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Huang J, Qiao Z, Yu H, Lu Z, Chen W, Lu J, Wu J, Bao Y, Shahid MQ, Liu X. OsRH52A, a DEAD-Box protein, is required for embryo sac development by regulating functional megaspore specification in rice. J Exp Bot 2024:erae180. [PMID: 38642102 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae180] [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: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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The development of the embryo sac is an important factor affecting seed setting in rice. Numerous genes associated with embryo sac (ES) development have been identified in plants. However, the function of the DEAD-box RNA helicase family genes on ES is poorly known in rice. Here, we characterized a rice DEAD-box protein, OsRH52A, which was localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm and highly expressed in the floral organs in rice. The knockout mutant, rh52a, displayed partial ES sterility, including degenerated ES (21.0%) and the presence of double-female-gametophyte (DFG) structure (11.8%). The DFG developed from two functional megaspores (FM) near the chalazal end in one ovule, and 3.4% of DFG could fertilize via the sac near the micropylar pole in rh52a. OsRH52A was found to interact with OsMFS1 and ZIP4, both of which play a role in homologous recombination in rice meiosis. RNA-seq identified 234 down-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with reproductive development, including the two genes, OsMSP1 and HSA1b, required for female germline cell specification. Taken together, our study demonstrated that OsRH52A is essential for the development of the embryo sac and provided cytological evidence regarding the formation of DFG.
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- Jinghua Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Base Bank for Lingnan Rice Germplasm Resources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Guo S, Zheng C, Wang Y, Xu Y, Wu J, Wang L, Liu X, Chen Z. OsmiRNA5488 Regulates the Development of Embryo Sacs and Targets OsARF25 in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16240. [PMID: 38003430 PMCID: PMC10671434 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Small RNAs are a class of non-coding RNAs that typically range from 20 to 24 nucleotides in length. Among them, microRNAs (miRNAs) are particularly important regulators for plant development. The biological function of the conserved miRNAs has been studied extensively in plants, while that of the species-specific miRNAs has been studied in-depth. In this study, the regulatory role of a rice-specific OsmiRNA5488 (OsmiR5488) was characterized with the miR5488-overexpressed line (miR5488-OE) and miR5488-silenced line (STTM-5488). The seed-setting rate was notably reduced in miR5488-OE lines, but not in STTM-5488 lines. Cytological observation demonstrated the different types of abnormal mature embryo sacs, including the degeneration of embryo sacs and other variant types, in miR5488-OE lines. The percentage of the abnormal mature embryo sacs accounted for the reduced value of the seed-setting rate. Furthermore, OsARF25 was identified as a target of OsmiR5488 via RNA ligase-mediated 3'-amplifification of cDNA ends, dual luciferase assays, and transient expression assays. The primary root length was decreased with the increases in auxin concentrations in miR5488-OE lines compared to wild-type rice. Summarily, our results suggested that OsmiR5488 regulates the seed-setting rate and down-regulates the targeted gene OsARF25.
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- Shengyuan Guo
- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.G.); (C.Z.); (Y.W.); (Y.X.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Chettoor AM, Yang B, Evans MMS. Control of cellularization, nuclear localization, and antipodal cell cluster development in maize embryo sacs. Genetics 2023; 225:iyad101. [PMID: 37232380 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad101] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The maize female gametophyte contains four cell types: two synergids, an egg cell, a central cell, and a variable number of antipodal cells. In maize, these cells are produced after three rounds of free-nuclear divisions followed by cellularization, differentiation, and proliferation of the antipodal cells. Cellularization of the eight-nucleate syncytium produces seven cells with two polar nuclei in the central cell. Nuclear localization is tightly controlled in the embryo sac. This leads to precise allocation of the nuclei into the cells upon cellularization. Nuclear positioning within the syncytium is highly correlated with their identity after cellularization. Two mutants are described with extra polar nuclei, abnormal antipodal cell morphology, and reduced antipodal cell number, as well as frequent loss of antipodal cell marker expression. Mutations in one of these genes, indeterminate gametophyte2 encoding a MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN65-3 homolog, shows a requirement for MAP65-3 in cellularization of the syncytial embryo sac as well as for normal seed development. The timing of the effects of ig2 suggests that the identity of the nuclei in the syncytial female gametophyte can be changed very late before cellularization.
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- Antony M Chettoor
- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
- Division of Plant Science and Technology, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Wang L, Liu Y, Aslam M, Jakada BH, Qin Y, Cai H. The Glycine-Rich Domain Protein GRDP2 Regulates Ovule Development via the Auxin Pathway in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:698487. [PMID: 34777406 PMCID: PMC8585784 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.698487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The glycine-rich domain proteins (GRDP) have been functionally implicated in the cell wall structure, biotic, and abiotic stress responses. However, little is known about GRDP genes in female gametophyte development of Arabidopsis. This study shows that GRDP2, a GRDP, plays a crucial role in female gametophyte development. In GRDP2 overexpression lines, grdp2-3, the embryo sacs were arrested at FG1 and no nucleus stages. Furthermore, callose staining shows that cell plate formation during megasporogenesis is disturbed in grdp2-3. In contrast, the pollen development is not affected in grdp2-3. The expression patterns of auxin-specific marker lines in female gametophytes showed that the auxin distribution and transport were significantly changed during megagametogenesis in grdp2-3. In addition, compared with the membrane-localized pattern of PIN1, PIN2, and PIN7 in WT, the signals were detected in the cytoplasm in grdp2-3. Together, our data suggest that GRDP2 plays an essential role in auxin-mediated female gametophyte development.
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- Lulu Wang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Chen Z, Li Y, Li P, Huang X, Chen M, Wu J, Wang L, Liu X, Li Y. MircroRNA Profiles of Early Rice Inflorescence Revealed a Specific miRNA5506 Regulating Development of Floral Organs and Female Megagametophyte in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126610. [PMID: 34205521 PMCID: PMC8235126 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126610] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The developmental process of inflorescence and gametophytes is vital for sexual reproduction in rice. Multiple genes and conserved miRNAs have been characterized to regulate the process. The changes of miRNAs expression during the early development of rice inflorescence remain unknown. In this study, the analysis of miRNAs profiles in the early stage of rice inflorescence development identified 671 miRNAs, including 67 known and 44 novel differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs). Six distinct clusters of miRNAs expression patterns were detected, and Cluster 5 comprised 110 DEMs, including unconserved, rice-specific osa-miR5506. Overexpression of osa-miR5506 caused pleiotropic abnormalities, including over- or under-developed palea, various numbers of floral organs and spikelet indeterminacy. In addition, the defects of ovaries development were frequently characterized by multiple megasporocytes, ovule-free ovary, megasporocyte degenerated and embryo sac degenerated in the transgenic lines. osa-miR5506 targeted REM transcription factor LOC_Os03g11370. Summarily, these results demonstrated that rice-specific osa-miR5506 plays an essential role in the regulation of floral organ number, spikelet determinacy and female gametophyte development in rice.
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- Zhixiong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.C.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.C.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.C.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.C.); (J.W.); (L.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Department of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Y.L.); (P.L.); (X.H.); (M.C.)
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: (X.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Center of Experimental Teaching for Common Basic Courses, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: (X.L.); (Y.L.)
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Płachno BJ, Kapusta M, Świątek P, Banaś K, Miranda VFO, Bogucka-Kocka A. Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Cell Wall Components in the Placentas, Ovules and Female Gametophytes of Utricularia during Pollination. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115622. [PMID: 34070693 PMCID: PMC8199428 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115622] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In most angiosperms, the female gametophyte is hidden in the mother tissues and the pollen tube enters the ovule via a micropylar canal. The mother tissues play an essential role in the pollen tube guidance. However, in Utricularia, the female gametophyte surpasses the entire micropylar canal and extends beyond the limit of the integument. The female gametophyte then invades the placenta and a part of the central cell has direct contact with the ovary chamber. To date, information about the role of the placenta and integument in pollen tube guidance in Utricularia, which have extra-ovular female gametophytes, has been lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the placenta, central cell and integument in pollen tube pollen tube guidance in Utricularia nelumbifolia Gardner and Utricularia humboldtii R.H. Schomb. by studying the production of arabinogalactan proteins. It was also determined whether the production of the arabinogalactan proteins is dependent on pollination in Utricularia. In both of the examined species, arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) were observed in the placenta (epidermis and nutritive tissue), ovule (integument, chalaza), and female gametophyte of both pollinated and unpollinated flowers, which means that the production of AGPs is independent of pollination; however, the production of some AGPs was lower after fertilization. There were some differences in the production of AGPs between the examined species. The occurrence of AGPs in the placental epidermis and nutritive tissue suggests that they function as an obturator. The production of some AGPs in the ovular tissues (nucellus, integument) was independent of the presence of a mature embryo sac.
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- Bartosz Jan Płachno
- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 9 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Kraków, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza St., 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Institute of Biology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 9 Bankowa St., 40-007 Katowice, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza St., 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Plant Systematics, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal CEP 14884-900, SP, Brazil;
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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Ma T, Li E, Li LS, Li S, Zhang Y. The Arabidopsis R-SNARE protein YKT61 is essential for gametophyte development. J Integr Plant Biol 2021; 63:676-694. [PMID: 32918784 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Gametophyte development is a pre-requisite for plant reproduction and seed yield; therefore, studies of gametophyte development help us understand fundamental biological questions and have potential applications in agriculture. The biogenesis and dynamics of endomembrane compartments are critical for cell survival, and their regulatory mechanisms are just beginning to be revealed. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis thaliana SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) protein YKT61 is essential for both male and female gametogenesis. By using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)-based genome editing, we demonstrated that male and female gametophytes carrying YKT61 loss-of-function alleles do not survive. Specifically, loss of YKT61 function resulted in the arrest of male gametophytic development at pollen mitosis I and the degeneration of female gametophytes. A three-base-pair deletion in YKT61 in the ykt61-3 mutant resulted in a single-amino acid deletion in the longin domain of YKT61; the resulting mutant protein does not interact with multiple SNAREs and showed substantially reduced membrane association, suggesting that the N-terminal longin domain of YKT61 plays multiple roles in its function. This study demonstrates that Arabidopsis YKT61 is essential for male and female gametogenesis and sets an example for functional characterization of essential genes with the combination of Cas9-mediated editing and expression from a Cas9-resistant transgene.
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- Ting Ma
- State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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Vinogradova GY, Zhinkina NA. Why does only one embryo sac develop in the Paeonia ovule with multiple archesporium? Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:267-274. [PMID: 33119967 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13206] [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: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Structure of the multiple archesporium in an ovule, time and place of archesporial cell differentiation and their developmental potential have not been studied in detail. In Paeonia species supernumerary archesporial cells are formed and differentiate as multiple megasporocytes, but only one embryo sac usually develops into an ovule. The reasons leading to development of one gametophyte and the death of most megasporocytes are unknown. The morphological structure of the multiple archesporium in Paeonia veitchii and P. caucasica was studied using cytoembryological methods. We used staining with aniline blue and fluorescence microscopy for visualization of callose on the megasporocyte walls. All cells of the ovule in investigated Paeonia species are uniform and meristematic at the earliest development stage. The onset of archesporium differentiation correlates with inner integument initiation. The sporogenous complex includes ten to 25 cells which develop asynchronously. The cell located in the central part of the sporogenous complex is differentiated into a megasporocyte earlier than in neighbouring cells. Only this megasporocyte is enveloped in callose; it develops further through to meiosis and forms a female gametophyte. The other megasporocytes degenerate during ovule development. We consider that callose participates in the mechanism of 'lateral inhibition' during megasporocyte maturation. The cell located in the central part of the Paeonia ovule is the first to receive signals that stimulate the onset of megasporogenesis and formation of the callose wall. It is possible that callose participates in blocking of development signals to neighbouring megasporocytes, leading to the arrest of their development.
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- G Yu Vinogradova
- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Gomez MD, Barro-Trastoy D, Fuster-Almunia C, Tornero P, Alonso JM, Perez-Amador MA. Gibberellin-mediated RGA-LIKE1 degradation regulates embryo sac development in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:7059-7072. [PMID: 32845309 PMCID: PMC7906783 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa395] [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: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Ovule development is essential for plant survival, as it allows correct embryo and seed development upon fertilization. The female gametophyte is formed in the central area of the nucellus during ovule development, in a complex developmental programme that involves key regulatory genes and the plant hormones auxins and brassinosteroids. Here we provide novel evidence of the role of gibberellins (GAs) in the control of megagametogenesis and embryo sac development, via the GA-dependent degradation of RGA-LIKE1 (RGL1) in the ovule primordia. YPet-rgl1Δ17 plants, which express a dominant version of RGL1, showed reduced fertility, mainly due to altered embryo sac formation that varied from partial to total ablation. YPet-rgl1Δ17 ovules followed normal development of the megaspore mother cell, meiosis, and formation of the functional megaspore, but YPet-rgl1Δ17 plants had impaired mitotic divisions of the functional megaspore. This phenotype is RGL1-specific, as it is not observed in any other dominant mutants of the DELLA proteins. Expression analysis of YPet-rgl1Δ17 coupled to in situ localization of bioactive GAs in ovule primordia led us to propose a mechanism of GA-mediated RGL1 degradation that allows proper embryo sac development. Taken together, our data unravel a novel specific role of GAs in the control of female gametophyte development.
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- Maria Dolores Gomez
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Ed. 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Ed. 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Ed. 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Ed. 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Program in Genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Ed. 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Cerović R, Fotirić Akšić M, Đorđević M, Meland M. Functionality of Embryo Sacs in Pear Cultivars 'Ingeborg' and 'Celina' as Related to Fruit Set under Nordic Climate. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E1716. [PMID: 33291400 PMCID: PMC7762079 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since the European pear (Pyrus communis L.) is a self-incompatible fruit species, synchrony and compatibility between female parts of the mother plant and male gametes from the pollen donor must be fulfilled. Besides pollination and fertilization, normal embryo and zygote development is one of the prerequisites for the satisfactory yields in pears. The main goal of this experiment was to investigate the functionality of embryo sacs and the embryo's early stages of growth in relation to the fruit set of diploid ('Celina') and the triploid ('Ingeborg') pear cultivars under specific Norwegian climatic conditions. For this purpose, flowers were collected at the beginning of flowering, and on the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth days after the beginning of this phenophase for two consecutive years. Ovaries were dehydrated, embedded in paraffin wax, sectioned, stained, and observed under the light microscope. In the analyzed cultivars, results showed different tendencies in embryo sac development and degradation processes, in both experimental years, which is probably due to the genetic background of the examined cultivars. Also, fertilization success and fruit set were higher in the second year of study due to the higher average temperature during the flowering period. Diploid cultivar 'Celina' showed much better adaptation to high temperatures in relation to triploid cultivar 'Ingeborg'.
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- Radosav Cerović
- Innovation Centre at Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Fruit Research Institute, Čačak, Kralja Petra I/9, 32000 Čačak, Serbia;
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NIBIO Ullensvang, N-5781 Lofthus, Norway
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Xu Y, Wang F, Chen Z, Wang J, Li W, Fan F, Tao Y, Jiang Y, Zhu Q, Yang J. CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis of the OsROS1 gene induces pollen and embryo sac defects in rice. Plant Biotechnol J 2020; 18:1999-2001. [PMID: 32323464 PMCID: PMC7540548 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Yang Xu
- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- Institute of Food CropsJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Nanjing Branch of Chinese National Center for Rice ImprovementNanjingChina
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
- Institute of Life ScienceJiangsu UniversityZhenjiangChina
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Chaban I, Baranova E, Kononenko N, Khaliluev M, Smirnova E. Distinct Differentiation Characteristics of Endothelium Determine Its Ability to Form Pseudo-Embryos in Tomato Ovules. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:E12. [PMID: 31861391 PMCID: PMC6982238 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The endothelium is an additional cell layer, differentiating from the inner epidermis of the ovule integument. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), after fertilization, the endothelium separates from integument and becomes an independent tissue developing next to the growing embryo sac. In the absence of fertilization, the endothelium may proliferate and form pseudo-embryo. However, the course of the reorganization of endothelium into pseudo-embryo in tomato ovules is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate specific features of endothelium differentiation and the role of the endothelium in the development of fertilized and unfertilized tomato ovules. The ovules of tomato plants ("YaLF" line), produced by vegetative growth plants of transgenic tomato line expressing the ac gene, encoding chitin-binding protein from Amaranthus caudatus L., were investigated using light and transmission electron microscopy. We showed that in the fertilized ovule of normally developing fruit and in the unfertilized ovule of parthenocarpic fruit, separation of the endothelium from integument occurs via programmed death of cells of the integumental parenchyma, adjacent to the endothelium. Endothelial cells in normally developing ovules change their structural and functional specialization from meristematic to secretory and back to meristematic, and proliferate until seeds fully mature. The secretory activity of the endothelium is necessary for the lysis of dying cells of the integument and provides the space for the growth of the new sporophyte. However, in ovules of parthenocarpic fruits, pseudo-embryo cells do not change their structural and functional organization and remain meristematic, no zone of lysis is formed, and pseudo-embryo cells undergo programmed cell death. Our data shows the key role of the endothelium as a protective and secretory tissue, needed for the normal development of ovules.
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- Inna Chaban
- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, Moscow 127550, Russia; (I.C.); (E.B.); (N.K.); (M.K.)
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, Moscow 127550, Russia; (I.C.); (E.B.); (N.K.); (M.K.)
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, Moscow 127550, Russia; (I.C.); (E.B.); (N.K.); (M.K.)
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, Moscow 127550, Russia; (I.C.); (E.B.); (N.K.); (M.K.)
- Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Russian State Agrarian University, Timiryazevskaya 49, Moscow 127550, Russia
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- All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya 42, Moscow 127550, Russia; (I.C.); (E.B.); (N.K.); (M.K.)
- Biology Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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Ramos Abril LN, Pineda LM, Wasek I, Wedzony M, Ceballos H. Reproductive biology in cassava: stigma receptivity and pollen tube growth. Commun Integr Biol 2019; 12:96-111. [PMID: 31308874 PMCID: PMC6615524 DOI: 10.1080/19420889.2019.1631110] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Knowledge on the reproductive biology of cassava, relevant to breeders and molecular geneticists, is still limited. Therefore, different studies were carried out to determine the duration of stigma receptivity and the rate of pollen tube growth. Inflorescences were covered for up to 3 days after the first opening of the bracts (e.g. anthesis day) to prevent open pollination. Results indicate that fruit and seed set are drastically reduced when flowers were covered for 2 or 3 days. However, fruits and seeds were obtained even from flowers that had been covered for 3 days after anthesis, although at low frequency. The rate of pollen tube growth was assessed in many combinations of female and male progenitors crossed through controlled pollinations and collecting the pistils at varying hours after pollination (HAP). Pollen tube growth is fast during the first 6 HAP reaching the tip of the nucellar beak. The growth slows down thereafter, taking 10 additional hours to reach the end of the beak. The growth of pollen tubes slows down even further until they enter the embryo sac. Only 10% of samples showed pollen tubes entering the embryo sac between 48 and 66 HAP. Although several tubes may reach the nucellar beak, only one was observed entering the embryo sac. Results, across the different experiments, were highly variable suggesting that the timeline of fertilization is influenced both by genotypic and environmental factors as well as the manual manipulation of inflorescences and cyathia.
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- L N Ramos Abril
- Cassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.,Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Pedagogical University, Cracow, Poland
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- Pedagogical University, Cracow, Poland
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- Cassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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Juranić M, Johnson SD, Koltunow AM. Phenotypic plasticity of aposporous embryo sac development in Hieracium praealtum. Plant Signal Behav 2019; 14:1622981. [PMID: 31161899 PMCID: PMC6620000 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1622981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Apomixis in Hieracium praealtum follows a developmental pathway of apospory, where an unreduced embryo sac develops from a somatic ovule cell without meiosis. The avoidance of meiosis together with fertilization-independent seed formation leads to clonal progeny genetically identical to the maternal plant. We have previously described the initial developmental steps of aposporous embryo sac formation in H. praealtum and here, we cytologically observed more than 500 ovules with a focus on the later stages of embryo sac maturation. Aposporous embryo sac maturation is a stochastic process in H. praealtum with single or multiple embryo sacs formed, in addition to off-types and embryo sac abortion. The frequency of twin embryo sacs growing at the same rate is a rare event and, in most ovules, the additional embryo sac undergoes developmental arrest suggesting dominance or growth promotion of a single embryo sac. Observed deviations from the Polygonum-type embryo sac in H. praealtum indicate developmental plasticity during embryo sac maturation. Nevertheless, fertilization-independent seed formation successfully occurs.
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- Martina Juranić
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Agriculture and Food, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Agriculture and Food, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Agriculture and Food, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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The haploid female gametophyte (embryo sac) is an essential reproductive unit of flowering plants, usually comprising four specialized cell types, including the female gametes (egg cell and central cell). The differentiation of these cells relies on spatial signals which pattern the gametophyte along a proximal-distal axis, but the molecular and genetic mechanisms by which cell identities are determined in the embryo sac have long been a mystery. Recent identification of key genes for cell fate specification and their relationship to hormonal signaling pathways that act on positional cues has provided new insights into these processes. A model for differentiation can be devised with egg cell fate as a default state of the female gametophyte and with other cell types specified by the action of spatially regulated factors. Cell-to-cell communication within the gametophyte is also important for maintaining cell identity as well as facilitating fertilization of the female gametes by the male gametes (sperm cells).
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- Debra J Skinner
- Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, USA.,Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, USA
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Jones DS, Liu X, Willoughby AC, Smith BE, Palanivelu R, Kessler SA. Cellular distribution of secretory pathway markers in the haploid synergid cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 2018; 94:192-202. [PMID: 29385641 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In flowering plants, cell-cell communication plays a key role in reproductive success, as both pollination and fertilization require pathways that regulate interactions between many different cell types. Some of the most critical of these interactions are those between the pollen tube (PT) and the embryo sac, which ensure the delivery of sperm cells required for double fertilization. Synergid cells function to attract the PT through secretion of small peptides and in PT reception via membrane-bound proteins associated with the endomembrane system and the cell surface. While many synergid-expressed components regulating PT attraction and reception have been identified, few tools exist to study the localization of membrane-bound proteins and the components of the endomembrane system in this cell type. In this study, we describe the localization and distribution of seven fluorescent markers that labelled components of the secretory pathway in synergid cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. These markers were used in co-localization experiments to investigate the subcellular distribution of the two PT reception components LORELEI, a GPI-anchored surface protein, and NORTIA, a MILDEW RESISTANCE LOCUS O protein, both found within the endomembrane system of the synergid cell. These secretory markers are useful tools for both reproductive and cell biologists, enabling the analysis of membrane-associated trafficking within a haploid cell actively involved in polar transport.
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- Daniel S Jones
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73069, USA
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73069, USA
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- Vision Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Li Y, Tian M, Zhang P. Embryo sac chromosome doubling in Populus alba × P. glandulosa induced by high temperature exposure to produce triploids. Breed Sci 2017; 67:233-238. [PMID: 28744176 PMCID: PMC5515315 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.16193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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To determine the effects of the hours after pollination and the treatment durations on triploid production and reveal the effective stages of embryo sac chromosome doubling by high temperature exposure. At least three catkins were sampled, and 80 ovules were used for the determination of the embryo sac developmental process. Catkins (2-74 h after pollination) were treated to induce embryo sac chromosome doubling. Cytological observations revealed that the embryo sac development was a consecutive and asynchronous process. Fertilization occurred 50 h after pollination. In the offspring seedlings, 167 triploids were detected and the highest efficiency of triploid production was 87.0%. Among all the induced triploids, the most effective treatment period of inducing embryo sac chromosome doubling is from 26 to 50 h after pollination, and 121 triploids were obtained, representing 72.46% of the sum of all triploids. GLM-Univariate analysis indicated significant differences among the hours after pollination (F = 4.516, p = 0.045). However, the differences between the treatment durations (F = 0.077, p = 0.791) were not significant. Correlation analysis between the proportion of each embryo sac's developmental stage and the percentage of triploid production indicated that the third mitotic division may be the most effective stage for 2n female gamete induction.
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- Yanjie Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University,
Beijing 100083,
P. R. China
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D'Ippólito S, Arias LA, Casalongué CA, Pagnussat GC, Fiol DF. The DC1-domain protein VACUOLELESS GAMETOPHYTES is essential for development of female and male gametophytes in Arabidopsis. Plant J 2017; 90:261-275. [PMID: 28107777 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this work we identified VACUOLELESS GAMETOPHYTES (VLG) as a DC1 domain-containing protein present in the endomembrane system and essential for development of both female and male gametophytes. VLG was originally annotated as a gene coding for a protein of unknown function containing DC1 domains. DC1 domains are cysteine- and histidine-rich zinc finger domains found exclusively in the plant kingdom that have been named on the basis of similarity with the C1 domain present in protein kinase C (PKC). In Arabidopsis, both male and female gametophytes are characterized by the formation of a large vacuole early in development; this is absent in vlg mutant plants. As a consequence, development is arrested in embryo sacs and pollen grains at the first mitotic division. VLG is specifically located in multivesicular bodies or pre-vacuolar compartments, and our results suggest that vesicular fusion is affected in the mutants, disrupting vacuole formation. Supporting this idea, AtPVA12 - a member of the SNARE vesicle-associated protein family and previously related to a sterol-binding protein, was identified as a VLG interactor. A role for VLG is proposed mediating vesicular fusion in plants as part of the sterol trafficking machinery required for vacuole biogenesis in plants.
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- Sebastián D'Ippólito
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, IIB-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250 Cuarto Nivel, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, IIB-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250 Cuarto Nivel, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, IIB-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250 Cuarto Nivel, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, IIB-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250 Cuarto Nivel, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, IIB-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250 Cuarto Nivel, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Park K, Frost JM, Adair AJ, Kim DM, Yun H, Brooks JS, Fischer RL, Choi Y. Optimized Methods for the Isolation of Arabidopsis Female Central Cells and Their Nuclei. Mol Cells 2016; 39:768-775. [PMID: 27788573 PMCID: PMC5104886 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Arabidopsis female gametophyte contains seven cells with eight haploid nuclei buried within layers of sporophytic tissue. Following double fertilization, the egg and central cells of the gametophyte develop into the embryo and endosperm of the seed, respectively. The epigenetic status of the central cell has long presented an enigma due both to its inaccessibility, and the fascinating epigenome of the endosperm, thought to have been inherited from the central cell following activity of the DEMETER demethylase enzyme, prior to fertilization. Here, we present for the first time, a method to isolate pure populations of Arabidopsis central cell nuclei. Utilizing a protocol designed to isolate leaf mesophyll protoplasts, we systematically optimized each step in order to efficiently separate central cells from the female gametophyte. We use initial manual pistil dissection followed by the derivation of central cell protoplasts, during which process the central cell emerges from the micropylar pole of the embryo sac. Then, we use a modified version of the Isolation of Nuclei TAgged in specific Cell Types (INTACT) protocol to purify central cell nuclei, resulting in a purity of 75-90% and a yield sufficient to undertake downstream molecular analyses. We find that the process is highly dependent on the health of the original plant tissue used, and the efficiency of protoplasting solution infiltration into the gametophyte. By isolating pure central cell populations, we have enabled elucidation of the physiology of this rare cell type, which in the future will provide novel insights into Arabidopsis reproduction.
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- Kyunghyuk Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720,
USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720,
USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Science, Seoul Foreign School, Seoul 09723,
Korea
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720,
USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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Chettoor AM, Phillips AR, Coker CT, Dilkes B, Evans MM. Maternal Gametophyte Effects on Seed Development in Maize. Genetics 2016; 204:233-48. [PMID: 27466227 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.116.191833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Flowering plants, like placental mammals, have an extensive maternal contribution toward progeny development. Plants are distinguished from animals by a genetically active haploid phase of growth and development between meiosis and fertilization, called the gametophyte. Flowering plants are further distinguished by the process of double fertilization that produces sister progeny, the endosperm and the embryo, of the seed. Because of this, there is substantial gene expression in the female gametophyte that contributes to the regulation of growth and development of the seed. A primary function of the endosperm is to provide growth support to its sister embryo. Several mutations in Zea mays subsp. mays have been identified that affect the contribution of the mother gametophyte to the seed. The majority affect both the endosperm and the embryo, although some embryo-specific effects have been observed. Many alter the pattern of expression of a marker for the basal endosperm transfer layer, a tissue that transports nutrients from the mother plant to the developing seed. Many of them cause abnormal development of the female gametophyte prior to fertilization, revealing potential cellular mechanisms of maternal control of seed development. These effects include reduced central cell size, abnormal architecture of the central cell, abnormal numbers and morphology of the antipodal cells, and abnormal egg cell morphology. These mutants provide insight into the logic of seed development, including necessary features of the gametes and supporting cells prior to fertilization, and set up future studies on the mechanisms regulating maternal contributions to the seed.
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Royo C, Carbonell-Bejerano P, Torres-Pérez R, Nebish A, Martínez Ó, Rey M, Aroutiounian R, Ibáñez J, Martínez-Zapater JM. Developmental, transcriptome, and genetic alterations associated with parthenocarpy in the grapevine seedless somatic variant Corinto bianco. J Exp Bot 2016; 67:259-73. [PMID: 26454283 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Seedlessness is a relevant trait in grapevine cultivars intended for fresh consumption or raisin production. Previous DNA marker analysis indicated that Corinto bianco (CB) is a parthenocarpic somatic variant of the seeded cultivar Pedro Ximenes (PX). This study compared both variant lines to determine the basis of this parthenocarpic phenotype. At maturity, CB seedless berries were 6-fold smaller than PX berries. The macrogametophyte was absent from CB ovules, and CB was also pollen sterile. Occasionally, one seed developed in 1.6% of CB berries. Microsatellite genotyping and flow cytometry analyses of seedlings generated from these seeds showed that most CB viable seeds were formed by fertilization of unreduced gametes generated by meiotic diplospory, a process that has not been described previously in grapevine. Microarray and RNA-sequencing analyses identified 1958 genes that were differentially expressed between CB and PX developing flowers. Genes downregulated in CB were enriched in gametophyte-preferentially expressed transcripts, indicating the absence of regular post-meiotic germline development in CB. RNA-sequencing was also used for genetic variant calling and 14 single-nucleotide polymorphisms distinguishing the CB and PX variant lines were detected. Among these, CB-specific polymorphisms were considered as candidate parthenocarpy-responsible mutations, including a putative deleterious substitution in a HAL2-like protein. Collectively, these results revealed that the absence of a mature macrogametophyte, probably due to meiosis arrest, coupled with a process of fertilization-independent fruit growth, caused parthenocarpy in CB. This study provides a number of grapevine parthenocarpy-responsible candidate genes and shows how genomic approaches can shed light on the genetic origin of woody crop somatic variants.
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- Carolina Royo
- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de La Rioja-Gobierno de La Rioja), Finca La Grajera, Carretera LO-20 - salida 13, Autovía del Camino de Santiago, 26007, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de La Rioja-Gobierno de La Rioja), Finca La Grajera, Carretera LO-20 - salida 13, Autovía del Camino de Santiago, 26007, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de La Rioja-Gobierno de La Rioja), Finca La Grajera, Carretera LO-20 - salida 13, Autovía del Camino de Santiago, 26007, Spain
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- Department of Genetics and Cytology, Yerevan State University, 1 Alex Manoogian str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo. Facultad de Biología. Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo. Facultad de Biología. Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Genetics and Cytology, Yerevan State University, 1 Alex Manoogian str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de La Rioja-Gobierno de La Rioja), Finca La Grajera, Carretera LO-20 - salida 13, Autovía del Camino de Santiago, 26007, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de La Rioja-Gobierno de La Rioja), Finca La Grajera, Carretera LO-20 - salida 13, Autovía del Camino de Santiago, 26007, Spain
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Lenartowski R, Suwińska A, Lenartowska M. Calreticulin expression in relation to exchangeable Ca(2+) level that changes dynamically during anthesis, progamic phase, and double fertilization in Petunia. Planta 2015; 241:209-27. [PMID: 25262422 PMCID: PMC4282720 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2178-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) plays essential roles in plant sexual reproduction, but the sites and the mechanism of Ca(2+) mobile storage during pollen-pistil interactions have not been fully defined. Because the Ca(2+)-buffering protein calreticulin (CRT) is able to bind and sequester Ca(2+), it can serve as a mobile intracellular store of easily releasable Ca(2+) and control its local concentration within the cytoplasm. Our previous studies showed an enhanced expression of Petunia hybrida CRT gene (PhCRT) during pistil transmitting tract maturation, pollen germination and tube outgrowth on the stigma, gamete fusion, and early embryogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that elevated expression of CRT results in the accumulation of this protein in response to anthesis, pollination, sperm cells deposition within the receptive synergid and fertilization, when the level of exchangeable Ca(2+) changes dynamically. CRT localizes mainly to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi compartments in the pistil transmitting tract cells, germinated pollen/tubes, and sporophytic/gametophytic cells of the ovule and corresponds with loosely bound Ca(2+). Additionally, the immunogold research shows, for the first time, highly selective CRT distribution in specific nuclear sub-domains. On the basis of our results, we discuss the possible functions of CRT with respect to the critical role of Ca(2+) homeostasis during key events of the multi-step process of generative reproduction in angiosperms.
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- Robert Lenartowski
- Laboratory of Isotope and Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland,
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Chettoor AM, Evans MMS. Correlation between a loss of auxin signaling and a loss of proliferation in maize antipodal cells. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:187. [PMID: 25859254 PMCID: PMC4374392 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The plant life cycle alternates between two genetically active generations: the diploid sporophyte and the haploid gametophyte. In angiosperms the gametophytes are sexually dimorphic and consist of only a few cells. The female gametophyte, or embryo sac, is comprised of four cell types: two synergids, an egg cell, a central cell, and a variable number of antipodal cells. In some species the antipodal cells are indistinct and fail to proliferate, so many aspects of antipodal cell function and development have been unclear. In maize and many other grasses, the antipodal cells proliferate to produce a highly distinct cluster at the chalazal end of the embryo sac that persists at the apex of the endosperm after fertilization. The antipodal cells are a site of auxin accumulation in the maize embryo sac. Analysis of different families of genes involved in auxin biosynthesis, distribution, and signaling for expression in the embryo sac demonstrates that all steps are expressed within the embryo sac. In contrast to auxin signaling, cytokinin signaling is absent in the embryo sac and instead occurs adjacent to but outside of the antipodal cells. Mutant analysis shows a correlation between a loss of auxin signaling and a loss of proliferation of the antipodal cells. The leaf polarity mutant Laxmidrib1 causes a lack of antipodal cell proliferation coupled with a loss of DR5 and PIN1a expression in the antipodal cells.
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- *Correspondence: Matthew M. S. Evans, Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama St. Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Niedojadło K, Hyjek M, Bednarska-Kozakiewicz E. Spatial and temporal localization of homogalacturonans in Hyacinthus orientalis L. ovule cells before and after fertilization. Plant Cell Rep 2015; 34:97-109. [PMID: 25292437 PMCID: PMC4282716 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1690-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The composition of homogalacturonans (HGs) in the ovule and the female gametophyte cell walls was shown to be rearranged dynamically during sexual reproduction of H. orientalis. In angiosperms, homogalacturonans (HGs) play an important role in the interaction between the male gametophyte and the pistil transmitting tract, but little is known about the participation of these molecules at the final stage of the progamic phase and fertilization. The aim of our study was to perform immunocytochemical localization of highly (JIM7 MAb) and weakly (JIM5 MAb) methyl esterified and Ca(2+)-associated HG (2F4 MAb) in the ovule and female gametophyte cells of Hyacinthus orientalis before and after fertilization. It was found that pollination induced the rearrangement of HG in (1) the micropylar canal of the ovule, (2) the filiform apparatus of the synergids, and (3) the region of fusion between sperm cells and their target cells. Fertilization led to further changes in pectin composition of these three regions of the ovule. A new cell wall was synthesized around the zygote with a characteristic pattern of localization of all examined HG fractions, which we called "sporoderm-like". The developing endosperm prepared for cellularization by synthesizing highly methyl-esterified HG, which was stored in the cytoplasm. Pollination- and fertilization-induced changes in the composition of the HG in the micropyle of the ovule and the apoplast of female gametophyte cells are discussed in the context of: (1) micropylar pollen tube guidance, (2) preparation of the egg cell and the central cells for fusion with sperm cells, and (3) the polyspermy block.
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- Katarzyna Niedojadło
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland,
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Zhang J, Tang W, Huang Y, Niu X, Zhao Y, Han Y, Liu Y. Down-regulation of a LBD-like gene, OsIG1, leads to occurrence of unusual double ovules and developmental abnormalities of various floral organs and megagametophyte in rice. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:99-112. [PMID: 25324400 PMCID: PMC4265153 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The indeterminate gametophyte1 (ig1) mutation was first characterized to modulate female gametophyte development in maize (Zea mays). However, the function of its rice orthologue, OsIG1, remains unknown. For this, we first analysed OsIG1 localization from differential tissues in rice. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) and histochemical staining results demonstrated that the expression signal of OsIG1 was strongly detected in young inflorescence, moderately in mature flower and weakly in leaf. Furthermore, RNA in situ hybridization analyses exhibited that OsIG1 was strongly expressed in inflorescence meristems, floral meristems, empty-glume- and floret- primordia, especially in the primordia of stamens and immature ovules, and the micropylar side of the mature ovary. In OsIG1-RNAi lines, wrinkled blade formation was accompanied by increased leaf inclination angle. Cross-section further showed that the number of bulliform cells located between the vasculatures was significantly increased, indicating that OsIG1 is involved in division and differentiation of bulliform cell and lateral growth during leaf development. OsIG1-RNAi suppression lines showed pleiotropic phenotypes, including degenerated palea, glume-like features and open hull. In addition, a single OsIG1-RNAi floret is characterized by frequently developing double ovules with abnormal embryo sac development. Additionally, down-regulation of OsIG1 differentially affected the expression of genes associated with the floral organ development including EG1, OsMADS6 and OsMADS1. Taken together, these results demonstrate that OsIG1 plays an essential role in the regulation of empty-glume identity, floral organ number control and female gametophyte development in rice.
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- Jingrong Zhang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-resource and Eco-environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-resource and Eco-environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-resource and Eco-environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Wang SS, Wang F, Tan SJ, Wang MX, Sui N, Zhang XS. Transcript profiles of maize embryo sacs and preliminary identification of genes involved in the embryo sac-pollen tube interaction. Front Plant Sci 2014; 5:702. [PMID: 25566277 PMCID: PMC4269116 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00702] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The embryo sac, the female gametophyte of flowering plants, plays important roles in the pollination and fertilization process. Maize (Zea mays L.) is a model monocot, but little is known about the interactions between its embryo sac and the pollen tube. In this study, we compared the transcript profiles of mature embryo sacs, mature embryo sacs 14-16 h after pollination, and mature nucelli. Comparing the transcript profiles of the embryo sacs before and after the entry of the pollen tube, we identified 3467 differentially expressed transcripts (3382 differentially expressed genes; DEGs). The DEGs were grouped into 22 functional categories. Among the DEGs, 221 genes were induced upon the entry of the pollen tube, and many of them encoded proteins involved in RNA binding, processing, and transcription, signaling, miscellaneous enzyme family processes, and lipid metabolism processes. Genes in the DEG dataset were grouped into 17 classes in a gene ontology enrichment analysis. The DEGs included many genes encoding proteins involved in protein amino acid phosphorylation and protein ubiquitination, implying that these processes might play important roles in the embryo sac-pollen tube interaction. Additionally, our analyses indicate that the expression of 112 genes encoding cysteine-rich proteins (CRPs) is induced during pollination and fertilization. The CRPs likely regulate pollen tube guidance and embryo sac development. These results provide important information on the genes involved in the embryo sac-pollen tube interaction in maize.
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- Shuai Shuai Wang
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai'an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal UniversityJi'nan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTai'an, China
- *Correspondence: Xian Sheng Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, 271018 Shandong, China e-mail:
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Ao CQ. Developmental origins of the conjoined twin mature embryo sacs in Smilax davidiana, with special notes on the formation of their embryos and endosperms. Am J Bot 2013; 100:2509-2515. [PMID: 24287267 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Smilax davidiana, a perennial deciduous vine in Smilacaceae, is widely distributed in East and South China. A recent investigation revealed the existence of twin embryo sacs in this species. This study describes their mature structure, analyzes their developmental origins, and discusses the formation of their embryos and endosperms. METHODS Conventional paraffin section, light microscopy, and various staining techniques were used to document the course of megasporogenesis and mature embryo sac structure in pistillate flowers. KEY RESULTS Two chalazal megaspores of the tetrad became functional, giving rise to twin embryo sacs. Two mature embryo sacs of the same size (equal-conjoined twins); a dominant mature embryo sac and a subordinate one (unequal-conjoined twins); or very rarely, fully fused twin mature embryo sacs sharing a common chalazal domain are formed. CONCLUSION A single embryo occurring in conjoined twins is the outcome of two eggs competing for sperm rather than a result of contention of two pre-embryos (or young embryos) for nutrition. Conjoined twin embryo sacs could provide a new pathway to the formation of pentaploid endosperms.
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- Cheng-Qi Ao
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Chashan, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 325035
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Martín MV, Distefano AM, Zabaleta EJ, Pagnussat GC. New insights into the functional roles of reactive oxygen species during embryo sac development and fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav 2013; 8:doi: 10.4161/psb.25714. [PMID: 23887494 PMCID: PMC4091057 DOI: 10.4161/psb.25714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Previously considered as toxic by-products of aerobic metabolism, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are emerging as essential signaling molecules in eukaryotes. Recent evidence showed that maintenance of ROS homeostasis during female gametophyte development is crucial for embryo sac patterning and fertilization. Although ROS are exclusively detected in the central cell of mature embryo sacs, the study of mutants deficient in ROS homeostasis suggests that controlled oxidative bursts might take place earlier during gametophyte development. Also, a ROS burst that depends on pollination takes place inside the embryo sac. This oxidative response might be required for pollen tube growth arrest and for sperm cell release. In this mini-review, we will focus on new insights into the role of ROS during female gametophyte development and fertilization. Special focus will be made on the mitochondrial Mn-Superoxide dismutase (MSD1), which has been recently reported to be essential for maintaining ROS homeostasis during embryo sac formation.
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Lu M, Zhang P, Kang X. Induction of 2n female gametes in Populus adenopoda Maxim by high temperature exposure during female gametophyte development. Breed Sci 2013; 63:96-103. [PMID: 23641186 PMCID: PMC3621450 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.63.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In order to produce triploid plants, 2n female gametes were induced by treating female buds and developing embryo sacs of Populus adenopoda Maxim with high temperature exposure. During megasporogenesis, tests were conducted on the relationship between female gametophyte development and morphological changes of female catkins. In the resulting progeny, 12 triploids were produced, and the highest rate of triploid production was 40%. Cytological observation revealed that the pachytene to diakinesis phase of meiotic stages may be a suitable period for inducing megaspore chromosome doubling through high temperature exposure. On the other hand, catkins of 6-72 h after pollination were treated for inducing embryo sac chromosome doubling. In the offspring seedlings, 51 triploids were detected and the highest efficiency of triploid production was 83.33%. Correlation analysis between the proportion of each embryo sac's developmental stage and the percentage of triploid production indicated that the second mitotic division may be the most effective stage for 2n female gamete induction. Our findings showed that high temperature exposure is an ideal method for 2n female gamete induction. Heterozygous offspring are valuable for breeding programs of P. adenopoda.
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- Min Lu
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Genetics and Breeding of Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Genetics and Breeding of Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Genetics and Breeding of Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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Niedojadło K, Pięciński S, Smoliński DJ, Bednarska-Kozakiewicz E. Ribosomal RNA of Hyacinthus orientalis L. female gametophyte cells before and after fertilization. Planta 2012; 236:171-84. [PMID: 22398640 PMCID: PMC3382635 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The nucleolar activity of Hyacinthus orientalis L. embryo sac cells was investigated. The distributions of nascent pre-rRNA (ITS1), 26S rRNA and of the 5S rRNA and U3 snoRNA were determined using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Our results indicated the different rRNA metabolism of the H. orientalis female gametophyte cells before and after fertilization. In the target cells for the male gamete, i.e., the egg cell and the central cell whose activity is silenced in the mature embryo sac (Pięciński et al. in Sex Plant Reprod 21:247-257, 2008; Niedojadło et al. in Planta doi: 10.1007/s00425-012-1599-9 , 2011), rRNA metabolism is directed at the accumulation of rRNPs in the cytoplasm and immature transcripts in the nucleolus. In both cells, fertilization initiates the maturation of the maternal pre-rRNA and the expression of zygotic rDNA. The resumption of rRNA transcription observed in the hyacinth zygote indicates that in plants, there is a different mechanism for the regulation of RNA Pol I activity than in animals. In synergids and antipodal cells, which have somatic functions, the nucleolar activity is correlated with the metabolic activity of these cells and changes in successive stages of embryo sac development.
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- Katarzyna Niedojadło
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 9, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
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Niedojadło K, Pięciński S, Smoliński DJ, Bednarska-Kozakiewicz E. Transcriptional activity of Hyacinthus orientalis L. female gametophyte cells before and after fertilization. Planta 2012; 236:153-69. [PMID: 22293855 PMCID: PMC3382649 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1599-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We characterized three phases of Hyacinthus orientalis L. embryo sac development, in which the transcriptional activity of the cells differed using immunolocalization of incorporated 5′-bromouracil, the total RNA polymerase II pool and the hypo- (initiation) and hyperphosphorylated (elongation) forms of RNA Pol II. The first stage, which lasts from the multinuclear stage to cellularization, is a period of high transcriptional activity, probably related to the maturation of female gametophyte cells. The second stage, encompassing the period of embryo sac maturity and the progamic phase, involves the transcriptional silencing of cells that will soon undergo fusion with male gametes. During this period in the hyacinth egg cell, there are almost no newly formed transcripts, and only a small pool of RNA Pol II is present in the nucleus. The transcriptional activity of the central cell is only slightly higher than that observed in the egg cell. The post-fertilization stage is related to the transcriptional activation of the zygote and the primary endosperm cell. The rapid increase in the pool of newly formed transcripts in these cells is accompanied by an increase in the pool of RNA Pol II, and the pattern of enzyme distribution in the zygote nucleus is similar to that observed in the somatic cells of the ovule. Our data, together with the earlier results of Pięciński et al. (2008), indicate post-fertilization synthesis and the maturation of numerous mRNA transcripts, suggesting that fertilization in H. orientalis induces the activation of the zygote and endosperm genomes.
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- Katarzyna Niedojadło
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 9, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
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Płachno BJ, Swiątek P. Actin cytoskeleton in the extra-ovular embryo sac of Utricularia nelumbifolia (Lentibulariaceae). Protoplasma 2012; 249:663-70. [PMID: 21786167 PMCID: PMC3382281 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0306-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The actin cytoskeleton in the mature female gametophyte of angiosperms has been examined in only a few dicot and monocot species. The main purposes of this study were to identify how the actin cytoskeleton is arranged in the mature extra-ovular embryo sac in Utricularia nelumbifolia (Lentibulariaceae). We found that the extra-ovular part of the central cell has a well-developed actin cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments formed of long strands which run longitudinally or transversally to the long axis of the embryo sac. The exerted part of the central cell, which is exposed to the environment of the ovary chamber, is highly vacuolated and in the thin peripheral cytoplasm possesses a complicated network of actin microfilaments. The epidermal cells of the placenta that are in contact with the extra-ovular part of the embryo sac are crushed. The ultrastructure data of these cells are presented. We detected the accumulation of the actin cytoskeleton between the micropylar parts of the synergids and the extra-ovular part of central cell. This actin accumulation is unusual because in typical angiosperms the micropylar parts of the synergids form the apex of the female gametophyte.
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- Bartosz Jan Płachno
- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52, 31-044, Cracow, Poland.
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Lora J, Hormaza JI, Herrero M. The progamic phase of an early-divergent angiosperm, Annona cherimola (Annonaceae). Ann Bot 2010; 105:221-31. [PMID: 19939980 PMCID: PMC2814751 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Revised: 08/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Recent studies of reproductive biology in ancient angiosperm lineages are beginning to shed light on the early evolution of flowering plants, but comparative studies are restricted by fragmented and meagre species representation in these angiosperm clades. In the present study, the progamic phase, from pollination to fertilization, is characterized in Annona cherimola, which is a member of the Annonaceae, the largest extant family among early-divergent angiosperms. Beside interest due to its phylogenetic position, this species is also an ancient crop with a clear niche for expansion in subtropical climates. METHODS The kinetics of the reproductive process was established following controlled pollinations and sequential fixation. Gynoecium anatomy, pollen tube pathway, embryo sac and early post-fertilization events were characterized histochemically. KEY RESULTS A plesiomorphic gynoecium with a semi-open carpel shows a continuous secretory papillar surface along the carpel margins, which run from the stigma down to the obturator in the ovary. The pollen grains germinate in the stigma and compete in the stigma-style interface to reach the narrow secretory area that lines the margins of the semi-open stylar canal and is able to host just one to three pollen tubes. The embryo sac has eight nuclei and is well provisioned with large starch grains that are used during early cellular endosperm development. CONCLUSIONS A plesiomorphic simple gynoecium hosts a simple pollen-pistil interaction, based on a support-control system of pollen tube growth. Support is provided through basipetal secretory activity in the cells that line the pollen tube pathway. Spatial constraints, favouring pollen tube competition, are mediated by a dramatic reduction in the secretory surface available for pollen tube growth at the stigma-style interface. This extramural pollen tube competition contrasts with the intrastylar competition predominant in more recently derived lineages of angiosperms.
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- J. Lora
- Department of Subtropical Pomology, Estación Experimental “La Mayora” – CSIC, 29760 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Subtropical Pomology, Estación Experimental “La Mayora” – CSIC, 29760 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Pomology, Estación Experimental “Aula Dei” – CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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Rudall PJ, Remizowa MV, Beer AS, Bradshaw E, Stevenson DW, Macfarlane TD, Tuckett RE, Yadav SR, Sokoloff DD. Comparative ovule and megagametophyte development in Hydatellaceae and water lilies reveal a mosaic of features among the earliest angiosperms. Ann Bot 2008; 101:941-56. [PMID: 18378513 PMCID: PMC2710223 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Revised: 01/10/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The embryo sac, nucellus and integuments of the early-divergent angiosperms Hydatellaceae and other Nymphaeales are compared with those of other seed plants, in order to evaluate the evolutionary origin of these characters in the angiosperms. METHODS Using light microscopy, ovule and embryo sac development are described in five (of 12) species of Trithuria, the sole genus of Hydatellaceae, and compared with those of Cabombaceae and Nymphaeaceae. KEY RESULTS The ovule of Trithuria is bitegmic and tenuinucellate, rather than bitegmic and crassinucellate as in most other Nymphaeales. The seed is operculate and possesses a perisperm that develops precociously, which are both key features of Nymphaeales. However, in the Indian species T. konkanensis, perisperm is relatively poorly developed by the time of fertilization. Perisperm cells in Trithuria become multinucleate during development, a feature observed also in other Nymphaeales. The outer integument is semi-annular ('hood-shaped'), as in Cabombaceae and some Nymphaeaceae, in contrast to the annular ('cap-shaped') outer integument of some other Nymphaeaceae (e.g. Barclaya) and Amborella. The megagametophyte in Trithuria is monosporic and four-nucleate; at the two-nucleate stage both nuclei occur in the micropylar domain. Double megagametophytes were frequently observed, probably developed from different megaspores of the same tetrad. Indirect, but strong evidence is presented for apomictic embryo development in T. filamentosa. CONCLUSIONS Most features of the ovule and embryo sac of Trithuria are consistent with a close relationship with other Nymphaeales, especially Cabombaceae. The frequent occurrence of double megagametophytes in the same ovule indicates a high degree of developmental flexibility, and could provide a clue to the evolutionary origin of the Polygonum-type of angiosperm embryo sac.
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- Paula J Rudall
- Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK.
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Sage TL, Sampson FB. Evidence for ovarian self-incompatibility as a cause of self-sterility in the relictual woody angiosperm, Pseudowintera axillaris (Winteraceae). Ann Bot 2003; 91:807-16. [PMID: 12730068 PMCID: PMC4242389 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Species within the genus Pseudowintera exhibit high rates of self-sterility. Self-sterility in the genus has been previously posited-but not confirmed-to be the result of late-acting ovarian self-incompatibility (OSI) functioning within nucellar tissue of the ovule to prevent self pollen tubes from entering the embryo sac. Structural and functional aspects of pollen-carpel interactions and early seed development following cross- and self-pollination were investigated in P. axillaris to determine the site, timing and possible mechanisms of self-sterility. No significant differences were observed between pollen tube growth, ovule penetration and double fertilization following cross- and self-pollination. Pollen tubes exhibited phasic growth in an extracellular matrix composed of proteins and carbohydrates, as well as arabinogalactans/arabinogalactan proteins. A uniform failure in embryo sac development prior to division of the zygote was apparent within 15 d following double fertilization by self gametes. Results indicate that SI mechanisms in P. axillaris do not prevent double fertilization from occurring. Instead, mechanisms of self-sterility affect post-zygotic development of the embryo sac. Although self-sterility may be attributed to inbreeding depression, given the post-zygotic nature of failure in embryo sac development, the possibility of late-acting OSI is discussed.
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- Tammy L Sage
- Department of Botany, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B2.
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