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Kawa D, Thiombiano B, Shimels MZ, Taylor T, Walmsley A, Vahldick HE, Rybka D, Leite MFA, Musa Z, Bucksch A, Dini-Andreote F, Schilder M, Chen AJ, Daksa J, Etalo DW, Tessema T, Kuramae EE, Raaijmakers JM, Bouwmeester H, Brady SM. The soil microbiome modulates the sorghum root metabolome and cellular traits with a concomitant reduction of Striga infection. Cell Rep 2024:113971. [PMID: 38537644 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113971] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Sorghum bicolor is among the most important cereals globally and a staple crop for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 20% of sorghum yield is lost annually in Africa due to infestation with the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. Existing Striga management strategies are not singularly effective and integrated approaches are needed. Here, we demonstrate the functional potential of the soil microbiome to suppress Striga infection in sorghum. We associate this suppression with microbiome-mediated induction of root endodermal suberization and aerenchyma formation and with depletion of haustorium-inducing factors, compounds required for the initial stages of Striga infection. We further identify specific bacterial taxa that trigger the observed Striga-suppressive traits. Collectively, our study describes the importance of the soil microbiome in the early stages of root infection by Striga and pinpoints mechanisms of Striga suppression. These findings open avenues to broaden the effectiveness of integrated Striga management practices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dorota Kawa
- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Plant Stress Resilience, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands; Environmental and Computational Plant Development, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands; Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands; Wageningen University and Research, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 3G53+6XC Holeta, Ethiopia
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Microbial Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Delvento C, Arcieri F, Marcotrigiano AR, Guerriero M, Fanelli V, Dellino M, Curci PL, Bouwmeester H, Lotti C, Ricciardi L, Pavan S. High-density linkage mapping and genetic dissection of resistance to broomrape ( Orobanche crenata Forsk.) in pea ( Pisum sativum L.). Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1216297. [PMID: 37492777 PMCID: PMC10364127 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1216297] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a widely cultivated legume of major importance for global food security and agricultural sustainability. Crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk.) (Oc) is a parasitic weed severely affecting legumes, including pea, in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East. Previously, the identification of the pea line "ROR12", displaying resistance to Oc, was reported. Two-year field trials on a segregant population of 148 F7 recombinant inbred lines (RILs), originating from a cross between "ROR12" and the susceptible cultivar "Sprinter", revealed high heritability (0.84) of the "ROR12" resistance source. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) on the same RIL population allowed the construction of a high-density pea linkage map, which was compared with the pea reference genome and used for quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. Three QTLs associated with the response to Oc infection, named PsOcr-1, PsOcr-2, and PsOcr-3, were identified, with PsOcr-1 explaining 69.3% of the genotypic variance. Evaluation of the effects of different genotypic combinations indicated additivity between PsOcr-1 and PsOcr-2, and between PsOcr-1 and PsOcr-3, and epistasis between PsOcr-2 and PsOcr-3. Finally, three Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) marker assays were designed on the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the QTL significance peaks. Besides contributing to the development of pea genomic resources, this work lays the foundation for the obtainment of pea cultivars resistant to Oc and the identification of genes involved in resistance to parasitic Orobanchaceae.
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- Chiara Delvento
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Di Girolamo A, Pedrotti M, Koot A, Verstappen F, van Houwelingen A, Vossen C, Bouwmeester H, de Ridder D, Beekwilder J. The use of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for high throughput screening of terpene synthases. J Mass Spectrom 2023; 58:e4951. [PMID: 37259491 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4951] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
In this work, we introduce the application of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for the selection of improved terpene synthase mutants. In comparison with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based methods, PTR-MS could offer advantages by reduction of sample preparation steps and analysis time. The method we propose here allows for minimal sample preparation and analysis time and provides a promising platform for the high throughput screening (HTS) of large enzyme mutant libraries. To investigate the feasibility of a PTR-MS-based screening method, we employed a small library of Callitropsis nootkatensis valencene synthase (CnVS) mutants. Bacterial cultures expressing enzyme mutants were subjected to different growth formats, and headspace terpenes concentrations measured by PTR-Qi-ToF-MS were compared with GC-MS, to rank the activity of the enzyme mutants. For all cultivation formats, including 96 deep well plates, PTR-Qi-ToF-MS resulted in the same ranking of the enzyme variants, compared with the canonical format using 100 mL flasks and GC-MS analysis. This study provides a first basis for the application of rapid PTR-Qi-ToF-MS detection, in combination with multi-well formats, in HTS screening methods for the selection of highly productive terpene synthases.
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- Alice Di Girolamo
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Post-Harvest Technology Group, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Authenticity & Nutrients Group, Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Isobionics BV, Geleen, The Netherlands
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Kashkooli AB, van Dijk ADJ, Bouwmeester H, van der Krol A. Individual lipid transfer proteins from Tanacetum parthenium show different specificity for extracellular accumulation of sesquiterpenes. Plant Mol Biol 2023; 111:153-166. [PMID: 36255594 PMCID: PMC9849177 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-022-01316-2] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A highly specialized function for individual LTPs for different products from the same terpenoid biosynthesis pathway is described and the function of an LTP GPI anchor is studied. Sequiterpenes produced in glandular trichomes of the medicinal plant Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) accumulate in the subcuticular extracellular space. Transport of these compounds over the plasma membrane is presumably by specialized membrane transporters, but it is still not clear how these hydrophobic compounds are subsequently transported over the hydrophilic cell wall. Here we identified eight so-called non-specific Lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) genes that are expressed in feverfew trichomes. A putative function of these eight nsLTPs in transport of the lipophilic sesquiterpene lactones produced in feverfew trichomes, was tested in an in-planta transport assay using transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana. Of eight feverfew nsLTP candidate genes analyzed, two (TpLTP1 and TpLTP2) can specifically improve extracellular accumulation of the sesquiterpene costunolide, while one nsLTP (TpLTP3) shows high specificity towards export of parthenolide. The specificity of the nsLTPs was also tested in an assay that test for the exclusion capacity of the nsLTP for influx of extracellular substrates. In such assay, TpLTP3 was identified as most effective in blocking influx of both costunolide and parthenolide, when these substrates are infiltrated into the apoplast. The TpLTP3 is special in having a GPI-anchor domain, which is essential for the export activity of TpLTP3. However, addition of the TpLTP3 GPI-anchor domain to TpLTP1 resulted in loss of TpLTP1 export activity. These novel export and exclusion assays thus provide new means to test functionality of plant nsLTPs.
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- Arman Beyraghdar Kashkooli
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, PO Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Bioinformatics, Bioscience, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Powell LG, Gillies S, Fernandes TF, Murphy F, Giubilato E, Cazzagon V, Hristozov D, Pizzol L, Blosi M, Costa AL, Prina-Mello A, Bouwmeester H, Sarimveis H, Janer G, Stone V. Developing Integrated Approaches for Testing and Assessment (IATAs) in order to support nanomaterial safety. Nanotoxicology 2022; 16:484-499. [PMID: 35913849 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2022.2103470] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Abstract
Due to the unique characteristics of nanomaterials (NM) there has been an increase in their use in nanomedicines and innovative medical devices (MD). Although large numbers of NMs have now been developed, comprehensive safety investigations are still lacking. Current gaps in understanding the potential mechanisms of NM-induced toxicity can make it challenging to determine the safety testing necessary to support inclusion of NMs in MD applications. This article provides guidance for implementation of pre-clinical tailored safety assessment strategies with the aim to increase the translation of NMs from bench development to clinical use. Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATAs) are a key tool in developing these strategies. IATAs follow an iterative approach to answer a defined question in a specific regulatory context to guide the gathering of relevant information for safety assessment, including existing experimental data, integrated with in silico model predictions where available and appropriate, and/or experimental procedures and protocols for generating new data to fill gaps. This allows NM developers to work toward current guidelines and regulations, while taking NM specific considerations into account. Here, an example IATA for NMs with potential for direct blood contact was developed for the assessment of haemocompatibility. This example IATA brings together the current guidelines for NM safety assessment within a framework that can be used to guide information and data gathering for the safety assessment of intravenously injected NMs. Additionally, the decision framework underpinning this IATA has the potential to be adapted to other testing needs and regulatory contexts.
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- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy.,GreenDecision Srl, Venice, Italy
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- University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
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- University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
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- GreenDecision Srl, Venice, Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, CNR, Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, CNR, Italy
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- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Leitat Technological Centre, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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Melandri G, Monteverde E, Riewe D, AbdElgawad H, McCouch SR, Bouwmeester H. Can biochemical traits bridge the gap between genomics and plant performance? A study in rice under drought. Plant Physiol 2022; 189:1139-1152. [PMID: 35166848 PMCID: PMC9157150 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac053] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
The possibility of introducing metabolic/biochemical phenotyping to complement genomics-based predictions in breeding pipelines has been considered for years. Here we examine to what extent and under what environmental conditions metabolic/biochemical traits can effectively contribute to understanding and predicting plant performance. In this study, multivariable statistical models based on flag leaf central metabolism and oxidative stress status were used to predict grain yield (GY) performance for 271 indica rice (Oryza sativa) accessions grown in the field under well-watered and reproductive stage drought conditions. The resulting models displayed significantly higher predictability than multivariable models based on genomic data for the prediction of GY under drought (Q2 = 0.54-0.56 versus 0.35) and for stress-induced GY loss (Q2 = 0.59-0.64 versus 0.03-0.06). Models based on the combined datasets showed predictabilities similar to metabolic/biochemical-based models alone. In contrast to genetic markers, models with enzyme activities and metabolite values also quantitatively integrated the effect of physiological differences such as plant height on GY. The models highlighted antioxidant enzymes of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and a lipid oxidation stress marker as important predictors of rice GY stability under drought at the reproductive stage, and these stress-related variables were more predictive than leaf central metabolites. These findings provide evidence that metabolic/biochemical traits can integrate dynamic cellular and physiological responses to the environment and can help bridge the gap between the genome and the phenome of crops as predictors of GY performance under drought.
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- Giovanni Melandri
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Agronomía, Laboratorio de Evolución y Domesticación de las Plantas, Universidad de La República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland, Germany
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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- School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kawa D, Taylor T, Thiombiano B, Musa Z, Vahldick HE, Walmsley A, Bucksch A, Bouwmeester H, Brady SM. Characterization of growth and development of sorghum genotypes with differential susceptibility to Striga hermonthica. J Exp Bot 2021; 72:7970-7983. [PMID: 34410382 PMCID: PMC8643648 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab380] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Two sorghum varieties, Shanqui Red (SQR) and SRN39, have distinct levels of susceptibility to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, which have been attributed to different strigolactone composition within their root exudates. Root exudates of the Striga-susceptible variety Shanqui Red (SQR) contain primarily 5-deoxystrigol, which has a high efficiency for inducing Striga germination. SRN39 roots primarily exude orobanchol, leading to reduced Striga germination and making this variety resistant to Striga. The structural diversity in exuded strigolactones is determined by a polymorphism in the LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 (LGS1) locus. Yet, the genetic diversity between SQR and SRN39 is broad and has not been addressed in terms of growth and development. Here, we demonstrate additional differences between SQR and SRN39 by phenotypic and molecular characterization. A suite of genes related to metabolism was differentially expressed between SQR and SRN39. Increased levels of gibberellin precursors in SRN39 were accompanied by slower growth rate and developmental delay and we observed an overall increased SRN39 biomass. The slow-down in growth and differences in transcriptome profiles of SRN39 were strongly associated with plant age. Additionally, enhanced lateral root growth was observed in SRN39 and three additional genotypes exuding primarily orobanchol. In summary, we demonstrate that the differences between SQR and SRN39 reach further than the changes in strigolactone profile in the root exudate and translate into alterations in growth and development.
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- Dorota Kawa
- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, GA, USA
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Nouri E, Surve R, Bapaume L, Stumpe M, Chen M, Zhang Y, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester H, Glauser G, Bruisson S, Reinhardt D. Phosphate Suppression of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Involves Gibberellic Acid Signaling. Plant Cell Physiol 2021; 62:959-970. [PMID: 34037236 PMCID: PMC8504448 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Most land plants entertain a mutualistic symbiosis known as arbuscular mycorrhiza with fungi (Glomeromycota) that provide them with essential mineral nutrients, in particular phosphate (Pi), and protect them from biotic and abiotic stress. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis increases plant productivity and biodiversity and is therefore relevant for both natural plant communities and crop production. However, AM fungal populations suffer from intense farming practices in agricultural soils, in particular Pi fertilization. The dilemma between natural fertilization from AM symbiosis and chemical fertilization has raised major concern and emphasizes the need to better understand the mechanisms by which Pi suppresses AM symbiosis. Here, we test the hypothesis that Pi may interfere with AM symbiosis via the phytohormone gibberellic acid (GA) in the Solanaceous model systems Petunia hybrida and Nicotiana tabacum. Indeed, we find that GA is inhibitory to AM symbiosis and that Pi may cause GA levels to increase in mycorrhizal roots. Consistent with a role of endogenous GA as an inhibitor of AM development, GA-defective N. tabacum lines expressing a GA-metabolizing enzyme (GA methyltransferase-GAMT) are colonized more quickly by the AM fungus Rhizoglomus irregulare, and exogenous Pi is less effective in inhibiting AM colonization in these lines. Systematic gene expression analysis of GA-related genes reveals a complex picture, in which GA degradation by GA2 oxidase plays a prominent role. These findings reveal potential targets for crop breeding that could reduce Pi suppression of AM symbiosis, thereby reconciling the advantages of Pi fertilization with the diverse benefits of AM symbiosis.
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- Eva Nouri
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel 2000, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Rte Albert Gockel 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Schuurink R, Bouwmeester H. Editorial overview: Biotechnology to help understand and harness biotic interactions in plants. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 70:vi-viii. [PMID: 34272147 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Robert Schuurink
- Green Life Sciences Research Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Green Life Sciences Research Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abedini D, Jaupitre S, Bouwmeester H, Dong L. Metabolic interactions in beneficial microbe recruitment by plants. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 70:241-247. [PMID: 34237663 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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During millions of years of evolution, land plants and microorganisms have established elaborate partnerships. Microbes play essential roles in plant fitness and help plants cope with environmental challenges. Vice versa, plants provide the microbes with a niche and food. In the soil, a complex network of interactions mediated by metabolic signals drives the relationship between plants and microbes. Here, we review the roles of metabolic signaling in the plant-microbiome interaction. We discuss how plant-produced small molecules are involved in the recruitment of the microbiome. Also the microbial partners in this relationship use small molecules, such as quorum sensing molecules and volatiles for intra-species and inter-species communication. We give an overview of the regulation of the biosynthesis, secretion and perception of both plant and microbial small molecules and discuss the examples of biotechnological approaches to engineer the plant-microbiome interaction by targeting these metabolic dialogues. Ultimately, an improved understanding of the plant-microbiome interaction and engineering possibilities will pave the way to a more sustainable agriculture.
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- Davar Abedini
- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Harro Bouwmeester
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94215, Amsterdam, 1090GE, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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Bouwmeester H, Li C, Thiombiano B, Rahimi M, Dong L. Adaptation of the parasitic plant lifecycle: germination is controlled by essential host signaling molecules. Plant Physiol 2021; 185:1292-1308. [PMID: 33793901 PMCID: PMC8133609 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Parasitic plants are plants that connect with a haustorium to the vasculature of another, host, plant from which they absorb water, assimilates, and nutrients. Because of this parasitic lifestyle, parasitic plants need to coordinate their lifecycle with that of their host. Parasitic plants have evolved a number of host detection/host response mechanisms of which the germination in response to chemical host signals in one of the major families of parasitic plants, the Orobanchaceae, is a striking example. In this update review, we discuss these germination stimulants. We review the different compound classes that function as germination stimulants, how they are produced, and in which host plants. We discuss why they are reliable signals, how parasitic plants have evolved mechanisms that detect and respond to them, and whether they play a role in host specificity. The advances in the knowledge underlying this signaling relationship between host and parasitic plant have greatly improved our understanding of the evolution of plant parasitism and are facilitating the development of more effective control measures in cases where these parasitic plants have developed into weeds.
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- Harro Bouwmeester
- Plant Hormone Biology group, Green Life Sciences cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Green Life Sciences cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Green Life Sciences cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Green Life Sciences cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Green Life Sciences cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Alquézar B, Volpe HXL, Magnani RF, de Miranda MP, Santos MA, Marques VV, de Almeida MR, Wulff NA, Ting HM, de Vries M, Schuurink R, Bouwmeester H, Peña L. Engineered Orange Ectopically Expressing the Arabidopsis β-Caryophyllene Synthase Is Not Attractive to Diaphorina citri, the Vector of the Bacterial Pathogen Associated to Huanglongbing. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:641457. [PMID: 33763099 PMCID: PMC7982956 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.641457] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive disease, associated with psyllid-transmitted phloem-restricted pathogenic bacteria, which is seriously endangering citriculture worldwide. It affects all citrus species and cultivars regardless of the rootstock used, and despite intensive research in the last decades, there is no effective cure to control either the bacterial species (Candidatus Liberibacter spp.) or their insect vectors (Diaphorina citri and Trioza erytreae). Currently, the best attempts to manage HLB are based on three approaches: (i) reducing the psyllid population by intensive insecticide treatments; (ii) reducing inoculum sources by removing infected trees, and (iii) using nursery-certified healthy plants for replanting. The economic losses caused by HLB (decreased fruit quality, reduced yield, and tree destruction) and the huge environmental costs of disease management seriously threaten the sustainability of the citrus industry in affected regions. Here, we have generated genetically modified sweet orange lines to constitutively emit (E)-β-caryophyllene, a sesquiterpene repellent to D. citri, the main HLB psyllid vector. We demonstrate that this alteration in volatile emission affects behavioral responses of the psyllid in olfactometric and no-choice assays, making them repellent/less attractant to the HLB vector, opening a new alternative for possible HLB control in the field.
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- Berta Alquézar
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
- Chemistry Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Green Life Sciences Cluster, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Green Life Sciences Cluster, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Green Life Sciences Cluster, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Araraquara, Brazil
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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Rahimi M, Bouwmeester H. Are sesquiterpene lactones the elusive KARRIKIN-INSENSITIVE2 ligand? Planta 2021; 253:54. [PMID: 33521891 PMCID: PMC7847861 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03571-x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The sunflower sesquiterpene lactones 8-epixanthatin and tomentosin can bind to the hydrophobic pocket of sunflower KAI2 with an affinity much higher than for the exogenous ligand KAR. Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are secondary plant metabolites with a wide range of biological, such as anti-microbial, activities. Intriguingly, the STLs have also been implicated in plant development: in several Asteraceae, STL levels correlate with the photo-inhibition of hypocotyl elongation. Although this effect was suggested to be due to auxin transport inhibition, there is no structural-functional evidence for this claim. Intriguingly, the light-induced inhibition of hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis has been ascribed to HYPOSENSITIVE TO LIGHT/KARRIKIN-INSENSITIVE2 (HTL/KAI2) signaling. KAI2 was discovered because of its affinity to the smoke-derived karrikin (KAR), though it is generally assumed that KAI2 has another, endogenous but so far elusive, ligand rather than the exogenous KARs. Here, we postulate that the effect of STLs on hypocotyl elongation is mediated through KAI2 signaling. To support this hypothesis, we have generated homology models of the sunflower KAI2s (HaKAI2s) and used them for molecular docking studies with STLs. Our results show that particularly two sunflower STLs, 8-epixanthatin and tomentosin, can bind to the hydrophobic pockets of HaKAI2s with high affinity. Our results are in line with a recent study, showing that these two STLs accumulate in the light-exposed hypocotyls of sunflower. This finding sheds light on the effect of STLs in hypocotyl elongation that has been reported for many decades but without conclusive insight in the elusive mechanism underlying this effect.
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- Mehran Rahimi
- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jongedijk E, Müller S, van Dijk ADJ, Schijlen E, Champagne A, Boutry M, Levisson M, van der Krol S, Bouwmeester H, Beekwilder J. Novel routes towards bioplastics from plants: elucidation of the methylperillate biosynthesis pathway from Salvia dorisiana trichomes. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:3052-3065. [PMID: 32090266 PMCID: PMC7260718 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plants produce a large variety of highly functionalized terpenoids. Functional groups such as partially unsaturated rings and carboxyl groups provide handles to use these compounds as feedstock for biobased commodity chemicals. For instance, methylperillate, a monoterpenoid found in Salvia dorisiana, may be used for this purpose, as it carries both an unsaturated ring and a methylated carboxyl group. The biosynthetic pathway of methylperillate in plants is still unclear. In this work, we identified glandular trichomes from S. dorisiana as the location of biosynthesis and storage of methylperillate. mRNA from purified trichomes was used to identify four genes that can encode the pathway from geranyl diphosphate towards methylperillate. This pathway includes a (-)-limonene synthase (SdLS), a limonene 7-hydroxylase (SdL7H, CYP71A76), and a perillyl alcohol dehydrogenase (SdPOHDH). We also identified a terpene acid methyltransferase, perillic acid O-methyltransferase (SdPAOMT), with homology to salicylic acid OMTs. Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana of these four genes, in combination with a geranyl diphosphate synthase to boost precursor formation, resulted in production of methylperillate. This demonstrates the potential of these enzymes for metabolic engineering of a feedstock for biobased commodity chemicals.
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- Esmer Jongedijk
- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Biometris, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Plant Research, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Arrhenius laboratories, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam (UVA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Melandri G, Prashar A, McCouch SR, van der Linden G, Jones HG, Kadam N, Jagadish K, Bouwmeester H, Ruyter-Spira C. Association mapping and genetic dissection of drought-induced canopy temperature differences in rice. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:1614-1627. [PMID: 31846000 PMCID: PMC7031080 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Drought-stressed plants display reduced stomatal conductance, which results in increased leaf temperature by limiting transpiration. In this study, thermal imaging was used to quantify the differences in canopy temperature under drought in a rice diversity panel consisting of 293 indica accessions. The population was grown under paddy field conditions and drought stress was imposed for 2 weeks at flowering. The canopy temperature of the accessions during stress negatively correlated with grain yield (r= -0.48) and positively with plant height (r=0.56). Temperature values were used to perform a genome-wide association (GWA) analysis using a 45K single nucleotide polynmorphism (SNP) map. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for canopy temperature under drought was detected on chromosome 3 and fine-mapped using a high-density imputed SNP map. The candidate genes underlying the QTL point towards differences in the regulation of guard cell solute intake for stomatal opening as the possible source of temperature variation. Genetic variation for the significant markers of the QTL was present only within the tall, low-yielding landraces adapted to drought-prone environments. The absence of variation in the shorter genotypes, which showed lower leaf temperature and higher grain yield, suggests that breeding for high grain yield in rice under paddy conditions has reduced genetic variation for stomatal response under drought.
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- Giovanni Melandri
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Science Division, University of Dundee at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
- School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
- Department of Plant Biology and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Melandri G, AbdElgawad H, Riewe D, Hageman JA, Asard H, Beemster GTS, Kadam N, Jagadish K, Altmann T, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester H. Biomarkers for grain yield stability in rice under drought stress. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:669-683. [PMID: 31087074 PMCID: PMC6946010 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Crop yield stability requires an attenuation of the reduction of yield losses caused by environmental stresses such as drought. Using a combination of metabolomics and high-throughput colorimetric assays, we analysed central metabolism and oxidative stress status in the flag leaf of 292 indica rice (Oryza sativa) accessions. Plants were grown in the field and were, at the reproductive stage, exposed to either well-watered or drought conditions to identify the metabolic processes associated with drought-induced grain yield loss. Photorespiration, protein degradation, and nitrogen recycling were the main processes involved in the drought-induced leaf metabolic reprogramming. Molecular markers of drought tolerance and sensitivity in terms of grain yield were identified using a multivariate model based on the values of the metabolites and enzyme activities across the population. The model highlights the central role of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle, particularly dehydroascorbate reductase, in minimizing drought-induced grain yield loss. In contrast, malondialdehyde was an accurate biomarker for grain yield loss, suggesting that drought-induced lipid peroxidation is the major constraint under these conditions. These findings highlight new breeding targets for improved rice grain yield stability under drought.
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- Giovanni Melandri
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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- Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection, Berlin, Germany
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- Wageningen University and Research, Biometris, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bouwmeester H, Schuurink RC, Bleeker PM, Schiestl F. The role of volatiles in plant communication. Plant J 2019; 100:892-907. [PMID: 31410886 PMCID: PMC6899487 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Volatiles mediate the interaction of plants with pollinators, herbivores and their natural enemies, other plants and micro-organisms. With increasing knowledge about these interactions the underlying mechanisms turn out to be increasingly complex. The mechanisms of biosynthesis and perception of volatiles are slowly being uncovered. The increasing scientific knowledge can be used to design and apply volatile-based agricultural strategies.
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- Harro Bouwmeester
- University of AmsterdamSwammerdam Institute for Life SciencesGreen Life Science research clusterScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- University of AmsterdamSwammerdam Institute for Life SciencesGreen Life Science research clusterScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- University of AmsterdamSwammerdam Institute for Life SciencesGreen Life Science research clusterScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary BotanyUniversity of ZürichZollikerstrasse 107CH‐8008ZürichSwitzerland
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Bogdanović M, Cankar K, Dragićević M, Bouwmeester H, Beekwilder J, Simonović A, Todorović S. Silencing of germacrene A synthase genes reduces guaianolide oxalate content in Cichorium intybus L. GM Crops Food 2019; 11:54-66. [PMID: 31668117 PMCID: PMC7064209 DOI: 10.1080/21645698.2019.1681868] [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: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is a medicinal and industrial plant from the Asteraceae family that produces a variety of sesquiterpene lactones (STLs), most importantly bitter guaianolides: lactucin, lactucopicrin and 8-deoxylactucin as well as their modified forms such as oxalates. These compounds have medicinal properties; however, they also hamper the extraction of inulin - a very important food industry product from chicory roots. The first step in guaianolide biosynthesis is catalyzed by germacrene A synthase (GAS) which in chicory exists in two isoforms - GAS long (encoded by CiGASlo) and GAS short (encoded by CiGASsh). AmiRNA silencing was used to obtain plants with reduced GAS gene expression and level of downstream metabolites, guaianolide-15-oxalates, as the major STLs in chicory. This approach could be beneficial for engineering new chicory varieties with varying STL content, and especially varieties with reduced bitter compounds more suitable for inulin production.
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- Milica Bogdanović
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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Andreo-Jimenez B, Vandenkoornhuyse P, Lê Van A, Heutinck A, Duhamel M, Kadam N, Jagadish K, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester H. Plant host and drought shape the root associated fungal microbiota in rice. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7463. [PMID: 31565550 PMCID: PMC6744933 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background and Aim Water is an increasingly scarce resource while some crops, such as paddy rice, require large amounts of water to maintain grain production. A better understanding of rice drought adaptation and tolerance mechanisms could help to reduce this problem. There is evidence of a possible role of root-associated fungi in drought adaptation. Here, we analyzed the endospheric fungal microbiota composition in rice and its relation to plant genotype and drought. Methods Fifteen rice genotypes (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) were grown in the field, under well-watered conditions or exposed to a drought period during flowering. The effect of genotype and treatment on the root fungal microbiota composition was analyzed by 18S ribosomal DNA high throughput sequencing. Grain yield was determined after plant maturation. Results There was a host genotype effect on the fungal community composition. Drought altered the composition of the root-associated fungal community and increased fungal biodiversity. The majority of OTUs identified belonged to the Pezizomycotina subphylum and 37 of these significantly correlated with a higher plant yield under drought, one of them being assigned to Arthrinium phaeospermum. Conclusion This study shows that both plant genotype and drought affect the root-associated fungal community in rice and that some fungi correlate with improved drought tolerance. This work opens new opportunities for basic research on the understanding of how the host affects microbiota recruitment as well as the possible use of specific fungi to improve drought tolerance in rice.
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- Beatriz Andreo-Jimenez
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Biointeractions & Plant Health Business Unit, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- EcoBio, Université Rennes I, Rennes, France.,IBL Plant Sciences and Natural Products, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines.,Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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De Mesmaeker A, Screpanti C, Fonné-Pfister R, Lachia M, Lumbroso A, Bouwmeester H. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Strigolactone and Strigolactam Derivatives for Potential Crop Enhancement Applications in Modern Agriculture. Chimia (Aarau) 2019; 73:549-560. [PMID: 31431215 DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2019.549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Strigolactones have been known as signaling molecules in the rhizosphere of plants since more than 50 years. However, their roles as phytohormone have been only recognized since 2008. We describe here a very efficient synthetic access to representative canonical strigolactones displaying the A-B-C-D tetracyclic structure and to non-canonical strigolactones as carlactonoic acid and methyl carlactonoate. In addition, we report the design and the synthesis of strigolactams as promising derivatives of strigolactones for potential use in modern agriculture. Among the synthetic methods developed for this project, the intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition of keteneiminium salts to C=C bond has been particularly useful to the synthesis of natural strigolactones and their potentially improved analogues.
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- Alain De Mesmaeker
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Crop Protection Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland;,
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Crop Protection Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Crop Protection Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Crop Protection Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Crop Protection Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Beyraghdar Kashkooli A, van der Krol AR, Rabe P, Dickschat JS, Bouwmeester H. Substrate promiscuity of enzymes from the sesquiterpene biosynthetic pathways from Artemisia annua and Tanacetum parthenium allows for novel combinatorial sesquiterpene production. Metab Eng 2019; 54:12-23. [PMID: 30822491 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The therapeutic properties of complex terpenes often depend on the stereochemistry of their functional groups. However, stereospecific chemical synthesis of terpenes is challenging. To overcome this challenge, metabolic engineering can be employed using enzymes with suitable stereospecific catalytic activity. Here we used a combinatorial metabolic engineering approach to explore the stereospecific modification activity of the Artemisia annua artemisinic aldehyde ∆11(13) double bond reductase2 (AaDBR2) on products of the feverfew sesquiterpene biosynthesis pathway (GAS, GAO, COS and PTS). This allowed us to produce dihydrocostunolide and dihydroparthenolide. For dihydroparthenolide we demonstrate that the preferred order of biosynthesis of dihydroparthenolide is by reduction of the exocyclic methylene of parthenolide, rather than through C4-C5 epoxidation of dihydrocostunolide. Moreover, we demonstrate a promiscuous activity of feverfew CYP71CB1 on dihydrocostunolide and dihydroparthenolide for the production of 3β-hydroxy-dihydrocostunolide and 3β-hydroxy-dihydroparthenolide, respectively. Combined, these results offer new opportunities for engineering novel sesquiterpene lactones with potentially improved medicinal value.
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- Arman Beyraghdar Kashkooli
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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This article comments on: Turner GW, Parrish AN, Zager JJ, Fischedick JT, Lange BM. 2018. Assessment of flux through oleoresin biosynthesis in epithelial cells of loblolly pine resin ducts. Journal of Experimental Botany 70, 217–230.
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- Harro Bouwmeester
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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A potent stimulant induces parasitic plant germination that causes it to die
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- Harro Bouwmeester
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Delatte TL, Scaiola G, Molenaar J, de Sousa Farias K, Alves Gomes Albertti L, Busscher J, Verstappen F, Carollo C, Bouwmeester H, Beekwilder J. Engineering storage capacity for volatile sesquiterpenes in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Plant Biotechnol J 2018; 16:1997-2006. [PMID: 29682901 PMCID: PMC6230952 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12933] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants store volatile compounds in specialized organs. The properties of these storage organs prevent precarious evaporation and protect neighbouring tissues from cytotoxicity. Metabolic engineering of plants is often carried out in tissues such as leaf mesophyll cells, which are abundant and easily accessible by engineering tools. However, these tissues are not suitable for the storage of volatile and hydrophobic compound such as sesquiterpenes and engineered volatiles are often lost into the headspace. In this study, we show that the seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, which naturally contain lipid bodies, accumulate sesquiterpenes upon engineered expression. Subsequently, storage of volatile sesquiterpenes was achieved in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf tissue, by introducing oleosin-coated lipid bodies through metabolic engineering. Hereto, different combinations of genes encoding diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs), transcription factors (WRINKL1) and oleosins (OLE1), from the oil seed-producing species castor bean (Ricinus communis) and Arabidopsis, were assessed for their suitability to promote lipid body formation. Co-expression of α-bisabolol synthase with Arabidopsis DGAT1 and WRINKL1 and OLE1 from castor bean promoted storage of α-bisabolol in N. benthamiana mesophyll tissue more than 17-fold. A clear correlation was found between neutral lipids and storage of sesquiterpenes, using synthases for α-bisabolol, (E)-β-caryophyllene and α-barbatene. The co-localization of neutral lipids and α-bisabolol was shown using microscopy. This work demonstrates that lipid bodies can be used as intracellular storage compartment for hydrophobic sesquiterpenes, also in the vegetative parts of plants, creating the possibility to improve yields of metabolic engineering strategies in plants.
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- Lab Plant PhysiolWageningen Univ & ResWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Lab Plant PhysiolWageningen Univ & ResWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Lab Prod Nat & Espectrometria MassasUniv Fed Mato Grosso do SulCampo GrandeMSBrazil
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- Lab Plant PhysiolWageningen Univ & ResWageningenThe Netherlands
- Present address:
Swammerdam Institute for Life SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Wageningen Univ & ResWageningen Plant ResBiosciWageningenThe Netherlands
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Liu Q, Beyraghdar Kashkooli A, Manzano D, Pateraki I, Richard L, Kolkman P, Lucas MF, Guallar V, de Vos RCH, Franssen MCR, van der Krol A, Bouwmeester H. Kauniolide synthase is a P450 with unusual hydroxylation and cyclization-elimination activity. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4657. [PMID: 30405138 PMCID: PMC6220293 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06565-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Guaianolides are an important class of sesquiterpene lactones with unique biological and pharmaceutical properties. They have been postulated to be derived from germacranolides, but for years no progress has been made in the elucidation of their biosynthesis that requires an unknown cyclization mechanism. Here we demonstrate the isolation and characterization of a cytochrome P450 from feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), kauniolide synthase. Kauniolide synthase catalyses the formation of the guaianolide kauniolide from the germacranolide substrate costunolide. Unlike most cytochrome P450s, kauniolide synthase combines stereoselective hydroxylation of costunolide at the C3 position, with water elimination, cyclization and regioselective deprotonation. This unique mechanism of action is supported by in silico modelling and docking experiments. The full kauniolide biosynthesis pathway is reconstructed in the heterologous hosts Nicotiana benthamiana and yeast, paving the way for biotechnological production of guaianolide-type sesquiterpene lactones.
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- Qing Liu
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), 08193, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Campus Diagonal, Av. de Joan XXIII, 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), C/ Jordi Girona 29, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), C/ Jordi Girona 29, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wang H, Chen W, Eggert K, Charnikhova T, Bouwmeester H, Schweizer P, Hajirezaei MR, Seiler C, Sreenivasulu N, von Wirén N, Kuhlmann M. Corrigendum to: Abscisic acid influences tillering by modulation of strigolactones in barley. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:5307. [PMID: 30165677 PMCID: PMC6184540 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Hongwen Wang
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Grain Quality and Nutrition Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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Bouwmeester H, Kulthong K, Grouls M, Duivenvoorde L, Rijkers D, ten Dam G, de Haan L, van der Zande M. Human gut-on-a-chip model as an improved intestinal barrier model to predict compound bioavailability and toxicity. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.529] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Bouwmeester H. Impact of oral exposure to nanomaterials for consumers. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.1169] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Undas AK, Weihrauch F, Lutz A, van Tol R, Delatte T, Verstappen F, Bouwmeester H. The Use of Metabolomics to Elucidate Resistance Markers against Damson-Hop Aphid. J Chem Ecol 2018; 44:711-726. [PMID: 29978430 PMCID: PMC6096525 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-018-0980-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Phorodon humuli (Damson-hop aphid) is one of the major pests of hops in the northern hemisphere. It causes significant yield losses and reduces hop quality and economic value. Damson-hop aphid is currently controlled with insecticides, but the number of approved pesticides is steadily decreasing. In addition, the use of insecticides almost inevitably results in the development of resistant aphid genotypes. An integrated approach to pest management in hop cultivation is therefore badly needed in order to break this cycle and to prevent the selection of strains resistant to the few remaining registered insecticides. The backbone of such an integrated strategy is the breeding of hop cultivars that are resistant to Damson-hop aphid. However, up to date mechanisms of hops resistance towards Damson-hop aphids have not yet been unraveled. In the experiments presented here, we used metabolite profiling followed by multivariate analysis and show that metabolites responsible for hop aroma and flavor (sesquiterpenes) in the cones can also be found in the leaves, long before the hop cones develop, and may play a role in resistance against aphids. In addition, aphid feeding induced a change in the metabolome of all hop genotypes particularly an increase in a number of oxidized compounds, which suggests this may be part of a resistance mechanism.
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- Anna K Undas
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsboss 2, 6708, WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), Institute for Crop Science and Plant Breeding, Hop Research Center Huell, Wolnzach, Germany
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- Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), Institute for Crop Science and Plant Breeding, Hop Research Center Huell, Wolnzach, Germany
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Biointeractions and Plant Health, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Plant Hormone Biology group, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wang H, Chen W, Eggert K, Charnikhova T, Bouwmeester H, Schweizer P, Hajirezaei MR, Seiler C, Sreenivasulu N, von Wirén N, Kuhlmann M. Abscisic acid influences tillering by modulation of strigolactones in barley. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:3883-3898. [PMID: 29982677 PMCID: PMC6054196 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Strigolactones (SLs) represent a class of plant hormones that are involved in inhibiting shoot branching and in promoting abiotic stress responses. There is evidence that the biosynthetic pathways of SLs and abscisic acid (ABA) are functionally connected. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the interaction of SLs and ABA, and the relevance of this interaction for shoot architecture. Based on sequence homology, four genes (HvD27, HvMAX1, HvCCD7, and HvCCD8) involved in SL biosynthesis were identified in barley and functionally verified by complementation of Arabidopsis mutants or by virus-induced gene silencing. To investigate the influence of ABA on SLs, two transgenic lines accumulating ABA as a result of RNAi-mediated down-regulation of HvABA 8'-hydroxylase 1 and 3 were employed. LC-MS/MS analysis confirmed higher ABA levels in root and stem base tissues in these transgenic lines. Both lines showed enhanced tiller formation and lower concentrations of 5-deoxystrigol in root exudates, which was detected for the first time as a naturally occurring SL in barley. Lower expression levels of HvD27, HvMAX1, HvCCD7, and HvCCD8 indicated that ABA suppresses SL biosynthesis, leading to enhanced tiller formation in barley.
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- Hongwen Wang
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Grain Quality and Nutrition Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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Heringa MB, Peters RJB, Bleys RLAW, van der Lee MK, Tromp PC, van Kesteren PCE, van Eijkeren JCH, Undas AK, Oomen AG, Bouwmeester H. Detection of titanium particles in human liver and spleen and possible health implications. Part Fibre Toxicol 2018; 15:15. [PMID: 29642936 PMCID: PMC5896156 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-018-0251-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is produced at high volumes and applied in many consumer and food products. Recent toxicokinetic modelling indicated the potential of TiO2 to accumulate in human liver and spleen upon daily oral exposure, which is not routinely investigated in chronic animal studies. A health risk from nanosized TiO2 particle consumption could not be excluded then. RESULTS Here we show the first quantification of both total titanium (Ti) and TiO2 particles in 15 post-mortem human livers and spleens. These low-level analyses were enabled by the use of fully validated (single particle) inductively coupled plasma high resolution mass spectrometry ((sp)ICP-HRMS) detection methods for total Ti and TiO2 particles. The presence of TiO2 in the particles in tissues was confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. CONCLUSIONS These results prove that TiO2 particles are present in human liver and spleen, with ≥24% of nanosize (< 100 nm). The levels are below the doses regarded as safe in animals, but half are above the dose that is deemed safe for liver damage in humans when taking into account several commonly applied uncertainty factors. With these new and unique human data, we remain with the conclusion that health risks due to oral exposure to TiO2 cannot be excluded.
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- M B Heringa
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TNO Earth, Life and Social Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Present address: Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Shapulatov U, van Hoogdalem M, Schreuder M, Bouwmeester H, Abdurakhmonov IY, van der Krol AR. Functional intron-derived miRNAs and host-gene expression in plants. Plant Methods 2018; 14:83. [PMID: 30258486 PMCID: PMC6151947 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0351-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, putative pre-miRNAs locations have been identified in the introns of plant genes, raising the question whether such genes can show a dual functionality by having both correct maturation of the host gene pre-mRNA and maturation of the miRNAs from the intron. Here, we demonstrated that such dual functionality is indeed possible, using as host gene the firefly luciferase gene with intron (ffgLUC), and different artificial intronic miRNAs (aimiRNA) placed within the intron of ffgLUC. RESULTS The miRNAs were based on the structure of the natural miR319a. Luciferase (LUC) activity in planta was used to evaluate a correct splicing of the ffgLUC mRNA. Different target sequences were inserted into the aimiRNA to monitor efficiency of silencing of different target mRNAs. After adjusting the insertion cloning strategy, the ffgLUCaimiR-319a gene showed dual functionality with correct splicing of ffgLUC and efficient silencing of TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR1 transcription factor genes targeted in-trans by aimiR-319a or targeting the transgene ffLUC in-cis by an aimiR-LUC. Silencing of endogenous target genes by aimiRNA or amiRNA is efficient both in transient assays and stable transformants. A behave as strong phenotype the PHYTOCHROME B (PHYB) gene was also targeted by ffgLUCaimiR-PHYB. The lack of silencing of the PHYB target was most likely due to an insensitive target site within the PHYB mRNA which can potentially form a double stranded stem structure. CONCLUSION The combination of an overexpression construct with an artificial intronic microRNA allows for a simultaneous dual function in plants. The concept therefore adds new options to engineering of plant traits that require multiple gene manipulations.
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- Umidjon Shapulatov
- 0000 0001 0791 5666grid.4818.5Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
- 0000 0001 2110 259Xgrid.419209.7Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, University Street-2, Qibray Region, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 111215
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- 0000 0001 0791 5666grid.4818.5Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0001 0791 5666grid.4818.5Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0001 0791 5666grid.4818.5Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0001 2110 259Xgrid.419209.7Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, University Street-2, Qibray Region, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 111215
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- 0000 0001 0791 5666grid.4818.5Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Costa T, Bouwmeester H, Lodwick W, Lavor C. Calculating the possible conformations arising from uncertainty in the molecular distance geometry problem using constraint interval analysis. Inf Sci (N Y) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2017.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Szyniszewska AM, Busungu C, Boni SB, Shirima R, Bouwmeester H, Legg JP. Spatial Analysis of Temporal Changes in the Pandemic of Severe Cassava Mosaic Disease in Northwestern Tanzania. Phytopathology 2017; 107:1229-1242. [PMID: 28714353 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-17-0105-fi] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To improve understanding of the dynamics of the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) pandemic front, geospatial approaches were applied to the analysis of 3 years' data obtained from a 2-by-2° (approximately 222-by-222 km) area of northwestern Tanzania. In total, 80 farmers' fields were assessed in each of 2009, 2010, and 2011, with 20 evenly distributed fields per 1-by-1° quadrant. CMD-associated variables (CMD incidence, CMD severity, vector-borne CMD infection, and vector abundance) increased in magnitude from 2009 to 2010 but showed little change from 2010 to 2011. Increases occurred primarily in the two westernmost quadrants of the study area. A pandemic "front" was defined by determining the values of CMD incidence and whitefly abundance where predicted disease gradients were greatest. The pandemic-associated virus (East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda) and vector genotype (Bemisia tabaci sub-Saharan Africa 1-subgroup 1) were both present within the area bounded by the CMD incidence front but both also occurred ahead of the front. The average speed and direction of movement of the CMD incidence front (22.9 km/year; southeast) and whitefly abundance front (46.6 km/year; southeast) were calculated, and production losses due to CMD were estimated to range from US$4.3 million to 12.2 million.
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- A M Szyniszewska
- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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- First author: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom; second author: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; third author: PO Box 21026, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; fourth and sixth authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and fifth author: Geospace, Roseboomlaan 38, 6717 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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Khairul Ikram NKB, Beyraghdar Kashkooli A, Peramuna AV, van der Krol AR, Bouwmeester H, Simonsen HT. Stable Production of the Antimalarial Drug Artemisinin in the Moss Physcomitrella patens. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2017; 5:47. [PMID: 28861412 PMCID: PMC5559433 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2017.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaria is a real and constant danger to nearly half of the world's population of 7.4 billion people. In 2015, 212 million cases were reported along with 429,000 estimated deaths. The World Health Organization recommends artemisinin-based combinatorial therapies, and the artemisinin for this purpose is mainly isolated from the plant Artemisia annua. However, the plant supply of artemisinin is irregular, leading to fluctuation in prices. Here, we report the development of a simple, sustainable, and scalable production platform of artemisinin. The five genes involved in artemisinin biosynthesis were engineered into the moss Physcomitrella patens via direct in vivo assembly of multiple DNA fragments. In vivo biosynthesis of artemisinin was obtained without further modifications. A high initial production of 0.21 mg/g dry weight artemisinin was observed after only 3 days of cultivation. Our study shows that P. patens can be a sustainable and efficient production platform of artemisinin that without further modifications allow for industrial-scale production. A stable supply of artemisinin will lower the price of artemisinin-based treatments, hence become more affordable to the lower income communities most affected by malaria; an important step toward containment of this deadly disease threatening millions every year.
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- Nur Kusaira Binti Khairul Ikram
- Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Plant Hormone Biology Lab, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Alquézar B, Volpe HXL, Magnani RF, de Miranda MP, Santos MA, Wulff NA, Bento JMS, Parra JRP, Bouwmeester H, Peña L. β-caryophyllene emitted from a transgenic Arabidopsis or chemical dispenser repels Diaphorina citri, vector of Candidatus Liberibacters. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5639. [PMID: 28717202 PMCID: PMC5514130 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06119-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Production of citrus, the main fruit tree crop worldwide, is severely threatened by Huanglongbing (HLB), for which as yet a cure is not available. Spread of this bacterial disease in America and Asia is intimately connected with dispersal and feeding of the insect vector Diaphorina citri, oligophagous on rutaceous host plants. Effective control of this psyllid is an important component in successful HLB management programs. Volatiles released from the non-host guava have been shown to be repellent to the psyllid and to inhibit its response to citrus odour. By analysing VOC emission from guava we identified one volatile compound, (E)-β-caryophyllene, which at certain doses exerts a repellent effect on D. citri. Non-host plant rejection mediated by (E)-β-caryophyllene is demonstrated here by using Arabidopsis over-expression and knock-out lines. For the first time, results indicate that genetically engineered Arabidopsis plants with modified emission of VOCs can alter the behaviour of D. citri. This study shows that transgenic plants with an inherent ability to release (E)-β-caryophyllene can potentially be used in new protection strategies of citrus trees against HLB.
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- Berta Alquézar
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.,Chemistry Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, 14807-040, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil. .,Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Henquet MGL, Prota N, van der Hooft JJJ, Varbanova-Herde M, Hulzink RJM, de Vos M, Prins M, de Both MTJ, Franssen MCR, Bouwmeester H, Jongsma M. Identification of a drimenol synthase and drimenol oxidase from Persicaria hydropiper, involved in the biosynthesis of insect deterrent drimanes. Plant J 2017; 90:1052-1063. [PMID: 28258968 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The sesquiterpenoid polygodial, which belongs to the drimane family, has been shown to be an antifeedant for a number of herbivorous insects. It is presumed to be synthesized from farnesyl diphosphate via drimenol, subsequent C-12 hydroxylation and further oxidations at both C-11 and C-12 to form a dialdehyde. Here, we have identified a drimenol synthase (PhDS) and a cytochrome P450 drimenol oxidase (PhDOX1) from Persicaria hydropiper. Expression of PhDS in yeast and plants resulted in production of drimenol alone. Co-expression of PhDS with PhDOX1 in yeast yielded drimendiol, the 12-hydroxylation product of drimenol, as a major product, and cinnamolide. When PhDS and PhDOX1 were transiently expressed by agro-infiltration in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, drimenol was almost completely converted into cinnamolide and several additional drimenol derivatives were observed. In vitro assays showed that PhDOX1 only catalyses the conversion from drimenol to drimendiol, and not the further oxidation into an aldehyde. In yeast and heterologous plant hosts, the C-12 position of drimendiol is therefore likely to be further oxidized by endogenous enzymes into an aldehyde and subsequently converted to cinnamolide, presumably by spontaneous hemiacetal formation with the C-11 hydroxyl group followed by oxidation. Purified cinnamolide was confirmed by NMR and shown to be deterrent with an effective deterrent dose (ED50 ) of about 200-400 μg g-1 fresh weight against both whiteflies and aphids. The putative additional physiological and biochemical requirements for polygodial biosynthesis and stable storage in plant tissues are discussed.
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- Maurice G L Henquet
- PRI-Bioscience, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- PRI-Bioscience, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- PRI-Bioscience, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- PRI-Bioscience, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- PRI-Bioscience, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Gobena D, Shimels M, Rich PJ, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester H, Kanuganti S, Mengiste T, Ejeta G. Mutation in sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 alters strigolactones and causes Striga resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:4471-4476. [PMID: 28396420 PMCID: PMC5410831 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1618965114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Striga is a major biotic constraint to sorghum production in semiarid tropical Africa and Asia. Genetic resistance to this parasitic weed is the most economically feasible control measure. Mutant alleles at the LGS1 (LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1) locus drastically reduce Striga germination stimulant activity. We provide evidence that the responsible gene at LGS1 codes for an enzyme annotated as a sulfotransferase and show that functional loss of this gene results in a change of the dominant strigolactone (SL) in root exudates from 5-deoxystrigol, a highly active Striga germination stimulant, to orobanchol, an SL with opposite stereochemistry. Orobanchol, although not previously reported in sorghum, functions in the multiple SL roles required for normal growth and environmental responsiveness but does not stimulate germination of Striga This work describes the identification of a gene regulating Striga resistance and the underlying protective chemistry resulting from mutation.
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- Daniel Gobena
- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907;
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Cheng X, Floková K, Bouwmeester H, Ruyter-Spira C. The Role of Endogenous Strigolactones and Their Interaction with ABA during the Infection Process of the Parasitic Weed Phelipanche ramosa in Tomato Plants. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:392. [PMID: 28392795 PMCID: PMC5364151 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The root parasitic plant species Phelipanche ramosa, branched broomrape, causes severe damage to economically important crops such as tomato. Its seed germination is triggered by host-derived signals upon which it invades the host root. In tomato, strigolactones (SLs) are the main germination stimulants for P. ramosa. Therefore, the development of low SL-producing lines may be an approach to combat the parasitic weed problem. However, since SLs are also a plant hormone controlling many aspects of plant development, SL deficiency may also have an effect on post-germination stages of the infection process, during the parasite-host interaction. In this study, we show that SL-deficient tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum; SlCCD8 RNAi lines), infected with pre-germinated P. ramosa seeds, display an increased infection level and faster development of the parasite, which suggests a positive role for SLs in the host defense against parasitic plant invasion. Furthermore, we show that SL-deficient tomato plants lose their characteristic SL-deficient phenotype during an infection with P. ramosa through a reduction in the number of internodes and the number and length of secondary branches. Infection with P. ramosa resulted in increased levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in the leaves and roots of both wild type and SL-deficient lines. Upon parasite infection, the level of the conjugate ABA-glucose ester (ABA-GE) also increased in leaves of both wild type and SL-deficient lines and in roots of one SL-deficient line. The uninfected SL-deficient lines had a higher leaf ABA-GE level than the wild type. Despite the high levels of ABA, stomatal aperture and water loss rate were not affected by parasite infection in the SL-deficient line, while in wild type tomato stomatal aperture and water loss increased upon infection. Future studies are needed to further underpin the role that SLs play in the interaction of hosts with parasitic plants and which other plant hormones interact with the SLs during this process.
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- Xi Cheng
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR and Faculty of Science, Palacký UniversityOlomouc, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
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Vismans G, van der Meer T, Langevoort O, Schreuder M, Bouwmeester H, Peisker H, Dörman P, Ketelaar T, van der Krol A. Low-Phosphate Induction of Plastidal Stromules Is Dependent on Strigolactones But Not on the Canonical Strigolactone Signaling Component MAX2. Plant Physiol 2016; 172:2235-2244. [PMID: 27760882 PMCID: PMC5129712 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Stromules are highly dynamic protrusions of the plastids in plants. Several factors, such as drought and light conditions, influence the stromule frequency (SF) in a positive or negative way. A relatively recently discovered class of plant hormones are the strigolactones; strigolactones inhibit branching of the shoots and promote beneficial interactions between roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Here, we investigate the link between the formation of stromules and strigolactones. This research shows a strong link between strigolactones and the formation of stromules: SF correlates with strigolactone levels in the wild type and strigolactone mutants (max2-1 max3-9), and SF is stimulated by strigolactone GR24 and reduced by strigolactone inhibitor D2.
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- Gilles Vismans
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., M.S., A.v.d.K.) and Laboratory of Cell Biology (G.V., T.v.d.M., O.L., T.K), Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; and
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany (H.P., P.D.)
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Piechulla B, Bartelt R, Brosemann A, Effmert U, Bouwmeester H, Hippauf F, Brandt W. The α-Terpineol to 1,8-Cineole Cyclization Reaction of Tobacco Terpene Synthases. Plant Physiol 2016; 172:2120-2131. [PMID: 27729471 PMCID: PMC5129724 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Flowers of Nicotiana species emit a characteristic blend including the cineole cassette monoterpenes. This set of terpenes is synthesized by multiproduct enzymes, with either 1,8-cineole or α-terpineol contributing most to the volatile spectrum, thus referring to cineole or terpineol synthase, respectively. To understand the molecular and structural requirements of the enzymes that favor the biochemical formation of α-terpineol and 1,8-cineole, site-directed mutagenesis, in silico modeling, and semiempiric calculations were performed. Our results indicate the formation of α-terpineol by a nucleophilic attack of water. During this attack, the α-terpinyl cation is stabilized by π-stacking with a tryptophan side chain (tryptophan-253). The hypothesized catalytic mechanism of α-terpineol-to-1,8-cineole conversion is initiated by a catalytic dyad (histidine-502 and glutamate-249), acting as a base, and a threonine (threonine-278) providing the subsequent rearrangement from terpineol to cineol by catalyzing the autoprotonation of (S)-(-)-α-terpineol, which is the favored enantiomer product of the recombinant enzymes. Furthermore, by site-directed mutagenesis, we were able to identify amino acids at positions 147, 148, and 266 that determine the different terpineol-cineole ratios in Nicotiana suaveolens cineole synthase and Nicotiana langsdorffii terpineol synthase. Since amino acid 266 is more than 10 Å away from the active site, an indirect effect of this amino acid exchange on the catalysis is discussed.
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- Birgit Piechulla
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.);
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany (B.P., A.B., U.E., F.H.)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (R.B., W.B.); and
- Plant Sciences, University of Wageningen, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands (H.B.)
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Wang B, Kashkooli AB, Sallets A, Ting HM, de Ruijter NCA, Olofsson L, Brodelius P, Pottier M, Boutry M, Bouwmeester H, van der Krol AR. Transient production of artemisinin in Nicotiana benthamiana is boosted by a specific lipid transfer protein from A. annua. Metab Eng 2016; 38:159-169. [PMID: 27421621 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Our lack of full understanding of transport and sequestration of the heterologous products currently limit metabolic engineering in plants for the production of high value terpenes. For instance, although all genes of the artemisinin/arteannuin B (AN/AB) biosynthesis pathway (AN-PW) from Artemisia annua have been identified, ectopic expression of these genes in Nicotiana benthamiana yielded mostly glycosylated pathway intermediates and only very little free (dihydro)artemisinic acid [(DH)AA]. Here we demonstrate that Lipid Transfer Protein 3 (AaLTP3) and the transporter Pleiotropic Drug Resistance 2 (AaPDR2) from A. annua enhance accumulation of (DH)AA in the apoplast of N. benthamiana leaves. Analysis of apoplast and cell content and apoplast exclusion assays show that AaLTP3 and AaPDR2 prevent reflux of (DH)AA from the apoplast back into the cells and enhances overall flux through the pathway. Moreover, AaLTP3 is stabilized in the presence of AN-PW activity and co-expression of AN-PW+AaLTP3+AaPDR2 genes yielded AN and AB in necrotic N. benthamiana leaves at 13 days post-agroinfiltration. This newly discovered function of LTPs opens up new possibilities for the engineering of biosynthesis pathways of high value terpenes in heterologous expression systems.
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- Bo Wang
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 4-5, Box L7.07.14, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-38192 Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-38192 Kalmar, Sweden
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 4-5, Box L7.07.14, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 4-5, Box L7.07.14, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Pavan S, Schiavulli A, Marcotrigiano AR, Bardaro N, Bracuto V, Ricciardi F, Charnikhova T, Lotti C, Bouwmeester H, Ricciardi L. Characterization of Low-Strigolactone Germplasm in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Resistant to Crenate Broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk.). Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2016; 29:743-749. [PMID: 27558842 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-16-0134-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk.) is a devastating parasitic weed threatening the cultivation of legumes around the Mediterranean and in the Middle East. So far, only moderate levels of resistance were reported to occur in pea (Pisum sativum L.) natural germplasm, and most commercial cultivars are prone to severe infestation. Here, we describe the selection of a pea line highly resistant to O. crenata, following the screening of local genetic resources. Time series observations show that delayed emergence of the parasite is an important parameter associated with broomrape resistance. High performance liquid chromatography connected to tandem mass spectrometry analysis and in vitro broomrape germination bioassays suggest that the resistance mechanism might involve the reduced secretion of strigolactones, plant hormones exuded by roots and acting as signaling molecules for the germination of parasitic weeds. Two years of replicated trials in noninfested fields indicate that the resistance is devoid of pleiotropic effects on yield, in contrast to pea experimental mutants impaired in strigolactone biosynthesis and, thus, is suitable for use in breeding programs.
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- Stefano Pavan
- 1 Department of Plant, Soil and Food Science, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- 2 Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, University of Foggia, via Napoli 25, 71100 Foggia, Italy; and
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- 1 Department of Plant, Soil and Food Science, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- 1 Department of Plant, Soil and Food Science, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- 1 Department of Plant, Soil and Food Science, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- 2 Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, University of Foggia, via Napoli 25, 71100 Foggia, Italy; and
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- 3 Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, University of Foggia, via Napoli 25, 71100 Foggia, Italy; and
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- 3 Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Plant, Soil and Food Science, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Sarvan I, Kramer E, Bouwmeester H, Dekker M, Verkerk R. Sulforaphane formation and bioaccessibility are more affected by steaming time than meal composition during in vitro digestion of broccoli. Food Chem 2016; 214:580-586. [PMID: 27507513 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.07.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Broccoli is a rich source of the glucosinolate glucoraphanin (GR). After hydrolysis of GR by the endogenous enzyme myrosinase, sulforaphane (SF) or sulforaphane nitrile (SFN) are produced, depending on environmental conditions. How the conversion of GR and bioaccessibility of released breakdown products are affected by steaming (raw, 1min, 2min and 3min steamed) and meal composition (protein or lipid addition) was studied with an in vitro digestion model (mouth, stomach, intestine, but not colonic digestion). The main formation of SF and SFN occurred during in vitro chewing. The contents of GR, SF and SFN did not change after further digestion, as the irreversible inactivated myrosinase under gastric conditions caused no further GR hydrolysis. SF concentrations were up to 10 times higher in raw and 1min steamed broccoli samples after digestion compared to longer-steamed broccoli. Protein or lipid addition had no influence on the formation and bioaccessibility of SF or SFN.
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- I Sarvan
- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University, Post Office Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Rikilt-Wageningen University & Research Center, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Rikilt-Wageningen University & Research Center, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University, Post Office Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University, Post Office Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Kooke R, Kruijer W, Bours R, Becker F, Kuhn A, van de Geest H, Buntjer J, Doeswijk T, Guerra J, Bouwmeester H, Vreugdenhil D, Keurentjes JJB. Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction Elucidate the Genetic Architecture of Morphological Traits in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 2016; 170:2187-203. [PMID: 26869705 PMCID: PMC4825126 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00997] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Quantitative traits in plants are controlled by a large number of genes and their interaction with the environment. To disentangle the genetic architecture of such traits, natural variation within species can be explored by studying genotype-phenotype relationships. Genome-wide association studies that link phenotypes to thousands of single nucleotide polymorphism markers are nowadays common practice for such analyses. In many cases, however, the identified individual loci cannot fully explain the heritability estimates, suggesting missing heritability. We analyzed 349 Arabidopsis accessions and found extensive variation and high heritabilities for different morphological traits. The number of significant genome-wide associations was, however, very low. The application of genomic prediction models that take into account the effects of all individual loci may greatly enhance the elucidation of the genetic architecture of quantitative traits in plants. Here, genomic prediction models revealed different genetic architectures for the morphological traits. Integrating genomic prediction and association mapping enabled the assignment of many plausible candidate genes explaining the observed variation. These genes were analyzed for functional and sequence diversity, and good indications that natural allelic variation in many of these genes contributes to phenotypic variation were obtained. For ACS11, an ethylene biosynthesis gene, haplotype differences explaining variation in the ratio of petiole and leaf length could be identified.
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- Rik Kooke
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., R.B., A.K., H.B., D.V.); Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., F.B., J.J.B.K.); Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (R.K., H.v.d.G., D.V., J.J.B.K); Biometris, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (W.K.); PRI Bioinformatics, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.v.d.G.); and Keygene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands (J.B., T.D., J.G.)
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Tóth P, Undas AK, Verstappen F, Bouwmeester H. Floral Volatiles in Parasitic Plants of the Orobanchaceae. Ecological and Taxonomic Implications. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:312. [PMID: 27014329 PMCID: PMC4791402 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The holoparasitic broomrapes, Orobanche spp. and Phelipanche spp. (Orobanchaceae), are root parasites that completely depend on a host plant for survival and reproduction. There is considerable controversy on the taxonomy of this biologically and agronomically important family. Flowers of over 25 parasitic Orobanchaceae and a number of close, parasitic and non-parasitic, relatives emitted a complex blend of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), consisting of over 130 VOCs per species. Floral VOC blend-based phylogeny supported the known taxonomy in internal taxonomic grouping of genus and eliminated the uncertainty in some taxonomical groups. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis suggested separation of the broomrapes into two main groups parasitizing annual and perennial hosts, and for the annual hosts, into weedy and non-weedy broomrapes. We conclude that floral VOCs are a significant tool in species identification and possibly even in defining new species and can help to improve controversial taxonomy in the Orobanchaceae.
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- Peter Tóth
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen, Netherlands
- Department of Plant Protection, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraNitra, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen, Netherlands
- RIKILT, Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen, Netherlands
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Jongedijk E, Cankar K, Buchhaupt M, Schrader J, Bouwmeester H, Beekwilder J. Biotechnological production of limonene in microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:2927-38. [PMID: 26915992 PMCID: PMC4786606 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7337-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This mini review describes novel, biotechnology-based, ways of producing the monoterpene limonene. Limonene is applied in relatively highly priced products, such as fragrances, and also has applications with lower value but large production volume, such as biomaterials. Limonene is currently produced as a side product from the citrus juice industry, but the availability and quality are fluctuating and may be insufficient for novel bulk applications. Therefore, complementary microbial production of limonene would be interesting. Since limonene can be derivatized to high-value compounds, microbial platforms also have a great potential beyond just producing limonene. In this review, we discuss the ins and outs of microbial limonene production in comparison with plant-based and chemical production. Achievements and specific challenges for microbial production of limonene are discussed, especially in the light of bulk applications such as biomaterials.
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- Esmer Jongedijk
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708, PB, The Netherlands
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- Plant Research International, PO Box 16, 6700, AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- DECHEMA Research Institute, Biochemical Engineering, Theodor Heuss-Allee 25, 60486, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- DECHEMA Research Institute, Biochemical Engineering, Theodor Heuss-Allee 25, 60486, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708, PB, The Netherlands
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- Plant Research International, PO Box 16, 6700, AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Dong L, Jongedijk E, Bouwmeester H, Van Der Krol A. Monoterpene biosynthesis potential of plant subcellular compartments. New Phytol 2016; 209:679-90. [PMID: 26356766 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Subcellular monoterpene biosynthesis capacity based on local geranyl diphosphate (GDP) availability or locally boosted GDP production was determined for plastids, cytosol and mitochondria. A geraniol synthase (GES) was targeted to plastids, cytosol, or mitochondria. Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana indicated local GDP availability for each compartment but resulted in different product levels. A GDP synthase from Picea abies (PaGDPS1) was shown to boost GDP production. PaGDPS1 was also targeted to plastids, cytosol or mitochondria and PaGDPS1 and GES were coexpressed in all possible combinations. Geraniol and geraniol-derived products were analyzed by GC-MS and LC-MS, respectively. GES product levels were highest for plastid-targeted GES, followed by mitochondrial- and then cytosolic-targeted GES. For each compartment local boosting of GDP biosynthesis increased GES product levels. GDP exchange between compartments is not equal: while no GDP is exchanged from the cytosol to the plastids, 100% of GDP in mitochondria can be exchanged to plastids, while only 7% of GDP from plastids is available for mitochondria. This suggests a direct exchange mechanism for GDP between plastids and mitochondria. Cytosolic PaGDPS1 competes with plastidial GES activity, suggesting an effective drain of isopentenyl diphosphate from the plastids to the cytosol.
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- Lemeng Dong
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Patron NJ, Orzaez D, Marillonnet S, Warzecha H, Matthewman C, Youles M, Raitskin O, Leveau A, Farré G, Rogers C, Smith A, Hibberd J, Webb AAR, Locke J, Schornack S, Ajioka J, Baulcombe DC, Zipfel C, Kamoun S, Jones JDG, Kuhn H, Robatzek S, Van Esse HP, Sanders D, Oldroyd G, Martin C, Field R, O'Connor S, Fox S, Wulff B, Miller B, Breakspear A, Radhakrishnan G, Delaux PM, Loqué D, Granell A, Tissier A, Shih P, Brutnell TP, Quick WP, Rischer H, Fraser PD, Aharoni A, Raines C, South PF, Ané JM, Hamberger BR, Langdale J, Stougaard J, Bouwmeester H, Udvardi M, Murray JAH, Ntoukakis V, Schäfer P, Denby K, Edwards KJ, Osbourn A, Haseloff J. Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts. New Phytol 2015; 208:13-9. [PMID: 26171760 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Inventors in the field of mechanical and electronic engineering can access multitudes of components and, thanks to standardization, parts from different manufacturers can be used in combination with each other. The introduction of BioBrick standards for the assembly of characterized DNA sequences was a landmark in microbial engineering, shaping the field of synthetic biology. Here, we describe a standard for Type IIS restriction endonuclease-mediated assembly, defining a common syntax of 12 fusion sites to enable the facile assembly of eukaryotic transcriptional units. This standard has been developed and agreed by representatives and leaders of the international plant science and synthetic biology communities, including inventors, developers and adopters of Type IIS cloning methods. Our vision is of an extensive catalogue of standardized, characterized DNA parts that will accelerate plant bioengineering.
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- Nicola J Patron
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avda Tarongers SN, Valencia, Spain
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- Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 4, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7RG, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, EmeryStation East, 5885 Hollis St, 4th Floor, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avda Tarongers SN, Valencia, Spain
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo 02044, Finland
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- School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, ARS 1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Departments of Bacteriology and Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Wageningen UR, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6700 AA, the Netherlands
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- Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
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- School of Biosciences, Sir Martin Evans Building, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK
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- Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre and School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre and School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre and School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- BrisSynBio, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- OpenPlant Consortium: The University of Cambridge, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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