Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01787-9
Rebecca A. Smith, John Ralph
{"title":"Cycling ferulate in monocot cell walls","authors":"Rebecca A. Smith, John Ralph","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01787-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01787-9","url":null,"abstract":"Cell walls in grasses contain arabinoxylan polysaccharides decorated with ferulate groups but the mechanism by which the ferulate is attached to arabinoxylans has long remained unknown. A new study shows that ferulate is transferred to arabinoxylan from a 3,6-di-O-feruloyl sucrose intermediate formed in a sucrose ferulate cycle.","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01798-6
Jun Lyu
{"title":"Understanding diversified peanuts","authors":"Jun Lyu","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01798-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01798-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>They first performed chloroplast sequencing on 36 wild and 77 cultivated accessions and whole-genome sequencing on a larger panel of 367 accessions (including 353 <i>A. hypogaea</i>, 2 <i>A. monticola</i>, 11 <i>A. duranensis</i> and 1 <i>A. ipaensis</i>). The diploid species <i>A. duranensis</i> and <i>A. ipaensis</i> have been considered to contribute to the A and B subgenomes of <i>A. hypogaea</i>, respectively, and <i>A. hypogaea</i> includes two subspecies (<i>A. hypogaea</i> subsp. <i>hypogaea</i> (<i>Ahh</i>) and <i>A. hypogaea subsp. fastigiata</i> (<i>Ahf</i>)).</p><p>Chloroplast and nuclear phylogenetic trees based on the polymorphic sites of the genomes showed a clear-cut divergence between the two subspecies. Furthermore, the chloroplast tree shows that several <i>A. duranensis</i> accessions cluster with <i>Ahh</i> as a clade, which then clusters with <i>Ahf</i> as sister groups. This topology supports the notion that the two subspecies have different maternal sources. Some inconsistencies observed between chloroplast and nucleus phylogenies were probably due to homeologous exchanges or misassemblies of homeologous regions. Overall, the <i>Ahh</i> subspecies displays lower genetic diversity and higher linkage disequilibrium decay than the <i>Ahf</i> subspecies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01790-0
Kun Guo, Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý, Jan Divíšek, Martina Sychrová, Zdeňka Lososová, Mark van Kleunen, Simon Pierce, Wen-Yong Guo
{"title":"Stage dependence of Elton’s biotic resistance hypothesis of biological invasions","authors":"Kun Guo, Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý, Jan Divíšek, Martina Sychrová, Zdeňka Lososová, Mark van Kleunen, Simon Pierce, Wen-Yong Guo","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01790-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01790-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Elton’s biotic resistance hypothesis posits that species-rich communities are more resistant to invasion. However, it remains unknown how species, phylogenetic and functional richness, along with environmental and human-impact factors, collectively affect plant invasion as alien species progress along the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum. Using data from 12,056 local plant communities of the Czech Republic, this study reveals varying effects of these factors on the presence and richness of alien species at different invasion stages, highlighting the complexity of the invasion process. Specifically, we demonstrate that although species richness and functional richness of resident communities had mostly negative effects on alien species presence and richness, the strength and sometimes also direction of these effects varied along the continuum. Our study not only underscores that evidence for or against Elton’s biotic resistance hypothesis may be stage-dependent but also suggests that other invasion hypotheses should be carefully revisited given their potential stage-dependent nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142123683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01773-1
Atsushi Shimada, Jonathan Cahn, Evan Ernst, Jason Lynn, Daniel Grimanelli, Ian Henderson, Tetsuji Kakutani, Robert A. Martienssen
{"title":"Retrotransposon addiction promotes centromere function via epigenetically activated small RNAs","authors":"Atsushi Shimada, Jonathan Cahn, Evan Ernst, Jason Lynn, Daniel Grimanelli, Ian Henderson, Tetsuji Kakutani, Robert A. Martienssen","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01773-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01773-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Retrotransposons have invaded eukaryotic centromeres in cycles of repeat expansion and purging, but the function of centromeric retrotransposons has remained unclear. In <i>Arabidopsis</i>, centromeric <i>ATHILA</i> retrotransposons give rise to epigenetically activated short interfering RNAs in mutants in <i>DECREASE IN DNA METHYLATION1</i> (<i>DDM1</i>). Here we show that mutants that lose both DDM1 and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase have pleiotropic developmental defects and mis-segregate chromosome 5 during mitosis. Fertility and segregation defects are epigenetically inherited with centromere 5, and can be rescued by directing artificial small RNAs to <i>ATHILA5</i> retrotransposons that interrupt tandem satellite repeats. Epigenetically activated short interfering RNAs promote pericentromeric condensation, chromosome cohesion and chromosome segregation in mitosis. We propose that insertion of <i>ATHILA</i> silences centromeric transcription, while simultaneously making centromere function dependent on retrotransposon small RNAs in the absence of DDM1. Parallels are made with the fission yeast <i>Schizosaccharomyces</i> <i>pombe</i>, where chromosome cohesion depends on RNA interference, and with humans, where chromosome segregation depends on both RNA interference and HELLS<sup>DDM1</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142118098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01724-w
Leandro Quadrana
{"title":"A centromere’s obsession with transposons","authors":"Leandro Quadrana","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01724-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01724-w","url":null,"abstract":"Transposable elements frequently invade centromeres, yet their influence on centromere function has long been enigmatic. A new study reveals that epigenetic silencing of centromeric transposable elements is essential for chromosome cohesion and proper segregation during cell division.","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142118097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A chemical approach to extend flower longevity of Japanese morning glory via inhibition of master senescence regulator EPHEMERAL1","authors":"Kenichi Shibuya, Akira Nozawa, Chikako Takahashi, Tatsuya Sawasaki","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01767-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01767-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Petal senescence in flowering plants is a type of programmed cell death with highly regulated onset and progression. A NAM/ATAF1,2/CUC2 transcription factor, EPHEMERAL1 (EPH1), has been identified as a key regulator of petal senescence in Japanese morning glory (<i>Ipomoea nil</i>). Here we used a novel chemical approach to delay petal senescence in Japanese morning glory by inhibiting the DNA-binding activity of EPH1. A cell-free high-throughput screening system and subsequent bioassays found two tetrafluorophthalimide-based compounds, Everlastin1 and Everlastin2, that inhibited the EPH1–DNA interaction and delayed petal senescence. The inhibitory mechanism was due to the suppression of EPH1 dimerization. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that the chemical treatment strongly suppressed the expression of programmed cell death- and autophagy-related genes. These results suggest that a chemical approach targeting a transcription factor can regulate petal senescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01774-0
Yuxiang Yuan, Yujie Liu, Lu Han, Yan Li, Yijun Qi
{"title":"An RdDM-independent function of Pol V transcripts in gene regulation and plant defence.","authors":"Yuxiang Yuan, Yujie Liu, Lu Han, Yan Li, Yijun Qi","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01774-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01774-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>RNA polymerase V (Pol V) and Pol IV are known to be specialized for RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Here we report that Pol V, but not Pol IV, regulates hundreds of genes including jasmonic acid-responsive genes and confers plant defence to Botrytis cinerea and Spodoptera exigua. About half of the Pol V-regulated genes are associated with Pol V transcripts (PVTs). We thus hypothesized that some PVTs could regulate gene expression in an RdDM-independent manner. To test this hypothesis, we studied three PVTs, PVT-ERF5a/b and PVT-ERF6, as models. PVT-ERF5a/b and PVT-ERF6 are transcribed from the upstream regions of ERF5 and ERF6 and positively regulate their transcription, thereby regulating plant defence. Such regulation involves PVT-dependent H3K4me3 deposition and requires the DRD1-DMS3-RDM1 complex that mediates Pol V recruitment to the target loci. These findings highlight an unprecedented role for PVTs in regulating gene transcription, apart from serving as scaffold RNAs to direct DNA methylation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":15.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"aChIP is an efficient and sensitive ChIP-seq technique for economically important plant organs","authors":"Qing Zhang, Wenying Zhong, Guangfeng Zhu, Lulu Cheng, Caijun Yin, Li Deng, Yang Yang, Zhengjing Zhang, Jinxiong Shen, Tingdong Fu, Jian-Kang Zhu, Lun Zhao","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01743-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01743-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) is crucial for profiling histone modifications and transcription factor binding throughout the genome. However, its application in economically important plant organs (EIPOs) such as seeds, fruits and flowers is challenging due to their sturdy cell walls and complex constituents. Here we present advanced ChIP (aChIP), an optimized method that efficiently isolates chromatin from plant tissues while simultaneously removing cell walls and cellular constituents. aChIP precisely profiles histone modifications in all 14 tested EIPOs and identifies transcription factor and chromatin-modifying enzyme binding sites. In addition, aChIP enhances ChIP efficiency, revealing numerous novel modified sites compared with previous methods in vegetative tissues. aChIP reveals the histone modification landscape for rapeseed dry seeds, highlighting the intricate roles of chromatin dynamics during seed dormancy and germination. Altogether, aChIP is a powerful, efficient and sensitive approach for comprehensive chromatin profiling in virtually all plant tissues, especially in EIPOs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142042584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01744-6
{"title":"aChIP for comprehensive chromatin profiling in economically important plant organs","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01744-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01744-6","url":null,"abstract":"We developed aChIP, an advanced chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP–seq) method for economically important plant organs (EIPOs). aChIP provides a valuable epigenomics resource that comprises 14 representative EIPOs, and reveals the dynamics and functions of histone modification landscapes during rapeseed seed dormancy and germination.","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142042578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PlantsPub Date : 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01770-4
{"title":"Discovery of a component of the chloroplast-associated protein degradation system.","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41477-024-01770-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01770-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":15.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}