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Million CR, Wijeratne S, Karhoff S, Cassone BJ, McHale LK, Dorrance AE. Molecular mechanisms underpinning quantitative resistance to Phytophthora sojae in Glycine max using a systems genomics approach. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1277585. [PMID: 38023885 PMCID: PMC10662313 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1277585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Expression of quantitative disease resistance in many host-pathogen systems is controlled by genes at multiple loci, each contributing a small effect to the overall response. We used a systems genomics approach to study the molecular underpinnings of quantitative disease resistance in the soybean-Phytophthora sojae pathosystem, incorporating expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping and gene co-expression network analysis to identify the genes putatively regulating transcriptional changes in response to inoculation. These findings were compared to previously mapped phenotypic (phQTL) to identify the molecular mechanisms contributing to the expression of this resistance. A subset of 93 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from a Conrad × Sloan population were inoculated with P. sojae isolate 1.S.1.1 using the tray-test method; RNA was extracted, sequenced, and the normalized read counts were genetically mapped from tissue collected at the inoculation site 24 h after inoculation from both mock and inoculated samples. In total, more than 100,000 eQTLs were mapped. There was a switch from predominantly cis-eQTLs in the mock treatment to an almost entirely nonoverlapping set of predominantly trans-eQTLs in the inoculated treatment, where greater than 100-fold more eQTLs were mapped relative to mock, indicating vast transcriptional reprogramming due to P. sojae infection occurred. The eQTLs were organized into 36 hotspots, with the four largest hotspots from the inoculated treatment corresponding to more than 70% of the eQTLs, each enriched for genes within plant-pathogen interaction pathways. Genetic regulation of trans-eQTLs in response to the pathogen was predicted to occur through transcription factors and signaling molecules involved in plant-pathogen interactions, plant hormone signal transduction, and MAPK pathways. Network analysis identified three co-expression modules that were correlated with susceptibility to P. sojae and associated with three eQTL hotspots. Among the eQTLs co-localized with phQTLs, two cis-eQTLs with putative functions in the regulation of root architecture or jasmonic acid, as well as the putative master regulators of an eQTL hotspot nearby a phQTL, represent candidates potentially underpinning the molecular control of these phQTLs for resistance.
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- Cassidy R. Million
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
- Center for Soybean Research and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Center for Soybean Research and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Center for Soybean Research and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Biology, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, MB, Canada
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- Center for Soybean Research and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
- Center for Soybean Research and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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Ortigosa F, Lobato-Fernández C, Shikano H, Ávila C, Taira S, Cánovas FM, Cañas RA. Ammonium regulates the development of pine roots through hormonal crosstalk and differential expression of transcription factors in the apex. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:915-935. [PMID: 34724238 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14214] [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: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ammonium is a prominent source of inorganic nitrogen for plant nutrition, but excessive amounts can be toxic for many species. However, most conifers are tolerant to ammonium, a relevant physiological feature of this ancient evolutionary lineage. For a better understanding of the molecular basis of this trait, ammonium-induced changes in the transcriptome of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) root apex have been determined by laser capture microdissection and RNA sequencing. Ammonium promoted changes in the transcriptional profiles of multiple transcription factors, such as SHORT-ROOT, and phytohormone-related transcripts, such as ACO, involved in the development of the root meristem. Nano-PALDI-MSI and transcriptomic analyses showed that the distributions of IAA and CKs were altered in the root apex in response to ammonium nutrition. Taken together, the data suggest that this early response is involved in the increased lateral root branching and principal root growth, which characterize the long-term response to ammonium supply in pine. All these results suggest that ammonium induces changes in the root system architecture through the IAA-CK-ET phytohormone crosstalk and transcriptional regulation.
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- Francisco Ortigosa
- Grupo de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
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- Grupo de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
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- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, Kanayagawa, Fukushima, Japan
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- Grupo de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
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- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, Kanayagawa, Fukushima, Japan
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- Grupo de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
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- Grupo de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
- Integrative Molecular Biology Lab, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
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Zheng T, Dong T, Haider MS, Jin H, Jia H, Fang J. Brassinosteroid Regulates 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA Reductase to Promote Grape Fruit Development. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:11987-11996. [PMID: 33059448 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are known to regulate plant growth and development. However, only little is known about their mechanism in the regulation of berry development in grapes. This study demonstrates that BR treatment enhances the accumulation of fruit sugar components, reduces the content of organic acids (e.g., tartaric acid), promotes coloration, and increases the anthocyanin content in grape berries at the onset of the veraison, half veraison, and full veraison stages at the rate of 0.0998, 0.0560, and 0.0281 mg·g-1, respectively. In addition, BR treatment was also found to accelerate the biosynthesis of terpenoid aroma components, such as α-pinene, d-limonene, and γ-terpinene, which influence the aromatic composition of grapes. BRs can negatively regulate the expression of VvHMGR, a key gene involved in the mevalonate (MVA) pathway, and reduce the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGR). Inhibiting the expression of HMGR promoted the accumulation of anthocyanins and fruit coloration. Meanwhile, after the inhibition, the contents of auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and brassinosteroid (BR) increased, while gibberellin (GA3) and zeatin riboside (ZR) decreased, and its aromatic composition also changed. Therefore, it may be concluded that BRs inhibited HMGR activity and cooperated with VvHMGR to regulate the formation of color, aroma, and other quality characteristics in fruits.
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- Ting Zheng
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- China Wine Industry Technology Institute, Yinchuan 750000, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- China Wine Industry Technology Institute, Yinchuan 750000, China
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Wei H, Movahedi A, Xu C, Sun W, Li L, Wang P, Li D, Zhuge Q. Overexpression of PtHMGR enhances drought and salt tolerance of poplar. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2020; 125:785-803. [PMID: 31574532 PMCID: PMC7182595 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Soil salinization and aridification are swiftly engulfing the limited land resources on which humans depend, restricting agricultural production. Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) is important in the biosynthesis of terpenoids, which are involved in plant growth, development and responses to environmental stresses. This study aimed to provide guidance for producing salt- and drought-resistant poplar. METHODS A protein expression system was used to obtain PtHMGR protein, and high-performance liquid chromatography was used to detect the activity of PtHMGR protein in vitro. In addition, a simplified version of the leaf infection method was used for transformation of 'Nanlin895' poplar (Populus×euramericana). qRT-PCR was used to identify expression levels of genes. KEY RESULTS PtHMGR catalysed a reaction involving HMG-CoA and NADPH to form mevalonate. Overexpression of PtHMGR in Populus × euramericana 'Nanlin895' improved drought and salinity tolerance. In the presence of NaCl and PEG6000, the rates of rooting and survival of PtHMGR-overexpressing poplars were higher than those of wild-type poplars. The transgenic lines also exhibited higher proline content and peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities, and a lower malondialdehyde level under osmotic stress. In addition, the expression of genes related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and formation was altered by osmotic stress. Moreover, the effect of osmotic stress on transcript levels of stress-related genes differed between the transgenic and wild-type poplars. CONCLUSION PtHMGR catalysed a reaction involving HMG-CoA and NADPH to form mevalonate in vitro. Overexpression of PtHMGR promoted root development, increased the expression of ROS scavenging-related genes, decreased the expression of ROS formation-related genes, and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in transgenic poplars, enhancing their tolerance of osmotic stress. In addition, overexpression of PtHMGR increased expression of the stress-related genes KIN1, COR15 and AAO3 and decreased that of ABI, MYB, MYC2 and RD22, enhancing the stress resistance of poplar.
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- Hui Wei
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Construction Laboratory of Special Biomass Resource Utilization, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Wei H, Xu C, Movahedi A, Sun W, Li D, Zhuge Q. Characterization and Function of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase in Populus trichocarpa: Overexpression of PtHMGR Enhances Terpenoids in Transgenic Poplar. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1476. [PMID: 31803212 PMCID: PMC6872958 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In the mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR) is considered the first rate-limiting enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis. In this study, we cloned a full-length cDNA from Populus trichocarpa with an open reading frame of 1,734 bp. The deduced PtHMGR sequence contained two HMG-CoA motifs and two NADPH motifs, which exhibited homology with HMGR proteins from other species. Subsequently, truncated PtHMGR was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells, and enzyme activity analysis revealed that the truncated PtHMGR protein could catalyze the reaction of HMG-CoA and NADPH to form MVA. Relative expression analysis suggests that PtHMGR expression varies among tissues and that PtHMGR responds significantly to abscisic acid (ABA), NaCl, PEG6000, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and cold stresses. We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis to select transgenic Nanlin 895 poplars (Populus× euramericana cv.) and quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) to show that PtHMGR expression levels were 3- to 10-fold higher in transgenic lines than in wild-type (WT) poplars. qRT-PCR was also used to determine transcript levels of methylerythritol phosphate (MEP)-, MVA-, and downstream-related genes, indicating that overexpression of PtHMGR not only affects expression levels of MVA-related genes, but also those of MEP-related genes. We also measured the content of terpenoids including ABA, gibberellic acid (GA), carotenes, and lycopene. PtHMGR overexpression significantly increased ABA, GA, carotene, and lycopene content, indicating that PtHMGR participates in the regulation of terpenoid compound synthesis.
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- Hui Wei
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Construction Laboratory of Special Biomass Resource Utilization, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Parvathi MS, Nataraja KN, Nanja Reddy YA, Naika MBN, Channabyre Gowda MV. Transcriptome analysis of finger millet ( Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) reveals unique drought responsive genes. J Genet 2019; 98:46. [PMID: 31204698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.), an important C4 species is known for its stress hardiness and nutritional significance. To identify novel drought responsive mechanisms, we generated transcriptome data from leaf tissue of finger millet, variety GPU-28, exposed to gravimetrically imposed drought stress so as to simulate field stress conditions. De novo assembly based approach yielded 80,777 and 90,830 transcripts from well-irrigated (control) and drought-stressed samples, respectively. A total of 1790 transcripts were differentially expressed between the control and drought-stress treatments. Functional annotation and pathway analysis indicated activation of diverse drought-stress signalling cascade genes such as serine threonine protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), calcineurin B-like interacting protein kinase31 (CIPK31), farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPS), signal recognition particle receptor α (SRPR α) etc. The basal regulatory genes such as TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factors (TAFs) werefound to be drought responsive, indicating that genes associated with housekeeping or basal regulatory processes are activated underdrought in finger millet. A significant portion of the expressed genes was uncharacterized, belonging to the category of proteins of unknown functions (PUFs). Among the differentially expressed PUFs, we attempted to assign putative function for a few, using anovel annotation tool, Proteins of Unknown Function Annotation Server. Analysis of PUFs led to the discovery of novel drought responsive genes such as pentatricopeptide repeat proteins and tetratricopeptide repeat proteins that serve as interaction modules in multiprotein interactions. The transcriptome data generated can be utilized for comparative analysis, and functional validation of the genes identified would be useful to understand the drought adaptive mechanisms operating under field conditions in finger millet, as has been already attempted for a few candidates such as CIPK31 and TAF6. Such an attempt is needed to enhance the productivity of finger millet under water-limited conditions, and/or to adopt the implicated mechanisms in other related crops.
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- M S Parvathi
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
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Parvathi MS, Nataraja KN, Reddy YAN, Naika MBN, Gowda MVC. Transcriptome analysis of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) reveals unique drought responsive genes. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1087-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Blanco NE, Liebsch D, Guinea Díaz M, Strand Å, Whelan J. Dual and dynamic intracellular localization of Arabidopsis thaliana SnRK1.1. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:2325-2338. [PMID: 30753728 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sucrose non-fermenting 1 (SNF1)-related protein kinase 1.1 (SnRK1.1; also known as KIN10 or SnRK1α) has been identified as the catalytic subunit of the complex SnRK1, the Arabidopsis thaliana homologue of a central integrator of energy and stress signalling in eukaryotes dubbed AMPK/Snf1/SnRK1. A nuclear localization of SnRK1.1 has been previously described and is in line with its function as an integrator of energy and stress signals. Here, using two biological models (Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana), native regulatory sequences, different microscopy techniques, and manipulations of cellular energy status, it was found that SnRK1.1 is localized dynamically between the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This distribution was confirmed at a spatial and temporal level by co-localization studies with two different fluorescent ER markers, one of them being the SnRK1.1 phosphorylation target HMGR. The ER and nuclear localization displayed a dynamic behaviour in response to perturbations of the plastidic electron transport chain. These results suggest that an ER-associated SnRK1.1 fraction might be sensing the cellular energy status, being a point of crosstalk with other ER stress regulatory pathways.
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- Nicolás E Blanco
- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (CEFOBI-CONICET/UNR), Rosario, Argentina
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiologyogy, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiologyogy, Umeå University, Sweden
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Rosario, Argentina
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiologyogy, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, School of Life Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Wei H, Movahedi A, Xu C, Sun W, Almasi Zadeh Yaghuti A, Wang P, Li D, Zhuge Q. Overexpression of PtDXS Enhances Stress Resistance in Poplars. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1669. [PMID: 30987184 PMCID: PMC6479640 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the plastidial methylerythritol phosphate pathway (MEP). In this study, PtDXS (XM_024607716.1) was isolated from Populus trichocarpa. A bioinformatics analysis revealed that PtDXS had high homology with the DXSs of other plant species. PtDXS expression differed among plant tissues and was highest in young leaves and lowest in roots. The recombinant protein was produced in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purified, and its activity evaluated. The purified protein was capable of catalyzing the formation of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) from glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and pyruvate. A functional color assay in E. coli harboring pAC-BETA indicated that PtDXS encodes a functional protein involved in the biosynthesis of isoprenoid precursors. The treatment of P. trichocarpa seedlings with 200 μM abscisic acid (ABA), 200 mM NaCl, 10% polyethylene glycol6000, and 2 mM H₂O₂ resulted in increased expression of PtDXS. The ABA and gibberellic acid contents of the transgenic lines (Poplar Nanlin 895) were higher than wild types, suggesting that DXS is important in terpenoid biosynthesis. Overexpression of PtDXS enhanced resistance to S. populiperda infection. Furthermore, the transgenic lines showed decreased feeding by Micromelalopha troglodyta, supporting the notion that PtDXS is a key enzyme in terpenoid biosynthesis.
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- Hui Wei
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Construction Laboratory of Special Biomass Resource Utilization, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Le Mire G, Siah A, Marolleau B, Gaucher M, Maumené C, Brostaux Y, Massart S, Brisset MN, Jijakli MH. Evaluation of λ-Carrageenan, CpG-ODN, Glycine Betaine, Spirulina platensis, and Ergosterol as Elicitors for Control of Zymoseptoria tritici in Wheat. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:409-417. [PMID: 30161014 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-17-0367-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Wheat crops are constantly challenged by the pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici, responsible for Septoria tritici Blotch (STB) disease. The present study reports the evaluation of five elicitor compounds (λ-carrageenan, cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodesoxynucleotide motifs [CpG ODN], glycine betaine, Spirulina platensis, and ergosterol) for the protection of wheat against STB in order to offer new alternative tools to farmers for sustainable crop protection. Screening of elicitors of wheat defenses was carried out through a succession of experiments: biocidal in vitro tests enabled checking for any fungicidal activities, glasshouse experiments allowed determination of the efficacy of a given compound in protecting wheat against STB, and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction biomolecular tests investigated the relative expression of 23 defense genes in treated versus untreated plants. Therefore, we demonstrated that λ-carrageenan, CpG-ODN, glycine betaine, S. platensis, and ergosterol are potential elicitors of wheat defenses. Foliar treatment with these compounds conferred protection of wheat by up to approximately 70% against Z. tritici under semicontrolled conditions and induced both salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-dependent signaling pathways in the plant. These findings contribute to extending the narrow list of potential elicitors of wheat defenses against Z. tritici.
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- Geraldine Le Mire
- 1 Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Centre de recherche TERRA, Laboratoire de phytopathologie intégrée et urbaine, Passage des déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgique
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- 2 Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture (ISA) Lille, Institut de recherche Charles Violette (EA 7394), 48 Boulevard Vauban, F-59046 Lille cedex, France
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- 3 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (IRHS), INRA Angers, Equipe ResPOM, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- 3 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (IRHS), INRA Angers, Equipe ResPOM, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- 4 Arvalis-Institut du Végétal, Station expérimentale, 91720 Boigneville, France; and
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- 5 Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Centre de recherche TERRA, Statistiques, Informatiques et Mathématiques appliqués à la bioingénierie
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- 1 Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Centre de recherche TERRA, Laboratoire de phytopathologie intégrée et urbaine, Passage des déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgique
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- 3 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (IRHS), INRA Angers, Equipe ResPOM, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- 1 Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Centre de recherche TERRA, Laboratoire de phytopathologie intégrée et urbaine, Passage des déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgique
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Leng X, Wang P, Wang C, Zhu X, Li X, Li H, Mu Q, Li A, Liu Z, Fang J. Genome-wide identification and characterization of genes involved in carotenoid metabolic in three stages of grapevine fruit development. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4216. [PMID: 28652583 PMCID: PMC5484692 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Carotenoids not only play indispensable roles in plant growth and development but also enhance nutritional value and health benefits for humans. In this study, total carotenoids progressively decreased during fruit ripening. Fifty-four genes involving in mevalonate (MVA), 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP), carotenoid biosynthesis and catabolism pathway were identified. The expression levels of most of the carotenoid metabolism related genes kept changing during fruit ripening generating a metabolic flux toward carotenoid synthesis. Down regulation of VvDXS, VvDXR, VvGGPPS and VvPSY and a dramatic increase in the transcription levels of VvCCD might be responsible for the reduction of carotenoids content. The visible correlation between carotenoid content and gene expression profiles suggested that transcriptional regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway genes is a key mechanism of carotenoid accumulation. In addition, the decline of carotenoids was also accompanied with the reduction of chlorophyll content. The reduction of chlorophyll content might be due to the obstruction in chlorophyll synthesis and acceleration of chlorophyll degradation. These results will be helpful for better understanding of carotenoid biosynthesis in grapevine fruit and contribute to the development of conventional and transgenic grapevine cultivars for further enrichment of carotenoid content.
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- Xiangpeng Leng
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- Grape and Wine Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Daxuedong Road 174, Nanning, 530007, P.R. China
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- Shandong Aacademy of Grape, Gongyenan Road 103, Jinan, 250110, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China.
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Lipko A, Swiezewska E. Isoprenoid generating systems in plants - A handy toolbox how to assess contribution of the mevalonate and methylerythritol phosphate pathways to the biosynthetic process. Prog Lipid Res 2016; 63:70-92. [PMID: 27133788 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Isoprenoids comprise an astonishingly diverse group of metabolites with numerous potential and actual applications in medicine, agriculture and the chemical industry. Generation of efficient platforms producing isoprenoids is a target of numerous laboratories. Such efforts are generally enhanced if the native biosynthetic routes can be identified, and if the regulatory mechanisms responsible for the biosynthesis of the compound(s) of interest can be determined. In this review a critical summary of the techniques applied to establish the contribution of the two alternative routes of isoprenoid production operating in plant cells, the mevalonate and methylerythritol pathways, with a focus on their co-operation (cross-talk) is presented. Special attention has been paid to methodological aspects of the referred studies, in order to give the reader a deeper understanding for the nuances of these powerful techniques. This review has been designed as an organized toolbox, which might offer the researchers comments useful both for project design and for interpretation of results obtained.
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- Agata Lipko
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Gu W, Geng C, Xue W, Wu Q, Chao J, Xu F, Sun H, Jiang L, Han Y, Zhang S. Characterization and function of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase gene in Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juz. and its relationship with protostane triterpene production. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 97:378-389. [PMID: 26546781 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Protostane triterpenes from Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juz. have exhibited distinct pharmacological properties that are currently in high demand. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR) is considered the first rate-limiting enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis via the mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway. In this study, we cloned a full-length cDNA of A. orientale (Sam.) Juz. HMGR (AoHMGR; 2252 bp; GenBank accession no. KP342318) with an open reading frame (ORF) of 1809 bp. The deduced protein sequence contained four conserved motifs and exhibited homology with HMGR proteins from other plants. We next expressed the cloned gene in Escherichia coli BL21 (Rosetta) cells, collected the expressed products, and incubated those with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) to determine enzymatic activity. GC/MS analysis revealed that the products were able to catalyze HMG-CoA and NADPH to form MVA. The purified protein was used to immunize New Zealand rabbits and prepare an antibody against AoHMGR. Western blot results demonstrated that the antibodies specifically recognized AoHMGR protein in A. orientale (Sam.) Juz. We then established a rapid test to detect AoHMGR protein in the plant, and found the tuber to be the most AoHMGR protein-abundant organ in A. orientale (Sam.) Juz. Furthermore, we detected the expression level of AoHMGR and contents of the main active component, Alisol B 23-acetate, at different growth phases of A. orientale (Sam.) Juz. A significant positive correlation was identified, indicating that AoHMGR represents a key enzyme in the synthetic pathway of protostane triterpenes.
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- Wei Gu
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Cloning and characterization of TaPP2AbB"-α, a member of the PP2A regulatory subunit in wheat. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94430. [PMID: 24709994 PMCID: PMC3978047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a major Serine/Threonine protein phosphatase, consists of three subunits; a highly conserved structural subunit A, a catalytic subunit C, and a highly variable regulatory subunit B which determines the substrate specificity. Although the functional mechanism of PP2A in signaling transduction in Arabidopsis is known, their physiological roles in wheat remain to be characterized. In this study, we identified a novel regulatory subunit B, TaPP2AbB"-α, in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Subcellular localization indicated that TaPP2AbB"-α is located in the cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. It interacts with both TaPP2Aa and TaPP2Ac. Expression pattern analyses revealed that TaPP2AbB"-α is strongly expressed in roots, and responds to NaCl, polyethylene glycol (PEG), cold and abscisic acid (ABA) stresses at the transcription level. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing TaPP2AbB"-α developed more lateral roots, especially when treated with mannitol or NaCl. These results suggest that TaPP2AbB"-α, in conjunction with the other two PP2A subunits, is involved in multi-stress response, and positively regulates lateral root development under osmotic stress.
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Huchelmann A, Gastaldo C, Veinante M, Zeng Y, Heintz D, Tritsch D, Schaller H, Rohmer M, Bach TJ, Hemmerlin A. S-carvone suppresses cellulase-induced capsidiol production in Nicotiana tabacum by interfering with protein isoprenylation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 164:935-50. [PMID: 24367019 PMCID: PMC3912117 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.232546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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S-Carvone has been described as a negative regulator of mevalonic acid (MVA) production by interfering with 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) activity, a key player in isoprenoid biosynthesis. The impact of this monoterpene on the production of capsidiol in Nicotiana tabacum, an assumed MVA-derived sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin produced in response to elicitation by cellulase, was investigated. As expected, capsidiol production, as well as early stages of elicitation such as hydrogen peroxide production or stimulation of 5-epi-aristolochene synthase activity, were repressed. Despite the lack of capsidiol synthesis, apparent HMGR activity was boosted. Feeding experiments using (1-13C)Glc followed by analysis of labeling patterns by 13C-NMR, confirmed an MVA-dependent biosynthesis; however, treatments with fosmidomycin, an inhibitor of the MVA-independent 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) isoprenoid pathway, unexpectedly down-regulated the biosynthesis of this sesquiterpene as well. We postulated that S-carvone does not directly inhibit the production of MVA by inactivating HMGR, but possibly targets an MEP-derived isoprenoid involved in the early steps of the elicitation process. A new model is proposed in which the monoterpene blocks an MEP pathway-dependent protein geranylgeranylation necessary for the signaling cascade. The production of capsidiol was inhibited when plants were treated with some inhibitors of protein prenylation or by further monoterpenes. Moreover, S-carvone hindered isoprenylation of a prenylable GFP indicator protein expressed in N. tabacum cell lines, which can be chemically complemented with geranylgeraniol. The model was further validated using N. tabacum cell extracts or recombinant N. tabacum protein prenyltransferases expressed in Escherichia coli. Our study endorsed a reevaluation of the effect of S-carvone on plant isoprenoid metabolism.
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- Alexandre Huchelmann
- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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- Unité Propre de Recherche 2357, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, conventionné avec l’Université de Strasbourg, F-67083 Strasbourg, France (Al.H., M.V., Y.Z., D.H., H.S., T.J.B., An.H.); and
- Institut de Chimie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7177, Université de Strasbourg/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-67070 Strasbourg, France (C.G., D.T., M.R.)
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Campos N, Arró M, Ferrer A, Boronat A. Determination of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activity in plants. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1153:21-40. [PMID: 24777788 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0606-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase catalyzes the NADPH-mediated reductive deacylation of HMG-CoA to mevalonic acid, which is the first committed step of the mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. In agreement with its key regulatory role in the pathway, plant HMG-CoA reductase is modulated by many diverse external stimuli and endogenous factors and can be detected to variable levels in every plant tissue. A fine determination of HMG-CoA reductase activity levels is required to understand its contribution to plant development and adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Here, we report a procedure to reliably determine HMG-CoA reductase activity in plants. The method includes the sample collection and homogenization strategies as well as the specific activity determination based on a classical radiochemical assay.
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- Narciso Campos
- Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain,
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Zhu YN, Shi DQ, Ruan MB, Zhang LL, Meng ZH, Liu J, Yang WC. Transcriptome analysis reveals crosstalk of responsive genes to multiple abiotic stresses in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). PLoS One 2013; 8:e80218. [PMID: 24224045 PMCID: PMC3818253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Abiotic stress is a major environmental factor that limits cotton growth and yield, moreover, this problem has become more and more serious recently, as multiple stresses often occur simultaneously due to the global climate change and environmental pollution. In this study, we sought to identify genes involved in diverse stresses including abscisic acid (ABA), cold, drought, salinity and alkalinity by comparative microarray analysis. Our result showed that 5790, 3067, 5608, 778 and 6148 transcripts, were differentially expressed in cotton seedlings under treatment of ABA (1 μM ABA), cold (4°C), drought (200 mM mannitol), salinity (200 mM NaCl) and alkalinity (pH=11) respectively. Among the induced or suppressed genes, 126 transcripts were shared by all of the five kinds of abiotic stresses, with 64 up-regulated and 62 down-regulated. These common members are grouped as stress signal transduction, transcription factors (TFs), stress response/defense proteins, metabolism, transport facilitation, as well as cell wall/structure, according to the function annotation. We also noticed that large proportion of significant differentially expressed genes specifically regulated in response to different stress. Nine of the common transcripts of multiple stresses were selected for further validation with quantitative real time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Furthermore, several well characterized TF families, for example, WRKY, MYB, NAC, AP2/ERF and zinc finger were shown to be involved in different stresses. As an original report using comparative microarray to analyze transcriptome of cotton under five abiotic stresses, valuable information about functional genes and related pathways of anti-stress, and/or stress tolerance in cotton seedlings was unveiled in our result. Besides this, some important common factors were focused for detailed identification and characterization. According to our analysis, it suggested that there was crosstalk of responsive genes or pathways to multiple abiotic or even biotic stresses, in cotton. These candidate genes will be worthy of functional study under diverse stresses.
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- Ya-Na Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (WCY); (DQS)
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (WCY); (DQS)
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