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1. Arabidopsis NAC016 promotes chlorophyll breakdown by directly upregulating STAYGREEN1 transcription

Author:
Sakuraba, Yasuhito; Han, Su-Hyun; Lee, Sang-Hwa; Hörtensteiner, Stefan; Paek, Nam-Chon
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 155-166
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; abiotic stress; abscisic acid; biosynthesis; chlorophyll; chromatin; enzymes; gene expression regulation; gene overexpression; genes; leaves; mutants; phenotype; precipitin tests; promoter regions; seeds; transcription (genetics); transcription factors; yeasts
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The Arabidopsis transcriptional factor NAC016 directly activates chlorophyll degradation during leaf senescence by binding to the promoter of SGR1 and upregulating its transcription. During leaf senescence or abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana, STAYGREEN1 (SGR1) promotes chlorophyll (Chl) degradation, acting with Chl catabolic enzymes, but the mechanism regulating SGR1 transcript ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1876-8

2. Artemisinin production by plant hairy root cultures in gas- and liquid-phase bioreactors

Author:
Patra, Nivedita; Srivastava, Ashok K.
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 143-153
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Agrobacterium; Artemisia annua; artemisinin; biomass production; bioreactors; cerebral malaria; explants; gases; genetic transformation; roots
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Alternative biotechnological protocol for large-scale artemisinin production was established. It featured enhanced growth and artemisinin production by cultivation of hairy roots in nutrient mist bioreactor (NMB) coupled with novel cultivation strategies. Artemisinin is used for the treatment of cerebral malaria. Presently, its main source is from seasonal plant Artemisia annua. This ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1875-9

3. Assessment of genetic and epigenetic changes in virus-free garlic (Allium sativum L.) plants obtained by meristem culture followed by in vitro propagation

Author:
Gimenez, Magalí Diana; Yañez-Santos, Anahí Mara; Paz, Rosalía Cristina; Quiroga, Mariana Paola; Marfil, Carlos Federico; Conci, Vilma Cecilia; García-Lampasona, Sandra Claudia
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 129-141
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Allium sativum; cultivars; epigenetics; expressed sequence tags; garlic; meristems; methylation; micropropagation; phenotypic variation; retrotransposons; sanitizing; somaclonal variation; tissue culture; virus-free plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : This is the first report assessing epigenetic variation in garlic. High genetic and epigenetic polymorphism during in vitro culture was detected. Sequencing of MSAP fragments revealed homology with ESTs. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a worldwide crop of economic importance susceptible to viral infections that can cause significant yield losses. Meristem tissue culture is the most employ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1874-x

4. CaMV-35S promoter sequence-specific DNA methylation in lettuce

Author:
Okumura, Azusa; Shimada, Asahi; Yamasaki, Satoshi; Horino, Takuya; Iwata, Yuji; Koizumi, Nozomu; Nishihara, Masahiro; Mishiba, Kei-ichiro
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 43-51
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Cauliflower mosaic virus; DNA methylation; Gentiana; Lactuca sativa; gene silencing; genes; lettuce; messenger RNA; promoter regions; sequence analysis; transfer DNA; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : We found 35S promoter sequence-specific DNA methylation in lettuce. Additionally, transgenic lettuce plants having a modified 35S promoter lost methylation, suggesting the modified sequence is subjected to the methylation machinery. We previously reported that cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter-specific DNA methylation in transgenic gentian (Gentiana triflora × G. scabra) plants o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1865-y

5. Cytokinin profiles in ex vitro acclimatized Eucomis autumnalis plants pre-treated with smoke-derived karrikinolide

Author:
Aremu, Adeyemi O.; Plačková, Lenka; Novák, Ondřej; Stirk, Wendy A.; Doležal, Karel; Van Staden, Johannes
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 227-238
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Eucomis autumnalis; benzyladenine; biomass; bulbs; cytokinins; leaf area; leaves; micropropagation; naphthaleneacetic acid; plant growth; plant hormones; rooting
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The current evidence of regulatory effect of smoke–water (SW) and karrikinolide (KAR ₁) on the concentrations of endogenous cytokinins in plants partly explain the basis for their growth stimulatory activity. Karrikinolide (KAR₁) which is derived from smoke–water (SW) is involved in some physiological aspects in the life-cycle of plants. This suggests a potential influence on the end ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1881-y

6. Ectopic expression of Pokkali phosphoglycerate kinase-2 (OsPGK2-P) improves yield in tobacco plants under salinity stress

Author:
Joshi, Rohit; Karan, Ratna; Singla-Pareek, Sneh L.; Pareek, Ashwani
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 27-41
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Calvin cycle; adenosine triphosphate; carbon cycle; chlorophyll; chromosomes; crop yield; crops; cultivars; developmental stages; gene overexpression; genes; genotype; glycolysis; homeostasis; landraces; phenotype; phosphoglycerate kinase; pods; proline; rice; salt stress; salt tolerance; sequence analysis; stress tolerance; tobacco; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Our results indicate that OsPGK2a-P gene is differentially regulated in contrasting rice cultivars under stress and its overexpression confers salt stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK; EC = 2.7.2.3) plays a major role for ATP production during glycolysis and 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate production to participate in the Calvin cycle for carbon fixation in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1864-z

7. Ectopic overexpression of WsSGTL1, a sterol glucosyltransferase gene in Withania somnifera, promotes growth, enhances glycowithanolide and provides tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses

Author:
Saema, Syed; Rahman, Laiq ur; Singh, Ruchi; Niranjan, Abhishek; Ahmad, Iffat Zareen; Misra, Pratibha
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 195-211
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Agrobacterium; Ayurvedic medicine; Southern blotting; Spodoptera litura; Withania somnifera; anthocyanins; anticonvulsants; antioxidant activity; biotic stress; campesterol; chlorophyll; cold stress; gene overexpression; genes; glycosylation; leaf development; medicinal properties; mortality; photosystem II; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; stigmasterol; stomata; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Overexpression of sterol glycosyltransferase (SGTL1) gene of Withania somnifera showing its involvement in glycosylation of withanolide that leads to enhanced growth and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Withania somnifera is widely used in Ayurvedic medicines for over 3000 years due to its therapeutic properties. It contains a variety of glycosylated steroids called withanos ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1879-5

8. Engineering low phorbol ester Jatropha curcas seed by intercepting casbene biosynthesis

Author:
Li, Chunhong; Ng, Ailing; Xie, Lifen; Mao, Huizhu; Qiu, Chengxiang; Srinivasan, Ramachandran; Yin, Zhongchao; Hong, Yan
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 103-114
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Jatropha curcas; RNA interference; animal nutrition; biodiesel; biosynthesis; cakes; diterpenoids; esters; feedstocks; gene expression; oils; oilseed cakes; planting; pleiotropy; seed development; seed orchards; seeds; shrubs; transgenes
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Casbene is a precursor to phorbol esters and down-regulating casbene synthase effectively reduces phorbol ester biosynthesis. Seed-specific reduction of phorbol ester (PE) helps develop Jatropha seed cake for animal nutrition. Phorbol esters (PEs) are diterpenoids present in some Euphorbiaceae family members like Jatropha curcas L. (Jatropha), a tropical shrub yielding high-quality o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1871-0

9. Enhancement of α-linolenic acid content in transgenic tobacco seeds by targeting a plastidial ω-3 fatty acid desaturase (fad7) gene of Sesamum indicum to ER

Author:
Bhunia, Rupam Kumar; Chakraborty, Anirban; Kaur, Ranjeet; Maiti, Mrinal K.; Sen, Soumitra Kumar
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 213-226
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Nicotiana tabacum; Sesamum indicum; alpha-linolenic acid; amino acids; carbon; endoplasmic reticulum; genes; genetic engineering; linoleic acid; omega-3 fatty acids; seeds; sequence homology; signal peptide; stearoyl-CoA desaturase; tobacco; transgenic plants; vegetable oil
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Expression of sesame plastidial FAD7 desaturase modified with the endoplasmic reticulum targeting and retention signals, enhances the α-linolenic acid accumulation in seeds of Nicotiana tabacum. In plants, plastidial ω-3 fatty acid desaturase-7 (FAD7) catalyzes the formation of C16 and C18 trienoic fatty acids using organellar glycerolipids and participate in the membrane lipid forma ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1880-z

10. Enhancement of naphthalene tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing the ferredoxin-like protein (ADI1) from rice

Author:
Fu, Xiao-Yan; Zhu, Bo; Han, Hong-Juan; Zhao, Wei; Tian, Yong-Sheng; Peng, Ri-He; Yao, Quan-Hong
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 17-26
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; biochemical pathways; breeding; cleaning; composting; culture media; electron transfer; gene overexpression; genes; harvesting; humans; naphthalene; neoplasms; phytoremediation; pollution; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; rice; risk; sustainable technology; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The ADI1 Arabidopsis plants enhanced tolerance and degradation efficiency to naphthalene and had great potential for phytoremediation of naphthalene in the plant material before composting or harvesting and removal. Naphthalene is a global environmental concern, because this substance is assumed to contribute considerably to human cancer risk. Cleaning up naphthalene contamination in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1861-2

11. Growth regulating properties of isoprene and isoprenoid-based essential oils

Author:
Jones, Andrew Maxwell P.; Shukla, Mukund R.; Sherif, Sherif M.; Brown, Paula B.; Saxena, Praveen K.
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 91-102
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; Avena sativa; Pisum sativum; coleoptiles; essential oil crops; essential oils; gene expression; headspace analysis; hypocotyls; isoprene; methyl jasmonate; monoterpenoids; plant hormones; root growth; toxicity; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Essential oils have growth regulating properties comparable to the well-documented methyl jasmonate and may be involved in localized and/or airborne plant communication. Aromatic plants employ large amounts of resources to produce essential oils. Some essential oils are known to contain compounds with plant growth regulating activities. However, the potential capacity of essential oi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1870-1

12. Hormonal and epigenetic regulation during embryogenic tissue habituation in Cucurbita pepo L.

Author:
Leljak-Levanić, Dunja; Mrvková, Mihaela; Turečková, Veronika; Pěnčík, Aleš; Rolčík, Jakub; Strnad, Miroslav; Mihaljević, Snježana
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 77-89
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
2,4-D; Cucurbita pepo; DNA methylation; abscisic acid; cytokinins; drugs; epigenetics; indole acetic acid; pumpkins
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Habituated embryogenic line of pumpkin contained more CKs and IAA, but less ABA than the non-habituated line. Pronounced hypomethylation correlated with the absence of 2,4-D, addition of 5-azaC, and the process of habituation. A comparative analysis between habituated and non-habituated embryogenic cultures of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) in relation to endogenous phytohormones, globa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1869-7

13. Investigation of the ASR family in foxtail millet and the role of ASR1 in drought/oxidative stress tolerance

Author:
Feng, Zhi-Juan; Xu, Zhao-Shi; Sun, Jiutong; Li, Lian-Cheng; Chen, Ming; Yang, Guang-Xiao; He, Guang-Yuan; Ma, You-Zhi
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 115-128
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
drought tolerance; phylogeny; drought; genes; oxidative stress; bioenergy; homeostasis; Setaria italica; tissues; transcription factors; plant development; germination; gene overexpression; water content; root growth; abiotic stress; enzyme activity; tobacco; stress tolerance; crop models; survival rate; stress response; ripening; abscisic acid; chlorophyll; crops
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Six foxtail millet ASR genes were regulated by various stress-related signals. Overexpression of ASR1 increased drought and oxidative tolerance by controlling ROS homeostasis and regulating oxidation-related genes in tobacco plants. Abscisic acid stress ripening (ASR) proteins with ABA/WDS domains constituted a class of plant-specific transcription factors, playing important roles in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1873-y

14. Leaf patterning of Clivia miniata var. variegata is associated with differential DNA methylation

Author:
Wang, Qin-Mei; Wang, Li; Zhou, Yongbin; Cui, Jianguo; Wang, Yuzhang; Zhao, Chengming
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 167-184
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Clivia miniata; DNA methylation; biogenesis; chlorophyll; chloroplasts; color; confocal laser scanning microscopy; correlation; epigenetics; gene silencing; genes; guard cells; leaves; mesophyll; mutants; mutation; ornamental plants; sequence analysis
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Leaf patterns (yellow, green and striped) of Clivia miniata var. variegata might be caused by differential DNA methylation in CCGG sites in response to heterogeneous environmental pressure. Clivia miniata is an important ornamental plant. Clivia miniata var. variegata (Cmvv) is a variegated leaf mutant of C. miniata. Typical Cmvv has attractive green- and yellow-stripped leaves. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1877-7

15. Molecular characterization and expression analysis of SERK1 and SERK2 in Brassica napus L.: implication for microspore embryogenesis and plant regeneration

Author:
Ahmadi, Behzad; Masoomi-Aladizgeh, Farhad; Shariatpanahi, Mehran E.; Azadi, Pejman; Keshavarz-Alizadeh, Mehdi
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 185-193
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Brassica napus; active sites; embryogenesis; gene expression regulation; genes; plant development; plantlets; roots; shoots
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The BnSERK1 and BnSERK2 are involved in the process of microspore embryogenesis induction, development, and plantlet regeneration. Little is known about regulatory role of somatic embryogenesis-related kinase (SERK) genes family in the induction of microspore embryogenesis, development and plant regeneration. In this study, the expression of two SERK genes (SERK1 and SERK2) was asses ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1878-6

16. NMD mechanism and the functions of Upf proteins in plant

Author:
Dai, Yiming; Li, Wenli; An, Lijia
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 5-15
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
stop codon; messenger RNA; Arabidopsis; monitoring; yeasts; eukaryotic cells; mammals; abiotic stress; plant proteins
Abstract:
... Nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) mechanism, also called mRNA surveillance, is a universal mRNA degradation pathway in eukaryotes. Hundreds of genes can be regulated by NMD whether in single-celled or higher organisms. There have been many studies on NMD and NMD factors (Upf proteins) with regard to their crucial roles in mRNA decay, especially in mammals and yeast. However, research focusing on NMD i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1867-9

17. Suppression of the D-class MADS-box AGL11 gene triggers seedlessness in fleshy fruits

Author:
Ocarez, Nallatt; Mejía, Nilo
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 239-254
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
tomatoes; ovules; seedless varieties; testa; fruits; alleles; diploidy; phenotype; Vitis; gene silencing; heterozygosity; fruiting; seed development
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE: Seedlessness, one of the most desired traits in fleshy fruits, can be obtained altering solely AGL11 gene, a D -class MADS-box. Opposite to overlapping functions described for ovule identity. AGAMOUS like-11 (AGL11) is a D-class MADS-box gene that determines ovule identity in model species. In grapevine, VviAGL11 has been proposed as the main candidate gene responsible for seedlessnes ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1882-x

18. The receptor-like kinase SlSOBIR1 is differentially modulated by virus infection but its overexpression in tobacco has no significant impact on virus accumulation

Author:
Costa, Alessandra Tenório; Bravo, Juliana Pereira; Krause-Sakate, Renate; Maia, Ivan G.
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 65-75
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
tomatoes; proteins; Tomato chlorotic spot tospovirus; gene overexpression; transgenic plants; pathogens; transcription (genetics); viruses; genes; Pepper yellow mosaic virus; phosphotransferases (kinases); tobacco; leaves; fungi
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The role of the tomato receptor-like kinase SlSOBIR1 in antiviral defense was investigated. SlSOBIR1 was transcriptionally modulated by unrelated viruses but its ectopic expression had no effect on virus accumulation. Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLK) constitute a diverse group of proteins allowing the cell to recognize and respond to the extracellular environment. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1868-8

19. The role of photorespiration during H2 photoproduction in Chlorella protothecoides under nitrogen limitation

Author:
Zhang, Litao; Li, Ling; He, Meilin; Liu, Jianguo
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 1-4
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Chlorella; electrons; ferredoxin hydrogenase; hydrogen; hydrogen production; nitrogen; photorespiration; photostability; photosystem II
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Photorespiration in Chlorella protothecoides plays an important role in photoprotection of photosystem (PS) II in the late phase of H ₂ photoproduction, allowing PSII to supply more electrons to hydrogenase. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1872-z

20. Unravelling the complexity of microRNA-mediated gene regulation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) using high-throughput small RNA profiling

Author:
Asha, Srinivasan; Sreekumar, Sweda; Soniya, E. V.
Source:
Plant cell reports 2016 v.35 no.1 pp. 53-63
ISSN:
0721-7714
Subject:
Piper nigrum; RNA libraries; black pepper; disease resistance; enzymes; flavor; food additives; foods; gene expression regulation; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; leaves; messenger RNA; microRNA; plant development; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; signal transduction; small fruits; stress response; transcription factors; transcriptome; unigenes
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : Analysis of high-throughput small RNA deep sequencing data, in combination with black pepper transcriptome sequences revealed microRNA-mediated gene regulation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.). Black pepper is an important spice crop and its berries are used worldwide as a natural food additive that contributes unique flavour to foods. In the present study to characterize microRNAs ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-015-1866-x