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Pu X, Fu Y, Xu C, Li X, Wang W, De K, Wei X, Yao X. Transcriptomic analyses provide molecular insight into the cold stress response of cold-tolerant alfalfa. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:741. [PMID: 39095692 PMCID: PMC11297790 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05136-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Daye No.3 is a novel cultivar of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) that is well suited for cultivation in high-altitude regions such as the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau owing to its high yield and notable cold resistance. However, the limited availability of transcriptomic information has hindered our investigation into the potential mechanisms of cold tolerance in this cultivar. Consequently, we conducted de novo transcriptome assembly to overcome this limitation. Subsequently, we compared the patterns of gene expression in Daye No. 3 during cold acclimatization and exposure to cold stress at various time points. RESULTS A total of 15 alfalfa samples were included in the transcriptome assembly, resulting in 141.97 Gb of clean bases. A total of 441 DEGs were induced by cold acclimation, while 4525, 5016, and 8056 DEGs were identified at 12 h, 24 h, and 36 h after prolonged cold stress at 4 °C, respectively. The consistency between the RT‒qPCR and transcriptome data confirmed the accuracy and reliability of the transcriptomic data. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that many genes related to photosynthesis were enriched under cold stress. STEM analysis demonstrated that genes involved in nitrogen metabolism and the TCA cycle were consistently upregulated under cold stress, while genes associated with photosynthesis, particularly antenna protein genes, were downregulated. PPI network analysis revealed that ubiquitination-related ribosomal proteins act as hub genes in response to cold stress. Additionally, the plant hormone signaling pathway was activated under cold stress, suggesting its vital role in the cold stress response of alfalfa. CONCLUSIONS Ubiquitination-related ribosomal proteins induced by cold acclimation play a crucial role in early cold signal transduction. As hub genes, these ubiquitination-related ribosomal proteins regulate a multitude of downstream genes in response to cold stress. The upregulation of genes related to nitrogen metabolism and the TCA cycle and the activation of the plant hormone signaling pathway contribute to the enhanced cold tolerance of alfalfa.
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- Xiaojian Pu
- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China.
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China.
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
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- Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Qinghai University, No.1 Wei'er Road, Biopark, Chengbei District, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, Qinghai Province, China
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Wang G, Wang X, Li D, Yang X, Hu T, Fu J. Comparative proteomics in tall fescue to reveal underlying mechanisms for improving Photosystem II thermotolerance during heat stress memory. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:683. [PMID: 38982385 PMCID: PMC11232258 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10580-z] [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: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The escalating impacts of global warming intensify the detrimental effects of heat stress on crop growth and yield. Among the earliest and most vulnerable sites of damage is Photosystem II (PSII). Plants exposed to recurring high temperatures develop heat stress memory, a phenomenon that enables them to retain information from previous stress events to better cope with subsequent one. Understanding the components and regulatory networks associated with heat stress memory is crucial for the development of heat-resistant crops. RESULTS Physiological assays revealed that heat priming (HP) enabled tall fescue to possess higher Photosystem II photochemical activity when subjected to trigger stress. To investigate the underlying mechanisms of heat stress memory, we performed comparative proteomic analyses on tall fescue leaves at S0 (control), R4 (primed), and S5 (triggering), using an integrated approach of Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) labeling and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. A total of 3,851 proteins were detected, with quantitative information available for 3,835 proteins. Among these, we identified 1,423 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs), including 526 proteins that were classified as Heat Stress Memory Proteins (HSMPs). GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed that the HSMPs were primarily associated with the "autophagy" in R4 and with "PSII repair", "HSP binding", and "peptidase activity" in S5. Notably, we identified 7 chloroplast-localized HSMPs (HSP21, DJC77, EGY3, LHCA4, LQY1, PSBR and DEGP8, R4/S0 > 1.2, S5/S0 > 1.2), which were considered to be effectors linked to PSII heat stress memory, predominantly in cluster 4. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis indicated that the ubiquitin-proteasome system, with key nodes at UPL3, RAD23b, and UCH3, might play a role in the selective retention of memory effectors in the R4 stage. Furthermore, we conducted RT-qPCR validation on 12 genes, and the results showed that in comparison to the S5 stage, the R4 stage exhibited reduced consistency between transcript and protein levels, providing additional evidence for post-transcriptional regulation in R4. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide valuable insights into the establishment of heat stress memory under recurring high-temperature episodes and offer a conceptual framework for breeding thermotolerant crops with improved PSII functionality.
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- Guangyang Wang
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai City, 264025, China
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- Urban Management Bureau, Taiqian County, Puyang City, 457600, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai City, 264025, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai City, 264025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou city, 730020, China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai City, 264025, China.
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Hina A, Khan N, Kong K, Lv W, Karikari B, Abbasi A, Zhao T. Exploring the role of FBXL fbxl gene family in Soybean: Implications for plant height and seed size regulation. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14191. [PMID: 38351287 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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F-box proteins constitute a significant family in eukaryotes and, as a component of the Skp1p-cullin-F-box complex, are considered critical for cellular protein degradation and other biological processes in plants. Despite their importance, the functions of F-box proteins, particularly those with C-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains, remain largely unknown in plants. Therefore, the present study conducted genome-wide identification and in silico characterization of F-BOX proteins with C-terminal LRR domains in soybean (Glycine max L.) (GmFBXLs). A total of 45 GmFBXLs were identified. The phylogenetic analysis showed that GmFBXLs could be subdivided into ten subgroups and exhibited a close relationship with those from Arabidopsis thaliana, Cicer aretineum, and Medicago trunculata. It was observed that most cis-regulatory elements in the promoter regions of GmFBXLs are involved in hormone signalling, stress responses, and developmental stages. In silico transcriptome data illustrated diverse expression patterns of the identified GmFBXLs across various tissues, such as shoot apical meristem, flower, green pods, leaves, nodules, and roots. Overexpressing (OE) GmFBXL12 in Tianlong No.1 cultivar resulted in a significant difference in seed size, number of pods, and number of seeds per plant, indicated a potential increase in yield compared to wild type. This study offers valuable perspectives into the role of FBXLs in soybean, serving as a foundation for future research. Additionally, the identified OE lines represent valuable genetic resources for enhancing seed-related traits in soybean.
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- Aiman Hina
- Soybean Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), MOA National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Global Institute for Food Security, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Soybean Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), MOA National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Soybean Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), MOA National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Département de phytologie, Université Laval, QC, Québec, Canada
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohsar University Murree, Pakistan
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- Soybean Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), MOA National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Cheng C, Wu Q, Wang M, Chen D, Li J, Shen J, Hou S, Zhang P, Qin L, Acharya BR, Lu X, Zhang W. Maize MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 20 mediates high-temperature-regulated stomatal movement. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 193:2788-2805. [PMID: 37725401 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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High temperature induces stomatal opening; however, uncontrolled stomatal opening is dangerous for plants in response to high temperature. We identified a high-temperature sensitive (hts) mutant from the ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS)-induced maize (Zea mays) mutant library that is linked to a single base change in MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 20 (ZmMPK20). Our data demonstrated that hts mutants exhibit substantially increased stomatal opening and water loss rate, as well as decreased thermotolerance, compared to wild-type plants under high temperature. ZmMPK20-knockout mutants showed similar phenotypes as hts mutants. Overexpression of ZmMPK20 decreased stomatal apertures, water loss rate, and enhanced plant thermotolerance. Additional experiments showed that ZmMPK20 interacts with MAP KINASE KINASE 9 (ZmMKK9) and E3 ubiquitin ligase RPM1 INTERACTING PROTEIN 2 (ZmRIN2), a maize homolog of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) RIN2. ZmMPK20 prevented ZmRIN2 degradation by inhibiting ZmRIN2 self-ubiquitination. ZmMKK9 phosphorylated ZmMPK20 and enhanced the inhibitory effect of ZmMPK20 on ZmRIN2 degradation. Moreover, we employed virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) to silence ZmMKK9 and ZmRIN2 in maize and heterologously overexpressed ZmMKK9 or ZmRIN2 in Arabidopsis. Our findings demonstrated that ZmMKK9 and ZmRIN2 play negative regulatory roles in high-temperature-induced stomatal opening. Accordingly, we propose that the ZmMKK9-ZmMPK20-ZmRIN2 cascade negatively regulates high-temperature-induced stomatal opening and balances water loss and leaf temperature, thus enhancing plant thermotolerance.
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- Chuang Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Weifang 261000, China
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Institute of Advanced Agricultural Technology, Qilu Normal University, Jinan 250200, China
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- College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Institute of Advanced Agricultural Technology, Qilu Normal University, Jinan 250200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaption Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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Jaiswal P, Singh A, Bajpai K, Tripathi K, Sahi AN, Barthakur S. Genetic diversity, transcript heterogeneity and allele mining of TaSKP1-6B-4 gene variants across diverse genotypes under terminal heat stress and genome wide characterization of TaSKP1 gene family from bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 113:279-301. [PMID: 37985582 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01389-7] [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: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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SKP1 (S-phase kinase protein1) is an essential regulatory component of SCF (Skp1-cullin-F-box) E3 ubiquitin ligases involved in maintenance of cellular protein homeostasis through ubiquitin mediated proteasome system (UPS). UPS play a key role in stress response and grain yield. Earlier, we isolated TaSKP1-6B-4, highly induced in flag leaf tissues (Accession No. KJ830759.1) of developing wheat caryopses under heat stress. To further assess the functional role of SKP1, genetic variability analysis was carried out in a panel of 25 contrasting germplasm through extensive phenotyping and transcript profiling of TaSKP1-6B-4 during anthesis under ambient and terminal heat stress (THS) in field experiments for two consecutive years. The analysis of variance revealed significant variations for all the traits studied. Higher H2(%), GCV, PCV, GA and GA% mean observed in tiller number per plant (23.81, 17.65, 5.71, 28, 30.86%) and grain number per head (30.27, 82.79, 60.16, 105.00, 108.64%) under THS over ambient temperature. Higher fold induction of TaSKP1-6B-4 transcripts was recorded in 10 genotypes viz. HD2967 (9.9), IC145456 (6.18) in flag leaf; while C-306 (15.88), RAJ3765 (8.37) in ear head. Allele mining of SKP1-6B-4 showed genotypic sequence variations. Whole genome wide search of SKP1 gene family identified 95 SKP1 genes which were structurally characterized. Grain yield, leaf senescence and other agronomic-morpho-physiological parameters combined with transcript profiling, cvHD2967, was found to be the best positively responsive to THS which by pedigree was not heat tolerant. We report a novel 2 year comprehensive field based analysis on collective genetic variability and SKP1/UPS modulation under a natural environmental setting. The data reveals potential functional role of UPS under THS and tolerant cultivars can be further utilized for clarifying the role of UPS mechanistically at the molecular level and for developing terminal heat stress tolerant wheat.
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- Praful Jaiswal
- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110012, India
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, U.P, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR- Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110012, India
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Xiong E, Qu X, Li J, Liu H, Ma H, Zhang D, Chu S, Jiao Y. The soybean ubiquitin-proteasome system: Current knowledge and future perspective. THE PLANT GENOME 2023; 16:e20281. [PMID: 36345561 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Increasing soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield has become a worldwide scientific problem in the world. Many studies have shown that ubiquitination plays a key role in stress response and yield formation. In the UniProtKB database, 2,429 ubiquitin-related proteins were predicted in soybean, however, <20 were studied. One key way to address this lack of progress in increasing soybean yield will be a deeper understanding of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) in soybean. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge about soybean ubiquitin-related proteins and discussed the method of combining phenotype, mutant library, transgenic system, genomics, and proteomics approaches to facilitate the exploration of the soybean UPS. We also proposed the strategy of applying the UPS in soybean improvement based on related studies in model plants. Our review will be helpful for soybean scientists to learn current research progress of the soybean UPS and further lay a theoretical reference for the molecular improvement of soybean in future research by use of this knowledge.
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- Erhui Xiong
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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Chirivì D, Betti C. Molecular Links between Flowering and Abiotic Stress Response: A Focus on Poaceae. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:331. [PMID: 36679044 PMCID: PMC9866591 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Extreme temperatures, drought, salinity and soil pollution are the most common types of abiotic stresses crops can encounter in fields; these variations represent a general warning to plant productivity and survival, being more harmful when in combination. Plant response to such conditions involves the activation of several molecular mechanisms, starting from perception to signaling, transcriptional reprogramming and protein modifications. This can influence the plant's life cycle and development to different extents. Flowering developmental transition is very sensitive to environmental stresses, being critical to reproduction and to agricultural profitability for crops. The Poacee family contains some of the most widespread domesticated plants, such as wheat, barley and rice, which are commonly referred to as cereals and represent a primary food source. In cultivated Poaceae, stress-induced modifications of flowering time and development cause important yield losses by directly affecting seed production. At the molecular level, this reflects important changes in gene expression and protein activity. Here, we present a comprehensive overview on the latest research investigating the molecular pathways linking flowering control to osmotic and temperature extreme conditions in agronomically relevant monocotyledons. This aims to provide hints for biotechnological strategies that can ensure agricultural stability in ever-changing climatic conditions.
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Raj SRG, Nadarajah K. QTL and Candidate Genes: Techniques and Advancement in Abiotic Stress Resistance Breeding of Major Cereals. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:6. [PMID: 36613450 PMCID: PMC9820233 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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At least 75% of the world's grain production comes from the three most important cereal crops: rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and maize (Zea mays). However, abiotic stressors such as heavy metal toxicity, salinity, low temperatures, and drought are all significant hazards to the growth and development of these grains. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) discovery and mapping have enhanced agricultural production and output by enabling plant breeders to better comprehend abiotic stress tolerance processes in cereals. Molecular markers and stable QTL are important for molecular breeding and candidate gene discovery, which may be utilized in transgenic or molecular introgression. Researchers can now study synteny between rice, maize, and wheat to gain a better understanding of the relationships between the QTL or genes that are important for a particular stress adaptation and phenotypic improvement in these cereals from analyzing reports on QTL and candidate genes. An overview of constitutive QTL, adaptive QTL, and significant stable multi-environment and multi-trait QTL is provided in this article as a solid framework for use and knowledge in genetic enhancement. Several QTL, such as DRO1 and Saltol, and other significant success cases are discussed in this review. We have highlighted techniques and advancements for abiotic stress tolerance breeding programs in cereals, the challenges encountered in introgressing beneficial QTL using traditional breeding techniques such as mutation breeding and marker-assisted selection (MAS), and the in roads made by new breeding methods such as genome-wide association studies (GWASs), the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9 system, and meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis. A combination of these conventional and modern breeding approaches can be used to apply the QTL and candidate gene information in genetic improvement of cereals against abiotic stresses.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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Saharan BS, Brar B, Duhan JS, Kumar R, Marwaha S, Rajput VD, Minkina T. Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms to Mitigate Abiotic Stress Conditions in Plants. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:1634. [PMID: 36295069 PMCID: PMC9605384 DOI: 10.3390/life12101634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Agriculture production faces many abiotic stresses, mainly drought, salinity, low and high temperature. These abiotic stresses inhibit plants' genetic potential, which is the cause of huge reduction in crop productivity, decrease potent yields for important crop plants by more than 50% and imbalance agriculture's sustainability. They lead to changes in the physio-morphological, molecular, and biochemical nature of the plants and change plants' regular metabolism, which makes them a leading cause of losses in crop productivity. These changes in plant systems also help to mitigate abiotic stress conditions. To initiate the signal during stress conditions, sensor molecules of the plant perceive the stress signal from the outside and commence a signaling cascade to send a message and stimulate nuclear transcription factors to provoke specific gene expression. To mitigate the abiotic stress, plants contain several methods of avoidance, adaption, and acclimation. In addition to these, to manage stress conditions, plants possess several tolerance mechanisms which involve ion transporters, osmoprotectants, proteins, and other factors associated with transcriptional control, and signaling cascades are stimulated to offset abiotic stress-associated biochemical and molecular changes. Plant growth and survival depends on the ability to respond to the stress stimulus, produce the signal, and start suitable biochemical and physiological changes. Various important factors, such as the biochemical, physiological, and molecular mechanisms of plants, including the use of microbiomes and nanotechnology to combat abiotic stresses, are highlighted in this article.
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- Baljeet Singh Saharan
- Department of Microbiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa 125055, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner 334001, India
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Mackinnon E, Stone SL. The Ubiquitin Proteasome System and Nutrient Stress Response. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:867419. [PMID: 35665152 PMCID: PMC9161090 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.867419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plants utilize different molecular mechanisms, including the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) that facilitates changes to the proteome, to mitigate the impact of abiotic stresses on growth and development. The UPS encompasses the ubiquitination of selected substrates followed by the proteasomal degradation of the modified proteins. Ubiquitin ligases, or E3s, are central to the UPS as they govern specificity and facilitate the attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules to the substrate protein. From recent studies, the UPS has emerged as an important regulator of the uptake and translocation of essential macronutrients and micronutrients. In this review, we discuss select E3s that are involved in regulating nutrient uptake and responses to stress conditions, including limited or excess levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, and copper.
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Thayale Purayil F, Sudalaimuthuasari N, Li L, Aljneibi R, Al Shamsi AMK, David N, Kottackal M, AlZaabi M, Balan J, Kurup SS, Hazzouri KM, Amiri KMA. Transcriptome Profiling and Functional Validation of RING-Type E3 Ligases in Halophyte Sesuvium verrucosum under Salinity Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052821. [PMID: 35269961 PMCID: PMC8911510 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Owing to their sessile nature, plants have developed a tapestry of molecular and physiological mechanisms to overcome diverse environmental challenges, including abiotic stresses. Adaptive radiation in certain lineages, such as Aizoaceae, enable their success in colonizing arid regions and is driven by evolutionary selection. Sesuvium verrucosum (commonly known as Western sea-purslane) is a highly salt-tolerant succulent halophyte belonging to the Aizoaceae family; thus, it provides us with the model-platform for studying plant adaptation to salt stress. Various transcriptional and translational mechanisms are employed by plants to cope with salt stress. One of the systems, namely, ubiquitin-mediated post-translational modification, plays a vital role in plant tolerance to abiotic stress and other biological process. E3 ligase plays a central role in target recognition and protein specificity in ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. Here, we characterize E3 ligases in Sesuvium verrucosum from transcriptome analysis of roots in response to salinity stress. Our de novo transcriptome assembly results in 131,454 transcripts, and the completeness of transcriptome was confirmed by BUSCO analysis (99.3% of predicted plant-specific ortholog genes). Positive selection analysis shows 101 gene families under selection; these families are enriched for abiotic stress (e.g., osmotic and salt) responses and proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processes. In total, 433 E3 ligase transcripts were identified in S. verrucosum; among these transcripts, single RING-type classes were more abundant compared to multi-subunit RING-type E3 ligases. Additionally, we compared the number of single RING-finger E3 ligases with ten different plant species, which confirmed the abundance of single RING-type E3 ligases in different plant species. In addition, differential expression analysis showed significant changes in 13 single RING-type E3 ligases (p-value < 0.05) under salinity stress. Furthermore, the functions of the selected E3 ligases genes (12 genes) were confirmed by yeast assay. Among them, nine genes conferred salt tolerance in transgenic yeast. This functional assay supports the possible involvement of these E3 ligase in salinity stress. Our results lay a foundation for translational research in glycophytes to develop stress tolerant crops.
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- Fayas Thayale Purayil
- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, Abu-Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Correspondence: (K.M.H.); (K.M.A.A.); Tel.: +971-37135624 (K.M.A.A.)
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates; (F.T.P.); (N.S.); (L.L.); (R.A.); (A.M.K.A.S.); (M.K.); (M.A.); (J.B.)
- Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (K.M.H.); (K.M.A.A.); Tel.: +971-37135624 (K.M.A.A.)
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Zargar SM, Mir RA, Ebinezer LB, Masi A, Hami A, Manzoor M, Salgotra RK, Sofi NR, Mushtaq R, Rohila JS, Rakwal R. Physiological and Multi-Omics Approaches for Explaining Drought Stress Tolerance and Supporting Sustainable Production of Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:803603. [PMID: 35154193 PMCID: PMC8829427 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.803603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Drought differs from other natural disasters in several respects, largely because of the complexity of a crop's response to it and also because we have the least understanding of a crop's inductive mechanism for addressing drought tolerance among all abiotic stressors. Overall, the growth and productivity of crops at a global level is now thought to be an issue that is more severe and arises more frequently due to climatic change-induced drought stress. Among the major crops, rice is a frontline staple cereal crop of the developing world and is critical to sustaining populations on a daily basis. Worldwide, studies have reported a reduction in rice productivity over the years as a consequence of drought. Plants are evolutionarily primed to withstand a substantial number of environmental cues by undergoing a wide range of changes at the molecular level, involving gene, protein and metabolite interactions to protect the growing plant. Currently, an in-depth, precise and systemic understanding of fundamental biological and cellular mechanisms activated by crop plants during stress is accomplished by an umbrella of -omics technologies, such as transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics. This combination of multi-omics approaches provides a comprehensive understanding of cellular dynamics during drought or other stress conditions in comparison to a single -omics approach. Thus a greater need to utilize information (big-omics data) from various molecular pathways to develop drought-resilient crop varieties for cultivation in ever-changing climatic conditions. This review article is focused on assembling current peer-reviewed published knowledge on the use of multi-omics approaches toward expediting the development of drought-tolerant rice plants for sustainable rice production and realizing global food security.
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- Sajad Majeed Zargar
- Proteomics Laboratory, Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, and Environment, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, and Environment, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Proteomics Laboratory, Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Proteomics Laboratory, Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India
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- Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, SP College, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar, India
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- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Stuttgart, AR, United States
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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The Papain-like Cysteine Protease HpXBCP3 from Haematococcus pluvialis Involved in the Regulation of Growth, Salt Stress Tolerance and Chlorophyll Synthesis in Microalgae. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111539. [PMID: 34768970 PMCID: PMC8583958 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs), the most important group of cysteine proteases, have been reported to participate in the regulation of growth, senescence, and abiotic stresses in plants. However, the functions of PLCPs and their roles in stress response in microalgae was rarely reported. The responses to different abiotic stresses in Haematococcus pluvialis were often observed, including growth regulation and astaxanthin accumulation. In this study, the cDNA of HpXBCP3 containing 1515 bp open reading frame (ORF) was firstly cloned from H. pluvialis by RT-PCR. The analysis of protein domains and molecular evolution showed that HpXBCP3 was closely related to AtXBCP3 from Arabidopsis. The expression pattern analysis revealed that it significantly responds to NaCl stress in H. pluvialis. Subsequently, transformants expressing HpXBCP3 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were obtained and subjected to transcriptomic analysis. Results showed that HpXBCP3 might affect the cell cycle regulation and DNA replication in transgenic Chlamydomonas, resulting in abnormal growth of transformants. Moreover, the expression of HpXBCP3 might increase the sensitivity to NaCl stress by regulating ubiquitin and the expression of WD40 proteins in microalgae. Furthermore, the expression of HpXBCP3 might improve chlorophyll content by up-regulating the expression of NADH-dependent glutamate synthases in C. reinhardtii. This study indicated for the first time that HpXBCP3 was involved in the regulation of cell growth, salt stress response, and chlorophyll synthesis in microalgae. Results in this study might enrich the understanding of PLCPs in microalgae and provide a novel perspective for studying the mechanism of environmental stress responses in H. pluvialis.
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