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Zribi I, Ghorbel M, Jrad O, Masmoudi K, Brini F. The wheat pathogenesis-related protein (TdPR1.2) enhanced tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Protoplasma 2024:10.1007/s00709-024-01955-w. [PMID: 38687397 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-024-01955-w] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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In plants, the pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins have been identified as important regulators of biotic and abiotic stresses. PR proteins branch out into 19 different classes (PR1-PR19). Basically, all PR proteins display a well-established method of action, with the notable exception of PR1, which is a member of a large superfamily of proteins with a common CAP domain. We have previously isolated and characterized the first PR1 from durum wheat, called TdPR-1.2. In the current research work, TdPR1.2 gene was used to highlight its functional activities under various abiotic (sodium chloride (100 mM NaCl) and oxidative stresses (3 mM H2O2), hormonal salicylic acid (SA), abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA), and abiotic stresses (Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria solani). Enhancement survival index was detected in Arabidopsis transgenic plants expressing TdPR1.2 gene. Moreover, quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis demonstrated induction of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). It equally revealed a decrease of malondialdehyde (MDA) as well as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels in transgenic Arabidopsis plants compared to control lines, confirming the role of TdPR1.2 in terms of alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Eventually, RT-qPCR results showed a higher expression of biotic stress-related genes (PR1 and PDF1.2) in addition to a downregulation of the wound-related gene (LOX3 and VSP2) in transgenic lines treated with jasmonic acid (JA). Notably, these findings provide evidence for the outstanding functions of PR1.2 from durum wheat which can be further invested to boost tolerance in crop plants to abiotic and biotic stresses.
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- Ikram Zribi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, 81451, Ha'il City, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- College of Food and Agriculture, Arid Land Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Kamoun H, Feki K, Tounsi S, Jrad O, Brini F. The thioredoxin h-type TdTrxh2 protein of durum wheat confers abiotic stress tolerance of the transformant Arabidopsis plants through its protective role and the regulation of redox homoeostasis. Protoplasma 2024; 261:317-331. [PMID: 37837550 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01899-7] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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The thioredoxins (Trxs) are ubiquitous and they play a crucial role in various biological processes like growth and stress response. Although the functions of Trxs proteins are described in several previous reports, the function of the isoform Trxh2 of durum wheat (Triticum durum L.), designated as TdTrxh2, in abiotic stress response still unknown. Thus, we aimed in this study the functional characterization of TdTrxh2 through its expression in yeast cells and Arabidopsis plants. Sequence analysis revealed that TdTrxh2 protein shared the conserved redox site with the other Trxh from other plant species. Under various abiotic stresses, TdTrxh2 was up-regulated in leaves and roots of durum wheat. Interestingly, we demonstrated that TdTrxh2 exhibit protective effect on LDH activity against various treatments. Besides, the expression of TdTrxh2 in yeast cells conferred their tolerance to multiple stresses. Moreover, transgenic Arabidopsis expressing TdTrxh2 showed tolerance phenotype to several abiotic stresses. This tolerance was illustrated by high rate of proline accumulation, root proliferation, low accumulation of reactive oxygen species like H2O2 and O2·-, and high antioxidant CAT and POD enzymes activities. All these findings suggested that TdTrxh2 promotes abiotic stress tolerance through the redox homoeostasis regulation and its protective role.
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- Hanen Kamoun
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), BP1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), BP1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), BP1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), BP1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), BP1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Ghorbel M, Zribi I, Haddaji N, Siddiqui AJ, Bouali N, Brini F. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Catalase Gene Families in Triticeae. Plants (Basel) 2023; 13:11. [PMID: 38202319 PMCID: PMC10781083 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010011] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Aerobic metabolism in plants results in the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a significant and comparatively stable non-radical reactive oxygen species (ROS). H2O2 is a signaling molecule that regulates particular physiological and biological processes (the cell cycle, photosynthesis, plant growth and development, and plant responses to environmental challenges) at low concentrations. Plants may experience oxidative stress and ultimately die from cell death if excess H2O2 builds up. Triticum dicoccoides, Triticum urartu, and Triticum spelta are different ancient wheat species that present different interesting characteristics, and their importance is becoming more and more clear. In fact, due to their interesting nutritive health, flavor, and nutritional values, as well as their resistance to different parasites, the cultivation of these species is increasingly important. Thus, it is important to understand the mechanisms of plant tolerance to different biotic and abiotic stresses by studying different stress-induced gene families such as catalases (CAT), which are important H2O2-metabolizing enzymes found in plants. Here, we identified seven CAT-encoding genes (TdCATs) in Triticum dicoccoides, four genes in Triticum urartu (TuCATs), and eight genes in Triticum spelta (TsCATs). The accuracy of the newly identified wheat CAT gene members in different wheat genomes is confirmed by the gene structures, phylogenetic relationships, protein domains, and subcellular location analyses discussed in this article. In fact, our analysis showed that the identified genes harbor the following two conserved domains: a catalase domain (pfam00199) and a catalase-related domain (pfam06628). Phylogenetic analyses showed that the identified wheat CAT proteins were present in an analogous form in durum wheat and bread wheat. Moreover, the identified CAT proteins were located essentially in the peroxisome, as revealed by in silico analyses. Interestingly, analyses of CAT promoters in those species revealed the presence of different cis elements related to plant development, maturation, and plant responses to different environmental stresses. According to RT-qPCR, Triticum CAT genes showed distinctive expression designs in the studied organs and in response to different treatments (salt, heat, cold, mannitol, and ABA). This study completed a thorough analysis of the CAT genes in Triticeae, which advances our knowledge of CAT genes and establishes a framework for further functional analyses of the wheat gene family.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (A.J.S.); (N.B.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (A.J.S.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (A.J.S.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (A.J.S.); (N.B.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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Ghorbel M, Zribi I, Chihaoui M, Alghamidi A, Mseddi K, Brini F. Genome-Wide Investigation and Expression Analysis of the Catalase Gene Family in Oat Plants ( Avena sativa L.). Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3694. [PMID: 37960051 PMCID: PMC10650400 DOI: 10.3390/plants12213694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Through the degradation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), different antioxidant enzymes, such as catalase (CAT), defend organisms against oxidative stress. These enzymes are crucial to numerous biological functions, like plant development and defense against several biotic and abiotic stresses. However, despite the major economic importance of Avena sativa around the globe, little is known about the CAT gene's structure and organization in this crop. Thus, a genome-wide investigation of the CAT gene family in oat plants has been carried out to characterize the potential roles of those genes under different stressors. Bioinformatic approaches were used in this study to predict the AvCAT gene's structure, secondary and tertiary protein structures, physicochemical properties, phylogenetic tree, and expression profiling under diverse developmental and biological conditions. A local Saudi oat variety (AlShinen) was used in this work. Here, ten AvCAT genes that belong to three groups (Groups I-III) were identified. All identified CATs harbor the two conserved domains (pfam00199 and pfam06628), a heme-binding domain, and a catalase activity motif. Moreover, identified AvCAT proteins were located in different compartments in the cell, such as the peroxisome, mitochondrion, and cytoplasm. By analyzing their promoters, different cis-elements were identified as being related to plant development, maturation, and response to different environmental stresses. Gene expression analysis revealed that three different AvCAT genes belonging to three different subgroups showed noticeable modifications in response to various stresses, such as mannitol, salt, and ABA. As far as we know, this is the first report describing the genome-wide analysis of the oat catalase gene family, and these data will help further study the roles of catalase genes during stress responses, leading to crop improvement.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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- Computer Science Departement, Applied College, University of Ha’il, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia;
- National Center for Vegetation Cover & Combating Desertification, Riyadh 13312, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia;
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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Ghorbel M, Haddaji N, Feki K, Tounsi S, Chihaoui M, Alghamdi A, Mseddi K, Brini F. Identification of a putative kinase interacting domain in the durum wheat catalase 1 (TdCAT1) protein. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18916. [PMID: 37609422 PMCID: PMC10440534 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Catalases are crucial antioxidant enzymes that regulate plants responses to different biotic and abiotic stresses. It has been previously shown that the activities of durum wheat catalase proteins (TdCAT1) were stimulated in the presence of divalent cations Mn2+, Mg2+, Fe2+, Zn2+, and Ca2+. In addition, TdCAT1s can interact with calmodulins in calcium-independent manner, and this interaction stimulates its catalytic activity in a calcium-dependent manner. Moreover, this activity is further enhanced by Mn2+ cations. The current study showed that wheat catalase presents different phosphorylation targets. Besides, we demonstrated that catalase is able to interact with Mitogen Activated Proteins kinases via a conserved domain. This interaction activates wheat catalase independently of its phosphorylation status but is more promoted by Mn2+, Fe2+ and Ca2+ divalent cations. Interestingly, we have demonstrated that durum wheat catalase activity is differentially regulated by Mitogen Activated Proteins kinases and Calmodulins in the presence of calcium. Moreover, the V0 of the reaction increase gradually following the increasing quantities of Mn2+ divalent cations. Such results have never been described before and suggest i) complex regulatory mechanisms exerted on wheat catalase, ii) divalent cations (Mn2+; Mg2+; Ca2+ and Fe2+) act as key cofactors in these regulatory mechanisms.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City, 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City, 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia
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- Computer Science Departement, Applied College- University of Ha'il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City, 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City, 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3000, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia
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Ghorbel M, Zribi I, Besbes M, Bouali N, Brini F. Catalase Gene Family in Durum Wheat: Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Profiling in Response to Multiple Abiotic Stress Conditions. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2720. [PMID: 37514334 PMCID: PMC10384705 DOI: 10.3390/plants12142720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Catalase (CAT) is an antioxidant enzyme expressed by the CAT gene family and exists in almost all aerobic organisms. In fact, the CAT enzyme modulates the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents in cells by translating this toxic compound into water (H2O) and O2- to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents in cells. ROS are produced as a result of biotic and abiotic environmental stressors. To avoid ROS toxicity, plants are armed with different enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems to decompose ROS. Among the enzymatic system, CAT proteins are well studied. CAT not only controls growth and development in plants but is also involved in plant defense against different stresses. So far, the CAT gene family has not been reported in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum L.). Therefore, a genome-wide comprehensive analysis was conducted to classify the CAT genes in the durum wheat genome. Here, six TdCAT genes were identified. Based on phylogenetics, the TdCAT genes belong to three groups (Groups I-III) which is explainable by their comparable structural characteristics. Using bio-informatic analysis, we found that the secondary and tertiary structures were conserved among plants and present similar structures among durum wheat CATs. Two conserved domains (pfam00199 and pfam06628) are also present in all identified proteins, which have different subcellular localizations: peroxisome and mitochondrion. By analyzing their promoters, different cis-elements were identified, such as hormone-correlated response and stress-related responsive elements. Finally, we studied the expression pattern of two catalase genes belonging to two different sub-classes under different abiotic stresses. Expression profiling revealed that TdCAT2 and TdCAT3 presented a constitutive expression pattern. Moreover, both genes are induced in response to salt, mannitol, cold, heat and ABA. Thus, we speculate that those genes are activated by different stresses, such as oxygen deficiency, light, cold, abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate. Further, this study will help in understanding the behavior of CAT genes during environmental stress in durum wheat and in Triticeae species in general.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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Trovato M, Brini F, Mseddi K, Rhizopoulou S, Jones MA. A holistic and sustainable approach linked to drought tolerance of Mediterranean crops. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1167376. [PMID: 37396645 PMCID: PMC10308116 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1167376] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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The rapid increase in average temperatures and the progressive reduction in rainfalls caused by climate change is reducing crop yields worldwide, particularly in regions with hot and semi-arid climates such as the Mediterranean area. In natural conditions, plants respond to environmental drought stress with diverse morphological, physiological, and biochemical adaptations in an attempt to escape, avoid, or tolerate drought stress. Among these adaptations to stress, the accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA) is of pivotal importance. Many biotechnological approaches to improve stress tolerance by increasing the exogenous or endogenous content of ABA have proved to be effective. In most cases the resultant drought tolerance is associated with low productivity incompatible with the requirements of modern agriculture. The on-going climate crisis has provoked the search for strategies to increase crop yield under warmer conditions. Several biotechnological strategies, such as the genetic improvement of crops or the generation of transgenic plants for genes involved in drought tolerance, have been attempted with unsatisfactory results suggesting the need for new approaches. Among these, the genetic modification of transcription factors or regulators of signaling cascades provide a promising alternative. To reconcile drought tolerance with crop yield, we propose mutagenesis of genes controlling key signaling components downstream of ABA accumulation in local landraces to modulate responses. We also discuss the advantages of tackling this challenge with a holistic approach involving different knowledge and perspectives, and the problem of distributing the selected lines at subsidized prices to guarantee their use by small family farms.
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- Maurizio Trovato
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Zribi I, Ghorbel M, Haddaji N, Besbes M, Brini F. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of Pathogenesis-Related Protein 1 ( PR-1) Genes in Durum Wheat ( Triticum durum Desf.). Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1998. [PMID: 37653915 PMCID: PMC10223549 DOI: 10.3390/plants12101998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Pathogen-related proteins (PRs) are diversified proteins with a low molecular weight implicated in plant response to biotic and abiotic stress as well in regulating different functions in plant maturation. Interestingly, no systematical study has been conducted in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum). In the present study, 12 PR-1 genes encoding a CAP superfamily domain were identified in the genome of Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, which is an important cereal, using in silico approaches. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis showed that the PR-1 genes were classified into three groups based on their isoelectric point and the conserved motif domain. Moreover, our analysis showed that most of the TdPR-1 proteins presented an N-terminal signal peptide. Expression patterns analysis showed that the PR-1 gene family presented temporal and spatial specificity and was induced by different abiotic stresses. This is the first report describing the genome-scale analysis of the durum wheat PR-1 gene family, and these data will help further study the roles of PR-1 genes during stress responses, leading to crop improvement.
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- Ikram Zribi
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.G.); (N.H.); (M.B.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia;
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Tounsi S, Jemli S, Feki K, Brini F, Najib Saïdi M. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) family in durum wheat: promising candidates for improving crop resilience. Protoplasma 2023; 260:145-158. [PMID: 35484428 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-022-01767-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The SOD family has been extensively analyzed at genome wide level in several crops. However, little is known about this family in durum wheat. In this study, a total of 14 TdSOD genes were identified in whole durum wheat genome including 8 TdCu-ZnSODs, 2 TdMnSODs, and 4 TdFeSODs. In silico analysis evinced that TdSOD family members displayed a closer evolutionary relationship, similar gene structure and protein features with their homologs from other plant species. Furthermore, the analysis of their promoter regions revealed the presence of a great number of cis-regulatory elements related to plant development, abiotic and biotic stresses, phytohormones, and several potential binding sites for transcription factors. Interestingly, 3D structure analysis revealed that TdCu-ZnSOD2A-2 and TdCu-ZnSOD2B-2, belonging to the Cu-Zn group, were modeled as copper chaperone for SOD like their homologs from rice and Arabidopsis. The expression profile of eight TdSOD candidate genes was investigated under salt, drought, cold, and ABA treatments. Notably, TdCu-ZnSOD2A-1, TdFeSOD4A-1, and TdFeSOD7A-1 were significantly up-regulated under all stress treatments. On the other hand, TdCu-ZnSOD7B and TdMnSOD2B were strongly expressed in roots and leaves under cold stress and TdCu-ZnSOD2B-2 was particularly up-regulated in leaves under ABA treatment. Ultimately, these findings provide valuable information for the identification of attractive candidate genes to improve wheat resilience.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology Enzymatic and Biomolecules, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, P.O Box 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystem (L2AD), Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP901, 2050, Hammam‑Lif, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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Ben Hsouna A, Michalak M, Ben Akacha B, Dhifi W, Ben Saad R, Brini F, Mnif W. Assessment of the phytochemical composition, antimicrobial activity and anti-inflammatory effects of Lobularia maritima extracts on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells and their capacity to extend the shelf life of raw minced beef. J Funct Foods 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2022.105327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ghorbel M, Besbes M, Haddaji N, Bouali N, Brini F. Identification and Expression Profiling of Two Saudi Arabia Catalase Genes from Wheat and Barley in Response to Abiotic and Hormonal Stresses. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:2208. [PMID: 36358580 PMCID: PMC9686680 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11112208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Catalase is a crucial enzyme in antioxidant defense systems protecting eukaryotes from oxidative stress. These proteins are present in almost all living organisms and play important roles in controlling plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses by catalyzing the decomposition of H2O2. Despite their importance, little is known about their expression in the majority of monocotyledonous species. Here, we isolated and characterized two novel catalase genes from Triticum turgidum and Hordeum vulgare, designated as TtCAT1 and HvCAT1, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that TtCAT1 and HvCAT1 presented 492 aa and shared an important identity with other catalase proteins belonging to subfamily 1. Using bioinformatic analysis, we predicted the 3D structure models of TtCAT1 and HvCAT1. Interestingly, analysis showed that the novel catalases harbor a peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS1) located at their C-terminus portion, as shown for other catalase proteins. In addition, this motif is responsible for the in silico peroxisomal localization of both proteins. Finally, RT-qPCR analysis showed that TtCAT1 and HvCAT1 are highly expressed in leaves in normal conditions but faintly in roots. Moreover, both genes are upregulated after the application of different stresses such as salt, osmotic, cold, heavy metal, and hormonal stresses. The positive responses of TtCAT1 and HvCAT1 to the various stimuli suggested that these proteins can help to protect both species against environmental stresses.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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Brini F, Seccia L. Acceleration waves and oscillating gas bubbles modelled by rational extended thermodynamics. Proc Math Phys Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2022.0246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The study of acceleration waves for a rarefied polyatomic gas is carried out in planar, cylindrical and spherical geometry referring to the rational extended thermodynamics theory with 14 moments. The case of a rarefied monatomic gas is determined as a limit case, and the role of geometry and molecular degrees of freedom is investigated. In addition, the behaviour of an acceleration wave travelling inside an oscillating gas bubble is modelled by the 14-moment PDE system under adiabatic condition. We show that dissipation combined with hyperbolicity tends to inhibit shock formation, and that the dynamic pressure cannot be zero inside the oscillating bubble. This fact can produce observable effects even in the Navier–Stokes approximation, if the gas exhibits high bulk viscosity.
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- F. Brini
- University of Bologna, Department of Mathematics and AM, via Saragozza, 8, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Department of Mathematics and AM, via Fontanelle, 40, Forlì, Italy
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Ghorbel M, Feki K, Tounsi S, Bouali N, Besbes M, Brini F. The Putative Auto-Inhibitory Domain of Durum Wheat Catalase (TdCAT1) Positively Regulates Bacteria Cells in Response to Different Stress Conditions. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091820. [PMID: 36139894 PMCID: PMC9495866 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Catalase is a crucial enzyme in the antioxidant defense system protecting organisms from oxidative stress. Proteins of this kind play important roles in controlling plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses by catalyzing the decomposition of H2O2. The durum wheat catalase 1, TdCAT1, has been previously isolated and characterized. Here, using bio-informatic analysis, we showed that durum wheat catalase 1 TdCAT1 harbors different novel conserved domains. In addition, TdCAT1 contains various phosphorylation residues and S-Nitrosylation residues located at different positions along the protein sequence. TdCAT1 activity decreased after treatment with λ−phosphatase. On the other hand, we showed that durum wheat catalase 1 (TdCAT1) exhibits a low CAT activity in vitro, whereas a deleted form of TdCAT1 has better activity compared to the full-length protein (TdCAT460), suggesting that TdCAT1 could present a putative autoinhibitory domain in its C-terminal portion. Moreover, we showed that TdCAT1 positively regulates E. coli cells in response to salt, ionic and osmotic stresses as well as heavy metal stress in solid and liquid mediums. Such effects had not been reported and lead us to suggest that the durum wheat catalase 1 TdCAT1 protein could play a positive role in response to a wide array of abiotic stress conditions.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
- Correspondence:
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AlHudaib KA, Alanazi NA, Ghorbel M, El-Ganainy SM, Brini F. Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Pathogenesis-Related Protein-1 Gene ( AvPR-1) with Induced Expression in Oat ( Avena sativa L.) during Abiotic and Hormonal Stresses. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:plants11172284. [PMID: 36079666 PMCID: PMC9460936 DOI: 10.3390/plants11172284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Pathogenesis-related protein-1 (PR-1) plays crucial roles in regulating plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. This study aimed to isolate and characterize the first PR-1 (AvPR-1) gene in oat (Avena sativa L.). AvPR-1 presented conserved signal peptide motifs and core amino acid composition in the functional protein domains as the protein sequence of AvPR-1 presented 98.28%, 97.7%, and 95.4% identity with known PR1 proteins isolated from Triticum aestivum PRB1-2-like, Triticum dicoccoides PRB1-2-like, and Aegilops tauschii subsp. tauschii, respectively. Bioinformatic analysis showed that the AvPR-1 protein belongs to the CAP superfamily (PF00188). Secondary and 3D structure analyses of the AvPR-1 protein were also conducted, confirming sequence conservation of PR-1 among studied species. The AvPR-1 protein harbors a calmodulin-binding domain located in its C-terminal part as previously shown for its wheat homolog TdPR1.2. Moreover, gene expression analysis showed that AvPR-1 was induced in response to many abiotic and hormonal stresses especially in leaves after treatment for 48 h. This is the first study exhibiting the expression profiles of the AvPR-1 gene under different stresses in oat.
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- Khalid A. AlHudaib
- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Pests and Plant Diseases Unit, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il City 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Pests and Plant Diseases Unit, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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Drira M, Ghanmi S, Zaidi I, Brini F, Miled N, Hanin M. The heat stable protein fraction from
Opuntia ficus indica
seeds exhibits an enzyme protective effect against thermal denaturation and an antibacterial activity. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2022; 70:593-602. [PMID: 35789501 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Desiccation tolerance in developing seeds occurs through several mechanisms among which, a common group of proteins named dehydrins has received considerable attention. So far, there is no information dealing with the accumulation of dehydrins in seeds of Opuntia ficus-indica. We have initiated here an extraction protocol based on two critical steps: heat and acid treatments, and the purity of this fraction was analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy. Western blot analysis of the heat-stable protein fraction (HSF) revealed two main bands of approximately 45 and 44 kDa, while three others of ∼40, 32, and 31 kDa were faintly visible, which were recognized by anti-dehydrin antibodies. This fraction exhibited a Cu2+ -dependent resistance to protease treatments. Next, we performed a series of assays to compare the functional properties of the HSF with those of the previously characterized wheat dehydrin (DHN-5). Antibacterial assays revealed that HSF exhibits only moderate antibacterial activities against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, with a minimum inhibition concentration ranging from 0.25 to 1 mg/ml. However, in vitro assays revealed that compared to DHN-5, HSF exhibits higher protective activities of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) when exposed to heat, freezing, and dehydration stresses. The protective role of HSF seems to be linked to its best ability to minimize protein aggregation.
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- Marwa Drira
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology Applied to the Improvement of Cultures Faculty of Sciences of Sfax University of Sfax B.P. 1171, 3000 Sfax 3029 Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit Institute of Biotechnology. University of Sfax BP “1175” Sfax 3038 Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)‐University of Sfax Sfax 3018 Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)‐University of Sfax Sfax 3018 Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit Institute of Biotechnology. University of Sfax BP “1175” Sfax 3038 Tunisia
- Department of Biological Sciences College of Science. University of Jeddah Asfan Road Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit Institute of Biotechnology. University of Sfax BP “1175” Sfax 3038 Tunisia
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Missaoui K, Gonzalez-Klein Z, Jemli S, Garrido-Arandia M, Diaz-Perales A, Tome-Amat J, Brini F. Identification and molecular characterization of a novel non-specific lipid transfer protein (TdLTP2) from durum wheat. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266971. [PMID: 35417502 PMCID: PMC9007336 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266971] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small, cysteine-rich proteins, a part of the pathogenesis-related protein family, and numerous of them act as positive regulators during plant disease resistance, growth, and reproduction. These proteins are involved also in the intracellular transfer of lipids, as well as in plant immune responses. Besides their differences in sequences, they show similar features in their structure. However, they show distinct lipid-binding specificities signifying their various biological roles that dictate further structural study. This study reports the identification, in silico characterization and purification of a novel member of the nsLTP2 protein family from durum wheat, TdLTP2. It was generated and purified using the combination of gel filtration chromatography and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Its identity was detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF). TdLTP2 had been expressed in different stress to detect its localization; therefore, fluor-immunolocalization studies accomplished this data. In this approach, to assess the allergenicity of TdLTP2, thirty patients with baker’s asthma were enrolled and ELISA to detect the presence of specific IgE antibodies tested their sera. Moreover, the lipid-binding properties of TdLTP2 were examined in vitro and validated using a molecular docking study. In summary, our results demonstrate a new addition of member in plant nsLTPs family, TdLTP2, which can develop a better understanding about its biological functions and shed light on future applications.
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- Khawla Missaoui
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Enzymes Engineering, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
- * E-mail: (JTA); (FB)
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- * E-mail: (JTA); (FB)
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Feki K, Tounsi S, Mrabet M, Mhadhbi H, Brini F. Recent advances in physiological and molecular mechanisms of heavy metal accumulation in plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:64967-64986. [PMID: 34599711 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16805-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Among abiotic stress, the toxicity of metals impacts negatively on plants' growth and productivity. This toxicity promotes various perturbations in plants at different levels. To withstand stress, plants involve efficient mechanisms through the implication of various signaling pathways. These pathways enhance the expression of many target genes among them gene coding for metal transporters. Various metal transporters which are localized at the plasma membrane and/or at the tonoplast are crucial in metal stress response. Furthermore, metal detoxification is provided by metal-binding proteins like phytochelatins and metallothioneins. The understanding of the molecular basis of metal toxicities signaling pathways and tolerance mechanisms is crucial for genetic engineering to produce transgenic plants that enhance phytoremediation. This review presents an overview of the recent advances in our understanding of metal stress response. Firstly, we described the effect of metal stress on plants. Then, we highlight the mechanisms involved in metal detoxification and the importance of the regulation in the response to heavy metal stress. Finally, we mentioned the importance of genetic engineering for enhancing the phytoremediation technique. In the end, the response to heavy metal stress is complex and implicates various components. Thus, further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms involved in response to this abiotic stress.
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- Kaouthar Feki
- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystem (L2AD), Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystem (L2AD), Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystem (L2AD), Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Cheze S, Quittet P, Adoue D, Viallard J, Sève P, Bonnotte B, Laribi K, Tardy S, Henique H, Hamidou M, Hacini M, Santagostino A, Leclerc-Teffahi S, Filipovics A, Brini F, Munier J, Malastesta A, Michel M. Étude observationnelle prospective sur les patients atteints de Purpura Thrombopénique Immunologique (PTI) traités par des agonisTEs des R-TPO (ARTPO): Eltrombopag (EPAG) et Romiplostim (ROMI) (Etude PEPITE). Rev Med Interne 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2021.10.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Harbaoui M, Ben Romdhane W, Ben Hsouna A, Brini F, Ben Saad R. The durum wheat annexin, TdAnn6, improves salt and osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis via modulation of antioxidant machinery. Protoplasma 2021; 258:1047-1059. [PMID: 33594480 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01622-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
TdAnn6 is a gene encoding an annexin protein in durum wheat (Triticum durum). The function of TdAnn6 in plant response to stress is not yet clearly understood. Here, we isolated TdAnn6 and characterized it in genetically modified Arabidopsis thaliana. Expressing TdAnn6 in Arabidopsis coincided with an improvement in stress tolerance at germination and seedling stages. In addition, TdAnn6-expressing seedling antioxidant activities were improved with lower level of malondialdehyde, and enhanced transcript levels of six stress-related genes during salt/osmotic stresses. Under greenhouse conditions, the TdAnn6 plants exhibited increased tolerance to salt or drought stress. To deepen our understanding of TdAnn6 function, we isolated a 1515-bp genomic fragment upstream of its coding sequence, designated as PrTdAnn6. The PrTdAnn6 promoter was fused to the β-glucuronidase reporter gene and transferred to Arabidopsis. By histochemical GUS staining, GUS activity was detected in the roots, leaves, and floral organs, but no activity was detected in the seeds. Furthermore, we noticed a high stimulation of promoter activity when A. thaliana seedlings were exposed to NaCl, mannitol, ABA, GA, and cold conditions. This cross-talk between tissue-specific expression and exogenous stress stimulation may provide additional layers of regulation for salt and osmotic stress responses in crops.
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- Marwa Harbaoui
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- Departments of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, Zarroug, 2112, Gafsa, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Ghorbel M, Brini F, Sharma A, Landi M. Role of jasmonic acid in plants: the molecular point of view. Plant Cell Rep 2021; 40:1471-1494. [PMID: 33821356 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02687-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [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: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Recent updates in JA biosynthesis, signaling pathways and the crosstalk between JA and others phytohormones in relation with plant responses to different stresses. In plants, the roles of phytohormone jasmonic acid (JA), amino acid conjugate (e.g., JA-Ile) and their derivative emerged in last decades as crucial signaling compounds implicated in stress defense and development in plants. JA has raised a great interest, and the number of researches on JA has increased rapidly highlighting the importance of this phytohormone in plant life. First, JA was considered as a stress hormone implicated in plant response to biotic stress (pathogens and herbivores) which confers resistance to biotrophic and hemibiotrophic pathogens contrarily to salicylic acid (SA) which is implicated in plant response to necrotrophic pathogens. JA is also implicated in plant responses to abiotic stress (such as soil salinity, wounding and UV). Moreover, some researchers have recently revealed that JA controls several physiological processes like root growth, growth of reproductive organs and, finally, plant senescence. JA is also involved in the biosynthesis of various metabolites (e.g., phytoalexins and terpenoids). In plants, JA signaling pathways are well studied in few plants essentially Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana, and Oryza sativa L. confirming the crucial role of this hormone in plants. In this review, we highlight the last foundlings about JA biosynthesis, JA signaling pathways and its implication in plant maturation and response to environmental constraints.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Ha'il, P.O. box, Ha'il, 2440, Saudi Arabia
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P '1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P '1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment - University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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Ben Hsouna A, Ben Saad R, Dhifi W, Mnif W, Brini F. Novel non-specific lipid-transfer protein (TdLTP4) isolated from durum wheat: Antimicrobial activities and anti-inflammatory properties in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Microb Pathog 2021; 154:104869. [PMID: 33774106 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Lipid transfer proteins (LTP) are members of the family of pathogenesis-related proteins (PR-14) that play a key role in plant defense mechanisms. In this study, a novel gene TdLTP4 encoding an antifungal protein from wheat (cv. Om Rabiaa) was cloned, overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL-21 (DE3) and enriched using ammonium sulfate fractionation. The TdLTP4 fusion protein was then tested against a panel of pathogens, food-borne and spoilage bacteria and fungi in order to evaluate the antimicrobial properties. TdLTP4 was applied to 0.5 μg/mL LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages in vitro at different concentrations (5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 μg/mL). Levels of nitric oxide (NO), pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β (IL-1 β), interleukin (IL)-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in the supernatant fraction were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were detected via Western blot. The inhibition zones and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of bacterial strains were in the range of 14-26 mm and 62.5-250 μg/mL, respectively. Moreover, a remarkable activity against several fungal strains was revealed. TdLTP4 (5-100 μg/mL) decreased the production of NO (IC50 = 4.32 μg/mL), IL-6 (IC50 = 11.52 μg/mL), IL-1β (IC50 = 7.87 μg/mL) and TNF-α (IC50 = 8.66 μg/mL) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. TdLTP4 could modulate the macrophages inflammatory mode by causing reduction in iNOS and COX-2. According to these findings, TdLTP4 fusion protein could be used as natural anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent in food preservation and human health.
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- Anis Ben Hsouna
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia; Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, Zarroug, 2112, Gafsa, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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- LR17-ES03 Physiopathology, Food and Biomolecules, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts in Balgarn, University of Bisha, P.O. BOX 199, Bisha, 61922, Saudi Arabia; University of Manouba, ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020, Ariana, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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Zribi I, Ghorbel M, Brini F. Pathogenesis Related Proteins (PRs): From Cellular Mechanisms to Plant Defense. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2021; 22:396-412. [PMID: 33390143 DOI: 10.2174/1389203721999201231212736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many unfavorable stress conditions, such as wounding, drought, extreme temperatures, salinity and pathogen attacks, control growth, development and plant yield. To survive in such environments, plants have developed many strategies. They are able to induce the expression of a large number of genes that encode effectors, receptors, as well as signaling proteins and protective molecules. Among all, pathogenesis-related proteins (PRs) were found to be activated in response to different biotic and abiotic threats. Those proteins have a wide range of functions; acting as chitinases, peroxidases, anti-microbial agents, hydrolases, protease inhibitors, and other activities. Activation of PR proteins has been demonstrated in different plant families as a response to different stresses. In this review, we have summarized the structural, biological and functional characteristics of the different PRs families in plants, their regulation, as well as their roles in plant defense against abiotic and biotic stresses.
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- Ikram Zribi
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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Tounsi S, Saïdi MN, Abdelhedi R, Feki K, Bahloul N, Alcon C, Masmoudi K, Brini F. Functional analysis of TmHKT1;4-A2 promoter through deletion analysis provides new insight into the regulatory mechanism underlying abiotic stress adaptation. Planta 2021; 253:18. [PMID: 33392811 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03533-9] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bioinformatic, molecular, and biochemical analysis were performed to get more insight into the regulatory mechanism by which TmHKT1;4-A2 is regulated. HKT transporters from different plant species have been shown to play important role in plant response to salt. In previous work, TmHKT1;4-A2 gene from Triticum monococcum has been characterized as a major gene for Nax1 QTL (Tounsi et al. Plant Cell Physiol 57:2047-2057, 2016). So far, little is known about its regulatory mechanism. In this study, the promoter region of TmHKT1;4-A2 (1400 bp) was isolated and considered as the full-length promoter (PA2-1400). In silico analysis revealed the presence of important cis-acting elements related to abiotic stresses and phytohormones. Interestingly, our real-time RT-PCR analysis provided evidence that TmHKT1;4-A2 is regulated not only by salt stress but also by osmotic, heavy metal, oxidative, and hormones stresses. In transgenic Arabidopsis plants, TmHKT1;4-A2 is strongly active in vascular tissues of roots and leaves. Through 5'-end deletion analysis, we showed that PA2-1400 promoter is able to drive strong GUS activity under normal conditions and in response to different stresses compared to PA2-824 and PA2-366 promoters. These findings provide new information on the regulatory mechanism of TmHKT1;4-A2 and shed more light on its role under different stresses.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology Bordj Cedria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam Lif, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire Des Plantes, PHIV Platform, UMR 5004 CNRS/386, INRA/Supagro Montpellier/Université Montpellier 2, Campus Supagro-INRA, 34060, Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Ghorbel M, Zribi I, Missaoui K, Drira-Fakhfekh M, Azzouzi B, Brini F. Differential regulation of the durum wheat Pathogenesis-related protein (PR1) by Calmodulin TdCaM1.3 protein. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 48:347-362. [PMID: 33313970 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-06053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In plants, pathogenesis-related 1 protein (PR1) is considered as important defense protein. The production and accumulation of PR proteins in plants are one of the important responses to several biotic and abiotic stresses. In this regard, PR1 gene was isolated from Triticum turgidum ssp durum and was named as TdPR1.2. The amino acid sequence of TdPR1.2 protein showed 100%, 97.13%, and 44.41% with known PR1 proteins isolated from Triticum aestivum TdPR1-18, PRB1.2 of Aegilops tauschii subsp. tauschii and Arabidopsis thaliana respectively. qRT-PCR showed that TdPR1.2 was induced specially in leaves of durum wheat treated with Salicylic acid for 48 h. Besides, bioinformatic analysis showed that the durum wheat TdPR1.2 harbors a calmodulin binding domain located in it's C-terminal part and that this domain is conserved among different PR1 proteins isolated so far. However, no information is available about the regulation of PR genes by calmodulin and Ca2+ complex (CaM/Ca2+). Here, we showed that TdPR1.2 gene exhibits an antibacterial effect as revealed by the in vitro tests against 8 different bacteria and against the fungi Septoria tritici. In addition, we demonstrate for the first time that PR1 proteins are able to bind to CaM in a Ca2+-dependent manner via a GST-Pull down assay. Finally, in presence of Mn2+ cations, CaM/Ca2+ complex stimulated the antimicrobial effect of TdPR1.2. Such effects were not reported so far, and raise a possible role for CaM/Ca2+ complex in the regulation of plant PRs during cellular response to external signals.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- Biology Departement, Faculty of Science, University of Ha'il, B.O. box, Ha'il city, 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Saad RB, Ben Romdhane W, Ben Hsouna A, Mihoubi W, Harbaoui M, Brini F. Insights into plant annexins function in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance. Plant Signal Behav 2019; 15:1699264. [PMID: 31822147 PMCID: PMC7012142 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1699264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Crop productivity depends heavily on several biotic and abiotic factors. Plant annexins are a multigene family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins that function in response to environmental stresses and signaling during growth and development of plants. We recently isolated and characterized a Triticum durum annexin, called TdANN12, which is upregulated by different abiotic stresses. Overexpression of TdANN12 in transgenic tobacco improves stress tolerance through ROS removal. This mini-review outlines the functional characterization of plant annexin genes and suggests how these features could be exploitated to improve stress tolerance in plants. Furthermore, transgenic overexpression of plant annexin genes in crops (tobacco, tomato, rice, alfalfa, cotton, and potato) will be discussed as a promising approach to acquire abiotic and biotic stress tolerance.
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- Rania Ben Saad
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Departments of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Tounsi S, Feki K, Kamoun Y, Saïdi MN, Jemli S, Ghorbel M, Alcon C, Brini F. Highlight on the expression and the function of a novel MnSOD from diploid wheat (T. monococcum) in response to abiotic stress and heavy metal toxicity. Plant Physiol Biochem 2019; 142:384-394. [PMID: 31401434 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Superoxide dismutases (SODs) play a pivotal role in improving abiotic stress tolerance in plant cells. A novel manganese superoxide dismutase gene, denoted as TmMnSOD, was identified from Triticum monococcum. The encoded protein displayed high sequence identity with MnSOD family members and was highly homologous to TdMnSOD from durum wheat. Furthermore, the 3D structure analysis revealed that TmMnSOD displayed homotetramer subunit organization, incorporating four Mn2+ ions. Notably, TmMnSOD structure contains predominantly alpha helices with three beta sheets. On the other hand, under stress conditions, TmMnSOD transcript level was significantly up-regulated by salt, oxidative and heavy metal stresses. At the functional level, TmMnSOD imparts tolerance of yeast and E. coli cells under diverse stresses. Promoter analysis of TmMnSOD gene showed the presence of a great number of salt and pathogen-responsive cis-regulatory elements, highlighting the interest of this gene in breeding programs towards improved tolerance to salt stress in wheat.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology Bordj Cedria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology of Eukaryotes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Enzymes Engineering, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des plantes, PHIV platform, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/Supagro Montpellier / Université Montpellier 2, Campus Supagro-INRA, 34060, Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Tounsi S, Kamoun Y, Feki K, Jemli S, Saïdi MN, Ziadi H, Alcon C, Brini F. Localization and expression analysis of a novel catalase from Triticum monococcum TmCAT1 involved in response to different environmental stresses. Plant Physiol Biochem 2019; 139:366-378. [PMID: 30954019 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Catalase proteins play a crucial role in detoxifying hydrogen peroxide, generated during plant growth, and in response to various environmental stresses. Despite their importance, little is known about their localization and expression in wheat. In this study, we identified and characterized a novel peroxisomal catalase gene from Triticum monococcum, designated as TmCAT1. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that TmCAT1 shared high identity with TdCAT1 and other plant catalases belonging to subfamily 1. We predicted the 3D structure model and the oligomerization arrangement of TmCAT1. Besides, we displayed an arrangement in asymmetric unit, which involved interactions including, mainly, residues from N-terminal domain. Interestingly, sequence analysis indicated that TmCAT1, like TdCAT1, had the peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS1) around its C-terminus. Transient expression of TmCAT1-GFP and TdCAT1-GFP in tobacco leaves revealed that the two fused proteins are targeted into peroxisomes. However, the truncated forms lacking the tripeptide QKL remained in the cytosol. Concerning the expression profile analysis, TmCAT1 is expressed especially in leaves in normal condition. On the other hand, it is up-regulated by different stress incorporating salt, osmotic, oxidative, heavy metal and hormones stresses. Functional analysis by heterologous expression in yeast cells showed that TmCAT1 improved tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses. The presence of important cis-regulatory elements in the promoter region of TmCAT1 strongly reinforces the interest of this gene in plant adaptation to various stresses.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology of Eukaryotes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia; Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology Bordj Cedria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Enzymes Engineering, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, PHIV Platform, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/Supagro Montpellier / Université Montpellier 2, Campus Supagro-INRA, 34060, Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Ayadi M, Brini F, Masmoudi K. Overexpression of a Wheat Aquaporin Gene, TdPIP2;1, Enhances Salt and Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Durum Wheat cv. Maali. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2389. [PMID: 31091755 PMCID: PMC6566926 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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In this study, we generated transgenic durum wheat cv. Maali overexpressing the wheat plasma membrane aquaporin TdPIP2;1 gene under the control of PrTdPIP2;1 promoter or under the constitutive PrCaMV35S promoter. Histochemical analysis of the fusion PrTdPIP2;1::TdPIP2;1::GusA in wheat plants showed that the β-glucuronidase (GUS) activity was detected in the leaves, stems and roots of stably transformed wheat T3 plants. Our results showed that transgenic wheat lines overexpressing the TdPIP2;1 gene exhibited improved germination rates and biomass production and retained low Na+ and high K+ concentrations in their shoots under high salt and osmotic stress conditions. In a long-term study under greenhouse conditions on salt or drought stress, transgenic TdPIP2;1 lines produced filled grains, whereas wild-type (WT) plants either died at the vegetative stage under salt stress or showed drastically reduced grain filling under drought stress. Performing real time RT-PCR experiments on wheat plants transformed with the fusion PrTdPIP2;1::GusA, we showed an increase in the accumulation of GusA transcripts in the roots of plants challenged with salt and drought stress. Study of the antioxidant defence system in transgenic wheat TdPIP2;1 lines showed that these lines induced the antioxidative enzymes Catalase (CAT) and Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities more efficiently than the WT plants, which is associated with lower malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide contents. Taken together, these results indicate the high potential of the TdPIP2;1 gene for reducing water evaporation from leaves (water loss) in response to water deficit through the lowering of transpiration per unit leaf area (stomatal conductance) and engineering effective drought and salt tolerance in transgenic TdPIP2;1 lines.
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- Malika Ayadi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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Sellami S, Le Hir R, Thorpe MR, Aubry E, Wolff N, Vilaine F, Brini F, Dinant S. Arabidopsis Natural Accessions Display Adaptations in Inflorescence Growth and Vascular Anatomy to Withstand High Salinity during Reproductive Growth. Plants (Basel) 2019; 8:E61. [PMID: 30862126 PMCID: PMC6473358 DOI: 10.3390/plants8030061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Plant responses to abiotic stresses entail adaptive processes that integrate both physiological and developmental cues. However, the adaptive traits that are involved in the responses to a high soil salinity during reproductive growth are still poorly studied. To identify new clues, we studied the halophyte, Thellungiella salsuginea, and three Arabidopsis accessions, known as tolerant or salt-sensitive. We focused on the quantitative traits associated with the stem growth, sugar content, and anatomy of the plants subjected to the salt treatment, with and without a three-day acclimation, applied during the reproductive stage. The stem growth of Thellungiella salsuginea was not affected by the salt stress. By contrast, salt affected all of the Arabidopsis accessions, with a natural variation in the effect of the salt on growth, sugar content, and stem anatomy. In response to the high salinity, irregular xylem vessels were observed, independently of the accession's tolerance to salt treatment, while the diameter of the largest xylem vessels was reduced in the tolerant accessions. The stem height, growth rate, hexoses-to-sucrose ratio, and phloem-to-xylem ratio also varied, in association with both the genotype and its tolerance to salt stress. Our findings indicate that several quantitative traits for salt tolerance are associated with the control of inflorescence growth and the adjustment of the phloem-to-xylem ratio.
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- Sahar Sellami
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, (CBS)/University of Sfax, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, (CBS)/University of Sfax, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.
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Koubaa S, Bremer A, Hincha DK, Brini F. Structural properties and enzyme stabilization function of the intrinsically disordered LEA_4 protein TdLEA3 from wheat. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3720. [PMID: 30842512 PMCID: PMC6403280 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39823-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) proteins are mostly predicted to be intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that are induced under conditions of cellular dehydration. Their functions, however, are largely unexplored and also their structure and interactions with potential target molecules have only recently been investigated in a small number of proteins. Here, we have characterized the wheat LEA protein TdLEA3, which has sequence homology with the group of LEA_4 proteins that are characterized by the 11-mer repeat motif TAQAAKEKAXE. TdLEA3 has five repeats of this imperfectly conserved 11-mer amino acid motif. To investigate the structure of the protein, we used circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The data show that TdLEA3 was largely disordered under fully hydrated conditions and acquired α-helical structure upon drying and in the presence of trifluoroethanol (TFE). Moreover, the addition of increasing glycerol concentrations to the protein solution induced a progressive gain in α-helix content. Activity assays indicated that TdLEA3 was able to prevent the inactivation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) under heat, dehydration-rehydration and freeze-thaw treatments. In addition, TdLEA3 reduced aggregate formation in the enzyme during these treatments.
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- Sana Koubaa
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476, Potsdam, Germany.,St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, B.P ''1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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Safi H, Belgaroui N, Masmoudi K, Brini F. Promoter of the wheat lipid transfer protein, TdLTP4, drives leaf-preferential expression in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Funct Plant Biol 2019; 46:275-285. [PMID: 32172770 DOI: 10.1071/fp18040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In a previous report, a gene encoding a durum wheat lipid transfer protein, TdLTP4, was characterised as induced by abiotic and biotic stresses. In the present work, we investigated the regulation of the gene TdLTP4. A TdLTP4 promoter (PrTdLTP4) region of around 868-bp was isolated and sequenced. Its analysis revealed the presence of several DNA boxes known to be important mainly in the regulation of genes expressed under abiotic stress (salt and dehydration), abscisic acid (ABA) and pathogen responsiveness. The whole PrTdLTP4 fragment was fused to the reporter gene β-glucuronidase (gusA) and analysed in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Histochemical assays of transgenic Arabidopsis plants showed that the 868-bp fragment of TdLTP4 gene promoter was found to be sufficient for both spatial and temporal patterns of its expression. Under control conditions, GUS histochemical staining was observed significantly only in young leaves of 8- and 12-day-old plants. Whereas after stress challenge especially with NaCl and mannitol, GUS transcripts expression increased substantially in leaves of 30-day-old transgenic seedlings. Real-time qPCR expression analysis of the gusA gene, confirmed the results of histochemical assays. Taken together these data provide evidence that PrTdLTP4 functions as abiotic-stress-inducible promoter in a heterologous dicot system and could be an excellent tool for future crop improvement.
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- Héla Safi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177' 3018, Sfax - Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177' 3018, Sfax - Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177' 3018, Sfax - Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177' 3018, Sfax - Tunisia
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Safi H, Wangorsch A, Lidholm J, Brini F, Spiric J, Rihs HP, Vieths S, Armentia A, Farioli L, Diaz-Perales A, Pastorello EA, Scheurer S. Identification and molecular characterization of allergenic non-specific lipid-transfer protein from durum wheat (Triticum turgidum). Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 49:120-129. [PMID: 30199586 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (T. turgidum) are both involved in Baker's asthma (BA) and food allergy (FA) including wheat-dependent exercise-induced asthma (WDEIA). However, allergens in durum wheat have not been described, and the over-expression of T. turgidum non-specific lipid-transfer protein (nsLTPs) is considered to increase resistance to phytopathogens. OBJECTIVE To identify and assess the allergenicity of nsLTP from T. turgidum. METHODS Recombinant T. turgidum nsLTP Tri tu 14 was generated and tested for structural integrity (circular dichroism-spectroscopy) and purity (SDS-PAGE). Thirty-two wheat allergic patients were enrolled: 20 Spanish patients (BA) with positive bronchial challenge to wheat flour, and 12 Italian patients (wheat FA/WDEIA) with positive double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge/open food challenge (OFC) to pasta. IgE values to wheat, Tri tu 14, Tri a 14 (T. aestivum) and Pru p 3 (P. persica) were determined by ImmunoCAP testing. Allergenic potency (in vitro mediator release) and IgE cross-reactivity were investigated. RESULTS Tri tu 14 was found to share 49% and 52% amino acid identity with Tri a 14 and Pru p 3, respectively. Among 25 Tri a 14 CAP positive sera, 23 (92%) were reactive to wheat extract, 22 (88%) to Tri tu 14 and 20 (80%) to Pru p 3. The correlation between Tri a 14 and Tri tu 14 specific IgE levels was r = 0.97 (BA) and r = 0.93 (FA/WDEIA), respectively. FA/WDEIA patients showed higher specific IgE values to Tri tu 14 and Pru p 3 than BA patients. Tri tu 14 displayed allergenic activity by mediator release from effector cells and IgE cross-reactivity with Pru p 3. The degree of IgE cross-reactivity between the two wheat nsLTPs varied between individual patients. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Sensitization to Tri tu 14 likely appears to be more important in wheat FA/WDEIA than in BA. Over-expression of Tri tu 14 in wheat would represent a risk for patients with nsLTP-mediated FA.
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- Hela Safi
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology, Sfax, Tunisia.,Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany
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- Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Division Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA), Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Molecular Genetics, Bochum, Germany
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- Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, E. T.S. Ingenieros Agrónomos/Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Allergology and Immunology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany
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Tounsi S, Feki K, Saïdi MN, Maghrebi S, Brini F, Masmoudi K. Promoter of the TmHKT1;4-A1 gene of Triticum monococcum directs stress inducible, developmental regulated and organ specific gene expression in transgenic Arbidopsis thaliana. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 34:99. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2485-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Harbaoui M, Ben Saad R, Ben Halima N, Choura M, Brini F. Structural and functional characterisation of two novel durum wheat annexin genes in response to abiotic stress. Funct Plant Biol 2018; 45:542-552. [PMID: 32290993 DOI: 10.1071/fp17212] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Abiotic stress results in massive loss of crop productivity throughout the world. Understanding the plant gene regulatory mechanisms involved in stress responses is very important. Annexins are a conserved multigene family of Ca-dependent, phospholipid-binding proteins with suggested functions in response to environmental stresses and signalling during plant growth and development. Annexins function to counteract oxidative stress, maintain cell redox homeostasis and enhance drought tolerance. A full-length cDNA of two genes (TdAnn6 and TdAnn12) encoding annexin proteins were isolated and characterised from Tunisian durum wheat varieties (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum cv. Mahmoudi). Analyses of the deduced proteins encoded by annexin cDNAs (TdAnn6 and TdAnn12) indicate the presence of the characteristic four repeats of 70-75 amino acids and the motifs proposed to be involved in Ca2+ binding. Gene expression patterns obtained by real-time PCR revealed differential temporal and spatial regulation of the two annexin genes in durum wheat under different abiotic stress conditions such as salt (NaCl 150mM), osmotic (10% polyethylene glycol 8000), ionic (LiCl 10mM), oxidative (H2O2), ABA (100µM), salicylic acid (10mM), cold (4°C) and heat (37°C) stress. The two annexin genes were not regulated by heavy metal stress (CdCl2 150µM). Moreover, heterologous expression of TdAnn6 and TdAnn12 in yeast improves its tolerance to abiotic stresses, suggesting annexin's involvement in theses stress tolerance mechanisms. Taken together, our results show that the two newly isolated wheat annexin might play an active role in modulating plant cell responses to abiotic stress responses.
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- Marwa Harbaoui
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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Sahnoun M, Saibi W, Brini F, Bejar S. Apigenin isolated from A. americana encodes Human and Aspergillus oryzae S2 α-amylase inhibitions: credible approach for antifungal and antidiabetic therapies. J Food Sci Technol 2018; 55:1489-1498. [PMID: 29606763 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-018-3065-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Agave americana extract was analyzed by reverse phase HPLC for characterization. Among phenolic compounds identified, apigenin was observed to be present. The finding showed an inhibitory effect of apigenin towards Human and Aspergillus oryzae S2 α-amylases. Apigenin inhibition towards Human and A. oryzae α-amylase activities was observed to be competitive. IC50 and % inhibition of apigenin for A. oryzae α-amylase were 3.98 and 1.65 fold higher than for Human α-amylase. The inhibition of the described biocatalyst activity was significantly lowered when apigenin was pre-incubated with starch. In addition to the catalytic residues, 44 amino acid residues were involved on A. oryzae α-amylase-apigenin interactions while only 11 amino acid residues were exposed for Human α-amylase-apigenin complex. The binding site of apigenin showed 76 polar contacts for A. oryzae S2 α-amylase against 44 interactions for Human α-amylase. The docking studies confirmed the mode of action of apigenin and strongly suggested a higher inhibitory activity towards fungal amylase which was experimentally exhibited. These findings provided a rational reason to establish apigenin capability as a therapeutic target for postprandial hyperglycaemia modulation and antifungal therapy.
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- Mouna Sahnoun
- 1Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sidi Mansour Road Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 2Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory Centre of Biotechnology, Sfax University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 2Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory Centre of Biotechnology, Sfax University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 1Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sidi Mansour Road Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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Boubakri H, Jdey A, Taamalli A, Taamalli W, Jebara M, Brini F, Riciputi Y, Pasini F, Christian M, Verardo V. Phenolic composition as measured by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and biological properties of Tunisian barley. International Journal of Food Properties 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2017.1359186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 10/18/2022]
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- Hatem Boubakri
- Laboratory of Leguminous, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- EA2219 Géoarchitecture: TUBE, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Olivier, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Olivier, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Leguminous, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Inter-Departmental Centre for Agri-Food Industrial Research (CIRI Agrifood), University of Bologna, Cesena, FC, Italy
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- Inter-Departmental Centre for Agri-Food Industrial Research (CIRI Agrifood), University of Bologna, Cesena, FC, Italy
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- EA2219 Géoarchitecture: TUBE, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest Cedex, France
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Sahnoun M, Bejar S, Daoud L, Ayadi L, Brini F, Saibi W. Effect of Agave americana L. on the human, and Aspergillus oryzae S2 α-amylase inhibitions. Nat Prod Res 2017; 33:755-758. [PMID: 29183150 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1408094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Among phenolic compounds, Agave americana L. extract contained puerarin (38.4%) and p-coumaric acid (12.29%) (pCa). From the Lineweaver-Burk plots, pCa and puerarin demonstrated a competitive and a non competitive inhibitions towards human α-amylase activity, respectively. PCa exhibited a higher human inhibitory activity with an IC50 of 98.8 μM which was about 2.3 times than acarbose. Puerarin (IC50 = 3.87 μM) and pCa (IC50 = 10.16 μM) also showed an excellent inhibition for Aspergillus oryzae S2 α-amylase activity. The inhibitions of the described biocatalysts compounds towards both amylases were significantly decreased when they were pre-incubated with starch. The binding modes of these compounds were evaluated in silico. The binding efficiency order of these molecules in terms of polar contact numbers for both enzymes was in agreement with the in vitro studies. These findings provided a rational reason to establish the isolated compounds capability as therapeutic target for hyperglycaemia modulation and antifungal therapy.
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- Mouna Sahnoun
- a Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS) , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- a Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS) , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- a Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS) , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- b Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies, Sfax (IPEIS) , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- c Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Laboratory Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- c Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Laboratory Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax , University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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Tounsi S, Feki K, Hmidi D, Masmoudi K, Brini F. Salt stress reveals differential physiological, biochemical and molecular responses in T. monococcum and T. durum wheat genotypes. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2017; 23:517-528. [PMID: 28878491 PMCID: PMC5567718 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-017-0457-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Salt stress responses implicate a complex mechanism and differ from plant species to another. In this study, we analyzed the physiological, biochemical and molecular responses to salt stress of the diploid wheat (T. monococcum) and compared to the tetraploid wheat (T. durum). Our results showed that the diploid wheat cultivar (cv. Turkey) is relatively tolerant to different salt stress conditions than the tetraploid wheat cultivar (cv. Om Rabia3). This tolerance was manifested by significant germination, plant growth and uptake of water generating cell turgor and development. Moreover, total chlorophyll content was higher in the diploid wheat than that in the tetraploid wheat. The Na+ content in leaf blade of the cv. Om Rabia3 was significantly higher than that of the cv. Turkey, suggesting that the diploid cultivar accumulates less toxic sodium in the photosynthetic tissues. This mechanism could be explained by the recirculation of the toxic ions Na+ into the xylem sap by SOS1 protein, which coordinates with HKT-like proteins to reduce the accumulation of Na+ ions in leaf blade. Interestingly, the expression of the three genes SOS1, HKT and NHX was enhanced under salinity especially in leaf blade of the cv. Turkey. Moreover, this wheat cultivar induced the antioxidative enzymes CAT and SOD activity more efficiently than the other cultivar.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, BP “1177”, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire Des Légumineuses, Centre de Biotechnologie de Bordj Cedria, BP901, CP2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire Des Plantes Extrêmophiles (LPE), Centre de Biotechnologie de Bordj Cedria, BP901, CP2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, BP “1177”, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
- Arid Land Department, College of Food and Agriculture, Present Address: United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, BP “1177”, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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Feki K, Tounsi S, Masmoudi K, Brini F. The durum wheat plasma membrane Na +/H + antiporter SOS1 is involved in oxidative stress response. Protoplasma 2017; 254:1725-1734. [PMID: 28013410 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We have shown previously that the durum wheat TdSOS1 excludes Na+ and Li+ ions outside cells. Moreover, this protein is activated by Arabidopsis kinase SOS2 through phosphorylation. The elimination of both SOS2 phosphorylation sites and the auto-inhibitory domain produces a hyperactive TdSOS1∆972 form, which have a maximal activity independent from the regulatory SOS2/SOS3 complex. We demonstrated that the expression of TdSOS1 enhances salt tolerance of the transgenic Arabidopsis plants. In this study, we analyzed the response to H2O2-induced oxidative stress of the transgenic Arabidopsis expressing one of the two TdSOS1 forms. Firstly, we showed that the exogenous H2O2 treatment leads to an accumulation of SOS1 transcripts in leaves and roots of the durum wheat and also in the transgenic plants. These transgenic plants showed significant oxidative stress tolerance compared to control plants, especially the plants expressing the hyperactive form. This tolerance was manifested by high proline accumulation and low malonyldialdehyde (MDA), O2˙- and H2O2 contents. Furthermore, the activities of three essential ROS scavenging enzymes (SOD, CAT, and POD) were higher in the transgenic plants under oxidative stress, as compared to control plants. Taken together, these data suggested that TdSOS1 plays a crucial role in response to oxidative stress.
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- Kaouthar Feki
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P'1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P'1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P'1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- International center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), P.O. Box 14660, Dubai, UAE
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P'1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Saidi MN, Mergby D, Brini F. Identification and expression analysis of the NAC transcription factor family in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum). Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 112:117-128. [PMID: 28064119 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC) proteins belong to one of the largest plant-specific transcription factor (TF) families and play important roles in plant development processes, response to biotic and abiotic cues and hormone signaling. Our analysis led to the identification of 168 NAC genes in durum wheat, including nine putative membrane-bound TFs and 48 homeologous genes pairs. Phylogenetic analyses of TtNACs along with their Arabidopsis, grape, barley and rice counterparts divided these proteins into 8 phylogenetic groups and allowed the identification of TtNAC-A7, TtNAC-B35, TtNAC-A68, TtNAC-B69 and TtNAC-A43 as homologs of OsNAC1, OsNAC8, OsNTL2, OsNTL5 and ANAC025/NTL14, respectively. In silico expression analysis, using RNA-seq data, revealed tissue-specific and stress responsive TtNAC genes. The expression of ten selected genes was analyzed under salt and drought stresses in two contrasting tolerance cultivars. This analysis is the first report of NAC gene family in durum wheat and will be useful for the identification and selection of candidate genes associated with stress tolerance.
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- Mohammed Najib Saidi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, PO Box 1177, Road Sidi Mansour 6 km, Sfax 3018, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, PO Box 1177, Road Sidi Mansour 6 km, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, PO Box 1177, Road Sidi Mansour 6 km, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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Drira M, Hanin M, Masmoudi K, Brini F. Comparison of full-length and conserved segments of wheat dehydrin DHN-5 overexpressed in Arabidopsis thaliana showed different responses to abiotic and biotic stress. Funct Plant Biol 2016; 43:1048-1060. [PMID: 32480525 DOI: 10.1071/fp16134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Dehydrins (DHNs) are among the most common proteins accumulated in plants under water-related stress. They typically contain at least three conserved sequences designated as the Y-, S- and K-segments. The present work aims to highlight the role of the K-segments in plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. For this purpose, transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heyhn. lines expressing distinct wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) DHN-5 truncated constructs with or without the K-segments were generated. Our results showed that unlike the derivative lacking a K-segment, constructs containing only one or two K-segments enhanced the tolerance of A. thaliana to diverse stresses and were similar to the full-length wheat DHN-5. Moreover, compared with the wild-type and the YS form, the transgenic plants overexpressing wheat DHN-5 with K-segments maintained higher superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxide dismutase enzymatic activity, and accumulated lower levels of H2O2 and malondialdehyde. In addition, we demonstrated that lines like A. thaliana overexpressing wheat DHN-5 showed increased resistance to fungal infections caused by Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria solani. Finally, the overexpression of the different forms of wheat DHN-5 led to the regulation of the expression of several genes involved in the jasmonic acid signalling pathway.
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- Marwa Drira
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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Tounsi S, Ben Amar S, Masmoudi K, Sentenac H, Brini F, Véry AA. Characterization of Two HKT1;4 Transporters from Triticum monococcum to Elucidate the Determinants of the Wheat Salt Tolerance Nax1 QTL. Plant Cell Physiol 2016; 57:2047-2057. [PMID: 27440547 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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TmHKT1;4-A1 and TmHKT1;4-A2 are two Na+ transporter genes that have been identified as associated with the salt tolerance Nax1 locus found in a durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum) line issued from a cross with T. monococcum. In the present study, we were interested in getting clues on the molecular mechanisms underpinning this salt tolerance quantitative trait locus (QTL). By analyzing the phylogenetic relationships between wheat and T. monococcum HKT1;4-type genes, we found that durum and bread wheat genomes possess a close homolog of TmHKT1;4-A1, but no functional close homolog of TmHKT1;4-A2. Furthermore, performing real-time reverse transcription-PCR experiments, we showed that TmHKT1;4-A1 and TmHKT1;4-A2 are similarly expressed in the leaves but that TmHKT1;4-A2 is more strongly expressed in the roots, which would enable it to contribute more to the prevention of Na+ transfer to the shoots upon salt stress. We also functionally characterized the TmHKT1;4-A1 and TmHKT1;4-A2 transporters by expressing them in Xenopus oocytes. The two transporters displayed close functional properties (high Na+/K+ selectivity, low affinity for Na+, stimulation by external K+ of Na+ transport), but differed in some quantitative parameters: Na+ affinity was 3-fold lower and the maximal inward conductance was 3-fold higher in TmHKT1;4-A2 than in TmHKT1;4-A1. The conductance of TmHKT1;4-A2 at high Na+ concentration (>10 mM) was also shown to be higher than that of the two durum wheat HKT1;4-type transporters so far characterized. Altogether, these data support the hypothesis that TmHKT1;4-A2 is responsible for the Nax1 trait and provide new insight into the understanding of this QTL.
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- Sana Tounsi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177', 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/SupAgro Montpellier/Université Montpellier, Campus SupAgro-INRA, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177', 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/SupAgro Montpellier/Université Montpellier, Campus SupAgro-INRA, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177', 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
- Present address: International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), PO Box 14660, Dubai-United Arab Emirates
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- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/SupAgro Montpellier/Université Montpellier, Campus SupAgro-INRA, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS)/University of Sfax, BP '1177', 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/386 INRA/SupAgro Montpellier/Université Montpellier, Campus SupAgro-INRA, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France
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Boubakri H, Gargouri M, Mliki A, Brini F, Chong J, Jbara M. Vitamins for enhancing plant resistance. Planta 2016; 244:529-43. [PMID: 27315123 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2552-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This paper provides an overview on vitamins with inducing activities in plants, the molecular and cellular mechanisms implicated, and the hormonal signalling-network regulating this process. Moreover, it reports how vitamins might be part of the molecular events linked to induced resistance by the conventional elicitors. Induced resistance (IR), exploiting the plant innate-defense system is a sustainable strategy for plant disease control. In the last decade, vitamins have been proven to act as inducers of disease resistance, and these findings have received an important attention owing to their safety and cost effectiveness. Vitamins, including thiamine (TH, vitamin B1), riboflavin (RF, vitamin B2), menadione sodium bisulfite (MSB, vitamin K3), Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA, vitamin Bx), and folic acid (FA, vitamin B9) provided an efficient protection against a wide range of pathogens through the modulation of specific host-defense facets. However, other vitamins, such as ascorbic acid (AA, vitamin C) and tocopherols (vitamin E), have been shown to be a part of the molecular mechanisms associated to IR. The present review is the first to summarize what vitamins are acting as inducers of disease resistance in plants and how could they be modulated by the conventional elicitors. Thus, this report provides an overview on the protective abilities of vitamins and the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying their activities. Moreover, it describes the hormonal-signalling network regulating vitamin-signal transduction during IR. Finally, a biochemical model describing how vitamins are involved in the establishment of IR process is discussed.
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- Hatem Boubakri
- Laboratory of Leguminous, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Plant Improvement, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Route Sidi-Mansour, BP.1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire Vigne, Biotechnologies et Environnement (LVBE, EA3991), Université de Haute Alsace, 33 rue de Herrlisheim, 68000, Colmar, France
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- Laboratory of Leguminous, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Saibi W, Zouari N, Masmoudi K, Brini F. Role of the durum wheat dehydrin in the function of proteases conferring salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana transgenic lines. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 85:311-6. [PMID: 26751399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Dehydrins are claimed to stabilize macromolecules against freezing damage, dehydration, ionic or osmotic stresses, thermal stress and re-folding yield. However, their precise function remains unknown. In this context, we report the behavior of protease activities in dehydrin transgenic Arabidopsis lines against the wild type plant under salt stress (100mM NaCl). Indeed, proteases play key roles in plants, maintaining strict protein quality control and degrading specific sets of proteins in response to diverse environmental and developmental stimuli. We proved that durum wheat DHN-5 modulates the activity of some proteases, summarized on the promotion of the Cysteinyl protease and the decrease of the Aspartyl protease activity. This fact is also upgraded in salt stress conditions. We conclude that the dehydrin transgenic context encodes salinity tolerance in transgenic lines through the modulation of the interaction not only at transcriptional level but also at protein level and also with the impact of salt stress as an endogenous and exogenous effector on some biocatalysts like proteases.
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- Walid Saibi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), P.O.Box 14660, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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Feki K, Kamoun Y, Ben Mahmoud R, Farhat-Khemakhem A, Gargouri A, Brini F. Multiple abiotic stress tolerance of the transformants yeast cells and the transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing a novel durum wheat catalase. Plant Physiol Biochem 2015; 97:420-31. [PMID: 26555900 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Catalases are reactive oxygen species scavenging enzymes involved in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. In this study, we described the isolation and functional characterization of a novel catalase from durum wheat, designed TdCAT1. Molecular Phylogeny analyses showed that wheat TdCAT1 exhibited high amino acids sequence identity to other plant catalases. Sequence homology analysis showed that TdCAT1 protein contained the putative calmodulin binding domain and a putative conserved internal peroxisomal targeting signal PTS1 motif around its C-terminus. Predicted three-dimensional structural model revealed the presence of four putative distinct structural regions which are the N-terminal arm, the β-barrel, the wrapping and the α-helical domains. TdCAT1 protein had the heme pocket that was composed by five essential residues. TdCAT1 gene expression analysis showed that this gene was induced by various abiotic stresses in durum wheat. The expression of TdCAT1 in yeast cells and Arabidopsis plants conferred tolerance to several abiotic stresses. Compared with the non-transformed plants, the transgenic lines maintained their growth and accumulated more proline under stress treatments. Furthermore, the amount of H2O2 was lower in transgenic lines, which was due to the high CAT and POD activities. Taken together, these data provide the evidence for the involvement of durum wheat catalase TdCAT1 in tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses in crop plants.
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- Kaouthar Feki
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnologie of Eukaryotes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnologie of Eukaryotes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia.
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Saibi W, Feki K, Ben Mahmoud R, Brini F. Durum wheat dehydrin (DHN-5) confers salinity tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis plants through the regulation of proline metabolism and ROS scavenging system. Planta 2015; 242:1187-94. [PMID: 26105651 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2351-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The wheat dehydrin (DHN-5) gives birth to salinity tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis plants by the regulation of proline metabolism and the ROS scavenging system. Dehydrins (DHNs) are involved in plant abiotic stress tolerance. In this study, we reported that salt tolerance of transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing durum wheat dehydrin (DHN-5) was closely related to the activation of the proline metabolism enzyme (P5CS) and some antioxidant biocatalysts. Indeed, DHN-5 improved P5CS activity in the transgenic plants generating a significant proline accumulation. Moreover, salt tolerance of Arabidopsis transgenic plants was accompanied by an excellent activation of antioxidant enzymes like catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxide dismutase (POD) and generation of a lower level of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in leaves compared to the wild-type plants. The enzyme activities were enhanced in these transgenic plants in the presence of exogenous proline. Nevertheless, proline accumulation was slightly reduced in transgenic plants promoting chlorophyll levels. All these results suggest the crucial role of DHN-5 in response to salt stress through the activation of enzymes implicated in proline metabolism and in ROS scavenging enzymes.
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- Walid Saibi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax-University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax-University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax-University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax-University of Sfax, B.P 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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Saibi W, Feki K, Yacoubi I, Brini F. Bridging Between Proline Structure, Functions, Metabolism, and Involvement in Organism Physiology. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 176:2107-19. [PMID: 26100388 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1713-0] [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: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Much is now known about proline multifunctionality and metabolism; some aspects of its biological functions are still unclear. Here, we discuss some cases in the proline, structure, definition, metabolism, compartmentalization, accumulation, plausible functions and also its implication in homeostasis and organism physiology. Indeed, we report the role of proline in cellular homeostasis, including redox balance and energy status and their implication as biocatalyst for aldolase activity. Proline can act as a signaling molecule to modulate mitochondrial functions, influence cell proliferation or cell death, and trigger specific gene expression, which can be essential for plant recovery from stresses. Although, the regulation and the function of proline accumulation, during abiotic stresses, are not yet completely understood. The engineering of proline metabolism could lead to new opportunities to improve plant tolerance against environmental stresses. This atypical amino acid has a potential role in the toxicity during growth of some microorganism, vegetal, and mammalian species. Furthermore, we note that the purpose through the work is to provide a rich, concise, and mostly cohesive source on proline, considered as a platform and an anchor between several disciplines and biological functions.
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- Walid Saibi
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Street Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box "1177", 3018, Sfax, Tunisia,
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Feki K, Brini F, Ben Amar S, Saibi W, Masmoudi K. Comparative functional analysis of two wheat Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1 promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana under various stress conditions. J Appl Genet 2014; 56:15-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s13353-014-0228-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Feki K, Quintero FJ, Khoudi H, Leidi EO, Masmoudi K, Pardo JM, Brini F. A constitutively active form of a durum wheat Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter SOS1 confers high salt tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Rep 2014; 33:277-88. [PMID: 24150094 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1528-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The SOS signaling pathway has emerged as a key mechanism in preserving the homeostasis of Na⁺ and K⁺ under saline conditions. We have recently identified and functionally characterized, by complementation studies in yeast, the gene encoding the durum wheat plasma membrane Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter (TdSOS1). To extend these functional studies to the whole plant level, we complemented Arabidopsis sos1-1 mutant with wild-type TdSOS1 or with the hyperactive form TdSOS1∆972 and compared them to the Arabidopsis AtSOS1 protein. The Arabidopsis sos1-1 mutant is hypersensitive to both Na⁺ and Li⁺ ions. Compared with sos1-1 mutant transformed with the empty binary vector, seeds from TdSOS1 or TdSOS1∆972 transgenic plants had better germination under salt stress and more robust seedling growth in agar plates as well as in nutritive solution containing Na⁺ or Li⁺ salts. The root elongation of TdSOS1∆972 transgenic lines was higher than that of Arabidopsis sos1-1 mutant transformed with TdSOS1 or with the endogenous AtSOS1 gene. Under salt stress, TdSOS1∆972 transgenic lines showed greater water retention capacity and retained low Na⁺ and high K⁺ in their shoots and roots. Our data showed that the hyperactive form TdSOS1∆972 conferred a significant ionic stress tolerance to Arabidopsis plants and suggest that selection of hyperactive alleles of the SOS1 transport protein may pave the way for obtaining salt-tolerant crops.
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- Kaouthar Feki
- Plant Protection and Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P '1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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The use of analytical biochemical techniques with different separation properties allows us to better understand the proteome. To demonstrate this we have used two different methodologies to analyze embryos from a Tunisian cultivar of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), variety Oum Rabiaa. We compared conventional 2D electrophoresis with liquid-phase chromatography. Our results show that a similar number of proteins were detected with both techniques. However, analysis of protein resolution at different pH ranges showed significant differences. By using a large pH gradient we observed that liquid chromatography presents higher resolution at extreme pH, either acidic or basic. Conversely, 2DE is more resolutive at intermediate pH (pH 5-6.5). Taking these results in consideration, we propose that 2DE and liquid chromatography are complementary methods to analyze complex protein extracts and can be used in parallel to acquire a wider perspective and a better understanding of the embryo proteome.
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- Sami Irar
- Centre de Recerca en Agrigenomica (CRAG), Campus UAB, Edificio CRAG, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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