Education) Academy Pvt. Ltd., Adarsh Nagar-13, Birgunj, Nepal; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8574, Ibaraki, Japan
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Shivaraj SM, Deshmukh R, Bhat JA, Sonah H, Bélanger RR. Understanding Aquaporin Transport System in Eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.), an Aquatic Plant Species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1334. [PMID: 28824671 PMCID: PMC5541012 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are a class of integral membrane proteins involved in the transport of water and many other small solutes. The AQPs have been extensively studied in many land species obtaining water and nutrients from the soil, but their distribution and evolution have never been investigated in aquatic plant species, where solute assimilation is mostly through the leaves. In this regard, identification of AQPs in the genome of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass), an aquatic ecological model species could reveal important differences underlying solute uptake between land and aquatic species. In the present study, genome-wide analysis led to the identification of 25 AQPs belonging to four subfamilies, plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), nodulin 26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs), small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs) in eelgrass. As in other monocots, the XIP subfamily was found to be absent from the eelgrass genome. Further classification of subfamilies revealed a unique distribution pattern, namely the loss of the NIP2 (NIP-III) subgroup, which is known for silicon (Si) transport activity and ubiquitously present in monocot species. This finding has great importance, since the eelgrass population stability in natural niche is reported to be associated with Si concentrations in water. In addition, analysis of available RNA-seq data showed evidence of expression in 24 out of the 25 AQPs across four different tissues such as root, vegetative tissue, male flower and female flower. In contrast to land plants, higher expression of PIPs was observed in shoot compared to root tissues. This is likely explained by the unique plant architecture of eelgrass where most of the nutrients and water are absorbed by shoot rather than root tissues. Similarly, higher expression of the TIP1 and TIP5 families was observed specifically in male flowers suggesting a role in pollen maturation. This genome-wide analysis of AQP distribution, evolution and expression dynamics can find relevance in understanding the adaptation of aquatic and land species to their respective environments.
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- S. M. Shivaraj
- National Research Centre on Plant BiotechnologyNew Delhi, India
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- Département de Phytologie–Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval, QuébecQC, Canada
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, The Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, India
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- Département de Phytologie–Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval, QuébecQC, Canada
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- Département de Phytologie–Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval, QuébecQC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Richard R. Bélanger,
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Deshmukh RK, Sonah H, Bélanger RR. Plant Aquaporins: Genome-Wide Identification, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Advanced Analytical Tools. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1896. [PMID: 28066459 PMCID: PMC5167727 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are channel-forming integral membrane proteins that facilitate the movement of water and many other small molecules. Compared to animals, plants contain a much higher number of AQPs in their genome. Homology-based identification of AQPs in sequenced species is feasible because of the high level of conservation of protein sequences across plant species. Genome-wide characterization of AQPs has highlighted several important aspects such as distribution, genetic organization, evolution and conserved features governing solute specificity. From a functional point of view, the understanding of AQP transport system has expanded rapidly with the help of transcriptomics and proteomics data. The efficient analysis of enormous amounts of data generated through omic scale studies has been facilitated through computational advancements. Prediction of protein tertiary structures, pore architecture, cavities, phosphorylation sites, heterodimerization, and co-expression networks has become more sophisticated and accurate with increasing computational tools and pipelines. However, the effectiveness of computational approaches is based on the understanding of physiological and biochemical properties, transport kinetics, solute specificity, molecular interactions, sequence variations, phylogeny and evolution of aquaporins. For this purpose, tools like Xenopus oocyte assays, yeast expression systems, artificial proteoliposomes, and lipid membranes have been efficiently exploited to study the many facets that influence solute transport by AQPs. In the present review, we discuss genome-wide identification of AQPs in plants in relation with recent advancements in analytical tools, and their availability and technological challenges as they apply to AQPs. An exhaustive review of omics resources available for AQP research is also provided in order to optimize their efficient utilization. Finally, a detailed catalog of computational tools and analytical pipelines is offered as a resource for AQP research.
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