Review
Plant Sciences
Suvriti Sharma, Jahanvi Ganotra, Jyotipriya Samantaray, Ranjan Kumar Sahoo, Deepak Bhardwaj, Narendra Tuteja
Summary: A comprehensive understanding of nitrogen signaling cascades involving heterotrimeric G-proteins and their putative receptors can assist in the production of nitrogen-efficient plants.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Barney A. Geddes, Jason V. S. Kearsley, Jiarui Huang, Maryam Zamani, Zahed Muhammed, Leah Sather, Aakanx K. Panchal, George C. diCenzo, Turlough M. Finan
Summary: The symbiosis between leguminous plants and rhizobia in root nodules plays a key role in sustainable agricultural systems. Research has identified a minimal bacterial gene complement necessary for successful symbiosis and nitrogen fixation, paving the way for engineering symbiosis in nonlegume crops. By reorganizing the minimal symbiotic genes into three modules, researchers have provided a platform for expanding symbiosis to other plant partners and identifying genetic components that modulate competitiveness for nodulation and the effectiveness of rhizobia-plant symbioses.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rafael E. Venado, Lucas E. Wange, Defeng Shen, Fabienne Pinnau, Tonni Grube Andersen, Wolfgang Enard, Macarena Marin
Summary: This study provides genetic evidence for the formation of the nodule oxygen diffusion barrier in legumes, which is crucial for nitrogen fixation in root nodules.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Malinda S. Thilakarathna, Kevin R. Cope
Summary: Split-root assays are widely used in studies focusing on the regulatory mechanisms in legume-rhizobia symbioses, allowing separate treatment of divided root sections to monitor local and systemic plant responses. Various techniques can be used to establish split-root assemblies, mainly used in legume studies to understand mechanisms related to root nitrogen rhizodeposition, belowground nitrogen transfer, and nodulation regulation.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Rocky Putra, Rebecca K. Vandegeer, Shawan Karan, Jeff R. Powell, Susan E. Hartley, Scott N. Johnson
Summary: Two legume species respond differently to silicon, with significant effects on their growth and nitrogen fixation, influenced by plant genotype and symbiosis.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bikash Raul, Oindrila Bhattacharjee, Amit Ghosh, Priya Upadhyay, Kunal Tembhare, Ajeet Singh, Tarannum Shaheen, Asim Kumar Ghosh, Ivone Torres-Jerez, Nick Krom, Josh Clevenger, Michael Udvardi, Brian E. Scheffler, Peggy Ozias-Akins, Ravi Datta Sharma, Kaustav Bandyopadhyay, Vineet Gaur, Shailesh Kumar, Senjuti Sinharoy
Summary: The study reveals dynamic changes in plant gene expression during peanut nodule development using comprehensive analysis and transcriptomics. Compared to other model legumes, peanut demonstrates diversification in oxygen-scavenging mechanisms and molecular mechanisms of terminal bacteroid differentiation.
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Johan Quilbe, Jesus Montiel, Jean-Francois Arrighi, Jens Stougaard
Summary: The establishment of root-nodule symbiosis in legumes can occur through either root hair infection threads or intercellular passage of bacteria. Research has shown that the intercellular infection mechanism is still poorly understood, but recent discoveries have shed some light on this process.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jillian M. Petersen, Benedict Yuen
Summary: Nitrogen fixation is a widespread metabolic trait in certain types of microorganisms called diazotrophs. Various organisms have evolved symbioses with diverse diazotrophic bacteria, with enormous economic and ecological benefits. Chemosynthetic nitrogen-fixing symbionts, recently discovered in marine clams, play a crucial role in providing nitrogen in symbiotic relationships.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Randy D. Dinkins, Julie A. Hancock, Derek M. Bickhart, Michael L. Sullivan, Hongyan Zhu
Summary: Red clover is an important forage crop that contributes nitrogen input to pastures through nitrogen fixation. Recent studies have identified genes specific to nodule formation in red clover, which may regulate nitrogen fixation efficiency. Understanding the variation and expression of these genes in red clover will provide insights into the legume-rhizobial symbiosis and aid in breeding of red clover genotypes with improved nitrogen fixation efficiency.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David A. Day, Penelope M. C. Smith
Summary: This review focuses on how iron is transported across the symbiosome membrane and accessed by the bacteroids within root nodules of legumes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mahboobeh Azarakhsh, Maria A. Lebedeva
Summary: Nodules are formed on legume plant roots due to symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and their development is similar to that of lateral roots. Phytohormones auxin and cytokinin play important roles in their development. Comparing the action of auxin and cytokinin in the development of nodules and lateral roots can help to understand their identity establishment.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jawahar Singh, Mariel C. Isidra-Arellano, Oswaldo Valdes-Lopez
Summary: Many plants form associations with AM fungi and rhizobia for nutrient acquisition, but these associations are regulated by the perception of LCOs. Cereals can perceive LCOs better in Pi and nitrogen-deficient soil, leading to efficient AM symbiosis. However, Pi deficiency hinders legumes' association with rhizobia, reducing nitrogen fixation.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuhe Li, Yue Pei, Yitong Shen, Rui Zhang, Mingming Kang, Yelin Ma, Dengyao Li, Yuhui Chen
Summary: The development of legume nodules requires a significant amount of energy, and the AON system plays a crucial role in controlling nodule number and activity. The AON pathway involves a variety of signal transmission and transcriptional regulation mechanisms, contributing to nodule formation and development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Nadiatul A. Mohd-Radzman, Colleen Drapek
Summary: Plant root architecture is developmentally plastic and forms dedicated cells and organs to host symbionts, such as nitrogen-fixing nodules and myconodules. These symbiotic associations provide different levels of compartmentalisation, allowing the plant to regulate symbiotic interactions. This review discusses the developmental strategy of symbiont compartmentalisation by the plant host and speculates on how spatial confinement mitigates risks associated with root symbiosis.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Laurent Sauviac, Antoine Remy, Emeline Huault, Melanie Dalmasso, Theophile Kazmierczak, Marie-Francoise Jardinaud, Ludovic Legrand, Corentin Moreau, Bryan Ruiz, Anne-Claire Cazale, Sophie Valiere, Benjamin Gourion, Laurence Dupont, Veronique Gruber, Eric Boncompagni, Eliane Meilhoc, Pierre Frendo, Florian Frugier, Claude Bruand
Summary: This study identified hundreds of plant and bacterial genes associated with nodule senescence through dual plant-bacteria RNA sequencing, providing a valuable resource for exploring the mechanisms of nodule senescence. The study revealed that genes related to both plant and bacterial cell cycle and stress responses play important roles in nodule senescence, suggesting complex regulatory networks involved in this process.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hengxia Yin, Huakun Zhou, Wenying Wang, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Benyin Zhang
Summary: The study identified differentially expressed miRNAs in sainfoin growing under natural conditions in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. Known and novel miRNAs were discovered, with certain families like miR319, miR166, and miR159 being highly represented. The results suggest that these miRNAs may play a crucial role in sainfoin's adaptation to extreme environmental conditions.
JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Weiqiang Li, Yaru Sun, Kun Li, Hongtao Tian, Jiangtao Jia, Hongyu Zhang, Yaping Wang, Hong Wang, Baodi Bi, Jinggong Guo, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Yuchen Miao
Summary: Sinapate esters play important roles in stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana, promoting UV-B induced malate accumulation and stomatal closure, while sinapic acid inhibits the ROS-NO pathway associated with UV-B induced stomatal closure.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mostafa Abdelrahman, Mohammad Golam Mostofa, Cuong Duy Tran, Magdi El-Sayed, Weiqiang Li, Saad Sulieman, Maho Tanaka, Motoaki Seki, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: This study investigated the potential role of the karrikin receptor KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2) in the response of Arabidopsis seedlings to high-temperature stress. The results showed that kai2 mutants exhibited hypersensitivity to high-temperature stress and had distinct transcriptome profiles compared to wild-type plants.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Maryam Nasr Esfahani, Miyako Kusano, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Kien Huu Nguyen, Yasuko Watanabe, Keiichi Mochida, David J. Burritt, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: This study aimed to identify key NO3- and/or Pi starvation-responsive metabolic pathways in chickpea and found significant differences in metabolic adaptation under single and double nutrient deficiencies. The simultaneous deficiency of NO3- and Pi generated unique metabolic changes that couldn't simply be explained by the combined deficiencies of the two nutrients.
Article
Plant Sciences
Chien Van Ha, Mohammad Golam Mostofa, Kien Huu Nguyen, Cuong Duy Tran, Yasuko Watanabe, Weiqiang Li, Yuriko Osakabe, Mayuko Sato, Kiminori Toyooka, Maho Tanaka, Motoaki Seki, David J. Burritt, Cheyenne Marie Anderson, Ru Zhang, Huong Mai Nguyen, Vy Phuong Le, Hien Thuy Bui, Keiichi Mochida, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: Cytokinin signaling pathway, involving histidine phosphotransfer proteins (HPs), plays a crucial role in plant stress responses. In this study, the role of AHP4 in Arabidopsis drought adaptation was investigated. AHP4 was found to downregulate during dehydration, and ahp4 plants exhibited higher survival rates, thicker cuticles, narrower stomatal apertures, higher leaf temperatures, longer root length, and increased antioxidant capacity compared to wild-type plants. These findings suggest that AHP4 plays an important role in plant drought adaptation.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Raphael N. Alolga, Feizuo Wang, Xinyao Zhang, Jia Li, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Xiaojian Yin
Summary: The Zingiberaceae family is a rich source of diverse bioactive phytochemicals, with gingerols and curcuminoids being the main classes of compounds known for their antioxidant activity. These compounds exhibit various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, antimicrobial, and anticancer effects. Strategies to enhance these activities and areas for further research are highlighted.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Md. Shahadat Hossain, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Cuong Duy Tran, Kien Huu Nguyen, Ha Duc Chu, Yasuko Watanabe, Masayuki Fujita, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: It was found that acetate treatment can enhance cadmium stress tolerance in lentil by inhibiting root-to-shoot transport of cadmium, minimizing reduction in photosynthetic pigment contents. Acetate treatment also increases osmoprotection through proline accumulation and enhances antioxidant defense through increased ascorbic acid content and catalase activity, reducing oxidative stress-induced damage caused by cadmium stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Sanjida Sultana Keya, Mohammad Golam Mostofa, Md Mezanur Rahman, Ashim Kumar Das, Md Abiar Rahman, Touhidur Rahman Anik, Sharmin Sultana, Md Arifur Rahman Khan, Md Robyul Islam, Yasuko Watanabe, Keiichi Mochida, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: This study investigated the effects of exogenously applied GSH on waterlogged sesame plants. The results showed that GSH treatment improved the growth and biomass production of waterlogged sesame plants, supported by increased leaf area, photosynthetic pigment levels, and gas exchange attributes. GSH treatment also increased the levels of soluble sugars and free amino acids in the leaves, improving water balance. Furthermore, GSH treatment reduced oxidative stress induced by waterlogging, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities, and increased the expression of antioxidant defense-related genes.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Aarti Gupta, Mamta Bhardwaj, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: High-yield crop varieties are highly sought after due to the increasing human population. The regulation of yield traits involves complex interactions of molecular and genetic factors controlled by various quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Recent studies have identified and characterized yield-associated QTLs, highlighting the central role of phytohormones in controlling plant yield. Different groups of phytohormones often work together to determine yield attributes, and understanding this interaction can facilitate the improvement of crop yield through the manipulation of a single gene or QTL(s). In this review, we discuss important findings regarding the roles of auxin, brassinosteroid, and cytokinin, and how a single gene or QTL can regulate cross talk among multiple phytohormones to determine yield traits.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nidhi Kandhol, Vijay Pratap Singh, Jason C. White, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Summary: The global increase in nanotechnology applications in agriculture and food production has been unprecedented. This article critically evaluates the existing literature on the interactions between nanoparticles and phytohormones in plants. It also explores the developing strategy of nano-enabled precision delivery of phytohormones and identifies future research directions and knowledge gaps in this important aspect of nano-enabled agriculture.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Nidhi Kandhol, Vijay Pratap Singh, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Summary: Genetic modification enables the alteration of important traits in crops, but it involves costly and laborious procedures to modify the genetic background. Thagun et al. recently introduced a nanocarrier-based foliar spray technique that allows the translocation of bioactive molecules into plant cells without the need for introducing transgenes, thus enabling the engineering of important traits.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Seyed Morteza Zahedi, Marjan Sadat Hosseini, Mahdieh Karimi, Rahmatollah Gholami, Mojtaba Amini, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: Chitosan-based metal complexes, especially CH-Fe, have positive effects on pomegranate plants under drought stress by increasing chlorophyll content, microelement uptake, antioxidant enzyme activity, and improving fruit nutritional qualities.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Md. Motaher Hossain, Farjana Sultana, Weiqiang Li, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Mohammad Golam Mostofa
Summary: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a fungus with a wide range of hosts that causes significant yield losses in various plant species worldwide. Its life cycle involves either basal infection or aerial infection, and it colonizes aging tissues before entering a saprophytic stage. The release of certain enzymes, acids, and proteins are crucial for its pathogenesis. Although the molecular basis of S. sclerotiorum pathogenesis is still unclear, previous genome sequencing has provided valuable insights into its growth, development, and virulence. This review focuses on the genetic and genomic aspects of S. sclerotiorum to summarize the current knowledge of its parasitic processes.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Touhidur Rahman Anik, Mohammad Golam Mostofa, Mezanur Rahman, Arifur Rahman Khan, Protik Kumar Ghosh, Sharmin Sultana, Ashim Kumar Das, Saddam Hossain, Sanjida Sultana Keya, Abiar Rahman, Nusrat Jahan, Aarti Gupta, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: Drought is a major threat to sustainable agricultural productivity, and finding a long-term solution to increase plants' tolerance to drought stress has been a key research focus. The present study provides persuasive evidence on the potential roles of zinc supplements in promoting tolerance of cotton plants exposed to drought. The results suggest that soil supplementation of zinc sulfate or zinc oxide improves various physiological, morphological, and biochemical features of cotton plants under drought stress, indicating their potential as effective techniques for boosting plant resilience to drought.
Article
Plant Sciences
Anket Sharma, Aarti Gupta, Muthusamy Ramakrishnan, Chien Van Ha, Bingsong Zheng, Mamta Bhardwaj, Lam-Son Phan Tran
Summary: Plant responses to drought are regulated by hormones like ABA and auxin, which modulate various physiological and biological processes via cell signaling. The interaction between ABA and auxin plays a central role in regulating stomatal movement, root traits, and accumulation of reactive oxygen species associated with drought tolerance.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)