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Kumari S, Nazir F, Maheshwari C, Kaur H, Gupta R, Siddique KHM, Khan MIR. Plant hormones and secondary metabolites under environmental stresses: Enlightening defense molecules. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 206:108238. [PMID: 38064902 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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The climatic changes have great threats to sustainable agriculture and require efforts to ensure global food and nutritional security. In this regard, the plant strategic responses, including the induction of plant hormones/plant growth regulators (PGRs), play a substantial role in boosting plant immunity against environmental stress-induced adversities. In addition, secondary metabolites (SMs) have emerged as potential 'stress alleviators' that help plants to adapt against environmental stressors imposing detrimental impacts on plant health and survival. The introduction of SMs in plant biology has shed light on their beneficial effects in mitigating environmental crises. This review explores SMs-mediated plant defense responses and highlights the crosstalk between PGRs and SMs under diverse environmental stressors. In addition, genetic engineering approaches are discussed as a potential revenue to enhance plant hormone-mediated SM production in response to environmental cues. Thus, the present review aims to emphasize the significance of SMs implications with PGRs association and genetic approachability, which could aid in shaping the future strategies that favor agro-ecosystem compatibility under unpredictable environmental conditions.
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- Sarika Kumari
- Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, South Korea.
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Wang D, Ren X, Meng L, Zheng R, Li D, Kong Q. Exogenous Phytosulfokine α (PSKα) Alleviates Chilling Injury of Kiwifruit by Regulating Ca 2+ and Protein Kinase-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism. Foods 2023; 12:4196. [PMID: 38231680 DOI: 10.3390/foods12234196] [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: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Kiwifruit fruit stored at low temperatures are susceptible to chilling injury, leading to rapid softening, which therefore affects storage and marketing. The effect of 150 nM mL-1 of exogenous phytosulfokine α (PSKα) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, Ca2+ signaling, and signal-transducing MAPK in kiwifruit, stored at 0 °C for 60 days, was investigated. The results demonstrated that PSKα treatment effectively alleviated chilling injury in kiwifruit, with a 15% reduction in damage compared to the control on day 60. In addition, PSKα enhanced the activities and gene expression levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), Ca2+-ATPase, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). In contrast, the activities and gene expression levels of NADPH oxidase (NOX) were inhibited, leading to a lower accumulation of O2- and H2O2, which were 47.2% and 42.2% lower than those in the control at the end of storage, respectively. Furthermore, PSKα treatment enhanced the calmodulin (CaM) content of kiwifruit, which was 1.41 times that of the control on day 50. These results indicate that PSKα can mitigate chilling injury and softening of kiwifruit by inhibiting the accumulation of ROS, increasing antioxidant capacity by inducing antioxidant enzymes, activating Ca2+ signaling, and responding to MAPK protein kinase. The present results provide evidence that exogenous PSKα may be taken for a hopeful treatment in alleviating chilling injury and maintaining the quality of kiwifruit.
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- Di Wang
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Characteristic Fruit Storage and Preservation, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Characteristic Fruit Storage and Preservation, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Characteristic Fruit Storage and Preservation, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Characteristic Fruit Storage and Preservation, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Characteristic Fruit Storage and Preservation, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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Feng CH, Niu MX, Zhao S, Guo S, Yin W, Xia X, Su Y. Aspartyl tRNA-synthetase (AspRS) gene family enhances drought tolerance in poplar through BABA-PtrIBIs-PtrVOZ signaling module. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:473. [PMID: 37605104 PMCID: PMC10441740 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09556-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Drought stress is a prevalent abiotic stress that significantly hinders the growth and development of plants. According to studies, β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) can influence the ABA pathway through the AtIBI1 receptor gene to enhance cold resistance in Arabidopsis. However, the Aspartate tRNA-synthetase (AspRS) gene family, which acts as the receptor for BABA, has not yet been investigated in poplar. Particularly, it is uncertain how the AspRS gene family (PtrIBIs)r can resist drought stress after administering various concentrations of BABA to poplar. RESULTS In this study, we have identified 12 AspRS family genes and noted that poplar acquired four PtrIBI pairs through whole genome duplication (WGD). We conducted cis-action element analysis and found a significant number of stress-related action elements on different PtrIBI genes promoters. The expression of most PtrIBI genes was up-regulated under beetle and mechanical damage stresses, indicating their potential role in responding to leaf damage stress. Our results suggest that a 50 mM BABA treatment can alleviate the damage caused by drought stress in plants. Additionally, via transcriptome sequencing, we observed that the partial up-regulation of BABA receptor genes, PtrIBI2/4/6/8/11, in poplars after drought treatment. We hypothesize that poplar responds to drought stress through the BABA-PtrIBIs-PtrVOZ coordinated ABA signaling pathway. Our research provides molecular evidence for understanding how plants respond to drought stress through external application of BABA. CONCLUSIONS In summary, our study conducted genome-wide analysis of the AspRS family of P. trichocarpa and identified 12 PtrIBI genes. We utilized genomics and bioinformatics to determine various characteristics of PtrIBIs such as chromosomal localization, evolutionary tree, gene structure, gene doubling, promoter cis-elements, and expression profiles. Our study found that certain PtrIBI genes are regulated by drought, beetle, and mechanical damage implying their crucial role in enhancing poplar stress tolerance. Additionally, we observed that external application of low concentrations of BABA increased plant drought resistance under drought stress. Through the BABA-PtrIBIs-PtrVOZ signaling module, poplar plants were able to transduce ABA signaling and regulate their response to drought stress. These results suggest that the PtrIBI genes in poplar have the potential to improve drought tolerance in plants through the topical application of low concentrations of BABA.
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- Cong-Hua Feng
- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China.
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Deng S, Guo Q, Gao Y, Li J, Xu Z. Induced resistance to rice sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) by β-amino-butyric acid conjugate of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 194:105502. [PMID: 37532322 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is a major fungal disease that plagues commercially grown rice. Occurring mainly in leaf sheaths and leaves, the disease leads to great losses in food production. β-amino-butyric acid (BABA) has been demonstrated to activate an induced resistance response and is a potent inducer of broad-spectrum disease resistance in different plant species. In this study, β-amino-butyric acid conjugate of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) with prominent induced resistance to rice sheath blight was tested. The in vitro fungicidal activity, as well as in vivo efficacy, systemicity, induced resistance and defense enzyme activity of BABA conjugate of PCA against R. solani in rice seedlings was systematically evaluated. The results indicated that in vitro fungicidal activity of PCA-β-aminobutyric acid (4e) against R. solani was lower than that of PCA, but in vivo curative ability of 4e was the highest among all tested compounds. The systemicity tests in rice seedlings revealed that PCA did not possess phloem mobility, while 4e exhibited moderate phloem mobility but much lower thanα-amino-butyric acid conjugate of PCA (4d). In addition, Compound 4e showed the highest induced activity against rice sheath blight. The observed effects of defense enzymes help to explain this high level of induced activity. The current research results indicate that in rice seedlings, BABA conjugate of PCA induce observable resistance to rice sheath blight and exhibit moderate phloem mobility, which could be used as an induced resistance fungicide against rice sheath blight in commercial rice production. The BABA conjugate of PCA might provide a useful example of induced resistance to R. solani.
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- Shenchuan Deng
- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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Qu L, Jia W, Dai Z, Xu Z, Cai M, Huang W, Han D, Dang B, Ma X, Gao Y, Xu J. Selenium and molybdenum synergistically alleviate chromium toxicity by modulating Cr uptake and subcellular distribution in Nicotiana tabacum L. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 248:114312. [PMID: 36455352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is a harmful heavy metal that poses a serious threat to plants and animals. Selenium (Se) and molybdenum (Mo) are two beneficial elements for plant growth and resistance. However, their interactive effects on Cr uptake and distribution are poorly understood. Therefore, a hydroponics experiment was conducted to explore the effects of the use of Se and Mo alone and simultaneously on mitigating Cr toxicity. In this study, Nicotiana tabacum L. seedlings were exposed to control, 50 µM Cr, 50 μM Cr + 2 μM Se, 50 μM Cr + 1 μM Mo, or 50 μM Cr + 2 μM Se + 1 μM Mo in Hoagland solution. After 2 weeks, the plant biomass, Cr, Se and Mo contents, photosynthesis, leaf ultrastructure, antioxidant system, subcellular distribution and associated gene expression in Nicotiana tabacum L. were determined. The results showed that simultaneous use of Se and Mo promoted tobacco growth under Cr stress, as evidenced by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and reducing Cr translocation factor (TF) and inducing a 51.3% reduction in Cr content in shoots. Additionally, Se-Mo interactions increased the levels of glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin (PC) and the distribution of Cr in the cell walls and organelles. Furthermore, the relative expression of PCS1 was upregulated, while those of NtST1 and MSN1 were downregulated. The results concluded that the simultaneous use of Se and Mo effectively alleviated Cr toxicity in Nicotiana tabacum L., which not only offers an efficient way for crops to resist Cr toxicity but also provides evidence for the benefit of Se combined with Mo.
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- Lili Qu
- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan agricultural university, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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A YSK-Type Dehydrin from Nicotiana tabacum Enhanced Copper Tolerance in Escherichia coli. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315162. [PMID: 36499485 PMCID: PMC9737620 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315162] [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: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Copper is an essential micronutrient for the maintenance of normal cell function but is toxic in excess. Dehydrins are group two late embryogenesis abundant proteins, which facilitate plant survival in harsh environmental conditions. Here, a YSK-type dehydrin, NtDhn17, was cloned from Nicotiana tabacum under copper toxicity and characterized using a heterologous expression system and in vitro or in vivo experiments and exhibited characteristics of intrinsic disorder during in vitro analyses. Heterologous expression of NtDHN17 enhanced the tolerance of E. coli to various metals, osmotic, and oxidative stress. NtDHN17 showed no Cu2+-binding properties in vivo or in vitro, indicating that metal ion binding is not universal among dehydrins. In vitro and in vivo experiments suggested that NtDHN17 behaved as a potent anti-aggregation agent providing strong protection to aggregated proteins induced by excess copper ions, an effect dependent on the K-segment but not on the Y- or S-segments. In summary, the protective role of NtDHN17 towards E. coli under conditions of copper toxicity may be related to anti-aggregation ability rather than its acting as an ion scavenger, which might be a valuable target for the genetic improvement of resistance to heavy metal stresses in plants.
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Quan J, Zheng W, Wu M, Shen Z, Tan J, Li Z, Zhu B, Hong SB, Zhao Y, Zhu Z, Zang Y. Glycine Betaine and β-Aminobutyric Acid Mitigate the Detrimental Effects of Heat Stress on Chinese Cabbage ( Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) Seedlings with Improved Photosynthetic Performance and Antioxidant System. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11091213. [PMID: 35567214 PMCID: PMC9105105 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Heat stress is one of the major abiotic factors that limit the growth, development, and productivity of plants. Both glycine betaine (GB) and β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) have received considerable attention due to their roles in stimulating tolerance to diverse abiotic stresses. In order to understand how GB and BABA biostimulants alleviate heat stress in a cool-weather Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) plant, we investigated the GB- and BABA-primed heat-stressed plants in terms of their morpho-physiological and biochemical traits. Priming with GB (15 mM) and BABA (0.2 mM) was conducted at the third leaf stage by applying foliar sprays daily for 5 days before 5 days of heat stress (45 °C in 16 h light/35 °C in 8 h dark) on Chinese cabbage seedlings. The results indicate that GB and BABA significantly increased chlorophyll content, and the parameters of both gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence, of Chinese cabbage under heat stress. Compared with the unprimed heat-stressed control, the dry weights of GB- and BABA-primed plants were significantly increased by 36.36% and 45.45%, respectively. GB and BABA priming also greatly mitigated membrane damage, as indicated by the reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA) and electrolyte leakage through the elevation of proline content, and increased activity levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX). Taken together, GB and BABA have great potential to enhance the thermotolerance of Chinese cabbage through higher photosynthesis performance, osmoprotection, and antioxidant enzyme activity.
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- Jin Quan
- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 77058-1098, USA;
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (J.Q.); (W.Z.); (M.W.); (Z.S.); (J.T.); (Z.L.); (B.Z.); (Z.Z.)
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Wang Y, Dai X, Xu G, Dai Z, Chen P, Zhang T, Zhang H. The Ca 2+-CaM Signaling Pathway Mediates Potassium Uptake by Regulating Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Tobacco Roots Under Low-K + Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:658609. [PMID: 34163499 PMCID: PMC8216240 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.658609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Potassium (K+) deficiency severely threatens crop growth and productivity. Calcium (Ca2+) signaling and its sensors play a central role in the response to low-K+ stress. Calmodulin (CaM) is an important Ca2+ sensor. However, the mechanism by which Ca2+ signaling and CaM mediate the response of roots to low-K+ stress remains unclear. In this study, we found that the K+ concentration significantly decreased in both shoots and roots treated with Ca2+ channel blockers, a Ca2+ chelator, and CaM antagonists. Under low-K+ stress, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulated, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes, NAD kinase (NADK), and NADP phosphatase (NADPase) decreased. This indicates that antioxidant enzymes, NADK, and NADPase might be downstream target proteins in the Ca2+-CaM signaling pathway, which facilitates K+ uptake in plant roots by mediating ROS homeostasis under low-K+ stress. Moreover, the expression of NtCNGC3, NtCNGC10, K+ channel genes, and transporter genes was significantly downregulated in blocker-treated, chelator-treated, and antagonist-treated plant roots in the low K+ treatment, suggesting that the Ca2+-CaM signaling pathway may mediate K+ uptake by regulating the expression of these genes. Overall, this study shows that the Ca2+-CaM signaling pathway promotes K+ absorption by regulating ROS homeostasis and the expression of K+ uptake-related genes in plant roots under low-K+ stress.
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