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Wang Y, Sun X, Peng J, Li F, Ali F, Wang Z. Regulation of seed germination: ROS, epigenetic, and hormonal aspects. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00225-X. [PMID: 38838783 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The whole life of a plant is regulated by complex environmental or hormonal signaling networks that control genomic stability, environmental signal transduction, and gene expression affecting plant development and viability. Seed germination, responsible for the transformation from seed to seedling, is a key initiation step in plant growth and is controlled by unique physiological and biochemical processes. It is continuously modulated by various factors including epigenetic modifications, hormone transport, ROS signaling, and interaction among them. ROS showed versatile crucial functions in seed germination including various physiological oxidations to nucleic acid, protein, lipid, or chromatin in the cytoplasm, cell wall, and nucleus. AIM of review: This review intends to provide novel insights into underlying mechanisms of seed germination especially associated with the ROS, and considers how these versatile regulatory mechanisms can be developed as useful tools for crop improvement. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW We have summarized the generation and elimination of ROS during seed germination, with a specific focus on uncovering and understanding the mechanisms of seed germination at the level of phytohormones, ROS, and epigenetic switches, as well as the close connections between them. The findings exhibit that ROS plays multiple roles in regulating the ethylene, ABA, and GA homeostasis as well as the Ca2+ signaling, NO signaling, and MAPK cascade in seed germination via either the signal trigger or the oxidative modifier agent. Further, ROS shows the potential in the nuclear genome remodeling and some epigenetic modifiers function, although the detailed mechanisms are unclear in seed germination. We propose that ROS functions as a hub in the complex network regulating seed germination.
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- Yakong Wang
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- National Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China; State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; National Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; National Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China; State Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio‑breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, China.
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Gonçalves JDP, Gasparini K, Picoli EADT, Costa MDBL, Araujo WL, Zsögön A, Ribeiro DM. Metabolic control of seed germination in legumes. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 295:154206. [PMID: 38452650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2024.154206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Seed development, dormancy, and germination are connected with changes in metabolite levels. Not surprisingly, a complex regulatory network modulates biosynthesis and accumulation of storage products. Seed development has been studied profusely in Arabidopsis thaliana and has provided valuable insights into the genetic control of embryo development. However, not every inference applies to crop legumes, as these have been domesticated and selected for high seed yield and specific metabolic profiles and fluxes. Given its enormous economic relevance, considerable work has contributed to shed light on the mechanisms that control legume seed growth and germination. Here, we summarize recent progress in the understanding of regulatory networks that coordinate seed metabolism and development in legumes.
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- Júlia de Paiva Gonçalves
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Jhanji S, Goyal E, Chumber M, Kaur G. Exploring fine tuning between phytohormones and ROS signaling cascade in regulation of seed dormancy, germination and seedling development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 207:108352. [PMID: 38266558 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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In higher plants, seed is a propagule which ensures dissemination and survival of species. Developmental phases of a seed comprise embryogenesis, maturation and germination paving a way to its final fate i.e. seedling establishment. The final stage of seed maturation is marked by dehydration, acquisition of dessication tolerance and induction of dormancy. A precise Abscisic acid (ABA) to Gibberellins (GA) ratio, accumulation of miRNA 156, low level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and enzyme inactivity govern seed dormancy. This also prevent pre harvest sprouting of the seeds. Overtime, stored seed mRNAs and proteins are degraded through oxidation of specific nucleotides in response to ROS accumulation. This degradation alleviates seed dormancy and transforms a dormant seed into a germinating seed. At this stage, ABA catabolism and degradation accompanied by GA synthesis contribute to low ABA to GA ratio. GA as well as ROS acts downstream, to mobilize reserve food materials, rupture testa, enhance imbibition and protrude radicle. All these events mark seed germination. Further, seedling is established under the governance of auxin and light. ABA and GA are master regulators while auxin, cytokinins, ethylene, jasmonic acid, brassinosteroids act through interdependent pathways to tightly regulate seed dormancy, germination and seedling establishment. In this review, the role of phytohormones and ROS in accordance with environmental factors in governing seed dormancy, promoting seed germination and thus, establishing a seedling is discussed in detail.
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- Shalini Jhanji
- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India.
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- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
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- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
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- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
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Ren M, Tan B, Xu J, Yang Z, Zheng H, Tang Q, Zhang X, Wang W. Priming methods affected deterioration speed of primed rice seeds by regulating reactive oxygen species accumulation, seed respiration and starch degradation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1267103. [PMID: 37868303 PMCID: PMC10586809 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1267103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Introduction Seed priming is a pre-sowing seed treatment that is beneficial for rice seed germination and seedling growth, but the reduced seed longevity after seed priming greatly limited its adoption. The deterioration of primed seeds showed large differences among different studies, and the priming method might play an important role in regulating the deterioration speed of primed seeds. However, whether and how the priming method affected the deterioration of primed rice seeds during storage remains unknown. Methods In this study, two typical seed priming methods, namely hydropriming (HP) and osmopriming (PEG) were compared under artificially accelerated aging conditions, the changes in germination performance, starch metabolism, seed respiration and reactive oxygen species accumulation before and after accelerated aging were determined. Results and discussion Hydroprimed rice seeds exhibited significantly faster deterioration speed than that of PEG-primed seeds in terms of germination speed and percentage. Meanwhile, α-amylase activity and total soluble sugar content in hydroprimed seeds were reduced by 19.3% and 10.0% respectively after aging, as compared with PEG-primed seeds. Such effects were strongly associated with the increased reactive oxygen generation and lipid peroxidation, as the content of superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde in hydroprimed seeds were 4.4%, 12.3% and 13.7% higher than those in PEG-primed seeds after aging, such effect could be attributed to the increased respiratory metabolism in hydroprimed seeds. In addition, the simultaneous use of N-acetylcysteine with HP and PEG priming greatly inhibited the deterioration of primed rice seeds, suggesting that the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species may be the key factor affecting the speed of deterioration in primed rice seeds during storage.
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- Muyao Ren
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding, Nanning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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Oshita S, Boerzhijin S, Kameya H, Yoshimura M, Sotome I. Promotion Effects of Ultrafine Bubbles/Nanobubbles on Seed Germination. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13101677. [PMID: 37242093 DOI: 10.3390/nano13101677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The number concentrations of air UFBs were controlled, approximately, by adjusting the generation time. UFB waters, ranging from 1.4 × 108 mL-1 to 1.0 × 109 mL-1, were prepared. Barley seeds were submerged in beakers filled with distilled water and UFB water in a ratio of 10 mL of water per seed. The experimental observations of seed germination clarified the role of UFB number concentrations; that is, a higher number concentration induced earlier seed germination. In addition, excessively high UFB number concentrations caused suppression of seed germination. A possible reason for the positive or negative effects of UFBs on seed germination could be ROS generation (hydroxyl radicals and ∙OH, OH radicals) in UFB water. This was supported by the detection of ESR spectra of the CYPMPO-OH adduct in O2 UFB water. However, the question still remains: how can OH radicals be generated in O2 UFB water?
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- Seiichi Oshita
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, 3-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Food Research, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kan-nondai, Tsukuba 305-8642, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Kafer JM, Molinari MDC, Henning FA, Koltun A, Marques VV, Marin SRR, Nepomuceno AL, Mertz-Henning LM. Transcriptional Profile of Soybean Seeds with Contrasting Seed Coat Color. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1555. [PMID: 37050181 PMCID: PMC10097363 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Soybean is the primary source of vegetable protein and is used for various purposes, mainly to feed animals. This crop can have diverse seed coat colors, varying from yellow, black, brown, and green to bicolor. Black seed coat cultivars have already been assigned as favorable for both seed and grain production. Thus, this work aimed to identify genes associated with soybean seed quality by comparing the transcriptomes of soybean seeds with contrasting seed coat colors. The results from RNA-seq analyses were validated with real-time PCR using the cultivar BRS 715A (black seed coat) and the cultivars BRS 413 RR and DM 6563 IPRO (yellow seed coat). We found 318 genes differentially expressed in all cultivars (freshly harvested seeds and seeds stored in cold chamber). From the in silico analysis of the transcriptomes, the following genes were selected and validated with RT-qPCR: ACS1, ACSF3, CYP90A1, CYP710A1, HCT, CBL, and SAHH. These genes are genes induced in the black seed coat cultivar and are part of pathways responsible for ethylene, lipid, brassinosteroid, lignin, and sulfur amino acid biosynthesis. The BRSMG 715A gene has almost 4times more lignin than the yellow seed coat cultivars. These attributes are related to the BRSMG 715A cultivar's higher seed quality, which translates to more longevity and resistance to moisture and mechanical damage. Future silencing studies may evaluate the knockout of these genes to better understand the biology of soybean seeds with black seed coat.
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- João M. Kafer
- Biotechnology Department, Londrina State University, Londrina 86057-970, PR, Brazil
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- Arthur Bernardes Foundation, Embrapa Soja, Londrina 86085-981, PR, Brazil; (M.D.C.M.); (V.V.M.)
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- Embrapa Soja, Londrina 86085-981, PR, Brazil; (F.A.H.); (S.R.R.M.); (A.L.N.)
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- Agronomy Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil;
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- Arthur Bernardes Foundation, Embrapa Soja, Londrina 86085-981, PR, Brazil; (M.D.C.M.); (V.V.M.)
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- Embrapa Soja, Londrina 86085-981, PR, Brazil; (F.A.H.); (S.R.R.M.); (A.L.N.)
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Bai B, Zhang G, Pei B, Song Q, Hao X, Zhao L, Wu Y. The function of the phytoplasma effector SWP12 depends on the properties of two key amino acids. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:103052. [PMID: 36813236 PMCID: PMC10040895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Phytoplasmas are insect-borne bacterial pathogens capable of secreting effectors into host cells and interfering with host plant defense response processes. Previous studies have found that the Candidatus Phytoplasma tritici effector SWP12 binds to and destabilizes the wheat transcription factor TaWRKY74, increasing wheat susceptibility to phytoplasmas. Here, we used a Nicotiana benthamiana transient expression system to identify two key functional sites of SWP12 and screened a series of truncated mutants and amino acid substitution mutants to determine whether they inhibit Bax-induced cell death. Using a subcellular localization assay and online structure analysis websites, we found that structure rather than intracellular localization probably affects the function of SWP12. D33A and P85H are two inactive substitution mutants, neither of which interacts with TaWRKY74, and P85H does not inhibit Bax-induced cell death, suppress flg22-triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) bursts, degrade TaWRKY74, or promote phytoplasma accumulation. D33A can weakly suppress Bax-induced cell death and flg22-triggered ROS bursts and degrade a portion of TaWRKY74 and weakly promote phytoplasma accumulation. S53L, CPP, and EPWB are three SWP12 homolog proteins from other phytoplasmas. Sequence analysis revealed that D33 was conserved in these proteins, and they exhibited the same polarity at P85. Transient expression in N. benthamiana showed that these proteins could inhibit Bax-induced cell death and suppress ROS bursts. Our findings clarified that P85 and D33 of SWP12 play critical and minor roles, respectively, in suppressing the plant defense response and that they play a preliminary role in determining the functions of homologous proteins.
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- Bixin Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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Hu S, Qin Q, Liu J, Yin H, Meng Q, Yu J, Huang S, Ma Z. The Correlations of Barley Vitality and Storage Reserve Mobilization during Early Germination. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2022.2161270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Shumin Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology and Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Ajermoun N, Aghris S, Ettadili F, Alaoui OT, Laghrib F, Farahi A, Lahrich S, Bakasse M, Saqrane S, El Mhammedi MA. Phytotoxic effect of the insecticide imidacloprid in Phaseolus vulgaris L. plant and evaluation of its bioaccumulation and translocation by electrochemical methods. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:113794. [PMID: 35809636 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The objective of this work is to study the toxicological effect of the imidacloprid (IMD) on common bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L) when used at high doses and its quantification by electrochemical method. Common bean plants were exposed to increasing concentrations of IMD and the different plant tissues were subjected to various analyses. The IMD detection in different tissues of the bean plant was performed after extraction on the metallic silver electrode using square wave voltammetry. The analytical and calibration parameters (Slope, correlation coefficient, linear range, detection limit and relative standard deviation) were calculated for the different plant tissues. The effect of different doses (5.0 × 10-3 to 5.0 × 10-2 mol L-1) of IMD was evaluated on germination, seedling (vigour, growth) and photosynthetic pigments in the bean plant. The results indicate that germination rate and seed vigour index reduced significantly (p ≤ 0.05) only in the applied concentrations above the recommended dose. A similar effect of IMD was observed on seedling development in term of roots length, plant length, number of leaves and number of nods. Concerning pigments content, chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll maximally decreased by 95.26%, 80.44% and 82.15% respectively at high applied dose. The bioaccumulation and translocation behaviour of IMD in bean plant was investigated, revealing that the IMD can be bioaccumulated in roots and can easily be translocated into stems and leaves.
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- N Ajermoun
- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Moulay Ismail University, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Materials and Environment, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, Errachidia, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco; Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic, Molecular Materials, and Environment, Faculty of sciences, Fez, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Chouaib Doukkali University, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Organic Bioorganic Chemistry and Environment, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Laboratory of Materials Science, Mathematics and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty, 25 000 Khouribga, Morocco.
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Kao PH, Baiya S, Lai ZY, Huang CM, Jhan LH, Lin CJ, Lai YS, Kao CF. An advanced systems biology framework of feature engineering for cold tolerance genes discovery from integrated omics and non-omics data in soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1019709. [PMID: 36247545 PMCID: PMC9562094 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1019709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Soybean is sensitive to low temperatures during the crop growing season. An urgent demand for breeding cold-tolerant cultivars to alleviate the production loss is apparent to cope with this scenario. Cold-tolerant trait is a complex and quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes, environmental factors, and their interaction. In this study, we proposed an advanced systems biology framework of feature engineering for the discovery of cold tolerance genes (CTgenes) from integrated omics and non-omics (OnO) data in soybean. An integrative pipeline was introduced for feature selection and feature extraction from different layers in the integrated OnO data using data ensemble methods and the non-parameter random forest prioritization to minimize uncertainties and false positives for accuracy improvement of results. In total, 44, 143, and 45 CTgenes were identified in short-, mid-, and long-term cold treatment, respectively, from the corresponding gene-pool. These CTgenes outperformed the remaining genes, the random genes, and the other candidate genes identified by other approaches in an independent RNA-seq database. Furthermore, we applied pathway enrichment and crosstalk network analyses to uncover relevant physiological pathways with the discovery of underlying cold tolerance in hormone- and defense-related modules. Our CTgenes were validated by using 55 SNP genotype data of 56 soybean samples in cold tolerance experiments. This suggests that the CTgenes identified from our proposed systematic framework can effectively distinguish cold-resistant and cold-sensitive lines. It is an important advancement in the soybean cold-stress response. The proposed pipelines provide an alternative solution to biomarker discovery, module discovery, and sample classification underlying a particular trait in plants in a robust and efficient way.
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- Pei-Hsiu Kao
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Resource and Environment, Faculty of Science at Sriracha, Kasetsart University, Sriracha, Thailand
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Cui D, Yin Y, Sun H, Wang X, Zhuang J, Wang L, Ma R, Jiao Z. Regulation of cellular redox homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana seedling by atmospheric pressure cold plasma-generated reactive oxygen/nitrogen species. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 240:113703. [PMID: 35659700 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atmospheric pressure cold plasma (APCP) holds great potential as an efficient, economical and eco-friendly approach for improving crop production. Although APCP-induced plant growth promotion is undisputedly attributed to the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), how these RONS regulate the intracellular redox state and plant growth is still largely unknown. This study systematically investigates the regulation mechanism of APCP-generated RONS on intracellular redox homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana seedling by measuring the RONS compositions in APCP-treated solutions and intracellular RONS and antioxidants in Arabidopsis seedlings. The results show that APCP exhibited a dual effect (stimulation or inhibition) on Arabidopsis seedling growth dependent on the treatment time. APCP-generated RONS in liquids increased in a time-dependent manner, leading to an increase of conductivity and oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and decrease of pH. APCP caused an enrichment of intracellular RONS and most of them increased with APCP treatment time. Meanwhile, APCP treatment accelerated malondialdehyde (MDA) generation, and the level of intracellular antioxidants were enhanced by low-dose APCP treatment while decreased at high doses. The results of correlation analysis showed that the extracellular RONS produced by APCP were positively correlated with the intracellular RONS and negatively correlated with the antioxidants. These results demonstrate that the improved antioxidant capacity induced by moderate APCP-generated RONS plays an important role in the growth promotion of Arabidopsis seedlings, which may be a promising alternative for fertilizers in agricultural production.
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- Dongjie Cui
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-Beam Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-Beam Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Basic Medicine, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, People's Republic of China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-Beam Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China.
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-Beam Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People's Republic of China.
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Pang X, Suo J, Liu S, Xu J, Yang T, Xiang N, Wu Y, Lu B, Qin R, Liu H, Yao J. Combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals the potential mechanism of seed germination and young seedling growth in Tamarix hispida. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:109. [PMID: 35135479 PMCID: PMC8826658 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08341-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Seed germination is a series of ordered physiological and morphogenetic processes and a critical stage in plant life cycle. Tamarix hispida is one of the most salt-tolerant plant species; however, its seed germination has not been analysed using combined transcriptomics and metabolomics. Results Transcriptomic sequencing and widely targeted metabolomics were used to detect the transcriptional metabolic profiles of T. hispida at different stages of seed germination and young seedling growth. Transcriptomics showed that 46,538 genes were significantly altered throughout the studied development period. Enrichment study revealed that plant hormones, such as auxin, ABA, JA and SA played differential roles at varying stages of seed germination and post-germination. Metabolomics detected 1022 metabolites, with flavonoids accounting for the highest proportion of differential metabolites. Combined analysis indicated that flavonoid biosynthesis in young seedling growth, such as rhoifolin and quercetin, may improve the plant’s adaptative ability to extreme desert environments. Conclusions The differential regulation of plant hormones and the accumulation of flavonoids may be important for the seed germination survival of T. hispida in response to salt or arid deserts. This study enhanced the understanding of the overall mechanism in seed germination and post-germination. The results provide guidance for the ecological value and young seedling growth of T. hispida. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08341-x.
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- Xin'an Pang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.,Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, College of Life Sciences, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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Muncan J, Jinendra BMS, Kuroki S, Tsenkova R. Aquaphotomics Research of Cold Stress in Soybean Cultivars with Different Stress Tolerance Ability: Early Detection of Cold Stress Response. Molecules 2022; 27:744. [PMID: 35164009 PMCID: PMC8839594 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The development of non-destructive methods for early detection of cold stress of plants and the identification of cold-tolerant cultivars is highly needed in crop breeding programs. Current methods are either destructive, time-consuming or imprecise. In this study, soybean leaves' spectra were acquired in the near infrared (NIR) range (588-1025 nm) from five cultivars genetically engineered to have different levels of cold stress tolerance. The spectra were acquired at the optimal growing temperature 27 °C and when the temperature was decreased to 22 °C. In this paper, we report the results of the aquaphotomics analysis performed with the objective of understanding the role of the water molecular system in the early cold stress response of all cultivars. The raw spectra and the results of Principal Component Analysis, Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogies and aquagrams showed consistent evidence of huge differences in the NIR spectral profiles of all cultivars under normal and mild cold stress conditions. The SIMCA discrimination between the plants before and after stress was achieved with 100% accuracy. The interpretation of spectral patterns before and after cold stress revealed major changes in the water molecular structure of the soybean leaves, altered carbohydrate and oxidative metabolism. Specific water molecular structures in the leaves of soybean cultivars were found to be highly sensitive to the temperature, showing their crucial role in the cold stress response. The results also indicated the existence of differences in the cold stress response of different cultivars, which will be a topic of further research.
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- Jelena Muncan
- Aquaphotomics Research Department, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;
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- Laboratory for Information Engineering of Bioproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;
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- Aquaphotomics Research Department, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;
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Yu K, He Y, Li Y, Li Z, Zhang J, Wang X, Tian E. Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Combined with RNA Sequencing Reveals the Molecular Basis of Seed Germination in Oilseed Rape. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11121780. [PMID: 34944424 PMCID: PMC8698463 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rapid and uniform seed germination improves mechanized oilseed rape production in modern agricultural cultivation practices. However, the molecular basis of seed germination is still unclear in Brassica napus. A population of recombined inbred lines of B. napus from a cross between the lower germination rate variety ‘APL01’ and the higher germination rate variety ‘Holly’ was used to study the genetics of seed germination using quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. A total of five QTLs for germination energy (GE) and six QTLs for germination percentage (GP) were detected across three seed lots, respectively. In addition, six epistatic interactions between the QTLs for GE and nine epistatic interactions between the QTLs for GP were detected. qGE.C3 for GE and qGP.C3 for GP were co-mapped to the 28.5–30.5 cM interval on C3, which was considered to be a novel major QTL regulating seed germination. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the differences in sugar, protein, lipid, amino acid, and DNA metabolism and the TCA cycle, electron transfer, and signal transduction potentially determined the higher germination rate of ‘Holly’ seeds. These results contribute to our knowledge about the molecular basis of seed germination in rapeseed.
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- Kunjiang Yu
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (K.Y.); (Y.H.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (K.Y.); (Y.H.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (K.Y.); (Y.H.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (K.Y.); (Y.H.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (K.Y.); (Y.H.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.)
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (E.T.)
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Aleem M, Raza MM, Haider MS, Atif RM, Ali Z, Bhat JA, Zhao T. Comprehensive RNA-seq analysis revealed molecular pathways and genes associated with drought tolerance in wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. and Zucc.). PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:707-732. [PMID: 32984966 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Drought stress at the germination stage is an important environmental stress limiting crop yield. Hence, our study investigated comparative root transcriptome profiles of four contrasting soybean genotypes viz., drought-tolerant (PI342618B/DTP and A214/DTL) and drought-sensitive (NN86-4/DSP and A195/DSL) under drought stress using RNA-Seq approach. A total of 4850 and 6272 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in tolerant (DTP and DTL) and sensitive (DSP and DSL) genotypes, respectively. Principle component analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis revealed higher correlation between DTP and DTL. Both gene ontology (GO) and MapMan analyses showed that the drought response was enriched in DEGs associated with water and auxin transport, cell wall/membrane, antioxidant activity, catalytic activity, secondary metabolism, signaling and transcription factor (TF) activities. Out of 981 DEGs screened from above terms, only 547 showed consistent opposite expression between contrasting genotypes. Twenty-eight DEGs of 547 were located on Chr.08 rich in QTLs and "Hotspot regions" associated with drought stress, and eight of them showed non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism. Hence, 10 genes (including above eight genes plus two hub genes) were predicated as possible candidates regulating drought tolerance, which needs further functional validation. Overall, the transcriptome profiling provided in-depth understanding about the genetic mechanism and candidate genes underlying drought tolerance in soybean.
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- Muqadas Aleem
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Matilla AJ. Cellular oxidative stress in programmed cell death: focusing on chloroplastic 1O 2 and mitochondrial cytochrome-c release. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2021; 134:179-194. [PMID: 33569718 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01259-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The programmed cell death (PCD) occurs when the targeted cells have fulfilled their task or under conditions as oxidative stress generated by ROS species. Thus, plants have to deal with the singlet oxygen 1O2 produced in chloroplasts. 1O2 is unlikely to act as a primary retrograde signal owing to its high reactivity and short half-life. In addition to its high toxicity, the 1O2 generated under an excess or low excitation energy might also act as a highly versatile signal triggering chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signaling (ChNRS) and nuclear reprogramming or cell death. Molecular and biochemical studies with the flu mutant, which accumulates protochlorophyllide in the dark, demonstrated that chloroplastic 1O2-driven EXECUTER-1 (EX1) and EX2 proteins are involved in the 1O2-dependent response. Both EX1 and EX2 are necessary for full suppression of 1O2-induced gene expression. That is, EXECUTER proteolysis via the ATP-dependent zinc protease (FtsH) is an integral part of 1O2-triggered retrograde signaling. The existence of at least two independent ChNRS involving EX1 and β-cyclocitral, and dihydroactinidiolide and OXI1, respectively, seem clear. Besides, this update also focuses on plant PCD and its relation with mitochondrial cytochrome-c (Cytc) release to cytosol. Changes in the dynamics and morphology of mitochondria were shown during the onset of cell death. The mitochondrial damage and translocation of Cytc may be one of the major causes of PCD triggering. Together, this current overview illustrates the complexity of the cellular response to oxidative stress development. A puzzle with the majority of its pieces still not placed.
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- Angel J Matilla
- Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Campus Vida, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
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Farooq MA, Zhang X, Zafar MM, Ma W, Zhao J. Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondria in Seed Germination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:781734. [PMID: 34956279 PMCID: PMC8695494 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.781734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Seed germination is crucial for the life cycle of plants and maximum crop production. This critical developmental step is regulated by diverse endogenous [hormones, reactive oxygen species (ROS)] and exogenous (light, temperature) factors. Reactive oxygen species promote the release of seed dormancy by biomolecules oxidation, testa weakening and endosperm decay. Reactive oxygen species modulate metabolic and hormone signaling pathways that induce and maintain seed dormancy and germination. Endosperm provides nutrients and senses environmental signals to regulate the growth of the embryo by secreting timely signals. The growing energy demand of the developing embryo and endosperm is fulfilled by functional mitochondria. Mitochondrial matrix-localized heat shock protein GhHSP24.7 controls seed germination in a temperature-dependent manner. In this review, we summarize comprehensive view of biochemical and molecular mechanisms, which coordinately control seed germination. We also discuss that the accurate and optimized coordination of ROS, mitochondria, heat shock proteins is required to permit testa rupture and subsequent germination.
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- Muhammad Awais Farooq
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Ma,
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Jianjun Zhao,
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Wojciechowska N, Alipour S, Stolarska E, Bilska K, Rey P, Kalemba EM. Involvement of the MetO/Msr System in Two Acer Species That Display Contrasting Characteristics during Germination. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9197. [PMID: 33276642 PMCID: PMC7730483 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The levels of methionine sulfoxide (MetO) and the abundances of methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msrs) were reported as important for the desiccation tolerance of Acer seeds. To determine whether the MetO/Msrs system is related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and involved in the regulation of germination in orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, Norway maple and sycamore were investigated. Changes in water content, MetO content, the abundance of MsrB1 and MsrB2 in relation to ROS content and the activity of reductases depending on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides were monitored. Acer seeds differed in germination speed-substantially higher in sycamore-hydration dynamics, levels of hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anion radicals (O2•-) and hydroxyl radicals (•OH), which exhibited peaks at different stages of germination. The MetO level dynamically changed, particularly in sycamore embryonic axes, where it was positively correlated with the levels of O2•- and the abundance of MsrB1 and negatively with the levels of •OH and the abundance of MsrB2. The MsrB2 abundance increased upon sycamore germination; in contrast, it markedly decreased in Norway maple. We propose that the ROS-MetO-Msr redox system, allowing balanced Met redox homeostasis, participates in the germination process in sycamore, which is characterized by a much higher speed compared to Norway maple.
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- Natalia Wojciechowska
- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; (N.W.); (S.A.); (E.S.); (K.B.)
- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; (N.W.); (S.A.); (E.S.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; (N.W.); (S.A.); (E.S.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; (N.W.); (S.A.); (E.S.); (K.B.)
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- Plant Protective Proteins (PPV) Team, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Aix-Marseille (BIAM), Aix Marseille University (AMU), 13108 Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France;
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; (N.W.); (S.A.); (E.S.); (K.B.)
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Tong J, He R, Tang X, Li M, Wan J. Transcriptomic analysis of seed germination improvement of Andrographis paniculata responding to air plasma treatment. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240939. [PMID: 33091041 PMCID: PMC7580921 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The plasma seed treatment is effective for promoting seed germination in many crops. However, the biological mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, mRNA sequencing was used to screen differentially expressed genes in the germination process of Andrographis paniculata seeds treated with air plasma (power density = 8.99 J/cm3). Following plasma treatment, the germination percentages were significantly higher than those of the control, they were 3.5±0.6% vs. 0 at 28 hours after sowing (HAS) and 50.3±2.6% vs. 37.3±1.7% at 48 HAS. After unigenes were assembled and annotated, 125 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected at 28 HAS, compared with nine DEGs at 48 HAS, but no DEGs were detected at 0 HAS, indicating that air plasma treatment mainly changed the gene expression of A. paniculata seeds at 28 HAS. The NCED5 expression level of the treated group was less than one-fifth of the control, and the expressions of three ethylene response factors were significantly higher than the control at 28 HAS, indicating that lower abscisic acid levels play an important role and ethylene signal transduction also participates in radicle protrusion. ACO, NRT1 and PRP3 expressions were significantly higher than in the control at 48 HAS, suggesting that higher ethylene levels cause the endosperm cap to weaken and start to grow root hairs and lateral roots earlier. These findings reveal that plasma promotes seed germination mainly by regulating the expression of hormone-related genes. And the possible signal transduction of related hormones was discussed.
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- Jiayun Tong
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
- * E-mail: (JT); (RH)
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- Research Center of Chinese Herbal Resource Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
- * E-mail: (JT); (RH)
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- Research Center of Chinese Herbal Resource Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Genepioneer Biotechnologies Co. Ltd, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Nanjing Suman Plasma Technology Co., Ltd (Corona Lab.), Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Yang X, Leng X, Qi Y, Zhang J, Jiang R, Li W, Zhong H. Monitoring of adsorption and transfer of organochlorines in soybean seeds and sprouts with mass spectrometric imaging. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1130:10-19. [PMID: 32892928 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Development of analytical techniques that can monitor the adsorption, transfer and in-situ distribution of environmental pollutants in agricultural products is essential to ensure the implementation of stringent food safety standards for consumer protection. A mass spectrometric imaging approach is described herein to investigate the dynamic changes and spatial distributions of 4, 4'-DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) in soybean seeds and sprouts during the growth. Soy beans seeds incubated in DDT containing water were sliced in every 20 μm and directly blotted on the surface of a compressed thin film of (Bi2O3)0.07(CoO)0.03(ZnO)0.9 nanoparticles. Endogenous molecules and exogenous DDT compounds in soy bean seeds were ionized and dissociated by photoelectrons that are generated on surfaces of semiconductor nanoparticles upon the irradiation of the 3rd harmonic (355 nm) of Nd3+:YAG laser. Structural identification is achieved by the interpretation of fragment ions resulting from electron-initiated specific bond cleavages or hole oxidization. Mass spectrometric images reveal increased quantities of DDT residues in soy bean seeds and sprouts during the growth. It provides an in situ way without extensive sample preparation to monitor the transfer and distribution of exogenous pollutants as well as the possible impacts on plant growth.
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- Xiaojie Yang
- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, PR China.
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Yang J, Su L, Li D, Luo L, Sun K, Yang M, Gu F, Xia A, Liu Y, Wang H, Chen Z, Guo T. Dynamic transcriptome and metabolome analyses of two types of rice during the seed germination and young seedling growth stages. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:603. [PMID: 32867689 PMCID: PMC7460786 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Seed germination and young seedling growth are important agricultural traits for developing populations of both irrigated and directly seeded rice. Previous studies have focused on the identification of QTLs. However, there are few studies on the metabolome or transcriptome of germination and young seedling growth in rice. Results Here, an indica rice and a japonica rice were used as materials, and the transcripts and metabolites were detected during the germination and young seedling growth periods on a large scale by using RNA sequencing and a widely targeted metabolomics method, respectively. Fourteen shared transcripts and 15 shared metabolites that were continuously differentially expressed in the two materials were identified and may be essential for seed germination and young seedling growth. Enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes in transcriptome expression profiles at different stages indicated that cell wall metabolism, lipid metabolism, nucleotide degradation, amino acid, etc., were enriched at 0–2 days, and most of the results are consistent with those of previous reports. Specifically, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and glutathione metabolism were continuously enriched during the seed germination and young seedling growth stages. Next, KO enrichment analysis was conducted by using the differentially expressed genes of the two materials at 2, 3 and 4 days. Fourteen pathways were enriched. Additionally, 44 differentially expressed metabolites at 2, 3 and 4 days were identified. These metabolites may be responsible for the differences in germination and young seedling growth between the two materials. Further attention was focused on the ascorbate–glutathione pathway, and it was found that differences in ROS-scavenging abilities mediated by some APX, GPX and GST genes may be directly involved in mediating differences in the germination and young seedling growth speed of the two materials. Conclusions In summary, these results may enhance the understanding of the overall mechanism of seed germination and young seedling growth, and the outcome of this study is expected to facilitate rice breeding for direct seeding.
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- Jing Yang
- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Nazir F, Fariduddin Q, Khan TA. Hydrogen peroxide as a signalling molecule in plants and its crosstalk with other plant growth regulators under heavy metal stress. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 252:126486. [PMID: 32234629 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) acts as a significant regulatory component interrelated with signal transduction in plants. The positive role of H2O2 in plants subjected to myriad of abiotic factors has led us to comprehend that it is not only a free radical, generated as a product of oxidative stress, but also helpful in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis in crop plants. Studies over the last two centuries has indicated that H2O2 is a key molecule which regulate photosynthesis, stomatal movement, pollen growth, fruit and flower development and leaf senescence. Exogenously-sourced H2O2 at nanomolar levels functions as a signalling molecule, facilitates seed germination, chlorophyll content, stomatal opening, and delays senescence, while at elevated levels, it triggers oxidative burst to organic molecules, which could lead to cell death. Furthermore, H2O2 is also known to interplay synergistically or antagonistically with other plant growth regulators such as auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, ethylene and salicylic acid, nitric oxide and Ca2+ (as signalling molecules), and brassinosteroids (steroidal PGRs) under myriad of environmental stresses and thus, mediate plant growth and development and reactions to abiotic factors. The purpose of this review is to specify accessible knowledge on the role and dynamic mechanisms of H2O2 in mediating growth responses and plant resilience to HM stresses, and its crosstalk with other significant PGRs in controlling various processes. More recently, signal transduction by mitogen activated protein kinases and other transcription factors which attenuate HM stresses in plants have also been dissected.
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- Faroza Nazir
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Section, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Section, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Corrensstraße 3, D-06466, Gatersleben, Germany
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The signalling role of ROS in the regulation of seed germination and dormancy. Biochem J 2020; 476:3019-3032. [PMID: 31657442 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are versatile compounds which can have toxic or signalling effects in a wide range living organisms, including seeds. They have been reported to play a pivotal role in the regulation of seed germination and dormancy but their mechanisms of action are still far from being fully understood. In this review, we sum-up the major findings that have been carried out this last decade in this field of research and which altogether shed a new light on the signalling roles of ROS in seed physiology. ROS participate in dormancy release during seed dry storage through the direct oxidation of a subset of biomolecules. During seed imbibition, the controlled generation of ROS is involved in the perception and transduction of environmental conditions that control germination. When these conditions are permissive for germination, ROS levels are maintained at a level which triggers cellular events associated with germination, such as hormone signalling. Here we propose that the spatiotemporal regulation of ROS production acts in concert with hormone signalling to regulate the cellular events involved in cell expansion associated with germination.
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Choudhary A, Kumar A, Kaur N. ROS and oxidative burst: Roots in plant development. PLANT DIVERSITY 2020; 42:33-43. [PMID: 32140635 PMCID: PMC7046507 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely generated in various redox reactions in plants. In earlier studies, ROS were considered toxic byproducts of aerobic metabolism. In recent years, it has become clear that ROS act as plant signaling molecules that participate in various processes such as growth and development. Several studies have elucidated the roles of ROS from seed germination to senescence. However, there is much to discover about the diverse roles of ROS as signaling molecules and their mechanisms of sensing and response. ROS may provide possible benefits to plant physiological processes by supporting cellular proliferation in cells that maintain basal levels prior to oxidative effects. Although ROS are largely perceived as either negative by-products of aerobic metabolism or makers for plant stress, elucidating the range of functions that ROS play in growth and development still require attention.
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Manoharlal R, Saiprasad GVS. Assessment of germination, phytochemicals, and transcriptional responses to ethephon priming in soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merrill]. Genome 2019; 62:769-783. [PMID: 31479624 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2019-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present work aims to dissect the underlying signaling pathways associated with soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seed hormo-priming with ethephon (Eth). Our results demonstrated that soybean germination improved significantly upon Eth priming (Ethp). Phytohormone quantification shows relative enhanced endogenous gibberellin A4 (GA4) levels concomitant with impaired biogenesis and signaling of auxin, viz., indole acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA). Phytochemical analysis revealed relative reduced levels of individual and total raffinose family oligosaccharide (RFO) components, starch, soluble sugars, and sucrose concomitant with enhanced levels of reducing sugars, glucose, cellular ATP, and acetyl-CoA pools. Secondary metabolite analysis revealed the activation of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway with a concomitant suppression of the plastidal 2-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate/1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate (MEP/DOX) and phenylpropanoid pathways, substantiated by relative reduced levels of total phenolics, tannins, and proanthocyanidin. Ethp also enhances the in vitro antioxidative activity (viz., 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging ability and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP)) and endogenous antioxidants levels (viz., flavonoids, isoflavones, β-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E). Further quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis showed transcriptional pattern of representative genes in agreement with these metabolic alterations.
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- Raman Manoharlal
- ITC Limited, ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), Peenya Industrial Area, 1 Phase, Bengaluru-560058, Karnataka, India
- ITC Limited, ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), Peenya Industrial Area, 1 Phase, Bengaluru-560058, Karnataka, India
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- ITC Limited, ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), Peenya Industrial Area, 1 Phase, Bengaluru-560058, Karnataka, India
- ITC Limited, ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), Peenya Industrial Area, 1 Phase, Bengaluru-560058, Karnataka, India
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Doria E, Pagano A, Ferreri C, Larocca AV, Macovei A, Araújo SDS, Balestrazzi A. How Does the Seed Pre-Germinative Metabolism Fight Against Imbibition Damage? Emerging Roles of Fatty Acid Cohort and Antioxidant Defence. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1505. [PMID: 31824536 PMCID: PMC6881478 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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During seed imbibition, lipids are engaged in membrane reorganization while facing free radical-mediated oxidative injury. In the present work, we explored changes in lipid components at different timepoints of imbibition (0.5, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h) in the legume Medicago truncatula, by combining biochemical approaches with targeted lipidomics and untargeted metabolomics. ROS and RNS (reactive oxygen and nitrogen species) accumulation was observed throughout the tested timepoints whereas lipid peroxidation increased at 4 h of imbibition. The seed response to oxidative damage was evidenced by a significant increase in tocopherols starting from 0.5 h of imbibition as well as by the reduction in total thiol content occurring at 2 h of imbibition. Since under physiological conditions, the proper functions of the cell membranes are strongly dependent on the qualitative and quantitative balance of fatty acid residues in phospholipids, the investigation was expanded to the fatty acid cohort of M. truncatula seeds. Total saturated fatty acids (SFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), omega(ω)-3 and omega(ω)-6 fatty acids showed fluctuations during seed imbibition. The most remarkable finding was the profile of the ω-3 PUFA docosopentaenoic acid (DPA, 7 cis, 10 cis, 13 cis, 16 cis, and 19 cis-22:5) that showed a peak (up to 1.0% of the total fatty acid content) at 0.5 and 8 h of imbibition, concomitant with the peaks observed in tocopherol levels. It is possible that the observed changes in DPA alter the physical properties of membranes, as reported in animal cells, triggering signaling pathways relevant for the cell defense against oxidative injury. Furthermore, the content and balance between tocopherols and PUFAs is regarded as a determinant of storage stability. No enhancement in trans-fatty acids occurred throughout imbibition, suggesting for a proper antioxidant response carried by the seed. Fatty acids profiles were integrated with data from untargeted metabolomics showing changes in lipid sub-pathways, among which fatty acid amide, lyso-phospholipids, and phospholipid metabolism. The emerging lipid profiles and dynamics are discussed in view of the overall imbibition damage generated during M. truncatula seed imbibition.
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- Enrico Doria
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani,”Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani,”Pavia, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Research Area of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani,”Pavia, Italy
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani,”Pavia, Italy
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Jia Y, Li W. Phospholipase D antagonist 1-butanol inhibited the mobilization of triacylglycerol during seed germination in Arabidopsis. PLANT DIVERSITY 2018; 40:292-298. [PMID: 30740576 PMCID: PMC6317489 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Storage oil breakdown plays an important role in the life cycle of many plants by providing the carbon skeletons that support seedling growth immediately following germination. 1-Butanol, a specific inhibitor of phospholipase D (PLD)-dependent production of the signalling molecule phosphatidic acid (PA), inhibited Arabidopsis seed germination. N-Acylethanolamines (NAEs), which have been shown to inhibits PLDα1 activity, have no effect on seed germination. However, mobilization profile of triacylglycerols (TAG) that induced by each compound has not been reported. To gain deeper insights into the mode of mobilization of TAG during NAE 12:0 or 1-butanol treatment, we conducted a detailed comparative analysis of the effect of NAE 12:0, DMSO, 1-butanol and tert-butanol on Arabidopsis seed germination and fatty acid composition, tert-butanol and DMSO served as the corresponding controls treatment respectively. Our data show that 1-butanol, but not the inactive tert-butanol isomer, inhibited Arabidopsis seed germination, which is accompanied by a with retardation of the mobilization of triacylglycerols (TAG). In contrast, NAE 12:0 did not affect mobilization of TAG, nor did it significantly delay seed germination as monitored by radicle and cotyledon emergence. 1-Butanol induced RNA degradation in seeds and seedlings. We speculate that the large-scale degradation of RNA under the induction of 1-butanol may lead to abnormal gene expression in genes necessary for seed germination, including the genes needed for the mobilization of oil bodies, and thus cause a delay of seed germination. To the best of our knowledge, we report for the first time that 1-butanol delays the mobilization of TAG.
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Key Words
- 1-butanol
- DGDG, digalactosyldiacylglycerol
- DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide
- FA, fatty acid
- Fatty acid
- GC-MS, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- Germination
- MGDG, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol
- N-Acylethanolamines
- NAE, N-Acylethanolamines
- PC, Phosphatidylcholine
- PE, phosphatidylethanolamine
- PG, phosphatidylglycerol
- PI, phosphatidylinositol
- PLD, phospholipase D
- TAG, triacylglycerols
- Triacylglycerols
- lysoPC, lysophosphatidylcholine
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Kumar A, Pathak RK, Gayen A, Gupta S, Singh M, Lata C, Sharma H, Roy JK, Gupta SM. Systems biology of seeds: decoding the secret of biochemical seed factories for nutritional security. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:460. [PMID: 30370201 PMCID: PMC6200710 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1483-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Seeds serve as biochemical factories of nutrition, processing, bio-energy and storage related important bio-molecules and act as a delivery system to transmit the genetic information to the next generation. The research pertaining towards delineating the complex system of regulation of genes and pathways related to seed biology and nutrient partitioning is still under infancy. To understand these, it is important to know the genes and pathway(s) involved in the homeostasis of bio-molecules. In recent past with the advent and advancement of modern tools of genomics and genetic engineering, multi-layered 'omics' approaches and high-throughput platforms are being used to discern the genes and proteins involved in various metabolic, and signaling pathways and their regulations for understanding the molecular genetics of biosynthesis and homeostasis of bio-molecules. This can be possible by exploring systems biology approaches via the integration of omics data for understanding the intricacy of seed development and nutrient partitioning. These information can be exploited for the improvement of biologically important chemicals for large-scale production of nutrients and nutraceuticals through pathway engineering and biotechnology. This review article thus describes different omics tools and other branches that are merged to build the most attractive area of research towards establishing the seeds as biochemical factories for human health and nutrition.
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- Anil Kumar
- Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284003 India
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
- Department of Biotechnology, G. B. Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246194 India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), DRDO, Haldwani, 263139 India
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Ishibashi Y, Yuasa T, Iwaya-Inoue M. Mechanisms of Maturation and Germination in Crop Seeds Exposed to Environmental Stresses with a Focus on Nutrients, Water Status, and Reactive Oxygen Species. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1081:233-257. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1244-1_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhu Y. Isolation and identification of Ammodendron bifolium endophytic bacteria and the action mechanism of selected isolates-induced seed germination and their effects on host osmotic-stress tolerance. Arch Microbiol 2018; 201:431-442. [PMID: 30288562 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-018-1582-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study aimed to identify Ammodendron bifolium endophytic bacteria, and to evaluate promoting mechanism of selected isolates on seed germination and their effects on host osmotic-stress tolerance. Forty-five strains were isolated from A. bifolium and were classified into 13 different genera by 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. AY3, AY9 and AG18, which were identified as Staphylococcus, Kocuria, Bacillus sp., promoted host seed ethylene release during germination. Ethrel and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) imitated the effect of AY3, AY9 and AG18 on seed germination. The data suggest that ethylene mediates AY3-, AY9-, AG18-induced A. bifolium seed germination. In addition, osmotic stress prevented seed germination and radicle elongation. However, the inhibitory effect of osmotic stress on seed germination and radicle elongation were rescued by AY3, AY9 and AG18. The results show that AY3, AY9 and AG18 increased osmotic-stress tolerance in A. bifolium. AY3, AY9, AG18 induced A. bifolium seed germination through promoting ethylene production during endophytic bacteria-plant interaction, and increase osmotic-stress tolerance in A. bifolium. AY3, AY9 and AG18 are potential candidates for the protection of A. bifolium.
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- Yanlei Zhu
- College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, Xinjiang, China. .,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, China.
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Pérez Pizá MC, Prevosto L, Zilli C, Cejas E, Kelly H, Balestrasse K. Effects of non–thermal plasmas on seed-borne Diaporthe/Phomopsis complex and germination parameters of soybean seeds. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chen Z, Gu Q, Yu X, Huang L, Xu S, Wang R, Shen W, Shen W. Hydrogen peroxide acts downstream of melatonin to induce lateral root formation. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2018; 121:1127-1136. [PMID: 29325001 PMCID: PMC5946926 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Although several studies have confirmed the beneficial roles of exogenous melatonin in lateral root (LR) formation, the molecular mechanism is still elusive. Here, the role of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the induction of LR formation triggered by melatonin was investigated. METHODS Alfalfa (Medicago sativa 'Biaogan') and transgenic Arabidopsis seedlings were treated with or without melatonin, diphenyleneiodonium (DPI, NADPH oxidase inhibitor), N,N'-dimethylthiourea (DMTU, H2O2 scavenger), alone or combined. Then, H2O2 content was determined with 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (H2DCFDA)-dependent fluorescence and spectrophotography. Transcript levels of cell cycle regulatory genes were analysed by real-time reverse transcription-PCR. KEY RESULTS Application of exogenous melatonin not only increased endogenous H2O2 content but also induced LR formation in alfalfa seedlings. Consistently, melatonin-induced LR primordia exhibited an accelerated response. These inducible responses were significantly blocked when DPI or DMTU was applied. Compared with the wild-type, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing alfalfa MsSNAT (a melatonin synthesis gene) increased H2O2 accumulation and thereafter LR formation, both of which were blocked by DPI or DMTU. Similarly, melatonin-modulated expression of marker genes responsible for LR formation, including MsCDKB1;1, MsCDKB2;1, AtCDKB1;1 and AtCDKB2;1, was obviously impaired by the removal of H2O2 in both alfalfa and transgenic Arabidopsis plants. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacological and genetic evidence revealed that endogenous melatonin-triggered LR formation was H2O2-dependent.
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- Ziping Chen
- College of Life Sciences, Laboratory Center of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Laboratory Center of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Laboratory Center of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Laboratory Center of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Zhu Y, She X. Evaluation of the plant-growth-promoting abilities of endophytic bacteria from the psammophyteAmmodendron bifolium. Can J Microbiol 2018; 64:253-264. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2017-0529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The objective of this study was to assess the plant-growth-promoting abilities of 45 endophytic bacterial isolates from Ammodendron bifolium through physiological characteristics detection and endophytic bacteria–plant interaction. Each of these isolates exhibited 1 or more plant-growth-promoting traits, but only 11 isolates belonging to the genera Bacillus, Staphylococcus, and Kocuria were capable of promoting seed germination and radicle growth. These results together with the results of the correlation analysis revealed that the completion of seed germination may not be due to IAA production, phosphate solubilization, pellicle formation, and ACC deaminase, protease and lipase production by endophytic bacteria, but may be closely related to amylase and cellulase production. Further, endophytic bacterial isolates with plant-growth-promoting traits may also provide beneficial effects to host plants at different growth stages. Thus, these results are of value for understanding the ecological roles of endophytic bacteria in host plant habitats and can serve as a foundation for further studies of their potential in plant regeneration.
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- Yanlei Zhu
- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, Shaanxi, China
- College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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Macovei A, Pagano A, Leonetti P, Carbonera D, Balestrazzi A, Araújo SS. Systems biology and genome-wide approaches to unveil the molecular players involved in the pre-germinative metabolism: implications on seed technology traits. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2017; 36:669-688. [PMID: 27730302 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The pre-germinative metabolism is among the most fascinating aspects of seed biology. The early seed germination phase, or pre-germination, is characterized by rapid water uptake (imbibition), which directs a series of dynamic biochemical events. Among those are enzyme activation, DNA damage and repair, and use of reserve storage compounds, such as lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Industrial seedling production and intensive agricultural production systems require seed stocks with high rate of synchronized germination and low dormancy. Consequently, seed dormancy, a quantitative trait related to the activation of the pre-germinative metabolism, is probably the most studied seed trait in model species and crops. Single omics, systems biology, QTLs and GWAS mapping approaches have unveiled a list of molecules and regulatory mechanisms acting at transcriptional, post-transcriptional and post-translational levels. Most of the identified candidate genes encode for regulatory proteins targeting ROS, phytohormone and primary metabolisms, corroborating the data obtained from simple molecular biology approaches. Emerging evidences show that epigenetic regulation plays a crucial role in the regulation of these mentioned processes, constituting a still unexploited strategy to modulate seed traits. The present review will provide an up-date of the current knowledge on seed pre-germinative metabolism, gathering the most relevant results from physiological, genetics, and omics studies conducted in model and crop plants. The effects exerted by the biotic and abiotic stresses and priming are also addressed. The possible implications derived from the modulation of pre-germinative metabolism will be discussed from the point of view of seed quality and technology.
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- Anca Macovei
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Council of Research, via Amendola 122/D, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA), Av. da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Corpas FJ, Barroso JB, Palma JM, Rodriguez-Ruiz M. Plant peroxisomes: A nitro-oxidative cocktail. Redox Biol 2017; 11:535-542. [PMID: 28092771 PMCID: PMC5238456 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2016.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Although peroxisomes are very simple organelles, research on different species has provided us with an understanding of their importance in terms of cell viability. In addition to the significant role played by plant peroxisomes in the metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS), data gathered over the last two decades show that these organelles are an endogenous source of nitric oxide (NO) and related molecules called reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Molecules such as NO and H2O2 act as retrograde signals among the different cellular compartments, thus facilitating integral cellular adaptation to physiological and environmental changes. However, under nitro-oxidative conditions, part of this network can be overloaded, possibly leading to cellular damage and even cell death. This review aims to update our knowledge of the ROS/RNS metabolism, whose important role in plant peroxisomes is still underestimated. However, this pioneering approach, in which key elements such as β-oxidation, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and NO have been mainly described in relation to plant peroxisomes, could also be used to explore peroxisomes from other organisms.
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- Francisco J Corpas
- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, C/ Profesor Albareda, 1, 18008 Granada, Spain.
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- Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide Group, Department of Experimental Biology, Center for Advanced Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Campus Universitario "Las Lagunillas" s/n, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, C/ Profesor Albareda, 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, C/ Profesor Albareda, 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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Hu Y, You J, Li C, Williamson VM, Wang C. Ethylene response pathway modulates attractiveness of plant roots to soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41282. [PMID: 28112257 PMCID: PMC5256374 DOI: 10.1038/srep41282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Plant parasitic nematodes respond to root exudates to locate their host roots. In our studies second stage juveniles of Heterodera glycines, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), quickly migrated to soybean roots in Pluronic F-127 gel. Roots of soybean and non-host Arabidopsis treated with the ethylene (ET)-synthesis inhibitor aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) were more attractive to SCN than untreated roots, and significantly more nematodes penetrated into roots. Moreover, Arabidopsis ET insensitive mutants (ein2, ein2-1, ein2-5, ein3-1, ein5-1, and ein6) were more attractive than wild-type plants. Conversely, the constitutive triple-response mutant ctr1-1, was less attractive to SCN. While ET receptor gain-of-function mutant ein4-1 attracted more SCN than the wild-type, there were no significant differences in attractiveness between another gain-of-function ET receptor mutant, etr1-3, or the loss-of-function mutants etr1-7 and ers1-3 and the wild type. Expression of the reporter construct EBS: β-glucuronidase (GUS) was detected in Arabidopsis root tips as early as 6 h post infection, indicating that ET signaling was activated in Arabidopsis early by SCN infection. These results suggest that an active ET signaling pathway reduces root attractiveness to SCN in a way similar to that reported for root-knot nematodes, but opposite to that suggested for the sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii.
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- Yanfeng Hu
- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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Liberatore KL, Dukowic-Schulze S, Miller ME, Chen C, Kianian SF. The role of mitochondria in plant development and stress tolerance. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 100:238-256. [PMID: 27036362 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Eukaryotic cells require orchestrated communication between nuclear and organellar genomes, perturbations in which are linked to stress response and disease in both animals and plants. In addition to mitochondria, which are found across eukaryotes, plant cells contain a second organelle, the plastid. Signaling both among the organelles (cytoplasmic) and between the cytoplasm and the nucleus (i.e. nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions (NCI)) is essential for proper cellular function. A deeper understanding of NCI and its impact on development, stress response, and long-term health is needed in both animal and plant systems. Here we focus on the role of plant mitochondria in development and stress response. We compare and contrast features of plant and animal mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA), particularly highlighting the large and highly dynamic nature of plant mtDNA. Plant-based tools are powerful, yet underutilized, resources for enhancing our fundamental understanding of NCI. These tools also have great potential for improving crop production. Across taxa, mitochondria are most abundant in cells that have high energy or nutrient demands as well as at key developmental time points. Although plant mitochondria act as integrators of signals involved in both development and stress response pathways, little is known about plant mtDNA diversity and its impact on these processes. In humans, there are strong correlations between particular mitotypes (and mtDNA mutations) and developmental differences (or disease). We propose that future work in plants should focus on defining mitotypes more carefully and investigating their functional implications as well as improving techniques to facilitate this research.
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- Katie L Liberatore
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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Dhungana SK, Kim ID, Kwak HS, Shin DH. Unraveling the effect of structurally different classes of insecticide on germination and early plant growth of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr]. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 130:39-43. [PMID: 27155482 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although a considerable number of studies about the effect of different insecticides on plant physiology and metabolism have been carried out, research work about the comparative action of structurally different classes of insecticide on physiological and biochemical properties of soybean seed germination and early growth has not been found. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different classes of insecticides on soybean seed germination and early plant growth. Soybean seeds of Bosuk cultivar were soaked for 24h in distilled water or recommended dose (2mLL(-1), 1mLL(-1), 0.5gL(-1), and 0.5gL(-1) water for insecticides Mepthion, Myungtaja, Actara, and Stonate, respectively) of pesticide solutions of four structurally different classes of insecticides - Mepthion (fenitrothion; organophosphate), Myungtaja (etofenprox; pyrethroid), Actara (thiamethoxam; neonicotinoid), and Stonate (lambda-cyhalothrin cum thiamethoxam; pyrethroid cum neonicotinoid) - which are used for controlling stink bugs in soybean crop. Insecticides containing thiamethoxam and lamda-cyhalothrin cum thiamethoxam showed positive effects on seedling biomass and content of polyphenol and flavonoid, however fenitrothion insecticide reduced the seed germination, seed and seedling vigor, and polyphenol and flavonoid contents in soybean. Results of this study reveal that different classes of insecticide have differential influence on physiologic and metabolic actions like germination, early growth, and antioxidant activities of soybean and this implies that yield and nutrient content also might be affected with the application of different types of insecticide.
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- Sanjeev Kumar Dhungana
- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- International Institute of Agricultural Research & Development, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea.
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Meng Y, Chen F, Shuai H, Luo X, Ding J, Tang S, Xu S, Liu J, Liu W, Du J, Liu J, Yang F, Sun X, Yong T, Wang X, Feng Y, Shu K, Yang W. Karrikins delay soybean seed germination by mediating abscisic acid and gibberellin biogenesis under shaded conditions. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22073. [PMID: 26902640 PMCID: PMC4763256 DOI: 10.1038/srep22073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Karrikins (KAR) are a class of signal compounds, discovered in wildfire smoke, which affect seed germination. Currently, numerous studies have focused on the model plant Arabidopsis in the KAR research field, rather than on crops. Thus the regulatory mechanisms underlying KAR regulation of crop seed germination are largely unknown. Here, we report that KAR delayed soybean seed germination through enhancing abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis, while impairing gibberellin (GA) biogenesis. Interestingly, KAR only retarded soybean seed germination under shaded conditions, rather than under dark and white light conditions, which differs from in Arabidopsis. Phytohormone quantification showed that KAR enhanced ABA biogenesis while impairing GA biosynthesis during the seed imbibition process, and subsequently, the ratio of active GA4 to ABA was significantly reduced. Further qRT-PCR analysis showed that the transcription pattern of genes involved in ABA and GA metabolic pathways are consistent with the hormonal measurements. Finally, fluridone, an ABA biogenesis inhibitor, remarkably rescued the delayed-germination phenotype of KAR-treatment; and paclobutrazol, a GA biosynthesis inhibitor, inhibited soybean seed germination. Taken together, these evidences suggest that KAR inhibit soybean seed germination by mediating the ratio between GA and ABA biogenesis.
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- Yongjie Meng
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Wojtyla Ł, Lechowska K, Kubala S, Garnczarska M. Different Modes of Hydrogen Peroxide Action During Seed Germination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:66. [PMID: 26870076 PMCID: PMC4740362 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide was initially recognized as a toxic molecule that causes damage at different levels of cell organization and thus losses in cell viability. From the 1990s, the role of hydrogen peroxide as a signaling molecule in plants has also been discussed. The beneficial role of H2O2 as a central hub integrating signaling network in response to biotic and abiotic stress and during developmental processes is now well established. Seed germination is the most pivotal phase of the plant life cycle, affecting plant growth and productivity. The function of hydrogen peroxide in seed germination and seed aging has been illustrated in numerous studies; however, the exact role of this molecule remains unknown. This review evaluates evidence that shows that H2O2 functions as a signaling molecule in seed physiology in accordance with the known biology and biochemistry of H2O2. The importance of crosstalk between hydrogen peroxide and a number of signaling molecules, including plant phytohormones such as abscisic acid, gibberellins, and ethylene, and reactive molecules such as nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide acting on cell communication and signaling during seed germination, is highlighted. The current study also focuses on the detrimental effects of H2O2 on seed biology, i.e., seed aging that leads to a loss of germination efficiency. The dual nature of hydrogen peroxide as a toxic molecule on one hand and as a signal molecule on the other is made possible through the precise spatial and temporal control of its production and degradation. Levels of hydrogen peroxide in germinating seeds and young seedlings can be modulated via pre-sowing seed priming/conditioning. This rather simple method is shown to be a valuable tool for improving seed quality and for enhancing seed stress tolerance during post-priming germination. In this review, we outline how seed priming/conditioning affects the integrative role of hydrogen peroxide in seed germination and aging.
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- Łukasz Wojtyla
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznan, Poland
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Singh R, Singh S, Parihar P, Mishra RK, Tripathi DK, Singh VP, Chauhan DK, Prasad SM. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS): Beneficial Companions of Plants' Developmental Processes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1299. [PMID: 27729914 PMCID: PMC5037240 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated inevitably in the redox reactions of plants, including respiration and photosynthesis. In earlier studies, ROS were considered as toxic by-products of aerobic pathways of the metabolism. But in recent years, concept about ROS has changed because they also participate in developmental processes of plants by acting as signaling molecules. In plants, ROS regulate many developmental processes such as cell proliferation and differentiation, programmed cell death, seed germination, gravitropism, root hair growth and pollen tube development, senescence, etc. Despite much progress, a comprehensive update of advances in the understanding of the mechanisms evoked by ROS that mediate in cell proliferation and development are fragmentry and the matter of ROS perception and the signaling cascade remains open. Therefore, keeping in view the above facts, an attempt has been made in this article to summarize the recent findings regarding updates made in the regulatory action of ROS at various plant developmental stages, which are still not well-known.
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- Rachana Singh
- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- DD Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- Government Ramanuj Pratap Singhdev Post Graduate CollegeBaikunthpur, India
- *Correspondence: Vijay P. Singh, Sheo M. Prasad,
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- DD Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of AllahabadAllahabad, India
- *Correspondence: Vijay P. Singh, Sheo M. Prasad,
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Ishibashi Y, Kasa S, Sakamoto M, Aoki N, Kai K, Yuasa T, Hanada A, Yamaguchi S, Iwaya-Inoue M. A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species Produced by NADPH Oxidases in the Embryo and Aleurone Cells in Barley Seed Germination. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143173. [PMID: 26579718 PMCID: PMC4651353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote the germination of several seeds, and antioxidants suppress it. However, questions remain regarding the role and production mechanism of ROS in seed germination. Here, we focused on NADPH oxidases, which produce ROS. After imbibition, NADPH oxidase mRNAs were expressed in the embryo and in aleurone cells of barley seed; these expression sites were consistent with the sites of ROS production in the seed after imbibition. To clarify the role of NADPH oxidases in barley seed germination, we examined gibberellic acid (GA) / abscisic acid (ABA) metabolism and signaling in barley seeds treated with diphenylene iodonium chloride (DPI), an NADPH oxidase inhibitor. DPI significantly suppressed germination, and suppressed GA biosynthesis and ABA catabolism in embryos. GA, but not ABA, induced NADPH oxidase activity in aleurone cells. Additionally, DPI suppressed the early induction of α-amylase by GA in aleurone cells. These results suggest that ROS produced by NADPH oxidases promote GA biosynthesis in embryos, that GA induces and activates NADPH oxidases in aleurone cells, and that ROS produced by NADPH oxidases induce α-amylase in aleurone cells. We conclude that the ROS generated by NADPH oxidases regulate barley seed germination through GA / ABA metabolism and signaling in embryo and aleurone cells.
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- Yushi Ishibashi
- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Crop Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shu K, Meng YJ, Shuai HW, Liu WG, Du JB, Liu J, Yang WY. Dormancy and germination: How does the crop seed decide? PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2015; 17:1104-12. [PMID: 26095078 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Whether seeds germinate or maintain dormancy is decided upon through very intricate physiological processes. Correct timing of these processes is most important for the plants life cycle. If moist conditions are encountered, a low dormancy level causes pre-harvest sprouting in various crop species, such as wheat, corn and rice, this decreases crop yield and negatively impacts downstream industrial processing. In contrast, a deep level of seed dormancy prevents normal germination even under favourable conditions, resulting in a low emergence rate during agricultural production. Therefore, an optimal seed dormancy level is valuable for modern mechanised agricultural systems. Over the past several years, numerous studies have demonstrated that diverse endogenous and environmental factors regulate the balance between dormancy and germination, such as light, temperature, water status and bacteria in soil, and phytohormones such as ABA (abscisic acid) and GA (gibberellic acid). In this updated review, we highlight recent advances regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of seed dormancy and germination processes, including the external environmental and internal hormonal cues, and primarily focusing on the staple crop species. Furthermore, future challenges and research directions for developing a full understanding of crop seed dormancy and germination are also discussed.
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- K Shu
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China of Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Biotechnology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Airaki M, Leterrier M, Valderrama R, Chaki M, Begara-Morales JC, Barroso JB, del Río LA, Palma JM, Corpas FJ. Spatial and temporal regulation of the metabolism of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species during the early development of pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedlings. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 116:679-93. [PMID: 25808658 PMCID: PMC4577988 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The development of seedlings involves many morphological, physiological and biochemical processes, which are controlled by many factors. Some reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS, respectively) are implicated as signal molecules in physiological and phytopathological processes. Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a very important crop and the goal of this work was to provide a framework of the behaviour of the key elements in the metabolism of ROS and RNS in the main organs of pepper during its development. METHODS The main seedling organs (roots, hypocotyls and green cotyledons) of pepper seedlings were analysed 7, 10 and 14 d after germination. Activity and gene expression of the main enzymatic antioxidants (catalase, ascorbate-glutathione cycle enzymes), NADP-generating dehydrogenases and S-nitrosoglutathione reductase were determined. Cellular distribution of nitric oxide ((·)NO), superoxide radical (O2 (·-)) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) was investigated using confocal laser scanning microscopy. KEY RESULTS The metabolism of ROS and RNS during pepper seedling development was highly regulated and showed significant plasticity, which was co-ordinated among the main seedling organs, resulting in correct development. Catalase showed higher activity in the aerial parts of the seedling (hypocotyls and green cotyledons) whereas roots of 7-d-old seedlings contained higher activity of the enzymatic components of the ascorbate glutathione cycle, NADP-isocitrate dehydrogenase and NADP-malic enzyme. CONCLUSIONS There is differential regulation of the metabolism of ROS, nitric oxide and NADP dehydrogenases in the different plant organs during seedling development in pepper in the absence of stress. The metabolism of ROS and RNS seems to contribute significantly to plant development since their components are involved directly or indirectly in many metabolic pathways. Thus, specific molecules such as H2O2 and NO have implications for signalling, and their temporal and spatial regulation contributes to the success of seedling establishment.
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- Morad Airaki
- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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Pu X, Lv X, Tan T, Fu F, Qin G, Lin H. Roles of mitochondrial energy dissipation systems in plant development and acclimation to stress. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 116:583-600. [PMID: 25987710 PMCID: PMC4577992 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plants are sessile organisms that have the ability to integrate external cues into metabolic and developmental signals. The cues initiate specific signal cascades that can enhance the tolerance of plants to stress, and these mechanisms are crucial to the survival and fitness of plants. The adaption of plants to stresses is a complex process that involves decoding stress inputs as energy-deficiency signals. The process functions through vast metabolic and/or transcriptional reprogramming to re-establish the cellular energy balance. Members of the mitochondrial energy dissipation pathway (MEDP), alternative oxidases (AOXs) and uncoupling proteins (UCPs), act as energy mediators and might play crucial roles in the adaption of plants to stresses. However, their roles in plant growth and development have been relatively less explored. SCOPE This review summarizes current knowledge about the role of members of the MEDP in plant development as well as recent advances in identifying molecular components that regulate the expression of AOXs and UCPs. Highlighted in particular is a comparative analysis of the expression, regulation and stress responses between AOXs and UCPs when plants are exposed to stresses, and a possible signal cross-talk that orchestrates the MEDP, reactive oxygen species (ROS), calcium signalling and hormone signalling. CONCLUSIONS The MEDP might act as a cellular energy/metabolic mediator that integrates ROS signalling, energy signalling and hormone signalling with plant development and stress accumulation. However, the regulation of MEDP members is complex and occurs at transcriptional, translational, post-translational and metabolic levels. How this regulation is linked to actual fluxes through the AOX/UCP in vivo remains elusive.
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- Xiaojun Pu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource & Eco-Environment and Plant Physiology Laboratory, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Yu X, Li A, Li W. How membranes organize during seed germination: three patterns of dynamic lipid remodelling define chilling resistance and affect plastid biogenesis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:1391-403. [PMID: 25474382 PMCID: PMC4766844 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Imbibitional chilling injury during germination causes agricultural losses, but this can be overcome by osmopriming. It remains unknown how membranes reorganize during germination. Herein, we comparatively profiled changes of membrane lipids during imbibition under normal and chilling temperatures in chilling-tolerant and -sensitive soybean seeds. We found three patterns of dynamic lipid remodelling during the three phases of germination. Pattern 1 involved a gradual increase in plastidic lipids during phases I and II, with an abrupt increase during phase III. This abrupt increase was associated with initiation of photosynthesis. Pattern 3 involved phosphatidic acid (PA) first decreasing, then increasing, and finally decreasing to a low level. Patterns 1 and 3 were interrupted in chilling-sensitive seeds under low temperature, which lead a block in plastid biogenesis and accumulation of harmful PA, respectively. However, they were rescued and returned to their status under normal temperature after polyethylene glycol osmopriming. We specifically inhibited phospholipase D (PLD)-mediated PA formation in chilling-sensitive seeds of soybean, cucumber, and pea, and found their germination under low temperature was significantly improved. These results indicate that membranes undergo specific and functional reorganization of lipid composition during germination and demonstrate that PLD-mediated PA causes imibibitional chilling injury.
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- Xiamei Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, China
- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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Kubala S, Wojtyla Ł, Quinet M, Lechowska K, Lutts S, Garnczarska M. Enhanced expression of the proline synthesis gene P5CSA in relation to seed osmopriming improvement of Brassica napus germination under salinity stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 183:1-12. [PMID: 26070063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Osmopriming is a pre-sowing treatment that enhances germination performance and stress tolerance of germinating seeds. Brassica napus seeds showed osmopriming-improved germination and seedling growth under salinity stress. To understand the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of osmopriming-induced salinity tolerance, the accumulation of proline, gene expression and activity of enzymes involved in proline metabolism and the level of endogenous hydrogen peroxide were investigated in rape seeds during osmopriming and post-priming germination under control (H2O) and stress conditions (100 mM NaCl). The relationship between gene expression and enzymatic activity of pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS), ornithine-δ-aminotransferase (OAT) and proline dehydrogenase (PDH) was determined. The improved germination performance of osmoprimed seeds was accompanied by a significant increase in proline content. The accumulation of proline during priming and post-priming germination was associated with strong up-regulation of the P5CSA gene, down-regulation of the PDH gene and accumulation of hydrogen peroxide. The up-regulated transcript level of P5CSA was consistent with the increase in P5CS activity. This study shows, for the first time, the role of priming-induced modulation of activities of particular genes and enzymes of proline turnover, and its relationship with higher content of hydrogen peroxide, in improving seed germination under salinity stress. Following initial stress-exposure, the primed seeds acquired stronger salinity stress tolerance during post-priming germination, a feature likely linked to a 'priming memory'.
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- Szymon Kubala
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl von Linné Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Bisht VK, Negi JS, Bhandari AK, Bhatt VP, Kandari LS. Effect of Pre-sowing Treatments on Seed Germination Behavior of Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham ex Smith. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40011-015-0568-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kalemba EM, Suszka J, Ratajczak E. The role of oxidative stress in determining the level of viability of black poplar (Populus nigra) seeds stored at different temperatures. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2015; 42:630-642. [PMID: 32480707 DOI: 10.1071/fp14336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Black poplar (Populus nigra L.) is one of the most threatened tree species in Europe since up to 99% of its natural habitat has disappeared. Black poplar seeds are characterised by short longevity. It was recently demonstrated that black poplar seeds can be successfully stored at -10°C, -20°C and -196°C for at least 2 years but not at higher temperatures. In the present study, the role of oxidative stress in determining the level of viability of black poplar seeds stored at -196°C, -20°C, -10°C, -3°C and 3°C for 3 months, 1 year and 2 years was monitored. The superoxide anion radicals (O2-•) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) increased during storage and had an impact on membrane integrity as determined by changes in the content of fatty acids and phospholipids and increases in electrolyte leakage. The level of non-enzymatic and enzymatic components of the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle was also investigated. The level of O2-• was strongly correlated with the level of seed germination after 1 and 2 years of storage. This was accompanied by changes in the redox potential, as well as changes in the content of linoleic acid and phosphatydiloglycerol over the same period of time. In particular, the deleterious effect of H2O2 was observed after 2 years of storage when its accumulation was highly correlated with changes in the composition of fatty acids and phospholipids. Despite increased activity of AsA-GSH cycle enzymes, the level of reducing agents was insufficient and seeds exhibited large increases in the redox potential when stored at -3°C and still higher when stored at 3°C. Overall, the results of the study demonstrate that oxidative stress increases during seed storage, especially at the warmer temperatures and injures seed tissues; resulting in a loss of viability.
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- Ewa Marzena Kalemba
- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland
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El-Maarouf-Bouteau H, Sajjad Y, Bazin J, Langlade N, Cristescu SM, Balzergue S, Baudouin E, Bailly C. Reactive oxygen species, abscisic acid and ethylene interact to regulate sunflower seed germination. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:364-74. [PMID: 24811898 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed dormancy is regulated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and can be alleviated by incubating dormant embryos in the presence of methylviologen (MV), a ROS-generating compound. Ethylene alleviates sunflower seed dormancy whereas abscisic acid (ABA) represses germination. The purposes of this study were to identify the molecular basis of ROS effect on seed germination and to investigate their possible relationship with hormone signalling pathways. Ethylene treatment provoked ROS generation in embryonic axis whereas ABA had no effect on their production. The beneficial effect of ethylene on germination was lowered in the presence of antioxidant compounds, and MV suppressed the inhibitory effect of ABA. MV treatment did not alter significantly ethylene nor ABA production during seed imbibition. Microarray analysis showed that MV treatment triggered differential expression of 120 probe sets (59 more abundant and 61 less abundant genes), and most of the identified transcripts were related to cell signalling components. Many transcripts less represented in MV-treated seeds were involved in ABA signalling, thus suggesting an interaction between ROS and ABA signalling pathways at the transcriptional level. Altogether, these results shed new light on the crosstalk between ROS and plant hormones in seed germination.
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