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Yan M, Jiao G, Shao G, Chen Y, Zhu M, Yang L, Xie L, Hu P, Tang S. Chalkiness and premature controlled by energy homeostasis in OsNAC02 Ko-mutant during vegetative endosperm development. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:196. [PMID: 38494545 PMCID: PMC10946104 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04845-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chalkiness is a common phenotype induced by various reasons, such as abiotic stress or the imbalance of starch synthesis and metabolism during the development period. However, the reason mainly for one gene losing its function such as NAC (TFs has a large family in rice) which may cause premature is rarely known to us. RESULTS The Ko-Osnac02 mutant demonstrated an obviously early maturation stage compared to the wild type (WT) with 15 days earlier. The result showed that the mature endosperm of Ko-Osnac02 mutant exhibited chalkiness, characterized by white-core and white-belly in mature endosperm. As grain filling rate is a crucial factor in determining the yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa, ssp. japonica), it's significant that mutant has a lower amylose content (AC) and higher soluble sugar content in the mature endosperm. Interestingly among the top DEGs in the RNA sequencing of N2 (3DAP) and WT seeds revealed that the OsBAM2 (LOC_Os10g32810) expressed significantly high in N2 mutant, which involved in Maltose up-regulated by the starch degradation. As Prediction of Protein interaction showed in the chalky endosperm formation in N2 seeds (3 DAP), seven genes were expressed at a lower-level which should be verified by a heatmap diagrams based on DEGs of N2 versus WT. The Tubulin genes controlling cell cycle are downregulated together with the MCM family genes MCM4 ( ↓), MCM7 ( ↑), which may cause white-core in the early endosperm development. In conclusion, the developing period drastically decreased in the Ko-Osnac02 mutants, which might cause the chalkiness in seeds during the early endosperm development. CONCLUSIONS The gene OsNAC02 which controls a great genetic co-network for cell cycle regulation in early development, and KO-Osnac02 mutant shows prematurity and white-core in endosperm.
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- Mei Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China.
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Ali NS, Syafiq TM, Saad MM. Induction of Hydrolytic Enzymes: A Criterion for Biological Control Candidates against Fungal Pathogen. Fungal Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04805-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang Y, Liu M, Wang X, Zhong L, Shi G, Xu Y, Li Y, Li R, Huang Y, Ye X, Li Z, Cui Z. A novel β-1,3-glucanase Gns6 from rice possesses antifungal activity against Magnaporthe oryzae. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 265:153493. [PMID: 34403886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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As members of the pathogenesis-related protein (PR)-2 family, β-1,3-glucanases play pivotal roles in plant defense. Previous study showed that the rice genome contains 16 genes encoding putative β-1,3-glucanases, and the β-1,3-glucanases in subfamily A were deduced to be involved in plant defense. However, there was limited direct evidence. In this study, the expression of rice β-1,3-glucanases Gns2-Gns6 belonging to subfamily A in rice plant infection with Magnaporthe oryzae was investigated, and the enhanced expression of Gns6 during infection confirmed its crucial role in the defense of rice seedlings. Enzymological characterization revealed that Gns6 preferentially hydrolyzed laminarin, pachymaran, and yeast glucan. The β-1,3; 1,6-glucanase Gns6 exhibited a specific activity of 1.2 U/mg with laminarin as the substrate. In addition, Gns6 could hydrolyze laminarin via an endo-type mechanism, yielding a series of oligosaccharides with various degrees of polymerization that are known immune elicitors in plants. Moreover, Gns6 exhibited a significant inhibitory effect against the formation of the germ tubes and appressoria, with potential applications in plant protection. Taken together, this study shows that Gns6 is an essential effector in the defensive response of rice against pathogenic fungi.
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- Yanxin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Plant Diseases and Insects of Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agriculture University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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Vujanovic V, Kim SH, Lahlali R, Karunakaran C. Spectroscopy and SEM imaging reveal endosymbiont-dependent components changes in germinating kernel through direct and indirect coleorhiza-fungus interactions under stress. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1665. [PMID: 30733451 PMCID: PMC6367502 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36621-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In the present study, FTIR spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging was introduced as a non-destructive, sensitive-reliable tool for assessing the tripartite kernel-fungal endophyte environment interaction. Composition of coleorhizae of Triticum durum was studied under ambient and drought stress conditions. The OH-stretch IR absorption spectrum suggests that the water-deficit was possibly improved or moderated by kernel's endophytic partner. The OH-stretch frequency pattern coincides with other (growth and stress) related molecular changes. Analysis of lipid (3100-2800 cm-1) and protein (1700-1550 cm-1) regions seems to demonstrate that drought has a positive impact on lipids. The fungal endosymbiont direct contact with kernel during germination had highest effect on both lipid and protein (Amide I and II) groups, indicating an increased stress resistance in inoculated kernel. Compared to the indirect kernel-fungus interaction and to non-treated kernels (control), direct interaction produced highest effect on lipids. Among treatments, the fingerprint region (1800-800 cm-1) and SEM images indicated an important shift in glucose oligosaccharides, possibly linked to coleorhiza-polymer layer disappearance. Acquired differentiation in coleorhiza composition of T. durum, between ambient and drought conditions, suggests that FTIR spectroscopy could be a promising tool for studying endosymbiont-plant interactions within a changing environment.
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- Vladimir Vujanovic
- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada.
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada
- Department of Crop Protection, Phytopathology Unit, Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès, BP/S 40, Meknès, 50001, Morocco
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Zhong J, Peng Z, Peng Q, Cai Q, Peng W, Chen M, Yao J. Regulation of plant height in rice by the Polycomb group genes OsEMF2b, OsFIE2 and OsCLF. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 267:157-167. [PMID: 29362094 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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An ideal plant height is essential for crop yield. Some Polycomb group (PcG) genes mutants exhibit a dwarf phenotype in rice. To determine how PcG genes regulate plant height, we investigated the phenotypes of the emf2b mutant and OsEMF2b, OsFIE2 and OsCLF RNAi transgenic plants; they all exhibited dwarf phenotype. Further analyses indicated that stem elongation at jointing stage was seriously inhibited in emf2b and RNAi transgenic plants. Reduced cell expansion and cell division of stem caused significant reduction of stem length during mature period of OsEMF2b, OsFIE2 and OsCLF RNAi transgenic plants. Transcription analysis revealed that cell division, cell expansion and plant hormones related genes differentially expressed between emf2b and WT. In addition, PcG genes mutants weakened GA signal and GA concentration and leaded to suppresseion of plant height. Analysis of differentially expressed genes revealed that 109 up-regulated and 19 down-regulated genes were identified in both emf2b and fie2. H3K27me3-modified sites were observed in 95 of the 109 up-regulated genes, and some of them were up-regulated in OsFIE2, OsCLF and OsEMF2b RNAi transgenic plants, and their H3K27me3 levels were reduced in emf2b. Moreover, OsEMF2b interacted with OsCLF. Therefore, we speculated that these PcG genes, OsFIE2, OsCLF and OsEMF2b, may work as a PRC2 to regulate rice height.
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- Jun Zhong
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Enoki S, Fujimori N, Yamaguchi C, Hattori T, Suzuki S. High Constitutive Overexpression of Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 17 Delays Floral Transition by Enhancing FLC Expression in Transgenic Arabidopsis. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 6:plants6030031. [PMID: 28757594 PMCID: PMC5620587 DOI: 10.3390/plants6030031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Vitis vinifera glycosyl hydrolase family 17 (VvGHF17) is a grape apoplasmic β-1,3-glucanase, which belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 17 in grapevines. β-1,3-glucanase is not only involved in plant defense response but also has various physiological functions in plants. Although VvGHF17 expression is negatively related to the length of inflorescence in grapevines, the physiological functions of VvGHF17 are still uncertain. To clarify the physiological functions of VvGHF17, we conducted a phenotypic analysis of VvGHF17-overexpressing Arabidopsis plants. VvGHF17-overexpressing Arabidopsis plants showed short inflorescence, similar to grapevines. These results suggested that VvGHF17 might negatively regulate the length of inflorescence in plants. VvGHF17 expression induced a delay of floral transition in Arabidopsis plants. The expression level of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), known as a floral repressor gene, in inflorescence meristem of transgenic plants were increased by approximately 10-fold as compared with wild plants. These results suggest that VvGHF17 induces a delay of floral transition by enhancing FLC expression and concomitantly decreases the length of plant inflorescence.
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- Shinichi Enoki
- Laboratory of Fruit Genetic Engineering, The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-0005, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fruit Genetic Engineering, The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-0005, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fruit Genetic Engineering, The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-0005, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fruit Genetic Engineering, The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-0005, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fruit Genetic Engineering, The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-0005, Japan.
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Su Y, Wang Z, Liu F, Li Z, Peng Q, Guo J, Xu L, Que Y. Isolation and Characterization of ScGluD2, a New Sugarcane beta-1,3-Glucanase D Family Gene Induced by Sporisorium scitamineum, ABA, H2O2, NaCl, and CdCl2 Stresses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1348. [PMID: 27642288 PMCID: PMC5009122 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Beta-1,3-glucanases (EC 3.2.1.39), commonly known as pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins, play an important role not only in plant defense against fungal pathogens but also in plant physiological and developmental processes. However, only a limited number of sugarcane beta-1,3-glucanase genes have been isolated. In the present study, we identified and characterized a new beta-1,3-glucanase gene ScGluD2 (GenBank Acc No. KF664181) from sugarcane. An X8 domain was present at the C terminal region of ScGluD2, suggesting beta-1,3-glucan-binding function. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the predicted ScGluD2 protein was classified into subfamily D beta-1,3-glucanase. Localization of the ScGluD2 protein in the plasma membrane was determined by tagging it with green fluorescent protein. The expression of ScGluD2 was more up-regulated in sugarcane smut-resistant cultivars in the early stage (1 or 3 days) than in the susceptible ones after being challenged by the smut pathogen, revealing that ScGluD2 may be involved in defense against the invasion of Sporisorium scitamineum. Transient overexpression of ScGluD2 in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves induced a defense response and exhibited antimicrobial action on the tobacco pathogens Pseudomonas solanacearum and Botrytis cinerea, further demonstrating that ScGluD2 was related to the resistance to plant pathogens. However, the transcripts of ScGluD2 partially increased (12 h) under NaCl stress, and were steadily up-regulated from 6 to 24 h upon ABA, H2O2, and CdCl2 treatments, suggesting that ABA may be a signal molecule regulating oxidative stress and play a role in the salt and heavy metal stress-induced stimulation of ScGluD2 transcripts. Taken together, ScGluD2, a novel member of subfamily D beta-1,3-glucanase, was a stress-related gene of sugarcane involved in plant defense against smut pathogen attack and salt and heavy metal stresses.
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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González-Calle V, Barrero-Sicilia C, Carbonero P, Iglesias-Fernández R. Mannans and endo-β-mannanases (MAN) in Brachypodium distachyon: expression profiling and possible role of the BdMAN genes during coleorhiza-limited seed germination. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:3753-64. [PMID: 25922488 PMCID: PMC4473977 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Immunolocalization of mannans in the seeds of Brachypodium distachyon reveals the presence of these polysaccharides in the root embryo and in the coleorhiza in the early stages of germination (12h), decreasing thereafter to the point of being hardly detected at 27h. Concurrently, the activity of endo-β-mannanases (MANs; EC 3.2.1.78) that catalyse the hydrolysis of β-1,4 bonds in mannan polymers, increases as germination progresses. The MAN gene family is represented by six members in the Brachypodium genome, and their expression has been explored in different organs and especially in germinating seeds. Transcripts of BdMAN2, BdMAN4 and BdMAN6 accumulate in embryos, with a maximum at 24-30h, and are detected in the coleorhiza and in the root by in situ hybridization analyses, before root protrusion (germination sensu stricto). BdMAN4 is not only present in the embryo root and coleorhiza, but is abundant in the de-embryonated (endosperm) imbibed seeds, while BdMAN2 and BdMAN6 are faintly expressed in endosperm during post-germination (36-42h). BdMAN4 and BdMAN6 transcripts are detected in the aleurone layer. These data indicate that BdMAN2, BdMAN4 and BdMAN6 are important for germination sensu stricto and that BdMAN4 and BdMAN6 may also influence reserve mobilization. Whether the coleorhiza in monocots and the micropylar endosperm in eudicots have similar functions, is discussed.
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- Virginia González-Calle
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), and ETSI Agrónomos, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223-Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), and ETSI Agrónomos, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223-Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), and ETSI Agrónomos, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223-Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), and ETSI Agrónomos, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223-Madrid, Spain
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Purification and characterization of a new endo-β-1,3-glucanase exhibiting a high specificity for curdlan for production of β-1,3-glucan oligosaccharides. Food Sci Biotechnol 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-014-0108-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Singh D, Ambroise A, Haicour R, Sihachakr D, Rajam MV. Increased resistance to fungal wilts in transgenic eggplant expressing alfalfa glucanase gene. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 20:143-50. [PMID: 24757318 PMCID: PMC3988322 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-014-0225-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The wilt diseases caused by Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum are the major diseases of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). In order to generate transgenic resistance against the wilt diseases, Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer was performed to introduce alfalfa glucanase gene encoding an acidic glucanase into eggplant using neomycin phosphotransferase (npt-II) gene as a plant selection marker. The transgene integration into eggplant genome was confirmed by Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Southern blot analysis and transgene expression by the glucanase activity and western blot analysis. The selected transgenic lines were challenged with V. dahliae and F. oxysporum under in vitro and in vivo growth conditions, and transgenic lines showed enhanced resistance against the wilt-causing fungi with a delay of 5-7 days in the disease development as compared to wild-type plants.
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- Deepali Singh
- />Department of Genetics, University of Delhi–South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
- />School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India
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- />Labo Ecologie, Systematique et Evolution, Universite de Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- />Labo Ecologie, Systematique et Evolution, Universite de Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- />Labo Ecologie, Systematique et Evolution, Universite de Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- />Department of Genetics, University of Delhi–South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
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Wojtasik W, Kulma A, Dymińska L, Hanuza J, Żebrowski J, Szopa J. Fibres from flax overproducing β-1,3-glucanase show increased accumulation of pectin and phenolics and thus higher antioxidant capacity. BMC Biotechnol 2013; 13:10. [PMID: 23394294 PMCID: PMC3598203 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-13-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, in order to improve the resistance of flax plants to pathogen infection, transgenic flax that overproduces β-1,3-glucanase was created. β-1,3-glucanase is a PR protein that hydrolyses the β-glucans, which are a major component of the cell wall in many groups of fungi. For this study, we used fourth-generation field-cultivated plants of the Fusarium -resistant transgenic line B14 to evaluate how overexpression of the β-1,3-glucanase gene influences the quantity, quality and composition of flax fibres, which are the main product obtained from flax straw. RESULTS Overproduction of β-1,3-glucanase did not affect the quantity of the fibre obtained from the flax straw and did not significantly alter the essential mechanical characteristics of the retted fibres. However, changes in the contents of the major components of the cell wall (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and lignin) were revealed. Overexpression of the β-1,3-glucanase gene resulted in higher cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin contents and a lower lignin content in the fibres. Increases in the uronic acid content in particular fractions (with the exception of the 1 M KOH-soluble fraction of hemicelluloses) and changes in the sugar composition of the cell wall were detected in the fibres of the transgenic flax when compared to the contents for the control plants. The callose content was lower in the fibres of the transgenic flax. Additionally, the analysis of phenolic compound contents in five fractions of the cell wall revealed important changes, which were reflected in the antioxidant potential of these fractions. CONCLUSION Overexpression of the β-1,3-glucanase gene has a significant influence on the biochemical composition of flax fibres. The constitutive overproduction of β-1,3-glucanase causes a decrease in the callose content, and the resulting excess glucose serves as a substrate for the production of other polysaccharides. The monosaccharide excess redirects the phenolic compounds to bind with polysaccharides instead of to partake in lignin synthesis. The mechanical properties of the transgenic fibres are strengthened by their improved biochemical composition, and the increased antioxidant potential of the fibres supports the potential use of transgenic flax fibres for biomedical applications.
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- Wioleta Wojtasik
- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Food Technology, Faculty of Economics and Engineering, University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120, 50-345, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Food Technology, Faculty of Economics and Engineering, University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120, 50-345, Wrocław, Poland
- Institute of Low Temperatures and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2, 50-422, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Centre of Applied Biotechnology and Basic Sciences, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148, Wrocław, Poland
- Linum Fundation, Stabłowicka 149-147, 54-066 Wroclaw, Poland
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Ceasar SA, Ignacimuthu S. Genetic engineering of crop plants for fungal resistance: role of antifungal genes. Biotechnol Lett 2012; 34:995-1002. [PMID: 22350290 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-0871-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fungal diseases damage crop plants and affect agricultural production. Transgenic plants have been produced by inserting antifungal genes to confer resistance against fungal pathogens. Genes of fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes, such as chitinase and glucanase, are frequently used to produce fungal-resistant transgenic crop plants. In this review, we summarize the details of various transformation studies to develop fungal resistance in crop plants.
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- S Antony Ceasar
- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, India
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Wan L, Zha W, Cheng X, Liu C, Lv L, Liu C, Wang Z, Du B, Chen R, Zhu L, He G. A rice β-1,3-glucanase gene Osg1 is required for callose degradation in pollen development. PLANTA 2011; 233:309-23. [PMID: 21046148 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1301-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plant β-1,3-glucanases are involved in plant defense and development. In rice (Oryza sativa), 14 genes encoding putative β-1,3-glucanases have been isolated and sequenced. However, only limited information is available on the function of these β-1,3-glucanase genes. In this study, we report a detailed functional characterization of one of these genes, Osg1. Osg1 encodes a glucanase carrying no C-terminal extension. Osg1 was found to be expressed throughout the plant and highly expressed in florets, leaf sheaths, and leaf blades. Investigations using real-time PCR, immunocytochemical analysis, and a GUS-reporter gene driven by the Osg1 promoter indicated that Osg1 was mainly expressed at the late meiosis, early microspore, and middle microspore stages in the florets. To elucidate the role of Osg1, we suppressed expression of the Osg1 gene by RNA interference in transgenic rice. The silencing of Osg1 resulted in male sterility. The pollen mother cells appeared to be normal in Osg1-RI plants, but callose degradation was disrupted around the microspores in the anther locules of the Osg1-RI plants at the early microspore stage. Consequently, the release of the young microspores into the anther locules was delayed, and the microspores began to degenerate later. These results provide evidence that Osg1 is essential for timely callose degradation in the process of tetrad dissolution.
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- Linglin Wan
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Plant Development Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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Roy Choudhury S, Roy S, Singh SK, Sengupta DN. Molecular characterization and differential expression of beta-1,3-glucanase during ripening in banana fruit in response to ethylene, auxin, ABA, wounding, cold and light-dark cycles. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2010; 29:813-28. [PMID: 20467747 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0866-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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beta-1,3-Glucanases (E.C. 3.2.1.39) are widely distributed enzyme among bacteria, fungi, and higher plants. Analyses of accumulation levels of beta-1,3-glucanase protein in various tissues in banana have clearly indicated abundance of beta-1,3-glucanase protein accumulation in ripe pulp tissue. After cloning of beta-1,3-glucanase from banana pulp (cultivar Cavendish), we have carried out an in silico analysis to investigate the sequential, structural, and phylogenetic characteristics of the putative banana beta-1,3-glucanase protein. As like other ripening specific genes, beta-1,3-glucanase is regulated in response to a wide variety of factors. Therefore, we have analyzed the transcript accumulation pattern and protein levels of beta-1,3-glucanase in response to ethylene, auxin, ABA, wounding and, low temperature in preclimacteric banana fruit. Expression profile analyses have indicated that whereas exogenous application of ethylene strongly stimulated beta-1,3-glucanase transcript accumulation, ABA partially induced the expression of the gene. On the other hand, wound treatment did not induce beta-1,3-glucanase expression. Conversely, auxin and cold treatment negatively regulated beta-1,3-glucanase gene expression and thus inhibited glucanase activity. In addition, beta-1,3-glucanase transcript level was markedly decreased by constant exposure to white light. Protein level and enzymatic activity of beta-1,3-glucanase were substantially increased with considerable decrease in fruit firmness by ethylene treatment and reduced exposure to white light conditions as compared with other treatments. Together, the overall study of beta-1,3-glucanase expression pattern, glucanase activity, and changes in fruit firmness during ripening in various conditions suggest the possible physiological function of beta-1,3-glucanase in fruit pulp softening.
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- Swarup Roy Choudhury
- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, 93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 009, India.
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Lee K, Bae DW, Kim SH, Han HJ, Liu X, Park HC, Lim CO, Lee SY, Chung WS. Comparative proteomic analysis of the short-term responses of rice roots and leaves to cadmium. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 167:161-8. [PMID: 19853963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 09/22/2009] [Accepted: 09/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal that is recognized as a major environmental pollutant. While Cd responses and toxicities in some plant species have been well established, there are few reports about the effects of short-term exposure to Cd on rice, a model monocotyledonous plant, at the proteome level. To investigate the effect of Cd in rice, we monitored the influence of Cd exposure on root and leaf proteomes. After Cd treatment, root and leaf tissues were separately collected and leaf proteins were fractionated with polyethylene glycol. Differentially regulated proteins were selected after image analysis and identified using MALDI-TOF MS. A total of 36 proteins were up- or down-regulated following Cd treatment. As expected, total glutathione levels were significantly decreased in Cd-treated roots, and approximately half of the up-regulated proteins in roots were involved in responses to oxidative stress. These results suggested that prompt antioxidative responses might be necessary for the reduction of Cd-induced oxidative stress in roots but not in leaves. In addition, RNA gel blot analysis showed that the proteins identified in the proteomic analysis were also differentially regulated at the transcriptional level. Collectively, our study provides insights into the integrated molecular mechanisms of early responses to Cd in rice.
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- Kyunghee Lee
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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Akiyama T, Jin S, Yoshida M, Hoshino T, Opassiri R, Ketudat Cairns JR. Expression of an endo-(1,3;1,4)-beta-glucanase in response to wounding, methyl jasmonate, abscisic acid and ethephon in rice seedlings. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 166:1814-25. [PMID: 19570592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Revised: 06/04/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We isolated two rice endo-(1,3;1,4)-beta-glucanase genes, denoted OsEGL1 and OsEGL2, which encoded proteins that shared 64% amino acid sequence identity. Both the OsEGL1 and OsEGL2 genes were successfully expressed in Escherichia coli to produce functional proteins. Purified OsEGL1 and OsEGL2 proteins hydrolyzed (1,3;1,4)-beta-glucans, but not (1,3;1,6)-beta-linked or (1,3)-beta-linked glucopolysaccharides nor carboxymethyl cellulose, similar to previously characterized grass endo-(1,3;1,4)-beta-glucanases. RNA blot analysis revealed that the OsEGL1 gene is expressed constitutively not only in young roots of rice seedlings, but also in mature roots of adult rice plants. Little or no expression of the OsEGL2 gene was observed in all tissues or treatments tested, but database and RT-PCR analysis indicated it is expressed in ripening panicle. In rice seedling leaves, OsEGL1 gene expression significantly increased in response to methyl jasmonate, abscisic acid, ethephon and mechanical wounding. Mechanical wounding also increased the leaf elongation rate in rice seedlings by 16% relative to that of control seedlings at day 4 after treatment. The increase in the leaf elongation rate of rice seedlings treated under mechanical wounding was concomitant with an increase in OsEGL1 expression levels in seedling leaves.
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- Takashi Akiyama
- National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, 1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8555, Japan.
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Santos AM, Oliver MJ, Sánchez AM, Payton PR, Gomes JP, Miguel C, Oliveira MM. An integrated strategy to identify key genes in almond adventitious shoot regeneration. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:4159-4173. [PMID: 19671574 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Plant genetic transformation usually depends on efficient adventitious regeneration systems. In almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.), regeneration of transgenic adventitious shoots was achieved but with low efficiency. Histological studies identified two main stages of organogenesis in almond explants that were induced for adventitious shoot regeneration; a dedifferentiation stage (early) and a shoot initiation stage (late). Histological observation revealed that the limitation in the recovery of transformed shoots is primarily a function of the low organogenic competence of the transformed tissues rather than transformation efficiency. To identify key genes involved in organogenesis, shoot-induced leaves and suppression-subtractive hybridization were used, to build a cDNA library from each organogenic stage. cDNA clones from both libraries were randomly picked, PCR-amplified, and arrayed on glass slides. For transcript profiling, microarray hybridization was performed using cDNA pools from both the early and the late stages. Statistically significant differential expression was found for 128 cDNA clones (58 early, and 70 late), representing 92 unique gene functions. Genes encoding proteins related to protein synthesis and processing and nitrogen and carbon metabolism were differentially expressed in the early stage, whilst genes encoding proteins involved in plant cell rescue and defence and interaction with the environment were mostly found in the late stage. The LTP/alpha-amylase inhibitor/trypsin gene was more strongly expressed at an early stage, as confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR, while a gibberellic acid stimulated protein gene seems to be a good marker for the late stage. These results are discussed on the basis of the putative roles of the annotated differentially regulated genes in almond organogenesis.
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- Ana Margarida Santos
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica/ Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal
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Grimault V, Helleboid S, Vasseur J, Hilbert JL. Co-Localization of beta-1,3-Glucanases and Callose During Somatic Embryogenesis in Cichorium. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2007; 2:455-61. [PMID: 19517006 PMCID: PMC2634335 DOI: 10.4161/psb.2.6.4715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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During direct somatic embryogenesis in leaves of Cichorium hybrid clone '474', 38 kDa beta-1,3-glucanases are accumulated in the culture medium of the embryogenic hybrid to a higher level when compared with a non-embryogenic cultivar. In the same time, embryogenic cells were surrounded by a cell wall that was characterized by the presence of callose. This callosic deposition disappeared as embryos grew. Callose consisted of beta-1,3-glucan linkages and so represented a possible substrate for beta-1,3-glucanases. Using immunolocalization experiments, we demonstrated that from the three types of callose deposits observed during the culturing of Cichorium leaf explants, only the callose present in the walls surrounding reactivated cells seemed specifically related to somatic embryogenesis. Moreover, callose and the 38-kDa beta-1,3-glucanases were co-localized dispersed throughout the thick and swelled walls of reactivated cells and embryo cell walls. This suggests that callose and beta-1,3-glucanases are implicated in the process of somatic embryogenesis since they were always detected in or quite near embryogenic and embryo cell. This also suggested that beta-1,3-glucanases could be involved in the degradation of this callose.
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- Valérie Grimault
- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille; "Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés;" Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Boyce A, Walsh G. Production, purification and application-relevant characterisation of an endo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase from Rhizomucor miehei. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 76:835-41. [PMID: 17589838 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1058-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Revised: 05/02/2007] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Growth on a wheat bran media induced production of an extracellular beta-glucanase by Rhizomucor miehei (DSM 1330). The enzyme was purified to homogeneity. Substrate specificity studies coupled with protein database similarity searching using mass spectrometry-derived sequence data indicate it to be an endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.6). The enzyme was characterised in terms of potential suitability for use in animal (poultry) feed. Significant activity was observed over the entire pH range typical of the avian upper digestive tract (pH 2.6-6.5). The enzyme was also found to be more thermostable than current commercialized beta-glucanases, particularly when heated at a high enzyme concentration, and retained twice as much residual activity as the latter upon exposure to simulated avian digestive tract conditions. There are no previous reports of the production, purification or characterization of a beta-glucanase from a Rhizomucor, and the enzyme's application-relevant physicochemical characteristics render it potentially suited for use in animal feed.
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- A Boyce
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick City, Ireland
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Jin X, Feng D, Wang H, Wang J. A novel tissue-specific plantain β-1,3-glucanase gene that is regulated in response to infection by Fusarium oxysporum fsp. cubense. Biotechnol Lett 2007; 29:1431-7. [PMID: 17530180 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9403-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Revised: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A new full-length beta-1,3-glucanase cDNA, MpGlu, was isolated from a plantain (Musa paradisica) by the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) technique. Recombinant GST-MpGlu protein, expressed in E. coli, hydrolyzed (1-->3),(1-->6)-beta-glucan of Laminaria digitata and inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum fsp. cubense (race 4) suggesting that it is a beta-1,3-glucanase. Southern blot analysis indicated that there is one copy of MpGlu in the plantain genome. MpGlu gene expression was detected in plantain leaves, peel, and pulp by RT-PCR. Northern blot analysis revealed that the expression of MpGlu was up-regulated by Fusarium infection. Subcellular localization analysis indicated that 28 residues at the N-terminal end are necessary for extracellular secretion, while 32 residues at the C-terminal end are necessary to target the protein into vacuoles.
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- Xiaoli Jin
- The State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Akiyama T, Jin S. Molecular cloning and characterization of an arginine decarboxylase gene up-regulated by chilling stress in rice seedlings. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 164:645-54. [PMID: 16769152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We cloned a rice cDNA encoding a putative arginine decarboxylase (ADC) protein, a key enzyme involved with putrescine (Put) biosynthesis in plants. The isolated full-length cDNA (OsADC1) contains an insert consisting of 2451 bp. The longest open reading frame within encodes a putative protein of 702 amino acids, with a calculated molecular mass of 74 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.9. ClustalW alignment revealed that the deduced OsADC1 protein sequence shares overall 60% and 61% identity at the amino acid level with the Pisum sativum and Glycine max ADC proteins, respectively. Additionally, several OsADC1 regions exhibited striking similarity with these two other plant ADC protein sequences, including motifs characteristic of ADC proteins. Further, RNA gel blot analysis revealed markedly increased OsADC1 mRNA levels in rice seedling leaves subjected to chilling stress. Interestingly, this treatment induced a concomitant increase in free Put levels in these samples, coincident with the observed elevated OsADC1 mRNA levels. To our knowledge, this represents the first direct evidence supporting essentially chilling-specific regulation of a rice ADC gene that also potentially influences Put accumulation, a phenomenon previously noted in cold-stressed rice seedlings.
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- Takashi Akiyama
- Department of Low-Temperature Science, National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, 1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8555, Japan.
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Liu CT, Aono T, Kinoshita M, Miwa H, Iki T, Lee KB, Oyaizu H. Isolation and differential expression of β-1,3-glucanase messenger RNAs, SrGLU3 and SrGLU4, following inoculation of Sesbania rostrata. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2006; 33:983-990. [PMID: 32689309 DOI: 10.1071/fp06086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report here the isolation and characterisation of two new β-1,3-glucanase cDNAs, SrGLU3 and SrGLU4, from a tropical legume Sesbania rostrata Bremek. & Oberm., which form N2-fixing nodules on the stem after infection by Azorhizobium caulinodans. SrGLU3 was characterised as being grouped in a branch with tobacco class I β-1,3-glucanases, where the isoforms were reported to be induced by either pathogen infection or ethylene treatment. SrGLU4 was characterised as separate from other classes, and we propose this new branch as a new class (Class VI). The SrGLU3 gene was constitutively expressed in normal stem nodules induced by the wild type strain of A. caulinodans (ORS571), and also even in immature stem nodules induced by a mutant (ORS571-C1), which could not form mature stem-nodules. In contrast, the transcript accumulation of SrGLU4 was hardly detectable in immature nodules inoculated by the ORS571-C1 mutant. We suggest that S. rostrata makes use of SrGLU4 to discriminate between symbionts and non-symbionts (mutants) in developing nodules. We propose the SrGLU4 gene as a new nodulin during nodulation.
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- Chi-Te Liu
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Higa-Nishiyama A, Ohsato S, Banno S, Woo SH, Fujimura M, Yamaguchi I, Kimura M. Cloning and characterization of six highly similar endo-1,3-beta-glucanase genes in hexaploid wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2006; 44:666-73. [PMID: 17110121 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are often used as a marker of plant defense reactions. Some endo-1,3-beta-glucanase (Gns) genes encode proteins that belong to the PR protein family 2 (PR-2). Although the number of homologous family member genes is significantly greater in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) compared to other model plants, earlier studies did not evaluate the possible contribution of their homologs to hybridization signals in Northern blot analysis. In this study, we have examined whether routine transcriptional analyses of a PR gene is of high reliability or not by isolating six highly similar Gns genes (TaGlb2a, TaGlb2b, TaGlb2c, TaGlb2d, TaGlb2e, and TaGlb2f) and characterizing their expression patterns in detail. While TaGlb2b was shown to be a PR-2 gene, transcription of TaGlb2c and TaGlb2d was not induced upon infection with either powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) or head blight (Fusarium graminearum) pathogens; their transcripts were most abundant in healthy spikes (lemmas and in particular paleae). Therefore, in some cases, the conventional analyses do not necessarily provide accurate information on expression pattern of a PR gene in hexaploid wheat. This is also the first report of wheat genes that are specifically expressed in lemma/palea tissues of flowering spikelets.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/physiology
- Genes, Plant
- Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/biosynthesis
- Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Ploidies
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Plant/biosynthesis
- RNA, Plant/genetics
- Triticum/enzymology
- Triticum/genetics
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- A Higa-Nishiyama
- Plant and Microbial Metabolic Engineering Research Unit and Laboratory for Remediation Research, Discovery Research Institute (DRI) and Plant Science Center (PSC1), RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Shi Y, Zhang Y, Shih DS. Cloning and expression analysis of two beta-1,3-glucanase genes from strawberry. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 163:956-67. [PMID: 16949959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2005.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Accepted: 09/30/2005] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We isolated from strawberry (Fragariae x ananassa Duch) a genomic clone of a beta-1,3-glucanase gene, designated as FaBG2-2. In addition, a related cDNA clone, designated as FaBG2-3, was also isolated. FaBG2-2 and FaBG2-3 are similar in their coding regions, except that FaBG2-2 does not appear to contain a signal peptide coding sequence. The 5' and 3' flanking regions of FaBG2-2 and FaBG2-3 are differentt. Using real-time PCR, the expression patterns of FaBG2-3 and a previously isolated beta-1,3-glucanase gene, FaBG2-1, in strawberry plants infected with Colletotrichum fragariae or Colletotrichum acutatum were analyzed at different time points post-infection. The results showed that expressions of both genes in the leaves of infected plants were induced by the two fungi, but the level of induction was several fold greater with C. fragariae. Comparison of the expression levels of the two genes revealed that the level of FaBG2-3 expression was several hundred to over a thousand fold higher than that of FaBG2-1. Furthermore, the expression levels of the two genes in the leaf, fruit, crown and root of uninfected strawberry plants were analyzed.
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- Yanlin Shi
- Department of Biological Sciences, LSU Agricultural Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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