{"title":"Proteome-wide analysis reveals G protein-coupled receptor-like proteins in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>).","authors":"Dinesh K Yadav, Gyan Prakash Srivastava, Ananya Singh, Madhavi Singh, Neelam Yadav, Narendra Tuteja","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2365572","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2365572","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of transmembrane proteins in metazoans that mediate the regulation of various physiological responses to discrete ligands through heterotrimeric G protein subunits. The existence of GPCRs in plant is contentious, but their comparable crucial role in various signaling pathways necessitates the identification of novel remote GPCR-like proteins that essentially interact with the plant G protein α subunit and facilitate the transduction of various stimuli. In this study, we identified three putative GPCR-like proteins (OsGPCRLPs) (LOC_Os06g09930.1, LOC_Os04g36630.1, and LOC_Os01g54784.1) in the rice proteome using a stringent bioinformatics workflow. The identified OsGPCRLPs exhibited a canonical GPCR 'type I' 7TM topology, patterns, and biologically significant sites for membrane anchorage and desensitization. Cluster-based interactome mapping revealed that the identified proteins interact with the G protein α subunit which is a characteristic feature of GPCRs. Computational results showing the interaction of identified GPCR-like proteins with G protein α subunit and its further validation by the membrane yeast-two-hybrid assay strongly suggest the presence of GPCR-like 7TM proteins in the rice proteome. The absence of a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) box in the C- terminal domain, and the presence of signature motifs of canonical GPCR in the identified OsGPCRLPs strongly suggest that the rice proteome contains GPCR-like proteins that might be involved in signal transduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2365572"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11195488/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141433737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khushboo Khator, Suman Parihar, Jan Jasik, Gyan Singh Shekhawat
{"title":"Nitric oxide in plants: an insight on redox activity and responses toward abiotic stress signaling.","authors":"Khushboo Khator, Suman Parihar, Jan Jasik, Gyan Singh Shekhawat","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2023.2298053","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2023.2298053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plants, as sessile organisms, are subjected to diverse abiotic stresses, including salinity, desiccation, metal toxicity, thermal fluctuations, and hypoxia at different phases of plant growth. Plants can activate messenger molecules to initiate a signaling cascade of response toward environmental stresses that results in either cell death or plant acclimation. Nitric oxide (NO) is a small gaseous redox-active molecule that exhibits a plethora of physiological functions in growth, development, flowering, senescence, stomata closure and responses to environmental stresses. It can also facilitate alteration in protein function and reprogram the gene profiling by direct or indirect interaction with different target molecules. The bioactivity of NO can be manifested through different redox-based protein modifications including <i>S</i>-nitrosylation, protein nitration, and metal nitrosylation in plants. Although there has been considerable progress in the role of NO in regulating stress signaling, still the physiological mechanisms regarding the abiotic stress tolerance in plants remain unclear. This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the emerging knowledge regarding NO function in plant tolerance against abiotic stresses. The manuscript also highlighted the importance of NO as an abiotic stress modulator and developed a rational design for crop cultivation under a stress environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2298053"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10793691/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139405809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kilian Lucas Ossetek, Andrea Teresa Müller, Axel Mithöfer
{"title":"Robotic mechanical wounding is sufficient to induce phenylacetaldoxime accumulation in <i>Tococa quadrialata</i>.","authors":"Kilian Lucas Ossetek, Andrea Teresa Müller, Axel Mithöfer","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2360298","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2360298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the accumulation of phenlyacetaldoxime (PAOx) and PAOx-Glc in <i>Tococa quadrialata</i> leaves in response to herbivore infestation and mechanical wounding. Results show that PAOx levels peaked at 24 h post-infestation, while PAOx-Glc remained present for several days. The accumulation of PAOx began as early as 3 h after herbivory, with PAOx-Glc significantly increased after 6 h. Mechanical wounding induced similar responses in PAOx and PAOx-Glc accumulation as herbivory, suggesting that continuous tissue damage triggers the production of these compounds. Interestingly, SpitWorm-treated leaves showed the highest levels of both PAOx and PAOx-Glc, indicating that herbivore-derived oral secretions (OS) play a role in the induction of these compounds. Additionally, JA-independent PAOx production was found to be associated with tissue damage rather than specific known signaling compounds. Emission of benzyl cyanide and 2-phenylethanol, PAOx-derived plant volatiles, was observed in response to herbivory and SpitWorm treatment providing plant-derived OS, further highlighting the role of herbivore cues in plant defense responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2360298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141176980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant.","authors":"André Kessler, Michael B Mueller","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2345985","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2345985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plant induced responses to environmental stressors are increasingly studied in a behavioral ecology context. This is particularly true for plant induced responses to herbivory that mediate direct and indirect defenses, and tolerance. These seemingly adaptive alterations of plant defense phenotypes in the context of other environmental conditions have led to the discussion of such responses as intelligent behavior. Here we consider the concept of plant intelligence and some of its predictions for chemical information transfer in plant interaction with other organisms. Within this framework, the flow, perception, integration, and storage of environmental information are considered tunable dials that allow plants to respond adaptively to attacking herbivores while integrating past experiences and environmental cues that are predictive of future conditions. The predictive value of environmental information and the costs of acting on false information are important drivers of the evolution of plant responses to herbivory. We identify integrative priming of defense responses as a mechanism that allows plants to mitigate potential costs associated with acting on false information. The priming mechanisms provide short- and long-term memory that facilitates the integration of environmental cues without imposing significant costs. Finally, we discuss the ecological and evolutionary prediction of the plant intelligence hypothesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2345985"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11062368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deepti Routray, Arindam Ghatak, Palak Chaturvedi, Linda Petijová, Wolfram Weckwerth, Dajana Ručová, Martin Bačkor, Ingeborg Lang, Michal Goga
{"title":"Comparative analysis of geotypic variations in the proteome of <i>Nostoc commune</i>.","authors":"Deepti Routray, Arindam Ghatak, Palak Chaturvedi, Linda Petijová, Wolfram Weckwerth, Dajana Ručová, Martin Bačkor, Ingeborg Lang, Michal Goga","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2370719","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2370719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cyanobacterium <i>Nostoc commune</i> is a filamentous terrestrial prokaryotic organism widely distributed, which suggest its high adaptive potential to environmental or abiotic stress. Physiological parameters and proteomic analysis were performed in two accession of <i>N. commune</i> with the aim to elucidate the differences of physiological trails between distant geotypes, namely Antarctic (AN) and central European (CE). The result obtained clearly showed that the AN geotype demonstrates elevated levels of total phenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and phycobiliproteins, indicative of its adaptation to environmental stress as referred by comparison to CE sample. Additionally, we employed LC-MS analysis to investigate the proteomes of <i>N. commune</i> from AN and CE geotypes. In total, 1147 proteins were identified, among which 646 proteins expressed significant (up-regulation) changes in both accessions. In the AN geotype, 83 exclusive proteins were identified compared to 25 in the CE geotype. Functional classification of the significant proteins showed a large fraction involved in photosynthesis, amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism and protein biosynthesis. Further analysis revealed some defense-related proteins such as, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase, which are rather explicitly expressed in the AN <i>N. commune</i>. The last two proteins suggest a more stressful condition in AN <i>N. commune</i>. In summary, our findings highlight biochemical processes that safeguard the AN geotype of <i>N. commune</i> from extreme environmental challenges, not recorded in CE accession, probably due to less stressful environment in Europe. This study brings the first ever proteomic analysis of <i>N. commune</i>, emphasizing the need for additional investigations into the climate adaptation of this species with rather plastic genome.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2370719"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11197914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MAPK3-MYB36-ARF1 module regulates the tanshinone formation in <i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i>.","authors":"Yongfeng Xie, Hao Liu","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2391659","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2391659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i>, known as Danshen, is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant with significant cardiovascular benefits, attributed to its secondary metabolites, particularly tanshinones. Despite their medicinal value, tanshinones occur in low natural abundance, necessitating research to increase their content. This study explores the role of the ARF transcription factor (SmARF1) in tanshinone accumulation in Danshen. Overexpressing <i>SmARF1</i> in hairy roots significantly increased tanshinone levels. EMSA and Dual-LUC assays revealed that SmMYB36, a transcription factor interacting with SmMAPK3, binds to and regulates the <i>SmARF1</i> promoter. SmMYB36 alone inhibited the expression of <i>SmARF1</i> gene, while its interaction with SmMAPK3 enhanced <i>SmARF1</i> promoter activity. This MAPK3-MYB36-ARF1 module elucidates a complex regulatory mechanism for tanshinone biosynthesis, offering insights for targeted enhancement of tanshinone content through advanced biotechnological approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2391659"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11328878/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141984224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selective synergistic effects of oxalic acid and salicylic acid in enhancing amino acid levels and alleviating lead stress in <i>Zea mays</i> L.","authors":"Minoti Gupta, Swatantar Kumar, Vinay Dwivedi, Dikshat Gopal Gupta, Daoud Ali, Saud Alarifi, Ashish Patel, Virendra Kumar Yadav","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2400451","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2400451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lead is one of the major environmental pollutants which is highly toxic to plants and living beings. The current investigation thoroughly evaluated the synergistic effects of oxalic acid (OA) and salicylic acid (SA) on <i>Zea mays L</i>. plants subjected to varying durations (15, 30, 30, and 45 days) of lead (Pb) stress. Besides, the effects of oxalic acid (OA) combined with salicylic acid (SA) for different amino acids at various periods of Pb stress were also investigated on <i>Zea mays</i> L. The soil was treated with lead nitrate Pb (NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (0.5 mM) to induce Pb stress while the stressed plants were further treated using oxalic acid (25 mg/L), salicylic acid (25 mg/L), and their combination OA + SA (25 mg/L each). Measurements of protein content, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, guaiacol peroxidase (GPOX) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, GSH content, and Pb concentration in maize leaves were done during this study. MDA levels increased by 71% under Pb stress, while protein content decreased by 56%, GSH content by 35%, and CAT activity by 46%. After treatment with SA, OA, and OA+SA, there was a significant reversal of these damages, with the OA+SA combination showing the highest improvement. Specifically, OA+SA treatment led to a 45% increase in protein content and a 39% reduction in MDA levels compared to Pb treatment alone. Moreover, amino acid concentrations increased by 68% under the Pb+OA+SA treatment, reflecting the most significant recovery (<i>p</i> < 0.0001).</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2400451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11382712/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial and biological supports are different for pea plants.","authors":"Bianca Bonato, Valentina Simonetti, Silvia Guerra, Umberto Castiello","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2355739","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2355739","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies on the kinematics of pea plants' ascent and attach behavior have demonstrated that the signature of their movement varies depending on the kind of support. So far, these studies have been confined to artificial supports (e.g. wooden sticks). Little is known regarding the conditions under which pea plants could rely on biological supports (e.g. neighboring plants) for climbing toward the light. In this study, we capitalize on the 3D kinematic analysis of movement to ascertain whether pea plants scale their kinematics differently depending on whether they aim for artificial or biological support. Results suggest that biological support determines a smoother and more accurate behavior than that elicited by the artificial one. These results shed light on pea plants' ability to detect and classify the properties of objects and implement a movement plan attuned to the very nature of the support. We contend that such differences depend on the augmented multisensory experience elicited by the biological support.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2355739"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616103/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141249271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yueting Hu, Chongbing Tian, Shiyu Song, Rongtian Li
{"title":"Insights on the enhancement of chilling tolerance in Rice through over-expression and knock-out studies of OsRBCS3.","authors":"Yueting Hu, Chongbing Tian, Shiyu Song, Rongtian Li","doi":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2318514","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592324.2024.2318514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chilling stress is an important environmental factor that affects rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) growth and yield, and the booting stage is the most sensitive stage of rice to chilling stress. In this study, we focused on <i>OsRBCS3</i>, a rice gene related to chilling tolerance at the booting stage, which encodes the key enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) small subunit in photosynthesis. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role and mechanism of <i>OsRBCS3</i> in rice chilling tolerance at the booting stage. The expression levels of <i>OsRBCS3</i> under chilling stress were compared in two <i>japonica</i> rice cultivars with different chilling tolerances: Kongyu131 (KY131) and Longjing11 (LJ11). A positive correlation was found between <i>OsRBCS3</i> expression and chilling tolerance. Over-expression (OE) and knock-out (KO) lines of <i>OsRBCS3</i> were constructed using over-expression and CRISPR/Cas9 technology, respectively, and their chilling tolerance was evaluated at the seedling and booting stages. The results showed that OE lines exhibited higher chilling tolerance than wild-type (WT) lines at both seedling and booting stages, while KO lines showed lower chilling tolerance than WT lines. Furthermore, the antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) content and Rubisco activity of four rice lines under chilling stress were measured, and it was found that OE lines had stronger antioxidant and photosynthetic capacities, while KO lines had the opposite effects. This study validated that <i>OsRBCS3</i> plays an important role in rice chilling tolerance at the booting stage, providing new molecular tools and a theoretical basis for rice chilling tolerance breeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":94172,"journal":{"name":"Plant signaling & behavior","volume":"19 1","pages":"2318514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10880504/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139907227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}