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Qu M, Huang X, García-Caparrós P, Shabala L, Fuglsang AT, Yu M, Shabala S. Understanding the role of boron in plant adaptation to soil salinity. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14358. [PMID: 38783511 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Soil salinity is a major environmental constraint affecting the sustainability and profitability of agricultural production systems. Salinity stress tolerance has been present in wild crop relatives but then lost, or significantly weakened, during their domestication. Given the genetic and physiological complexity of salinity tolerance traits, agronomical solutions may be a suitable alternative to crop breeding for improved salinity stress tolerance. One of them is optimizing fertilization practices to assist plants in dealing with elevated salt levels in the soil. In this review, we analyse the causal relationship between the availability of boron (an essential metalloid micronutrient) and plant's adaptive responses to salinity stress at the whole-plant, cellular, and molecular levels, and a possibility of using boron for salt stress mitigation. The topics covered include the impact of salinity and the role of boron in cell wall remodelling, plasma membrane integrity, hormonal signalling, and operation of various membrane transporters mediating plant ionic and water homeostasis. Of specific interest is the role of boron in the regulation of H+-ATPase activity whose operation is essential for the control of a broad range of voltage-gated ion channels. The complex relationship between boron availability and expression patterns and the operation of aquaporins is also discussed.
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- Mei Qu
- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Agronomy Department of Superior School Engineering, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Yu B, Chao DY, Zhao Y. How plants sense and respond to osmotic stress. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 66:394-423. [PMID: 38329193 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Drought is one of the most serious abiotic stresses to land plants. Plants sense and respond to drought stress to survive under water deficiency. Scientists have studied how plants sense drought stress, or osmotic stress caused by drought, ever since Charles Darwin, and gradually obtained clues about osmotic stress sensing and signaling in plants. Osmotic stress is a physical stimulus that triggers many physiological changes at the cellular level, including changes in turgor, cell wall stiffness and integrity, membrane tension, and cell fluid volume, and plants may sense some of these stimuli and trigger downstream responses. In this review, we emphasized water potential and movements in organisms, compared putative signal inputs in cell wall-containing and cell wall-free organisms, prospected how plants sense changes in turgor, membrane tension, and cell fluid volume under osmotic stress according to advances in plants, animals, yeasts, and bacteria, summarized multilevel biochemical and physiological signal outputs, such as plasma membrane nanodomain formation, membrane water permeability, root hydrotropism, root halotropism, Casparian strip and suberin lamellae, and finally proposed a hypothesis that osmotic stress responses are likely to be a cocktail of signaling mediated by multiple osmosensors. We also discussed the core scientific questions, provided perspective about the future directions in this field, and highlighted the importance of robust and smart root systems and efficient source-sink allocations for generating future high-yield stress-resistant crops and plants.
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- Bo Yu
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Carbon Capture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Carbon Capture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Li H, Yang Y, Zhang H, Li C, Du P, Bi M, Chen T, Qian D, Niu Y, Ren H, An L, Xiang Y. The Arabidopsis GPI-anchored protein COBL11 is necessary for regulating pollen tube integrity. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113353. [PMID: 38007687 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023] Open
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Pollen tube integrity is required for achieving double fertilization in angiosperms. The rapid alkalinization factor4/19-ANXUR1/2-Buddha's paper seal 1/2 (RALF4/19-ANX1/2-BUPS1/2)-complex-mediated signaling pathway is critical to maintain pollen tube integrity, but the underlying mechanisms regulating the polar localization and distribution of these complex members at the pollen tube tip remain unclear. Here, we find that COBRA-like protein 11 (COBL11) loss-of-function mutants display a low pollen germination ratio, premature pollen tube burst, and seed abortion in Arabidopsis. COBL11 could interact with RALF4/19, ANX1/2, and BUPS1/2, and COBL11 functional deficiency could result in the disrupted distribution of RALF4 and ANX1, altered cell wall composition, and decreased levels of reactive oxygen species in pollen tubes. In conclusion, COBL11 is a regulator of pollen tube integrity during polar growth, which is conducted by a direct interaction that ensures the correct localization and polar distribution of RALF4 and ANX1 at the pollen tube tip.
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- Hongxia Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Center for Biological Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Zhuhai-Macao Biotechnology Joint Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Center for Biological Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Zhuhai-Macao Biotechnology Joint Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Byrt CS, Zhang RY, Magrath I, Chan KX, De Rosa A, McGaughey S. Exploring aquaporin functions during changes in leaf water potential. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1213454. [PMID: 37615024 PMCID: PMC10442719 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1213454] [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: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Maintenance of optimal leaf tissue humidity is important for plant productivity and food security. Leaf humidity is influenced by soil and atmospheric water availability, by transpiration and by the coordination of water flux across cell membranes throughout the plant. Flux of water and solutes across plant cell membranes is influenced by the function of aquaporin proteins. Plants have numerous aquaporin proteins required for a multitude of physiological roles in various plant tissues and the membrane flux contribution of each aquaporin can be regulated by changes in protein abundance, gating, localisation, post-translational modifications, protein:protein interactions and aquaporin stoichiometry. Resolving which aquaporins are candidates for influencing leaf humidity and determining how their regulation impacts changes in leaf cell solute flux and leaf cavity humidity is challenging. This challenge involves resolving the dynamics of the cell membrane aquaporin abundance, aquaporin sub-cellular localisation and location-specific post-translational regulation of aquaporins in membranes of leaf cells during plant responses to changes in water availability and determining the influence of cell signalling on aquaporin permeability to a range of relevant solutes, as well as determining aquaporin influence on cell signalling. Here we review recent developments, current challenges and suggest open opportunities for assessing the role of aquaporins in leaf substomatal cavity humidity regulation.
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Chen W, Zhou H, Xu F, Yu M, Coego A, Rodriguez L, Lu Y, Xie Q, Fu Q, Chen J, Xu G, Wu D, Li X, Li X, Jaillais Y, Rodriguez PL, Zhu S, Yu F. CAR modulates plasma membrane nano-organization and immune signaling downstream of RALF1-FERONIA signaling pathway. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:2148-2162. [PMID: 36527240 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, the receptor-like kinase (RLK) FERONIA (FER) senses peptide ligands in the plasma membrane (PM), modulates plant growth and development, and integrates biotic and abiotic stress signaling for downstream adaptive responses. However, the molecular interplay of these diverse processes is largely unknown. Here, we show that FER, the receptor of Rapid Alkalinization Factor 1 (RALF1), physically interacts with C2 domain ABA-related (CAR) proteins to control the nano-organization of the PM. During this process, the RALF1-FER pathway upregulates CAR protein translation, and then more CAR proteins are recruited to the PM. This acts as a rapid feedforward loop that stabilizes the PM liquid-ordered phase. FER interacts with and phosphorylates CARs, thereby reducing their lipid-binding ability and breaking the feedback regulation at later time points. The formation of the flg22-induced FLS2-BAK1 immune complex, which depends on the integrity of FER-containing nanodomains, is impaired in fer and pentuple car14569 mutant. Together, we propose that the FER-CAR module controls the formation of PM nano-organization during RALF signaling through a self-contained amplifying loop including both positive and negative feedback.
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- Weijun Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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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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- 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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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, F-69342, Lyon, France
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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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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Gómez-Méndez MF, Amezcua-Romero JC, Rosas-Santiago P, Hernández-Domínguez EE, de Luna-Valdez LA, Ruiz-Salas JL, Vera-Estrella R, Pantoja O. Ice plant root plasma membrane aquaporins are regulated by clathrin-coated vesicles in response to salt stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:199-218. [PMID: 36383186 PMCID: PMC9806614 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The regulation of root Plasma membrane (PM) Intrinsic Protein (PIP)-type aquaporins (AQPs) is potentially important for salinity tolerance. However, the molecular and cellular details underlying this process in halophytes remain unclear. Using free-flow electrophoresis and label-free proteomics, we report that the increased abundance of PIPs at the PM of the halophyte ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) roots under salinity conditions is regulated by clathrin-coated vesicles (CCV). To understand this regulation, we analyzed several components of the M. crystallinum CCV complexes: clathrin light chain (McCLC) and subunits μ1 and μ2 of the adaptor protein (AP) complex (McAP1μ and McAP2μ). Co-localization analyses revealed the association between McPIP1;4 and McAP2μ and between McPIP2;1 and McAP1μ, observations corroborated by mbSUS assays, suggesting that AQP abundance at the PM is under the control of CCV. The ability of McPIP1;4 and McPIP2;1 to form homo- and hetero-oligomers was tested and confirmed, as well as their activity as water channels. Also, we found increased phosphorylation of McPIP2;1 only at the PM in response to salt stress. Our results indicate root PIPs from halophytes might be regulated through CCV trafficking and phosphorylation, impacting their localization, transport activity, and abundance under salinity conditions.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agrogenómicas, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, León, México
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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Ku YS, Cheng SS, Cheung MY, Law CH, Lam HM. The Re-Localization of Proteins to or Away from Membranes as an Effective Strategy for Regulating Stress Tolerance in Plants. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12121261. [PMID: 36557168 PMCID: PMC9788111 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12121261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The membranes of plant cells are dynamic structures composed of phospholipids and proteins. Proteins harboring phospholipid-binding domains or lipid ligands can localize to membranes. Stress perception can alter the subcellular localization of these proteins dynamically, causing them to either associate with or detach from membranes. The mechanisms behind the re-localization involve changes in the lipidation state of the proteins and interactions with membrane-associated biomolecules. The functional significance of such re-localization includes the regulation of molecular transport, cell integrity, protein folding, signaling, and gene expression. In this review, proteins that re-localize to or away from membranes upon abiotic and biotic stresses will be discussed in terms of the mechanisms involved and the functional significance of their re-localization. Knowledge of the re-localization mechanisms will facilitate research on increasing plant stress adaptability, while the study on re-localization of proteins upon stresses will further our understanding of stress adaptation strategies in plants.
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Dahhan DA, Bednarek SY. Advances in structural, spatial, and temporal mechanics of plant endocytosis. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:2269-2287. [PMID: 35674447 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Endocytic trafficking underlies processes essential for plant growth and development, including the perception of and response to abiotic and extracellular stimuli, post-Golgi and exocytic trafficking, and cytokinesis. Protein adaptors and regulatory factors of clathrin-mediated endocytosis that contribute to the formation of endocytic clathrin-coated vesicles are evolutionarily conserved. Yet, work of the last ten years has identified differences between the endocytic mechanisms of plants and Opisthokonts involving the endocytic adaptor TPLATE complex, the requirement of actin during CME, and the function of clathrin-independent endocytosis in the uptake of plant-specific plasma membrane proteins. Here, we review clathrin-mediated and -independent pathways in plants and describe recent advances enabled by new proteomic and imaging methods, and conditional perturbation of endocytosis. In addition, we summarize the formation and trafficking of clathrin-coated vesicles based on temporal and structural data garnered from high-resolution quantitative imaging studies. Finally, new information about the cross-talk between endocytosis and other endomembrane trafficking pathways and organelles will also be discussed.
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- Dana A Dahhan
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA
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Salinity Tolerance of Halophytic Grass Puccinellia nuttalliana Is Associated with Enhancement of Aquaporin-Mediated Water Transport by Sodium. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105732. [PMID: 35628537 PMCID: PMC9145133 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In salt-sensitive plants, root hydraulic conductivity is severely inhibited by NaCl, rapidly leading to the loss of water balance. However, halophytic plants appear to effectively control plant water flow under salinity conditions. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Na+ is the principal salt factor responsible for the enhancement of aquaporin-mediated water transport in the roots of halophytic grasses, and this enhancement plays a significant role in the maintenance of water balance, gas exchange, and the growth of halophytic plants exposed to salinity. We examined the effects of treatments with 150 mM of NaCl, KCl, and Na2SO4 to separate the factors that affect water relations and, consequently, physiological and growth responses in three related grass species varying in salt tolerance. The grasses included relatively salt-sensitive Poa pratensis, moderately salt-tolerant Poa juncifolia, and the salt-loving halophytic grass Puccinellia nuttalliana. Our study demonstrated that sustained growth, chlorophyll concentrations, gas exchange, and water transport in Puccinellia nuttalliana were associated with the presence of Na in the applied salt treatments. Contrary to the other examined grasses, the root cell hydraulic conductivity in Puccinellia nuttalliana was enhanced by the 150 mM NaCl and 150 mM Na2SO4 treatments. This enhancement was abolished by the 50 µM HgCl2 treatment, demonstrating that Na was the factor responsible for the increase in mercury-sensitive, aquaporin-mediated water transport. The observed increases in root Ca and K concentrations likely played a role in the transcriptional and (or) posttranslational regulation of aquaporins that enhanced root water transport capacity in Puccinellia nuttalliana. The study demonstrates that Na plays a key role in the aquaporin-mediated root water transport of the halophytic grass Puccinellia nuttalliana, contributing to its salinity tolerance.
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analyses of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Passion Fruit ( Passiflora edulis), Revealing PeTIP3-2 to Be Involved in Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105720. [PMID: 35628541 PMCID: PMC9146829 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Aquaporins (AQPs) in plants can transport water and small molecules, and they play an important role in plant development and abiotic stress response. However, to date, a comprehensive study on AQP family members is lacking. In this study, 27 AQP genes were identified from the passion fruit genome and classified into four groups (NIP, PIP, TIP, SIP) on the basis of their phylogenetic relationships. The prediction of protein interactions indicated that the AQPs of passion fruit were mainly associated with AQP family members and boron protein family genes. Promoter cis-acting elements showed that most PeAQPs contain light response elements, hormone response elements, and abiotic stress response elements. According to collinear analysis, passion fruit is more closely related to Arabidopsis than rice. Furthermore, three different fruit ripening stages and different tissues were analyzed on the basis of the transcriptome sequencing results for passion fruit AQPs under drought, high-salt, cold and high-temperature stress, and the results were confirmed by qRT-PCR. The results showed that the PeAQPs were able to respond to different abiotic stresses, and some members could be induced by and expressed in response to multiple abiotic stresses at the same time. Among the three different fruit ripening stages, 15 AQPs had the highest expression levels in the first stage. AQPs are expressed in all tissues of the passion fruit. One of the passion fruit aquaporin genes, PeTIP3-2, which was induced by drought stress, was selected and transformed into Arabidopsis. The survival rate of transgenic plants under drought stress treatment is higher than that of wild-type plants. The results indicated that PeTIP3-2 was able to improve the drought resistance of plants. Our discovery lays the foundation for the functional study of AQPs in passion fruit.
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Henderson SW, Nourmohammadi S, Ramesh SA, Yool AJ. Aquaporin ion conductance properties defined by membrane environment, protein structure, and cell physiology. Biophys Rev 2022; 14:181-198. [PMID: 35340612 PMCID: PMC8921385 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-021-00925-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are multifunctional transmembrane channel proteins permeable to water and an expanding array of solutes. AQP-mediated ion channel activity was first observed when purified AQP0 from bovine lens was incorporated into lipid bilayers. Electrophysiological properties of ion-conducting AQPs since discovered in plants, invertebrates, and mammals have been assessed using native, reconstituted, and heterologously expressed channels. Accumulating evidence is defining amino acid residues that govern differential solute permeability through intrasubunit and central pores of AQP tetramers. Rings of charged and hydrophobic residues around pores influence AQP selectivity, and are candidates for further work to define motifs that distinguish ion conduction capability, versus strict water and glycerol permeability. Similarities between AQP ion channels thus far include large single channel conductances and long open times, but differences in ionic selectivity, permeability to divalent cations, and mechanisms of gating (e.g., by voltage, pH, and cyclic nucleotides) are unique to subtypes. Effects of lipid environments in modulating parameters such as single channel amplitude could explain in part the variations in AQP ion channel properties observed across preparations. Physiological roles of the ion-conducting AQP classes span diverse processes including regulation of cell motility, organellar pH, neural development, signaling, and nutrient acquisition. Advances in computational methods can generate testable predictions of AQP structure-function relationships, which combined with innovative high-throughput assays could revolutionize the field in defining essential properties of ion-conducting AQPs, discovering new AQP ion channels, and understanding the effects of AQP interactions with proteins, signaling cascades, and membrane lipids.
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- Sam W. Henderson
- School of Biomedicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042 Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia
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McKay DW, McFarlane HE, Qu Y, Situmorang A, Gilliham M, Wege S. Plant Trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome pH regulation requires Cation Chloride Cotransporter (CCC1). eLife 2022; 11:70701. [PMID: 34989335 PMCID: PMC8791640 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Plant cells maintain a low luminal pH in the trans-Golgi-network/early endosome (TGN/EE), the organelle in which the secretory and endocytic pathways intersect. Impaired TGN/EE pH regulation translates into severe plant growth defects. The identity of the proton pump and proton/ion antiporters that regulate TGN/EE pH have been determined, but an essential component required to complete the TGN/EE membrane transport circuit remains unidentified − a pathway for cation and anion efflux. Here, we have used complementation, genetically encoded fluorescent sensors, and pharmacological treatments to demonstrate that Arabidopsis cation chloride cotransporter (CCC1) is this missing component necessary for regulating TGN/EE pH and function. Loss of CCC1 function leads to alterations in TGN/EE-mediated processes including endocytic trafficking, exocytosis, and response to abiotic stress, consistent with the multitude of phenotypic defects observed in ccc1 knockout plants. This discovery places CCC1 as a central component of plant cellular function.
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- Daniel W McKay
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Adelaide, Australia
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Martinière A, Zelazny E. Membrane nanodomains and transport functions in plant. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:1839-1855. [PMID: 35235669 PMCID: PMC8644385 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Far from a homogeneous environment, biological membranes are highly structured with lipids and proteins segregating in domains of different sizes and dwell times. In addition, membranes are highly dynamics especially in response to environmental stimuli. Understanding the impact of the nanoscale organization of membranes on cellular functions is an outstanding question. Plant channels and transporters are tightly regulated to ensure proper cell nutrition and signaling. Increasing evidence indicates that channel and transporter nano-organization within membranes plays an important role in these regulation mechanisms. Here, we review recent advances in the field of ion, water, but also hormone transport in plants, focusing on protein organization within plasma membrane nanodomains and its cellular and physiological impacts.
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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Maurel C, Tournaire-Roux C, Verdoucq L, Santoni V. Hormonal and environmental signaling pathways target membrane water transport. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2056-2070. [PMID: 35235672 PMCID: PMC8644278 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plant water transport and its molecular components including aquaporins are responsive, across diverse time scales, to an extremely wide array of environmental and hormonal signals. These include water deficit and abscisic acid (ABA) but also more recently identified stimuli such as peptide hormones or bacterial elicitors. The present review makes an inventory of corresponding signalling pathways. It identifies some main principles, such as the central signalling role of ROS, with a dual function of aquaporins in water and hydrogen peroxide transport, the importance of aquaporin phosphorylation that is targeted by multiple classes of protein kinases, and the emerging role of lipid signalling. More studies including systems biology approaches are now needed to comprehend how plant water transport can be adjusted in response to combined stresses.
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- Christophe Maurel
- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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Qin L, Liu L, Tu J, Yang G, Wang S, Quilichini TD, Gao P, Wang H, Peng G, Blancaflor EB, Datla R, Xiang D, Wilson KE, Wei Y. The ARP2/3 complex, acting cooperatively with Class I formins, modulates penetration resistance in Arabidopsis against powdery mildew invasion. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:3151-3175. [PMID: 34181022 PMCID: PMC8462814 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The actin cytoskeleton regulates an array of diverse cellular activities that support the establishment of plant-microbe interactions and plays a critical role in the execution of plant immunity. However, molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating the assembly and rearrangement of actin filaments (AFs) at plant-pathogen interaction sites remain largely elusive. Here, using live-cell imaging, we show that one of the earliest cellular responses in Arabidopsis thaliana upon powdery mildew attack is the formation of patch-like AF structures beneath fungal invasion sites. The AFs constituting actin patches undergo rapid turnover, which is regulated by the actin-related protein (ARP)2/3 complex and its activator, the WAVE/SCAR regulatory complex (W/SRC). The focal accumulation of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate at fungal penetration sites appears to be a crucial upstream modulator of the W/SRC-ARP2/3 pathway-mediated actin patch formation. Knockout of W/SRC-ARP2/3 pathway subunits partially compromised penetration resistance with impaired endocytic recycling of the defense-associated t-SNARE protein PEN1 and its deposition into apoplastic papillae. Simultaneously knocking out ARP3 and knocking down the Class I formin (AtFH1) abolished actin patch formation, severely impaired the deposition of cell wall appositions, and promoted powdery mildew entry into host cells. Our results demonstrate that the ARP2/3 complex and formins, two actin-nucleating systems, act cooperatively and contribute to Arabidopsis penetration resistance to fungal invasion.
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- Li Qin
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
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Salinas-Cornejo J, Madrid-Espinoza J, Verdugo I, Pérez-Díaz J, Martín-Davison AS, Norambuena L, Ruiz-Lara S. The Exocytosis Associated SNAP25-Type Protein, SlSNAP33, Increases Salt Stress Tolerance by Modulating Endocytosis in Tomato. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10071322. [PMID: 34209492 PMCID: PMC8309203 DOI: 10.3390/plants10071322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In plants, vesicular trafficking is crucial for the response and survival to environmental challenges. The active trafficking of vesicles is essential to maintain cell homeostasis during salt stress. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) are regulatory proteins of vesicular trafficking. They mediate membrane fusion and guarantee cargo delivery to the correct cellular compartments. SNAREs from the Qbc subfamily are the best-characterized plasma membrane SNAREs, where they control exocytosis during cell division and defense response. The Solanum lycopersicum gene SlSNAP33.2 encodes a Qbc-SNARE protein and is induced under salt stress conditions. SlSNAP33.2 localizes on the plasma membrane of root cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. In order to study its role in endocytosis and salt stress response, we overexpressed the SlSNAP33.2 cDNA in a tomato cultivar. Constitutive overexpression promoted endocytosis along with the accumulation of sodium (Na+) in the vacuoles. It also protected the plant from cell damage by decreasing the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the cytoplasm of stressed root cells. Subsequently, the higher level of SlSNAP33.2 conferred tolerance to salt stress in tomato plants. The analysis of physiological and biochemical parameters such as relative water content, the efficiency of the photosystem II, performance index, chlorophyll, and MDA contents showed that tomato plants overexpressing SlSNAP33.2 displayed a better performance under salt stress than wild type plants. These results reveal a role for SlSNAP33.2 in the endocytosis pathway involved in plant response to salt stress. This research shows that SlSNAP33.2 can be an effective tool for the genetic improvement of crop plants.
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- Josselyn Salinas-Cornejo
- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Ñuñoa 7750000, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; (J.S.-C.); (J.M.-E.); (I.V.); (J.P.-D.); (A.S.M.-D.)
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Tailor A, Bhatla SC. Polyamine homeostasis modulates plasma membrane- and tonoplast-associated aquaporin expression in etiolated salt-stressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seedlings. PROTOPLASMA 2021; 258:661-672. [PMID: 33404919 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-020-01589-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Salt stress adversely affects plants by causing osmotic and ionic imbalance. Cellular osmotic adjustment occurs by modulation of water fluxes. Polyamines (PAs) are often advocated to be involved in osmoregulation during stressful conditions, and thus, they serve as potential "osmolytes." Aquaporins (AQPs), the water-transporting channels, are expected to play crucial roles in osmoregulation. Present investigations on etiolated sunflower seedlings demonstrate a possible correlation between PA homeostasis and maintenance of water balance, as a function of modulation of the abundance of two major AQP subfamilies: PIP2 (plasma membrane intrinsic protein 2) and TIP1 (tonoplast intrinsic protein 1). Salt stress (120 mM NaCl) restricts growth of sunflower seedlings and induces reduction in relative water content (RWC). This accompanies enhanced abundance of PIP2s and TIP1s in seedling roots and that of TIP1s in cotyledons, as revealed by Western blot analysis of AQP isoforms and also their imaging by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Raising seedlings in the presence of 500 μM of DFMA (DL-α-difluoromethylarginine) or DFMO (DL-α-difluoromethylornithine), which are potent inhibitors of PA biosynthesis enzymes (arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), respectively), significantly promotes root extension, irrespective of NaCl stress, and results in further lowering of salt-induced reduction in RWC in roots and cotyledons. This correlates with enhanced accumulation of both PIP2s and TIP1s in seedling roots, but not in cotyledons. Present work, therefore, implicates PA homeostasis in the maintenance of water status of sunflower seedlings, possibly via regulation of abundance and distribution of AQP isoforms associated with the plasma membrane and tonoplast.
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- Aditi Tailor
- Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
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Vitali V, Sutka M, Ojeda L, Aroca R, Amodeo G. Root hydraulics adjustment is governed by a dominant cell-to-cell pathway in Beta vulgaris seedlings exposed to salt stress. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 306:110873. [PMID: 33775369 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil salinity reduces root hydraulic conductivity (Lpr) of several plant species. However, how cellular signaling and root hydraulic properties are linked in plants that can cope with water restriction remains unclear. In this work, we exposed the halotolerant species red beet (Beta vulgaris) to increasing concentrations of NaCl to determine the components that might be critical to sustaining the capacity to adjust root hydraulics. Our strategy was to use both hydraulic and cellular approaches in hydroponically grown seedlings during the first osmotic phase of salt stress. Interestingly, Lpr presented a bimodal profile response apart from the magnitude of the imposed salt stress. As well as Lpr, the PIP2-aquaporin profile follows an unphosphorylated/phosphorylated pattern when increasing NaCl concentration while PIP1 aquaporins remain constant. Lpr also shows high sensitivity to cycloheximide. In low NaCl concentrations, Lpr was high and 70 % of its capacity could be attributed to the CHX-inhibited cell-to-cell pathway. More interestingly, roots can maintain a constant spontaneous exudated flow that is independent of the applied NaCl concentration. In conclusion, Beta vulgaris root hydraulic adjustment completely lies in a dominant cell-to-cell pathway that contributes to satisfying plant water demands.
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- Victoria Vitali
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales & Instituto de Biodiversidad, Biología Experimental y Aplicada, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales & Instituto de Biodiversidad, Biología Experimental y Aplicada, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales & Instituto de Biodiversidad, Biología Experimental y Aplicada, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ-CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales & Instituto de Biodiversidad, Biología Experimental y Aplicada, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Rawat N, Singla-Pareek SL, Pareek A. Membrane dynamics during individual and combined abiotic stresses in plants and tools to study the same. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 171:653-676. [PMID: 32949408 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The plasma membrane (PM) is possibly the most diverse biological membrane of plant cells; it separates and guards the cell against its external environment. It has an extremely complex structure comprising a mosaic of lipids and proteins. The PM lipids are responsible for maintaining fluidity, permeability and integrity of the membrane and also influence the functioning of membrane proteins. However, the PM is the primary target of environmental stress, which affects its composition, conformation and properties, thereby disturbing the cellular homeostasis. Maintenance of integrity and fluidity of the PM is a prerequisite for ensuring the survival of plants during adverse environmental conditions. The ability of plants to remodel membrane lipid and protein composition plays a crucial role in adaptation towards varying abiotic environmental cues, including high or low temperature, drought, salinity and heavy metals stress. The dynamic changes in lipid composition affect the functioning of membrane transporters and ultimately regulate the physical properties of the membrane. Plant membrane-transport systems play a significant role in stress adaptation by cooperating with the membrane lipidome to maintain the membrane integrity under stressful conditions. The present review provides a holistic view of stress responses and adaptations in plants, especially the changes in the lipidome and proteome of PM under individual or combined abiotic stresses, which cause alterations in the activity of membrane transporters and modifies the fluidity of the PM. The tools to study the varying lipidome and proteome of the PM are also discussed.
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- Nishtha Rawat
- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Yepes-Molina L, Bárzana G, Carvajal M. Controversial Regulation of Gene Expression and Protein Transduction of Aquaporins under Drought and Salinity Stress. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9121662. [PMID: 33261103 PMCID: PMC7761296 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Enhancement of the passage of water through membranes is one of the main mechanisms via which cells can maintain their homeostasis under stress conditions, and aquaporins are the main participants in this process. However, in the last few years, a number of studies have reported discrepancies between aquaporin messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and the number of aquaporin proteins synthesised in response to abiotic stress. These observations suggest the existence of post-transcriptional mechanisms which regulate plasma membrane intrinsic protein (PIP) trafficking to the plasma membrane. This indicates that the mRNA synthesis of some aquaporins could be modulated by the accumulation of the corresponding encoded protein, in relation to the turnover of the membranes. This aspect is discussed in terms of the results obtained: on the one hand, with isolated vesicles, in which the level of proteins present provides the membranes with important characteristics such as resistance and stability and, on the other, with isolated proteins reconstituted in artificial liposomes as an in vitro method to address the in vivo physiology of the entire plant.
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Qiu J, McGaughey SA, Groszmann M, Tyerman SD, Byrt CS. Phosphorylation influences water and ion channel function of AtPIP2;1. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:2428-2442. [PMID: 32678928 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The phosphorylation state of two serine residues within the C-terminal domain of AtPIP2;1 (S280, S283) regulates its plasma membrane localization in response to salt and osmotic stress. Here, we investigated whether the phosphorylation state of S280 and S283 also influence AtPIP2;1 facilitated water and cation transport. A series of single and double S280 and S283 phosphomimic and phosphonull AtPIP2;1 mutants were tested in heterologous systems. In Xenopus laevis oocytes, phosphomimic mutants AtPIP2;1 S280D, S283D, and S280D/S283D had significantly greater ion conductance for Na+ and K+ , whereas the S280A single phosphonull mutant had greater water permeability. We observed a phosphorylation-dependent inverse relationship between AtPIP2;1 water and ion transport with a 10-fold change in both. The results revealed that phosphorylation of S280 and S283 influences the preferential facilitation of ion or water transport by AtPIP2;1. The results also hint that other regulatory sites play roles that are yet to be elucidated. Expression of the AtPIP2;1 phosphorylation mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confirmed that phosphorylation influences plasma membrane localization, and revealed higher Na+ accumulation for S280A and S283D mutants. Collectively, the results show that phosphorylation in the C-terminal domain of AtPIP2;1 influences its subcellular localization and cation transport capacity.
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- Jiaen Qiu
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, Australia
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Faize M, Fumanal B, Luque F, Ramírez-Tejero JA, Zou Z, Qiao X, Faize L, Gousset-Dupont A, Roeckel-Drevet P, Label P, Venisse JS. Genome Wild Analysis and Molecular Understanding of the Aquaporin Diversity in Olive Trees ( Olea Europaea L.). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4183. [PMID: 32545387 PMCID: PMC7312470 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21114183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cellular aquaporin water channels (AQPs) constitute a large family of transmembrane proteins present throughout all kingdoms of life, playing important roles in the uptake of water and many solutes across the membranes. In olive trees, AQP diversity, protein features and their biological functions are still largely unknown. This study focuses on the structure and functional and evolution diversity of AQP subfamilies in two olive trees, the wild species Olea europaea var. sylvestris (OeuAQPs) and the domesticated species Olea europaea cv. Picual (OleurAQPs), and describes their involvement in different physiological processes of early plantlet development and in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in the domesticated species. A scan of genomes from the wild and domesticated olive species revealed the presence of 52 and 79 genes encoding full-length AQP sequences, respectively. Cross-genera phylogenetic analysis with orthologous clustered OleaAQPs into five established subfamilies: PIP, TIP, NIP, SIP, and XIP. Subsequently, gene structures, protein motifs, substrate specificities and cellular localizations of the full length OleaAQPs were predicted. Functional prediction based on the NPA motif, ar/R selectivity filter, Froger's and specificity-determining positions suggested differences in substrate specificities of Olea AQPs. Expression analysis of the OleurAQP genes indicates that some genes are tissue-specific, whereas few others show differential expressions at different developmental stages and in response to various biotic and abiotic stresses. The current study presents the first detailed genome-wide analysis of the AQP gene family in olive trees and it provides valuable information for further functional analysis to infer the role of AQP in the adaptation of olive trees in diverse environmental conditions in order to help the genetic improvement of domesticated olive trees.
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- Mohamed Faize
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Ecology and Ecosystem Valorization, Faculty of Sciences, University Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, PIAF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (B.F.); (A.G.-D.); (P.R.-D.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Center for Advanced Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (F.L.); (J.A.R.-T.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Center for Advanced Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (F.L.); (J.A.R.-T.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, Hainan, China; (Z.Z.); (X.Q.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, Hainan, China; (Z.Z.); (X.Q.)
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- Group of Fruit Tree Biotechnology, Department of Plant Breeding, Murcia University, CEBAS CSIC, 30100 Murcia, Spain;
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, PIAF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (B.F.); (A.G.-D.); (P.R.-D.); (P.L.)
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, PIAF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (B.F.); (A.G.-D.); (P.R.-D.); (P.L.)
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, PIAF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (B.F.); (A.G.-D.); (P.R.-D.); (P.L.)
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, PIAF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (B.F.); (A.G.-D.); (P.R.-D.); (P.L.)
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Singh RK, Deshmukh R, Muthamilarasan M, Rani R, Prasad M. Versatile roles of aquaporin in physiological processes and stress tolerance in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 149:178-189. [PMID: 32078896 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Aquaporins are pore-forming transmembrane proteins that facilitate the movement of water and many other small neutral solutes across the cells and intracellular compartments. Plants exhibits high diversity in aquaporin isoforms and broadly classified into five different subfamilies on the basis of phylogenetic distribution and subcellular occurrence: plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), nodulin 26-like proteins (NIPs), small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs) and uncharacterized intrinsic proteins (XIPs). The gating mechanism of aquaporin channels is tightly regulated by post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation, methylation, acetylation, glycosylation, and deamination. Aquaporin expression and transport functions are also modulated by the various phytohormones-mediated signalling in plants. Combined physiology and transcriptome analysis revealed the role of aquaporins in regulating hydraulic conductance in roots and leaves. The present review mainly focused on aquaporin functional activity during solute transport, plant development, abiotic stress response, and plant-microbe symbiosis. Genetically modified plants overexpressing aquaporin-encoding genes display improved agronomic and abiotic stress tolerance.
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- Roshan Kumar Singh
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, 140306, Chandigarh, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Serra L, Perrot-Rechenmann C. Spatiotemporal control of cell growth by CUC3 shapes leaf margins. Development 2020; 147:dev183277. [PMID: 32094116 DOI: 10.1242/dev.183277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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How a shape arises from the coordinated behavior of cells is one of the most fascinating questions in developmental biology. In plants, fine spatial and temporal controls of cell proliferation and cell expansion sustain differential growth that defines organ shape and size. At the leaf margin of Arabidopsis thaliana, interplay between auxin transport and transcription factors named CUP SHAPED COTYLEDON (CUCs), which are involved in the establishment of boundary domain identity, were reported to trigger differential growth, leading to serration. Cellular behaviors behind these differential growths remain scarcely described. Here, we used 3D and time lapse imaging on young leaves at different stages of development to determine the sequence of cellular events resulting in leaf serrations. In addition, we showed that the transcription factor CUC3 is a negative regulator of cell growth and that its expression dynamics in a small number of cells at the leaf margin is tightly associated with the control of differential growth.
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- Léo Serra
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France
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Daněk M, Angelini J, Malínská K, Andrejch J, Amlerová Z, Kocourková D, Brouzdová J, Valentová O, Martinec J, Petrášek J. Cell wall contributes to the stability of plasma membrane nanodomain organization of Arabidopsis thaliana FLOTILLIN2 and HYPERSENSITIVE INDUCED REACTION1 proteins. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:619-636. [PMID: 31610051 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Current models of plasma membrane (PM) postulate its organization in various nano- and micro-domains with distinct protein and lipid composition. While metazoan PM nanodomains usually display high lateral mobility, the dynamics of plant nanodomains is often highly spatially restricted. Here we have focused on the determination of the PM distribution in nanodomains for Arabidopsis thaliana flotillin (AtFLOT) and hypersensitive induced reaction proteins (AtHIR), previously shown to be involved in response to extracellular stimuli. Using in vivo laser scanning and spinning disc confocal microscopy in Arabidopsis thaliana we present here their nanodomain localization in various epidermal cell types. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and kymographic analysis revealed that PM-associated AtFLOTs contain significantly higher immobile fraction than AtHIRs. In addition, much lower immobile fractions have been found in tonoplast pool of AtHIR3. Although members of both groups of proteins were spatially restricted in their PM distribution by corrals co-aligning with microtubules (MTs), pharmacological treatments showed no or very low role of actin and microtubular cytoskeleton for clustering of AtFLOT and AtHIR into nanodomains. Finally, pharmacological alteration of cell wall (CW) synthesis and structure resulted in changes in lateral mobility of AtFLOT2 and AtHIR1. Accordingly, partial enzymatic CW removal increased the overall dynamics as well as individual nanodomain mobility of these two proteins. Such structural links to CW could play an important role in their correct positioning during PM communication with extracellular environment.
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- Michal Daněk
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 5, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Praha 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 5, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Kim HS, Park W, Lee HS, Shin JH, Ahn SJ. Subcellular Journey of Rare Cold Inducible 2 Protein in Plant Under Stressful Condition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:610251. [PMID: 33510753 PMCID: PMC7835403 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.610251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Rare cold inducible 2 (RCI2) proteins are small hydrophobic membrane proteins in plants, and it has been widely reported that RCI2 expressions are dramatically induced by salt, cold, and drought stresses in many species. The RCI2 proteins have been shown to regulate plasma membrane (PM) potential and enhance abiotic stress tolerance when over-expressed in plants. RCI2 protein structures contain two transmembrane domains that are thought to be PM intrinsic proteins and have been observed at the PM and endomembranes. However, cellular trafficking of RCI2s are not fully understood. In this review, we discussed (i) general properties of RCI2s characterized in many species, (ii) the uses of RCI2s as a tracer in live cell imaging analyses and when they are fused to fluorescence proteins during investigations into vesicle trafficking, and (iii) RCI2 functionalities such as their involvement in rapid diffusion, endocytosis, and protein interactions. Consequently, the connection between physiological characteristics of RCI2s and traffic of RCI2s interacting membrane proteins might be helpful to understand role of RCI2s contributing abiotic stresses tolerance.
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- Hyun-Sung Kim
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Bioenergy Crop Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan, South Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Rosquete MR, Worden N, Drakakaki G. AtTRAPPC11 is involved in TRAPPIII mediated control of post-Golgi protein trafficking. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2019; 14:1676631. [PMID: 31610744 PMCID: PMC6867184 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1676631] [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: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The plant trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome (TGN/EE), as an organizer of vesicle trafficking, fulfills a crucial role for plant development and adaptation. Because it coordinates the transport of cell material along different routes, it is expected that a number of TGN/EE associated factors function in the rapid organization of post-Golgi trafficking to ensure that proteins reach their destination. The roles of Transport Protein Particle (TRAPP) complexes in the regulation of plant post-Golgi trafficking start to emerge. We previously demonstrated that the plant TRAPPIII complex is involved in maintenance of TGN organization and function and has a role in endocytic trafficking mediated by the SYP61 TGN/EE compartment. Here we show that attrappc11 mutants display accumulation of the plasma membrane resident proteins CESA6, BRI1 and PIP1;4 in aberrant intracellular compartments. This adds further insights into the functions of TRAPPIII as a regulators of post-Golgi/endosomal traffic.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Zhang S, Feng M, Chen W, Zhou X, Lu J, Wang Y, Li Y, Jiang CZ, Gan SS, Ma N, Gao J. In rose, transcription factor PTM balances growth and drought survival via PIP2;1 aquaporin. NATURE PLANTS 2019; 5:290-299. [PMID: 30833710 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plants have evolved sophisticated systems in response to environmental changes, and growth arrest is a common strategy used to enhance stress tolerance. Despite the growth-survival trade-off being essential to the shaping of plant productivity, the mechanisms balancing growth and survival remain largely unknown. Aquaporins play a crucial role in growth and stress responses by controlling water transport across membranes. Here, we show that RhPIP2;1, an aquaporin from rose (Rosa sp.), interacts with a membrane-tethered MYB protein, RhPTM. Water deficiency triggers nuclear translocation of the RhPTM C terminus. Silencing of RhPTM causes continuous growth under drought stress and a consequent decrease in survival rate. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) indicated that RhPTM influences the expression of genes related to carbohydrate metabolism. Water deficiency induces phosphorylation of RhPIP2;1 at Ser 273, which is sufficient to promote nuclear translocation of the RhPTM C terminus. These results indicate that the RhPIP2;1-RhPTM module serves as a key player in orchestrating the trade-off between growth and stress survival in Rosa.
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- Shuai Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Lin'an, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- School of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, China
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- Crop Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Rosquete MR, Drakakaki G. Plant TGN in the stress response: a compartmentalized overview. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 46:122-129. [PMID: 30316189 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The cellular responses to abiotic and biotic stress rely on the regulation of vesicle trafficking to ensure the correct localization of proteins specialized in sensing stress stimuli and effecting the response. Several studies have implicated the plant trans-Golgi network (TGN)-mediated trafficking in different types of biotic and abiotic stress responses; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Further, the identity, specialization and stress-relevant cargo transported by the TGN subcompartments involved in stress responses await more in depth characterization. This review presents TGN trafficking players implicated in stress and discusses potential avenues to understand the role of this dynamic network under such extreme circumstances.
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- Michel Ruiz Rosquete
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
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Vaziriyeganeh M, Lee SH, Zwiazek JJ. Water transport properties of root cells contribute to salt tolerance in halophytic grasses Poa juncifolia and Puccinellia nuttalliana. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 276:54-62. [PMID: 30348328 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.08.001] [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: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Plant water uptake and aquaporin-mediated root water transport are among the most salt-sensitive processes in most plants, but even relatively high salt concentrations do not appear to impair water transport processes in halophytes. To develop better understanding of these processes in halophytic plants, we compared the responses to NaCl of the two halophytic grasses varying in salt tolerance, Puccinellia nuttalliana and Poa juncifolia, with the glycophytic grass Poa pratensis. The plants were hydroponically grown and subjected to different NaCl concentrations for up to 10 days. At the lower NaCl concentrations, shoot and root dry weights were drastically reduced in Poa pratensis, but increased in Puccinellia nuttalliana and Poa juncifolia. The examined treatment concentrations of up to 300 mM NaCl had either no effect (Puccinellia nuttalliana) or little effect (Poa juncifolia) on the net photosynthesis and transpiration rates in plants, but severely decreased the gas exchange parameters in Poa pratensis. Similarly, to growth and gas exchange, leaf water content in Puccinellia nuttalliana was not affected even by the highest, 300 mM NaCl concentration, while Poa pratensis showed decreased shoot water content in all examined NaCl treatments and Poa juncifolia in 150 and 300 mM NaCl. Cell hydraulic conductivity in roots of Poa pratensis also showed high sensitivity to NaCl and was drastically reduced in all examined NaCl concentrations. Cell hydraulic conductivity in Poa juncifolia roots was less affected by NaCl compared with Poa pratensis and in Puccinellia nuttalliana, cell hydraulic conductivity increased in response to NaCl treatments. Both Puccinellia nuttalliana and Poa juncifolia accumulated less Na in their shoot tissues compared with Poa pratensis. The concentrations of K in the roots of Poa pratensis sharply decreased with increasing NaCl treatment concentrations while in Puccinellia nuttalliana, K root concentrations remained high in all NaCl treatments and in Poa juncifoila, root K decreased only in the 300 mM NaCl treatment. Since K efflux from the cytoplasm can contribute to the acidification of the cytoplasm, this process could potentially lead to the inhibition of aquaporin function and reduction of root hydraulic conductivity. The, significance of stable K root concentrations in the roots of halophytes should be further investigated as a possible salt tolerance mechanism that could contribute to the maintenance of aquaporin function and root water transport under salt stress conditions.
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- Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Bldg., Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Bldg., Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Bldg., Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada.
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Zhou H, Wang C, Tan T, Cai J, He J, Lin H. Patellin1 Negatively Modulates Salt Tolerance by Regulating PM Na+/H+ Antiport Activity and Cellular Redox Homeostasis in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:1630-1642. [PMID: 29684208 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Soil salinity significantly represses plant development and growth. Mechanisms involved sodium (Na+) extrusion and compartmentation, intracellular membrane trafficking as well as redox homeostasis regulation play important roles in plant salt tolerance. In this study, we report that Patellin1 (PATL1), a membrane trafficking-related protein, modulates salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. The T-DNA insertion mutant of PATL1 (patl1) with an elevated PATL1 transcription level displays a salt-sensitive phenotype. PATL1 partially associates with the plasma membrane (PM) and endosomal system, and might participate in regulating membrane trafficking. Interestingly, PATL1 interacts with SOS1, a PM Na+/H+ antiporter in the Salt-Overly-Sensitive (SOS) pathway, and the PM Na+/H+ antiport activity is lower in patl1 than in Col-0. Furthermore, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) content is higher in patl1 and the redox signaling of antioxidants is partially disrupted in patl1 under salt stress conditions. Artificial elimination of ROS could partially rescue the salt-sensitive phenotype of patl1. Taken together, our results indicate that PATL1 participates in plant salt tolerance by regulating Na+ transport at least in part via SOS1, and by modulating cellular redox homeostasis during salt stress.
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- Huapeng Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Xue Y, Xing J, Wan Y, Lv X, Fan L, Zhang Y, Song K, Wang L, Wang X, Deng X, Baluška F, Christie JM, Lin J. Arabidopsis Blue Light Receptor Phototropin 1 Undergoes Blue Light-Induced Activation in Membrane Microdomains. MOLECULAR PLANT 2018; 11:846-859. [PMID: 29689384 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Phototropin (phot)-mediated signaling initiated by blue light (BL) plays a critical role in optimizing photosynthetic light capture at the plasma membrane (PM) in plants. However, the mechanisms underlying the regulation of phot activity at the PM in response to BL remain largely unclear. In this study, by single-particle tracking and stepwise photobleaching analysis of phot1-GFP proteins we demonstrated that in the dark phot1 proteins remain in an inactive state and mostly exist as monomers. Dimerization and the diffusion rate of phot1-GFP increased in a dose-dependent manner in response to BL. In contrast, BL did not affect the lateral diffusion of kinase-inactive phot1D806N-GFP but did enhance its dimerization, suggesting that phot1 dimerization is independent of phosphorylation. Förster resonance energy transfer-fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy analysis revealed that the interaction between phot1-GFP and a marker of sterol-rich lipid environments, AtRem1.3-mCherry, was enhanced with increased time of BL treatment. However, this BL-dependent interaction was not obvious in plants co-expressing phot1D806N-GFP and AtRem1.3-mCherry, indicating that BL facilitates the translocation of functional phot1-GFP into AtRem1.3-labeled microdomains to activate phot-mediated signaling. Conversely, sterol depletion attenuated phot1-GFP dynamics, dimerization, and phosphorylation. Taken together, these results indicate that membrane microdomains act as organizing platforms essential for the proper function of activated phot1 at the PM.
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- Yiqun Xue
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Wang L, Xue Y, Xing J, Song K, Lin J. Exploring the Spatiotemporal Organization of Membrane Proteins in Living Plant Cells. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 69:525-551. [PMID: 29489393 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042817-040233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plasma membrane proteins have important roles in transport and signal transduction. Deciphering the spatiotemporal organization of these proteins provides crucial information for elucidating the links between the behaviors of different molecules. However, monitoring membrane proteins without disrupting their membrane environment remains difficult. Over the past decade, many studies have developed single-molecule techniques, opening avenues for probing the stoichiometry and interactions of membrane proteins in their native environment by providing nanometer-scale spatial information and nanosecond-scale temporal information. In this review, we assess recent progress in the development of labeling and imaging technology for membrane protein analysis. We focus in particular on several single-molecule techniques for quantifying the dynamics and assembly of membrane proteins. Finally, we provide examples of how these new techniques are advancing our understanding of the complex biological functions of membrane proteins.
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- Li Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Chu TTH, Hoang TG, Trinh DC, Bureau C, Meynard D, Vernet A, Ingouff M, Do NV, Périn C, Guiderdoni E, Gantet P, Maurel C, Luu DT. Sub-cellular markers highlight intracellular dynamics of membrane proteins in response to abiotic treatments in rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 11:23. [PMID: 29651780 PMCID: PMC5897272 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-018-0209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cell biology approach using membrane protein markers tagged with fluorescent proteins highlights the dynamic behaviour of plant cell membranes, not only in the standard but also in changing environmental conditions. In the past, this strategy has been extensively developed in plant models such as Arabidopsis. RESULTS Here, we generated a set of transgenic lines expressing membrane protein markers to extend this approach to rice, one of the most cultivated crop in the world and an emerging plant model. Lines expressing individually eight membrane protein markers including five aquaporins (OsPIP1;1, OsPIP2;4, OsPIP2;5, OsTIP1;1, OsTIP2;2) and three endosomal trafficking proteins (OsRab5a, OsGAP1, OsSCAMP1) were obtained. Importantly, we challenged in roots the aquaporin-expressing transgenic lines upon salt and osmotic stress and uncovered a highly dynamic behaviour of cell membrane. CONCLUSION We have uncovered the relocalization and dynamics of plasma membrane aquaporins upon salt and osmotic stresses in rice. Importantly, our data support a model where relocalization of OsPIPs is concomitant with their high cycling dynamics.
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- Thi Thu Huyen Chu
- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National key laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Pham Van Dong, Co Nhue, Tuliem, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
- IRD, LMI RICE, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Pham Van Dong road, Co Nhue, Tuliem, Hanoï, Vietnam
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, 34398, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, 34398, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, 34398, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Université de Montpellier, UMR DIADE, 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- National key laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Pham Van Dong, Co Nhue, Tuliem, Hanoi, Vietnam
- IRD, LMI RICE, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Pham Van Dong road, Co Nhue, Tuliem, Hanoï, Vietnam
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, 34398, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, 34398, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, LMI RICE, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
- IRD, LMI RICE, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Pham Van Dong road, Co Nhue, Tuliem, Hanoï, Vietnam
- Université de Montpellier, UMR DIADE, 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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Yoshinari A, Takano J. Insights into the Mechanisms Underlying Boron Homeostasis in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1951. [PMID: 29204148 PMCID: PMC5698777 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Boron is an essential element for plants but is toxic in excess. Therefore, plants must adapt to both limiting and excess boron conditions for normal growth. Boron transport in plants is primarily based on three transport mechanisms across the plasma membrane: passive diffusion of boric acid, facilitated diffusion of boric acid via channels, and export of borate anion via transporters. Under boron -limiting conditions, boric acid channels and borate exporters function in the uptake and translocation of boron to support growth of various plant species. In Arabidopsis thaliana, NIP5;1 and BOR1 are located in the plasma membrane and polarized toward soil and stele, respectively, in various root cells, for efficient transport of boron from the soil to the stele. Importantly, sufficient levels of boron induce downregulation of NIP5;1 and BOR1 through mRNA degradation and proteolysis through endocytosis, respectively. In addition, borate exporters, such as Arabidopsis BOR4 and barley Bot1, function in boron exclusion from tissues and cells under conditions of excess boron. Thus, plants actively regulate intracellular localization and abundance of transport proteins to maintain boron homeostasis. In this review, the physiological roles and regulatory mechanisms of intracellular localization and abundance of boron transport proteins are discussed.
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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Martín-Davison AS, Pérez-Díaz R, Soto F, Madrid-Espinoza J, González-Villanueva E, Pizarro L, Norambuena L, Tapia J, Tajima H, Blumwald E, Ruiz-Lara S. Involvement of SchRabGDI1 from Solanum chilense in endocytic trafficking and tolerance to salt stress. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 263:1-11. [PMID: 28818364 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Physiological responses of plants to salinity stress requires the coordinated activation of many genes. A salt-induced gene was isolated from roots of the wild tomato species Solanum chilense and named SchRabGDI1 because it encodes a protein with high identity to GDP dissociation inhibitors of plants. These proteins are regulators of the RabGTPase cycle that play key roles in intracellular vesicular trafficking. The expression pattern of SchRabGDI1 showed an early up-regulation in roots and leaves under salt stress. Functional activity of SchRabGDI1 was shown by restoring the defective phenotype of the yeast sec19-1 mutant and the capacity of SchRabGDI1 to interact with RabGTPase was demonstrated through BiFC assays. Expression of SchRabGDI1 in Arabidopsis thaliana plants resulted in increased salt tolerance. Also, the root cells of transgenic plants showed higher rate of endocytosis under normal growth conditions and higher accumulation of sodium in vacuoles and small vesicular structures under salt stress than wild type. Our results suggest that in salt tolerant species such as S. chilense, bulk endocytosis is one of the early mechanisms to avoid salt stress, which requires the concerted expression of regulatory genes involved in vesicular trafficking of the endocytic pathway.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Química de los Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile.
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Yu M, Liu H, Dong Z, Xiao J, Su B, Fan L, Komis G, Šamaj J, Lin J, Li R. The dynamics and endocytosis of Flot1 protein in response to flg22 in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 215:73-84. [PMID: 28582732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Membrane microdomains play vital roles in the process of bacterial infection. The membrane microdomain-associated protein Flot1 acts in an endocytic pathway and is required for seedling development, however, whether Flot1 is a part of host defense mechanisms remains unknown. During an analysis of callose deposition, we found that Flot1 amiRNAi mutants exhibited defects in response to flg22. Using variable-angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM), structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and fluorescence cross spectroscopy (FCS), we determined that the dynamic behavior of GFP-Flot1 in Arabidopsis thaliana cotyledon epidermal cells changed significantly in plants treated with the elicitor flg22. Moreover, we found that Flot1 was constitutively recycled via an endocytic pathway and that flg22 could promote endocytosis. Importantly, targeting of Flot1 to the late endosome/vacuole for degradation increased in response to flg22 treatment; immunoblot analysis showed that when triggered by flg22, GFP-Flot1 was gradually degraded in a time-dependent manner. Taken together, these findings support the hypothesis that the changing of dynamics and oligomeric states can promote the endocytosis and degradation of Flot1 under flg22 treatment in plant cells.
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- Meng Yu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 78301, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 78301, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Stanfield RC, Hacke UG, Laur J. Are phloem sieve tubes leaky conduits supported by numerous aquaporins? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2017; 104:719-732. [PMID: 28526726 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1600422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Aquaporin membrane water channels have been previously identified in the phloem of angiosperms, but currently their cellular characterization is lacking, especially in tree species. Pinpointing the cellular location will help generate new hypotheses of how membrane water exchange facilitates sugar transport in plants. METHODS We studied histological sections of balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.) in leaf, petiole, and stem organs. Immuno-labeling techniques were used to characterize the distribution of PIP1 and PIP2 subfamilies of aquaporins along the phloem pathway. Confocal and super resolution microscopy (3D-SIM) was used to identify the localization of aquaporins at the cellular level. KEY RESULTS Sieve tubes of the leaf lamina, petiole, and stem were labeled with antibodies directed at PIP1s and PIP2s. While PIP2s were mostly observed in the plasma membrane, PIP1s showed both an internal membrane and plasma membrane labeling pattern. CONCLUSIONS The specificity and consistency of PIP2 labeling in sieve element plasma membranes points to high water exchange rates between sieve tubes and adjacent cells. The PIP1s may relocate between internal membranes and the plasma membrane to facilitate dynamic changes in membrane permeability of sieve elements in response to changing internal or environmental conditions. Aquaporin-mediated changes in membrane permeability of sieve tubes would also allow for some control of radial exchange of water between xylem and phloem.
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- Ryan C Stanfield
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada; ORCID id: 0000-0002-7507-7550
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada; ORCID id: 0000-0002-7507-7550
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- Centre de Recherche en Horticulture, Université Laval, Envirotron, Québec, QC G1V0A6, Canada
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Ramirez-Estrada K, Castillo N, Lara JA, Arró M, Boronat A, Ferrer A, Altabella T. Tomato UDP-Glucose Sterol Glycosyltransferases: A Family of Developmental and Stress Regulated Genes that Encode Cytosolic and Membrane-Associated Forms of the Enzyme. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017. [PMID: 28649260 PMCID: PMC5465953 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Sterol glycosyltransferases (SGTs) catalyze the glycosylation of the free hydroxyl group at C-3 position of sterols to produce sterol glycosides. Glycosylated sterols and free sterols are primarily located in cell membranes where in combination with other membrane-bound lipids play a key role in modulating their properties and functioning. In contrast to most plant species, those of the genus Solanum contain very high levels of glycosylated sterols, which in the case of tomato may account for more than 85% of the total sterol content. In this study, we report the identification and functional characterization of the four members of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom) SGT gene family. Expression of recombinant SlSGT proteins in E. coli cells and N. benthamiana leaves demonstrated the ability of the four enzymes to glycosylate different sterol species including cholesterol, brassicasterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol, which is consistent with the occurrence in their primary structure of the putative steroid-binding domain found in steroid UDP-glucuronosyltransferases and the UDP-sugar binding domain characteristic for a superfamily of nucleoside diphosphosugar glycosyltransferases. Subcellular localization studies based on fluorescence recovery after photobleaching and cell fractionation analyses revealed that the four tomato SGTs, like the Arabidopsis SGTs UGT80A2 and UGT80B1, localize into the cytosol and the PM, although there are clear differences in their relative distribution between these two cell fractions. The SlSGT genes have specialized but still largely overlapping expression patterns in different organs of tomato plants and throughout the different stages of fruit development and ripening. Moreover, they are differentially regulated in response to biotic and abiotic stress conditions. SlSGT4 expression increases markedly in response to osmotic, salt, and cold stress, as well as upon treatment with abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate. Stress-induced SlSGT2 expression largely parallels that of SlSGT4. On the contrary, SlSGT1 and SlSGT3 expression remains almost unaltered under the tested stress conditions. Overall, this study contributes to broaden the current knowledge on plant SGTs and provides support to the view that tomato SGTs play overlapping but not completely redundant biological functions involved in mediating developmental and stress responses.
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- Karla Ramirez-Estrada
- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Teresa Altabella, Albert Ferrer,
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering Program, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB)Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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Pou A, Jeanguenin L, Milhiet T, Batoko H, Chaumont F, Hachez C. Salinity-mediated transcriptional and post-translational regulation of the Arabidopsis aquaporin PIP2;7. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 92:731-744. [PMID: 27671160 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0542-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Salt stress triggers a simultaneous transcriptional repression and aquaporin internalization to modify root cell water conductivity. Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) are involved in the adjustment of plant water balance in response to changing environmental conditions. In this study, Arabidopsis wild-type (Col-0) and transgenic lines overexpressing PIP2;7 were used to investigate and compare their response to salt stress. Hydraulic conductivity measurements using a high-pressure flowmeter (HPFM) revealed that overexpression of PIP2;7 induced a sixfold increase in root hydraulic conductivity of four week-old Arabidopsis thaliana plants compared to WT. Exposure to a high salt stress (150 mM NaCl) triggered a rapid repression of overall aquaporin activity in both genotypes. Response to salt stress was also investigated in 8 day-old seedlings. Exposure to salt led to a repression of PIP2;7 promoter activity and a significant decrease in PIP2;7 mRNA abundance within 2 h. Concomitantly, a rapid internalization of fluorescently-tagged PIP2;7 proteins was observed but removal from the cell membrane was not accompanied by further degradation of the protein within 4 h of exposure to salinity stress. These data suggest that PIP transcriptional repression and channel internalization act in concert during salt stress conditions to modulate aquaporin activity, thereby significantly altering the plant hydraulic parameters in the short term.
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- Alicia Pou
- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Lino B, Chagolla A, E González de la Vara L. Membrane proteins involved in transport, vesicle traffic and Ca(2+) signaling increase in beetroots grown in saline soils. PLANTA 2016; 244:87-101. [PMID: 26969021 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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By separating plasma membrane proteins according to their hydropathy from beetroots grown in saline soils, several proteins probably involved in salt tolerance were identified by mass spectrometry. Beetroots, as a salt-tolerant crop, have developed mechanisms to cope with stresses associated with saline soils. To observe which plasma membrane (PM) proteins were more abundant in beet roots grown in saline soils, beet root plants were irrigated with water or 0.2 M NaCl. PM-enriched membrane preparations were obtained from these plants, and their proteins were separated according to their hydropathy by serial phase partitioning with Triton X-114. Some proteins whose abundance increased visibly in membranes from salt-grown beetroots were identified by mass spectrometry. Among them, there was a V-type H(+)-ATPase (probably from contaminating vacuolar membranes), which increased with salt at all stages of beetroots' development. Proteins involved in solute transport (an H(+)-transporting PPase and annexins), vesicle traffic (clathrin and synaptotagmins), signal perception and transduction (protein kinases and phospholipases, mostly involved in calcium signaling) and metabolism, appeared to increase in salt-grown beetroot PM-enriched membranes. These results suggest that PM and vacuolar proteins involved in transport, metabolism and signal transduction increase in beet roots adapted to saline soils. In addition, these results show that serial phase partitioning with Triton X-114 is a useful method to separate membrane proteins for their identification by mass spectrometry.
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- Bárbara Lino
- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Unidad Irapuato, Cinvestav-IPN. Km 9.6 Libramiento Norte, 36821, Irapuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Unidad Irapuato, Cinvestav-IPN. Km 9.6 Libramiento Norte, 36821, Irapuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Unidad Irapuato, Cinvestav-IPN. Km 9.6 Libramiento Norte, 36821, Irapuato, Gto, Mexico.
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Salt stress induces internalization of plasma membrane aquaporin into the vacuole in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 474:742-746. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Laňková M, Humpolíčková J, Vosolsobě S, Cit Z, Lacek J, Čovan M, Čovanová M, Hof M, Petrášek J. Determination of Dynamics of Plant Plasma Membrane Proteins with Fluorescence Recovery and Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2016; 22:290-9. [PMID: 27041337 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927616000568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A number of fluorescence microscopy techniques are described to study dynamics of fluorescently labeled proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and whole organelles. However, for studies of plant plasma membrane (PM) proteins, the number of these techniques is still limited because of the high complexity of processes that determine the dynamics of PM proteins and the existence of cell wall. Here, we report on the usage of raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS) for studies of integral PM proteins in suspension-cultured tobacco cells and show its potential in comparison with the more widely used fluorescence recovery after photobleaching method. For RICS, a set of microscopy images is obtained by single-photon confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Fluorescence fluctuations are subsequently correlated between individual pixels and the information on protein mobility are extracted using a model that considers processes generating the fluctuations such as diffusion and chemical binding reactions. As we show here using an example of two integral PM transporters of the plant hormone auxin, RICS uncovered their distinct short-distance lateral mobility within the PM that is dependent on cytoskeleton and sterol composition of the PM. RICS, which is routinely accessible on modern CLSM instruments, thus represents a valuable approach for studies of dynamics of PM proteins in plants.
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- Martina Laňková
- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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- 2J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Dolejškova 2155/3,182 23 Prague 8,Czech Republic
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- 3Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science,Charles University,Viničná 5,128 44 Prague 2,Czech Republic
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- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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- 2J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Dolejškova 2155/3,182 23 Prague 8,Czech Republic
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- 1Institute of Experimental Botany,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,Rozvojová 263,165 02 Prague 6,Czech Republic
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Ranganathan K, El Kayal W, Cooke JEK, Zwiazek JJ. Responses of hybrid aspen over-expressing a PIP2;5 aquaporin to low root temperature. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 192:98-104. [PMID: 26895330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Aquaporins mediate the movement of water across cell membranes. Plasma membrane intrinsic protein 2;5 from Populus trichocarpa×deltoides (PtdPIP2;5) was previously demonstrated to be a functionally important water conducting aquaporin. To study the relevance of aquaporin-mediated root water transport at low temperatures, we generated transgenic Populus tremula×alba over-expressing PtdPIP2;5 under control of the maize ubiquitin promoter, and compared the physiological responses and water transport properties of the PtdPIP2;5 over-expressing lines (PtdPIP2;5ox) with wild-type plants. We hypothesized that over-expression of PtdPIP2;5 would reduce temperature sensitivity of root water transport and gas exchange. Decreasing root temperatures to 10 and 5°C significantly decreased hydraulic conductivities (Lp) in wild-type plants, but had no significant effect on Lp in PtdPIP2;5ox plants. Recovery of Lp in the transgenic lines returned to 20°C from 5°C was faster than in the wild-type plants. Low root temperature did not induce major changes in transcript levels for other PIPs. When roots were exposed to 5°C in solution culture and shoots were exposed to 20°C, wild-type plants had significantly lower net photosynthetic and transpiration rates compared to PtdPIP2;5ox plants. Taken together, our results demonstrate that over-expression of PtdPIP2;5 in P. tremula×alba was effective in alleviating the effects of low root temperature on Lp and gas exchange.
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- Kapilan Ranganathan
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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The Roles of Aquaporins in Plant Stress Responses. J Dev Biol 2016; 4:jdb4010009. [PMID: 29615577 PMCID: PMC5831814 DOI: 10.3390/jdb4010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aquaporins are membrane channel proteins ubiquitously present in all kingdoms of life. Although aquaporins were originally discovered as water channels, their roles in the transport of small neutral solutes, gasses, and metal ions are now well established. Plants contain the largest number and greatest diversity of aquaporin homologs with diverse subcellular localization patterns, gating properties, and solute specificity. The roles of aquaporins in physiological functions throughout plant growth and development are well known. As an integral regulator of plant–water relations, they are presumed to play an important role in plant defense responses against biotic and abiotic stressors. This review highlights involvement of various aquaporin homologs in plant stress responses against a variety of environmental stresses that disturb plant cell osmotic balance and nutrient homeostasis.
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Deokar AA, Tar'an B. Genome-Wide Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1802. [PMID: 27965700 PMCID: PMC5126082 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential membrane proteins that play critical role in the transport of water and many other solutes across cell membranes. In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis identified 40 AQP genes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). A complete overview of the chickpea AQP (CaAQP) gene family is presented, including their chromosomal locations, gene structure, phylogeny, gene duplication, conserved functional motifs, gene expression, and conserved promoter motifs. To understand AQP's evolution, a comparative analysis of chickpea AQPs with AQP orthologs from soybean, Medicago, common bean, and Arabidopsis was performed. The chickpea AQP genes were found on all of the chickpea chromosomes, except chromosome 7, with a maximum of six genes on chromosome 6, and a minimum of one gene on chromosome 5. Gene duplication analysis indicated that the expansion of chickpea AQP gene family might have been due to segmental and tandem duplications. CaAQPs were grouped into four subfamilies including 15 NOD26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs), 13 tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), eight plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), and four small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs) based on sequence similarities and phylogenetic position. Gene structure analysis revealed a highly conserved exon-intron pattern within CaAQP subfamilies supporting the CaAQP family classification. Functional prediction based on conserved Ar/R selectivity filters, Froger's residues, and specificity-determining positions suggested wide differences in substrate specificity among the subfamilies of CaAQPs. Expression analysis of the AQP genes indicated that some of the genes are tissue-specific, whereas few other AQP genes showed differential expression in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Promoter profiling of CaAQP genes for conserved cis-acting regulatory elements revealed enrichment of cis-elements involved in circadian control, light response, defense and stress responsiveness reflecting their varying pattern of gene expression and potential involvement in biotic and abiotic stress responses. The current study presents the first detailed genome-wide analysis of the AQP gene family in chickpea and provides valuable information for further functional analysis to infer the role of AQP in the adaptation of chickpea in diverse environmental conditions.
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Liu X, Qu X, Jiang Y, Chang M, Zhang R, Wu Y, Fu Y, Huang S. Profilin Regulates Apical Actin Polymerization to Control Polarized Pollen Tube Growth. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:1694-709. [PMID: 26433093 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Pollen tube growth is an essential step during flowering plant reproduction, whose growth depends on a population of dynamic apical actin filaments. Apical actin filaments were thought to be involved in the regulation of vesicle fusion and targeting in the pollen tube. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate the construction of apical actin structures in the pollen tube remain largely unclear. Here, we identify profilin as an important player in the regulation of actin polymerization at the apical membrane in the pollen tube. Downregulation of profilin decreased the amount of filamentous actin and induced disorganization of apical actin filaments, and reduced tip-directed vesicle transport and accumulation in the pollen tube. Direct visualization of actin dynamics revealed that the elongation of actin filaments originating at the apical membrane decreased in profilin mutant pollen tubes. Mutant profilin that is defective in binding poly-L-proline only partially rescues the actin polymerization defect in profilin mutant pollen tubes, although it fully rescues the actin turnover phenotype. We propose that profilin controls the construction of actin structures at the pollen tube tip, presumably by favoring formin-mediated actin polymerization at the apical membrane.
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- Xiaonan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, 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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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, 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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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, 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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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; National Center for Plant Gene Research, Beijing 100101, China.
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Vitali V, Bellati J, Soto G, Ayub ND, Amodeo G. Root hydraulic conductivity and adjustments in stomatal conductance: hydraulic strategy in response to salt stress in a halotolerant species. AOB PLANTS 2015; 7:plv136. [PMID: 26602985 PMCID: PMC4683980 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Recent advances at the molecular level are introducing a new scenario that needs to be integrated into the analysis of plant hydraulic properties. Although it is not yet clear to what extent this scenario alters the current proposal for the hydraulic circuit models, it introduces new insights when studying plants that are able to easily overcome water restrictions. In this context, our aim was to explore water adjustments in a halotolerant model (Beta vulgaris) by studying the coordination between the root in terms of root hydraulic conductivity (Lpr) and the shoot as reflected in the stomatal conductance (gs). The root water pathways were also analysed in terms of root suberization (apoplastic barrier) and aquaporin transcript levels (cell-to-cell pathway). Beta vulgaris showed the ability to rapidly lose (4 h) and gain (24 h) turgor when submitted to salt stress (200 mM). The reduction profile observed in Lpr and gs was consistent with a coupled process. The tuning of the root water flow involved small variations in the studied aquaporin's transcripts before anatomical modifications occurred. Exploring Lpr enhancement after halting the stress contributed to show not only a different profile in restoring Lpr but also the capacity to uncouple Lpr from gs. Beta vulgaris root plays a key role and can anticipate water loss before the aerial water status is affected.
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- Victoria Vitali
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética "Ewald A. Favret", CICVyA, INTA-Castelar and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1686 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética "Ewald A. Favret", CICVyA, INTA-Castelar and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1686 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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MzPIP2;1: An Aquaporin Involved in Radial Water Movement in Both Water Uptake and Transportation, Altered the Drought and Salt Tolerance of Transgenic Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142446. [PMID: 26562158 PMCID: PMC4643029 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plants are unavoidably subjected to various abiotic stressors, including high salinity, drought and low temperature, which results in water deficit and even death. Water uptake and transportation play a critical role in response to these stresses. Many aquaporin proteins, localized at different tissues, function in various transmembrane water movements. We targeted at the key aquaporin in charge of both water uptake in roots and radial water transportation from vascular tissues through the whole plant. RESULTS The MzPIP2;1 gene encoding a plasma membrane intrinsic protein was cloned from salt-tolerant apple rootstock Malus zumi Mats. The GUS gene was driven by MzPIP2;1 promoter in transgenic Arabidopsis. It indicated that MzPIP2;1 might function in the epidermal and vascular cells of roots, parenchyma cells around vessels through the stems and vascular tissues of leaves. The ectopically expressed MzPIP2;1 conferred the transgenic Arabidopsis plants enhanced tolerance to slight salt and drought stresses, but sensitive to moderate salt stress, which was indicated by root length, lateral root number, fresh weight and K+/Na+ ratio. In addition, the possible key cis-elements in response to salt, drought and cold stresses were isolated by the promoter deletion experiment. CONCLUSION The MzPIP2;1 protein, as a PIP2 aquaporins subgroup member, involved in radial water movement, controls water absorption and usage efficiency and alters transgenic plants drought and salt tolerance.
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