Yunhao Zhu, Shuping Peng, Le Zhao, Weisheng Feng, Chengming Dong
{"title":"Genome-wide identification and characterization of the HD-Zip gene family and expression analysis in response to stress in <i>Rehmannia glutinosa</i> Libosch.","authors":"Yunhao Zhu, Shuping Peng, Le Zhao, Weisheng Feng, Chengming Dong","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2096787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2096787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The HD-Zip family of transcription factors is unique to the plant kingdom, and play roles in modulation of plant growth and response to environmental stresses. <i>R. glutinosa</i> is an important Chinese medicinal material. Its yield and quality are susceptible to various stresses. The HD-Zip transcription factors is unique to the plant, and roles in modulation of plant growth and response to environmental stresses. However, there is no relevant research on the HD-ZIP of <i>R. glutinosa</i>. In this study, 92 HD-Zip transcription factors were identified in <i>R. glutinosa</i>, and denominated as RgHDZ1-RgHDZ92. Members of RgHDZ were classified into four groups (HD-ZipI-IV) based on the phylogenetic relationship of <i>Arabidopsis</i> HD-Zip proteins, and each group contains 38, 18, 17, and 19 members, respectively. Expression analyses of <i>RgHDZ</i> genes based on transcriptome data showed that the expression of these genes could be induced by the endophytic fungus of <i>R. glutinosa</i>. Additionally, we showed that <i>RgHDZ</i> genes were differentially expressed in response to drought, waterlogging, temperature, and salinity treatments. This study provides important information for different expression patterns of stress-responsive HD-Zip and may contribute to the better understanding of the different responses of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses, and provide a molecular basis for the cultivation of resistant varieties of <i>R. glutinosa</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2096787"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9336491/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40638574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Song Tan, Xi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yu-Meng Li, Peng Zhang, Li-Ping Yin
{"title":"HRM and CRAC in MxIRT1 act as iron sensors to determine MxIRT1 vesicle-PM fusion and metal transport.","authors":"Song Tan, Xi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yu-Meng Li, Peng Zhang, Li-Ping Yin","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2021.2005881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2021.2005881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 (IRT1) is critical for iron uptake in roots, and its exocytosis to the plasma membrane (PM) is regulated by detergent-resistant membranes. However, studies on IRT1 exocytosis and function in response to iron status are limited. Presently, we found that the histidine-rich motif (HRM) of MxIRT1 could bind to iron directly and HRM determined the delivery of MxIRT1 to the PM, after which the cholesterol recognition amino acid consensus (CRAC) motif-regulated MxIRT1 mediated metal transport. IMAC assay revealed that H192 was the vital site for HRM binding to Fe<sup>2+</sup>, and metal-binding activity was stopped after the deletion of HRM (MxIRT1∆HM) or in H192 site-directed mutants (H<sub>192</sub>A). MxIRT1∆HM or H<sub>192</sub>A in transgenic yeast and Arabidopsis failed to localize in the PM and displayed impaired iron absorption. In the PM, Y266 in CRAC was required for metal transport; Y266A transgenic Arabidopsis displayed the same root length, Cd<sup>2+</sup> flux, and Fe concentration as Arabidopsis mutant <i>irt1</i> under iron-deficient conditions. Therefore, H192 in HRM may be an iron sensor to regulate delivery of MxIRT1 vesicles to the PM after binding with iron; Y266 in CRAC acts as an iron sensor for active metal transport under iron-deficient conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2005881"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8928839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39647968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huabin Liu, Rong Zhu, Kai Shu, Weixiang Lv, Song Wang, Chengliang Wang
{"title":"Aluminum stress signaling, response, and adaptive mechanisms in plants.","authors":"Huabin Liu, Rong Zhu, Kai Shu, Weixiang Lv, Song Wang, Chengliang Wang","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2057060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2057060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over 40% of arable land in the world is acidic. Al stress has become a global agricultural problem affecting plant growth and limiting crop production in acidic soils. Plants have evolved different regulatory mechanisms of adaptation to exogenous environmental challenges, such as Al stress, by altering their growth patterns. In the past decades, several key genes involved in plant response to Al stress and the mechanism of Al detoxification have been revealed. However, the signaling pathways of plant response to Al stress and the regulatory mechanism of plant Al tolerance remain poorly understood. In this review, we summarized the findings of recent studies on the plant Al tolerance mechanism and the molecular regulation mechanism of phytohormones in response to Al stress. This review improves our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of plants in response to Al stress and provides a reference for the breeding of Al-tolerant crops.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":"17 1","pages":"2057060"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045826/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9178722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cesium could be used as a proxy for potassium in mycorrhizal <i>Medicago truncatula</i>.","authors":"Arjun Kafle, Kevin Garcia","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2134676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2134676","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi interact with the roots of most land plants and help them to acquire various mineral resources from the soil, including potassium (K<sup>+</sup>). However, tracking K<sup>+</sup> movement in AM symbiosis remains challenging. Recently, we reported that rubidium can be used as a proxy for K<sup>+</sup> in mycorrhizal <i>Medicago truncatula</i>. In the present work, we investigated the possibility of using cesium (Cs<sup>+</sup>) as another proxy for K<sup>+</sup> in AM symbiosis. Plants were placed in growing systems that include a separate compartment only accessible to the AM fungus <i>Rhizophagus irregularis</i> isolate 09 and in which various amounts of cesium chloride (0 mM, 0.5 mM, 1.5 mM, or 3.75 mM) were supplied. Plants were watered with sufficient K<sup>+</sup> or K<sup>+</sup>-free nutrient solutions, and shoot and root biomass, fungal colonization, and K<sup>+</sup> and Cs<sup>+</sup> concentrations were recorded seven weeks after inoculation. Our results indicate that Cs<sup>+</sup> accumulated in plant tissues only when K<sup>+</sup> was present in the nutrient solution and when the highest concentration of Cs<sup>+</sup> was used in the fungal compartment. Consequently, we conclude that Cs<sup>+</sup> could be used as a proxy for K<sup>+</sup> in AM symbiosis, but with serious limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":"17 1","pages":"2134676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9586695/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10471755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanism of calcium signal response to cadmium stress in duckweed.","authors":"Qiuting Ren, Ziyi Xu, Ying Xue, Rui Yang, Xu Ma, Jinge Sun, Jing Wang, Shuang Lin, Wenqiao Wang, Lin Yang, Zhanpeng Sun","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2119340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2119340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cadmium (Cd) causes serious damage to plants. Although calcium (Ca) signal has been found to respond to certain stress, the localization of Ca and molecular mechanisms underlying Ca signal in plants during Cd stress are largely unknown. In this study, Ca<sup>2+</sup>-sensing fluorescent reporter (GCaMP3) transgenic duckweed showed the Ca<sup>2+</sup> signal response in <i>Lemna turionifera</i> 5511 (duckweed) during Cd stress. Subsequently, the subcellular localization of Ca<sup>2+</sup> has been studied during Cd stress by transmission electron microscopy, showing the accumulation of Ca<sup>2+</sup> in vacuoles. Also, Ca<sup>2+</sup> flow during Cd stress has been measured. At the same time, the effects of exogenous glutamic acid (Glu) and γ-aminobutyric (GABA) on duckweed can better clarify the signal operation mechanism of plants to Cd stress. The molecular mechanism of Ca<sup>2+</sup> signal responsed during Cd stress showed that Cd treatment promotes the positive response of Ca signaling channels in plant cells, and thus affects the intracellular Ca content. These novel signal studies provided an important Ca<sup>2+</sup> signal molecular mechanism during Cd stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2119340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3f/d1/KPSB_17_2119340.PMC9481097.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40356523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Feng, Liying Zhou, Aiwu Sheng, Ling Lin, Huicheng Liu
{"title":"Comparative transcriptome analysis on drought stress-induced floral formation of <i>Curcuma kwangsiensis</i>.","authors":"Xin Feng, Liying Zhou, Aiwu Sheng, Ling Lin, Huicheng Liu","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2114642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2114642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rhizomes and tubers of <i>Curcuma kwangsiensis</i> have extensive medicinal value in China. However, the inflorescences of <i>C. kwangsiensis</i> are rarely known in horticulture, because of its low field flowering rate. In order to improve the flowering rate of <i>C. kwangsiensis</i>, we conducted drought stress treatment on the rhizome of <i>C. kwangsiensis</i>. The flowering rate of rhizome was the highest after 4d of drought stress treatment, and the buds on the rhizome could be obviously swell on the 4th day of rehydration culture. In order to identify the genes regulating the flowering time of <i>Curcuma kwangsiensis</i>, comparative transcriptome analysis was performed on the buds on rhizomes before drought stress treatment, 4 d after drought stress treatment and 4 d after rehydration culture. During this process, a total of 20 DEGs controlling flowering time and 23 DEGs involved in ABA synthesis and signal transduction were identified, which might regulate the flowering of <i>C. kwangsiensis</i> under drought stress. Some floral integration factors, such as <i>SOC1</i> and <i>FTIP</i>, were up-regulated under drought stress for 4 d, indicating that <i>C. kwangsiensis</i> had flowering trend under drought stress. The results of the present study will provide theoretical support for the application of <i>Curcuma kwangsiensis</i> in gardening.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2114642"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9542783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40393210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AKR2A is involved in the flowering process of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>.","authors":"Qian Tang, Ya-Nan Zhao, Shan Luo, Shan Lu","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2100685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2100685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flowering at an appropriate time is crucial for plant development and reproduction. In <i>Arabidopsis</i>, the flowering process is managed by a regulatory network composed of at least 6 independent pathways. As a core protein in flowering regulation, FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) participates in almost all these pathways. ANKYRIN REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2A (AKR2A) was initially discovered as a 14-3-3-interacting protein. It was then found to be involved in the transportation of chloroplast outer membrane proteins and the resistance to low-temperature stress. Here, we identified an <i>akr2a</i> null mutant with a delayed flowering phenotype. Through the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays, we demonstrated that AKR2A modulates the flowering process through its interaction with FT.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2100685"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9311315/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40530487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Zhang, Ziyan Tang, Ying Zhang, Lin Liu, Dan Zhao, Xigang Liu, Lin Guo, Jingao Dong
{"title":"TOP1α suppresses lateral root gravitropism in Arabidopsis.","authors":"Hao Zhang, Ziyan Tang, Ying Zhang, Lin Liu, Dan Zhao, Xigang Liu, Lin Guo, Jingao Dong","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2098646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2098646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Root gravitropism is important for anchorage and exploration of soil for water and nutrients. It affects root architecture, which is one of the elements that influence crop yield. The mechanism of primary root gravitropism has been widely studied, but it is still not clear how lateral root gravitropism is regulated. Here, in this study, we found that Topoisomerase I α (TOP1α) repressed lateral root gravitropic growth, which was opposite to the previous report that TOP1α maintains primary root gravitropism, revealing a dual function of TOP1α in root gravitropism regulation. Further investigation showed that Target of Rapamycin (TOR) was suppressed in columella cells of lateral root to inhibit columella cell development, especially amyloplast biosynthesis. Our findings uncovered a new mechanism about lateral root gravitropism regulation, which might provide a theoretical support for improving agricultural production.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"2098646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9278425/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40595989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 epigenetic regulator ULTRAPETALA1 suppresses <i>de novo</i> root regeneration from <i>Arabidopsis</i> leaf explants.","authors":"Jingjing Tian, Qian Xing, Tingting Jing, Xing Fan, Qingzhu Zhang, Ralf Müller-Xing","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2031784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2031784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plants have the potency to regenerate adventitious roots from aerial organs after detachment. In <i>Arabidopsis thaliana, de novo</i> root regeneration (DNRR) from leaf explants is triggered by wounding signaling that rapidly induces the expression of the ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) transcription factors ERF109 and ABR1 (ERF111). In turn, the ERFs promote the expression of ASA1, an essential enzyme of auxin biosynthesis, which contributes to rooting by providing high levels of auxin near the wounding side of the leaf. Here, we show that the loss of the epigenetic regulator ULTRAPETALA1 (ULT1), which interacts with Polycomb and Trithorax Group proteins, accelerates and reinforces adventitious root formation. Expression of <i>ERF109</i> and <i>ASA1</i> was increased in <i>ult1</i> mutants, whereas <i>ABR1</i> was not significantly changed. Cultivation of explants on media with exogenous auxin equates adventitious root formation in wild-type with <i>ult1</i> mutants, suggesting that ULT1 negatively regulates DNRR by suppressing auxin biosynthesis. Based on these findings, we propose that ULT1 is involved in a novel mechanism that prevents overproliferation of adventitious roots during DNRR.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":"17 1","pages":"2031784"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cb/f3/KPSB_17_2031784.PMC9746478.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10421606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krishan K Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Dong-Mei Li, Munna Singh, Jian-Ming Wu, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Anjney Sharma, Bao-Qing Zhang, Yang-Rui Li
{"title":"Silicon and soil microorganisms improve rhizospheric soil health with bacterial community, plant growth, performance and yield.","authors":"Krishan K Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Dong-Mei Li, Munna Singh, Jian-Ming Wu, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Anjney Sharma, Bao-Qing Zhang, Yang-Rui Li","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2022.2104004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2022.2104004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interaction of silicon and soil microorganisms stimulates crop enhancement to ensure sustainable agriculture. Silicon may potentially increase nutrient availability in rhizosphere with improved plants' growth, development as it does not produce phytotoxicity. The rhizospheric microbiome accommodates a variety of microbial species that live in a small area of soil directly associated with the hidden half plants' system. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play a major role in plant development in response to adverse climatic conditions. PGPRs may enhance the growth, quality, productivity in variety of crops, and mitigate abiotic stresses by reprogramming stress-induced physiological variations in plants via different mechanisms, such as synthesis of indole-3-acetic acid, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase, exopolysaccharides, volatile organic compounds, atmospheric nitrogen fixation, and phosphate solubilization. Our article eye upon interactions of silicon and plant microbes which seems to be an opportunity for sustainable agriculture for series of crops and cropping systems in years to come, essential to safeguard the food security for masses.</p>","PeriodicalId":20232,"journal":{"name":"Plant Signaling & Behavior","volume":"17 1","pages":"2104004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9364706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10621573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}