Bicoid is one of the important Drosophila maternal genes involved in the control of embryo polarity and larvae segmentation. To clone and characterize the rice bicoid-related genes, one cDNA clone, Rb24 (EMBL accessio...Bicoid is one of the important Drosophila maternal genes involved in the control of embryo polarity and larvae segmentation. To clone and characterize the rice bicoid-related genes, one cDNA clone, Rb24 (EMBL accession number: AJ2771380), was isolated by screening of rice unmature seed cDNA library. Sequence analysis indicates that Rb24 contains a putative amino acid sequence, which is homologous to unique 8 amino acids sequence within Drosophila bicoid homeodomain (50% identity, 75% similarity) and involves a lys-9 in putative helix 3. Northern blot analysis of rice RNA has shown that this sequence is expressed in a tissue-specific manner. The transcript was detected strongly in young panicles, but less in young leaves and roots. This results are further confirmed with paraffin section in situ hybridization. The signal is intensive in rice globular embryo and located at the apical tip of the embryo, then, along with the development of embryo, the signal is getting reduced and transfers into both sides of embryo. The existence of bicoid-related sequence in rice embryo and the similarity of polar distribution of bicoid and Rb24 mRNA in early embryo development may implicates a conserved maternal regulation mechanism of body axis presents in Drosophila and in rice.展开更多
Persistent tapetal cell1(PTC1) plays a curial role in pollen development, and is thought to function as a transcriptional activator in rice. However, the molecular mechanism of PTC1 in regulating pollen development an...Persistent tapetal cell1(PTC1) plays a curial role in pollen development, and is thought to function as a transcriptional activator in rice. However, the molecular mechanism of PTC1 in regulating pollen development and its cis-elements are not well understood. We identified a novel weak male sterility mutant(ms92) which exhibited expanded tapetum and shrink pollen grains. Map-based cloning and allelic analysis suggested that the male sterility of ms92 was caused by a DNA fragment substitution in the promoter of PTC1. The decreased expression of MS92/PTC1 in ms92 and cis-element analysis indicated that the substituted sequence contained several potential binding cis-element of negative feedback. MS92/PTC1 was specifically expressed in tapetum and microspores at the young microspore stage, and its protein was localized in nucleus. We further found that MS92/PTC1 functions as a transcription activator by recognizing H3K4me3. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that a number of genes involved in tapetum degeneration and pollen wall formation were down-regulated in ms92, which are the potential targets of MS92/PTC1. The substitution fragment in MS92/PTC1 promoter was essential for pollen development, and we provided a novel mutant for further identifying the cis-elements in promoter and the molecular network of MS92/PTC1.展开更多
N-Hydroxypipecolic acid(NHP)is a signaling molecule crucial for systemic acquired resistance(SAR),a systemic immune response in plants that provides long-lasting and broad-spectrum protection against secondary pathoge...N-Hydroxypipecolic acid(NHP)is a signaling molecule crucial for systemic acquired resistance(SAR),a systemic immune response in plants that provides long-lasting and broad-spectrum protection against secondary pathogen infections.To identify negative regulators of NHP biosynthesis,we performed a forward genetic screen to search for mutants with elevated expression of the NHP biosynthesis gene FLAVIN-DEPENDENT MONOOXYGENASE 1(FMO1).Analysis of two constitutive expression of FMO1(cef)and one induced expression of FMO1(ief)mutants revealed that the AIPP3–PHD2–CPL2 protein complex,which is involved in the recognition of the histone modification H3K27me3 and transcriptional repression,contributes to the negative regulation of FMO1 expression and NHP biosynthesis.Our study suggests that epigenetic regulation plays a crucial role in controlling FMO1 expression and NHP levels in plants.展开更多
春化低温处理可以使拟南芥等十字花科植物提前开花,该过程中涉及到一个重要的植物同源结构域指(PHD-finger)蛋白VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3(VIN3)。PHD-finger结构域是真核生物中一种进化保守的锌指结构域,通常参与蛋白质之间的相互作...春化低温处理可以使拟南芥等十字花科植物提前开花,该过程中涉及到一个重要的植物同源结构域指(PHD-finger)蛋白VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3(VIN3)。PHD-finger结构域是真核生物中一种进化保守的锌指结构域,通常参与蛋白质之间的相互作用,特别是对核小体组蛋白进行甲基化、乙酰化、磷酸化等修饰。在春化处理过程中,VIN3及其同源基因编码的蛋白都具有PHD-finger结构域,该结构域通过对开花抑制基因FLOWERING LOCUS C染色质组蛋白进行H3K9、H3K27甲基化、H3K9和H3K14去乙酰化等修饰,调节FLC染色质结构状态,使其从松弛状态转变为高度凝缩状态而关闭其功能,从而影响FLC转录活性进而促进开花。以下综述了拟南芥等十字花科植物春化作用途径中PHD-finger蛋白的功能,并且概述了春化作用机制。展开更多
文摘Bicoid is one of the important Drosophila maternal genes involved in the control of embryo polarity and larvae segmentation. To clone and characterize the rice bicoid-related genes, one cDNA clone, Rb24 (EMBL accession number: AJ2771380), was isolated by screening of rice unmature seed cDNA library. Sequence analysis indicates that Rb24 contains a putative amino acid sequence, which is homologous to unique 8 amino acids sequence within Drosophila bicoid homeodomain (50% identity, 75% similarity) and involves a lys-9 in putative helix 3. Northern blot analysis of rice RNA has shown that this sequence is expressed in a tissue-specific manner. The transcript was detected strongly in young panicles, but less in young leaves and roots. This results are further confirmed with paraffin section in situ hybridization. The signal is intensive in rice globular embryo and located at the apical tip of the embryo, then, along with the development of embryo, the signal is getting reduced and transfers into both sides of embryo. The existence of bicoid-related sequence in rice embryo and the similarity of polar distribution of bicoid and Rb24 mRNA in early embryo development may implicates a conserved maternal regulation mechanism of body axis presents in Drosophila and in rice.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31301054)。
文摘Persistent tapetal cell1(PTC1) plays a curial role in pollen development, and is thought to function as a transcriptional activator in rice. However, the molecular mechanism of PTC1 in regulating pollen development and its cis-elements are not well understood. We identified a novel weak male sterility mutant(ms92) which exhibited expanded tapetum and shrink pollen grains. Map-based cloning and allelic analysis suggested that the male sterility of ms92 was caused by a DNA fragment substitution in the promoter of PTC1. The decreased expression of MS92/PTC1 in ms92 and cis-element analysis indicated that the substituted sequence contained several potential binding cis-element of negative feedback. MS92/PTC1 was specifically expressed in tapetum and microspores at the young microspore stage, and its protein was localized in nucleus. We further found that MS92/PTC1 functions as a transcription activator by recognizing H3K4me3. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that a number of genes involved in tapetum degeneration and pollen wall formation were down-regulated in ms92, which are the potential targets of MS92/PTC1. The substitution fragment in MS92/PTC1 promoter was essential for pollen development, and we provided a novel mutant for further identifying the cis-elements in promoter and the molecular network of MS92/PTC1.
文摘N-Hydroxypipecolic acid(NHP)is a signaling molecule crucial for systemic acquired resistance(SAR),a systemic immune response in plants that provides long-lasting and broad-spectrum protection against secondary pathogen infections.To identify negative regulators of NHP biosynthesis,we performed a forward genetic screen to search for mutants with elevated expression of the NHP biosynthesis gene FLAVIN-DEPENDENT MONOOXYGENASE 1(FMO1).Analysis of two constitutive expression of FMO1(cef)and one induced expression of FMO1(ief)mutants revealed that the AIPP3–PHD2–CPL2 protein complex,which is involved in the recognition of the histone modification H3K27me3 and transcriptional repression,contributes to the negative regulation of FMO1 expression and NHP biosynthesis.Our study suggests that epigenetic regulation plays a crucial role in controlling FMO1 expression and NHP levels in plants.
文摘春化低温处理可以使拟南芥等十字花科植物提前开花,该过程中涉及到一个重要的植物同源结构域指(PHD-finger)蛋白VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3(VIN3)。PHD-finger结构域是真核生物中一种进化保守的锌指结构域,通常参与蛋白质之间的相互作用,特别是对核小体组蛋白进行甲基化、乙酰化、磷酸化等修饰。在春化处理过程中,VIN3及其同源基因编码的蛋白都具有PHD-finger结构域,该结构域通过对开花抑制基因FLOWERING LOCUS C染色质组蛋白进行H3K9、H3K27甲基化、H3K9和H3K14去乙酰化等修饰,调节FLC染色质结构状态,使其从松弛状态转变为高度凝缩状态而关闭其功能,从而影响FLC转录活性进而促进开花。以下综述了拟南芥等十字花科植物春化作用途径中PHD-finger蛋白的功能,并且概述了春化作用机制。
