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Plant Sciences
Binghui Shan, Wei Wang, Jinfeng Cao, Siqi Xia, Ruihua Li, Shaomin Bian, Xuyan Li
Summary: The study demonstrates that soybean gene GmMYB133 is involved in plant growth and salt stress response, possibly enhancing salt stress tolerance by negatively regulating auxin-responsive genes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Lu Peng, Juan He, Huan Yao, Qin Yu, Qian Zhang, Kexuan Li, Yaling Huang, Li Chen, Xufeng Li, Yi Yang, Xiaoyi Li
Summary: It is found that CARK3 plays a regulatory role in plant development and drought tolerance through interaction with ADF4.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhikang Shen, Min Chen
Summary: This study utilized bioinformatics and WGCNA analysis to reveal the regulatory network and key regulators of hypocotyl elongation in soybean. By modulating auxin and light signaling pathways, these regulators support the growth of soybean hypocotyl. These findings provide new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of hypocotyl elongation in soybean.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victoria Yell, Xu Li
Summary: This paper presents a simple procedure for making a reusable grafting device using silicone elastomer mix and demonstrates how to use this device for seedling grafting. With this method, beginners can achieve successful grafting of seedlings in less than 3 weeks, and the cost of the grafting device is low. This accessible technique will facilitate the incorporation of seedling grafting into plant molecular genetics labs.
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Deepika Singh, Pratima Debnath, Aniruddha P. Sane, Vidhu A. Sane
Summary: Osmotic stress is detrimental to crop productivity and plants have developed strategies to combat it. In this study, the WRKY transcription factor SlWRKY23 from tomato was found to be induced by mannitol and NaCl treatment. Over-expression of SlWRKY23 in Arabidopsis increased osmotic stress tolerance, affecting root growth and lateral root number. The transgenic plants showed improved membrane integrity and higher proline content under stress conditions. The responses to mannitol and NaCl were regulated by auxin and ethylene pathways, respectively.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Wuqi Wei, Jinzhi He, Yiwei Luo, Zhen Yang, Xiaoyu Xia, Yuanxiang Han, Ningjia He
Summary: This study identified 15 TCP transcription factors in the mulberry genome, and found that 5 of these genes are correlated with root development and may increase mulberry tolerance to drought.
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Abdullah, Furqan Ahmad, Yihao Zang, Shangkun Jin, Sulaiman Ahmed, Jun Li, Faisal Islam, Mudassar Ahmad, Yaoyao Zhang, Yan Hu, Xueying Guan, Tianzhen Zhang
Summary: The study shows that the HEAT RESPONSIVE PROTEIN (GhHRP) plays a crucial role in the adaptation of cotton plants to warm daytime conditions by modulating phytohormone signaling.
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Plant Sciences
Houben Maarten, Vaughan-Hirsch John, Mou Wangshu, Van de Poel Bram
Summary: EIL2 is an ethylene-dependent transcription factor that is specific to the mustard family and regulates hypocotyl elongation, lateral root formation, and flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana. It functions in a more subtle way compared to the master transcription factor EIN3, and its expression is regulated by ethylene through an EIN3/EIL1-dependent mechanism.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Keisuke Nagai, Yusuke Kurokawa, Yoshinao Mori, Anzu Minami, Stefan Reuscher, Jianzhong Wu, Takashi Matsumoto, Motoyuki Ashikari
Summary: This study compared normal cultivated rice and deepwater rice and found complex genome changes in the region containing SK genes. The study also identified four new SK-like genes (SKL genes) in normal cultivated rice, but these genes were not expressed during submergence except for SKL3.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Boxin Liu, Bin Zhang, Zhirui Yang, Yan Liu, Shiping Yang, Yunlu Shi, Caifu Jiang, Feng Qin
Summary: Drought poses a major environmental threat to maize production, leading to yield losses due to asynchronism between male and female inflorescences during flowering. The gene ZmEXPA4 has been identified as having a significant relationship with increased ASI under drought conditions, and genetic manipulation of its expression has potential for trait improvement in maize ears.
Article
Plant Sciences
D. Ke, Y. He, L. Fan, R. Niu, L. Cheng, L. Wang, Z. Zhang
Summary: In this study, overexpression of the GmTGA13 gene was found to enhance salt stress tolerance in soybean and Arabidopsis plants, by improving the absorption of K+ and Ca2+ and regulating ion balance within cells. Additionally, overexpression of GmTGA13 increased the expression of stress-responsive genes, further enhancing salt resistance in transgenic soybean plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Tingting Wang, Zhenfeng Zang, Shuai Wang, Yuke Liu, Hezhong Wang, Wei Wang, Xiuli Hu, Jinhua Sun, Fuju Tai, Rui He
Summary: The study demonstrated that IFQA can promote plant seedlings' root growth, positively influence root active absorption and protein expression, and enhance plants' tolerance to osmotic stress.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hye-Yeon Seok, Sun-Young Lee, Swarnali Sarker, Md Bayzid, Yong-Hwan Moon
Summary: Plant roots exhibit distinct gene expression patterns compared to shoots under abiotic stress conditions. This study used mRNA sequencing to analyze the gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis roots subjected to osmotic stress caused by high salinity (NaCl) and drought (mannitol). The results showed significant changes in gene expression in the roots compared to the aerial parts under both NaCl and mannitol treatments. The study identified 68 transcription factor genes that are closely involved in osmotic stress signal transduction in roots. Additionally, alternative splice variants of 26 osmotic stress-responsive genes were found in the roots. The findings suggest that transcription factor families, alternative splicing, and resulting splice variants play important roles in the osmotic stress response in roots.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ying Sun, Dong-Ha Oh, Lina Duan, Prashanth Ramachandran, Andrea Ramirez, Anna Bartlett, Kieu-Nga Tran, Guannan Wang, Maheshi Dassanayake, Jose R. Dinneny
Summary: The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a role in environmental stress acclimation, but its contribution to stress tolerance differences between species is unclear. By studying the growth response of four Brassicaceae species to ABA treatment and constructing a gene regulatory network (GRN) for ABA, this study compares the divergence of stress hormone signaling pathways across species. The study shows that cis-factors are most important in determining the target sites in the ABA GRN of a particular species. The rewiring of growth hormone subnetworks contributes to the differences in response to ABA in the extremophyte Schrenkiella parvula.
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Engineering, Environmental
Junjun Huang, Rongzhi Han, Fang Ji, Yuanyuan Yu, Ruoyi Wang, Zhaoxin Hai, Weihong Liang, Huahua Wang
Summary: Aluminum-induced programmed cell death is mainly mediated by G6PDH regulating NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS production, with ABA acting upstream of G6PDH in this process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yan Yang, Tai-Fei Yu, Jian Ma, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, You-Zhi Ma, Wen-Liang Wei, Zhao-Shi Xu
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Wei-Long Meng, Meng-Jie Zhao, Xiang-Bo Yang, An-Xing Zhang, Ning-Ning Wang, Zhao-Shi Xu, Jian Ma
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bo Li, Jia-Cheng Zheng, Ting-Ting Wang, Dong-Hong Min, Wen-Liang Wei, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Zhao-Shi Xu, You-Zhi Ma
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tong Huo, Chang-Tao Wang, Tai-Fei Yu, Da-Ming Wang, Meng Li, Dan Zhao, Xiu-Ting Li, Jin-Dong Fu, Zhao-Shi Xu, Xin-Yuan Song
Summary: Plant-specific WRKY transcription factors, such as ZmWRKY65, play crucial roles in regulating defense-responsive genes against pathogen attack. ZmWRKY65 is a multiple stress-responsive gene identified in maize, with its expression being influenced by various environmental factors and defense-related plant hormones. Overexpressing ZmWRKY65 in Arabidopsis enhances resistance to pathogen attack and abiotic stress, while activating multiple stress-related genes involved in resistance mechanisms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xin Qi, Wensi Tang, Weiwei Li, Zhang He, Weiya Xu, Zhijin Fan, Yongbin Zhou, Chunxiao Wang, Zhaoshi Xu, Jun Chen, Shiqin Gao, Youzhi Ma, Ming Chen
Summary: Plant G proteins play a key role in signaling transduction pathways, with AGB1 interacting with the GA pathway suppressor MYB62 to regulate plant growth. The study shows that MYB62 is downstream of AGB1 in the GA pathway, and AGB1 negatively regulates MYB62 activity by affecting its binding on the promoter of the GA degradation gene GA2ox7.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Huishu Yan, Huawei Shi, Chengmei Hu, Mingzhao Luo, Chengjie Xu, Shuguang Wang, Ning Li, Wensi Tang, Yongbin Zhou, Chunxiao Wang, Zhaoshi Xu, Jun Chen, Youzhi Ma, Daizhen Sun, Ming Chen
Summary: The study analyzed the tolerance of wheat strains to low-nitrogen stress and found that calcium-related pathways play different roles in the two varieties, resulting in different tolerances to low-nitrogen stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qian Yu, Ya-Li Liu, Guo-Zhong Sun, Yuan-Xia Liu, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, You-Zhi Ma, Zhao-Shi Xu, Jin-Hao Lan
Summary: CBP60 is a plant-specific protein family, with GmCBP60A-1 showing significant induction under drought and salt stresses. Overexpression of GmCBP60A-1 enhances plant tolerance to drought and salt stresses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wen-si Tang, Li Zhong, Qing-qian Ding, Yi-ning Dou, Wei-wei Li, Zhao-shi Xu, Yong-bin Zhou, Jun Chen, Ming Chen, You-zhi Ma
Summary: This study elucidated the mechanism of AtSRT2 regulation on salt tolerance during seed germination in Arabidopsis, involving the regulation of VAMP714 and histone acetylation.
Article
Agronomy
Huawei Shi, Ming Chen, Lifeng Gao, Yanxia Wang, Yanming Bai, Huishu Yan, Chengjie Xu, Yongbin Zhou, Zhaoshi Xu, Jun Chen, Wensi Tang, Shuguang Wang, Yugang Shi, Yuxiang Wu, Daizhen Sun, Jizeng Jia, Youzhi Ma
Summary: This study identified 347 QTLs associated with nitrogen use efficiency traits in wheat and verified four novel candidate transcription factor genes. The research highlights promising NUE markers for breeding high-NUE wheat varieties and provides insight into the genetic regulation network related to NUE in wheat.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ji-Tong Wei, Ze-Hao Hou, Ye Wang, Jia-Min Hao, Jiajie Wang, Wei Wang, Weiwei Wang, Da-Ming Wang, Zhao-Shi Xu, Xinyuan Song, Fengzhi Wang, Runzhi Li
Summary: Global climate change has led to harsher environments for plant growth. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) in plants play critical roles in resisting abiotic stresses. SiCDPK7 has been identified as responsive to extreme temperature stress and its overexpression improves tolerance to heat stress in Arabidopsis and foxtail millet. SiCDPK7 transgenic plants show increased catalase activity and decreased malonaldehyde content, along with upregulated transcription of stress-responsive genes.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jiji Yan, Daoping Wang, Shuyu Kang, Zhang He, Xin Li, Wensi Tang, Kai Chen, Yinghong Pan, Yongbin Zhou, Zhaoshi Xu, Jun Chen, Youzhi Ma, Ming Chen, Chunhua Pang
Summary: This study investigated the proteomic responses of two wheat varieties under drought and low nitrogen stress. The results revealed that 163 differentially abundant proteins were upregulated in the drought-tolerant variety Chang6878 under drought and low nitrogen stress. Further experiments demonstrated that altering ethylene synthesis and signal transduction improved the resistance of Chang6878 to drought and low nitrogen stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Madiha Zaynab, Yasir Sharif, Zhaoshi Xu, Sajid Fiaz, Rashid Al-Yahyai, Hamad. A. Yadikar, Najla Amin T. Al Kashgry, Sameer H. Qari, Monther Sadder, Shuangfei Li
Summary: In this study, 30 DUF668 genes were identified in the soybean genome, distributed across fifteen chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis classified these genes into three groups. Gene structure analysis showed that some of these genes lacked introns. Subcellular localization results indicated that GmDUF668 proteins were present in the nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane.
Article
Plant Sciences
Di Yan, Jiajie Wang, Zhenzong Lu, Rui Liu, Yue Hong, Baocai Su, Ye Wang, Zhen Peng, Chunxin Yu, Yuerong Gao, Ziyan Liu, Zhaoshi Xu, Liusheng Duan, Runzhi Li
Summary: Exogenous melatonin improves salt tolerance in wheat seedlings by enhancing antioxidant, photoprotective, and photosynthesis activities, thus alleviating growth inhibition and oxidative damage induced by salt stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xingxuan Bai, Gangming Zhan, Shuxin Tian, Huan Peng, Xiaoyu Cui, Md Ashraful Islam, Farhan Goher, Youzhi Ma, Zhensheng Kang, Zhao-Shi Xu, Jun Guo
Summary: TaBZR2 plays a key role in regulating the response to the brassinosteroid pathway in wheat, enhancing resistance by activating the transcription of the chitinase gene TaCht20.2. This suggests that TaBZR2 provides broad-spectrum resistance to the stripe rust fungus in wheat by increasing total chitinase activity.
Article
Agronomy
Jun Chen, Yan Gong, Yuan Gao, Yongbin Zhou, Ming Chen, Zhaoshi Xu, Changhong Guo, Youzhi Ma
Summary: In this study, 43 putative drought-induced NAC genes were identified in wheat, with TaNAC48 showing significantly increased expression under drought and promoting drought tolerance through crosstalk with the ABA signaling pathway. These results suggest an essential role of TaNAC48 in mediating drought stress responses in wheat.