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Liu L, Liu X, Bai Z, Tanveer M, Zhang Y, Chen W, Shabala S, Huang L. Small but powerful: RALF peptides in plant adaptive and developmental responses. Plant Sci 2024; 343:112085. [PMID: 38588983 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112085] [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: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Plants live in a highly dynamic environment and require to rapidly respond to a plethora of environmental stimuli, so that to maintain their optimal growth and development. A small plant peptide, rapid alkalization factor (RALF), can rapidly increase the pH value of the extracellular matrix in plant cells. RALFs always function with its corresponding receptors. Mechanistically, effective amount of RALF is induced and released at the critical period of plant growth and development or under different external environmental factors. Recent studies also highlighted the role of RALF peptides as important regulators in plant intercellular communications, as well as their operation in signal perception and as ligands for different receptor kinases on the surface of the plasma membrane, to integrate various environmental cues. In this context, understanding the fine-print of above processes may be essential to solve the problems of crop adaptation to various harsh environments under current climate trends scenarios, by genetic means. This paper summarizes the current knowledge about the structure and diversity of RALF peptides and their roles in plant development and response to stresses, highlighting unanswered questions and problems to be solved.
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- Lining Liu
- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China; School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, Australia.
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- International Research Center for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
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Yin M, Huang Z, Aslam A, Wang Z, Wang J, Yu Y, Liu J, Zhao D, Zhang Y, Yang X, Zhang R, Shi Q. Genome-wide identification of SAMS gene family in Cucurbitaceae and the role of ClSAMS1 in watermelon tolerance to abiotic stress. Plant Physiol Biochem 2024; 211:108708. [PMID: 38733938 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108708] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) is widely involved in plant growth, development, and abiotic stress response. SAM synthetase (SAMS) is the key enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of SAM from methionine and ATP. However, the SAMS gene family has not been identified and their functions have not been characterized in most Cucurbitaceae plants. Here, a total of 30 SAMS genes were identified in nine Cucurbitaceae species and they were categorized into 3 subfamilies. Physicochemical properties and gene structure analysis showed that the SAMS protein members are tightly conserved. Further analysis of the cis-regulatory elements (CREs) of SAMS genes' promoter implied their potential roles in stress tolerance. To further understand the molecular functions of SAMS genes, watermelon SAMSs (ClSAMSs) were chosen to analyze the expression patterns in different tissues and under various abiotic stress and hormone responses. Among the investigated genes, ClSAMS1 expression was observed in all tissues and found to be up-regulated by abiotic stresses including salt, cold and drought treatments as well as exogenous hormone treatments including ETH, SA, MeJA and ABA. Furthermore, knockdown of ClSAMS1 via virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) decreased SAM contents in watermelon seedings. The pTRSV2-ClSAMS1 plants showed reduced susceptibility to drought, cold and NaCl stress, indicating a positive role of ClSAMS1 in abiotic stresses tolerance. Those results provided candidate SAMS genes to regulate plant resistance against abiotic stresses in Cucurbitaceae plants.
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- Mengmeng Yin
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China.
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai' An, Shandong, 271018, China.
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Hu W, Wang R, Hao X, Li S, Zhao X, Xie Z, Wu S, Huang L, Tan Y, Tian L, Li D. OsLCD3 interacts with OsSAMS1 to regulate grain size via ethylene/polyamine homeostasis control. Plant J 2024. [PMID: 38703081 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16788] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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A fundamental question in developmental biology is how to regulate grain size to improve crop yields. Despite this, little is still known about the genetics and molecular mechanisms regulating grain size in crops. Here, we provide evidence that a putative protein kinase-like (OsLCD3) interacts with the S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase 1 (OsSAMS1) and determines the size and weight of grains. OsLCD3 mutation (lcd3) significantly increased grain size and weight by promoting cell expansion in spikelet hull, whereas its overexpression caused negative effects, suggesting that grain size was negatively regulated by OsLCD3. Importantly, lcd3 and OsSAMS1 overexpression (SAM1OE) led to large and heavy grains, with increased ethylene and decreased polyamines production. Based on genetic analyses, it appears that OsLCD3 and OsSAMS1 control rice grain size in part by ethylene/polyamine homeostasis. The results of this study provide a genetic and molecular understanding of how the OsLCD3-OsSAMS1 regulatory module regulates grain size, suggesting that ethylene/polyamine homeostasis is an appropriate target for improving grain size and weight.
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- Wenli Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan, 571158, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, 410219, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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Kang Y, Qin H, Wang G, Lei B, Yang X, Zhong M. Selenium Nanoparticles Mitigate Cadmium Stress in Tomato through Enhanced Accumulation and Transport of Sulfate/Selenite and Polyamines. J Agric Food Chem 2024; 72:1473-1486. [PMID: 38214288 PMCID: PMC10811693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07504] [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: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Accumulation of cadmium (Cd) ions in soil is an increasingly acute ecological problem in agriculture production. Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) can mediate Cd tolerance in plants; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Herein, we show that the foliar application of SeNPs improved the adaptive capacity of tomato plants to decrease Cd-induced damage. SeNPs induced more Cd in roots but not in shoots despite greater accumulation of selenium and sulfur in both tissues and high selenate influx. Additionally, SeNPs significantly increased thiol compounds, including glutathione, cysteine, and phytochelatins, contributing to enhanced Cd detoxification. Importantly, SeNPs induced the expression of sulfate transporters 1:3, S-adenosylmethionine 1 and polyamine transporter 3. Then, experiments with mutants of these genes showed that SeNP-reduced Cd stress largely relies on the levels and shoot-to-root transport of selenium/sulfur and polyamines. These findings highlight the potential of SeNPs to improve crop production and phytoremediation in heavy metal-contaminated soils.
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- Yunyan Kang
- College
of Horticulture, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- College
of Horticulture, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- College
of Horticulture, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education,
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical
Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- College
of Horticulture, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- College
of Horticulture, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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Liu HB, Sun HX, Du LQ, Jiang LL, Zhang LA, Qi YY, Cai J, Yu F. Rice receptor kinase FLR7 regulates rhizosphere oxygen levels and enriches the dominant Anaeromyxobacter that improves submergence tolerance in rice. ISME J 2024; 18:wrae006. [PMID: 38366198 PMCID: PMC10900889 DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae006] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Oxygen is one of the determinants of root microbiome formation. However, whether plants regulate rhizosphere oxygen levels to affect microbiota composition and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. The receptor-like kinase (RLK) family member FERONIA modulates the growth-defense tradeoff in Arabidopsis. Here, we established that rice FERONIA-like RLK 7 (FLR7) controls rhizosphere oxygen levels by methylene blue staining, oxygen flux, and potential measurements. The formation of oxygen-transporting aerenchyma in roots is negatively regulated by FLR7. We further characterized the root microbiota of 11 FLR mutants including flr7 and wild-type Nipponbare (Nip) grown in the field by 16S ribosomal RNA gene profiling and demonstrated that the 11 FLRs are involved in regulating rice root microbiome formation. The most abundant anaerobic-dependent genus Anaeromyxobacter in the Nip root microbiota was less abundant in the root microbiota of all these mutants, and this contributed the most to the community differences between most mutants and Nip. Metagenomic sequencing revealed that flr7 increases aerobic respiration and decreases anaerobic respiration in the root microbiome. Finally, we showed that a representative Anaeromyxobacter strain improved submergence tolerance in rice via FLR7. Collectively, our findings indicate that FLR7 mediates changes in rhizosphere oxygen levels and enriches the beneficial dominant genus Anaeromyxobacter and may provide insights for developing plant flood prevention strategies via the use of environment-specific functional soil microorganisms.
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- Hong-Bin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory for Non-Wood Forest Cultivation and Conservation of Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
- Interdisciplinary and Intelligent Seed Industry Equipment Research Department, Yuelushan Laboratory, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
- Interdisciplinary and Intelligent Seed Industry Equipment Research Department, Yuelushan Laboratory, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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Ma W, Du J, Yu X, Chen K, Ming Y, Jiang L, Chen T, Ji D. Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Catharanthus roseus Receptor-like Kinase 1-like Proteins in Eggplant. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3379. [PMID: 37836119 PMCID: PMC10574150 DOI: 10.3390/plants12193379] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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As an important member of the plant receptor-like kinases, Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L) plays vital roles in plant growth and development, as well as biotic and abiotic stress response. Numerous CrRLK1Ls have been identified and analyzed in various plant species, while our knowledge about eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) CrRLK1Ls is still scarce. Utilizing state-of-the-art genomic data, we conducted the first genome-wide identification and analysis of CrRLK1L proteins in eggplant. In this study, 32 CrRLK1L proteins were identified and analyzed in eggplant. A subsequent gene structure and protein domain analysis showed that the identified eggplant CrRLK1Ls possessed typical features of CrRLK1Ls. A subcellular localization prediction demonstrated that these proteins mostly localized on the plasma membrane. A collinearity analysis showed that some eggplant CrRLK1L genes had predicted intraspecies or interspecies evolutionary duplication events. Promoter analysis suggests that eggplant CrRLK1Ls may be involved in plant hormone signaling, host-pathogen interactions, and environmental responses. Based on transcriptomic gene expression analysis, it is indicated that eggplant CrRLK1Ls may be involved in the resistance response of eggplant to Botrytis cinerea. Together, these results will give us a theoretical foundation and guidance for elaborating the biological functions of CrRLK1Ls in eggplant growth, development, and resistance response.
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- Wenpeng Ma
- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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Hu W, Hu S, Li S, Zhou Q, Xie Z, Hao X, Wu S, Tian L, Li D. AtSAMS regulates floral organ development by DNA methylation and ethylene signaling pathway. Plant Sci 2023; 334:111767. [PMID: 37302530 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111767] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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S-adenosylmethionine synthase is the key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of S-adenosylmethionine, which serves as the universal methyl group donor and a common precursor for the biosynthesis of ethylene and polyamines. However, little is known about how SAMS controls plant development. Here, we report that the abnormal floral organ development in the AtSAMS-overexpressing plants is caused by DNA demethylation and ethylene signaling. The whole-genome DNA methylation level decreased, and ethylene content increased in SAMOE. Wild-type plants treated with DNA methylation inhibitor mimicked the phenotypes and the ethylene levels in SAMOE, suggesting that DNA demethylation enhanced ethylene biosynthesis, which led to abnormal floral organ development. DNA demethylation and elevated ethylene resulted in changes in the expression of ABCE genes, which is essential for floral organ development. Furthermore, the transcript levels of ACE genes were highly correlated to their methylation levels, except for the down-regulation of the B gene, which might have resulted from demethylation-independent ethylene signaling. SAMS-mediated methylation and ethylene signaling might create crosstalk in the process of floral organ development. Together, we provide evidence that AtSAMS regulates floral organ development by DNA methylation and ethylene signaling pathway.
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- Wenli Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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da Fonseca-Pereira P, Monteiro-Batista RDC, Araújo WL, Nunes-Nesi A. Harnessing enzyme cofactors and plant metabolism: an essential partnership. Plant J 2023; 114:1014-1036. [PMID: 36861364 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16167] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cofactors are fundamental to the catalytic activity of enzymes. Additionally, because plants are a critical source of several cofactors (i.e., including their vitamin precursors) within the context of human nutrition, there have been several studies aiming to understand the metabolism of coenzymes and vitamins in plants in detail. For example, compelling evidence has been brought forth regarding the role of cofactors in plants; specifically, it is becoming increasingly clear that an adequate supply of cofactors in plants directly affects their development, metabolism, and stress responses. Here, we review the state-of-the-art knowledge on the significance of coenzymes and their precursors with regard to general plant physiology and discuss the emerging functions attributed to them. Furthermore, we discuss how our understanding of the complex relationship between cofactors and plant metabolism can be used for crop improvement.
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- Paula da Fonseca-Pereira
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Shumilina J, Kiryushkin AS, Frolova N, Mashkina V, Ilina EL, Puchkova VA, Danko K, Silinskaya S, Serebryakov EB, Soboleva A, Bilova T, Orlova A, Guseva ED, Repkin E, Pawlowski K, Frolov A, Demchenko KN. Integrative Proteomics and Metabolomics Analysis Reveals the Role of Small Signaling Peptide Rapid Alkalinization Factor 34 (RALF34) in Cucumber Roots. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087654. [PMID: 37108821 PMCID: PMC10140933 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087654] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The main role of RALF small signaling peptides was reported to be the alkalization control of the apoplast for improvement of nutrient absorption; however, the exact function of individual RALF peptides such as RALF34 remains unknown. The Arabidopsis RALF34 (AtRALF34) peptide was proposed to be part of the gene regulatory network of lateral root initiation. Cucumber is an excellent model for studying a special form of lateral root initiation taking place in the meristem of the parental root. We attempted to elucidate the role of the regulatory pathway in which RALF34 is a participant using cucumber transgenic hairy roots overexpressing CsRALF34 for comprehensive, integrated metabolomics and proteomics studies, focusing on the analysis of stress response markers. CsRALF34 overexpression resulted in the inhibition of root growth and regulation of cell proliferation, specifically in blocking the G2/M transition in cucumber roots. Based on these results, we propose that CsRALF34 is not part of the gene regulatory networks involved in the early steps of lateral root initiation. Instead, we suggest that CsRALF34 modulates ROS homeostasis and triggers the controlled production of hydroxyl radicals in root cells, possibly associated with intracellular signal transduction. Altogether, our results support the role of RALF peptides as ROS regulators.
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- Julia Shumilina
- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Jing Y, Pei T, Li C, Wang D, Wang Q, Chen Y, Li P, Liu C, Ma F. Overexpression of the FERONIA receptor kinase MdMRLK2 enhances apple cold tolerance. Plant J 2023. [PMID: 37006197 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16226] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cold is one of the main abiotic stresses in temperate fruit crops, affecting the yield and fruit quality of apple in China and European countries. The plant receptor-like kinase FERONIA is widely reported to be involved in abiotic stresses. However, its function in apple cold resistance remains unknown. Modification of cell wall components and accumulation of soluble sugars and amino acids are important strategies by which plants cope with cold. In this study, expression of the apple FERONIA receptor-like kinase gene MdMRLK2 was rapidly induced by cold. Apple plants overexpressing MdMRLK2 (35S:MdMRLK2) showed enhanced cold resistance relative to the wild type. Under cold conditions, 35S:MdMRLK2 apple plants had higher amounts of water insoluble pectin, lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, which may have resulted from reduced activities of polygalacturonase, pectinate lyase, pectinesterase, and cellulase. More soluble sugars and free amino acids and less photosystem damage were also observed in 35S:MdMRLK2 apple plants. Intriguingly, MdMRLK2 interacted with the transcription factor MdMYBPA1 and promoted its binding to MdANS and MdUFGT promoters, leading to more anthocyanin biosynthesis, particularly under cold conditions. These findings complemented the function of apple FERONIA MdMRLK2 responding to cold resistance.
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- Yuanyuan Jing
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Fedoreyeva LI. Molecular Mechanisms of Regulation of Root Development by Plant Peptides. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1320. [PMID: 36987008 PMCID: PMC10053774 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061320] [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: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Peptides perform many functions, participating in the regulation of cell differentiation, regulating plant growth and development, and also involved in the response to stress factors and in antimicrobial defense. Peptides are an important class biomolecules for intercellular communication and in the transmission of various signals. The intercellular communication system based on the ligand-receptor bond is one of the most important molecular bases for creating complex multicellular organisms. Peptide-mediated intercellular communication plays a critical role in the coordination and determination of cellular functions in plants. The intercellular communication system based on the receptor-ligand is one of the most important molecular foundations for creating complex multicellular organisms. Peptide-mediated intercellular communication plays a critical role in the coordination and determination of cellular functions in plants. The identification of peptide hormones, their interaction with receptors, and the molecular mechanisms of peptide functioning are important for understanding the mechanisms of both intercellular communications and for regulating plant development. In this review, we drew attention to some peptides involved in the regulation of root development, which implement this regulation by the mechanism of a negative feedback loop.
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- Larisa I Fedoreyeva
- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, 127550 Moscow, Russia
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Jia K, Wang W, Zhang Q, Jia W. Cell Wall Integrity Signaling in Fruit Ripening. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24. [PMID: 36835462 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Plant cell walls are essential structures for plant growth and development as well as plant adaptation to environmental stresses. Thus, plants have evolved signaling mechanisms to monitor the changes in the cell wall structure, triggering compensatory changes to sustain cell wall integrity (CWI). CWI signaling can be initiated in response to environmental and developmental signals. However, while environmental stress-associated CWI signaling has been extensively studied and reviewed, less attention has been paid to CWI signaling in relation to plant growth and development under normal conditions. Fleshy fruit development and ripening is a unique process in which dramatic alternations occur in cell wall architecture. Emerging evidence suggests that CWI signaling plays a pivotal role in fruit ripening. In this review, we summarize and discuss the CWI signaling in relation to fruit ripening, which will include cell wall fragment signaling, calcium signaling, and NO signaling, as well as Receptor-Like Protein Kinase (RLKs) signaling with an emphasis on the signaling of FERONIA and THESEUS, two members of RLKs that may act as potential CWI sensors in the modulation of hormonal signal origination and transduction in fruit development and ripening.
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Ma W, Liu X, Chen K, Yu X, Ji D. Genome-Wide Re-Identification and Analysis of CrRLK1Ls in Tomato. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043142. [PMID: 36834555 PMCID: PMC9959574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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The Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L), which is a vital member of the plant receptor-like kinase family, plays versatile roles in plant growth, development, and stress response. Although the primary screening of tomato CrRLK1Ls has been reported previously, our knowledge of these proteins is still scarce. Using the latest genomic data annotations, a genome-wide re-identification and analysis of the CrRLK1Ls in tomatoes were conducted. In this study, 24 CrRLK1L members were identified in tomatoes and researched further. Subsequent gene structures, protein domains, Western blot analyses, and subcellular localization analyses all confirmed the accuracy of the newly identified SlCrRLK1L members. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the identified SlCrRLK1L proteins had homologs in Arabidopsis. Evolutionary analysis indicated that two pairs of the SlCrRLK1L genes had predicted segmental duplication events. Expression profiling analyses demonstrated that the SlCrRLK1L genes were expressed in various tissues, and most of them were up- or down-regulated by bacteria and PAMP treatments. Together, these results will lay the foundation for elaborating the biological roles of SlCrRLK1Ls in tomato growth, development, and stress response.
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- Wenpeng Ma
- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhu Q, Feng Y, Xue J, Chen P, Zhang A, Yu Y. Advances in Receptor-like Protein Kinases in Balancing Plant Growth and Stress Responses. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:427. [PMID: 36771514 PMCID: PMC9919196 DOI: 10.3390/plants12030427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Accompanying the process of growth and development, plants are exposed to ever-changing environments, which consequently trigger abiotic or biotic stress responses. The large protein family known as receptor-like protein kinases (RLKs) is involved in the regulation of plant growth and development, as well as in the response to various stresses. Understanding the biological function and molecular mechanism of RLKs is helpful for crop breeding. Research on the role and mechanism of RLKs has recently received considerable attention regarding the balance between plant growth and environmental adaptability. In this paper, we systematically review the classification of RLKs, the regulatory roles of RLKs in plant development (meristem activity, leaf morphology and reproduction) and in stress responses (disease resistance and environmental adaptation). This review focuses on recent findings revealing that RLKs simultaneously regulate plant growth and stress adaptation, which may pave the way for the better understanding of their function in crop improvement. Although the exact crosstalk between growth constraint and plant adaptation remains elusive, a profound study on the adaptive mechanisms for decoupling the developmental processes would be a promising direction for the future research.
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Ravi B, Sanyal SK, Pandey GK. Calcium decoders and their targets: The holy alliance that regulate cellular responses in stress signaling. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol 2023; 134:371-439. [PMID: 36858741 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2022.11.001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is versatile communication network in the cell. Stimuli perceived by cells are transposed through Ca2+-signature, and are decoded by plethora of Ca2+ sensors present in the cell. Calmodulin, calmodulin-like proteins, Ca2+-dependent protein kinases and calcineurin B-like proteins are major classes of proteins that decode the Ca2+ signature and serve in the propagation of signals to different parts of cells by targeting downstream proteins. These decoders and their targets work together to elicit responses against diverse stress stimuli. Over a period of time, significant attempts have been made to characterize as well as summarize elements of this signaling machinery. We begin with a structural overview and amalgamate the newly identified Ca2+ sensor protein in plants. Their ability to bind Ca2+, undergo conformational changes, and how it facilitates binding to a wide variety of targets is further embedded. Subsequently, we summarize the recent progress made on the functional characterization of Ca2+ sensing machinery and in particular their target proteins in stress signaling. We have focused on the physiological role of Ca2+, the Ca2+ sensing machinery, and the mode of regulation on their target proteins during plant stress adaptation. Additionally, we also discuss the role of these decoders and their mode of regulation on the target proteins during abiotic, hormone signaling and biotic stress responses in plants. Finally, here, we have enumerated the limitations and challenges in the Ca2+ signaling. This article will greatly enable in understanding the current picture of plant response and adaptation during diverse stimuli through the lens of Ca2+ signaling.
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Wang G, Zhao Z, Zheng X, Shan W, Fan J. How a single receptor-like kinase exerts diverse roles: lessons from FERONIA. Mol Hortic 2022; 2:25. [PMID: 37789486 PMCID: PMC10515002 DOI: 10.1186/s43897-022-00046-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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FERONIA (FER) is a member of the Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L) protein subfamily, which participates in reproduction, abiotic stress, biotic stress, cell growth, hormone response, and other molecular mechanisms of plants. However, the mechanism by which a single RLK is capable of mediating multiple signals and activating multiple cellular responses remains unclear. Here, we summarize research progress revealing the spatial-temporal expression of FER, along with its co-receptors and ligands determined the function of FER signaling pathway in multiple organs. The specificity of the FER signaling pathway is proposed to operate under a four-layered mechanism: (1) Spatial-temporal expression of FER, co-receptors, and ligands specify diverse functions, (2) Specific ligands or ligand combinations trigger variable FER signaling pathways, (3) Diverse co-receptors confer diverse FER perception and response modes, and (4) Unique downstream components that modify FER signaling and responses. Moreover, the regulation mechanism of the signaling pathway- appears to depend on the interaction among the ligands, RLK receptors, co-receptors, and downstream components, which may be a general mechanism of RLKs to maintain signal specificity. This review will provide a insight into understanding the specificity determination of RLKs signaling in both model and horticultural crops.
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- Gaopeng Wang
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Duan Z, Liu W, Li K, Duan W, Zhu S, Xing J, Chen T, Luo X. Regulation of immune complex formation and signalling by FERONIA, a busy goddess in plant-microbe interactions. Mol Plant Pathol 2022; 23:1695-1700. [PMID: 35951729 PMCID: PMC9562586 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Being sessile in soil, plant cells rely on cell-surface receptors to sense and transduce environmental stimulus signals into intracellular responses. FERONIA (FER), a Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like protein, has emerged as a versatile regulator of plant growth, development, and stress responses. In recent years, accumulating studies have witnessed rapid advances in dissecting the mechanisms underlying the interaction between FER and its partners in response to pathogen invasion, particularly regulation of immune complex formation and signalling. Moreover, hormonal signalling, rhizosphere microbiota and other constituents are also extensively involved in these processes.
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- Zhikun Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant PhysiologyInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life SciencesHenan UniversityKaifengChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant PhysiologyInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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Choi JH, Kim JW, Oh MH. Identification of Feronia-interacting proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genes Genomics 2022; 44:1477-1485. [PMID: 36053485 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-022-01292-3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Plant growth and development are complex processes modulated by numerous genes, transcription factors, hormones, and peptides. Several reports implicate the membrane-localized Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase1 (CrRLK1L) protein, FERONIA (FER), involved in plant development. However, protein targets of FER remain poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE FER recombinant proteins were analyzed, and FER-interacting proteins were identified, to better understand the function of the Arabidopsis thaliana FER (AtFER) gene in plant development. METHODS AtFER-interacting proteins were identified through Yeast-Two Hybrid (Y2H) and validated by bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC). Autophosphorylation activity was evaluated in AtFER site-directed and deletion mutants. RESULTS AtFER cytoplasmic kinase domain (Flag-FER-CD) is autophosphorylated at the Thr residue (s), with T559 and T664 as important sites for AtFER kinase activity. In addition, the carboxy terminal region is essential for AtFER kinase activity. Y2H identified an Armadillo (ARM)-repeat protein (At4g16490) with tandem copies of a degenerate protein sequence motif, a U-BOX 9 (PUB9, At3g07360), IQ-DOMAIN 7 (IQD7, At1g17480), and heteroglycan glucosidase 1 (HGL1, At3g23640) as AtFER-interacting proteins. BiFC confirmed the in vivo interactions between these four proteins and AtFER in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) leaf transient expression assays. The RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR1 (RALF1) peptide, which is a FER ligand, induced the expression of genes encoding the four AtFER-interacting proteins. CONCLUSION The AtFER-interacting proteins identified in this study are likely involved in FER-mediated intracellular signaling pathways that are essential in plant growth and development, and possibly plant immunity.
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- Jae-Han Choi
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea.
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Yu H, Ruan H, Xia X, Chicowski AS, Whitham SA, Li Z, Wang G, Liu W. Maize FERONIA-like receptor genes are involved in the response of multiple disease resistance in maize. Mol Plant Pathol 2022; 23:1331-1345. [PMID: 35596601 PMCID: PMC9366073 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are key modulators of diverse cellular processes such as development and sensing the extracellular environment. FERONIA, a member of the CrRLK1L subfamily, acts as a pleiotropic regulator of plant immune responses, but little is known about how maize FERONIA-like receptors (FLRs) function in responding to the major foliar diseases of maize such as northern corn leaf blight (NLB), northern corn leaf spot (NLS), anthracnose stalk rot (ASR), and southern corn leaf blight (SLB). Here, we identified three ZmFLR homologous proteins that showed cell membrane localization. Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana proved that ZmFLRs were capable of inducing cell death. To investigate the role of ZmFLRs in maize, we used virus-induced gene silencing to knock down expression of ZmFLR1/2 and ZmFLR3 resulting in reduced reactive oxygen species production induced by flg22 and chitin. The resistance of maize to NLB, NLS, ASR, and SLB was also reduced in the ZmFLRs knockdown maize plants. These results indicate that ZmFLRs are positively involved in broad-spectrum disease resistance in maize.
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- Haiyue Yu
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of AgricultureAgriculture Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesShenzhenChina
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Institute of Plant ProtectionFujian Academy of Agricultural SciencesFuzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MicrobiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of AgricultureAgriculture Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesShenzhenChina
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Li X, Hu D, Cai L, Wang H, Liu X, Du H, Yang Z, Zhang H, Hu Z, Huang F, Kan G, Kong F, Liu B, Yu D, Wang H. CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE38 regulates flowering time and common cutworm resistance in soybean. Plant Physiol 2022; 190:480-499. [PMID: 35640995 PMCID: PMC9434205 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Photoperiod-sensitive plants such as soybean (Glycine max) often face threats from herbivorous insects throughout their whole growth period and especially during flowering; however, little is known about the relationship between plant flowering and insect resistance. Here, we used gene editing, multiple omics, genetic diversity and evolutionary analyses to confirm that the calcium-dependent protein kinase GmCDPK38 plays a dual role in coordinating flowering time regulation and insect resistance of soybean. Haplotype 2 (Hap2)-containing soybeans flowered later and were more resistant to the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius) than those of Hap3. gmcdpk38 mutants with Hap3 knocked out exhibited similar flowering and resistance phenotypes as Hap2. Knocking out GmCDPK38 altered numerous flowering- and resistance-related phosphorylated proteins, genes, and metabolites. For example, the S-adenosylmethionine synthase GmSAMS1 was post-translationally upregulated in the gmcdpk38 mutants. GmCDPK38 has abundant genetic diversity in wild soybeans and was likely selected during soybean domestication. We found that Hap2 was mostly distributed at low latitudes and had a higher frequency in cultivars than in wild soybeans, while Hap3 was widely selected at high latitudes. Overall, our results elucidated that the two distinct traits (flowering time and insect resistance) are mediated by GmCDPK38.
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- Xiao Li
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, USA
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Song L, Xu G, Li T, Zhou H, Lin Q, Chen J, Wang L, Wu D, Li X, Wang L, Zhu S, Yu F. The RALF1-FERONIA complex interacts with and activates TOR signaling in response to low nutrients. Mol Plant 2022; 15:1120-1136. [PMID: 35585790 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is an evolutionarily conserved major regulator of nutrient metabolism and organismal growth in eukaryotes. In plants, nutrients are remobilized and reallocated between shoots and roots under low-nutrient conditions, and nitrogen and nitrogen-related nutrients (e.g., amino acids) are key upstream signals leading to TOR activation in shoots under low-nutrient conditions. However, how these forms of nitrogen can be sensed to activate TOR in plants is still poorly understood. Here we report that the Arabidopsis receptor kinase FERONIA (FER) interacts with the TOR pathway to regulate nutrient (nitrogen and amino acid) signaling under low-nutrient conditions and exerts similar metabolic effects in response to nitrogen deficiency. We found that FER and its partner, RPM1-induced protein kinase (RIPK), interact with the TOR/RAPTOR complex to positively modulate TOR signaling activity. During this process, the receptor complex FER/RIPK phosphorylates the TOR complex component RAPTOR1B. The RALF1 peptide, a ligand of the FER/RIPK receptor complex, increases TOR activation in the young leaf by enhancing FER-TOR interactions, leading to promotion of true leaf growth in Arabidopsis under low-nutrient conditions. Furthermore, we showed that specific amino acids (e.g., Gln, Asp, and Gly) promote true leaf growth under nitrogen-deficient conditions via the FER-TOR axis. Collectively, our study reveals a mechanism by which the RALF1-FER pathway activates TOR in the plant adaptive response to low nutrients and suggests that plants prioritize nutritional stress response over RALF1-mediated inhibition of cell growth under low-nutrient conditions.
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- Limei Song
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Rice and By-product Deep Processing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd., Changsha 410007, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, P. R. China.
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Xie Y, Sun P, Li Z, Zhang F, You C, Zhang Z. FERONIA Receptor Kinase Integrates with Hormone Signaling to Regulate Plant Growth, Development, and Responses to Environmental Stimuli. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073730. [PMID: 35409090 PMCID: PMC8998941 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Plant hormones are critical chemicals that participate in almost all aspects of plant life by triggering cellular response cascades. FERONIA is one of the most well studied members in the subfamily of Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase1-like (CrRLK1Ls) hormones. It has been proved to be involved in many different processes with the discovery of its ligands, interacting partners, and downstream signaling components. A growing body of evidence shows that FERONIA serves as a hub to integrate inter- and intracellular signals in response to internal and external cues. Here, we summarize the recent advances of FERONIA in regulating plant growth, development, and immunity through interactions with multiple plant hormone signaling pathways.
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- Yinhuan Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
- Correspondence: (C.Y.); (Z.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (Y.X.); (P.S.); (Z.L.); (F.Z.)
- Correspondence: (C.Y.); (Z.Z.)
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Xie YH, Zhang FJ, Sun P, Li ZY, Zheng PF, Gu KD, Hao YJ, Zhang Z, You CX. Apple receptor-like kinase FERONIA regulates salt tolerance and ABA sensitivity in Malus domestica. J Plant Physiol 2022; 270:153616. [PMID: 35051690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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FERONIA (FER) is a membrane-localized receptor-like kinase that plays pivotal roles in male and female gametophyte recognition, hormone signaling crosstalk, and biotic and abiotic responses. Most reports focus on the functions of FER in model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. However, the functions of FER homologs have not been deeply investigated in apple (Malus domestica), an important economic fruit crop distributed worldwide, especially in China. In this study, we identified an apple homolog of Arabidopsis FER, named MdFER (MDP0000390677). The two proteins encoded by AtFER and MdFER share similar domains: an extracellular malectin-like domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular kinase domain. MdFER was further proven to localize to the plasma membrane in the epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana. MdFER was widely expressed in different apple tissues, but the highest expression was found in roots. In addition, expression of MdFER was significantly induced by treatment with abscisic acid (ABA) and salt (NaCl). Overexpressing MdFER dramatically improved the resistance to salt stress and reduced the sensitivity to ABA in apple callus, while suppressing MdFER expression showed contrary effects. Furthermore, ectopic expression of MdFER in Arabidopsis significantly increased the salt tolerance and reduced the sensitivity to ABA. In addition, under salt stress and ABA treatment, Arabidopsis with highly expressed MdFER accumulated less reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the enzymatic activity of two ROS scavengers, superoxide dismutase and catalase, was higher compared with that of wild type (WT). Our work proves that MdFER positively regulates salt tolerance and negatively regulates ABA sensitivity in apple, which enriched the functions of FER in different plant species.
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- Yin-Huan Xie
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China; Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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Heydlauff J, Erbasol Serbes I, Vo D, Mao Y, Gieseking S, Nakel T, Harten T, Völz R, Hoffmann A, Groß-Hardt R. Dual and opposing roles of EIN3 reveal a generation conflict during seed growth. Mol Plant 2022; 15:363-371. [PMID: 34848348 PMCID: PMC8837274 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Seed size critically affects grain yield of crops and hence represents a key breeding target. The development of embryo-nourishing endosperm is a key driver of seed expansion. We here report unexpected dual roles of the transcription factor EIN3 in regulating seed size. These EIN3 functions have remained largely undiscovered because they oppose each other. Capitalizing on the analysis of multiple ethylene biosynthesis mutants, we demonstrate that EIN3 represses endosperm and seed development in a pathway regulated by ethylene. We, in addition, provide evidence that EIN3-mediated synergid nucleus disintegration promotes endosperm expansion. Interestingly, synergid nucleus disintegration is not affected in various ethylene biosynthesis mutants, suggesting that this promoting function of EIN3 is independent of ethylene. Whereas the growth-inhibitory ethylene-dependent EIN3 action appears to be encoded by sporophytic tissue, the growth-promoting role of EIN3 is induced by fertilization, revealing a generation conflict that converges toward the key signaling component EIN3.
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- Juliane Heydlauff
- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- ZMBP, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 32 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- ZMBP, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 32 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Centre for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen (CBIB), Leobenerstrasse 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
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Xu T, Wu X, Wong CE, Fan S, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Liang Z, Yu H, Shen L. FIONA1-Mediated m 6 A Modification Regulates the Floral Transition in Arabidopsis. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2103628. [PMID: 34989479 PMCID: PMC8867147 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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N6 -methyladenosine (m6 A) mRNA modification represents the most widespread form of internal modifications in eukaryotic mRNAs. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, those known methyltransferases mainly deposit m6 A at their target transcripts near the stop codon or in the 3' untranslated region. Here, it is reported that FIONA1 (FIO1), a human METTL16 ortholog, acts as a hitherto unknown m6 A methyltransferase that determines m6 A modifications at over 2000 Arabidopsis transcripts predominantly in the coding region. Mutants of FIO1 show a decrease in global m6 A mRNA methylation levels and an early-flowering phenotype. Nanopore direct RNA sequencing reveals that FIO1 is required for establishing appropriate levels of m6 A preferentially in the coding sequences of a subset of protein-coding transcripts, which is associated with changes in transcript abundance and alternative polyadenylation. It is further demonstrated that FIO1-mediated m6 A methylation determines the mRNA abundance of a central flowering integrator SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1) and its upstream regulators, thus preventing premature flowering. The findings reveal that FIO1 acts as a unique m6 A methyltransferase that mainly modifies the coding regions of transcripts, which underlies the key developmental transition from vegetative to reproductive growth in plants.
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- Tao Xu
- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Biotechnology Research InstituteChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing100081China
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- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117543Singapore
- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryNational University of Singapore1 Research LinkSingapore117604Singapore
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Birdseye D, de Boer LA, Bai H, Zhou P, Shen Z, Schmelz EA, Springer NM, Briggs SP. Plant height heterosis is quantitatively associated with expression levels of plastid ribosomal proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2109332118. [PMID: 34782463 PMCID: PMC8617506 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2109332118] [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] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The use of hybrids is widespread in agriculture, yet the molecular basis for hybrid vigor (heterosis) remains obscure. To identify molecular components that may contribute to trait heterosis, we analyzed paired proteomic and transcriptomic data from seedling leaf and mature leaf blade tissues of maize hybrids and their inbred parents. Nuclear- and plastid-encoded subunits of complexes required for protein synthesis in the chloroplast and for the light reactions of photosynthesis were expressed above midparent and high-parent levels, respectively. Consistent with previous reports in Arabidopsis, ethylene biosynthetic enzymes were expressed below midparent levels in the hybrids, suggesting a conserved mechanism for heterosis between monocots and dicots. The ethylene biosynthesis mutant, acs2/acs6, largely phenocopied the hybrid proteome, indicating that a reduction in ethylene biosynthesis may mediate the differences between inbreds and their hybrids. To rank the relevance of expression differences to trait heterosis, we compared seedling leaf protein levels to the adult plant height of 15 hybrids. Hybrid/midparent expression ratios were most positively correlated with hybrid/midparent plant height ratios for the chloroplast ribosomal proteins. Our results show that increased expression of chloroplast ribosomal proteins in hybrid seedling leaves is mediated by reduced expression of ethylene biosynthetic enzymes and that the degree of their overexpression in seedlings can quantitatively predict adult trait heterosis.
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- Devon Birdseye
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093;
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Zhu S, Fu Q, Xu F, Zheng H, Yu F. New paradigms in cell adaptation: decades of discoveries on the CrRLK1L receptor kinase signalling network. New Phytol 2021; 232:1168-1183. [PMID: 34424552 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Receptor-like kinases (RLKs), which constitute the largest receptor family in plants, are essential for perceiving and relaying information about various environmental stimuli. Tremendous progress has been made in the past few decades towards elucidating the mechanisms of action of several RLKs, with emerging paradigms pointing to their roles in cell adaptations. Among these paradigms, Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L) proteins and their rapid alkalinization factor (RALF) peptide ligands have attracted much interest. In particular, FERONIA (FER) is a CrRLK1L protein that participates in a wide array of physiological processes associated with RALF signalling, including cell growth and monitoring cell wall integrity, RNA and energy metabolism, and phytohormone and stress responses. Here, we analyse FER in the context of CrRLK1L members and their ligands in multiple species. The FER working model raises many questions about the role of CrRLK1L signalling networks during cell adaptation. For example, how do CrRLK1Ls recognize various RALF peptides from different organisms to initiate specific phosphorylation signal cascades? How do RALF-FER complexes achieve their specific, sometimes opposite, functions in different cell types? Here, we summarize recent major findings and highlight future perspectives in the field of CrRLK1L signalling networks.
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- Sirui Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Centre, Changsha, 410125, China
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Zhu H, He M, Jahan MS, Wu J, Gu Q, Shu S, Sun J, Guo S. CsCDPK6, a CsSAMS1-Interacting Protein, Affects Polyamine/Ethylene Biosynthesis in Cucumber and Enhances Salt Tolerance by Overexpression in Tobacco. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11133. [PMID: 34681792 PMCID: PMC8538082 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011133] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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S-adenosylmethionine synthetase (SAMS) plays a crucial role in regulating stress responses. In a recent study, we found that overexpression of the cucumber gene CsSAMS1 in tobacco can affect the production of polyamines and ethylene, as well as enhancing the salt stress tolerance of tobacco, but the exact underlying mechanisms are elusive. The calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) family is ubiquitous in plants and performs different biological functions in plant development and response to abiotic stress. We used a yeast two-hybrid system to detect whether the protein CDPK6 could interact with SAMS1 and verified their interaction by bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assays. To further explore the function of cucumber CDPK6, we isolated and characterized CsCDPK6 in cucumber. CsCDPK6 is a membrane protein that is highly expressed under various abiotic stresses, including salt stress. It was also observed that ectopic overexpression of CsCDPK6 in tobacco enhanced salt tolerance. Under salt stress, CsCDPK6-overexpressing lines enhanced the survival rate and reduced stomatal apertures in comparison to wild-type (WT) lines, as well as lowering malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents and causing less relative electrolyte leakage. Moreover, repression of CsCDPK6 expression by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in cucumber seedling cotyledons under salt stress increased ethylene production and promoted the transformation from putrescine (Put) to spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm). These findings shed light on the interaction of CsSAMS1 and CsCDPK6, which functions positively to regulate salt stress in plants.
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- Heyuan Zhu
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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- Institute of China Agricultural University Press, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China;
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China;
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Z.); (M.S.J.); (J.W.); (S.S.); (J.S.)
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Solis-Miranda J, Quinto C. The CrRLK1L subfamily: One of the keys to versatility in plants. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 166:88-102. [PMID: 34091211 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Catharanthus roseous kinase 1L receptors (CrRLK1Ls) are a subfamily of membrane receptors unique to plant cells that perceive internal and external signals, integrate metabolic, physiological, and molecular processes, and regulate plant development. Recent genomic studies have suggested that this receptor subfamily arose during the emergence of terrestrial plants and has since diversified, preserving its essential functions. Participation of some of these CrRLK1Ls in different processes is presented and discussed herein, as well as the increasing number of interactors necessary for their function. At least five different responses have been detected after activating these receptors, such as physiological changes, formation or disassembly of protein complexes, metabolic responses, modification of gene expression, and modulation of phytohormone activity. To date, a common response mechanism for all processes involving CrRLK1Ls has not been described. In this review, the information available on the different functions of CrRLK1Ls was compiled. Additionally, the physiological and/or molecular mechanisms involved in the signaling processes triggered by these receptors are also discussed. In this review, we propose a possible common signaling mechanism for all processes regulated by CrRLK1Ls and pose questions to be answered in the future.
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- Jorge Solis-Miranda
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 2001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 2001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, Mexico.
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Watanabe M, Chiba Y, Hirai MY. Metabolism and Regulatory Functions of O-Acetylserine, S-Adenosylmethionine, Homocysteine, and Serine in Plant Development and Environmental Responses. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:643403. [PMID: 34025692 PMCID: PMC8137854 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.643403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The metabolism of an organism is closely related to both its internal and external environments. Metabolites can act as signal molecules that regulate the functions of genes and proteins, reflecting the status of these environments. This review discusses the metabolism and regulatory functions of O-acetylserine (OAS), S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet), homocysteine (Hcy), and serine (Ser), which are key metabolites related to sulfur (S)-containing amino acids in plant metabolic networks, in comparison to microbial and animal metabolism. Plants are photosynthetic auxotrophs that have evolved a specific metabolic network different from those in other living organisms. Although amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and common metabolites in all living organisms, their metabolism and regulation in plants have specific features that differ from those in animals and bacteria. In plants, cysteine (Cys), an S-containing amino acid, is synthesized from sulfide and OAS derived from Ser. Methionine (Met), another S-containing amino acid, is also closely related to Ser metabolism because of its thiomethyl moiety. Its S atom is derived from Cys and its methyl group from folates, which are involved in one-carbon metabolism with Ser. One-carbon metabolism is also involved in the biosynthesis of AdoMet, which serves as a methyl donor in the methylation reactions of various biomolecules. Ser is synthesized in three pathways: the phosphorylated pathway found in all organisms and the glycolate and the glycerate pathways, which are specific to plants. Ser metabolism is not only important in Ser supply but also involved in many other functions. Among the metabolites in this network, OAS is known to function as a signal molecule to regulate the expression of OAS gene clusters in response to environmental factors. AdoMet regulates amino acid metabolism at enzymatic and translational levels and regulates gene expression as methyl donor in the DNA and histone methylation or after conversion into bioactive molecules such as polyamine and ethylene. Hcy is involved in Met-AdoMet metabolism and can regulate Ser biosynthesis at an enzymatic level. Ser metabolism is involved in development and stress responses. This review aims to summarize the metabolism and regulatory functions of OAS, AdoMet, Hcy, and Ser and compare the available knowledge for plants with that for animals and bacteria and propose a future perspective on plant research.
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- Mutsumi Watanabe
- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Kim JH, Khan IU, Lee CW, Kim DY, Jang CS, Lim SD, Park YC, Kim JH, Seo YW. Identification and analysis of a differentially expressed wheat RING-type E3 ligase in spike primordia development during post-vernalization. Plant Cell Rep 2021; 40:543-558. [PMID: 33423075 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02651-8] [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: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We identified a RING-type E3 ligase (TaBAH1) protein in winter wheat that targets TaSAHH1 for degradation and might be involved in primordia development by regulating targeted protein degradation. Grain yield per spike in wheat (Triticum aestivum), is mainly determined prior to flowering during mature primordia development; however, the genes involved in primordia development have yet to be characterized. In this study, we demonstrated that, after vernalization for 50 days at 4 °C, there was a rapid acceleration in primordia development to the mature stages in the winter wheat cultivars Keumgang and Yeongkwang compared with the Chinese Spring cultivar. Although Yeongkwang flowers later than Keumgang under normal condition, it has the same heading time and reaches the WS9 stage of floral development after vernalization for 50 days. Using RNA sequencing, we identified candidate genes associated with primordia development in cvs. Keumgang and Yeongkwang, that are differentially expressed during wheat reproductive stages. Among these, the RING-type E3 ligase TaBAH1 (TraesCS5B01G373000) was transcriptionally upregulated between the double-ridge (WS2.5) stage and later stages of floret primordia development (WS10) after vernalization. Transient expression analysis indicated that TaBAH1 was localized to the plasma membrane and nucleus and was characterized by self-ubiquitination activity. Furthermore, we found that TaBAH1 interacts with TaSAHH1 to mediate its polyubiquitination and degradation through a 26S proteasomal pathway. Collectively, the findings of this study indicate that TaBAH1 might play a prominent role in post-vernalization floret primordia development.
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- Jae Ho Kim
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-713, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-713, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-713, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Pattyn J, Vaughan‐Hirsch J, Van de Poel B. The regulation of ethylene biosynthesis: a complex multilevel control circuitry. New Phytol 2021; 229:770-782. [PMID: 32790878 PMCID: PMC7820975 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [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: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The gaseous plant hormone ethylene is produced by a fairly simple two-step biosynthesis route. Despite this pathway's simplicity, recent molecular and genetic studies have revealed that the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis is far more complex and occurs at different layers. Ethylene production is intimately linked with the homeostasis of its general precursor S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM), which experiences transcriptional and posttranslational control of its synthesising enzymes (SAM synthetase), as well as the metabolic flux through the adjacent Yang cycle. Ethylene biosynthesis continues from SAM by two dedicated enzymes: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO). Although the transcriptional dynamics of ACS and ACO have been well documented, the first transcription factors that control ACS and ACO expression have only recently been discovered. Both ACS and ACO display a type-specific posttranslational regulation that controls protein stability and activity. The nonproteinogenic amino acid ACC also shows a tight level of control through conjugation and translocation. Different players in ACC conjugation and transport have been identified over the years, however their molecular regulation and biological significance is unclear, yet relevant, as ACC can also signal independently of ethylene. In this review, we bring together historical reports and the latest findings on the complex regulation of the ethylene biosynthesis pathway in plants.
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- Jolien Pattyn
- Molecular Plant Hormone Physiology LaboratoryDivision of Crop BiotechnicsDepartment of BiosystemsUniversity of LeuvenWillem de Croylaan 42Leuven3001Belgium
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- Molecular Plant Hormone Physiology LaboratoryDivision of Crop BiotechnicsDepartment of BiosystemsUniversity of LeuvenWillem de Croylaan 42Leuven3001Belgium
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- Molecular Plant Hormone Physiology LaboratoryDivision of Crop BiotechnicsDepartment of BiosystemsUniversity of LeuvenWillem de Croylaan 42Leuven3001Belgium
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Wang ZQ, Yu TF, Sun GZ, Zheng JC, Chen J, Zhou YB, Chen M, Ma YZ, Wei WL, Xu ZS. Genome-Wide Analysis of the Catharanthus roseus RLK1-Like in Soybean and GmCrRLK1L20 Responds to Drought and Salt Stresses. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:614909. [PMID: 33815437 PMCID: PMC8012678 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.614909] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Abiotic stresses, such as drought and salinity, severely affects the growth, development and productivity of the plants. The Catharanthus roseus RLK1-like (CrRLK1L) protein kinase family is involved in several processes in the plant life cycle. However, there have been few studies addressing the functions of CrRLK1L proteins in soybean. In this study, 38 CrRLK1L genes were identified in the soybean genome (Glycine max Wm82.a2.v1). Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that soybean CrRLK1L genes were grouped into clusters, cluster I, II, III. The chromosomal mapping demonstrated that 38 CrRLK1L genes were located in 14 of 20 soybean chromosomes. None were discovered on chromosomes 1, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 14. Gene structure analysis indicated that 73.6% soybean CrRLK1L genes were characterized by a lack of introns.15.7% soybean CrRLK1L genes only had one intron and 10.5% soybean CrRLK1L genes had more than one intron. Five genes were obtained from soybean drought- and salt-induced transcriptome databases and were found to be highly up-regulated. GmCrRLK1L20 was notably up-regulated under drought and salinity stresses, and was therefore studied further. Subcellular localization analysis revealed that the GmCrRLK1L20 protein was located in the cell membrane. The overexpression of the GmCrRLK1L20 gene in soybean hairy roots improved both drought tolerance and salt stresses and enhanced the expression of the stress-responsive genes GmMYB84, GmWRKY40, GmDREB-like, GmGST15, GmNAC29, and GmbZIP78. These results indicated that GmCrRLK1L20 could play a vital role in defending against drought and salinity stresses in soybean.
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- Zhi-Qi Wang
- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Jingzhou, China
- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Jingzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zhao-Shi Xu,
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- Wen-Liang Wei,
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Meyer AJ, Dreyer A, Ugalde JM, Feitosa-Araujo E, Dietz KJ, Schwarzländer M. Shifting paradigms and novel players in Cys-based redox regulation and ROS signaling in plants - and where to go next. Biol Chem 2020; 402:399-423. [PMID: 33544501 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cys-based redox regulation was long regarded a major adjustment mechanism of photosynthesis and metabolism in plants, but in the recent years, its scope has broadened to most fundamental processes of plant life. Drivers of the recent surge in new insights into plant redox regulation have been the availability of the genome-scale information combined with technological advances such as quantitative redox proteomics and in vivo biosensing. Several unexpected findings have started to shift paradigms of redox regulation. Here, we elaborate on a selection of recent advancements, and pinpoint emerging areas and questions of redox biology in plants. We highlight the significance of (1) proactive H2O2 generation, (2) the chloroplast as a unique redox site, (3) specificity in thioredoxin complexity, (4) how to oxidize redox switches, (5) governance principles of the redox network, (6) glutathione peroxidase-like proteins, (7) ferroptosis, (8) oxidative protein folding in the ER for phytohormonal regulation, (9) the apoplast as an unchartered redox frontier, (10) redox regulation of respiration, (11) redox transitions in seed germination and (12) the mitochondria as potential new players in reductive stress safeguarding. Our emerging understanding in plants may serve as a blueprint to scrutinize principles of reactive oxygen and Cys-based redox regulation across organisms.
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- Andreas J Meyer
- Chemical Signalling, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, D-53113Bonn, Germany
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- Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, W5-134, Bielefeld University, University Street 25, D-33501Bielefeld, Germany
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- Chemical Signalling, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, D-53113Bonn, Germany
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- Plant Energy Biology, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, D-48143Münster, Germany
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- Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, W5-134, Bielefeld University, University Street 25, D-33501Bielefeld, Germany
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- Plant Energy Biology, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, D-48143Münster, Germany
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Ji D, Chen T, Zhang Z, Li B, Tian S. Versatile Roles of the Receptor-Like Kinase Feronia in Plant Growth, Development and Host-Pathogen Interaction. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7881. [PMID: 33114219 PMCID: PMC7660594 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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As a member of the Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L) protein kinase subfamily, FERONIA (FER) has emerged as a versatile player regulating multifaceted functions in growth and development, as well as responses to environmental factors and pathogens. With the concerted efforts of researchers, the molecular mechanism underlying FER-dependent signaling has been gradually elucidated. A number of cellular processes regulated by FER-ligand interactions have been extensively reported, implying cell type-specific mechanisms for FER. Here, we provide a review on the roles of FER in male-female gametophyte recognition, cell elongation, hormonal signaling, stress responses, responses to fungi and bacteria, and present a brief outlook for future efforts.
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- Dongchao Ji
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (D.J.); (T.C.); (Z.Z.); (B.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (D.J.); (T.C.); (Z.Z.); (B.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (D.J.); (T.C.); (Z.Z.); (B.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (D.J.); (T.C.); (Z.Z.); (B.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (D.J.); (T.C.); (Z.Z.); (B.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Key Laboratory of Post-Harvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
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Galindo-Trigo S, Blümke P, Simon R, Butenko MA. Emerging mechanisms to fine-tune receptor kinase signaling specificity. Curr Opin Plant Biol 2020; 57:41-51. [PMID: 32623322 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.05.010] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organisms need to constantly inform their cellular machinery about the biochemical and physical status of their surroundings to adapt and thrive. While some external signals are also sensed intracellularly, a considerable share of external information is registered already at the plasma membrane (PM). Receptor kinases (RKs) are crucial for plant cells to integrate such cues from the environment, from microbes, or from other cells to coordinate their physiological response and their development. Early studies on RK signaling depicted the path from external signal to internal response in a linear fashion, but recent findings show that these cellular information highways are highly interconnected and pass signals through molecular intersections. In this review, we first discuss how individual RKs simultaneously contribute to the transduction and deconvolution of a multitude of signals by controlled assembly into diverse RK complexes, exemplified by FERONIA signaling versatility. We then elaborate on how cells can exert highly localized control over the assembly, interaction and composition of such complexes in order to attain essential cellular output specificity.
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- Sergio Galindo-Trigo
- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Wang L, Wang D, Yang Z, Jiang S, Qu J, He W, Liu Z, Xing J, Ma Y, Lin Q, Yu F. Roles of FERONIA-like receptor genes in regulating grain size and quality in rice. Sci China Life Sci 2020; 64:294-310. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Solis-Miranda J, Fonseca-García C, Nava N, Pacheco R, Quinto C. Genome-Wide Identification of the CrRLK1L Subfamily and Comparative Analysis of Its Role in the Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E793. [PMID: 32674446 DOI: 10.3390/genes11070793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The plant receptor-like-kinase subfamily CrRLK1L has been widely studied, and CrRLK1Ls have been described as crucial regulators in many processes in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.), Heynh. Little is known, however, about the functions of these proteins in other plant species, including potential roles in symbiotic nodulation. We performed a phylogenetic analysis of CrRLK1L subfamily receptors of 57 different plant species and identified 1050 CrRLK1L proteins, clustered into 11 clades. This analysis revealed that the CrRLK1L subfamily probably arose in plants during the transition from chlorophytes to embryophytes and has undergone several duplication events during its evolution. Among the CrRLK1Ls of legumes and A. thaliana, protein structure, gene structure, and expression patterns were highly conserved. Some legume CrRLK1L genes were active in nodules. A detailed analysis of eight nodule-expressed genes in Phaseolus vulgaris L. showed that these genes were differentially expressed in roots at different stages of the symbiotic process. These data suggest that CrRLK1Ls are both conserved and underwent diversification in a wide group of plants, and shed light on the roles of these genes in legume–rhizobia symbiosis.
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Zhang X, Yang Z, Wu D, Yu F. RALF-FERONIA Signaling: Linking Plant Immune Response with Cell Growth. Plant Commun 2020; 1:100084. [PMID: 33367248 PMCID: PMC7747976 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [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: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Plants perceive various external and internal signals to self-modulate biological processes through members of the receptor-like kinase (RLK) family, among which Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase 1-like (CrRLK1L) proteins with their ligands, rapid alkalinization factor (RALF) peptides, have attracted considerable interest. FERONIA (FER), a CrRLK1L member, was initially reported to act as a major plant cell growth modulator in distinct tissues. Subsequently, the RALF-FER pathway was confirmed to function as an essential regulator of plant stress responses, including but not limited to immune responses. Furthermore, the RALF-FER pathway modulates immune responses and cell growth in a context-specific manner, and the vital roles of this pathway are beginning to be appreciated in crop species. The recent remarkable advances in understanding the functions and molecular mechanisms of the RALF-FER pathway have also raised many interesting questions that need to be answered in the future. This review mainly focuses on the roles of FER and other CrRLK1L members in modulating immune responses in the context of cell growth in response to their RALF peptide ligands and presents a brief outlook for future research.
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha 410125, P.R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha 410125, P.R. China
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Zhu S, Estévez JM, Liao H, Zhu Y, Yang T, Li C, Wang Y, Li L, Liu X, Pacheco JM, Guo H, Yu F. The RALF1-FERONIA Complex Phosphorylates eIF4E1 to Promote Protein Synthesis and Polar Root Hair Growth. Mol Plant 2020; 13:698-716. [PMID: 31904511 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [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: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The molecular links between extracellular signals and the regulation of localized protein synthesis in plant cells are poorly understood. Here, we show that in Arabidopsis thaliana, the extracellular peptide RALF1 and its receptor, the FERONIA receptor kinase, promote root hair (RH) tip growth by modulating protein synthesis. We found that RALF1 promotes FERONIA-mediated phosphorylation of eIF4E1, a eukaryotic translation initiation factor that plays a crucial role in the control of mRNA translation rate. Phosphorylated eIF4E1 increases mRNA affinity and modulates mRNA translation and, thus, protein synthesis. The mRNAs targeted by the RALF1-FERONIA-eIF4E1 module include ROP2 and RSL4, which are important regulators of RH cell polarity and growth. RALF1 and FERONIA are expressed in a polar manner in RHs, which facilitate eIF4E1 polar localization and thus may control local ROP2 translation. Moreover, we demonstrated that high-level accumulation of RSL4 exerts negative-feedback regulation of RALF1 expression by directly binding the RALF1 gene promoter, determining the final RH size. Our study reveals that the link between RALF1-FERONIA signaling and protein synthesis constitutes a novel component regulating cell expansion in these polar growing cells.
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- Sirui Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina and IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina; Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago RM 8370146, Chile
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Rice and Byproduct Deep Processing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina and IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina
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- Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha 410125, P.R. China.
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Heidari P, Mazloomi F, Nussbaumer T, Barcaccia G. Insights into the SAM Synthetase Gene Family and Its Roles in Tomato Seedlings under Abiotic Stresses and Hormone Treatments. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E586. [PMID: 32375329 DOI: 10.3390/plants9050586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) is a key enzyme involved in many important biological processes, such as ethylene and polyamine biosynthesis, transmethylation, and transsulfuration. Here, the SAM synthetase (SAMS) gene family was studied in ten different plants (Arabidopsis, tomato, eggplant, sunflower, Medicago truncatula, soybean, rice, barley, Triticum urartu and sorghum) with respect to its physical structure, physicochemical characteristics, and post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications. Additionally, the expression patterns of SAMS genes in tomato were analyzed based on a real-time quantitative PCR assay and an analysis of a public expression dataset. SAMS genes of monocots were more conserved according to the results of a phylogenetic analysis and the prediction of phosphorylation and glycosylation patterns. SAMS genes showed differential expression in response to abiotic stresses and exogenous hormone treatments. Solyc01g101060 was especially expressed in fruit and root tissues, while Solyc09g008280 was expressed in leaves. Additionally, our results revealed that exogenous BR and ABA treatments strongly reduced the expression of tomato SAMS genes. Our research provides new insights and clues about the role of SAMS genes. In particular, these results can inform future functional analyses aimed at revealing the molecular mechanisms underlying the functions of SAMS genes in plants.
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Chen J, Zhu S, Ming Z, Liu X, Yu F. FERONIA cytoplasmic domain: node of varied signal outputs. aBIOTECH 2020; 1:135-146. [PMID: 36304718 PMCID: PMC9590563 DOI: 10.1007/s42994-020-00017-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The receptor-like kinase (RLK) FERONIA (FER), located on the plasma membrane, belongs to the Catharanthus roseus RLK1-like kinase family (CrRLK1L) and participates in widespread biological processes in plants in a context-dependent fashion. Genetic studies in Arabidopsis illustrated the versatile roles that FER plays in fertilization, vegetative growth, defense and stress responses, cell-wall homeostasis, as well as protein synthesis. These studies also helped to identify genes and signal pathways involved in FER signal transduction. Despite increasingly larger numbers of studies discussing how FER senses its ligand, Rapid alkalinization factor (RALF) peptides, and further regulates downstream factors, few have shown the mechanisms of how FER mediates the specific regulation of downstream signals in context of the phosphorylation of its cytoplasmic domain. As understanding this would help in better understanding the diversity and complexity of FER function, this paper aims to review the roles of FER in regulating different signal outputs from the view of the role of its cytoplasmic domain.
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- Jia Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082 P.R. China
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Yang Z, Xing J, Wang L, Liu Y, Qu J, Tan Y, Fu X, Lin Q, Deng H, Yu F. Mutations of two FERONIA-like receptor genes enhance rice blast resistance without growth penalty. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:2112-2126. [PMID: 31986202 PMCID: PMC7242082 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [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: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Genes that provide resistance to fungi and/or bacteria usually reduce plant growth and ultimately affect grain yield. Thus, crop breeding programs need to find genetic resources that balance disease resistance with growth. The receptor kinase FERONIA regulates cell growth and survival in Arabidopsis. Here, we investigate, in rice, the role of members of the FERONIA-like receptor (FLR) gene family in the balance between growth and the response to the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae), which causes the most devastating disease in rice. We carried out genome-wide gene expression and functional screenings in rice via a gene knockout strategy, and we successfully knocked out 14 FLR genes in rice. Using these genetic resources, we found that mutations in the FLR2 and FLR11 genes provide resistance to rice blast without a profound growth penalty. Detailed analyses revealed that FLR2 mutation increased both defense-related gene expression and M. oryzae-triggered production of reactive oxygen species. Thus, our results highlight novel genetic tools for studying the underlying molecular mechanisms of enhancing disease resistance without growth penalty.
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- Zhuhong Yang
- College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
- Correspondence: , , or
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- College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Rice and By-product Deep Processing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, PR China
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- College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Rice and By-product Deep Processing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Rice and By-product Deep Processing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
- Correspondence: , , or
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- College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, PR China
- Correspondence: , , or
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Zeng W, Niu L, Wang Z, Wang X, Wang Y, Pan L, Lu Z, Cui G, Weng W, Wang M, Meng X, Wang Z. Application of an antibody chip for screening differentially expressed proteins during peach ripening and identification of a metabolon in the SAM cycle to generate a peach ethylene biosynthesis model. Hortic Res 2020; 7:31. [PMID: 32194967 PMCID: PMC7072073 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-0249-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Peach (Prunus persica) is a typical climacteric fruit that produces ethylene rapidly during ripening, and its fruit softens quickly. Stony hard peach cultivars, however, do not produce large amounts of ethylene, and the fruit remains firm until fully ripe, thus differing from melting flesh peach cultivars. To identify the key proteins involved in peach fruit ripening, an antibody-based proteomic analysis was conducted. A mega-monoclonal antibody (mAb) library was generated and arrayed on a chip (mAbArray) at a high density, covering ~4950 different proteins of peach. Through the screening of peach fruit proteins with the mAbArray chip, differentially expressed proteins recognized by 1587 mAbs were identified, and 33 corresponding antigens were ultimately identified by immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry. These proteins included not only important enzymes involved in ethylene biosynthesis, such as ACO1, SAHH, SAMS, and MetE, but also novel factors such as NUDT2. Furthermore, protein-protein interaction analysis identified a metabolon containing SAHH and MetE. By combining the antibody-based proteomic data with the transcriptomic and metabolic data, a mathematical model of ethylene biosynthesis in peach was constructed. Simulation results showed that MetE is an important regulator during peach ripening, partially through interaction with SAHH.
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- Wenfang Zeng
- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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- Abmart, 200233 Shanghai, China
- Northwest University, 710127 Xi’an, China
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 450009 Zhengzhou, China
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Sekula B, Ruszkowski M, Dauter Z. S-adenosylmethionine synthases in plants: Structural characterization of type I and II isoenzymes from Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 151:554-565. [PMID: 32057875 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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S-adenosylmethionine synthases (MATs) are responsible for production of S-adenosylmethionine, the cofactor essential for various methylation reactions, production of polyamines and phytohormone ethylene, etc. Plants have two distinct MAT types (I and II). This work presents the structural analysis of MATs from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtMAT1 and AtMAT2, both type I) and Medicago truncatula (MtMAT3a, type II), which, unlike most MATs from other domains of life, are dimers where three-domain subunits are sandwiched flat with one another. Although MAT types are very similar, their subunits are differently oriented within the dimer. Structural snapshots along the enzymatic reaction reveal the exact conformation of precatalytic methionine in the active site and show a binding niche, characteristic only for plant MATs, that may serve as a lock of the gate loop. Nevertheless, plants, in contrary to mammals, lack the MAT regulatory subunit, and the regulation of plant MAT activity is still puzzling. Our structures open a possibility of an allosteric activity regulation of type I plant MATs by linear compounds, like polyamines, which would tighten the relationship between S-adenosylmethionine and polyamine biosynthesis.
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- Bartosz Sekula
- Synchrotron Radiation Research Section, Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Argonne, IL, USA.
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Section, Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Argonne, IL, USA; Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Section, Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Argonne, IL, USA
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Matamoros MA, Cutrona MC, Wienkoop S, Begara-Morales JC, Sandal N, Orera I, Barroso JB, Stougaard J, Becana M. Altered Plant and Nodule Development and Protein S-Nitrosylation in Lotus japonicus Mutants Deficient in S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductases. Plant Cell Physiol 2020; 61:105-117. [PMID: 31529085 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signaling molecule that conveys its bioactivity mainly through protein S-nitrosylation. This is a reversible post-translational modification (PTM) that may affect protein function. S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is a cellular NO reservoir and NO donor in protein S-nitrosylation. The enzyme S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) degrades GSNO, thereby regulating indirectly signaling cascades associated with this PTM. Here, the two GSNORs of the legume Lotus japonicus, LjGSNOR1 and LjGSNOR2, have been functionally characterized. The LjGSNOR1 gene is very active in leaves and roots, whereas LjGSNOR2 is highly expressed in nodules. The enzyme activities are regulated in vitro by redox-based PTMs. Reducing conditions and hydrogen sulfide-mediated cysteine persulfidation induced both activities, whereas cysteine oxidation or glutathionylation inhibited them. Ljgsnor1 knockout mutants contained higher levels of S-nitrosothiols. Affinity chromatography and subsequent shotgun proteomics allowed us to identify 19 proteins that are differentially S-nitrosylated in the mutant and the wild-type. These include proteins involved in biotic stress, protein degradation, antioxidant protection and photosynthesis. We propose that, in the mutant plants, deregulated protein S-nitrosylation contributes to developmental alterations, such as growth inhibition, impaired nodulation and delayed flowering and fruiting. Our results highlight the importance of GSNOR function in legume biology.
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- Manuel A Matamoros
- Departamento de Nutrici�n Vegetal, Estaci�n Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient�ficas, Apartado 13034, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrici�n Vegetal, Estaci�n Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient�ficas, Apartado 13034, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Division of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Center for Advanced Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils, Campus Universitario "Las Lagunillas", University of Ja�n, 23071 Ja�n, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Proteomics Unit, Centro Investigaciones Biom�dicas de Arag�n, Instituto Aragon�s de Ciencias de la Salud, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Center for Advanced Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils, Campus Universitario "Las Lagunillas", University of Ja�n, 23071 Ja�n, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Departamento de Nutrici�n Vegetal, Estaci�n Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient�ficas, Apartado 13034, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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Yu M, Li R, Cui Y, Chen W, Li B, Zhang X, Bu Y, Cao Y, Xing J, Jewaria PK, Li X, Bhalerao R, Yu F, Lin J. The RALF1-FERONIA interaction modulates endocytosis to mediate control of root growth in Arabidopsis. Development 2020; 147:dev.189902. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.189902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The interaction between the receptor-like kinase (RLK) FERONIA (FER) and the secreted peptide Rapid Alkalinization Factor 1 (RALF1) is vital for development and stress responses in Arabidopsis. Ligand-induced membrane dynamics affect the function of several RLKs, but the effects of the RALF1-FER interaction on the dynamics of FER and the ensuing effects on its functionality are poorly understood. Here, we show that RALF1 modulated the dynamics and partitioning of FER-GFP at the plasma membrane (PM). Moreover, FER was internalized by both clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) and clathrin-independent endocytosis (CIE) under steady state conditions. After RALF1 treatment, FER-GFP internalization was primarily enhanced via the CME pathway, raising FER-GFP levels in the vacuole. RALF1 treatment also modulated trafficking of other PM proteins such as PIN2-GFP and BRI1-GFP, increasing their vacuolar levels by enhancing their internalization. Importantly, blocking CME attenuated RALF1-mediated root growth inhibition independently of RALF1-induced early signaling, suggesting that the RALF1 can also exert its effects via the CME pathway. These findings reveal that the RALF1-FER interaction modulates plant growth and development and this may also involve endocytosis of PM proteins.
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- Meng Yu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Collaborative Innovation Center of Crop Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- College of Biology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Yang H, Yang Z, Mao Z, Li Y, Hu D, Li X, Shi G, Huang F, Liu B, Kong F, Yu D. Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Soybean Curled-Cotyledons Mutant and Functional Evaluation of a Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper (HD-Zip) I Gene GmHDZ20. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:593999. [PMID: 33505408 PMCID: PMC7830220 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.593999] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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DNA methylation is a major, conserved epigenetic modification that influences many biological processes. Cotyledons are specialized tissues that provide nutrition for seedlings at the early developmental stage. To investigate the patterns of genomic DNA methylation of germinated cotyledons in soybean (Glycine max) and its effect on cotyledon development, we performed a genome-wide comparative analysis of DNA methylation between the soybean curled-cotyledons (cco) mutant, which has abnormal cotyledons, and its corresponding wild type (WT) by whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. The cco mutant was methylated at more sites but at a slightly lower level overall than the WT on the whole-genome level. A total of 46 CG-, 92 CHG-, and 9723 CHH- (H = A, C, or T) differentially methylated genes (DMGs) were identified in cotyledons. Notably, hypomethylated CHH-DMGs were enriched in the gene ontology term "sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity." We selected a DMG encoding a homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) I subgroup transcription factor (GmHDZ20) for further functional characterization. GmHDZ20 localized to the nucleus and was highly expressed in leaf and cotyledon tissues. Constitutive expression of GmHDZ20 in Arabidopsis thaliana led to serrated rosette leaves, shorter siliques, and reduced seed number per silique. A yeast two-hybrid assay revealed that GmHDZ20 physically interacted with three proteins associated with multiple aspects of plant growth. Collectively, our results provide a comprehensive study of soybean DNA methylation in normal and aberrant cotyledons, which will be useful for the identification of specific DMGs that participate in cotyledon development, and also provide a foundation for future in-depth functional study of GmHDZ20 in soybean.
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- Hui Yang
- Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Hui Yang,
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Deyue Yu,
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Xu G, Chen W, Song L, Chen Q, Zhang H, Liao H, Zhao G, Lin F, Zhou H, Yu F. FERONIA phosphorylates E3 ubiquitin ligase ATL6 to modulate the stability of 14-3-3 proteins in response to the carbon/nitrogen ratio. J Exp Bot 2019; 70:6375-6388. [PMID: 31433471 PMCID: PMC6859809 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
The ratio between carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) utilization must be precisely coordinated to enable plant growth. Although numerous physiological studies have examined carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios, the mechanisms of sensing the C/N balance and C/N signaling remain elusive. Here, we report that a mutation of FERONIA (FER), a receptor kinase that plays versatile roles in plant cell growth and stress responses, caused hypersensitivity to a high C/N ratio in Arabidopsis. In contrast, FER-overexpressing plants displayed more resistant phenotypes. FER can interact with and phosphorylate ATL6, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that has been shown to regulate plant C/N responses. FER-mediated ATL6 phosphorylation enhanced the interaction between ATL6 and its previously identified target 14-3-3 proteins, thus decreasing 14-3-3 protein levels, leading to an increased insensitivity to high C/N ratios. Further analyses showed that the rapid alkalinization factor peptide (RALF1), which is a ligand of FER, also influenced the stability of 14-3-3 proteins via a FER-ATL6-mediated pathway. These findings reveal a novel regulatory mechanism that links the RALF1/FER-ATL6 pathway to whole-plant C/N responses and growth.
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- Guoyun Xu
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, PR China
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Huang XY, Li M, Luo R, Zhao FJ, Salt DE. Epigenetic regulation of sulfur homeostasis in plants. J Exp Bot 2019; 70:4171-4182. [PMID: 31087073 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms for adaptation to fluctuating availability of nutrients in soil. Such mechanisms are of importance for plants to maintain homeostasis of nutrient elements for their development and growth. The molecular mechanisms controlling the homeostasis of nutrient elements at the genetic level have been gradually revealed, including the identification of regulatory factors and transporters responding to nutrient stresses. Recent studies have suggested that such responses are controlled not only by genetic regulation but also by epigenetic regulation. In this review, we present recent studies on the involvement of DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA-mediated gene silencing in the regulation of sulfur homeostasis and the response to sulfur deficiency. We also discuss the potential effect of sulfur-containing metabolites such as S-adenosylmethionine on the maintenance of DNA and histone methylation.
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- Xin-Yuan Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Future Food Beacon of Excellence and the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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