scholarly journals Deciphering the Epigenetic Alphabet Involved in Transgenerational Stress Memory in Crops

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 7118
Author(s):  
Velimir Mladenov ◽  
Vasileios Fotopoulos ◽  
Eirini Kaiserli ◽  
Erna Karalija ◽  
Stephane Maury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Epigenetic Modifications ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Cost Action ◽  
Stress Memory ◽  
Biotic Stresses ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
General Aspects

Although epigenetic modifications have been intensely investigated over the last decade due to their role in crop adaptation to rapid climate change, it is unclear which epigenetic changes are heritable and therefore transmitted to their progeny. The identification of epigenetic marks that are transmitted to the next generations is of primary importance for their use in breeding and for the development of new cultivars with a broad-spectrum of tolerance/resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. In this review, we discuss general aspects of plant responses to environmental stresses and provide an overview of recent findings on the role of transgenerational epigenetic modifications in crops. In addition, we take the opportunity to describe the aims of EPI-CATCH, an international COST action consortium composed by researchers from 28 countries. The aim of this COST action launched in 2020 is: (1) to define standardized pipelines and methods used in the study of epigenetic mechanisms in plants, (2) update, share, and exchange findings in epigenetic responses to environmental stresses in plants, (3) develop new concepts and frontiers in plant epigenetics and epigenomics, (4) enhance dissemination, communication, and transfer of knowledge in plant epigenetics and epigenomics.

scholarly journals Insight into the Role of Epigenetic Processes in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Response in Wheat and Barley

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingyao Kong ◽  
Yanna Liu ◽  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Cheng Chang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Abiotic And Biotic Stresses ◽  
Biotic Stresses ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Fine Tune ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Epigenetic Processes

Environmental stresses such as salinity, drought, heat, freezing, heavy metal and even pathogen infections seriously threaten the growth and yield of important cereal crops including wheat and barley. There is growing evidence indicating that plants employ sophisticated epigenetic mechanisms to fine-tune their responses to environmental stresses. Here, we provide an overview of recent developments in understanding the epigenetic processes and elements—such as DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNAs—involved in plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses in wheat and barley. Potentials of exploiting epigenetic variation for the improvement of wheat and barley are discussed.

On the Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses

2017 ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Hernández ◽  
Pedro Diaz-Vivancos ◽  
Gregorio Barba-Espín ◽  
María José Clemente-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Plant Responses

Heterologous expression of a plant WRKY protein confers multiple stress tolerance in E. coli Bir bitkinin heterolog ifadesi WRKY proteini çoklu stres yaratır E. coli’de tolerans

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Deeba ◽  
Tasawar Sultana ◽  
Nadia Majeed ◽  
Syed Muhammad Saqlan Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Wrky Protein ◽  
Stress Indicators ◽  
Biotic Stresses ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Qpcr Analysis ◽  
Defensive Role ◽  
Stress Related Genes ◽  
Multiple Stress Tolerance

AbstractObjectiveOsWRKY71, a WRKY protein from rice, is reported to function during biotic stresses. It is requisite to further enquire the efficiency and mechanism of OsWRKY71 under various environmental stresses. Stress indicators such as salt, cold, heat, and drought were studied by overexpressing the OsWRKY71 in E. coli.Materials and methodsDNA binding domain containing region of OsWRKY71 was cloned and expressed in E. coli followed by exposure to stress conditions. OsWRKY71 was also assessed for its role in abiotic stresses in rice by qPCR.ResultsRecombinant E. coli expressing OsWRKY71 was more tolerant to stresses such as heat, salt and drought in spot assay. The tolerance was further confirmed by monitoring the bacterial growth in liquid culture assay demonstrating that it encourages the E. coli growth under salt, drought, and heat stresses. This tolerance may be the consequence of OsWRKY71 interaction with the promoter of stress related genes or with other proteins in bacteria. The RT-qPCR analysis revealed the up-regulation of OsWRKY71 gene in rice upon interaction to cold, salt, drought and wounding with maximum up-regulation against salinity.ConclusionThus, the defensive role of OsWRKY71 may accord to the development and survival of plants during different environmental stresses.

scholarly journals Function of Chloroplasts in Plant Stress Responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (24) ◽  
pp. 13464
Author(s):  
Yun Song ◽  
Li Feng ◽  
Mohammed Abdul Muhsen Alyafei ◽  
Abdul Jaleel ◽  
Maozhi Ren
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Oxygenic Photosynthesis ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Primary Metabolism ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Biotic Stresses

The chloroplast has a central position in oxygenic photosynthesis and primary metabolism. In addition to these functions, the chloroplast has recently emerged as a pivotal regulator of plant responses to abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Chloroplasts have their own independent genomes and gene-expression machinery and synthesize phytohormones and a diverse range of secondary metabolites, a significant portion of which contribute the plant response to adverse conditions. Furthermore, chloroplasts communicate with the nucleus through retrograde signaling, for instance, reactive oxygen signaling. All of the above facilitate the chloroplast’s exquisite flexibility in responding to environmental stresses. In this review, we summarize recent findings on the involvement of chloroplasts in plant regulatory responses to various abiotic and biotic stresses including heat, chilling, salinity, drought, high light environmental stress conditions, and pathogen invasions. This review will enrich the better understanding of interactions between chloroplast and environmental stresses, and will lay the foundation for genetically enhancing plant-stress acclimatization.

scholarly journals MicroRNAs: Potential Targets for Developing Stress-Tolerant Crops

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Saurabh Chaudhary ◽  
Atul Grover ◽  
Prakash Chand Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Functional Role ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Transcriptional Gene Silencing ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Biotic Stresses ◽  
Crop Varieties ◽  
Post Transcriptional Gene Silencing

Crop yield is challenged every year worldwide by changing climatic conditions. The forecasted climatic scenario urgently demands stress-tolerant crop varieties to feed the ever-increasing global population. Molecular breeding and genetic engineering approaches have been frequently exploited for developing crops with desired agronomic traits. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as powerful molecules, which potentially serve as expression markers during stress conditions. The miRNAs are small non-coding endogenous RNAs, usually 20–24 nucleotides long, which mediate post-transcriptional gene silencing and fine-tune the regulation of many abiotic- and biotic-stress responsive genes in plants. The miRNAs usually function by specifically pairing with the target mRNAs, inducing their cleavage or repressing their translation. This review focuses on the exploration of the functional role of miRNAs in regulating plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Moreover, a methodology is also discussed to mine stress-responsive miRNAs from the enormous amount of transcriptome data available in the public domain generated using next-generation sequencing (NGS). Considering the functional role of miRNAs in mediating stress responses, these molecules may be explored as novel targets for engineering stress-tolerant crop varieties.

scholarly journals Drought Stress Memory at the Plant Cycle Level: A Review

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1873
Author(s):  
Cécile Jacques ◽  
Christophe Salon ◽  
Romain L. Barnard ◽  
Vanessa Vernoud ◽  
Marion Prudent
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Stress Memory ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Single Stress ◽  
Different Response ◽  
Underlying Processes ◽  
Sessile Organisms

Plants are sessile organisms whose survival depends on their strategy to cope with dynamic, stressful conditions. It is urgent to improve the ability of crops to adapt to recurrent stresses in order to alleviate the negative impacts on their productivity. Although our knowledge of plant adaptation to drought has been extensively enhanced during the last decades, recent studies have tackled plant responses to recurrent stresses. The present review synthesizes the major findings from studies addressing plant responses to multiple drought events, and demonstrates the ability of plants to memorize drought stress. Stress memory is described as a priming effect allowing a different response to a reiterated stress when compared to a single stress event. Here, by specifically focusing on water stress memory at the plant cycle level, we describe the different underlying processes at the molecular, physiological and morphological levels in crops as well as in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana. Moreover, a conceptual analysis framework is proposed to study drought stress memory. Finally, the essential role of interactions between plants and soil microorganisms is emphasized during reiterated stresses because their plasticity can play a key role in supporting overall plant resilience.

scholarly journals The role of epigenetic modifications in plant responses to stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Lu ◽  
Tae Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Epigenetic Modifications ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Daughter Cells ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Covalent Modifications ◽  
Mitosis And Meiosis

Epigenetics is the study of hereditary changes in gene expression under the premise that the nucleotide sequence is not changed. Such hereditary changes mainly involve DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin remodeling. These covalent modifications play indispensable roles in regulating gene expression; DNA replication, recombination, and repair; and cell differentiation. Epigenetic modifications can be partially inherited by daughter cells during mitosis and meiosis and influenced by external factors, such as environmental stresses and supply deficits. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding epigenetic factors, such as DNA methylation, histone acetylation, and regulation by non-coding RNAs, in the development and stress response of plants.

scholarly journals The Role of Tomato WRKY Genes in Plant Responses to Combined Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuling Bai ◽  
Sri Sunarti ◽  
Christos Kissoudis ◽  
Richard G. F. Visser ◽  
C. G. van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Plant Responses ◽  
Abiotic And Biotic Stresses ◽  
Biotic Stresses

scholarly journals Stress Memory in Seagrasses: First Insight Into the Effects of Thermal Priming and the Role of Epigenetic Modifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung Manh Nguyen ◽  
Mikael Kim ◽  
Peter J. Ralph ◽  
Lázaro Marín-Guirao ◽  
Mathieu Pernice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epigenetic Modifications ◽  
Stress Memory ◽  
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