Developmental Plasticity Induced by Either External or Internal Environment Co-opts Ancient Regulatory Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Juan Nicolas Malagon ◽  
Sam Scanga ◽  
Ernest Ho ◽  
Armen Manoukian ◽  
Ellen Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Internal Environment

scholarly journals Arabinogalactan Proteins in Plant Roots – An Update on Possible Functions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmar Hromadová ◽  
Aleš Soukup ◽  
Edita Tylová
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Arabinogalactan Proteins ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
Environmental Response ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Surface Signaling ◽  
Cell Surface Signaling

Responsiveness to environmental conditions and developmental plasticity of root systems are crucial determinants of plant fitness. These processes are interconnected at a cellular level with cell wall properties and cell surface signaling, which involve arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) as essential components. AGPs are cell-wall localized glycoproteins, often GPI-anchored, which participate in root functions at many levels. They are involved in cell expansion and differentiation, regulation of root growth, interactions with other organisms, and environmental response. Due to the complexity of cell wall functional and regulatory networks, and despite the large amount of experimental data, the exact molecular mechanisms of AGP-action are still largely unknown. This dynamically evolving field of root biology is summarized in the present review.

scholarly journals Dynamics of H3K27me3 Modification on Plant Adaptation to Environmental Cues

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1165
Author(s):  
Qingwen Shen ◽  
Yisheng Lin ◽  
Yingbo Li ◽  
Guifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Plant Growth And Development ◽  
Plant Adaptation ◽  
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 ◽  
Epigenetic Machinery ◽  
Fluctuating Environments ◽  
Review Current

Given their sessile nature, plants have evolved sophisticated regulatory networks to confer developmental plasticity for adaptation to fluctuating environments. Epigenetic codes, like tri-methylation of histone H3 on Lys27 (H3K27me3), are evidenced to account for this evolutionary benefit. Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and PRC1 implement and maintain the H3K27me3-mediated gene repression in most eukaryotic cells. Plants take advantage of this epigenetic machinery to reprogram gene expression in development and environmental adaption. Recent studies have uncovered a number of new players involved in the establishment, erasure, and regulation of H3K27me3 mark in plants, particularly highlighting new roles in plants’ responses to environmental cues. Here, we review current knowledge on PRC2-H3K27me3 dynamics occurring during plant growth and development, including its writers, erasers, and readers, as well as targeting mechanisms, and summarize the emerging roles of H3K27me3 mark in plant adaptation to environmental stresses.

scholarly journals Influence of environmental temperature on mouth-form plasticity in Pristionchus pacificus acts through daf-11-dependent cGMP signaling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masa Lenuzzi ◽  
Hanh Witte ◽  
Metta Riebesell ◽  
Christian Roedelsperger ◽  
Ray L. Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Environmental Sensing ◽  
Environmental Signals ◽  
Pristionchus Pacificus ◽  
Cgmp Signaling ◽  
Developmental Switch

Mouth-form plasticity in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus has become a powerful system to identify the genetic and molecular mechanisms associated with phenotypic (developmental) plasticity. In particular, the identification of developmental switch genes that can sense environmental stimuli and reprogram developmental processes has confirmed long-standing evolutionary theory. Together with the associated gene regulatory networks, these developmental switch genes have been important to show that plasticity is consistent with the Modern Synthesis of evolution. However, how these genes are involved in the direct sensing of the environment, or if the switch genes act downstream of another, primary environmental sensing mechanism, remains currently unknown. Here, we study the influence of environmental temperature on mouth-form plasticity. Using forward and reverse genetic technology including CRISPR/Cas9, we show that mutations in the guanylyl cyclase Ppa-daf-11, the Ppa-daf-25/AnkMy2 and the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel Ppa-tax-2 eliminate the response to elevated temperatures. Together, our study indicates that DAF-11, DAF-25 and TAX-2 have been co-opted for environmental sensing during mouth-form plasticity regulation in P. pacificus. This work suggests that developmental switch genes integrate environmental signals including perception by cGMP signaling.

scholarly journals Genome-wide analysis of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 modifications throughout the mouse urogenital ridge at E11.5

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yisheng Yang ◽  
Megan J Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Epigenetic Modification ◽  
Cell Lineage ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Cell Fates ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Mullerian Ducts ◽  
Steroidogenic Cells

AbstractIn mammals, the adrenal gland, testis and ovary arise from a common progenitor tissue known as the urogenital ridge (UGR). This small population of cells will adopt a number of different cell fates following sex determination, including forming the precursors of somatic cells (such as Sertoli and granulosa cells) and steroidogenic cells. In addition, this tissues also contains the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts that later form components of the reproductive tracts. A potential mechanism to maintain developmental plasticity of the UGR until gonad formation is through the epigenetic modification of histone proteins.In order to provide a resource for future studies, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) for two histone modifications, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3, in the E11.5 mouse UGR. These marks are both known to reflect the active, repressive or a poised chromatin state. We found that enrichment for each histone mark reflected transcriptional activity in precursor cells of the developing gonad. From the analysis of potential enhancer/regulator peak regions for DNA binding motifs, we identified several candidate transcription factors that may contribute to gonadal cell lineage specification. We additionally identified signaling pathway genes that are targeted by both chromatin modifications. Together, these datasets provide a useful resource for investigating gene regulatory networks functioning during UGR development at E11.5.

Daylight in Underground Spaces

2018 ◽  
pp. 156-161
Author(s):  
Alexei K. Solovyov
Keyword(s):  
Light Guide ◽  
Heat Losses ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Method Of Calculation ◽  
Natural Lighting ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
The Common ◽  
Different Diameters

Underground spaces in town centres present a big attraction for investors. However, they put special requirements to the internal environment. Those requirements can be fulfilled by means of daylighting. Examples of lighting of underground spaces are discussed. It is shown that the common systems of natural lighting are not always possible to use and cause big heat losses. Hollow light guide pipes allow avoid the shortcomings of common daylight systems. Method of calculation of daylight factors from hollow light guide pipes is shown. The results of calculation of daylight factors under the light guide pipes of different diameters in the different depths are presented.

Homology, Genes, and Evolutionary Innovation

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter P. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Major Transitions ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
Evolutionary Innovation ◽  
Character Identity

Homology—a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and a bird's wing—is one of the most fundamental yet challenging concepts in evolutionary biology. This book provides the first mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution. The book argues that homology, or character identity, can be explained through the historical continuity of character identity networks—that is, the gene regulatory networks that enable differential gene expression. It shows how character identity is independent of the form and function of the character itself because the same network can activate different effector genes and thus control the development of different shapes, sizes, and qualities of the character. Demonstrating how this theoretical model can provide a foundation for understanding the evolutionary origin of novel characters, the book applies it to the origin and evolution of specific systems, such as cell types; skin, hair, and feathers; limbs and digits; and flowers. The first major synthesis of homology to be published in decades, this book reveals how a mechanistically based theory can serve as a unifying concept for any branch of science concerned with the structure and development of organisms, and how it can help explain major transitions in evolution and broad patterns of biological diversity.

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