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Ye T, Wang H, An C, Tu H, Zhang L, Hu D, Xiong H, Xiong L. An expanded cysteine-rich receptor-like kinase gene cluster functionally differentiates in drought, cold, heat, and pathogen stress responses in rice. Plant Biotechnol J 2024. [PMID: 38762897 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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- Tiantian Ye
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Gu Y, Liu Y, Mao W, Peng Y, Han X, Jin H, Xu J, Chang L, Hou Y, Shen X, Liu X, Yang Y. Functional versatility of Zur in metal homeostasis, motility, biofilm formation, and stress resistance in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0375623. [PMID: 38534119 PMCID: PMC11064496 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03756-23] [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: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Zur (zinc uptake regulator) is a significant member of the Fur (ferric uptake regulator) superfamily, which is widely distributed in bacteria. Zur plays crucial roles in zinc homeostasis and influences cell development and environmental adaptation in various species. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-negative enteric that pathogen usually serves as a model organism in pathogenicity studies. The regulatory effects of Zur on the zinc transporter ZnuABC and the protein secretion system T6SS have been documented in Y. pseudotuberculosis. In this study, a comparative transcriptomics analysis between a ∆zur mutant and the wild-type (WT) strain of Y. pseudotuberculosis was conducted using RNA-seq. This analysis revealed global regulation by Zur across multiple functional categories, including membrane transport, cell motility, and molecular and energy metabolism. Additionally, Zur mediates the homeostasis not only of zinc but also ferric and magnesium in vivo. There was a notable decrease in 35 flagellar biosynthesis and assembly-related genes, leading to reduced swimming motility in the ∆zur mutant strain. Furthermore, Zur upregulated multiple simple sugar and oligopeptide transport system genes by directly binding to their promoters. The absence of Zur inhibited biofilm formation as well as reduced resistance to chloramphenicol and acidic stress. This study illustrates the comprehensive regulatory functions of Zur, emphasizing its importance in stress resistance and pathogenicity in Y. pseudotuberculosis. IMPORTANCE Bacteria encounter diverse stresses in the environment and possess essential regulators to modulate the expression of genes in responding to the stresses for better fitness and survival. Zur (zinc uptake regulator) plays a vital role in zinc homeostasis. Studies of Zur from multiple species reviewed that it influences cell development, stress resistance, and virulence of bacteria. Y. pseudotuberculosis is an enteric pathogen that serves a model organism in the study of pathogenicity, virulence factors, and mechanism of environmental adaptation. In this study, transcriptomics analysis of Zur's regulons was conducted in Y. pseudotuberculosis. The functions of Zur as a global regulator in metal homeostasis, motility, nutrient acquisition, glycan metabolism, and nucleotide metabolism, in turn, increasing the biofilm formation, stress resistance, and virulence were reviewed. The importance of Zur in environmental adaptation and pathogenicity of Y. pseudotuberculosis was emphasized.
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- Yanchao Gu
- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management and Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
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- Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management and Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Hua L, Zhang P, Liu H, Xin M, Zhang Z, Han D, Zhang Z, Zhu X, Jin J, Yang Y, Xie S. Effects of Dietary Inosine 5'-Monophosphate Supplementation on the Growth Performance and Salinity and Oxidative Stress Resistance of Gibel Carp ( Carassius auratus gibelio). Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:487. [PMID: 38671934 PMCID: PMC11047338 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13040487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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An 88-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary inosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-IMP) on the growth performance and salinity and oxidative stress resistance in the juvenile gibel carp CAS III (Carassius auratus gibelio; initial body weight: 7.48 g). Four isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets containing exogenous 5'-IMP were formulated. P1, P2, P3 and P4 were diets containing 5'-IMP at four concentrations (0, 1, 2 and 4 g kg-1). The four diets were randomly allotted to triplicate tanks in a recirculating system. After the feeding trial, six fish per tank were netted randomly and placed into 12‱ saline water to test their response to salinity stress. The results indicated that the feed conversion rate was enhanced by dietary supplementation with 5'-IMP. The appetite, plasma neuropeptide Y level and feeding rate of the P3 group were lower than those in the control treatment group. Dietary supplementation with 5'-IMP improved the osmoregulatory adaptation of gibel carp under acute salinity stress. Six hours after the salinity stress treatment, in the dietary 5'-IMP treatment group, the plasma cortisol and K+ concentrations were lower and the Na+/K+-ATPase activity was greater than that in the control group. Dietary supplementation with 5'-IMP promoted the expression of the glucocorticoid receptors NKA-α1b and NKCC and retarded the expression of Hsp70 in P4-treated gill filaments and kidneys. Dietary supplementation with 5'-IMP resulted in a stable oxidative-stress-resistant phenotype characterized by increased levels of cellular antioxidants, including SOD, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and MPO. The above results of the current study demonstrate that supplementation of 5'-IMP can promote feed utilization and have positive influences on the salinity and oxidative stress resistance of gibel carp.
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- Luohai Hua
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- Jiangxi Innovation and Incubation Center of Industrial Technologies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330072, China
- Nanchang Institute of Industrial Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; (L.H.); (P.Z.); (M.X.); (Z.Z.); (D.H.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.J.); (Y.Y.); (S.X.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed, Wuhan 430072, China
- The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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Li XT, Qian XJ, Chen H, Wang XD, Wu X. Anti-aging effect of glycerophosphocholine in Steinernema kraussei 0657L. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1346579. [PMID: 38660535 PMCID: PMC11040081 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1346579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Glycerophosphocholine (GPC) is a water-soluble small molecule found naturally in humans and foods such as milk and soybeans. It can activate the IIS pathway by regulating the expression of daf-2, ins-18 and daf-16 genes, sek-1 and skn-1 genes of MAPK pathway, sod-3, ctl-1, gst-4 and other antioxidant genes. GPC can relieve symptoms related to aging in organisms. The aim of this study was to probe the effects of GPC on the longevity and stress resistance of the entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Steinernema kraussei 0657L strain. The results showed that the lifespan of S. kraussei 0657L was significantly prolonged by 50 mM GPC treatment, which was 54.55% longer than that of the control (0 mM GPC). GPC significantly inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipofuscin accumulation, but the body size and fecundity of S. kraussei 0657L had little changed. At the same time, the longevity of S. kraussei 0657L exposed to heat shock and UV-B radiation was significantly prolonged than that with no external stress. GPC supplementation increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes and corresponding gene expression. Under treatment with 50 mM GPC, the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were increased by 1.90- and 4.13-fold, respectively, the expression of the sod-3 and ctl-1 genes was increased by 3.60- and 0.60-fold, respectively, and harmful reactive oxygen species were removed. In addition, the expression levels of the ins-18, skn-1, sek-1 and gst-4 genes related to the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway were upregulated 1.04-, 1.84-, 2.21- and 1.24-fold, respectively. These results indicate that GPC is mainly involved in the lifespan regulation of S. kraussei 0657L and plays an important role in resistance to external stress by activating the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway and downstream PI3K/MAPK kinase, creating a new idea for improving the commercial efficacy of S. kraussei. It also laid a theoretical foundation for its further efficient development and utilization in the field of biological control.
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Alejandro-Navarreto X, Freitag NE. Revisiting old friends: updates on the role of two-component signaling systems in Listeria monocytogenes survival and pathogenesis. Infect Immun 2024; 92:e0034523. [PMID: 38591895 PMCID: PMC11003226 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00345-23] [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] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is well recognized for both its broad resistance to stress conditions and its ability to transition from a soil bacterium to an intracellular pathogen of mammalian hosts. The bacterium's impressive ability to adapt to changing environments and conditions requires the rapid sensing of environmental cues and the coordinated response of gene products that enable bacterial growth and survival. Two-component signaling systems (TCSs) have been long recognized for their ability to detect environmental stimuli and transmit those signals into transcriptional responses; however, often the precise nature of the stimulus triggering TCS responses can be challenging to define. L. monocytogenes has up to 16 TCSs that have been recognized based on homology and included in this list are several whose functions remain poorly described. This review highlights the current understanding of the breadth and scope of L. monocytogenes TCS as relates to stress resistance and pathogenesis. Precise signals still often remain elusive, but the gene networks associated with TCSs are providing clues into possible functions.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Wang L, Chang C. Stomatal improvement for crop stress resistance. J Exp Bot 2024; 75:1823-1833. [PMID: 38006251 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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The growth and yield of crop plants are threatened by environmental challenges such as water deficit, soil flooding, high salinity, and extreme temperatures, which are becoming increasingly severe under climate change. Stomata contribute greatly to plant adaptation to stressful environments by governing transpirational water loss and photosynthetic gas exchange. Increasing evidence has revealed that stomata formation is shaped by transcription factors, signaling peptides, and protein kinases, which could be exploited to improve crop stress resistance. The past decades have seen unprecedented progress in our understanding of stomata formation, but most of these advances have come from research on model plants. This review highlights recent research in stomata formation in crops and its multifaceted functions in abiotic stress tolerance. Current strategies, limitations, and future directions for harnessing stomatal development to improve crop stress resistance are discussed.
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- Lu Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Balasubramanian P, Kiss T, Gulej R, Nyul Toth A, Tarantini S, Yabluchanskiy A, Ungvari Z, Csiszar A. Accelerated Aging Induced by an Unhealthy High-Fat Diet: Initial Evidence for the Role of Nrf2 Deficiency and Impaired Stress Resilience in Cellular Senescence. Nutrients 2024; 16:952. [PMID: 38612986 PMCID: PMC11013792 DOI: 10.3390/nu16070952] [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: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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High-fat diets (HFDs) have pervaded modern dietary habits, characterized by their excessive saturated fat content and low nutritional value. Epidemiological studies have compellingly linked HFD consumption to obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Moreover, the synergistic interplay of HFD, obesity, and diabetes expedites the aging process and prematurely fosters age-related diseases. However, the underlying mechanisms driving these associations remain enigmatic. One of the most conspicuous hallmarks of aging is the accumulation of highly inflammatory senescent cells, with mounting evidence implicating increased cellular senescence in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases. Our hypothesis posits that HFD consumption amplifies senescence burden across multiple organs. To scrutinize this hypothesis, we subjected mice to a 6-month HFD regimen, assessing senescence biomarker expression in the liver, white adipose tissue, and the brain. Aging is intrinsically linked to impaired cellular stress resilience, driven by dysfunction in Nrf2-mediated cytoprotective pathways that safeguard cells against oxidative stress-induced senescence. To ascertain whether Nrf2-mediated pathways shield against senescence induction in response to HFD consumption, we explored senescence burden in a novel model of aging: Nrf2-deficient (Nrf2+/-) mice, emulating the aging phenotype. Our initial findings unveiled significant Nrf2 dysfunction in Nrf2+/- mice, mirroring aging-related alterations. HFD led to substantial obesity, hyperglycemia, and impaired insulin sensitivity in both Nrf2+/- and Nrf2+/+ mice. In control mice, HFD primarily heightened senescence burden in white adipose tissue, evidenced by increased Cdkn2a senescence biomarker expression. In Nrf2+/- mice, HFD elicited a significant surge in senescence burden across the liver, white adipose tissue, and the brain. We postulate that HFD-induced augmentation of senescence burden may be a pivotal contributor to accelerated organismal aging and the premature onset of age-related diseases.
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- Priya Balasubramanian
- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- International Training Program in Geroscience, First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration, and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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Gautam H, Khan S, Nidhi, Sofo A, Khan NA. Appraisal of the Role of Gaseous Signaling Molecules in Thermo-Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:791. [PMID: 38592775 PMCID: PMC10975175 DOI: 10.3390/plants13060791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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A significant threat to the ongoing rise in temperature caused by global warming. Plants have many stress-resistance mechanisms, which is responsible for maintaining plant homeostasis. Abiotic stresses largely increase gaseous molecules' synthesis in plants. The study of gaseous signaling molecules has gained attention in recent years. The role of gaseous molecules, such as nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), and ethylene, in plants under temperature high-temperature stress are discussed in the current review. Recent studies revealed the critical function that gaseous molecules play in controlling plant growth and development and their ability to respond to various abiotic stresses. Here, we provide a thorough overview of current advancements that prevent heat stress-related plant damage via gaseous molecules. We also explored and discussed the interaction of gaseous molecules. In addition, we provided an overview of the role played by gaseous molecules in high-temperature stress responses, along with a discussion of the knowledge gaps and how this may affect the development of high-temperature-resistant plant species.
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- Harsha Gautam
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, Cultural Heritage (DiCEM), University of Basilicata, 75100 Matera, Italy
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Wang G, Huang L, Zhuang S, Han F, Huang Q, Hao M, Lin G, Chen L, Shen B, Li F, Li X, Chen C, Gao Y, Mock T, Liang J. Resting cell formation in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. New Phytol 2024. [PMID: 38402560 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Resting cells represent a survival strategy employed by diatoms to endure prolonged periods of unfavourable conditions. In the oceans, many diatoms sink at the end of their blooming season and therefore need to endure cold and dark conditions in the deeper layers of the water column. How they survive these conditions is largely unknown. We conducted an integrative analysis encompassing methods from histology, physiology, biochemistry, and genetics to reveal the biological mechanism of resting-cell formation in the model diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Resting-cell formation was triggered by a decrease in light and temperature with subsequent catabolism of storage compounds. Resting cells were characterised by an acidic and viscous cytoplasm and altered morphology of the chloroplast ultrastructure. The formation of resting cells in T. pseudonana is an energy demanding process required for a biophysical alteration of the cytosol and chloroplasts to endure the unfavourable conditions of the deeper ocean as photosynthetic organisms. However, most resting cells (> 90%) germinate upon return to favorable growth conditions.
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- Guangning Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environment Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China
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Luo H, Qu X, Deng X, He L, Wu Y, Liu Y, He D, Yin J, Wang B, Gan F, Tang B, Tang XF. HtrAs are essential for the survival of the haloarchaeon Natrinema gari J7-2 in response to heat, high salinity, and toxic substances. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0204823. [PMID: 38289131 PMCID: PMC10880668 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02048-23] [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: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Bacterial and eukaryotic HtrAs can act as an extracytoplasmic protein quality control (PQC) system to help cells survive in stress conditions, but the functions of archaeal HtrAs remain unknown. Particularly, haloarchaea route most secretory proteins to the Tat pathway, enabling them to fold properly in well-controlled cytoplasm with cytosolic PQC systems before secretion. It is unclear whether HtrAs are required for haloarchaeal survival and stress response. The haloarchaeon Natrinema gari J7-2 encodes three Tat signal peptide-bearing HtrAs (NgHtrA, NgHtrB, and NgHtrC), and the signal peptides of NgHtrA and NgHtrC contain a lipobox. Here, the in vitro analysis reveals that the three HtrAs show different profiles of temperature-, salinity-, and metal ion-dependent proteolytic activities and could exhibit chaperone-like activities to prevent the aggregation of reduced lysozyme when their proteolytic activities are inhibited at low temperatures or the active site is disrupted. The gene deletion and complementation assays reveal that NgHtrA and NgHtrC are essential for the survival of strain J7-2 at elevated temperature and/or high salinity and contribute to the resistance of this haloarchaeon to zinc and inhibitory substances generated from tryptone. Mutational analysis shows that the lipobox mediates membrane anchoring of NgHtrA or NgHtrC, and both the membrane-anchored and free extracellular forms of the two enzymes are involved in the stress resistance of strain J7-2, depending on the stress conditions. Deletion of the gene encoding NgHtrB in strain J7-2 causes no obvious growth defect, but NgHtrB can functionally substitute for NgHtrA or NgHtrC under some conditions.IMPORTANCEHtrA-mediated protein quality control plays an important role in the removal of aberrant proteins in the extracytoplasmic space of living cells, and the action mechanisms of HtrAs have been extensively studied in bacteria and eukaryotes; however, information about the function of archaeal HtrAs is scarce. Our results demonstrate that three HtrAs of the haloarchaeon Natrinema gari J7-2 possess both proteolytic and chaperone-like activities, confirming that the bifunctional nature of HtrAs is conserved across all three domains of life. Moreover, we found that NgHtrA and NgHtrC are essential for the survival of strain J7-2 under stress conditions, while NgHtrB can serve as a substitute for the other two HtrAs under certain circumstances. This study provides the first biochemical and genetic evidence of the importance of HtrAs for the survival of haloarchaea in response to stresses.
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- Hongyi Luo
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Ministry of Education and Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Ministry of Education and Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Ministry of Education and Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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Nishiyama K, Kato Y, Nishimura A, Mi X, Nagata R, Mori Y, Azuma YT, Nishida M. Pharmacological Activation of TRPC6 Channel Prevents Colitis Progression. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2401. [PMID: 38397074 PMCID: PMC10889536 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042401] [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: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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We recently reported that transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) 6 channel activity contributes to intracellular Zn2+ homeostasis in the heart. Zn2+ has also been implicated in the regulation of intestinal redox and microbial homeostasis. This study aims to investigate the role of TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx in the stress resistance of the intestine. The expression profile of TRPC1-C7 mRNAs in the actively inflamed mucosa from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients was analyzed using the GEO database. Systemic TRPC3 knockout (KO) and TRPC6 KO mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. The Zn2+ concentration and the mRNA expression levels of oxidative/inflammatory markers in colon tissues were quantitatively analyzed, and gut microbiota profiles were compared. TRPC6 mRNA expression level was increased in IBD patients and DSS-treated mouse colon tissues. DSS-treated TRPC6 KO mice, but not TRPC3 KO mice, showed severe weight loss and increased disease activity index compared with DSS-treated WT mice. The mRNA abundances of antioxidant proteins were basically increased in the TRPC6 KO colon, with changes in gut microbiota profiles. Treatment with TRPC6 activator prevented the DSS-induced colitis progression accompanied by increasing Zn2+ concentration. We suggest that TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx activity plays a key role in stress resistance against IBD, providing a new strategy for treating colitis.
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- Kazuhiro Nishiyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
- Laboratory of Prophylactic Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka 598-8531, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan;
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- SOKENDAI (Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Prophylactic Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka 598-8531, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; (K.N.); (Y.K.); (X.M.)
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan;
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- SOKENDAI (Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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McNamara JT, Zhu J, Wang Y, Li R. Gene dosage adaptations to mtDNA depletion and mitochondrial protein stress in budding yeast. G3 (Bethesda) 2024; 14:jkad272. [PMID: 38126114 PMCID: PMC10849340 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Mitochondria contain a local genome (mtDNA) comprising a small number of genes necessary for respiration, mitochondrial transcription and translation, and other vital functions. Various stressors can destabilize mtDNA leading to mtDNA loss. While some cells can survive mtDNA loss, they exhibit various deficiencies. Here, we investigated the impact of proteotoxicity on mitochondrial function by inducing mitochondrial unfolded protein stress in budding yeast. This led to rapid mtDNA loss, but aerobic conditioning imparted transient resistance to mitochondrial protein stress. We present a quantitative model of mtDNA loss in a growing cell population and measure its parameters. To identify genetic adaptations to mtDNA depletion, we performed a genome-wide screen for gene dosage increases that affect the growth of cells lacking mtDNA. The screen revealed a set of dosage suppressors that alleviate the growth impairment in mtDNA-deficient cells. Additionally, we show that these suppressors of mtDNA stress both bolster cell proliferation and prevent mtDNA loss during mitochondrial protein stress.
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- Joshua T McNamara
- Center for Cell Dynamics and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Graduate Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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- Center for Cell Dynamics and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Graduate Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Center for Cell Dynamics and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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Li X, Zhang L, Wei X, Datta T, Wei F, Xie Z. Polyploidization: A Biological Force That Enhances Stress Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1957. [PMID: 38396636 PMCID: PMC10888447 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25041957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Organisms with three or more complete sets of chromosomes are designated as polyploids. Polyploidy serves as a crucial pathway in biological evolution and enriches species diversity, which is demonstrated to have significant advantages in coping with both biotic stressors (such as diseases and pests) and abiotic stressors (like extreme temperatures, drought, and salinity), particularly in the context of ongoing global climate deterioration, increased agrochemical use, and industrialization. Polyploid cultivars have been developed to achieve higher yields and improved product quality. Numerous studies have shown that polyploids exhibit substantial enhancements in cell size and structure, physiological and biochemical traits, gene expression, and epigenetic modifications compared to their diploid counterparts. However, some research also suggested that increased stress tolerance might not always be associated with polyploidy. Therefore, a more comprehensive and detailed investigation is essential to complete the underlying stress tolerance mechanisms of polyploids. Thus, this review summarizes the mechanism of polyploid formation, the polyploid biochemical tolerance mechanism of abiotic and biotic stressors, and molecular regulatory networks that confer polyploidy stress tolerance, which can shed light on the theoretical foundation for future research.
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- Xiaoying Li
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Improvements, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Graduate T & R Base of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Improvements, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Graduate T & R Base of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Improvements, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Improvements, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Improvements, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Zhang Q, Xie Y, Zhang Y, Huang E, Meng L, Liu Y, Tong T. Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Chitosan on the Muscle Composition, Digestion, Lipid Metabolism, and Stress Resistance of Juvenile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) Exposed to Cadmium-Induced Stress. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:541. [PMID: 38396509 PMCID: PMC10886040 DOI: 10.3390/ani14040541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary chitosan supplementation on the muscle composition, digestion, lipid metabolism, and stress resistance, and their related gene expression, of juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to cadmium (Cd2+) stress. Juvenile tilapia with an initial body weight of 21.21 ± 0.24 g were fed with a formulated feed containing five different levels (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%) of chitosan for 60 days, while the water in all experimental groups contained a Cd2+ concentration of 0.2 mg/L. The results showed that, compared with the control group (0% chitosan), the contents of crude fat and crude protein in the muscle, the activities of lipase, trypsin, and amylase in the intestine, as well as the relative expression levels of metallothionein (mt), cytochrome P450 1A (cyp1a), carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (cpt-1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (pparα), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (pparγ), hormone-sensitive lipase (hsl), lipoprotein lipase (lpl), malate dehydrogenase (mdh), leptin (lep), fatty acid synthase (fas), sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (srebp1), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (scd) genes in the liver of juveniles were significantly increased (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary chitosan supplementation could alleviate the effects of Cd2+ stress on the muscle composition, digestive enzymes, lipid metabolism, and stress resistance, and their related gene expression, of juvenile tilapia, and to some extent reduce the toxic effect of Cd2+ stress on tilapia.
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- Qin Zhang
- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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- School of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530008, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.X.); (Y.Z.); (E.H.); (L.M.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modifications, Nanning 530008, China
- Guangxi Marine Microbial Resources Industrialization Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning 530008, China
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De Pedro-Muñoz A, Rico-Romano C, Sánchez-Llobet P, Montiel-Company JM, Mena-Álvarez J. Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Rotary versus Reciprocating Endodontic Files: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:882. [PMID: 38337577 PMCID: PMC10856014 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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(1) Background: The failure of nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary files is a complication related to endodontic instruments. The aim of this study was to compare the resistance to cyclic fatigue between rotary and reciprocating file systems. (2) Methods: Specific PICO: Population (P): artificial root canals; Interventions (I): instrumentation with NiTi rotary and reciprocating files; Comparison (C): rotary versus reciprocating files; Outcome (O): cyclic fatigue resistance. Studies were identified through bibliographic research using electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, SciELO, and WOS). The studies were combined using a random effects model by the inverse variance method. The effect size was the mean of the time to fracture (TTF) and number of cycles to fracture (NCF). Heterogeneity was assessed using the p value of the Q test for heterogeneity and the I2. (3) Results: TTF for rotary files was determined in 474.5 s and 839.1 for reciprocating without statistically significant differences. NCF for rotary systems was determined in 1444.2 and for reciprocating file systems in 4155.9 with statistically significant differences (p = 0.035), making reciprocating files more resistant. (4) Conclusions: Reciprocating files have better resistance to cyclic fatigue than rotary files. When tested in double curvature canals, reciprocating files also showed higher resistance.
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- Ana De Pedro-Muñoz
- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain; (A.D.P.-M.); (C.R.-R.); (P.S.-L.)
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- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain; (A.D.P.-M.); (C.R.-R.); (P.S.-L.)
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- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain; (A.D.P.-M.); (C.R.-R.); (P.S.-L.)
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain; (A.D.P.-M.); (C.R.-R.); (P.S.-L.)
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Wang Y, Tamori Y. Polyploid Cancer Cell Models in Drosophila. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:96. [PMID: 38254985 PMCID: PMC10815460 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010096] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes have been found in more than 90% of solid tumors, and among these, polyploidy accounts for about 40%. Polyploidized cells most often have duplicate centrosomes as well as genomes, and thus their mitosis tends to promote merotelic spindle attachments and chromosomal instability, which produces a variety of aneuploid daughter cells. Polyploid cells have been found highly resistant to various stress and anticancer therapies, such as radiation and mitogenic inhibitors. In other words, common cancer therapies kill proliferative diploid cells, which make up the majority of cancer tissues, while polyploid cells, which lurk in smaller numbers, may survive. The surviving polyploid cells, prompted by acute environmental changes, begin to mitose with chromosomal instability, leading to an explosion of genetic heterogeneity and a concomitant cell competition and adaptive evolution. The result is a recurrence of the cancer during which the tenacious cells that survived treatment express malignant traits. Although the presence of polyploid cells in cancer tissues has been observed for more than 150 years, the function and exact role of these cells in cancer progression has remained elusive. For this reason, there is currently no effective therapeutic treatment directed against polyploid cells. This is due in part to the lack of suitable experimental models, but recently several models have become available to study polyploid cells in vivo. We propose that the experimental models in Drosophila, for which genetic techniques are highly developed, could be very useful in deciphering mechanisms of polyploidy and its role in cancer progression.
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Yang X, Xu F, Pan W, Zhang W, Liao H, Zhu B, Xu B, Chen X, Yang H. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of High- and Low-Growth Genotypes of Eucalyptus urophylla in Response to Long-Term Nitrogen Deficiency. Genes (Basel) 2023; 15:60. [PMID: 38254950 PMCID: PMC10815775 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010060] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Nutrients play important roles in the growth and development of most plant species. However, in perennial trees, the function of nutrients in different genotypes is poorly understood. Three different nutrient levels (low, sufficient, and high nutrient levels) were applied to two contrasting Eucalyptus urophylla cultivars (a high-growth cultivar ZQUA44 and a low-growth cultivar ZQUB15), and growth and expression levels were analyzed. Although the growth traits of both genotypes under nutrient starvation treatment were much lower than under abundant nutrients, tree height, crown width, and biomass of different ZQUA44 tissues were much higher than those of ZQUB15 at all three nutrient levels. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) clustered into six subclusters based on their expression patterns, and functional annotation showed that the DEGs involved in glutathione metabolism and flavonoid biosynthesis may be responsible for nutrient starvation across different genotypes, while the DEGs involved in carotenoid biosynthesis and starch and sucrose metabolism may have a range of functions in different genotypes. The DEGs encoding the MYB-related family may be responsible for nutrient deficiency in all genotypes, while B3 may have different functions in different genotypes. Our results demonstrate that different genotypes may form different pathways to coordinate plant survival when they face abiotic stresses.
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- Xiaohui Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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Zhai R, Ye S, Ye J, Wu M, Zhu G, Yu F, Wang X, Feng Y, Zhang X. Glutaredoxin in Rice Growth, Development, and Stress Resistance: Mechanisms and Research Advances. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16968. [PMID: 38069292 PMCID: PMC10707574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for more than half of the global population. Various abiotic and biotic stresses lead to accumulation of reactive oxygen species in rice, which damage macromolecules and signaling pathways. Rice has evolved a variety of antioxidant systems, including glutaredoxin (GRX), that protect against various stressors. A total of 48 GRX gene loci have been identified on 11 of the 12 chromosomes of the rice genome; none were found on chromosome 9. GRX proteins were classified into four categories according to their active sites: CPYC, CGFS, CC, and GRL. In this paper, we summarized the recent research advances regarding the roles of GRX in rice development regulation and response to stresses, and discussed future research perspectives related to rice production. This review could provide information for rice researchers on the current status of the GRX and serve as guidance for breeding superior varieties.
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- Rongrong Zhai
- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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Douglas LM, Min K, Konopka JB. Candida albicans resistance to hypochlorous acid. mBio 2023; 14:e0267123. [PMID: 38032204 PMCID: PMC10746268 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02671-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), commonly known as bleach, is generated during the respiratory burst by phagocytes and is a key weapon used to attack Candida albicans and other microbial pathogens. However, the effects of hypochlorous acid on C. albicans have been less well studied than H2O2, a different type of oxidant produced by phagocytes. HOCl kills C. albicans more effectively than H2O2 and results in disruption of the plasma membrane. HOCl induced a very different transcriptional response than H2O2, and there were significant differences in the susceptibility of mutant strains of C. albicans to these oxidants. Altogether, these results indicate that HOCl has distinct effects on cells that could be targeted in novel therapeutic strategies to enhance the killing of C. albicans and other pathogens.
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- Lois M. Douglas
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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Bayliak MM, Demianchuk OI, Gospodaryov DV, Balatskyi VA, Lushchak VI. Specific and combined effects of dietary ethanol and arginine on Drosophila melanogaster. Drug Chem Toxicol 2023; 46:895-905. [PMID: 35903033 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2022.2105863] [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: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In this study, we have investigated specific and combined effects of essential amino acid, l-arginine, and ethanol (EtOH), a natural component of Drosophila melanogaster food, on a range of physiological and biochemical parameters of the flies. Rearing of D. melanogaster during two weeks on the food supplemented with 50 mM l-arginine decreased activities of catalase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and glutathione-S-transferase in males by about 28%, 60%, and 60%, respectively. At the same time, arginine-fed males had 40% higher levels of lipid peroxides and arginine-fed females had 36% low-molecular mass thiol levels as compared to the control. Arginine decreased resistance of fruit flies to heat stress in both sexes, resistance to starvation in females, and resistance to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in males. Nevertheless, arginine increased resistance to SNP in females. Consumption of food supplemented with 10% EtOH increased resistance of fruit flies to starvation but made them more sensitive to SNP. On the contrary, arginine abrogated the ability of EtOH to increase starvation resistance in males and to decrease SNP resistance in both sexes.
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- Maria M Bayliak
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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Huanca-Juarez J, Nascimento-Silva EA, Silva NH, Silva-Rocha R, Guazzaroni ME. Identification and functional analysis of novel protein-encoding sequences related to stress-resistance. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1268315. [PMID: 37840709 PMCID: PMC10568318 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1268315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Currently, industrial bioproducts are less competitive than chemically produced goods due to the shortcomings of conventional microbial hosts. Thus, is essential developing robust bacteria for improved cell tolerance to process-specific parameters. In this context, metagenomic approaches from extreme environments can provide useful biological parts to improve bacterial robustness. Here, in order to build genetic constructs that increase bacterial resistance to diverse stress conditions, we recovered novel protein-encoding sequences related to stress-resistance from metagenomic databases using an in silico approach based on Hidden-Markov-Model profiles. For this purpose, we used metagenomic shotgun sequencing data from microbial communities of extreme environments to identify genes encoding chaperones and other proteins that confer resistance to stress conditions. We identified and characterized 10 novel protein-encoding sequences related to the DNA-binding protein HU, the ATP-dependent protease ClpP, and the chaperone protein DnaJ. By expressing these genes in Escherichia coli under several stress conditions (including high temperature, acidity, oxidative and osmotic stress, and UV radiation), we identified five genes conferring resistance to at least two stress conditions when expressed in E. coli. Moreover, one of the identified HU coding-genes which was retrieved from an acidic soil metagenome increased E. coli tolerance to four different stress conditions, implying its suitability for the construction of a synthetic circuit directed to expand broad bacterial resistance.
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- Joshelin Huanca-Juarez
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine (FMRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine (FMRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine (FMRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) – University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Tao M, Li R, Xu T, Zhang Z, Zheng D, Xia Z, Wu T, Pan S, Xu X. Vitexin and isovitexin delayed ageing and enhanced stress-resistance through the activation of the SKN-1/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2023; 74:685-694. [PMID: 37604809 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2023.2243055] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Vitexin and isovitexin, as potential SKN-1/Nrf2 (SKN-1 is a homologous protein of mammalian Nrf2) activators, extended lifespan and promoted healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans. This study aims to elucidate the role of SKN-1/Nrf2 in vitexin and isovitexin-induced anti-aging and stress-resistance. Vitexin and isovitexin upregulated antioxidant gene and protein expressions, reduced ROS accumulation, and increased SKN-1 accumulation in the nucleus. They prolonged lifespan and clear ROS during stressful conditions in a skn-1-dependent manner. skn-1 was also found to be necessary for these compounds-induced longevity under normal conditions. They were also witnessed to retard cellular senescence and scavenge ROS in senescent cells by directly binding to the pocket of Keap1 to promote the dissociation and activation of Nrf2. This study showed that SKN-1/Nrf2 signaling was vital to delaying ageing and enhancing anti-stress capacity with vitexin and isovitexin. The findings provide new insights into apigenin C-glycosides activating the SKN-1/Nrf2 pathway and demonstrate their potential as candidates for innovative strategies in chemoprophylaxis against ageing and oxidative-related diseases.
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- Mingfang Tao
- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Detection Technology, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
- Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Detection Technology, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Detection Technology, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Ministry of Education), College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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Koval LA, Proshkina EN, Zemskaya NV, Solovev IA, Schegoleva EV, Shaposhnikov MV, Moskalev AA. [Drosophila melanogaster Lifespan Is Regulated by nejire Gene Expression in Peripheral Tissues and Nervous System]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2023; 57:833-852. [PMID: 37752649 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898423050063, edn: fyaqlk] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Histone acetyltransferases of the CBP/p300 family are involved in transcriptional regulation and many biological processes (cell proliferation and differentiation, development, and regulation of the stress response and metabolism). Overexpression and knockdown of the nejire (nej) gene (codes for an ortholog of human CBP/p300 proteins) in various tissues (the fat body, intestine, and nervous system) and at various stages of the life cycle (throughout all developmental stages or in adulthood only) were tested for effect on lifespan in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The activation of nej exerted a positive or a negative effect on the lifespan, depending on the induction mode and the sex. A 6-15% greater lifespan was observed in females with conditional overexpression of nej in the intestine and constitutive overexpression of nej in the nervous system. A decrease (to 44%) or lack of significant changes in lifespan was detected in all other cases observed. In addition, stress response genes (Sod1, Gadd45, Hsp27, Hsp68, and Hif1) were regulated by nej activation. nej knockdown caused a pronounced negative effect on the D. melanogaster lifespan in most variants of the experiment.
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- L A Koval
- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
- Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, Syktyvkar, 167001 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
- Russian Clinical Research Center for Gerontology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 129226 Russia
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Lee JH, Park SA, Park IG, Yoon BK, Lee JS, Lee JM. Stem Cell Properties of Gastric Cancer Stem-Like Cells under Stress Conditions Are Regulated via the c-Fos/UCH-L3/β-Catenin Axis. Mol Cells 2023; 46:476-485. [PMID: 37460253 PMCID: PMC10440266 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2023.0011] [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: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer stem-like cells (GCSCs) possess stem cell properties, such as self-renewal and tumorigenicity, which are known to induce high chemoresistance and metastasis. These characteristics of GCSCs are further enhanced by autophagy, worsening the prognosis of patients. Currently, the mechanisms involved in the induction of stemness in GCSCs during autophagy remain unclear. In this study, we compared the cellular responses of GCSCs with those of gastric cancer intestinal cells (GCICs) whose stemness is not induced by autophagy. In response to glucose starvation, the levels of β-catenin and stemness-related genes were upregulated in GCSCs, while the levels of β-catenin declined in GCICs. The pattern of deubiquitinase ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L3 (UCH-L3) expression in GCSCs and GCICs was similar to that of β-catenin expression depending on glucose deprivation. We also observed that inhibition of UCH-L3 activity reduced β-catenin protein levels. The interaction between UCH-L3 and β-catenin proteins was confirmed, and it reduced the ubiquitination of β-catenin. Our results suggest that UCH-L3 induces the stabilization of β-catenin, which is required to promote stemness during autophagy activation. Also, UCH-L3 expression was regulated by c-Fos, and the levels of c-Fos increased in response to autophagy activation. In summary, our findings suggest that the inhibition of UCH-L3 during nutrient deprivation could suppress stress resistance of GCSCs and increase the survival rates of gastric cancer patients.
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- Jae Hyeong Lee
- Department of Molecular Bioscience, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Abramova A, Vereshchagin M, Kulkov L, Kreslavski VD, Kuznetsov VV, Pashkovskiy P. Potential Role of Phytochromes A and B and Cryptochrome 1 in the Adaptation of Solanum lycopersicum to UV-B Radiation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13142. [PMID: 37685948 PMCID: PMC10488226 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713142] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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UV-B causes both damage to the photosynthetic apparatus (PA) and the activation of specific mechanisms that protect the PA from excess energy and trigger a cascade of regulatory interactions with different photoreceptors, including phytochromes (PHYs) and cryptochromes (CRYs). However, the role of photoreceptors in plants' responses to UV-B radiation remains undiscovered. This study explores some of these responses using tomato photoreceptor mutants (phya, phyb1, phyab2, cry1). The effects of UV-B exposure (12.3 µmol (photons) m-2 s-1) on photosynthetic rates and PSII photochemical activity, the contents of photosynthetic and UV-absorbing pigments and anthocyanins, and the nonenzymatic antioxidant capacity (TEAC) were studied. The expression of key light-signaling genes, including UV-B signaling and genes associated with the biosynthesis of chlorophylls, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and flavonoids, was also determined. Under UV-B, phyab2 and cry1 mutants demonstrated a reduction in the PSII effective quantum yield and photosynthetic rate, as well as a reduced value of TEAC. At the same time, UV-B irradiation led to a noticeable decrease in the expression of the ultraviolet-B receptor (UVR8), repressor of UV-B photomorphogenesis 2 (RUP2), cullin 4 (CUL4), anthocyanidin synthase (ANT), phenylalanine ammonia-lease (PAL), and phytochrome B2 (PHYB2) genes in phyab2 and RUP2, CUL4, ANT, PAL, and elongated hypocotyl 5 (HY5) genes in the cry1 mutant. The results indicate the mutual regulation of UVR8, PHYB2, and CRY1 photoreceptors, but not PHYB1 and PHYA, in the process of forming a response to UV-B irradiation in tomato.
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- Anna Abramova
- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia; (A.A.); (M.V.); (V.V.K.); (P.P.)
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia; (A.A.); (M.V.); (V.V.K.); (P.P.)
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- Department of Technologies for the Production of Vegetable, Medicinal and Essential Oils, Russian State Agrarian University, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya Street 49, Moscow 127550, Russia;
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- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Street 2, Pushchino 142290, Russia
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia; (A.A.); (M.V.); (V.V.K.); (P.P.)
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia; (A.A.); (M.V.); (V.V.K.); (P.P.)
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Li P, Wang J, Jiang D, Yu A, Sun R, Liu A. Function and Characteristic Analysis of Candidate PEAR Proteins in Populus yunnanensis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13101. [PMID: 37685908 PMCID: PMC10488302 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713101] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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PEAR proteins are a type of plant-specific DNA binding with one finger (Dof) transcription factors that play a key role in the regulation of plant growth, especially during phloem cell growth and seed germination in Arabidopsis. However, the identification, characteristics and function of PEAR proteins, particularly in woody plants, need to be further studied. In the present study, 43 candidate PEAR proteins harboring the conserved Zf-Dof domain were obtained in Populus yunnanensis. Based on phylogenetic and structural analysis, 10 representative PEAR candidates were selected, belonging to different phylogenetic groups. The functions of PEAR proteins in the stress response, signal transduction, and growth regulation of stem cambium and roots undergoing vigorous cell division in Arabidopsis were revealed based on their expression patterns as characterized by qRT-PCR analysis, in accordance with the results of cis-element analysis. In vitro experiments showed that the interaction of transcription factor (E2F) and cyclin indirectly reflects the growth regulation function of PEAR through light signaling and cell-cycle regulation. Therefore, our results provide new insight into the identity of PEAR proteins and their function in stress resistance and vigorous cell division regulation of tissues in P. yunnanensis, which may serve as a basis for further investigation of the functions and characteristics of PEAR proteins in other plants.
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- Ping Li
- Correspondence: (P.L.); (A.L.)
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resource Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Ministry of Education), College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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Wang Y, Wang X, Wu H, Wang L, Wang H, Lu Z. Characterization of Hsp17, a Novel Small Heat Shock Protein, in Sphingomonas melonis TY under Heat Stress. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0136023. [PMID: 37436164 PMCID: PMC10434288 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01360-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Bacteria are constantly exposed to a variety of environmental stresses. Temperature is considered one of the most important environmental factors affecting microbial growth and survival. As ubiquitous environmental microorganisms, Sphingomonas species play essential roles in the biodegradation of organic contaminants, plant protection, and environmental remediation. Understanding the mechanism by which they respond to heat shock will help further improve cell resistance by applying synthetic biological strategies. Here, we assessed the transcriptomic and proteomic responses of Sphingomonas melonis TY to heat shock and found that stressful conditions caused significant changes in functional genes related to protein synthesis at the transcriptional level. The most notable changes observed were increases in the transcription (1,857-fold) and protein expression (11-fold) of Hsp17, which belongs to the small heat shock protein family, and the function of Hsp17 in heat stress was further investigated in this study. We found that the deletion of hsp17 reduced the capacity of the cells to tolerate high temperatures, whereas the overexpression of hsp17 significantly enhanced the ability of the cells to withstand high temperatures. Moreover, the heterologous expression of hsp17 in Escherichia coli DH5α conferred to the bacterium the ability to resist heat stress. Interestingly, its cells were elongated and formed connected cells following the increase in temperature, while hsp17 overexpression restored their normal morphology under high temperature. In general, these results indicate that the novel small heat shock protein Hsp17 greatly contributes to maintaining cell viability and morphology under stress conditions. IMPORTANCE Temperature is generally considered the most important factor affecting metabolic functions and the survival of microbes. As molecular chaperones, small heat shock proteins can prevent damaged protein aggregation during abiotic stress, especially heat stress. Sphingomonas species are widely distributed in nature, and they can frequently be found in various extreme environments. However, the role of small heat shock proteins in Sphingomonas under high-temperature stress has not been elucidated. This study greatly enhances our understanding of a novel identified protein, Hsp17, in S. melonis TY in terms of its ability to resist heat stress and maintain cell morphology under high temperature, leading to a broader understanding of how microbes adapt to environmental extremes. Furthermore, our study will provide potential heat resistance elements for further enhancing cellular resistance as well as the synthetic biological applications of Sphingomonas.
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- Yihan Wang
- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Grigorov AS, Skvortsova YV, Bychenko OS, Aseev LV, Koledinskaya LS, Boni IV, Azhikina TL. Dynamic Transcriptional Landscape of Mycobacterium smegmatis under Cold Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12706. [PMID: 37628885 PMCID: PMC10454040 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612706] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Bacterial adaptation to cold stress requires wide transcriptional reprogramming. However, the knowledge of molecular mechanisms underlying the cold stress response of mycobacteria is limited. We conducted comparative transcriptomic analysis of Mycobacterium smegmatis subjected to cold shock. The growth of M. smegmatis cultivated at 37 °C was arrested just after exposure to cold (acclimation phase) but later (by 24 h) was resumed at a much slower rate (adaptation phase). Transcriptomic analyses revealed distinct gene expression patterns corresponding to the two phases. During the acclimation phase, differential expression was observed for genes associated with cell wall remodeling, starvation response, and osmotic pressure stress, in parallel with global changes in the expression of transcription factors and the downregulation of ribosomal genes, suggesting an energy-saving strategy to support survival. At the adaptation phase, the expression profiles were recovered, indicating restoration of the processes repressed earlier. Comparison of transcriptional responses in M. smegmatis with those in other bacteria revealed unique adaptation strategies developed by mycobacteria. Our findings shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying M. smegmatis survival under cold stress. Further research should clarify whether the discovered transcriptional mechanisms exist in other mycobacterial species, including pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which could be important for transmission control.
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- Artem S. Grigorov
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia
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Zhang H, Qi H, Lu G, Zhou X, Wang J, Li J, Zheng K, Fan Y, Zhou H, Wang J, Wu C. Non-targeted metabolomics analysis reveals the mechanism of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis regulating the cold-resistance of Elymus nutans. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1134585. [PMID: 37608949 PMCID: PMC10440431 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1134585] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Elymus nutans is a perennial grass of the Gramineae family. Due to its cold-resistance and nutrition deficiency tolerance, it has been applied to the ecological restoration of degraded alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. As an important symbiotic microorganism, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been proven to have great potential in promoting the growth and stress resistance of Gramineae grasses. However, the response mechanism of the AMF needs to be clarified. Therefore, in this study, Rhizophagus irregularis was used to explore the mechanism regulating cold resistance of E. nutans. Based on pot experiments and metabolomics, the effects of R. irregularis were investigated on the activities of antioxidant enzyme and metabolites in the roots of E. nutans under cold stress (15/10°C, 16/8 h, day/night). The results showed that lipids and lipid molecules are the highest proportion of metabolites, accounting for 14.26% of the total metabolites. The inoculation with R. irregularis had no significant effects on the activities of antioxidant enzyme in the roots of E. nutans at room temperature. However, it can significantly change the levels of some lipids and other metabolites in the roots. Under cold stress, the antioxidant enzyme activities and the levels of some metabolites in the roots of E. nutans were significantly changed. Meanwhile, most of these metabolites were enriched in the pathways related to plant metabolism. According to the correlation analysis, the activities of antioxidant enzyme were closely related to the levels of some metabolites, such as flavonoids and lipids. In conclusion, AMF may regulate the cold-resistance of Gramineae grasses by affecting plant metabolism, antioxidant enzyme activities and antioxidant-related metabolites like flavonoids and lipids. These results can provide some basis for studying the molecular mechanism of AMF regulating stress resistance of Gramineae grasses.
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- Haijuan Zhang
- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
- Experimental Station of Grassland Improvement of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- National Ecosystem Science Data Center, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Science and Technology Vocational of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology of Cold Area, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China
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- Grassland Station of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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Su A, Ge S, Zhou B, Wang Z, Zhou L, Zhang Z, Yan X, Wang Y, Li D, Zhang H, Xu X, Zhao T. Analysis of the Tomato mTERF Gene Family and Study of the Stress Resistance Function of SLmTERF-13. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2862. [PMID: 37571015 PMCID: PMC10421145 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Mitochondrial transcription termination factor (mTERF) is a DNA-binding protein that is encoded by nuclear genes, ultimately functions in mitochondria and can affect gene expression. By combining with mitochondrial nucleic acids, mTERF regulates the replication, transcription and translation of mitochondrial genes and plays an important role in the response of plants to abiotic stress. However, there are few studies on mTERF genes in tomato, which limits the in-depth study and utilization of mTERF family genes in tomato stress resistance regulation. In this study, a total of 28 mTERF gene family members were obtained through genome-wide mining and identification of the tomato mTERF gene family. Bioinformatics analysis showed that all members of the family contained environmental stress or hormone response elements. Gene expression pattern analysis showed that the selected genes had different responses to drought, high salt and low temperature stress. Most of the genes played key roles under drought and salt stress, and the response patterns were more similar. The VIGS method was used to silence the SLmTERF13 gene, which was significantly upregulated under drought and salt stress, and it was found that the resistance ability of silenced plants was decreased under both kinds of stress, indicating that the SLmTERF13 gene was involved in the regulation of the tomato abiotic stress response. These results provide important insights for further evolutionary studies and contribute to a better understanding of the role of the mTERF genes in tomato growth and development and abiotic stress response, which will ultimately play a role in future studies of tomato gene function.
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- Ao Su
- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Tomato Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.S.); (S.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Boutrin MC, Mishra A, Wang C, Dou Y, Fletcher HM. The involvement of CdhR in Porphyromonas gingivalis during nitric oxide stress. Mol Oral Microbiol 2023; 38:289-308. [PMID: 37134265 PMCID: PMC11018363 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12414] [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: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, the causative agent of adult periodontitis, must gain resistance to frequent oxidative and nitric oxide (NO) stress attacks from immune cells in the periodontal pocket to survive. Previously, we found that, in the wild-type and under NO stress, the expression of PG1237 (CdhR), the gene encoding for a putative LuxR transcriptional regulator previously called community development and hemin regulator (CdhR), was upregulated 7.7-fold, and its adjacent gene PG1236 11.9-fold. Isogenic mutants P. gingivalis FLL457 (ΔCdhR::ermF), FLL458 (ΔPG1236::ermF), and FLL459 (ΔPG1236-CdhR::ermF) were made by allelic exchange mutagenesis to determine the involvement of these genes in P. gingivalis W83 NO stress resistance. The mutants were black pigmented and β hemolytic and their gingipain activities varied with strains. FLL457 and FLL459 mutants were more sensitive to NO compared to the wild type, and complementation restored NO sensitivity to that of the wild type. DNA microarray analysis of FLL457 showed that approximately 2% of the genes were upregulated and over 1% of the genes downregulated under NO stress conditions compared to the wild type. Transcriptome analysis of FLL458 and FLL459 under NO stress showed differences in their modulation patterns. Some similarities were also noticed between all mutants. The PG1236-CdhR gene cluster revealed increased expression under NO stress and may be part of the same transcriptional unit. Recombinant CdhR showed binding activity to the predicted promoter regions of PG1459 and PG0495. Taken together, the data indicate that CdhR may play a role in NO stress resistance and be involved in a regulatory network in P. gingivalis.
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- Marie-Claire Boutrin
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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Li D, Gu B, Huang C, Shen J, Wang X, Guo J, Yu R, Mou S, Guan Q. Functional Study of Amorpha fruticosa WRKY20 Gene in Response to Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12231. [PMID: 37569607 PMCID: PMC10418629 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The WRKY gene family in plants regulates the plant's response to drought through regulatory networks and hormone signaling. AfWRKY20 (MT859405) was cloned from Amorpha fruticosa (A. fruticosa) seedlings using RT-PCR. The binding properties of the AfWRKY20 protein and the W-box (a DNA cis-acting element) were verified both in vivo and in vitro using EMSA and Dual-Luciferase activity assays. RT-qPCR detected that the total expression level of AfWRKY20 in leaves and roots was 22 times higher in the 30% PEG6000 simulated drought treatment compared to the untreated group. Under the simulated drought stress treatments of sorbitol and abscisic acid (ABA), the transgenic tobacco with the AfWRKY20 gene showed enhanced drought resistance at the germination stage, with significantly increased germination rate, green leaf rate, fresh weight, and root length compared to the wild-type (WT) tobacco. In addition, the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, chlorophyll content, and Fv/Fm ratio of AfWRKY20 transgenic tobacco were significantly higher than those of the WT tobacco under natural drought stress, while the malondialdehyde (MDA) content and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) and nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) staining levels were lower. The expression levels of oxidation kinase genes (NbSOD, NbPOD, and NbCAT) in transgenic tobacco under drought stress were significantly higher than those in WT tobacco. This enhancement in gene expression improved the ability of transgenic tobacco to detoxify reactive oxygen species (ROS). The survival rate of transgenic tobacco after natural drought rehydration was four times higher than that of WT tobacco. In summary, this study revealed the regulatory mechanism of AfWRKY20 in response to drought stress-induced ABA signaling, particularly in relation to ROS. This finding provides a theoretical basis for understanding the pathways of WRKY20 involved in drought stress, and offers genetic resources for molecular plant breeding aimed at enhancing drought resistance.
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- Danni Li
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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- Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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- Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Ecological Restoration of Saline Vegetation, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; (D.L.)
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Sun W, Shahrajabian MH, Petropoulos SA, Shahrajabian N. Developing Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production by Using Chitosan and Chitin-Based Biostimulants. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2469. [PMID: 37447031 DOI: 10.3390/plants12132469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Chitosan is illustrated in research as a stimulant of plant tolerance and resistance that promotes natural defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stressors, and its use may lessen the amount of agrochemicals utilized in agriculture. Recent literature reports indicate the high efficacy of soil or foliar usage of chitin and chitosan in the promotion of plant growth and the induction of secondary metabolites biosynthesis in various species, such as Artemisia annua, Curcuma longa, Dracocephalum kotschyi, Catharanthus roseus, Fragaria × ananassa, Ginkgo biloba, Iberis amara, Isatis tinctoria, Melissa officinalis, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare ssp. Hirtum, Psammosilene tunicoides, Salvia officinalis, Satureja isophylla, Stevia rebaudiana, and Sylibum marianum, among others. This work focuses on the outstanding scientific contributions to the field of the production and quality of aromatic and medicinal plants, based on the different functions of chitosan and chitin in sustainable crop production. The application of chitosan can lead to increased medicinal plant production and protects plants against harmful microorganisms. The effectiveness of chitin and chitosan is also due to the low concentration required, low cost, and environmental safety. On the basis of showing such considerable characteristics, there is increasing attention on the application of chitin and chitosan biopolymers in horticulture and agriculture productions.
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- Wenli Sun
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece
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- Department of Economics, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 81595-158, Iran
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Chu C, Zong H, Zhuge B, Lu X. Effect and application of proline metabolism-related gene CgMCUR1 on stress tolerance of Candida glycerinogenes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Appl Microbiol 2023:7194245. [PMID: 37307223 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the effect of CgMCUR1 on the phenotype of Candida glycerinogenes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. METHODS AND RESULTS Inhibition of CgMCUR1 expression reduced acetate, H2O2, and high temperature tolerance of C. glycerinogenes. Expression of CgMCUR1 resulted in better acetic acid, H2O2, and high temperature tolerance in recombinant S. cerevisiae. Meanwhile, CgMCUR1 was able to enhance intracellular proline accumulation. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed that overexpression of CgMCUR1 affected proline metabolism in recombinant S. cerevisiae. The overexpression strain also showed reduced levels of cellular lipid peroxidation and an altered ratio of saturated fatty acid (SFA) to unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) in the cell membrane. The ethanol production of recombinant S. cerevisiae at high temperature was 30.9 g l-1, obtaining an increase of 12%, and the conversion rate was increased by 12%. In the undetoxified cellulose hydrolysate, the ethanol yield was 14.7 g l-1 at 30 h with an improvement of 18.5%, and the conversion rate was increased by 15.3%. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of CgMCUR1 rendered the acetic acid, H2O2 and high temperature tolerant of recombinant S. cerevisiae and enhanced ethanol fermentation performance of recombinant S. cerevisiae under high temperature stress and in undetoxified cellulose hydrolysate by improving intracellular proline accumulation and by changing cellular physiological metabolism. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY We demonstrate that expression of CgMCUR1 in S. cerevisiae was an effective strategy to improve the environmental tolerance performance of recombinant S. cerevisiae. Meanwhile, the effects of CgMCUR1 on intracellular proline levels and on cell membrane lipid changes provide new ideas and genetic resources for stress tolerance mechanisms and cellulose bioavailability in resistant yeast.
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- Chu Chu
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Lab of Industrial Microorganism and Research and Design Center for Polyols, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Lab of Industrial Microorganism and Research and Design Center for Polyols, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Lab of Industrial Microorganism and Research and Design Center for Polyols, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Lab of Industrial Microorganism and Research and Design Center for Polyols, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Schvarzstein M, Alam F, Toure M, Yanowitz JL. An Emerging Animal Model for Querying the Role of Whole Genome Duplication in Development, Evolution, and Disease. J Dev Biol 2023; 11:26. [PMID: 37367480 PMCID: PMC10299280 DOI: 10.3390/jdb11020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Whole genome duplication (WGD) or polyploidization can occur at the cellular, tissue, and organismal levels. At the cellular level, tetraploidization has been proposed as a driver of aneuploidy and genome instability and correlates strongly with cancer progression, metastasis, and the development of drug resistance. WGD is also a key developmental strategy for regulating cell size, metabolism, and cellular function. In specific tissues, WGD is involved in normal development (e.g., organogenesis), tissue homeostasis, wound healing, and regeneration. At the organismal level, WGD propels evolutionary processes such as adaptation, speciation, and crop domestication. An essential strategy to further our understanding of the mechanisms promoting WGD and its effects is to compare isogenic strains that differ only in their ploidy. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is emerging as an animal model for these comparisons, in part because relatively stable and fertile tetraploid strains can be produced rapidly from nearly any diploid strain. Here, we review the use of Caenorhabditis polyploids as tools to understand important developmental processes (e.g., sex determination, dosage compensation, and allometric relationships) and cellular processes (e.g., cell cycle regulation and chromosome dynamics during meiosis). We also discuss how the unique characteristics of the C. elegans WGD model will enable significant advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of polyploidization and its role in development and disease.
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- Mara Schvarzstein
- Biology Department, Brooklyn College at the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Biology Department, The Graduate Center at the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Biochemistry Department, The Graduate Center at the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Biology Department, Brooklyn College at the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
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- Biology Department, Brooklyn College at the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
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- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Plant roots associate with diverse microbes (including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, and viruses) collectively called the root-associated microbiome. Among them, mycorrhizal fungi colonize host roots and improve their access to nutrients, usually phosphorus and nitrogen. In exchange, plants deliver photosynthetic carbon to the colonizing fungi. This nutrient exchange affects key soil processes, the carbon cycle, and plant health and therefore has a strong influence on the plant and microbe ecosystems. The framework of nutrient exchange and regulation between host plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has recently been established. The local and systemic regulation of mycorrhizal symbiosis by plant nutrient status and the autoregulation of mycorrhizae are strategies by which plants maintain a stabilizing free-market symbiosis. A better understanding of the synergistic effects between mycorrhizal fungi and mycorrhizosphere microorganisms is an essential precondition for their use as biofertilizers and bioprotectors for sustainable agriculture and forestry management.
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- Jincai Shi
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China;
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China;
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China;
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Traa A, Shields H, AlOkda A, Rudich ZD, Ko B, Van Raamsdonk JM. Endosomal trafficking protein TBC-2 is required for the longevity of long-lived mitochondrial mutants. Front Aging 2023; 4:1145198. [PMID: 37261067 PMCID: PMC10228650 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2023.1145198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mutations that result in a mild impairment of mitochondrial function can extend longevity. Previous studies have shown that the increase in lifespan is dependent on stress responsive transcription factors, including DAF-16/FOXO, which exhibits increased nuclear localization in long-lived mitochondrial mutants. We recently found that the localization of DAF-16 within the cell is dependent on the endosomal trafficking protein TBC-2. Based on the important role of DAF-16 in both longevity and resistance to stress, we examined the effect of disrupting tbc-2 on lifespan and stress resistance in the long-lived mitochondrial mutants nuo-6 and isp-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans. Loss of tbc-2 markedly reduced the long lifespans of both mitochondrial mutants. Disruption of tbc-2 also decreased resistance to chronic oxidative stress in nuo-6 and isp-1 mutants but had little or no detrimental effect on resistance to other stressors. In contrast, tbc-2 inhibition had no effect on oxidative stress resistance or lifespan in isp-1 worms when DAF-16 is absent, suggesting that the effect of tbc-2 on mitochondrial mutant lifespan may be mediated by mislocalization of DAF-16. However, this result is complicated by the fact that deletion of daf-16 markedly decreases both phenotypes in isp-1 worms, which could result in a floor effect. In exploring the contribution of DAF-16 further, we found that disruption of tbc-2 did not affect the nuclear localization of DAF-16 in isp-1 worms or prevent the upregulation of DAF-16 target genes in the long-lived mitochondrial mutants. This suggests the possibility that the effect of tbc-2 on lifespan and stress resistance in the long-lived mitochondrial mutants is at least partially independent of its effects on DAF-16 localization. Overall, this work demonstrates the importance of endosomal trafficking for the extended longevity and enhanced stress resistance resulting from mild impairment of mitochondrial function.
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- Annika Traa
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Martini BA, Grigorov AS, Skvortsova YV, Bychenko OS, Salina EG, Azhikina TL. Small RNA MTS1338 Configures a Stress Resistance Signature in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097928. [PMID: 37175635 PMCID: PMC10178195 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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In the course of evolution, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis, has developed sophisticated strategies to evade host immune response, including the synthesis of small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs), which regulate post-transcriptional pathways involved in the stress adaptation of mycobacteria. sRNA MTS1338 is upregulated in Mtb during its infection of cultured macrophages and in the model of chronic tuberculosis, suggesting involvement in host-pathogen interactions. Here, we analyzed the role of MTS1338 in the Mtb response to macrophage-like stresses in vitro. The Mtb strain overexpressing MTS1338 demonstrated enhanced survival ability under low pH, nitrosative, and oxidative stress conditions simulating the antimicrobial environment inside macrophages. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that in MTS1338-overexpressing Mtb, the stress factors led to the activation of a number of transcriptional regulators, toxin-antitoxin modules, and stress chaperones, about half of which coincided with the genes induced in Mtb phagocytosed by macrophages. We determined the MTS1338 "core regulon", consisting of 11 genes that were activated in all conditions under MTS1338 overexpression. Our findings indicate that MTS1338 is a stress-induced sRNA that promotes Mtb survival in macrophages by triggering adaptive transcriptional mechanisms in response to host antimicrobial defense reactions.
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- Billy A Martini
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Nikolaev YA, Demkina EV, Ilicheva EA, Kanapatskiy TA, Borzenkov IA, Ivanova AE, Tikhonova EN, Sokolova DS, Ruzhitsky AO, El-Registan GI. Ways of Long-Term Survival of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria in a New Biocomposite Material-Silanol-Humate Gel. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1133. [PMID: 37317107 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Immobilized bacterial cells are presently widely used in the development of bacterial preparations for the bioremediation of contaminated environmental objects. Oil hydrocarbons are among the most abundant pollutants. We have previously described a new biocomposite material containing hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria (HOB) embedded in silanol-humate gels (SHG) based on humates and aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES); high viable cell titer was maintained in this material for at least 12 months. The goal of the work was to describe the ways of long-term HOB survival in SHG and the relevant morphotypes using the techniques of microbiology, instrumental analytical chemistry and biochemistry, and electron microscopy. Bacteria surviving in SHG were characterized by: (1) capacity for rapid reactivation (growth and hydrocarbon oxidation) in fresh medium; (2) ability to synthesize surface-active compounds, which was not observed in the cultures stored without SHG); (3) elevated stress resistance (ability to grow at high Cu2+ and NaCl concentrations); (4) physiological heterogeneity of the populations, which contained the stationary hypometabolic cells, cystlike anabiotic dormant forms (DF), and ultrasmall cells; (5) occurrence of piles in many cells, which were probably used to exchange genetic material; (6) modification of the phase variants spectrum in the population growing after long-term storage in SHG; and (7) oxidation of ethanol and acetate by HOB populations stored in SHG. The combination of the physiological and cytomorphological properties of the cells surviving in SHG for long periods may indicate a new type of long-term bacterial survival, i.e., in a hypometabolic state.
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- Yury A Nikolaev
- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS), Leninsky Prospect 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Fang W, Fasano C, Perrella G. Unlocking the Secret to Higher Crop Yield: The Potential for Histone Modifications. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1712. [PMID: 37111933 PMCID: PMC10144255 DOI: 10.3390/plants12081712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Histone modifications are epigenetic mechanisms, termed relative to genetics, and they refer to the induction of heritable changes without altering the DNA sequence. It is widely known that DNA sequences precisely modulate plant phenotypes to adapt them to the changing environment; however, epigenetic mechanisms also greatly contribute to plant growth and development by altering chromatin status. An increasing number of recent studies have elucidated epigenetic regulations on improving plant growth and adaptation, thus making contributions to the final yield. In this review, we summarize the recent advances of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms underlying crop flowering efficiency, fruit quality, and adaptation to environmental stimuli, especially to abiotic stress, to ensure crop improvement. In particular, we highlight the major discoveries in rice and tomato, which are two of the most globally consumed crops. We also describe and discuss the applications of epigenetic approaches in crop breeding programs.
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- Weiwei Fang
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, MI, Italy;
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- Trisaia Research Center, Italian National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Develoment, (ENEA), 75026 Rotondella, MT, Italy;
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, MI, Italy;
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Jeon YJ, Park JC, Jang YS, Kim DH, Choi BR, Kim JM, Kim JJ, Han JS. Chemogenetic modulation of the medial prefrontal cortex regulates resistance to acute stress-induced cognitive impairments. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:4806-4814. [PMID: 36156637 PMCID: PMC10110428 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac381] [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: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been implicated in regulating resistance to the effects of acute uncontrollable stress. We previously showed that mPFC-lesioned animals exhibit impaired object recognition memory after acute exposure to a brief stress that had no effect in normal animals. Here, we used designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs to determine how modulating mPFC activity affects recognition-memory performance under stressful conditions. Specifically, animals with chemogenetic excitation or inhibition of the mPFC underwent either a brief ineffective stress (20-min restraint + 20 tail shocks) or a prolonged effective stress (60-min restraint + 60 tail shocks). Subsequent recognition memory tests showed that animals with chemogenetic mPFC inhibition exposed to brief stress showed impairment in an object recognition memory task, whereas those with chemogenetic mPFC excitation exposed to prolonged stress did not. Thus, the present findings the decreased mPFC activity exacerbates acute stress effects on memory function whereas increased mPFC activity counters these stress effects provide evidence that the mPFC bidirectionally modulates stress resistance.
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- Yong-Jae Jeon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61669, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Everman ER, Macdonald SJ, Kelly JK. The genetic basis of adaptation to copper pollution in Drosophila melanogaster. Front Genet 2023; 14:1144221. [PMID: 37082199 PMCID: PMC10110907 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1144221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Introduction: Heavy metal pollutants can have long lasting negative impacts on ecosystem health and can shape the evolution of species. The persistent and ubiquitous nature of heavy metal pollution provides an opportunity to characterize the genetic mechanisms that contribute to metal resistance in natural populations. Methods: We examined variation in resistance to copper, a common heavy metal contaminant, using wild collections of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Flies were collected from multiple sites that varied in copper contamination risk. We characterized phenotypic variation in copper resistance within and among populations using bulked segregant analysis to identify regions of the genome that contribute to copper resistance. Results and Discussion: Copper resistance varied among wild populations with a clear correspondence between resistance level and historical exposure to copper. We identified 288 SNPs distributed across the genome associated with copper resistance. Many SNPs had population-specific effects, but some had consistent effects on copper resistance in all populations. Significant SNPs map to several novel candidate genes involved in refolding disrupted proteins, energy production, and mitochondrial function. We also identified one SNP with consistent effects on copper resistance in all populations near CG11825, a gene involved in copper homeostasis and copper resistance. We compared the genetic signatures of copper resistance in the wild-derived populations to genetic control of copper resistance in the Drosophila Synthetic Population Resource (DSPR) and the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP), two copper-naïve laboratory populations. In addition to CG11825, which was identified as a candidate gene in the wild-derived populations and previously in the DSPR, there was modest overlap of copper-associated SNPs between the wild-derived populations and laboratory populations. Thirty-one SNPs associated with copper resistance in wild-derived populations fell within regions of the genome that were associated with copper resistance in the DSPR in a prior study. Collectively, our results demonstrate that the genetic control of copper resistance is highly polygenic, and that several loci can be clearly linked to genes involved in heavy metal toxicity response. The mixture of parallel and population-specific SNPs points to a complex interplay between genetic background and the selection regime that modifies the effects of genetic variation on copper resistance.
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- Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
- Center for Computational Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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Harris MP, Zeng S, Zhu Z, Lira VA, Yu L, Hodgson-Zingman DM, Zingman LV. Myokine Musclin Is Critical for Exercise-Induced Cardiac Conditioning. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:6525. [PMID: 37047496 PMCID: PMC10095193 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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This study investigates the role and mechanisms by which the myokine musclin promotes exercise-induced cardiac conditioning. Exercise is one of the most powerful triggers of cardiac conditioning with proven benefits for healthy and diseased hearts. There is an emerging understanding that muscles produce and secrete myokines, which mediate local and systemic "crosstalk" to promote exercise tolerance and overall health, including cardiac conditioning. The myokine musclin, highly conserved across animal species, has been shown to be upregulated in response to physical activity. However, musclin effects on exercise-induced cardiac conditioning are not established. Following completion of a treadmill exercise protocol, wild type (WT) mice and mice with disruption of the musclin-encoding gene, Ostn, had their hearts extracted and exposed to an ex vivo ischemia-reperfusion protocol or biochemical studies. Disruption of musclin signaling abolished the ability of exercise to mitigate cardiac ischemic injury. This impaired cardioprotection was associated with reduced mitochondrial content and function linked to blunted cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signaling. Genetic deletion of musclin reduced the nuclear abundance of protein kinase G (PKGI) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element binding (CREB), resulting in suppression of the master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC1α), and its downstream targets in response to physical activity. Synthetic musclin peptide pharmacokinetic parameters were defined and used to calculate the infusion rate necessary to maintain its plasma level comparable to that observed after exercise. This infusion was found to reproduce the cardioprotective benefits of exercise in sedentary WT and Ostn-KO mice. Musclin is essential for exercise-induced cardiac protection. Boosting musclin signaling might serve as a novel therapeutic strategy for cardioprotection.
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- Matthew P. Harris
- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Physiology, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- NMR Core Facility and Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Center, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
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Lee J, Jeong B, Bae HR, Jang HA, Kim JK. Trehalose Biosynthesis Gene otsA Protects against Stress in the Initial Infection Stage of Burkholderia-Bean Bug Symbiosis. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0351022. [PMID: 36976011 PMCID: PMC10100943 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03510-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Trehalose, a nonreducing disaccharide, functions as a stress protectant in many organisms, including bacteria. In symbioses involving bacteria, the bacteria have to overcome various stressors to associate with their hosts; thus, trehalose biosynthesis may be important for symbiotic bacteria. Here, we investigated the role of trehalose biosynthesis in the Burkholderia-bean bug symbiosis. Expression levels of two trehalose biosynthesis genes, otsA and treS, were elevated in symbiotic Burkholderia insecticola cells, and hence mutant ΔotsA and ΔtreS strains were generated to examine the functions of these genes in symbiosis. An in vivo competition assay with the wild-type strain revealed that fewer ΔotsA cells, but not ΔtreS cells, colonized the host symbiotic organ, the M4 midgut, than wild-type cells. The ΔotsA strain was susceptible to osmotic pressure generated by high salt or high sucrose concentrations, suggesting that the reduced symbiotic competitiveness of the ΔotsA strain was due to the loss of stress resistance. We further demonstrated that fewer ΔotsA cells infected the M4 midgut initially but that fifth-instar nymphs exhibited similar symbiont population size as the wild-type strain. Together, these results demonstrated that the stress resistance role of otsA is important for B. insecticola to overcome the stresses it encounters during passage through the midgut regions to M4 in the initial infection stage but plays no role in resistance to stresses inside the M4 midgut in the persistent stage. IMPORTANCE Symbiotic bacteria have to overcome stressful conditions present in association with the host. In the Burkholderia-bean bug symbiosis, we speculated that a stress-resistant function of Burkholderia is important and that trehalose, known as a stress protectant, plays a role in the symbiotic association. Using otsA, the trehalose biosynthesis gene, and a mutant strain, we demonstrated that otsA confers Burkholderia with competitiveness when establishing a symbiotic association with bean bugs, especially playing a role in initial infection stage. In vitro assays revealed that otsA provides the resistance against osmotic stresses. Hemipteran insects, including bean bugs, feed on plant phloem sap, which may lead to high osmotic pressures in the midguts of hemipterans. Our results indicated that the stress-resistant role of otsA is important for Burkholderia to overcome the osmotic stresses present during the passage through midgut regions to reach the symbiotic organ.
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- Junbeom Lee
- Metabolomics Research Center for Functional Materials, Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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Traa A, Soo SK, AlOkda A, Ko B, Rocheleau CE, Van Raamsdonk JM. Endosomal trafficking protein TBC-2 modulates stress resistance and lifespan through DAF-16-dependent and independent mechanisms. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e13762. [PMID: 36794357 PMCID: PMC10014066 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The FOXO transcription factor, DAF-16, plays an integral role in insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) and stress response. In conditions of stress or decreased IIS, DAF-16 moves to the nucleus where it activates genes that promote survival. To gain insight into the role of endosomal trafficking in resistance to stress, we disrupted tbc-2, which encodes a GTPase activating protein that inhibits RAB-5 and RAB-7. We found that tbc-2 mutants have decreased nuclear localization of DAF-16 in response to heat stress, anoxia, and bacterial pathogen stress, but increased nuclear localization of DAF-16 in response to chronic oxidative stress and osmotic stress. tbc-2 mutants also exhibit decreased upregulation of DAF-16 target genes in response to stress. To determine whether the rate of nuclear localization of DAF-16 affected stress resistance in these animals, we examined survival after exposure to multiple exogenous stressors. Disruption of tbc-2 decreased resistance to heat stress, anoxia, and bacterial pathogen stress in both wild-type worms and stress-resistant daf-2 insulin/IGF-1 receptor mutants. Similarly, deletion of tbc-2 decreases lifespan in both wild-type worms and daf-2 mutants. When DAF-16 is absent, the loss of tbc-2 is still able to decrease lifespan but has little or no impact on resistance to most stresses. Combined, this suggests that disruption of tbc-2 affects lifespan through both DAF-16-dependent and DAF-16-independent pathways, while the effect of tbc-2 deletion on resistance to stress is primarily DAF-16-dependent. Overall, this work demonstrates the importance of endosomal trafficking for the proper nuclear localization of DAF-16 during stress and that perturbation of normal endosomal trafficking is sufficient to decrease both stress resistance and lifespan.
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- Annika Traa
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lyu J, Tegelaar M, Post H, Moran Torres J, Torchia C, Altelaar AFM, Bleichrodt RJ, de Cock H, Lugones LG, Wösten HAB. Heterogeneity in Spore Aggregation and Germination Results in Different Sized, Cooperative Microcolonies in an Aspergillus niger Culture. mBio 2023; 14:e0087022. [PMID: 36629410 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00870-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The fungus Aspergillus niger is among the most abundant fungi in the world and is widely used as a cell factory for protein and metabolite production. This fungus forms asexual spores called conidia that are used for dispersal. Notably, part of the spores and germlings aggregate in an aqueous environment. The aggregated conidia/germlings give rise to large microcolonies, while the nonaggregated spores/germlings result in small microcolonies. Here, it is shown that small microcolonies release a larger variety and quantity of secreted proteins compared to large microcolonies. Yet, the secretome of large microcolonies has complementary cellulase activity with that of the small microcolonies. Also, large microcolonies are more resistant to heat and oxidative stress compared to small microcolonies, which is partly explained by the presence of nongerminated spores in the core of the large microcolonies. Together, it is proposed that heterogeneity in germination and aggregation has evolved to form a population of different sized A. niger microcolonies, thereby increasing stress survival and producing a meta-secretome more optimally suited to degrade complex substrates. IMPORTANCE Aspergillus niger can form microcolonies of different size due to partial aggregation of spores and germlings. So far, this heterogeneity was considered a negative trait by the industry. We here, however, show that heterogeneity in size within a population of microcolonies is beneficial for food degradation and stress survival. This functional heterogeneity is not only of interest for the industry to make blends of enzymes (e.g., for biofuel or bioplastic production) but could also play a role in nature for effective nutrient cycling and survival of the fungus.
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Zhu L, Wang S, Cai Y, Shi H, Zhou Y, Zhang D, Guo W, Wang S. Effects of Five Prebiotics on Growth, Antioxidant Capacity, Non-Specific Immunity, Stress Resistance, and Disease Resistance of Juvenile Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂). Animals (Basel) 2023; 13. [PMID: 36830542 DOI: 10.3390/ani13040754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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To explore the short-term health benefits of five prebiotics on hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂), six experimental groups fed with different diets (basal diet, diet control (CON); basal diet + 0.2% fructooligosaccharide (FOS), diet FOS; basal diet + 0.5% chitosan, diet chitosan (CTS); basal diet + 0.2% mannan-oligosaccharide (MOS), diet MOS; basal diet + 0.1% β-glucan (GLU), Diet GLU; basal diet + 0.05% xylooligosaccharide (XOS), diet XOS) were set up, and a 4-week feeding trial was conducted. MOS and XOS significantly improved the growth of hybrid grouper compared to the CON group (p < 0.05). Antioxidant enzyme assay showed that the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) was significantly enhanced in the MOS group, and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the XOS group was significantly lower than in the CON group (p < 0.05). The catalase (CAT) activities were significantly enhanced in all prebiotic-supplemented groups compared with the CON group (p < 0.05). Non-specific immunity assay showed that the activities of alkaline phosphatase (AKP) and lysozyme (LZM) were significantly increased in all prebiotic-supplemented groups compared with the CON group (p < 0.05). The total protein content in the XOS group was significantly increased (p < 0.05), and the albumin (ALB) activity in the MOS group was more significantly increased than that in the CON group. Histological examination of the intestine revealed that muscle thickness was significantly increased in all prebiotic-supplemented groups compared to the CON group (p < 0.05). Villi length, villi width, muscle thickness all increased significantly in the MOS group (p < 0.05). In addition, the crowding stress and ammonia nitrogen stress experiments revealed that the survival rates of the MOS and XOS groups after stresses were significantly higher than those of the CON group (p < 0.05). Though MOS and XOS exhibited similar anti-stress effects, the antioxidant and non-specific immunity parameters they regulated were not the same, indicating that the specific mechanisms of MOS and XOS's anti-stress effects were probably different. After being challenged with Vibrio harvey, MOS and GLU groups showed significantly higher post-challenge survival rates than the CON group (p < 0.05). These findings indicated that among the five prebiotics, MOS and XOS showed the best overall short-term beneficial effects and could be considered promising short-term feed additives to improve the stress resistance of juvenile hybrid grouper.
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Jeong B, Jang HA, Lee J, Bae HR, Kim JK. Proteolytic Activity of DegP Is Required for the Burkholderia Symbiont To Persist in Its Host Bean Bug. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0433022. [PMID: 36511662 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04330-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Symbiosis requires the adaptation of symbiotic bacteria to the host environment. Symbiotic factors for bacterial adaptation have been studied in various experimental models, including the Burkholderia-bean bug symbiosis model. Previously identified symbiotic factors of Burkholderia symbionts of bean bugs provided insight into the host environment being stressful to the symbionts. Because DegP, which functions as both a protease and a chaperone, supports bacterial growth under various stressful conditions, we hypothesized that DegP might be a novel symbiotic factor of Burkholderia symbionts in the symbiotic association with bean bugs. The expression level of degP was highly elevated in symbiotic Burkholderia cells in comparison with cultured cells. When the degP-deficient strain competed for symbiotic association against the wild-type strain, the ΔdegP strain showed no symbiotic competitiveness. In vivo monoinfection with the ΔdegP strain revealed a lower symbiont titer in the symbiotic organ than that of the wild-type strain, indicating that the ΔdegP strain failed to persist in the host. In in vitro assays, the ΔdegP strain showed susceptibility to heat and high-salt stressors and a decreased level of biofilm formation. To further determine the role of the proteolytic activity of DegP in symbiosis, we generated missense mutant DegPS248A exhibiting a defect in protease activity only. The ΔdegP strain complemented with degPS248A showed in vitro characteristics similar to those of the ΔdegP strain and failed to persist in the symbiotic organ. Together, the results of our study demonstrated that the proteolytic activity of DegP, which is involved in the stress resistance and biofilm formation of the Burkholderia symbiont, plays an essential role in symbiotic persistence in the host bean bug. IMPORTANCE Bacterial DegP has dual functions as a protease and a chaperone and supports bacterial growth under stressful conditions. In symbioses involving bacteria, bacterial symbionts encounter various stressors and may need functional DegP for symbiotic association with the host. Using the Burkholderia-bean bug symbiosis model, which is a useful model for identifying bacterial symbiotic factors, we demonstrated that DegP is indeed a symbiotic factor of Burkholderia persistence in its host bean bug. In vitro experiments to understand the symbiotic mechanisms of degP revealed that degP confers resistance to heat and high-salt stresses. In addition, degP supports biofilm formation, which is a previously identified persistence factor of the Burkholderia symbiont. Furthermore, using a missense mutation in a protease catalytic site of degP, we specifically elucidated that the proteolytic activity of degP plays essential roles in stress resistance, biofilm formation, and, thus, symbiotic persistence in the host bean bug.
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Velikova V, Dani KGS, Loreto F. Origin, evolution, and future of isoprene and nitric oxide interactions within leaves. J Exp Bot 2023; 74:688-706. [PMID: 36420758 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photolytic generation of nitric oxide (NO), isoprene, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) pre-dated life on Earth (~4 billion years ago). However, isoprene-ROS-NO interactions became relevant to climate chemistry ~50 million years ago, after aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems became dominated by isoprene-emitting diatoms and angiosperms. Today, NO and NO2 (together referred to as NOx) are dangerous biogenic gaseous atmospheric pollutants. In plants, NO, with its multiple sources and sinks, acts as a secondary messenger that regulates development at low doses and induces cell death at high doses. Likewise, biogenic isoprene is a putative antioxidant and hormone 'enabler' that hastens plant (and leaf) growth and reproduction, and improves plant tolerance to transient abiotic stresses. Using examples from controlled-chamber simulation and field studies of isoprene oxidation, we discuss the likely nature and extent of isoprene oxidation within leaves. We argue that isoprene-NO interactions vary greatly among plant species, driven by differences in isoprene emission rate and nitrate assimilation capacity (i.e. NO sink strength), ROS availability, and the within-leaf ratio between free-NO and isoprene. In a warmer and CO2-fertilized future climate, antagonism between isoprene and NO within leaves will probably occur in a NO-rich (relative to present) environment, yielding a greater proportion of isoprene oxidation products, and inducing major changes in NO-mediated growth and stress responses.
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- Violeta Velikova
- Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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Du H, Fang C, Li Y, Kong F, Liu B. Understandings and future challenges in soybean functional genomics and molecular breeding. J Integr Plant Biol 2023; 65:468-495. [PMID: 36511121 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soybean (Glycine max) is a major source of plant protein and oil. Soybean breeding has benefited from advances in functional genomics. In particular, the release of soybean reference genomes has advanced our understanding of soybean adaptation to soil nutrient deficiencies, the molecular mechanism of symbiotic nitrogen (N) fixation, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and the roles of flowering time in regional adaptation, plant architecture, and seed yield and quality. Nevertheless, many challenges remain for soybean functional genomics and molecular breeding, mainly related to improving grain yield through high-density planting, maize-soybean intercropping, taking advantage of wild resources, utilization of heterosis, genomic prediction and selection breeding, and precise breeding through genome editing. This review summarizes the current progress in soybean functional genomics and directs future challenges for molecular breeding of soybean.
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- Haiping Du
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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