scholarly journals Identification of the Cytosolic Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gene from Strawberry Involved in Cold Stress Response

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 7322
Author(s):  
Yunting Zhang ◽  
Mengwen Luo ◽  
Lijuan Cheng ◽  
Yuanxiu Lin ◽  
Qing Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cold Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Bioinformatic Analysis ◽  
Ros Generation ◽  
Ros Scavenging ◽  
Dehydrogenase Gene ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) plays an important role in plant stress responses. Here, five FaG6PDH sequences were obtained in strawberry, designated as FaG6PDH-CY, FaG6PDH-P1, FaG6PDH-P1.1, FaG6PDH-P2 and FaG6PDH-P0, which were divided into cytosolic (CY) and plastidic (P) isoforms based on the bioinformatic analysis. The respective FaG6PDH genes had distinct expression patterns in all tissues and at different stages of fruit development. Notably, FaG6PDH-CY was the most highly expressed gene among five FaG6PDH members, indicating it encoded the major G6PDH isoform throughout the plant. FaG6PDH positively regulated cold tolerance in strawberry. Inhibition of its activity gave rise to greater cold-induced injury in plant. The FaG6PDH-CY transcript had a significant increase under cold stress, similar to the G6PDH enzyme activity, suggesting a principal participant in response to cold stress. Further study showed that the low-temperature responsiveness (LTR) element in FaG6PDH-CY promoter can promote the gene expression when plant encountered cold stimuli. Besides, FaG6PDH-CY was involved in regulating cold-induced activation of antioxidant enzyme genes (FaSOD, FaCAT, FaAPX and FaGR) and RBOH-dependent ROS generation. The elevated FaG6PDH-CY enhanced ROS-scavenging capability of antioxidant enzymes to suppress ROS excessive accumulation and relieved the oxidative damage, eventually improving the strawberry resistance to cold stress.

EARLY RESPONSE TO DEHYDRATION 7 Remodels Cell Membrane Lipid Composition during Cold Stress in Arabidopsis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan de Dios Barajas-Lopez ◽  
Arjun Tiwari ◽  
Xavier Zarza ◽  
Molly W Shaw ◽  
Jesús Pascual ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cold Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Early Response ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Mutant Line ◽  
Triple Mutant ◽  
Membrane Lipid Composition ◽  
Plant Stress Responses

  Plants adjust to unfavorable conditions by altering physiological activities, such as gene expression. Although previous studies have identified multiple stress-induced genes, the function of many genes during the stress responses remains unclear. Expression of ERD7 (EARLY RESPONSE TO DEHYDRATION 7) is induced in response to dehydration. Here, we show that ERD7 plays essential roles in both plant stress responses and development. In Arabidopsis, ERD7 protein accumulated under various stress conditions, including exposure to low temperature. A triple mutant of Arabidopsis lacking ERD7 and two closely related homologs had an embryonic lethal phenotype, whereas a mutant lacking the two homologs and one ERD7 allele had relatively round leaves, indicating that the ERD7 gene family has essential roles in development. Moreover, the importance of the ERD7 family in stress responses was evidenced by the susceptibility of the mutant lines to cold stress. ERD7 protein was found to bind to several, but not all, negatively charged phospholipids and was associated with membranes. Lipid components and cold-induced reduction in PIP2 in the mutant line were altered relative to wild type. Furthermore, membranes from the mutant line had reduced fluidity. Taken together, ERD7 and its homologs are important for plant stress responses and development and associated with the modification in membrane lipid composition.

scholarly journals Characterization and expression analysis of growth regulating factor (GRF) family genes in cucumber

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhou ◽  
Lingli Ge ◽  
Guanghua Li ◽  
Lunwei Jiang ◽  
Yingui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Transcriptome Data ◽  
Conserved Domains ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
Salt And Drought Stress ◽  
Profiling Analysis ◽  
Different Tissues

The growth regulating factor (GRF) family is a conserved class of transcription factors involved in various biological processes in plants. However, there have been only a few studies of the GRF family genes in cucumber, Cucumis sativus (Cs). In this study, we identified and characterized 8 CsGRF genes in cucumber. Two highly conserved domains, QLQ and WRC, were identified to be present in all CsGRF proteins. In addition, three less conserved domains (FFD, TQL, and GGPL) were also detected in some CsGRF members. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the GRF genes from cucumber, Arabidopsis, tomato, rice and maize could be classified into 10 groups, and CsGRFs were clustered closer with the GRF genes from dicots (Arabidopsis and tomato) than with those from monocots (rice and maize). Promoter analysis revealed that the CsGRF genes were involved in cucumber growth and development as well as in responses to various hormones and stresses. Transcriptome data showed that the CsGRF genes have distinct expression patterns in different tissues, especially in ovaries and leaves. Expression profiling analysis indicated that all CsGRF genes were responsive to salt and drought stress treatments. These results demonstrate that the cucumber GRF gene family may function in organ development and plant stress responses.

scholarly journals Mining the Roles of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) SnRK Gene Family in Biotic and Abiotic Responses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghan Song ◽  
Yiqin He ◽  
Junliang Yin ◽  
Wendi Huang ◽  
Zehao Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Real Time Quantitative Pcr ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
Heat And Cold Stress ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Microarray Datasets

Abstract BackgroundSucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase (SnRK) is a class of Ser/Thr protein kinases and plays vital functions in the plant stress responses. However, little is known about the SnRK in Triticum aestivum (TaSnRK).ResultsIn this study, 149 TaSnRKs were identified from wheat and divided into three subfamilies, which may be due to the polyploidization induced gene duplication and high rate of homologous retention. A combination of public microarray datasets and quantitative real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) have further revealed the distinct expression patterns of TaSnRKs under specific abiotic/biotic stress responses. TaSnRK2.4-B, a member of SnRK2 subfamily, was located in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane and showed ubiquitous expression in wheat life cycle, suggesting the possible response to polyethylene glycol (PEG), NaCl, heat, and cold stress, as well as the high concentrations of abscisic acid (ABA) application. Besides, transient Agro-infiltration assays showed that TaSnRK2.4-B was also involved in the resistance to pathogen.ConclusionsThese results imply that TaSnRK2.4-B may act as a multifunctional regulatory factor involved in multiple stress response pathways. Overall, our study provides new insights into the roles of TaSnRKs in biotic and abiotic responses.

scholarly journals Versatile Physiological Functions of Plant GSK3-Like Kinases

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 697
Author(s):  
Juan Mao ◽  
Wenxin Li ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Jianming Li
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Physiological Functions ◽  
Environmental Signals ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
Diverse Plant

The plant glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3)-like kinases are highly conserved protein serine/threonine kinases that are grouped into four subfamilies. Similar to their mammalian homologs, these kinases are constitutively active under normal growth conditions but become inactivated in response to diverse developmental and environmental signals. Since their initial discoveries in the early 1990s, many biochemical and genetic studies were performed to investigate their physiological functions in various plant species. These studies have demonstrated that the plant GSK3-like kinases are multifunctional kinases involved not only in a wide variety of plant growth and developmental processes but also in diverse plant stress responses. Here we summarize our current understanding of the versatile physiological functions of the plant GSK3-like kinases along with their confirmed and potential substrates.

scholarly journals OsNAC45 is Involved in ABA Response and Salt Tolerance in Rice

Rice ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Yan Long ◽  
Jingjing Huang ◽  
Jixing Xia
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Root Cells ◽  
Nac Transcription Factors ◽  
Rice Plants ◽  
Plant Stress Responses

Abstract Background Salt stress threatens crop yields all over the world. Many NAC transcription factors have been reported to be involved in different abiotic stress responses, but it remains unclear how loss of these transcription factors alters the transcriptomes of plants. Previous reports have demonstrated that overexpression of OsNAC45 enhances salt and drought tolerance in rice, and that OsNAC45 may regulate the expression of two specific genes, OsPM1 and OsLEA3–1. Results Here, we found that ABA repressed, and NaCl promoted, the expression of OsNAC45 in roots. Immunostaining showed that OsNAC45 was localized in all root cells and was mainly expressed in the stele. Loss of OsNAC45 decreased the sensitivity of rice plants to ABA and over-expressing this gene had the opposite effect, which demonstrated that OsNAC45 played an important role during ABA signal responses. Knockout of OsNAC45 also resulted in more ROS accumulation in roots and increased sensitivity of rice to salt stress. Transcriptome sequencing assay found that thousands of genes were differently expressed in OsNAC45-knockout plants. Most of the down-regulated genes participated in plant stress responses. Quantitative real time RT-PCR suggested that seven genes may be regulated by OsNAC45 including OsCYP89G1, OsDREB1F, OsEREBP2, OsERF104, OsPM1, OsSAMDC2, and OsSIK1. Conclusions These results indicate that OsNAC45 plays vital roles in ABA signal responses and salt tolerance in rice. Further characterization of this gene may help us understand ABA signal pathway and breed rice plants that are more tolerant to salt stress.

Electrochemical Monitoring of Plant Stress Responses

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 451-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Kinpara ◽  
Yuji Murakami ◽  
Kenji Yokoyama ◽  
Eiichi Tamiya
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
Electrochemical Monitoring

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Analysis of the NAC Transcription Factor Gene Family Reveals Differential Expression Patterns and Cold-Stress Responses in the Woody Plant Prunus mume

Genes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaokang Zhuo ◽  
Tangchun Zheng ◽  
Zhiyong Zhang ◽  
Yichi Zhang ◽  
Liangbao Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cold Stress ◽  
Gene Family ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Freezing Stress ◽  
Prunus Mume ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Freezing Resistance

NAC transcription factors (TFs) participate in multiple biological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, signal transduction and development. Cold stress can adversely impact plant growth and development, thereby limiting agricultural productivity. Prunus mume, an excellent horticultural crop, is widely cultivated in Asian countries. Its flower can tolerate freezing-stress in the early spring. To investigate the putative NAC genes responsible for cold-stress, we identified and analyzed 113 high-confidence PmNAC genes and characterized them by bioinformatics tools and expression profiles. These PmNACs were clustered into 14 sub-families and distributed on eight chromosomes and scaffolds, with the highest number located on chromosome 3. Duplicated events resulted in a large gene family; 15 and 8 pairs of PmNACs were the result of tandem and segmental duplicates, respectively. Moreover, three membrane-bound proteins (PmNAC59/66/73) and three miRNA-targeted genes (PmNAC40/41/83) were identified. Most PmNAC genes presented tissue-specific and time-specific expression patterns. Sixteen PmNACs (PmNAC11/19/20/23/41/48/58/74/75/76/78/79/85/86/103/111) exhibited down-regulation during flower bud opening and are, therefore, putative candidates for dormancy and cold-tolerance. Seventeen genes (PmNAC11/12/17/21/29/42/30/48/59/66/73/75/85/86/93/99/111) were highly expressed in stem during winter and are putative candidates for freezing resistance. The cold-stress response pattern of 15 putative PmNACs was observed under 4 °C at different treatment times. The expression of 10 genes (PmNAC11/20/23/40/42/48/57/60/66/86) was upregulated, while 5 genes (PmNAC59/61/82/85/107) were significantly inhibited. The putative candidates, thus identified, have the potential for breeding the cold-tolerant horticultural plants. This study increases our understanding of functions of the NAC gene family in cold tolerance, thereby potentially intensifying the molecular breeding programs of woody plants.

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