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Li J, Chen Y, Zhou G, Li M. Phytohormones and candidate genes synergistically regulate fruitlet abscission in Areca catechu L. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:537. [PMID: 37919647 PMCID: PMC10623784 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04562-8] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The fruit population of most plants is under the control of a process named "physiological drop" to selectively abort some developing fruitlets. However, frequent fruitlet abscission severely restricts the yield of Areca catechu. To reveal the physiological and molecular variations in this process, we detected the variation of phytohormone levels in abscised and non-abscised fruitlets in A. catechu. RESULTS The levels of gibberellin acid, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, abscisic acid and zeatin were elevated, while the indole-3-acetic acid and indole-3-carboxaldehyde levels were declined in the "about-to-abscise" part (AB) of abscission zone (AZ) compared to the "non-abscised" part (CK). Then the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between AB and CK were screened based on transcriptome data. DEGs involved in phytohormone synthesis, response and transportation were identified as key genes. Genes related to cell wall biosynthesis, degradation, loosening and modification, and critical processes during fruit abscission were identified as role players. In addition, genes encoding transcription factors, such as NAC, ERF, WRKY, MADS and Zinc Finger proteins, showed differentially expressed patterns between AB and CK, were also identified as candidates. CONCLUSIONS These results unraveled a phytohormone signaling cross talk and key genes involved in the fruitlet abscission process in A. catechu. This study not only provides a theoretical basis for fruitlet abscission in A. catechu, but also identified many candidate genes or potential molecular markers for further breeding of fruit trees.
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- Jia Li
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, 571339, Hainan, China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, 571339, Hainan, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, P. R. China.
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Liu D, Guo T, Li J, Hao Y, Zhao D, Wang L, Liu Z, Zhang L, Jin Z, Pei Y. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits the abscission of tomato pedicel through reconstruction of a basipetal auxin gradient. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 318:111219. [PMID: 35351302 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Abscission is an important developmental process and an essential agricultural trait. Auxin and ethylene are two phytohormones with important roles in the complex, but still elusive signaling network of abscission. Here, we found that hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a newly identified gasotransmitter, inhibits the initiation of tomato pedicel abscission. The underlying mechanism was explored through transcriptome profile analysis in various pedicel tissues with or without H2S treatment in the early abscission stage. The data suggested that H2S strongly influences the global transcription of pedicel tissues, exerts differential expression regulation along the pedicel, and markedly influences both the auxin and ethylene signaling pathways. Computational analysis revealed that H2S reconstructs a basipetal auxin gradient along the pedicel at 4 h after treatment; this finding was further substantiated by the GUS-staining results of DR5::GUS pedicels. The inhibitory effect of H2S to the ethylene signaling pathway might be an indirect action. Moreover, the subtilisin-like proteinase family members involved in the release of peptide signal molecules are critical components of the abscission signaling network downstream of auxin and ethylene.
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- Danmei Liu
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Regional Plants, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Yan F, Gong Z, Hu G, Ma X, Bai R, Yu R, Zhang Q, Deng W, Li Z, Wuriyanghan H. Tomato SlBL4 plays an important role in fruit pedicel organogenesis and abscission. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:78. [PMID: 33790250 PMCID: PMC8012377 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00515-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Abscission, a cell separation process, is an important trait that influences grain and fruit yield. We previously reported that BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN 4 (SlBL4) is involved in chloroplast development and cell wall metabolism in tomato fruit. In the present study, we showed that silencing SlBL4 resulted in the enlargement and pre-abscission of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-TOM) fruit pedicel. The anatomic analysis showed the presence of more epidermal cell layers and no obvious abscission zone (AZ) in the SlBL4 RNAi lines compared with the wild-type plants. RNA-seq analysis indicated that the regulation of abscission by SlBL4 was associated with the altered abundance of genes related to key meristems, auxin transporters, signaling components, and cell wall metabolism. Furthermore, SlBL4 positively affected the auxin concentration in the abscission zone. A dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that SlBL4 activated the transcription of the JOINTLESS, OVATE, PIN1, and LAX3 genes. We reported a novel function of SlBL4, which plays key roles in fruit pedicel organogenesis and abscission in tomatoes.
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- Fang Yan
- Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China.
- Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Herbage & Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China.
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Expression Kinetics of Regulatory Genes Involved in the Vesicle Trafficking Processes Operating in Tomato Flower Abscission Zone Cells during Pedicel Abscission. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10110273. [PMID: 33172002 PMCID: PMC7694662 DOI: 10.3390/life10110273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The abscission process occurs in a specific abscission zone (AZ) as a consequence of the middle lamella dissolution, cell wall degradation, and formation of a defense layer. The proteins and metabolites related to these processes are secreted by vesicle trafficking through the plasma membrane to the cell wall and middle lamella of the separating cells in the AZ. We investigated this process, since the regulation of vesicle trafficking in abscission systems is poorly understood. The data obtained describe, for the first time, the kinetics of the upregulated expression of genes encoding the components involved in vesicle trafficking, occurring specifically in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) flower AZ (FAZ) during pedicel abscission induced by flower removal. The genes encoding vesicle trafficking components included soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs), SNARE regulators, and small GTPases. Our results clearly show how the processes of protein secretion by vesicle trafficking are regulated, programmed, and orchestrated at the level of gene expression in the FAZ. The data provide evidence for target proteins, which can be further used for affinity purification of plant vesicles in their natural state. Such analyses and dissection of the complex vesicle trafficking networks are essential for further elucidating the mechanism of organ abscission.
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Fu X, Shi Z, Jiang Y, Jiang L, Qi M, Xu T, Li T. A family of auxin conjugate hydrolases from Solanum lycopersicum and analysis of their roles in flower pedicel abscission. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:233. [PMID: 31159738 PMCID: PMC6547480 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1840-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Auxin conjugates are hydrolyzed to release free auxin to ensure defined cellular auxin levels or gradients within tissues for proper development or response to environmental signals. The auxin concentration in the abscission zone (AZ) is thought to play an important role in mediating the abscission lag phase. RESULTS In this study, the full cDNA sequences of seven tomato ILR1-like SlILL genes were identified and characterized, All SlILLs were found to have auxin conjugate hydrolysis activity. The effects of different auxin conjugates on abscission identified IAA-Ile as a candidate to determine the auxin conjugate and auxin conjugate hydrolysis functions in abscission. Treatment of pedicel explants with IAA-Ile for different times showed that application before 6 h could effectively delay abscission. IAA-Ile pre-incubation for 2 h was sufficient to inhibit abscission. These results showed that there is not sufficient auxin conjugates in the AZ to inhibit abscission, and the optimal time to inhibit abscission by the application of exogenous auxin conjugates is before 6 h. Treatment with cycloheximide (CHX, a protein biosynthesis inhibitor) indicated that de novo synthesis of auxin conjugate hydrolases is also required to delay abscission. During abscission, SlILL1, 5, and 6 showed abscission-related gene expression patterns, and SlILL1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 showed increasing expression trends, which collectively might contribute to delay abscission. Silencing the expression of SlILL1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 using virus-induced gene silencing showed that SlILL1, 5, and 6 are major mediators of abscission in tomato. CONCLUSIONS In the process of abscission, auxin inhibition is concentration dependent, and the concentration of auxin in the AZ was regulated by hydrolyzed auxin conjugates. SlILR1, 5, and 6 play a key role in flower pedicel abscission.
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- Xin Fu
- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Shenyang Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.433 Danan street, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
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- Horticulture Department, Shenyang Agricultural University, No. 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, No.120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
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Sundaresan S, Philosoph-Hadas S, Ma C, Jiang CZ, Riov J, Mugasimangalam R, Kochanek B, Salim S, Reid MS, Meir S. The Tomato Hybrid Proline-rich Protein regulates the abscission zone competence to respond to ethylene signals. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2018; 5:28. [PMID: 29872533 PMCID: PMC5981600 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The Tomato Hybrid Proline-rich Protein (THyPRP) gene was specifically expressed in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) flower abscission zone (FAZ), and its stable antisense silencing under the control of an abscission zone (AZ)-specific promoter, Tomato Abscission Polygalacturonase4, significantly inhibited tomato pedicel abscission following flower removal. For understanding the THyPRP role in regulating pedicel abscission, a transcriptomic analysis of the FAZ of THyPRP-silenced plants was performed, using a newly developed AZ-specific tomato microarray chip. Decreased expression of THyPRP in the silenced plants was already observed before abscission induction, resulting in FAZ-specific altered gene expression of transcription factors, epigenetic modifiers, post-translational regulators, and transporters. Our data demonstrate that the effect of THyPRP silencing on pedicel abscission was not mediated by its effect on auxin balance, but by decreased ethylene biosynthesis and response. Additionally, THyPRP silencing revealed new players, which were demonstrated for the first time to be involved in regulating pedicel abscission processes. These include: gibberellin perception, Ca2+-Calmodulin signaling, Serpins and Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier proteins involved in post-translational modifications, Synthaxin and SNARE-like proteins, which participate in exocytosis, a process necessary for cell separation. These changes, occurring in the silenced plants early after flower removal, inhibited and/or delayed the acquisition of the competence of the FAZ cells to respond to ethylene signaling. Our results suggest that THyPRP acts as a master regulator of flower abscission in tomato, predominantly by playing a role in the regulation of the FAZ cell competence to respond to ethylene signals.
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- Srivignesh Sundaresan
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
- Present Address: Department of Nano Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA USA
- Present Address: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA USA
- Crops Pathology & Genetic Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Davis, CA USA
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Bioinformatics, QTLomics Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA USA
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel
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SlPIN1 regulates auxin efflux to affect flower abscission process. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14919. [PMID: 29097804 PMCID: PMC5668252 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15072-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Solanum lycopersicum PIN-FORMED1 (SlPIN1), a major auxin efflux facilitator, contributes to the establishment of auxin maxima during organ initiation and development in tomato. However, the functions of SlPIN1 during organ abscission remain unclear. In our study, SlPIN1 expression decreased immediately after flower removal and increased following IAA treatment, indicating a high sensitivity to auxin depletion. 1-MCP (an ethylene inhibitor) delayed abscission and down-regulated SlPIN1, indicating that ethylene may positively regulate SlPIN1 and that low expression levels of SlPIN1 may delay abscission. The SlPIN1 protein levels were not consistent with the expression pattern, implying that in addition to transcription, protein degradation also affects SlPIN1 levels during abscission. The phosphorylation of SlPIN1 at Ser418, which significantly declined during abscission, was found to play roles in SlPIN1 localization and auxin transport. We also identified the interaction proteins of SlPIN1, which were involved in phosphorylation and ubiquitylation. Therefore, complex mechanisms mediate SlPIN1 auxin transport capability during abscission. The silencing of SlPIN1 expression accelerated abscission by increasing auxin accumulation in the ovary and decreasing the auxin content in the abscission zone (AZ), indicating that SlPIN1 plays a major role in mediating auxin source-sink transport and the establishment and maintenance of auxin maxima in the AZ.
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Li M, Liang Z, He S, Zeng Y, Jing Y, Fang W, Wu K, Wang G, Ning X, Wang L, Li S, Tan H, Tan F. Genome-wide identification of leaf abscission associated microRNAs in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). BMC Genomics 2017; 18:754. [PMID: 28946845 PMCID: PMC5613641 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4053-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is an economically important crop, mainly due to the production of sugar and biofuel (Azevedo RA, Carvalho RF, Cia MC, & Gratão PL, Trop Plant Biol 4:42-51, 2011). Grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries, sugarcane is a highly polyploid plant with up to ten copies of each chromosome, which increases the difficulties of genome assembly and genetic, physiologic and biochemical analyses. The increasing demands of sugar and the increasing cost of sugarcane harvest require sugarcane varieties which can shed their leaves during the maturity time, so it is important to study the mechanism of leaf abscission in sugarcane. Results To improve the understanding of miRNA roles in sugarcane leaf abscission, we reported the genome-wide characterization of miRNAs and their putative targets in sugarcane using deep sequencing for six small RNA libraries. In total, 93 conserved miRNAs and 454 novel miRNAs were identified in sugarcane using previously reported transcriptome as reference. Among them, 25 up-regulated and 13 down-regulated miRNAs were identified in leaf abscission sugarcane plants (LASP) compared to leaf packaging sugarcane plants (LPSP). Target prediction revealed several miRNA-mRNA modules including miR156-SPL, miR319-TPR2, miR396-GRF and miR408-LAC3 might be involved in the sugarcane leaf abscission. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed differentially expressed miRNAs may regulate pathways like “plant hormone signal transduction” and “plant-pathogen interaction”, which is consistent with previous transcriptome study. In addition, we identified 96 variant miRNAs with 135 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The expression of sugarcane miRNAs and variant miRNAs were confirmed by qRT-PCR. We identified a possible poaceae specific miRNA called miR5384 for the first time in sugarcane. Conclusions We not only reported miR5384, a possible poaceae specific miRNA, for the first time in sugarcane but also presented some miRNA-mRNA modules including miR156-SPL, miR319-TPR2, miR396-GRF and miR408-LAC in sugarcane. These modules might be involved in the regulation of sugarcane leaf abscission during the maturity time. All of these findings may lay ground work for future application of sugarcane breeding program and benefit research studies of sugarcane miRNAs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-017-4053-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ming Li
- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China.
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, People's Republic of China
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Grimplet J, Tello J, Laguna N, Ibáñez J. Differences in Flower Transcriptome between Grapevine Clones Are Related to Their Cluster Compactness, Fruitfulness, and Berry Size. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:632. [PMID: 28496449 PMCID: PMC5406470 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Grapevine cluster compactness has a clear impact on fruit quality and health status, as clusters with greater compactness are more susceptible to pests and diseases and ripen more asynchronously. Different parameters related to inflorescence and cluster architecture (length, width, branching, etc.), fruitfulness (number of berries, number of seeds) and berry size (length, width) contribute to the final level of compactness. From a collection of 501 clones of cultivar Garnacha Tinta, two compact and two loose clones with stable differences for cluster compactness-related traits were selected and phenotyped. Key organs and developmental stages were selected for sampling and transcriptomic analyses. Comparison of global gene expression patterns in flowers at the end of bloom allowed identification of potential gene networks with a role in determining the final berry number, berry size and ultimately cluster compactness. A large portion of the differentially expressed genes were found in networks related to cell division (carbohydrates uptake, cell wall metabolism, cell cycle, nucleic acids metabolism, cell division, DNA repair). Their greater expression level in flowers of compact clones indicated that the number of berries and the berry size at ripening appear related to the rate of cell replication in flowers during the early growth stages after pollination. In addition, fluctuations in auxin and gibberellin signaling and transport related gene expression support that they play a central role in fruit set and impact berry number and size. Other hormones, such as ethylene and jasmonate may differentially regulate indirect effects, such as defense mechanisms activation or polyphenols production. This is the first transcriptomic based analysis focused on the discovery of the underlying gene networks involved in grapevine traits of grapevine cluster compactness, berry number and berry size.
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- Jérôme Grimplet
- Departamento de Viticultura, Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de La Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja)Logroño, Spain
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Domingos S, Fino J, Cardoso V, Sánchez C, Ramalho JC, Larcher R, Paulo OS, Oliveira CM, Goulao LF. Shared and divergent pathways for flower abscission are triggered by gibberellic acid and carbon starvation in seedless Vitis vinifera L. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:38. [PMID: 26832927 PMCID: PMC4736245 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0722-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abscission is a highly coordinated developmental process by which plants control vegetative and reproductive organs load. Aiming at get new insights on flower abscission regulation, changes in the global transcriptome, metabolome and physiology were analyzed in 'Thompson Seedless' grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) inflorescences, using gibberellic acid (GAc) spraying and shading as abscission stimuli, applied at bloom. RESULTS Natural flower drop rates increased from 63.1% in non-treated vines to 83% and 99% in response to GAc and shade treatments, respectively. Both treatments had a broad effect on inflorescences metabolism. Specific impacts from shade included photosynthesis inhibition, associated nutritional stress, carbon/nitrogen imbalance and cell division repression, whereas GAc spraying induced energetic metabolism simultaneously with induction of nucleotide biosynthesis and carbon metabolism, therefore, disclosing alternative mechanisms to regulate abscission. Regarding secondary metabolism, changes in flavonoid metabolism were the most represented metabolic pathways in the samples collected following GAc treatment while phenylpropanoid and stilbenoid related pathways were predominantly affected in the inflorescences by the shade treatment. However, both GAc and shade treated inflorescences revealed also shared pathways, that involved the regulation of putrescine catabolism, the repression of gibberellin biosynthesis, the induction of auxin biosynthesis and the activation of ethylene signaling pathways and antioxidant mechanisms, although often the quantitative changes occurred on specific transcripts and metabolites of the pathways. CONCLUSIONS Globally, the results suggest that chemical and environmental cues induced contrasting effects on inflorescence metabolism, triggering flower abscission by different mechanisms and pinpointing the participation of novel abscission regulators. Grapevine showed to be considered a valid model to study molecular pathways of flower abscission competence acquisition, noticeably responding to independent stimuli.
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- Sara Domingos
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV), Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- GeoBioTec, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnolgia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal.
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- FEM-IASMA, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy.
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Present address: Colégio Food, Farming and Forestry, Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
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Xu T, Wang Y, Liu X, Lv S, Feng C, Qi M, Li T. Small RNA and degradome sequencing reveals microRNAs and their targets involved in tomato pedicel abscission. PLANTA 2015; 242:963-984. [PMID: 26021606 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2318-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We constructed small RNA and degradome sequencing libraries to identify miRNAs and targets involved in tomato pedicel abscission, and confirmed their roles via quantitative real-time PCR. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs which play crucial negatively regulatory roles at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in plants; however, limited knowledge is available on the expression profiles of miRNAs and their target genes during tomato pedicel abscission. Taking advantage of small RNA (sRNA) and degradome sequencing technology, a total of 56 known and 11 novel candidate miRNAs targeting 223 mRNA genes were confirmed during pedicel abscission. Gene ontology annotation and KEGG pathway analysis showed that these target genes were significantly enriched in intracellular, membrane-bounded organelle-related biological processes as well as in metabolic, plant-pathogen interaction and hormone signaling pathways. We screened 17 miRNA/target pairs for further analysis and performed quantitative real-time PCR to identify the roles. Cluster analysis of selected miRNAs revealed that the expression profiles of miRNAs varied in different stages of abscission and could be impacted by ethylene treatment. In the present study, the correlations between miRNAs and targets suggested a complex regulatory network of miRNA-mediated target interaction during pedicel abscission. Additionally, the expression profiles of miRNAs and their targets changed by ethylene might be a considerable reason why ethylene promotes pedicel abscission. Our study provides new insights into the expression and regulatory profiles of miRNAs during tomato pedicel abscission.
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- Tao Xu
- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, People's Republic of China,
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Proteomics profiling of ethylene-induced tomato flower pedicel abscission. J Proteomics 2015; 121:67-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sundaresan S, Philosoph-Hadas S, Riov J, Mugasimangalam R, Kuravadi NA, Kochanek B, Salim S, Tucker ML, Meir S. De novo Transcriptome Sequencing and Development of Abscission Zone-Specific Microarray as a New Molecular Tool for Analysis of Tomato Organ Abscission. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1258. [PMID: 26834766 PMCID: PMC4712312 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Abscission of flower pedicels and leaf petioles of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) can be induced by flower removal or leaf deblading, respectively, which leads to auxin depletion, resulting in increased sensitivity of the abscission zone (AZ) to ethylene. However, the molecular mechanisms that drive the acquisition of abscission competence and its modulation by auxin gradients are not yet known. We used RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) to obtain a comprehensive transcriptome of tomato flower AZ (FAZ) and leaf AZ (LAZ) during abscission. RNA-Seq was performed on a pool of total RNA extracted from tomato FAZ and LAZ, at different abscission stages, followed by de novo assembly. The assembled clusters contained transcripts that are already known in the Solanaceae (SOL) genomics and NCBI databases, and over 8823 identified novel tomato transcripts of varying sizes. An AZ-specific microarray, encompassing the novel transcripts identified in this study and all known transcripts from the SOL genomics and NCBI databases, was constructed to study the abscission process. Multiple probes for longer genes and key AZ-specific genes, including antisense probes for all transcripts, make this array a unique tool for studying abscission with a comprehensive set of transcripts, and for mining for naturally occurring antisense transcripts. We focused on comparing the global transcriptomes generated from the FAZ and the LAZ to establish the divergences and similarities in their transcriptional networks, and particularly to characterize the processes and transcriptional regulators enriched in gene clusters that are differentially regulated in these two AZs. This study is the first attempt to analyze the global gene expression in different AZs in tomato by combining the RNA-Seq technique with oligonucleotide microarrays. Our AZ-specific microarray chip provides a cost-effective approach for expression profiling and robust analysis of multiple samples in a rapid succession.
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- Srivignesh Sundaresan
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of JerusalemRehovot, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
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- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of JerusalemRehovot, Israel
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- Department of Bioinformatics, QTLomics Technologies Pvt. LtdBangalore, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, QTLomics Technologies Pvt. LtdBangalore, India
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ServiceBeltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
- *Correspondence: Shimon Meir
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Kim J, Sundaresan S, Philosoph-Hadas S, Yang R, Meir S, Tucker ML. Examination of the Abscission-Associated Transcriptomes for Soybean, Tomato, and Arabidopsis Highlights the Conserved Biosynthesis of an Extensible Extracellular Matrix and Boundary Layer. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1109. [PMID: 26697054 PMCID: PMC4678212 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Abscission zone (AZ) development and the progression of abscission (detachment of plant organs) have been roughly separated into four stages: first, AZ differentiation; second, competence to respond to abscission signals; third, activation of abscission; and fourth, formation of a protective layer and post-abscission trans-differentiation. Stage three, activation of abscission, is when changes in the cell wall and extracellular matrix occur to support successful organ separation. Most abscission research has focused on gene expression for enzymes that disassemble the cell wall within the AZ and changes in phytohormones and other signaling events that regulate their expression. Here, transcriptome data for soybean, tomato and Arabidopsis were examined and compared with a focus not only on genes associated with disassembly of the cell wall but also on gene expression linked to the biosynthesis of a new extracellular matrix. AZ-specific up-regulation of genes associated with cell wall disassembly including cellulases (beta-1,4-endoglucanases, CELs), polygalacturonases (PGs), and expansins (EXPs) were much as expected; however, curiously, changes in expression of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolases (XTHs) were not AZ-specific in soybean. Unexpectedly, we identified an early increase in the expression of genes underlying the synthesis of a waxy-like cuticle. Based on the expression data, we propose that the early up-regulation of an abundance of small pathogenesis-related (PR) genes is more closely linked to structural changes in the extracellular matrix of separating cells than an enzymatic role in pathogen resistance. Furthermore, these observations led us to propose that, in addition to cell wall loosening enzymes, abscission requires (or is enhanced by) biosynthesis and secretion of small proteins (15-25 kDa) and waxes that form an extensible extracellular matrix and boundary layer on the surface of separating cells. The synthesis of the boundary layer precedes what is typically associated with the post-abscission synthesis of a protective scar over the fracture plane. This modification in the abscission model is discussed in regard to how it influences our interpretation of the role of multiple abscission signals.
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- Joonyup Kim
- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureBeltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of JerusalemRehovot, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureBeltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani CenterBet-Dagan, Israel
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureBeltsville, MD, USA
- *Correspondence: Mark L. Tucker
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Khan M, Xu H, Hepworth SR. BLADE-ON-PETIOLE genes: setting boundaries in development and defense. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 215-216:157-71. [PMID: 24388527 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Revised: 10/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BLADE-ON-PETIOLE (BOP) genes encode an ancient and conserved subclade of BTB-ankryin transcriptional co-activators, divergent in the NPR1 family of plant defense regulators. Arabidopsis BOP1/2 were originally characterized as regulators of leaf and floral patterning. Recent investigation of BOP activity in a variety of land plants provides a more complete picture of their conserved functions at lateral organ boundaries in the determination of leaf, flower, inflorescence, and root nodule architecture. BOPs exert their function in part through promotion of lateral organ boundary genes including ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2, KNOTTED1-LIKE FROM ARABIDOPSIS6, and ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX GENE1 whose products restrict growth, promote differentiation, and antagonize meristem activity in various developmental contexts. Mutually antagonistic interactions between BOP and meristem factors are important in maintaining a border between meristem-organ compartments and in controlling irreversible transitions in cell fate associated with differentiation. We also examine intriguing new evidence for BOP function in plant defense. Comparisons to NPR1 highlight previously unexplored mechanisms for co-ordination of development and defense in land plants.
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- Madiha Khan
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6.
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Liu D, Wang D, Qin Z, Zhang D, Yin L, Wu L, Colasanti J, Li A, Mao L. The SEPALLATA MADS-box protein SLMBP21 forms protein complexes with JOINTLESS and MACROCALYX as a transcription activator for development of the tomato flower abscission zone. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 77:284-96. [PMID: 24274099 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organ abscission is a key step in a plant's life cycle and is one of the most important agronomic traits for crops. In tomato, two MADS-box genes, JOINTLESS (J) and MACROCAYLYX (MC), have been shown to be implicated in development of the flower abscission zone (AZ), but the molecular mechanisms underlying this process are not well known. We report here that the SEPALLATA (SEP) MADS-box gene SLMBP21 acts as an additional factor for development of the AZ in tomato. We show that knockdown of SLMBP21 abolishes development of the flower AZ, while overexpression of SLMBP21 produces small cells at the proximal section of the pedicel and the peduncle. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation analysis confirms that SLMBP21 interacts with J and MC, and co-immunoprecipitation assays further demonstrates that these three proteins may form higher-order protein complexes. In situ hybridization shows that SLMBP21, J, and MC transcripts accumulate in distinct regions, but overlap at the AZ vasculature. In addition, transactivation assays in yeast show that, of the three interacting proteins, only SLMBP21 can activate reporter gene transcription. RNA-seq analysis furthermore reveals that loss of function of SLMBP21, J, or MC affects a common subset of meristem activity genes including LeWUS and LATERAL SUPPRESSOR that were specifically expressed in the AZ on the tomato flower pedicel. Since SLMBP21 belongs to the FBP9/23 subclade of the SEP gene family, which is absent in Arabidopsis, the SLMBP21-J-MC complex may represent a distinct mechanism for development of the AZ in plants.
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- Danmei Liu
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, 100081, China
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Estornell LH, Agustí J, Merelo P, Talón M, Tadeo FR. Elucidating mechanisms underlying organ abscission. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 199-200:48-60. [PMID: 23265318 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Abscission consists in the detachment of entire vegetative and reproductive organs due to cell separation processes occurring at the abscission zones (AZs) at specific positions of the plant body. From an evolutionary point of view, abscission is a highly advantageous process resulting into fruit and seed dispersal as well as the shedding of no longer useful organs. In an agricultural context, however, abscission may become a major limiting factor for crop productivity. Domestication of major crops included the selection of plants that did not naturally shed ripe fruits or seeds. The understanding of abscission is of great importance to control seed and fruit production and to improve breeding and harvesting practices. Thus, advances made on model plants and crops are of major importance since they may provide potential candidate genes for further biotechnological applications. Here, we review the current knowledge of the physiological, genetic and genomic aspects related to abscission including the most recently disclosed putative regulators that appear to be implicated in the development and/or activation of the AZs.
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- Leandro H Estornell
- Institut Valencià d'Investigacions Agràries (IVIA), Centre de Genómica, Apartat Oficial, Montcada (València), Spain
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