Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf070
Jiao Wang, Qian Luo, Jingjing Deng, Xiao Liang, Yimei Li, Anran Wang, Teng Lin, Hua Liu, Xuanbo Zhang, Zhaoyu Liu, Zhangjian Hu, Shuting Ding, Changtian Pan, Jingquan Yu, Qifei Gao, Christine H Foyer, Kai Shi
{"title":"The G-protein β subunit SlGB1 regulates tyramine-derived phenolamide metabolism for shoot apex growth and development in tomato.","authors":"Jiao Wang, Qian Luo, Jingjing Deng, Xiao Liang, Yimei Li, Anran Wang, Teng Lin, Hua Liu, Xuanbo Zhang, Zhaoyu Liu, Zhangjian Hu, Shuting Ding, Changtian Pan, Jingquan Yu, Qifei Gao, Christine H Foyer, Kai Shi","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf070","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The shoot apex is a critical determinant of plant growth, development, morphology, and yield. The G-protein β subunit (Gβ) is an essential regulator of apical meristem dynamics, yet its precise mechanism of action remains unclear, with notable interspecific variation. This study reveals that in the dicot tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Gβ subunit mutants (Slgb1) display abnormal shoot morphogenesis and, in severe cases, shoot apex death. Such a phenotype has also been observed in monocot species, like maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oryza sativa), but not in the model dicot Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Using integrated multiomics and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, we identified a significant upregulation in tyramine-derived phenolamides in Slgb1 mutants, particularly N-p-trans-coumaroyltyramine (N-P-CT) and N-trans-feruloyltyramine (N-FT). Biochemical and genetic assays pinpointed tyramine hydroxycinnamoyl transferases (THTs) as the enzymes catalyzing N-P-CT and N-FT biosynthesis, with THT8 overexpression inducing shoot apex death. Comparative genomic analysis revealed the presence of a THT-mediated tyramine-derived phenolamide metabolic pathway in species exhibiting gb1 mutant-associated apex death, which is notably absent in Arabidopsis. Protein interaction assays showed that SlGB1 interacts with bHLH79 at the cell membrane and cytoplasm, thereby attenuating the bHLH79-MYB10 interaction within the nucleus, leading to altered THT expression and phenolamide biosynthesis. This study unravels the molecular mechanisms by which SlGB1 governs tomato shoot apex growth and development, highlighting interspecific differences critical for developing breeding strategies aimed at optimizing shoot apex architecture.</p>","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11983129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143731311","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf078
Laura Arribas-Hernández
{"title":"Like Alice in Wonderland, ROOT-ExM enlarges root tips for a closer look.","authors":"Laura Arribas-Hernández","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12013807/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144008020","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf044
Jan Wilhelm Hübbers
{"title":"Living off the fat of the plant: Powdery mildew fungi thrive on host thylakoid lipids.","authors":"Jan Wilhelm Hübbers","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf044","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11973560/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796108","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf079
Sonhita Chakraborty
{"title":"Flipping the sex switch: Genetic insights into sex determination factor in Ceratopteris richardii.","authors":"Sonhita Chakraborty","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf079","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12012697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764337","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf076
Jiajun Wang
{"title":"How UV-B-activated UVR8 triggers LOX1 to close stomata: Unveiling a mechanism of photoreceptor-regulated enzyme activity in the cytoplasm.","authors":"Jiajun Wang","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf076","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12017390/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764343","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":"Seeing is believing: Whole-cell electron tomography models of vacuole morphology and formation in the early-stage root cortex of Arabidopsis.","authors":"Yong Cui, Jiayang Gao, Yanbin Li, Hai Zhang, Xiaohui Zheng, Qing Qi, Shengqi Zhang, Byung-Ho Kang, Liwen Jiang","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf057","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11973638/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664292","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf078
Laura Arribas-Hernández
{"title":"Like Alice in Wonderland, ROOT-ExM enlarges root tips for a closer look.","authors":"Laura Arribas-Hernández","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764437","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}
Plant CellPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf080
Julie Robinson
{"title":"Using chimeric rice proteins to make heads or tails of the function of repetitive elements in Gγ subunits.","authors":"Julie Robinson","doi":"10.1093/plcell/koaf080","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plcell/koaf080","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20186,"journal":{"name":"Plant Cell","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12012680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780896","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}