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Bohutínská M, Handrick V, Yant L, Schmickl R, Kolář F, Bomblies K, Paajanen P. De Novo Mutation and Rapid Protein (Co-)evolution during Meiotic Adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 38:1980-1994. [PMID: 33502506 PMCID: PMC8097281 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A sudden shift in environment or cellular context necessitates rapid adaptation. A dramatic example is genome duplication, which leads to polyploidy. In such situations, the waiting time for new mutations might be prohibitive; theoretical and empirical studies suggest that rapid adaptation will largely rely on standing variation already present in source populations. Here, we investigate the evolution of meiosis proteins in Arabidopsis arenosa, some of which were previously implicated in adaptation to polyploidy, and in a diploid, habitat. A striking and unexplained feature of prior results was the large number of amino acid changes in multiple interacting proteins, especially in the relatively young tetraploid. Here, we investigate whether selection on meiosis genes is found in other lineages, how the polyploid may have accumulated so many differences, and whether derived variants were selected from standing variation. We use a range-wide sample of 145 resequenced genomes of diploid and tetraploid A. arenosa, with new genome assemblies. We confirmed signals of positive selection in the polyploid and diploid lineages they were previously reported in and find additional meiosis genes with evidence of selection. We show that the polyploid lineage stands out both qualitatively and quantitatively. Compared with diploids, meiosis proteins in the polyploid have more amino acid changes and a higher proportion affecting more strongly conserved sites. We find evidence that in tetraploids, positive selection may have commonly acted on de novo mutations. Several tests provide hints that coevolution, and in some cases, multinucleotide mutations, might contribute to rapid accumulation of changes in meiotic proteins.
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- Magdalena Bohutínská
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic.,Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom.,Plant Evolutionary Genetics, Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Valuchova S, Mikulkova P, Pecinkova J, Klimova J, Krumnikl M, Bainar P, Heckmann S, Tomancak P, Riha K. Imaging plant germline differentiation within Arabidopsis flowers by light sheet microscopy. eLife 2020; 9:52546. [PMID: 32041682 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52546.sa2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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In higher plants, germline differentiation occurs during a relatively short period within developing flowers. Understanding of the mechanisms that govern germline differentiation lags behind other plant developmental processes. This is largely because the germline is restricted to relatively few cells buried deep within floral tissues, which makes them difficult to study. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a methodology for live imaging of the germ cell lineage within floral organs of Arabidopsis using light sheet fluorescence microscopy. We have established reporter lines, cultivation conditions, and imaging protocols for high-resolution microscopy of developing flowers continuously for up to several days. We used multiview imagining to reconstruct a three-dimensional model of a flower at subcellular resolution. We demonstrate the power of this approach by capturing male and female meiosis, asymmetric pollen division, movement of meiotic chromosomes, and unusual restitution mitosis in tapetum cells. This method will enable new avenues of research into plant sexual reproduction.
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- Sona Valuchova
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- IT4Innovations, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- IT4Innovations, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Department of Computer Science, FEECS VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- IT4Innovations, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Valuchova S, Mikulkova P, Pecinkova J, Klimova J, Krumnikl M, Bainar P, Heckmann S, Tomancak P, Riha K. Imaging plant germline differentiation within Arabidopsis flowers by light sheet microscopy. eLife 2020; 9:e52546. [PMID: 32041682 PMCID: PMC7012603 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [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: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In higher plants, germline differentiation occurs during a relatively short period within developing flowers. Understanding of the mechanisms that govern germline differentiation lags behind other plant developmental processes. This is largely because the germline is restricted to relatively few cells buried deep within floral tissues, which makes them difficult to study. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a methodology for live imaging of the germ cell lineage within floral organs of Arabidopsis using light sheet fluorescence microscopy. We have established reporter lines, cultivation conditions, and imaging protocols for high-resolution microscopy of developing flowers continuously for up to several days. We used multiview imagining to reconstruct a three-dimensional model of a flower at subcellular resolution. We demonstrate the power of this approach by capturing male and female meiosis, asymmetric pollen division, movement of meiotic chromosomes, and unusual restitution mitosis in tapetum cells. This method will enable new avenues of research into plant sexual reproduction.
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- Sona Valuchova
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC)Masaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC)Masaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC)Masaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- IT4InnovationsVSB–Technical University of OstravaOstravaCzech Republic
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- IT4InnovationsVSB–Technical University of OstravaOstravaCzech Republic
- Department of Computer ScienceFEECS VSB – Technical University of OstravaOstravaCzech Republic
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- IT4InnovationsVSB–Technical University of OstravaOstravaCzech Republic
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)SeelandGermany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsDresdenGermany
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC)Masaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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Dukowic-Schulze S, Garcia N, Shunmugam ASK, Kagale S, Chen C. Isolating Male Meiocytes from Maize and Wheat for "-Omics" Analyses. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2061:237-58. [PMID: 31583664 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9818-0_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Genome-wide gene expression studies have become a routine approach due to the advances in sequencing technologies, their ease of use, and increasing affordability. Simultaneous investigation of small RNA expression adds further valuable information but is not adopted as widely yet. Both RNA-seq and small RNA-seq benefit from the use of specific cell types. Here, we describe a protocol for the isolation of male meiotic cells from maize or wheat plants, along with the application of downstream RNA sequencing, extendable to other -omics approaches.
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Shunmugam ASK, Bollina V, Dukowic-Schulze S, Bhowmik PK, Ambrose C, Higgins JD, Pozniak C, Sharpe AG, Rozwadowski K, Kagale S. MeioCapture: an efficient method for staging and isolation of meiocytes in the prophase I sub-stages of meiosis in wheat. BMC Plant Biol 2018; 18:293. [PMID: 30463507 PMCID: PMC6249822 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1514-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Molecular analysis of meiosis has been hindered by difficulties in isolating high purity subpopulations of sporogenous cells representing the succeeding stages of meiosis. Isolation of purified male meiocytes from defined meiotic stages is crucial in discovering meiosis specific genes and associated regulatory networks. RESULTS We describe an optimized method termed MeioCapture for simultaneous isolation of uncontaminated male meiocytes from wheat (Triticum spp.), specifically from the pre-meiotic G2 and the five sub-stages of meiotic prophase I. The MeioCapture protocol builds on the traditional anther squash technique and the capillary collection method, and involves extrusion of intact sporogenous archesporial columns (SACs) containing meiocytes. This improved method exploits the natural meiotic synchrony between anthers of the same floret, the correlation between the length of anthers and meiotic stage, and the occurrence of meiocytes in intact SACs largely free of somatic cells. The main advantage of MeioCapture, compared to previous methods, is that it allows simultaneous collection of meiocytes from different sub-stages of prophase I at a very high level of purity, through correlation of stages with anther sizes. A detailed description is provided for all steps, including the collection of tissue, isolation and size sorting of anthers, extrusion of intact SACs, and staging of meiocytes. Precautions for individual steps throughout the procedure are also provided to facilitate efficient isolation of pure meiocytes. The proof-of-concept was successfully established in wheat, and a light microscopic atlas of meiosis, encompassing all stages from pre-meiosis to telophase II, was developed. CONCLUSION The MeioCapture method provides an essential technique to study the molecular basis of chromosome pairing and exchange of genetic information in wheat, leading to strategies for manipulating meiotic recombination frequencies. The method also provides a foundation for similar studies in other crop species.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, SK Canada
- Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Osman K, Yang J, Roitinger E, Lambing C, Heckmann S, Howell E, Cuacos M, Imre R, Dürnberger G, Mechtler K, Armstrong S, Franklin FCH. Affinity proteomics reveals extensive phosphorylation of the Brassica chromosome axis protein ASY1 and a network of associated proteins at prophase I of meiosis. Plant J 2018; 93:17-33. [PMID: 29078019 PMCID: PMC5767750 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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During meiosis, the formation of crossovers (COs) generates genetic variation and provides physical links that are essential for accurate chromosome segregation. COs occur in the context of a proteinaceous chromosome axis. The transcriptomes and proteomes of anthers and meiocytes comprise several thousand genes and proteins, but because of the level of complexity relatively few have been functionally characterized. Our understanding of the physical and functional interactions between meiotic proteins is also limited. Here we use affinity proteomics to analyse the proteins that are associated with the meiotic chromosome axis protein, ASY1, in Brassica oleracea anthers and meiocytes. We show that during prophase I ASY1 and its interacting partner, ASY3, are extensively phosphorylated, and we precisely assign phosphorylation sites. We identify 589 proteins that co-immunoprecipitate with ASY1. These correspond to 492 Arabidopsis orthologues, over 90% of which form a coherent protein-protein interaction (PPI) network containing known and candidate meiotic proteins, including proteins more usually associated with other cellular processes such as DNA replication and proteolysis. Mutant analysis confirms that affinity proteomics is a viable strategy for revealing previously unknown meiotic proteins, and we show how the PPI network can be used to prioritise candidates for analysis. Finally, we identify another axis-associated protein with a role in meiotic recombination. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD006042.
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- Kim Osman
- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
- Present address:
Faculty of Engineering and ComputingCoventry UniversityCoventryCV1 5FBUK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
- Present address:
Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeDowning StreetCambridgeCB2 3EAUK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
- Present address:
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)OT Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse 3D‐06466Stadt SeelandGermany
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
- Present address:
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)OT Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse 3D‐06466Stadt SeelandGermany
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- IMP‐IMBA1030ViennaAustria
- Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant BiologyDr. Bohr‐Gasse 31030ViennaAustria
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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Lambing C, Heckmann S. Tackling Plant Meiosis: From Model Research to Crop Improvement. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:829. [PMID: 29971082 PMCID: PMC6018109 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Genetic engineering and traditional plant breeding, which harnesses the natural genetic variation that arises during meiosis, will have key roles to improve crop varieties and thus deliver Food Security in the future. Meiosis, a specialized cell division producing haploid gametes to maintain somatic diploidy following their fusion, assures genetic variation by regulated genetic exchange through homologous recombination. However, meiotic recombination events are restricted in their total number and their distribution along chromosomes limiting allelic variations in breeding programs. Thus, modifying the number and distribution of meiotic recombination events has great potential to improve and accelerate plant breeding. In recent years much progress has been made in understanding meiotic progression and recombination in plants. Many genes and factors involved in these processes have been identified primarily in Arabidopsis thaliana but also more recently in crops such as Brassica, rice, barley, maize, or wheat. These advances put researchers in the position to translate acquired knowledge to various crops likely improving and accelerating breeding programs. However, although fundamental aspects of meiotic progression and recombination are conserved between species, differences in genome size and organization (due to repetitive DNA content and ploidy level) exist, particularly among plants, that likely account for differences in meiotic progression and recombination patterns found between species. Thus, tools and approaches are needed to better understand differences and similarities in meiotic progression and recombination among plants, to study fundamental aspects of meiosis in a variety of plants including crops and non-model species, and to transfer knowledge into crop species. In this article, we provide an overview of tools and approaches available to study plant meiosis, highlight new techniques, give examples of areas of future research and review distinct aspects of meiosis in non-model species.
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- Christophe Lambing
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Christophe Lambing, Stefan Heckmann,
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- Independent Research Group Meiosis, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Seeland, Germany
- *Correspondence: Christophe Lambing, Stefan Heckmann,
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Dissection of the molecular mechanisms underlying the transition through the complex events of the meiotic process requires the use of gene mutants or RNAi-mediated gene silencing. A considerable number of meiotic mutants have been isolated in plant species such as Arabidopsis thaliana, maize or rice. However, structural chromosome mutants are also important for the identification of the role developed by different chromosome domains in the meiotic process. This review summarizes the contribution of studies carried out in plants using structural chromosome variations. Meiotic events concerning the search of the homologous partner, the control of number and distribution of chiasmata, the mechanism of pairing correction, and chromosome segregation are considered.
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- Tomás Naranjo
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Eschbach V, Kobbe D. Different replication protein A complexes of Arabidopsis thaliana have different DNA-binding properties as a function of heterotrimer composition. Plant Cell Physiol 2014; 55:1460-1472. [PMID: 24880780 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcu076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The heterotrimeric RPA (replication protein A) protein complex has single-stranded DNA-binding functions that are important for all DNA processing pathways in eukaryotic cells. In Arabidopsis thaliana, which has five homologs of the RPA1 subunit and two homologs each of RPA2 and RPA3, in theory 20 RPA complexes could form. Using Escherichia coli as a heterologous expression system and analysing the results of the co-purification of the different subunits, we conclude that AtRPA1a interacts with the AtRPA2b subunit, and AtRPA1b interacts with AtRPA2a. Additionally either AtRPA3a or AtRPA3b is part of the complexes. As shown by electrophoretic mobility shift assays, all of the purified AtRPA complexes bind single-stranded DNA, but differences in DNA binding, especially with respect to modified DNA, could be revealed for all four of the analyzed RPA complexes. Thus, the RPA3 subunits influence the DNA-binding properties of the complexes differently despite their high degree of similarity of 82%. The data support the idea that in plants a subfunctionalization of RPA homologs has occurred and that different complexes act preferentially in different pathways.
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- Verena Eschbach
- Botanical Institute II, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Botanical Institute II, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Yue J, Li C, Liu Y, Yu J. A remorin gene SiREM6, the target gene of SiARDP, from foxtail millet (Setaria italica) promotes high salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100772. [PMID: 24967625 PMCID: PMC4072699 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Remorin proteins (REMs) form a plant-specific protein family, with some REMs being responsive to abiotic stress. However, the precise functions of REMs in abiotic stress tolerance are not clear. In this study, we identified 11 remorin genes from foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and cloned a remorin gene, SiREM6, for further investigation. The transcript level of SiREM6 was increased by high salt stress, low temperature stress and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment, but not by drought stress. The potential oligomerization of SiREM6 was examined by negative staining electron microscopy. The overexpression of SiREM6 improved high salt stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis at the germination and seedling stages as revealed by germination rate, survival rate, relative electrolyte leakage and proline content. The SiREM6 promoter contains two dehydration responsive elements (DRE) and one ABA responsive element (ABRE). An ABA responsive DRE-binding transcription factor, SiARDP, and an ABRE-binding transcription factor, SiAREB1, were cloned from foxtail millet. SiARDP could physically bind to the DREs, but SiAREB1 could not. These results revealed that SiREM6 is a target gene of SiARDP and plays a critical role in high salt stress tolerance.
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- Jing Yue
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Sanchez-Moran E, Armstrong SJ. Meiotic chromosome synapsis and recombination in Arabidopsis thaliana: new ways of integrating cytological and molecular approaches. Chromosome Res 2014; 22:179-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10577-014-9426-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pradillo M, Varas J, Oliver C, Santos JL. On the role of AtDMC1, AtRAD51 and its paralogs during Arabidopsis meiosis. Front Plant Sci 2014; 5:23. [PMID: 24596572 PMCID: PMC3925842 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Meiotic recombination plays a critical role in achieving accurate chromosome segregation and increasing genetic diversity. Many studies, mostly in yeast, have provided important insights into the coordination and interplay between the proteins involved in the homologous recombination pathway, especially the recombinase RAD51 and the meiosis-specific DMC1. Here we summarize the current progresses on the function of both recombinases and the CX3 complex encoded by AtRAD51 paralogs, in the plant model species Arabidopsis thaliana. Similarities and differences respect to the function of these proteins in other organisms are also indicated.
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- Mónica Pradillo
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid, Spain
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Collado-Romero M, Alós E, Prieto P. Unravelling the proteomic profile of rice meiocytes during early meiosis. Front Plant Sci 2014; 5:356. [PMID: 25104955 PMCID: PMC4109522 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Transfer of genetic traits from wild or related species into cultivated rice is nowadays an important aim in rice breeding. Breeders use genetic crosses to introduce desirable genes from exotic germplasms into cultivated rice varieties. However, in many hybrids there is only a low level of pairing (if existing) and recombination at early meiosis between cultivated rice and wild relative chromosomes. With the objective of getting deeper into the knowledge of the proteins involved in early meiosis, when chromosomes associate correctly in pairs and recombine, the proteome of isolated rice meiocytes has been characterized by nLC-MS/MS at every stage of early meiosis (prophase I). Up to 1316 different proteins have been identified in rice isolated meiocytes in early meiosis, being 422 exclusively identified in early prophase I (leptotene, zygotene, or pachytene). The classification of proteins in functional groups showed that 167 were related to chromatin structure and remodeling, nucleic acid binding, cell-cycle regulation, and cytoskeleton. Moreover, the putative roles of 16 proteins which have not been previously associated to meiosis or were not identified in rice before, are also discussed namely: seven proteins involved in chromosome structure and remodeling, five regulatory proteins [such as SKP1 (OSK), a putative CDK2 like effector], a protein with RNA recognition motifs, a neddylation-related protein, and two microtubule-related proteins. Revealing the proteins involved in early meiotic processes could provide a valuable tool kit to manipulate chromosome associations during meiosis in rice breeding programs. The data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange with the PXD001058 identifier.
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- *Correspondence: Pilar Prieto, Plant Breeding Department, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Av. Menéndez Pidal s/n, Campus Alameda del Obispo, Apartado 4084, Córdoba 14080, Spain e-mail:
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With the recent advances in genomics and sequencing technologies, databases of transcriptomes representing many cellular processes have been assembled. Meiotic transcriptomes in plants have been studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), petunia (Petunia hybrida), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and maize (Zea mays). Studies in all organisms, but particularly in plants, indicate that a very large number of genes are expressed during meiosis, though relatively few of them seem to be required for the completion of meiosis. In this review, we focus on gene expression at the RNA level and analyze the meiotic transcriptome datasets and explore expression patterns of known meiotic genes to elucidate how gene expression could be regulated during meiosis. We also discuss mechanisms, such as chromatin organization and non-coding RNAs that might be involved in the regulation of meiotic transcription patterns.
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- *Correspondence: Wojciech P. Pawlowski, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, 401 Bradfield Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA e-mail:
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Checker VG, Khurana P. Molecular and functional characterization of mulberry EST encoding remorin (MiREM) involved in abiotic stress. Plant Cell Rep 2013; 32:1729-41. [PMID: 23942844 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1483-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Group1 remorins may help the plants to optimize their growth under adverse conditions by their involvement in mediating osmotic stress responses in plants. ABSTRACT Mulberry (Morus indica), a deciduous woody tree, serves as the cardinal component of the sericulture industry. Genomic endeavors in sequencing of mulberry ESTs provided clues to stress-specific clones, but their functional relevance remains fragmentary. Therefore in this study, we assessed the functional significance of a remorin gene family member that was identified in leaf ESTs. Remorins represent a large, plant-specific multigene family gaining importance in recent times with respect to their role in plant-microbe interactions, although their role in response to environmental stresses remains speculative as in vivo functions of remorin genes are limited. Mulberry remorin (MiREM) localizes to plasma membrane and is ubiquitously present in all plant organs. Expression analysis of MiREM by northern analysis reveals that its transcript increases under different abiotic stress conditions especially during dehydration and salt stress, implicating it in regulation of stress signaling pathways. Concomitantly, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing heterologous remorin show tolerance to dehydration and salinity at the germination and seedling stages as revealed by percentage germination, root inhibition assays, fresh weight and activity of photosystem II. This study predicts the possible function of group 1 remorin gene in mediating osmotic stress thus bringing novel perspectives in understanding the function of remorins in plant abiotic stress responses.
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- Vibha G Checker
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Osman K, Roitinger E, Yang J, Armstrong S, Mechtler K, Franklin FC. Analysis of meiotic protein complexes from Arabidopsis and Brassica using affinity-based proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 990:215-26. [PMID: 23559217 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-333-6_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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The application of proteomics techniques to the study of plant meiosis has the potential to make a valuable contribution to our understanding of the molecular events underpinning meiotic processes. Here we describe the preparation of meiotic protein complexes from Arabidopsis thaliana and its close crop relative, Brassica oleracea, by co-immunoprecipitation for in-solution analysis by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Early results using these techniques have proved encouraging, enabling the identification of candidate AtASY1-interacting proteins in A. thaliana and providing evidence of an in planta interaction between BoASY1 and BoASY3 in B. oleracea. The detection of phospho-modified peptides of BoASY1 and BoASY3 suggests that this approach may be useful for studying meiotic protein modification events.
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Armstrong S. Analysis of the synaptonemal complex in Brassica using TEM. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 990:159-166. [PMID: 23559212 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-333-6_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Much of meiosis research is focussed on Arabidopsis thaliana, largely due to the significant advantages it brings, having a small sequenced genome with comparatively little repetitive DNA, the ease of forward and reverse genetics, and a short life cycle. On the other hand, due the small genome size using Arabidopsis may be problematic for generating sufficient meiotic material for other types of analysis e.g., proteomics using prophase meiocytes and cytological analysis of the synaptonemal complex at the subcellular level. One solution is to use closely related species with larger genomes, in this case the Brassicas. This chapter contains methods for spreading of Brassica oleracea meiocytes for the analysis of the synaptonemal complex by silver staining and immunolocalization with gold-coupled antibodies using transmission electron microscopy.
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- Susan Armstrong
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Improved transcriptome sequencing technologies (RNA-seq) have advanced our understanding of the tissue-specific transcriptome landscapes, including those of messenger RNAs, noncoding RNAs and small RNAs. However, transcriptome profiles of plant meiocytes remain challenging due to the lack of efficient methods to enrich meiocytes for the analysis of temporal and spatial gene expression patterns during meiosis. In this chapter, we describe a method to analyze the Arabidopsis meiotic transcriptome using isolated male meiocytes.
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- Changbin Chen
- Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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Khoo KHP, Able AJ, Chataway TK, Able JA. Preliminary characterisation of two early meiotic wheat proteins after identification through 2D gel electrophoresis proteomics. Funct Plant Biol 2012; 39:222-235. [PMID: 32480776 DOI: 10.1071/fp11253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/24/2011] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Various genetic-based approaches including mutant population screens, microarray analyses, cloning and transgenesis have broadened our knowledge of gene function during meiosis in plants. Nonetheless, these genetic tools are not without inherent limitations. One alternative approach to studying plant meiosis, especially in polyploids such as Triticum aestivum L. (bread wheat), is proteomics. However, protein-based approaches using proteomics have seldom been described, with only two attempts at studying early plant meiosis reported. Here, we report the investigation of early bread wheat meiosis using proteomics. Five differentially expressed protein spots were identified using 2D gel electrophoresis (2DGE) on protein extracts from four pooled stages of meiosis and three genotypes (Chinese Spring wild-type, ph1b and ph2a wheat mutant lines). Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) identification of peptides from these protein spots led to the isolation and characterisation of the full-length clones of a wheat Speckle-type POZ protein, an SF21-like protein and HSP70, and a partial coding sequence of a hexose transporter. Significantly, the putative functions of the Speckle-type POZ protein and HSP70 were confirmed using in vitro DNA binding assays. Through the use of a 2DGE proteomics approach, we show that proteomics is a viable alternative to genetic-based approaches when studying meiosis in wheat. More significantly, we report a potential role for a Speckle-type POZ protein and a HSP70 in chromosome pairing during the early stages of meiosis in bread wheat.
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- Kelvin H P Khoo
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- Proteomics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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Ferdous M, Higgins JD, Osman K, Lambing C, Roitinger E, Mechtler K, Armstrong SJ, Perry R, Pradillo M, Cuñado N, Franklin FCH. Inter-homolog crossing-over and synapsis in Arabidopsis meiosis are dependent on the chromosome axis protein AtASY3. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002507. [PMID: 22319460 PMCID: PMC3271061 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this study we have analysed AtASY3, a coiled-coil domain protein that is required for normal meiosis in Arabidopsis. Analysis of an Atasy3-1 mutant reveals that loss of the protein compromises chromosome axis formation and results in reduced numbers of meiotic crossovers (COs). Although the frequency of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) appears moderately reduced in Atasy3-1, the main recombination defect is a reduction in the formation of COs. Immunolocalization studies in wild-type meiocytes indicate that the HORMA protein AtASY1, which is related to Hop1 in budding yeast, forms hyper-abundant domains along the chromosomes that are spatially associated with DSBs and early recombination pathway proteins. Loss of AtASY3 disrupts the axial organization of AtASY1. Furthermore we show that the AtASY3 and AtASY1 homologs BoASY3 and BoASY1, from the closely related species Brassica oleracea, are co-immunoprecipitated from meiocyte extracts and that AtASY3 interacts with AtASY1 via residues in its predicted coiled-coil domain. Together our results suggest that AtASY3 is a functional homolog of Red1. Since studies in budding yeast indicate that Red1 and Hop1 play a key role in establishing a bias to favor inter-homolog recombination (IHR), we propose that AtASY3 and AtASY1 may have a similar role in Arabidopsis. Loss of AtASY3 also disrupts synaptonemal complex (SC) formation. In Atasy3-1 the transverse filament protein AtZYP1 forms small patches rather than a continuous SC. The few AtMLH1 foci that remain in Atasy3-1 are found in association with the AtZYP1 patches. This is sufficient to prevent the ectopic recombination observed in the absence of AtZYP1, thus emphasizing that in addition to its structural role the protein is important for CO formation. Homologous recombination (HR) during prophase I of meiosis leads to the formation of physical connections, known as chiasmata, between homologous chromosomes (homologs). Chiasmata are essential for accurate homolog segregation at the first meiotic division. HR is initiated by the formation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). As DNA replication prior to meiosis results in the duplication of each homolog to form two identical sister chromatids, a DSB in one sister chromatid could potentially be repaired using the other as the repair template rather than one of the two non-sister chromatids of the homolog. If this route were predominant, the formation of chiasmata would be disfavored and chromosome segregation would be compromised. However, during meiosis there is a strong bias towards inter-homolog recombination (IHR). In this study we have identified AtASY3, a component of the proteinaceous axes that organize the chromosomes during meiosis in Arabidopsis. We find that AtASY3 interacts with AtASY1, a previously identified axis protein that is essential for crossover formation. We show that loss of AtASY3 disrupts the axis-organization of AtASY1. This results in a substantial reduction in chiasmata, and there is extensive chromosome mis-segregation. We propose that loss of AtASY3 affects the efficiency of the inter-homolog bias.
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- Maheen Ferdous
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Génetica, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Génetica, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Nawrocki A, Thorup-Kristensen K, Jensen ON. Quantitative proteomics by 2DE and MALDI MS/MS uncover the effects of organic and conventional cropping methods on vegetable products. J Proteomics 2011; 74:2810-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 06/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Libeau P, Durandet M, Granier F, Marquis C, Berthomé R, Renou JP, Taconnat-Soubirou L, Horlow C. Gene expression profiling of Arabidopsis meiocytes. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2011; 13:784-93. [PMID: 21815983 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Meiosis is a special type of cell division present in all organisms that reproduce by sexual reproduction. It ensures the transition between the sporophytic and gametophytic state and allows gamete production through meiotic recombination and chromosome number reduction. In this paper, we describe a technique for the isolation of Arabidopsis thaliana male meiocytes. From this cellular material, it was then possible to develop large-scale transcriptome studies using CATMA microarrays and thus to obtain an overview of genes expressed during Arabidopsis meiosis. The expression profiles were studied with either stringent statistical criteria or by performing clustering. Both methods resulted in gene clusters enriched in meiosis-specific genes (from 14- to 55-fold). Analysis of these data provided a unique set of genes that will be pivotal to further analysis aimed at understanding the meiotic process.
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- P Libeau
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA de Versailles, INRA-AgroParisTech, Versailles, France
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Meiosis is a central feature of sexual reproduction. Studies in plants have made and continue to make an important contribution to fundamental research aimed at the understanding of this complex process. Moreover, homologous recombination during meiosis provides the basis for plant breeders to create new varieties of crops. The increasing global demand for food, combined with the challenges from climate change, will require sustained efforts in crop improvement. An understanding of the factors that control meiotic recombination has the potential to make an important contribution to this challenge by providing the breeder with the means to make fuller use of the genetic variability that is available within crop species. Cytogenetic studies in plants have provided considerable insights into chromosome organization and behaviour during meiosis. More recently, studies, predominantly in Arabidopsis thaliana, are providing important insights into the genes and proteins that are required for crossover formation during plant meiosis. As a result, substantial progress in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underpin meiosis in plants has begun to emerge. This article summarizes current progress in the understanding of meiotic recombination and its control in Arabidopsis. We also assess the relationship between meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis and other eukaryotes, highlighting areas of close similarity and apparent differences.
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- Kim Osman
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Higgins JD, Ferdous M, Osman K, Franklin FCH. The RecQ helicase AtRECQ4A is required to remove inter-chromosomal telomeric connections that arise during meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis. Plant J 2011; 65:492-502. [PMID: 21265901 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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RecQ helicases are a conserved group of proteins with a role in the maintenance of genome integrity. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast), meiotic recombination is increased in the absence of the RecQ helicase Sgs1. Here we investigated the potential meiotic role of the Sgs1 homologue AtRECQ4A and the closely related AtRECQ4B. Both proteins have been shown to function during recombination in somatic cells, but so far their meiotic role has not been investigated. Both AtRECQ4A and AtRECQ4B were expressed in reproductive tissues. Although immunolocalization studies showed that AtRECQ4A associates with recombination intermediates, we found no evidence that its loss or that of AtRECQ4B had a significant effect on meiotic cross-overs, suggesting functional redundancy with other RECQ family members. Nevertheless, pollen viability decreased in Atrecq4A, resulting in a reduction in fertility, although this was not the case in Atrecq4B. Cytological analysis revealed chromatin bridges between the telomeres of non-homologous chromosomes in Atrecq4A at metaphase I, in some instances accompanied by chromosome fragmentation at anaphase I. The bridges required telomeric repeats and were dependent on meiotic recombination. Immunolocalization confirmed the association of AtRECQ4A with the telomeres during prophase I, which we propose enables dissolution of recombination-dependent telomeric associations. Thus, this study has identified a hitherto unknown role for a member of the RECQ helicase family during meiosis that contributes to the maintenance of chromosome integrity. As telomere structure is generally conserved, it seems likely that these associations may arise during meiosis in other species, where they must also be removed.
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- James D Higgins
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Chen C, Farmer AD, Langley RJ, Mudge J, Crow JA, May GD, Huntley J, Smith AG, Retzel EF. Meiosis-specific gene discovery in plants: RNA-Seq applied to isolated Arabidopsis male meiocytes. BMC Plant Biol 2010; 10:280. [PMID: 21167045 PMCID: PMC3018465 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Meiosis is a critical process in the reproduction and life cycle of flowering plants in which homologous chromosomes pair, synapse, recombine and segregate. Understanding meiosis will not only advance our knowledge of the mechanisms of genetic recombination, but also has substantial applications in crop improvement. Despite the tremendous progress in the past decade in other model organisms (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Drosophila melanogaster), the global identification of meiotic genes in flowering plants has remained a challenge due to the lack of efficient methods to collect pure meiocytes for analyzing the temporal and spatial gene expression patterns during meiosis, and for the sensitive identification and quantitation of novel genes. RESULTS A high-throughput approach to identify meiosis-specific genes by combining isolated meiocytes, RNA-Seq, bioinformatic and statistical analysis pipelines was developed. By analyzing the studied genes that have a meiosis function, a pipeline for identifying meiosis-specific genes has been defined. More than 1,000 genes that are specifically or preferentially expressed in meiocytes have been identified as candidate meiosis-specific genes. A group of 55 genes that have mitochondrial genome origins and a significant number of transposable element (TE) genes (1,036) were also found to have up-regulated expression levels in meiocytes. CONCLUSION These findings advance our understanding of meiotic genes, gene expression and regulation, especially the transcript profiles of MGI genes and TE genes, and provide a framework for functional analysis of genes in meiosis.
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- Changbin Chen
- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, 1970 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
- Immunology, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
- Illumina Inc., Hayward, California 94545, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, 1970 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive E., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
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Osman K, Sanchez-Moran E, Mann SC, Jones GH, Franklin FCH. Replication protein A (AtRPA1a) is required for class I crossover formation but is dispensable for meiotic DNA break repair. EMBO J 2009; 28:394-404. [PMID: 19153602 PMCID: PMC2646153 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Replication protein A (RPA) is involved in many aspects of DNA metabolism including meiotic recombination. Many species possess a single RPA1 gene but Arabidopsis possesses five RPA1 paralogues. This feature has enabled us to gain further insight into the meiotic role of RPA1. Proteomic analysis implicated one of the AtRPA1 family (AtRPA1a) in meiosis. Immunofluorescence studies confirmed that AtRPA1a is associated with meiotic chromosomes from leptotene through to early pachytene. Analysis of an Atrpa1a mutant revealed that AtRPA1a is not essential at early stages in the recombination pathway. DNA double-strand breaks are repaired in Atrpa1a, but the mutant is defective in the formation of crossovers, exhibiting a 60% reduction in chiasma frequency. Consistent with this, localization of recombination proteins AtRAD51 and AtMSH4 appears normal, whereas the numbers of AtMLH1 and AtMLH3 foci at pachytene are significantly reduced. This suggests that the defect in Atrpa1a is manifested at the stage of second-end capture. Analysis of Atrpa1a/Atmsh4 and Atrpa1a/Atmlh3 double mutants indicates that loss of AtRPA1a predominantly affects the formation of class I, interference-dependent crossovers.
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- Kim Osman
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Ricaud L, Proux C, Renou JP, Pichon O, Fochesato S, Ortet P, Montané MH. ATM-mediated transcriptional and developmental responses to gamma-rays in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2007; 2:e430. [PMID: 17487278 PMCID: PMC1855986 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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ATM (Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated) is an essential checkpoint kinase that signals DNA double-strand breaks in eukaryotes. Its depletion causes meiotic and somatic defects in Arabidopsis and progressive motor impairment accompanied by several cell deficiencies in patients with ataxia telangiectasia (AT). To obtain a comprehensive view of the ATM pathway in plants, we performed a time-course analysis of seedling responses by combining confocal laser scanning microscopy studies of root development and genome-wide expression profiling of wild-type (WT) and homozygous ATM-deficient mutants challenged with a dose of γ-rays (IR) that is sublethal for WT plants. Early morphologic defects in meristematic stem cells indicated that AtATM, an Arabidopsis homolog of the human ATM gene, is essential for maintaining the quiescent center and controlling the differentiation of initial cells after exposure to IR. Results of several microarray experiments performed with whole seedlings and roots up to 5 h post-IR were compiled in a single table, which was used to import gene information and extract gene sets. Sequence and function homology searches; import of spatio-temporal, cell cycling, and mutant-constitutive expression characteristics; and a simplified functional classification system were used to identify novel genes in all functional classes. The hundreds of radiomodulated genes identified were not a random collection, but belonged to functional pathways such as those of the cell cycle; cell death and repair; DNA replication, repair, and recombination; and transcription; translation; and signaling, indicating the strong cell reprogramming and double-strand break abrogation functions of ATM checkpoints. Accordingly, genes in all functional classes were either down or up-regulated concomitantly with downregulation of chromatin deacetylases or upregulation of acetylases and methylases, respectively. Determining the early transcriptional indicators of prolonged S-G2 phases that coincided with cell proliferation delay, or an anticipated subsequent auxin increase, accelerated cell differentiation or death, was used to link IR-regulated hallmark functions and tissue phenotypes after IR. The transcription burst was almost exclusively AtATM-dependent or weakly AtATR-dependent, and followed two major trends of expression in atm: (i)-loss or severe attenuation and delay, and (ii)-inverse and/or stochastic, as well as specific, enabling one to distinguish IR/ATM pathway constituents. Our data provide a large resource for studies on the interaction between plant checkpoints of the cell cycle, development, hormone response, and DNA repair functions, because IR-induced transcriptional changes partially overlap with the response to environmental stress. Putative connections of ATM to stem cell maintenance pathways after IR are also discussed.
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- Lilian Ricaud
- CEA, DSV, Institut de Biologie Environnementale et de Biotechnologie (iBEB), Service de biologie végétale et de microbiologie environnementales (SBVME), Cadarache, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale, UMR INRA 1165 - CNRS 8114 - UEVE, Evry, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale, UMR INRA 1165 - CNRS 8114 - UEVE, Evry, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale, UMR INRA 1165 - CNRS 8114 - UEVE, Evry, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institut de Biologie Environnementale et de Biotechnologie (iBEB), Service de biologie végétale et de microbiologie environnementales (SBVME), Cadarache, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institut de Biologie Environnementale et de Biotechnologie (iBEB), Service de biologie végétale et de microbiologie environnementales (SBVME), Cadarache, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institut de Biologie Environnementale et de Biotechnologie (iBEB), Service de biologie végétale et de microbiologie environnementales (SBVME), Cadarache, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Cnudde F, Hedatale V, de Jong H, Pierson ES, Rainey DY, Zabeau M, Weterings K, Gerats T, Peters JL. Changes in gene expression during male meiosis in Petunia hybrida. Chromosome Res 2007; 14:919-32. [PMID: 17203374 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1099-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Revised: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We analyzed changes in gene expression during male meiosis in Petunia by combining the meiotic staging of pollen mother cells from a single anther with cDNA-AFLP transcript profiling of mRNA from the synchronously developing sister anthers. The transcript profiling experiments focused on the identification of genes with a modulated expression profile during meiosis, while premeiotic archesporial cells and postmeiotic microspores served as a reference. About 8000 transcript tags, estimated at 30% of the total transcriptome, were generated, of which around 6% exhibited a modulated gene expression pattern at meiosis. Cluster analysis revealed a transcriptional cascade that coincides with the initiation and progression through all stages of the two meiotic divisions. Fragments that exhibited high expression specifically during meiosis I were characterized further by sequencing; 90 out of the 293 sequenced fragments showed homology with known genes, belonging to a wide range of gene classes, including previously characterized meiotic genes. In-situ hybridization experiments were performed to determine the spatial expression pattern for five selected transcript tags. Its concurrence with cDNA-AFLP transcript profiles indicates that this is an excellent approach to study genes involved in specialized processes such as meiosis. Our data set provides the potential to unravel unique meiotic genes that are as yet elusive to reverse genetics approaches.
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- Filip Cnudde
- Institute for Wetland and Water Research, Department of Experimental Botany, Section Plant Genetics, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Osman K, Sanchez-Moran E, Higgins JD, Jones GH, Franklin FCH. Chromosome synapsis in Arabidopsis: analysis of the transverse filament protein ZYP1 reveals novel functions for the synaptonemal complex. Chromosoma 2006; 115:212-9. [PMID: 16421735 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-005-0042-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Revised: 11/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
With respect to history, plants have provided an ideal system for cytogenetical analysis of the synaptonemal complex (SC). However, until recently, the identification of the genes that encode the SC in plants has proved elusive. In recent years, Arabidopsis thaliana was developed as a model system for plant meiosis research. As a result, there was substantial progress in the isolation of meiotic genes and this has recently led to the isolation of the first plant SC gene, ZYP1. The ZYP1 gene encodes a transverse filament (TF) protein that is predicted to have structural similarity to TF proteins found in other organisms. Analysis of plants deficient in ZYP1 expression has provided important insights into the function of the SC in plants. Loss of ZYP1 has only a limited effect on the overall level of recombination. However, it is associated with extensive nonhomologous recombination leading to multivalent formation at metaphase I. This phenomenon was not previously reported in other organisms. It is important to note that cytological analysis of the ZYP1 deficient lines indicates that SC formation is not required for the imposition of crossover interference.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kim Osman
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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