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Großkinsky DK, Faure JD, Gibon Y, Haslam RP, Usadel B, Zanetti F, Jonak C. The potential of integrative phenomics to harness underutilized crops for improving stress resilience. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1216337. [PMID: 37409292 PMCID: PMC10318926 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1216337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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- Dominik K. Großkinsky
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Tulln a. d. Donau, Austria
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, Versailles, France
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- INRAE, Univ. Bordeaux, UMR BFP, Villenave d’Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Metabolome, INRAE, Univ. Bordeaux, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- IBG-4 Bioinformatics, CEPLAS, Forschungszentrum, Jülich, Germany
- Biological Data Science, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Tulln a. d. Donau, Austria
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Stasnik P, Vollmann J, Großkinsky DK, Jonak C. Carbohydrate metabolism enzymes and phenotypic characterization of diverse lines of the climate-resilient food, feed, and bioenergy crop Camelina sativa. Food Energy Secur 2023; 12:e459. [PMID: 38440098 PMCID: PMC10909413 DOI: 10.1002/fes3.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Climate change poses tremendous pressure on agriculture. Camelina sativa is an ancient, low-input, high-quality oilseed crop for food, feed and industrial applications that has retained its natural stress tolerance. Its climate resilience, adaptability to different growth conditions, and the qualities of its seed oil and cake have spurred the interest in camelina. However, due to a period of neglect it has not yet undergone intensive breeding and knowledge about this multi-purpose crop is still limited. Metabolism is strongly associated with plant growth and development and little information is available on camelina primary carbohydrate metabolism. Here, eight camelina lines from different geographic and climatic regions were characterized for important growth parameters and agricultural traits. Furthermore, the activities of key enzymes of the carbohydrate metabolism were analysed in leaves, seedpods, capsules, and developing seeds. The lines differed in shoot and leaf morphology, plant height, biomass formation as well as in seed yield and seed oil and protein content. Key carbohydrate metabolism enzymes showed specific activity signatures in leaves and reproductive organs during seed development, and different lines exhibited distinct enzyme activity patterns, providing a valuable basis for developing new physiological markers for camelina breeding programs.
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- Peter Stasnik
- Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources UnitAIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyKonrad‐Lorenz‐Straße 243430Tulln an der DonauAustria
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- Department of Crop SciencesUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaKonrad‐Lorenz‐Straße 243430Tulln an der DonauAustria
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- Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources UnitAIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyKonrad‐Lorenz‐Straße 243430Tulln an der DonauAustria
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- Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources UnitAIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyKonrad‐Lorenz‐Straße 243430Tulln an der DonauAustria
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Stasnik P, Großkinsky DK, Jonak C. Physiological and phenotypic characterization of diverse Camelina sativa lines in response to waterlogging. Plant Physiol Biochem 2022; 183:120-127. [PMID: 35580367 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Waterlogging is a serious threat to agriculture that is expected to become more common due to climate change. It is well established that many plants are susceptible to waterlogging, including crops such as rapeseed. To investigate the responses and tolerance to waterlogging of the re-emerging oilseed crop camelina (Camelina sativa), camelina lines of different geographical origins were subjected to waterlogging. Camelina was very sensitive to waterlogging at vegetative growth stages, with a relatively short treatment of 4 days proving lethal for the plants. A treatment duration of 2 days resulted in growth inhibition and lower yields and was used to study the response of 8 different camelina lines to waterlogging at two different vegetative growth stages before bolting. Generally, younger plants (7-9 leaves) were more sensitive than older plants (15-16 leaves). In addition to morphological and agronomic traits, plants were phenotyped for physiological parameters such as chlorophyll content index and total antioxidant capacity of the leaves, which showed significant age-dependent changes due to waterlogging. These results underpin that waterlogging during the vegetative phase is a serious threat to camelina, which needs to be addressed by identifying and establishing tolerance to excess water to harness camelina's potential as a climate-smart crop.
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- Peter Stasnik
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430, Tulln a. d. Donau, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430, Tulln a. d. Donau, Austria.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430, Tulln a. d. Donau, Austria.
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Pandey C, Großkinsky DK, Westergaard JC, Jørgensen HJL, Svensgaard J, Christensen S, Schulz A, Roitsch T. Identification of a bio-signature for barley resistance against Pyrenophora teres infection based on physiological, molecular and sensor-based phenotyping. Plant Sci 2021; 313:111072. [PMID: 34763864 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Necrotic and chlorotic symptoms induced during Pyrenophora teres infection in barley leaves indicate a compatible interaction that allows the hemi-biotrophic fungus Pyrenophora teres to colonise the host. However, it is unexplored how this fungus affects the physiological responses of resistant and susceptible cultivars during infection. To assess the degree of resistance in four different cultivars, we quantified visible symptoms and fungal DNA and performed expression analyses of genes involved in plant defence and ROS scavenging. To obtain insight into the interaction between fungus and host, we determined the activity of 19 key enzymes of carbohydrate and antioxidant metabolism. The pathogen impact was also phenotyped non-invasively by sensor-based multireflectance and -fluorescence imaging. Symptoms, regulation of stress-related genes and pathogen DNA content distinguished the cultivar Guld as being resistant. Severity of net blotch symptoms was also strongly correlated with the dynamics of enzyme activities already within the first day of infection. In contrast to the resistant cultivar, the three susceptible cultivars showed a higher reflectance over seven spectral bands and higher fluorescence intensities at specific excitation wavelengths. The combination of semi high-throughput physiological and molecular analyses with non-invasive phenotyping enabled the identification of bio-signatures that discriminates the resistant from susceptible cultivars.
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- Chandana Pandey
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, CAS, Brno, Czechia
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Shokat S, Novák O, Široká J, Singh S, Gill KS, Roitsch T, Großkinsky DK, Liu F. Elevated CO2 modulates the effect of heat stress responses in Triticum aestivum by differential expression of isoflavone reductase-like (IRL) gene. J Exp Bot 2021:erab247. [PMID: 34050754 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Two wheat genotypes forming high and low biomass (HB and LB), exhibiting differential expression of an isoflavone reductase-like (IRL) gene, and resulting in contrasting grain yield under heat stress field conditions, were analyzed in detail for their responses under controlled heat and elevated CO2 conditions. Significant differences in IRL expression between the two lines were hypothesized to be the basis of their differential performance under the tested conditions and their stress tolerance potential. By a holistic approach integrating advanced cell physiological phenotyping of the antioxidative and phytohormone system in spikes and leaves with measurements of ecophysiological and agronomic traits, the genetic differences of the genotypes in IRL expression were assessed. In response to heat and elevated CO2, the two genotypes showed opposite regulation of IRL expression, which was associated with cytokinin concentration, total flavonoid contents, activity of superoxide dismutase, antioxidant capacity and photosynthetic rate in leaves and cytokinin concentration and ascorbate peroxidase activity in spikes. Our study showed that IRL expression is associated with wheat yield performance under heat stress at anthesis, mediated by diverse physiological mechanisms. Hence, based on our results, the IRL gene is a promising candidate for developing genetic markers for breeding heat-tolerant wheat.
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- Sajid Shokat
- Crop science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
- Wheat Breeding Group, Plant Breeding and Genetics Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Geneshifters, Mary Jena Lane, Pullman WA, USA
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Crop science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Thorvaldsensvej, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße, Tulln, Austria
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- Crop science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
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Garcia-Lemos AM, Großkinsky DK, Saleem Akhtar S, Nicolaisen MH, Roitsch T, Nybroe O, Veierskov B. Identification of Root-Associated Bacteria That Influence Plant Physiology, Increase Seed Germination, or Promote Growth of the Christmas Tree Species Abies nordmanniana. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:566613. [PMID: 33281762 PMCID: PMC7705201 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.566613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Abies nordmanniana is used for Christmas tree production but poor seed germination and slow growth represent challenges for the growers. We addressed the plant growth promoting potential of root-associated bacteria isolated from A. nordmanniana. Laboratory screenings of a bacterial strain collection yielded several Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains that improved seed germination and produced indole-3-acetic acid. The impact of three of these strains on seed germination, plant growth and growth-related physiological parameters was then determined in greenhouse and field trials after seed inoculation, and their persistence was assessed by 16S rRNA gene-targeted bacterial community analysis. Two strains showed distinct and significant effects. Bacillus sp. s50 enhanced seed germination in the greenhouse but did not promote shoot or root growth. In accordance, this strain did not increase the level of soluble hexoses needed for plant growth but increased the level of storage carbohydrates. Moreover, strain s50 increased glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase activities in the plant, which may indicate induction of systemic resistance during the early phase of plant development, as the strain showed poor persistence in the root samples (rhizosphere soil plus root tissue). Paenibacillus sp. s37 increased plant root growth, especially by inducing secondary root formation, under in greenhouse conditions, where it showed high persistence in the root samples. Under these conditions, it further it increased the level of soluble carbohydrates in shoots, and the levels of starch and non-structural carbohydrates in roots, stem and shoots. Moreover, it increased the chlorophyll level in the field trial. These findings indicate that this strain improves plant growth and vigor through effects on photosynthesis and plant carbohydrate reservoirs. The current results show that the two strains s37 and s50 could be considered for growth promotion programs of A. nordmanniana in greenhouse nurseries, and even under field conditions.
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- Adriana M Garcia-Lemos
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,Bioresources Unit, Center for Health and Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Shokat S, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T, Liu F. Activities of leaf and spike carbohydrate-metabolic and antioxidant enzymes are linked with yield performance in three spring wheat genotypes grown under well-watered and drought conditions. BMC Plant Biol 2020; 20:400. [PMID: 32867688 PMCID: PMC7457523 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02581-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND To improve our understanding about the physiological mechanism of grain yield reduction at anthesis, three spring wheat genotypes [L1 (advanced line), L2 (Vorobey) and L3 (Punjab-11)] having contrasting yield potential under drought in field were investigated under controlled greenhouse conditions, drought stress was imposed at anthesis stage by withholding irrigation until all plant available water was depleted, while well-watered control plants were kept at 95% pot water holding capacity. RESULTS Compared to genotype L1 and L2, pronounced decrease in grain number (NGS), grain yield (GY) and harvest index (HI) were found in genotype L3, mainly due to its greater kernel abortion (KA) under drought. A significant positive correlation of leaf monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) with both NGS and HI was observed. In contrast, significant negative correlations of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and vacuolar invertase (vacInv) both within source and sink were found with NGS and HI. Likewise, a significant negative correlation of leaf abscisic acid (ABA) with NGS was noticed. Moreover, leaf aldolase and cell wall peroxidase (cwPOX) activities were significantly and positively associated with thousand kernel weight (TKW). CONCLUSION Distinct physiological markers correlating with yield traits and higher activity of leaf aldolase and cwPOX may be chosen as predictive biomarkers for higher TKW. Also, higher activity of MDHAR within the leaf can be selected as a predictive biomarker for higher NGS in wheat under drought. Whereas, lower activity of vacInv and GST both within leaf and spike can be selected as biomarkers for higher NGS and HI. The results highlighted the role of antioxidant and carbohydrate-metabolic enzymes in the modulation of source-sink balance in wheat crops, which could be used as bio-signatures for breeding and selection of drought-resilient wheat genotypes for a future drier climate.
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- Sajid Shokat
- Crop Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark.
- Wheat Breeding Group, Plant Breeding and Genetic Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Transport Biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Crop Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Crop Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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Berger S, Van Wees SCM, Nybroe O, Großkinsky DK. Editorial: Cross-Frontier Communication: Phytohormone Functions at the Plant-Microbe Interface and Beyond. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:386. [PMID: 32322260 PMCID: PMC7156614 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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- Susanne Berger
- Julius-Von-Sachs-Institute of Biosciences, Biocenter, Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Center for Health and Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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Akhtar SS, Amby DB, Hegelund JN, Fimognari L, Großkinsky DK, Westergaard JC, Müller R, Moelbak L, Liu F, Roitsch T. Bacillus licheniformis FMCH001 Increases Water Use Efficiency via Growth Stimulation in Both Normal and Drought Conditions. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:297. [PMID: 32318078 PMCID: PMC7155768 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Increasing agricultural losses due to biotic and abiotic stresses caused by climate change challenge food security worldwide. A promising strategy to sustain crop productivity under conditions of limited water availability is the use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Here, the effects of spore forming Bacillus licheniformis (FMCH001) on growth and physiology of maize (Zea mays L. cv. Ronaldinho) under well-watered and drought stressed conditions were investigated. Pot experiments were conducted in the automated high-throughput phenotyping platform PhenoLab and under greenhouse conditions. Results of the PhenoLab experiments showed that plants inoculated with B. licheniformis FMCH001 exhibited increased root dry weight (DW) and plant water use efficiency (WUE) compared to uninoculated plants. In greenhouse experiments, root and shoot DW significantly increased by more than 15% in inoculated plants compared to uninoculated control plants. Also, the WUE increased in FMCH001 plants up to 46% in both well-watered and drought stressed plants. Root and shoot activities of 11 carbohydrate and eight antioxidative enzymes were characterized in response to FMCH001 treatments. This showed a higher antioxidant activity of catalase (CAT) in roots of FMCH001 treated plants compared to uninoculated plants. The higher CAT activity was observed irrespective of the water regime. These findings show that seed coating with Gram positive spore forming B. licheniformis could be used as biostimulants for enhancing plant WUE under both normal and drought stress conditions.
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- Saqib Saleem Akhtar
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Plant Health Innovation, Chr-Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia
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Garcia-Lemos AM, Großkinsky DK, Saleem Akhtar S, Nicolaisen MH, Roitsch T, Nybroe O, Veierskov B. Identification of Root-Associated Bacteria That Influence Plant Physiology, Increase Seed Germination, or Promote Growth of the Christmas Tree Species Abies nordmanniana. Front Microbiol 2020. [PMID: 33281762 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.566613)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Abies nordmanniana is used for Christmas tree production but poor seed germination and slow growth represent challenges for the growers. We addressed the plant growth promoting potential of root-associated bacteria isolated from A. nordmanniana. Laboratory screenings of a bacterial strain collection yielded several Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains that improved seed germination and produced indole-3-acetic acid. The impact of three of these strains on seed germination, plant growth and growth-related physiological parameters was then determined in greenhouse and field trials after seed inoculation, and their persistence was assessed by 16S rRNA gene-targeted bacterial community analysis. Two strains showed distinct and significant effects. Bacillus sp. s50 enhanced seed germination in the greenhouse but did not promote shoot or root growth. In accordance, this strain did not increase the level of soluble hexoses needed for plant growth but increased the level of storage carbohydrates. Moreover, strain s50 increased glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase activities in the plant, which may indicate induction of systemic resistance during the early phase of plant development, as the strain showed poor persistence in the root samples (rhizosphere soil plus root tissue). Paenibacillus sp. s37 increased plant root growth, especially by inducing secondary root formation, under in greenhouse conditions, where it showed high persistence in the root samples. Under these conditions, it further it increased the level of soluble carbohydrates in shoots, and the levels of starch and non-structural carbohydrates in roots, stem and shoots. Moreover, it increased the chlorophyll level in the field trial. These findings indicate that this strain improves plant growth and vigor through effects on photosynthesis and plant carbohydrate reservoirs. The current results show that the two strains s37 and s50 could be considered for growth promotion programs of A. nordmanniana in greenhouse nurseries, and even under field conditions.
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- Adriana M Garcia-Lemos
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Bioresources Unit, Center for Health and Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Fimognari L, Dölker R, Kaselyte G, Jensen CNG, Akhtar SS, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T. Simple semi-high throughput determination of activity signatures of key antioxidant enzymes for physiological phenotyping. Plant Methods 2020; 16:42. [PMID: 32206082 PMCID: PMC7085164 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-020-00583-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anions significantly accumulate during biotic and abiotic stress and cause oxidative damage and eventually cell death. There is accumulating evidence that ROS are also involved in regulating beneficial plant-microbe interactions, signal transduction and plant growth and development. Due to the relevance of ROS throughout the life cycle and for interaction with the multifactorial environment, the physiological phenotyping of the mechanisms controlling ROS homeostasis is of general importance. RESULTS In this study, we have developed a robust and resource-efficient experimental platform that allows the determination of the activities of the nine key ROS scavenging enzymes from a single extraction that integrates posttranscriptional and posttranslational regulations. The assays were optimized and adapted for a semi-high throughput 96-well assay format. In a case study, we have analyzed tobacco leaves challenged by pathogen infection, drought and salt stress. The three stress factors resulted in distinct activity signatures with differential temporal dynamics. CONCLUSIONS This experimental platform proved to be suitable to determine the antioxidant enzyme activity signature in different tissues of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous model and crop plants. The universal enzymatic extraction procedure combined with the 96-well assay format demonstrated to be a simple, fast and semi-high throughput experimental platform for the precise and robust fingerprinting of nine key antioxidant enzymatic activities in plants.
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- Lorenzo Fimognari
- Chr-Hansen A/S, Plant Health Innovation, Bøge Allé 10-12, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section for Transport Biology and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Crop Science, Copenhagen University, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Tåstrup, Denmark
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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Garcia-Lemos AM, Großkinsky DK, Stokholm MS, Lund OS, Nicolaisen MH, Roitsch TG, Veierskov B, Nybroe O. Root-Associated Microbial Communities of Abies nordmanniana: Insights Into Interactions of Microbial Communities With Antioxidative Enzymes and Plant Growth. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1937. [PMID: 31507556 PMCID: PMC6714061 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Abies nordmanniana is a major Christmas tree species in Europe, but their uneven and prolonged growth slows down their production. By a 16S and 18S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing approach, we performed a characterization of root-associated bacterial and fungal communities for three-year-old A. nordmanniana plants collected from two nurseries in Denmark and Germany and displaying different growth patterns (small versus tall plants). Proteobacteria had the highest relative abundance at both sampling sites and plant sizes, and Ascomycota was the most abundant fungal phylum. At the order level, Acidobacteriales, Actinomycetales, Burkholderiales, Rhizobiales, and Xanthomonadales represented the bacterial core microbiome of A. nordmanniana, independently of the sampling site or plant size, while the fungal core microbiome included members of the Agaricales, Hypocreales, and Pezizales. Principal Coordinate Analysis indicated that both bacterial and fungal communities clustered according to the sampling site pointing to the significance of soil characteristics and climatic conditions for the composition of root-associated microbial communities. Major differences between communities from tall and small plants were a dominance of the potential pathogen Fusarium (Hypocreales) in the small plants from Germany, while Agaricales, that includes reported beneficial ectomycorrhizal fungi, dominated in the tall plants. An evaluation of plant root antioxidative enzyme profiles showed higher levels of the antioxidative enzymes ascorbate peroxidase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase in small plants compared to tall plants. We suggest that the higher antioxidative enzyme activities combined with the growth arrest phenotype indicate higher oxidative stress levels in the small plants. Additionally, the correlations between the relative abundances of specific taxa of the microbiome with the plant antioxidative enzyme profiles were established. The main result was that many more bacterial taxa correlated positively than negatively with one or more antioxidative enzyme activity. This may suggest that the ability of bacteria to increase plant antioxidative enzyme defenses is widespread.
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- Adriana M. Garcia-Lemos
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Rosenqvist E, Großkinsky DK, Ottosen CO, van de Zedde R. The Phenotyping Dilemma-The Challenges of a Diversified Phenotyping Community. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:163. [PMID: 30873188 PMCID: PMC6403123 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- Eva Rosenqvist
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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Kuska MT, Behmann J, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T, Mahlein AK. Screening of Barley Resistance Against Powdery Mildew by Simultaneous High-Throughput Enzyme Activity Signature Profiling and Multispectral Imaging. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:1074. [PMID: 30083181 PMCID: PMC6065056 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Molecular marker analysis allow for a rapid and advanced pre-selection and resistance screenings in plant breeding processes. During the phenotyping process, optical sensors have proved their potential to determine and assess the function of the genotype of the breeding material. Thereby, biomarkers for specific disease resistance traits provide valuable information for calibrating optical sensor approaches during early plant-pathogen interactions. In this context, the combination of physiological, metabolic phenotyping and phenomic profiles could establish efficient identification and quantification of relevant genotypes within breeding processes. Experiments were conducted with near-isogenic lines of H. vulgare (susceptible, mildew locus o (mlo) and Mildew locus a (Mla) resistant). Multispectral imaging of barley plants was daily conducted 0-8 days after inoculation (dai) in a high-throughput facility with 10 wavelength bands from 400 to 1,000 nm. In parallel, the temporal dynamics of the activities of invertase isoenzymes, as key sink specific enzymes that irreversibly cleave the transport sugar sucrose into the hexose monomers, were profiled in a semi high-throughput approach. The activities of cell wall, cytosolic and vacuole invertase revealed specific dynamics of the activity signatures for susceptible genotypes and genotypes with mlo and Mla based resistances 0-120 hours after inoculation (hai). These patterns could be used to differentiate between interaction types and revealed an early influence of Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei (Bgh) conidia on the specific invertase activity already 0.5 hai. During this early powdery mildew pathogenesis, the reflectance intensity increased in the blue bands and at 690 nm. The Mla resistant plants showed an increased reflectance at 680 and 710 nm and a decreased reflectance in the near infrared bands from 3 dai. Applying a Support Vector Machine classification as a supervised machine learning approach, the pixelwise identification and quantification of powdery mildew diseased barley tissue and hypersensitive response spots were established. This enables an automatic identification of the barley-powdery mildew interaction. The study established a proof-of-concept for plant resistance phenotyping with multispectral imaging in high-throughput. The combination of invertase analysis and multispectral imaging showed to be a complementing validation system. This will provide a deeper understanding of optical data and its implementation into disease resistance screening.
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- Matheus T. Kuska
- Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation-Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation-Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation-Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Sugar Beet Research (IfZ), Göttingen, Germany
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Großkinsky DK, Syaifullah SJ, Roitsch T. Integration of multi-omics techniques and physiological phenotyping within a holistic phenomics approach to study senescence in model and crop plants. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:825-844. [PMID: 29444308 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The study of senescence in plants is complicated by diverse levels of temporal and spatial dynamics as well as the impact of external biotic and abiotic factors and crop plant management. Whereas the molecular mechanisms involved in developmentally regulated leaf senescence are very well understood, in particular in the annual model plant species Arabidopsis, senescence of other organs such as the flower, fruit, and root is much less studied as well as senescence in perennials such as trees. This review addresses the need for the integration of multi-omics techniques and physiological phenotyping into holistic phenomics approaches to dissect the complex phenomenon of senescence. That became feasible through major advances in the establishment of various, complementary 'omics' technologies. Such an interdisciplinary approach will also need to consider knowledge from the animal field, in particular in relation to novel regulators such as small, non-coding RNAs, epigenetic control and telomere length. Such a characterization of phenotypes via the acquisition of high-dimensional datasets within a systems biology approach will allow us to systematically characterize the various programmes governing senescence beyond leaf senescence in Arabidopsis and to elucidate the underlying molecular processes. Such a multi-omics approach is expected to also spur the application of results from model plants to agriculture and their verification for sustainable and environmentally friendly improvement of crop plant stress resilience and productivity and contribute to improvements based on postharvest physiology for the food industry and the benefit of its customers.
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute, CAS, v.v.i., Drásov, Czech Republic
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Hirsche J, García Fernández JM, Stabentheiner E, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T. Differential Effects of Carbohydrates on Arabidopsis Pollen Germination. Plant Cell Physiol 2017; 58:691-701. [PMID: 28339807 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Pollen germination as a crucial process in plant development strongly depends on the accessibility of carbon as energy source. Carbohydrates, however, function not only as a primary energy source, but also as important signaling components. In a comprehensive study, we analyzed various aspects of the impact of 32 different sugars on in vitro germination of Arabidopsis pollen comprising about 150 variations of individual sugars and combinations. Twenty-six structurally different mono-, di- and oligosaccharides, and sugar analogs were initially tested for their ability to support pollen germination. Whereas several di- and oligosaccharides supported pollen germination, hexoses such as glucose, fructose and mannose did not support and even considerably inhibited pollen germination when added to germination-supporting medium. Complementary experiments using glucose analogs with varying functional features, the hexokinase inhibitor mannoheptulose and the glucose-insensitive hexokinase-deficient Arabidopsis mutant gin2-1 suggested that mannose- and glucose-mediated inhibition of sucrose-supported pollen germination depends partially on hexokinase signaling. The results suggest that, in addition to their role as energy source, sugars act as signaling molecules differentially regulating the complex process of pollen germination depending on their structural properties. Thus, a sugar-dependent multilayer regulation of Arabidopsis pollen germination is supported, which makes this approach a valuable experimental system for future studies addressing sugar sensing and signaling.
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- Jörg Hirsche
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé, Taastrup, Denmark
- Global Change Research Institute CAS, Drásov, Drásov, Czech Republic
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Goetz M, Guivarćh A, Hirsche J, Bauerfeind MA, González MC, Hyun TK, Eom SH, Chriqui D, Engelke T, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T. Metabolic Control of Tobacco Pollination by Sugars and Invertases. Plant Physiol 2017; 173:984-997. [PMID: 27923989 PMCID: PMC5291038 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Pollination in flowering plants is initiated by germination of pollen grains on stigmas followed by fast growth of pollen tubes representing highly energy-consuming processes. The symplastic isolation of pollen grains and tubes requires import of Suc available in the apoplast. We show that the functional coupling of Suc cleavage by invertases and uptake of the released hexoses by monosaccharide transporters are critical for pollination in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Transcript profiling, in situ hybridization, and immunolocalization of extracellular invertases and two monosaccharide transporters in vitro and in vivo support the functional coupling in supplying carbohydrates for pollen germination and tube growth evidenced by spatiotemporally coordinated expression. Detection of vacuolar invertases in maternal tissues by these approaches revealed metabolic cross talk between male and female tissues and supported the requirement for carbohydrate supply in transmitting tissue during pollination. Tissue-specific expression of an invertase inhibitor and addition of the chemical invertase inhibitor miglitol strongly reduced extracellular invertase activity and impaired pollen germination. Measurements of (competitive) uptake of labeled sugars identified two import pathways for exogenously available Suc into the germinating pollen operating in parallel: direct Suc uptake and via the hexoses after cleavage by extracellular invertase. Reduction of extracellular invertase activity in pollen decreases Suc uptake and severely compromises pollen germination. We further demonstrate that Glc as sole carbon source is sufficient for pollen germination, whereas Suc is supporting tube growth, revealing an important regulatory role of both the invertase substrate and products contributing to a potential metabolic and signaling-based multilayer regulation of pollination by carbohydrates.
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- Marc Goetz
- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.)
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.)
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.)
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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- Institut für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany (M.G., T.R.);
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Expérimentale et Morphogenèse Végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France (A.G., D.C.);
- Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany (J.H., M.A.B., M.-C.G., T.K.H., S.H.E., T.E., T.R.);
- Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, College of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea (T.K., S.H.E.);
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark (D.K.G., T.R.); and
- Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic (T.R.)
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Großkinsky DK, Tafner R, Moreno MV, Stenglein SA, García de Salamone IE, Nelson LM, Novák O, Strnad M, van der Graaff E, Roitsch T. Cytokinin production by Pseudomonas fluorescens G20-18 determines biocontrol activity against Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23310. [PMID: 26984671 PMCID: PMC4794740 DOI: 10.1038/srep23310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Plant beneficial microbes mediate biocontrol of diseases by interfering with pathogens or via strengthening the host. Although phytohormones, including cytokinins, are known to regulate plant development and physiology as well as plant immunity, their production by microorganisms has not been considered as a biocontrol mechanism. Here we identify the ability of Pseudomonas fluorescens G20-18 to efficiently control P. syringae infection in Arabidopsis, allowing maintenance of tissue integrity and ultimately biomass yield. Microbial cytokinin production was identified as a key determinant for this biocontrol effect on the hemibiotrophic bacterial pathogen. While cytokinin-deficient loss-of-function mutants of G20-18 exhibit impaired biocontrol, functional complementation with cytokinin biosynthetic genes restores cytokinin-mediated biocontrol, which is correlated with differential cytokinin levels in planta. Arabidopsis mutant analyses revealed the necessity of functional plant cytokinin perception and salicylic acid-dependent defence signalling for this biocontrol mechanism. These results demonstrate microbial cytokinin production as a novel microbe-based, hormone-mediated concept of biocontrol. This mechanism provides a basis to potentially develop novel, integrated plant protection strategies combining promotion of growth, a favourable physiological status and activation of fine-tuned direct defence and abiotic stress resilience.
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.,Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria.,Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología (BIOLAB)-CICBA-INBIOTEC-CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía de Azul-UNCPBA, Av. República de Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía de Azul-UNCPBA, Av. República de Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria.,Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología (BIOLAB)-CICBA-INBIOTEC-CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía de Azul-UNCPBA, Av. República de Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía de Azul-UNCPBA, Av. República de Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Microbiología Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martín 4453, Buenos Aires 1417, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR &Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR &Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.,Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.,Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria.,Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i., Drásov 470, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Kottb M, Gigolashvili T, Großkinsky DK, Piechulla B. Trichoderma volatiles effecting Arabidopsis: from inhibition to protection against phytopathogenic fungi. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:995. [PMID: 26483761 PMCID: PMC4586454 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Trichoderma species are present in many ecosystems and some strains have the ability to reduce the severity of plant diseases by activating various defense pathways via specific biologically active signaling molecules. Hence we investigated the effects of low molecular weight volatile compounds of Trichoderma asperellum IsmT5 on Arabidopsis thaliana. During co-cultivation of T. asperellum IsmT5 without physical contact to A. thaliana we observed smaller but vital and robust plants. The exposed plants exhibit increased trichome numbers, accumulation of defense-related compounds such as H2O2, anthocyanin, camalexin, and increased expression of defense-related genes. We conclude that A. thaliana perceives the Trichoderma volatiles as stress compounds and subsequently initiates multilayered adaptations including activation of signaling cascades to withstand this environmental influence. The prominent headspace volatile of T. asperellum IsmT5 was identified to be 6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6PP), which was solely applied to A. thaliana to verify the growth and defense reactions. Most noticeable is that A. thaliana preexposed to 6PP showed significantly reduced symptoms when challenged with Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola, indicating that defense-activated plants subsequently became more resistant to pathogen attack. Together, these results support that products that are based on Trichoderma volatiles have the potential being a useful biocontrol agent in agriculture.
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- Metwally Kottb
- Institute for Biological Sciences, University of RostockRostock, Germany
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- Biocenter, Botanical Institute and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of CologneCologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of CopenhagenTaastrup, Denmark
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of GrazGraz, Austria
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, University of RostockRostock, Germany
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Großkinsky DK, Pieruschka R, Svensgaard J, Rascher U, Christensen S, Schurr U, Roitsch T. Phenotyping in the fields: dissecting the genetics of quantitative traits and digital farming. New Phytol 2015; 207:950-2. [PMID: 26235487 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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- European Plant Phenotyping Network and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften, IBG-2, Pflanzenwissenschaften, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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- European Plant Phenotyping Network and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften, IBG-2, Pflanzenwissenschaften, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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- European Plant Phenotyping Network and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften, IBG-2, Pflanzenwissenschaften, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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Großkinsky DK, Svensgaard J, Christensen S, Roitsch T. Plant phenomics and the need for physiological phenotyping across scales to narrow the genotype-to-phenotype knowledge gap. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:5429-40. [PMID: 26163702 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants are affected by complex genome×environment×management interactions which determine phenotypic plasticity as a result of the variability of genetic components. Whereas great advances have been made in the cost-efficient and high-throughput analyses of genetic information and non-invasive phenotyping, the large-scale analyses of the underlying physiological mechanisms lag behind. The external phenotype is determined by the sum of the complex interactions of metabolic pathways and intracellular regulatory networks that is reflected in an internal, physiological, and biochemical phenotype. These various scales of dynamic physiological responses need to be considered, and genotyping and external phenotyping should be linked to the physiology at the cellular and tissue level. A high-dimensional physiological phenotyping across scales is needed that integrates the precise characterization of the internal phenotype into high-throughput phenotyping of whole plants and canopies. By this means, complex traits can be broken down into individual components of physiological traits. Since the higher resolution of physiological phenotyping by 'wet chemistry' is inherently limited in throughput, high-throughput non-invasive phenotyping needs to be validated and verified across scales to be used as proxy for the underlying processes. Armed with this interdisciplinary and multidimensional phenomics approach, plant physiology, non-invasive phenotyping, and functional genomics will complement each other, ultimately enabling the in silico assessment of responses under defined environments with advanced crop models. This will allow generation of robust physiological predictors also for complex traits to bridge the knowledge gap between genotype and phenotype for applications in breeding, precision farming, and basic research.
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i.., Drásov 470, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Jammer A, Gasperl A, Luschin-Ebengreuth N, Heyneke E, Chu H, Cantero-Navarro E, Großkinsky DK, Albacete AA, Stabentheiner E, Franzaring J, Fangmeier A, van der Graaff E, Roitsch T. Simple and robust determination of the activity signature of key carbohydrate metabolism enzymes for physiological phenotyping in model and crop plants. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:5531-42. [PMID: 26002973 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The analysis of physiological parameters is important to understand the link between plant phenotypes and their genetic bases, and therefore is needed as an important element in the analysis of model and crop plants. The activities of enzymes involved in primary carbohydrate metabolism have been shown to be strongly associated with growth performance, crop yield, and quality, as well as stress responses. A simple, fast, and cost-effective method to determine activities for 13 key enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism has been established, mainly based on coupled spectrophotometric kinetic assays. The comparison of extraction buffers and requirement for dialysis of crude protein extracts resulted in a universal protein extraction protocol, suitable for the preparation of protein extracts from different organs of various species. Individual published kinetic activity assays were optimized and adapted for a semi-high-throughput 96-well assay format. These assays proved to be robust and are thus suitable for physiological phenotyping, enabling the characterization and diagnosis of the physiological state. The potential of the determination of distinct enzyme activity signatures as part of a physiological fingerprint was shown for various organs and tissues from three monocot and five dicot model and crop species, including two case studies with external stimuli. Differential and specific enzyme activity signatures are apparent during inflorescence development and upon in vitro cold treatment of young inflorescences in the monocot ryegrass, related to conditions for doubled haploid formation. Likewise, treatment of dicot spring oilseed rape with elevated CO2 concentration resulted in distinct patterns of enzyme activity responses in leaves.
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- Alexandra Jammer
- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology, University of Hohenheim, August-von-Hartmann-Strasse 3, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology, University of Hohenheim, August-von-Hartmann-Strasse 3, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Hyun TK, Albacete A, van der Graaff E, Eom SH, Großkinsky DK, Böhm H, Janschek U, Rim Y, Ali WW, Kim SY, Roitsch T. The Arabidopsis PLAT domain protein1 promotes abiotic stress tolerance and growth in tobacco. Transgenic Res 2015; 24:651-63. [PMID: 25757741 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-015-9868-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Plant growth and consequently crop yield can be severely compromised by abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Transgenic approaches that resulted in increased tolerance against abiotic stresses often were typically accompanied by adverse effects on plant growth and fitness under optimal growing conditions. Proteins that belong to the PLAT-plant-stress protein family harbour a single PLAT (Polycystin, Lipoxygenase, Alpha-toxin and Triacylglycerol lipase) domain and are ubiquitously present in monocot and dicot plant species. Until now, only limited data is available for PLAT-plant-stress family members, which suggested that these proteins in general could promote tolerance towards stress responses. We studied the function of the Arabidopsis PLAT-plant-stress protein AtPLAT1 employing heterologous gain-of-function analysis in tobacco. AtPLAT1 conferred increased abiotic stress tolerance in tobacco, evident by improved tolerance towards cold, drought and salt stresses, and promoted growth, reflected by a faster development under non-stressed conditions. However, the overexpression of AtPLAT1 in tobacco reduced the tolerance towards biotic stress conditions and, therefore, could be involved in regulating the crosstalk between abiotic and biotic stress responses. Thus, we showed that heterologously expressed AtPLAT1 functions as positive regulator of abiotic stress tolerance and plant growth, which could be an important new asset for strategies to develop plants with improved abiotic stress tolerance, without growth and subsequent yield penalties under optimal growth conditions.
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- Tae Kyung Hyun
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria
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Schäfer M, Brütting C, Canales IM, Großkinsky DK, Vankova R, Baldwin IT, Meldau S. The role of cis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plant growth regulation and mediating responses to environmental interactions. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:4873-84. [PMID: 25998904 PMCID: PMC5147713 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cytokinins (CKs) are well-established as important phytohormonal regulators of plant growth and development. An increasing number of studies have also revealed the function of these hormones in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. While the function of certain CK classes, including trans-zeatin and isopentenyladenine-type CKs, have been studied in detail, the role of cis-zeatin-type CKs (cZs) in plant development and in mediating environmental interactions is less well defined. Here we provide a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about abundance, metabolism and activities of cZs in plants. We outline the history of their analysis and the metabolic routes comprising cZ biosynthesis and degradation. Further we provide an overview of changes in the pools of cZs during plant development and environmental interactions. We summarize studies that investigate the role of cZs in regulating plant development and defence responses to pathogen and herbivore attack and highlight their potential role as 'novel' stress-response markers. Since the functional roles of cZs remain largely based on correlative data and genetic manipulations of their biosynthesis, inactivation and degradation are few, we suggest experimental approaches using transgenic plants altered in cZ levels to further uncover their roles in plant growth and environmental interactions and their potential for crop improvement.
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- Martin Schäfer
- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str.8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str.8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str.8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations in Plants, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v. v. i., Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str.8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- KWS SAAT AG, Molecular Physiology (RD-ME-MP), Grimsehlstrasse 31, 37555 Einbeck, Germany, Phone: +49 (0) 5561-311-1391, Fax: +49 (0) 5561-311-1090
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Albacete A, Cantero-Navarro E, Großkinsky DK, Arias CL, Balibrea ME, Bru R, Fragner L, Ghanem ME, de la Cruz González M, Hernández JA, Martínez-Andújar C, van der Graaff E, Weckwerth W, Zellnig G, Pérez-Alfocea F, Roitsch T. Ectopic overexpression of the cell wall invertase gene CIN1 leads to dehydration avoidance in tomato. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:3431-3432. [PMID: 25998902 PMCID: PMC4449540 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- Alfonso Albacete
- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Departamento de Agroquímica y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Fruit Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i.., Drásov 470, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Albacete A, Cantero-Navarro E, Großkinsky DK, Arias CL, Balibrea ME, Bru R, Fragner L, Ghanem ME, González MDLC, Hernández JA, Martínez-Andújar C, van der Graaff E, Weckwerth W, Zellnig G, Pérez-Alfocea F, Roitsch T. Ectopic overexpression of the cell wall invertase gene CIN1 leads to dehydration avoidance in tomato. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:863-78. [PMID: 25392479 PMCID: PMC4321548 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Drought stress conditions modify source-sink relations, thereby influencing plant growth, adaptive responses, and consequently crop yield. Invertases are key metabolic enzymes regulating sink activity through the hydrolytic cleavage of sucrose into hexose monomers, thus playing a crucial role in plant growth and development. However, the physiological role of invertases during adaptation to abiotic stress conditions is not yet fully understood. Here it is shown that plant adaptation to drought stress can be markedly improved in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by overexpression of the cell wall invertase (cwInv) gene CIN1 from Chenopodium rubrum. CIN1 overexpression limited stomatal conductance under normal watering regimes, leading to reduced water consumption during the drought period, while photosynthetic activity was maintained. This caused a strong increase in water use efficiency (up to 50%), markedly improving water stress adaptation through an efficient physiological strategy of dehydration avoidance. Drought stress strongly reduced cwInv activity and induced its proteinaceous inhibitor in the leaves of the wild-type plants. However, the CIN1-overexpressing plants registered 3- to 6-fold higher cwInv activity in all analysed conditions. Surprisingly, the enhanced invertase activity did not result in increased hexose concentrations due to the activation of the metabolic carbohydrate fluxes, as reflected by the maintenance of the activity of key enzymes of primary metabolism and increased levels of sugar-phosphate intermediates under water deprivation. The induced sink metabolism in the leaves explained the maintenance of photosynthetic activity, delayed senescence, and increased source activity under drought stress. Moreover, CIN1 plants also presented a better control of production of reactive oxygen species and sustained membrane protection. Those metabolic changes conferred by CIN1 overexpression were accompanied by increases in the concentrations of the senescence-delaying hormone trans-zeatin and decreases in the senescence-inducing ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) in the leaves. Thus, cwInv critically functions at the integration point of metabolic, hormonal, and stress signals, providing a novel strategy to overcome drought-induced limitations to crop yield, without negatively affecting plant fitness under optimal growth conditions.
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- Alfonso Albacete
- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Departamento de Agroquímica y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Fruit Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i., Drásov 470, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Großkinsky DK, van der Graaff E, Roitsch T. Abscisic Acid-Cytokinin Antagonism Modulates Resistance Against Pseudomonas syringae in Tobacco. Phytopathology 2014; 104:1283-8. [PMID: 24941328 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-14-0076-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Phytohormones are known as essential regulators of plant defenses, with ethylene, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid as the central immunity backbone, while other phytohormones have been demonstrated to interact with this. Only recently, a function of the classic phytohormone cytokinin in plant immunity has been described in Arabidopsis, rice, and tobacco. Although interactions of cytokinins with salicylic acid and auxin have been indicated, the complete network of cytokinin interactions with other immunity-relevant phytohormones is not yet understood. Therefore, we studied the interaction of kinetin and abscisic acid as a negative regulator of plant immunity to modulate resistance in tobacco against Pseudomonas syringae. By analyzing infection symptoms, pathogen proliferation, and accumulation of the phytoalexin scopoletin as a key mediator of kinetin-induced resistance in tobacco, antagonistic interaction of these phytohormones in plant immunity was identified. Kinetin reduced abscisic acid levels in tobacco, while increased abscisic acid levels by exogenous application or inhibition of abscisic acid catabolism by diniconazole neutralized kinetin-induced resistance. Based on these results, we conclude that reduction of abscisic acid levels by enhanced abscisic acid catabolism strongly contributes to cytokinin-mediated resistance effects. Thus, the identified cytokinin-abscisic acid antagonism is a novel regulatory mechanism in plant immunity.
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Hyun TK, van der Graaff E, Albacete A, Eom SH, Großkinsky DK, Böhm H, Janschek U, Rim Y, Ali WW, Kim SY, Roitsch T. The Arabidopsis PLAT domain protein1 is critically involved in abiotic stress tolerance. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112946. [PMID: 25396746 PMCID: PMC4232524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite the completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence, for only a relatively low percentage of the encoded proteins experimental evidence concerning their function is available. Plant proteins that harbour a single PLAT (Polycystin, Lipoxygenase, Alpha-toxin and Triacylglycerol lipase) domain and belong to the PLAT-plant-stress protein family are ubiquitously present in monocot and dicots. However, the function of PLAT-plant-stress proteins is still poorly understood. Therefore, we have assessed the function of the uncharacterised Arabidopsis PLAT-plant-stress family members through a combination of functional genetic and physiological approaches. PLAT1 overexpression conferred increased abiotic stress tolerance, including cold, drought and salt stress, while loss-of-function resulted in opposite effects on abiotic stress tolerance. Strikingly, PLAT1 promoted growth under non-stressed conditions. Abiotic stress treatments induced PLAT1 expression and caused expansion of its expression domain. The ABF/ABRE transcription factors, which are positive mediators of abscisic acid signalling, activate PLAT1 promoter activity in transactivation assays and directly bind to the ABRE elements located in this promoter in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. This suggests that PLAT1 represents a novel downstream target of the abscisic acid signalling pathway. Thus, we showed that PLAT1 critically functions as positive regulator of abiotic stress tolerance, but also is involved in regulating plant growth, and thereby assigned a function to this previously uncharacterised PLAT domain protein. The functional data obtained for PLAT1 support that PLAT-plant-stress proteins in general could be promising targets for improving abiotic stress tolerance without yield penalty.
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- Tae Kyung Hyun
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Kumho Life Science Laboratory, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
- Global Change Research Centre, CzechGlobe AS CR, v.v.i., Drásov, Czech Republic
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Albacete A, Cantero-Navarro E, Balibrea ME, Großkinsky DK, de la Cruz González M, Martínez-Andújar C, Smigocki AC, Roitsch T, Pérez-Alfocea F. Hormonal and metabolic regulation of tomato fruit sink activity and yield under salinity. J Exp Bot 2014; 65:6081-95. [PMID: 25170099 PMCID: PMC4203140 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Salinization of water and soil has a negative impact on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) productivity by reducing growth of sink organs and by inducing senescence in source leaves. It has been hypothesized that yield stability implies the maintenance or increase of sink activity in the reproductive structures, thus contributing to the transport of assimilates from the source leaves through changes in sucrolytic enzymes and their regulation by phytohormones. In this study, classical and functional physiological approaches have been integrated to study the influence of metabolic and hormonal factors on tomato fruit sink activity, growth, and yield: (i) exogenous hormones were applied to plants, and (ii) transgenic plants overexpressing the cell wall invertase (cwInv) gene CIN1 in the fruits and de novo cytokinin (CK) biosynthesis gene IPT in the roots were constructed. Although salinity reduces fruit growth, sink activity, and trans-zeatin (tZ) concentrations, it increases the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) during the actively growing period (25 days after anthesis). Indeed, exogenous application of the CK analogue kinetin to salinized actively growing fruits recovered sucrolytic activities (mainly cwInv and sucrose synthase), sink strength, and fruit weight, whereas the ethylene-releasing compound ethephon had a negative effect in equivalent non-stressed fruits. Fruit yield was increased by both the constitutive expression of CIN1 in the fruits (up to 4-fold) or IPT in the root (up to 30%), owing to an increase in the fruit number (lower flower abortion) and in fruit weight. This is possibly related to a recovery of sink activity in reproductive tissues due to both (i) increase in sucrolytic activities (cwInv, sucrose synthase, and vacuolar and cytoplasmic invertases) and tZ concentration, and (ii) a decrease in the ACC levels and the activity of the invertase inhibitor. This study provides new functional evidences about the role of metabolic and hormonal inter-regulation of local sink processes in controlling tomato fruit sink activity, growth, and yield under salinity.
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- Alfonso Albacete
- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i., Drásov 470, Cz-664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Großkinsky DK, Albacete A, Jammer A, Krbez P, van der Graaff E, Pfeifhofer H, Roitsch T. A rapid phytohormone and phytoalexin screening method for physiological phenotyping. Mol Plant 2014; 7:1053-1056. [PMID: 24503160 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssu015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, Taastrup 2630, Denmark.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria; Department of Plant Nutrition, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, Graz 8010, Austria; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegård Allé 13, Taastrup 2630, Denmark; Global Change Research Centre, Czech Globe AS CR, v.v.i.., Drásov 470, 664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
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Großkinsky DK, van der Graaff E, Roitsch T. Phytoalexin transgenics in crop protection--fairy tale with a happy end? Plant Sci 2012; 195:54-70. [PMID: 22920999 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Phytoalexins are pathogen induced low molecular weight compounds with antimicrobial activities derived from secondary metabolism. Following their identification, phytoalexins were directly incorporated into the network of plant defense responses. Due to their heterogeneity, the metabolic pathways involved in phytoalexin formation and in particular the regulatory mechanisms remained elusive. Consequently, research focus shifted to the characterization of other components of plant immunity such as defense signaling and resistance mechanisms, including components of systemic acquired and induced systemic resistance, effector and pathogen-associated molecular pattern triggered immunity as well as R-gene resistance. Despite the obtained knowledge on these immunity mechanisms, genetic engineering employing these mechanisms and classical breeding reached too low improvements in crop protection, probably because classical breeding focused on yield performance and taste, rather than pathogen resistance. The increasing demand for disease resistant crop species and the aim to reduce pesticide application therefore requires alternative approaches. Recent advances in the understanding of phytoalexin function, biosynthesis and regulation, in combination with novel methods of molecular engineering and advances in instrumental analysis, returned attention to phytoalexins as a potent target for improving crop protection. Based on this, the advantages as well as potential bottlenecks for molecular approaches of modulating inducible phytoalexins to improve crop protection are discussed.
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- Dominik K Großkinsky
- Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Großkinsky DK, Koffler BE, Roitsch T, Maier R, Zechmann B. Compartment-specific antioxidative defense in Arabidopsis against virulent and avirulent Pseudomonas syringae. Phytopathology 2012; 102:662-73. [PMID: 22571419 PMCID: PMC3822284 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-12-0022-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during biotic stress is either part of a hypersensitive response of the plant or induced directly by the pathogen. Antioxidants such as ascorbate and glutathione counteract the accumulation of ROS and are part of the defense reaction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the compartment-specific importance of ascorbate and glutathione during a virulent and avirulent Pseudomonas syringae infection in Arabidopsis thaliana. Peroxisomes were found to be the hotspot for glutathione accumulation reaching 452% and 258% of control levels 24 h postinoculation during the virulent and avirulent infection, respectively. An accumulation of ascorbate could also be observed in vacuoles during Pseudomonas syringae infection, whereas glutathione remained absent in this cell compartment. Neither glutathione nor ascorbate accumulated in the apoplast during pathogen infection demonstrating an only negligible role of these antioxidants in the apoplast during pathogen infection. Compartment-specific changes followed a recently proposed stress model with an increase of ascorbate and glutathione in most cell compartments at the early stages of infection and a strong drop at the later stage of infection when a strong accumulation of ROS and symptoms occurred in the leaves. This study highlights the importance of certain cell compartments and antioxidants in general for the protection of pathogen-induced ROS accumulation.
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Großkinsky DK, Naseem M, Abdelmohsen UR, Plickert N, Engelke T, Griebel T, Zeier J, Novák O, Strnad M, Pfeifhofer H, van der Graaff E, Simon U, Roitsch T. Cytokinins mediate resistance against Pseudomonas syringae in tobacco through increased antimicrobial phytoalexin synthesis independent of salicylic acid signaling. Plant Physiol 2011; 157:815-30. [PMID: 21813654 PMCID: PMC3192561 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.182931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Cytokinins are phytohormones that are involved in various regulatory processes throughout plant development, but they are also produced by pathogens and known to modulate plant immunity. A novel transgenic approach enabling autoregulated cytokinin synthesis in response to pathogen infection showed that cytokinins mediate enhanced resistance against the virulent hemibiotrophic pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci. This was confirmed by two additional independent transgenic approaches to increase endogenous cytokinin production and by exogenous supply of adenine- and phenylurea-derived cytokinins. The cytokinin-mediated resistance strongly correlated with an increased level of bactericidal activities and up-regulated synthesis of the two major antimicrobial phytoalexins in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), scopoletin and capsidiol. The key role of these phytoalexins in the underlying mechanism was functionally proven by the finding that scopoletin and capsidiol substitute in planta for the cytokinin signal: phytoalexin pretreatment increased resistance against P. syringae. In contrast to a cytokinin defense mechanism in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) based on salicylic acid-dependent transcriptional control, the cytokinin-mediated resistance in tobacco is essentially independent from salicylic acid and differs in pathogen specificity. It is also independent of jasmonate levels, reactive oxygen species, and high sugar resistance. The novel function of cytokinins in the primary defense response of solanaceous plant species is rather mediated through a high phytoalexin-pathogen ratio in the early phase of infection, which efficiently restricts pathogen growth. The implications of this mechanism for the coevolution of host plants and cytokinin-producing pathogens and the practical application in agriculture are discussed.
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria (D.K.G., H.P., E.v.d.G., U.S., T.R.); Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Würzburg, 97082 Wuerzburg, Germany (M.N., U.R.A., N.P., T.E.); Department of Biology, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (T.G., J.Z.); Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic (O.N., M.S.)
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