Yu-Jin Jung, Joung Soon Park, Ji Yun Go, H. Lee, Jin Young Kim, Ye Ji Lee, K. Nam, Yong-Gu Cho, K. Kang
{"title":"Research status of transcription factors involved in controlling gene expression by nitrate signaling in higher plants","authors":"Yu-Jin Jung, Joung Soon Park, Ji Yun Go, H. Lee, Jin Young Kim, Ye Ji Lee, K. Nam, Yong-Gu Cho, K. Kang","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.124","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrate is an important nutrient and signaling molecule in plants that modulates the expression of many genes and regulates plant growth. In this study, we cover the research status of transcription factors related to the control of gene expression by nitrate signaling in higher plants. Nitrate reductase is a key enzyme in nitrogen assimilation, as it catalyzes the nitrate-to-nitrite reduction process in plants. A variety of factors, including nitrate, light, metabolites, phytohormones, low temperature, and drought, modulate the expression levels of nitrate reductase genes and nitrate reductase activity, which is consistent with the physiological role if. Recently, several transcription factors controlling the expression of nitrate reductase genes have been identified in higher plants. NODULE-INCEPTION-Like Proteins (NLPs) are transcription factors responsible for the nitrate-inducible expression of nitrate reductase genes. Since NLPs also control the nitrate-inducible expression of genes encoding the nitrate transporter, nitrite transporter, and nitrite reductase, the expression levels of nitrate reduction pathway-associated genes are coordinately modulated by NLPs in response to nitrate. Understanding the function of nitrate in plants will be useful to create crops with low nitrogen use.","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47811334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends in the development of discriminating between Angelica L. species using advanced DNA barcoding techniques","authors":"Shin-Woo Lee, Yong-wook Shin, Yun-Hee Kim","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.131","url":null,"abstract":"We reviewed current research trends for discriminating between species of the Angelica genus, a group of important medicinal plants registered in South Korea, China, and Japan. Since the registered species for medicinal purposes differ by country, they are often adulterated as well as mixed in commercial markets. Several DNA technologies have been applied to distinguish between species. However, one of the restrictions is insufficient single-nucleotide pol-ymorphisms (SNPs) within the target DNA fragments; in particular, among closely-related species. Recently, amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR and high-resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis techniques have been developed to solve such a problem. We applied both technologies, and found they were able to discriminate several lines of Angelica genus, including A. gigas Nakai, A. gigas Jiri, A. sinensis , A. acutiloba Kitag, and Levisticum officinale . Furthermore, although the ITS region differs only by one SNP between A. gigas Nakai and A. gigas Jiri, both HRM and ARMS-PCR techniques were powerful enough to discriminate between them. Since both A. gigas Nakai and A. gigas Jiri are native species to South Korea and are very closely related, they are difficult to discriminate by their morphological characteristics. For practical applications of these technologies, further research is necessary with various materials, such as dried or processed materials (jam, jelly, juice, medicinal decoctions, etc.) in commercial markets.","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45773558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-throughput identification of chrysanthemum gene function and expression: An overview and an effective proposition","authors":"T. Nguyen, J. Lim","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44503091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Hwang, Do Yeon Kim, Insun Cho, Mi Hyung Kim, H. Kwon, Jong Bo Kim, S. Kim, Sun Hyung Kim
{"title":"Development of Vivorium, a new indoor horticultural ornamental plants via plant tissue culture techniques","authors":"M. Hwang, Do Yeon Kim, Insun Cho, Mi Hyung Kim, H. Kwon, Jong Bo Kim, S. Kim, Sun Hyung Kim","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.179","url":null,"abstract":"Indoor gardening includes wall greening, terrariums, and flower arrangements. Among these types of indoor gardens, the terrarium is easy to access for the general public, but in Korea, because of the focus on esthetics, the original purpose of creating terrariums, which was to grow plants sustainably in an enclosed space, has been lost. In addition, miniaturization of plants is required to grow plants in an enclosed space. Since the available plant species suitable for a terrarium are limited, only plants such as succulents, cacti, and moss have been used. In this study, Bronze (X Graptosedum) was used, and these problems were solved using the following three methods: placement and growth of virusfree plants in the terrarium; extending the diversity of plants with minimal size that can be planted in terrariums; and reducing the price of in vitro plants with minimal size by achieving large-scale production. In particular, tissue-cultured succulents were developed into a Vivorium by replacing the tissue culture container and renewing the composition of the plant. This paper suggests a new indoor horticultural field, Vivorium, that can improve the current limitations of terrariums and make them more accessible to the general public. The introduction and popularization of new indoor gardening fields with the increase in single-person households and indoor activities in the Pandemic era can also improve psychological stability among people and in the society.","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46511637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hye Won Shin, Truong Van Nguyen, J. Jung, G. Lee, J. Jang, J. Yoon, Ravi Gupta, S. Kim, C. Min
{"title":"Application of mass-spectrometry compatible photocleavable surfactant for next-generation proteomics using rice leaves","authors":"Hye Won Shin, Truong Van Nguyen, J. Jung, G. Lee, J. Jang, J. Yoon, Ravi Gupta, S. Kim, C. Min","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.165","url":null,"abstract":"The solubilization of isolated proteins into the adequate buffer containing of surfactants is primary step for proteomic analysis. Particularly, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is the most widely used surfactant, however, it is not compatible with mass spectrometry (MS). Therefore, it must be removed prior to MS analysis through rigorous washing, which eventually results in inevitable protein loss. Recently, photocleavable surfactant, 4-hexylphenylazosulfonate (Azo), was reported which can be easily degraded by UV irradiation and is compatible with MS during proteomic approach using animal tissues. In this study, we employed comparative label-free proteomic analysis for evaluating the solubilization efficacies of the Azo and SDS surfactants using rice leave proteins. This approach led to identification of 3,365 proteins of which 682 proteins were determined as significantly modulated. Further, according to the subcellular localization prediction in SDS and Azo, proteins localized in the chloroplast were the major organelle accounting for 64% of the total organelle in the SDS sample, while only 37.5% of organelle proteins solubilized in the Azo were predicted to be localized in chloroplast. Taken together, this study validates the efficient solubilization of total protein isolated from plant material for bottom-up proteomics. Azo surfactant is suitable as substitute of SDS and promising for bottom-up proteomics as it facilitates robust protein extraction, rapid washing step during enzymatic digestion, and MS analysis.","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43575398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinsoo Kim, Woo-Ri Shin, Yang-Hoon Kim, Donghwan Shim, H. Ryu
{"title":"Functional characterization of gibberellin signaling-related genes in Panax ginseng","authors":"Jinsoo Kim, Woo-Ri Shin, Yang-Hoon Kim, Donghwan Shim, H. Ryu","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.3.148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47137311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Okello, R. Komakech, Yong-goo Kim, Endang Rahmat, Yuseong Chung, F. Omujal, Youngmin Kang
{"title":"Effects of commercial soils on germination, early growth, and chlorophyll content of Aspilia africana, a medicinal plant","authors":"D. Okello, R. Komakech, Yong-goo Kim, Endang Rahmat, Yuseong Chung, F. Omujal, Youngmin Kang","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47515681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeongyeong Kang, H. Eo, Da Som Kim, Youngki Park, G. Park
{"title":"Extract from the branches of Rhamnus yoshinoi exerts anti-cancer effects on human prostate cancer cells through Wnt/β-catenin proteasomal degradation and identification of compounds by GC/MS","authors":"Yeongyeong Kang, H. Eo, Da Som Kim, Youngki Park, G. Park","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.106","url":null,"abstract":"We evaluated the anti-cancer activity against human prostate cancer cells and the associated molecular mechanism of extracts from the branches of Rhamnus yoshinoi (RYB). Treatment with RYB suppressed viability of human prostate cancer cells (PC-3) and decreased protein levels of both β -catenin and T-cell factor 4 (TCF4). This was reflected in reduced TCF4 mRNA, but not decreased β catenin mRNA. PC-3 cells were pretreated with the pro-teosome inhibitor MG132 before treatment with RYB, which blocked RYB-mediated down regulation of β -catenin in PC-3 cells, thus confirming that RYB promotes the proteasomal degradation of β -catenin. RYB induced β -catenin phosphorylation, and GSK-3 β inhibition by LiCl blocked the phosphorylation and proteasomal degradation of β catenin by RYB. These results suggest that GSK-3 β may be an important upstream kinase for RYB-mediated regulation of β -catenin. Finally, GC/MS analysis of RYB identified 18 compounds. Based on these findings, RYB shows potential for development as a therapeutic agent for prostate cancer.","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44345908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Khaskheli, Muharam Ali, Syad Zakir Hussain Shah, Zohra Fatima Memon, S. Awan, M. I. Khaskheli, Mohsin Ali Khaskheli, Bilqees Magsi, Zareen Qambrani, A. Khaskheli
{"title":"Initiation, proliferation, and improvement of a micropropagation system for mass clonal production of banana through shoot-tip culture","authors":"A. Khaskheli, Muharam Ali, Syad Zakir Hussain Shah, Zohra Fatima Memon, S. Awan, M. I. Khaskheli, Mohsin Ali Khaskheli, Bilqees Magsi, Zareen Qambrani, A. Khaskheli","doi":"10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5010/jpb.2021.48.2.86","url":null,"abstract":"cited. Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate the initiation, proliferation potential, and mass clonal production ability of a micropropagation system for banana through tissue culture. A total of 60 explants were cultured on basal media supplemented with various concentrations of BAP and NAA. Banana plants regenerated on MS basal medium (control) without the addition of BAP + NAA showed a significantly (P < 0.05) lower survival rate with no signs of shoots up to the end of the experimental period. The results further revealed that the performance in MSS-XI medium was almost 89%, followed by MSS-IX and MSS-X media, both of which showed performance up to 88%. In contrast, the performance in the MSS-XVI medium was less than 60%, at the less duration of time and highly shoot induction detected at MSS-XIII medium. The maximum number of shoots (4.9) was observed in the medium supplemented with growth adjuster MSS-XI, followed by the MSS-XII medium (4.5). Surprisingly, the best performance was observed for the MSR-VII medium approximately 16 days after initiation, while the lowest performance was observed with MSR-XI (approximately 31 days). The maximum rooting percentage (98%) was observed in the MSR-V to MSR-VIII media (98%), while the minimum rooting percentage was observed in MSR-XI (approximately","PeriodicalId":16797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44049121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}