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Espindula E, Sperb ER, Moz B, Pankievicz VCS, Tuleski TR, Tadra-Sfeir MZ, Bonato P, Scheid C, Merib J, de Souza EM, Passaglia LMP. Effects on gene expression during maize-Azospirillum interaction in the presence of a plant-specific inhibitor of indole-3-acetic acid production. Genet Mol Biol 2023; 46:e20230100. [PMID: 37725833 PMCID: PMC10510588 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2023-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Amongst the sustainable alternatives to increase maize production is the use of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB). Azospirillum brasilense is one of the most well-known PGPB being able to fix nitrogen and produce phytohormones, especially indole-3-acetic acid - IAA. This work investigated if there is any contribution of the bacterium to the plant's IAA levels, and how it affects the plant. To inhibit plant IAA production, yucasin, an inhibitor of the TAM/YUC pathway, was applied. Plantlets' IAA concentration was evaluated through HPLC and dual RNA-Seq was used to analyze gene expression. Statistical differences between the group treated with yucasin and the other groups showed that A. brasilense inoculation was able to prevent the phenotype caused by yucasin concerning the number of lateral roots. Genes involved in the auxin and ABA response pathways, auxin efflux transport, and the cell cycle were regulated by the presence of the bacterium, yucasin, or both. Genes involved in the response to biotic/abiotic stress, plant disease resistance, and a D-type cellulose synthase changed their expression pattern among two sets of comparisons in which A. brasilense acted as treatment. The results suggest that A. brasilense interferes with the expression of many maize genes through an IAA-independent pathway.
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- Eliandro Espindula
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de
Biociências, Departamento de Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e
Biologia Molecular, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de
Biociências, Departamento de Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e
Biologia Molecular, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de
Biociências, Departamento de Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e
Biologia Molecular, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico,
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico,
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico,
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico,
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA),
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA),
Departamento de Farmacociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Porto
Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico,
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de
Biociências, Departamento de Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e
Biologia Molecular, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Owen SV, Wenner N, Dulberger CL, Rodwell EV, Bowers-Barnard A, Quinones-Olvera N, Rigden DJ, Rubin EJ, Garner EC, Baym M, Hinton JCD. Prophages encode phage-defense systems with cognate self-immunity. Cell Host Microbe 2021; 29:1620-1633.e8. [PMID: 34597593 PMCID: PMC8585504 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Temperate phages are pervasive in bacterial genomes, existing as vertically inherited islands termed prophages. Prophages are vulnerable to predation of their host bacterium by exogenous phages. Here, we identify BstA, a family of prophage-encoded phage-defense proteins in diverse Gram-negative bacteria. BstA localizes to sites of exogenous phage DNA replication and mediates abortive infection, suppressing the competing phage epidemic. During lytic replication, the BstA-encoding prophage is not itself inhibited by BstA due to self-immunity conferred by the anti-BstA (aba) element, a short stretch of DNA within the bstA locus. Inhibition of phage replication by distinct BstA proteins from Salmonella, Klebsiella, and Escherichia prophages is generally interchangeable, but each possesses a cognate aba element. The specificity of the aba element ensures that immunity is exclusive to the replicating prophage, preventing exploitation by variant BstA-encoding phages. The BstA protein allows prophages to defend host cells against exogenous phage attack without sacrificing the ability to replicate lytically. BstA is an abortive infection protein found in prophages of Gram-negative bacteria aba, a short DNA sequence within the bstA locus, acts as a self-immunity element aba gives BstA-encoding prophages immunity to BstA-driven abortive infection Variant BstA proteins have distinct and cognate aba elements
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- Siân V Owen
- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Qian D, Zhang Z, He J, Zhang P, Ou X, Li T, Niu L, Nan Q, Niu Y, He W, An L, Jiang K, Xiang Y. Arabidopsis ADF5 promotes stomatal closure by regulating actin cytoskeleton remodeling in response to ABA and drought stress. J Exp Bot 2019; 70:435-446. [PMID: 30476276 PMCID: PMC6322581 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [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: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Stomatal movement plays an essential role in plant responses to drought stress, and the actin cytoskeleton and abscisic acid (ABA) are two important components of this process. Little is known about the mechanism underlying actin cytoskeleton remodeling and the dynamic changes occurring during stomatal movement in response to drought stress/ABA signaling. Actin-depolymerizing factors (ADFs) are conserved actin severing/depolymerizing proteins in eukaryotes, and in angiosperms ADFs have evolved actin-bundling activity. Here, we reveal that the transcriptional expression of neofunctionalized Arabidopsis ADF5 was induced by drought stress and ABA treatment. Furthermore, we demonstrated that ADF5 loss-of-function mutations increased water loss from detached leaves, reduced plant survival rates after drought stress, and delayed stomatal closure by regulating actin cytoskeleton remodeling via its F-actin-bundling activity. Biochemical assays revealed that an ABF/AREB transcription factor, DPBF3, could bind to the ADF5 promoter and activate its transcription via the ABA-responsive element core motif ACGT/C. Taken together, our findings indicate that ADF5 participates in drought stress by regulating stomatal closure, and may also serve as a potential downstream target of the drought stress/ABA signaling pathway via members of the ABF/AREB transcription factors family.
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- Dong Qian
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Castillo MC, Coego A, Costa-Broseta Á, León J. Nitric oxide responses in Arabidopsis hypocotyls are mediated by diverse phytohormone pathways. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:5265-5278. [PMID: 30085082 PMCID: PMC6184486 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plants are often exposed to high levels of nitric oxide (NO) that affects development and stress-triggered responses. However, the way in which plants sense NO is still largely unknown. Here we combine the analysis of early changes in the transcriptome of plants exposed to a short acute pulse of exogenous NO with the identification of transcription factors (TFs) involved in NO sensing. The NO-responsive transcriptome was enriched in hormone homeostasis- and signaling-related genes. To assess events involved in NO sensing in hypocotyls, we used a functional sensing assay based on the NO-induced inhibition of hypocotyl elongation in etiolated seedlings. Hormone-related mutants and the TRANSPLANTA collection of transgenic lines conditionally expressing Arabidopsis TFs were screened for NO-triggered hypocotyl shortening. These approaches allowed the identification of hormone-related TFs, ethylene perception and signaling, strigolactone biosynthesis and signaling, and salicylate production and accumulation that are essential for or modulate hypocotyl NO sensing. Moreover, NO inhibits hypocotyl elongation through the positive and negative regulation of some abscisic acid (ABA) receptors and transcripts encoding brassinosteroid signaling components thereby also implicating these hormones in NO sensing.
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- Mari-Cruz Castillo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas–Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas–Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas–Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas–Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain
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Ebeed HT, Stevenson SR, Cuming AC, Baker A. Conserved and differential transcriptional responses of peroxisome associated pathways to drought, dehydration and ABA. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:4971-4985. [PMID: 30032264 PMCID: PMC6137984 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plant peroxisomes are important components of cellular antioxidant networks, dealing with ROS generated by multiple metabolic pathways. Peroxisomes respond to environmental and cellular conditions by changing their size, number, and proteomic content. To investigate the role of peroxisomes in response to drought, dehydration and ABA treatment we took an evolutionary and comparative genomics approach. Colonisation of land required evolution of dehydration tolerance in the absence of subsequent anatomical adaptations. Therefore, the model bryophyte Physcomitrella patens, the model dicot Arabidopsis thaliana and wheat (Tricitcum aestivum), a globally important cereal crop were compared. Three sets of genes namely 'PTS1 genes' (a proxy for genes encoding peroxisome targeted proteins), PEX genes (involved in peroxisome biogenesis) and genes involved in plant antioxidant networks were identified in all 3 species and their expression compared under drought (dehydration) and ABA treatment. Genes encoding enzymes of β-oxidation and gluconeogenesis, antioxidant enzymes including catalase and glutathione reductase and PEX3 and PEX11 isoforms showed conserved up-regulation, and peroxisome proliferation was induced by ABA in moss. Interestingly, expression of some of these genes differed between drought sensitive and resistant genotypes of wheat in line with measured photosynthetic and biochemical differences. These results point to an underappreciated role for peroxisomes in drought response.
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- Heba T Ebeed
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Niu M, Xie J, Chen C, Cao H, Sun J, Kong Q, Shabala S, Shabala L, Huang Y, Bie Z. An early ABA-induced stomatal closure, Na+ sequestration in leaf vein and K+ retention in mesophyll confer salt tissue tolerance in Cucurbita species. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:4945-4960. [PMID: 29992291 PMCID: PMC6137988 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Tissue tolerance to salinity stress is a complex physiological trait composed of multiple 'sub-traits' such as Na+ compartmentalization, K+ retention, and osmotic tolerance. Previous studies have shown that some Cucurbita species employ tissue tolerance to combat salinity and we aimed to identify the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved. Five C. maxima (salt-tolerant) and five C. moschata (salt-sensitive) genotypes were comprehensively assessed for their salt tolerance mechanisms and the results showed that tissue-specific transport characteristics enabled the more tolerant lines to deal with the salt load. This mechanism was associated with the ability of the tolerant species to accumulate more Na+ in the leaf vein and to retain more K+ in the leaf mesophyll. In addition, C. maxima more efficiently retained K+ in the roots when exposed to transient NaCl stress and it was also able to store more Na+ in the xylem parenchyma and cortex in the leaf vein. Compared with C. moschata, C. maxima was also able to rapidly close stomata at early stages of salt stress, thus avoiding water loss; this difference was attributed to higher accumulation of ABA in the leaf. Transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses revealed critical roles of high-affinity potassium (HKT1) and intracellular Na+/H+ (NHX4/6) transporters as components of the mechanism enabling Na+ exclusion from the leaf mesophyll and Na+ sequestration in the leaf vein. Also essential was a higher expression of NCED3s (encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, a key rate-limiting enzyme in ABA biosynthesis), which resulted in greater ABA accumulation in the mesophyll and earlier stomata closure in C. maxima.
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- Mengliang Niu
- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Department of Horticulture, Foshan University, Foshan, P. R. China
- Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
- Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, P. R. China
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Fang Zhu X, Sheng Zhao X, Wu Q, Fang Shen R. Abscisic acid is involved in root cell wall phosphorus remobilization independent of nitric oxide and ethylene in rice (Oryza sativa). Ann Bot 2018; 121:1361-1368. [PMID: 29562313 PMCID: PMC6007365 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abscisic acid (ABA) is a well-studied phytohormone demonstrated to be involved in sub-sets of stress responses in plants, such as iron (Fe) deficiency and phosphorus (P) deficiency in Arabidopsis. However, whether ABA is involved in P deficiency in rice has not been frequently studied. The present study was undertaken to investigate the mechanism underlying ABA-aggravated P deficiency in rice (Oryza sativa). RESULTS P deficiency decreased ABA accumulation rapidly (within 1 h) in the roots. Exogenous ABA negatively regulated root and shoot soluble P contents by decreasing pectin content, inhibiting P deficiency-induced increases in pectin methylesterase activity and expression of the phosphate transporter gene-OsPT6, thereby decreasing the re-utilization of P from the cell wall and its translocation to the shoot. Moreover, neither the nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside nor ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid had any effect on ABA accumulation, and application of ABA or the ABA inhibitor fluridone also had no effect on NO production and ethylene emission. CONCLUSIONS Under P deficiency, NO levels increase as quickly as ABA levels decrease, to inhibit both the ABA-induced reduction of pectin contents for the re-utilization of cell wall P and the ABA-induced down-regulation of OsPT6 for the translocation of P from roots to shoots. Overall, our results provide novel information indicating that the reduction of ABA under P deficiency is a very important pathway in the re-utilization of cell wall P in rice under P-deficient conditions, which should be a very effective mechanism for plant survival under P deficiency stress for common agronomic practice.
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- Xiao Fang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- For correspondence. E-mail
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De Ollas C, Arbona V, Gómez-Cadenas A, Dodd IC. Attenuated accumulation of jasmonates modifies stomatal responses to water deficit. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:2103-2116. [PMID: 29432619 PMCID: PMC6018964 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To determine whether drought-induced root jasmonate [jasmonic acid (JA) and jasmonic acid-isoleucine (JA-Ile)] accumulation affected shoot responses to drying soil, near-isogenic wild-type (WT) tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Castlemart) and the def-1 mutant (which fails to accumulate jasmonates during water deficit) were self- and reciprocally grafted. Rootstock hydraulic conductance was entirely rootstock dependent and significantly lower in def-1, yet def-1 scions maintained a higher leaf water potential as the soil dried due to their lower stomatal conductance (gs). Stomatal sensitivity to drying soil (the slope of gsversus soil water content) was low in def-1 self-grafts but was normalized by grafting onto WT rootstocks. Although soil drying increased 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA; a JA precursor and putative antitranspirant) concentrations in def-1 scions, foliar JA accumulation was negligible and foliar ABA accumulation reduced compared with WT scions. A WT rootstock increased drought-induced ABA and JA accumulation in def-1 scions, but decreased OPDA accumulation. Xylem-borne jasmonates were biologically active, since supplying exogenous JA via the transpiration stream to detached leaves decreased transpiration of WT seedlings but had the opposite effect in def-1. Thus foliar accumulation of both ABA and JA at WT levels is required for both maximum (well-watered) gs and stomatal sensitivity to drying soil.
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- Carlos De Ollas
- Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias del Medio Natural. Universitat Jaume I, Spain
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias del Medio Natural. Universitat Jaume I, Spain
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Yu Y, Zhen S, Wang S, Wang Y, Cao H, Zhang Y, Li J, Yan Y. Comparative transcriptome analysis of wheat embryo and endosperm responses to ABA and H2O2 stresses during seed germination. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:97. [PMID: 26846093 PMCID: PMC4743158 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2416-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Wheat embryo and endosperm play important roles in seed germination, seedling survival, and subsequent vegetative growth. ABA can positively regulate dormancy induction and negatively regulates seed germination at low concentrations, while low H2O2 concentrations promote seed germination of cereal plants. In this report, we performed the first integrative transcriptome analysis of wheat embryo and endosperm responses to ABA and H2O2 stresses. RESULTS We used the GeneChip® Wheat Genome Array to conduct a comparative transcriptome microarray analysis of the embryo and endosperm of elite Chinese bread wheat cultivar Zhengmai 9023 in response to ABA and H2O2 treatments during seed germination. Transcriptome profiling showed that after H2O2 and ABA treatments, the 64 differentially expressed genes in the embryo were closely related to DNA synthesis, CHO metabolism, hormone metabolism, and protein degradation, while 121 in the endosperm were involved mainly in storage reserves, transport, biotic and abiotic stresses, hormone metabolism, cell wall metabolism, signaling, and development. Scatter plot analysis showed that ABA treatment increased the similarity of regulated patterns between the two tissues, whereas H2O2 treatment decreased the global expression similarity. MapMan analysis provided a global view of changes in several important metabolism pathways (e.g., energy reserves mobilization, cell wall metabolism, and photosynthesis), as well as related functional groups (e.g., cellular processes, hormones, and signaling and transport) in the embryo and endosperm following exposure of seeds to ABA and H2O2 treatments during germination. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis was used to validate the expression patterns of nine differentially expressed genes. CONCLUSIONS Wheat seed germination involves regulation of a large number of genes involved in many functional groups. ABA/H2O2 can repress/promote seed germination by coordinately regulating related gene expression. Our results provide novel insights into the transcriptional regulation mechanisms of embryo and endosperm in response to ABA and H2O2 treatments during seed germination.
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- Yonglong Yu
- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- College of Applied Sciences and Humanities of Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, 434025, Jingzhou, China.
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Liu Y, Müller K, El-Kassaby YA, Kermode AR. Changes in hormone flux and signaling in white spruce (Picea glauca) seeds during the transition from dormancy to germination in response to temperature cues. BMC Plant Biol 2015; 15:292. [PMID: 26680643 PMCID: PMC4683703 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0638-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Seeds use environmental cues such as temperature to coordinate the timing of their germination, allowing plants to synchronize their life history with the seasons. Winter chilling is of central importance to alleviate seed dormancy, but very little is known of how chilling responses are regulated in conifer seeds. White spruce (Picea glauca) is an important conifer species of boreal forests in the North American taiga. The recent sequencing and assembly of the white spruce genome allows for comparative gene expression studies toward elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing dormancy alleviation by moist chilling. Here we focused on hormone metabolite profiling and analyses of genes encoding components of hormone signal transduction pathways, to elucidate changes during dormancy alleviation and to help address how germination cues such as temperature and light trigger radicle emergence. RESULTS ABA, GA, and auxin underwent considerable changes as seeds underwent moist chilling and during subsequent germination; likewise, transcripts encoding hormone-signaling components (e.g. ABI3, ARF4 and Aux/IAA) were differentially regulated during these critical stages. During moist chilling, active IAA was maintained at constant levels, but IAA conjugates (IAA-Asp and IAA-Glu) were substantially accumulated. ABA concentrations decreased during germination of previously moist-chilled seeds, while the precursor of bioactive GA1 (GA53) accumulated. We contend that seed dormancy and germination may be partly mediated through the changing hormone concentrations and a modulation of interactions between central auxin-signaling pathway components (TIR1/AFB, Aux/IAA and ARF4). In response to germination cues, namely exposure to light and to increased temperature: the transfer of seeds from moist-chilling to 30 °C, significant changes in gene transcripts and protein expression occurred during the first six hours, substantiating a very swift reaction to germination-promoting conditions after seeds had received sufficient exposure to the chilling stimulus. CONCLUSIONS The dormancy to germination transition in white spruce seeds was correlated with changes in auxin conjugation, auxin signaling components, and potential interactions between auxin-ABA signaling cascades (e.g. the transcription factor ARF4 and ABI3). Auxin flux adds a new dimension to the ABA:GA balance mechanism that underlies both dormancy alleviation by chilling, and subsequent radicle emergence to complete germination by warm temperature and light stimuli.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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Wang Y, Chai C, Valliyodan B, Maupin C, Annen B, Nguyen HT. Genome-wide analysis and expression profiling of the PIN auxin transporter gene family in soybean (Glycine max). BMC Genomics 2015; 16:951. [PMID: 26572792 PMCID: PMC4647520 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2149-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The plant phytohormone auxin controls many aspects of plant growth and development, which largely depends on its uneven distribution in plant tissues. Transmembrane proteins of the PIN family are auxin efflux facilitators. They play a key role in polar auxin transport and are associated with auxin asymmetrical distribution in plants. PIN genes have been characterized in several plant species, while comprehensive analysis of this gene family in soybean has not been reported yet. RESULTS In this study, twenty-three members of the PIN gene family were identified in the soybean genome through homology searches. Analysis of chromosome distribution and phylogenetic relationships of the soybean PIN genes indicated nine pairs of duplicated genes and a legume specific subfamily. Organ/tissue expression patterns and promoter activity assays of the soybean PINs suggested redundant functions for most duplicated genes and complementary and tissue-specific functions during development for non-duplicated genes. The soybean PIN genes were differentially regulated by various abiotic stresses and phytohormone stimuli, implying crosstalk between auxin and abiotic stress signaling pathways. This was further supported by the altered auxin distribution under these conditions as revealed by DR5::GUS transgenic soybean hairy root. Our data indicates that GmPIN9, a legume-specific PIN gene, which was responsive to several abiotic stresses, might play a role in auxin re-distribution in soybean root under abiotic stress conditions. CONCLUSIONS This study provided the first comprehensive analysis of the soybean PIN gene family. Information on phylogenetic relationships, gene structure, protein profiles and expression profiles of the soybean PIN genes in different tissues and under various abiotic stress treatments helps to identity candidates with potential roles in specific developmental processes and/or environmental stress conditions. Our study advances our understanding of plant responses to abiotic stresses and serves as a basis for uncovering the biological role of PIN genes in soybean development and adaption to adverse environments.
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- Yongqin Wang
- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Chai C, Wang Y, Joshi T, Valliyodan B, Prince S, Michel L, Xu D, Nguyen HT. Soybean transcription factor ORFeome associated with drought resistance: a valuable resource to accelerate research on abiotic stress resistance. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:596. [PMID: 26268547 PMCID: PMC4534118 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1743-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whole genome sequencing provides the most comprehensive collection of an organism's genetic information. The availability of complete genome sequences is expected to dramatically deliver a high impact on biology. However, to achieve this impact in the area of crop improvement, significant efforts are still required on functional genomics, including the areas of gene annotation, cloning, expression profiling, and functional validation. RESULTS Here we report our efforts in generating the first transcription factor (TF) open reading frame (ORF)eome resource associated with drought resistance in soybean (Glycine max), a major oil/protein crop grown worldwide. This study provides a highly annotated soybean TF-ORFeome associated with drought resistance. It contains information from experimentally verified protein-coding sequences (CDS), expression profiling under several abiotic stresses (drought, salinity, dehydration and ABA), and computationally predicted protein subcellular localization and cis-regulatory elements (CREs) analysis. All the information is available to plant researchers through a freely accessible and user-friendly database, Soybean Knowledge Base (SoyKB). CONCLUSIONS The soybean TF-ORFeome provides a valuable public resource for functional genomics studies, especially in the area of plant abiotic stresses. It will accelerate findings in the areas of abiotic stresses and lead to the generation of crops with enhanced resistance to multiple stresses.
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- Chenglin Chai
- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Costa MCD, Righetti K, Nijveen H, Yazdanpanah F, Ligterink W, Buitink J, Hilhorst HWM. A gene co-expression network predicts functional genes controlling the re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Planta 2015; 242:435-49. [PMID: 25809152 PMCID: PMC4498281 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2283-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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During re-establishment of desiccation tolerance (DT), early events promote initial protection and growth arrest, while late events promote stress adaptation and contribute to survival in the dry state. Mature seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana are desiccation tolerant, but they lose desiccation tolerance (DT) while progressing to germination. Yet, there is a small developmental window during which DT can be rescued by treatment with abscisic acid (ABA). To gain temporal resolution and identify relevant genes in this process, data from a time series of microarrays were used to build a gene co-expression network. The network has two regions, namely early response (ER) and late response (LR). Genes in the ER region are related to biological processes, such as dormancy, acquisition of DT and drought, amplification of signals, growth arrest and induction of protection mechanisms (such as LEA proteins). Genes in the LR region lead to inhibition of photosynthesis and primary metabolism, promote adaptation to stress conditions and contribute to seed longevity. Phenotyping of 12 hubs in relation to re-establishment of DT with T-DNA insertion lines indicated a significant increase in the ability to re-establish DT compared with the wild-type in the lines cbsx4, at3g53040 and at4g25580, suggesting the operation of redundant and compensatory mechanisms. Moreover, we show that re-establishment of DT by polyethylene glycol and ABA occurs through partially overlapping mechanisms. Our data confirm that co-expression network analysis is a valid approach to examine data from time series of transcriptome analysis, as it provides promising insights into biologically relevant relations that help to generate new information about the roles of certain genes for DT.
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- Maria Cecília D Costa
- Wageningen Seed Lab, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands,
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Piisilä M, Keceli MA, Brader G, Jakobson L, Jõesaar I, Sipari N, Kollist H, Palva ET, Kariola T. The F-box protein MAX2 contributes to resistance to bacterial phytopathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Plant Biol 2015; 15:53. [PMID: 25849639 PMCID: PMC4340836 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0434-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Arabidopsis thaliana F-box protein MORE AXILLARY GROWTH2 (MAX2) has previously been characterized for its role in plant development. MAX2 appears essential for the perception of the newly characterized phytohormone strigolactone, a negative regulator of polar auxin transport in Arabidopsis. RESULTS A reverse genetic screen for F-box protein mutants altered in their stress responses identified MAX2 as a component of plant defense. Here we show that MAX2 contributes to plant resistance against pathogenic bacteria. Interestingly, max2 mutant plants showed increased susceptibility to the bacterial necrotroph Pectobacterium carotovorum as well as to the hemi-biotroph Pseudomonas syringae but not to the fungal necrotroph Botrytis cinerea. max2 mutant phenotype was associated with constitutively increased stomatal conductance and decreased tolerance to apoplastic ROS but also with alterations in hormonal balance. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that MAX2 previously characterized for its role in regulation of polar auxin transport in Arabidopsis, and thus plant development also significantly influences plant disease resistance. We conclude that the increased susceptibility to P. syringae and P. carotovorum is due to increased stomatal conductance in max2 mutants promoting pathogen entry into the plant apoplast. Additional factors contributing to pathogen susceptibility in max2 plants include decreased tolerance to pathogen-triggered apoplastic ROS and alterations in hormonal signaling.
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- Maria Piisilä
- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources, Health and Environment Department, Tulln an der Donau, 3430 Austria
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
- />Viikki Metabolomics Unit, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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Tomiyama M, Inoue SI, Tsuzuki T, Soda M, Morimoto S, Okigaki Y, Ohishi T, Mochizuki N, Takahashi K, Kinoshita T. Mg-chelatase I subunit 1 and Mg-protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase affect the stomatal aperture in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Plant Res 2014; 127:553-63. [PMID: 24840863 PMCID: PMC4683165 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-014-0636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of stomatal opening and closure, we performed a genetic screen using infrared thermography to isolate stomatal aperture mutants. We identified a mutant designated low temperature with open-stomata 1 (lost1), which exhibited reduced leaf temperature, wider stomatal aperture, and a pale green phenotype. Map-based analysis of the LOST1 locus revealed that the lost1 mutant resulted from a missense mutation in the Mg-chelatase I subunit 1 (CHLI1) gene, which encodes a subunit of the Mg-chelatase complex involved in chlorophyll synthesis. Transformation of the wild-type CHLI1 gene into lost1 complemented all lost1 phenotypes. Stomata in lost1 exhibited a partial ABA-insensitive phenotype similar to that of rtl1, a Mg-chelatase H subunit missense mutant. The Mg-protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase (CHLM) gene encodes a subsequent enzyme in the chlorophyll synthesis pathway. We examined stomatal movement in a CHLM knockdown mutant, chlm, and found that it also exhibited an ABA-insensitive phenotype. However, lost1 and chlm seedlings all showed normal expression of ABA-induced genes, such as RAB18 and RD29B, in response to ABA. These results suggest that the chlorophyll synthesis enzymes, Mg-chelatase complex and CHLM, specifically affect ABA signaling in the control of stomatal aperture and have no effect on ABA-induced gene expression.
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- Masakazu Tomiyama
- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- />Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
- />Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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Häffner E, Karlovsky P, Splivallo R, Traczewska A, Diederichsen E. ERECTA, salicylic acid, abscisic acid, and jasmonic acid modulate quantitative disease resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana to Verticillium longisporum. BMC Plant Biol 2014; 14:85. [PMID: 24690463 PMCID: PMC4021371 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-14-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Verticillium longisporum is a soil-borne vascular pathogen infecting cruciferous hosts such as oilseed rape. Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) is the major control means, but its molecular basis is poorly understood so far. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping was performed using a new (Bur×Ler) recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytohormone measurements and analyses in defined mutants and near-isogenic lines (NILs) were used to identify genes and signalling pathways that underlie different resistance QTL. RESULTS QTL for resistance to V. longisporum-induced stunting, systemic colonization by the fungus and for V. longisporum-induced chlorosis were identified. Stunting resistance QTL were contributed by both parents. The strongest stunting resistance QTL was shown to be identical with Erecta. A functional Erecta pathway, which was present in Bur, conferred partial resistance to V. longisporum-induced stunting. Bur showed severe stunting susceptibility in winter. Three stunting resistance QTL of Ler origin, two co-localising with wall-associated kinase-like (Wakl)-genes, were detected in winter. Furthermore, Bur showed a much stronger induction of salicylic acid (SA) by V. longisporum than Ler. Systemic colonization was controlled independently of stunting. The vec1 QTL on chromosome 2 had the strongest effect on systemic colonization. The same chromosomal region controlled the level of abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA) in response to V. longisporum: The level of ABA was higher in colonization-susceptible Ler than in colonization-resistant Bur after V. longisporum infection. JA was down-regulated in Bur after infection, but not in Ler. These differences were also demonstrated in NILs, varying only in the region containing vec1. All phytohormone responses were shown to be independent of Erecta. CONCLUSIONS Signalling systems with a hitherto unknown role in the QDR of A. thaliana against V. longisporum were identified: Erecta mediated resistance against V. longisporum-induced stunting. Independent of Erecta, stunting was caused in a light-dependent manner with possible participation of SA and Wakl genes. ABA and JA showed a genotype-specific response that corresponded with systemic colonization by the fungus. Understanding the biological basis of phenotypic variation in A. thaliana with respect to V. longisporum resistance will provide new approaches for implementing durable resistance in cruciferous crops.
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- Eva Häffner
- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie, Institut für Biologie, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Angewandte Genetik, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, Grisebachstraße 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, Grisebachstraße 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie, Institut für Biologie, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Angewandte Genetik, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie, Institut für Biologie, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Angewandte Genetik, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Minh-Thu PT, Hwang DJ, Jeon JS, Nahm BH, Kim YK. Transcriptome analysis of leaf and root of rice seedling to acute dehydration. Rice (N Y) 2013; 6:38. [PMID: 24341907 PMCID: PMC3878681 DOI: 10.1186/1939-8433-6-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Water deficiency is one of the most serious worldwide problems for agriculture. Recently, it has become more serious and outspread, which urgently requires the production of drought-tolerant plants. Microarray experiments using mRNA from air-dried leaves and roots of rice were performed in an attempt to study genes involved in acute dehydration response. RESULTS Set of 10,537 rice genes was significantly up- or down-regulated in leaves or roots under the treatment. Gene Ontology analysis highlighted gene expression during acute dehydration response depending on organ types and the duration of stress. Rice responded by down-regulating many processes which are mainly involved in inhibiting growth and development. On the other hand, phytohormones (ABA, cytokinin, brassinosteroid) and protective molecules were induced to answer to multiple stresses. Leaves induced more genes than roots but those genes were scattered in various processes, most significantly were productions of osmoprotectants and precursors for important pathways in roots. Roots up-regulated fewer genes and focused on inducing antioxidants and enhancing photosynthesis. Myb, zf-C3HC4, and NAM were most strongly affected transcription factors with the dominance of leaf over root. CONCLUSIONS Leaf and root tissues shared some common gene expression during stress, with the purpose of enhancing protective systems. However, these two tissues appeared to act differently in response to the different level of dehydration they experience. Besides, they can affect each other via the signaling and transportation system.
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- Pham-Thi Minh-Thu
- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin, Kyonggido 449-728, South Korea
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- Rural Development Administration, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suwon, Kyonggido 441-707, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Kyonggido 446-701, South Korea
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- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin, Kyonggido 449-728, South Korea
- Genomics Genetics Institute, GreenGene BioTech Inc. Yongin, Yongin, Kyonggido 449-728, South Korea
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- Genomics Genetics Institute, GreenGene BioTech Inc. Yongin, Yongin, Kyonggido 449-728, South Korea
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Jaradat MR, Feurtado JA, Huang D, Lu Y, Cutler AJ. Multiple roles of the transcription factor AtMYBR1/AtMYB44 in ABA signaling, stress responses, and leaf senescence. BMC Plant Biol 2013; 13:192. [PMID: 24286353 PMCID: PMC4219380 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The transcription factor AtMYBR1 (MYB44) is a member of the MYB family of transcription factors and is expressed throughout the plant life cycle and especially in senescing and wounded leaves. It has previously been shown to be involved in responses to abiotic stress and is regulated by phosphorylation. RESULTS When MYBR1 was over-expressed under the control of the constitutive 35S promoter in Arabidopsis thaliana (OxMYBR1), leaf senescence was delayed. In contrast loss-of-function mybr1 plants showed more rapid chlorophyll loss and senescence. The MYBR1 promoter strongly drove β-GLUCURONIDASE reporter gene expression in tissues immediately after wounding and many wounding/pathogenesis genes were downregulated in OxMYBR1. OxMYBR1 plants were more susceptible to injury under water stress than wildtype, which was correlated with suppression of many ABA inducible stress genes in OxMYBR1. Conversely, mybr1 plants were more tolerant of water stress and exhibited reduced rates of water loss from leaves. MYBR1 physically interacted with ABA receptor PYR1-LIKE8 (PYL8) suggesting a direct involvement of MYBR1 in early ABA signaling. MYBR1 appears to exhibit partially redundant functions with AtMYBR2 (MYB77) and double mybr1 X mybr2 mutants exhibited stronger senescence and stress related phenotypes than single mybr1 and mybr2 mutants. CONCLUSIONS MYBR1 is a negative regulator of ABA, stress, wounding responses and blocks senescence. It appears to have a homeostatic function to maintain growth processes in the event of physical damage or stress.
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- Masrur R Jaradat
- Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon S7N 0W9, Canada
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Hanemian M, Zhou B, Deslandes L, Marco Y, Trémousaygue D. Hrp mutant bacteria as biocontrol agents: toward a sustainable approach in the fight against plant pathogenic bacteria. Plant Signal Behav 2013; 8:doi: 10.4161/psb.25678. [PMID: 23887499 PMCID: PMC4091062 DOI: 10.4161/psb.25678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Sustainable agriculture necessitates development of environmentally safe methods to protect plants against pathogens. Among these methods, application of biocontrol agents has been efficiently used to minimize disease development. Here we review current understanding of mechanisms involved in biocontrol of the main Gram-phytopathogenic bacteria-induced diseases by plant inoculation with strains mutated in hrp (hypersensitive response and pathogenicity) genes. These mutants are able to penetrate plant tissues and to stimulate basal resistance of plants. Novel protection mechanisms involving the phytohormone abscisic acid appear to play key roles in the biocontrol of wilt disease induced by Ralstonia solanacearum in Arabidopsis thaliana. Fully understanding these mechanisms and extending the studies to other pathosystems are still required to evaluate their importance in disease protection.
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- Mathieu Hanemian
- INRA; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRS; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- Current affiliation: INRA-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1318, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, RD10, F-78000, Versailles, France; AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, RD10; Versailles, France
- These authors contribute equally to this article
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- INRA; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRS; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- These authors contribute equally to this article
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- INRA; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRS; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRS; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRS; Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM); Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Joo J, Lee YH, Kim YK, Nahm BH, Song SI. Abiotic stress responsive rice ASR1 and ASR3 exhibit different tissue-dependent sugar and hormone-sensitivities. Mol Cells 2013; 35:421-35. [PMID: 23620302 PMCID: PMC3887869 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-0036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The expression of the six rice ASR genes is differentially regulated in a tissue-dependent manner according to environmental conditions and reproductive stages. OsASR1 and OsASR3 are the most abundant and are found in most tissues; they are enriched in the leaves and roots, respectively. Coexpression analysis of OsASR1 and OsASR3 and a comparison of the cis-acting elements upstream of OsASR1 and OsASR3 suggested that their expression is regulated in common by abiotic stresses but differently regulated by hormone and sugar signals. The results of quantitative real-time PCR analyses of OsASR1 and OsASR3 expression under various conditions further support this model. The expression of both OsASR1 and OsASR3 was induced by drought stress, which is a major regulator of the expression of all ASR genes in rice. In contrast, ABA is not a common regulator of the expression of these genes. OsASR1 transcription was highly induced by ABA, whereas OsASR3 transcription was strongly induced by GA. In addition, OsASR1 and OsASR3 expression was significantly induced by sucrose and sucrose/glucose treatments, respectively. The induction of gene expression in response to these specific hormone and sugar signals was primarily observed in the major target tissues of these genes (i.e., OsASR1 in leaves and OsASR3 in roots). Our data also showed that the overexpression of either OsASR1 or OsASR3 in transgenic rice plants increased their tolerance to drought and cold stress. Taken together, our results revealed that the transcriptional control of different rice ASR genes exhibit different tissue-dependent sugar and hormone-sensitivities.
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- Joungsu Joo
- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 449–728,
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- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 449–728,
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- Genomics Genetics Institute, GreenGene BioTech, Inc., Yongin 449–728,
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- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 449–728,
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- Genomics Genetics Institute, GreenGene BioTech, Inc., Yongin 449–728,
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- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 449–728,
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Sun Y, Feng H, Liu F. Comparative effect of partial root-zone drying and deficit irrigation on incidence of blossom-end rot in tomato under varied calcium rates. J Exp Bot 2013; 64:2107-16. [PMID: 23530128 PMCID: PMC3638833 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study investigated the comparative effects of reduced irrigation regimes--partial root-zone drying (PRD) and conventional deficit irrigation (DI)--on the incidence of blossom-end rot (BER) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under three Ca-fertilization rates: 0, 100, and 200mg Ca kg(-1) soil (denoted Ca0, Ca1, and Ca2, respectively). The plants were grown in split-root pots in a climate-controlled glasshouse and treated with PRD and DI during early flowering to the fruit maturity stage. The results showed that, in comparison with DI treatment, PRD significantly reduced BER incidence. A greater xylem sap abscisic acid concentration, lower stomatal conductance, and higher plant water status in the PRD in relation to the DI plants might have contributed to the increased fruit Ca uptake, and could have reduced BER development in tomato fruits. Therefore, under conditions with limited freshwater resources, application of PRD irrigation could be a promising approach for saving water and for preventing BER development in tomatoes.
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- Yanqi Sun
- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Højbakkegaard Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Højbakkegaard Allé 13, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark
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Speirs J, Binney A, Collins M, Edwards E, Loveys B. Expression of ABA synthesis and metabolism genes under different irrigation strategies and atmospheric VPDs is associated with stomatal conductance in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. cv Cabernet Sauvignon). J Exp Bot 2013; 64:1907-16. [PMID: 23630325 PMCID: PMC3638820 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The influence of different levels of irrigation and of variation in atmospheric vapour pressure deficit (VPD) on the synthesis, metabolism, and transport of abscisic acid (ABA) and the effects on stomatal conductance were examined in field-grown Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines. Xylem sap, leaf tissue, and root tissue were collected at regular intervals during two seasons in conjunction with measurements of leaf water potential (Ψleaf) and stomatal conductance (gs). The different irrigation levels significantly altered the Ψleaf and gs of the vines across both seasons. ABA abundance in the xylem sap was correlated with gs. The expression of genes associated with ABA synthesis, NCED1 and NCED2, was higher in the roots than in the leaves throughout and highest in the roots in mid January, a time when soil moisture declined and VPD was at its highest. Their expression in roots was also inversely related to the levels of irrigation and correlated with ABA abundance in the roots, xylem sap, and leaves. Three genes encoding ABA 8'-hydroxylases were isolated and their identities confirmed by expression in yeast cells. The expression of one of these, Hyd1, was elevated in leaves when VPD was below 2.0-2.5 kPa and minimal at higher VPD levels. The results provide evidence that ABA plays an important role in linking stomatal response to soil moisture status and that changes in ABA catabolism at or near its site of action allows optimization of gas exchange to current environmental conditions.
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- Jim Speirs
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, PO Box 350, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5062, Australia.
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Seed germination and flowering initiation are both transitions responding to similar seasonal cues. This study shows that ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE MUTANT 5 (ABI5), a bZIP transcription factor, which plays an important role in the abscisic acid (ABA)-arrested seed germination, is robustly associated with the floral transition in Arabidopsis. Under long-day conditions, overexpression of ABI5 could delay floral transition through upregulating FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) expression. In contrast, ectopically overexpressing FLC in an abi5 mutant reversed the earlier flowering phenotype. Further analysis indicated that transactivation of FLC could be promoted by ABI5 and/or other abscisic acid-responsive element (ABRE)-binding factors (ABFs). The expression of FLC that was promoted by ABI5 and/or other ABFs could be blocked in a triple SNF1-related protein kinase (SnRK) mutant, snrk2.2/2.3/2.6, despite the presence of ABA. In sharp contrast, when SnRK2.6 was coexpressed, the reduction of transactivity of FLC was reverted in mesophyll protoplasts of snrk2.2/2.3/2.6. Additional results from analysing transgenic plants carrying mutations of phosphoamino acids (ABI5 ( S42AS145AT201A )), which are conserved in ABI5, suggested that SnRK2-mediated ABI5 and/or ABF phosphorylation may be crucial for promoting FLC expression. The transgenic plants ABI5 ( S42AS145AT201A ) were insensitive to ABA in seed germination, in addition to having an earlier flowering phenotype. Direct binding of ABI5 to the ABRE/G-box promoter elements existing in FLC was demonstrated by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Mutations at the ABRE/G-box regions in FLC promoter sequences abolished the ABI5-promoted transactivation of FLC. In summary, these results may decipher the inhibitory effect of ABA on floral transition in Arabidopsis.
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Beguerisse-Dıaz M, Hernández-Gómez MC, Lizzul AM, Barahona M, Desikan R. Compound stress response in stomatal closure: a mathematical model of ABA and ethylene interaction in guard cells. BMC Syst Biol 2012; 6:146. [PMID: 23176679 PMCID: PMC3564773 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-6-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stomata are tiny pores in plant leaves that regulate gas and water exchange between the plant and its environment. Abscisic acid and ethylene are two well-known elicitors of stomatal closure when acting independently. However, when stomata are presented with a combination of both signals, they fail to close. RESULTS Toshed light on this unexplained behaviour, we have collected time course measurements of stomatal aperture and hydrogen peroxide production in Arabidopsis thaliana guard cells treated with abscisic acid, ethylene, and a combination of both. Our experiments show that stomatal closure is linked to sustained high levels of hydrogen peroxide in guard cells. When treated with a combined dose of abscisic acid and ethylene, guard cells exhibit increased antioxidant activity that reduces hydrogen peroxide levels and precludes closure. We construct a simplified model of stomatal closure derived from known biochemical pathways that captures the experimentally observed behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Our experiments and modelling results suggest a distinct role for two antioxidant mechanisms during stomatal closure: a slower, delayed response activated by a single stimulus (abscisic acid 'or' ethylene) and another more rapid 'and' mechanism that is only activated when both stimuli are present. Our model indicates that the presence of this rapid 'and' mechanism in the antioxidant response is key to explain the lack of closure under a combined stimulus.
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- Mariano Beguerisse-Dıaz
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Petti C, Reiber K, Ali SS, Berney M, Doohan FM. Auxin as a player in the biocontrol of Fusarium head blight disease of barley and its potential as a disease control agent. BMC Plant Biol 2012; 12:224. [PMID: 23173736 PMCID: PMC3556313 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms involved in the biological control of plant diseases are varied and complex. Hormones, including the auxin indole acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA), are essential regulators of a multitude of biological functions, including plant responses to biotic and abiotic stressors. This study set out to determine what hormones might play a role in Pseudomonas fluorescens -mediated control of Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease of barley and to determine if biocontrol-associated hormones directly affect disease development. RESULTS A previous study distinguished bacterium-responsive genes from bacterium-primed genes, distinguished by the fact that the latter are only up-regulated when both P. fluorescens and the pathogen Fusarium culmorum are present. In silico analysis of the promoter sequences available for a subset of the bacterium-primed genes identified several hormones, including IAA and ABA as potential regulators of transcription. Treatment with the bacterium or pathogen resulted in increased IAA and ABA levels in head tissue; both microbes had additive effects on the accumulation of IAA but not of ABA. The microbe-induced accumulation of ABA preceded that of IAA. Gene expression analysis showed that both hormones up-regulated the accumulation of bacterium-primed genes. But IAA, more than ABA up-regulated the transcription of the ABA biosynthesis gene NCED or the signalling gene Pi2, both of which were previously shown to be bacterium-responsive rather than primed. Application of IAA, but not of ABA reduced both disease severity and yield loss caused by F. culmorum, but neither hormone affect in vitro fungal growth. CONCLUSIONS Both IAA and ABA are involved in the P. fluorescens-mediated control of FHB disease of barley. Gene expression studies also support the hypothesis that IAA plays a role in the primed response to F. culmorum. This hypothesis was validated by the fact that pre-application of IAA reduced both symptoms and yield loss asssociated with the disease. This is the first evidence that IAA plays a role in the control of FHB disease and in the bacterial priming of host defences.
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- Carloalberto Petti
- Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Science Education and Research Centre West, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
- Current address: Department of Horticulture, Science Centre North, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40502, USA
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- Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Science Education and Research Centre West, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Science Education and Research Centre West, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Science Education and Research Centre West, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Room 148, Science Education and Research Centre West, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Du H, Wu N, Fu J, Wang S, Li X, Xiao J, Xiong L. A GH3 family member, OsGH3-2, modulates auxin and abscisic acid levels and differentially affects drought and cold tolerance in rice. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:6467-80. [PMID: 23112280 PMCID: PMC3504496 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant responses to abiotic stresses are coordinated by arrays of growth and developmental processes. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) play critical roles in developmental programmes and environmental responses, respectively, through complex signalling and metabolism networks. However, crosstalk between the two phytohormones in the stress responses remains largely unknown. Here, it is reported that a GH3 family gene, OsGH3-2, encoding an enzyme catalysing IAA conjugation to amino acids, is involved in the modulation of ABA level and stress tolerance. Expression of OsGH3-2 was induced by drought but was suppressed by cold. Overexpression of OsGH3-2 in rice caused significant morphological aberrations related to IAA deficiency, such as dwarfism, smaller leaves, and fewer crown roots and root hairs. The overexpressing line showed significantly reduced carotene, ABA, and free IAA levels, greater stomata aperture, and faster water loss, and was hypersensitive to drought stress. However, the overexpressing line showed increased cold tolerance, which was due to the combined effects of reduced free IAA content, alleviated oxidative damage, and decreased membrane penetrability. Furthermore, expression levels of some ABA synthesis- and stress-related genes were significantly changed in the overexpression line. It was conclude that OsGH3-2 modulates both endogenous free IAA and ABA homeostasis and differentially affects drought and cold tolerance in rice.
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- Hao Du
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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Tsai AYL, Gazzarrini S. Overlapping and distinct roles of AKIN10 and FUSCA3 in ABA and sugar signaling during seed germination. Plant Signal Behav 2012; 7:1238-42. [PMID: 22902692 PMCID: PMC3493403 DOI: 10.4161/psb.21549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The Arabidopsis B3-domain transcription factor FUSCA3 (FUS3) is a master regulator of seed maturation and also a central modulator of hormonal responses during late embryogenesis and germination. Recently, we have identified AKIN10, the Arabidopsis ortholog of Snf1 (Sucrose Non-Fermenting-1)-Related Kinase1 (SnRK1), as a FUS3-interacting protein. We demonstrated that AKIN10 physically interacts with and phosphorylates FUS3 at its N-terminal region, and genetically interacts with FUS3 to regulate developmental phase transition and lateral organ growth. Snf1/AMPK/SnRK1 kinases are important sensors of the cellular energy level, and they are activated in response to starvation and cellular stress. Here we present findings that indicate FUS3 and AKIN10 functionally overlap in ABA signaling, but play different roles in sugar responses during germination. Seeds overexpressing FUS3 and AKIN10 both display ABA-hypersensitivity and delayed germination. The latter is partly dependent on de novo ABA synthesis in both genotypes, as delayed germination can be partially rescued by the ABA biosynthesis inhibitor, fluridone. However, seeds and seedlings overexpressing FUS3 and AKIN10 show different sugar responses. AKIN10-overexpressing seeds and seedlings are hypersensitive to glucose, while those overexpressing FUS3 display overall defects in osmotic stress, primarily during seedling growth, as they show increased sensitivity toward sorbitol and glucose. Hypersensitivity to sugar and/or osmotic stress during germination are partly dependent on de novo ABA synthesis for both genotypes, although are likely to act through distinct pathways. This data suggests that AKIN10 and FUS3 both act as positive regulators of seed responses to ABA, and that AKIN10 regulates sugar signaling while FUS3 mediates osmotic stress responses.
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F-box proteins play diverse roles in regulating numerous physiological processes in plants. This study isolated a gene (OsFbx352) from rice encoding an F-box domain protein and characterized its role in seed germination. Expression of OsFbx352 was upregulated by abscisic acid (ABA). The transcripts of OsFbx352 were increased upon imbibition of rice seeds and the increase was markedly suppressed by glucose. Germination of seeds with overexpression of OsFbx352 was less suppressed by glucose than that of wild-type seeds, while glucose had greater inhibition for germination of seeds with knockdown of OsFbx352 by RNA interference (RNAi) than that of wild-type seeds. The differential response of germination of the transgenic and wild-type seeds to glucose may be accounted for by differences in ABA content among overexpressing, RNAi, and wild-type seeds such that overexpression of OsFbx352 and knockdown of OsFbx352 led to lower and higher ABA contents, respectively, than that of wild-type seeds in the presence of glucose. Overexpression of OsFbx352 led to a reduction in expression of genes responsible for ABA synthesis (OsNced2, OsNced3) and an increase in expression of genes encoding ABA catabolism (OsAba-ox2, OsAba-ox3) in the presence of glucose. These findings indicate that OsFbx352 plays a regulatory role in the regulation of glucose-induced suppression of seed germination by targeting ABA metabolism.
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- Shiyong Song
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100093PR China
- Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100093PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100093PR China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Loukehaich R, Wang T, Ouyang B, Ziaf K, Li H, Zhang J, Lu Y, Ye Z. SpUSP, an annexin-interacting universal stress protein, enhances drought tolerance in tomato. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:5593-606. [PMID: 22915741 PMCID: PMC3444279 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Universal stress protein (USP) appears to play an active role in the abiotic stress response, but their functions remain largely unknown in plants. A USP gene (SpUSP) was cloned from wild tomato (Solanum pennellii) and functionally characterized in cultivated tomato in the present study. The SpUSP transcript is abundantly accumulated in leaf stomata and its expression varied with the circadian rhythm. SpUSP was remarkably induced by dehydration, salt stress, oxidative stress, and the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) etc. This protein was predominantly localized in the nucleus and cell membrane. Overexpressing SpUSP increased drought tolerance of tomato in the seedling and adult stages. Under drought stress, the ABA content significantly increased in the SpUSP-overexpressing plants, which induced stomatal closure and reduced water loss, leading to the enhancement of drought tolerance. Based on the microarray data, a large number of chlorophyll a/b-binding proteins and photosystem-related genes were up-regulated in the SpUSP-overexpressing plants under drought conditions, which possibly enhanced the stomatal sensivitity to ABA and maintained the photosynthetic function. SpUSP overexpression also alleviated the oxidative damage accompanied by oxidative stress-responsive gene activation and osmolyte accumulation. Annexin (SGN-U314161) was found to interacte with SpUSP in the yeast two-hybrid method. This interaction was further confirmed by the bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay. The present study demonstrated that the annexin-interacting SpUSP plays important roles in the drought tolerance of tomato by influencing ABA-induced stomatal movement, increasing photosynthesis, and alleviating oxidative stress.
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- These authors contributed equally to the article
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan 430070China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail:
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Lechat MM, Pouvreau JB, Péron T, Gauthier M, Montiel G, Véronési C, Todoroki Y, Le Bizec B, Monteau F, Macherel D, Simier P, Thoiron S, Delavault P. PrCYP707A1, an ABA catabolic gene, is a key component of Phelipanche ramosa seed germination in response to the strigolactone analogue GR24. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:5311-22. [PMID: 22859674 PMCID: PMC3431000 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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After a conditioning period, seed dormancy in obligate root parasitic plants is released by a chemical stimulus secreted by the roots of host plants. Using Phelipanche ramosa as the model, experiments conducted in this study showed that seeds require a conditioning period of at least 4 d to be receptive to the synthetic germination stimulant GR24. A cDNA-AFLP procedure on seeds revealed 58 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) whose expression pattern changed upon GR24 treatment. Among the isolated TDFs, two up-regulated sequences corresponded to an abscisic acid (ABA) catabolic gene, PrCYP707A1, encoding an ABA 8'-hydroxylase. Using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends method, two full-length cDNAs, PrCYP707A1 and PrCYP707A2, were isolated from seeds. Both genes were always expressed at low levels during conditioning during which an initial decline in ABA levels was recorded. GR24 application after conditioning triggered a strong up-regulation of PrCYP707A1 during the first 18 h, followed by an 8-fold decrease in ABA levels detectable 3 d after treatment. In situ hybridization experiments on GR24-treated seeds revealed a specific PrCYP707A1 mRNA accumulation in the cells located between the embryo and the micropyle. Abz-E2B, a specific inhibitor of CYP707A enzymes, significantly impeded seed germination, proving to be a non-competitive antagonist of GR24 with reversible inhibitory activity. These results demonstrate that P. ramosa seed dormancy release relies on ABA catabolism mediated by the GR24-dependent activation of PrCYP707A1. In addition, in situ hybridization corroborates the putative location of cells receptive to the germination stimulants in seeds.
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- Marc-Marie Lechat
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka, Japan
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, UMR 1345 INRA, Agrocampus Ouest, Université d’Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAVAngers, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, LUNAM UniversityNantes, France
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Ma F, Lu R, Liu H, Shi B, Zhang J, Tan M, Zhang A, Jiang M. Nitric oxide-activated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase regulates the abscisic acid-induced antioxidant defence in maize. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:4835-47. [PMID: 22865912 PMCID: PMC3427994 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CaM) are all required for abscisic acid (ABA)-induced antioxidant defence. Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) is a strong candidate for the decoder of Ca2+ signals. However, whether CCaMK is involved in ABA-induced antioxidant defence is unknown. The results of the present study show that exogenous and endogenous ABA induced increases in the activity of ZmCCaMK and the expression of ZmCCaMK in leaves of maize. Subcellular localization analysis showed that ZmCCaMK is located in the nucleus, the cytoplasm, and the plasma membrane. The transient expression of ZmCCaMK and the RNA interference (RNAi) silencing of ZmCCaMK analysis in maize protoplasts revealed that ZmCCaMK is required for ABA-induced antioxidant defence. Moreover, treatment with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) induced the activation of ZmCCaMK and the expression of ZmCCaMK. Pre-treatments with an NO scavenger and inhibitor blocked the ABA-induced increases in the activity and the transcript level of ZmCCaMK. Conversely, RNAi silencing of ZmCCaMK in maize protoplasts did not affect the ABA-induced NO production, which was further confirmed using a mutant of OsCCaMK, the homologous gene of ZmCCaMK in rice. Moreover, H2O2 was also required for the ABA activation of ZmCCaMK, and pre-treatments with an NO scavenger and inhibitor inhibited the H2O2-induced increase in the activity of ZmCCaMK. Taken together, the data clearly suggest that ZmCCaMK is required for ABA-induced antioxidant defence, and H2O2-dependent NO production plays an important role in the ABA-induced activation of ZmCCaMK.
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- Fangfang Ma
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- These authors contributed equally to this work
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- These authors contributed equally to this work
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced when plants are exposed to environmental stresses, such as drought and heat conditions. Oxidative stress imposed by ROS under drought conditions profoundly affects plant growth and development. However, ROS production and scavenging mechanisms under adverse environmental conditions are largely unknown. We have recently reported that a NAM/ATAF1/2/CUC2 (NAC) transcription factor NTL4 is required for generation of ROS under drought conditions in Arabidopsis. 35S:4ΔC transgenic plants overexpressing a truncated NTL4 form (4ΔC) lacking the C‑terminal transmembrane (TM) motif were hypersensitive to drought stress, and ROS accumulated to a high level in the transgenic plants. In contrast, NTL4-deficient ntl4 mutants were less sensitive to drought stress and contained reduced levels of ROS. Furthermore, the plasma membrane-associated NTL4 transcription factor is proteolytically activated by treatments with drought and abscisic acid (ABA) and nuclear-localized, where it induces expression of NADPH oxidase genes involved in ROS biosynthesis. Notably, the 35S:4ΔC transgenic plants showed accelerated leaf senescence and cell death under drought conditions. Taken together, these observations indicate that NTL4 regulation of ROS generation underlies the drought-induced leaf senescence.
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- Sangmin Lee
- Department of Chemistry; Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute; Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea
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Ye N, Zhang J. Antagonism between abscisic acid and gibberellins is partially mediated by ascorbic acid during seed germination in rice. Plant Signal Behav 2012; 7:563-5. [PMID: 22516812 PMCID: PMC3419020 DOI: 10.4161/psb.19919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The antagonism between abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GA) plays a key role in controlling seed germination, but the mechanism of antagonism during this process is not known. In the associated study, we investigated the relationship among ABA, reactive oxygen species (ROS), ascorbic acid (ASC) and GA during rice seed germination. ROS production is reduced by ABA, which hence results in decreasing ASC accumulation during imbibition. GA accumulation was also suppressed by a reduced ROS and ASC level, whereas application of exogenous ASC can partially rescue seed germination from ABA treatment. Further results show that production of ASC, which acts as a substrate in GA biosynthesis, was significantly inhibited by lycorine which thus suppressed the accumulation of GA. Consequently, expression of GA biosynthesis genes was suppressed by the low levels of ROS and ASC in ABA-treated seeds. These studies reveal a new role for ASC in mediating the antagonism between ABA and GA during seed germination in rice.
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- Nenghui Ye
- Department of Biology; Hong Kong Baptist University; Hong Kong, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Research Institute in Shen Zhen; China
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- Department of Biology; Hong Kong Baptist University; Hong Kong, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Research Institute in Shen Zhen; China
- Correspondence to: Jianhua Zhang,
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Sun L, Yuan B, Zhang M, Wang L, Cui M, Wang Q, Leng P. Fruit-specific RNAi-mediated suppression of SlNCED1 increases both lycopene and β-carotene contents in tomato fruit. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:3097-108. [PMID: 22345638 PMCID: PMC3350922 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) plays important roles during tomato fruit ripening. To study the regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis by ABA, the SlNCED1 gene encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), a key enzyme in the ABA biosynthesis, was suppressed in tomato plants by transformation with an RNA interference (RNAi) construct driven by a fruit-specific E8 promoter. ABA accumulation and SlNCED1 transcript levels in the transgenic fruit were down-regulated to between 20-50% of that in control fruit. This significant reduction in NCED activity led to the carbon that normally channels to free ABA as well as the ABA metabolite accumulation during ripening to be partially blocked. Therefore, this 'backlogged' carbon transformed into the carotenoid pathway in the RNAi lines resulted in increased assimilation and accumulation of upstream compounds in the pathway, chiefly lycopene and β-carotene. Fruit of all RNAi lines displayed deep red coloration compared with the pink colour of control fruit. The decrease in endogenous ABA in these transgenics resulted in an increase in ethylene, by increasing the transcription of genes related to the synthesis of ethylene during ripening. In conclusion, ABA potentially regulated the degree of pigmentation and carotenoid composition during ripening and could control, at least in part, ethylene production and action in climacteric tomato fruit.
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- Liang Sun
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, FUDAN University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of life sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail address:
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Luo M, Wang YY, Liu X, Yang S, Lu Q, Cui Y, Wu K. HD2C interacts with HDA6 and is involved in ABA and salt stress response in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:3297-306. [PMID: 22368268 PMCID: PMC3350937 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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HD2 proteins are plant specific histone deacetylases. Four HD2 proteins, HD2A, HD2B, HD2C, and HD2D, have been identified in Arabidopsis. It was found that the expression of HD2A, HD2B, HD2C, and HD2D was repressed by ABA and NaCl. To investigate the function of HD2 proteins further, two HD2C T-DNA insertion lines of Arabidopsis, hd2c-1 and hd2c-3 were identified. Compared with wild-type plants, hd2c-1 and hd2c-3 plants displayed increased sensitivity to ABA and NaCl during germination and decreased tolerance to salt stress. These observations support a role of HD2C in the ABA and salt-stress response in Arabidopsis. Moreover, it was demonstrated that HD2C interacted physically with a RPD3-type histone deacetylase, HDA6, and bound to histone H3. The expression of ABA-responsive genes, ABI1 and ABI2, was increased in hda6, hd2c, and hda6/hd2c-1 double mutant plants, which was associated with increased histone H3K9K14 acetylation and decreased histone H3K9 dimethylation. Taken together, our results suggested that HD2C functionally associates with HDA6 and regulates gene expression through histone modifications.
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- Ming Luo
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Jiang S, Kumar S, Eu YJ, Jami SK, Stasolla C, Hill RD. The Arabidopsis mutant, fy-1, has an ABA-insensitive germination phenotype. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:2693-703. [PMID: 22282534 PMCID: PMC3346229 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Arabidopsis FY, a homologue of the yeast RNA 3' processing factor Pfs2p, regulates the autonomous floral transition pathway through its interaction with FCA, an RNA binding protein. It is demonstrated here that FY also influences seed dormancy. Freshly-harvested seed of the Arabidopsis fy-1 mutant germinated readily in the absence of stratification or after-ripening. Furthermore, the fy-1 mutant showed less ABA sensitivity compared with the wild type, Ler, under identical conditions. Freshly-harvested seed of fy-1 had significantly higher ABA levels than Ler, even though Ler was dormant and fy-1 germinated readily. The PPLPP domains of FY, which are required for flowering control, were not essential for the ABA-influenced repression of germination. FLC expression analysis in seeds of different genotypes suggested that the effect of FY on dormancy may not be elicited through FLC. No significant differences in CYP707A1, CYP707A2, NCED9, ABI3, and ABI4 were observed between freshly-harvested Ler and fy-1 imbibed for 48 h. GA3ox1 and GA3ox2 rapidly increased over the 48 h imbibition period for fy-1, with no significant increases in these transcripts for Ler. ABI5 levels were significantly lower in fy-1 over the 48 h imbibition period. The results suggest that FY is involved in the development of dormancy and ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis seed.
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Netting AG, Theobald JC, Dodd IC. Xylem sap collection and extraction methodologies to determine in vivo concentrations of ABA and its bound forms by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Plant Methods 2012; 8:11. [PMID: 22439865 PMCID: PMC3337791 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-8-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accurate quantification of xylem sap ABA concentrations is important to underpin models of root-to-shoot ABA signalling to predict the physiological effects of soil drying. Growing tomato plants in a whole plant pressure chamber allowed sequential xylem sap collection from a detached leaf, the petiole stub of an otherwise intact plant and finally the de-topped root system of the same plant, to determine the impact of xylem sap sampling methodology on xylem ABA concentration. Since xylem sap can contain bound forms of ABA, a novel gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) procedure was developed to chemically separate free ABA from two in planta bound ABA forms known as Adducts I and II and ABA-glucose-ester (ABA-GE). RESULTS Xylem sap ABA concentrations were highly dependent on the sampling methodology used: the highest concentrations were detected in sap collected by applying an overpressure to detached leaves following the measurement of leaf water potential. Irrespective of xylem sap source, the wild-type cultivars Ailsa Craig and Rheinlands Ruhm had higher free ABA concentrations than a range of ABA-deficient mutants (notabilis, flacca and sitiens). However, in the mutants, concentrations of bound forms of ABA were similar to wild-type plants, and similar to free ABA concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Although xylem concentrations of these bound ABA forms and ABA-GE suggest they have a limited physiological impact on ABA homeostasis in tomato, the methods developed here will allow a more complete understanding of ABA biochemistry and root-to-shoot signalling in species known to have higher concentrations of these compounds.
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- Andrew G Netting
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Brancott Estate Winery, PernodRicard New Zealand, Blenheim, PO Box 331, New Zealand
- The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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- The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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Ye N, Zhu G, Liu Y, Zhang A, Li Y, Liu R, Shi L, Jia L, Zhang J. Ascorbic acid and reactive oxygen species are involved in the inhibition of seed germination by abscisic acid in rice seeds. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:1809-22. [PMID: 22200664 PMCID: PMC3295380 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The antagonism between abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GA) plays a key role in controlling seed germination, but the mechanism of antagonism during this process is not known. The possible links among ABA, reactive oxygen species (ROS), ascorbic acid (ASC), and GA during rice seed germination were investigated. Unlike in non-seed tissues where ROS production is increased by ABA, ABA reduced ROS production in imbibed rice seeds, especially in the embryo region. Such reduced ROS also led to an inhibition of ASC production. GA accumulation was also suppressed by a reduced ROS and ASC level, which was indicated by the inhibited expression of GA biosynthesis genes, amylase genes, and enzyme activity. Application of exogenous ASC can partially rescue seed germination from ABA treatment. Production of ASC, which acts as a substrate in GA biosynthesis, was significantly inhibited by lycorine which thus suppressed the accumulation of GA. Consequently, expression of GA biosynthesis genes was suppressed by the low levels of ROS and ASC in ABA-treated seeds. It can be concluded that ABA regulates seed germination in multiple dimensions. ROS and ASC are involved in its inhibition of GA biosynthesis.
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- Nenghui Ye
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Life Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Di Mauro MF, Iglesias MJ, Arce DP, Valle EM, Arnold RB, Tsuda K, Yamazaki KI, Casalongué CA, Godoy AV. MBF1s regulate ABA-dependent germination of Arabidopsis seeds. Plant Signal Behav 2012; 7:188-92. [PMID: 22353867 PMCID: PMC3405706 DOI: 10.4161/psb.18843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Transcriptional co-activators of the multiprotein bridging factor 1 (MBF1) controls gene expression by connecting transcription factors and the basal transcription machinery. In Arabidopsis thaliana functions of MBF1 genes have been related to stress tolerance and developmental alterations. Endogenous ABA plays a major role in the regulation of Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination. Seed dormancy and ABA sensitivity are enhanced in ethylene insensitive mutants suggesting that ethylene signal transduction pathway is necessary to fully develop ABA-dependent germination. In this report we showed that a triple knock-down mutant for Arabidopsis MBF1 genes (abc-) has enhanced seed dormancy and displays hypersensitivity to exogenous ABA. In addition, higher ABA contents were detected in abc- seeds after imbibition. These evidences suggest a negative role of MBF1s genes in ABA-dependent inhibition of germination. The participation of MBF1s in ethylene signal transduction pathway is also discussed.
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- María Florencia Di Mauro
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET); Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET); Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas; Facultad de Agronomía; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Plant Biology; Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute; University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN USA
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- Laboratory of Environmental Molecular Biology; Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science; Hokkaido University; Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Chiu RS, Nahal H, Provart NJ, Gazzarrini S. The role of the Arabidopsis FUSCA3 transcription factor during inhibition of seed germination at high temperature. BMC Plant Biol 2012; 12:15. [PMID: 22279962 PMCID: PMC3296646 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Imbibed seeds integrate environmental and endogenous signals to break dormancy and initiate growth under optimal conditions. Seed maturation plays an important role in determining the survival of germinating seeds, for example one of the roles of dormancy is to stagger germination to prevent mass growth under suboptimal conditions. The B3-domain transcription factor FUSCA3 (FUS3) is a master regulator of seed development and an important node in hormonal interaction networks in Arabidopsis thaliana. Its function has been mainly characterized during embryonic development, where FUS3 is highly expressed to promote seed maturation and dormancy by regulating ABA/GA levels. RESULTS In this study, we present evidence for a role of FUS3 in delaying seed germination at supraoptimal temperatures that would be lethal for the developing seedlings. During seed imbibition at supraoptimal temperature, the FUS3 promoter is reactivated and induces de novo synthesis of FUS3 mRNA, followed by FUS3 protein accumulation. Genetic analysis shows that FUS3 contributes to the delay of seed germination at high temperature. Unlike WT, seeds overexpressing FUS3 (ML1:FUS3-GFP) during imbibition are hypersensitive to high temperature and do not germinate, however, they can fully germinate after recovery at control temperature reaching 90% seedling survival. ML1:FUS3-GFP hypersensitivity to high temperature can be partly recovered in the presence of fluridone, an inhibitor of ABA biosynthesis, suggesting this hypersensitivity is due in part to higher ABA level in this mutant. Transcriptomic analysis shows that WT seeds imbibed at supraoptimal temperature activate seed-specific genes and ABA biosynthetic and signaling genes, while inhibiting genes that promote germination and growth, such as GA biosynthetic and signaling genes. CONCLUSION In this study, we have uncovered a novel function for the master regulator of seed maturation, FUS3, in delaying germination at supraoptimal temperature. Physiologically, this is important since delaying germination has a protective role at high temperature. Transcriptomic analysis of seeds imbibed at supraoptimal temperature reveal that a complex program is in place, which involves not only the regulation of heat and dehydration response genes to adjust cellular functions, but also the activation of seed-specific programs and the inhibition of germination-promoting programs to delay germination.
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- Rex S Chiu
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4 Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function (CAGEF), University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function (CAGEF), University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4 Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5 Canada
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Manavalan LP, Chen X, Clarke J, Salmeron J, Nguyen HT. RNAi-mediated disruption of squalene synthase improves drought tolerance and yield in rice. J Exp Bot 2012; 63:163-75. [PMID: 21926092 PMCID: PMC3245457 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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About one-third of the world's rice area is in rain-fed lowlands and most are prone to water shortage. The identification of genes imparting tolerance to drought in the model cereal plant, rice, is an attractive strategy to engineer improved drought tolerance not only rice but other cereals as well. It is demonstrated that RNAi-mediated disruption of a rice farnesyltransferase/squalene synthase (SQS) by maize squalene synthase improves drought tolerance at both the vegetative and reproductive stages. Twenty-day-old seedlings of wild type (Nipponbare) and seven independent events of transgenic RNAi lines showed no difference in morphology. When subjected to water stress for a period of 32 d under growth chamber conditions, transgenic positives showed delayed wilting, conserved more soil water, and improved recovery. When five independent events along with wild-type plants were subjected to drought at the reproductive stage under greenhouse conditions, the transgenic plants lost water more slowly compared with the wild type, through reduced stomatal conductance and the retention of high leaf relative water content (RWC). After 28 d of slow progressive soil drying, transgenic plants recovered better and flowered earlier than wild-type plants. The yield of water-stressed transgenic positive plants ranged from 14-39% higher than wild-type plants. When grown in plates with Yoshida's nutrient solution with 1.2% agar, transgenic positives from three independent events showed increased root length and an enhanced number of lateral roots. The RNAi-mediated inactivation produced reduced stomatal conductance and subsequent drought tolerance.
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- Syngenta Biotechnology Inc, Research Triangle Park, NC-27709, USA
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- Syngenta Biotechnology Inc, Research Triangle Park, NC-27709, USA
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- Syngenta Biotechnology Inc, Research Triangle Park, NC-27709, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO-65211, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Couillerot JP, Windels D, Vazquez F, Michalski JC, Hilbert JL, Blervacq AS. Pretreatments, conditioned medium and co-culture increase the incidence of somatic embryogenesis of different Cichorium species. Plant Signal Behav 2012; 7:121-31. [PMID: 22301978 PMCID: PMC3357352 DOI: 10.4161/psb.7.1.18637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) in Cichorium involves dedifferentiation and redifferentiation of single cells and can be induced by specific in vitro culture conditions. We have tested the effect of various treatments on the incidence of SE (ISE) of an interspecific embryogenic hybrid (C. endivia x C. intybus) and of different commercial chicories (C. endivia and C. intybus) that are typically recalcitrant to SE in standard culture conditions. We found that the ISE of the hybrid is significantly increased by pretreatment of tissues by submersion in solutions of glycerol, abscisic acid, spermine, putrescine or of combinations of these compounds. Interestingly, the most efficient of these pretreatments also had an unexpectedly high effect on the ISE of the C. intybus cultivars. The ISE of the hybrid and of the commercial chicories were increased when explants were co-cultured with highly embryogenic chicory explants or when they were cultured in conditioned medium. These observations established that unidentified SE-promoting factors are released in the culture medium. HPLC analyses of secreted Arabino-Galactan Proteins (AGPs), which are known to stimulate SE, did not allow identifying a fraction containing differentially abundant AGP candidates. However, pointing to their role in promoting SE, we found that the hybrid had a drastically higher ISE when amino sugars and L-Proline, the putative precursors of secreted AGPs, were both added to the medium.
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- Jean-Paul Couillerot
- Université Lille Nord de France; Université Lille1; UMR INRA 1281 Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés; Bâtiment SN2; Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Botanical Institute; University of Basel; Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center; Swiss Plant Science Web; Basel, Switzerland
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- Botanical Institute; University of Basel; Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center; Swiss Plant Science Web; Basel, Switzerland
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- Université Lille Nord de France; Université Lille1; UMR CNRS 8576 Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle; Bâtiment C9; Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France; Université Lille1; UMR INRA 1281 Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés; Bâtiment SN2; Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France; Université Lille1; UMR INRA 1281 Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés; Bâtiment SN2; Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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Hubbard KE, Siegel RS, Valerio G, Brandt B, Schroeder JI. Abscisic acid and CO2 signalling via calcium sensitivity priming in guard cells, new CDPK mutant phenotypes and a method for improved resolution of stomatal stimulus-response analyses. Ann Bot 2012; 109:5-17. [PMID: 21994053 PMCID: PMC3241576 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [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: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stomatal guard cells are the regulators of gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere. Ca(2+)-dependent and Ca(2+)-independent mechanisms function in these responses. Key stomatal regulation mechanisms, including plasma membrane and vacuolar ion channels have been identified and are regulated by the free cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](cyt)). SCOPE Here we show that CO(2)-induced stomatal closing is strongly impaired under conditions that prevent intracellular Ca(2+) elevations. Moreover, Ca(2+) oscillation-induced stomatal closing is partially impaired in knock-out mutations in several guard cell-expressed Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) here, including the cpk4cpk11 double and cpk10 mutants; however, abscisic acid-regulated stomatal movements remain relatively intact in the cpk4cpk11 and cpk10 mutants. We further discuss diverse studies of Ca(2+) signalling in guard cells, discuss apparent peculiarities, and pose novel open questions. The recently proposed Ca(2+) sensitivity priming model could account for many of the findings in the field. Recent research shows that the stomatal closing stimuli abscisic acid and CO(2) enhance the sensitivity of stomatal closing mechanisms to intracellular Ca(2+), which has been termed 'calcium sensitivity priming'. The genome of the reference plant Arabidopsis thaliana encodes for over 250 Ca(2+)-sensing proteins, giving rise to the question, how can specificity in Ca(2+) responses be achieved? Calcium sensitivity priming could provide a key mechanism contributing to specificity in eukaryotic Ca(2+) signal transduction, a topic of central interest in cell signalling research. In this article we further propose an individual stomatal tracking method for improved analyses of stimulus-regulated stomatal movements in Arabidopsis guard cells that reduces noise and increases fidelity in stimulus-regulated stomatal aperture responses ( Box 1). This method is recommended for stomatal response research, in parallel to previously adopted blind analyses, due to the relatively small and diverse sizes of stomatal apertures in the reference plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0116, USA
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We recently established an immunohistochemical method for the detection of blue light (BL)-induced and phototropin-mediated phosphorylation of plasma-membrane H+-ATPase in stomatal guard cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. This technique makes it possible to detect the phosphorylation/activation status of guard-cell H+-ATPase in the epidermis of a single rosette leaf, without the need to prepare guard-cell protoplasts (GCPs) from a large number of plants. Moreover, it can detect guard-cell responses under more natural and stress-free conditions compared to using GCPs. Taking advantage of these properties, we examined the effect of abscisic acid (ABA) on BL-induced phosphorylation of guard-cell H+-ATPase by using ABA-insensitive mutants. This revealed inhibition of BL-induced phosphorylation of guard-cell H+-ATPase via the early ABA-signaling components PYR/PYL/RCAR-PP2Cs-SnRK2s, which are known to be early ABA-signaling components for a wide range of ABA responses in plants.
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Ethylene and abscisic acid (ABA) have compact effects on plant development and stress responses. It is not well understood about the mechanism of ABA modulation in ethylene biosynthesis. In our recent research, HY5-AtERF11 regulon was evidenced to connect the ABA action and ethylene biosynthesis. In this paper, by analyzing the expression of ABA biosynthesis genes and the ABA concentration in ethylene over-production mutants, we demonstrated that ethylene production affected by HY5-AtERF11 regulon targeted gene increased the expression of ABA biosynthesis genes and its contents. In addition, we discussed that HY5 might function as a convergence point of multiple hormones in response to light.
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Liu YC, Wu YR, Huang XH, Sun J, Xie Q. AtPUB19, a U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase, negatively regulates abscisic acid and drought responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Plant 2011; 4:938-46. [PMID: 21502661 PMCID: PMC3221247 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssr030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Ubiquitination is an important protein post-translational modification, which is involved in various cellular processes in higher plants, and U-box E3 ligases play important roles in diverse functions in eukaryotes. Here, we describe the functions of Arabidopsis thaliana PUB19 (AtPUB19), which we demonstrated in an in vitro assay to encode a U-box type E3 ubiquitin ligase. AtPUB19 was up-regulated by drought, salt, cold, and abscisic acid (ABA). Down-regulation of AtPUB19 led to hypersensitivity to ABA, enhanced ABA-induced stomatal closing, and enhanced drought tolerance, while AtPUB19 overexpression resulted in the reverse phenotypes. Molecular analysis showed that the expression levels of a number of ABA and stress marker genes were altered in both AtPUB19 overexpressing and atpub19-1 mutant plants. In summary, our data show that AtPUB19 negatively regulates ABA and drought responses in A. thaliana.
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- Yong-Chang Liu
- College of Agriculture/The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Agriculture/The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail , tel. 86-10-64889351, fax 86-10-64889351
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Koops P, Pelser S, Ignatz M, Klose C, Marrocco-Selden K, Kretsch T. EDL3 is an F-box protein involved in the regulation of abscisic acid signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Exp Bot 2011; 62:5547-60. [PMID: 21831845 PMCID: PMC3223051 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The EID1-like protein 3 (EDL3) shows high similarity to EID1 (Empfindlicher im dunkelroten Licht 1), an F-box protein that functions as a negative regulator in the signalling cascade downstream of the phytochrome A photoreceptor in Arabidopsis thaliana. Analyses revealed a strong and rapid induction of EDL3 gene expression under osmotic stress, high salinity, and upon abscisic acid (ABA) application. Therefore, it was speculated that EDL3 is involved in the regulation of responses controlled by this plant hormone, which not only regulates many aspects of plant development but also integrates responses towards temperature, drought, osmotic, and salt stresses. Physiological data obtained with over-expresser lines and a conditional knock-down mutant demonstrated that EDL3 functions as a positive regulator in ABA-dependent signalling cascades that control seed germination, root growth, greening of etiolated seedlings, and transition to flowering. Results further demonstrate that EDL3 regulates anthocyanin accumulation under drought stress. The observed effects on physiological responses fit to tissue-specific expression patterns obtained with EDL3-promoter:GUS lines. Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation assays and yeast two-hybrid analyses showed that EDL3 carries a functional F-box domain. Thus, the protein is presumed to act as a component of a ubiquitin ligase complex that specifically directs negatively acting factors in ABA signalling to degradation via the proteasome.
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Institut für Biologie 2/Botanik, Schänzlestrasse 1, D-79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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Li B, Li Q, Kronzucker HJ, Shi W. Roles of abscisic acid and auxin in shoot-supplied ammonium inhibition of root system development. Plant Signal Behav 2011; 6:1451-3. [PMID: 21955623 PMCID: PMC3256368 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.10.17131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A plastic root system is a prerequisite for successful plant acclimation to variable environments. The normally functioning root system is the result of a complex interaction of root-borne signals and shoot-derived regulators. We recently demonstrated that AUX1, a well-studied component of auxin transport, mediates shoot-supplied ammonium (SSA) inhibition of lateral root (LR) formation in Arabidopsis. By contrast, the response did not involve ABA pathways, via which several other abiotic stresses affect LR formation. We proposed that SSA regulates LR emergence by interrupting AUX1-mediated auxin transport from shoot to root. Here, by analyzing both ABA- and auxin-related mutants, we show that AUX1 is also required for SSA-mediated suppression of primary root growth. Ammonium content in shoots was furthermore shown to increase linearly with shoot-, but not root-supplied, ammonium, suggesting it may represent the internal trigger for SSA inhibition of root development. Taken together, our data identify AUX1-mediated auxin transport as a key transmission step in the sensing of excessive ammonium exposure and its inhibitory effect on root development.
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- Baohai Li
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture; Institute of Soil Science; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture; Institute of Soil Science; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture; Institute of Soil Science; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing, China
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Stomata, functionally specialized small pores on the surfaces of leaves, regulate the flow of gases in and out of plants. The pore is opened by an increase in osmotic pressure in the guard cells, resulting in the uptake of water. The subsequent increase in cell volume inflates the guard cell and culminates with the opening of the pore. Although guard cells can be regarded as one of the most thoroughly investigated cell types, our knowledge of the signaling pathways which regulate guard cell function remains fragmented. Recent research in guard cells has led to several new hypotheses, however, it is still a matter of debate as to whether guard cells function autonomously or are subject to regulation by their neighboring mesophyll cells.This review synthesizes what is known about the mechanisms and genes critical for modulating stomatal movement. Recent progress on the regulation of guard cell function is reviewed here including the involvement of environmental signals such as light, the concentration of atmospheric CO2 and endogenous plant hormones. In addition we re-evaluate the important role of organic acids such as malate and fumarate play in guard cell metabolism in this process.
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- Wagner L Araújo
- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology; Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology; Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Max-Planck Partner Group; MG, Viçosa, Brazil
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Pieruzzi FP, Dias LLC, Balbuena TS, Santa-Catarina C, dos Santos ALW, Floh EIS. Polyamines, IAA and ABA during germination in two recalcitrant seeds: Araucaria angustifolia (Gymnosperm) and Ocotea odorifera (Angiosperm). Ann Bot 2011; 108:337-45. [PMID: 21685432 PMCID: PMC3143043 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plant growth regulators play an important role in seed germination. However, much of the current knowledge about their function during seed germination was obtained using orthodox seeds as model systems, and there is a paucity of information about the role of plant growth regulators during germination of recalcitrant seeds. In the present work, two endangered woody species with recalcitrant seeds, Araucaria angustifolia (Gymnosperm) and Ocotea odorifera (Angiosperm), native to the Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil, were used to study the mobilization of polyamines (PAs), indole-acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) during seed germination. METHODS Data were sampled from embryos of O. odorifera and embryos and megagametophytes of A. angustifolia throughout the germination process. Biochemical analyses were carried out in HPLC. KEY RESULTS During seed germination, an increase in the (Spd + Spm) : Put ratio was recorded in embryos in both species. An increase in IAA and PA levels was also observed during seed germination in both embryos, while ABA levels showed a decrease in O. odorifera and an increase in A. angustifolia embryos throughout the period studied. CONCLUSIONS The (Spd + Spm) : Put ratio could be used as a marker for germination completion. The increase in IAA levels, prior to germination, could be associated with variations in PA content. The ABA mobilization observed in the embryos could represent a greater resistance to this hormone in recalcitrant seeds, in comparison to orthodox seeds, opening a new perspective for studies on the effects of this regulator in recalcitrant seeds. The gymnosperm seed, though without a connective tissue between megagametophyte and embryo, seems to be able to maintain communication between the tissues, based on the likely transport of plant growth regulators.
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- Fernanda P. Pieruzzi
- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 05422-970 São Paulo, Brazil and
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 05422-970 São Paulo, Brazil and
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 05422-970 São Paulo, Brazil and
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Biociências, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Avenida Alberto Lamego 28013–602 Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 05422-970 São Paulo, Brazil and
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 05422-970 São Paulo, Brazil and
- For correspondence. E-mail
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