Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Soeun Yang, Horim Lee
Summary: Salt stress has a severe impact on plant growth and development. Understanding the mechanisms related to growth and development in response to salt stress is crucial for plant tolerance and adaptation. This paper highlights the roles of microRNAs, redox status, reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and phytohormones in apical meristems for salt tolerance, as well as the relationship between salt stress response and stem cell homeostasis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Filipa Lara Lopes, Carlos Galvan-Ampudia, Benoit Landrein
Summary: Recent studies have revealed the critical role of the feedback loop between WUS and CLV3 in maintaining the stem cell niche in the shoot apical meristem of plants. WUS promotes stem cell fate and is inhibited by CLV3, ensuring the stability of this niche. Furthermore, WUS can integrate both internal and external cues to enable the shoot meristem to adapt to various environmental changes.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Miao Zhang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Chang-Li Ge, Bing-Hua Chen
Summary: The new species Terniopsis yongtaiensis from Fujian Province, China, is described and its chloroplast genome characteristics are analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis reveals its relationship with other Terniopsis species and its classification within Tristichoideae.
Review
Plant Sciences
Agata Burian
Summary: The plant shoot apical meristem (SAM) functions similarly to animal germline in reducing the accumulation and transmission of mutations through cellular- and tissue-level mechanisms.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Natsu Katayama, Satoshi Koi, Akira Sassa, Tetsuya Kurata, Ryoko Imaichi, Masahiro Kato, Tomoaki Nishiyama
Summary: The study conducted molecular evolutionary analyses on Podostemaceae aquatic plants and found increased genome-wide mutation rates, with DNA-repair genes under positive selection. Molecular evolutionary rates varied among lineages, impacting the evolutionary process.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Justyna Jadwiga Olas, Federico Apelt, Maria Grazia Annunziata, Sheeba John, Sarah Isabel Richard, Saurabh Gupta, Friedrich Kragler, Salma Balazadeh, Bernd Mueller-Roeber
Summary: The shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis thaliana displays a memory of non-lethal heat stress, enabling it to recover growth after a lethal heat stress. RNA sequencing identified genes involved in establishing this heat stress transcriptional memory. Heat shock transcription factor A2 is essential for regulating the expression of memory genes in SAM.
Article
Plant Sciences
Beini Chen, Xiaobo Bian, Mengxin Tu, Tao Yu, Lixi Jiang, Yunhai Lu, Xiaoyang Chen
Summary: Oilseed rape, an important oil crop, is subjected to various abiotic stresses, including salinity stress. This study focused on the effects of low salinity stress on seedling growth performance and the molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance in oilseed rape. It was found that moderate salt concentrations can stimulate seedling growth by increasing both above- and underground biomasses. RNA-seq analysis showed that low salinity stress enhances photosynthesis efficiency and redirects energy towards biomass formation. The identified candidate genes can be targeted for molecular breeding and genetic engineering to enhance salt tolerance in oilseed rape.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jie Wang, Qihang Jiang, Roman Pleskot, Peter Grones, Elmehdi Bahafid, Gregoire Denay, Carlos Galvan-Ampudia, Xiangyu Xu, Michael Vandorpe, Evelien Mylle, Ive De Smet, Teva Vernoux, Ruediger Simon, Moritz K. Nowack, Daniel Van Damme
Summary: Endocytosis is important for plant response to stimuli and TPC plays an essential role in endocytosis in Arabidopsis plants. Knockout or knockdown of TPC subunits cause severe phenotypes, but partially functional alleles cause mild deviations. Reduced TPC-dependent endocytosis leads to hypersensitivity to CLAVATA3 peptide signaling.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Qian Wang, Na Xue, Chao Sun, Jing Tao, Chao Mi, Yi Yuan, Xiangwei Pan, Min Gui, Ronghua Long, Renzhan Ding, Shikai Li, Liangbin Lin
Summary: A stable mutant of rapeseed with the multi-stem trait was discovered, showing abnormal shoot apical meristem development and increased main stem number compared to the wild type. Histological and scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed multiple shoot apical meristems in the mutant, while only one was found in the wild type. Transcriptome analysis showed significant changes in gene expression involved in cytokinin biosynthesis and metabolism pathways in the mutant. These findings provide insights into the mechanism of multi-main-stem formation in Brassica napus L. and establish a theoretical foundation for breeding multi-main-stem rapeseed vegetable varieties.
Article
Developmental Biology
Liang Zhang, Daniel DeGennaro, Guangzhong Lin, Jijie Chai, Elena D. Shpak
Summary: The shoot apical meristem is a crucial reservoir of stem cells in plants, with its size regulated by a balance of stem cell replenishment and cell incorporation into organ primordia. The WUS/CLV negative feedback loop plays a central role in SAM size regulation, depending on accurate spatial expression of WUS and CLV3. A signaling pathway involving ERf receptors and EPFL ligands restricts SAM width and promotes leaf initiation by inhibiting the expression of WUS and CLV3 in the periphery and confining them to the center of the SAM.
Article
Microbiology
Marwa Neyaz, Dale R. Gardner, Rebecca Creamer, Daniel Cook
Summary: Microscopy techniques were used to locate the symbiont belonging to the orders Chaetothyriales and Pleosporales in seeds and plant sections. The symbiont was found in various tissues of the seeds and different parts of the plant. The mycelia of the symbiont were closely associated with specific types of trichomes. These findings provide further understanding of the relationship between the seed transmitted Chaetothyriales symbiont and Ipomoea carnea.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuki Hata, Junko Kyozuka
Summary: This review compares the molecular mechanisms of stem cell control in the shoot apical meristems of mosses and angiosperms, highlighting the conserved features and evolution of plant stem cells. The findings demonstrate the importance and conservation of hormonal, genetic, and epigenetic factors in stem cell regulation across different plant species, providing insights into the evolutionary trajectory of the shoot apical meristem.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Elsa Veron, Teva Vernoux, Yoan Coudert
Summary: Phyllotaxis, the geometry of leaf arrangement around stems, determines plant architecture and has evolved independently in major land plant lineages. The study of how asymmetric divisions in single-celled meristems create phyllotactic patterns and whether associated genetic processes are shared across lineages is a key question. The model moss Physcomitrium patens demonstrates that similar molecular regulatory modules have been repeatedly deployed across evolution to drive apical function in convergent shoot forms.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Holly-Anne Turner, Matthew Humpage, Hans Kerp, Alexander J. Hetherington
Summary: In this study, the fossilized remains of early leafy plants were analyzed to investigate the arrangements of lateral plant organs. It was found that leaves exhibited diverse phyllotaxis, including spirals and spiral whorls. Additionally, the phyllotactic series of leaves and reproductive structures showed similarities, suggesting developmental connections between the organs. These findings provide insights into the debate on leaf origins and demonstrate the ancient occurrence of non-Fibonacci spirals in plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lorenzo Mineri, Martina Cerise, Francesca Giaume, Giulio Vicentini, Damiano Martignago, Matteo Chiara, Francesca Galbiati, Alberto Spada, David Horner, Fabio Fornara, Vittoria Brambilla
Summary: Rice flowering is regulated by florigenic proteins produced in leaves in response to changes in photoperiod. In this study, the researchers investigated the contribution of Hd3a and RFT1 to transcriptional reprogramming in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) and identified a novel florigen target gene involved in tiller angle and spikelet development.
Article
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Hajime Ikeda, Rolf Rutishauser, Masahiro Kato
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Satoshi Koi, Tetsuya Hisanaga, Katsutoshi Sato, Masaki Shimamura, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Kimitsune Ishizaki, Takayuki Kohchi, Keiji Nakajima
Article
Plant Sciences
Masahiro Kato
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Natsu Katayama, Masahiro Kato, Toshihiro Yamada
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2013)
Review
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Yoko Kita, Yumiko Hirayama, Rolf Rutishauser, Konrad A. Huber, Masahiro Kato
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yoko Yatabe, Kaoru Yamamoto, Chie Tsutsumi, Wataru Shinohara, Noriaki Murakami, Masahiro Kato
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2011)
Article
Plant Sciences
Atsushi Ebihara, Sadamu Matsumoto, Masahiro Kato
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Hyosig Won, Hung Tran, La-aw Ampornpan, Masahiro Kato
NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Petcharat Werukamkul, La-aw Ampornpan, Masahiro Kato
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Masahiro Kato
Article
Plant Sciences
Satoshi Koi, Prem Lal Uniyal, Masahiro Kato
Summary: The submerged lithophilous Podostemaceae show significant variation in phenotypic characters, and taxonomic estimation based on these characters alone is not sufficient for a natural classification. Through detailed morphological observations and molecular analyses, the relationships between Cussetia and Terniopsis, as well as Indotristicha tirunelveliana and Dalzellia, have been determined. Based on consistent phylogeny and morphological variation, a new genus for Cussetia and Indotristicha tirunelveliana has been proposed, and diagnostic characters have been summarized.
Article
Plant Sciences
Petcharat Werukamkul, La-aw Ampornpan, Masahiro Kato, Satoshi Koi
ACTA PHYTOTAXONOMICA ET GEOBOTANICA
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Masahiro Kato, Satoshi Koi
ACTA PHYTOTAXONOMICA ET GEOBOTANICA
(2018)