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Eckardt NA, Avin-Wittenberg T, Bassham DC, Chen P, Chen Q, Fang J, Genschik P, Ghifari AS, Guercio AM, Gibbs DJ, Heese M, Jarvis RP, Michaeli S, Murcha MW, Mursalimov S, Noir S, Palayam M, Peixoto B, Rodriguez PL, Schaller A, Schnittger A, Serino G, Shabek N, Stintzi A, Theodoulou FL, Üstün S, van Wijk KJ, Wei N, Xie Q, Yu F, Zhang H. The lowdown on breakdown: Open questions in plant proteolysis. THE PLANT CELL 2024; 36:2931-2975. [PMID: 38980154 PMCID: PMC11371169 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koae193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
Proteolysis, including post-translational proteolytic processing as well as protein degradation and amino acid recycling, is an essential component of the growth and development of living organisms. In this article, experts in plant proteolysis pose and discuss compelling open questions in their areas of research. Topics covered include the role of proteolysis in the cell cycle, DNA damage response, mitochondrial function, the generation of N-terminal signals (degrons) that mark many proteins for degradation (N-terminal acetylation, the Arg/N-degron pathway, and the chloroplast N-degron pathway), developmental and metabolic signaling (photomorphogenesis, abscisic acid and strigolactone signaling, sugar metabolism, and postharvest regulation), plant responses to environmental signals (endoplasmic-reticulum-associated degradation, chloroplast-associated degradation, drought tolerance, and the growth-defense trade-off), and the functional diversification of peptidases. We hope these thought-provoking discussions help to stimulate further research.
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory for Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Section of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, Strasbourg 67084, France
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B1 2RU, UK
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr. 18, Hamburg 22609, Germany
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- Section of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Postharvest Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Department of Postharvest Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, Strasbourg 67084, France
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- Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Section of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia ES-46022, Spain
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr. 18, Hamburg 22609, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza Universita’ di Roma, p.le A. Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Section of Plant Biology, School of Integrative Plant Sciences (SIPS), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
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Yao P, Zhang C, Bi Z, Liu Y, Liu Z, Wei J, Su X, Bai J, Cui J, Sun C. Overexpression of Potato PYL16 Gene in Tobacco Enhances the Transgenic Plant Tolerance to Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8644. [PMID: 39201331 PMCID: PMC11354512 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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PYR/PYL/RCAR proteins are abscisic acid (ABA) receptors that play a crucial role in plant responses to abiotic stresses. However, there have been no research reports on potato PYL so far. In this study, a potato PYL gene named StPYL16 was identified based on transcriptome data under drought stress. Molecular characteristics analysis revealed that the StPYL16 protein possesses an extremely conserved PYL family domain. The tissue expression results indicated that the StPYL16 is predominantly expressed at high levels in the underground parts, particularly in tubers. Abiotic stress response showed that StPYL16 has a significant response to drought treatment. Further research on the promoter showed that drought stress could enhance the activation activity of the StPYL16 promoter on the reporter gene. Then, transient and stable expression of StPYL16 in tobacco enhanced the drought resistance of transgenic plants, resulting in improved plant height, stem thickness, and root development. In addition, compared with wild-type plants, StPYL16 transgenic tobacco exhibited lower malondialdehyde (MDA) content, higher proline accumulation, and stronger superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) activities. Meanwhile, StPYL16 also up-regulated the expression levels of stress-related genes (NtSOD, NtCAT, NtPOD, NtRD29A, NtLEA5, and NtP5CS) in transgenic plants under drought treatment. These findings indicated that the StPYL16 gene plays a positive regulatory role in potato responses to drought stress.
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- Panfeng Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (Z.B.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (X.S.); (J.B.); (J.C.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Moulinier-Anzola J, Schwihla M, Lugsteiner R, Leibrock N, Feraru MI, Tkachenko I, Luschnig C, Arcalis E, Feraru E, Lozano-Juste J, Korbei B. Modulation of abscisic acid signaling via endosomal TOL proteins. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 243:1065-1081. [PMID: 38874374 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19904] [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: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) functions in the control of plant stress responses, particularly in drought stress. A significant mechanism in attenuating and terminating ABA signals involves regulated protein turnover, with certain ABA receptors, despite their main presence in the cytosol and nucleus, subjected to vacuolar degradation via the Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) machinery. Collectively our findings show that discrete TOM1-LIKE (TOL) proteins, which are functional ESCRT-0 complex substitutes in plants, affect the trafficking for degradation of core components of the ABA signaling and transport machinery. TOL2,3,5 and 6 modulate ABA signaling where they function additively in degradation of ubiquitinated ABA receptors and transporters. TOLs colocalize with their cargo in different endocytic compartments in the root epidermis and in guard cells of stomata, where they potentially function in ABA-controlled stomatal aperture. Although the tol2/3/5/6 quadruple mutant plant line is significantly more drought-tolerant and has a higher ABA sensitivity than control plant lines, it has no obvious growth or development phenotype under standard conditions, making the TOL genes ideal candidates for engineering to improved plant performance.
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- Jeanette Moulinier-Anzola
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- "Gheorghe Rosca Codreanu" National College, Nicolae Balcescu, Barlad, 731183, Vaslui, Romania
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, BOKU University, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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Cocco E, Farci D, Guadalupi G, Manconi B, Maxia A, Piano D. The elongation factor 1-alpha as storage reserve and environmental sensor in Nicotiana tabacum L. seeds. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 345:112113. [PMID: 38729437 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112113] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Given their critical role in plant reproduction and survival, seeds demand meticulous regulatory mechanisms to effectively store and mobilize reserves. Within seeds, the condition of storage reserves heavily depends on environmental stimuli and hormonal activation. Unlike non-protein reserves that commonly employ dedicated regulatory proteins for signaling, proteinaceous reserves may show a unique form of 'self-regulation', amplifying efficiency and precision in this process. Proteins rely on stability to carry out their functions. However, in specific physiological contexts, particularly in seed germination, protein instability becomes essential, fulfilling roles from signaling to regulation. In this study, the elongation factor 1-alpha has been identified as a main proteinaceous reserve in Nicotiana tabacum L. seeds and showed peculiar changes in stability based on tested chemical and physical conditions. A detailed biochemical analysis followed these steps to enhance our understanding of these protein attributes. The protein varied its behavior under different conditions of pH, temperature, and salt concentration, exhibiting shifts within physiological ranges. Notably, distinct solubility transitions were observed, with the elongation factor 1-alpha becoming insoluble upon reaching specific thresholds determined by the tested chemical and physical conditions. The findings are discussed within the context of seed signaling in response to environmental conditions during the key transitions of dormancy and germination.
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- Emma Cocco
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari 09123, Italy; Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari 09123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari 09123, Italy; Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska Str.159, Warsaw 02-776, Poland.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari 09123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari 09123, Italy.
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Guo Z, Dzinyela R, Yang L, Hwarari D. bZIP Transcription Factors: Structure, Modification, Abiotic Stress Responses and Application in Plant Improvement. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:2058. [PMID: 39124175 PMCID: PMC11313983 DOI: 10.3390/plants13152058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Plant growth, yield, and distribution are significantly impacted by abiotic stresses, affecting global ecosystems and forestry practices. However, plants have evolved complex adaptation mechanisms governed by numerous genes and transcription factors (TFs) to manage these stresses. Among these, bZIP (basic leucine zipper) is a crucial regulator orchestrating morphological adaptations. This review aims to elucidate the multifaceted roles of bZIP TFs in plant species. We discuss the morphological changes induced by stress stimuli and the pivotal functions of bZIP TFs in mediating these responses. While several publications have explored the mechanisms of bZIP TFs in response to abiotic stresses, this review delves into the intricate regulatory networks, summarizing alternative splicing and post-translational modifications, signaling networks interacting with bZIP TFs, and genetic engineering of bZIP TFs. By synthesizing current research, this review provides an updated discussion on bZIP interactions with other proteins to regulate stresses such as cold, heat, drought, and salt. Additionally, it offers avenues for future research and applications of bZIP TFs to improve abiotic stress resilience in plants through genetic engineering.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 213007, China; (Z.G.); (R.D.); (L.Y.)
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Li X, Lin C, Lan C, Tao Z. Genetic and epigenetic basis of phytohormonal control of floral transition in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:4180-4194. [PMID: 38457356 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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The timing of the developmental transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage is critical for angiosperms, and is fine-tuned by the integration of endogenous factors and external environmental cues to ensure successful reproduction. Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to response to diverse environmental or stress signals, and these can be mediated by hormones to coordinate flowering time. Phytohormones such as gibberellin, auxin, cytokinin, jasmonate, abscisic acid, ethylene, and brassinosteroids and the cross-talk among them are critical for the precise regulation of flowering time. Recent studies of the model flowering plant Arabidopsis have revealed that diverse transcription factors and epigenetic regulators play key roles in relation to the phytohormones that regulate floral transition. This review aims to summarize our current knowledge of the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that underlie the phytohormonal control of floral transition in Arabidopsis, offering insights into how these processes are regulated and their implications for plant biology.
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- Xiaoxiao Li
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Díez AR, Szakonyi D, Lozano-Juste J, Duque P. Alternative splicing as a driver of natural variation in abscisic acid response. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 119:9-27. [PMID: 38659400 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16773] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a crucial player in plant responses to the environment. It accumulates under stress, activating downstream signaling to implement molecular responses that restore homeostasis. Natural variance in ABA sensitivity remains barely understood, and the ABA pathway has been mainly studied at the transcriptional level, despite evidence that posttranscriptional regulation, namely, via alternative splicing, contributes to plant stress tolerance. Here, we identified the Arabidopsis accession Kn-0 as less sensitive to ABA than the reference Col-0, as shown by reduced effects of the hormone on seedling establishment, root branching, and stomatal closure, as well as by decreased induction of ABA marker genes. An in-depth comparative transcriptome analysis of the ABA response in the two variants revealed lower expression changes and fewer genes affected for the least ABA-sensitive ecotype. Notably, Kn-0 exhibited reduced levels of the ABA-signaling SnRK2 protein kinases and lower basal expression of ABA-reactivation genes, consistent with our finding that Kn-0 contains less endogenous ABA than Col-0. ABA also markedly affected alternative splicing, primarily intron retention, with Kn-0 being less responsive regarding both the number and magnitude of alternative splicing events, particularly exon skipping. We find that alternative splicing introduces a more ecotype-specific layer of ABA regulation and identify ABA-responsive splicing changes in key ABA pathway regulators that provide a functional and mechanistic link to the differential sensitivity of the two ecotypes. Our results offer new insight into the natural variation of ABA responses and corroborate a key role for alternative splicing in implementing ABA-mediated stress responses.
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- Alba R Díez
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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Kirschner GK. There is an alternative: Posttranscriptional regulation as a response to abscisic acid. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 119:5-6. [PMID: 38943686 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2024]
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Avashthi H, Angadi UB, Chauhan D, Kumar A, Mishra DC, Rangan P, Yadav R, Kumar D. Sesame Genomic Web Resource (SesameGWR): a well-annotated data resource for transcriptomic signatures of abiotic and biotic stress responses in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Brief Funct Genomics 2024:elae022. [PMID: 38832682 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elae022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a globally cultivated oilseed crop renowned for its historical significance and widespread growth in tropical and subtropical regions. With notable nutritional and medicinal attributes, sesame has shown promising effects in combating malnutrition cancer, diabetes, and other diseases like cardiovascular problems. However, sesame production faces significant challenges from environmental threats such as charcoal rot, drought, salinity, and waterlogging stress, resulting in economic losses for farmers. The scarcity of information on stress-resistance genes and pathways exacerbates these challenges. Despite its immense importance, there is currently no platform available to provide comprehensive information on sesame, which significantly hinders the mining of various stress-associated genes and the molecular breeding of sesame. To address this gap, here a free, web-accessible, and user-friendly genomic web resource (SesameGWR, http://backlin.cabgrid.res.in/sesameGWR/) has been developed This platform provides key insights into differentially expressed genes, transcription factors, miRNAs, and molecular markers like simple sequence repeats, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and insertions and deletions associated with both biotic and abiotic stresses.. The functional genomics information and annotations embedded in this web resource were predicted through RNA-seq data analysis. Considering the impact of climate change and the nutritional and medicinal importance of sesame, this study is of utmost importance in understanding stress responses. SesameGWR will serve as a valuable tool for developing climate-resilient sesame varieties, thereby enhancing the productivity of this ancient oilseed crop.
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- Himanshu Avashthi
- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
- Department of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Marwadi University, Rajkot 360003, India
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 4H7, Canada
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Germplasm Evaluation, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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Lu J, Zhang G, Ma C, Li Y, Jiang C, Wang Y, Zhang B, Wang R, Qiu Y, Ma Y, Jia Y, Jiang CZ, Sun X, Ma N, Jiang Y, Gao J. The F-box protein RhSAF destabilizes the gibberellic acid receptor RhGID1 to mediate ethylene-induced petal senescence in rose. THE PLANT CELL 2024; 36:1736-1754. [PMID: 38315889 PMCID: PMC11062431 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koae035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Roses are among the most popular ornamental plants cultivated worldwide for their great economic, symbolic, and cultural importance. Nevertheless, rapid petal senescence markedly reduces rose (Rosa hybrida) flower quality and value. Petal senescence is a developmental process tightly regulated by various phytohormones. Ethylene accelerates petal senescence, while gibberellic acid (GA) delays this process. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between these phytohormones in the regulation of petal senescence remain largely unclear. Here, we identified SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED F-BOX (RhSAF), an ethylene-induced F-box protein gene encoding a recognition subunit of the SCF-type E3 ligase. We demonstrated that RhSAF promotes degradation of the GA receptor GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1 (RhGID1) to accelerate petal senescence. Silencing RhSAF expression delays petal senescence, while suppressing RhGID1 expression accelerates petal senescence. RhSAF physically interacts with RhGID1s and targets them for ubiquitin/26S proteasome-mediated degradation. Accordingly, ethylene-induced RhGID1C degradation and RhDELLA3 accumulation are compromised in RhSAF-RNAi lines. Our results demonstrate that ethylene antagonizes GA activity through RhGID1 degradation mediated by the E3 ligase RhSAF. These findings enhance our understanding of the phytohormone crosstalk regulating petal senescence and provide insights for improving flower longevity.
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- Jingyun Lu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Daldoul S, Hanzouli F, Boubakri H, Nick P, Mliki A, Gargouri M. Deciphering the regulatory networks involved in mild and severe salt stress responses in the roots of wild grapevine Vitis vinifera spp. sylvestris. PROTOPLASMA 2024; 261:447-462. [PMID: 37963978 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01908-9] [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: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Transcriptional regulatory networks are pivotal components of plant's response to salt stress. However, plant adaptation strategies varied as a function of stress intensity, which is mainly modulated by climate change. Here, we determined the gene regulatory networks based on transcription factor (TF) TF_gene co-expression, using two transcriptomic data sets generated from the salt-tolerant "Tebaba" roots either treated with 50 mM NaCl (mild stress) or 150 mM NaCl (severe stress). The analysis of these regulatory networks identified specific TFs as key regulatory hubs as evidenced by their multiple interactions with different target genes related to stress response. Indeed, under mild stress, NAC and bHLH TFs were identified as central hubs regulating nitrogen storage process. Moreover, HSF TFs were revealed as a regulatory hub regulating various aspects of cellular metabolism including flavonoid biosynthesis, protein processing, phenylpropanoid metabolism, galactose metabolism, and heat shock proteins. These processes are essentially linked to short-term acclimatization under mild salt stress. This was further consolidated by the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis showing structural and plant growth adjustment. Conversely, under severe salt stress, dramatic metabolic changes were observed leading to novel TF members including MYB family as regulatory hubs controlling isoflavonoid biosynthesis, oxidative stress response, abscisic acid signaling pathway, and proteolysis. The PPI network analysis also revealed deeper stress defense changes aiming to restore plant metabolic homeostasis when facing severe salt stress. Overall, both the gene co-expression and PPI network provided valuable insights on key transcription factor hubs that can be employed as candidates for future genetic crop engineering programs.
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- Samia Daldoul
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP. 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP. 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, El Manar II, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, B.P 901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Molecular Cell Biology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP. 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP. 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia.
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Wang R, Zhou T, Wang Y, Dong J, Bai Y, Huang X, Chen C. Exploring the allelopathic autotoxicity mechanism of ginsenosides accumulation under ginseng decomposition based on integrated analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1365229. [PMID: 38515624 PMCID: PMC10955472 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1365229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Continuous cropping obstacles seriously constrained the sustainable development of the ginseng industry. The allelopathic autotoxicity of ginsenosides is the key "trigger" of continuous cropping obstacles in ginseng. During harvest, the ginseng plants could be broken and remain in the soil. The decomposition of ginseng residue in soil is one of the important release ways of ginsenosides. Therefore, the allelopathic mechanism of ginsenosides through the decomposed release pathway needs an in-depth study. To investigate this allelopathic regulation mechanism, the integrated analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics was applied. The prototype ginsenosides in ginseng were detected converse to rare ginsenosides during decomposition. The rare ginsenosides caused more serious damage to ginseng hairy root cells and inhibited the growth of ginseng hairy roots more significantly. By high-throughput RNA sequencing gene transcriptomics study, the significantly differential expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained under prototype and rare ginsenoside interventions. These DEGs were mainly enriched in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and metabolic pathways, phytohormone signal transduction, and protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum pathways. Based on the functional enrichment of DEGs, the targeted metabolomics analysis based on UPLC-MS/MS determination was applied to screen endogenous differential metabolized phytohormones (DMPs). The influence of prototype and rare ginsenosides on the accumulation of endogenous phytohormones was studied. These were mainly involved in the biosynthesis of diterpenoid, zeatin, and secondary metabolites, phytohormone signal transduction, and metabolic pathways. After integrating the transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis, ginsenosides could regulate the genes in phytohormone signaling pathways to influence the accumulation of JA, ABA, and SA. The conclusion was that the prototype ginsenosides were converted into rare ginsenosides by ginseng decomposition and released into the soil, which aggravated its allelopathic autotoxicity. The allelopathic mechanism was to intervene in the response regulation of genes related to the metabolic accumulation of endogenous phytohormones in ginseng. This result provides a reference for the in-depth study of continuous cropping obstacles of ginseng.
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Wang Z, Zhou J, Zou J, Yang J, Chen W. Characterization of PYL gene family and identification of HaPYL genes response to drought and salt stress in sunflower. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16831. [PMID: 38464756 PMCID: PMC10924776 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16831] [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: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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In the context of global climate change, drought and soil salinity are some of the most devastating abiotic stresses affecting agriculture today. PYL proteins are essential components of abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and play critical roles in responding to abiotic stressors, including drought and salt stress. Although PYL genes have been studied in many species, their roles in responding to abiotic stress are still unclear in the sunflower. In this study, 19 HaPYL genes, distributed on 15 of 17 chromosomes, were identified in the sunflower. Fragment duplication is the main cause of the expansion of PYL genes in the sunflower genome. Based on phylogenetic analysis, HaPYL genes were divided into three subfamilies. Members in the same subfamily share similar protein motifs and gene exon-intron structures, except for the second subfamily. Tissue expression patterns suggested that HaPYLs serve different functions when responding to developmental and environmental signals in the sunflower. Exogenous ABA treatment showed that most HaPYLs respond to an increase in the ABA level. Among these HaPYLs, HaPYL2a, HaPYL4d, HaPYL4g, HaPYL8a, HaPYL8b, HaPYL8c, HaPYL9b, and HaPYL9c were up-regulated with PEG6000 treatment and NaCl treatment. This indicates that they may play a role in resisting drought and salt stress in the sunflower by mediating ABA signaling. Our findings provide some clues to further explore the functions of PYL genes in the sunflower, especially with regards to drought and salt stress resistance.
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- Zhaoping Wang
- China West Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- China West Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- China West Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- China West Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- China West Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Veres T, Kerestély M, Kovács BM, Keresztes D, Schulc K, Seitz E, Vassy Z, Veres DV, Csermely P. Cellular forgetting, desensitisation, stress and ageing in signalling networks. When do cells refuse to learn more? Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:97. [PMID: 38372750 PMCID: PMC10876757 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05112-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Recent findings show that single, non-neuronal cells are also able to learn signalling responses developing cellular memory. In cellular learning nodes of signalling networks strengthen their interactions e.g. by the conformational memory of intrinsically disordered proteins, protein translocation, miRNAs, lncRNAs, chromatin memory and signalling cascades. This can be described by a generalized, unicellular Hebbian learning process, where those signalling connections, which participate in learning, become stronger. Here we review those scenarios, where cellular signalling is not only repeated in a few times (when learning occurs), but becomes too frequent, too large, or too complex and overloads the cell. This leads to desensitisation of signalling networks by decoupling signalling components, receptor internalization, and consequent downregulation. These molecular processes are examples of anti-Hebbian learning and 'forgetting' of signalling networks. Stress can be perceived as signalling overload inducing the desensitisation of signalling pathways. Ageing occurs by the summative effects of cumulative stress downregulating signalling. We propose that cellular learning desensitisation, stress and ageing may be placed along the same axis of more and more intensive (prolonged or repeated) signalling. We discuss how cells might discriminate between repeated and unexpected signals, and highlight the Hebbian and anti-Hebbian mechanisms behind the fold-change detection in the NF-κB signalling pathway. We list drug design methods using Hebbian learning (such as chemically-induced proximity) and clinical treatment modalities inducing (cancer, drug allergies) desensitisation or avoiding drug-induced desensitisation. A better discrimination between cellular learning, desensitisation and stress may open novel directions in drug design, e.g. helping to overcome drug resistance.
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- Tamás Veres
- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Turbine Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Kulke M, Kurtz E, Boren DM, Olson DM, Koenig AM, Hoffmann-Benning S, Vermaas JV. PLAT domain protein 1 (PLAT1/PLAFP) binds to the Arabidopsis thaliana plasma membrane and inserts a lipid. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 338:111900. [PMID: 37863269 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111900] [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: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Robust agricultural yields depend on the plant's ability to fix carbon amid variable environmental conditions. Over seasonal and diurnal cycles, the plant must constantly adjust its metabolism according to available resources or external stressors. The metabolic changes that a plant undergoes in response to stress are well understood, but the long-distance signaling mechanisms that facilitate communication throughout the plant are less studied. The phloem is considered the predominant conduit for the bidirectional transport of these signals in the form of metabolites, nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. Lipid trafficking through the phloem in particular attracted our attention due to its reliance on soluble lipid-binding proteins (LBP) that generate and solubilize otherwise membrane-associated lipids. The Phloem Lipid-Associated Family Protein (PLAFP) from Arabidopsis thaliana is generated in response to abiotic stress as is its lipid-ligand phosphatidic acid (PA). PLAFP is proposed to transport PA through the phloem in response to drought stress. To understand the interactions between PLAFP and PA, nearly 100 independent systems comprised of the protein and one PA, or a plasma membrane containing varying amounts of PA, were simulated using atomistic classical molecular dynamics methods. In these simulations, PLAFP is found to bind to plant plasma membrane models independent of the PA concentration. When bound to the membrane, PLAFP adopts a binding pose where W41 and R82 penetrate the membrane surface and anchor PLAFP. This triggers a separation of the two loop regions containing W41 and R82. Subsequent simulations indicate that PA insert into the β-sandwich of PLAFP, driven by interactions with multiple amino acids besides the W41 and R82 identified during the insertion process. Fine-tuning the protein-membrane and protein-PA interface by mutating a selection of these amino acids may facilitate engineering plant signaling processes by modulating the binding response.
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- Martin Kulke
- Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA
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- Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA
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- Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA; Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA
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- Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA
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- Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA
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- Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA.
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- Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA; Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, MI, USA.
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Bader ZE, Bae MJ, Ali A, Park J, Baek D, Yun DJ. GIGANTEA-ENHANCED EM LEVEL complex initiates drought escape response via dual function of ABA synthesis and flowering promotion. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2023; 18:2180056. [PMID: 36814117 PMCID: PMC9980605 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2023.2180056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plants use the regulation of their circadian clock to adapt to daily environmental challenges, particularly water scarcity. During drought, plants accelerate flowering through a process called drought escape (DE) response, which is promoted by the circadian clock component GIGANTEA (GI). GI up-regulates the flowering inducer gene FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). Phytohormone Abscisic acid (ABA) is also required for drought escape, and both GIGANTEA and Abscisic acid are interdependent in the transition. Recent research has revealed a new mechanism by which GIGANTEA and the protein ENHANCED EM LEVEL form a heterodimer complex that turns on ABA biosynthesis during drought stress by regulating the transcription of 9-CIS-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE 3 (NCED3). This highlights the close connection between the circadian clock and ABA regulation and reveals a new adaptive strategy for plants to cope with drought and initiates the DE response.
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- Zein Eddin Bader
- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Global Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Global Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Koh H, Joo H, Lim CW, Lee SC. Roles of the pepper JAZ protein CaJAZ1-03 and its interacting partner RING-type E3 ligase CaASRF1 in regulating ABA signaling and drought responses. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3242-3257. [PMID: 37563998 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Plants have developed various defense mechanisms against environmental stresses by regulating hormone signaling. Jasmonic acid (JA) is a major phytohormone associated with plant defense responses. JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN (JAZ) proteins play a regulatory role in repressing JA signaling, impacting plant responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we isolated 7 JAZ genes in pepper and selected CA03g31030, a Capsicum annuum JAZ1-03 (CaJAZ1-03) gene, for further study based on its expression level in response to abiotic stresses. Through virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in pepper and overexpression in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, we established the functional role of CaJAZ1-03. Functional studies revealed that CaJAZ1-03 dampens abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and drought stress responses. The cell-free degradation assay showed faster degradation of CaJAZ1-03 in drought- or ABA-treated pepper leaves compared to healthy leaves. Conversely, CaJAZ1-03 was completely preserved under MG132 treatment, indicating that CaJAZ1-03 stability is modulated via the ubiquitin-26s proteasome pathway. We also found that the pepper RING-type E3 ligase CaASRF1 interacts with and ubiquitinates CaJAZ1-03. Additional cell-free degradation assays revealed a negative correlation between CaJAZ1-03 and CaASRF1 expression levels. Collectively, these findings suggest that CaJAZ1-03 negatively regulates ABA signaling and drought responses and that its protein stability is modulated by CaASRF1.
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- Haeji Koh
- Department of Life Science (BK21 Program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 Program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 Program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 Program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Son S, Park SR. The rice SnRK family: biological roles and cell signaling modules. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1285485. [PMID: 38023908 PMCID: PMC10644236 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1285485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Stimulus-activated signaling pathways orchestrate cellular responses to control plant growth and development and mitigate the effects of adverse environmental conditions. During this process, signaling components are modulated by central regulators of various signal transduction pathways. Protein phosphorylation by kinases is one of the most important events transmitting signals downstream, via the posttranslational modification of signaling components. The plant serine and threonine kinase SNF1-related protein kinase (SnRK) family, which is classified into three subgroups, is highly conserved in plants. SnRKs participate in a wide range of signaling pathways and control cellular processes including plant growth and development and responses to abiotic and biotic stress. Recent notable discoveries have increased our understanding of how SnRKs control these various processes in rice (Oryza sativa). In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the roles of OsSnRK signaling pathways in plant growth, development, and stress responses and discuss recent insights. This review lays the foundation for further studies on SnRK signal transduction and for developing strategies to enhance stress tolerance in plants.
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- National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Li J, Liu X, Ahmad N, Wang Y, Ge H, Wang Y, Liu W, Li X, Wang N, Wang F, Dong Y. CePP2C19 confers tolerance to drought by regulating the ABA sensitivity in Cyperus esculentus. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:524. [PMID: 37898801 PMCID: PMC10612301 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04522-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) is widely known as an additional source of food, oil and feed worldwide. The agricultural production of tiger nut has been greatly hindered by drought stress, reducing both yield and quality. Protein phosphatase 2 C (PP2Cs) plays an important role in plant responses to drought stress however, the molecular mechanism of PP2Cs in tiger nuts still unclear. RESULTS In this study, we identified a putative group A PP2C-encoding gene (CePP2C19) from tiger nut using transcriptome analysis, which is highly induced by drought stress. The transient expression assay suggested that CePP2C19 was localized to nucleus. Furthermore, the interaction between CePP2C19 and CePYR1, a coreceptor for ABA signaling, was first detected using a yeast two-hybrid assay and then verified using a bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) analysis. In addition, the transgenic Arabidopsis lines overexpressing CePP2C19 exhibited extreme tolerance to ABA and mannitol stresses during seed germination and root growth. At the mature stage, overexpression of CePP2C19 resulted in a higher tolerance to drought stress in transgenic Arabidopsis, as confirmed by a visible phenotype and several physiological parameters. Noticeably, the silencing of CePP2C19 by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) showed obvious reduction in drought tolerance in tiger nut plants. CONCLUSIONS The CePP2C19 emerges as a pivotal gene involved in the ABA signaling pathway, which likely reduce ABA sensitivity and thus enhances drought tolerance in Cyperus esculentus.
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- Jia Li
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Taria S, Arora A, Krishna H, Manjunath KK, Meena S, Kumar S, Singh B, Krishna P, Malakondaiah AC, Das R, Alam B, Kumar S, Singh PK. Multivariate analysis and genetic dissection of staygreen and stem reserve mobilisation under combined drought and heat stress in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). Front Genet 2023; 14:1242048. [PMID: 37705611 PMCID: PMC10496116 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1242048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Introduction: Abiotic stresses significantly reduce crop yield by adversely affecting many physio-biochemical processes. Several physiological traits have been targeted and improved for yield enhancement in limiting environmental conditions. Amongst them, staygreen and stem reserve mobilisation are two important mutually exclusive traits contributing to grain filling under drought and heat stress in wheat. Henceforth, the present study was carried out to identify the QTLs governing these traits and to identify the superiors' lines through multi-trait genotype-ideotype distance index (MGIDI) Methods: A mapping population consisting of 166 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from a cross between HD3086 and HI1500 was utilized in this study. The experiment was laid down in alpha lattice design in four environmental conditions viz. Control, drought, heat and combined stress (heat and drought). Genotyping of parents and RILs was carried out with 35 K Axiom® array (Wheat breeder array). Results and Discussion: Medium to high heritability with a moderate to high correlation between traits was observed. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to derive latent variables in the original set of traits and the relationship of these traits with latent variables.From this study, 14 QTLs were identified, out of which 11, 2, and 1 for soil plant analysis development (SPAD) value, leaf senescence rate (LSR), and stem reserve mobilisation efficiency (SRE) respectively. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for SPAD value harbored various genes like Dirigent protein 6-like, Protein FATTY ACID EXPORT 3, glucan synthase-3 and Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase, whereas QTLs for LSR were found to contain various genes like aspartyl protease family protein, potassium transporter, inositol-tetrakisphosphate 1-kinase, and DNA polymerase epsilon subunit D-like. Furthermore, the chromosomal region for SRE was found to be associated with serine-threonine protein kinase. Serine-threonine protein kinases are involved in many signaling networks such as ABA mediated ROS signaling and acclimation to environmental stimuli. After the validation of QTLs in multilocation trials, these QTLs can be used for marker-assisted selection (MAS) in breeding programs.
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- Sukumar Taria
- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Wu X, Wang Z, Liu X, Gao Z, Li Z. Constitutive expression of nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat gene AtRPS2 enhanced drought and salt tolerance in rice. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 287:154048. [PMID: 37399697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Drought and salt are major abiotic stresses that severely restricts plant growth and development, leading to serious losses in agricultural production. Therefore, improving crop tolerance to drought and salt stresses is an urgent issue. A previous study showed that overexpression of Arabidopsis NLR gene AtRPS2 conferred broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice. In this study, we demonstrated that constitutive expression of AtRPS2 increased abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity during seedling stage, the shoot length of transgenic plants were shorter than wild type plants. Exogenous application of ABA markedly induced the expression of stress-related genes and promoted stomatal close in transgenic plants. Overexpression of AtRPS2 also enhanced drought and salt tolerance in rice, transgenic plants exhibited higher survival rates under drought and salt conditions than wild type plants. The activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were higher in AtRPS2 transgenic rice than wild type plants. In addition, the expression of stress-related genes and ABA-responsive genes were significantly upregulated in AtRPS2 transgenic plants than wild type plants under drought and salt treatments. Besides, exogenous application of ABA could facilitate drought and salt tolerance in AtRPS2 transgenic plants. Taken together, this study indicated that AtRPS2 could improve drought and salt tolerance in rice, and this phenomenon is likely to be regulated through ABA signaling pathways.
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- Xiaoqiu Wu
- Basic Medical College, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- Basic Medical College, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, China.
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Née G, Krüger T. Dry side of the core: a meta-analysis addressing the original nature of the ABA signalosome at the onset of seed imbibition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1192652. [PMID: 37476171 PMCID: PMC10354442 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1192652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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The timing of seedling emergence is a major agricultural and ecological fitness trait, and seed germination is controlled by a complex molecular network including phytohormone signalling. One such phytohormone, abscisic acid (ABA), controls a large array of stress and developmental processes, and researchers have long known it plays a crucial role in repressing germination. Although the main molecular components of the ABA signalling pathway have now been identified, the molecular mechanisms through which ABA elicits specific responses in distinct organs is still enigmatic. To address the fundamental characteristics of ABA signalling during germination, we performed a meta-analysis focusing on the Arabidopsis dry seed proteome as a reflexion basis. We combined cutting-edge proteome studies, comparative functional analyses, and protein interaction information with genetic and physiological data to redefine the singular composition and operation of the ABA core signalosome from the onset of seed imbibition. In addition, we performed a literature survey to integrate peripheral regulators present in seeds that directly regulate core component function. Although this may only be the tip of the iceberg, this extended model of ABA signalling in seeds already depicts a highly flexible system able to integrate a multitude of information to fine-tune the progression of germination.
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Graska J, Fidler J, Gietler M, Prabucka B, Nykiel M, Labudda M. Nitric Oxide in Plant Functioning: Metabolism, Signaling, and Responses to Infestation with Ecdysozoa Parasites. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:927. [PMID: 37508359 PMCID: PMC10376146 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of physiological processes in plants, including responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Changes in endogenous NO concentration lead to activation/deactivation of NO signaling and NO-related processes. This paper presents the current state of knowledge on NO biosynthesis and scavenging pathways in plant cells and highlights the role of NO in post-translational modifications of proteins (S-nitrosylation, nitration, and phosphorylation) in plants under optimal and stressful environmental conditions. Particular attention was paid to the interactions of NO with other signaling molecules: reactive oxygen species, abscisic acid, auxins (e.g., indole-3-acetic acid), salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid. In addition, potential common patterns of NO-dependent defense responses against attack and feeding by parasitic and molting Ecdysozoa species such as nematodes, insects, and arachnids were characterized. Our review definitely highlights the need for further research on the involvement of NO in interactions between host plants and Ecdysozoa parasites, especially arachnids.
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- Jakub Graska
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (J.F.); (M.G.); (B.P.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (J.F.); (M.G.); (B.P.); (M.N.)
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Korek M, Marzec M. Strigolactones and abscisic acid interactions affect plant development and response to abiotic stresses. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:314. [PMID: 37308831 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04332-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Strigolactones (SL) are the youngest group of plant hormones responsible for shaping plant architecture, especially the branching of shoots. However, recent studies provided new insights into the functioning of SL, confirming their participation in regulating the plant response to various types of abiotic stresses, including water deficit, soil salinity and osmotic stress. On the other hand, abscisic acid (ABA), commonly referred as a stress hormone, is the molecule that crucially controls the plant response to adverse environmental conditions. Since the SL and ABA share a common precursor in their biosynthetic pathways, the interaction between both phytohormones has been largely studied in the literature. Under optimal growth conditions, the balance between ABA and SL content is maintained to ensure proper plant development. At the same time, the water deficit tends to inhibit SL accumulation in the roots, which serves as a sensing mechanism for drought, and empowers the ABA production, which is necessary for plant defense responses. The SL-ABA cross-talk at the signaling level, especially regarding the closing of the stomata under drought conditions, still remains poorly understood. Enhanced SL content in shoots is likely to stimulate the plant sensitivity to ABA, thus reducing the stomatal conductance and improving the plant survival rate. Besides, it was proposed that SL might promote the closing of stomata in an ABA-independent way. Here, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the SL and ABA interactions by providing new insights into the function, perception and regulation of both phytohormones during abiotic stress response of plants, as well as revealing the gaps in the current knowledge of SL-ABA cross-talk.
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- Magdalena Korek
- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, Katowice, 40-032, Poland.
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, Katowice, 40-032, Poland
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Singh D, Datta S. BBX30/miP1b and BBX31/miP1a form a positive feedback loop with ABI5 to regulate ABA-mediated postgermination seedling growth arrest. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:1908-1923. [PMID: 36882897 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In plants, the switch to autotrophic growth involves germination followed by postgermination seedling establishment. When environmental conditions are not favorable, the stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA) signals plants to postpone seedling establishment by inducing the expression of the transcription factor ABI5. The levels of ABI5 determine the efficiency of the ABA-mediated postgermination developmental growth arrest. The molecular mechanisms regulating the stability and activity of ABI5 during the transition to light are less known. Using genetic, molecular, and biochemical approach, we found that two B-box domain containing proteins BBX31 and BBX30 alongwith ABI5 inhibit postgermination seedling establishment in a partially interdependent manner. BBX31 and BBX30 are also characterized as microProteins miP1a and miP1b, respectively, based on their small size, single domain, and ability to interact with multidomain proteins. miP1a/BBX31 and miP1b/BBX30 physically interact with ABI5 to stabilize it and promote its binding to promoters of downstream genes. ABI5 reciprocally induces the expression of BBX30 and BBX31 by directly binding to their promoter. ABI5 and the two microProteins thereby form a positive feedback loop to promote ABA-mediated developmental arrest of seedlings.
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- Deeksha Singh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Raffeiner M, Zhu S, González-Fuente M, Üstün S. Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 28:698-714. [PMID: 36801193 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Protein homeostasis is epitomized by an equilibrium between protein biosynthesis and degradation: the 'life and death' of proteins. Approximately one-third of newly synthesized proteins are degraded. As such, protein turnover is required to maintain cellular integrity and survival. Autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) are the two principal degradation pathways in eukaryotes. Both pathways orchestrate many cellular processes during development and upon environmental stimuli. Ubiquitination of degradation targets is used as a 'death' signal by both processes. Recent findings revealed a direct functional link between both pathways. Here, we summarize key findings in the field of protein homeostasis, with an emphasis on the newly revealed crosstalk between both degradation machineries and how it is decided which pathway facilitates target degradation.
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- Margot Raffeiner
- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekular Biologie der Pflanzen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology & Biotechnology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekular Biologie der Pflanzen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology & Biotechnology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekular Biologie der Pflanzen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology & Biotechnology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekular Biologie der Pflanzen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology & Biotechnology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Le QT, Truong HA, Nguyen DT, Yang S, Xiong L, Lee H. Enhanced growth performance of abi5 plants under high salt and nitrate is associated with reduced nitric oxide levels. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 286:154000. [PMID: 37207503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Numerous environmental stresses have a significant impact on plant growth and development. By 2050, it is anticipated that high salinity will destroy more than fifty percent of the world's agricultural land. Understanding how plants react to the excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers and salt stress is crucial for enhancing crop yield. However, the effect of excessive nitrate treatment on plant development is disputed and poorly understood; so, we evaluated the effect of excessive nitrate supply and high salinity on abi5 plant growth performance. We demonstrated that abi5 plants are tolerant to the harmful environmental conditions of excessive nitrate and salt. abi5 plants have lower amounts of endogenous nitric oxide than Arabidopsis thaliana Columbia-0 plants due to their decreased nitrate reductase activity, caused by a decrease in the transcript level of NIA2, a gene encoding nitrate reductase. Nitric oxide appeared to have a critical role in reducing the salt stress tolerance of plants, which was diminished by an excess of nitrate. Discovering regulators such as ABI5 that can modulate nitrate reductase activity and comprehending the molecular activities of these regulators are crucial for the application of gene-editing techniques. This would result in the appropriate buildup of nitric oxide to increase the production of crops subjected to a variety of environmental stresses.
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- Quang Tri Le
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tang, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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Baek W, Bae Y, Lim CW, Lee SC. Pepper homeobox abscisic acid signalling-related transcription factor 1, CaHAT1, plays a positive role in drought response. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023. [PMID: 37128851 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) signalling triggers drought resistance mediated by SNF1-related kinase 2s (SnRK2s), which transmits stress signals through the phosphorylation of several downstream factors. However, these kinases and their downstream targets remain elusive in pepper plants. This study aimed to isolate interacting partners of CaSnRK2.6, a homologue of Arabidopsis SnRK2.6/OST1. Among the candidate proteins, we identified a homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) class II protein and named it CaHAT1 (Capsicum annuum homeobox ABA signalling related- transcription factor 1). CaHAT1-silenced pepper and -overexpression (OE) transgenic Arabidopsis plants were generated to investigate the in vivo function of CaHAT1 in drought response. Following the application of drought stress, CaHAT1-silenced pepper plants exhibited drought-sensitive phenotypes with reduced ABA-mediated stomatal closure and lower expression of stress-responsive genes compared with control plants. In contrast, CaHAT1-OE transgenic Arabidopsis plants showed the opposite phenotypes, including increased drought resistance and ABA sensitivity. CaHAT1, particularly its N-terminal consensus sequences, was directly phosphorylated by CaSnRK2.6. Furthermore, CaSnRK2.6 kinase activity and CaSnRK2.6-mediated CaHAT1 phosphorylation levels were enhanced by treatment with ABA and drought stress. Taken together, our results indicated that CaHAT1, which is the target protein of CaSnRK2.6, is a positive regulator of drought stress response. This study advances our understanding of CaHAT1-CaSnRK2.6 mediated defence mechanisms in pepper plants against drought stress.
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- Woonhee Baek
- Department of Life Science (BK21 program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Verma JP, Jaiswal DK, Gaurav AK, Mukherjee A, Krishna R, Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira A. Harnessing bacterial strain from rhizosphere to develop indigenous PGPR consortium for enhancing lobia ( Vigna unguiculata) production. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13804. [PMID: 36895350 PMCID: PMC9988462 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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The rhizosphere microbes play a key role in plant nutrition and health. However, the interaction of beneficial microbes and Vigna unguiculata (lobia) production remains poorly understood. Thus, we aimed to isolate and characterize the soil microbes from the rhizosphere and develop novel microbial consortia for enhancing lobia production. Fifty bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere soil samples of lobia. Finally, five effective strains (e.g., Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V1 and Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V2, Serratia marcescens IESDJP-V3, Bacillus cereus IESDJP-V4, Ochrobactrum sp. IESDJP-V5) were identified and molecularly characterized by 16 S rDNA gene amplification. All selected strains showed positive plant growth promoting (PGP) properties in broth culture. Based on morphological, biochemical, and plant growth promoting activities, five effective isolated strains and two collected strains (Azospirillum brasilense MTCC-4037 and Paenibacillus polymyxa BHUPSB17) were selected. The pot trials were conducted with seed inoculations of lobia (Vigna unguiculata) var. Kashi Kanchan with thirty treatments and three replications. The treatment combination T3 (Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V2), T14 (Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V2 + A. brasilense), T26 (Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V1+ B. cereus IESDJP-V4 + P. polymyxa) and T27 (IESDJP-V1+ IESDJP-V5+ A. brasilense) were recorded for enhancing plant growth attributes, yield, nutritional content like protein, total sugar, flavonoid and soil properties as compared to control and others. The effective treatments T3 (Pseudomonas sp.), T14 (Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V2 + A. brasilense), T26 (Pseudomonas sp. IESDJP-V1+ B. cereus IESDJP-V4 + P. polymyxa) and T27 (IESDJP-V1+ IESDJP-V5+ A. brasilense) recorded as potential PGPR consortium for lobia production. The treatment of single (Pseudomonas sp.), duel (IESDJP-V2 + A. brasilense) and triple combination (IESDJP-V1+ IESDJP-V4 + P. polymyxa) and (IESDJP-V1+ IESDJP-V5+ A. brasilense) can be further used for developing effective indigenous consortium for lobia production under sustainable farming practices. These PGPR bio-inoculant will be cost-effective, environment-friendly and socially acceptable.
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- Jay Prakash Verma
- Plant Microbes Interaction Lab, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu, University, Varanasi, 221055, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Soil Science Department, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Plant Microbes Interaction Lab, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu, University, Varanasi, 221055, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Microbes Interaction Lab, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu, University, Varanasi, 221055, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Microbes Interaction Lab, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu, University, Varanasi, 221055, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Microbes Interaction Lab, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu, University, Varanasi, 221055, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Bertoldo G, Chiodi C, Della Lucia MC, Borella M, Ravi S, Baglieri A, Lucenti P, Ganasula BK, Mulagala C, Squartini A, Concheri G, Magro F, Campagna G, Stevanato P, Nardi S. Brown Seaweed Extract (BSE) Application Influences Auxin- and ABA-Related Gene Expression, Root Development, and Sugar Yield in Beta vulgaris L. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:843. [PMID: 36840191 PMCID: PMC9965194 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The molecular and phenotypic effects of a brown seaweed extract (BSE) were assessed in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Transcript levels of BSE-treated and untreated plants were studied by RNA-seq and validated by quantitative real-time PCR analysis (RT-qPCR). Root morphology, sugar yield, and processing quality traits were also analyzed to better elucidate the treatment effects. RNA-seq revealed 1019 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the BSE-treated and untreated plants. An adjusted p-value < 0.1 and an absolute value of log2 (fold change) greater than one was used as criteria to select the DEGs. Gene ontology (GO) identified hormone pathways as an enriched biological process. Six DEGs involved in auxin and ABA pathways were validated using RT-qPCR. The phenotypic characterization indicated that BSE treatment led to a significant increase (p < 0.05) in total root length and the length of fine roots of plants grown under hydroponics conditions. The sugar yield of plants grown under field conditions was higher (p < 0.05) in the treated field plots compared with the control treatment, without impacting the processing quality. Our study unveiled the relevant effects of BSE application in regulating auxin- and ABA-related gene expression and critical traits related to sugar beet development and yield.
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- Giovanni Bertoldo
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Crop Production and Biostimulation Laboratory, Interfacultary School of Bioengineers, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine CP 245, Bd du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università di Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- CO.PRO.B—Cooperativa Produttori Bieticoli, Via Mora 56, 40061 Minerbio, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Campus of Agripolis, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Ortiz-García P, González Ortega-Villaizán A, Onejeme FC, Müller M, Pollmann S. Do Opposites Attract? Auxin-Abscisic Acid Crosstalk: New Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043090. [PMID: 36834499 PMCID: PMC9960826 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043090] [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: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Plants are constantly exposed to a variety of different environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, and elevated temperatures. These stress cues are assumed to intensify in the future driven by the global climate change scenario which we are currently experiencing. These stressors have largely detrimental effects on plant growth and development and, therefore, put global food security in jeopardy. For this reason, it is necessary to expand our understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which plants respond to abiotic stresses. Especially boosting our insight into the ways by which plants balance their growth and their defense programs appear to be of paramount importance, as this may lead to novel perspectives that can pave the way to increase agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. In this review, our aim was to present a detailed overview of different facets of the crosstalk between the antagonistic plant hormones abscisic acid (ABA) and auxin, two phytohormones that are the main drivers of plant stress responses, on the one hand, and plant growth, on the other.
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- Paloma Ortiz-García
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentación (INIA/CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentación (INIA/CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentación (INIA/CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (S.P.); Tel.: +34-934033718 (M.M.); +34-910679183 (S.P.)
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentación (INIA/CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (S.P.); Tel.: +34-934033718 (M.M.); +34-910679183 (S.P.)
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Breygina M, Voronkov A, Galin I, Akhiyarova G, Polevova S, Klimenko E, Ivanov I, Kudoyarova G. Dynamics of endogenous levels and subcellular localization of ABA and cytokinins during pollen germination in spruce and tobacco. PROTOPLASMA 2023; 260:237-248. [PMID: 35579760 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-022-01766-x] [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: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We used the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to assess the level of endogenous hormones in spruce pollen, and immunolocalization and confocal microscopy to study hormone localization in spruce and tobacco pollen. During pollen activation, the levels of ABA, zeatin, and its riboside significantly decreased. After the initiation of polar growth, the levels of all cytokinins increased sharply; ABA level also increased. In dormant spruce pollen grains, zeatin and ABA were localized uniformly throughout the cytoplasm. Zeatin was not detected in the nuclei, and the antheridial cell showed higher levels than the vegetative cell; ABA signal was detected in the cytoplasm and the nuclei. In germinating pollen, both hormones were detected mainly in plastids. The similar pattern was found in growing pollen tubes; signal from ABA also had a noticeable level in the cytosol of the tube cell, and was weaker in the antheridial cell. Zeatin fluorescence, on the other hand, was more pronounced in the antheridial cell. In non-germinated grains of tobacco, zeatin was localized mainly in organelles. ABA in dormant pollen grains demonstrated uniform localization, including the nuclei and cytoplasm of both cells. After germination, zeatin was accumulated in the plasmalemma or cell wall. ABA signal in the cytoplasm decreased; in the nuclei, it remained high. In growing tubes, the strongest zeatin and ABA signals were observed at the plasma membrane. The differences in ABA and cytokinin localization between species and dynamic changes in their level in spruce pollen highlight the key spatial and temporal parameters of hormonal regulation of gymnosperm pollen germination.
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- Maria Breygina
- Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye gory 1-12, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya St. 35, Moscow, 127276, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Ufa Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Ufa Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye gory 1-12, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye gory 1-12, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Ufa Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Ufa Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russia
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Zizelski Valenci G, Raveh D, Bar-Zvi D. The activity of the stress modulated Arabidopsis ubiquitin ligases PUB46 and PUB48 is partially redundant. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2022; 17:2072111. [PMID: 35546519 PMCID: PMC9116408 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2072111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The Arabidopsis ubiquitin ligases PUB46, PUB47 and PUB48 are encoded by paralogus genes. Single gene pub46 and pub48 mutants display increased drought sensitivity compared to wild type (WT) suggesting that each has specific biological activity. The high sequence homology between PUB46 and PUB48 activity suggested that they may also share some aspects of their activity. Unfortunately, the close proximity of the PUB46 and PUB48 gene loci precludes obtaining a double mutant required to study if they are partially redundant by crossing the available single mutants. We thus applied microRNA technology to reduce the activity of all three gene products of the PUB46-48 subfamily by constructing an artificial microRNA (aMIR) targeted to this subfamily. Expressing aMIR46-48 in WT plants resulted in increased drought-sensitivity, a phenotype resembling that of each of the single pub46 and pub48 mutants, and enhanced sensitivity to methyl viologen, similar to that observed for the pub46 mutant. The WT plants expressing aMIR46-48 plants also revealed reduced inhibition by ABA at seed germination, a phenotype not evident in the single mutants. Expressing aMIR46-48 in pub46 and pub48 mutants further enhanced the drought sensitivity of each parental single mutant and of WT expressing aMIR46-48. These results suggest that the biological activities of PUB46 and PUB48 in abiotic stress response are partially redundant.
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- Gal Zizelski Valenci
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Black Center for Bioenergetics in Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevThe Doris and Bertie I. , Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Ruggiero A, Punzo P, Van Oosten MJ, Cirillo V, Esposito S, Costa A, Maggio A, Grillo S, Batelli G. Transcriptomic and splicing changes underlying tomato responses to combined water and nutrient stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:974048. [PMID: 36507383 PMCID: PMC9732681 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.974048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tomato is a horticultural crop of high economic and nutritional value. Suboptimal environmental conditions, such as limited water and nutrient availability, cause severe yield reductions. Thus, selection of genotypes requiring lower inputs is a goal for the tomato breeding sector. We screened 10 tomato varieties exposed to water deficit, low nitrate or a combination of both. Biometric, physiological and molecular analyses revealed different stress responses among genotypes, identifying T270 as severely affected, and T250 as tolerant to the stresses applied. Investigation of transcriptome changes caused by combined stress in roots and leaves of these two genotypes yielded a low number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in T250 compared to T270, suggesting that T250 tailors changes in gene expression to efficiently respond to combined stress. By contrast, the susceptible tomato activated approximately one thousand and two thousand genes in leaves and roots respectively, indicating a more generalized stress response in this genotype. In particular, developmental and stress-related genes were differentially expressed, such as hormone responsive factors and transcription factors. Analysis of differential alternative splicing (DAS) events showed that combined stress greatly affects the splicing landscape in both genotypes, highlighting the important role of AS in stress response mechanisms. In particular, several stress and growth-related genes as well as transcription and splicing factors were differentially spliced in both tissues. Taken together, these results reveal important insights into the transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating tomato adaptation to growth under reduced water and nitrogen inputs.
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- Alessandra Ruggiero
- CNR-IBBR, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Portici, Italy
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- CNR-IBBR, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- CREA-CI, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Foggia, Italy
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- CNR-IBBR, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- CNR-IBBR, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Portici, Italy
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- CNR-IBBR, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Portici, Italy
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Kumar S, Shah SH, Vimala Y, Jatav HS, Ahmad P, Chen Y, Siddique KHM. Abscisic acid: Metabolism, transport, crosstalk with other plant growth regulators, and its role in heavy metal stress mitigation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:972856. [PMID: 36186053 PMCID: PMC9515544 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.972856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Heavy metal (HM) stress is threatening agricultural crops, ecological systems, and human health worldwide. HM toxicity adversely affects plant growth, physiological processes, and crop productivity by disturbing cellular ionic balance, metabolic balance, cell membrane integrity, and protein and enzyme activities. Plants under HM stress intrinsically develop mechanisms to counter the adversities of HM but not prevent them. However, the exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) is a strategy for boosting the tolerance capacity of plants against HM toxicity by improving osmolyte accumulation and antioxidant machinery. ABA is an essential plant growth regulator that modulates various plant growth and metabolic processes, including seed development and germination, vegetative growth, stomatal regulation, flowering, and leaf senescence under diverse environmental conditions. This review summarizes ABA biosynthesis, signaling, transport, and catabolism in plant tissues and the adverse effects of HM stress on crop plants. Moreover, we describe the role of ABA in mitigating HM stress and elucidating the interplay of ABA with other plant growth regulators.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University Jobner, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Botany, GDC Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Li Z, Luo X, Wang L, Shu K. ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 mediates light-ABA/gibberellin crosstalk networks during seed germination. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4674-4682. [PMID: 35522989 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Appropriate timing of seed germination is crucial for plant survival and has important implications for agricultural production. Timely germination relies on harmonious interactions between endogenous developmental signals, especially abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellins (GAs), and environmental cues such as light. Recently, a series of investigations of a three-way crosstalk between phytochromes, ABA, and GAs in the regulation of seed germination demonstrated that the transcription factor ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) is a central mediator in the light-ABA/GA cascades. Here, we review current knowledge of ABI5 as a key player in light-, ABA-, and GA-signaling pathways that precisely control seed germination. We highlight recent advances in ABI5-related studies, focusing on the regulation of seed germination, which is strictly controlled at both the transcriptional and the protein levels by numerous light-regulated factors. We further discuss the components of ABA and GA signaling pathways that could regulate ABI5 during seed germination, including transcription factors, E3 ligases, protein kinases, and phosphatases. The precise molecular mechanisms by which ABI5 mediates ABA-GA antagonistic crosstalk during seed germination are also discussed. Finally, some potential research hotspots underlying ABI5-mediated seed germination regulatory networks are proposed.
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- Zenglin Li
- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710012, China
- Institute of Biology II, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710012, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710012, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710012, China
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Leal AR, Belo J, Beeckman T, Barros PM, Oliveira MM. The Combined Effect of Heat and Osmotic Stress on Suberization of Arabidopsis Roots. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152341. [PMID: 35954186 PMCID: PMC9367520 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The simultaneous occurrence of heat stress and drought is becoming more regular as a consequence of climate change, causing extensive agricultural losses. The application of either heat or osmotic stress increase cell-wall suberization in different tissues, which may play a role in improving plant resilience. In this work, we studied how the suberization process is affected by the combination of drought and heat stress by following the expression of suberin biosynthesis genes, cell-wall suberization and the chemical composition in Arabidopsis roots. The Arabidopsis plants used in this study were at the onset of secondary root development. At this point, one can observe a developmental gradient in the main root, with primary development closer to the root tip and secondary development, confirmed by the suberized phellem, closer to the shoot. Remarkably, we found a differential response depending on the root zone. The combination of drought and heat stress increased cell wall suberization in main root segments undergoing secondary development and in lateral roots (LRs), while the main root zone, at primary development stage, was not particularly affected. We also found differences in the overall chemical composition of the cell walls in both root zones in response to combined stress. The data gathered showed that, under combined drought and heat stress, Arabidopsis roots undergo differential cell wall remodeling depending on developmental stage, with modifications in the biosynthesis and/or assembly of major cell wall components.
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- Ana Rita Leal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), GPlantS, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (A.R.L.); (J.B.)
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), GPlantS, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (A.R.L.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), GPlantS, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (A.R.L.); (J.B.)
- Correspondence: (P.M.B.); (M.M.O.)
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), GPlantS, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (A.R.L.); (J.B.)
- Correspondence: (P.M.B.); (M.M.O.)
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Chong L, Xu R, Huang P, Guo P, Zhu M, Du H, Sun X, Ku L, Zhu JK, Zhu Y. The tomato OST1-VOZ1 module regulates drought-mediated flowering. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:2001-2018. [PMID: 35099557 PMCID: PMC9048945 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Flowering is a critical agricultural trait that substantially affects tomato fruit yield. Although drought stress influences flowering time, the molecular mechanism underlying drought-regulated flowering in tomato remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrated that loss of function of tomato OPEN STOMATA 1 (SlOST1), a protein kinase essential for abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and abiotic stress responses, lowers the tolerance of tomato plants to drought stress. slost1 mutants also exhibited a late flowering phenotype under both normal and drought stress conditions. We also established that SlOST1 directly interacts with and phosphorylates the NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC)-type transcription factor VASCULAR PLANT ONE-ZINC FINGER 1 (SlVOZ1), at residue serine 67, thereby enhancing its stability and nuclear translocation in an ABA-dependent manner. Moreover, we uncovered several SlVOZ1 binding motifs from DNA affinity purification sequencing analyses and revealed that SlVOZ1 can directly bind to the promoter of the major flowering-integrator gene SINGLE FLOWER TRUSS to promote tomato flowering transition in response to drought. Collectively, our data uncover the essential role of the SlOST1-SlVOZ1 module in regulating flowering in response to drought stress in tomato and offer insights into a novel strategy to balance drought stress response and flowering.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
- Sanya Institute of Henan University, Sanya, 572025, China
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- Institute of Integrative Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Crop Stress Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Agronomy, Synergetic Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops and National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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PYR/PYL/RCAR Receptors Play a Vital Role in the Abscisic-Acid-Dependent Responses of Plants to External or Internal Stimuli. Cells 2022; 11:cells11081352. [PMID: 35456031 PMCID: PMC9028234 DOI: 10.3390/cells11081352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that plays a key role in regulating several developmental processes as well as in response to stressful conditions such as drought. Activation of the ABA signaling cascade allows the induction of an appropriate physiological response. The basic components of the ABA signaling pathway have been recognized and characterized in recent years. Pyrabactin resistance, pyrabactin resistance-like, and the regulatory component of ABA receptors (PYR/PYL/RCAR) are the major components responsible for the regulation of the ABA signaling pathway. Here, we review recent findings concerning the PYR/PYL/RCAR receptor structure, function, and interaction with other components of the ABA signaling pathway as well as the termination mechanism of ABA signals in plant cells. Since ABA is one of the basic elements related to abiotic stress, which is increasingly common in the era of climate changes, understanding the perception and transduction of the signal related to this phytohormone is of paramount importance in further increasing crop tolerance to various stress factors.
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Nie K, Zhao H, Wang X, Niu Y, Zhou H, Zheng Y. The MIEL1-ABI5/MYB30 regulatory module fine tunes abscisic acid signaling during seed germination. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 64:930-941. [PMID: 35167730 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The transcription factor ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE5 (ABI5) plays a crucial role in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling during seed germination. However, how ABI5 is regulated during this process is poorly understood. Here, we report that the ubiquitin E3 ligase MIEL1 and its target transcription factor MYB30 modulate ABA responses in Arabidopsis thaliana during seed germination and seedling establishment via the precise regulation of ABI5. MIEL1 interacts with and ubiquitinates ABI5 to facilitate its degradation during germination. The transcription factor MYB30, whose turnover is mediated by MIEL1 during seed germination, also interacts with ABI5 to interfere with its transcriptional activity. MYB30 functions downstream of MIEL1 in the ABA response, and both are epistatic to ABI5 in ABA-mediated inhibition of seed germination and postgerminative growth. ABA treatment induces the degradation of MIEL1 and represses the interaction between MIEL1 and ABI5/MYB30, thus releasing both ABI5 and MYB30. Our results demonstrate that MIEL1 directly mediates the proteasomal degradation of ABI5 and inhibits its activity via the release of its target protein MYB30, thus ensuring precise ABA signaling during seed germination and seedling establishment.
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- Kaili Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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Khan IU, Ali A, Zareen S, Khan HA, Lim CJ, Park J, Pardo JM, Yun DJ. Non-Expresser of PR-Genes 1 Positively Regulates Abscisic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:815. [PMID: 35336696 PMCID: PMC8950481 DOI: 10.3390/plants11060815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The plant hormone, abscisic acid (ABA), is not only important for promoting abiotic stress responses but also plays a versatile and crucial role in plant immunity. The pathogen infection-induced dynamic accumulation of ABA mediates the degradation of non-expresser of PR genes 1 (NPR1) through the CUL3NPR3NPR4 proteasome pathway. However, the functional significance of NPR1 degradation by other E3 ligases in response to ABA remains unclear. Here, we report that NPR1 is induced transcriptionally by ABA and that npr1-1 mutation results in ABA insensitivity during seed germination and seedling growth. Mutants lacking NPR1 downregulate the expression of ABA-responsive transcription factors ABA INSENSITIVE4 (ABI4) and ABA INSENSITIVE5 (ABI5), and that of their downstream targets EM6, RAB18, RD26, and RD29B. The npr1-1 mutation also affects the transcriptional activity of WRKY18, which activates WRKY60 in the presence of ABA. Furthermore, NPR1 directly interacts with and is degraded by HOS15, a substrate receptor for the DDB1-CUL4 ubiquitin E3 ligase complex. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that NPR1 acts as a positive regulator of ABA-responsive genes, whereas HOS15 promotes NPR1 degradation in a proteasome-dependent manner.
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- Irfan Ullah Khan
- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
- Institute of Glocal Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
- Institute of Glocal Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
- Institute of Glocal Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 41092 Seville, Spain;
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (I.U.K.); (A.A.); (S.Z.); (H.A.K.); (C.J.L.); (J.P.)
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Samtani H, Sharma A, Khurana P. Overexpression of HVA1 Enhances Drought and Heat Stress Tolerance in Triticum aestivum Doubled Haploid Plants. Cells 2022; 11:cells11050912. [PMID: 35269534 PMCID: PMC8909738 DOI: 10.3390/cells11050912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Plant responses to multiple environmental stresses include various signaling pathways that allow plant acclimation and survival. Amongst different stresses, drought and heat stress severely affect growth and productivity of wheat. HVA1, a member of the group 3 LEA protein, has been well known to provide protection against drought stress. However, its mechanism of action and its role in other stresses such as heat remain unexplored. In this study, doubled haploid (DH) wheat plants overexpressing the HVA1 gene were analyzed and found to be both drought-and heat stress-tolerant. The transcriptome analysis revealed the upregulation of transcription factors such as DREB and HsfA6 under drought and heat stress, respectively, which contribute toward the tolerance mechanism. Particularly under heat stress conditions, the transgenic plants had a lower oxidative load and showed enhanced yield. The overexpression lines were found to be ABA-sensitive, therefore suggesting the role of HsfA6 in providing heat tolerance via the ABA-mediated pathway. Thus, apart from its known involvement in drought stress, this study highlights the potential role of HVA1 in the heat stress signaling pathway. This can further facilitate the engineering of multiple stress tolerance in crop plants, such as wheat.
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Belda-Palazón B, Rodriguez PL. Microscopic Imaging of Endosomal Trafficking of ABA Receptors. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2462:59-69. [PMID: 35152380 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2156-1_5] [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] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The abscisic acid (ABA) is a key hormone for stress tolerance. The balance between growth/development and stress responses is crucial for the optimal course of plant life meaning that plants need to control the timing and extent of ABA pathway activation. In this regard, protein turnover regulation by means of both the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and non-26S proteasome endomembrane trafficking pathways, plays a critical role in the regulation of ABA signaling activation and deactivation. Over the last few years, the ubiquitination of ABA receptors PYRABACTIN RESISTANCE1 (PYR1)/PYR1-LIKE (PYL)/REGULATORY COMPONENTS OF ABA RECEPTORS (RCAR) at the plasma membrane by the RING between RING fingers (RBR)-type E3 ligase RING FINGER OF SEED LONGEVITY1 (RSL1) triggering their internalization through the clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) pathway, followed by their endosomal trafficking and delivery to the vacuole for degradation, was reported. For this process, the direct role of some components of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery, that is, FYVE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 (FYVE1)/FYVE DOMAIN PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR ENDOSOMAL SORTING 1 (FREE1) and VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING23A (VPS23A) members of ESCRT-I complex, and ALG-2 INTERACTING PROTEIN-X (ALIX) associated protein of ESCRT-III, was reported. In this chapter, we will detail two methods for imaging endosomal trafficking of ABA receptor proteins by confocal microscopy: (a) colocalization of GFP-PYL4 (also known as RCAR10) and CLATHRIN LIGHT CHAIN 2 (CLC2)-mOrange in clathrin-coated vesicles in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf cells and (b) localization of GFP-PYL4 into Wortmannin (WM)-enlarged late endosomes in Arabidopsis thaliana root cells.
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- Borja Belda-Palazón
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.
- GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Jeong S, Lim CW, Lee SC. CaADIP1-dependent CaADIK1-kinase activation is required for abscisic acid signalling and drought stress response in Capsicum annuum. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 231:2247-2261. [PMID: 34101191 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17544] [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: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Induction of the abscisic acid (ABA) signalling network is associated with various stress conditions, including cold, high salinity and drought. As core ABA signalling components, group A type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) interact with and inhibit snf1-related protein kinase2s. Here, we isolated and characterised the pepper mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase CaADIK1, which interacts with the group A PP2C CaADIP1. CaADIK1 transcripts were induced by abiotic stresses, and CaADIK1 localised in the nucleus and cytoplasm. We verified that CaADIP1 inhibits the autokinase activity of CaADIK1; moreover, the kinase activity of CaADIK1 is enhanced by drought stress. We performed genetic analysis using CaADIK1-silenced pepper and CaADIK1-overexpressing (OX) Arabidopsis plants. CaADIK1-silenced pepper plants showed drought-sensitive phenotypes, whereas CaADIK1-OX Arabidopsis plants showed ABA-sensitive and drought-tolerant phenotypes. In CaADIK1K32N -OX Arabidopsis plants mutated at the ATP-binding site, the ABA-insensitive and drought-sensitive phenotypes were restored. Taken together, our findings show that CaADIK1 positively regulates the ABA-dependent drought stress response and is inhibited by CaADIP1.
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- Soongon Jeong
- Department of Life Science (BK21 programme), Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 programme), Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science (BK21 programme), Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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Maszkowska J, Szymańska KP, Kasztelan A, Krzywińska E, Sztatelman O, Dobrowolska G. The Multifaceted Regulation of SnRK2 Kinases. Cells 2021; 10:cells10092180. [PMID: 34571829 PMCID: PMC8465348 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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SNF1-related kinases 2 (SnRK2s) are central regulators of plant responses to environmental cues simultaneously playing a pivotal role in the plant development and growth in favorable conditions. They are activated in response to osmotic stress and some of them also to abscisic acid (ABA), the latter being key in ABA signaling. The SnRK2s can be viewed as molecular switches between growth and stress response; therefore, their activity is tightly regulated; needed only for a short time to trigger the response, it has to be induced transiently and otherwise kept at a very low level. This implies a strict and multifaceted control of SnRK2s in plant cells. Despite emerging new information concerning the regulation of SnRK2s, especially those involved in ABA signaling, a lot remains to be uncovered, the regulation of SnRK2s in an ABA-independent manner being particularly understudied. Here, we present an overview of available data, discuss some controversial issues, and provide our perspective on SnRK2 regulation.
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- Justyna Maszkowska
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
- Chair of Drug and Cosmetics Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (G.D.); Tel.: +48-22-5925718 (G.D.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.M.); (A.K.); (E.K.)
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (G.D.); Tel.: +48-22-5925718 (G.D.)
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Bunіo LV, Tsvilynyuk OM. Influence of crude oil pollution on the content and electrophoretic spectrum of proteins in Carex hirta plants at the initial stages of vegetative development. REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN BIOSYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.15421/022163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The role of proteins in the general adaptive response of Carex hirta plants to soil pollution by crude oil has been studied. It was established that a possible element of the process of adaptation of C. hirta plants to combined stress – conditions of soil polluted by crude oil – may be the synthesis of stress proteins – high molecular weight of more than 60 kD and low molecular weight, not exceeding 22–45 kD. The synthesis of all 5 HSP families was detected in the leaves and rhizomes, and only sHSP (starting from Mr 32 kD), Hsp 60 and Hsp 100 proteins were synthesized in the roots under the influence of crude oil pollution. The development of C. hirta adaptation syndrome under the influence of crude oil pollution of the soil was promoted by enhanced synthesis of proteins with Mr 85, 77, 64, 60 and 27 kD in the leaves, 118 and 41 kD in the rhizomes and proteins with Mr 105, 53, 50 and 43 kD in the roots of the plants. The decrease in the amount of proteins with Mr 91, 45, 28 kD in the leaves, proteins with Mr 85, 76 and 23 kD in rhizomes and proteins with Mr 64 and 39 in the roots of C. hirta plants under conditions of crude oil polluted soil could be a consequence of inhibition of synthesis or degradation of protein molecules providing the required level of low molecular weight protective compounds in cells. The root system and rhizomes of C. hirta plants undergo a greater crude oil load, which leads to increased protein synthesis in these organs and decreased in the leaves, correspondingly. However, a decrease in protein content in the leaves may indicate their outflow in the roots and rhizomes. Сrude oil contaminated soil as a polycomponent stressor accelerated the aging of leaves of C. hirta plants, which could be caused by increased synthesis of ABA. ABA in its turn induced the synthesis of leaf-specific protein with Mr 27 kD. These proteins bind significant amounts of water with their hydrate shells maintaining the high water holding capacity of the cytoplasm under drought conditions. ABA inhibits the mRNA synthesis and their corresponding proteins, which are characteristic under normal conditions, and induces the expression of genes and, consequently, the synthesis of specific proteins including 27 kD protein. By stimulating the expression of individual genes and the synthesis of new polypeptides, ABA promotes the formation of protective reactions and increases the resistance of plants to crude oil pollution.
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Ubiquitylation of ABA Receptors and Protein Phosphatase 2C Coreceptors to Modulate ABA Signaling and Stress Response. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22137103. [PMID: 34281157 PMCID: PMC8268412 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications play a fundamental role in regulating protein function and stability. In particular, protein ubiquitylation is a multifaceted modification involved in numerous aspects of plant biology. Landmark studies connected the ATP-dependent ubiquitylation of substrates to their degradation by the 26S proteasome; however, nonproteolytic functions of the ubiquitin (Ub) code are also crucial to regulate protein interactions, activity, and localization. Regarding proteolytic functions of Ub, Lys-48-linked branched chains are the most common chain type for proteasomal degradation, whereas promotion of endocytosis and vacuolar degradation is triggered through monoubiquitylation or Lys63-linked chains introduced in integral or peripheral plasma membrane proteins. Hormone signaling relies on regulated protein turnover, and specifically the half-life of ABA signaling components is regulated both through the ubiquitin-26S proteasome system and the endocytic/vacuolar degradation pathway. E3 Ub ligases have been reported that target different ABA signaling core components, i.e., ABA receptors, PP2Cs, SnRK2s, and ABFs/ABI5 transcription factors. In this review, we focused specifically on the ubiquitylation of ABA receptors and PP2C coreceptors, as well as other post-translational modifications of ABA receptors (nitration and phosphorylation) that result in their ubiquitination and degradation.
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Sirko A, Wawrzyńska A, Brzywczy J, Sieńko M. Control of ABA Signaling and Crosstalk with Other Hormones by the Selective Degradation of Pathway Components. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4638. [PMID: 33924944 PMCID: PMC8125534 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A rapid and appropriate genetic and metabolic acclimation, which is crucial for plants' survival in a changing environment, is maintained due to the coordinated action of plant hormones and cellular degradation mechanisms influencing proteostasis. The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) rapidly accumulates in plants in response to environmental stress and plays a pivotal role in the reaction to various stimuli. Increasing evidence demonstrates a significant role of autophagy in controlling ABA signaling. This field has been extensively investigated and new discoveries are constantly being provided. We present updated information on the components of the ABA signaling pathway, particularly on transcription factors modified by different E3 ligases. Then, we focus on the role of selective autophagy in ABA pathway control and review novel evidence on the involvement of autophagy in different parts of the ABA signaling pathway that are important for crosstalk with other hormones, particularly cytokinins and brassinosteroids.
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- Agnieszka Sirko
- Laboratory of Plant Protein Homeostasis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protein Homeostasis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (M.S.)
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Liu T, Li CX, Zhong J, Shu D, Luo D, Li ZM, Zhou JY, Yang J, Tan H, Ma XR. Exogenous 1',4'- trans-Diol-ABA Induces Stress Tolerance by Affecting the Level of Gene Expression in Tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L.). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2555. [PMID: 33806336 PMCID: PMC7961390 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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1',4'-trans-diol-ABA is a key precursor of the biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis in fungi. We successfully obtained the pure compound from a mutant of Botrytis cinerea and explored its function and possible mechanism on plants by spraying 2 mg/L 1',4'-trans-diol-ABA on tobacco leaves. Our results showed that this compound enhanced the drought tolerance of tobacco seedlings. A comparative transcriptome analysis showed that a large number of genes responded to the compound, exhibiting 1523 genes that were differentially expressed at 12 h, which increased to 1993 at 24 h and 3074 at 48 h, respectively. The enrichment analysis demonstrated that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were primarily enriched in pathways related to hormones and resistance. The DEGs of transcription factors were generally up-regulated and included the bHLH, bZIP, ERF, MYB, NAC, WRKY and HSF families. Moreover, the levels of expression of PYL/PYR, PP2C, SnRK2, and ABF at the ABA signaling pathway responded positively to exogenous 1',4'-trans-diol-ABA. Among them, seven ABF transcripts that were detected were significantly up-regulated. In addition, the genes involved in salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonic acid pathways, reactive oxygen species scavenging system, and other resistance related genes were primarily induced by 1',4'-trans-diol-ABA. These findings indicated that treatment with 1',4'-trans-diol-ABA could improve tolerance to plant abiotic stress and potential biotic resistance by regulating gene expression, similar to the effects of exogenous ABA.
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- Teng Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; (T.L.); (C.-X.L.); (J.Z.); (D.S.); (D.L.); (Z.-M.L.); (J.-Y.Z.); (J.Y.)
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Shi XP, Ren JJ, Qi HD, Lin Y, Wang YY, Li DF, Kong LJ, Wang XL. Plant-Specific AtS40.4 Acts as a Negative Regulator in Abscisic Acid Signaling During Seed Germination and Seedling Growth in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:622201. [PMID: 33613604 PMCID: PMC7889505 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.622201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone regulating plant growth, development and stress responses. A multitude of key factors implicated in ABA signaling have been identified; however, the regulation network of these factors needs for further information. AtS40.4, a plant-specific DUF584 domain-containing protein, was identified previously as a senescence regulator in Arabidopsis. In this study, our finding showed that AtS40.4 was negatively involved in ABA signaling during seed germination and early seedling growth. AtS40.4 was highly expressed in seeds and seedlings, and the expression level was promoted by ABA. AtS40.4 was localized both in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Moreover, the subcellular localization pattern of AtS40.4 was affected by ABA. The knockdown mutants of AtS40.4 exhibited an increased sensitivity to ABA, whereas the overexpression of AtS40.4 decreased the ABA response during seed germination and seedling growth of Arabidopsis. Furthermore, AtS40.4 was involved in ABRE-dependent ABA signaling and influenced the expression levels of ABA INSENTIVE (ABI)1-5 and SnRK2.6. Further genetic evidence demonstrated that AtS40.4 functioned upstream of ABI4. These findings support the notion that AtS40.4 is a novel negative regulator of the ABA response network during seed germination and early seedling growth.
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- Xiao-Pu Shi
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
- Biology and Food Engineering School, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Lufeng Group Co., Ltd., Anqiu, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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