Salt stress adversely affects plant growth,development,and crop yield.Rice(Oryza sativa L.)is one of the most salt-sensitive cereal crops,especially at the early seedling stage.Mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK/MP...Salt stress adversely affects plant growth,development,and crop yield.Rice(Oryza sativa L.)is one of the most salt-sensitive cereal crops,especially at the early seedling stage.Mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK/MPK)cascades have been shown to play critical roles in salt response in Arabidopsis.However,the roles of the MPK cascade signaling in rice salt response and substrates of Os MPK remain largely unknown.Here,we report that the salt-induced Os MPK4-Ideal Plant Architecture 1(IPA1)signaling pathway regulates the salt tolerance in rice.Under salt stress,Os MPK4 could interact with IPA1 and phosphorylate IPA1 at Thr180,leading to degradation of IPA1.Genetic evidence shows that IPA1 is a negative regulator of salt tolerance in rice,whereas Os MPK4 promotes salt response in an IPA1-dependent manner.Taken together,our results uncover an Os MPK4-IPA1 signal cascade that modulates the salt stress response in rice and sheds new light on the breeding of salt-tolerant rice varieties.展开更多
In recent years,some super hybrid rice varieties were bred with strong culms and large panicles,which are mainly contributed by the ipa1-2D locus.A gain-of-function allele of OsSPL14 is the ipa1-2D and it can greatly ...In recent years,some super hybrid rice varieties were bred with strong culms and large panicles,which are mainly contributed by the ipa1-2D locus.A gain-of-function allele of OsSPL14 is the ipa1-2D and it can greatly increase the panicle primary branch number.However,the key downstream genes mediating this trait variation are not fully explored.In this study,we developed high-quality near-isogenic lines(NILs)with a difference of only 30 kb chromosomal segment covering the ipa1-2D locus.Using the NILs,we explored the impact of ipa1-2D on five sequential stages of early inflorescence development,and found that the locus can greatly enhance the initiation of primary branch meristems.A transcriptomic analysis was performed to unveil the downstream molecular network of ipa1-2D,and 87 genes were found differentially expressed,many of which are involved in metabolism and catalysis processes.In addition,transgenic lines of overexpression and RNA interference were generated to shape different levels of OsSPL14.They were also used to validate the expression variation explored by transcriptome.Based on the gene annotation,twelve potential downstream targets of ipa1-2D were selected,and their expression variation was confirmed by qRT-PCR analysis both in NILs and transgenic lines.This research expands the molecular network underlying ipa1-2D and provides novel gene information which might be involved in the control of panicle branching.We discussed the potential function of identified genes and highlighted their values for future function exploration and breeding application.展开更多
In a previous study, we characterized a high chlorophyll fluorescence Ipal mutant of Arabidopsis thallana, in which approximately 20% photosystem （PS） Ⅱ protein is accumulated. In the present study, analysis of flu...In a previous study, we characterized a high chlorophyll fluorescence Ipal mutant of Arabidopsis thallana, in which approximately 20% photosystem （PS） Ⅱ protein is accumulated. In the present study, analysis of fluorescence decay kinetics and thermoluminescence profiles demonstrated that the electron transfer reaction on either the donor or acceptor side of PSII remained largely unaffected in the Ipa1 mutant. In the mutant, maximal photochemical efficiency （Fv/Fm, where Fm is the maximum fluorescence yield and Fv is variable fluorescence） decreased with increasing light intensity and remained almost unchanged in wildtype plants under different light conditions. The Fv/Fm values also increased when mutant plants were transferred from standard growth light to low light conditions. Analysis of PSll protein accumulation further confirmed that the amount of PSll reaction center protein is correlated with changes in Fv/Fm in Ipal plants. Thus, the assembled PSll in the mutant was functional and also showed increased photosensitivity compared with wild-type plants.展开更多
With supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,National Key Research and Development Program of China,and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from the Ministry of Education in ...With supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,National Key Research and Development Program of China,and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from the Ministry of Education in China,the research team led by Prof.Chen XueWei(陈学伟)at the Rice Research Institute,Sichuan Agricultural University,and Prof.Li JiaYang(李家洋)at the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research,Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,uncovered that Ideal Plant Arehiteturel (IPA1) could promote both yield and immunity in rice,which was published in Science (2018,361:1026-1028).展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31788103, 32122064, 32122012)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA24030504, 2019099)+1 种基金China Agricultural Research System (CARS-01-4)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M650885)
文摘Salt stress adversely affects plant growth,development,and crop yield.Rice(Oryza sativa L.)is one of the most salt-sensitive cereal crops,especially at the early seedling stage.Mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK/MPK)cascades have been shown to play critical roles in salt response in Arabidopsis.However,the roles of the MPK cascade signaling in rice salt response and substrates of Os MPK remain largely unknown.Here,we report that the salt-induced Os MPK4-Ideal Plant Architecture 1(IPA1)signaling pathway regulates the salt tolerance in rice.Under salt stress,Os MPK4 could interact with IPA1 and phosphorylate IPA1 at Thr180,leading to degradation of IPA1.Genetic evidence shows that IPA1 is a negative regulator of salt tolerance in rice,whereas Os MPK4 promotes salt response in an IPA1-dependent manner.Taken together,our results uncover an Os MPK4-IPA1 signal cascade that modulates the salt stress response in rice and sheds new light on the breeding of salt-tolerant rice varieties.
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31600990,31871217 and 32072037)the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(20KJA210002)+2 种基金Project of Special Funding for Crop Science Discipline Development(yzuxk202006)the open funds of the State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement(ZW202010)the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province(BE2018357).
文摘In recent years,some super hybrid rice varieties were bred with strong culms and large panicles,which are mainly contributed by the ipa1-2D locus.A gain-of-function allele of OsSPL14 is the ipa1-2D and it can greatly increase the panicle primary branch number.However,the key downstream genes mediating this trait variation are not fully explored.In this study,we developed high-quality near-isogenic lines(NILs)with a difference of only 30 kb chromosomal segment covering the ipa1-2D locus.Using the NILs,we explored the impact of ipa1-2D on five sequential stages of early inflorescence development,and found that the locus can greatly enhance the initiation of primary branch meristems.A transcriptomic analysis was performed to unveil the downstream molecular network of ipa1-2D,and 87 genes were found differentially expressed,many of which are involved in metabolism and catalysis processes.In addition,transgenic lines of overexpression and RNA interference were generated to shape different levels of OsSPL14.They were also used to validate the expression variation explored by transcriptome.Based on the gene annotation,twelve potential downstream targets of ipa1-2D were selected,and their expression variation was confirmed by qRT-PCR analysis both in NILs and transgenic lines.This research expands the molecular network underlying ipa1-2D and provides novel gene information which might be involved in the control of panicle branching.We discussed the potential function of identified genes and highlighted their values for future function exploration and breeding application.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （30370121） and a grant from the Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The authors thank Professor E-M Aro for the generous gifts of the antibodies. The authors are grateful to Nottingham Stock Center for the Arabidopsis seeds.
文摘In a previous study, we characterized a high chlorophyll fluorescence Ipal mutant of Arabidopsis thallana, in which approximately 20% photosystem （PS） Ⅱ protein is accumulated. In the present study, analysis of fluorescence decay kinetics and thermoluminescence profiles demonstrated that the electron transfer reaction on either the donor or acceptor side of PSII remained largely unaffected in the Ipa1 mutant. In the mutant, maximal photochemical efficiency （Fv/Fm, where Fm is the maximum fluorescence yield and Fv is variable fluorescence） decreased with increasing light intensity and remained almost unchanged in wildtype plants under different light conditions. The Fv/Fm values also increased when mutant plants were transferred from standard growth light to low light conditions. Analysis of PSll protein accumulation further confirmed that the amount of PSll reaction center protein is correlated with changes in Fv/Fm in Ipal plants. Thus, the assembled PSll in the mutant was functional and also showed increased photosensitivity compared with wild-type plants.
文摘With supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,National Key Research and Development Program of China,and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from the Ministry of Education in China,the research team led by Prof.Chen XueWei(陈学伟)at the Rice Research Institute,Sichuan Agricultural University,and Prof.Li JiaYang(李家洋)at the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research,Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,uncovered that Ideal Plant Arehiteturel (IPA1) could promote both yield and immunity in rice,which was published in Science (2018,361:1026-1028).
