The plant-specific receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases (RLCKs) form a large, poorly characterized family. Members of the RLCK VI_A class of dicots have a unique characteristic: their activity is regulated by Rho-of-plants (ROP) GTPases. The biological function of one of these kinases was investigated using a T-DNA insertion mutant and RNA interference. Loss of RLCK VI_A2 function resulted in restricted cell expansion and seedling growth. Although these phenotypes could be rescued by exogenous gibberellin, the mutant did not exhibit lower levels of active gibberellins nor decreased gibberellin sensitivity. Transcriptome analysis confirmed that gibberellin is not the direct target of the kinase; its absence rather affected the metabolism and signalling of other hormones such as auxin. It is hypothesized that gibberellins and the RLCK VI_A2 kinase act in parallel to regulate cell expansion and plant growth. Gene expression studies also indicated that the kinase might have an overlapping role with the transcription factor circuit (PIF4-BZR1-ARF6) controlling skotomorphogenesis-related hypocotyl/cotyledon elongation. Furthermore, the transcriptomic changes revealed that the loss of RLCK VI_A2 function alters cellular processes that are associated with cell membranes, take place at the cell periphery or in the apoplast, and are related to cellular transport and/or cell wall reorganisation.
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- Arabidopsis účinky léků enzymologie genetika růst a vývoj MeSH
- DNA bakterií genetika metabolismus MeSH
- DNA vazebné proteiny genetika metabolismus MeSH
- geneticky modifikované rostliny MeSH
- gibereliny metabolismus farmakologie MeSH
- hypokotyl účinky léků enzymologie genetika růst a vývoj MeSH
- inzerční mutageneze MeSH
- kotyledon účinky léků enzymologie genetika růst a vývoj MeSH
- kyseliny indoloctové metabolismus farmakologie MeSH
- protein-serin-threoninkinasy genetika metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny huseníčku genetika metabolismus MeSH
- regulace genové exprese u rostlin * MeSH
- regulátory růstu rostlin farmakologie MeSH
- semenáček účinky léků enzymologie genetika růst a vývoj MeSH
- stanovení celkové genové exprese MeSH
- transkripční faktory bHLH genetika metabolismus MeSH
- transkripční faktory genetika metabolismus MeSH
- transkriptom MeSH
- vývojová regulace genové exprese MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Stomatal ontogenesis, patterning, and function are hallmarks of environmental plant adaptation, especially to conditions limiting plant growth, such as elevated temperatures and reduced water availability. The specification and distribution of a stomatal cell lineage and its terminal differentiation into guard cells require a master regulatory protein phosphorylation cascade involving the YODA mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase. YODA signaling results in the activation of MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASEs (MPK3 and MPK6), which regulate transcription factors, including SPEECHLESS (SPCH). Here, we report that acute heat stress affects the phosphorylation and deactivation of SPCH and modulates stomatal density. By using complementary molecular, genetic, biochemical, and cell biology approaches, we provide solid evidence that HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS 90 (HSP90s) play a crucial role in transducing heat-stress response through the YODA cascade. Genetic studies revealed that YODA and HSP90.1 are epistatic, and they likely function linearly in the same developmental pathway regulating stomata formation. HSP90s interact with YODA, affect its cellular polarization, and modulate the phosphorylation of downstream targets, such as MPK6 and SPCH, under both normal and heat-stress conditions. Thus, HSP90-mediated specification and differentiation of the stomatal cell lineage couples stomatal development to environmental cues, providing an adaptive heat stress response mechanism in plants.
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- Arabidopsis fyziologie MeSH
- buněčná diferenciace MeSH
- buněčné dělení MeSH
- buněčný rodokmen MeSH
- epigeneze genetická MeSH
- fosforylace MeSH
- kotyledon cytologie MeSH
- MAP kinasy kinas (kinas) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- mitogenem aktivované proteinkinasy kinas metabolismus MeSH
- mitogenem aktivované proteinkinasy metabolismus MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- proteiny huseníčku genetika metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny tepelného šoku HSP90 genetika metabolismus MeSH
- průduchy rostlin cytologie růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- reakce na tepelný šok * MeSH
- regulace genové exprese u rostlin MeSH
- signální transdukce MeSH
- transkripční faktory bHLH metabolismus MeSH
- vazba proteinů MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Background and Aims: Pisum sativum L. (pea) seed is a source of carbohydrate and protein for the developing plant. By studying pea seeds inoculated by the cytokinin-producing bacterium, Rhodococcus fascians , we sought to determine the impact of both an epiphytic (avirulent) strain and a pathogenic strain on source-sink activity within the cotyledons during and following germination. Methods: Bacterial spread was monitored microscopically, and real-time reverse transcription-quantitative PCR was used to determine the expression of cytokinin biosynthesis, degradation and response regulator gene family members, along with expression of family members of SWEET , SUT , CWINV and AAP genes - gene families identified initially in pea by transcriptomic analysis. The endogenous cytokinin content was also determined. Key Results: The cotyledons infected by the virulent strain remained intact and turned green, while multiple shoots were formed and root growth was reduced. The epiphytic strain had no such marked impact. Isopentenyl adenine was elevated in the cotyledons infected by the virulent strain. Strong expression of RfIPT , RfLOG and RfCKX was detected in the cotyledons infected by the virulent strain throughout the experiment, with elevated expression also observed for PsSWEET , PsSUT and PsINV gene family members. The epiphytic strain had some impact on the expression of these genes, especially at the later stages of reserve mobilization from the cotyledons. Conclusions: The pathogenic strain retained the cotyledons as a sink tissue for the pathogen rather than the cotyledon converting completely to a source tissue for the germinating plant. We suggest that the interaction of cytokinins, CWINVs and SWEETs may lead to the loss of apical dominance and the appearance of multiple shoots.
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- cytokininy metabolismus MeSH
- hrách setý genetika mikrobiologie MeSH
- interakce hostitele a patogenu MeSH
- klíčení MeSH
- kotyledon růst a vývoj mikrobiologie MeSH
- nemoci rostlin mikrobiologie MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
- Rhodococcus fyziologie MeSH
- semena rostlinná mikrobiologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Membrane microdomains play vital roles in the process of bacterial infection. The membrane microdomain-associated protein Flot1 acts in an endocytic pathway and is required for seedling development, however, whether Flot1 is a part of host defense mechanisms remains unknown. During an analysis of callose deposition, we found that Flot1 amiRNAi mutants exhibited defects in response to flg22. Using variable-angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM), structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and fluorescence cross spectroscopy (FCS), we determined that the dynamic behavior of GFP-Flot1 in Arabidopsis thaliana cotyledon epidermal cells changed significantly in plants treated with the elicitor flg22. Moreover, we found that Flot1 was constitutively recycled via an endocytic pathway and that flg22 could promote endocytosis. Importantly, targeting of Flot1 to the late endosome/vacuole for degradation increased in response to flg22 treatment; immunoblot analysis showed that when triggered by flg22, GFP-Flot1 was gradually degraded in a time-dependent manner. Taken together, these findings support the hypothesis that the changing of dynamics and oligomeric states can promote the endocytosis and degradation of Flot1 under flg22 treatment in plant cells.
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- Arabidopsis účinky léků genetika metabolismus MeSH
- endocytóza účinky léků genetika fyziologie MeSH
- flagelin farmakologie MeSH
- fluorescenční mikroskopie MeSH
- geneticky modifikované rostliny genetika metabolismus MeSH
- kotyledon genetika metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny huseníčku genetika metabolismus MeSH
- regulace genové exprese u rostlin účinky léků genetika MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
In germinating seeds under unfavorable environmental conditions, the mobilization of stores in the cotyledons is delayed, which may result in a different modulation of carbohydrates balance and a decrease in seedling vigor. Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) caryopses grown at 4°C in the dark for an extended period in complete absence of nutrients, showed an unexpected ability to survive. Seedlings grown at 4°C for 210 days were morphologically identical to seedlings grown at 23°C for 21 days. After 400 days, seedlings grown at 4°C were able to differentiate plastids to chloroplast in just few days once transferred to the light and 23°C. Tall fescue exposed to prolonged period at 4°C showed marked anatomical changes: cell wall thickening, undifferentiated plastids, more root hairs and less xylem lignification. Physiological modifications were also observed, in particular related to sugar content, GA and ABA levels and amylolytic enzymes pattern. The phytohormones profiles exhibited at 4 and 23°C were comparable when normalized to the respective physiological states. Both the onset and the completion of germination were linked to GA and ABA levels, as well as to the ratio between these two hormones. All plants showed a sharp decline in carbohydrate content, with a consequent onset of gradual sugar starvation. This explained the slowed then full arrest in growth under both treatment regimes. The analysis of amylolytic activity showed that Ca2+ played a central role in the stabilization of several isoforms. Overall, convergence of starvation and hormone signals meet in crosstalk to regulate germination, growth and development in tall fescue.
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- alfa-amylasy metabolismus MeSH
- buněčná stěna metabolismus fyziologie MeSH
- časové faktory MeSH
- Festuca metabolismus fyziologie MeSH
- fyziologická adaptace fyziologie účinky záření MeSH
- fyziologický stres fyziologie MeSH
- gibereliny metabolismus MeSH
- kořeny rostlin metabolismus fyziologie MeSH
- kotyledon metabolismus fyziologie MeSH
- kyselina abscisová metabolismus MeSH
- lignin metabolismus MeSH
- nízká teplota MeSH
- rostlinné proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- sacharidy analýza MeSH
- semenáček fyziologie MeSH
- světlo MeSH
- tma MeSH
- vápník metabolismus MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Anoxia tolerance can be evaluated not only in terms of growth or survival of plant organs during oxygen deprivation, but also in relation to carbohydrate utilization in the context of a well-modulated fermentative metabolism. Rice (Oryza spp.) is unique among cereals, in that it has the distinctive ability to germinate under complete anaerobiosis by using the starchy reserves in its seeds to fuel the anaerobic metabolism. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of germinating rice seedlings to survive a long-term oxygen deficiency [40 days after sowing (DAS)] and the effects on sugar metabolism, focusing on starch degradation as well as soluble sugars transport and storage under anoxia. No significant decline in vitality occurred until 30 DAS though no recovery was detected following longer anoxic treatments. Growth arrest was observed following anoxic treatments longer that 20 DAS, in concomitance with considerably lower ethanol production. Amylolytic activity in embryos and endosperms had similar responses to anoxia, reaching maximum content 30 days after the onset of stress, following which the levels declined for the remainder of the experiment. Under anoxia, average amylolytic activity was twofold higher in embryos than endosperms. Efficient starch degradation was observed in rice under anoxia at the onset of the treatment but it decreased over time and did not lead to a complete depletion. Our analysis of α-amylase activity did not support the hypothesis that starch degradation plays a critical role in explaining differences in vitality and coleoptile growth under prolonged oxygen deprivation.
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- alfa-amylasy metabolismus MeSH
- anaerobióza MeSH
- endosperm metabolismus MeSH
- ethanol metabolismus MeSH
- klíčení * MeSH
- kotyledon metabolismus MeSH
- metabolismus sacharidů * MeSH
- rozpustnost MeSH
- rýže (rod) embryologie metabolismus MeSH
- škrob metabolismus MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Gymnosperms, unlike angiosperms, are able to synthesize chlorophyll and form photosystems in complete darkness. Photosystem I (PSI) formed under such conditions is fully active, but photosystem II (PSII) is present in its latent form with inactive oxygen evolving complex (OEC). In this work we have studied light-induced gradual changes in PSII function in dark-grown cotyledons of Norway spruce (Picea abies) via the measurement of chlorophyll a fluorescence rise, absorption changes at 830 nm, thermoluminescence glow curves (TL) and protein analysis. The results indicate that in dark-grown cotyledons, alternative reductants were able to act as electron donors to PSII with inactive OEC. Illumination of cotyledons for 5 min led to partial activation of PSII, which was accompanied by detectable oxygen evolution, but still a substantial number of PSII centers remained in the so called PSII-Q(B)-non-reducing form. Interestingly, even 24 h long illumination was not sufficient for the full activation of PSII centers. This was evidenced by a weak attachment of PsbP protein and the absence of PsbQ protein in PSII particles, the absence of PSII supercomplexes, the suboptimal maximum yield of PSII photochemistry, the presence of C band in TL curve and also the presence of up-shifted Q band in TL in DCMU-treated cotyledons. This slow light-induced activation of PSII in dark-grown cotyledons could contribute to the prevention of PSII overexcitation before the light-induced increase in PSI/PSII ratio allows effective operation of linear electron flow.
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- chlorofyl chemie metabolismus MeSH
- fotosyntéza účinky záření MeSH
- fotosystém I (proteinový komplex) metabolismus MeSH
- fotosystém II (proteinový komplex) metabolismus MeSH
- kotyledon růst a vývoj metabolismus účinky záření MeSH
- kyslík metabolismus MeSH
- luminiscenční měření metody MeSH
- rostlinné proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- semenáček růst a vývoj metabolismus účinky záření MeSH
- smrk růst a vývoj metabolismus účinky záření MeSH
- světlo * MeSH
- teplota MeSH
- tma * MeSH
- transport elektronů účinky záření MeSH
- tylakoidy metabolismus účinky záření MeSH
- western blotting MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Plant cell morphogenesis involves concerted rearrangements of microtubules and actin microfilaments. We previously reported that FH1, the main Arabidopsis thaliana housekeeping Class I membrane-anchored formin, contributes to actin dynamics and microtubule stability in rhizodermis cells. Here we examine the effects of mutations affecting FH1 (At3g25500) on cell morphogenesis and above-ground organ development in seedlings, as well as on cytoskeletal organization and dynamics, using a combination of confocal and variable angle epifluorescence microscopy with a pharmacological approach. Homozygous fh1 mutants exhibited cotyledon epinasty and had larger cotyledon pavement cells with more pronounced lobes than the wild type. The pavement cell shape alterations were enhanced by expression of the fluorescent microtubule marker GFP-microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4). Mutant cotyledon pavement cells exhibited reduced density and increased stability of microfilament bundles, as well as enhanced dynamics of microtubules. Analogous results were also obtained upon treatments with the formin inhibitor SMIFH2 (small molecule inhibitor of formin homology 2 domains). Pavement cell shape in wild-type (wt) and fh1 plants in some situations exhibited a differential response towards anti-cytoskeletal drugs, especially the microtubule disruptor oryzalin. Our observations indicate that FH1 participates in the control of microtubule dynamics, possibly via its effects on actin, subsequently influencing cell morphogenesis and macroscopic organ development.
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- aktiny metabolismus MeSH
- Arabidopsis cytologie účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- biologické markery metabolismus MeSH
- biologické modely MeSH
- cytoskelet účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- fluorescence MeSH
- klathrin metabolismus MeSH
- kotyledon účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- membránové proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- mikrofilamenta účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- mikrotubuly účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- mutace genetika MeSH
- proteiny huseníčku metabolismus MeSH
- semenáček účinky léků růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- thioketony farmakologie MeSH
- tvar buňky * účinky léků MeSH
- uracil analogy a deriváty farmakologie MeSH
- zelené fluorescenční proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
To achieve host colonization, successful pathogens need to overcome plant basal defences. For this, (hemi)biotrophic pathogens secrete effectors that interfere with a range of physiological processes of the host plant. AvrLm4-7 is one of the cloned effectors from the hemibiotrophic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans 'brassicaceae' infecting mainly oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Although its mode of action is still unknown, AvrLm4-7 is strongly involved in L. maculans virulence. Here, we investigated the effect of AvrLm4-7 on plant defence responses in a susceptible cultivar of B. napus. Using two isogenic L. maculans isolates differing in the presence of a functional AvrLm4-7 allele [absence ('a4a7') and presence ('A4A7') of the allele], the plant hormone concentrations, defence-related gene transcription and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation were analysed in infected B. napus cotyledons. Various components of the plant immune system were affected. Infection with the 'A4A7' isolate caused suppression of salicylic acid- and ethylene-dependent signalling, the pathways regulating an effective defence against L. maculans infection. Furthermore, ROS accumulation was decreased in cotyledons infected with the 'A4A7' isolate. Treatment with an antioxidant agent, ascorbic acid, increased the aggressiveness of the 'a4a7' L. maculans isolate, but not that of the 'A4A7' isolate. Together, our results suggest that the increased aggressiveness of the 'A4A7' L. maculans isolate could be caused by defects in ROS-dependent defence and/or linked to suppressed SA and ET signalling. This is the first study to provide insights into the manipulation of B. napus defence responses by an effector of L. maculans.
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- alely MeSH
- antioxidancia farmakologie MeSH
- Ascomycota účinky léků izolace a purifikace metabolismus MeSH
- Brassica napus účinky léků růst a vývoj metabolismus mikrobiologie MeSH
- chromatografie kapalinová MeSH
- cyklopentany metabolismus MeSH
- ethyleny metabolismus MeSH
- fungální proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- hmotnostní spektrometrie MeSH
- interakce hostitele a patogenu účinky léků MeSH
- kotyledon účinky léků metabolismus mikrobiologie MeSH
- kyselina abscisová metabolismus MeSH
- kyselina askorbová farmakologie MeSH
- kyselina salicylová metabolismus MeSH
- oxylipiny metabolismus MeSH
- peroxid vodíku metabolismus MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce s reverzní transkripcí MeSH
- regulátory růstu rostlin metabolismus MeSH
- signální transdukce * účinky léků MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
The role of abscisic acid (ABA) during early development was investigated in tomato seedlings. The endogenous content of ABA in particular organs was analyzed in seedlings grown in the dark and under blue light. Our results showed that in dark-grown seedlings, the ABA accumulation was maximal in the cotyledons and elongation zone of hypocotyl, whereas under blue-light, the ABA content was distinctly reduced. Our data are consistent with the conclusion that ABA promotes the growth of etiolated seedlings and the results suggest that ABA plays an inhibitory role in de-etiolation and photomorphogenesis in tomato.
