Journal articles: 'GAMYB transcription factor'

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Ko, Swee-Suak, Min-Jeng Li, Yi-Cheng Ho, Chun-Ping Yu, Ting-Ting Yang, Yi-Jyun Lin, Hung-Chien Hsing, et al. "Rice transcription factor GAMYB modulates bHLH142 and is homeostatically regulated by TDR during anther tapetal and pollen development." Journal of Experimental Botany 72, no. 13 (May 3, 2021): 4888–903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab190.

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Abstract GIBBERELLIN MYB GENE (GAMYB), UNDEVELOPED TAPETUM1 (UDT1), TDR INTERACTING PROTEIN2 (TIP2/bHLH142), TAPETUM DEGENERATION RETARDATION (TDR), and ETERNAL TAPETUM 1/DELAYED TAPETUM DEGENERATION (EAT1/DTD) are important transcription factors that play a crucial role during pollen development in rice. This study demonstrates that bHLH142 acts downstream of UDT1 and GAMYB and works as a ‘hub’ in these two pollen pathways. We show that GAMYB modulates bHLH142 expression through specific binding to the MYB motif of the bHLH142 promoter during the early stage of pollen development, while TDR acts as a transcriptional repressor of the GAMYB modulation of bHLH142 by binding to the E-box close to the MYB motif on the promoter. Altered expression of these transcription factors highlights that a tight, precise, and coordinated regulation among them is essential for normal pollen development. Most notably, we show that the regulatory pathways of GAMYB and UDT1 rely on bHLH142 in a direct and indirect manner, respectively, and function in different tissues with distinct biological roles during pollen development. This study advances our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of rice pollen development.

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Harris, Lauren J., Sarah A. Martinez, Benjamin R. Keyser, William E. Dyer, and Russell R. Johnson. "Functional analysis of TaABF1 during abscisic acid and gibberellin signalling in aleurone cells of cereal grains." Seed Science Research 23, no. 2 (April 8, 2013): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0960258513000081.

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AbstractThe wheat transcription factor TaABF1 physically interacts with the protein kinase PKABA1 and mediates both abscisic acid (ABA)-induced and ABA-suppressed gene expression. In bombarded aleurone cells of imbibing grains, the effect of TaABF1 in down-regulating the gibberellin (GA)-induced Amy32b promoter was stronger in the presence of exogenous ABA. As these grains contained low levels of endogenous ABA, the effect of TaABF1 may also be mediated by ABA-induced activation even in the absence of exogenous ABA. Levels of TaABF1 protein decreased slightly during imbibition of afterripened grains. However, TaABF1 levels (especially in aleurone layers) were not substantially affected by exogenous ABA or GA, indicating that changes in TaABF1 protein level are not an important part of regulating its role in hormone signalling. We found that TaABF1 was phosphorylated in vivo in aleurone cells, suggesting a role for post-translational modification in regulating TaABF1 activity. Induction of Amy32b by overexpression of the transcription factor GAMyb could not be prevented by TaABF1, indicating that TaABF1 acts upstream of GAMyb transcription in the signalling pathway. Supporting this view, knockdown of TaABF1 by RNA interference resulted in increased expression from the GAMyb promoter. These results are consistent with a model in which TaABF1 is constitutively present in aleurone cells, while its ability to down-regulate GAMyb is regulated in response to ABA.

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Hou, Hualan, Changwei Zhang, and Xilin Hou. "Cloning and Functional Analysis of BcMYB101 Gene Involved in Leaf Development in Pak Choi (Brassica rapa ssp. Chinensis)." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 8 (April 15, 2020): 2750. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082750.

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As one of the largest transcription factor families, MYB transcription factors are widely present, and they are involved in a diverse range of physiological activities in plants, such as leaf development. GAMYB genes belong to the R2R3-MYB subfamily, which includes the MYB33/65/101 gene, and these genes are studied well in seed germination and flowering, but their roles in leaf development are poorly understood. In the current study, we isolated a GAMYB transcription factor from pak choi, BcMYB101, and analyzed its characteristics and function. The sequence structure analysis indicated that BcMYB101 has a highly conserved R2R3 DNA-binding domain in the N-terminal region and three GAMYB-specific motifs (Box1, Box2, and Box3). The expression pattern of diverse tissues revealed that BcMYB101 has a higher transcript level in the petiole, leaf, root, and floral organs. Furthermore, the expression level was significantly elevated after GA (gibberellin) treatment, suggesting that the BcMYB101 response was positively regulated by GA. Subcellular localization exhibited that BcMYB101 was only present in the nuclear region, consistent with the characterization of the transcription factor. The overexpression of BcMYB101 elucidated that BcMYB101 increased leaf number and resulted in downward-curling cauline leaves. Moreover, the virus-induced BcMYB101 silencing displayed that BcMYB101 is involved in the regulation of curly leaves. Furthermore, we discovered that BcMYB101 has two trans-activation activities and one interaction protein, BcTCH4, using a trans-activation activity assay and a yeast two-hybrid assay, respectively. In this study, we firstly isolated the BcMYB101 gene and explored its function in leaf development, thereby providing a solid foundation for further research on the regulatory mechanism of leaf shape in Brassica or other species.

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Gubler, F., R. J. Watts, R. Kalla, P. Matthews, M. Keys, and J. V. Jacobsen. "Cloning of a Rice cDNA Encoding a Transcription Factor Homologous to Barley GAMyb." Plant and Cell Physiology 38, no. 3 (January 1, 1997): 362–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029175.

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Akkaya, Mahinur S., Gulay Gok Dagdas, and Yasin F. Dagdas. "In planta determination of GaMyb transcription factor as a target of pathogen induced microRNA, mir159." Current Opinion in Biotechnology 22 (September 2011): S47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2011.05.121.

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Oh, Sung‐Aeong, Thuong Nguyen Thi Hoai, Hyo‐Jin Park, Mingmin Zhao, David Twell, David Honys, and Soon‐Ki Park. "MYB81, a microspore‐specific GAMYB transcription factor, promotes pollen mitosis I and cell lineage formation in Arabidopsis." Plant Journal 101, no. 3 (November 18, 2019): 590–603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14564.

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Diaz, Isabel, Jesus Vicente-Carbajosa, Zamira Abraham, Manuel Martinez, Ines Isabel-La Moneda, and Pilar Carbonero. "The GAMYB protein from barley interacts with the DOF transcription factor BPBF and activates endosperm-specific genes during seed development." Plant Journal 29, no. 4 (February 2002): 453–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.0960-7412.2001.01230.x.

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Haseneyer, Grit, Catherine Ravel, Mireille Dardevet, François Balfourier, Pierre Sourdille, Gilles Charmet, Dominique Brunel, et al. "High level of conservation between genes coding for the GAMYB transcription factor in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) collections." Theoretical and Applied Genetics 117, no. 3 (May 17, 2008): 321–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-008-0777-4.

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Millar, Anthony A., Allan Lohe, and Gigi Wong. "Biology and Function of miR159 in Plants." Plants 8, no. 8 (July 30, 2019): 255. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8080255.

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MicroR159 (miR159) is ancient, being present in the majority of land plants where it targets a class of regulatory genes called GAMYB or GAMYB-like via highly conserved miR159-binding sites. These GAMYB genes encode R2R3 MYB domain transcription factors that transduce the gibberellin (GA) signal in the seed aleurone and the anther tapetum. Here, GAMYB plays a conserved role in promoting the programmed cell death of these tissues, where miR159 function appears weak. By contrast, GAMYB is not involved in GA-signaling in vegetative tissues, but rather its expression is deleterious, leading to the inhibition of growth and development. Here, the major function of miR159 is to mediate strong silencing of GAMYB to enable normal growth. Highlighting this requirement of strong silencing are conserved RNA secondary structures associated with the miR159-binding site in GAMYB mRNA that promotes miR159-mediated repression. Although the miR159-GAMYB pathway in vegetative tissues has been implicated in a number of different functions, presently no conserved role for this pathway has emerged. We will review the current knowledge of the different proposed functions of miR159, and how this ancient pathway has been used as a model to help form our understanding of miRNA biology in plants.

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Woodger, Fiona J., Anthony Millar, Fiona Murray, John V. Jacobsen, and Frank Gubler. "The Role of GAMYB Transcription Factors in GA-Regulated Gene Expression." Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 22, no. 2 (June 1, 2003): 176–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00344-003-0025-8.

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Jin, Xin, Chao Bai, Ludovic Bassie, Carmina Nogareda, Ignacio Romagosa, Richard M. Twyman, Paul Christou, and Changfu Zhu. "Zm PBF and Zm GAMYB transcription factors independently transactivate the promoter of the maize ( Zea mays ) β‐carotene hydroxylase 2 gene." New Phytologist 222, no. 2 (January 4, 2019): 793–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.15614.

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Washio, Kenji. "Functional Dissections between GAMYB and Dof Transcription Factors Suggest a Role for Protein-Protein Associations in the Gibberellin-Mediated Expression of the RAmy1A Gene in the Rice Aleurone." Plant Physiology 133, no. 2 (September 18, 2003): 850–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.103.027334.

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Lopez-Ortiz, Carlos, Yadira Peña-Garcia, Menuka Bhandari, Venkata Lakshmi Abburi, Purushothaman Natarajan, John Stommel, Padma Nimmakayala, and Umesh K. Reddy. "Identification of miRNAs and Their Targets Involved in Flower and Fruit Development across Domesticated and Wild Capsicum Species." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 9 (May 4, 2021): 4866. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22094866.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of the post-transcription stage of gene activity documented to play central roles in flower and fruit development in model plant species. However, little is known about their roles and differences in domesticated and wild Capsicum species. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing to analyze the miRNA content at three developmental stages (flower, small fruit, and middle fruit) from two cultivated (C. baccatum and C. annuum) and two wild (C. chacoense and C. eximium) pepper species. This analysis revealed 22 known and 27 novel miRNAs differentially expressed across species and tissues. A number of stage- and species-specific miRNAs were identified, and Gene Ontology terms were assigned to 138 genes targeted by the miRNAs. Most Gene Ontology terms were for the categories “genetic information processing”, “signaling and cellular processes”, “amino acid metabolism”, and “carbohydrate metabolism”. Enriched KEGG analysis revealed the pathways amino acids, sugar and nucleotide metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism, and fructose-mannose metabolism among the principal ones regulated by miRNAs during pepper fruit ripening. We predicted miRNA–target gene interactions regulating flowering time and fruit development, including miR156/157 with SPL genes, miR159 with GaMYB proteins, miR160 with ARF genes, miR172 with AP2-like transcription factors, and miR408 with CLAVATA1 gene across the different Capsicum species. In addition, novel miRNAs play an important role in regulating interactions potentially controlling plant pathogen defense and fruit quality via fructokinase, alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase, and aromatic and neutral amino acid transporter. Overall, the small RNA-sequencing results from this study represent valuable information that provides a solid foundation for uncovering the miRNA-mediated mechanisms of flower and fruit development between domesticated and wild Capsicum species.

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Zhou, Fangwei, Yingnan Chen, Huaitong Wu, and Tongming Yin. "Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of R2R3 MYB Gene Family in Populus and Salix and Identification of Male Flower Bud Development-Related Genes." Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (September 14, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.721558.

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The MYB transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest plant transcription factor gene family playing vital roles in plant growth and development, including defense, cell differentiation, secondary metabolism, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. As a model tree species of woody plants, in recent years, the identification and functional prediction of certain MYB family members in the poplar genome have been reported. However, to date, the characterization of the gene family in the genome of the poplar’s sister species willow has not been done, nor are the differences and similarities between the poplar and willow genomes understood. In this study, we conducted the first genome-wide investigation of the R2R3 MYB subfamily in the willow, identifying 216 R2R3 MYB gene members, and combined with the poplar R2R3 MYB genes, performed the first comparative analysis of R2R3 MYB genes between the poplar and willow. We identified 81 and 86 pairs of R2R3 MYB paralogs in the poplar and willow, respectively. There were 17 pairs of tandem repeat genes in the willow, indicating active duplication of willow R2R3 MYB genes. A further 166 pairs of poplar and willow orthologs were identified by collinear and synonymous analysis. The findings support the duplication of R2R3 MYB genes in the ancestral species, with most of the R2R3 MYB genes being retained during the evolutionary process. The phylogenetic trees of the R2R3 MYB genes of 10 different species were drawn. The functions of the poplar and willow R2R3 MYB genes were predicted using reported functional groupings and clustering by OrthoFinder. Identified 5 subgroups in general expanded in woody species, three subgroups were predicted to be related to lignin synthesis, and we further speculate that the other two subgroups also play a role in wood formation. We analyzed the expression patterns of the GAMYB gene of subgroup 18 (S18) related to pollen development in the male flower buds of poplar and willow at different developmental stages by qRT-PCR. The results showed that the GAMYB gene was specifically expressed in the male flower bud from pollen formation to maturity, and that the expression first increased and then decreased. Both the specificity of tissue expression specificity and conservation indicated that GAMYB played an important role in pollen development in both poplar and willow and was an ideal candidate gene for the analysis of male flower development-related functions of the two species.

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Liu, Juan, Li-Yu Chen, Ping Zhou, Zhenyang Liao, Hai Lin, Qingyi Yu, and Ray Ming. "Sex biased expression of hormone related genes at early stage of sex differentiation in papaya flowers." Horticulture Research 8, no. 1 (July 1, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41438-021-00581-4.

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AbstractSex types of papaya are controlled by a pair of nascent sex chromosomes, but molecular genetic mechanisms of sex determination and sex differentiation in papaya are still unclear. We performed comparative analysis of transcriptomic profiles of male and female floral buds at the early development stage before the initiation of reproductive organ primordia at which there is no morphological difference between male and female flowers. A total of 1734 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, of which 923 showed female-biased expression and 811 showed male-biased expression. Functional annotation revealed that genes related to plant hormone biosynthesis and signaling pathways, especially in abscisic acid and auxin pathways, were overrepresented in the DEGs. Transcription factor binding motifs, such as MYB2, GAMYB, and AP2/EREBP, were enriched in the promoters of the hormone-related DEGs, and transcription factors with those motifs also exhibited differential expression between sex types. Among these DEGs, we also identified 11 genes in the non-recombining region of the papaya sex chromosomes and 9 genes involved in stamen and carpel development. Our results suggested that sex differentiation in papaya may be regulated by multiple layers of regulation and coordination and involved transcriptional, epigenetic, and phytohormone regulation. Hormones, especially ABA and auxin, transcription factors, and genes in the non-recombination region of the sex chromosome could be involved in this process. Our findings may facilitate the elucidation of signal transduction and gene interaction in sex differentiation of unisexual flowers in papaya.

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Smailov, Bauyrzhan, Sanzhar Alybayev, Izat Smekenov, Aibek Mursalimov, Murat Saparbaev, Dos Sarbassov, and Amangeldy Bissenbaev. "Wheat Germination Is Dependent on Plant Target of Rapamycin Signaling." Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 (November 23, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.606685.

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Germination is a process of seed sprouting that facilitates embryo growth. The breakdown of reserved starch in the endosperm into simple sugars is essential for seed germination and subsequent seedling growth. At the early stage of germination, gibberellic acid (GA) activates transcription factor GAMYB to promote de novo synthesis of isoforms of α-amylase in the aleurone layer and scutellar epithelium of the embryo. Here, we demonstrate that wheat germination is regulated by plant target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling. TOR is a central component of the essential-nutrient–dependent pathway controlling cell growth in all eukaryotes. It is known that rapamycin, a highly specific allosteric inhibitor of TOR, is effective in yeast and animal cells but ineffective in most of higher plants likely owing to structural differences in ubiquitous rapamycin receptor FKBP12. The action of rapamycin on wheat growth has not been studied. Our data show that rapamycin inhibits germination of wheat seeds and of their isolated embryos in a dose-dependent manner. The involvement of Triticum aestivum TOR (TaTOR) in wheat germination was consistent with the suppression of wheat embryo growth by specific inhibitors of the TOR kinase: pp242 or torin1. Rapamycin or torin1 interfered with GA function in germination because of a potent inhibitory effect on α-amylase and GAMYB gene expression. The TOR inhibitors selectively targeted the GA-dependent gene expression, whereas expression of the abscisic acid-dependent ABI5 gene was not affected by either rapamycin or torin1. To determine whether the TaTOR kinase activation takes place during wheat germination, we examined phosphorylation of a ribosomal protein, T. aestivum S6 kinase 1 (TaS6K1; a substrate of TOR). The phosphorylation of serine 467 (S467) in a hydrophobic motif on TaS6K1 was induced in a process of germination triggered by GA. Moreover, the germination-induced phosphorylation of TaS6K1 on S467 was dependent on TaTOR and was inhibited by rapamycin or torin1. Besides, a gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor (paclobutrazol; PBZ) blocked not only α-amylase gene expression but also TaS6K1 phosphorylation in wheat embryos. Thus, a hormonal action of GA turns on the synthesis of α-amylase in wheat germination via activation of the TaTOR–S6K1 signaling pathway.

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Nayyeripasand, Leila, Ghasem Ali Garoosi, and Asadollah Ahmadikhah. "Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) to Identify Salt-Tolerance QTLs Carrying Novel Candidate Genes in Rice During Early Vegetative Stage." Rice 14, no. 1 (January 9, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12284-020-00433-0.

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Abstract Background Rice is considered as a salt-sensitive plant, particularly at early vegetative stage, and its production is suffered from salinity due to expansion of salt affected land in areas under cultivation. Hence, significant increase of rice productivity on salinized lands is really necessary. Today genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a method of choice for fine mapping of QTLs involved in plant responses to abiotic stresses including salinity stress at early vegetative stage. In this study using > 33,000 SNP markers we identified rice genomic regions associated to early stage salinity tolerance. Eight salinity-related traits including shoot length (SL), root length (RL), root dry weight (RDW), root fresh weight (RFW), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot dry weight (SDW), relative water content (RWC) and TW, and 4 derived traits including SL-R, RL-R, RDW-R and RFW-R in a diverse panel of rice were evaluated under salinity (100 mM NaCl) and normal conditions in growth chamber. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) was applied based on MLM(+Q + K) model. Results Under stress conditions 151 trait-marker associations were identified that were scattered on 10 chromosomes of rice that arranged in 29 genomic regions. A genomic region on chromosome 1 (11.26 Mbp) was identified which co-located with a known QTL region SalTol1 for salinity tolerance at vegetative stage. A candidate gene (Os01g0304100) was identified in this region which encodes a cation chloride cotransporter. Furthermore, on this chromosome two other candidate genes, Os01g0624700 (24.95 Mbp) and Os01g0812000 (34.51 Mbp), were identified that encode a WRKY transcription factor (WRKY 12) and a transcriptional activator of gibberellin-dependent alpha-amylase expression (GAMyb), respectively. Also, a narrow interval on the same chromosome (40.79–42.98 Mbp) carries 12 candidate genes, some of them were not so far reported for salinity tolerance at seedling stage. Two of more interesting genes are Os01g0966000 and Os01g0963000, encoding a plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPase and a peroxidase BP1 protein. A candidate gene was identified on chromosome 2 (Os02g0730300 at 30.4 Mbp) encoding a high affinity K+ transporter (HAK). On chromosome 6 a DnaJ-encoding gene and pseudouridine synthase gene were identified. Two novel genes on chromosome 8 including the ABI/VP1 transcription factor and retinoblastoma-related protein (RBR), and 3 novel genes on chromosome 11 including a Lox, F-box and Na+/H+ antiporter, were also identified. Conclusion Known or novel candidate genes in this research were identified that can be used for improvement of salinity tolerance in molecular breeding programmes of rice. Further study and identification of effective genes on salinity tolerance by the use of candidate gene-association analysis can help to precisely uncover the mechanisms of salinity tolerance at molecular level. A time dependent relationship between salt tolerance and expression level of candidate genes could be recognized.

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Liu, Xinyue, Ze Wu, Jingxian Feng, Guozhen Yuan, Ling He, Dehua Zhang, and Nianjun Teng. "A Novel R2R3-MYB Gene LoMYB33 From Lily Is Specifically Expressed in Anthers and Plays a Role in Pollen Development." Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (September 23, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.730007.

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Lily (Lilium spp.) is an important commercial flower crop, but its market popularity and applications are adversely affected by severe pollen pollution. Many studies have examined pollen development in model plants, but few studies have been conducted on flower crops such as lily. GAMYBs are a class of R2R3-MYB transcription factors and play important roles in plant development and biotic resistance; their functions vary in different pathways, and many of them are involved in anther development. However, their function and regulatory role in lily remain unclear. Here, the GAMYB homolog LoMYB33 was isolated and identified from lily. The open reading frame of LoMYB33 was 1620 bp and encoded a protein with 539 amino acids localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Protein sequence alignment showed that LoMYB33 contained a conserved R2R3 domain and three BOX motifs (BOX1, BOX2, and BOX3), which were unique to the GAMYB family. LoMYB33 had transcriptional activation activity, and its transactivation domain was located within 90 amino acids of the C-terminal. LoMYB33 was highly expressed during the late stages of anther development, especially in pollen. Analysis of the promoter activity of LoMYB33 in transgenic Arabidopsis revealed that the LoMYB33 promoter was highly activated in the pollen of stage 12 to 13 flowers. Overexpression of LoMYB33 in Arabidopsis significantly retarded growth; the excess accumulation of LoMYB33 also negatively affected normal anther development, which generated fewer pollen grains and resulted in partial male sterility in transgenic plants. Silencing of LoMYB33 in lily also greatly decreased the amount of pollen. Overall, our results suggested that LoMYB33 might play an important role in the anther development and pollen formation of lily.

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Nayyeripasand, Leila, Ghasem Ali Garoosi, and Asadollah Ahmadikhah. "Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) to Identify Salt-Tolerance QTLs Carrying Novel Candidate Genes in Rice During Early Vegetative Stage." Rice 14, no. 1 (January 9, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12284-020-00433-0.

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AbstractBackgroundRice is considered as a salt-sensitive plant, particularly at early vegetative stage, and its production is suffered from salinity due to expansion of salt affected land in areas under cultivation. Hence, significant increase of rice productivity on salinized lands is really necessary. Today genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a method of choice for fine mapping of QTLs involved in plant responses to abiotic stresses including salinity stress at early vegetative stage. In this study using > 33,000 SNP markers we identified rice genomic regions associated to early stage salinity tolerance. Eight salinity-related traits including shoot length (SL), root length (RL), root dry weight (RDW), root fresh weight (RFW), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot dry weight (SDW), relative water content (RWC) and TW, and 4 derived traits including SL-R, RL-R, RDW-R and RFW-R in a diverse panel of rice were evaluated under salinity (100 mM NaCl) and normal conditions in growth chamber. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) was applied based on MLM(+Q + K) model.ResultsUnder stress conditions 151 trait-marker associations were identified that were scattered on 10 chromosomes of rice that arranged in 29 genomic regions. A genomic region on chromosome 1 (11.26 Mbp) was identified which co-located with a known QTL regionSalTol1for salinity tolerance at vegetative stage. A candidate gene (Os01g0304100) was identified in this region which encodes a cation chloride cotransporter. Furthermore, on this chromosome two other candidate genes,Os01g0624700(24.95 Mbp) andOs01g0812000(34.51 Mbp), were identified that encode aWRKYtranscription factor (WRKY 12) and a transcriptional activator of gibberellin-dependent alpha-amylase expression (GAMyb), respectively. Also, a narrow interval on the same chromosome (40.79–42.98 Mbp) carries 12 candidate genes, some of them were not so far reported for salinity tolerance at seedling stage. Two of more interesting genes areOs01g0966000andOs01g0963000, encoding a plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPase and a peroxidase BP1 protein. A candidate gene was identified on chromosome 2 (Os02g0730300at 30.4 Mbp) encoding a high affinity K+transporter (HAK). On chromosome 6 a DnaJ-encoding gene and pseudouridine synthase gene were identified. Two novel genes on chromosome 8 including the ABI/VP1 transcription factor and retinoblastoma-related protein (RBR), and 3 novel genes on chromosome 11 including aLox,F-box and Na+/H+antiporter, were also identified.ConclusionKnown or novel candidate genes in this research were identified that can be used for improvement of salinity tolerance in molecular breeding programmes of rice. Further study and identification of effective genes on salinity tolerance by the use of candidate gene-association analysis can help to precisely uncover the mechanisms of salinity tolerance at molecular level. A time dependent relationship between salt tolerance and expression level of candidate genes could be recognized.

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Dijkhuizen, Laura W., Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei, Paul Brouwer, Niels Rijken, Valerie A. Buijs, Erbil Güngör, and Henriette Schluepmann. "Far-Red Light-Induced Azolla filiculoides Symbiosis Sexual Reproduction: Responsive Transcripts of Symbiont Nostoc azollae Encode Transporters Whilst Those of the Fern Relate to the Angiosperm Floral Transition." Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (August 11, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.693039.

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Water ferns of the genus Azolla and the filamentous cyanobacteria Nostoc azollae constitute a model symbiosis that enabled the colonization of the water surface with traits highly desirable for the development of more sustainable crops: their floating mats capture CO2 and fix N2 at high rates using light energy. Their mode of sexual reproduction is heterosporous. The regulation of the transition from the vegetative phase to the spore forming phase in ferns is largely unknown, yet a prerequisite for Azolla domestication, and of particular interest as ferns represent the sister lineage of seed plants. Sporocarps induced with far red light could be crossed so as to verify species attribution of strains from the Netherlands but not of the strain from the Anzali lagoon in Iran; the latter strain was assigned to a novel species cluster from South America. Red-dominated light suppresses the formation of dissemination stages in both gametophyte- and sporophyte-dominated lineages of plants, the response likely is a convergent ecological strategy to open fields. FR-responsive transcripts included those from MIKCC homologues of CMADS1 and miR319-controlled GAMYB transcription factors in the fern, transporters in N. azollae, and ycf2 in chloroplasts. Loci of conserved microRNA (miRNA) in the fern lineage included miR172, yet FR only induced miR529 and miR535, and reduced miR319 and miR159. Phylogenomic analyses of MIKCC TFs suggested that the control of flowering and flower organ specification may have originated from the diploid to haploid phase transition in the homosporous common ancestor of ferns and seed plants.

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Qin, Zihai, Junji Li, Ye Zhang, Yufei Xiao, Xiaoning Zhang, Lianxiang Zhong, Hailong Liu, and Bowen Chen. "Genome-wide identification of microRNAs involved in the somatic embryogenesis of Eucalyptus." G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 11, no. 4 (March 9, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab070.

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Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs (18–24 nt) and function in many biological processes in plants. Although Eucalyptus trees are widely planted across the world, our understanding of the miRNA regulation in the somatic embryogenesis (SE) of Eucalyptus is still poor. Here we reported, for the first time, the miRNA profiles of differentiated and dedifferentiated tissues of two Eucalyptus species and identified miRNAs involved in SE of Eucalyptus. Stem and tissue culture–induced callus were obtained from the subculture seedlings of E. camaldulensis and E. grandis x urophylla and were used as differentiated and dedifferentiated samples, respectively. Small RNA sequencing generated 304.2 million clean reads for the Eucalyptus samples (n = 3) and identified 888 miRNA precursors (197 known and 691 novel) for Eucalyptus. These miRNAs were mainly distributed in chromosomes Chr03, Chr05, and Chr08 and can produce 46 miRNA clusters. Then, we identified 327 and 343 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRs) in the dedifferentiation process of E. camaldulensis and E. grandis x urophylla, respectively. DEmiRs shared by the two Eucalyptus species might be involved in the development of embryonic callus, such as MIR156, MIR159, MIR160, MIR164, MIR166, MIR169, MIR171, MIR399, and MIR482. Notably, we identified 81 upregulated and 67 downregulated miRNAs specific to E. camaldulensis, which might be associated with the high embryogenic potential. Target prediction and functional analysis showed that they might be involved in longevity regulating and plant hormone signal transduction pathways. Further, using the gene expression profiles, we observed the negative regulation of miRNA–target pairs, such as MIR160~ARF18, MIR396~GRF6, MIR166~ATHB15/HD-ZIP, and MIR156/MIR157~SPL1. Interestingly, transcription factors such as WRKY, MYB, GAMYB, TCP4, and PIL1 were found to be regulated by the DEmiRs. The genes encoding PIL1 and RPS21C, regulated by upregulated miRNAs (e.g., egd-N-miR63-5p, egd-N-miR63-5p, and MIR169,) were downregulated exclusively in the dedifferentiation of E. camaldulensis. This is the first time to study the miRNA regulation in the dedifferentiation process of Eucalyptus and it will provide a valuable resource for future studies. More importantly, it will improve our understanding of miRNA regulation during the somatic embryogenesis of Eucalyptus and benefit the Eucalyptus breeding program.

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