Yong Zhao, Xianpeng Wang, Jie Gao, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Hui Wu, Qianfeng Hu, Xingming Sun, Jinjie Li, Hongliang Zhang, Peng Xu, Qian Qian, Chao Chen, Zichao Li, Zhanying Zhang
{"title":"The MYB61–STRONG2 module regulates culm diameter and lodging resistance in rice","authors":"Yong Zhao, Xianpeng Wang, Jie Gao, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Hui Wu, Qianfeng Hu, Xingming Sun, Jinjie Li, Hongliang Zhang, Peng Xu, Qian Qian, Chao Chen, Zichao Li, Zhanying Zhang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13830","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13830","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lodging reduces grain yield and quality in cereal crops. Lodging resistance is affected by the strength of the culm, which is influenced by the culm diameter, culm wall thickness, and cell wall composition. To explore the genetic architecture of culm diameter in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>), we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We identified <i>STRONG CULM 2</i> (<i>STRONG2</i>), which encodes the mannan synthase CSLA5, and showed that plants that overexpressed this gene had increased culm diameter and improved lodging resistance. <i>STRONG2</i> appears to increase the levels of cell wall components, such as mannose and cellulose, thereby enhancing sclerenchyma development in stems. SNP14931253 in the <i>STRONG2</i> promoter contributes to variation in <i>STRONG2</i> expression in natural germplasms and the transcription factor MYB61 directly activates <i>STRONG2</i> expression. Furthermore, <i>STRONG2</i> overexpressing plants produced significantly more grains per panicle and heavier grains than the wild-type plants. These results demonstrate that the MYB61–STRONG2 module positively regulates culm diameter and lodging resistance, information that could guide breeding efforts for improved yield in rice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 2","pages":"243-257"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142930026","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}
Yuqing Yan, Hui Wang, Yan Bi, Leeza Tariq, Fengming Song
{"title":"Rice E3 ubiquitin ligases balance immunity and yield through non-proteolytic ubiquitination.","authors":"Yuqing Yan, Hui Wang, Yan Bi, Leeza Tariq, Fengming Song","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rice E3 ubiquitin ligases OsCIE1 and IPI7 mediate the non-proteolytic polyubiquitination of the pattern-recognition receptor kinase OsCERK1 and the transcription factor IPA1, respectively, in response to Magnaporthe oryzae infection, thereby fine-tuning rice growth-immunity trade-offs.</p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142930020","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":"Haplotype-resolved genome of a papeda provides insights into the geographical origin and evolution of Citrus","authors":"Fusheng Wang, Shaohua Wang, Yilei Wu, Dong Jiang, Qian Yi, Manman Zhang, Hong Yu, Xiaoyu Yuan, Mingzhu Li, Guijie Li, Yujiao Cheng, Jipeng Feng, Xiaoli Wang, Chunzhen Cheng, Shiping Zhu, Renyi Liu","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13819","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13819","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The publication of several high-quality genomes has contributed greatly to clarifying the evolution of citrus. However, due to their complex genetic backgrounds, the origins and evolution of many citrus species remain unclear. We assembled <i>de novo</i> the 294-Mbp chromosome-level genome of a more than 200-year-old primitive papeda (DYC002). Comparison between the two sets of homologous chromosomes of the haplotype-resolved genome revealed 1.2% intragenomic variations, including 1.75 million SNPs, 149,471 insertions and 154,215 deletions. Using this genome as a reference, we resequenced and performed population and phylogenetic analyses of 378 representative citrus accessions. Our study confirmed that the primary origin center of core <i>Citrus</i> species is in South China, particularly in the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains. Papeda species are an ancient <i>Citrus</i> type compared with <i>C. ichangensis</i>. We found that the evolution of the <i>Citrus</i> genus followed two radiations through two routes (to East China and Southeast Asia) along river systems. Evidence for the origin and evolution of some individual citrus species was provided. <i>Papeda</i> probably played an important role in the origins of Australian finger lime, citrons, Honghe papeda and pummelos; Ichang papeda originated from Yuanjiang city of Yunnan Province, China, and <i>C. mangshanensis</i> has a close relationship with kumquat and Ichang papeda. Moreover, the Hunan and Guangdong Provinces of China are predicted to be the origin center of mandarin, sweet orange and sour orange. Additionally, our study revealed that fruit bitterness was significantly selected against during citrus domestication. Taken together, this study provides new insight into the origin and evolution of citrus species and may serve as a valuable genomic resource for citrus breeding and improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 2","pages":"276-293"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13819","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142930016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The AMS/DYT1–MYB module interacts with the MED25–MYC–MYB complexes to inhibit jasmonate-regulated floral defense in Arabidopsis","authors":"Junqiao Song, Shihai Pang, Bingjie Xue, Deqing Rong, Tiancong Qi, Huang Huang, Susheng Song","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13818","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13818","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The phytohormone jasmonates (JAs) regulate plant growth and defense responses. The reproductive organs of flowers are devastated by insect herbivores. However, the molecular mechanisms of floral defense remain largely unknown. Here, we found that the <i>Arabidopsis</i> JA receptor CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1) and its substrates JA ZIM-domain (JAZ) repressors, and the mediator subunit MEDIATOR25-based MED25–MYC–MYB (MMM) complexes, including MYC2/3/4/5 and MYB28/29/76, mediated floral defense against the insects <i>Helicoverpa armigera</i>, <i>Spodoptera exigua</i>, and <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>. The flower-specific IIIa bHLH factors ABORTED MICROSPORES (AMS) and DYSFUNCTIONAL TAPETUM 1 (DYT1) were JAZ-interaction proteins. They interacted with members of the MMM complexes, inhibited the transcriptional activity of MYC2 and MYB28, and repressed floral defense against insects. AMS and DYT1 recruited the flower-specific MYB21/24, and these MYBs interacted with members of MMM complexes, inhibited the MYC2–MYB28 function, and suppressed floral defense against insects. Our study revealed that the JA–COI1–JAZ–MMM pathway mediated flower defense, and the AMS/DYT1–MYB21/24 module antagonized the MMM complexes to repress floral defense against insects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 2","pages":"408-422"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142908720","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}
Fan Yang, Xuepeng Li, Songyu Liu, Jinyang Lyu, Zixuan Ge, Ming-Yi Bai
{"title":"TabHLH489 suppresses nitrate signaling by inhibiting the function of TaNLP7-3A in wheat","authors":"Fan Yang, Xuepeng Li, Songyu Liu, Jinyang Lyu, Zixuan Ge, Ming-Yi Bai","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13832","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13832","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nitrate not only serves as the primary nitrogen source for terrestrial plants but also serves as a critical signal in regulating plant growth and development. Understanding how plant responses to nitrate availability is essential for improving nitrogen use efficiency in crops. Herein, we demonstrated that the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor TabHLH489 plays a crucial negative regulatory role in wheat nitrate signaling. Overexpressing <i>TabHLH489</i> significantly reduced nitrate-promoted wheat growth and grain yield. Transcriptomic analysis showed that approximately 75% of nitrate-responsive genes were no longerregulated by nitrate in the <i>TabHLH489</i> overexpression lines. TabHLH489 directly interacts with TaNLP7-3A, the wheat homolog protein of NIN-like protein 7 (NLP7), a central transcription factor in nitrate signaling. This interaction impairs TaNLP7-3A's ability to bind DNA, thereby inhibiting its transcriptional activity. Moreover, TabHLH489 induces the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to reduce the nuclear localization of TaNLP7-3A, thereby diminishing its effectiveness in regulating the plant nitrogen response. These findings highlight the intricate regulatory mechanism by which TabHLH489 modulates TaNLP7-3A activity through direct interaction and ROS-mediated inhibition of nuclear localization. Our research highlights the critical roles of TabHLH489 and TaNLP7-3A in modulating nitrate signaling, providing new gene targets for developing wheat varieties with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 4","pages":"1162-1178"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142906336","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":"Salicylic acid: The roles in plant immunity and crosstalk with other hormones","authors":"Hainan Tian, Lu Xu, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13820","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13820","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Land plants use diverse hormones to coordinate their growth, development and responses against biotic and abiotic stresses. Salicylic acid (SA) is an essential hormone in plant immunity, with its levels and signaling tightly regulated to ensure a balanced immune output. Over the past three decades, molecular genetic analyses performed primarily in Arabidopsis have elucidated the biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways of key plant hormones, including abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, ethylene, auxin, cytokinin, brassinosteroids, and gibberellin. Crosstalk between different hormones has become a major focus in plant biology with the goal of obtaining a full picture of the plant hormone signaling network. This review highlights the roles of SA in plant immunity and summarizes our current understanding of the pairwise interactions of SA with other major plant hormones. The complexity of these interactions is discussed, with the hope of stimulating research to address existing knowledge gaps in hormone crosstalk, particularly in the context of balancing plant growth and defense.</p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 3","pages":"773-785"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13820","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142875820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TaDL interacts with TaB3 and TaNF-YB1 to synergistically regulate the starch synthesis and grain quality in bread wheat","authors":"Guoyu Liu, Runqi Zhang, Ziyan Wu, Jiazheng Yu, Hongyao Lou, Jun Zhu, Jie Liu, Jinying Gou, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Rongqi Liang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13815","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13815","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Starch biosynthesis is a critical factor in wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) quality and yield. However, the full scope of its regulation is not fully understood. Here we report that TaDL interacts with TaB3 and TaNF-YB1 to synergistically regulate starch biosynthesis and quality in wheat. Genome-edited <i>tadl</i> mutant lines had smaller and lighter grains with lower total starch and amylose contents compared to wild type (WT). Correspondingly, the transcript levels of starch biosynthesis-related genes, including <i>TaSUS1</i>, <i>TaSUS2</i>, <i>TaAGPL2</i>, <i>TaSBEIIa</i>, <i>TaGBSSII</i>, and <i>TaSWEET2a</i>, were markedly lower at 15 d after flowering (DAF) in <i>tadl</i> mutants. TaDL physically interacted with TaB3 and TaNF-YB1 and activated the transcription of <i>TaSUS2</i> and <i>TaAGPL2</i> through direct binding to their promoter regions. A null mutant of <i>TaB3</i> also affected grain filling, with phenotypes similar to those of <i>tadl</i> mutants, whereas overexpression of <i>TaNF-YB1</i> promoted grain filling. Our study demonstrated that <i>TaDL</i> plays an essential role in starch biosynthesis and identified an elite allele (<i>TaDL-BI</i>) associated with starch content, providing insights into the underlying molecular mechanism of wheat grain filling, which may be useful in breeding of high-yielding wheat and quality improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 2","pages":"355-374"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13815","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142875824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tae-Ki Park, Se-Hwa Lee, So-Hee Kim, Yeong-Woo Ko, Eunkyoo Oh, Yun Ju Kim, Tae-Wuk Kim
{"title":"Dual regulation of stomatal development by brassinosteroid in Arabidopsis hypocotyls","authors":"Tae-Ki Park, Se-Hwa Lee, So-Hee Kim, Yeong-Woo Ko, Eunkyoo Oh, Yun Ju Kim, Tae-Wuk Kim","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13817","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13817","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stomata are epidermal pores that are essential for water evaporation and gas exchange in plants. Stomatal development is orchestrated by intrinsic developmental programs, hormonal controls, and environmental cues. The steroid hormone brassinosteroid (BR) inhibits stomatal lineage progression by regulating BIN2 and BSL proteins in leaves. Notably, BR is known to promote stomatal development in hypocotyls as opposed to leaves; however, its molecular mechanism remains elusive. Here, we show that BR signaling has a dual regulatory role in controlling stomatal development in Arabidopsis hypocotyls. We found that brassinolide (BL; the most active BR) regulates stomatal development differently in a concentration-dependent manner. At low and moderate concentrations, BL promoted stomatal formation by upregulating the expression of SPEECHLESS (<i>SPCH</i>) and its target genes independently of BIN2 regulation. In contrast, high concentrations of BL and bikinin, which is a specific inhibitor of BIN2 and its homologs, significantly reduced stomatal formation. Genetic analyses revealed that BIN2 regulates stomatal development in hypocotyls through molecular mechanisms distinct from the regulatory mechanism of the cotyledons. In hypocotyls, BIN2 promoted stomatal development by inactivating BZR1, which suppresses the expression of <i>SPCH</i> and its target genes. Taken together, our results suggest that BR precisely coordinates the stomatal development of hypocotyls using an antagonistic control of <i>SPCH</i> expression via BZR1-dependent and BZR1-independent transcriptional regulation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"67 2","pages":"258-275"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142875836","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}