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Gervasoni S, Pedrini N, Rifai T, Fischer C, Landers FC, Mattmann M, Dreyfus R, Viviani S, Veciana A, Masina E, Aktas B, Puigmartí-Luis J, Chautems C, Pané S, Boehler Q, Gruber P, Nelson BJ. A Human-Scale Clinically-Ready Electromagnetic Navigation System for Magnetically-Responsive Biomaterials and Medical Devices. Adv Mater 2024:e2310701. [PMID: 38733269 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310701] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Magnetic navigation systems are used to precisely manipulate magnetically responsive materials enabling the realization of new minimally invasive procedures using magnetic medical devices. Their widespread applicability has been constrained by high infrastructure demands and costs. we report on a portable electromagnetic navigation system, the Navion, which is capable of generating a large magnetic field over a large workspace. The system is easy to install in hospital operating rooms and transportable through healthcare facilities, aiding in the widespread adoption of magnetically responsive medical devices. First, we introduce our design and implementation approach for the system and characterize its performance. Next, we demonstrate in vitro navigation of different microrobot structures using magnetic field gradients and rotating magnetic fields. Spherical permanent magnets, electroplated cylindrical microrobots, microparticle swarms, and magnetic composite bacteria-inspired helical structures are investigated. we also demonstrate the navigation of magnetic catheters in two challenging endovascular tasks: (1) an angiography procedure and (2) deep navigation within the circle of Willis. Catheter navigation is demonstrated in a porcine model in vivo to perform an angiography under magnetic guidance. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Simone Gervasoni
- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Química Física, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, University of Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Tellstrasse 25, CH-5001, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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Liang T, Yu S, Pan Y, Wang J, Kay SA. The interplay between the circadian clock and abiotic stress responses mediated by ABF3 and CCA1/LHY. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2316825121. [PMID: 38319968 PMCID: PMC10873597 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2316825121] [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] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Climate change is a global concern for all life on our planet, including humans and plants. Plants' growth and development are significantly affected by abiotic stresses, including adverse temperature, inadequate or excess water availability, nutrient deficiency, and salinity. The circadian clock is a master regulator of numerous developmental and metabolic processes in plants. In an effort to identify new clock-related genes and outputs through bioinformatic analysis, we have revealed that CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL (LHY) play a crucial role in regulating a wide range of abiotic stress responses and target ABSCISIC ACID RESPONSIVE ELEMENTS-BINDING FACTOR3 (ABF3), a key transcription factor in the plant hormone Abscisic acid (ABA)-signaling pathway. Specifically, we found that CCA1 and LHY regulate the expression of ABF3 under diel conditions, as well as seed germination under salinity. Conversely, ABF3 controls the expression of core clock genes and orchestrates the circadian period in a stress-responsive manner. ABF3 delivers the stress signal to the central oscillator by binding to the promoter of CCA1 and LHY. Overall, our study uncovers the reciprocal regulation between ABF3 and CCA1/LHY and molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction between the circadian clock and abiotic stress. This finding may aid in developing molecular and genetic solutions for plants to survive and thrive in the face of climate change.
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- Tong Liang
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089
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Juneja S, Saini R, Mukit A, Kumar S. Drought priming modulates ABF, GRFs, related microRNAs and induce metabolic adjustment during heat stress in chickpea. Plant Physiol Biochem 2023; 203:108007. [PMID: 37714028 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108007] [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: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Drought and high temperature stress may occur concomitantly or individually in succession causing cellular dysfunctions. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key stress regulator, and its responsive genes are controlled by ABRE (Abscisic acid Responsive Element)-binding factors (ABFs)and G-Box Regulatory factors (GRFs). Here, we identify ABFs, GRFs and targeting miRNAs in desi and kabuli chickpea. To validate their role after drought priming and subsequent high temperature stress, two contrasting chickpea varieties (PBG1 and PBG5) were primed and exposed to 32 °C, 35 °C and 38 °C for 12, 6 and 2 h respectively and analyzed for Physio-biochemical, expression of ABFs, GRFs and MiRNAs, and GC-MS based metabolite analysis. To ascertain the ABF-GRF protein-protein interactions, docking studies were carried out between the ABF3 and GRF14. Genome-wide analysis identified total 9 & 11 ABFs, and 11 GRFsin desi and kabuli respectively. Their gene structure, and motif composition were conserved in all subfamilies and only 10 and 12 genes have undergone duplication in both desi and kabuli chickpea respectively. These genes were differentially expressed in-silico. MiR172 and miR396 were identified to target ABFs and GRFs respectively. Protein-protein interaction (ABF3 and GRF14) might be successful only when the ABF3 was phosphorylated. Drought priming downregulated miR172 and miR396 and eventually upregulated targeting ABFs, and GRFs. Metabolite profiling (GC-MS) revealed the accumulation of 87 metabolites in Primed (P) and Non-Primed (NP) Chickpea plants. Tolerant cultivar (PBG5) responded better in all respects however both severity of stress and exposure are important factors and can produce broadly similar cellular response.
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- Sumandeep Juneja
- Centre for Biosciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Centre for Biosciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Centre for Biosciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India; Department of Botany, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
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Cawley D, Shafafy R, Agu O, Molloy S. Anterior spinal fusion (ALIF/OLIF/LLIF) with lumbosacral transitional vertebra: A systematic review and proposed treatment algorithm. Brain Spine 2023; 3:101713. [PMID: 38021000 PMCID: PMC10668067 DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.101713] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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•Key anterior approaches differences in LSTV include vascular (aortic bifurcation/iliocaval confluence), muscular (psoas) and osseus anatomy (inter-crestal tangent/pubic symphysis), when compared to non-LSTV.•There are increased surgical deviations but not significantly greater complications for anterior approaches in LSTV.•Vascular awareness while accessing L45 will be in the presence of a more cephalad ABF and ICC with sacralized L5, and access to the deeper L56 level will be in the presence of a more caudal ABF and ICC in lumbarized S1.
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- D.T. Cawley
- Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Dept of Spinal Surgery, RNOH Stanmore, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK
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- Dept of Spinal Surgery, RNOH Stanmore, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK
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- Dept of Spinal Surgery, RNOH Stanmore, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK
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Tabaku K, Schizas N, Patris V, Argiriou M. Delayed simultaneous aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistulae post thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 39:53-56. [PMID: 36590042 PMCID: PMC9794656 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-022-01422-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistulae after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) are rare and life-threatening conditions. No clear guidance exists in the literature for the optimal therapeutic management of such cases. This case demonstrates a delayed simultaneous aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistulae treated conservatively with culture-guided antibiotic therapy and combined endovascular management.
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- Kate Tabaku
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ipsilantou 45-47, Attiki, 10676 Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ipsilantou 45-47, Attiki, 10676 Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ipsilantou 45-47, Attiki, 10676 Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ipsilantou 45-47, Attiki, 10676 Athens, Greece
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Accurately determining local polarization at atomic resolution can unveil the mechanisms by which static and dynamical behaviors of the polarization occur, including domain wall motion, defect interaction, and switching mechanisms, advancing us toward the better control of polarized states in materials. In this work, we explore the potential of atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy to measure the projected local polarization at the unit cell length scale. ZnO and PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 are selected as case studies, to identify microscope parameters that can significantly affect the accuracy of the measured projected polarization vector. Different STEM imaging modalities are used to determine the location of the atomic columns, which, when combined with the Born effective charges, allows for the calculation of local polarization. Our results indicate that differentiated differential phase contrast (dDPC) imaging enhances the accuracy of measuring local polarization relative to other imaging modalities, such as annular bright-field or integrated-DPC imaging. For instance, under certain experimental conditions, the projected spontaneous polarization for ZnO can be calculated with 1.4% error from the theoretical value. Furthermore, we quantify the influence of sample thickness, probe defocus, and crystal mis-tilt on the relative errors of the calculated polarization.
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- Sebastian Calderon
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Dorji U, Dorji P, Shon H, Badeti U, Dorji C, Wangmo C, Tijing L, Kandasamy J, Vigneswaran S, Chanan A, Phuntsho S. On-site domestic wastewater treatment system using shredded waste plastic bottles as biofilter media: Pilot-scale study on effluent standards in Bhutan. Chemosphere 2022; 286:131729. [PMID: 34388871 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131729] [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: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, a 1000 L/d capacity one-off on-site wastewater treatment system was operated for over a year as a pilot alternative to the conventional on-site treatment as currently used in urban Bhutan. An up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) was used for blackwater treatment (to replace "septic tank followed by an anaerobic biofilter (ABF) (to replace soak pits) for the treatment of a mixture of greywater and UASB effluent. Shredded waste plastic bottles were used as the novel biofilter media in the ABF. During a yearlong operation, the pilot system produced a final treated effluent from ABF with average BOD5 28 mg/L, COD 38 mg/L, TSS 85 mg/L and 5 log units of Escherichia coli. These effluents met three out of four of the national effluent discharge limits of Bhutan, but unsuccessful to meet the Escherichia coli standard over a yearlong operation. Further, process optimisation may enable more significant Escherichia coli removal. An economic analysis indicates that the total unit cost (capital and operating expenditures) of this alternative wastewater treatment system for more than 50 users range between USD 0.27-0.37/person/month comparable to USD 0.29-0.42/person/month for the current predominant on-site system, i.e., "septic tanks". This pilot study, therefore, indicates that this wastewater treatment system using shredded waste plastic biofilter media has high potential to replace the current conventional treatment, i.e., "septic tanks", which are often overloaded with greywater and discharging effluents which does not meet the national standards.
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- Ugyen Dorji
- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia; College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan
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- College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia; City of Sydney, NSW, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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Collin A, Daszkowska-Golec A, Szarejko I. Updates on the Role of ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) and ABSCISIC ACID-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTORs ( ABFs) in ABA Signaling in Different Developmental Stages in Plants. Cells 2021; 10:1996. [PMID: 34440762 DOI: 10.3390/cells10081996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The core abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway consists of receptors, phosphatases, kinases and transcription factors, among them ABA INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) and ABRE BINDING FACTORs/ABRE-BINDING PROTEINs (ABFs/AREBs), which belong to the BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER (bZIP) family and control expression of stress-responsive genes. ABI5 is mostly active in seeds and prevents germination and post-germinative growth under unfavorable conditions. The activity of ABI5 is controlled at transcriptional and protein levels, depending on numerous regulators, including components of other phytohormonal pathways. ABFs/AREBs act redundantly in regulating genes that control physiological processes in response to stress during vegetative growth. In this review, we focus on recent reports regarding ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs functions during abiotic stress responses, which seem to be partially overlapping and not restricted to one developmental stage in Arabidopsis and other species. Moreover, we point out that ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs play a crucial role in the core ABA pathway’s feedback regulation. In this review, we also discuss increased stress tolerance of transgenic plants overexpressing genes encoding ABA-dependent bZIPs. Taken together, we show that ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs are crucial ABA-dependent transcription factors regulating processes essential for plant adaptation to stress at different developmental stages.
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Linden KJ, Chen Y, Kyaw K, Schultz B, Callis J. Factors that affect protein abundance of a positive regulator of abscisic acid signalling, the basic leucine zipper transcription factor ABRE-binding factor 2 ( ABF2). Plant Direct 2021; 5:e00330. [PMID: 34222769 PMCID: PMC8244744 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Most members of basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor (TF) subgroup A play important roles as positive effectors in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling during germination and/or in vegetative stress responses. In multiple plant species, one member, ABA insensitive 5 (ABI5), is a major TF that promotes seed maturation and blocks early seeding growth in response to ABA. Other members, referred to as either ABRE-binding factors (ABFs), ABRE-binding proteins (AREBs), or D3 protein-binding factors (DPBFs), are implicated as major players in stress responses during vegetative growth. Studies on the proteolytic regulation of ABI5, ABF1, and ABF3 in Arabidopsis thaliana have shown that the proteins have moderate degradation rates and accumulate in the presence of the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Exogenous ABA slows their degradation and the ubiquitin E3 ligase called KEEP ON GOING (KEG) is important for their degradation. However, there are some reported differences in degradation among subgroup A members. The conserved C-terminal sequences (referred to as the C4 region) enhance degradation of ABI5 but stabilize ABF1 and ABF3. To better understand the proteolytic regulation of the ABI5/ABFs and determine whether there are differences between vegetative ABFs and ABI5, we studied the degradation of an additional family member, ABF2, and compared its in vitro degradation to that of ABI5. As previously seen for ABI5, ABF1, and ABF3, epitope-tagged constitutively expressed ABF2 degrades in seedlings treated with cycloheximide and is stabilized following treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Tagged ABF2 protein accumulates when seedlings are treated with ABA, but its mRNA levels do not increase, suggesting that the protein is stabilized in the presence of ABA. ABF2 is also an in vitro ubiquitination substrate of the E3 ligase KEG and recombinant ABF2 is stable in keg lysates. ABF2 with a C4 deletion degrades more quickly in vitro than full-length ABF2, as previously observed for ABF1 and ABF3, suggesting that the conserved C4 region contributes to its stability. In contrast to ABF2 and consistent with previously published work, ABI5 with C terminal deletions including an analogous C4 deletion is stabilized in vitro compared to full length ABI5. In vivo expression of an ABF1 C4 deletion protein appears to have reduced activity compared to equivalent levels of full length ABF1. Additional group A family members show similar proteolytic regulation by MG132 and ABA. Altogether, these results together with other work on ABI5 regulation suggest that the vegetative ABFs share proteolytic regulatory mechanisms that are not completely shared with ABI5.
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- Katrina J. Linden
- Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate ProgramUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
- Plant Biology Graduate ProgramUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate ProgramUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
- Plant Biology Graduate ProgramUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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Sangeetha Francelin Vinnarasi F, Daniel J, Anita Rose JT, Pugalenthi R. Deep learning supported disease detection with multi-modality image fusion. J Xray Sci Technol 2021; 29:411-434. [PMID: 33814482 DOI: 10.3233/xst-210851] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multi-modal image fusion techniques aid the medical experts in better disease diagnosis by providing adequate complementary information from multi-modal medical images. These techniques enhance the effectiveness of medical disorder analysis and classification of results. This study aims at proposing a novel technique using deep learning for the fusion of multi-modal medical images. The modified 2D Adaptive Bilateral Filters (M-2D-ABF) algorithm is used in the image pre-processing for filtering various types of noises. The contrast and brightness are improved by applying the proposed Energy-based CLAHE algorithm in order to preserve the high energy regions of the multimodal images. Images from two different modalities are first registered using mutual information and then registered images are fused to form a single image. In the proposed fusion scheme, images are fused using Siamese Neural Network and Entropy (SNNE)-based image fusion algorithm. Particularly, the medical images are fused by using Siamese convolutional neural network structure and the entropy of the images. Fusion is done on the basis of score of the SoftMax layer and the entropy of the image. The fused image is segmented using Fast Fuzzy C Means Clustering Algorithm (FFCMC) and Otsu Thresholding. Finally, various features are extracted from the segmented regions. Using the extracted features, classification is done using Logistic Regression classifier. Evaluation is performed using publicly available benchmark dataset. Experimental results using various pairs of multi-modal medical images reveal that the proposed multi-modal image fusion and classification techniques compete the existing state-of-the-art techniques reported in the literature.
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- St. Joseph's College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai, India
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- St. Joseph's College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai, India
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- St. Joseph's College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai, India
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Wang YH, Que F, Li T, Zhang RR, Khadr A, Xu ZS, Tian YS, Xiong AS. Dc ABF3, an ABF transcription factor from carrot, alters stomatal density and reduces ABA sensitivity in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Sci 2021; 302:110699. [PMID: 33288012 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Abscisic acid-responsive element (ABRE)-binding factors (ABFs) are important transcription factors involved in various physiological processes in plants. Stomata are micro channels for water and gas exchange of plants. Previous researches have demonstrated that ABFs can modulate the stomatal development in some plants. However, little is known about stomata-related functions of ABFs in carrots. In our study, DcABF3, a gene encoding for ABF transcription factor, was isolated from carrot. The open reading frame of DcABF3 was 1329 bp, encoding 442 amino acids. Expression profiles of DcABF3 indicated that DcABF3 can respond to drought, salt or ABA treatment in carrots. Overexpressing DcABF3 in Arabidopsis led to the increase of stomatal density which caused severe water loss. Expression assay indicated that overexpression of DcABF3 caused high expression of stomatal development-related transcription factor genes, SPCH, FAMA, MUTE and SCRMs. Increased antioxidant enzyme activities and higher expression levels of stress-related genes were also found in transgenic lines after water deficit treatment. Changes in expression of ABA synthesis-related genes and AtABIs indicated the potential role of DcABF3 in ABA signaling pathway. Under the treatment of exogenous ABA, DcABF3-overexpression Arabidopsis seedlings exhibited increased root length and germination rate. Our findings demonstrated that heterologous overexpression of DcABF3 positively affected stomatal development and also reduced ABA sensitivity in transgenic Arabidopsis.
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- Ya-Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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Kohari M, Shibuya N, Kaku H. Simultaneous visualization of callose deposition and plasma membrane for live-cell imaging in plants. Plant Cell Rep 2020; 39:1517-1523. [PMID: 32856139 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02580-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The appropriate combination of fluorescent probes enabled the simultaneous visualization of callose deposition and plasma membrane in living Arabidopsis and can be useful for the cell biological study of papilla formation in plants. Localized callose deposition at the site of fungal infection is a central part of papilla formation, which creates a barrier between the host plasma membrane and the cell wall and plays an important role in preventing the penetration of fungal hyphae into the host cells. Using chitin-induced callose deposition as a model system, we examined suitable conditions for the simultaneous visualization of callose deposition and plasma membrane dynamics in living Arabidopsis cotyledons. We found that aniline blue fluorochrome (ABF) for callose staining selectively interferes with FM dyes for membrane visualization depending on the structure of the latter compounds and the proper combination of these fluorescent dyes and staining conditions is a key for successful live-cell imaging. The established conditions enabled the live-cell imaging of chitin-induced callose deposition and host membrane systems. The established system/conditions would also be useful for the cell biological studies on the localized callose deposition in other stress/development-associated processes. The finding that the slight difference in the structure of FM dyes affects the interaction with another fluorescent dye, ABF, would also give useful suggestions for the studies where multiple fluorescent dyes are utilized for live-cell imaging.
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- Masaki Kohari
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 214-8571, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 214-8571, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 214-8571, Japan.
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Ruschhaupt M, Mergner J, Mucha S, Papacek M, Doch I, Tischer SV, Hemmler D, Chiasson D, Edel KH, Kudla J, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Kuster B, Grill E. Rebuilding core abscisic acid signaling pathways of Arabidopsis in yeast. EMBO J 2019; 38:e101859. [PMID: 31368592 PMCID: PMC6717914 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019101859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates plant responses to abiotic stress, such as drought and high osmotic conditions. The multitude of functionally redundant components involved in ABA signaling poses a major challenge for elucidating individual contributions to the response selectivity and sensitivity of the pathway. Here, we reconstructed single ABA signaling pathways in yeast for combinatorial analysis of ABA receptors and coreceptors, downstream‐acting SnRK2 protein kinases, and transcription factors. The analysis shows that some ABA receptors stimulate the pathway even in the absence of ABA and that SnRK2s are major determinants of ABA responsiveness by differing in the ligand‐dependent control. Five SnRK2s, including SnRK2.4 known to be active under osmotic stress in plants, activated ABA‐responsive transcription factors and were regulated by ABA receptor complexes in yeast. In the plant tissue, SnRK2.4 and ABA receptors competed for coreceptor interaction in an ABA‐dependent manner consistent with a tight integration of SnRK2.4 into the ABA signaling pathway. The study establishes the suitability of the yeast system for the dissection of core signaling cascades and opens up future avenues of research on ligand‐receptor regulation.
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- Moritz Ruschhaupt
- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry (BGC), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.,Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Genetics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry (BGC), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.,Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany.,Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS), Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Botany, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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Hu B, Lai B, Wang D, Li J, Chen L, Qin Y, Wang H, Qin Y, Hu G, Zhao J. Three Lc ABFs are Involved in the Regulation of Chlorophyll Degradation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis During Fruit Ripening in Litchi chinensis. Plant Cell Physiol 2019; 60:448-461. [PMID: 30407601 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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During litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit ripening, two major physiological changes, degreening (Chl degradation) and pigmentation (anthocyanin biosynthesis), are visually apparent. However, the specific factor triggering this important transition is still unclear. In the present study, we found that endogenous ABA content increased sharply when Chl breakdown was initiated and the ABA level peaked just before the onset of anthocyanin accumulation, suggesting that ABA plays an important role during litchi fruit pigmentation. We characterized three ABSCISIC ACID RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING FACTORs (LcABF1/2/3) belonging to group A of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors previously shown to be involved in ABA signaling under abiotic stress. LcABF1 transcripts increased at the onset of Chl degradation, and the expression of LcABF3 accumulated in parallel with anthocyanin biosynthesis. In addition, dual luciferase and yeast one-hybrid assays indicated that LcABF1/2 recognized ABA-responsive elements in the promoter region of Chl degradation-related genes (PAO and SGR), while LcABF2/3 bound the promoter region of LcMYB1 and anthocyanin biosynthesis-related structural genes. Indeed, Nicotiana benthamiana leaves transiently expressing LcABF1/2 showed a senescence phenomenon with Chl degradation, and LcABF3 overexpression increased the accumulation of anthocyanin via activation of LcMYB1, which is the key determinant of anthocyanin biosynthesis. These data indicate that LcABF1/2/3 are important transcriptional regulators of ABA-dependent litchi fruit ripening involved in both Chl degradation and anthocyanin biosynthesis.
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- Bing Hu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Yue X, Zhang G, Zhao Z, Yue J, Pu X, Sui M, Zhan Y, Shi Y, Wang Z, Meng G, Zhao Z, An L. A Cryophyte Transcription Factor, Cb ABF1, Confers Freezing, and Drought Tolerance in Tobacco. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:699. [PMID: 31214219 PMCID: PMC6555190 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Abscisic acid responsive element binding factors (ABFs) play crucial roles in plant responses to abiotic stress. However, little is known about the roles of ABFs in alpine subnival plants, which can survive under extreme environmental conditions. Here, we cloned and characterized an ABF1 homolog, CbABF1, from the alpine subnival plant Chorispora bungeana. Expression of CbABF1 was induced by cold, drought, and abscisic acid. Subcellular localization analysis revealed that CbABF1 was located in the nucleus. Further, CbABF1 had transactivation activity, which was dependent on the N-terminal region containing 89 residues. A Snf1-related protein kinase, CbSnRK2.6, interacted with CbABF1 in yeast two-hybrid analysis and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays. Transient expression assay revealed that CbSnRK2.6 enhanced the transactivation of CbABF1 on ABRE cis-element. We further found that heterologous expression of CbABF1 in tobacco improved plant tolerance to freezing and drought stress, in which the survival rates of the transgenic plants increased around 40 and 60%, respectively, compared with wild-type plants. Moreover, the transgenic plants accumulated less reactive oxygen species, accompanied by high activities of antioxidant enzymes and elevated expression of stress-responsive genes. Our results thus suggest that CbABF1 is a transcription factor that plays an important role in cold and drought tolerance and is a candidate gene in molecular breeding of stress-tolerant crops.
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- Xiule Yue
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Xiule Yue,
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Cuiying Honors College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Extreme Stress Resistance and Biotechnology Laboratory, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Lizhe An,
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Muñiz García MN, Cortelezzi JI, Fumagalli M, Capiati DA. Expression of the Arabidopsis ABF4 gene in potato increases tuber yield, improves tuber quality and enhances salt and drought tolerance. Plant Mol Biol 2018; 98:137-152. [PMID: 30143991 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0769-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this study we show that expression of the Arabidopsis ABF4 gene in potato increases tuber yield under normal and abiotic stress conditions, improves storage capability and processing quality of the tubers, and enhances salt and drought tolerance. Potato is the third most important food crop in the world. Potato plants are susceptible to salinity and drought, which negatively affect crop yield, tuber quality and market value. The development of new varieties with higher yields and increased tolerance to adverse environmental conditions is a main objective in potato breeding. In addition, tubers suffer from undesirable sprouting during storage that leads to major quality losses; therefore, the control of tuber sprouting is of considerable economic importance. ABF (ABRE-binding factor) proteins are bZIP transcription factors that regulate abscisic acid signaling during abiotic stress. ABF proteins also play an important role in the tuberization induction. We developed transgenic potato plants constitutively expressing the Arabidopsis ABF4 gene (35S::ABF4). In this study, we evaluated the performance of 35S::ABF4 plants grown in soil, determining different parameters related to tuber yield, tuber quality (carbohydrates content and sprouting behavior) and tolerance to salt and drought stress. Besides enhancing salt stress and drought tolerance, constitutive expression of ABF4 increases tuber yield under normal and stress conditions, enhances storage capability and improves the processing quality of the tubers.
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- María Noelia Muñiz García
- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology "Dr. Héctor Torres" (INGEBI), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, C1428ADN, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology "Dr. Héctor Torres" (INGEBI), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, C1428ADN, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology "Dr. Héctor Torres" (INGEBI), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, C1428ADN, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology "Dr. Héctor Torres" (INGEBI), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, C1428ADN, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Biochemistry Department, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Gao S, Gao J, Zhu X, Song Y, Li Z, Ren G, Zhou X, Kuai B. ABF2, ABF3, and ABF4 Promote ABA-Mediated Chlorophyll Degradation and Leaf Senescence by Transcriptional Activation of Chlorophyll Catabolic Genes and Senescence-Associated Genes in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant 2016; 9:1272-1285. [PMID: 27373216 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [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: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Chlorophyll (Chl) degradation is an integral process of leaf senescence, and NYE1/SGR1 has been demonstrated as a key regulator of Chl catabolism in diverse plant species. In this study, using yeast one-hybrid screening, we identified three abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive element (ABRE)-binding transcription factors, ABF2 (AREB1), ABF3, and ABF4 (AREB2), as the putative binding proteins of the NYE1 promoter. Through the transactivation analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation, we demonstrated that ABF2, ABF3, and ABF4 directly bound to and activated the NYE1 promoter in vitro and in vivo. ABA is a positive regulator of leaf senescence, and exogenously applied ABA can accelerate Chl degradation. The triple mutant of the ABFs, abf2abf3abf4, as well as two ABA-insensitive mutants, abi1-1 and snrk2.2/2.3/2.6, exhibited stay-green phenotypes after ABA treatment, along with decreased induction of NYE1 and NYE2 expression. In contrast, overexpression of ABF4 accelerated Chl degradation upon ABA treatment. Interestingly, ABF2/3/4 could also activate the expression of two Chl catabolic enzyme genes, PAO and NYC1, by directly binding to their promoters. In addition, abf2abf3abf4 exhibited a functional stay-green phenotype, and senescence-associated genes (SAGs), such as SAG29 (SWEET15), might be directly regulated by the ABFs. Taken together, our results suggest that ABF2, ABF3, and ABF4 likely act as key regulators in mediating ABA-triggered Chl degradation and leaf senescence in general in Arabidopsis.
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- Shan Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Luo P, Shen Y, Jin S, Huang S, Cheng X, Wang Z, Li P, Zhao J, Bao M, Ning G. Overexpression of Rosa rugosa anthocyanidin reductase enhances tobacco tolerance to abiotic stress through increased ROS scavenging and modulation of ABA signaling. Plant Sci 2016; 245:35-49. [PMID: 26940490 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Anthocyanidin reductase (ANR) is a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of proanthocyanidins (PAs) and plays a role in the plant stress response. However, the mechanism by which ANR confers stress tolerance in plants is not understood. Here, we report the isolation of RrANR, the homologous gene from rose, and NtABF, an ABA-response related transcription factor gene from tobacco. These genes were characterized regarding their functions in stress responses through the use of transgenic, transcriptomic and physiological analyses. Over-expression of RrANR in tobacco resulted in an increased accumulation of both PAs and abscisic acid (ABA), and also enhanced stress tolerance. Transcriptomic analysis of these transgenic tobacco lines indicated that RrANR overexpression induced global transcriptomic changes, including these involved in oxidation/reduction, hormone response and secondary metabolism. Genes related to ABA biosynthesis and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging were up-regulated in RrANR transgenic lines, and these effects were phenocopied by the direct treatment of tobacco plants with PAs and ABA. Transcriptomic data from each of these treatments identified the upregulation of a putative NtABF. Furthermore, the up-regulation of NtABF in RrANR transformants or in PAs- and ABA-treated tobacco plants was associated with enhanced stress tolerance. Overexpression of NtABF in transgenic tobacco mimicked the effects of RrANR-transgenic plants with regard to the up-regulation of ROS-scavenging genes and an increase in oxidative tolerance. Taken together, our findings indicate that overexpression of RrANR results in an increase in plant tolerance to oxidative stress via increased scavenging of ROS and modulation of the ABA signaling pathway.
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- Ping Luo
- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National key laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National key laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- National key laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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Magalhães AP, Verde N, Reis F, Martins I, Costa D, Lino-Neto T, Castro PH, Tavares RM, Azevedo H. RNA-Seq and Gene Network Analysis Uncover Activation of an ABA-Dependent Signalosome During the Cork Oak Root Response to Drought. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:1195. [PMID: 26793200 PMCID: PMC4707443 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Quercus suber (cork oak) is a West Mediterranean species of key economic interest, being extensively explored for its ability to generate cork. Like other Mediterranean plants, Q. suber is significantly threatened by climatic changes, imposing the need to quickly understand its physiological and molecular adaptability to drought stress imposition. In the present report, we uncovered the differential transcriptome of Q. suber roots exposed to long-term drought, using an RNA-Seq approach. 454-sequencing reads were used to de novo assemble a reference transcriptome, and mapping of reads allowed the identification of 546 differentially expressed unigenes. These were enriched in both effector genes (e.g., LEA, chaperones, transporters) as well as regulatory genes, including transcription factors (TFs) belonging to various different classes, and genes associated with protein turnover. To further extend functional characterization, we identified the orthologs of differentially expressed unigenes in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana, which then allowed us to perform in silico functional inference, including gene network analysis for protein function, protein subcellular localization and gene co-expression, and in silico enrichment analysis for TFs and cis-elements. Results indicated the existence of extensive transcriptional regulatory events, including activation of ABA-responsive genes and ABF-dependent signaling. We were then able to establish that a core ABA-signaling pathway involving PP2C-SnRK2-ABF components was induced in stressed Q. suber roots, identifying a key mechanism in this species' response to drought.
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- Alexandre P Magalhães
- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Biology Center, University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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- CIBIO, InBIO - Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Universidade do Porto Vairão, Portugal
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Chen YT, Liu H, Stone S, Callis J. ABA and the ubiquitin E3 ligase KEEP ON GOING affect proteolysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factors ABF1 and ABF3. Plant J 2013; 75:965-76. [PMID: 23742014 PMCID: PMC3823012 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
The ABA Binding Factor/ABA-Responsive Element Binding Proteins (ABF/AREB) subfamily of bZIP-type transcription factors are positive effectors of ABA responses. Here, we examine the proteolytic regulation of two members: Arabidopsis thaliana ABF1 and ABF3. Both transcription factors are unstable in seedlings, and their degradation is sensitive to proteasome inhibition. ABA treatment of seedlings leads to their rapid accumulation, the result of slowed proteolysis. Deletion of the conserved C-terminal region required for 14-3-3 interaction destabilizes the proteins. The degradation of ABF1 and ABF3 are slower in vivo in seedlings lacking the ubiquitin E3 ligase KEEP ON GOING (KEG), and in vitro in extracts from keg seedlings, implicating KEG in their degradation. ABF1 and ABF3 are ubiquitylation substrates of KEG in vitro, and in vitro pull-down assays document their direct interaction. In contrast to ABI5, another KEG substrate, the degradation of ABFs and proteolytic regulation of ABFs by ABA still occurs in keg seedlings, suggesting that additional E3s participate in ABF1 and ABF3 proteolysis. Loss of ABF1 or ABF3 in the keg background has a phenotypic effect similar to the loss of ABI5, and there is no additional rescue of the keg phenotype in abf1 abf3 abi5 keg seedlings. This result suggests that the abundance of other substrates is altered in keg seedlings, affecting growth. In conclusion, ABF1 and ABF3 abundance is affected by ABA and KEG, and the conserved C4 region serves as a stabilizing element.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yi-Tze Chen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC-Davis1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Group, UC-Davis1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC-Davis1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Group, UC-Davis1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
- *For correspondence (e-mail )
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Vysotskii DA, de Vries-van Leeuwen IJ, Souer E, Babakov AV, de Boer AH. ABF transcription factors of Thellungiella salsuginea: Structure, expression profiles and interaction with 14-3-3 regulatory proteins. Plant Signal Behav 2013; 8:e22672. [PMID: 23221757 PMCID: PMC3745569 DOI: 10.4161/psb.22672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
ABF transcription factors are the key regulators of ABA signaling. Using RACE-PCR, we identified and sequenced the coding regions of four genes that encode ABF transcription factors in the extremophile plant Thellungiella salsuginea, a close relative of Arabidopsis thaliana that possesses high tolerance to abiotic stresses. An analysis of the deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the similarity between Thellungiella and Arabidopsis ABFs ranged from 71% to 88%. Similar to their Arabidopsis counterparts, Thellungiella ABFs share a bZIP domain and four conservative domains, including a highly conservative motif at the C-terminal tail, which was reported to be a canonical site for binding by 14-3-3 regulatory proteins. Gene expression analysis by real-time PCR revealed a rapid transcript induction of three of the ABF genes in response to salt stress. To check whether Thellungiella ABF transcription factors can interact with abundant 14-3-3 proteins, multiple constructs were designed, and yeast two-hybrid experiments were conducted. Six of the eight tested Ts14-3-3 proteins were able to bind the TsABFs in an isoform-specific manner. A serine-to-alanine substitution in the putative 14-3-3 binding motif resulted in the complete loss of interaction between the 14-3-3 proteins and the ABFs. The role of 14-3-3 interaction with ABFs in the salt and ABA signaling pathways is discussed in the context of Thellungiella survivability.
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- Denis A. Vysotskii
- All-Russia Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology; Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence to: Denis A. Vysotskii,
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology; Vrije Universiteit; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology; Vrije Universiteit; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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