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Ren QW, Liu TY, Lan HJ, Li ZC, Huang MJ, Zhao YT, Chen Y, Liao LN, Ma XH, Liu JZ. Partially knocking out NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d simultaneously in Nicotiana tabacum using CRISPR/CAS9 technology results in auxin-related developmental defects. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 343:112057. [PMID: 38460553 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112057] [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: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The eukaryotic AGC protein kinase subfamily (protein kinase A/ protein kinase G/ protein kinase C-family) is involved in regulating numerous biological processes across kingdoms, including growth and development, and apoptosis. PDK1(3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1) is a conserved serine/threonine kinase in eukaryotes, which is both a member of AGC kinase and a major regulator of many other downstream AGC protein kinase family members. Although extensively investigated in model plant Arabidopsis, detailed reports for tobacco PDK1s have been limited. To better understand the functions of PDK1s in tobacco, CRISPR/CAS9 transgenic lines were generated in tetraploid N. tabacum, cv. Samsun (NN) with 5-7 of the 8 copies of 4 homologous PDK1 genes in tobacco genome (NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d homologs) simultaneously knocked out. Numerous developmental defects were observed in these NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d CRISPR/CAS9 lines, including cotyledon fusion leaf shrinkage, uneven distribution of leaf veins, convex veins, root growth retardation, and reduced fertility, all of which reminiscence of impaired polar auxin transport. The severity of these defects was correlated with the number of knocked out alleles of NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d. Consistent with the observation in Arabidopsis, it was found that the polar auxin transport, and not auxin biosynthesis, was significantly compromised in these knockout lines compared with the wild type tobacco plants. The fact that no homozygous plant with all 8 NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d alleles being knocked out suggested that knocking out 8 alleles of NtPDK1a/1b/1c/1d could be lethal. In conclusion, our results indicated that NtPDK1s are versatile AGC kinases that participate in regulation of tobacco growth and development via modulating polar auxin transport. Our results also indicated that CRISPR/CAS9 technology is a powerful tool in resolving gene redundancy in polyploidy plants.
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- Qian-Wei Ren
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology on Specialty Economic Plants, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China; Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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Zeng W, Wang X, Li M. PINOID-centered genetic interactions mediate auxin action in cotyledon formation. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e587. [PMID: 38766507 PMCID: PMC11099747 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Auxin plays a key role in plant growth and development through auxin local synthesis, polar transport, and auxin signaling. Many previous reports on Arabidopsis have found that various types of auxin-related genes are involved in the development of the cotyledon, including the number, symmetry, and morphology of the cotyledon. However, the molecular mechanism by which auxin is involved in cotyledon formation remains to be elucidated. PID, which encodes a serine/threonine kinase localized to the plasma membrane, has been found to phosphorylate the PIN1 protein and regulate its polar distribution in the cell. The loss of function of pid resulted in an abnormal number of cotyledons and defects in inflorescence. It was interesting that the pid mutant interacted synergistically with various types of mutant to generate the severe developmental defect without cotyledon. PID and these genes were indicated to be strongly correlated with cotyledon formation. In this review, PID-centered genetic interactions, related gene functions, and corresponding possible pathways are discussed, providing a perspective that PID and its co-regulators control cotyledon formation through multiple pathways.
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- Wei Zeng
- College of Life ScienceXinyang Normal UniversityXinyangChina
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- College of Life ScienceXinyang Normal UniversityXinyangChina
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- College of Life ScienceXinyang Normal UniversityXinyangChina
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Watkins JM, Montes C, Clark NM, Song G, Oliveira CC, Mishra B, Brachova L, Seifert CM, Mitchell MS, Yang J, Braga Dos Reis PA, Urano D, Muktar MS, Walley JW, Jones AM. Phosphorylation Dynamics in a flg22-Induced, G Protein-Dependent Network Reveals the AtRGS1 Phosphatase. Mol Cell Proteomics 2024; 23:100705. [PMID: 38135118 PMCID: PMC10837098 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The microbe-associated molecular pattern flg22 is recognized in a flagellin-sensitive 2-dependent manner in root tip cells. Here, we show a rapid and massive change in protein abundance and phosphorylation state of the Arabidopsis root cell proteome in WT and a mutant deficient in heterotrimeric G-protein-coupled signaling. flg22-induced changes fall on proteins comprising a subset of this proteome, the heterotrimeric G protein interactome, and on highly-populated hubs of the immunity network. Approximately 95% of the phosphorylation changes in the heterotrimeric G-protein interactome depend, at least partially, on a functional G protein complex. One member of this interactome is ATBα, a substrate-recognition subunit of a protein phosphatase 2A complex and an interactor to Arabidopsis thaliana Regulator of G Signaling 1 protein (AtRGS1), a flg22-phosphorylated, 7-transmembrane spanning modulator of the nucleotide-binding state of the core G-protein complex. A null mutation of ATBα strongly increases basal endocytosis of AtRGS1. AtRGS1 steady-state protein level is lower in the atbα mutant in a proteasome-dependent manner. We propose that phosphorylation-dependent endocytosis of AtRGS1 is part of the mechanism to degrade AtRGS1, thus sustaining activation of the heterotrimeric G protein complex required for the regulation of system dynamics in innate immunity. The PP2A(ATBα) complex is a critical regulator of this signaling pathway.
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- Justin M Watkins
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Djemal R, Bradai M, Amor F, Hanin M, Ebel C. Wheat type one protein phosphatase promotes salt and osmotic stress tolerance in arabidopsis via auxin-mediated remodelling of the root system. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107832. [PMID: 37327648 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107832] [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: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The control of optimal root growth and plant stress responses depends largely on a variety of phytohormones among which auxin and brassinosteroids (BRs) are the most influential. We have previously reported that the durum wheat type 1 protein phosphatase TdPP1 participates in the control of root growth by modulating BR signaling. In this study, we pursue our understanding of how TdPP1 fulfills this regulatory function on root growth by evaluating the physiological and molecular responses of Arabidopsis TdPP1 over-expressing lines to abiotic stresses. Our results showed that when exposed to 300 mM Mannitol or 100 mM NaCl, the seedlings of TdPP1 over-expressors exhibit modified root architecture with higher lateral root density, and longer root hairs concomitant with a lower inhibition of the primary root growth. These lines also exhibit faster gravitropic response and a decrease in primary root growth inhibition when exposed to high concentrations of exogenous IAA. On another hand, a cross between TdPP1 overexpressors and DR5:GUS marker line was performed to monitor auxin accumulation in roots. Remarkably, the TdPP1 overexpression resulted in an enhanced auxin gradient under salt stress with a higher accumulation in primary and lateral root tips. Moreover, TdPP1 transgenics exhibit a significant induction of a subset of auxin-responsive genes under salt stress conditions. Therefore, our results reveal a role of PP1 in enhancing auxin signaling to help shape greater root plasticity thus improving plant stress resilience.
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- Rania Djemal
- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, BP "1175", 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, BP "1175", 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, BP "1175", 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, BP "1175", 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, BP "1175", 3038, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Bai Y, Dou Y, Xie Y, Zheng H, Gao J. Phylogeny, transcriptional profile, and auxin-induced phosphorylation modification characteristics of conserved PIN proteins in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis). Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123671. [PMID: 36801226 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Auxin polar transport is an important way for auxin to exercise its function, and auxin plays an irreplaceable role in the rapid growth of Moso bamboo. We identified and performed the structural analysis of PIN-FORMED auxin efflux carriers in Moso bamboo and obtained a total of 23 PhePIN genes from five gene subfamilies. We also performed chromosome localization and intra- and inter-species synthesis analysis. Phylogenetic analyses of 216 PIN genes showed that PIN genes are relatively conserved in the evolution of the Bambusoideae and have undergone intra-family segment replication in Moso bamboo. The PIN genes' transcriptional patterns showed that the PIN1 subfamily plays a major regulatory role. PIN genes and auxin biosynthesis maintain a high degree of consistency in spatial and temporal distribution. Phosphoproteomics analysis identified many phosphorylated protein kinases that respond to auxin regulation through autophosphorylation and phosphorylation of PIN proteins. The protein interaction network showed that there is a plant hormone interaction regulatory network with PIN protein as the core. We provide a comprehensive PIN protein analysis that complements the auxin regulatory pathway in Moso bamboo and paves the way for further auxin regulatory studies in bamboo.
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- Yucong Bai
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China.
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Saini LK, Bheri M, Pandey GK. Protein phosphatases and their targets: Comprehending the interactions in plant signaling pathways. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2023; 134:307-370. [PMID: 36858740 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation is a vital reversible post-translational modification. This process is established by two classes of enzymes: protein kinases and protein phosphatases. Protein kinases phosphorylate proteins while protein phosphatases dephosphorylate phosphorylated proteins, thus, functioning as 'critical regulators' in signaling pathways. The eukaryotic protein phosphatases are classified as phosphoprotein phosphatases (PPP), metallo-dependent protein phosphatases (PPM), protein tyrosine (Tyr) phosphatases (PTP), and aspartate (Asp)-dependent phosphatases. The PPP and PPM families are serine (Ser)/threonine (Thr) specific phosphatases (STPs) that dephosphorylate Ser and Thr residues. The PTP family dephosphorylates Tyr residues while dual-specificity phosphatases (DsPTPs/DSPs) dephosphorylate Ser, Thr, and Tyr residues. The composition of these enzymes as well as their substrate specificity are important determinants of their functional significance in a number of cellular processes and stress responses. Their role in animal systems is well-understood and characterized. The functional characterization of protein phosphatases has been extensively covered in plants, although the comprehension of their mechanistic basis is an ongoing pursuit. The nature of their interactions with other key players in the signaling process is vital to our understanding. The substrates or targets determine their potential as well as magnitude of the impact they have on signaling pathways. In this article, we exclusively overview the various substrates of protein phosphatases in plant signaling pathways, which are a critical determinant of the outcome of various developmental and stress stimuli.
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- Lokesh K Saini
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India.
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Shao Z, Zhao B, Kotla P, Burns JG, Tran J, Ke M, Chen X, Browning KS, Qiao H. Phosphorylation status of Bβ subunit acts as a switch to regulate the function of phosphatase PP2A in ethylene-mediated root growth inhibition. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 236:1762-1778. [PMID: 36073540 PMCID: PMC9828452 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The various combinations and regulations of different subunits of phosphatase PP2A holoenzymes underlie their functional complexity and importance. However, molecular mechanisms governing the assembly of PP2A complex in response to external or internal signals remain largely unknown, especially in Arabidopsis thaliana. We found that the phosphorylation status of Bβ of PP2A acts as a switch to regulate the activity of PP2A. In the absence of ethylene, phosphorylated Bβ leads to an inactivation of PP2A; the substrate EIR1 remains to be phosphorylated, preventing the EIR1-mediated auxin transport in epidermis, leading to normal root growth. Upon ethylene treatment, the dephosphorylated Bβ mediates the formation of the A2-C4-Bβ protein complex to activate PP2A, resulting in the dephosphorylation of EIR1 to promote auxin transport in epidermis of elongation zone, leading to root growth inhibition. Altogether, our research revealed a novel molecular mechanism by which the dephosphorylation of Bβ subunit switches on PP2A activity to dephosphorylate EIR1 to establish EIR1-mediated auxin transport in the epidermis in elongation zone for root growth inhibition in response to ethylene.
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- Zhengyao Shao
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
- Department of Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
- Department of Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
- Department of Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics CenterFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouFujian350002China
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- Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics CenterFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouFujian350002China
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
- Department of Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
- Department of Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Texas at AustinAustinTX78712USA
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Cheng S, Wang Y. Subcellular trafficking and post-translational modification regulate PIN polarity in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:923293. [PMID: 35968084 PMCID: PMC9363823 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.923293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Auxin regulates plant growth and tropism responses. As a phytohormone, auxin is transported between its synthesis sites and action sites. Most natural auxin moves between cells via a polar transport system that is mediated by PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin exporters. The asymmetrically localized PINs usually determine the directionality of intercellular auxin flow. Different internal cues and external stimuli modulate PIN polar distribution and activity at multiple levels, including transcription, protein stability, subcellular trafficking, and post-translational modification, and thereby regulate auxin-distribution-dependent development. Thus, the different regulation levels of PIN polarity constitute a complex network. For example, the post-translational modification of PINs can affect the subcellular trafficking of PINs. In this review, we focus on subcellular trafficking and post-translational modification of PINs to summarize recent progress in understanding PIN polarity.
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- Shuyang Cheng
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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From embryogenesis to fruit formation, almost every aspect of plant development and differentiation is controlled by the cellular accumulation or depletion of auxin from cells and tissues. The respective auxin maxima and minima are generated by cell-to-cell auxin transport via transporter proteins. Differential auxin accumulation as a result of such transport processes dynamically regulates auxin distribution during differentiation. In this review, we introduce all auxin transporter (families) identified to date and discuss the knowledge on prominent family members, namely, the PIN-FORMED exporters, ATP-binding cassette B (ABCB)-type transporters, and AUX1/LAX importers. We then concentrate on the biochemical features of these transporters and their regulation by posttranslational modifications and interactors.
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- Ulrich Z Hammes
- Plant Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
- Agriculture Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Plant Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Wu Y, Chang Y, Luo L, Tian W, Gong Q, Liu X. Abscisic acid employs NRP-dependent PIN2 vacuolar degradation to suppress auxin-mediated primary root elongation in Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:297-312. [PMID: 34618941 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17783] [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: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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How plants balance growth and stress adaptation is a long-standing topic in plant biology. Abscisic acid (ABA) induces the expression of the stress-responsive Asparagine Rich Protein (NRP), which promotes the vacuolar degradation of PP6 phosphatase FyPP3, releasing ABI5 transcription factor to initiate transcription. Whether NRP is required for growth remains unknown. We generated an nrp1 nrp2 double mutant, which had a dwarf phenotype that can be rescued by inhibiting auxin transport. Insufficient auxin in the transition zone and over-accumulation of auxin at the root tip was responsible for the short elongation zone and short-root phenotype of nrp1 nrp2. The auxin efflux carrier PIN2 over-accumulated in nrp1 nrp2 and became de-polarized at the plasma membrane, leading to slower root basipetal auxin transport. Knock-out of PIN2 suppressed the dwarf phenotype of nrp1 nrp2. Furthermore, ABA can induce NRP-dependent vacuolar degradation of PIN2 to inhibit primary root elongation. FyPP3 also is required for NRP-mediated PIN2 turnover. In summary, in growth condition, NRP promotes PIN2 vacuolar degradation to help maintain PIN2 protein concentration and polarity, facilitating the establishment of the elongation zone and primary root elongation. When stressed, ABA employs this pathway to inhibit root elongation for stress adaptation.
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- Yanying Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism & Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism & Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Liu LM, Zhang HQ, Cheng K, Zhang YM. Integrated Bioinformatics Analyses of PIN1, CKX, and Yield-Related Genes Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms for the Difference of Seed Number Per Pod Between Soybean and Cowpea. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:749902. [PMID: 34912354 PMCID: PMC8667476 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.749902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There is limited advancement on seed number per pod (SNPP) in soybean breeding, resulting in low yield in China. To address this issue, we identified PIN1 and CKX gene families that regulate SNPP in Arabidopsis, analyzed the differences of auxin and cytokinin pathways, and constructed interaction networks on PIN1, CKX, and yield-related genes in soybean and cowpea. First, the relative expression level (REL) of PIN1 and the plasma membrane localization and phosphorylation levels of PIN1 protein were less in soybean than in cowpea, which make auxin transport efficiency lower in soybean, and its two interacted proteins might be involved in serine hydrolysis, so soybean has lower SNPP than cowpea. Then, the CKX gene family, along with its positive regulatory factor ROCK1, had higher REL and less miRNA regulation in soybean flowers than in cowpea ones. These lead to higher cytokinin degradation level, which further reduces the REL of PIN1 and decreases soybean SNPP. We found that VuACX4 had much higher REL than GmACX4, although the two genes essential in embryo development interact with the CKX gene family. Next, a tandem duplication experienced by legumes led to the differentiation of CKX3 into CKX3a and CKX3b, in which CKX3a is a key gene affecting ovule number. Finally, in the yield-related gene networks, three cowpea CBP genes had higher RELs than two soybean CBP genes, low RELs of three soybean-specific IPT genes might lead to a decrease in cytokinin synthesis, and some negative and positive SNPP regulation were found, respectively, in soybean and cowpea. These networks may explain the SNPP difference in the two crops. We deduced that ckx3a or ckx3a ckx6 ckx7 mutants, interfering CYP88A, and over-expressed DELLA increase SNPP in soybean. This study reveals the molecular mechanism for the SNPP difference in the two crops, and provides an important idea for increasing soybean yield.
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Integrating the Roles for Cytokinin and Auxin in De Novo Shoot Organogenesis: From Hormone Uptake to Signaling Outputs. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168554. [PMID: 34445260 PMCID: PMC8395325 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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De novo shoot organogenesis (DNSO) is a procedure commonly used for the in vitro regeneration of shoots from a variety of plant tissues. Shoot regeneration occurs on nutrient media supplemented with the plant hormones cytokinin (CK) and auxin, which play essential roles in this process, and genes involved in their signaling cascades act as master regulators of the different phases of shoot regeneration. In the last 20 years, the genetic regulation of DNSO has been characterized in detail. However, as of today, the CK and auxin signaling events associated with shoot regeneration are often interpreted as a consequence of these hormones simply being present in the regeneration media, whereas the roles for their prior uptake and transport into the cultivated plant tissues are generally overlooked. Additionally, sucrose, commonly added to the regeneration media as a carbon source, plays a signaling role and has been recently shown to interact with CK and auxin and to affect the efficiency of shoot regeneration. In this review, we provide an integrative interpretation of the roles for CK and auxin in the process of DNSO, adding emphasis on their uptake from the regeneration media and their interaction with sucrose present in the media to their complex signaling outputs that mediate shoot regeneration.
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Muthusamy M, Kim JH, Kim SH, Park SY, Lee SI. BrPP5.2 Overexpression Confers Heat Shock Tolerance in Transgenic Brassica rapa through Inherent Chaperone Activity, Induced Glucosinolate Biosynthesis, and Differential Regulation of Abiotic Stress Response Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126437. [PMID: 34208567 PMCID: PMC8234546 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Plant phosphoprotein phosphatases are ubiquitous and multifarious enzymes that respond to developmental requirements and stress signals through reversible dephosphorylation of target proteins. In this study, we investigated the hitherto unknown functions of Brassica rapa protein phosphatase 5.2 (BrPP5.2) by transgenic overexpression of B. rapa lines. The overexpression of BrPP5.2 in transgenic lines conferred heat shock tolerance in 65–89% of the young transgenic seedlings exposed to 46 °C for 25 min. The examination of purified recombinant BrPP5.2 at different molar ratios efficiently prevented the thermal aggregation of malate dehydrogenase at 42 °C, thus suggesting that BrPP5.2 has inherent chaperone activities. The transcriptomic dynamics of transgenic lines, as determined using RNA-seq, revealed that 997 and 1206 (FDR < 0.05, logFC ≥ 2) genes were up- and down-regulated, as compared to non-transgenic controls. Statistical enrichment analyses revealed abiotic stress response genes, including heat stress response (HSR), showed reduced expression in transgenic lines under optimal growth conditions. However, most of the HSR DEGs were upregulated under high temperature stress (37 °C/1 h) conditions. In addition, the glucosinolate biosynthesis gene expression and total glucosinolate content increased in the transgenic lines. These findings provide a new avenue related to BrPP5.2 downstream genes and their crucial metabolic and heat stress responses in plants.
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- Muthusamy Muthusamy
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (M.M.); (J.H.K.); (S.H.K.); (S.Y.P.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (M.M.); (J.H.K.); (S.H.K.); (S.Y.P.)
- Division of Horticultural Biotechnology, Hankyung National University, Anseong 17579, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (M.M.); (J.H.K.); (S.H.K.); (S.Y.P.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (M.M.); (J.H.K.); (S.H.K.); (S.Y.P.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (M.M.); (J.H.K.); (S.H.K.); (S.Y.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-63-238-4618; Fax: +82-63-238-4604
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Urbanavičiūtė I, Bonfiglioli L, Pagnotta MA. One Hundred Candidate Genes and Their Roles in Drought and Salt Tolerance in Wheat. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126378. [PMID: 34203629 PMCID: PMC8232269 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Drought and salinity are major constraints to agriculture. In this review, we present an overview of the global situation and the consequences of drought and salt stress connected to climatic changes. We provide a list of possible genetic resources as sources of resistance or tolerant traits, together with the previous studies that focused on transferring genes from the germplasm to cultivated varieties. We explained the morphological and physiological aspects connected to hydric stresses, described the mechanisms that induce tolerance, and discussed the results of the main studies. Finally, we described more than 100 genes associated with tolerance to hydric stresses in the Triticeae. These were divided in agreement with their main function into osmotic adjustment and ionic and redox homeostasis. The understanding of a given gene function and expression pattern according to hydric stress is particularly important for the efficient selection of new tolerant genotypes in classical breeding. For this reason, the current review provides a crucial reference for future studies on the mechanism involved in hydric stress tolerance and the use of these genes in mark assistance selection (MAS) to select the wheat germplasm to face the climatic changes.
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Konstantinova N, Korbei B, Luschnig C. Auxin and Root Gravitropism: Addressing Basic Cellular Processes by Exploiting a Defined Growth Response. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052749. [PMID: 33803128 PMCID: PMC7963156 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Root architecture and growth are decisive for crop performance and yield, and thus a highly topical research field in plant sciences. The root system of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana is the ideal system to obtain insights into fundamental key parameters and molecular players involved in underlying regulatory circuits of root growth, particularly in responses to environmental stimuli. Root gravitropism, directional growth along the gravity, in particular represents a highly sensitive readout, suitable to study adjustments in polar auxin transport and to identify molecular determinants involved. This review strives to summarize and give an overview into the function of PIN-FORMED auxin transport proteins, emphasizing on their sorting and polarity control. As there already is an abundance of information, the focus lies in integrating this wealth of information on mechanisms and pathways. This overview of a highly dynamic and complex field highlights recent developments in understanding the role of auxin in higher plants. Specifically, it exemplifies, how analysis of a single, defined growth response contributes to our understanding of basic cellular processes in general.
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Tan S, Luschnig C, Friml J. Pho-view of Auxin: Reversible Protein Phosphorylation in Auxin Biosynthesis, Transport and Signaling. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:151-165. [PMID: 33186755 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The phytohormone auxin plays a central role in shaping plant growth and development. With decades of genetic and biochemical studies, numerous core molecular components and their networks, underlying auxin biosynthesis, transport, and signaling, have been identified. Notably, protein phosphorylation, catalyzed by kinases and oppositely hydrolyzed by phosphatases, has been emerging to be a crucial type of post-translational modification, regulating physiological and developmental auxin output at all levels. In this review, we comprehensively discuss earlier and recent advances in our understanding of genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology of the kinases and phosphatases participating in auxin action. We provide insights into the mechanisms by which reversible protein phosphorylation defines developmental auxin responses, discuss current challenges, and provide our perspectives on future directions involving the integration of the control of protein phosphorylation into the molecular auxin network.
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- Shutang Tan
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Bheri M, Mahiwal S, Sanyal SK, Pandey GK. Plant protein phosphatases: What do we know about their mechanism of action? FEBS J 2020; 288:756-785. [PMID: 32542989 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protein phosphorylation is a major reversible post-translational modification. Protein phosphatases function as 'critical regulators' in signaling networks through dephosphorylation of proteins, which have been phosphorylated by protein kinases. A large understanding of their working has been sourced from animal systems rather than the plant or the prokaryotic systems. The eukaryotic protein phosphatases include phosphoprotein phosphatases (PPP), metallo-dependent protein phosphatases (PPM), protein tyrosine (Tyr) phosphatases (PTP), and aspartate (Asp)-dependent phosphatases. The PPP and PPM families are serine(Ser)/threonine(Thr)-specific phosphatases (STPs), while PTP family is Tyr specific. Dual-specificity phosphatases (DsPTPs/DSPs) dephosphorylate Ser, Thr, and Tyr residues. PTPs lack sequence homology with STPs, indicating a difference in catalytic mechanisms, while the PPP and PPM families share a similar structural fold indicating a common catalytic mechanism. The catalytic cysteine (Cys) residue in the conserved HCX5 R active site motif of the PTPs acts as a nucleophile during hydrolysis. The PPP members require metal ions, which coordinate the phosphate group of the substrate, followed by a nucleophilic attack by a water molecule and hydrolysis. The variable holoenzyme assembly of protein phosphatase(s) and the overlap with other post-translational modifications like acetylation and ubiquitination add to their complexity. Though their functional characterization is extensively reported in plants, the mechanistic nature of their action is still being explored by researchers. In this review, we exclusively overview the plant protein phosphatases with an emphasis on their mechanistic action as well as structural characteristics.
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- Malathi Bheri
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Semeradova H, Montesinos JC, Benkova E. All Roads Lead to Auxin: Post-translational Regulation of Auxin Transport by Multiple Hormonal Pathways. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2020; 1:100048. [PMID: 33367243 PMCID: PMC7747973 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Auxin is a key hormonal regulator, that governs plant growth and development in concert with other hormonal pathways. The unique feature of auxin is its polar, cell-to-cell transport that leads to the formation of local auxin maxima and gradients, which coordinate initiation and patterning of plant organs. The molecular machinery mediating polar auxin transport is one of the important points of interaction with other hormones. Multiple hormonal pathways converge at the regulation of auxin transport and form a regulatory network that integrates various developmental and environmental inputs to steer plant development. In this review, we discuss recent advances in understanding the mechanisms that underlie regulation of polar auxin transport by multiple hormonal pathways. Specifically, we focus on the post-translational mechanisms that contribute to fine-tuning of the abundance and polarity of auxin transporters at the plasma membrane and thereby enable rapid modification of the auxin flow to coordinate plant growth and development.
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- Hana Semeradova
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Zhang H, Xiang Y, He N, Liu X, Liu H, Fang L, Zhang F, Sun X, Zhang D, Li X, Terzaghi W, Yan J, Dai M. Enhanced Vitamin C Production Mediated by an ABA-Induced PTP-like Nucleotidase Improves Plant Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Maize. MOLECULAR PLANT 2020; 13:760-776. [PMID: 32068157 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key phytohormone that mediates environmental stress responses. Vitamin C, or L-ascorbic acid (AsA), is the most abundant antioxidant protecting against stress damage in plants. How the ABA and AsA signaling pathways interact in stress responses remains elusive. In this study, we characterized the role of a previously unidentified gene, PTPN (PTP-like Nucleotidase) in plant drought tolerance. In Arabidopsis, (AtPTPN was expressed in multiple tissues and upregulated by ABA and drought treatments. Loss-of-function mutants of AtPTPN were hyposensitive to ABA but hypersensitive to drought stresses, whereas plants with enhanced expression of AtPTPN showed opposite phenotypes to . Overexpression of maize PTPN (ZmPTPN) promoted, while knockdown of ZmPTPN inhibited plant drought tolerance, indicating conserved and positive roles of PTPN in plant drought tolerance. We found that both AtPTPN and ZmPTPN release Pi by hydrolyzing GDP/GMP/dGMP/IMP/dIMP, and that AtPTPN positively regulated AsA production via endogenous Pi content control. Consistently, overexpression of VTC2, the rate-limiting synthetic enzyme in AsA biosynthesis, promoted AsA production and plant drought tolerance, and these effects were largely dependent on AtPTPN activity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the heat shock transcription factor HSFA6a directly binds the AtPTPN promoter and activates AtPTPN expression. Genetic analyses showed that AtPTPN is required for HSFA6a to regulate ABA and drought responses. Taken together, our data indicate that PTPN-mediated crosstalk between the ABA signaling and AsA biosynthesis pathways positively controls plant drought tolerance.
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- Hui Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agro-Biotechnology Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130124, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Zhang X, Adamowski M, Marhava P, Tan S, Zhang Y, Rodriguez L, Zwiewka M, Pukyšová V, Sánchez AS, Raxwal VK, Hardtke CS, Nodzyński T, Friml J. Arabidopsis Flippases Cooperate with ARF GTPase Exchange Factors to Regulate the Trafficking and Polarity of PIN Auxin Transporters. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:1644-1664. [PMID: 32193204 PMCID: PMC7203944 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Cell polarity is a fundamental feature of all multicellular organisms. PIN auxin transporters are important cell polarity markers that play crucial roles in a plethora of developmental processes in plants. Here, to identify components involved in cell polarity establishment and maintenance in plants, we performed a forward genetic screening of PIN2:PIN1-HA;pin2 Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants, which ectopically express predominantly basally localized PIN1 in root epidermal cells, leading to agravitropic root growth. We identified the regulator of PIN polarity 12 (repp12) mutation, which restored gravitropic root growth and caused a switch in PIN1-HA polarity from the basal to apical side of root epidermal cells. Next Generation Sequencing and complementation experiments established the causative mutation of repp12 as a single amino acid exchange in Aminophospholipid ATPase3 (ALA3), a phospholipid flippase predicted to function in vesicle formation. repp12 and ala3 T-DNA mutants show defects in many auxin-regulated processes, asymmetric auxin distribution, and PIN trafficking. Analysis of quintuple and sextuple mutants confirmed the crucial roles of ALA proteins in regulating plant development as well as PIN trafficking and polarity. Genetic and physical interaction studies revealed that ALA3 functions together with the ADP ribosylation factor GTPase exchange factors GNOM and BIG3 in regulating PIN polarity, trafficking, and auxin-mediated development.
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- Xixi Zhang
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno CZ-625 00, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno CZ-625 00, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno CZ-625 00, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno CZ-625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno CZ-625 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Tan S, Zhang X, Kong W, Yang XL, Molnár G, Vondráková Z, Filepová R, Petrášek J, Friml J, Xue HW. The lipid code-dependent phosphoswitch PDK1-D6PK activates PIN-mediated auxin efflux in Arabidopsis. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:556-569. [PMID: 32393881 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Directional intercellular transport of the phytohormone auxin mediated by PIN-FORMED (PIN) efflux carriers has essential roles in both coordinating patterning processes and integrating multiple external cues by rapidly redirecting auxin fluxes. PIN activity is therefore regulated by multiple internal and external cues, for which the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully elucidated. Here, we demonstrate that 3'-PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE1 (PDK1), which is conserved in plants and mammals, functions as a molecular hub that perceives upstream lipid signalling and modulates downstream substrate activity through phosphorylation. Using genetic analysis, we show that the loss-of-function Arabidopsis pdk1.1 pdk1.2 mutant exhibits a plethora of abnormalities in organogenesis and growth due to defective polar auxin transport. Further cellular and biochemical analyses reveal that PDK1 phosphorylates D6 protein kinase, a well-known upstream activator of PIN proteins. We uncover a lipid-dependent phosphorylation cascade that connects membrane-composition-based cellular signalling with plant growth and patterning by regulating morphogenetic auxin fluxes.
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- Shutang Tan
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Rodriguez-Furlan C, Minina EA, Hicks GR. Remove, Recycle, Degrade: Regulating Plasma Membrane Protein Accumulation. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:2833-2854. [PMID: 31628169 PMCID: PMC6925004 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Interactions between plant cells and the environment rely on modulation of protein receptors, transporters, channels, and lipids at the plasma membrane (PM) to facilitate intercellular communication, nutrient uptake, environmental sensing, and directional growth. These functions are fine-tuned by cellular pathways maintaining or reducing particular proteins at the PM. Proteins are endocytosed, and their fate is decided between recycling and degradation to modulate localization, abundance, and activity. Selective autophagy is another pathway regulating PM protein accumulation in response to specific conditions or developmental signals. The mechanisms regulating recycling, degradation, and autophagy have been studied extensively, yet we are just now addressing their regulation and coordination. Here, we (1) provide context concerning regulation of protein accumulation, recycling, or degradation by overviewing endomembrane trafficking; (2) discuss pathways regulating recycling and degradation in terms of cellular roles and cargoes; (3) review plant selective autophagy and its physiological significance; (4) focus on two decision-making mechanisms: regulation of recycling versus degradation of PM proteins and coordination between autophagy and vacuolar degradation; and (5) identify future challenges.
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- Cecilia Rodriguez-Furlan
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92506
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- Uppsala Bio Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala SE-75007, Sweden
- Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92506
- Uppsala Bio Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala SE-75007, Sweden
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Arabidopsis PP6 phosphatases dephosphorylate PIF proteins to repress photomorphogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:20218-20225. [PMID: 31527236 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907540116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORs (PIFs) play a central role in repressing photomorphogenesis, and phosphorylation mediates the stability of PIF proteins. Although the kinases responsible for PIF phosphorylation have been extensively studied, the phosphatases that dephosphorylate PIFs remain largely unknown. Here, we report that seedlings with mutations in FyPP1 and FyPP3, 2 genes encoding the catalytic subunits of protein phosphatase 6 (PP6), exhibited short hypocotyls and opened cotyledons in the dark, which resembled the photomorphogenic development of dark-grown pifq mutants. The hypocotyls of dark-grown sextuple mutant fypp1 fypp3 (f1 f3) pifq were shorter than those of parental mutants f1 f3 and pifq, indicating that PP6 phosphatases and PIFs function synergistically to repress photomorphogenesis in the dark. We showed that FyPPs directly interacted with PIF3 and PIF4, and PIF3 and PIF4 proteins exhibited mobility shifts in f1 f3 mutants, consistent with their hyperphosphorylation. Moreover, PIF4 was more rapidly degraded in f1 f3 mutants than in wild type after light exposure. Whole-genome transcriptomic analyses indicated that PP6 and PIFs coregulated many genes, and PP6 proteins may positively regulate PIF transcriptional activity. These data suggest that PP6 phosphatases may repress photomorphogenesis by controlling the stability and transcriptional activity of PIF proteins via regulating PIF phosphorylation.
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He Z, Wu J, Sun X, Dai M. The Maize Clade A PP2C Phosphatases Play Critical Roles in Multiple Abiotic Stress Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20143573. [PMID: 31336603 PMCID: PMC6679055 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20143573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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As the core components of abscisic acid (ABA) signal pathway, Clade A PP2C (PP2C-A) phosphatases in ABA-dependent stress responses have been well studied in Arabidopsis. However, the roles and natural variations of maize PP2C-A in stress responses remain largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the expression patterns of ZmPP2C-As treated with multiple stresses and generated transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing most of the ZmPP2C-A genes. The results showed that the expression of most ZmPP2C-As were dramatically induced by multiple stresses (drought, salt, and ABA), indicating that these genes may have important roles in response to these stresses. Compared with wild-type plants, ZmPP2C-A1, ZmPP2C-A2, and ZmPP2C-A6 overexpression plants had higher germination rates after ABA and NaCl treatments. ZmPP2C-A2 and ZmPP2C-A6 negatively regulated drought responses as the plants overexpressing these genes had lower survival rates, higher leaf water loss rates, and lower proline accumulation compared to wild type plants. The natural variations of ZmPP2C-As associated with drought tolerance were also analyzed and favorable alleles were detected. We widely studied the roles of ZmPP2C-A genes in stress responses and the natural variations detected in these genes have the potential to be used as molecular markers in genetic improvement of maize drought tolerance.
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- Zhenghua He
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Crop Germplasm and Genetic Improvement, Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Wong JEMM, Nadzieja M, Madsen LH, Bücherl CA, Dam S, Sandal NN, Couto D, Derbyshire P, Uldum-Berentsen M, Schroeder S, Schwämmle V, Nogueira FCS, Asmussen MH, Thirup S, Radutoiu S, Blaise M, Andersen KR, Menke FLH, Zipfel C, Stougaard J. A Lotus japonicus cytoplasmic kinase connects Nod factor perception by the NFR5 LysM receptor to nodulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:14339-14348. [PMID: 31239345 PMCID: PMC6628658 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1815425116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The establishment of nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legume-rhizobia symbiosis requires an intricate communication between the host plant and its symbiont. We are, however, limited in our understanding of the symbiosis signaling process. In particular, how membrane-localized receptors of legumes activate signal transduction following perception of rhizobial signaling molecules has mostly remained elusive. To address this, we performed a coimmunoprecipitation-based proteomics screen to identify proteins associated with Nod factor receptor 5 (NFR5) in Lotus japonicus. Out of 51 NFR5-associated proteins, we focused on a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase (RLCK), which we named NFR5-interacting cytoplasmic kinase 4 (NiCK4). NiCK4 associates with heterologously expressed NFR5 in Nicotiana benthamiana, and directly binds and phosphorylates the cytoplasmic domains of NFR5 and NFR1 in vitro. At the cellular level, Nick4 is coexpressed with Nfr5 in root hairs and nodule cells, and the NiCK4 protein relocates to the nucleus in an NFR5/NFR1-dependent manner upon Nod factor treatment. Phenotyping of retrotransposon insertion mutants revealed that NiCK4 promotes nodule organogenesis. Together, these results suggest that the identified RLCK, NiCK4, acts as a component of the Nod factor signaling pathway downstream of NFR5.
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- Jaslyn E M M Wong
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Proteomics Unit, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark;
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Pu Y, Walley JW, Shen Z, Lang MG, Briggs SP, Estelle M, Kelley DR. Quantitative Early Auxin Root Proteomics Identifies GAUT10, a Galacturonosyltransferase, as a Novel Regulator of Root Meristem Maintenance. Mol Cell Proteomics 2019; 18:1157-1170. [PMID: 30918009 PMCID: PMC6553934 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra119.001378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Auxin induces rapid gene expression changes throughout root development. How auxin-induced transcriptional responses relate to changes in protein abundance is not well characterized. This report identifies early auxin responsive proteins in roots at 30 min and 2 h after hormone treatment using a quantitative proteomics approach in which 3,514 proteins were reliably quantified. A comparison of the >100 differentially expressed proteins at each the time point showed limited overlap, suggesting a dynamic and transient response to exogenous auxin. Several proteins with established roles in auxin-mediated root development exhibited altered abundance, providing support for this approach. While novel targeted proteomics assays demonstrate that all six auxin receptors remain stable in response to hormone. Additionally, 15 of the top responsive proteins display root and/or auxin response phenotypes, demonstrating the validity of these differentially expressed proteins. Auxin signaling in roots dictates proteome reprogramming of proteins enriched for several gene ontology terms, including transcription, translation, protein localization, thigmatropism, and cell wall modification. In addition, we identified auxin-regulated proteins that had not previously been implicated in auxin response. For example, genetic studies of the auxin responsive protein galacturonosyltransferase 10 demonstrate that this enzyme plays a key role in root development. Altogether these data complement and extend our understanding of auxin response beyond that provided by transcriptome studies and can be used to uncover novel proteins that may mediate root developmental programs.
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- Yunting Pu
- From the Departments of ‡Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
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- ¶Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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- §Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- From the Departments of ‡Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
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- §Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- §Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- From the Departments of ‡Genetics, Development and Cell Biology,
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Bheri M, Pandey GK. PP2A Phosphatases Take a Giant Leap in the Post-Genomics Era. Curr Genomics 2019; 20:154-171. [PMID: 31929724 PMCID: PMC6935955 DOI: 10.2174/1389202920666190517110605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Protein phosphorylation is an important reversible post-translational modifica-tion, which regulates a number of critical cellular processes. Phosphatases and kinases work in a con-certed manner to act as a "molecular switch" that turns-on or - off the regulatory processes driving the growth and development under normal circumstances, as well as responses to multiple stresses in plant system. The era of functional genomics has ushered huge amounts of information to the framework of plant systems. The comprehension of who's who in the signaling pathways is becoming clearer and the investigations challenging the conventional functions of signaling components are on a rise. Protein phosphatases have emerged as key regulators in the signaling cascades. PP2A phosphatases due to their diverse holoenzyme compositions are difficult to comprehend. CONCLUSION In this review, we highlight the functional versatility of PP2A members, deciphered through the advances in the post-genomic era.
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- Malathi Bheri
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110021, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110021, India
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Wang B, Liu G, Zhang J, Li Y, Yang H, Ren D. The RAF-like mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinases RAF22 and RAF28 are required for the regulation of embryogenesis in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 96:734-747. [PMID: 30101424 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, embryonic development follows a stereotypical pattern of cell division. Although many factors have been reported to participate in establishment of the proper embryonic pattern, the molecular mechanisms underlying pattern formation are unclear. In this study we showed that RAF22 and RAF28, two RAF-like mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinases (MAPKKKs) in Arabidopsis, are involved in the regulation of embryogenesis. The double knockout mutant of RAF22 and RAF28 was embryo lethal. A large proportion of the raf22-/- raf28+/- mutant embryos exhibited various defects, including disordered proembryo cell divisions, disruption of the bilaterally symmetrical structure, abnormally formative divisions of hypophysis and exaggerated suspensor growth. Whereas the kinase active form of RAF22 could complement these embryonic aberrant phenotypes, the kinase inactive form could not. The restrictive expression of the basal cell fate marker WOX8 in the abnormally dividing suspensor cells and the apical cell linage marker WOX2 in the abnormal proembryos indicated that apical and basal cell fates were unchanged in the abnormal embryos. The polar distribution of the auxin maxima and the PIN1 and PIN7 auxin transporters was markedly altered in the abnormal embryos. Our results suggest that RAF22 and RAF28 are important components of embryogenesis and that auxin polar transport may be involved in this regulation.
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- Bo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Haga K, Sakai T. Involvement of PP6-type protein phosphatase in hypocotyl phototropism in Arabidopsis seedlings. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2018; 13:e1536631. [PMID: 30373470 PMCID: PMC6279344 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1536631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recently, we reported that the D6 protein kinase subfamily, which belongs to the AGCVIII kinase family, is a critical component of hypocotyl phototropism in Arabidopsis seedlings. Furthermore, we demonstrated that AGC1-12, which is also a member of the AGCVIII kinase family, is involved in both the pulse-induced first positive phototropism and gravitropism in Arabidopsis hypocotyls. Those results indicated that phosphorylation control is an important mechanism in phototropic signaling. As phosphorylation regulation is controlled by both kinases and phosphatases, we investigated the roles of phosphatases in hypocotyl phototropism. Our physiological analysis, which was performed using Arabidopsis mutants, indicated that the flower-specific, phytochrome-associated protein phosphatase family, which functions as a catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 6 (PP6), is involved in both the pulse-induced first positive phototropism and the time-dependent second positive phototropism, although it is not necessary for the continuous-light-induced second positive phototropism. These results suggest that not only kinases, but also phosphatases play critical roles in hypocotyl phototropism to control phosphorylation status and that PP6-type protein phosphatases may act antagonistically with AGCVIII protein kinases on the same targets, such as PIN-formed proteins.
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- Ken Haga
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Fundamental Engineering, Nippon Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Zhou JJ, Luo J. The PIN-FORMED Auxin Efflux Carriers in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2759. [PMID: 30223430 PMCID: PMC6164769 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Auxin plays crucial roles in multiple developmental processes, such as embryogenesis, organogenesis, cell determination and division, as well as tropic responses. These processes are finely coordinated by the auxin, which requires the polar distribution of auxin within tissues and cells. The intercellular directionality of auxin flow is closely related to the asymmetric subcellular location of PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux transporters. All PIN proteins have a conserved structure with a central hydrophilic loop domain, which harbors several phosphosites targeted by a set of protein kinases. The activities of PIN proteins are finely regulated by diverse endogenous and exogenous stimuli at multiple layers-including transcriptional and epigenetic levels, post-transcriptional modifications, subcellular trafficking, as well as PINs' recycling and turnover-to facilitate the developmental processes in an auxin gradient-dependent manner. Here, the recent advances in the structure, evolution, regulation and functions of PIN proteins in plants will be discussed. The information provided by this review will shed new light on the asymmetric auxin-distribution-dependent development processes mediated by PIN transporters in plants.
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- Jing-Jing Zhou
- College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Grones P, Abas M, Hajný J, Jones A, Waidmann S, Kleine-Vehn J, Friml J. PID/WAG-mediated phosphorylation of the Arabidopsis PIN3 auxin transporter mediates polarity switches during gravitropism. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10279. [PMID: 29980705 PMCID: PMC6035267 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28188-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Intercellular distribution of the plant hormone auxin largely depends on the polar subcellular distribution of the plasma membrane PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin transporters. PIN polarity switches in response to different developmental and environmental signals have been shown to redirect auxin fluxes mediating certain developmental responses. PIN phosphorylation at different sites and by different kinases is crucial for PIN function. Here we investigate the role of PIN phosphorylation during gravitropic response. Loss- and gain-of-function mutants in PINOID and related kinases but not in D6PK kinase as well as mutations mimicking constitutive dephosphorylated or phosphorylated status of two clusters of predicted phosphorylation sites partially disrupted PIN3 phosphorylation and caused defects in gravitropic bending in roots and hypocotyls. In particular, they impacted PIN3 polarity rearrangements in response to gravity and during feed-back regulation by auxin itself. Thus PIN phosphorylation, besides regulating transport activity and apical-basal targeting, is also important for the rapid polarity switches in response to environmental and endogenous signals.
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- Peter Grones
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria.,Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria.,Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 771 47, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Barbosa ICR, Hammes UZ, Schwechheimer C. Activation and Polarity Control of PIN-FORMED Auxin Transporters by Phosphorylation. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 23:523-538. [PMID: 29678589 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Auxin controls almost every aspect of plant development. Auxin is distributed within the plant by passive diffusion and active cell-to-cell transport. PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux transporters are polarly distributed in the plasma membranes of many cells, and knowledge about their distribution can predict auxin transport and explain auxin distribution patterns, even in complex tissues. Recent studies have revealed that phosphorylation is essential for PIN activation, suggesting that PIN phosphorylation needs to be taken into account in understanding auxin transport. These findings also ask for a re-examination of previously proposed mechanisms for phosphorylation-dependent PIN polarity control. We provide a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge on PIN regulation by phosphorylation, and discuss possible mechanisms of PIN polarity control in the context of recent findings.
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- Inês C R Barbosa
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, Unil-Sorge, Université de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; These authors contributed equally to this review article and are listed in alphabetical order
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- Plant Systems Biology, Technical University Munich, Emil-Ramann-Strasse 8, 85354 Freising, Germany; These authors contributed equally to this review article and are listed in alphabetical order
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- Plant Systems Biology, Technical University Munich, Emil-Ramann-Strasse 8, 85354 Freising, Germany; These authors contributed equally to this review article and are listed in alphabetical order.
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Zhu T, Wu Y, Yang X, Chen W, Gong Q, Liu X. The Asparagine-Rich Protein NRP Facilitates the Degradation of the PP6-type Phosphatase FyPP3 to Promote ABA Response in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2018; 11:257-268. [PMID: 29175650 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays critical roles in abiotic stress responses and plant development. In germinating seeds, the phytochrome-associated protein phosphatase, FyPP3, negatively regulates ABA signaling by dephosphorylating the transcription factor ABI5. However, whether and how FyPP3 is regulated at the posttranscriptional level remains unclear. Here, we report that an asparagine-rich protein, NRP, interacts with FyPP3 and tethers FyPP3 to SYP41/61-positive endosomes for subsequent degradation in the vacuole. Upon ABA treatment, the expression of NRP was induced and NRP-mediated FyPP3 turnover was accelerated. Consistently, ABA-induced FyPP3 turnover was abolished in an nrp null mutant. On the other hand, FyPP3 can dephosphorylate NRP in vitro, and overexpression of FyPP3 reduced the half-life of NRP in vivo. Genetic analyses showed that NRP has a positive role in ABA-mediated seed germination and gene expression, and that NRP is epistatic to FyPP3. Taken together, our results identify a new regulatory circuit in the ABA signaling network, which links the intracellular trafficking with ABA signaling.
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- Tong Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Bustillo-Avendaño E, Ibáñez S, Sanz O, Sousa Barros JA, Gude I, Perianez-Rodriguez J, Micol JL, Del Pozo JC, Moreno-Risueno MA, Pérez-Pérez JM. Regulation of Hormonal Control, Cell Reprogramming, and Patterning during De Novo Root Organogenesis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 176:1709-1727. [PMID: 29233938 PMCID: PMC5813533 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Body regeneration through formation of new organs is a major question in developmental biology. We investigated de novo root formation using whole leaves of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Our results show that local cytokinin biosynthesis and auxin biosynthesis in the leaf blade followed by auxin long-distance transport to the petiole leads to proliferation of J0121-marked xylem-associated tissues and others through signaling of INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID INDUCIBLE28 (IAA28), CRANE (IAA18), WOODEN LEG, and ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATORS1 (ARR1), ARR10, and ARR12. Vasculature proliferation also involves the cell cycle regulator KIP-RELATED PROTEIN2 and ABERRANT LATERAL ROOT FORMATION4, resulting in a mass of cells with rooting competence that resembles callus formation. Endogenous callus formation precedes specification of postembryonic root founder cells, from which roots are initiated through the activity of SHORT-ROOT, PLETHORA1 (PLT1), and PLT2. Primordia initiation is blocked in shr plt1 plt2 mutant. Stem cell regulators SCHIZORIZA, JACKDAW, BLUEJAY, and SCARECROW also participate in root initiation and are required to pattern the new organ, as mutants show disorganized and reduced number of layers and tissue initials resulting in reduced rooting. Our work provides an organ regeneration model through de novo root formation, stating key stages and the primary pathways involved.
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- Estefano Bustillo-Avendaño
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain and
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He Z, Zhong J, Sun X, Wang B, Terzaghi W, Dai M. The Maize ABA Receptors ZmPYL8, 9, and 12 Facilitate Plant Drought Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:422. [PMID: 29670640 PMCID: PMC5893742 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting world agriculture. Breeding drought-resistant crops is one of the most important challenges for plant biologists. PYR1/PYL/RCARs, which encode the abscisic acid (ABA) receptors, play pivotal roles in ABA signaling, but how these genes function in crop drought response remains largely unknown. Here we identified 13 PYL family members in maize (ZmPYL1-13). Changes in expression of these genes under different stresses indicated that ZmPYLs played important roles in responding to multiple abiotic stresses. Transgenic analyses of ZmPYL genes in Arabidopsis showed that overexpression of ZmPYL3, ZmPYL9, ZmPYL10, and ZmPYL13 significantly enhanced the sensitivity of transgenic plants to ABA. Additionally, transgenic lines overexpressing ZmPYL8, ZmPYL9, and ZmPYL12 were more resistant to drought. Accumulation of proline and enhanced expression of drought-related marker genes in transgenic lines further confirmed the positive roles of ZmPYL genes in plant drought resistance. Association analyses with a panel of 368 maize inbred lines identified natural variants in ZmPYL8 and ZmPYL12 that were significantly associated with maize drought resistance. Our results deepen the knowledge of the function of maize PYL genes in responses to abiotic stresses, and the natural variants identified in ZmPYL genes may serve as potential molecular markers for breeding drought-resistant maize cultivars.
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- Zhenghua He
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Crop Germplasm and Genetic Improvement, Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Chen X, Zhang M, Tan J, Huang S, Wang C, Zhang H, Tan T. Comparative transcriptome analysis provides insights into molecular mechanisms for parthenocarpic fruit development in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179491. [PMID: 28604820 PMCID: PMC5467848 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Genetic control of parthenocarpy, a desirable trait in edible fruit with hard seeds, has been extensively studied. However, the molecular mechanism of parthenocarpic fruit development in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is still unclear. To provide insights into eggplant parthenocarpy, the transcriptomic profiles of a natural parthenocarpic (PP05) and two non-parthenocarpic (PnP05 and GnP05) eggplant lines were analyzed using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) technology. These sequences were assembled into 38925 unigenes, of which 22683 had an annotated function and 3419 were predicted as novel genes or from alternative splicing. 4864 and 1592 unigenes that were identified as DEGs between comparison groups PP05 vs PnP05 and PP05 vs GnP05, respectively. 506 common DEGs were found contained in both comparison groups, including 258 up-regulated and 248 down-regulated genes. Functional enrichment analyses identified many common or specific biological processes and gene set potentially associated with plant development. The most pronounced findings are that differentially regulated genes potentially-related with auxin signaling between parthenocarpic and non-parthenocarpic eggplants, e.g. calcium-binding protein PBP1 and transcription factor E2FB, which mediate the auxin distribution and auxin-dependent cell division, respectively, are up-regulated in the PP05; whereas homologs of GH3.1 and AUX/IAA, which are involved in inactivation of IAA and interference of auxin signaling, respectively, are down-regulated in PP05. Furthermore, gibberellin and cytokinin signaling genes and genes related to flower development were found differentially regulated between these eggplant lines. The present study provides comprehensive transcriptomic profiles of eggplants with or without parthenocarpic capacity. The information will deepen our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of eggplant parthenocarpy. The DEGs, especially these filtered from PP05 vs PnP05 + GnP05, will be valuable for further investigation of key genes involved in the parthenocarpic fruit development and genomics-assisted breeding.
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- Xia Chen
- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Vegetable Research Institute, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xiang Y, Sun X, Gao S, Qin F, Dai M. Deletion of an Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response Element in a ZmPP2C-A Gene Facilitates Drought Tolerance of Maize Seedlings. MOLECULAR PLANT 2017; 10:456-469. [PMID: 27746300 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Drought is a major abiotic stress that causes the yearly yield loss of maize, a crop cultured worldwide. Breeding drought-tolerant maize cultivars is a priority requirement of world agriculture. Clade A PP2C phosphatases (PP2C-A), which are conserved in most plant species, play important roles in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and plant drought response. However, natural variations of PP2C-A genes that are directly associated with drought tolerance remain to be elucidated. Here, we conducted a candidate gene association analysis of the ZmPP2C-A gene family in a maize panel consisting of 368 varieties collected worldwide, and identified a drought responsive gene ZmPP2C-A10 that is tightly associated with drought tolerance. We found that the degree of drought tolerance of maize cultivars negatively correlates with the expression levels of ZmPP2C-A10. ZmPP2C-A10, like its Arabidopsis orthologs, interacts with ZmPYL ABA receptors and ZmSnRK2 kinases, suggesting that ZmPP2C-A10 is involved in mediating ABA signaling in maize. Transgenic studies in maize and Arabidopsis confirmed that ZmPP2C-A10 functions as a negative regulator of drought tolerance. Further, a causal natural variation, deletion allele-338, which bears a deletion of ERSE (endoplasmic reticulum stress response element) in the 5'-UTR region of ZmPP2C-A10, was detected. This deletion causes the loss of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced expression of ZmPP2C-A10, leading to increased plant drought tolerance. Our study provides direct evidence linking ER stress signaling with drought tolerance and genetic resources that can be used directly in breeding drought-tolerant maize cultivars.
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- Yanli Xiang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science, Tarim University, Alaer 843300, China
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- Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Cellular mechanisms for cargo delivery and polarity maintenance at different polar domains in plant cells. Cell Discov 2016; 2:16018. [PMID: 27462465 PMCID: PMC4950145 DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The asymmetric localization of proteins in the plasma membrane domains of eukaryotic cells is a fundamental manifestation of cell polarity that is central to multicellular organization and developmental patterning. In plants, the mechanisms underlying the polar localization of cargo proteins are still largely unknown and appear to be fundamentally distinct from those operating in mammals. Here, we present a systematic, quantitative comparative analysis of the polar delivery and subcellular localization of proteins that characterize distinct polar plasma membrane domains in plant cells. The combination of microscopic analyses and computational modeling revealed a mechanistic framework common to diverse polar cargos and underlying the establishment and maintenance of apical, basal, and lateral polar domains in plant cells. This mechanism depends on the polar secretion, constitutive endocytic recycling, and restricted lateral diffusion of cargos within the plasma membrane. Moreover, our observations suggest that polar cargo distribution involves the individual protein potential to form clusters within the plasma membrane and interact with the extracellular matrix. Our observations provide insights into the shared cellular mechanisms of polar cargo delivery and polarity maintenance in plant cells.
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Armengot L, Marquès-Bueno MM, Jaillais Y. Regulation of polar auxin transport by protein and lipid kinases. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:4015-4037. [PMID: 27242371 PMCID: PMC4968656 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The directional transport of auxin, known as polar auxin transport (PAT), allows asymmetric distribution of this hormone in different cells and tissues. This system creates local auxin maxima, minima, and gradients that are instrumental in both organ initiation and shape determination. As such, PAT is crucial for all aspects of plant development but also for environmental interaction, notably in shaping plant architecture to its environment. Cell to cell auxin transport is mediated by a network of auxin carriers that are regulated at the transcriptional and post-translational levels. Here we review our current knowledge on some aspects of the 'non-genomic' regulation of auxin transport, placing an emphasis on how phosphorylation by protein and lipid kinases controls the polarity, intracellular trafficking, stability, and activity of auxin carriers. We describe the role of several AGC kinases, including PINOID, D6PK, and the blue light photoreceptor phot1, in phosphorylating auxin carriers from the PIN and ABCB families. We also highlight the function of some receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and two-component histidine kinase receptors in PAT, noting that there are probably RLKs involved in co-ordinating auxin distribution yet to be discovered. In addition, we describe the emerging role of phospholipid phosphorylation in polarity establishment and intracellular trafficking of PIN proteins. We outline these various phosphorylation mechanisms in the context of primary and lateral root development, leaf cell shape acquisition, as well as root gravitropism and shoot phototropism.
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- Laia Armengot
- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRA, F-69342, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRA, F-69342, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRA, F-69342, Lyon, France
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Krzywińska E, Bucholc M, Kulik A, Ciesielski A, Lichocka M, Dębski J, Ludwików A, Dadlez M, Rodriguez PL, Dobrowolska G. Phosphatase ABI1 and okadaic acid-sensitive phosphoprotein phosphatases inhibit salt stress-activated SnRK2.4 kinase. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:136. [PMID: 27297076 PMCID: PMC4907068 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0817-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND SNF1-related protein kinases 2 (SnRK2s) are key regulators of the plant response to osmotic stress. They are transiently activated in response to drought and salinity. Based on a phylogenetic analysis SnRK2s are divided into three groups. The classification correlates with their response to abscisic acid (ABA); group 1 consists SnRK2s non-activated in response to ABA, group 2, kinases non-activated or weakly activated (depending on the plant species) by ABA treatment, and group 3, ABA-activated kinases. The activity of all SnRK2s is regulated by phosphorylation. It is well established that clade A phosphoprotein phosphatases 2C (PP2Cs) are negative regulators of ABA-activated SnRK2s, whereas regulators of SnRK2s from group 1 remain unidentified. RESULTS Here, we show that ABI1, a PP2C clade A phosphatase, interacts with SnRK2.4, member of group 1 of the SnRK2 family, dephosphorylates Ser158, whose phosphorylation is needed for the kinase activity, and inhibits the kinase, both in vitro and in vivo. Our data indicate that ABI1 and the kinase regulate primary root growth in response to salinity; the phenotype of ABI1 knockout mutant (abi1td) exposed to salt stress is opposite to that of the snrk2.4 mutant. Moreover, we show that the activity of SnRK2s from group 1 is additionally regulated by okadaic acid-sensitive phosphatase(s) from the phosphoprotein phosphatase (PPP) family. CONCLUSIONS Phosphatase ABI1 and okadaic acid-sensitive phosphatases of the PPP family are negative regulators of salt stress-activated SnRK2.4. The results show that ABI1 inhibits not only the ABA-activated SnRK2s but also at least one ABA-non-activated SnRK2, suggesting that the phosphatase is involved in the cross talk between ABA-dependent and ABA-independent stress signaling pathways in plants.
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- Ewa Krzywińska
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Present address: Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteur 3, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Present address: Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Pasteur 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, ES-46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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Phung NTP, Mai CD, Hoang GT, Truong HTM, Lavarenne J, Gonin M, Nguyen KL, Ha TT, Do VN, Gantet P, Courtois B. Genome-wide association mapping for root traits in a panel of rice accessions from Vietnam. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:64. [PMID: 26964867 PMCID: PMC4785749 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0747-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite recent sequencing efforts, local genetic resources remain underexploited, even though they carry alleles that can bring agronomic benefits. Taking advantage of the recent genotyping with 22,000 single-nucleotide polymorphism markers of a core collection of 180 Vietnamese rice varieties originating from provinces from North to South Vietnam and from different agrosystems characterized by contrasted water regimes, we have performed a genome-wide association study for different root parameters. Roots contribute to water stress avoidance and are a still underexploited target for breeding purpose due to the difficulty to observe them. RESULTS The panel of 180 rice varieties was phenotyped under greenhouse conditions for several root traits in an experimental design with 3 replicates. The phenotyping system consisted of long plastic bags that were filled with sand and supplemented with fertilizer. Root length, root mass in different layers, root thickness, and the number of crown roots, as well as several derived root parameters and shoot traits, were recorded. The results were submitted to association mapping using a mixed model involving structure and kinship to enable the identification of significant associations. The analyses were conducted successively on the whole panel and on its indica (115 accessions) and japonica (64 accessions) subcomponents. The two associations with the highest significance were for root thickness on chromosome 2 and for crown root number on chromosome 11. No common associations were detected between the indica and japonica subpanels, probably because of the polymorphism repartition between the subspecies. Based on orthology with Arabidopsis, the possible candidate genes underlying the quantitative trait loci are reviewed. CONCLUSIONS Some of the major quantitative trait loci we detected through this genome-wide association study contain promising candidate genes encoding regulatory elements of known key regulators of root formation and development.
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- Nhung Thi Phuong Phung
- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />IRD, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />IRD, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Agricultural Genetics Institute, National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />IRD, LMI RICE, 00000 Hanoi, Vietnam
- />Université de Montpellier, UMR DIADE, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Dale R, Ohmuro-Matsuyama Y, Ueda H, Kato N. Mathematical Model of the Firefly Luciferase Complementation Assay Reveals a Non-Linear Relationship between the Detected Luminescence and the Affinity of the Protein Pair Being Analyzed. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148256. [PMID: 26886551 PMCID: PMC4757408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The firefly luciferase complementation assay is widely used as a bioluminescent reporter technology to detect protein-protein interactions in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo. Upon the interaction of a protein pair, complemented firefly luciferase emits light through the adenylation and oxidation of its substrate, luciferin. Although it has been suggested that kinetics of light production in the firefly luciferase complementation assay is different from that in full length luciferase, the mechanism behind this is still not understood. To quantitatively understand the different kinetics and how changes in affinity of a protein pair affect the light emission in the assay, a mathematical model of the in vitro firefly luciferase complementation assay was constructed. Analysis of the model finds that the change in kinetics is caused by rapid dissociation of the protein pair, low adenylation rate of luciferin, and increased affinity of adenylated luciferin to the enzyme. The model suggests that the affinity of the protein pair has an exponential relationship with the light detected in the assay. This relationship causes the change of affinity in a protein pair to be underestimated. This study underlines the importance of understanding the molecular mechanism of the firefly luciferase complementation assay in order to analyze protein pair affinities quantitatively.
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- Renee Dale
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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Boyer F, Simon R. Asymmetric cell divisions constructing Arabidopsis stem cell niches: the emerging role of protein phosphatases. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2015; 17:935-45. [PMID: 26012742 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Plant stem cell niches (SCNs) can be maintained in time through asymmetric cell divisions (ACDs) that allow the production of new cell types while constantly renewing the pools of stem cells (SCs). ACDs in plants require the asymmetric distribution of molecular components inside the cells as well as external asymmetric positional information. These two types of asymmetric information are controlled by inter- and intracellular signalling events. Phosphorylation of proteins is a major intermediate step in these signalling events, serving either as an activator or repressor of signalling, via fast auto- and trans-phosphorylation mechanisms. Whereas protein kinases, which phosphorylate proteins on serine, threonine or tyrosine residues, have been thoroughly studied, less attention has been given to protein phosphatases, which de-phosphorylate their protein targets on these same residues. Phosphatases modulate the activity of signalling pathways by balancing the action of kinases, and are therefore critical in the regulation of ACDs in plants. In this review, we first present the different types of ACDs that operate during Arabidopsis embryonic and post-embryonic development and participate in the construction and maintenance of its root and shoot SCNs; we then give a brief description of the main protein phosphatases so far described in the Arabidopsis genome; and finally discuss their functions toward the regulation of the ACDs introduced in the first part of the paper.
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- F Boyer
- Institute of Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Waadt R, Manalansan B, Rauniyar N, Munemasa S, Booker MA, Brandt B, Waadt C, Nusinow DA, Kay SA, Kunz HH, Schumacher K, DeLong A, Yates JR, Schroeder JI. Identification of Open Stomata1-Interacting Proteins Reveals Interactions with Sucrose Non-fermenting1-Related Protein Kinases2 and with Type 2A Protein Phosphatases That Function in Abscisic Acid Responses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 169:760-79. [PMID: 26175513 PMCID: PMC4577397 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) controls growth and development and regulates plant water status through an established signaling pathway. In the presence of ABA, pyrabactin resistance/regulatory component of ABA receptor proteins inhibit type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs). This, in turn, enables the activation of Sucrose Nonfermenting1-Related Protein Kinases2 (SnRK2). Open Stomata1 (OST1)/SnRK2.6/SRK2E is a major SnRK2-type protein kinase responsible for mediating ABA responses. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) expressing an epitope-tagged OST1 in the recessive ost1-3 mutant background was used for the copurification and identification of OST1-interacting proteins after osmotic stress and ABA treatments. These analyses, which were confirmed using bimolecular fluorescence complementation and coimmunoprecipitation, unexpectedly revealed homo- and heteromerization of OST1 with SnRK2.2, SnRK2.3, OST1, and SnRK2.8. Furthermore, several OST1-complexed proteins were identified as type 2A protein phosphatase (PP2A) subunits and as proteins involved in lipid and galactolipid metabolism. More detailed analyses suggested an interaction network between ABA-activated SnRK2-type protein kinases and several PP2A-type protein phosphatase regulatory subunits. pp2a double mutants exhibited a reduced sensitivity to ABA during seed germination and stomatal closure and an enhanced ABA sensitivity in root growth regulation. These analyses add PP2A-type protein phosphatases as another class of protein phosphatases to the interaction network of SnRK2-type protein kinases.
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- Rainer Waadt
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116 (R.W., B.M., S.M., B.B., H.-H.K., J.I.S.);Centre for Organismal Studies, Plant Developmental Biology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (R.W., K.S.);Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 (N.R., J.R.Y.);Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.);Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (M.A.B., A.D.);Department of Biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (D.A.N.); andMolecular and Computational Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (S.A.K.)
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Jia Y, Tian H, Li H, Yu Q, Wang L, Friml J, Ding Z. The Arabidopsis thaliana elongator complex subunit 2 epigenetically affects root development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:4631-42. [PMID: 25998905 PMCID: PMC4507768 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The elongator complex subunit 2 (ELP2) protein, one subunit of an evolutionarily conserved histone acetyltransferase complex, has been shown to participate in leaf patterning, plant immune and abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, its role in root development was explored. Compared to the wild type, the elp2 mutant exhibited an accelerated differentiation of its root stem cells and cell division was more active in its quiescent centre (QC). The key transcription factors responsible for maintaining root stem cell and QC identity, such as AP2 transcription factors PLT1 (PLETHORA1) and PLT2 (PLETHORA2), GRAS transcription factors such as SCR (SCARECROW) and SHR (SHORT ROOT) and WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX5 transcription factor WOX5, were all strongly down-regulated in the mutant. On the other hand, expression of the G2/M transition activator CYCB1 was substantially induced in elp2. The auxin efflux transporters PIN1 and PIN2 showed decreased protein levels and PIN1 also displayed mild polarity alterations in elp2, which resulted in a reduced auxin content in the root tip. Either the acetylation or methylation level of each of these genes differed between the mutant and the wild type, suggesting that the ELP2 regulation of root development involves the epigenetic modification of a range of transcription factors and other developmental regulators.
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- Yuebin Jia
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Qin Y, Dong J. Focusing on the focus: what else beyond the master switches for polar cell growth? MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:582-94. [PMID: 25744359 PMCID: PMC5124495 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2014.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Cell polarity, often associated with polarized cell expansion/growth in plants, describes the uneven distribution of cellular components, such as proteins, nucleic acids, signaling molecules, vesicles, cytoskeletal elements, and organelles, which may ultimately modulate cell shape, structure, and function. Pollen tubes and root hairs are model cell systems for studying the molecular mechanisms underlying sustained tip growth. The formation of intercalated epidermal pavement cells requires excitatory and inhibitory pathways to coordinate cell expansion within single cells and between cells in contact. Strictly controlled cell expansion is linked to asymmetric cell division in zygotes and stomatal lineages, which require integrated processes of pre-mitotic cellular polarization and division asymmetry. While small GTPase ROPs are recognized as fundamental signaling switches for cell polarity in various cellular and developmental processes in plants, the broader molecular machinery underpinning polarity establishment required for asymmetric division remains largely unknown. Here, we review the widely used ROP signaling pathways in cell polar growth and the recently discovered feedback loops with auxin signaling and PIN effluxers. We discuss the conserved phosphorylation and phospholipid signaling mechanisms for regulating uneven distribution of proteins, as well as the potential roles of novel proteins and MAPKs in the polarity establishment related to asymmetric cell division in plants.
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- Yuan Qin
- Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian Province, China
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- Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; The Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Guo X, Qin Q, Yan J, Niu Y, Huang B, Guan L, Li Y, Ren D, Li J, Hou S. TYPE-ONE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE4 regulates pavement cell interdigitation by modulating PIN-FORMED1 polarity and trafficking in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:1058-75. [PMID: 25560878 PMCID: PMC4348754 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.249904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plants, cell morphogenesis is dependent on intercellular auxin accumulation. The polar subcellular localization of the PIN-FORMED (PIN) protein is crucial for this process. Previous studies have shown that the protein kinase PINOID (PID) and protein phosphatase6-type phosphatase holoenzyme regulate the phosphorylation status of PIN1 in root tips and shoot apices. Here, we show that a type-one protein phosphatase, TOPP4, is essential for the formation of interdigitated pavement cell (PC) pattern in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaf. The dominant-negative mutant topp4-1 showed severely inhibited interdigitated PC growth. Expression of topp4-1 gene in wild-type plants recapitulated the PC defects in the mutant. Genetic analyses suggested that TOPP4 and PIN1 likely function in the same pathway to regulate PC morphogenesis. Furthermore, colocalization, in vitro and in vivo protein interaction studies, and dephosphorylation assays revealed that TOPP4 mediated PIN1 polar localization and endocytic trafficking in PCs by acting antagonistically with PID to modulate the phosphorylation status of PIN1. In addition, TOPP4 affects the cytoskeleton pattern through the Rho of Plant GTPase-dependent auxin-signaling pathway. Therefore, we conclude that TOPP4-regulated PIN1 polar targeting through direct dephosphorylation is crucial for PC morphogenesis in the Arabidopsis leaf.
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- Xiaola Guo
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (X.G., Q.Q., J.Y., Y.N., B.H., L.G., J.L., S.H.); andState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China (Y.L., D.R.)
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Reversible protein phosphorylation is an essential posttranslational modification mechanism executed by opposing actions of protein phosphatases and protein kinases. About 1,000 predicted kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana kinome predominate the number of protein phosphatases, of which there are only ~150 members in Arabidopsis. Protein phosphatases were often referred to as "housekeeping" enzymes, which act to keep eukaryotic systems in balance by counteracting the activity of protein kinases. However, recent investigations reveal the crucial and specific regulatory functions of phosphatases in cell signaling. Phosphatases operate in a coordinated manner with the protein kinases, to execute their important function in determining the cellular response to a physiological stimulus. Closer examination has established high specificity of phosphatases in substrate recognition and important roles in plant signaling pathways, such as pathogen defense and stress regulation, light and hormonal signaling, cell cycle and differentiation, metabolism, and plant growth. In this minireview we provide a compact overview about Arabidopsis protein phosphatase families, as well as members of phosphoglucan and lipid phosphatases, and highlight the recent discoveries in phosphatase research.
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- Alois Schweighofer
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Vilnius, V. Graičiūno 8, 02241, Vilnius, Lithuania,
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Barbosa IC, Schwechheimer C. Dynamic control of auxin transport-dependent growth by AGCVIII protein kinases. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 22:108-115. [PMID: 25305415 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Recent years have seen important advances in understanding the Arabidopsis thaliana AGCVIII protein kinases D6 PROTEIN KINASE, PINOID/WAGs, and the phototropins. It has become apparent that these kinases control the distribution of the phytohormone auxin within the plant through phosphorylation of PIN-FORMED efflux carriers or of ABC transporters. Strikingly, D6PK and PID share the same phosphosites in PIN-FORMED proteins but have differential phosphosite preferences, which appear to control the activity and polar distribution of PIN-FORMED transporters. All three AGCVIII kinases are membrane-associated proteins that are dynamically transported to and from the plasma membrane. The implications of this dynamic transport for the activity and cell biological behavior of their phosphorylation substrates are just now starting to be understood.
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- Inês Cr Barbosa
- Plant Systems Biology, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann-Strasse 4, 85354 Freising Germany
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- Plant Systems Biology, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann-Strasse 4, 85354 Freising Germany.
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Lillo C, Kataya ARA, Heidari B, Creighton MT, Nemie-Feyissa D, Ginbot Z, Jonassen EM. Protein phosphatases PP2A, PP4 and PP6: mediators and regulators in development and responses to environmental cues. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:2631-48. [PMID: 24810976 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The three closely related groups of serine/threonine protein phosphatases PP2A, PP4 and PP6 are conserved throughout eukaryotes. The catalytic subunits are present in trimeric and dimeric complexes with scaffolding and regulatory subunits that control activity and confer substrate specificity to the protein phosphatases. In Arabidopsis, three scaffolding (A subunits) and 17 regulatory (B subunits) proteins form complexes with five PP2A catalytic subunits giving up to 255 possible combinations. Three SAP-domain proteins act as regulatory subunits of PP6. Based on sequence similarities with proteins in yeast and mammals, two putative PP4 regulatory subunits are recognized in Arabidopsis. Recent breakthroughs have been made concerning the functions of some of the PP2A and PP6 regulatory subunits, for example the FASS/TON2 in regulation of the cellular skeleton, B' subunits in brassinosteroid signalling and SAL proteins in regulation of auxin transport. Reverse genetics is starting to reveal also many more physiological functions of other subunits. A system with key regulatory proteins (TAP46, TIP41, PTPA, LCMT1, PME-1) is present in all eukaryotes to stabilize, activate and inactivate the catalytic subunits. In this review, we present the status of knowledge concerning physiological functions of PP2A, PP4 and PP6 in Arabidopsis, and relate these to yeast and mammals.
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- Cathrine Lillo
- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, N-4036, Norway
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