A comparative genomic analysis of plant hormone related genes in different species

Plant hormones are small molecules that play important roles throughout the life span of a plant,known as auxin,gibberellin,cytokinin,abscisic acid,ethylene,jasmonic acid,salicylic acid,and brassinosteroid.Genetic and molecular studies in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana have revealed the individual pathways of various plant hormone responses.In this study,we selected 479 genes that were convincingly associated with various hormone actions based on genetic evidence.By using these 479 genes as queries,a genome-wide search for their orthoiogues in several species(microorganisms,plants and animals) was performed.Meanwhile,a comparative analysis was conducted to evaluate their evolutionary relationship.Our analysis revealed that the metabolisms and functions of plant hormones are generally more sophisticated and diversified in higher plant species.In particular,we found that several phytohormone receptors and key signaling components were not present in lower plants or animals.Meanwhile,as the genome complexity increases,the orthologne genes tend to have more copies and probably gain more diverse functions.Our study attempts to introduce the classification and phylogenic analysis of phytohormone related genes,from metabolism enzymes to receptors and signaling components,in different species.     

AP2/ERF转录因子调控植物非生物胁迫响应研究进展

低温、干旱、高盐和缺氧等多种不良环境影响植物的生长发育, 植物通过长期进化形成复杂的调节机制来适应这些不利条件。AP2/ERF是植物特有的转录因子, 在各种胁迫响应过程中发挥关键调控作用。近年来, 越来越多的研究表明, 植物激素介导的信号级联通路与逆境胁迫响应关系密切, AP2/ERF转录因子可与激素信号转导协同形成交叉调控网络。许多AP2/ERF转录因子通过响应植物激素脱落酸和乙烯, 激活依赖或不依赖于脱落酸和乙烯的胁迫响应基因的表达。此外, AP2/ERF转录因子参与赤霉素、细胞分裂素和油菜素内酯介导的生长发育和胁迫应答。该文简要综述了AP2/ERF转录因子的结构特征、转录调控、翻译后修饰、结合位点、协同互作蛋白及其参与调控依赖或不依赖激素信号转导途径的非生物胁迫响应研究进展, 为解析不同AP2/ERF转录因子在调控激素和胁迫响应网络中的作用提供理论依据。     

脱落酸衍生物及其类似物研究进展

脱落酸是一种广泛存在于植物体内的植物激素,它与植物离层形成、诱导休眠、抑制发芽、促进器官衰老和脱落及增强抗逆性等密切相关.本文就其衍生物及类似物的研究做一概要综述,并对脱落酸的衍生化及结构改造与生物活性关系做了综合评价,从目前的情况来看,对8'或9'位甲基的衍生化是相对比较成功的,其中出现了一些活性较高的化合物,这也是近年来ABA衍生化研究的热点.     

种子萌发的抑制调控机制

种子萌发是植物生命周期中一个重要的生理过程,激素作用、miRNA抑制、mRNA区域化、表观遗传调控等多个层次的分子抑制参与该过程的调控。赤霉素（解除抑制的激素）合成和失活的调控主要发生在转录水平,而脱落酸（引起抑制的激素）信号转导途径的调控则通过蛋白质抑制物的降解来实现。miRNA在转录后水平使其靶基因的mRNA降解,抑制种子的萌发;通过mRNA的区域化抑制与萌发相关基因的翻译属于另一层次的转录后抑制;小RNA介导的表观遗传机制也可能在种子萌发过程基因表达的协同调控中发挥重要作用。与分子水平的抑制类似,胚乳和种皮产生的机械抑制也很重要。     

拟南芥MAX2蛋白功能研究进展

独角金内酯(strigolactone, SLs)是一类新型植物激素,在植物生长发育的进程中发挥多种重要功能,包括调控植物的分枝,促进种子的萌发,以及影响根系建成等。MAX2 (more axillary growth 2)是SL信号传导途径的关键调控因子,位于合成途径基因MAX1、MAX3和MAX4的下游,几乎影响独脚金内酯所控制的所有表型。近年来,MAX2多样化的功能逐步得到揭示,大量数据表明MAX2不仅仅是SL信号的重要组分,同时也参与SL和多种激素信号间的交叉互作,在植物生长发育的各个环节,以及抵御生物和非生物胁迫的反应中都发挥至关重要的作用,但具体调控机制还有待更加深入的研究。对目前已知的MAX2功能进行了总结和阐述,以期为全面揭示MAX2功能及其调控多种激素信号的交叉机制提供理论参考。     

Transcriptome Analysis of Plant Hormone-Related Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Genes in a Sunlight-Type Plant Factory

In plant factories, measurements of plant conditions are necessary at an early stage of growth to predict harvest times of high value-added crops. Moreover, harvest qualities depend largely on environmental stresses that elicit plant hormone responses. However, the complexities of plant hormone networks have not been characterized under nonstress conditions. In the present study, we determined temporal expression profiles of all genes and then focused on plant hormone pathways using RNA-Seq analyses of gene expression in tomato leaves every 2 h for 48 h. In these experiments, temporally expressed genes were found in the hormone synthesis pathways for salicylic acid, abscisic acid, ethylene, and jasmonic acid. The timing of CAB expression 1 (TOC1) and abscisic acid insensitive 1 (ABA1) and open stomata 1 (OST1) control gating stomata. In this study, compare with tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana, expression patterns of TOC1 have similarity. In contrast, expression patterns of tomato ABI1 and OST1 had expression peak at different time. These findings suggest that the regulation of gating stomata does not depend predominantly on TOC1 and significantly reflects the extracellular environment. The present data provide new insights into relationships between temporally expressed plant hormone-related genes and clock genes under normal sunlight conditions.     

Cold stress triggers freezing tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via hormone regulation and transcription of related genes

• Low temperatures limit the geographic distribution and yield of plants. Hormones play an important role in coordinating the growth and development of plants and their tolerance to low temperatures. However, the mechanisms by which hormones affect plant resistance to extreme cold stress in the natural environment are still unclear.
• In this study, two winter wheat varieties with different cold resistances, Dn1 and J22, were used to conduct targeted plant hormone metabolome analysis on the tillering nodes of winter wheat at 5 °C, −10 °C and −25 °C using an LC–ESI–MS/MS system. We screened 39 hormones from 88 plant hormone metabolites and constructed a partial regulatory network of auxin, jasmonic acid and cytokinin.
• GO analysis and enrichment of KEGG pathways in different metabolites showed that the ‘plant hormone signal transduction’ pathway was the most common. Our study showed that extreme low temperature increased the most levels of auxin, cytokinin and salicylic acid, and decreased levels of jasmonic acid and abscisic acid, and that levels of auxin, jasmonic acid and cytokinin in Dn1 were higher than those in J22. These changes in hormone levels were associated with changes in gene expression in synthesis, catabolism, transport and signal transduction pathways. These results differ from the previous hormone regulation mechanisms, which were mostly obtained at 4 °C.
• Our results provide a basis for further understanding the molecular mechanisms by which plant endogenous hormones regulate plant freezing stress tolerance.

     

赤霉菌分子生物学研究进展

过去 1 0年中 ,由于基因克隆、遗传转化等分子生物学方法与技术的应用 ,对赤霉菌中赤霉素生物合成基因的克隆、鉴定、异源表达及其表达调控等分子生物学研究取得了很大进展。现从赤霉菌的转化系统、赤霉素生物合成基因克隆、合成机理及其基因表达调控等方面的研究进展进行综述     

The stomata frontline of plant interaction with the environment-perspectives from hormone regulation

Plants have evolved elaborate mechanisms to perceive and integrate signals from various environmental conditions.On leaf surface,stomata formed by pairs of guard cells mediate gas exchange,water transp...     

Roles of F-box proteins in plant hormone responses

The F-box protein is an important component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Skpl-Cullin-F-box protein complex. It binds specific substrates for ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. The F-box proteins contain a signature F-box motif at their amino-terminus and some protein-protein interaction motifs at their carboxyterminus, such as Trp-Asp repeats or leucine rich repeats. Many F-box proteins have been identified to be involved in plant hormone response as receptors or important medial components. These breakthrough findings shed light on our current understanding of the structure and function of the various F-box proteins, their related plant hormone signaling pathways, and their roles in regulating plant development.     

Getting to the root: The role of the Agrobacterium rhizogenes rol genes in the formation of hairy roots

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes are the causative agents of the crown gall and hairy root diseases, respectively. The pathogenicity of both species is caused by an inter-kingdom transfer of DNA from the bacteria to wounded plant cells. This 'transfer-DNA' (T-DNA) contains oncogenes whose expression transforms the plant recipient cell into a rapidly dividing tumour cell. In the case of A. tumefaciens , three of these oncogenes have been shown to encode enzymes catalyzing the biosynthesis of the plant growth hormones auxin and cytokinin. Therefore, the unorganized cell division in the crown gall tumour can be largely explained by an unregulated overproduction of these plant growth regulators. In contrast, the hairy root disease is characterized by a massive growth of adventitious roots at the site of infection. Because of the similarities of the infection processes, and because A. rhizogenes and A. tumefaciens are very closely related, it has been suggested that the most important A. rhizogenes oncogenes, the so called rol genes, are also encoding proteins involved in the regulation of plant hormone metabolism. However, recent data indicate that this is not the case. Thus the rol genes have functions that most likely are different from producing mere alterations of plant hormone concentrations. This review summarizes recent results concerning the expression and function of the rol genes, and presents a model for the role of these genes, especially rolB and rolC , in the A. rhizogenes infection process.     

植物启动子的诱导模序

启动子是位于基因 5′端并负责该基因转录的DNA序列。诱导性启动子中有一些对伤害、真菌侵染、紫外线照射、激素等做出应答反应的顺式作用元件 ,被称为模序。已在植物启动子中鉴定出许多与诱导表达相关的模序 ,如伤害诱导模序 ,真菌诱导模序 ,植物激素诱导模序和光诱导模序等。这些模序作为启动子的顺式元件对各种诱导因子做出反应、调控基因的表达。     

A thermodynamic switch modulates abscisic acid receptor sensitivity

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key hormone regulating plant growth, development and the response to biotic and abiotic stress. ABA binding to pyrabactin resistance (PYR)/PYR1-like (PYL)/Regulatory Component of Abscisic acid Receptor (RCAR) intracellular receptors promotes the formation of stable complexes with certain protein phosphatases type 2C (PP2Cs), leading to the activation of ABA signalling. The PYR/PYL/RCAR family contains 14 genes in Arabidopsis and is currently the largest plant hormone receptor family known; however, it is unclear what functional differentiation exists among receptors. Here, we identify two distinct classes of receptors, dimeric and monomeric, with different intrinsic affinities for ABA and whose differential properties are determined by the oligomeric state of their apo forms. Moreover, we find a residue in PYR1, H60, that is variable between family members and plays a key role in determining oligomeric state. In silico modelling of the ABA activation pathway reveals that monomeric receptors have a competitive advantage for binding to ABA and PP2Cs. This work illustrates how receptor oligomerization can modulate hormonal responses and more generally, the sensitivity of a ligand-dependent signalling system.