Protein Phosphatases at the Interface of Sugar and Hormone Signaling Pathways to Balance Growth and Stress Responses in Plants

Author(s):  
Harshita B. Saksena ◽  
Dhriti Singh ◽  
Manvi Sharma ◽  
Muhammed Jamsheer K. ◽  
Sunita Jindal ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pingping Wang ◽  
Tongtong Wang ◽  
Jingyi Han ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Yanxiu Zhao ◽  
...  

Autophagy is a ubiquitous process used widely across plant cells to degrade cellular material and is an important regulator of plant growth and various environmental stress responses in plants. The initiation and dynamics of autophagy in plant cells are precisely controlled according to the developmental stage of the plant and changes in the environment, which are transduced into intracellular signaling pathways. These signaling pathways often regulate autophagy by mediating TOR (Target of Rapamycin) kinase activity, an important regulator of autophagy initiation; however, some also act via TOR-independent pathways. Under nutrient starvation, TOR activity is suppressed through glucose or ROS (reactive oxygen species) signaling, thereby promoting the initiation of autophagy. Under stresses, autophagy can be regulated by the regulatory networks connecting stresses, ROS and plant hormones, and in turn, autophagy regulates ROS levels and hormone signaling. This review focuses on the latest research progress in the mechanism of different external signals regulating autophagy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yee-Shan Ku ◽  
Mariz Sintaha ◽  
Ming-Yan Cheung ◽  
Hon-Ming Lam

In the natural environment, plants are often bombarded by a combination of abiotic (such as drought, salt, heat or cold) and biotic (necrotrophic and biotrophic pathogens) stresses simultaneously. It is critical to understand how the various response pathways to these stresses interact with one another within the plants, and where the points of crosstalk occur which switch the responses from one pathway to another. Calcium sensors are often regarded as the first line of response to external stimuli to trigger downstream signaling. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a major phytohormone regulating stress responses, and it interacts with the jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathways to channel resources into mitigating the effects of abiotic stresses versus defending against pathogens. The signal transduction in these pathways are often carried out via GTP-binding proteins (G-proteins) which comprise of a large group of proteins that are varied in structures and functions. Deciphering the combined actions of these different signaling pathways in plants would greatly enhance the ability of breeders to develop food crops that can thrive in deteriorating environmental conditions under climate change, and that can maintain or even increase crop yield.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 2914
Author(s):  
Hai Liu ◽  
Michael P. Timko

Plants continually monitor their innate developmental status and external environment and make adjustments to balance growth, differentiation and stress responses using a complex and highly interconnected regulatory network composed of various signaling molecules and regulatory proteins. Phytohormones are an essential group of signaling molecules that work through a variety of different pathways conferring plasticity to adapt to the everchanging developmental and environmental cues. Of these, jasmonic acid (JA), a lipid-derived molecule, plays an essential function in controlling many different plant developmental and stress responses. In the past decades, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie JA metabolism, perception, signal transduction and its crosstalk with other phytohormone signaling pathways. In this review, we discuss the JA signaling pathways starting from its biosynthesis to JA-responsive gene expression, highlighting recent advances made in defining the key transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory proteins involved. We also discuss the nature and degree of crosstalk between JA and other phytohormone signaling pathways, highlighting recent breakthroughs that broaden our knowledge of the molecular bases underlying JA-regulated processes during plant development and biotic stress responses.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Kono ◽  
Yanhai Yin

Brassinosteroids (BRs) play pivotal roles in the regulation of many dimensions of a plant’s life. Hence, through extensive efforts from many research groups, BR signaling has emerged as one of the best-characterized plant signaling pathways. The key molecular players of BR signaling from the cell surface to the nucleus important for the regulation of plant growth and development are well-established. Recent data show that BRs also modulate plant responses to environmental stresses such as drought and pathogen infection. In this mini review, we present the recent progress in BR signaling specifically in the post-translational SUMO modification of BR’s master regulators, BES1/BZR1. We also discuss recent findings on the crosstalk between BR, UV light, and jasmonic acid signaling pathways to balance growth during light stress and pathogen infections. Finally, we describe the current update on the molecular link between BR signaling and intracellular auxin transport that essential for plant development.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1622
Author(s):  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Zefeng Zhai ◽  
Yueting Sun ◽  
Chen Feng ◽  
Xiang Peng ◽  
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B-BOX proteins are zinc finger transcription factors that play important roles in plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. In this study, we identified 15 PavBBX genes in the genome database of sweet cherry. We systematically analyzed the gene structures, clustering characteristics, and expression patterns of these genes during fruit development and in response to light and various hormones. The PavBBX genes were divided into five subgroups. The promoter regions of the PavBBX genes contain cis-acting elements related to plant development, hormones, and stress. qRT-PCR revealed five upregulated and eight downregulated PavBBX genes during fruit development. In addition, PavBBX6, PavBBX9, and PavBBX11 were upregulated in response to light induction. We also found that ABA, BR, and GA3 contents significantly increased in response to light induction. Furthermore, the expression of several PavBBX genes was highly correlated with the expression of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes, light-responsive genes, and genes that function in multiple hormone signaling pathways. Some PavBBX genes were strongly induced by ABA, GA, and BR treatment. Notably, PavBBX6 and PavBBX9 responded to all three hormones. Taken together, BBX proteins likely play major roles in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in sweet cherry fruit by integrating light, ABA, GA, and BR signaling pathways.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Crescenzo Massaro ◽  
Elham Safadeh ◽  
Giulia Sgueglia ◽  
Hendrik G. Stunnenberg ◽  
Lucia Altucci ◽  
...  

Despite substantial progress in cancer therapy, colorectal cancer (CRC) is still the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, mainly due to the acquisition of resistance and disease recurrence in patients. Growing evidence indicates that deregulation of hormone signaling pathways and their cross-talk with other signaling cascades inside CRC cells may have an impact on therapy resistance. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small conserved non-coding RNAs thatfunction as negative regulators in many gene expression processes. Key studies have identified miRNA alterations in cancer progression and drug resistance. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview and assessment of miRNAs role in hormone signaling pathways in CRC drug resistance and their potential as future targets for overcoming resistance to treatment.


Planta ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Marina País ◽  
Marina Alejandra González ◽  
María Teresa Téllez-Iñón ◽  
Daniela Andrea Capiati

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zengkui Lu ◽  
Huihua Wang ◽  
Youji Ma ◽  
Mingxing Chu ◽  
Kai Quan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Intensive and large-scale development of the sheep industry and increases in global temperature are increasingly exposing sheep to heat stress. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA methylation varies in response to stress, and can link external stress with complex transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. However, no m6A mRNA methylation map has been obtained for sheep, nor is it known what effect this has on regulating heat stress in sheep. Results: A total of 8,306 and 12,958 m6A peaks were detected in heat stress and control groups, respectively, with 2,697 and 5,494 genes associated with each. Peaks were mainly enriched in coding regions and near stop codons with classical RRACH motifs. Methylation levels of heat stress and control sheep were higher near stop codons, although methylation was significantly lower in heat stress sheep. GO revealed that differential m6A-containing genes were mainly enriched in the nucleus and were involved in several stress responses and substance metabolism processes. KEGG pathway analysis found that differential m6A-containing genes were significantly enriched in Rap1, FoxO, MAPK, and other signaling pathways of the stress response, and TGF-beta, AMPK, Wnt, and other signaling pathways involved in fat metabolism. These m6A-modified genes were moderately expressed in both heat stress and control sheep, and the enrichment of m6A modification was significantly negatively correlated with gene expression. Conclusions: Our results showed that m6A mRNA methylation modifications regulate heat stress in sheep, and it also provided a new way for the study of animal response to heat stress.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Markov ◽  
Raquel Tavares ◽  
Chantal Dauphin-Villemant ◽  
Barbara Demeneix ◽  
Michael Baker ◽  
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