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Han K, Lai M, Zhao T, Yang X, An X, Chen Z. Plant YABBY transcription factors: a review of gene expression, biological functions, and prospects. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024:1-22. [PMID: 38830825 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2024.2344576] [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: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Transcription factors often contain several different functional regions, including DNA-binding domains, and play an important regulatory role in plant growth, development, and the response to external stimuli. YABYY transcription factors are plant-specific and contain two special domains (N-terminal C2C2 zinc-finger and C-terminal helix-loop-helix domains) that are indispensable. Specifically, YABBY transcription factors play key roles in maintaining the polarity of the adaxial-abaxial axis of leaves, as well as in regulating: vegetative and reproductive growth, hormone response, stress resistance, and secondary metabolite synthesis in plants. Recently, the identification and functional verification of YABBY transcription factors in different plants has increased. On this basis, we summarize recent advances in the: identification, classification, expression patterns, and functions of the YABBY transcription factor family. The normal expression and function of YABBY transcription factors rely on a regulatory network that is established through the interaction of YABBY family members with other genes. We discuss the interaction network of YABBY transcription factors during leaf polarity establishment and floral organ development. This article provides a reference for research on YABBY function, plant genetic improvement, and molecular breeding.
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- Kaiyuan Han
- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Zhuang H, Li YH, Zhao XY, Zhi JY, Chen H, Lan JS, Luo ZJ, Qu YR, Tang J, Peng HP, Li TY, Zhu SY, Jiang T, He GH, Li YF. STAMENLESS1 activates SUPERWOMAN 1 and FLORAL ORGAN NUMBER 1 to control floral organ identities and meristem fate in rice. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:802-822. [PMID: 38305492 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Floral patterns are unique to rice and contribute significantly to its reproductive success. SL1 encodes a C2H2 transcription factor that plays a critical role in flower development in rice, but the molecular mechanism regulated by it remains poorly understood. Here, we describe interactions of the SL1 with floral homeotic genes, SPW1, and DL in specifying floral organ identities and floral meristem fate. First, the sl1 spw1 double mutant exhibited a stamen-to-pistil transition similar to that of sl1, spw1, suggesting that SL1 and SPW1 may located in the same pathway regulating stamen development. Expression analysis revealed that SL1 is located upstream of SPW1 to maintain its high level of expression and that SPW1, in turn, activates the B-class genes OsMADS2 and OsMADS4 to suppress DL expression indirectly. Secondly, sl1 dl displayed a severe loss of floral meristem determinacy and produced amorphous tissues in the third/fourth whorl. Expression analysis revealed that the meristem identity gene OSH1 was ectopically expressed in sl1 dl in the fourth whorl, suggesting that SL1 and DL synergistically terminate the floral meristem fate. Another meristem identity gene, FON1, was significantly decreased in expression in sl1 background mutants, suggesting that SL1 may directly activate its expression to regulate floral meristem fate. Finally, molecular evidence supported the direct genomic binding of SL1 to SPW1 and FON1 and the subsequent activation of their expression. In conclusion, we present a model to illustrate the roles of SL1, SPW1, and DL in floral organ specification and regulation of floral meristem fate in rice.
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- Hui Zhuang
- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Application and Safety Control of Genetically Modified Crops, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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Cai Z, Wang G, Li J, Kong L, Tang W, Chen X, Qu X, Lin C, Peng Y, Liu Y, Deng Z, Ye Y, Wu W, Duan Y. Thermo-Sensitive Spikelet Defects 1 acclimatizes rice spikelet initiation and development to high temperature. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:1684-1701. [PMID: 36517254 PMCID: PMC10022635 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Crop reproductive development is vulnerable to heat stress, and the genetic modulation of thermotolerance during the reproductive phase, especially the early stage, remains poorly understood. We isolated a Poaceae-specific FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYLS3 (FHY3)/FAR-RED IMPAIRED RESPONSE1 (FAR1)family transcription factor, Thermo-sensitive Spikelet Defects 1 (TSD1), derived from transposase in rice (Oryza sativa) TSD1 was highly expressed in spikelets, induced by heat, and specifically enhanced the thermotolerance of spikelet morphogenesis. Disrupting TSD1 did not affect vegetative growth but markedly retarded spikelet initiation and development, as well as caused varying degrees of spikelet degeneration, depending on the temperature. Most tsd1 spikelets were normal at low temperature but gradually degenerated as temperature increased, and all disappeared at high temperature, leading to naked branches. TSD1 directly promoted the transcription of YABBY1 and YABBY3 and could physically interact with YABBY1 and three TOB proteins, YABBY5, YABBY4, and YABBY3. These YABBY proteins can form either homodimers or heterodimers and play an important role in spikelet morphogenesis, similar to TSD1. Notably, the knockout mutant yab5-ko and double mutant tsd1 yab5-ko resembled tsd1 in spikelet appearance and response to temperature, indicating that these genes likely participate in spikelet development through the cooperative TSD1-YABBY module. These findings reveal a distinctive function of FHY3/FAR1 family genes and a unique TSD1-YABBY complex to acclimate spikelet development to high temperature in rice, providing insight into the regulating pathway of enhancing thermotolerance in plant reproductive development.
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- Zhengzheng Cai
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Breeding by Design of Plant, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Zhang T, Wu A, Hu X, Deng Q, Ma Z, Su L. Comprehensive study of rice YABBY gene family: evolution, expression and interacting proteins analysis. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14783. [PMID: 36860761 PMCID: PMC9969854 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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As plant-specific transcription regulators, YABBYs are involved in plant growth, development and stress responses. However, little information is available about genome-wide screening and identification of OsYABBY-interacting proteins. In this study, phylogenetic relationship, gene structure, protein structure and gene expression profile of eight OsYABBYs were carried out, all of which indicated that OsYABBYs were involved in different developmental processes and had functional differentiation. More importantly, PPI (protein-protein interaction) analysis and molecular docking simulation predicted that WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) proteins might be interacting proteins of OsYABBYs. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) and luciferase complementation imaging assays (LCI) further confirmed that OsYABBYs (except for OsYABBY7) could interact with OsWOX3A in vitro and in vivo. In addition, OsYABBY3 and OsYABBY5 also could interact with OsWUS. Taken together, our results provided valuable information for further elucidating OsYABBYs regulation mechanism in improving rice performance.
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- Ting Zhang
- College of Bioengineering, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, Hubei, China,Hubei Engineering Research Center for Specialty Flowers Biological Breeding, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Liu H, Li J, Gong P, He C. The origin and evolution of carpels and fruits from an evo-devo perspective. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:283-298. [PMID: 36031801 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The flower is an evolutionary innovation in angiosperms that drives the evolution of biodiversity. The carpel is integral to a flower and develops into fruits after fertilization, while the perianth, consisting of the calyx and corolla, is decorative to facilitate pollination and protect the internal organs, including the carpels and stamens. Therefore, the nature of flower origin is carpel and stamen origin, which represents one of the greatest and fundamental unresolved issues in plant evolutionary biology. Here, we briefly summarize the main progress and key genes identified for understanding floral development, focusing on the origin and development of the carpels. Floral ABC models have played pioneering roles in elucidating flower development, but remain insufficient for resolving flower and carpel origin. The genetic basis for carpel origin and subsequent diversification leading to fruit diversity also remains elusive. Based on current research progress and technological advances, simplified floral models and integrative evolutionary-developmental (evo-devo) strategies are proposed for elucidating the genetics of carpel origin and fruit evolution. Stepwise birth of a few master regulatory genes and subsequent functional diversification might play a pivotal role in these evolutionary processes. Among the identified transcription factors, AGAMOUS (AG) and CRABS CLAW (CRC) may be the two core regulatory genes for carpel origin as they determine carpel organ identity, determinacy, and functionality. Therefore, a comparative identification of their protein-protein interactions and downstream target genes between flowering and non-flowering plants from an evo-devo perspective may be primary projects for elucidating carpel origin and development.
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- Hongyan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Dreni L. The ABC of Flower Development in Monocots: The Model of Rice Spikelet. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2686:59-82. [PMID: 37540354 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3299-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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The initial seminal studies of flower developmental genetics were made from observations in several eudicot model species, particularly Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum. However, an increasing amount of research in monocot model and crop species is finally giving the credit that monocots deserve for their position in the evolutionary history of Angiosperms, their astonishing diversification and adaptation, their diversified floral structures, their pivotal function in most ecosystems on Earth and, finally, their importance in agriculture and farming, economy, landscaping and feeding mankind. Rice is a staple crop and the major monocot model to study the reproductive phase and flower evolution. Inspired by this, this chapter reviews a story of highly conserved functions related to the ABC model of flower development. Nevertheless, this model is complicated in rice by cases of gene neofunctionalization, like the recruitment of MADS-box genes for the development of the unique organs known as lemma and palea, subfunctionalization, and rewiring of conserved molecular pathways.
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- Ludovico Dreni
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Shen L, Tian F, Cheng Z, Zhao Q, Feng Q, Zhao Y, Han B, Fang Y, Lin Y, Chen R, Wang D, Sun W, Sun J, Zeng H, Yao N, Gao G, Luo J, Xu Z, Bai S. OsMADS58 Stabilizes Gene Regulatory Circuits during Rice Stamen Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2899. [PMID: 36365352 PMCID: PMC9658454 DOI: 10.3390/plants11212899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) OsMADS58 is a C-class MADS box protein, and characterization of a transposon insertion mutant osmads58 suggested that OsMADS58 plays a role in stamen development. However, as no null mutation has been obtained, its role has remained unclear. Here, we report that the CRISPR knockout mutant osmads58 exhibits complex altered phenotypes, including anomalous diploid germ cells, aberrant meiosis, and delayed tapetum degeneration. This CRISPR mutant line exhibited stronger changes in expression of OsMADS58 target genes compared with the osmads58 dSpm (transposon insertion) line, along with changes in multiple pathways related to early stamen development. Notably, transcriptional regulatory circuits in young panicles covering the stamen at stages 4-6 were substantially altered in the CRISPR line compared to the dSpm line. These findings strongly suggest that the pleiotropic effects of OsMADS58 on stamen development derive from a potential role in stabilizing gene regulatory circuits during early stamen development. Thus, this work opens new avenues for viewing and deciphering the regulatory mechanisms of early stamen development from a network perspective.
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- Liping Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG), Center for Bioinformatics (CBI), Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Center for Bioinformatics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- National Center for Gene Research, State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- National Center for Gene Research, State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- National Center for Gene Research, State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- National Center for Gene Research, State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG), Center for Bioinformatics (CBI), Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Center for Bioinformatics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Center for Bioinformatics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein & Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Center of Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Sokoloff DD, Fomichev CI, Rudall PJ, Macfarlane TD, Remizowa MV. Evolutionary history of the grass gynoecium. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4637-4661. [PMID: 35512454 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The grass family (Poaceae) includes cereal crops that provide a key food source for the human population. The food industry uses the starch deposited in the cereal grain, which develops directly from the gynoecium. Morphological interpretation of the grass gynoecium remains controversial. We re-examine earlier hypotheses and studies of morphology and development in the context of more recent analyses of grass phylogenetics and developmental genetics. Taken in isolation, data on gynoecium development in bistigmatic grasses do not contradict its interpretation as a solitary ascidiate carpel. Nevertheless, in the context of other data, this interpretation is untenable. Broad comparative analysis in a modern phylogenetic context clearly demonstrates that the grass gynoecium is pseudomonomerous. A bistigmatic grass gynoecium has two sterile carpels, each producing a stigma, and a fertile carpel that lacks a stigma. To date, studies of grass developmental genetics and developmental morphology have failed to fully demonstrate the composite nature of the grass gynoecium be-cause its complex evolutionary history is hidden by extreme organ integration. It is problematic to interpret the gynoecium of grasses in terms of normal angiosperm gynoecium typology. Even the concept of a carpel becomes misleading in grasses; instead, we recommend the term pistil for descriptive purposes.
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- Dmitry D Sokoloff
- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1, 12, Leninskie Gory, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1, 12, Leninskie Gory, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK
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- Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983, Australia
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- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1, 12, Leninskie Gory, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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Yang T, He Y, Niu S, Zhang Y. A YABBY gene CRABS CLAW a (CRCa) negatively regulates flower and fruit sizes in tomato. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 320:111285. [PMID: 35643610 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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CRABS CLAW (CRC) is a YABBY transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in carpel development and flower meristem determinacy. Here, we characterized a CRC homolog SlCRCa and elucidated its specific roles in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). SlCRCa is highly expressed in the petals and stamens, and is responsive to gibberellin (GA) treatment. Overexpression of SlCRCa in tomato reduces the sizes of petals, stamens, and fruits, while the inverse phenotypes are induced by knockdown of SlCRCa. Furthermore, histological investigation suggests that the smaller or larger fruits in SlCRCa-overexpressing or SlCRCa-RNAi plants are mainly determined by the decreases or increases in cell layers and cell sizes in pericarp, respectively. Through transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses, we speculate that SlCRCa inhibits cell division by regulating the transcription of cell division-related genes, and also suppresses cell expansion by modulating the expansin genes and GA pathway in tomato fruits. Besides, SlCRCa is involved in the feedback regulation of GA biosynthesis. Our findings reveal that SlCRCa negatively regulates fruit size by affecting cell division and cell expansion, and it is also an inhibitor of floral organ sizes in tomato.
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- Tongwen Yang
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
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Sun L, Deng R, Liu J, Lai M, Wu J, Liu X, Shahid MQ. An overview of sucrose transporter (SUT) genes family in rice. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:5685-5695. [PMID: 35699859 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07611-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Photosynthesis provides the energy basis for the life activities of plants by producing organic compounds, mainly sugar. As the main energy form of photosynthesis, sugar affects the growth and development of plants. During long-distance transportation, sucrose is the main form of transportation. The rate of sugar transport and the allocation of carbohydrates affect the biomass of crops and are closely related to the reproductive growth of crops. MAIN TEXT The transportation of sugar is divided into active transportation and passive transportation. So how does the sucrose transporters (SUT) genes, which are the main carriers of sucrose in active transportation, affect the performance of rice agronomic traits is still to be explored. In this article, we describe the structure of inflorescence and review the transport forms and metabolic processes of sucrose in rice, such as how CO2 is fixed, carbohydrate assimilation, and transport of organic matter. Sucrose transporters exhibited remarkable effects on the development of reproductive organs in rice. CONCLUSIONS Here, the effects of different factors, such as the effects of anthers morphology on starch enrichment of pollen, effects of biotic and abiotic factors on sucrose transporters, effects of changes in trace elements on sucrose transporters, were discussed. Moreover, the regulation of transcription or translation level provides ideas for future research on sucrose transporters.
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- Lixia Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. .,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Eragam A, Shukla V, Kola VS, Latha P, Akkareddy S, Kommana ML, Ramireddy E, Vemireddy LR. Yield-associated putative gene regulatory networks in Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica and their association with high-yielding genotypes. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:7649-7663. [PMID: 35612779 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07581-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND With the increase in population and economies of developing countries in Asia and Africa, the research towards securing future food demands is an imminent need. Among japonica and indica genotypes, indica rice varieties are largely cultivated across the globe. However, our present understanding of yield-contributing gene information stems mainly from japonica and studies on the yield potential of indica genotypes are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study, yield contributing orthologous genes previously characterized from japonica varieties were identified in the indica genome and analysed with binGO tool for GO biological processes categorization. Transcription factor binding site enrichment analysis in the promoters of yield-related genes of indica was performed with MEME-AME tool that revealed putative common TF regulators are enriched in flower development, two-component signalling and water deprivation biological processes. Gene regulatory networks revealed important TF-target interactions that might govern yield-related traits. Some of the identified candidate genes were validated by qRT-PCR analysis for their expression and association with yield-related traits among 16 widely cultivated popular indica genotypes. Further, SNP-metabolite-trait association analysis was performed using high-yielding indica variety Rasi. This resulted in the identification of putative SNP variations in TF regulators and targeted yield genes significantly linked with metabolite accumulation. CONCLUSIONS The study suggests some of the high yielding indica genotypes such as Ravi003, Rasi and Kavya could be used as potential donors in breeding programs based on yield gene expression analysis and SNP-metabolites associations.
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- Aparna Eragam
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, 517502, India
- Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), ANGRAU, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, 517502, India
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- Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), Tirupati, 517507, India.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, 517502, India.
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Borna RS, Murchie EH, Pyke KA, Roberts JA, Gonzalez‐Carranza ZH. The rice EP3 and OsFBK1 E3 ligases alter plant architecture and flower development, and affect transcript accumulation of microRNA pathway genes and their targets. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:297-309. [PMID: 34543503 PMCID: PMC8753360 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ERECTA PANICLE 3 (EP3) and ORYZA SATIVA F-BOX KELCH 1 (OsFBK1) proteins share 57% and 54% sequence identity with the Arabidopsis F-box protein HAWAIIAN SKIRT (HWS). Previously we showed that EP3 is a functional orthologue of HWS. Here we demonstrate that OsFBK1 is another functional orthologue of HWS and show the complexity of interaction between EP3 and OsFBK1 genes at different developmental stages of the plant. qRT-PCR expression analyses and studies of EP3-GFP and OsFBK1-RFP promoter reporter lines demonstrate that although EP3 and OsFBK1 expression can be detected in the same tissues some cells exclusively express EP3 or OsFBK1 whilst others co-express both genes. Loss, reduction or gain-of-function lines for EP3 and OsFBK1, show that EP3 and OsFBK1 affect plant architecture, organ size, floral organ number and size, floral morphology, pollen viability, grain size and weight. We have identified the putative orthologue genes of the rice microRNA pathway for ORYZA SATIVA DAWDLE (OsDDL) and ORYZA SATIVA SERRATE (OsSE), and demonstrated that EP3 and OsFBK1 affect their transcript levels as well as those of CROWN ROOT DEFECT 1/ORYZA SATIVA Exportin-5 HASTY (CRD1/OsHST), ORYZA SATIVA DICER-LIKE 1 (OsDCL) and ORYZA SATIVA WEAVY LEAF1 (OsWAF1). We show that EP3 affects OsPri-MIR164, OsNAM1 and OsNAC1 transcript levels. OsNAC1 transcripts are modified by OsFBK1, suggesting two independent regulatory pathways, one via EP3 and OsMIR164 and the other via OsFBK1. Our data propose that EP3 and OsFBK1 conjointly play similar roles in rice to how HWS does in Arabidopsis.
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- Rita S. Borna
- Plant and Crop Sciences DivisionSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
- Present address:
Department of BotanyUniversity of DhakaDhaka1000Bangladesh
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- Plant and Crop Sciences DivisionSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
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- Plant and Crop Sciences DivisionSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
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- Plant and Crop Sciences DivisionSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
- Present address:
Faculty of Science and EngineeringSchool of Biological & Marine SciencesUniversity of PlymouthDevonUK
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Gong P, Song C, Liu H, Li P, Zhang M, Zhang J, Zhang S, He C. Physalis floridana CRABS CLAW mediates neofunctionalization of GLOBOSA genes in carpel development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:6882-6903. [PMID: 34181715 PMCID: PMC8547157 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Floral B-function MADS-box genes, such as GLOBOSA (GLO), function in corolla and stamen organ identity specification. The functions of these genes outside these floral whorls are rarely reported. DOLL1 is a GLO gene controlling corolla and androecium organ identity. In this study we found that, in Physalis floridana double-layered-lantern 1 (doll1) mutant pollinated with wild-type pollen, fruit set was extremely low, indicating that doll1 females are dysfunctional. Stigma and style structure, stigma receptivity, pollen tube guidance, and embryo sac development were also impaired in doll1. P. floridana CRABS CLAW (PFCRC), predominantly expressed in carpels, was repressed in doll1 native carpels. Loss-of-function of PFCRC altered carpel meristem determinacy, carpel closure, and ovule number, and the resultant 'pistil' consisted of multiple spirally-arranged dorsiventral carpels occasionally with 1-2 naked ovules on the margin and trichomes at each mutated carpel tip, implying an alteration of carpel organ identity. Regulatory and genetic interactions between B-class MADS-box genes and PFCRC were revealed in a context-dependent manner in floral development. Our work reveals a new role for the B-function genes in carpel and ovule development via regulating PFCRC, providing a new understanding of genetic regulatory networks between MADS-domain and CRC transcription factors in mediating carpel organ specification, functionality, and origin.
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- Pichang Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Nakajima K. Editorial feature: Meet the PCP Editors-Keiji Nakajima. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 62:387-388. [PMID: 33439259 PMCID: PMC8286134 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Shen C, Li G, Dreni L, Zhang D. Molecular Control of Carpel Development in the Grass Family. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:635500. [PMID: 33664762 PMCID: PMC7921308 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.635500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carpel is the ovule-bearing female reproductive organ of flowering plants and is required to ensure its protection, an efficient fertilization, and the development of diversified types of fruits, thereby it is a vital element of most food crops. The origin and morphological changes of the carpel are key to the evolution and adaption of angiosperms. Progresses have been made in elucidating the developmental mechanisms of carpel establishment in the model eudicot plant Arabidopsis thaliana, while little and fragmentary information is known in grasses, a family that includes many important crops such as rice (Oryza sativa), maize (Zea mays), barley (Hordeum vulgare), and wheat (Triticum aestivum). Here, we highlight recent advances in understanding the mechanisms underlying potential pathways of carpel development in grasses, including carpel identity determination, morphogenesis, and floral meristem determinacy. The known role of transcription factors, hormones, and miRNAs during grass carpel formation is summarized and compared with the extensively studied eudicot model plant Arabidopsis. The genetic and molecular aspects of carpel development that are conserved or diverged between grasses and eudicots are therefore discussed.
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- Chaoqun Shen
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture & Environmental Protection, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture & Environmental Protection, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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Zhang T, Li C, Li D, Liu Y, Yang X. Roles of YABBY transcription factors in the modulation of morphogenesis, development, and phytohormone and stress responses in plants. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2020; 133:751-763. [PMID: 33033876 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The YABBY family is a class of plant-specific transcription factors comprising a typical N-terminal C2C2-type zinc finger domain and a C-terminal helix-loop-helix YABBY domain. YABBY transcription factors play important roles in multiple biological processes, including polarity establishment in plant leaves, the formation and development of reproductive organs, the response to plant hormone signals, resistance to stress, crop breeding and agricultural production. The aim of this review is to summarize our current understanding of the roles, functions and value of the YABBY family in plants, with particular emphasis on new insights into the molecular and physiological mechanisms involved in the YABBY-mediated modulation of polarity establishment, morphogenesis and development, and phytohormone and stress responses in plants. In addition, we propose that this transcription factor family presents great value and potential for research, application and development in crop breeding and agricultural production in the future.
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- Tianpeng Zhang
- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China.
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Ito T. Functional Dissection of Class C Genes in Rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:1164-1165. [PMID: 31093669 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Toshiro Ito
- Division of Biological Science, Plant Stem Cell Regulation and Floral Patterning Laboratory, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Biological Science, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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Wang SL, Viswanath KK, Tong CG, An HR, Jang S, Chen FC. Floral Induction and Flower Development of Orchids. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1258. [PMID: 31649713 PMCID: PMC6795766 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Orchids comprise one of the largest, most highly evolved angiosperm families, and form an extremely peculiar group of plants. Various orchids are available through traditional breeding and micro-propagation since they are valuable as potted plants and/or cut flowers in horticultural markets. The flowering of orchids is generally influenced by environmental signals such as temperature and endogenous developmental programs controlled by genetic factors as is usual in many flowering plant species. The process of floral transition is connected to the flower developmental programs that include floral meristem maintenance and floral organ specification. Thanks to advances in molecular and genetic technologies, the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying orchid floral transition and flower developmental processes have been widened, especially in several commercially important orchids such as Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium and Oncidium. In this review, we consolidate recent progress in research on the floral transition and flower development of orchids emphasizing representative genes and genetic networks, and also introduce a few successful cases of manipulation of orchid flowering/flower development through the application of molecular breeding or biotechnology tools.
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- Shan-Li Wang
- Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan (BCST) of the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Industry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan (BCST) of the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science (NIHHS), Rural Development Administration (RDA), Wanju-gun, South Korea
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- World Vegetable Center Korea Office (WKO), Wanju-gun, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Seonghoe Jang, ; Fure-Chyi Chen,
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- Department of Plant Industry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Seonghoe Jang, ; Fure-Chyi Chen,
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