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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Patrycja Wojtaczka, Anna Ciarkowska, Ewelina Starzynska, Maciej Ostrowski
Summary: GH3 genes are important in the plant kingdom, encoding proteins that play crucial roles in plant development and response to stress factors. In addition to their enzymatic functions, GH3 proteins can interact with other proteins to regulate light and stress signaling pathways.
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Plant Sciences
Chunmei Yin, Aiqing Sun, Ying Zhou, Kunpeng Liu, Pan Wang, Wenjing Ye, Yuda Fang
Summary: Extreme environmental changes pose a threat to plant survival and global food production. The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is activated in response to osmotic stress and inhibits plant growth. However, the epigenetic regulation of ABA signaling and its interaction with auxin are not well understood.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Valentin Marquis, Ekaterina Smirnova, Stefanie Graindorge, Pauline Delcros, Claire Villette, Julie Zumsteg, Dimitri Heintz, Thierry Heitz
Summary: Jasmonate signaling for adaptative or developmental responses relies on increased synthesis of the hormone JA-Ile, with JAO2 playing a key role in modulating JA responses and enhancing stress resilience by pre-activating mild transcriptional programs. The JAO2 regulatory node controls a selected spectrum of JA responses and has the potential to modulate basal JA turnover for multiple stress resilience.
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhi-Wen Qiao, Xing-Long Ji, Hong-Liang Li, Xun Wang, Chun-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Fei Wang, Chun-Xiang You
Summary: The study of the MdARF8 gene in apple reveals its involvement in the regulation of plant growth and development through jasmonate signaling. Ectopic expression in Arabidopsis showed that MdARF8 reduces the sensitivity to MeJA and alleviates leaf senescence and taproot elongation inhibition. MeJA treatment partially recovers the dysplastic phenotype of transgenic Arabidopsis root hair. This study provides valuable insights into the functional characterization of ARF8 and the crosstalk between jasmonate and auxin in apple.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jaspreet Kour, Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli, Kanika Khanna, Palak Bakshi, Pooja Sharma, Arun Dev Singh, Mohd Ibrahim, Kamini Devi, Neerja Sharma, Puja Ohri, Milan Skalicky, Marian Brestic, Renu Bhardwaj, Marco Landi, Anket Sharma
Summary: Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant steroidal hormones that play key roles in plant development and stress response. They are synthesized through multiple pathways and signal transduction involving receptor kinases, ultimately regulating the expression of target genes. Research under heavy metal stress has revealed the involvement of BRs in signal transduction and transcriptional networks.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mackenzie Newman, Heather Connery, Jonathan Boyd
Summary: Opioids are widely used but have side effects such as central respiratory depression. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce these effects, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. This review provides a signaling framework for the interaction between MOR activation and vitamin C, indicating the need for further research on their crosstalk in alleviating the negative side effects of opioids.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lizelle B. Fernandes, Siddhesh B. Ghag
Summary: Biotic and abiotic stress factors significantly affect plant growth and development, leading to agricultural and economic loss. The defense mechanisms of plants, regulated by hormones such as jasmonic acid, play a crucial role in adapting to these stressors. Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum, is a common vascular disease in plants. Jasmonic acid and its conjugated forms are important in regulating defense responses against this disease. However, some members of F. oxysporum can exploit the jasmonic acid signaling pathway to enhance disease development in plants. Therefore, modulation of the JA signaling pathway is a potential strategy to develop resistance against Fusarium wilt.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaohong Kou, Xiaoyang Zhao, Bingda Wu, Chao Wang, Caie Wu, Sen Yang, Jiaqian Zhou, Zhaohui Xue
Summary: Auxin response factors (ARFs) are a crucial family of transcription factors that play a key role in regulating the growth and development of various plant organs such as leaves, flowers, roots, and fruits. This review article summarizes recent research on ARFs and highlights their involvement in key life processes. It emphasizes the need to deepen our understanding of ARF interactions with other proteins or genes and suggests using technical tools to solve practical problems. The article also discusses the potential of improving the nutrition and functionality of plant-derived foods through gene editing and other means.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Xiaobo Wei, Weiliang Guan, Yajie Yang, Yelin Shao, Linchun Mao
Summary: This study investigated the effect of MeJA on wound healing in kiwifruit and found that MeJA can promote wound healing by activating phenylpropanoid metabolism, increasing total phenols, flavonoids, and lignin contents, and enhancing the activities of related enzymes as well as gene expression levels.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Nishat Parveen, Nidhi Kandhol, Shivesh Sharma, Vijay Pratap Singh, Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Jutta Ludwig-Mueller, Francisco J. Corpas, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Summary: The plant hormone auxin plays a crucial role in regulating plant growth and development. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) also serve as signaling molecules at low concentrations, but excessive accumulation of ROS due to environmental stresses can be detrimental to cells. Nitric oxide (NO), a gaseous signaling molecule, has various beneficial effects on plants. Together, auxin, ROS, and NO are involved in developmental processes and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rao Yang, Shengsong Wang, Haolan Zou, Lin Li, Yonghui Li, Donghao Wang, Hongxing Xu, Xiaoyan Cao
Summary: The study showed that SmMYB52 significantly inhibited root growth and IAA accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza sterile seedlings, while activating phenolic acid biosynthesis and the JA signaling pathway. SmMYB52 also directly binds to and activates key enzyme genes for SalB biosynthesis, promoting its accumulation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Felix P. Hartmann, Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber, Eric Badel, Meriem Fournier, Bruno Moulia
Summary: In conifers, wood formation produces a characteristic tree-ring structure influenced by various factors, but with stable patterns of variation. The regulation of xylogenesis has long been hypothesized to rely on a morphogenetic gradient of auxin, but recent studies suggest a crosstalk between auxin and another biochemical signal is necessary to reproduce the characteristic tree-ring structure.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Miao Liu, Wei Chang, Mengna Yu, Yonghai Fan, Guoxia Shang, Yuanfang Xu, Yue Niu, Xumei Liu, Hong Zhu, Lishi Dai, Zhanglin Tang, Kai Zhang, Liezhao Liu, Cunmin Qu, Jiana Li, Kun Lu
Summary: The study identified the role of the rapeseed gene DAD1 in regulating silique length and seed weight increase, influencing fatty acid biosynthesis and phytohormone response pathways to enhance yield in rapeseed.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Simon Ndecky, Trang Hieu Nguyen, Elisabeth Eiche, Valerie Cognat, David Pflieger, Nitin Pawar, Ferdinand Betting, Somidh Saha, Antony Champion, Michael Riemann, Thierry Heitz
Summary: Jasmonate has dual impacts on the osmotic and ionic components of salt stress in rice. It is required for abscisic acid-mediated water deprivation responses but inhibits Na(+) retention in roots, leading to leaf damage. This study investigates the dynamics of JA metabolism and signaling in rice and identifies contrasted contributions of JA signaling to different sectors of the salt stress response in the plant.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xin Zhou, Junhong Li, Ludvig J. Backman, Patrik Danielson
Summary: This study investigated the effects of IL-1 beta and TGF beta 1 on corneal stromal cell differentiation. IL-1 beta treatment reduced the keratocyte phenotype, while TGF beta 1 treatment induced differentiation towards myofibroblasts. The crosstalk between IL-1 beta and TGF beta 1 was mediated by the NF-kappa B signaling pathway, with IL-1 beta inhibiting TGF beta 1-induced keratocyte-myofibroblast differentiation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Feng Gu, Shupei Ai, Yaoyao Chen, Sha Jin, Xin Xie, Tong Zhang, Guohua Zhong, Xin Yi
Summary: There is a mutualistic relationship between Penicillium and Bactrocera dorsalis, as insect behaviors facilitate the entry of fungal pathogens into fruits and fungal pathogens promote the fitness of insects. Penicillium can take advantage of the openings left by ovipositors of flies, and contaminated flies can spread the fungus to new sites. Additionally, the volatile emissions from fungi attract gravid flies to lay eggs at the infected site.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jay C. Delfin, Yuri Kanno, Mitsunori Seo, Naoki Kitaoka, Hideyuki Matsuura, Takayuki Tohge, Takafumi Shimizu
Summary: AtGH3.10 plays a role in flower development and the wound stress response in Arabidopsis, partially overlapping with AtJAR1.
Article
Plant Sciences
Athen N. Kimberlin, Rebekah E. Holtsclaw, Tong Zhang, Takalani Mulaudzi, Abraham J. Koo
Summary: This study provides insights into the mechanisms of wound-induced jasmonate biosynthesis in plants, showing that it occurs independent of gene transcription and translation. The findings contribute to our understanding of plant defense mechanisms against external stimuli.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kiyoshi Mashiguchi, Yoshiya Seto, Yuta Onozuka, Sarina Suzuki, Kiyoko Takemoto, Yanting Wang, Lemeng Dong, Kei Asami, Ryota Noda, Takaya Kisugi, Naoki Kitaoka, Kohki Akiyama, Harro Bouwmeester, Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Summary: Strigolactones are plant hormones that regulate shoot branching and other developmental processes. In Arabidopsis, a methyl esterified derivative of the biosynthetic precursor carlactonoic acid (CLA), called methyl carlactonoate (MeCLA), acts as an endogenous SL-like molecule. It has been found that an enzyme called CLAMT efficiently catalyzes the methylation of CLA to produce MeCLA. This methylation step is critical for converting an inactive precursor to a bioactive compound in the shoot branching inhibition pathway.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rishni Masimbula, Hiroto Kobayashi, Tenki Nakashima, Yurika Nambu, Naoki Kitaoka, Hideyuki Matsuura
Summary: Acyl glucoses are specialized metabolites produced by Solanaceae, with potential herbicidal and microbial growth inhibitory properties. A new acyl glucose, pennelliiside D, was isolated from S. pennellii and identified as 3,4-O-diisobutyryl-2-O-((S)-2-methylbutyryl)-D-glucose. This compound did not exhibit root growth-inhibitory activity, and chemical synthesis pathways were adapted to produce related compounds.
Article
Physiology
Wenlong Chen, Yaoyao Chen, Ziwei Xiao, Yuhua Zhang, Tong Zhang, Guohua Zhong, Xin Yi
Summary: This study investigates the effects of different biogenic amines on the mating performance of Bactrocera dorsalis. The results indicate that changes in dopamine and serotonin levels can affect mating rates. These findings are helpful for controlling this pest.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yaoyao Chen, Boer Hong, Yuhua Zhang, Xiaolian Chen, Tong Zhang, Guohua Zhong, Xin Yi
Summary: Animals under nutrient-poor conditions save energy by adjusting behavior and physiology. Starvation attenuates olfactory responses in Bactrocera dorsalis, which can be reversed by sugar re-feeding but not protein-rich diet. The study reveals the FoxO-Ors axis as a regulatory mechanism for odorant receptors during starvation and re-feeding cycles, providing an improved understanding of how the insulin signaling pathway shapes olfactory plasticity.
INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Virology
Biao Chen, Yulu Chen, Huazhou Chen, Zhenyi Liang, Jiahao Chen, Ruifeng Wu, Tong Zhang, Guohui Zhou, Xin Yang
Summary: A new iflavirus was discovered in the leafhopper Recilia dorsalis, which is commonly found in southwestern Guangdong and southeastern Guangxi, China. This virus is closely related to Langfang leafhopper iflavirus and is co-infected with rice stripe mosaic virus in rice fields.
Review
Entomology
Shupei Ai, Yuhua Zhang, Yaoyao Chen, Tong Zhang, Guohua Zhong, Xin Yi
Summary: In this paper, the authors reviewed the interactions between insects and microorganisms, focusing on the impact on insect behavior through olfaction. Olfaction plays a vital role in various insect behaviors, but microorganisms pose challenges to insect behavior through olfactory cues.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhiyi Wang, Xiaorong Yang, Siqi Zhou, Xishan Zhang, Yingzhi Zhu, Biao Chen, Xiuqin Huang, Xin Yang, Guohui Zhou, Tong Zhang
Summary: Phytoplasmas are uncultivable, phloem-limited, phytopathogenic bacteria that pose a major threat to agriculture worldwide. In this study, an antigenic membrane protein (Amp) of rice orange leaf phytoplasma (ROLP) was identified, which interacts with the actin of its insect vector, and it was demonstrated that Amp can promote the accumulation of ROLP in rice and tobacco plants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tsuyoshi Ogihara, Shunpei Shikama, Akihisa Ishii, Syotaro Hirota, Junichi Kashiwagi, Kaien Fujino, Yuki Mitsui, Takafumi Shimizu, Mitsunori Seo, Naoki Kitaoka, Yasunori Koda, Hideyuki Matsuura
Summary: A monoglyceride extracted from Japanese radish leaves has been found to act as an anti-bolting compound by inhibiting plant growth. This is achieved by decreasing gibberellin levels in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hiromu Tsuzuki, Naoki Kitaoka, Shiro Inoue, Kosaku Takahashi, Hideyuki Matsuura
Summary: Airborne MeJA is metabolized to JA and 12-OH-JA, and induces JA biosynthesis in M. polymorpha. Moreover, the transient increase in endogenous JA level after airborne MeJA treatment provides concrete evidence that M. polymorpha biosynthesizes JA.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Junkai Wang, Xiuqin Huang, Siping Chen, Jiahao Chen, Zhengyi Liang, Biao Chen, Xin Yang, Guohui Zhou, Tong Zhang
Summary: A CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual nucleic acid detection system was developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of sorghum mosaic virus and rice stripe mosaic virus. The system could detect samples at a dilution of 10^7, showing a 10^4-fold improvement over RT-PCR. It successfully detected rice stripe mosaic virus in a single leafhopper, the transmission vector of the virus.
FRONTIERS IN GENOME EDITING
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiuqin Huang, Feifei Li, Xishan Zhang, Jiahao Chen, Junkai Wang, Jing Wei, Xin Yang, Guohui Zhou, Tong Zhang
Summary: This study reveals that a vsiRNA derived from Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) targets a transcription factor called ROC1 in rice, resulting in inhibited root growth and severe developmental defects. This finding extends our understanding of the role of vsiRNA in viral disease development and has implications for the development of new antiviral approaches.
PHYTOPATHOLOGY RESEARCH
(2022)