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Chu LL, Zheng WX, Liu HQ, Sheng XX, Wang QY, Wang Y, Hu CG, Zhang JZ. ACC SYNTHASE4 inhibits gibberellin biosynthesis and FLOWERING LOCUS T expression during citrus flowering. Plant Physiol 2024; 195:479-501. [PMID: 38227428 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Flowering is an essential process in fruit trees. Flower number and timing have a substantial impact on the yield and maturity of fruit. Ethylene and gibberellin (GA) play vital roles in flowering, but the mechanism of coordinated regulation of flowering in woody plants by GA and ethylene is still unclear. In this study, a lemon (Citrus limon L. Burm) 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase gene (CiACS4) was overexpressed in Nicotiana tabacum and resulted in late flowering and increased flower number. Further transformation of citrus revealed that ethylene and starch content increased, and soluble sugar content decreased in 35S:CiACS4 lemon. Inhibition of CiACS4 in lemon resulted in effects opposite to that of 35S:CiACS4 in transgenic plants. Overexpression of the CiACS4-interacting protein ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR3 (CiERF3) in N. tabacum resulted in delayed flowering and more flowers. Further experiments revealed that the CiACS4-CiERF3 complex can bind the promoters of FLOWERING LOCUS T (CiFT) and GOLDEN2-LIKE (CiFE) and suppress their expression. Moreover, overexpression of CiFE in N. tabacum led to early flowering and decreased flowers, and ethylene, starch, and soluble sugar contents were opposite to those in 35S:CiACS4 transgenic plants. Interestingly, CiFE also bound the promoter of CiFT. Additionally, GA3 and 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) treatments delayed flowering in adult citrus, and treatment with GA and ethylene inhibitors increased flower number. ACC treatment also inhibited the expression of CiFT and CiFE. This study provides a theoretical basis for the application of ethylene to regulate flower number and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather on citrus yield due to delayed flowering.
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- Le-Le Chu
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Zhang SL, Wu Y, Zhang XH, Feng X, Wu HL, Zhou BJ, Zhang YQ, Cao M, Hou ZX. Characterization of the MIKC C-type MADS-box gene family in blueberry and its possible mechanism for regulating flowering in response to the chilling requirement. Planta 2024; 259:77. [PMID: 38421445 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04349-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The expression peak of VcAP1.4, VcAP1.6, VcAP3.1, VcAP3.2, VcAG3, VcFLC2, and VcSVP9 coincided with the endo-dormancy release of flower buds. Additionally, GA4+7 not only increased the expression of these genes but also promoted flower bud endo-dormancy release. The MIKCC-type MADS-box gene family is involved in the regulation of flower development. A total of 109 members of the MIKCC-type MADS-box gene family were identified in blueberry. According to the phylogenetic tree, these 109 MIKCC-type MADS-box proteins were divided into 13 subfamilies, which were distributed across 40 Scaffolds. The results of the conserved motif analysis showed that among 20 motifs, motifs 1, 3, and 9 formed the MADS-box structural domain, while motifs 2, 4, and 6 formed the K-box structural domain. The presence of 66 pairs of fragment duplication events in blueberry suggested that gene duplication events contributed to gene expansion and functional differentiation. Additionally, the presence of cis-acting elements revealed that VcFLC2, VcAG3, and VcSVP9 might have significant roles in the endo-dormancy release of flower buds. Meanwhile, under chilling conditions, VcAP3.1 and VcAG7 might facilitate flower bud dormancy release. VcSEP11 might promote flowering following the release of endo-dormancy, while the elevated expression of VcAP1.7 (DAM) could impede the endo-dormancy release of flower buds. The effect of gibberellin (GA4+7) treatment on the expression pattern of MIKCC-type MADS-box genes revealed that VcAP1.4, VcAP1.6, VcAP3.1, VcAG3, and VcFLC2 might promote flower bud endo-dormancy release, while VcAP3.2, VcSEP11, and VcSVP9 might inhibit its endo-dormancy release. These results indicated that VcAP1.4, VcAP1.6, VcAP1.7 (DAM), VcAP3.1, VcAG3, VcAG7, VcFLC2, and VcSVP9 could be selected as key regulatory promoting genes for controlling the endo-dormancy of blueberry flower buds.
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- Sui-Lin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Blueberry Research & Development Center, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Chu X, Wang M, Fan Z, Li J, Yin H. Molecular Mechanisms of Seasonal Gene Expression in Trees. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1666. [PMID: 38338945 PMCID: PMC10855862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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In trees, the annual cycling of active and dormant states in buds is closely regulated by environmental factors, which are of primary significance to their productivity and survival. It has been found that the parallel or convergent evolution of molecular pathways that respond to day length or temperature can lead to the establishment of conserved periodic gene expression patterns. In recent years, it has been shown in many woody plants that change in annual rhythmic patterns of gene expression may underpin the adaptive evolution in forest trees. In this review, we summarize the progress on the molecular mechanisms of seasonal regulation on the processes of shoot growth, bud dormancy, and bud break in response to day length and temperature factors. We focus on seasonal expression patterns of genes involved in dormancy and their associated epigenetic modifications; the seasonal changes in the extent of modifications, such as DNA methylation, histone acetylation, and histone methylation, at dormancy-associated loci have been revealed for their actions on gene regulation. In addition, we provide an outlook on the direction of research on the annual cycle of tree growth under climate change.
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- Xian Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; (X.C.); (M.W.); (Z.F.); (J.L.)
- College of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; (X.C.); (M.W.); (Z.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; (X.C.); (M.W.); (Z.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; (X.C.); (M.W.); (Z.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; (X.C.); (M.W.); (Z.F.); (J.L.)
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Wu X, Ling W, Pan Y, Yang Z, Ma J, Yang Y, Xiang W, Zhou L, Sun M, Chen J, Chen H, Zheng S, Zeng J, Li Y. Functional analysis of a lily SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE ortholog in flowering transition and floral development. Plant Physiol Biochem 2024; 206:108287. [PMID: 38150842 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Lilium is a commercially important genus of bulbous flowers, investigating the flowering molecular mechanisms is important for flowering regulation of lily. MADS-box SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) orthologs are involved in the flowering transition and floral organ differentiation in many plants. In this study, we identified an SVP ortholog from L. × formolongi (LfSVP), which was closely related to Arabidopsis SVP according to phylogenetic analysis. Tissue-specific expression patterns indicated that LfSVP expression levels peaked in the leaves and showed low expression levels in flowering tepals. Stage-dependent expression patterns of LfSVP showed high transcription level in the flowering induction stage under different photoperiods and exhibited transcription peak in the floral budding development stage under long days. Overexpressed LfSVP led to delayed flowering and floral organ defects in Arabidopsis independent of photoperiod. Tobacco rattle virus -induced gene silencing of LfSVP caused a strongly earlier flowering time and floral organ defects of L. × formolongi. Moreover, LfSVP can interact with L. × formolongi APETALA1 (AP1) in both yeast and tobacco cells, and the two may interact to regulate floral organ differentiation. In conclusion, LfSVP is a flowering repressor and may be involved in the regulation of floral organ differentiation. This study will be helpful for the molecular breeding of short-life-period and rich floral patterns lily varieties.
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- Xiaomei Wu
- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China; Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, 330000, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Cotton Science Institute, Changde, 415000, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Agriculture Environment and Agroecology, Hunan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Institute of Agriculture Environment and Agroecology, Hunan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Agriculture Environment and Agroecology, Hunan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, National and Local Union Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resource and Initiative, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Hunan Mid-subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Liao X, Su Y, Klintenäs M, Li Y, Sane S, Wu Z, Chen Q, Zhang B, Nilsson O, Ding J. Age-dependent seasonal growth cessation in Populus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2311226120. [PMID: 37991940 PMCID: PMC10691234 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311226120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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In temperate and boreal regions, perennial plants adapt their annual growth cycle to the change of seasons. In natural forests, juvenile seedlings usually display longer growth seasons compared to adult trees to ensure their establishment and survival under canopy shade. However, how trees adjust their annual growth according to their age is not known. In this study, we show that age-dependent seasonal growth cessation is genetically controlled and found that the miR156-SPL3/5 module, a key regulon of vegetative phase change (VPC), also triggers age-dependent growth cessation in Populus trees. We show that miR156 promotes shoot elongation during vegetative growth, and its targets SPL3/5s function in the same pathway but as repressors. We find that the miR156-SPL3/5s regulon controls growth cessation in both leaves and shoot apices and through multiple pathways, but with a different mechanism compared to how the miR156-SPL regulon controls VPC in annual plants. Taken together, our results reveal an age-dependent genetic network in mediating seasonal growth cessation, a key phenological process in the climate adaptation of perennial trees.
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- Xiaoli Liao
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå901 83, Sweden
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå901 83, Sweden
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå901 83, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå901 83, Sweden
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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Rehman S, Bahadur S, Xia W. An overview of floral regulatory genes in annual and perennial plants. Gene 2023; 885:147699. [PMID: 37567454 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The floral initiation in angiosperms is a complex process influenced by endogenous and exogenous signals. With this approach, we aim to provide a comprehensive review to integrate this complex floral regulatory process and summarize the regulatory genes and their functions in annuals and perennials. Seven primary paths leading to flowering have been discovered in Arabidopsis under several growth condition that include; photoperiod, ambient temperature, vernalization, gibberellins, autonomous, aging and carbohydrates. These pathways involve a series of interlinked signaling pathways that respond to both internal and external signals, such as light, temperature, hormones, and developmental cues, to coordinate the expression of genes that are involved in flower development. Among them, the photoperiodic pathway was the most important and conserved as some of the fundamental loci and mechanisms are shared even by closely related plant species. The activation of floral regulatory genes such as FLC, FT, LFY, and SOC1 that determine floral meristem identity and the transition to the flowering stage result from the merging of these pathways. Recent studies confirmed that alternative splicing, antisense RNA and epigenetic modification play crucial roles by regulating the expression of genes related to blooming. In this review, we documented recent progress in the floral transition time in annuals and perennials, with emphasis on the specific regulatory mechanisms along with the application of various molecular approaches including overexpression studies, RNA interference and Virus-induced flowering. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between annual and perennial flowering will aid significant contributions to the field by elucidating the mechanisms of perennial plant development and floral initiation regulation.
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- Shazia Rehman
- Sanya Nanfan Research Institution, Hainan University, Haikou 572025, China; College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228 China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institution, Hainan University, Haikou 572025, China; College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Horiuchi A, Masuda K, Shirasawa K, Onoue N, Matsuzaki R, Tao R, Kubo Y, Ushijima K, Akagi T. Genetic basis of lineage-specific evolution of fruit traits in hexaploid persimmon. DNA Res 2023; 30:dsad015. [PMID: 37326063 PMCID: PMC10468310 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsad015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Frequent polyploidization events in plants have led to the establishment of many lineage-specific traits representing each species. Little is known about the genetic bases for these specific traits in polyploids, presumably due to plant genomic complexity and their difficulties in applying genetic approaches. Hexaploid Oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki) has evolved specific fruit characteristics, including wide variations in fruit shapes and astringency. In this study, using whole-genome diploidized/quantitative genotypes from ddRAD-Seq data of 173 persimmon cultivars, we examined their population structures and potential correlations between their structural transitions and variations in nine fruit traits. The population structures of persimmon cultivars were highly randomized and not substantially correlated with the representative fruit traits focused on in this study, except for fruit astringency. With genome-wide association analytic tools considering polyploid alleles, we identified the loci associated with the nine fruit traits; we mainly focused on fruit-shape variations, which have been numerically characterized by principal component analysis of elliptic Fourier descriptors. The genomic regions that putatively underwent selective sweep exhibited no overlap with the loci associated with these persimmon-specific fruit traits. These insights will contribute to understanding the genetic mechanisms by which fruit traits are independently established, possibly due to polyploidization events.
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- Ayano Horiuchi
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO, Hiroshima 739-2494, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO, Hiroshima 739-2494, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), PRESTO, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Yu S, Amaral D, Brown PH, Ferguson L, Tian L. Temporal transcriptome and metabolite analyses provide insights into the biochemical and physiological processes underlying endodormancy release in pistachio ( Pistacia vera L.) flower buds. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1240442. [PMID: 37810399 PMCID: PMC10556704 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1240442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.), an economically and nutritionally important tree crop, relies on winter chill for bud endodormancy break and subsequent blooming and nut production. However, insufficient winter chill poses an increasing challenge in pistachio growing regions. To gain a better understanding of the physiological and biochemical responses of endodormant pistachio buds to chilling accumulation, we investigated the global gene expression changes in flower buds of pistachio cv. Kerman that were cultivated at three different orchard locations and exposed to increasing durations of winter chill. The expression of genes encoding β-1,3-glucanase and β-amylase, enzymes responsible for breaking down callose (β-1,3-glucan) and starch (α-1,4-glucan), respectively, increased during the endodormancy break of pistachio buds. This result suggested that the breakdown of callose obstructing stomata as well as the release of glucose from starch enables symplasmic trafficking and provides energy for bud endodormancy break and growth. Interestingly, as chilling accumulation increased, there was a decrease in the expression of nine-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), encoding an enzyme that uses carotenoids as substrates and catalyzes the rate-limiting step in abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis. The decrease in NCED expression suggests ABA biosynthesis is suppressed, thus reducing inhibition of endodormancy break. The higher levels of carotenoid precursors and a decrease in ABA content in buds undergoing endodormancy break supports this suggestion. Collectively, the temporal transcriptome and biochemical analyses revealed that the degradation of structural (callose) and non-structural (starch) carbohydrates, along with the attenuation of ABA biosynthesis, are critical processes driving endodormancy break in pistachio buds.
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- Shu Yu
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- University of California Cooperative Extension Kings County, Hanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Hu J, Chen Q, Idrees A, Bi W, Lai Z, Sun Y. Structural and Functional Analysis of the MADS-Box Genes Reveals Their Functions in Cold Stress Responses and Flower Development in Tea Plant ( Camellia sinensis). Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2929. [PMID: 37631141 PMCID: PMC10458798 DOI: 10.3390/plants12162929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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MADS-box genes comprise a large family of transcription factors that play crucial roles in all aspects of plant growth and development. However, no detailed information on the evolutionary relationship and functional characterization of MADS-box genes is currently available for some representative lineages, such as the Camellia plant. In this study, 136 MADS-box genes were detected from a reference genome of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) by employing a 569 bp HMM (Hidden Markov Model) developed using nucleotide sequencing including 73 type I and 63 type II genes. An additional twenty-seven genes were identified, with five MIKC-type genes. Truncated and/or inaccurate gene models were manually verified and curated to improve their functional characterization. Subsequently, phylogenetic relationships, chromosome locations, conserved motifs, gene structures, and gene expression profiles were systematically investigated. Tea plant MIKC genes were divided into all 14 major eudicot subfamilies, and no gene was found in Mβ. The expansion of MADS-box genes in the tea plant was mainly contributed by WGD/fragment and tandem duplications. The expression profiles of tea plant MADS-box genes in different tissues and seasons were analyzed, revealing widespread evolutionary conservation and genetic redundancy. The expression profiles linked to cold stress treatments suggested the wide involvement of MADS-box genes from the tea plant in response to low temperatures. Moreover, a floral 'ABCE' model was proposed in the tea plant and proved to be both conserved and ancient. Our analyses offer a detailed overview of MADS-box genes in the tea plant, allowing us to hypothesize the potential functions of unknown genes and providing a foundation for further functional characterizations.
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- Juan Hu
- Key Laboratory of Tea Science in Fujian Province, College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.H.); (W.B.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science in Fujian Province, College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.H.); (W.B.)
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- Institute of Horticultural Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science in Fujian Province, College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.H.); (W.B.)
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Lin Z, He Z, Ye D, Deng H, Lin L, Wang J, Lv X, Deng Q, Luo X, Liang D, Xia H. Genome-wide identification of the AcMADS-box family and functional validation of AcMADS32 involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in Actinidia. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1159942. [PMID: 37404538 PMCID: PMC10315656 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1159942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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MADS-box is a large transcription factor family in plants and plays a crucial role in various plant developmental processes; however, it has not been systematically analyzed in kiwifruit. In the present study, 74 AcMADS genes were identified in the Red5 kiwifruit genome, including 17 type-I and 57 type-II members according to the conserved domains. The AcMADS genes were randomly distributed across 25 chromosomes and were predicted to be mostly located in the nucleus. A total of 33 fragmental duplications were detected in the AcMADS genes, which might be the main force driving the family expansion. Many hormone-associated cis-acting elements were detected in the promoter region. Expression profile analysis showed that AcMADS members had tissue specificity and different responses to dark, low temperature, drought, and salt stress. Two genes in the AG group, AcMADS32 and AcMADS48, had high expression levels during fruit development, and the role of AcMADS32 was further verified by stable overexpression in kiwifruit seedlings. The content of α-carotene and the ratio of zeaxanthin/β-carotene was increased in transgenic kiwifruit seedlings, and the expression level of AcBCH1/2 was significantly increased, suggesting that AcMADS32 plays an important role in regulating carotenoid accumulation. These results have enriched our understanding of the MADS-box gene family and laid a foundation for further research of the functions of its members during kiwifruit development.
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- *Correspondence: Dong Liang, ; Hui Xia,
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Fan Z, Gao Y, Gao Y, Guan C, Liu R, Wang S, Zhang Q. Functional characterization of two flowering repressors SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE and TERMINAL FLOWER 1 in reblooming bearded Iris (Iris spp.). Plant Sci 2023; 328:111542. [PMID: 36563940 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Reblooming bearded iris (Iris spp.) could bloom in both spring and autumn, which has extended the ornamental periods. Our previous transcriptome analysis has indicated the possible regulatory role of SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) in reblooming of bearded iris. Moreover, it has been revealed that the mutations of TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) led to the continuous-flowering phenotypes in rose (Rosa spp.) and strawberry (Fragaria spp.). In order to verify the functions of these two genes on reblooming in bearded iris, IgSVP and IgTFL1 were isolated and functionally characterized. All the overexpression Arabidopsis lines of IgSVP and IgTFL1 generated the late-flowering phenotypes, indicating their functions as flowering repressors. The ectopic expression of IgSVP and IgTFL1 also generated phenotypic changes on flowers, inflorescences and branch structures. Moreover, the protein-protein interaction was found between a homologue of IgSVP and the floral meristem identity gene APETALA 1. The expression profiling showed that IgSVP was expressed significantly lower in the rebloomers in the second floral initiation stage (T5) than those of the first one (T1) in both the once-bloomers and the rebloomers, suggesting the possible regulation of IgSVP on reblooming. However, the expression level of IgTFL1 in the rebloomers was significantly higher in T5 than that in T1. The functional characterization of the two important flowering repressors IgSVP and IgTFL1 could lay solid foundation for future molecular breeding of iris, for example, knocking out the key repressors by CRISPR/Cas9 system to extend the ornamental periods of bearded iris.
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- Zhuping Fan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Meng Q, Hou XF, Cheng H, Tan XM, Pu ZQ, Xu ZQ. IiSVP of Isatis indigotica can reduce the size and repress the development of floral organs. Plant Cell Rep 2023; 42:561-574. [PMID: 36609767 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-02977-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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IiSVP of Isatis indigotica was cloned and its expression pattern was analyzed. Ectopic expression of IiSVP in Arabidopsis could delay the flowering time and reduce the size of the floral organs. SVP (SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE) can negatively regulate the flowering time of Arabidopsis. In the present work, the cDNA of IiSVP, an orthologous gene of AtSVP in I. indigotica, was cloned. IiSVP was highly expressed in rosette leaves, inflorescences and petals, but weakly expressed in sepals, pistils and young silicles. The results of subcellular localization showed that IiSVP was localized in nucleus. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that this protein was a MADS-box transcription factor. Constitutive expression of IiSVP in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in decrease of the number of petals and stamens, and curly sepals were formed. In IiSVP transgenic Arabidopsis plants, obvious phenotypic variations in flowers could be observed, especially the size of the floral organs. In comparison with the wild-type plants, the size of petals, stamens and pistil in IiSVP transgenic Arabidopsis plants was decreased significantly. In some transgenic plants, the petals were wrapped by the sepals. Yeast two-hybrid experiments showed that IiSVP could form higher-order complexes with other MADS proteins, including IiSEP1, IiSEP3, IiAP1 and IiSEP4, but could not interact with IiSEP2. In this work, it was proved that the flowering process and the floral development in Arabidopsis could be affected by IiSVP from I. indigotica Fortune.
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- Qi Meng
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, People's Republic of China.
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Zhan N, Li L, Zhang L, He W, Yang Q, Bi F, Deng G, Kiggundu A, Yi G, Sheng O. Transcriptome and metabolome profiling provide insights into hormone-mediated enhanced growth in autotetraploid seedlings of banana (Musa spp.). Front Sustain Food Syst 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.1070108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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IntroductionReconstructive breeding based on autotetraploids to generate triploid varieties is a promising breeding strategy in banana (Musa spp.). Therefore understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the phenotypic differences between the original diploid and its autopolyploid derivatives is of significant importance in such breeding programs of banana.MethodsIn this study, a number of non-chimeric autotetraploid plants, confirmed by flow cytometry and chromosome counting were obtained using colchicine treatment of ‘Pisang Berlin' (AA Group), a diploid banana cultivar highly resistant to Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) and widely cultivated in Asia.Results and discussionThe autotetraploids showed significant increase in plant height, pseudostem diameter, root length, leaf thickness, leaf area, and leaf chlorophyll content. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in plant hormone signal transduction, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, and carbon fixation in photosynthetic organelles. The genes related to the metabolism, transport or signaling of auxin, abscisic acid (ABA), cytokinin (CTK) and gibberellin (GA), as well as the genes encoding essential enzymes in photosynthetic CO2 fixation were differentially expressed in leaves of autotetraploids and most of them were up-regulated. Metabolomic analysis revealed that the differentially accumulated metabolites were mainly involved in plant hormone signal transduction, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism, indole alkaloid biosynthesis, and carbon fixation in photosynthetic organelles. The results therefore, demonstrate that the hormones IAA, ABA, and photosynthetic regulation may play a vital role in the observed enhancement in the autotetraploids. These could be used as molecular and biochemical markers to facilitate the generation of triploid progenies as suitable new varieties for cultivation.
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Liu S, Hou D, Vasupalli N, Lin X. Overexpression of PvSVP1, an SVP-like gene of bamboo, causes early flowering and abnormal floral organs in Arabidopsis and rice. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2023. [PMID: 36647724 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2022199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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<p indent="0mm">Bamboo is a nontimber woody plant featuring a long vegetative stage and uncertain flowering time. Therefore, the genes belonging to flowering repressors might be essential in regulating the transition from the vegetative to reproductive stage in bamboo. The <italic>Short Vegetative Phase</italic> ( <italic>SVP</italic>) gene plays a pivotal role in floral transition and development. However, little is known about the bamboo <italic>SVP</italic> homologues. In this study, <italic>Phyllostachys violascens</italic> <italic>PvSVP1</italic> is isolated by analysis of the <italic>P</italic>. <italic>edulis</italic> transcriptome database. Phylogenetic analysis shows that <italic>PvSVP1</italic> is closely related to <italic>OsMADS55</italic> (rice <italic>SVP</italic> homolog). <italic>PvSVP1</italic> is ubiquitously expressed in various tissues, predominantly in vegetative tissues. To investigate the function of <italic>PvSVP1</italic>, <italic>PvSVP1</italic> is overexpressed in <italic>Arabidopsis</italic> and rice under the influence of the 35S promoter. Overexpression of <italic>PvSVP1</italic> in <italic>Arabidopsis</italic> causes early flowering and produces abnormal petals and sepals. Quantitative real-time PCR reveals that overexpression in <italic>Arabidopsis</italic> produces an early flowering phenotype by downregulating <italic>FLC</italic> and upregulating <italic>FT</italic> and produces abnormal floral organs by upregulating <italic>AP1</italic>, <italic>AP3</italic> and <italic>PI</italic> expressions. Simultaneously, overexpression of <italic>PvSVP1</italic> in rice alters the expressions of flowering-related genes such as <italic>Hd3a</italic>, <italic>RFT1</italic>, <italic>OsMADS56</italic> and <italic>Ghd7</italic> and promotes flowering under field conditions. In addition, PvSVP1 may be a nuclear protein which interacts with PvVRN1 and PvMADS56 on the yeast two-hybrid and BiFC systems. Our study suggests that <italic>PvSVP1</italic> may play a vital role in flowering time and development by interacting with PvVRN1 and PvMADS56 in the nucleus. Furthermore, this study paves the way toward understanding the complex flowering process of bamboo. </p>.
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Fan J, Huang J, Pu Y, Niu Y, Zhang M, Dai S, Huang H. Transcriptomic analysis reveals the formation mechanism of anemone-type flower in chrysanthemum. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:846. [PMID: 36544087 PMCID: PMC9773529 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-09078-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ray and disc florets on the chrysanthemum capitulum are morphologically diverse and have remarkably abundant variant types, resulting in a rich variety of flower types. An anemone shape with pigmented and elongated disk florets is an important trait in flower shape breeding of chrysanthemums. The regulatory mechanism of their anemone-type disc floret formation was not clear, thus limiting the directional breeding of chrysanthemum flower types. In this study, we used morphological observation, transcriptomic analysis, and gene expression to investigate the morphogenetic processes and regulatory mechanisms of anemone-type chrysanthemum. RESULT Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation showed that morphological differences between non-anemone-type disc florets and anemone-type disc florets occurred mainly during the petal elongation period. The anemone-type disc florets elongated rapidly in the later stages of development. Longitudinal paraffin section analysis revealed that the anemone-type disc florets were formed by a great number of cells in the middle layer of the petals with vigorous division. We investigated the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using ray and disc florets of two chrysanthemum cultivars, 082 and 068, for RNA-Seq and their expression patterns of non-anemone-type and anemone-type disc florets. The result suggested that the CYCLOIDEA2 (CYC2s), MADS-box genes, and phytohormone signal-related genes appeared significantly different in both types of disc florets and might have important effects on the formation of anemone-type disc florets. In addition, it is noteworthy that the auxin and jasmonate signaling pathways might play a vital role in developing anemone-type disc florets. CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, we propose a regulatory network for forming non-anemone-type and anemone-type disc florets. The results of this study lead the way to further clarify the mechanism of the anemone-type chrysanthemum formation and lay the foundation for the directive breeding of chrysanthemum petal types.
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- Jiawei Fan
- grid.66741.320000 0001 1456 856XBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding By Molecular Design, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Education Ministry, School of Landscape Architecture, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- grid.66741.320000 0001 1456 856XBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding By Molecular Design, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Education Ministry, School of Landscape Architecture, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- grid.66741.320000 0001 1456 856XBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding By Molecular Design, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Education Ministry, School of Landscape Architecture, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- National Bot Garden, Beijing, 100093 China
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- grid.66741.320000 0001 1456 856XBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding By Molecular Design, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Education Ministry, School of Landscape Architecture, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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- grid.66741.320000 0001 1456 856XBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding By Molecular Design, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Education Ministry, School of Landscape Architecture, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083 China
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Herath D, Voogd C, Mayo‐Smith M, Yang B, Allan AC, Putterill J, Varkonyi‐Gasic E. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of kiwifruit BFT genes results in an evergrowing but not early flowering phenotype. Plant Biotechnol J 2022; 20:2064-2076. [PMID: 35796629 PMCID: PMC9616528 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) genes regulate flowering and architecture in many plant species. Here, we study kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis, Ac) PEBP genes with homology to BROTHER OF FT AND TFL1 (BFT). CRISPR-Cas9 was used to target AcBFT genes in wild-type and fast-flowering kiwifruit backgrounds. The editing construct was designed to preferentially target AcBFT2, whose expression is elevated in dormant buds. Acbft lines displayed an evergrowing phenotype and increased branching, while control plants established winter dormancy. The evergrowing phenotype, encompassing delayed budset and advanced budbreak after defoliation, was identified in multiple independent lines with edits in both alleles of AcBFT2. RNA-seq analyses conducted using buds from gene-edited and control lines indicated that Acbft evergrowing plants had a transcriptome similar to that of actively growing wild-type plants, rather than dormant controls. Mutations in both alleles of AcBFT2 did not promote flowering in wild-type or affect flowering time, morphology and fertility in fast-flowering transgenic kiwifruit. In summary, editing of AcBFT2 has the potential to reduce plant dormancy with no adverse effect on flowering, giving rise to cultivars better suited for a changing climate.
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- Dinum Herath
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand
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Quesada-Traver C, Lloret A, Carretero-Paulet L, Badenes ML, Ríos G. Evolutionary origin and functional specialization of Dormancy-Associated MADS box (DAM) proteins in perennial crops. BMC Plant Biol 2022; 22:473. [PMID: 36199018 PMCID: PMC9533583 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03856-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bud dormancy is a phenological adaptation of temperate perennials that ensures survival under winter temperature conditions by ceasing growth and increasing cold hardiness. SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)-like factors, and particularly a subset of them named DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM), are master regulators of bud dormancy in perennials, prominently Rosaceae crops widely adapted to varying environmental conditions. RESULTS SVP-like proteins from recently sequenced Rosaceae genomes were identified and characterized using sequence, phylogenetic and synteny analysis tools. SVP-like proteins clustered in three clades (SVP1-3), with known DAM proteins located within SVP2 clade, which also included Arabidopsis AGAMOUS-LIKE 24 (AthAGL24). A more detailed study on these protein sequences led to the identification of a 15-amino acid long motif specific to DAM proteins, which affected protein heteromerization properties by yeast two-hybrid system in peach PpeDAM6, and the unexpected finding of predicted DAM-like genes in loquat, an evergreen species lacking winter dormancy. DAM gene expression in loquat trees was studied by quantitative PCR, associating with inflorescence development and growth in varieties with contrasting flowering behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Phylogenetic, synteny analyses and heterologous overexpression in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana supported three major conclusions: 1) DAM proteins might have emerged from the SVP2 clade in the Amygdaloideae subfamily of Rosaceae; 2) a short DAM-specific motif affects protein heteromerization, with a likely effect on DAM transcriptional targets and other functional features, providing a sequence signature for the DAM group of dormancy factors; 3) in agreement with other recent studies, DAM associates with inflorescence development and growth, independently of the dormancy habit.
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- Carles Quesada-Traver
- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
- Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la Universidad de Almería (CECOUAL), University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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Kumari P, Khan S, Wani IA, Gupta R, Verma S, Alam P, Alaklabi A. Unravelling the Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Development and Reproduction of Angiosperms: A Critical Appraisal. Front Genet 2022; 13:819941. [PMID: 35664328 PMCID: PMC9157814 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.819941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Epigenetics are the heritable changes in gene expression patterns which occur without altering DNA sequence. These changes are reversible and do not change the sequence of the DNA but can alter the way in which the DNA sequences are read. Epigenetic modifications are induced by DNA methylation, histone modification, and RNA-mediated mechanisms which alter the gene expression, primarily at the transcriptional level. Such alterations do control genome activity through transcriptional silencing of transposable elements thereby contributing toward genome stability. Plants being sessile in nature are highly susceptible to the extremes of changing environmental conditions. This increases the likelihood of epigenetic modifications within the composite network of genes that affect the developmental changes of a plant species. Genetic and epigenetic reprogramming enhances the growth and development, imparts phenotypic plasticity, and also ensures flowering under stress conditions without changing the genotype for several generations. Epigenetic modifications hold an immense significance during the development of male and female gametophytes, fertilization, embryogenesis, fruit formation, and seed germination. In this review, we focus on the mechanism of epigenetic modifications and their dynamic role in maintaining the genomic integrity during plant development and reproduction.
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- Priyanka Kumari
- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Division of Soil Sciences & Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chatha, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
- *Correspondence: Susheel Verma,
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
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Li D, Shao L, Zhang J, Wang X, Zhang D, Horvath DP, Zhang L, Zhang J, Xia Y. MADS-box transcription factors determine the duration of temporary winter dormancy in closely related evergreen and deciduous Iris spp. J Exp Bot 2022; 73:1429-1449. [PMID: 34752617 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Winter dormancy (WD) is a crucial strategy for plants coping with potentially deadly environments. In recent decades, this process has been extensively studied in economically important perennial eudicots due to changing climate. However, in evergreen monocots with no chilling requirements, dormancy processes are so far a mystery. In this study, we compared the WD process in closely related evergreen (Iris japonica) and deciduous (I. tectorum) iris species across crucial developmental time points. Both iris species exhibit a 'temporary' WD process with distinct durations, and could easily resume growth under warm conditions. To decipher transcriptional changes, full-length sequencing for evergreen iris and short read RNA sequencing for deciduous iris were applied to generate respective reference transcriptomes. Combining results from a multipronged approach, SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE and FRUITFULL (FUL) from MADS-box was associated with a dormancy- and a growth-related module, respectively. They were co-expressed with genes involved in phytohormone signaling, carbohydrate metabolism, and environmental adaptation. Also, gene expression patterns and physiological changes in the above pathways highlighted potential abscisic acid and jasmonic acid antagonism in coordinating growth and stress responses, whereas differences in carbohydrate metabolism and reactive oxygen species scavenging might lead to species-specific WD durations. Moreover, a detailed analysis of MIKCCMADS-box in irises revealed common features described in eudicots as well as possible new roles for monocots during temporary WD, such as FLOWERING LOCUS C and FUL. In essence, our results not only provide a portrait of temporary WD in perennial monocots but also offer new insights into the regulatory mechanism underlying WD in plants.
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- Danqing Li
- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Environmental Horticulture, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba, 271-8510, Japan
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- USDA-ARS, Sunflower and Plant Biology Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102-2765, USA
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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André D, Zambrano JA, Zhang B, Lee KC, Rühl M, Marcon A, Nilsson O. Populus SVL Acts in Leaves to Modulate the Timing of Growth Cessation and Bud Set. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:823019. [PMID: 35251092 PMCID: PMC8891642 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.823019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) is an important regulator of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) in the thermosensory pathway of Arabidopsis. It is a negative regulator of flowering and represses FT transcription. In poplar trees, FT2 is central for the photoperiodic control of growth cessation, which also requires the decrease of bioactive gibberellins (GAs). In angiosperm trees, genes similar to SVP, sometimes named DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX genes, control temperature-mediated bud dormancy. Here we show that SVL, an SVP ortholog in aspen trees, besides its role in controlling dormancy through its expression in buds, is also contributing to the regulation of short day induced growth cessation and bud set through its expression in leaves. SVL is upregulated during short days in leaves and binds to the FT2 promoter to repress its transcription. It furthermore decreases the amount of active GAs, whose downregulation is essential for growth cessation, by repressing the transcription of GA20 oxidase. Finally, the SVL protein is more stable in colder temperatures, thus integrating the temperature signal into the response. We conclude that the molecular function of SVL in the photoperiodic pathway has been conserved between Arabidopsis and poplar trees, albeit the physiological process it controls has changed. SVL is thus both involved in regulating the photoperiod response in leaves, modulating the timing of growth cessation and bud set, and in the subsequent temperature regulation of dormancy in the buds.
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Wang J, Liu X, Sun W, Xu Y, Sabir IA, Abdullah M, Wang S, Jiu S, Zhang C. Cold induced genes (CIGs) regulate flower development and dormancy in Prunus avium L. Plant Sci 2021; 313:111061. [PMID: 34763854 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The flower buds continue to develop during the whole winter in tree fruit species, which is affected by environmental factors and hormones. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of flower development during dormancy phase of sweet cherry in response to light, temperature and ABA. Therefore, we identified two cold induced gene (CIG) PavCIG1 and PavCIG2 from sweet cherry, which were closely to PpCBF and PyDREB from Prunus persica and Prunus yedoensis by using phylogenetic analysis, suggesting conserved functions with these evolutionarily closer DREB subfamily genes. Subcellular localization analysis indicated that, PavCIG1 and PavCIG2 were both localized in the nucleus. The seasonal expression levels of PavCIG1 and PavCIG2 were higher at the stage of endodormancy in winter, and induced by low temperature. Ectopic expression of PavCIG1 and PavCIG2 resulted in a delayed flowering in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, PavCIG2 increased light-responsive gene PavHY5 transcriptional activity by binding to its promoter, meanwhile, PavHY5-mediated positive feedback regulated PavCIG2. Moreover, ABA-responsive protein PavABI5-like could also increase transcriptional activity of PavCIG and PavCIG2. In addition, PavCIG and PavCIG2 target gene PavCAL-like was involved in floral initiation, demonstrated by ectopic expression in Arabidopsis. These findings provide evidences to better understand the molecular mechanism of CIG-mediated flower development and dormancy in fruit species, including sweet cherry.
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- Jiyuan Wang
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Yang F, Gao J, Wei Y, Ren R, Zhang G, Lu C, Jin J, Ai Y, Wang Y, Chen L, Ahmad S, Zhang D, Sun W, Tsai W, Liu Z, Zhu G. The genome of Cymbidium sinense revealed the evolution of orchid traits. Plant Biotechnol J 2021; 19:2501-2516. [PMID: 34342129 PMCID: PMC8633513 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The Orchidaceae is of economic and ecological importance and constitutes ˜10% of all seed plant species. Here, we report a genome physical map for Cymbidium sinense, a well-known species belonging to genus Cymbidium that has thousands of natural variation varieties of flower organs, flower and leaf colours and also referred as the King of Fragrance, which make it arose into a unique cultural symbol in China. The high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly was 3.52 Gb in size, 29 638 protein-coding genes were predicted, and evidence for whole-genome duplication shared with other orchids was provided. Marked amplification of cytochrome- and photosystem-related genes was observed, which was consistent with the shade tolerance and dark green leaves of C. sinense. Extensive duplication of MADS-box genes, and the resulting subfunctional and expressional differentiation, was associated with regulation of species-specific flower traits, including wild-type and mutant-type floral patterning, seasonal flowering and ecological adaption. CsSEP4 was originally found to positively regulate gynostemium development. The CsSVP genes and their interaction proteins CsAP1 and CsSOC1 were significantly expanded and involved in the regulation of low-temperature-dependent flowering. Important genetic clues to the colourful leaf traits, purple-black flowers and volatile trait in C. sinense were also found. The results provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of important phenotypic traits of Cymbidium and its evolution and serve as a powerful platform for future evolutionary studies and molecular breeding of orchids.
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- Feng‐Xi Yang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Laboratory for Orchid Conservation and UtilizationThe Orchid Conservation and Research Center of ShenzhenThe National Orchid Conservation Center of ChinaShenzhenChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape ArchitectureFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant DevelopmentSchool of Life SciencesSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Laboratory for Orchid Conservation and UtilizationThe Orchid Conservation and Research Center of ShenzhenThe National Orchid Conservation Center of ChinaShenzhenChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape ArchitectureFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape ArchitectureFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Orchid Research and Development CenterNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and MicrobiologyNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape ArchitectureFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and UtilizationInstitute of Environmental HorticultureGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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Liu Y, Gao Y, Yuan L, Zhang Q. Molecular Characterization and Expression Patterns of the HkSVP Gene Reveal Distinct Roles in Inflorescence Structure and Floral Organ Development in Hemerocallis fulva. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12010. [PMID: 34769440 PMCID: PMC8585014 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222112010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) genes are members of the well-known MADS-box gene family that play a key role in regulating vital developmental processes in plants. Hemerocallis are perennial herbs that exhibit continuous flowering development and have been extensively used in landscaping. However, there are few reports on the regulatory mechanism of flowering in Hemerocallis. To better understand the molecular basis of floral formation of Hemerocallis, we identified and characterized the SVP-like gene HkSVP from the Hemerocallis cultivar 'Kanai Sensei'. Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) indicated that HkSVP transcript was mainly expressed in the vegetative growth stage and had the highest expression in leaves, low expression in petals, pedicels and fruits, and no expression in pistils. The HkSVP encoded protein was localized in the nucleus of Arabidopsis protoplasts and the nucleus of onion epidermal cells. Yeast two hybrid assay revealed that HKSVP interacted with Hemerocallis AP1 and TFL1. Moreover, overexpression of HkSVP in Arabidopsis resulted in delayed flowering and abnormal phenotypes, including enriched trichomes, increased basal inflorescence branches and inhibition of inflorescence formation. These observations suggest that the HkSVP gene may play an important role in maintaining vegetative growth by participating in the construction of inflorescence structure and the development of flower organs.
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- Yingzhu Liu
- National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.Z.)
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.Z.)
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- National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.Z.)
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- National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.Z.)
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Li L, Liu J, Liang Q, Feng Y, Wang C, Wu S, Li Y. Downregulation of lncRNA PpL-T31511 and Pp-miRn182 Promotes Hydrogen Cyanamide-Induced Endodormancy Release through the PP2C-H 2O 2 Pathway in Pear ( Pyrus pyrifolia). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111842. [PMID: 34769273 PMCID: PMC8584160 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bud endodormancy is an important, complex process subject to both genetic and epigenetic control, the mechanism of which is still unclear. The endogenous hormone abscisic acid (ABA) and its signaling pathway play important roles in the endodormancy process, in which the type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) is key to the ABA signal pathway. Due to its excellent effect on endodormancy release, hydrogen cyanamide (HC) treatment is considered an effective measure to study the mechanism of endodormancy release. In this study, RNA-Seq analysis was conducted on endodormant floral buds of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) with HC treatment, and the HC-induced PP2C gene PpPP2C1 was identified. Next, software prediction, expression tests and transient assays revealed that lncRNA PpL-T31511-derived Pp-miRn182 targets PpPP2C1. The expression analysis showed that HC treatment upregulated the expression of PpPP2C1 and downregulated the expression of PpL-T31511 and Pp-miRn182. Moreover, HC treatment inhibited the accumulation of ABA signaling pathway-related genes and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Furthermore, overexpression of Pp-miRn182 reduced the inhibitory effect of PpPP2C1 on the H2O2 content. In summary, our study suggests that downregulation of PpL-T31511-derived Pp-miRn182 promotes HC-induced endodormancy release in pear plants through the PP2C-H2O2 pathway.
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- Liang Li
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
- Fruit Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan District, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (J.L.); (Q.L.); (Y.F.); (C.W.); (S.W.)
- Correspondence:
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Guan H, Wang H, Huang J, Liu M, Chen T, Shan X, Chen H, Shen J. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of MADS-Box Family Genes in Litchi ( Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Their Involvement in Floral Sex Determination. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10102142. [PMID: 34685951 PMCID: PMC8540616 DOI: 10.3390/plants10102142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Litchi possesses unique flower morphology and adaptive reproduction strategies. Although previous attention has been intensively devoted to the mechanisms underlying its floral induction, the molecular basis of flower sex determination remains largely unknown. MADS-box genes are promising candidates for this due to their significant roles in various aspects of inflorescence and flower organogenesis. Here, we present a detailed overview of phylogeny and expression profiles of 101 MADS-box genes that were identified in litchi. These LcMADSs are unevenly located across the 15 chromosomes and can be divided into type I and type II genes. Fifty type I MADS-box genes are subdivided into Mα, Mβ and Mγ subgroups, while fifty-one type II LcMADSs consist of 37 MIKCC -type and 14 MIKC *-type genes. Promoters of both types of LcMADS genes contain mainly ABA and MeJA response elements. Tissue-specific and development-related expression analysis reveal that LcMADS51 could be positively involved in litchi carpel formation, while six MADS-box genes, including LcMADS42/46/47/75/93/100, play a possible role in stamen development. GA is positively involved in the sex determination of litchi flowers by regulating the expression of LcMADS51 (LcSTK). However, JA down-regulates the expression of floral organ identity genes, suggesting a negative role in litchi flower development.
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- Hongling Guan
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Maoming 525000, China
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (J.S.); Tel.: +86-20-85280231 (H.C. & J.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (H.G.); (H.W.); (J.H.); (M.L.); (T.C.); (X.S.)
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Maoming 525000, China
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (J.S.); Tel.: +86-20-85280231 (H.C. & J.S.)
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Mo X, Luo C, Yu H, Chen J, Liu Y, Xie X, Fan Z, He X. Isolation and Functional Characterization of Two SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE Homologous Genes from Mango. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189802. [PMID: 34575962 PMCID: PMC8471839 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) gene is a transcription factor that integrates flowering signals and plays an important role in the regulation of flowering time in many plants. In this study, two full-length cDNA sequences of SVP homologous genes—MiSVP1 and MiSVP2—were obtained from ‘SiJiMi’ mango. Sequence analysis showed that the MiSVPs had typical MADS-box domains and were highly conserved between each other. The analysis of expression patterns showed that the MiSVPs were expressed during flower development and highly expressed in vegetative tissues, with low expression in flowers/buds. The MiSVPs could responded to low temperature, NaCl, and PEG treatment. Subcellular localization revealed that MiSVP1 and MiSVP2 were localized in the nucleus. Transformation of Arabidopsis revealed that overexpression of MiSVP1 delayed flowering time, overexpression of MiSVP2 accelerated flowering time, and neither MiSVP1 nor MiSVP2 had an effect on the number of rosette leaves. Overexpression of MiSVP1 increased the expression of AtFLC and decreased the expression of AtFT and AtSOC1, and overexpression of MiSVP2 increased the expression levels of AtSOC1 and AtFT and decreased the expression levels of AtFLC. Point-to-point and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays showed that MiSVP1 and MiSVP2 could interact with SEP1-1, SOC1D, and AP1-2. These results suggest that MiSVP1 and MiSVP2 may play a significant roles in the flowering process of mango.
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Zhang X, Shen H, Wen B, Li S, Xu C, Gai Y, Meng X, He H, Wang N, Li D, Chen X, Xiao W, Fu X, Tan Q, Li L. BTB-TAZ Domain Protein PpBT3 modulates peach bud endodormancy by interacting with PpDAM5. Plant Sci 2021; 310:110956. [PMID: 34315582 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The dormancy-associated MADS-box (DAM) gene DAM5 has crucial roles in bud endodormancy; however, the molecular regulatory mechanism of PpDAM5 in peach (Prunus persica) has not been elucidated. In this study, using yeast two-hybrid screening, we isolated a BTB-TAZ Domain Protein PpBT3, which interacts with PpDAM5 protein, in the peach cultivar 'Chun xue'. As expected, we found that abscisic acid (ABA) maintained bud endodormancy and induced expression of the PpDAM5 gene, and that over-expressing PpDAM5 in Arabidopsis thaliana repressed seed germination. In contrast, over-expressing PpBT3 in A. thaliana promoted seed germination, and conferred resistance to ABA-mediated germination inhibition. Additionally, a qRT-PCR (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) experiment suggested that the transcript level of PpBT3 gradually increased towards the endodormancy release period, which is the opposite trend of the expression pattern of PpDAM5. Our results suggest that PpBT3 modulates peach bud endodormancy by interacting with PpDAM5, thus revealing a new mechanism for regulating bud dormancy of perennial deciduous trees.
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- Xinhao Zhang
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China; Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit & Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, Tai'an, 271018, PR China.
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Zhang R, Wang X, Shi X, Shao L, Xu T, Xia Y, Li D, Zhang J. Chilling Requirement Validation and Physiological and Molecular Responses of the Bud Endodormancy Release in Paeonia lactiflora 'Meiju'. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8382. [PMID: 34445086 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The introduction of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) in low-latitude areas is of great significance to expand the landscape application of this world-famous ornamental. With the hazards of climate warming, warm winters occurs frequently, which makes many excellent northern herbaceous peony cultivars unable to meet their chilling requirements (CR) and leads to their poor growth and flowering in southern China. Exploring the endodormancy release mechanism of underground buds is crucial for improving low-CR cultivar screening and breeding. A systematic study was conducted on P. lactiflora 'Meiju', a screened cultivar with a typical low-CR trait introduced from northern China, at the morphological, physiological and molecular levels. The CR value of 'Meiju' was further verified as 677.5 CUs based on the UT model and morphological observation. As a kind of signal transducer, reactive oxygen species (ROS) released a signal to enter dormancy, which led to corresponding changes in carbohydrate and hormone metabolism in buds, thus promoting underground buds to acquire strong cold resistance and enter endodormancy. The expression of important genes related to ABA metabolism, such as NCED3, PP2C, CBF4 and ABF2, reached peaks at the critical stage of endodormancy release (9 January) and then decreased rapidly; the expression of the GA2ox8 gene related to GA synthesis increased significantly in the early stage of endodormancy release and decreased rapidly after the release of ecodormancy (23 January). Cytological observation showed that the period when the sugar and starch contents decreased and the ABA/GA ratio decreased was when 'Meiju' bud endodormancy was released. This study reveals the endodormancy regulation mechanism of 'Meiju' buds with the low-CR trait, which lays a theoretical foundation for breeding new herbaceous peony cultivars with the low-CR trait.
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Liao X, Li Y, Hu Z, Lin Y, Zheng B, Ding J. Poplar acetylome profiling reveals lysine acetylation dynamics in seasonal bud dormancy release. Plant Cell Environ 2021; 44:1830-1845. [PMID: 33675080 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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For perennials in boreal and temperate ecosystems, bud dormancy is crucial for survival in harsh winter. Dormancy is released by prolonged exposure to low temperatures and is followed by reactive growth in the spring. Lysine acetylation (Kac) is one of the major post-translational modifications (PTMs) that are involved in plant response to environmental signals. However, little information is available on the effects of Kac modification on bud dormancy release. Here, we report the dynamics of lysine acetylome in hybrid poplar (Populus tremula × Populus alba) dormant buds. A total of 7,594 acetyl-sites from 3,281 acetyl-proteins were identified, representing a large dataset of lysine acetylome in plants. Of them, 229 proteins were differentially acetylated during bud dormancy release and were mainly involved in the primary metabolic pathways. Site-directed mutagenesis enzymatic assays showed that Kac strongly modified the activities of two key enzymes of primary metabolism, pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH). We thus propose that Kac of enzymes could be an important strategy for reconfiguration of metabolic processes during bud dormancy release. In all, our results reveal the importance of Kac in bud dormancy release and provide a new perspective to understand the molecular mechanisms of seasonal growth of trees.
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- Xiaoli Liao
- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Chae T, Harkess A, Moore RC. Sex-linked gene expression and the emergence of hermaphrodites in Carica papaya. Am J Bot 2021; 108:1029-1041. [PMID: 34156700 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PREMISE One evolutionary path from hermaphroditism to dioecy is via a gynodioecious intermediate. The evolution of dioecy may also coincide with the formation of sex chromosomes that possess sex-determining loci that are physically linked in a region of suppressed recombination. Dioecious papaya (Carica papaya) has an XY chromosome system, where the presence of a Y chromosome determines maleness. However, in cultivation, papaya is gynodioecious, due to the conversion of the male Y chromosome to a hermaphroditic Yh chromosome during its domestication. METHODS We investigated gene expression linked to the X, Y, and Yh chromosomes at different floral developmental stages to identify differentially expressed genes that may be involved in the sexual transition of males to hermaphrodites. RESULTS We identified 309 sex-biased genes found on the sex chromosomes, most of which are found in the pseudoautosomal regions. Female (XX) expression in the sex-determining region was almost double that of X-linked expression in males (XY) and hermaphrodites (XYh ), which rules out dosage compensation for most sex-linked genes; although, an analysis of hemizygous X-linked loci found evidence of partial dosage compensation. Furthermore, we identified a candidate gene associated with sex determination and the transition to hermaphroditism, a homolog of the MADS-box protein SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE. CONCLUSIONS We identified a pattern of partial dosage compensation for hemizygous genes located in the papaya sex-determining region. Furthermore, we propose that loss-of-expression of the Y-linked SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE homolog facilitated the transition from males to hermaphrodites in papaya.
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- Taylor Chae
- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
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- Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
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Ye LX, Zhang JX, Hou XJ, Qiu MQ, Wang WF, Zhang JX, Hu CG, Zhang JZ. A MADS-Box Gene CiMADS43 Is Involved in Citrus Flowering and Leaf Development through Interaction with CiAGL9. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105205. [PMID: 34069068 PMCID: PMC8156179 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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MADS-box genes are involved in various developmental processes including vegetative development, flower architecture, flowering, pollen formation, seed and fruit development. However, the function of most MADS-box genes and their regulation mechanism are still unclear in woody plants compared with model plants. In this study, a MADS-box gene (CiMADS43) was identified in citrus. Phylogenetic and sequence analysis showed that CiMADS43 is a GOA-like Bsister MADS-box gene. It was localized in the nucleus and as a transcriptional activator. Overexpression of CiMADS43 promoted early flowering and leaves curling in transgenic Arabidopsis. Besides, overexpression or knockout of CiMADS43 also showed leaf curl phenotype in citrus similar to that of CiMADS43 overexpressed in Arabidopsis. Protein–protein interaction found that a SEPALLATA (SEP)-like protein (CiAGL9) interacted with CiMADS43 protein. Interestingly, CiAGL9 also can bind to the CiMADS43 promoter and promote its transcription. Expression analysis also showed that these two genes were closely related to seasonal flowering and the development of the leaf in citrus. Our findings revealed the multifunctional roles of CiMADS43 in the vegetative and reproductive development of citrus. These results will facilitate our understanding of the evolution and molecular mechanisms of MADS-box genes in citrus.
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Singh RK, Bhalerao RP, Eriksson ME. Growing in time: exploring the molecular mechanisms of tree growth. Tree Physiol 2021; 41:657-678. [PMID: 32470114 PMCID: PMC8033248 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Trees cover vast areas of the Earth's landmasses. They mitigate erosion, capture carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and support biodiversity, and also are a source of food, raw materials and energy for human populations. Understanding the growth cycles of trees is fundamental for many areas of research. Trees, like most other organisms, have evolved a circadian clock to synchronize their growth and development with the daily and seasonal cycles of the environment. These regular changes in light, daylength and temperature are perceived via a range of dedicated receptors and cause resetting of the circadian clock to local time. This allows anticipation of daily and seasonal fluctuations and enables trees to co-ordinate their metabolism and physiology to ensure vital processes occur at the optimal times. In this review, we explore the current state of knowledge concerning the regulation of growth and seasonal dormancy in trees, using information drawn from model systems such as Populus spp.
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- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå SE-901 87, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå SE-901 82, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå SE-901 87, Sweden
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Liu H, Yang L, Tu Z, Zhu S, Zhang C, Li H. Genome-wide identification of MIKC-type genes related to stamen and gynoecium development in Liriodendron. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6585. [PMID: 33753780 PMCID: PMC7985208 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85927-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The organogenesis and development of reproductive organs, i.e., stamen and gynoecium, are important floral characteristics that are closely related to pollinators and reproductive fitness. As a genus from Magnoliaceae, Liriodendron has only two relict species: L. chinense and L. tulipifera. Despite the similar flower shapes of these species, their natural seed-setting rates differ significantly, implying interspecies difference in floral organogenesis and development. MADS-box genes, which participate in floral organogenesis and development, remain unexplored in Liriodendron. Here, to explore the interspecies difference in floral organogenesis and development and identify MADS-box genes in Liriodendron, we examined the stamen and gynoecium primordia of the two Liriodendron species by scanning electron microscopy combined with paraffin sectioning, and then collected two types of primordia for RNA-seq. A total of 12 libraries were constructed and 42,268 genes were identified, including 35,269 reference genes and 6,999 new genes. Monoterpenoid biosynthesis was enriched in L. tulipifera. Genome-wide analysis of 32 MADS-box genes was conducted, including phylogenetic trees, exon/intron structures, and conserved motif distributions. Twenty-six genes were anchored on 17 scaffolds, and six new genes had no location information. The expression profiles of MIKC-type genes via RT-qPCR acrossing six stamen and gynoecium developmental stages indicates that the PI-like, AG/STK-like, SEP-like, and SVP-like genes may contribute to the species-specific differentiation of the organogenesis and development of reproductive organs in Liriodendron. Our findings laid the groundwork for the future exploration of the mechanism underlying on the interspecific differences in reproductive organ development and fitness in Liriodendron.
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- Huanhuan Liu
- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China.
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Brian L, Warren B, McAtee P, Rodrigues J, Nieuwenhuizen N, Pasha A, David KM, Richardson A, Provart NJ, Allan AC, Varkonyi-Gasic E, Schaffer RJ. A gene expression atlas for kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) and network analysis of transcription factors. BMC Plant Biol 2021; 21:121. [PMID: 33639842 PMCID: PMC7913447 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02894-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transcriptomic studies combined with a well annotated genome have laid the foundations for new understanding of molecular processes. Tools which visualise gene expression patterns have further added to these resources. The manual annotation of the Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) genome has resulted in a high quality set of 33,044 genes. Here we investigate gene expression patterns in diverse tissues, visualised in an Electronic Fluorescent Pictograph (eFP) browser, to study the relationship of transcription factor (TF) expression using network analysis. RESULTS Sixty-one samples covering diverse tissues at different developmental time points were selected for RNA-seq analysis and an eFP browser was generated to visualise this dataset. 2839 TFs representing 57 different classes were identified and named. Network analysis of the TF expression patterns separated TFs into 14 different modules. Two modules consisting of 237 TFs were correlated with floral bud and flower development, a further two modules containing 160 TFs were associated with fruit development and maturation. A single module of 480 TFs was associated with ethylene-induced fruit ripening. Three "hub" genes correlated with flower and fruit development consisted of a HAF-like gene central to gynoecium development, an ERF and a DOF gene. Maturing and ripening hub genes included a KNOX gene that was associated with seed maturation, and a GRAS-like TF. CONCLUSIONS This study provides an insight into the complexity of the transcriptional control of flower and fruit development, as well as providing a new resource to the plant community. The Actinidia eFP browser is provided in an accessible format that allows researchers to download and work internally.
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- Lara Brian
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
- School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology / Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), 121 Keri Downs Road, Kerikeri, 0294, New Zealand
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology / Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
- School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1146, New Zealand.
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant & Food Research), 55 Old Mill Road, Motueka, 7198, New Zealand.
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Sobral R, Silva HG, Laranjeira S, Magalhães J, Andrade L, Alhinho AT, Costa MMR. Unisexual flower initiation in the monoecious Quercus suber L.: a molecular approach. Tree Physiol 2020; 40:1260-1276. [PMID: 32365206 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Several plant species display a temporal separation of the male and female flower organ development to enhance outbreeding; however, little is known regarding the genetic mechanisms controlling this temporal separation. Quercus suber is a monoecious oak tree with accentuated protandry: in late winter, unisexual male flowers emerge adjacent to the swollen buds, whereas unisexual female flowers emerge in the axils of newly formed leaves formed during spring (4-8 weeks after male flowering). Here, a phylogenetic profiling has led to the identification of cork oak homologs of key floral regulatory genes. The role of these cork oak homologs during flower development was identified with functional studies in Arabidopsis thaliana. The expression profile throughout the year of flower regulators (inducers and repressors), in leaves and buds, suggests that the development of male and female flowers may be preceded by separated induction events. Female flowers are most likely induced during the vegetative flush occurring in spring, whereas male flowers may be induced in early summer. Male flowers stay enclosed within the pre-dormant buds, but complete their development before the vegetative flush of the following year, displaying a long period of anthesis that spans the dormant period. Our results portray a genetic mechanism that may explain similar reproductive habits in other monoecious tree species.
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- Rómulo Sobral
- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Centre, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Zhou FY, Yu Q, Zhang Y, Yao CC, Han YJ. StMADS11 Subfamily Gene PfMADS16 From Polypogon fugax Regulates Early Flowering and Seed Development. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:525. [PMID: 32457775 PMCID: PMC7225323 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The evolution of herbicide resistance in weedy plants leads to various adaptation traits including flowering time and seed germination. In our previous studies, we found an association of the early flowering phenotype with the ACCase inhibitor herbicide resistance genotype in a population of Polypogon fugax. MADS-box transcription factors are known to play pivotal roles in regulating plant flowering time. In this study, a SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)-like gene, belonging to the StMADS11 subfamily in the MADS-box family, was cloned from the early flowering P. fugax population (referred to as PfMADS16) and resistant to the herbicide clodinafop- propargyl. Overexpression of the SVP-like gene PfMADS16 in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in early flowering and seed abortion. This is consistent with the phenotypic characters of resistant P. fugax plants, but contrary to the conventional role of SVP-like genes that usually suppress flowering. In addition, down regulation of the seed formation gene AtKTN1 in flowers of PfMADS16 transgenic Arabidopsis plants indicates that PfMADS16 may be indirectly associated with seed viability. Furthermore, one protein (PfMADS2) from the APETALA1 (AP1) subfamily interacting with PfMADS16 in P. fugax was identified with relevance to flowering time regulation. These results suggest that the PfMADS16 gene is an early flowering regulation gene associated with seed formation and viability in resistant P. fugax population. Our study provides potential application of PfMADS16 for integrated weed management (such as genetic-based weed control strategies) aiming to reduce the soil weed seedbank.
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- Feng-Yan Zhou
- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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The perennial life strategy of temperate trees relies on establishing a dormant stage during winter to survive unfavorable conditions. To overcome this dormant stage, trees require cool (i.e., chilling) temperatures as an environmental cue. Numerous approaches have tried to decipher the physiology of dormancy, but these efforts have usually remained relatively narrowly focused on particular regulatory or metabolic processes, recently integrated and linked by transcriptomic studies. This work aimed to synthesize existing knowledge on dormancy into a general conceptual framework to enhance dormancy comprehension. The proposed conceptual framework covers four physiological processes involved in dormancy progression: (i) transport at both whole-plant and cellular level, (ii) phytohormone dynamics, (iii) genetic and epigenetic regulation, and (iv) dynamics of nonstructural carbohydrates. We merged the regulatory levels into a seasonal framework integrating the environmental signals (i.e., temperature and photoperiod) that trigger each dormancy phase.
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Tang X, Liang M, Han J, Cheng J, Zhang H, Liu X. Ectopic expression of LoSVP, a MADS-domain transcription factor from lily, leads to delayed flowering in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Rep 2020; 39:289-298. [PMID: 31741036 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-019-02491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A MADS-domain transcription factorLoSVP, which could delay flowering through vernalization pathway, was isolated from lily. MADS-domain transcription factors play important roles in plant growth and development, especially in the transition from vegetative phase to reproductive phase. However, their functions in bulbous flowering plants are largely unknown. In this work, a SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) encoding genes LoSVP from oriental lily was isolated. Bioinformatic analyses demonstrated that LoSVP encodes a type II MADS-box protein containing a conserved MADS-box, as well as a conserved K-box domain. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed ubiquitous expression of LoSVP in various tissues, including petals, stamens, pistils, leaves and scales. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses demonstrated that LoSVP was predominantly expressed in the early stage of developing flowers. Constitutive expression of LoSVP in Arabidopsis led to significantly delayed flowering of transgenic plants. These results suggest that LoSVP is involved in plant flowering and could be used as a potential candidate gene for the genetic regulation of flowering time in higher plants.
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- Xiaoli Tang
- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 26 West Gangcheng Street, Yantai, 265500, Shandong, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
- Institute for Advanced Study of Coastal Ecology, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Module-Based Breeding of High Yield and Abiotic Resistant Plants in Universities of Shandong, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
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Wang J, Gao Z, Li H, Jiu S, Qu Y, Wang L, Ma C, Xu W, Wang S, Zhang C. Dormancy-Associated MADS-Box ( DAM) Genes Influence Chilling Requirement of Sweet Cherries and Co-Regulate Flower Development with SOC1 Gene. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030921. [PMID: 32019252 PMCID: PMC7037435 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Floral bud dormancy release of fruit tree species is greatly influenced by climate change. The lack of chilling accumulation often results in the occurrence of abnormal flower and low yields of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) in warm regions. To investigate the regulation of dormancy in sweet cherries, six DAM genes with homology to peach DAM, designated PavDAM1-6, have been identified and characterized. Phylogenetic analysis indicate that these genes are similar to DAMs in peach, apple and pear. The expression patterns of the PavDAMs in the low-chill cultivar ‘Royal Lee’ were different from that in the high-chill cultivar ‘Hongdeng’. ‘Royal Lee’ exhibits lower transcriptional level of PavDAM1 compared to ‘Hongdeng’, especially at the stage of chilling accumulation, and transcriptional levels of PavDAM4/5 were high in both cultivars during the endodormancy. Ectopic expression of PavDAM1 and PavDAM5 in Arabidopsis resulted in plants with abnormal flower and seed development, especially the PavDAM5. Higher transcriptional levels of SOC1 were observed in transgenic PavDAM1/5 lines, and ectopic expression of PavSOC1 had the similar floral phenotype. Further, protein interaction analysis demonstrated that PavDAM1/5 could interact with PavSOC1 in vivo and in vitro, which will help clarify the molecular mechanism of the flower development in sweet cherry or other fruit trees.
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Wells RS, Adal AM, Bauer L, Najafianashrafi E, Mahmoud SS. Cloning and functional characterization of a floral repressor gene from Lavandula angustifolia. Planta 2020; 251:41. [PMID: 31907678 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03333-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Using RNA-Seq, we identified genes involved in floral development in lavenders and functionally characterized the floral repressor LaSVP. The molecular aspects of flower initiation and development have not been adequately investigated in lavender (Lavandula). In order to identify genes that control these processes, we employed RNA-Seq to obtain sequence information for transcripts originating from the vegetative shoot apical meristem (SAM) and developing inflorescence tissues of Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula × intermedia plants, and assemble a comprehensive transcriptome of 105,294 contigs. Homology-based annotation provided gene ontology terms for the majority of transcripts, including over 100 genes homologous to those that control flower initiation and organ identity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Expression analysis revealed that most of these genes are differentially expressed during flower development. For example, LaSVP, a homolog of the floral repressor SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP), was strongly expressed in vegetative SAM compared to developing flowers, implicating its potential involvement in flowering repression in lavender. To investigate LaSVP further, we constitutively expressed the gene in transformed A. thaliana plants, evaluating its effects on flower initiation and morphology. Expression of the LaSVP in A. thaliana delayed flowering and affected flower organ identity in a dosage-dependent manner. Two of the highest expressing lines produced sepals instead of petals and were sterile as they failed to develop proper seed pods. This study provides the foundation for future investigations aimed at elucidating flower initiation and development in lavender.
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- Rebecca S Wells
- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.
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Quesada-Traver C, Guerrero BI, Badenes ML, Rodrigo J, Ríos G, Lloret A. Structure and Expression of Bud Dormancy-Associated MADS-Box Genes ( DAM) in European Plum. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:1288. [PMID: 32973847 PMCID: PMC7466548 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Bud dormancy in temperate perennials ensures the survival of growing meristems under the harsh environmental conditions of autumn and winter, and facilitates an optimal growth and development resumption in the spring. Although the molecular pathways controlling the dormancy process are still unclear, DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX genes (DAM) have emerged as key regulators of the dormancy cycle in different species. In the present study, we have characterized the orthologs of DAM genes in European plum (Prunus domestica L.). Their expression patterns together with sequence similarities are consistent with a role of PdoDAMs in dormancy maintenance mechanisms in European plum. Furthermore, other genes related to dormancy, flowering, and stress response have been identified in order to obtain a molecular framework of these three different processes taking place within the dormant flower bud in this species. This research provides a set of candidate genes to be genetically modified in future research, in order to better understand dormancy regulation in perennial species.
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- Carles Quesada-Traver
- Centro de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
- *Correspondence: Alba Lloret,
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Jiang Y, Peng J, Zhang Z, Lin S, Lin S, Yang X. The Role of EjSVPs in Flower Initiation in Eriobotrya japonica. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5933. [PMID: 31779080 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Flowering plants have evolved different flowering habits to sustain long-term reproduction. Most woody trees experience dormancy and then bloom in the warm spring, but loquat blooms in the cold autumn and winter. To explore its mechanism of flowering regulation, we cloned two SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) homologous genes from 'Jiefanzhong' loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.), namely, EjSVP1 and EjSVP2. Sequence analysis revealed that the EjSVPs were typical MADS-box transcription factors and exhibited a close genetic relationship with other plant SVP/DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM) proteins. The temporal and spatial expression patterns showed that EjSVP1 and EjSVP2 were mainly expressed in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) after the initiation of flowering; after reaching their highest level, they gradually decreased with the development of the flower until they could not be detected. EjSVP1 expression levels were relatively high in young tissues, and EjSVP2 expression levels were relatively high in young to mature transformed tissues. Interestingly, EjSVP2 showed relatively high expression levels in various flower tissues. We analyzed the EjSVP promoter regions and found that they did not contain the C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element. Finally, we overexpressed the EjSVPs in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 and found no significant changes in the number of rosette leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana; however, overexpression of EjSVP2 affected the formation of Arabidopsis thaliana flower organs. In conclusion, EjSVPs were found to play an active role in the development of loquat flowering. These findings may provide a reference for exploring the regulation mechanisms of loquat flowering and the dormancy mechanisms of other plants.
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Xin H, Zhang Y, Wang X, Liu C, Feng W, Gai S. Morphological, anatomical and DNA methylation changes of tree peony buds during chilling induced dormancy release. Plant Physiol Biochem 2019; 144:64-72. [PMID: 31561199 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bud endodormancy in tree peony is a growth cessation-like state, and sufficient chilling perception is necessary to break it. In this study, 120 plants were subjected to 0-4 °C climate chamber for 0-28 d with a weekly interval, morphology and structure changes of buds were studied with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and paraffin sections during the dormancy process. Dormancy status was evaluated after being transferred to greenhouse for 30 d. Results showed that the diameter of the buds gradually expanded, along with continuous elongation of sepals, petals, stamens and carpels in the chilling accumulation process. Notably, dormancy release was marked with the establishment of xylem vessels in lateral vein of the petal. Meanwhile, DNA methylation was detected by HPLC and immunochemical technology, aimed to illuminate the role of DNA methylation in the dormancy release, we found that 5 mC level fell from 39.4% to 24.2% after exposed to 28 d chilling. These results were consistent with the immunochemical analysis, and inversely related to the sprouting rate after being moved to greenhouse for 30 d. Exogenous application of 5azaC (5-azacytidine) decreased DNA methylation level, accompanied by an improved bud sprouting capacity, while the effect of SAM (S-adenosylmethionine) was the opposite. In summary, prolonged chilling was accompanied by further differentiation and development of the compound bud, which resulted in DNA hypomethylation and promoted dormancy release in tree peony.
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- Hua Xin
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Auge GA, Penfield S, Donohue K. Pleiotropy in developmental regulation by flowering-pathway genes: is it an evolutionary constraint? New Phytol 2019; 224:55-70. [PMID: 31074008 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences more than one trait, contributing to genetic correlations among traits. Consequently, it is considered a constraint on the evolution of adaptive phenotypes because of potential antagonistic selection on correlated traits, or, alternatively, preservation of functional trait combinations. Such evolutionary constraints may be mitigated by the evolution of different functions of pleiotropic genes in their regulation of different traits. Arabidopsis thaliana flowering-time genes, and the pathways in which they operate, are among the most thoroughly studied regarding molecular functions, phenotypic effects, and adaptive significance. Many of them show strong pleiotropic effects. Here, we review examples of pleiotropy of flowering-time genes and highlight those that also influence seed germination. Some genes appear to operate in the same genetic pathways when regulating both traits, whereas others show diversity of function in their regulation, either interacting with the same genetic partners but in different ways or potentially interacting with different partners. We discuss how functional diversification of pleiotropic genes in the regulation of different traits across the life cycle may mitigate evolutionary constraints of pleiotropy, permitting traits to respond more independently to environmental cues, and how it may even contribute to the evolutionary divergence of gene function across taxa.
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- Gabriela A Auge
- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1405BWE3, Argentina
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- The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham , NC 27708-0338, USA
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Yang S, Gao J, Wang L, Sun X, Xu P, Zhang L, Zhong Q. Functional annotation and identification of MADS-box transcription factors related to tuber dormancy in Helianthus tuberosus L. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:378. [PMID: 31588402 PMCID: PMC6768939 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1897-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dormancy-associated MADS-box (DAM) genes play an important role in plant dormancy and release phases. Little is known about the dormancy characteristics of Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Using bioinformatics, we identified and annotated 23 MADS-box gene sequences from the genome of the Jerusalem artichoke and we analyzed the differential expression of these genes at different developmental stages of tuber dormancy. The results show that all 23 genes encode basic proteins and most of the genes of the same subgroup have similar pI values. MADS-box genes from the Jerusalem artichoke and from other closely related species were divided into ten categories using phylogenetic analysis software. Based on the amino acid sequence of the MADS-domain proteins, ten highly conserved motifs were identified. Gene ontology annotation, InterProScan protein function prediction, and RT-PCR analysis showed that ten MADS-box genes play important roles in the dormancy process of Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Our work lays a foundation for further study of the role of MADS-box genes in the dormancy of the Jerusalem artichoke and other tuber crops.
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- Shipeng Yang
- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
- Qinghai University, Xining, 810016 China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
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- Shanghai Biochip Co., Ltd. & National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, 201203 China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, 810016 China
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Heo S, Chung YS. Validation of MADS-box genes from apple fruit pedicels during early fruit abscission by transcriptome analysis and real-time PCR. Genes Genomics 2019; 41:1241-1251. [PMID: 31350732 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00852-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fruit abscission in an isolated region called abscission zone (AZ) is regulated by several genes including JOINTLESS, MACROCALYX and SEPALLATA, MADS-box genes, in tomato. OBJECTIVE The surviving central pedicels and the abscised lateral pedicels were examined in fruit clusters in order to investigate apple MADS-box genes from fruit pedicels of self-abscising apple 'Saika' during early fruit abscission. METHODS After performing RNA-Seq, transcription profiling was conducted on the MADS-box genes from apple central and lateral pedicels. The JOINTLESS homolog of apple (MdJOINTLESS) was amplified using degenerate primers annealing to a highly conserved domain based on the orthologous genes of various crops, including JOINTLESS gene of tomato. The expression pattern of MdJOINTLESS was investigated in central and lateral pedicles by real-time PCR. RESULTS Some homologs were found which similar to JOINTLESS, MACROCALYX and SEPALLATA of tomato MADS-box genes from transcriptome analysis and RACE. Using phylogenetic analyses with the MADS-box gene family, MdJOINTLESS was classified into the SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) clade that included Arabidopsis and other crops. The expression level of MdJOINTLESS in central pedicel was more than twice as high as that of lateral pedicel. CONCLUSION In the current study, we could find apple homologs of JOINTLESS, MACROCALYX, SEPALLATA, which were known to regulate pedicel AZ development in tomato. Furthermore, MdJOINTLESS might contribute to auxin gradation, influencing hierarchical ranking of auxin transport between fruit pedicels of self-abscising apple.
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- Seong Heo
- Apple Research Institute, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Gunwi, 39000, South Korea
- Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Resources and Environment, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, South Korea.
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Wu R, Wang T, Richardson AC, Allan AC, Macknight RC, Varkonyi-Gasic E. Histone modification and activation by SOC1-like and drought stress-related transcription factors may regulate AcSVP2 expression during kiwifruit winter dormancy. Plant Sci 2019; 281:242-250. [PMID: 30824057 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)-like and DORMANCY ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM) genes have been shown to regulate winter dormancy in woody perennials. In kiwifruit, AcSVP2 affects the duration of dormancy in cultivars that require high chill for dormancy release. In this study, we used a low-chill kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A' to further study the function and regulation of AcSVP2. Overexpression of AcSVP2 in transgenic A. chinensis delayed budbreak in spring. A reduction in the active trimethylation histone marks of the histone H3K4 and acetylation of histone H3 contributed to the reduction of AcSVP2 expression towards dormancy release, while the inactive histone marks of trimethylation of the histone H3K27 and H3K9 in AcSVP2 locus did not show significant enrichment at the end of winter dormancy. Analysis of expression in shoot buds showed that AcSVP2 transcript was elevated in dormant buds during winter months and declined prior to budbreak, which was coordinated with expression of some of kiwifruit SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1)-like genes. Screening of 101 transcription factors in an assay with a 2.3 kb promoter region of AcSVP2 found that kiwifruit SOC1-like genes are able to activate the AcSVP2 promoter. We further identified additional transcription factors associated with drought/osmotic stress and dormancy which may regulate AcSVP2 expression.
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- Rongmei Wu
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR) Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR) Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR) Kerikeri, 121 Keri Downs Road, RD1, Kerikeri 0294, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR) Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR) Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Balogh E, Halász J, Soltész A, Erös-Honti Z, Gutermuth Á, Szalay L, Höhn M, Vágújfalvi A, Galiba G, Hegedüs A. Identification, Structural and Functional Characterization of Dormancy Regulator Genes in Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.). Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:402. [PMID: 31024581 PMCID: PMC6460505 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the present study, we identified and characterized the apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) homologs of three dormancy-related genes, namely the ParCBF1 (C-repeat binding factor), ParDAM5 (dormancy-associated MADS-BOX) and ParDAM6 genes. All highly conserved structural motifs and the 3D model of the DNA-binding domain indicate an unimpaired DNA-binding ability of ParCBF1. A phylogenetic analysis showed that ParCBF1 was most likely homologous to Prunus mume and Prunus dulcis CBF1. ParDAM5 also contained all characteristic domains of the type II (MIKCC) subfamily of MADS-box transcription factors. The homology modeling of protein domains and a phylogenetic analysis of ParDAM5 suggest its functional integrity. The amino acid positions or small motifs that are diagnostic characteristics of DAM5 and DAM6 were determined. For ParDAM6, only a small part of the cDNA was sequenced, which was sufficient for the quantification of gene expression. The expression of ParCBF1 showed close association with decreasing ambient temperatures in autumn and winter. The expression levels of ParDAM5 and ParDAM6 changed according to CBF1 expression rates and the fulfillment of cultivar chilling requirements (CR). The concomitant decrease of gene expression with endodormancy release is consistent with a role of ParDAM5 and ParDAM6 genes in dormancy induction and maintenance. Cultivars with higher CR and delayed flowering time showed higher expression levels of ParDAM5 and ParDAM6 toward the end of endodormancy. Differences in the timing of anther developmental stages between early- and late-flowering cultivars and two dormant seasons confirmed the genetically and environmentally controlled mechanisms of dormancy release in apricot generative buds. These results support that the newly identified apricot gene homologs have a crucial role in dormancy-associated physiological mechanisms.
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- Eszter Balogh
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Botany and Soroksár Botanical Garden, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pomology, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Botany and Soroksár Botanical Garden, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
- Festetics Doctoral School, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
- *Correspondence: Attila Hegedûs,
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Liu J, Sherif SM. Hormonal Orchestration of Bud Dormancy Cycle in Deciduous Woody Perennials. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:1136. [PMID: 31620159 PMCID: PMC6759871 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Woody perennials enter seasonal dormancy to avoid unfavorable environmental conditions. Plant hormones are the critical mediators regulating this complex process, which is subject to the influence of many internal and external factors. Over the last two decades, our knowledge of hormone-mediated dormancy has increased considerably, primarily due to advancements in molecular biology, omics, and bioinformatics. These advancements have enabled the elucidation of several aspects of hormonal regulation associated with bud dormancy in various deciduous tree species. Plant hormones interact with each other extensively in a context-dependent manner. The dormancy-associated MADS (DAM) transcription factors appear to enable hormones and other internal signals associated with the transition between different phases of bud dormancy. These proteins likely hold a great potential in deciphering the underlying mechanisms of dormancy initiation, maintenance, and release. In this review, a recent understanding of the roles of plant hormones, their cross talks, and their potential interactions with DAM proteins during dormancy is discussed.
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Castelán-Muñoz N, Herrera J, Cajero-Sánchez W, Arrizubieta M, Trejo C, García-Ponce B, Sánchez MDLP, Álvarez-Buylla ER, Garay-Arroyo A. MADS-Box Genes Are Key Components of Genetic Regulatory Networks Involved in Abiotic Stress and Plastic Developmental Responses in Plants. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:853. [PMID: 31354752 PMCID: PMC6636334 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plants, as sessile organisms, adapt to different stressful conditions, such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and nutrient deficiency, via plastic developmental and growth responses. Depending on the intensity and the developmental phase in which it is imposed, a stress condition may lead to a broad range of responses at the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. Transcription factors are key components of regulatory networks that integrate environmental cues and concert responses at the cellular level, including those that imply a stressful condition. Despite the fact that several studies have started to identify various members of the MADS-box gene family as important molecular components involved in different types of stress responses, we still lack an integrated view of their role in these processes. In this review, we analyze the function and regulation of MADS-box gene family members in response to drought, salt, cold, heat, and oxidative stress conditions in different developmental processes of several plants. In addition, we suggest that MADS-box genes are key components of gene regulatory networks involved in plant responses to stress and plant developmental plasticity in response to seasonal changes in environmental conditions.
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- Natalia Castelán-Muñoz
- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Postgrado en Recursos Genéticos y Productividad-Fisiología Vegetal, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Postgrado en Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética y Desarrollo de Plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Adriana Garay-Arroyo
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