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Lu Y, Wang K, Ngea GLN, Godana EA, Ackah M, Dhanasekaran S, Zhang Y, Su Y, Yang Q, Zhang H. Recent advances in the multifaceted functions of Cys2/His2-type zinc finger proteins in plant growth, development, and stress responses. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:5501-5520. [PMID: 38912636 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Recent research has highlighted the importance of Cys2/His2-type zinc finger proteins (C2H2-ZFPs) in plant growth and in responses to various stressors, and the complex structures of C2H2-ZFP networks and the molecular mechanisms underlying their responses to stress have received considerable attention. Here, we review the structural characteristics and classification of C2H2-ZFPs, and consider recent research advances in their functions. We systematically introduce the roles of these proteins across diverse aspects of plant biology, encompassing growth and development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, and in doing so hope to lay the foundations for further functional studies of C2H2-ZFPs in the future.
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- Yuchun Lu
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Zhu L, Zhang M, Yang X, Zi Y, Yin T, Li X, Wen K, Zhao K, Wan J, Zhang H, Luo X, Zhang H. Genome-wide identification of bZIP transcription factors in 12 Rosaceae species and modeling of novel mechanisms of EjbZIPs response to salt stress. THE PLANT GENOME 2024:e20468. [PMID: 38840305 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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In plantae, basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors (TFs) are widespread and regulate a variety of biological processes under abiotic stress. However, it has not been extensively studied in Rosaceae, and the functional effects of bZIP on Eriobotrya japonica under salt stress are still unknown. Therefore, in this study, the bZIP TF family of 12 species of Rosaceae was analyzed by bioinformatics method, and the expression profile and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction of E. japonica under salt stress were analyzed. The results showed that a total of 869 bZIP TFs were identified in 12 species of Rosaceae and divided into nine subfamilies. Differences in promoter cis-elements between subfamilies vary depending on their role. Species belonging to the same subfamily have a similar number of chromosomes and the number of genes contained on each chromosome. Gene duplication analysis has found segmental duplication to be a prime force in the evolution of Rosaceae species. In addition, nine EjbZIPs were significantly different, including seven up-regulated and two down-regulated in E. japonica under salt stress. Especially, EjbZIP13 was involved in the expression of SA-responsive proteins by binding to the NPR1 gene. EjbZIP27, EjbZIP30, and EjbZIP38 were highly expressed in E. japonica under salt stress, thus improving the salt tolerance capacity of the plants. These results can provide a theoretical basis for exploring the characteristics and functions of the bZIP TF family in more species and breeding salt-tolerant E. japonica varieties. It also provides a reference for resolving the response mechanism of bZIP TF in 12 Rosaceae species under salt stress.
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- Ling Zhu
- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Cash Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Bao Shan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Cash Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Bao Shan, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Cash Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Bao Shan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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Su H, Cao L, Ren Z, Sun W, Zhu B, Ma S, Sun C, Zhang D, Liu Z, Zeng H, Yang W, Liu Y, Zheng L, Yang Y, Wu Z, Zhu Y, Ku L, Chong L, Chen Y. ZmELF6-ZmPRR37 module regulates maize flowering and salt response. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 22:929-945. [PMID: 38009862 PMCID: PMC10955496 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14236] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The control of flowering time in maize is crucial for reproductive success and yield, and it can be influenced by environmental stresses. Using the approaches of Ac/Ds transposon and transposable element amplicon sequencing techniques, we identified a Ds insertion mutant in the ZmPRR37 gene. The Ds insertion showed a significant correlation with days to anthesis. Further research indicated that ZmPRR37-CR knockout mutants exhibited early flowering, whereas ZmPRR37-overexpression lines displayed delayed flowering compared to WT under long-day (LD) conditions. We demonstrated that ZmPRR37 repressed the expression of ZmNF-YC2 and ZmNF-YA3 to delay flowering. Association analysis revealed a significant correlation between flowering time and a SNP2071-C/T located upstream of ZmPRR37. The SNP2071-C/T impacted the binding capacity of ZmELF6 to the promoter of ZmPRR37. ZmELF6 also acted as a flowering suppressor in maize under LD conditions. Notably, our study unveiled that ZmPRR37 can enhance salt stress tolerance in maize by directly regulating the expression of ABA-responsive gene ZmDhn1. ZmDhn1 negatively regulated maize salt stress resistance. In summary, our findings proposed a novel pathway for regulating photoperiodic flowering and responding to salt stress based on ZmPRR37 in maize, providing novel insights into the integration of abiotic stress signals into floral pathways.
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- Huihui Su
- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- The Shennong LaboratoryZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, College of AgronomyHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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Tian Y, Fang Y, Zhang K, Zhai Z, Yang Y, He M, Cao X. Applications of Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Cotton. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:272. [PMID: 38256825 PMCID: PMC10819639 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an RNA-mediated reverse genetics technique that has become an effective tool to investigate gene function in plants. Cotton is one of the most important economic crops globally. In the past decade, VIGS has been successfully applied in cotton functional genomic studies, including those examining abiotic and biotic stress responses and vegetative and reproductive development. This article summarizes the traditional vectors used in the cotton VIGS system, the visible markers used for endogenous gene silencing, the applications of VIGS in cotton functional genomics, and the limitations of VIGS and how they can be addressed in cotton.
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- Yue Tian
- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China; (Y.T.); (Y.F.); (K.Z.); (Z.Z.); (Y.Y.); (M.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Areas, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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