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Gong Y, Wang D, Xie H, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Zhang D, Jiao Y, Shi M, Lv P, Sha Q, Yang J, Chu P, Sun Y. Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the KCS gene family in soybean ( Glycine max) reveal their potential roles in response to abiotic stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1291731. [PMID: 38116151 PMCID: PMC10728876 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1291731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are fatty acids with chain lengths of 20 or more carbon atoms, which are the building blocks of various lipids that regulate developmental processes and plant stress responses. 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase encoded by the KCS gene is the key rate-limiting enzyme in VLCFA biosynthesis, but the KCS gene family in soybean (Glycine max) has not been adequately studied thus far. In this study, 31 KCS genes (namely GmKCS1 - GmKCS31) were identified in the soybean genome, which are unevenly distributed on 14 chromosomes. These GmKCS genes could be phylogenetically classified into seven groups. A total of 27 paralogous GmKCS gene pairs were identified with their Ka/Ks ratios indicating that they had undergone purifying selection during soybean genome expansion. Cis-acting element analysis revealed that GmKCS promoters contained multiple hormone- and stress-responsive elements, indicating that GmKCS gene expression levels may be regulated by various developmental and environmental stimuli. Expression profiles derived from RNA-seq data and qRT-PCR experiments indicated that GmKCS genes were diversely expressed in different organs/tissues, and many GmKCS genes were found to be differentially expressed in the leaves under cold, heat, salt, and drought stresses, suggesting their critical role in soybean resistance to abiotic stress. These results provide fundamental information about the soybean KCS genes and will aid in their further functional elucidation and exploitation.
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- School of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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- School of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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Mo L, Yao X, Tang H, Li Y, Jiao Y, He Y, Jiang Y, Tian S, Lu L. Genome-Wide Investigation and Functional Analysis Reveal That CsKCS3 and CsKCS18 Are Required for Tea Cuticle Wax Formation. Foods 2023; 12:2011. [PMID: 37238828 PMCID: PMC10217411 DOI: 10.3390/foods12102011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Cuticular wax is a complex mixture of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and their derivatives that constitute a natural barrier against biotic and abiotic stresses on the aerial surface of terrestrial plants. In tea plants, leaf cuticular wax also contributes to the unique flavor and quality of tea products. However, the mechanism of wax formation in tea cuticles is still unclear. The cuticular wax content of 108 germplasms (Niaowang species) was investigated in this study. The transcriptome analysis of germplasms with high, medium, and low cuticular wax content revealed that the expression levels of CsKCS3 and CsKCS18 were strongly associated with the high content of cuticular wax in leaves. Hence, silencing CsKCS3 and CsKCS18 using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) inhibited the synthesis of cuticular wax and caffeine in tea leaves, indicating that expression of these genes is necessary for the synthesis of cuticular wax in tea leaves. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of cuticular wax formation in tea leaves. The study also revealed new candidate target genes for further improving tea quality and flavor and cultivating high-stress-resistant tea germplasms.
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- Lilai Mo
- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Guizhou Vocational College of Agriculture, Qingzhen 551400, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Guizhou Vocational College of Agriculture, Qingzhen 551400, China
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- College of Tea Science, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in the Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Batsale M, Alonso M, Pascal S, Thoraval D, Haslam RP, Beaudoin F, Domergue F, Joubès J. Tackling functional redundancy of Arabidopsis fatty acid elongase complexes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1107333. [PMID: 36798704 PMCID: PMC9928185 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1107333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) are precursors for various lipids playing important physiological and structural roles in plants. Throughout plant tissues, VLCFA are present in multiple lipid classes essential for membrane homeostasis, and also stored in triacylglycerols. VLCFA and their derivatives are also highly abundant in lipid barriers, such as cuticular waxes in aerial epidermal cells and suberin monomers in roots. VLCFA are produced by the fatty acid elongase (FAE), which is an integral endoplasmic reticulum membrane multi-enzymatic complex consisting of four core enzymes. The 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS) catalyzes the first reaction of the elongation and determines the chain-length substrate specificity of each elongation cycle, whereas the other three enzymes have broad substrate specificities and are shared by all FAE complexes. Consistent with the co-existence of multiple FAE complexes, performing sequential and/or parallel reactions to produce the broad chain-length-range of VLCFA found in plants, twenty-one KCS genes have been identified in the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana. Using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, we established an expression platform to reconstitute the different Arabidopsis FAE complexes in yeast. The VLCFA produced in these yeast strains were analyzed in detail to characterize the substrate specificity of all KCS candidates. Additionally, Arabidopsis candidate proteins were transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves to explore their activity and localization in planta. This work sheds light on the genetic and biochemical redundancy of fatty acid elongation in plants.
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- Univesity of Bordeaux, CNRS, LBM, UMR 5200, Villenave d’Ornon, France
- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, BFP, UMR 1332, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Univesity of Bordeaux, CNRS, LBM, UMR 5200, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Univesity of Bordeaux, CNRS, LBM, UMR 5200, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Univesity of Bordeaux, CNRS, LBM, UMR 5200, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Univesity of Bordeaux, CNRS, LBM, UMR 5200, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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