Muhammad Sadaqat, Kinza Fatima, Farrukh Azeem, Tayyaba Shaheen, Mahmood-Ur- Rahman, Tehreem Ali, Wafa Abdullah I Al-Megrin, Muhammad Tahir Ul Qamar
{"title":"Computational analysis and expression profiling of two-component system (TCS) gene family members in mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>) indicated their roles in stress response.","authors":"Muhammad Sadaqat, Kinza Fatima, Farrukh Azeem, Tayyaba Shaheen, Mahmood-Ur- Rahman, Tehreem Ali, Wafa Abdullah I Al-Megrin, Muhammad Tahir Ul Qamar","doi":"10.1071/FP24055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP24055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The two-component system (TCS) gene family is among the most important signal transduction families in plants and is involved in the regulation of various abiotic stresses, cell growth and division. To understand the role of TCS genes in mango (Mangifera indica ), a comprehensive analysis of TCS gene family was carried out in mango leading to identification of 65 MiTCS genes. Phylogenetic analysis divided MiTCSs into three groups (histidine kinases, histidine-containing phosphotransfer proteins, and response regulators) and 11 subgroups. One tandem duplication and 23 pairs of segmental duplicates were found within the MiTCSs . Promoter analysis revealed that MiTCSs contain a large number of cis -elements associated with environmental stresses, hormone response, light signalling, and plant development. Gene ontology analysis showed their involvement in various biological processes and molecular functions, particularly signal transduction. Protein-protein interaction analysis showed that MiTCS proteins interacted with each other. The expression pattern in various tissues and under many stresses (drought, cold, and disease) showed that expression levels varied among various genes in different conditions. MiTCSs 3D structure predictions showed structural conservation among members of the same groups. This information can be further used to develop improved cultivars and will serve as a foundation for gaining more functional insights into the TCS gene family.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141316976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Penki Jenny, Amar A Sakure, Ankit Yadav, Sushil Kumar
{"title":"Molecular cloning and characterisation of root-specific <i>SlREO</i> promoter of the Indian tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) cultivar.","authors":"Penki Jenny, Amar A Sakure, Ankit Yadav, Sushil Kumar","doi":"10.1071/FP24063","DOIUrl":"10.1071/FP24063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic transformation is helpful in enhancing crops, utilising promoters that can be constitutive, inducible, or tissue-specific. However, the use of constitutive promoters may hinder plant growth due to energy consumption during cellular processes. To optimise transgene effects, tissue-specific promoters like root-specific ones prove valuable in addressing root-related issues and enhancing productivity. Yet, identified root-specific promoters in crop are limited. To address this gap, the expression pattern of the root-specific SlREO promoter was examined across various crops. Sequencing confirmed its identity and high homology (99%) with the NCBI database, distinct from other plants tested. Using the PLACE database, six motifs associated with root expression were identified, along with several other important elements. The 2.4kb SlREO promoter was linked to a ß-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene alongside the CaMV35S promoter in pRI 201-AN-GUS vectors to study its expression. Histochemistry revealed strong root-specific expression in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum ) root tissues and limited expression in stems. However, the SlREO promoter did not consistently maintain its root-specific expression in other plants. Conversely, the CaMV35S promoter exhibited constitutive expression across all tissues in various plants. This study underscores the potential of the SlREO promoter as a root-specific regulatory element, offering avenues for improving crops, particularly against environmental stresses.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141316977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acclimation mechanism of microalgal photosynthetic apparatus under low atmospheric pressures - new astrobiological perspectives in a Mars-like atmosphere.","authors":"Charalampia-Stavroula Gritsi, Evangelos Sarmas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Kiriakos Kotzabasis","doi":"10.1071/FP24058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP24058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study reveals a new acclimation mechanism of the eukaryotic unicellular green alga Chlorella vulgaris in terms of the effect of varying atmospheric pressures on the structure and function of its photosynthetic apparatus using fluorescence induction measurements (JIP-test). The results indicate that low (400mbar) and extreme low (2 atmosphere (simulating the Mars atmosphere), reveals that the impact of extremely low atmospheric pressure on PQ mobility within the photosynthetic membrane, coupled with the low density of an almost 100% CO2 Mars-like atmosphere, results to a similar photosynthetic efficiency to that on Earth. These findings pave the way for the identification of novel functional acclimation mechanisms of microalgae to extreme environments that are vastly distinct from those found on Earth.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141431677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yin Liu, Stephen Tyerman, Leigh Schmidtke, Suzy Rogiers
{"title":"Effects of extra potassium supply and rootstocks indicate links between water, solutes and energy in Shiraz grapevines (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) pericarps.","authors":"Yin Liu, Stephen Tyerman, Leigh Schmidtke, Suzy Rogiers","doi":"10.1071/FP23141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP23141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Potassium (K) is essential for the development of grapevines (Vitis vinifera ), accumulating into berries during maturation. Elevated K has been associated with high sugar and low acidity in juice. Characterising the accumulation patterns of K and other components in pericarps treated with various experimental factors may indicate potential regulators of berry K levels. A soil fertiliser trial using nutrient solutions with two K supply rates was conducted on potted Shiraz vines during berry ripening. Doubled-K supply increased L-malic acid content in the early-ripening phase, and increased K and magnesium concentrations in the late-ripening phase. Doubled-K supply reduced the ratio of K to sodium in later ripening phases, suggesting that the accumulation of K relative to sodium was limited in more mature berries supplied with extra K. Pericarp water percentage, sugar, K and ATP were correlated in both treatments, indicating links between hydration, solute transport and energy in maturing berries. In a separate rootstock trial over the two growing seasons, Shiraz scions grafted onto 420-A rootstock produced berries with lower K concentration and content than those grafted onto Ramsey or Ruggeri-140 rootstocks and own-rooted vines. This study demonstrated that the K supply and berry ripening phase impacted the berry K level.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141431678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Silicon mitigates salinity effects on sorghum-sudangrass (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> × <i>Sorghum sudanense</i>) by enhancing growth and photosynthetic efficiency.","authors":"Farah Bounaouara, Rabaa Hidri, Mohammed Falouti, Mokded Rabhi, Chedly Abdelly, Walid Zorrig, Inès Slama","doi":"10.1071/FP24029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP24029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to investigate whether silicon (Si) supply was able to alleviate the harmful effects caused by salinity stress on sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor ×Sorghum sudanense ), a species of grass raised for forage and grain. Plants were grown in the presence or absence of 150mM NaCl, supplemented or not with Si (0.5mM Si). Biomass production, water and mineral status, photosynthetic pigment contents, and gas exchange parameters were investigated. Special focus was accorded to evaluating the PSI and PSII. Salinity stress significantly reduced plant growth and tissue hydration, and led to a significant decrease in all other studied parameters. Si supply enhanced whole plant biomass production by 50%, improved water status, decreased Na+ and Cl- accumulation, and even restored chlorophyll a , chlorophyll b , and carotenoid contents. Interestingly, both photosystem activities (PSI and PSII) were enhanced with Si addition. However, a more pronounced enhancement was noted in PSI compared with PSII, with a greater oxidation state upon Si supply. Our findings confirm that Si mitigated the adverse effects of salinity on sorghum-sudangrass throughout adverse approaches. Application of Si in sorghum appears to be an efficient key solution for managing salt-damaging effects on plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141431679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maira Tanveer, Zain Ul Abidin, Hussam F. Najeeb Alawadi, Ahmad Naeem Shahzad, Athar Mahmood, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Sameer Qari, Hesham Farouk Oraby
{"title":"Recent advances in genome editing strategies for balancing growth and defence in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)","authors":"Maira Tanveer, Zain Ul Abidin, Hussam F. Najeeb Alawadi, Ahmad Naeem Shahzad, Athar Mahmood, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Sameer Qari, Hesham Farouk Oraby","doi":"10.1071/fp24036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/fp24036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) has gained more attention worldwide in recent decades because of its importance as a bioenergy resource and in producing table sugar. However, the production capabilities of conventional varieties are being challenged by the changing climates, which struggle to meet the escalating demands of the growing global population. Genome editing has emerged as a pivotal field that offers groundbreaking solutions in agriculture and beyond. It includes inserting, removing or replacing DNA in an organism’s genome. Various approaches are employed to enhance crop yields and resilience in harsh climates. These techniques include zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/associated protein (CRISPR/Cas). Among these, CRISPR/Cas is one of the most promising and rapidly advancing fields. With the help of these techniques, several crops like rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>), tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), maize (<i>Zea mays</i>), barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) and sugarcane have been improved to be resistant to viral diseases. This review describes recent advances in genome editing with a particular focus on sugarcane and focuses on the advantages and limitations of these approaches while also considering the regulatory and ethical implications across different countries. It also offers insights into future prospects and the application of these approaches in agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140840655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acibenzolar-S-methyl promotes wound healing of harvested sweet potatoes (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i>) by regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolism and phenylpropanoid pathway.","authors":"Caixia Wang, Lei Wei, Xiaoyu Liu, Qi Ye","doi":"10.1071/FP23319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP23319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rapid wound healing is crucial in protecting sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas ) against infection, water loss and quality deterioration during storage. The current study investigated how acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) treatment influenced wound healing in harvested sweet potatoes by investigating the underlying mechanism. It was found that ASM treatment of wounded sweet potatoes induced a significant accumulation of lignin at the wound sites, which effectively suppressed weight loss. After 4days of healing, the lignin content of ASM-treated sweet potatoes was 41.8% higher than that of untreated ones, and the weight loss rate was 20.4% lower. Moreover, ASM treatment increased the ability of sweet potatoes to defend against wounding stress through enhancing processes such as increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of enzymes involved in the ROS metabolism (peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase) and phenylpropanoid pathway (phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamate-4-hydroxylase, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase), and intensive synthesis of phenolics and flavonoids. These results suggest that treating harvested sweet potatoes with ASM promotes wound healing through the activation of the ROS metabolism and phenylpropanoid pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141157310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fatima Gulzar, Raza Ahmad, Suk-Yoon Kwan, Zulqurnain Khan, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohmmad Maroof Shah, Shoaib Ur Rehman, Maria Siddique, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Irum Shahzadi, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Muhmmad Zahid Ishaq, Ummara Waheed
{"title":"<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Understanding the role of the <i>fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase</i> gene for enhancing the photosynthetic rate in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>.","authors":"Fatima Gulzar, Raza Ahmad, Suk-Yoon Kwan, Zulqurnain Khan, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohmmad Maroof Shah, Shoaib Ur Rehman, Maria Siddique, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Irum Shahzadi, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Muhmmad Zahid Ishaq, Ummara Waheed","doi":"10.1071/FP24034_CO","DOIUrl":"10.1071/FP24034_CO","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Adil, Siqi Lu, Zijie Yao, Cheng Zhang, Heli Lu, Safdar Bashir, Mansoor Maitah, Isma Gul, Sehar Razzaq, Lin Qiu
{"title":"No-tillage enhances soil water storage, grain yield and water use efficiency in dryland wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>) and maize (<i>Zea mays</i>) cropping systems: a global meta-analysis.","authors":"Muhammad Adil, Siqi Lu, Zijie Yao, Cheng Zhang, Heli Lu, Safdar Bashir, Mansoor Maitah, Isma Gul, Sehar Razzaq, Lin Qiu","doi":"10.1071/FP23267","DOIUrl":"10.1071/FP23267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change significantly affects crop production and is a threat to global food security. Conventional tillage (CT) is the primary tillage practice in rain-fed areas to conserve soil moisture. Despite previous research on the effect of tillage methods on different cropping systems, a comparison of tillage methods on soil water storage, crop yield and crop water use in wheat (Triticum aestivum ) and maize (Zea mays ) under different soil textures, precipitation and temperature patterns is needed. We reviewed 119 published articles and used meta-analysis to assess the effects of three conservation tillage practices (NT, no-tillage; RT, reduced tillage; ST, subsoil tillage), on precipitation storage efficiency (PSE), soil water storage at crop planting (SWSp), grain yield, evapotranspiration (ET) and water use efficiency (WUE) under varying precipitation and temperature patterns and soil textures in dryland wheat and maize, with CT as the control treatment. Conservation tillage methods increased PSE, SWSp, grain yield, ET and WUE in both winter wheat-fallow and spring maize cropping systems. More precipitation water was conserved in fine-textured soils than in medium-textured and coarse-textured soils, which improved ET. Conservation tillage increased soil water conservation and yield under high mean annual precipitation (MAP) and moderate mean annual temperature (MAT) conditions in winter wheat. However, soil water conservation and yield were greater under MAP <400mm and moderate MAT. We conclude that conservation tillage could be promising for increasing precipitation storage, soil water conservation and crop yield in regions with medium to low MAPs and medium to high MATs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exogenous zinc application mitigates negative effects of salinity on barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) growth by improving root ionic homeostasis.","authors":"Waleed Amjad Khan, Beth Penrose, Ping Yun, Meixue Zhou, Sergey Shabala","doi":"10.1071/FP23266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/FP23266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Detrimental effects of salinity could be mitigated by exogenous zinc (Zn) application; however, the mechanisms underlying this amelioration are poorly understood. This study demonstrated the interaction between Zn and salinity by measuring plant biomass, photosynthetic performance, ion concentrations, ROS accumulation, antioxidant activity and electrophysiological parameters in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Salinity stress (200mM NaCl for 3weeks) resulted in a massive reduction in plant biomass; however, both fresh and dry weight of shoots were increased by ~30% with adequate Zn supply. Zinc supplementation also maintained K+ and Na+ homeostasis and prevented H2 O2 toxicity under salinity stress. Furthermore, exposure to 10mM H2 O2 resulted in massive K+ efflux from root epidermal cells in both the elongation and mature root zones, and pre-treating roots with Zn reduced ROS-induced K+ efflux from the roots by 3-4-fold. Similar results were observed for Ca2+ . The observed effects may be causally related to more efficient regulation of cation-permeable non-selective channels involved in the transport and sequestration of Na+ , K+ and Ca2+ in various cellular compartments and tissues. This study provides valuable insights into Zn protective functions in plants and encourages the use of Zn fertilisers in barley crops grown on salt-affected soils.</p>","PeriodicalId":12483,"journal":{"name":"Functional Plant Biology","volume":"51 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140956535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}