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Gu J, Ma X, Ma Q, Xia Z, Lin Y, Yuan J, Li Y, Li C, Chen Y, Wang W, Zhang P, Wang ZY. RNA splicing modulates the postharvest physiological deterioration of cassava storage root. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 196:461-478. [PMID: 38635971 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Rapid postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) storage roots is a major constraint that limits the potential of this plant as a food and industrial crop. Extensive studies have been performed to explore the regulatory mechanisms underlying the PPD processes in cassava to understand their molecular and physiological responses. However, the exceptional functional versatility of alternative splicing (AS) remains to be explored during the PPD process in cassava. Here, we identified several aberrantly spliced genes during the early PPD stage. An in-depth analysis of AS revealed that the abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis pathway might serve as an additional molecular layer in attenuating the onset of PPD. Exogenous ABA application alleviated PPD symptoms through maintaining ROS generation and scavenging. Interestingly, the intron retention transcript of MeABA1 (ABA DEFICIENT 1) was highly correlated with PPD symptoms in cassava storage roots. RNA yeast 3-hybrid and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays showed that the serine/arginine-rich protein MeSCL33 (SC35-like splicing factor 33) binds to the precursor mRNA of MeABA1. Importantly, overexpressing MeSCL33 in cassava conferred improved PPD resistance by manipulating the AS and expression levels of MeABA1 and then modulating the endogenous ABA levels in cassava storage roots. Our results uncovered the pivotal role of the ABA biosynthesis pathway and RNA splicing in regulating cassava PPD resistance and proposed the essential roles of MeSCL33 for conferring PPD resistance, broadening our understanding of SR proteins in cassava development and stress responses.
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- Jinbao Gu
- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
- Zhanjiang Research Center, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang 524300, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
- Zhanjiang Research Center, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang 524300, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
- Zhanjiang Research Center, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang 524300, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
- Zhanjiang Research Center, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang 524300, China
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- College of Tropical Agriculture and Forest, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangzhou 510316, China
- Zhanjiang Research Center, Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang 524300, China
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Dwivedi SL, Quiroz LF, Reddy ASN, Spillane C, Ortiz R. Alternative Splicing Variation: Accessing and Exploiting in Crop Improvement Programs. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15205. [PMID: 37894886 PMCID: PMC10607462 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Alternative splicing (AS) is a gene regulatory mechanism modulating gene expression in multiple ways. AS is prevalent in all eukaryotes including plants. AS generates two or more mRNAs from the precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) to regulate transcriptome complexity and proteome diversity. Advances in next-generation sequencing, omics technology, bioinformatics tools, and computational methods provide new opportunities to quantify and visualize AS-based quantitative trait variation associated with plant growth, development, reproduction, and stress tolerance. Domestication, polyploidization, and environmental perturbation may evolve novel splicing variants associated with agronomically beneficial traits. To date, pre-mRNAs from many genes are spliced into multiple transcripts that cause phenotypic variation for complex traits, both in model plant Arabidopsis and field crops. Cataloguing and exploiting such variation may provide new paths to enhance climate resilience, resource-use efficiency, productivity, and nutritional quality of staple food crops. This review provides insights into AS variation alongside a gene expression analysis to select for novel phenotypic diversity for use in breeding programs. AS contributes to heterosis, enhances plant symbiosis (mycorrhiza and rhizobium), and provides a mechanistic link between the core clock genes and diverse environmental clues.
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biology and Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 23053 Alnarp, SE, Sweden
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Ezoe A, Iuchi S, Sakurai T, Aso Y, Tokunaga H, Vu AT, Utsumi Y, Takahashi S, Tanaka M, Ishida J, Ishitani M, Seki M. Fully sequencing the cassava full-length cDNA library reveals unannotated transcript structures and alternative splicing events in regions with a high density of single nucleotide variations, insertions-deletions, and heterozygous sequences. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 112:33-45. [PMID: 37014509 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The primary transcript structure provides critical insights into protein diversity, transcriptional modification, and functions. Cassava transcript structures are highly diverse because of alternative splicing (AS) events and high heterozygosity. To precisely determine and characterize transcript structures, fully sequencing cloned transcripts is the most reliable method. However, cassava annotations were mainly determined according to fragmentation-based sequencing analyses (e.g., EST and short-read RNA-seq). In this study, we sequenced the cassava full-length cDNA library, which included rare transcripts. We obtained 8,628 non-redundant fully sequenced transcripts and detected 615 unannotated AS events and 421 unannotated loci. The different protein sequences resulting from the unannotated AS events tended to have diverse functional domains, implying that unannotated AS contributes to the truncation of functional domains. The unannotated loci tended to be derived from orphan genes, implying that the loci may be associated with cassava-specific traits. Unexpectedly, individual cassava transcripts were more likely to have multiple AS events than Arabidopsis transcripts, suggestive of the regulated interactions between cassava splicing-related complexes. We also observed that the unannotated loci and/or AS events were commonly in regions with abundant single nucleotide variations, insertions-deletions, and heterozygous sequences. These findings reflect the utility of completely sequenced FLcDNA clones for overcoming cassava-specific annotation-related problems to elucidate transcript structures. Our work provides researchers with transcript structural details that are useful for annotating highly diverse and unique transcripts and alternative splicing events.
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- Akihiro Ezoe
- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Science Cluster, Interdisciplinary Science Unit, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502, Japan
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- Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Tropical Agriculture Research Front, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 907-0002, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Km 17, Recta Cali-Palmira Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, 641-12 Maioka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan.
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Li C, Hong Y, Sun J, Wang G, Zhou H, Xu L, Wang L, Xu G. Temporal transcriptome analysis reveals several key pathways involve in cadmium stress response in Nicotiana tabacum L. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1143349. [PMID: 36959946 PMCID: PMC10027936 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1143349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tobacco has a strong cadmium (Cd) enrichment capacity, meaning that it can absorb large quantities from the environment, but too much Cd will cause damage to the plant. It is not yet clear how the plant can dynamically respond to Cd stress. Here, we performed a temporal transcriptome analysis of tobacco roots under Cd treatment from 0 to 48 h. The number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was found to change significantly at 3 h of Cd treatment, which we used to define the early and middle stages of the Cd stress response. The gene ontology (GO) term analysis indicates that genes related to photosynthesis and fatty acid synthesis were enriched during the early phases of the stress response, and in the middle phase biological process related to metal ion transport, DNA damage repair, and metabolism were enriched. It was also found that plants use precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) processes to first resist Cd stress, and with the increasing of Cd treatment time, the overlapped genes number of DEGs and DAS increased, suggesting the transcriptional levels and post-transcriptional level might influence each other. This study allowed us to better understand how plants dynamically respond to cadmium stress at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels and provided a reference for the screening of Cd-tolerant genes in the future.
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- Chenyang Li
- China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China
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- Yuxi Zhongyan Tobacco Seed Co., Ltd., Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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- China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
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Ye LX, Wu YM, Zhang JX, Zhang JX, Zhou H, Zeng RF, Zheng WX, Qiu MQ, Zhou JJ, Xie ZZ, Hu CG, Zhang JZ. A bZIP transcription factor (CiFD) regulates drought- and low-temperature-induced flowering by alternative splicing in citrus. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:674-691. [PMID: 36250511 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Drought and low temperature are two key environmental factors that induce adult citrus flowering. However, the underlying regulation mechanism is poorly understood. The bZIP transcription factor FD is a key component of the florigen activation complex (FAC) which is composed of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), FD, and 14-3-3 proteins. In this study, isolation and characterization of CiFD in citrus found that there was alternative splicing (AS) of CiFD, forming two different proteins (CiFDα and CiFDβ). Further investigation found that their expression patterns were similar in different tissues of citrus, but the subcellular localization and transcriptional activity were different. Overexpression of the CiFD DNA sequence (CiFD-DNA), CiFDα, or CiFDβ in tobacco and citrus showed early flowering, and CiFD-DNA transgenic plants were the earliest, followed by CiFDβ and CiFDα. Interestingly, CiFDα and CiFDβ were induced by low temperature and drought, respectively. Further analysis showed that CiFDα can form a FAC complex with CiFT, Ci14-3-3, and then bind to the citrus APETALA1 (CiAP1) promoter and promote its expression. However, CiFDβ can directly bind to the CiAP1 promoter independently of CiFT and Ci14-3-3. These results showed that CiFDβ can form a more direct and simplified pathway that is independent of the FAC complex to regulate drought-induced flowering through AS. In addition, a bHLH transcription factor (CibHLH96) binds to CiFD promoter and promotes the expression of CiFD under drought condition. Transgenic analysis found that CibHLH96 can promote flowering in transgenic tobacco. These results suggest that CiFD is involved in drought- and low-temperature-induced citrus flowering through different regulatory patterns.
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- Li-Xia Ye
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Institute of Fruit and Tea, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Guo X, Yu X, Xu Z, Zhao P, Zou L, Li W, Geng M, Zhang P, Peng M, Ruan M. CC-type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:2389-2405. [PMID: 36053917 PMCID: PMC9674314 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glutaredoxins (GRXs) are essential for reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis in responses of plants to environment changes. We previously identified several drought-responsive CC-type GRXs in cassava, an important tropical crop. However, how CC-type GRX regulates ROS homeostasis of cassava under drought stress remained largely unknown. Here, we report that a drought-responsive CC-type GRX, namely MeGRXC3, was associated with activity of catalase in the leaves of 100 cultivars (or unique unnamed genotypes) of cassava under drought stress. MeGRXC3 negatively regulated drought tolerance by modulating drought- and abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in transgenic cassava. It antagonistically regulated hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) accumulation in epidermal cells and guard cells. Moreover, MeGRXC3 interacted with two catalases of cassava, MeCAT1 and MeCAT2, and regulated their activity in vivo. Additionally, MeGRXC3 interacts with a cassava TGA transcription factor, MeTGA2, in the nucleus, and regulates the expression of MeCAT7 through a MeTGA2-MeMYB63 pathway. Overall, we demonstrated the roles of MeGRXC3 in regulating activity of catalase at both transcriptional and post-translational levels, therefore involving in ROS homeostasis and stomatal movement in responses of cassava to drought stress. Our study provides the first insights into how MeGRXC3 may be used in molecular breeding of cassava crops.
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- Xin Guo
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- College of Tropical CropsHainan UniversityHaikouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- College of Tropical CropsHainan UniversityHaikouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular GeneticsCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical CropsInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesHaikouChina
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical BioresourcesHainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural ResourcesHaikouChina
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Comparative Analysis of Environment-Responsive Alternative Splicing in the Inflorescences of Cultivated and Wild Tomato Species. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911585. [PMID: 36232886 PMCID: PMC9569760 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is bred for fruit production in optimized environments, in contrast to harsh environments where their ancestral relatives thrive. The process of domestication and breeding has profound impacts on the phenotypic plasticity of plant development and the stress response. Notably, the alternative splicing (AS) of precursor message RNA (pre-mRNA), which is one of the major factors contributing to transcriptome complexity, is responsive to developmental cues and environmental change. To determine a possible association between AS events and phenotypic plasticity, we investigated environment-responsive AS events in the inflorescences of cultivated tomato and its ancestral relatives S. pimpinellifolium. Despite that similar AS frequencies were detected in the cultivated tomato variety Moneymaker and two S. pimpinellifolium accessions under the same growth conditions, 528 genes including splicing factors showed differential splicing in the inflorescences of plants grown in open fields and plastic greenhouses in the Moneymaker variety. In contrast, the two S. pimpinellifolium accessions, LA1589 and LA1781, had 298 and 268 genes showing differential splicing, respectively. Moreover, seven heat responsive genes showed opposite expression patterns in response to changing growth conditions between Moneymaker and its ancestral relatives. Accordingly, there were eight differentially expressed splice variants from genes involved in heat response in Moneymaker. Our results reveal distinctive features of AS events in the inflorescences between cultivated tomato and its ancestral relatives, and show that AS regulation in response to environmental changes is genotype dependent.
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Characterization of the Gene Expression Profile Response to Drought Stress in Populus ussuriensis Using PacBio SMRT and Illumina Sequencing. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073840. [PMID: 35409200 PMCID: PMC8998571 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In this study, we characterized the gene expression profile in the roots of Populus ussuriensis at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 120 h after the start of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced drought stress using PacBio single-molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT-seq) and Illumina RNA sequencing. Compared to the control, 2244 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, and many of these DEGs were associated with the signal transduction, antioxidant system, ion accumulation and drought-inducing proteins. Changes in certain physiological and biochemical indexes, such as antioxidant activity and the contents of Ca2+, proline, and total soluble sugars, were further confirmed in P. ussuriensis roots. Furthermore, most of the differentially expressed transcription factors were members of the AP2/ERF, C2H2, MYB, NAC, C2C2 and WRKY families. Additionally, based on PacBio SMRT-seq results, 5955 long non-coding RNAs and 700 alternative splicing events were identified. Our results provide a global view of the gene expression profile that contributes to drought resistance in P. ussuriensis and meaningful information for genetic engineering research in the future.
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Xie H, Bai G, Lu P, Li H, Fei M, Xiao BG, Chen XJ, Tong ZJ, Wang ZY, Yang DH. Exogenous citric acid enhances drought tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2022; 24:333-343. [PMID: 34879179 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic acids play a pivotal role in improving plant response to long-term drought stress. External application of organic acids has been reported to improve drought resistance in several species. However, whether organic acids have similar effects in tobacco remains unknown. A screening study of the protective function of organic acids in tobacco and understanding the underlying molecular mechanism would be useful in developing a strategy for drought tolerance. Several physiological and molecular adaptations to drought including abscisic acid, stomatal closure, reactive oxygen species homeostasis, amino acid accumulation, and drought-responsive gene expression were observed by exogenous citric acid in tobacco plants. Exogenous application of 50 mm citric acid to tobacco plants resulted in higher chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis, relative water content, abscisic acid content and lower stomatal conductance, transpiration and water loss under drought conditions. Moreover, reactive oxygen species homeostasis was better maintained through increasing activity of antioxidant enzymes and decreasing hydrogen peroxide content after citric acid pretreatment under drought. Amino acids involved in the TCA cycle accumulated after external application of citric acid under drought stress. Furthermore, several drought stress-responsive genes also dramatically changed after application of citric acid. These data support the idea that external application of citric acid enhances drought resistance by affecting physiological and molecular regulation in tobacco. This study provides clear insights into mechanistic details of regulation of amino acid and stress-responsive gene expression by citric acid in tobacco in response to drought, which is promising for minimizing growth inhibition in agricultural fields.
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- H Xie
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Zhanjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Xu Z, Zhang N, Fu H, Wang F, Wen M, Chang H, Wu J, Abdelaala WB, Luo Q, Li Y, Li C, Wang Q, Wang ZY. Salt Stress Modulates the Landscape of Transcriptome and Alternative Splicing in Date Palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:807739. [PMID: 35126432 PMCID: PMC8810534 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.807739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Date palm regards as a valuable genomic resource for exploring the tolerance genes due to its ability to survive under the sever condition. Although a large number of differentiated genes were identified in date palm responding to salt stress, the genome-wide study of alternative splicing (AS) landscape under salt stress conditions remains unknown. In the current study, we identified the stress-related genes through transcriptomic analysis to characterize their function under salt. A total of 17,169 genes were differentially expressed under salt stress conditions. Gene expression analysis confirmed that the salt overly sensitive (SOS) pathway genes, such as PdSOS2;1, PdSOS2;2, PdSOS4, PdSOS5, and PdCIPK11 were involved in the regulation of salt response in date palm, which is consistent with the physiological analysis that high salinity affected the Na+/K+ homeostasis and amino acid profile of date palm resulted in the inhibition of plant growth. Interestingly, the pathway of "spliceosome" was enriched in the category of upregulation, indicating their potential role of AS in date palm response to salt stress. Expectedly, many differentially alternative splicing (DAS) events were found under salt stress conditions, and some splicing factors, such as PdRS40, PdRSZ21, PdSR45a, and PdU2Af genes were abnormally spliced under salt, suggesting that AS-related proteins might participated in regulating the salt stress pathway. Moreover, the number of differentially DAS-specific genes was gradually decreased, while the number of differentially expressed gene (DEG)-specific genes was increased with prolonged salt stress treatment, suggesting that AS and gene expression could be distinctively regulated in response to salt stress. Therefore, our study highlighted the pivotal role of AS in the regulation of salt stress and provided novel insights for enhancing the resistance to salt in date palm.
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- Zhongliang Xu
- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Central Laboratory for Date Palm Research and Development of Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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Chen Y, Weng X, Zhou X, Gu J, Hu Q, Luo Q, Wen M, Li C, Wang ZY. Overexpression of cassava RSZ21b enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 268:153574. [PMID: 34890846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Drought is one of the major environmental constraints affecting crop productivity. Plants have to adjust their developmental and physiological processes to cope with drought. We previously identified 18 cassava serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins that had a pivotal role in alternative splicing in response to environmental stress. However, functional characterization of SR proteins is rarely explored. Here, we characterized the RSZ subfamily gene MeRSZ21b in cassava. The RSZ21b belongs to the RSZ subfamily, which was widely distributed in major crops and was highly conserved. Quantitative RT-PCR assay showed that the expression of MeRSZ21b was significantly induced by drought. Moreover, overexpression of MeRSZ21b in Arabidopsis was hypersensitive to abscisic acid (ABA) in the phases of seed germination and post-germination seedling growth. Meantime, MeRSZ21b overexpression lines were resistant to sorbitol treatment, and quickly closed the stomata when compared with Col-0 under drought condition. Importantly, overexpression of MeRSZ21b resulted in improved drought tolerance through modulating ABA-dependent signaling. Therefore, our findings refine our knowledge of the SR protein-coding genes and provide novel insights for enhancing plant resistance to environmental stress.
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- Yanhang Chen
- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China
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- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China
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- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China
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- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524300, China
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- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524300, China
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- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China.
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- Institute of Nanfan&Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, 510316, China; Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524300, China.
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Hu Q, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Gu J, Ma M, Li H, Li C, Wang ZY. Overexpression of SCL30A from cassava (Manihot esculenta) negatively regulates salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2021; 48:1213-1224. [PMID: 34782061 DOI: 10.1071/fp21165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Soil salinity is a significant threat to sustainable agricultural production. Plants must adjust their developmental and physiological processes to deal with environmental salt conditions. We previously identified 18 serine-arginine-rich (SR) proteins from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) that play pivotal roles in alternative splicing when encountering the external stress condition. However, functional characterisation of SR proteins is less reported in cassava, which is an important staple crop in the world. In the current study, we found that the expression of cassava spliceosomal component 35-like 30A (MeSCL30A) was significantly induced in response to drought and salt stress. The MeSCL30A overexpressing lines were also obtained in Arabidopsis thaliana L., which flowered earlier when compared with Col-0. Moreover, the MeSCL30A overexpressing lines were hypersensitive to salt and drought stress with lower germination and greening rate in comparison to Col-0. Importantly, soil-grown overexpression lines exhibited salt sensitivity through modulating the reactive oxygen species homeostasis and negatively regulating the gene expression that involved in ionic stress pathway. Therefore, these findings refined the SR protein-coding genes and provided novel insights for enhancing the resistance to environmental stress in plant.
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- Qing Hu
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China; and Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong 510316, China; and Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524300, China
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Exploitation of Drought Tolerance-Related Genes for Crop Improvement. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910265. [PMID: 34638606 PMCID: PMC8508643 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Drought has become a major threat to food security, because it affects crop growth and development. Drought tolerance is an important quantitative trait, which is regulated by hundreds of genes in crop plants. In recent decades, scientists have made considerable progress to uncover the genetic and molecular mechanisms of drought tolerance, especially in model plants. This review summarizes the evaluation criteria for drought tolerance, methods for gene mining, characterization of genes related to drought tolerance, and explores the approaches to enhance crop drought tolerance. Collectively, this review illustrates the application prospect of these genes in improving the drought tolerance breeding of crop plants.
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