Muhammad Ilyas, Carlos M Duarte, Elvis Genbo Xu, Guorui Xu, Jie Yang
{"title":"Ecological effects of micro/nanoplastics on plant-associated food webs.","authors":"Muhammad Ilyas, Carlos M Duarte, Elvis Genbo Xu, Guorui Xu, Jie Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs) contamination is a potential threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem functions, with unclear ecological impacts on aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) food webs in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we discuss the uptake, ingestion, bioaccumulation, and ecotoxicological effects of MNPs in plants and associated AG-BG biota at various trophic levels. We propose key pathways for MNPs transfer between the AG-BG food webs and elaborate their impact on terrestrial ecosystem multifunctionality. We conclude that MNPs are bioaccumulated in most studied plants and associated AG-BG biota and can be transferred along AG-BG food webs, which may profoundly impact ecosystem functioning. However, most pathways are still untested. Future research on MNPs should focus on the interactions within AG-BG food webs in terrestrial ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142898454","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":"Epitranscriptomic regulation through phase separation in plants.","authors":"Lisha Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epitranscriptomic regulation has emerged as a crucial layer of gene control where RNA modifications, particularly N<sup>6</sup>-methyladenosine (m<sup>6</sup>A), introduce complexity and versatility to gene regulation. Increasing evidence suggests that epitranscriptomic regulation through phase separation plays critical roles in mediating RNA metabolism during plant development and stress responses. m<sup>6</sup>A-associated biomolecular condensates formed via phase separation act as dynamic cellular hotspots where m<sup>6</sup>A effectors, RNAs, and other regulatory proteins coalesce to facilitate RNA regulation. Moreover, m<sup>6</sup>A modulates condensate assembly. Herein, I summarize the current understanding of how m<sup>6</sup>A- and m<sup>6</sup>A effector-mediated formation of biomolecular condensates mediates plant development and stress adaptation. I also discuss several working models for m<sup>6</sup>A-associated biomolecular condensates and highlight the prospects for future research on epitranscriptomic regulation through phase separation.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142872844","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":"Pathogen-responsive alternative splicing in plant immunity.","authors":"Diogo P Godinho, Romana J R Yanez, Paula Duque","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plant immunity involves a complex and finely tuned response to a wide variety of pathogens. Alternative splicing, a post-transcriptional mechanism that generates multiple transcripts from a single gene, enhances both the versatility and effectiveness of the plant immune system. Pathogen infection induces alternative splicing in numerous plant genes involved in the two primary layers of pathogen recognition: pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI). However, the mechanisms underlying pathogen-responsive alternative splicing are just beginning to be understood. In this article, we review recent findings demonstrating that the interaction between pathogen elicitors and plant receptors modulates the phosphorylation status of splicing factors, altering their function, and that pathogen effectors target components of the host spliceosome, controlling the splicing of plant immunity-related genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865270","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}
Ziyi Feng, Anna Zioutopoulou, Tianyuan Xu, Jigang Li, Eirini Kaiserli
{"title":"TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling.","authors":"Ziyi Feng, Anna Zioutopoulou, Tianyuan Xu, Jigang Li, Eirini Kaiserli","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 (TZP) is a nuclear-localized protein with multifaceted roles in modulating plant growth and development under diverse light conditions. The unique combination of two intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), two zinc-fingers (ZFs), and a PLUS3 domain provide a platform for interactions with the photoreceptors phytochrome A (phyA) and phyB, light signaling components, and nucleic acids. TZP controls flowering and hypocotyl elongation by regulating gene expression and protein abundance in a blue, red, or far-red light-specific context. Recently, TZP was shown to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation through its IDRs, thus promoting phyA phosphorylation. Collectively, TZP is an emerging regulator of diverse light signaling pathways; therefore, understanding its biochemical function in integrating environmental signaling networks is key for optimizing plant adaptation.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865279","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}
Joaquín Clúa, Aime Jaskolowski, Luciano A Abriata, Yves Poirier
{"title":"Spotlight on cytochrome b561 and DOMON domain proteins.","authors":"Joaquín Clúa, Aime Jaskolowski, Luciano A Abriata, Yves Poirier","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biotic and abiotic stresses constrain plant growth worldwide. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanisms contributing to plant resilience is key to achieving food security. In recent years, proteins containing dopamine β-monooxygenase N-terminal (DOMON) and/or cytochrome b561 domains have been identified as important regulators of plant responses to multiple stress factors. Recent findings show that these proteins control the redox states of different cellular compartments to modulate plant development, stress responses, and iron homeostasis. In this review, we analyze the distribution and structure of proteins with DOMON and/or cytochrome b561 domains in model plants. We also discuss their biological roles and the molecular mechanisms by which this poorly characterized group of proteins exert their functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824434","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":"Unlocking microbial reservoirs for antimicrobial peptides and beyond.","authors":"Akanksha Singh, Shivam Chauhan, Prabodh Kumar Trivedi","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, Santos-Júnior et al. utilized a machine learning approach to identify nearly a million novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from the global microbiome. Here we explore the untapped potential of plant- and soil-associated microbiomes as a source of novel peptides, highlighting their promising applications in advancing agricultural innovation and sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792527","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":"Microbial crosstalk: decoding interactions to generate efficient SynComs.","authors":"Shilpi Sharma, Ademir S F Araujo","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Limited studies have explored the complex and intense crosstalk between microbes within synthetic microbial communities (SynComs). Here, we highlight recent findings by Zohair et al., who unraveled the metabolic interactions between co-cultured microbes. We provide insights and perspectives for harnessing these interactions to design efficient SynComs for sustainable agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772687","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":"Rice rhizobiome engineering for climate change mitigation.","authors":"Youngho Kwon, Yunkai Jin, Jong-Hee Lee, Chuanxin Sun, Choong-Min Ryu","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The year 2023 was the warmest year since 1850. Greenhouse gases, including CO<sub>2</sub> and methane, played a significant role in increasing global warming. Among these gases, methane has a 25-fold greater impact on global warming than CO<sub>2</sub>. Methane is emitted during rice cultivation by a group of rice rhizosphere microbes, termed methanogens, in low oxygen (hypoxic) conditions. To reduce methane emissions, it is crucial to decrease the methane production capacity of methanogens through water and fertilizer management, breeding of new rice cultivars, regulating root exudation, and manipulating rhizosphere microbiota. In this opinion article we review the recent developments in hypoxia ecology and methane emission mitigation and propose potential solutions based on the manipulation of microbiota and methanogens for the mitigation of methane emissions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1299-1309"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141634630","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}
Trends in Plant SciencePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.07.015
Ademir S F Araujo, Shilpi Sharma, José Baldin Pinheiro, Angela Celis de Almeida Lopes
{"title":"Beyond plant genetics: microbiome-enhancing heterosis in plants.","authors":"Ademir S F Araujo, Shilpi Sharma, José Baldin Pinheiro, Angela Celis de Almeida Lopes","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.07.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2024.07.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plant heterosis has been recognized as being primarily dependent on the genetics of contrasting parents. However, in recent work, Liu et al. describe 'endophytic microbiome-induced heterosis', showing distinct and diverse seed microbiomes in hybrids, which boosted seed germination compared with their parents. Here, we discuss the possible impact of this finding for sustainable agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1292-1294"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141902990","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}