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Shiragaki K, Seko S, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. Capsicum annuum with causal allele of hybrid weakness is prevalent in Asia. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271091. [PMID: 35802562 PMCID: PMC9269386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reproductive isolation, including hybrid weakness, plays an important role in the formation of species. Hybrid weakness in Capsicum, the cessation of plant growth, is caused by two complementary dominant genes, A from C. chinense or C. frutescens and B from C. annuum. In the present study, we surveyed whether 94 C. annuum accessions had B or b alleles by crossing with C. chinense having the A allele. Of the 94 C. annuum accessions, five had the B allele, three of which were native to Latin America and two were native to Asia. When combined with previous studies, the percentage of B carriers was 41% in Japan, 13% in Asia excluding Japan, 6% in Latin America, and 0% in Europe and Africa. In addition, 48 accessions of C. annuum from various countries were subjected to SSR analysis. Clades with high percentages of B-carriers were formed in the phylogenetic trees. In the principal coordinate analysis, most B-carriers were localized in a single group, although the group also included b-carriers. Based on these results, we presumed that the B allele was acquired in some C. annuum lines in Latin America, and B-carriers were introduced to the world during the Age of Discovery, as along with the b-carriers.
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- Kumpei Shiragaki
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Education and Research Field, School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21st Century, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Education and Research Field, School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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He H, Sadahisa K, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. Parental Genome Imbalance Causes Hybrid Seed Lethality as Well as Ovary Abscission in Interspecific and Interploidy Crosses in Nicotiana. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:899206. [PMID: 35665169 PMCID: PMC9161172 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.899206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Enhanced ovary abscission after pollination and hybrid seed lethality result in post-zygotic reproductive isolation in plant interspecific crosses. However, the connection between these barriers remains unclear. Here, we report that an imbalance in parental genomes or endosperm balance number (EBN) causes hybrid seed lethality and ovary abscission in both interspecific and intraspecific-interploidy crosses in the genus Nicotiana. Auxin treatment suppressed ovary abscission, but not hybrid seed lethality, in an interspecific cross between Nicotiana suaveolens and N. tabacum, suggesting that ovary abscission-related genes are located downstream of those involved in hybrid seed lethality. We performed interploidy crosses among N. suaveolens tetraploids, octoploids, and neopolyploids and revealed hybrid seed lethality and ovary abscission in interploid crosses. Furthermore, a higher maternal EBN than paternal EBN caused these barriers, as previously observed in N. suaveolens × N. tabacum crosses. Altogether, these results suggest that maternal excess of EBN causes hybrid seed lethality, which in turn leads to ovary abscission through the same mechanism in both interspecific and interploidy crosses.
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- Hai He
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Propagation, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Propagation, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Propagation, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
- Laboratory of Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Japan
- Education and Research Field, School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21st Century, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Propagation, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
- Laboratory of Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Japan
- Education and Research Field, School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Japan
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Shiragaki K, Furukawa H, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. Temperature-dependent sugar accumulation in interspecific Capsicum F 1 plants showing hybrid weakness. J Plant Res 2021; 134:1199-1211. [PMID: 34468920 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01340-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In plants, F1 hybrids showing hybrid weakness exhibit weaker growth than their parents. The phenotypes of hybrid weakness are often suppressed at certain temperatures. However, it is unclear whether hybrid weakness in Capsicum annuum × C. chinense is temperature-dependent or not. Our study showed that Capsicum hybrid weakness was suppressed at 30 and 35 °C and was induced at 15, 20, and 25 °C. Moreover, we investigated the time course of hybrid weakness in cell death, metabolite content, and gene expression in leaves of plants transferred to 20 °C after growing at 30 °C for 21 days. The expression of pathogen defense-related genes was upregulated at 1 day after transfer to 20 °C (DAT). Cell death was detected at 7 DAT, plant growth had almost stopped since 14 DAT, and sugars were accumulated at 42 DAT in hybrid plants. The study revealed that some sugar transporter genes, which had been upregulated since 7 DAT, were involved in sugar accumulation in Capsicum hybrid weakness. Thus, our results demonstrated that gene expression changes occur first, followed by physiological and morphological changes after induction of hybrid weakness. These responses observed in this study in Capsicum hybrid weakness are likely to be owed to plant defense responses-like reactions.
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- Kumpei Shiragaki
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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Tezuka T, Kitamura N, Imagawa S, Hasegawa A, Shiragaki K, He H, Yanase M, Ogata Y, Morikawa T, Yokoi S. Genetic Mapping of the HLA1 Locus Causing Hybrid Lethality in Nicotiana Interspecific Hybrids. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10102062. [PMID: 34685871 PMCID: PMC8539413 DOI: 10.3390/plants10102062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hybrid lethality, a postzygotic mechanism of reproductive isolation, is a phenomenon that causes the death of F1 hybrid seedlings. Hybrid lethality is generally caused by the epistatic interaction of two or more loci. In the genus Nicotiana, N. debneyi has the dominant allele Hla1-1 at the HLA1 locus that causes hybrid lethality in F1 hybrid seedlings by interaction with N. tabacum allele(s). Here, we mapped the HLA1 locus using the F2 population segregating for the Hla1-1 allele derived from the interspecific cross between N. debneyi and N. fragrans. To map HLA1, several DNA markers including random amplified polymorphic DNA, amplified fragment length polymorphism, and simple sequence repeat markers, were used. Additionally, DNA markers were developed based on disease resistance gene homologs identified from the genome sequence of N. benthamiana. Linkage analysis revealed that HLA1 was located between two cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence markers Nb14-CAPS and NbRGH1-CAPS at a distance of 10.8 and 10.9 cM, respectively. The distance between these markers was equivalent to a 682 kb interval in the genome sequence of N. benthamiana.
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- Takahiro Tezuka
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Correspondence:
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (S.I.); (A.H.)
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (S.I.); (A.H.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (N.K.); (K.S.); (H.H.); (M.Y.); (Y.O.); (T.M.); (S.Y.)
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Kawaguchi K, Ohya Y, Maekawa M, Iizuka T, Hasegawa A, Shiragaki K, He H, Oda M, Morikawa T, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. Two Nicotiana occidentalis accessions enable gene identification for Type II hybrid lethality by the cross to N. sylvestris. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17093. [PMID: 34429461 PMCID: PMC8384851 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96482-6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hybrid lethality, meaning the death of F1 hybrid seedlings, has been observed in many plant species, including Nicotiana. Previously, we have revealed that hybrids of the selected Nicotiana occidentalis accession and N. tabacum, an allotetraploid with S and T genomes, exhibited lethality characterized by the fading of shoot color. The lethality was suggested to be controlled by alleles of loci on the S and T genomes derived from N. sylvestris and N. tomentosiformis, respectively. Here, we extended the analysis of hybrid lethality using other two accessions of N. occidentalis identified from the five tested accessions. The two accessions were crossed with N. tabacum and its two progenitors, N. sylvestris and N. tomentosiformis. After crosses with N. tabacum, the two N. occidentalis accessions yielded inviable hybrid seedlings whose lethality was characterized by the fading of shoot color, but only the T genome of N. tabacum was responsible for hybrid lethality. Genetic analysis indicated that first-mentioned N. occidentalis accession carries a single gene causing hybrid lethality by allelic interaction with the S genome.
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- Kenji Kawaguchi
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Memuro Research Station, 9-4 Shinsei-minami, Memuro, Kasai, Hokkaido, 082-0081, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21St Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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Takahashi N, Yoshida H, Kimura H, Kamiyama K, Kurose T, Sugimoto H, Imura T, Yokoi S, Kasuno K, Kurosawa H, Hirayama Y, Naiki H, Hara M, Iwano M. POS-397 Severe diabetic glomerulosclerosis by chronic hypoxic housing of db/db mice; the role of mesangiolysis and podocyte injury with ultrastructural abnormalities. Kidney Int Rep 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.415] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Shiragaki K, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. A hypersensitive response-like reaction is involved in hybrid weakness in F 1 plants of the cross Capsicum annuum × Capsicum chinense. Breed Sci 2020; 70:430-437. [PMID: 32968345 PMCID: PMC7495199 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.19137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hybrid weakness in Capsicum is characterized by the termination of leaf differentiation after the development of several leaves. F1 plants in some crosses between Capsicum annuum and Capsicum chinense show weakness; this phenomenon has not been investigated in detail since first reported. In the present study, we characterized morphologically and physiologically hybrid weakness in Capsicum. F1 plants did not show weaker growth than their parents 20 days after germination (DAG), but at 40 DAG, the hybrid weakness phenotype was evidenced by almost complete arrest of new leaf formation, delayed increase in plant height, and reduced upper internode length. The shoot apical meristem (SAM) of F1 plants exhibited delayed development and an abnormal structure characterized by a flat shape and the presence of fuzzy cell layers on the surface. These abnormal SAMs of F1 plants may lead to dwarfism. Dead cells and accumulation of H2O2 were visually detected in leaves of F1 plants, and cell death was considered to be programmed, as it was accompanied by internucleosomal fragmentation of DNA. The expression of immunity marker genes PR1 and PR2 was upregulated in leaves of F1 plants. These results suggest that a hypersensitive response-like reaction is involved in Capsicum hybrid weakness.
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- Kumpei Shiragaki
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Bioeconomy Research Institute, Research Center for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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He H, Yokoi S, Tezuka T. A high maternal genome excess causes severe seed abortion leading to ovary abscission in Nicotiana interploidy-interspecific crosses. Plant Direct 2020; 4:e00257. [PMID: 32821875 PMCID: PMC7430375 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Seed abortion and ovary abscission, two types of postzygotic reproductive barriers, are often observed in interspecific and/or interploidy crosses in plants. However, the mechanisms underlying these reproductive barriers remain unclear. Here, we show that the distinct types of seed developmental abnormalities (type I and type II seed abortion) occur in a phased manner as maternal to paternal genome dosage increases and that type II seed abortion is followed by ovary abscission. We revealed that these two types of seed developmental abnormalities are observed during seed development in the interploidy-interspecific crosses of Nicotiana suaveolens and N. tabacum. Moreover, in the cross showing type II seed abortion, several events, such as changes in abscission-related gene expression and lignin deposition, occurred in the ovary abscission zone, eventually leading to ovary abscission. Notably, successive increases in maternal ploidy using ploidy manipulated lines resulted in successive type I and type II seed abortions, and the latter was accompanied by ovary abscission. Conversely, both types of seed abortion and ovary abscission could be overcome with a ploidy manipulation technique that balances parental ploidy levels. We thus concluded that a high maternal genome excess cross may cause severe seed developmental defects and ovary abscission. Based on our findings, we propose a model explaining the abortion phenomena, where an interaction between the promotive and inhibitive effects of the parental genomes determines the developmental destiny of seeds. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT We demonstrate that a stepwise increase in maternal ploidy results in a stepwise increase in seed abortion severity, leading to ovary abscission in plants. We propose a model explaining the abortion phenomena, where an interaction between the promotive and inhibitive effects of the parental genomes determines the developmental destiny of seeds.
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- Hai He
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental SciencesOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental SciencesOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
- Education and Research FieldCollege of Life, Environment, and Advanced SciencesOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
- Bioeconomy Research InstituteResearch Center for the 21st CenturyOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental SciencesOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
- Education and Research FieldCollege of Life, Environment, and Advanced SciencesOsaka Prefecture UniversitySakaiJapan
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Hashimoto S, Tezuka T, Yokoi S. Morphological changes during juvenile-to-adult phase transition in sorghum. Planta 2019; 250:1557-1566. [PMID: 31359138 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03251-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Morphological and genetic markers indicate that in sorghum, the juvenile-to-adult phase transition occurs during the fourth and fifth leaf stages. This timing differs from those reported for other plants. The juvenile-to-adult (JA) phase transition is an important event for optimizing vegetative growth and reproductive success in plants. Among the Poaceae crops, which are a vital food source for humans, studies of the JA phase transition have been restricted to rice and maize. We studied the morphological and genetic changes that occur during the early development of sorghum and found that dramatic changes occur in shoot architecture during the early vegetative stages. Changes were observed in leaf size, leaf shape, numbers of trichomes, and size of the shoot apical meristem. In particular, the length/width ratios of the leaf blades in the fifth and upper leaves were completely different from those of the second to fourth leaves. The fifth and upper leaves have trichomes on their adaxial sides, which were absent on the lower leaves. We also analyzed expression of two microRNAs that are known to be molecular markers of the JA phase transition and found that expression of miR156 was highest in the second to fourth leaves and then was gradually down-regulated, whereas miR172 expression followed the opposite pattern. These results suggest that in sorghum, the second and third leaves represent the juvenile phase, the fourth and fifth leaves are in the transition stage, and the sixth and upper leaves are in the adult phase. Thus, the JA phase transition occurs during the fourth and fifth leaf stages. These findings are expected to be useful for understanding the early development of sorghum.
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- Shumpei Hashimoto
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
- Education and Research Field, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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He H, Iizuka T, Maekawa M, Sadahisa K, Morikawa T, Yanase M, Yokoi S, Oda M, Tezuka T. Nicotiana suaveolens accessions with different ploidy levels exhibit different reproductive isolation mechanisms in interspecific crosses with Nicotiana tabacum. J Plant Res 2019; 132:461-471. [PMID: 31115709 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01114-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Reproductive isolation, including prezygotic and postzygotic barriers, is a mechanism that separates species. Many species in the Nicotiana section Suaveolentes exhibit reproductive isolation in crosses with Nicotiana tabacum. In this study, we investigated whether the chromosome numbers and ploidy levels of eight Nicotiana suaveolens accessions are related to the reproductive isolation after crosses with N. tabacum by flow cytometry and chromosome analyses. Additionally, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the eight N. suaveolens accessions were sequenced and compared with the previously reported sequences of 22 Suaveolentes species to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships in the section Suaveolentes. We revealed that four N. suaveolens accessions comprised 64 chromosomes, while the other four accessions carried 32 chromosomes. Depending on the ploidy levels of N. suaveolens, several types of reproductive isolation were observed after crosses with N. tabacum, including decreases in the number of capsules and the germination rates of hybrid seeds, as well as hybrid lethality and abscission of enlarged ovaries at 12-17 days after pollination. A phylogenetic analysis involving ITS sequences divided the eight N. suaveolens accessions into three distinct clades. Based on the results, we confirmed that N. suaveolens accessions vary regarding ploidy levels and reproductive isolation mechanisms in crosses with N. tabacum. These accessions will be very useful for revealing and characterizing the reproductive isolation mechanisms in interspecific crosses and their relationships with ploidy levels.
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- Hai He
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
- Education and Research Field, College of Life, Environment, and Advanced Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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Yokoi S, Tsugita A, Kamada K. Characterization of Major Proteins and Peptides in Beer. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-46-0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- S. Yokoi
- Department of Chemistry, Science University of Tokyo, Noda, Japan 278
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- Department of Chemistry, Science University of Tokyo, Noda, Japan 278
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- Research & Development Laboratories, Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan 425
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Yoshitsu Y, Takakusagi M, Abe A, Takagi H, Uemura A, Yaegashi H, Terauchi R, Takahata Y, Hatakeyama K, Yokoi S. QTL-seq analysis identifies two genomic regions determining the heading date of foxtail millet, Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv. Breed Sci 2017; 67:518-527. [PMID: 29398946 PMCID: PMC5790050 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.17061] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Heading date is an important event to ensure successful seed production. Although foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.) is an important foodstuff in semiarid regions around the world, the genetic basis determining heading date is unclear. To identify genomic regions regulating days to heading (DTH), we conducted a QTL-seq analysis based on combining whole-genome re-sequencing and bulked-segregant analysis of an F2 population derived from crosses between the middle-heading cultivar Shinanotsubuhime and the early-heading cultivar Yuikogane. Under field conditions, transgressive segregation of DTH toward late heading was observed in the F2 population. We made three types of bulk samples: Y-bulk (early-heading), S-bulk (late-heading) and L-bulk (extremely late-heading). By genome-wide comparison of SNPs in the Y-bulk vs. the S-bulk and the Y-bulk vs. the L-bulk, we identified two QTLs associated with DTH. The first QTL, qDTH2, was detected on chromosome 2 from the Y-bulk and S-bulk comparison. The second QTL, qDTH7, was detected on chromosome 7 from the Y-bulk and L-bulk comparison. The Shinanotsubuhime allele for qDTH2 caused late heading in the F2 population, whereas the Yuikogane allele for qDTH7 led to extremely late heading. These results suggest that allelic differences in both qDTH2 and qDTH7 determine regional adaptability in S. italica.
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- Yuki Yoshitsu
- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
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- Kenpoku Agricultural Research Institute, Iwate Agricultural Research Center,
Karumai, Iwate 028-6222,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
- Ishikawa Prefectural University,
Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Osaka Prefecture University,
Sakai, Osaka 599-8531,
Japan
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Yokoi S, Xia E, Kanematsu S, Suenaga Y, Moriya Y, Yoshino I, Iizasa T. P2.02-063 Oncogenic microRNAs Associated with Poor Prognosis Are Up-Regulated on the Amplicon in Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1241] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Kitashiba H, Taguchi K, Kaneko I, Inaba K, Yokoi S, Takahata Y, Nishio T. Identification of loci associated with embryo yield in microspore culture of Brassica rapa by segregation distortion analysis. Plant Cell Rep 2016; 35:2197-204. [PMID: 27438134 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2029-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We identified three physical positions associated with embryo yield in microspore culture of Brassica rapa by segregation distortion analysis. We also confirmed their genetic effects on the embryo yield. Isolated microspore culture is well utilized for the production of haploid or doubled-haploid plants in Brassica crops. Brassica rapa cv. 'Ho Mei' is one of the most excellent cultivars in embryo yield of microspore culture. To identify the loci associated with microspore embryogenesis, segregation analysis of 154 DNA markers anchored to B. rapa chromosomes (A01-A10) was performed using a population of microspore-derived embryos obtained from an F1 hybrid between 'CR-Seiga', a low yield cultivar in microspore-derived embryos, and 'Ho Mei'. Three regions showing significant segregation distortion with increasing 'Ho Mei' alleles were detected on A05, A08 and A09, although these regions showed the expected Mendelian segregation ratio in an F2 population. The additive effect of alleles in these regions on embryo yield was confirmed in a BC3F1 population. One region on A08 containing Br071-5c had a higher effect than the other regions. Polymorphism of nucleotide sequences around the Br071-5c locus was investigated to find the gene possibly responsible for efficient embryogenesis from microspores.
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- Hiroyasu Kitashiba
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan
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Shimono H, Abe A, Aoki N, Koumoto T, Sato M, Yokoi S, Kuroda E, Endo T, Saeki KI, Nagano K. Combining mapping of physiological quantitative trait loci and transcriptome for cold tolerance for counteracting male sterility induced by low temperatures during reproductive stage in rice. Physiol Plant 2016; 157:175-92. [PMID: 26607766 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Male sterility induced by low temperatures (LTs) during the reproductive stage is a major constraint for temperate zone rice. To detect physiological quantitative trait loci (QTLs), we modeled genotypic variation in the physiological processes involved in low temperature spikelet sterility on the basis of anther length (AL), a proxy for microspore and pollen grain number per anther. The model accounted for 83% of the genotypic variation in potential AL at normal temperature and the ability to maintain AL at LT. We tested the model on 208 recombinant inbred lines of cold-tolerant 'Tohoku-PL3' (PL3) × cold-sensitive 'Akihikari' (AH) for 2 years. QTLs for spikelet fertility (FRT) at LT were detected on chromosomes 5 (QTL for Cold Tolerance at Reproductive stage, qCTR5) and 12 (qCTR12). qCTR12 was annotated with the ability to maintain AL under LTs. qCTR5 was in a region shared with QTLs for culm length and heading date. Genome-wide expression analysis showed 798 genes differentially expressed in the spikelets between the parents at LTs. Of these, 12 were near qCTR5 and 23 were near qCTR12. Gene expression analysis confirmed two candidate genes for qCTR5 (O-methyltransferase ZRP4, Os05g0515600; beta-1,3-glucanase-like protein, Os05g0535100) and one for qCTR12 (conserved hypothetical protein, Os12g0550600). Nucleotide polymorphisms (21 deletions, 2 insertions and 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms) in PL3 were found near the candidate conserved hypothetical protein (Os12g0550600) and upstream in PL3, but not in AH. Haplotype analysis revealed that this gene came from 'Kuchum'. The combination of mapping physiological QTLs with gene expression analysis can be extended to identify other genes for abiotic stress response in cereals.
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- Hiroyuki Shimono
- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8850, Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, 22-174-4, Narita, Kitakami, Iwate, 024-0003, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 989-6227, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8850, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8850, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8850, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8850, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station, 88 Fukoku, Oosaki, Furukawa, Miyagi, 989-6227, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station, 88 Fukoku, Oosaki, Furukawa, Miyagi, 989-6227, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station, 88 Fukoku, Oosaki, Furukawa, Miyagi, 989-6227, Japan
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Zaki HEM, Yokoi S. A comparative in vitro study of salt tolerance in cultivated tomato and related wild species. Plant Biotechnol (Tokyo) 2016; 33:361-372. [PMID: 31274997 PMCID: PMC6587036 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.16.1006a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Salinity stress is a major abiotic stress for plants worldwide. This study was carried out to determine the variation in salt tolerance for 12 different genotypes belonging to three different tomato species: Solanum lycopersicum (L), S. peruvianum (L) and S. pimpinellifolium (L). Shoot apices and callus cultures were exposed to different levels of salinity stress ranging from no salt (control) to 100, 200 and 300 mmol L-1 NaCl. All growth and physiological parameters were significantly affected by salt stress. Most shoot apices of S. lycopersicum did not develop roots when exposed to low NaCl levels, whereas apices of S. peruvianum and S. pimpinellifolium developed roots when exposed to all salt levels. This difference in salt tolerance was clearly shown on the basis of root fresh weights and root surface areas. Callus growth in response to increased salinity was much greater in S. peruvianum and S. pimpinellifolium than in S. lycopersicum. The Cl- and Na+ concentrations increased significantly with increasing salt in the three species, although the S. peruvianum lines accumulated more ions compared with the others. As the salt concentration increased, less K+ accumulated in S. lycopersicum compared to the related wild species. The results obtained in this study suggest that S. peruvianum line 0043-1 was the accession with the best salt tolerance. The most tolerant cultivated tomato (S. lycopersicum) cultivar was 'Rutgers.' Both S. peruvianum line 0043-1 and S. lycopersicum 'Rutgers' are good candidates for inclusion in tomato breeding programs for salt-tolerance.
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- Haitham E. M. Zaki
- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El-Minia 61517, Egypt
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, n-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- E-mail: Tel & Fax: +81-72-254-9701
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Iuchi T, Hara R, Hatano K, Yokoi S, Itami M, Hirono S, Hasegawa Y, Sakaida T. 2915 Synergic effect of high-dose irradiation and temozolomide on local control of MGMT unmethylated glioblastomas. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31630-6] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Iuchi T, Yokoi S, Ohira M, Shimada R, Hasegawa Y, Kawasaki K, Sakaida T. Prognostic Value of Pyrosequencing of Mgmt Promoter Methylation in Patients with Glioblastoma Treated By Temozolomide and Hypofractionated High-Dose Imrt. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu330.9] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kitashiba H, Li F, Hirakawa H, Kawanabe T, Zou Z, Hasegawa Y, Tonosaki K, Shirasawa S, Fukushima A, Yokoi S, Takahata Y, Kakizaki T, Ishida M, Okamoto S, Sakamoto K, Shirasawa K, Tabata S, Nishio T. Draft sequences of the radish (Raphanus sativus L.) genome. DNA Res 2014; 21:481-90. [PMID: 24848699 PMCID: PMC4195494 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsu014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Radish (Raphanus sativus L., n = 9) is one of the major vegetables in Asia. Since the genomes of Brassica and related species including radish underwent genome rearrangement, it is quite difficult to perform functional analysis based on the reported genomic sequence of Brassica rapa. Therefore, we performed genome sequencing of radish. Short reads of genomic sequences of 191.1 Gb were obtained by next-generation sequencing (NGS) for a radish inbred line, and 76,592 scaffolds of ≥300 bp were constructed along with the bacterial artificial chromosome-end sequences. Finally, the whole draft genomic sequence of 402 Mb spanning 75.9% of the estimated genomic size and containing 61,572 predicted genes was obtained. Subsequently, 221 single nucleotide polymorphism markers and 768 PCR-RFLP markers were used together with the 746 markers produced in our previous study for the construction of a linkage map. The map was combined further with another radish linkage map constructed mainly with expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat markers into a high-density integrated map of 1,166 cM with 2,553 DNA markers. A total of 1,345 scaffolds were assigned to the linkage map, spanning 116.0 Mb. Bulked PCR products amplified by 2,880 primer pairs were sequenced by NGS, and SNPs in eight inbred lines were identified.
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- Hiroyasu Kitashiba
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, 360, Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, 360, Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Experimental Station, Takii Seed Co. Ltd, Kohsei, Kohka-gun, Shiga 520-20, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Experimental Station, Takii Seed Co. Ltd, Kohsei, Kohka-gun, Shiga 520-20, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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Doi H, Hoshi N, Yamada E, Yokoi S, Nishihara M, Hikage T, Takahata Y. Efficient haploid and doubled haploid production from unfertilized ovule culture of gentians (Gentiana spp.). Breed Sci 2013; 63:400-6. [PMID: 24399912 PMCID: PMC3859351 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.63.400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Factors affecting reliable plant regeneration from unfertilized ovule culture of gentians (Gentiana spp.) were examined. Cold pretreatment (4°C) of flower buds enhanced or maintained production of embryo-like structure (ELS). When 43 genotypes were surveyed in two different labs, 40 of them produced ELSs ranging from 0.01 to 26.5 ELSs per flower bud. No ELSs could be obtained in three genotypes. A significant correlation (r = 0.64) was observed between the number of ELS per flower and the frequency of responding flower buds. Eight genotypes of G. triflora, which were used as common materials in two different labs, produced ELSs in both labs. The ploidy levels of a total of 1,515 regenerated plantlets were determined, revealing that the majority of these plants consisted of haploids (57.9%) and diploids (34.3%). However, the frequency of haploids and diploids was different between G. triflora and G. scabra, and G. triflora showed higher frequencies of haploids than G. scabra. When haploids were treated with oryzalin for chromosome doubling, diploids and tetraploids were obtained. These results demonstrate that the unfertilized ovule culture technique of gentians is a powerful tool for obtaining haploids and DHs because of its reproducible and reliable nature and application to a wide range of genotypes.
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- Hisako Doi
- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
Japan
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- Iwate Agricultural Research Center (IARC),
20-1 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center,
22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003,
Japan
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- Hachimantai City Floricultural Research and Development Center,
70 Hachimantai, Iwate 028-7592,
Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,
3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550,
Japan
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Iuchi T, Shingyoji M, Sakaida T, Hatano K, Nagano O, Itakura M, Kageyama H, Yokoi S, Hasegawa Y, Kawasaki K, Iizasa T. Phase II trial of gefitinib alone without radiation therapy for Japanese patients with brain metastases from EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. Lung Cancer 2013; 82:282-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shimada Y, Ito S, Mizutani K, Sugawara T, Seike K, Tsuchiya T, Yokoi S, Nakano M, Yasuda M, Deguchi T. Bacterial loads of Ureaplasma urealyticum contribute to development of urethritis in men. Int J STD AIDS 2013; 25:294-8. [PMID: 24047884 DOI: 10.1177/0956462413504556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Ureaplasma urealyticum could be a pathogen of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men. However, ureaplasma is often detected in men without NGU, and the proportion of cases possibly attributable to this pathogen is still undefined. We attempted to determine the bacterial loads of U. urealyticum significantly associated with NGU. The 16S rRNA genes of U. urealyticum were quantified by a real-time polymerase chain reaction-based assay in first-void urine (FVU) from 26 asymptomatic and 25 symptomatic men positive for U. urealyticum. The leucocyte counts in first-void urine (FVU) were determined as an objective measure of inflammatory response to ureaplasma in the hosts by automated quantitative urine particle analysis. Positive correlations were observed between copies of the 16S rRNA genes of U. urealyticum per ml and the leucocyte counts per µl in FVU (r = 0.49, p = 0.0003). Loads of ≥10(4) copies of the 16S rRNA gene of U. urealyticum/ml, corresponding to ≥5 × 10(3) cells of U. urealyticum/ml in FVU, were significantly associated with the presence of urethritis symptoms (p < 0.0001) and with higher leukocyte counts in FVU (p < 0.0001). The bacterial load of U. urealyticum, possibly of ≥5 × 10(3) cells of U. urealyticum/ml in FVU, could be significantly associated with the development of symptomatic NGU.
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- Y Shimada
- Research and Development, Narita R&D Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation, Chiba, Japan
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Itakura M, Terashima Y, Shingyoji M, Yokoi S, Ohira M, Kageyama H, Matui Y, Yoshida Y, Ashinuma H, Moriya Y, Tamura H, Harigaya K, Matushima K, Iizasa T, Nakagawara A, Kimura H. High CC chemokine receptor 7 expression improves postoperative prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Br J Cancer 2013; 109:1100-8. [PMID: 23922113 PMCID: PMC3778295 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemokines and chemokine receptors not only have significant roles in cancer metastasis and tumorigenesis but also act as antitumour agents. The interaction between the Crk-like adaptor protein (CrkL), which is encoded by the CRKL gene, and non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-ABL is reported to transform many cells into malignant cells. We examined the effects of CC chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7), CCR7 ligands and CrkL and c-ABL in lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS One hundred and twenty patients with lung adenocarcinoma were included in this historical cohort analysis. We examined CCR7 and CCR7 ligands and CrkL and c-ABL mRNA expressions in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma specimens and evaluated their contribution to prognosis, and the relationship with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and TP53 mutations. RESULTS High CCR7 mRNA expressions indicated better prognoses than those of the groups with low CCR7 mRNA expressions (P=0.007, HR=2.00, 95% CI of ratio: 1.22 -3.31). In lung adenocarcinoma, CrkL and c-ABL mRNAs were related to CCR7 mRNA expression (P<0.0001). CrkL and c-ABL mRNA expressions were influenced by EGFR mutations. A high expression of CCL19 was a good prognostic factor of lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION We propose that CCR7 and CCL19 are clinically good prognostic factors and that CCR7 is strongly related to CrkL and c-ABL kinase mRNA expression in lung adenocarcinoma.
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- M Itakura
- Department of Thoracic Disease, Chiba Cancer Center, 662-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan.
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Yoshikawa T, Ozawa S, Sentoku N, Itoh JI, Nagato Y, Yokoi S. Change of shoot architecture during juvenile-to-adult phase transition in soybean. Planta 2013; 238:229-37. [PMID: 23686337 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1895-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Juvenile-to-adult phase change is an indispensable event which guarantees a successful life cycle. Phase change has been studied in maize, Arabidopsis and rice, but is mostly unknown in other species. Soybean/Fabaceae plants undergo drastic changes of shoot architecture at the early vegetative stage including phyllotactic change and leaf type alteration from simple to compound. These characteristics make soybean/Fabaceae plants an interesting taxon for investigating vegetative phase change. Following the expansion of two cotyledons, two simple leaves simultaneously emerge in opposite phyllotaxy. The phyllotaxy of the third and fourth leaves is not fixed; both opposite and distichous phyllotaxis are observed within the same population. Leaves were compound from the third leaf. But the third leaf was rarely simple. Morphological and quantitative changes in early vegetative phase were recognized in leaf size, leaf shape, number of trichomes, stipule size and shape, and shoot meristem shape. Two microRNA genes, miR156 and miR172, are known to be associated with vegetative phase change. Examination of the expression level revealed that miR156 expression was high in the first two leaves and subsequently down-regulated, and that of miR172 showed the inverse expression pattern. These expression patterns coincided with the case of other species. Taken all data together, the first and second leaves represent juvenile phase, the fifth and upper leaves adult phase, and the third and fourth leaves intermediate stage. Further investigation of soybean phase change would give fruitful understandings on plant development.
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- Takanori Yoshikawa
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Iuchi T, Hatano K, Kageyama H, Imagunbai T, Kodama T, Tohyama N, Yokoi S, Sakaida T, Kawasaki K, Hasegawa Y. Hypofractionated IMRT With TMZ For GBMs – Tailor-made Setting of Treatment Doses Owing to MGMT-methylation Status. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mori F, Tanji K, Kon T, Odagiri S, Hattori M, Hoshikawa Y, Kono C, Yasui K, Yokoi S, Hasegawa Y, Yoshida M, Wakabayashi K. FUS immunoreactivity of neuronal and glial intranuclear inclusions in intranuclear inclusion body disease. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2012; 38:322-8. [PMID: 21883376 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2011.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIMS Recent studies have shown that fused-in-sarcoma (FUS) protein is a component of 'neuronal' intranuclear inclusion bodies (INIBs) in the brains of patients with intranuclear inclusion body disease (INIBD). However, the extent and frequency of FUS-immunoreactive structures in INIBD are uncertain. METHODS We immunohistochemically examined the brain, spinal cord and peripheral ganglia from five patients with INIBD and five control subjects, using anti-FUS antibodies. RESULTS In controls, the nuclei of both neurones and glial cells were intensely immunolabelled with anti-FUS and neuronal cytoplasm was weakly positive for FUS. In INIBD, neuronal and glial INIBs in the brain and spinal cord were positive for FUS. FUS-positive INIBs were also found in the peripheral ganglia. The proportion of FUS-positive neuronal INIBs relative to the total number of inclusion-bearing neurones ranged from 55.6% to 83.3% (average 73.2%) and that of FUS-positive glial INIBs ranged from 45.9% to 85.7% (average 62.7%). The nucleus and cytoplasm of inclusion-bearing neurones and glial cells showed no FUS immunoreactivity. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that FUS is incorporated into INIBs in both neurones and glial cells and that loss of normal FUS immunoreactivity may result from reduced protein expression and/or sequestration within inclusions.
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- F Mori
- Departments of Neuropathology Neuroanatomy, Cell Biology and Histology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
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Iuchi T, Shingyoji M, Sakaida T, Yokoi S, Itakura M, Kawasaki K, Hasegawa Y, Kageyama H, Iizasa T. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors without Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases from Egfr-Mutant Adenocarcinoma of Lung. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32990-2] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Ito S, Shimada Y, Yamaguchi Y, Yasuda M, Yokoi S, Ito SI, Nakano M, Ishiko H, Deguchi T. Selection of Mycoplasma genitalium strains harbouring macrolide resistance-associated 23S rRNA mutations by treatment with a single 1 g dose of azithromycin. Sex Transm Infect 2011; 87:412-4. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Doi H, Yokoi S, Hikage T, Nishihara M, Tsutsumi KI, Takahata Y. Gynogenesis in gentians (Gentiana triflora, G. scabra): production of haploids and doubled haploids. Plant Cell Rep 2011; 30:1099-1106. [PMID: 21305302 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Gynogenesis was investigated on gentian (Gentiana triflora, G. scabra and their hybrids), which is an important ornamental flower. When unfertilized ovules were cultured in 1/2 NLN medium containing a high concentration of sucrose (100 g/l), embryo-like structures (ELS) were induced. Although genotypic variation was observed in ELS induction, all four genotypes produced ELSs ranging from 0.93 to 0.04 ELSs per flower bud. The ovules collected from flower buds of later stages (just before anthesis or flower anthesis) tended to exhibit higher response. The dark culture condition produced more than four times as many ELSs than in 16-h light condition. A significant number of plantlets were directly regenerated from ELSs on MS regeneration medium. The ploidy levels of 179 regenerated plants were determined by flow cytometry, revealing that the majority of them were diploid (55.9%) and haploid (31.3%). When a total of 54 diploid plants were examined by molecular genetic markers, 52 (96.3%) were considered as doubled haploids (DHs). This is the first report showing successful gynogenesis in gentian. The production of haploids and DHs by unfertilized ovule culture opens a novel prospect in gentian F1 hybrid breeding.
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- Hisako Doi
- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
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Shinohara N, Maruyama S, Abe T, Sazawa A, Kamai T, Takahashi M, Tatsugami K, Yokoi S, Kanayama H, Deguchi T, Naito S, Oba K, Nonomura K. A novel prognostic classification for overall survival in Japanese patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15051] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ishikawa R, Aoki M, Kurotani KI, Yokoi S, Shinomura T, Takano M, Shimamoto K. Phytochrome B regulates Heading date 1 (Hd1)-mediated expression of rice florigen Hd3a and critical day length in rice. Mol Genet Genomics 2011; 285:461-70. [PMID: 21512732 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-011-0621-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Many plants require circadian clock and light information for the photoperiodic control of flowering. In Arabidopsis, a long-day plant (LDP), flowering is triggered by the circadian clock-controlled expression of CONSTANS (CO) and light stabilization of the CO protein to induce FT (FLOWERING LOCUS T). In rice, a short-day plant (SDP), the CO ortholog Heading date 1 (Hd1) regulates FT ortholog Hd3a, but regulation of Hd3a by Hd1 differs from that in Arabidopsis. Here, we report that phytochrome B (phyB)-mediated suppression of Hd3a is a primary cause of long-day suppression of flowering in rice, based on the three complementary discoveries. First, overexpression of Hd1 causes a delay in flowering under SD conditions and this effect requires phyB, suggesting that light modulates Hd1 control of Hd3a transcription. Second, a single extension of day length decreases Hd3a expression proportionately with the length of daylight. Third, Hd1 protein levels in Hd1-overexpressing plants are not altered in the presence of light. These results also suggest that phyB-mediated suppression of Hd3a expression is a component of the molecular mechanism for critical day length in rice.
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- Ryo Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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Tsuwamoto R, Yokoi S, Takahata Y. Arabidopsis EMBRYOMAKER encoding an AP2 domain transcription factor plays a key role in developmental change from vegetative to embryonic phase. Plant Mol Biol 2010; 73:481-92. [PMID: 20405311 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9634-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Although several types of plant cells retain the competence to enter into embryonic development without fertilization, the molecular mechanism(s) underlying ectopic embryogenesis is largely unknown. To gain insight into this mechanism, in a previous study we identified 136 ESTs specifically expressed in microspore embryogenesis of Brassica napus. Here, we describe the characterization of the Arabidopsis EMBRYOMAKER (EMK) gene, which is homologous to one of the identified Brassica ESTs (BnGemb-58) and encodes an AP2 domain transcription factor. The AtEMK was expressed in developing and mature embryos, but its rapid disappearance occurred during germination. After germination, the expression of AtEMK was found in the root apical meristem and the distal parts of cotyledons. Although a mutant lacking AtEMK exhibited no distinctive defects in the embryo, ectopic expression of AtEMK induced embryo-like structures from cotyledons. The embryo-like structures contained high concentration of lipids, expressed several embryo-specific genes, and could convert into independent plants, indicating that the structures are somatic embryos. In vitro culture, AtEMK enhanced the efficiency of somatic embryogenesis. Furthermore, ectopic expression of AtEMK caused the formation of trichomes on cotyledons, dedifferentiated several tissues into calli, and retarded root development, demonstrating that AtEMK is harmful for the normal development of plants after germination. From these results, we conclude that the AtEMK is a key player to maintain embryonic identity, and the rapid disappearance of AtEMK expression during germination is essential for the developmental transition between the embryonic and vegetative phases in plants.
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- Ryo Tsuwamoto
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
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Although some genes that encode sensory or regulatory elements for photoperiodic flowering are conserved between the long-day (LD) plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the short-day (SD) plant rice, the gene networks that control rice flowering, and particularly flowering under LD conditions, are not well understood. We show here that RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T 1 (RFT1), the closest homolog to Heading date 3a (Hd3a), is a major floral activator under LD conditions. An RFT1:GFP fusion protein localized in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) under LD conditions, suggesting that RFT1 is a florigen gene in rice. Furthermore, mutants in OsMADS50, a rice ortholog of Arabidopsis SUPPRESOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1) did not flower up to 300 days after sowing under LD conditions, indicating that OsMADS50, which acts upstream of RFT1, promotes flowering under LD conditions. We propose that both positive (OsMADS50 and Ehd1) and negative (Hd1, phyB and Ghd7) regulators of RFT1 form a gene network that regulates LD flowering in rice. Among these regulators, Ehd1, a rice-specific floral inducer, integrates multiple pathways to regulate RFT1, leading to flowering under appropriate photoperiod conditions. A rice ortholog of Arabidopsis APETALA1, OsMADS14, was expressed in the floral meristem in wild-type but not in RFT1 RNAi plants, suggesting that OsMADS14 is activated by RFT1 protein in the SAM after the transition to flowering. We have thus exposed a network of genes that regulate LD flowering in rice.
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- Reina Komiya
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Takayama, Ikoma, Japan
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RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T 1 (RFT1/FT-L3) is the closest homologue of Heading date 3a (Hd3a), which is thought to encode a mobile flowering signal and promote floral transition under short-day (SD) conditions. RFT1 is located only 11.5 kb from Hd3a on chromosome 6. Although RFT1 RNAi plants flowered normally, double RFT1-Hd3a RNAi plants did not flower up to 300 days after sowing (DAS), indicating that Hd3a and RFT1 are essential for flowering in rice. RFT1 expression was very low in wild-type plants, but there was a marked increase in RFT1 expression by 70 DAS in Hd3a RNAi plants, which flowered 90 DAS. H3K9 acetylation around the transcription initiation site of the RFT1 locus had increased by 70 DAS but not at 35 DAS. In the absence of Hd3a and RFT1 expression, transcription of OsMADS14 and OsMADS15, two rice orthologues of Arabidopsis APETALA1, was strongly reduced, suggesting that they act downstream of Hd3a and RFT1. These results indicate that Hd3a and RFT1 act as floral activators under SD conditions, and that RFT1 expression is partly regulated by chromatin modification.
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- Reina Komiya
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma 630-0101, Japan
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Abe M, Fujiwara M, Kurotani KI, Yokoi S, Shimamoto K. Identification of dynamin as an interactor of rice GIGANTEA by tandem affinity purification (TAP). Plant Cell Physiol 2008; 49:420-32. [PMID: 18296724 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcn019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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GIGANTEA (GI), CONSTANS (CO) and FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) regulate photoperiodic flowering in Arabidopsis. In rice, OsGI, Hd1 and Hd3a were identified as orthologs of GI, CO and FT, respectively, and are also important regulators of flowering. Although GI has roles in both flowering and the circadian clock, our understanding of its biochemical functions is still limited. In this study, we purified novel OsGI-interacting proteins by using the tandem affinity purification (TAP) method. The TAP method has been used effectively in a number of model species to isolate proteins that interact with proteins of interest. However, in plants, the TAP method has been used in only a few studies, and no novel proteins have previously been isolated by this method. We generated transgenic rice plants and cell cultures expressing a TAP-tagged version of OsGI. After a two-step purification procedure, the interacting proteins were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Seven proteins, including dynamin, were identified as OsGI-interacting proteins. The interaction of OsGI with dynamin was verified by co-immunoprecipitation using a myc-tagged version of OsGI. Moreover, an analysis of Arabidopsis dynamin mutants indicated that although the flowering times of the mutants were not different from those of wild-type plants, an aerial rosette phenotype was observed in the mutants. We also found that OsGI is present in both the nucleus and the cytosol by Western blot analysis and by transient assays. These results indicate that the TAP method is effective for the isolation of novel proteins that interact with target proteins in plants.
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- Makoto Abe
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma 630-0101, Japan
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Florigen, the mobile signal that moves from an induced leaf to the shoot apex and causes flowering, has eluded identification since it was first proposed 70 years ago. Understanding the nature of the mobile flowering signal would provide a key insight into the molecular mechanism of floral induction. Recent studies suggest that the Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) gene is a candidate for encoding florigen. We show that the protein encoded by Hd3a, a rice ortholog of FT, moves from the leaf to the shoot apical meristem and induces flowering in rice. These results suggest that the Hd3a protein may be the rice florigen.
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- Shojiro Tamaki
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma 630-0101, Japan
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Deguchi T, Yasuda M, Maeda S, Tamaki M, Ito S, Nakano M, Yokoi S. P1333 Coinfection of genital mycoplasmas among men with gonococcal urethritis and their roles in post-gonococcal urethritis. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)71173-1] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Ishikawa R, Yokoi S, Shimamoto K. [Molecular basis of night break effect on the photoperiodic control of flowering in rice]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2006; 51:933-42. [PMID: 16838667] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Ishikawa R, Tamaki S, Yokoi S, Inagaki N, Shinomura T, Takano M, Shimamoto K. Suppression of the floral activator Hd3a is the principal cause of the night break effect in rice. Plant Cell 2005; 17:3326-3336. [PMID: 16272430 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.037028.1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A short exposure to light in the middle of the night causes inhibition of flowering in short-day plants. This phenomenon is called night break (NB) and has been used extensively as a tool to study the photoperiodic control of flowering for many years. However, at the molecular level, very little is known about this phenomenon. In rice (Oryza sativa), 10 min of light exposure in the middle of a 14-h night caused a clear delay in flowering. A single NB strongly suppressed the mRNA of Hd3a, a homolog of Arabidopsis thaliana FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), whereas the mRNAs of OsGI and Hd1 were not affected. The NB effect on Hd3a mRNA was maximal in the middle of the 14-h night. The phyB mutation abolished the NB effect on flowering and Hd3a mRNA, indicating that the NB effect was mediated by phytochrome B. Because expression of the other FT-like genes was very low and not appreciably affected by NB, our results strongly suggest that the suppression of Hd3a mRNA is the principal cause of the NB effect on flowering in rice.
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- Ryo Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama, Ikoma, Japan
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Ishikawa R, Tamaki S, Yokoi S, Inagaki N, Shinomura T, Takano M, Shimamoto K. Suppression of the floral activator Hd3a is the principal cause of the night break effect in rice. Plant Cell 2005; 17:3326-36. [PMID: 16272430 PMCID: PMC1315372 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.037028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A short exposure to light in the middle of the night causes inhibition of flowering in short-day plants. This phenomenon is called night break (NB) and has been used extensively as a tool to study the photoperiodic control of flowering for many years. However, at the molecular level, very little is known about this phenomenon. In rice (Oryza sativa), 10 min of light exposure in the middle of a 14-h night caused a clear delay in flowering. A single NB strongly suppressed the mRNA of Hd3a, a homolog of Arabidopsis thaliana FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), whereas the mRNAs of OsGI and Hd1 were not affected. The NB effect on Hd3a mRNA was maximal in the middle of the 14-h night. The phyB mutation abolished the NB effect on flowering and Hd3a mRNA, indicating that the NB effect was mediated by phytochrome B. Because expression of the other FT-like genes was very low and not appreciably affected by NB, our results strongly suggest that the suppression of Hd3a mRNA is the principal cause of the NB effect on flowering in rice.
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- Ryo Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama, Ikoma, Japan
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Koh E, Iizasa T, Yamaji H, Suzuki M, Chang H, Yokoi S, Hiroshima K, Nakatani Y, Fujisawa T. P-101 Significance of the correlation between the expression ofinterleukin 6 and clinical features in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80595-1] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Miura K, Rus A, Sharkhuu A, Yokoi S, Karthikeyan AS, Raghothama KG, Baek D, Koo YD, Jin JB, Bressan RA, Yun DJ, Hasegawa PM. The Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 controls phosphate deficiency responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:7760-5. [PMID: 15894620 PMCID: PMC1140425 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0500778102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 438] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plants sense phosphate (Pi) deficiency and initiate signaling that controls adaptive responses necessary for Pi acquisition. Herein, evidence establishes that AtSIZ1 is a plant small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) E3 ligase and is a focal controller of Pi starvation-dependent responses. T-DNA insertional mutated alleles of AtSIZ1 (At5g60410) cause Arabidopsis to exhibit exaggerated prototypical Pi starvation responses, including cessation of primary root growth, extensive lateral root and root hair development, increase in root/shoot mass ratio, and greater anthocyanin accumulation, even though intracellular Pi levels in siz1 plants were similar to wild type. AtSIZ1 has SUMO E3 ligase activity in vitro, and immunoblot analysis revealed that the protein sumoylation profile is impaired in siz1 plants. AtSIZ1-GFP was localized to nuclear foci. Steadystate transcript abundances of Pi starvation-responsive genes AtPT2, AtPS2, and AtPS3 were moderate but clearly greater in siz1 seedlings than in wild type, where Pi is sufficient. Pi starvation induced the expression of these genes to the same extent in siz1 and wild-type seedlings. However, two other Pi starvation-responsive genes, AtIPS1 and AtRNS1, are induced more slowly in siz1 seedlings by Pi limitation. PHR1, a MYB transcriptional activator of AtIPS1 and AtRNS1, is an AtSIZ1 sumoylation target. These results indicate that AtSIZ1 is a SUMO E3 ligase and that sumoylation is a control mechanism that acts both negatively and positively on different Pi deficiency responses.
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- Kenji Miura
- Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Yokoi S, Shimamoto K. [Photoperiodic control of flowering: molecular mechanisms to diverse long-day plants and short-day plants]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2004; 49:28-35. [PMID: 14748136] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Morita R, Hattori Y, Yokoi S, Takase H, Minami M, Hiratsuka K, Toriyama K. Assessment of utility of meiosis-associated promoters of lily for induction of germinal ds transposition in transgenic rice. Plant Cell Physiol 2003; 44:637-642. [PMID: 12826629 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcg074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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In order to suppress the somatic excision of the Ds element and increase the independent transposition events of the Ac/Ds transposon tagging system in rice, we employed promoters of two meiosis-specific genes of lily, LIM10 and LIM18. The LIM10 promoter directed GUS expression specifically in anthers, with the LIM18 promoter doing the same in the anthers and somatic tissue. Both promoters induced independent germinal transposition with the frequency of approximately 1%. The LIM10 promoter, lacking induction of somatic transposition, is considered to be useful for improving transposon-tagging efficiencies in rice.
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- Ryouhei Morita
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 981-8555 Japan
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Hayama R, Yokoi S, Tamaki S, Yano M, Shimamoto K. Adaptation of photoperiodic control pathways produces short-day flowering in rice. Nature 2003; 422:719-22. [PMID: 12700762 DOI: 10.1038/nature01549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 454] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2002] [Accepted: 03/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The photoperiodic control of flowering is one of the important developmental processes of plants because it is directly related to successful reproduction. Although the molecular genetic analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana, a long-day (LD) plant, has provided models to explain the control of flowering time in this species, very little is known about its molecular mechanisms for short-day (SD) plants. Here we show how the photoperiodic control of flowering is regulated in rice, a SD plant. Overexpression of OsGI, an orthologue of the Arabidopsis GIGANTEA (GI) gene in transgenic rice, caused late flowering under both SD and LD conditions. Expression of the rice orthologue of the Arabidopsis CONSTANS (CO) gene was increased in the transgenic rice, whereas expression of the rice orthologue of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) was suppressed. Our results indicate that three key regulatory genes for the photoperiodic control of flowering are conserved between Arabidopsis, a LD plant, and rice, a SD plant, but regulation of the FT gene by CO was reversed, resulting in the suppression of flowering in rice under LD conditions.
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- Ryosuke Hayama
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma 630-0101, Japan
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Koiwa H, Barb AW, Xiong L, Li F, McCully MG, Lee BH, Sokolchik I, Zhu J, Gong Z, Reddy M, Sharkhuu A, Manabe Y, Yokoi S, Zhu JK, Bressan RA, Hasegawa PM. C-terminal domain phosphatase-like family members (AtCPLs) differentially regulate Arabidopsis thaliana abiotic stress signaling, growth, and development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:10893-8. [PMID: 12149434 PMCID: PMC125069 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.112276199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cold, hyperosmolarity, and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling induce RD29A expression, which is an indicator of the plant stress adaptation response. Two nonallelic Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype C24) T-DNA insertional mutations, cpl1 and cpl3, were identified based on hyperinduction of RD29A expression that was monitored by using the luciferase (LUC) reporter gene (RD29ALUC) imaging system. Genetic linkage analysis and complementation data established that the recessive cpl1 and cpl3 mutations are caused by T-DNA insertions in AtCPL1 (Arabidopsis C-terminal domain phosphatase-like) and AtCPL3, respectively. Gel assays using recombinant AtCPL1 and AtCPL3 detected innate phosphatase activity like other members of the phylogenetically conserved family that dephosphorylate the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II (RNAP II). cpl1 mutation causes RD29ALUC hyperexpression and transcript accumulation in response to cold, ABA, and NaCl treatments, whereas the cpl3 mutation mediates hyperresponsiveness only to ABA. Northern analysis confirmed that LUC transcript accumulation also occurs in response to these stimuli. cpl1 plants accumulate biomass more rapidly and exhibit delayed flowering relative to wild type whereas cpl3 plants grow more slowly and flower earlier than wild-type plants. Hence AtCPL1 and AtCPL3 are negative regulators of stress responsive gene transcription and modulators of growth and development. These results suggest that C-terminal domain phosphatase regulation of RNAP II phosphorylation status is a focal control point of complex processes like plant stress responses and development. AtCPL family members apparently have both unique and overlapping transcriptional regulatory functions that differentiate the signal output that determines the plant response.
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- Hisashi Koiwa
- Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
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Yokoi S, Quintero FJ, Cubero B, Ruiz MT, Bressan RA, Hasegawa PM, Pardo JM. Differential expression and function of Arabidopsis thaliana NHX Na+/H+ antiporters in the salt stress response. Plant J 2002; 30:529-39. [PMID: 12047628 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2002.01309.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The Arabidopsis thaliana vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter AtNHX1 is a salt tolerance determinant. Predicted amino acid sequence similarity, protein topology and the presence of functional domains conserved in AtNHX1 and prototypical mammalian NHE Na+/H+ exchangers led to the identification of five additional AtNHX genes (AtNHX2-6). The AtNHX1 and AtNHX2 mRNAs are the most prevalent transcripts among this family of genes in seedling shoots and roots. A lower-abundance AtNHX5 mRNA is present in both shoots and roots, whereas AtNHX3 transcript is expressed predominantly in roots. AtNHX4 and AtNHX6 mRNAs were detected only by RT-PCR. AtNHX1, 2 or 5 suppress, with differential efficacy, the Na+/Li+-sensitive phenotype of a yeast mutant that is deficient in the endosomal/vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter ScNHX1. Ion accumulation data indicate that these AtNHX proteins function to facilitate Na+ ion compartmentalization and maintain intracellular K+ status. Seedling steady-state mRNA levels of AtNHX1 and AtNHX2 increase similarly after treatment with NaCl, an equi-osmolar concentration of sorbitol, or ABA, whereas AtNHX5 transcript abundance increases only in response to salt treatment. Hyper-osmotic up-regulation of AtNHX1, 2 or 5 expression is not dependent on the SOS pathway that controls ion homeostasis. However, steady-state AtNHX1, 2 and 5 transcript abundance is greater in sos1, sos2 and sos3 plants growing in medium that is not supplemented with sorbitol or NaCl, providing evidence that transcription of these genes is negatively affected by the SOS pathway in the absence of stress. AtNHX1 and AtNHX2 transcripts accumulate in response to ABA but not to NaCl in the aba2-1, mutant indicating that the osmotic responsiveness of these genes is ABA-dependent. An as yet undefined stress signal pathway that is ABA- and SOS-independent apparently controls transcriptional up-regulation of AtNHX5 expression by hyper-saline shock. Similar to AtNHX1, AtNHX2 is localized to the tonoplast of plant cells. Together, these results implicate AtNHX2 and 5, together with AtNHX1, as salt tolerance determinants, and indicate that AtNHX2 has a major function in vacuolar compartmentalization of Na+.
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- Shuji Yokoi
- Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, 1165 Horticulture Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
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Rus A, Yokoi S, Sharkhuu A, Reddy M, Lee BH, Matsumoto TK, Koiwa H, Zhu JK, Bressan RA, Hasegawa PM. AtHKT1 is a salt tolerance determinant that controls Na(+) entry into plant roots. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:14150-5. [PMID: 11698666 PMCID: PMC61183 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.241501798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Two Arabidopsis thaliana extragenic mutations that suppress NaCl hypersensitivity of the sos3-1 mutant were identified in a screen of a T-DNA insertion population in the genetic background of Col-0 gl1 sos3-1. Analysis of the genome sequence in the region flanking the T-DNA left border indicated that sos3-1 hkt1-1 and sos3-1 hkt1-2 plants have allelic mutations in AtHKT1. AtHKT1 mRNA is more abundant in roots than shoots of wild-type plants but is not detected in plants of either mutant, indicating that this gene is inactivated by the mutations. hkt1-1 and hkt1-2 mutations can suppress to an equivalent extent the Na(+) sensitivity of sos3-1 seedlings and reduce the intracellular accumulation of this cytotoxic ion. Moreover, sos3-1 hkt1-1 and sos3-1 hkt1-2 seedlings are able to maintain [K(+)](int) in medium supplemented with NaCl and exhibit a substantially higher intracellular ratio of K(+)/Na(+) than the sos3-1 mutant. Furthermore, the hkt1 mutations abrogate the growth inhibition of the sos3-1 mutant that is caused by K(+) deficiency on culture medium with low Ca(2+) (0.15 mM) and <200 microM K(+). Interestingly, the capacity of hkt1 mutations to suppress the Na(+) hypersensitivity of the sos3-1 mutant is reduced substantially when seedlings are grown in medium with low Ca(2+) (0.15 mM). These results indicate that AtHKT1 is a salt tolerance determinant that controls Na(+) entry and high affinity K(+) uptake. The hkt1 mutations have revealed the existence of another Na(+) influx system(s) whose activity is reduced by high [Ca(2+)](ext).
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- A Rus
- Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
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Deguchi T, Maeda S, Tamaki M, Yoshida T, Ishiko H, Ito M, Yokoi S, Takahashi Y, Ishihara S. Analysis of the gyrA and parC genes of Mycoplasma genitalium detected in first-pass urine of men with non-gonococcal urethritis before and after fluoroquinolone treatment. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 48:742-4. [PMID: 11679571 DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.5.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Nakano M, Yasuda M, Yokoi S, Takahashi Y, Ishihara S, Deguchi T. In vivo selection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa with decreased susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones during fluoroquinolone treatment of urinary tract infection. Urology 2001; 58:125-8. [PMID: 11445503 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01110-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To present a case of fluoroquinolone treatment failure in urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, accompanied by in vivo selection of the post-treatment isolate that showed decreased susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones, and to report fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in the post-treatment isolate. METHODS A patient with urinary tract infection was treated with a suboptimal dose of a fluorinated quinolone, gatifloxacin. P. aeruginosa strains were isolated before and after fluoroquinolone treatment. The pretreatment and post-treatment isolates were examined for relatedness by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction. For these isolates, the minimum inhibitory concentration of antimicrobial agents was determined and mutations in the target genes (gyrA and parC) and regulatory genes (mexR and nfxB) for drug efflux pumps were analyzed. RESULTS Failure of fluoroquinolone treatment of urinary tract infection was observed. The post-treatment isolate, which was assumed to be isogenic to the pretreatment isolate, exhibited fourfold to 16-fold increases in the MIC of fluoroquinolones. In this isolate, a new mutation, not observed in the pretreatment isolate, was found only in the gyrA gene, resulting in an amino acid change of aspartic acid to asparagine in codon 87 of GyrA. CONCLUSIONS The P. aeruginosa isolate that was initially susceptible to fluoroquinolones showed decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones after treatment with a suboptimal dose of one fluoroquinolone. In the post-treatment isolate, the alteration of GyrA would be responsible for the decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. We should be aware that inappropriate use of fluoroquinolones could select such a strain harboring a quinolone resistance-associated alteration of DNA gyrase.
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- M Nakano
- Department of Urology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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