Chuyu Lin, Chenghao Lan, Xiaoxiao Li, Wei Xie, Fucheng Lin, Yan Liang, Zeng Tao
{"title":"A pair of nuclear factor Y transcription factors act as positive regulators in jasmonate signaling and disease resistance in Arabidopsis","authors":"Chuyu Lin, Chenghao Lan, Xiaoxiao Li, Wei Xie, Fucheng Lin, Yan Liang, Zeng Tao","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13732","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13732","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The plant hormone jasmonate (JA) regulates plant growth and immunity by orchestrating a genome-wide transcriptional reprogramming. In the resting stage, JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN (JAZ) proteins act as main repressors to regulate the expression of JA-responsive genes in the JA signaling pathway. However, the mechanisms underlying de-repression of JA-responsive genes in response to JA treatment remain elusive. Here, we report two nuclear factor Y transcription factors NF-YB2 and NF-YB3 (thereafter YB2 and YB3) play key roles in such de-repression in <i>Arabidopsis</i>. YB2 and YB3 function redundantly and positively regulate plant resistance against the necrotrophic pathogen <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, which are specially required for transcriptional activation of a set of JA-responsive genes following inoculation. Furthermore, YB2 and YB3 modulated their expression through direct occupancy and interaction with histone demethylase Ref6 to remove repressive histone modifications. Moreover, YB2 and YB3 physically interacted with JAZ repressors and negatively modulated their abundance, which in turn attenuated the inhibition of JAZ proteins on the transcription of JA-responsive genes, thereby activating JA response and promoting disease resistance. Overall, our study reveals the positive regulators of YB2 and YB3 in JA signaling by positively regulating transcription of JA-responsive genes and negatively modulating the abundance of JAZ proteins.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 9","pages":"2042-2057"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13732","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490236","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}
Hui Wang, Yan Bi, Yuqing Yan, Xi Yuan, Yizhou Gao, Muhammad Noman, Dayong Li, Fengming Song
{"title":"A NAC transcription factor MNAC3-centered regulatory network negatively modulates rice immunity against blast disease","authors":"Hui Wang, Yan Bi, Yuqing Yan, Xi Yuan, Yizhou Gao, Muhammad Noman, Dayong Li, Fengming Song","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13727","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13727","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>NAC transcription factors (TFs) are pivotal in plant immunity against diverse pathogens. Here, we report the functional and regulatory network of MNAC3, a novel NAC TF, in rice immunity. MNAC3, a transcriptional activator, negatively modulates rice immunity against blast and bacterial leaf blight diseases and pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immune responses. MNAC3 binds to a CACG <i>cis</i>-element and activates the transcription of immune-negative target genes <i>OsINO80</i>, <i>OsJAZ10</i>, and <i>OsJAZ11</i>. The negative function of MNAC3 in rice immunity depends on its transcription of downstream genes such as <i>OsINO80</i> and <i>OsJAZ10</i>. MNAC3 interacts with immunity-related OsPP2C41 (a protein phosphatase), ONAC066 (a NAC TF), and OsDjA6 (a DnaJ chaperone). ONAC066 and OsPP2C41 attenuate MNAC3 transcriptional activity, while OsDjA6 promotes it. Phosphorylation of MNAC3 at S163 is critical for its negative functions in rice immunity. OsPP2C41, which plays positive roles in rice blast resistance and chitin-triggered immune responses, dephosphorylates MNAC3, suppressing its transcriptional activity on the target genes <i>OsINO80</i>, <i>OsJAZ10</i>, and <i>OsJAZ11</i> and promoting the translocation of MNAC3 from nucleus to cytoplasm. These results establish a MNAC3-centered regulatory network in which OsPP2C41 dephosphorylates MNAC3, attenuating its transcriptional activity on downstream immune-negative target genes in rice. Together, these findings deepen our understanding of molecular mechanisms in rice immunity and offer a novel strategy for genetic improvement of rice disease resistance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 9","pages":"2017-2041"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13727","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490235","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":"Lethal effects of tea-oil Camellia on honeybee larvae due to pollen toxicity.","authors":"Chuan Zhang, Hui-Hui Feng, Ya-Lei Liu, Shuang-Quan Huang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490239","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":"Identification of the cytochrome P450s responsible for the biosynthesis of two types of aporphine alkaloids and their de novo biosynthesis in yeast","authors":"Qishuang Li, Xiang Jiao, Xinyi Li, Wenlong Shi, Ying Ma, Xiangmei Tan, Jingyi Gan, Jimei Liu, Jian Yang, Jian Wang, Baolong Jin, Tong Chen, Ping Su, Yujun Zhao, Yifeng Zhang, Jinfu Tang, Guanghong Cui, Yun Chen, Juan Guo, Luqi Huang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13724","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13724","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aporphine alkaloids have diverse pharmacological activities; however, our understanding of their biosynthesis is relatively limited. Previous studies have classified aporphine alkaloids into two categories based on the configuration and number of substituents of the D-ring and have proposed preliminary biosynthetic pathways for each category. In this study, we identified two specific cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP80G6 and CYP80Q5) with distinct activities toward (<i>S</i>)-configured and (<i>R</i>)-configured substrates from the herbaceous perennial vine <i>Stephania tetrandra</i>, shedding light on the biosynthetic mechanisms and stereochemical features of these two aporphine alkaloid categories. Additionally, we characterized two CYP719C enzymes (CYP719C3 and CYP719C4) that catalyzed the formation of the methylenedioxy bridge, an essential pharmacophoric group, on the A- and D-rings, respectively, of aporphine alkaloids. Leveraging the functional characterization of these crucial cytochrome P450 enzymes, we reconstructed the biosynthetic pathways for the two types of aporphine alkaloids in budding yeast (<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>) for the <i>de novo</i> production of compounds such as (<i>R</i>)-glaziovine, (<i>S</i>)-glaziovine, and magnoflorine. This study provides key insight into the biosynthesis of aporphine alkaloids and lays a foundation for producing these valuable compounds through synthetic biology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 8","pages":"1703-1717"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490237","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}
Landi Luo, Yan Zheng, Xieshengyang Li, Qian Chen, Danni Yang, Zhijia Gu, Ya Yang, Yunqiang Yang, Xiangxiang Kong, Yongping Yang
{"title":"ICE1 interacts with IDD14 to transcriptionally activate QQS to increase pollen germination and viability","authors":"Landi Luo, Yan Zheng, Xieshengyang Li, Qian Chen, Danni Yang, Zhijia Gu, Ya Yang, Yunqiang Yang, Xiangxiang Kong, Yongping Yang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13725","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13725","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In flowering plants, sexual reproductive success depends on the production of viable pollen grains. However, the mechanisms by which <i>QUA QUINE STARCH</i> (<i>QQS</i>) regulates pollen development and how transcriptional activators facilitate the transcription of <i>QQS</i> in this process remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that INDUCER OF CBF EXPRESSION 1 (ICE1), a basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor, acts as a key transcriptional activator and positively regulates <i>QQS</i> expression to increase pollen germination and viability in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by interacting with INDETERMINATE DOMAIN14 (IDD14). In our genetic and biochemical experiments, overexpression of <i>ICE1</i> greatly promoted both the activation of <i>QQS</i> and high pollen viability mediated by <i>QQS</i>. IDD14 additively enhanced ICE1 function by promoting the binding of ICE1 to the <i>QQS</i> promoter. In addition, mutation of <i>ICE1</i> significantly repressed <i>QQS</i> expression; the impaired function of <i>QQS</i> and the abnormal anther dehiscence jointly affected pollen development of the <i>ice1-2</i> mutant. Our results also showed that the enhancement of pollen activity by ICE1 depends on <i>QQS</i>. Furthermore, QQS interacted with CUT1, the key enzyme for long-chain lipid biosynthesis. This interaction both promoted CUT1 activity and regulated pollen lipid metabolism, ultimately determining pollen hydration and fertility. Our results not only provide new insights into the key function of <i>QQS</i> in promoting pollen development by regulating pollen lipid metabolism, but also elucidate the mechanism that facilitates the transcription of <i>QQS</i> in this vital developmental process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 8","pages":"1801-1819"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141464630","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":"BTA2 regulates tiller angle and the shoot gravity response through controlling auxin content and distribution in rice","authors":"Zhen Li, Junhua Ye, Qiaoling Yuan, Mengchen Zhang, Xingyu Wang, Jing Wang, Tianyi Wang, Hongge Qian, Xinghua Wei, Yaolong Yang, Lianguang Shang, Yue Feng","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13726","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13726","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tiller angle is a key agricultural trait that establishes plant architecture, which in turn strongly affects grain yield by influencing planting density in rice. The shoot gravity response plays a crucial role in the regulation of tiller angle in rice, but the underlying molecular mechanism is largely unknown. Here, we report the identification of the <i>BIG TILLER ANGLE2</i> (<i>BTA2</i>), which regulates tiller angle by controlling the shoot gravity response in rice. Loss-of-function mutation of <i>BTA2</i> dramatically reduced auxin content and affected auxin distribution in rice shoot base, leading to impaired gravitropism and therefore a big tiller angle. BTA2 interacted with AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR7 (ARF7) to modulate rice tiller angle through the gravity signaling pathway. The BTA2 protein was highly conserved during evolution. Sequence variation in the <i>BTA2</i> promoter of <i>indica</i> cultivars harboring a less expressed <i>BTA2</i> allele caused lower <i>BTA2</i> expression in shoot base and thus wide tiller angle during rice domestication. Overexpression of <i>BTA2</i> significantly increased grain yield in the elite rice cultivar Huanghuazhan under appropriate dense planting conditions. Our findings thus uncovered the BTA2-ARF7 module that regulates tiller angle by mediating the shoot gravity response. Our work offers a target for genetic manipulation of plant architecture and valuable information for crop improvement by producing the ideal plant type.</p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 9","pages":"1966-1982"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13726","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141464628","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":"Developing guanine base editors for G-to-T editing in rice","authors":"Lang Liu, Zhongming Zhang, Chenyang Wang, Fang Yan, Wenxian Sun, Xueping Zhou, Weiguo Miao, Huanbin Zhou","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13729","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13729","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two guanine base editors created using an engineered N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase with CRISPR systems achieved targeted G-to-T editing with 4.94–12.50% efficiency in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>). The combined use of the DNA glycosylase and deaminases enabled co-editing of target guanines with adenines or cytosines.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 8","pages":"1557-1560"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13729","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141454202","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 TaGW2-TaSPL14 module regulates the trade-off between tiller number and grain weight in wheat","authors":"Chao Jian, Yuxue Pan, Shujuan Liu, Mengjiao Guo, Yilin Huang, Lina Cao, Weijun Zhang, Liuling Yan, Xueyong Zhang, Jian Hou, Chenyang Hao, Tian Li","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13723","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13723","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>IDEAL PLANT ARCHITECTURE1 (IPA1)</i> is a pivotal gene controlling plant architecture and grain yield. However, little is known about the effects of <i>Triticum aestivum</i> SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING-LIKE 14 (TaSPL14), an <i>IPA1</i> ortholog in wheat, on balancing yield traits and its regulatory mechanism in wheat (<i>T. aestivum</i> L.). Here, we determined that the <i>T. aestivum</i> GRAIN WIDTH2 (TaGW2)-TaSPL14 module influences the balance between tiller number and grain weight in wheat. Overexpression of <i>TaSPL14</i> resulted in a reduced tiller number and increased grain weight, whereas its knockout had the opposite effect, indicating that TaSPL14 negatively regulates tillering while positively regulating grain weight. We further identified TaGW2 as a novel interacting protein of TaSPL14 and confirmed its ability to mediate the ubiquitination and degradation of TaSPL14. Based on our genetic evidence, TaGW2 acts as a positive regulator of tiller number, in addition to its known role as a negative regulator of grain weight, which is opposite to TaSPL14. Moreover, combinations of <i>TaSPL14-7A</i> and <i>TaGW2-6A</i> haplotypes exhibit significantly additive effects on tiller number and grain weight in wheat breeding. Our findings provide insight into how the TaGW2-TaSPL14 module regulates the trade-off between tiller number and grain weight and its potential application in improving wheat yield.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 9","pages":"1953-1965"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jipb.13723","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141454116","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}
Jinghan Su, Bingqing He, Peiyuan Li, Baiyang Yu, Qiwen Cen, Lingfeng Xia, Yi Jing, Feibo Wu, Rucha Karnik, Dawei Xue, Michael R. Blatt, Yizhou Wang
{"title":"Overexpression of tonoplast Ca2+-ATPase in guard cells synergistically enhances stomatal opening and drought tolerance","authors":"Jinghan Su, Bingqing He, Peiyuan Li, Baiyang Yu, Qiwen Cen, Lingfeng Xia, Yi Jing, Feibo Wu, Rucha Karnik, Dawei Xue, Michael R. Blatt, Yizhou Wang","doi":"10.1111/jipb.13721","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jipb.13721","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stomata play a crucial role in plants by controlling water status and responding to drought stress. However, simultaneously improving stomatal opening and drought tolerance has proven to be a significant challenge. To address this issue, we employed the OnGuard quantitative model, which accurately represents the mechanics and coordination of ion transporters in guard cells. With the guidance of OnGuard, we successfully engineered plants that overexpressed the main tonoplast Ca<sup>2+</sup>-ATPase gene, <i>ACA11</i>, which promotes stomatal opening and enhances plant growth. Surprisingly, these transgenic plants also exhibited improved drought tolerance due to reduced water loss through their stomata. Again, OnGuard assisted us in understanding the mechanism behind the unexpected stomatal behaviors observed in the <i>ACA11</i> overexpressing plants. Our study revealed that the overexpression of <i>ACA11</i> facilitated the accumulation of Ca<sup>2+</sup> in the vacuole, thereby influencing Ca<sup>2+</sup> storage and leading to an enhanced Ca<sup>2+</sup> elevation in response to abscisic acid. This regulatory cascade finely tunes stomatal responses, ultimately leading to enhanced drought tolerance. Our findings underscore the importance of tonoplast Ca<sup>2+</sup>-ATPase in manipulating stomatal behavior and improving drought tolerance. Furthermore, these results highlight the diverse functions of tonoplast-localized ACA11 in response to different conditions, emphasizing its potential for future applications in plant enhancement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":195,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Plant Biology","volume":"66 8","pages":"1587-1602"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141454113","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}