scholarly journals Identification of Fatty Acid Desaturases in Maize and Their Differential Responses to Low and High Temperature

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xunchao Zhao ◽  
Jinpeng Wei ◽  
Lin He ◽  
Yifei Zhang ◽  
Ying Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Evolutionary Relationship ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Membrane Bound

Plant fatty acid desaturases (FADs) catalyze the desaturation of fatty acids in various forms and play important roles in regulating fatty acid composition and maintaining membrane fluidity under temperature stress. A total of 30 FADs were identified from a maize genome, including 13 soluble and 17 membrane-bound FADs, which were further classified into two and five sub-groups, respectively, via phylogenetic analysis. Although there is no evolutionary relationship between the soluble and the membrane-bound FADs, they all harbor a highly conserved FA_desaturase domain, and the types and the distributions of conserved motifs are similar within each sub-group. The transcriptome analysis revealed that genes encoding FADs exhibited different expression profiles under cold and heat stresses. The expression of ZmFAD2.1&2.2, ZmFAD7, and ZmSLD1&3 were significantly up-regulated under cold stress; moreover, the expression of ZmFAD2.1&2.3 and ZmSLD1&3 were obviously down-regulated under heat stress. The co-expression analysis demonstrated close correlation among the transcription factors and the significant responsive FAD genes under cold or heat stress. This study helps to understand the roles of plant FADs in temperature stress responses.

scholarly journals Major Latex Protein MdMLP423 Negatively Regulates Defense against Fungal Infections in Apple

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanshan He ◽  
Gaopeng Yuan ◽  
Shuxun Bian ◽  
Xiaolei Han ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Zinc Finger Protein ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Gene Expression Profiles ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Gene ◽  
Stress Related Genes ◽  
Related Proteins

Major latex proteins (MLPs) play critical roles in plants defense and stress responses. However, the roles of MLPs from apple (Malus × domestica) have not been clearly identified. In this study, we focused on the biological role of MdMLP423, which had been previously characterized as a potential pathogenesis-related gene. Phylogenetic analysis and conserved domain analysis indicated that MdMLP423 is a protein with a ‘Gly-rich loop’ (GXGGXG) domain belonging to the Bet v_1 subfamily. Gene expression profiles showed that MdMLP423 is mainly expressed in flowers. In addition, the expression of MdMLP423 was significantly inhibited by Botryosphaeria berengeriana f. sp. piricola (BB) and Alternaria alternata apple pathotype (AAAP) infections. Apple calli overexpressing MdMLP423 had lower expression of resistance-related genes, and were more sensitive to infection with BB and AAAP compared with non-transgenic calli. RNA-seq analysis of MdMLP423-overexpressing calli and non-transgenic calli indicated that MdMLP423 regulated the expression of a number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and transcription factors, including genes involved in phytohormone signaling pathways, cell wall reinforcement, and genes encoding the defense-related proteins, AP2-EREBP, WRKY, MYB, NAC, Zinc finger protein, and ABI3. Taken together, our results demonstrate that MdMLP423 negatively regulates apple resistance to BB and AAAP infections by inhibiting the expression of defense- and stress-related genes and transcription factors.

scholarly journals Membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases are inserted co-translationally into the ER and contain different ER retrieval motifs at their carboxy termini

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew W. McCartney ◽  
John M. Dyer ◽  
Preetinder K. Dhanoa ◽  
Peter K. Kim ◽  
David W. Andrews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Membrane Bound

scholarly journals Identification of amino acid residues that determine the substrate specificity of mammalian membrane-bound front-end fatty acid desaturases

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenshi Watanabe ◽  
Makoto Ohno ◽  
Masahiro Taguchi ◽  
Seiji Kawamoto ◽  
Kazuhisa Ono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Front End ◽  
Membrane Bound

scholarly journals Characterization of membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (04) ◽  
pp. 445-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Klempova ◽  
Daniel Mihalik ◽  
Milan Certik
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Membrane Bound

scholarly journals Modulation of GmFAD3 expression alters responses to abiotic stress in soybean

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Singh ◽  
Mahesh Kumar ◽  
Susheel Raina ◽  
Milind Ratnaparkhe ◽  
Jagadish Rane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturase ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Soybean Plants

FAD3 play important roles in modulating membrane fluidity in response to various abiotic stresses. However, a comprehensive analysis of FAD3 in drought, salinity and heat stress tolerance is lacking in soybean. The present study assessed the functional role of fatty acid desaturase 3 to abiotic stress responses in soybean. We used Bean Pod Mottle Virus -based vector to alter expression of Glycine max omega-3 fatty acid desaturase . Higher levels of recombinant BPMV-GmFAD3 transcripts were detected in overexpressing soybean plants. Overexpression of GmFAD3 in soybean resulted in increased levels of jasmonic acid and higher expression of GmWRKY54 as compared to mock-inoculated, vector-infected and FAD3-silenced soybean plants under drought and salinity stress conditions. FAD3 overexpressing plants showed higher levels of chlorophyll content, leaf SPAD value, relative water content, chlorophyll fluorescence, transpiration rate, carbon assimilation rate, proline content and also cooler canopy under drought and salinity stress conditions as compared to mock-inoculated, vector-infected and FAD3-silenced soybean plants. Results from current study revealed that GmFAD3 overexpressing soybean plants exhibited drought and salinity stress tolerance although tolerance to heat stress was reduced. On the other hand, soybean plants silenced for GmFAD3 exhibited tolerance to heat stress, but were vulnerable to drought and salinity stress

scholarly journals Homology modeling and docking studies of a Δ9-fatty acid desaturase from a Cold-tolerantPseudomonassp. AMS8

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawal Garba ◽  
Mohamad Ariff Mohamad Yussoff ◽  
Khairul Bariyyah Abd Halim ◽  
Siti Nor Hasmah Ishak ◽  
Mohd Shukuri Mohamad Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Homology Modeling ◽  
Palmitic Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturase ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Protein Model ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Membrane Bound

Membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases perform oxygenated desaturation reactions to insert double bonds within fatty acyl chains in regioselective and stereoselective manners. The Δ9-fatty acid desaturase strictly creates the first double bond between C9 and 10 positions of most saturated substrates. As the three-dimensional structures of the bacterial membrane fatty acid desaturases are not available, relevant information about the enzymes are derived from their amino acid sequences, site-directed mutagenesis and domain swapping in similar membrane-bound desaturases. The cold-tolerantPseudomonassp. AMS8 was found to produce high amount of monounsaturated fatty acids at low temperature. Subsequently, an active Δ9-fatty acid desaturase was isolated and functionally expressed inEscherichia coli. In this paper we report homology modeling and docking studies of a Δ9-fatty acid desaturase from a Cold-tolerantPseudomonassp. AMS8 for the first time to the best of our knowledge. Three dimensional structure of the enzyme was built using MODELLER version 9.18 using a suitable template. The protein model contained the three conserved-histidine residues typical for all membrane-bound desaturase catalytic activity. The structure was subjected to energy minimization and checked for correctness using Ramachandran plots and ERRAT, which showed a good quality model of 91.6 and 65.0%, respectively. The protein model was used to preform MD simulation and docking of palmitic acid using CHARMM36 force field in GROMACS Version 5 and Autodock tool Version 4.2, respectively. The docking simulation with the lowest binding energy, −6.8 kcal/mol had a number of residues in close contact with the docked palmitic acid namely, Ile26, Tyr95, Val179, Gly180, Pro64, Glu203, His34, His206, His71, Arg182, Thr85, Lys98 and His177. Interestingly, among the binding residues are His34, His71 and His206 from the first, second, and third conserved histidine motif, respectively, which constitute the active site of the enzyme. The results obtained are in compliance with thein vivoactivity of the Δ9-fatty acid desaturase on the membrane phospholipids.

scholarly journals Genome-wide identification and characterization of ABA receptor PYL gene family in rice

BMC Genomics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashank Kumar Yadav ◽  
Vinjamuri Venkata Santosh Kumar ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Verma ◽  
Pragya Yadav ◽  
Ankit Saroha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Gene Family ◽  
Gene Structure ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Evolutionary Relationship ◽  
Regulatory Elements ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Aba Receptor

Abstract Background Abscisic acid (ABA), a key phytohormone that controls plant growth and stress responses, is sensed by the pyrabactin resistance 1(PYR1)/PYR1-like (PYL)/regulatory components of the ABA receptor (RCAR) family of proteins. Comprehensive information on evolution and function of PYL gene family in rice (Oryza sativa) needs further investigation. This study made detailed analysis on evolutionary relationship between PYL family members, collinearity, synteny, gene structure, protein motifs, cis-regulatory elements (CREs), SNP variations, miRNAs targeting PYLs and expression profiles in different tissues and stress responses. Results Based on sequence homology with Arabidopsis PYL proteins, we identified a total of 13 PYLs in rice (BOP clade) and maize (PACCMAD clade), while other members of BOP (wheat – each diploid genome, barley and Brachypodium) and PACCMAD (sorghum and foxtail millet) have 8-9 PYLs. The phylogenetic analysis divided PYLs into three subfamilies that are structurally and functionally conserved across species. Gene structure and motif analysis of OsPYLs revealed that members of each subfamily have similar gene and motif structure. Segmental duplication appears be the driving force for the expansion of PYLs, and the majority of the PYLs underwent evolution under purifying selection in rice. 32 unique potential miRNAs that might target PYLs were identified in rice. Thus, the predicted regulation of PYLs through miRNAs in rice is more elaborate as compared with B. napus. Further, the miRNAs identified to in this study were also regulated by stresses, which adds additional layer of regulation of PYLs. The frequency of SAPs identified was higher in indica cultivars and were predominantly located in START domain that participate in ABA binding. The promoters of most of the OsPYLs have cis-regulatory elements involved in imparting abiotic stress responsive expression. In silico and q-RT-PCR expression analyses of PYL genes revealed multifaceted role of ABARs in shaping plant development as well as abiotic stress responses. Conclusion The predicted miRNA mediated regulation of OsPYLs and stress regulated expression of all OsPYLs, at least, under one stress, lays foundation for further validation and fine tuning ABA receptors for stress tolerance without yield penalty in rice.

scholarly journals Interaction between the Circadian Clock and Regulators of Heat Stress Responses in Plants

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Tejasvinee Mody ◽  
Titouan Bonnot ◽  
Dawn H. Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Gene Regulation ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Circadian Clock ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Regulatory Pathways ◽  
Response To Temperature

The circadian clock is found ubiquitously in nature, and helps organisms coordinate internal biological processes with environmental cues that inform the time of the day or year. Both temperature stress and the clock affect many important biological processes in plants. Specifically, clock-controlled gene regulation and growth are impacted by a compromised clock or heat stress. The interactions linking these two regulatory pathways include several rhythmic transcription factors that are important for coordinating the appropriate response to temperature stress. Here we review the current understanding of clock control of the regulators involved in heat stress responses in plants.

Multiplex PCR assay for detection of recombinant genes encoding fatty acid desaturases fused with lichenase reporter protein in GM plants

2010 ◽  
Vol 397 (6) ◽  
pp. 2289-2293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna N. Berdichevets ◽  
Hristina R. Shimshilashvili ◽  
Iryna M. Gerasymenko ◽  
Yana R. Sindarovska ◽  
Yuriy V. Sheludko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Multiplex Pcr ◽  
Fatty Acid Desaturases ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Reporter Protein ◽  
Gm Plants ◽  
Multiplex Pcr Assay ◽  
Genes Encoding
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