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Transcription Profile of Auxin Related Genes during Positively Gravitropic Hypocotyl Curvature of Brassica rapa. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11091191. [PMID: 35567192 PMCID: PMC9105288 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Unlike typical negative gravitropic curvature, young hypocotyls of Brassica rapa and other dicots exhibit positive gravitropism. This positive curvature occurs at the base of the hypocotyl and is followed by the typical negative gravity-induced curvature. We investigated the role of auxin in both positive and negative hypocotyl curvature by examining the transcription of PIN1, PIN3, IAA5 and ARG1 in curving tissue. We compared tissue extraction of the convex and concave flank with Solid Phase Gene Extraction (SPGE). Based on Ubiquitin1 (UBQ1) as a reference gene, the log (2) fold change of all examined genes was determined. Transcription of the examined genes varied during the graviresponse suggesting that these genes affect differential elongation. The transcription of all genes was upregulated in the lower flank and downregulated in the upper flank during the initial downward curving period. After 48 h, the transcription profile reversed, suggesting that the ensuing negative gravicurvature is controlled by the same genes as the positive gravicurvature. High-spatial resolution profiling using SPGE revealed that the transcription profile of the examined genes was spatially distinct within the curving tissue. The comparison of the hypocotyl transcription profile with the root tip indicated that the tip tissue is a suitable reference for curving hypocotyls and that root and hypocotyl curvature are controlled by the same physiological processes.
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Huang Z, Bao K, Jing Z, Wang Q, Duan H, Zhu Y, Zhang S, Wu Q. Small Auxin Up RNAs influence the distribution of indole-3-acetic acid and play a potential role in increasing seed size in Euryale ferox Salisb. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:311. [PMID: 32620077 PMCID: PMC7333270 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02504-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aquatic Euryale ferox Salisb. is an economically important crop in China and India. Unfortunately, low yield limitations seriously hinder market growth. Unveiling the control of seed size is of remarkable importance in improvement of crops. Here, we generated a new hybrid line (HL) with larger seeds by crossing South Gordon Euryale and North Gordon Euryale (WT) which hasn't been reported before. However, the functional genes and molecular mechanisms controlling the seed size in Euryale ferox Salisb. remain unclear. In this study, we focused on the differentially expressed genes in the auxin signal transduction pathway during fruit development between HL and WT to explore candidate regulatory genes participated in regulating seed size. RESULTS Both concentration and localization of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at two growth stages of fruits of WT and HL were detected by LC-MS and immunofluorescence. Although IAA content between the two lines did not differ, IAA distribution was significantly different. To elucidate the mechanism and to seek the key genes underlying this difference, RNA-seq was performed on young fruits at the two selected growth stages, and differentially expressed genes related to the auxin transduction pathway were selected for further analysis. CONCLUSION Hybrid Euryale ferox Salisb. expressed significant heterosis, resulting in non-prickly, thin-coated, large seeds, which accounted for the significantly larger yield of HL than that of WT. Our study indicated that Small Auxin Up RNAs (SAURs) -mediated localization of IAA regulates seed size in Euryale ferox Salisb. We found that some SAURs may act as a positive mediator of the auxin transduction pathway, thereby contributing to the observed heterosis.
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- Zhiheng Huang
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Ribba T, Garrido-Vargas F, O'Brien JA. Auxin-mediated responses under salt stress: from developmental regulation to biotechnological applications. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:3843-3853. [PMID: 32433743 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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As sessile organisms, plants are exposed to multiple abiotic stresses commonly found in nature. To survive, plants have developed complex responses that involve genetic, epigenetic, cellular, and morphological modifications. Among different environmental cues, salt stress has emerged as a critical problem contributing to yield losses and marked reductions in crop production. Moreover, as the climate changes, it is expected that salt stress will have a significant impact on crop production in the agroindustry. On a mechanistic level, salt stress is known to be regulated by the crosstalk of many signaling molecules such as phytohormones, with auxin having been described as a key mediator of the process. Auxin plays an important role in plant developmental responses and stress, modulating a complex balance of biosynthesis, transport, and signaling that among other things, finely tune physiological changes in plant architecture and Na+ accumulation. In this review, we describe current knowledge on auxin's role in modulating the salt stress response. We also discuss recent and potential biotechnological approaches to tackling salt stress.
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- Tomas Ribba
- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile
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Smit ME, Llavata-Peris CI, Roosjen M, van Beijnum H, Novikova D, Levitsky V, Sevilem I, Roszak P, Slane D, Jürgens G, Mironova V, Brady SM, Weijers D. Specification and regulation of vascular tissue identity in the Arabidopsis embryo. Development 2020; 147:dev186130. [PMID: 32198154 DOI: 10.1242/dev.186130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Development of plant vascular tissues involves tissue identity specification, growth, pattern formation and cell-type differentiation. Although later developmental steps are understood in some detail, it is still largely unknown how the tissue is initially specified. We used the early Arabidopsis embryo as a simple model to study this process. Using a large collection of marker genes, we found that vascular identity was specified in the 16-cell embryo. After a transient precursor state, however, there was no persistent uniform tissue identity. Auxin is intimately connected to vascular tissue development. We found that, although an AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR5/MONOPTEROS (ARF5/MP)-dependent auxin response was required, it was not sufficient for tissue specification. We therefore used a large-scale enhanced yeast one-hybrid assay to identify potential regulators of vascular identity. Network and functional analysis of candidate regulators suggest that vascular identity is under robust, complex control. We found that one candidate regulator, the G-class bZIP transcription factor GBF2, can modulate vascular gene expression by tuning MP output through direct interaction. Our work uncovers components of a gene regulatory network that controls the initial specification of vascular tissue identity.
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- Margot E Smit
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
- Novosibirsk State University, LCT&EB, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, LCT&EB, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE/Organismal and Evolurionary Biology Research Programma, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE/Organismal and Evolurionary Biology Research Programma, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, LCT&EB, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708WE, The Netherlands
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Das A, Nigam D, Junaid A, Tribhuvan KU, Kumar K, Durgesh K, Singh NK, Gaikwad K. Expressivity of the key genes associated with seed and pod development is highly regulated via lncRNAs and miRNAs in Pigeonpea. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18191. [PMID: 31796783 PMCID: PMC6890743 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54340-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Non-coding RNA’s like miRNA, lncRNA, have gained immense importance as a significant regulatory factor in different physiological and developmental processes in plants. In an effort to understand the molecular role of these regulatory agents, in the present study, 3019 lncRNAs and 227 miRNAs were identified from different seed and pod developmental stages in Pigeonpea, a major grain legume of Southeast Asia and Africa. Target analysis revealed that 3768 mRNAs, including 83 TFs were targeted by lncRNAs; whereas 3060 mRNA, including 154 TFs, were targeted by miRNAs. The targeted transcription factors majorly belong to WRKY, MYB, bHLH, etc. families; whereas the targeted genes were associated with the embryo, seed, and flower development. Total 302 lncRNAs interact with miRNAs and formed endogenous target mimics (eTMs) which leads to sequestering of the miRNAs present in the cell. Expression analysis showed that notably, Cc_lncRNA-2830 expression is up-regulated and sequestrates miR160h in pod leading to higher expression of the miR160h target gene, Auxin responsive factor-18. A similar pattern was observed for SPIKE, Auxin signaling F-box-2, Bidirectional sugar transporter, and Starch synthetase-2 eTMs. All the identified target mRNAs code for transcription factor and genes are involved in the processes like cell division, plant growth and development, starch synthesis, sugar transportation and accumulation of storage proteins which are essential for seed and pod development. On a combinatorial basis, our study provides a lncRNA and miRNA based regulatory insight into the genes governing seed and pod development in Pigeonpea.
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- Antara Das
- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
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Ajala C, Hasenstein KH. Augmentation of root gravitropism by hypocotyl curvature in Brassica rapa seedlings. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 285:214-223. [PMID: 31203886 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Main Conclusion Root gravitropism of primary roots is assisted by curvature of the hypocotyl base. Root gravitropism is typically described as the sequence of signal perception, signal processing, and response that causes differential elongation and the establishment of a new gravitropic set-point angle. We describe two components of the graviresponse of Brassica seedlings that comprise a primary curvature of the root tip and a later onset but stronger curvature that occurs at the base of the hypocotyl. This second curvature is preceded by straightening of the tip region but leads to the completion of the alignment of the root axis. Curvature in both regions require a minimum displacement of 20 deg. The rate of tip curvature is a function of root length. After horizontal reorientation, tip curvature of five mm long roots curved twice as fast as 10 mm long roots (33.6 ± 3.3 vs. 14.3 ± 1.5 deg hr-1). The onset of curvature at the hypocotyl base is correlated with root length, but the rate of this curvature is independent of seedling length. Decapping of roots prevented tip curvature but the curvature at base of hypocotyl was unaffected. Endodermal cells at the root shoot junction show numerous, large and sedimenting amyloplasts, which likely serve as gravity sensors (statoliths). The amyloplasts at the hypocotyl were 3-4 μm in diameter, similar in size to those in the root cap, and twice the size of starch grains in the cortical layers of hypocotyl or elsewhere in the root. These data indicate that the root shoot reorientation of young seedlings is not limited to the root tip but includes more than one gravitropically responsive region.
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- Chitra Ajala
- Biology Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504-43602, United States
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- Biology Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504-43602, United States.
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