scholarly journals Signal transduction during cold stress in plants

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amolkumar U. Solanke ◽  
Arun K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Cold Stress

scholarly journals Sugar/osmoticum levels modulate differential abscisic acid-independent expression of two stress-responsive sucrose synthase genes in Arabidopsis

1999 ◽  
Vol 344 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annabelle DÉJARDIN ◽  
Lubomir N. SOKOLOV ◽  
Leszek A. KLECZKOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Osmotic Potential ◽  
Sucrose Synthase ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Leaf Osmotic Potential ◽  
Detached Leaves

Sucrose synthase (Sus) is a key enzyme of sucrose metabolism. Two Sus-encoding genes (Sus1 and Sus2) from Arabidopsis thaliana were found to be profoundly and differentially regulated in leaves exposed to environmental stresses (cold stress, drought or O2 deficiency). Transcript levels of Sus1 increased on exposure to cold and drought, whereas Sus2 mRNA was induced specifically by O2 deficiency. Both cold and drought exposures induced the accumulation of soluble sugars and caused a decrease in leaf osmotic potential, whereas O2 deficiency was characterized by a nearly complete depletion in sugars. Feeding abscisic acid (ABA) to detached leaves or subjecting Arabidopsis ABA-deficient mutants to cold stress conditions had no effect on the expression profiles of Sus1 or Sus2, whereas feeding metabolizable sugars (sucrose or glucose) or non-metabolizable osmotica [poly(ethylene glycol), sorbitol or mannitol] mimicked the effects of osmotic stress on Sus1 expression in detached leaves. By using various sucrose/mannitol solutions, we demonstrated that Sus1 was up-regulated by a decrease in leaf osmotic potential rather than an increase in sucrose concentration itself. We suggest that Sus1 expression is regulated via an ABA-independent signal transduction pathway that is related to the perception of a decrease in leaf osmotic potential during stresses. In contrast, the expression of Sus2 was independent of sugar/osmoticum effects, suggesting the involvement of a signal transduction mechanism distinct from that regulating Sus1 expression. The differential stress-responsive regulation of Sus genes in leaves might represent part of a general cellular response to the allocation of carbohydrates during acclimation processes.

scholarly journals Molecular genetic analysis of cold–regulated gene transcription

2002 ◽  
Vol 357 (1423) ◽  
pp. 877-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Viswanathan ◽  
Jian-Kang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Cold Hardiness ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Stress Signal ◽  
Responsive Gene ◽  
Responsive Element

Chilling and freezing temperatures adversely affect the productivity and quality of crops. Hence improving the cold hardiness of crop plants is an important goal in agriculture, which demands a clear understanding of cold stress signal perception and transduction. Pharmacological and biochemical evidence shows that membrane rigidification followed by cytoskeleton rearrangement, Ca 2+ influx and Ca 2+ –dependent phosphorylation are involved in cold stress signal transduction. Cold–responsive genes are regulated through C–repeat/dehydration–responsive elements (CRT/DRE) and abscisic acid (ABA)–responsive element cis elements by transacting factors C–repeat binding factors/dehydration–responsive element binding proteins (CBFs/DREBs) and basic leucine zippers (bZIPs) (SGBF1), respectively. We have carried out a forward genetic analysis using chemically mutagenized Arabidopsis plants expressing cold–responsive RD29A promoter–driven luciferase to dissect cold signal transduction. We have isolated the fiery1 ( fry1 ) mutant and cloned the FRY1 gene, which encodes an inositol polyphosphate 1–phosphatase. The fry1 plants showed enhanced induction of stress genes in response to cold, ABA, salt and dehydration due to higher accumulation of the second messenger, inositol (1,4,5)– triphosphate (IP 3 ). Thus our study provides genetic evidence suggesting that cold signal is transduced through changes in IP 3 levels. We have also identified the hos1 mutation, which showed super induction of cold–responsive genes and their transcriptional activators. Molecular cloning and characterization revealed that HOS1 encodes a ring finger protein, which has been implicated as an E3 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme. HOS1 is present in the cytoplasm at normal growth temperatures but accumulates in the nucleus upon cold stress. HOS1 appears to regulate temperature sensing by the cell as cold–responsive gene expression occurs in the hos1 mutant at relatively warm temperatures. Thus HOS1 is a negative regulator, which may be functionally linked to cellular thermosensors to modulate cold–responsive gene transcription.

scholarly journals Cold stress triggers abscission through ABA-dependent signal transduction in early developing apple

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngsuk Lee ◽  
Giap Do Van ◽  
Seonae Kim ◽  
Hunjoong Kweon ◽  
Tony McGhie
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Dependent Signal

scholarly journals Integrated RNA-seq Analysis and Meta-QTLs Mapping Provide Insights into Cold Stress Response in Rice Seedling Roots

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilong Kong ◽  
Chenhao Zhang ◽  
Yalin Qiang ◽  
Hua Zhong ◽  
Gangqing Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Stress Related Genes ◽  
Qtls Mapping

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a widely cultivated food crop around the world, especially in Asia. However, rice seedlings often suffer from cold stress, which affects their growth and yield. Here, RNA-seq analysis and Meta-QTLs mapping were performed to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cold tolerance in the roots of 14-day-old seedlings of rice (RPY geng, cold-tolerant genotype). A total of 4779 of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, including 2457 up-regulated and 2322 down-regulated DEGs. The GO, COG, KEEG, and Mapman enrichment results of DEGs revealed that DEGs are mainly involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism, signal transduction mechanisms (plant hormone signal transduction), biosynthesis, transport and catabolism of secondary metabolites (phenylpropanoid biosynthesis), defense mechanisms, and large enzyme families mechanisms. Notably, the AP2/ERF-ERF, NAC, WRKY, MYB, C2H2, and bHLH transcription factors participated in rice’s cold–stress response and tolerance. On the other hand, we mapped the identified DEGs to 44 published cold–stress-related genes and 41 cold-tolerant Meta-QTLs regions. Of them, 12 DEGs were the published cold–stress-related genes and 418 DEGs fell into the cold-tolerant Meta-QTLs regions. In this study, the identified DEGs and the putative molecular regulatory network can provide insights for understanding the mechanism of cold stress tolerance in rice. In addition, DEGs in KEGG term-enriched terms or cold-tolerant Meta-QTLs will help to secure key candidate genes for further functional studies on the molecular mechanism of cold stress response in rice.

scholarly journals Cold tolerance of ScCBL6 is associated with photosynthesis and tonoplast transporters in Arabidopsis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli Zhou ◽  
Changhong Zhao ◽  
Guangqiang Long ◽  
Chengli Zhou ◽  
Xudong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Stipa Purpurea ◽  
Multiple Processes ◽  
Differential Expressed Genes

Abstract Plant adapted in the fragile zone offer enormous opportunity to understand the stress biology under ecological scenario . Stipa capillacea is widely distributed in the frigid and arid region of Tibet Plateau, but its signal system has never been investigated yet. In this study, we isolated a signal transduction gene, ScCBL6 , in Stipa capillacea , to characterize its cold tolerance capacity by ectopic expression in Arabidopsis . The results suggested that full length ScCBL6 encodes 227 amino acids, and phylogenetically clustered with CBL6 protein in Stipa purpurea and Oryza sativa . In comparison with wild type (WT) plants, ScCBL6 overexpressing plants ( ScCBL6- OXP) are tolerant to cold stress but not drought stress, which attested by the higher photosynthetic capacity (Fv/Fm) and survival rate of ScCBL6- OXP under cold stress. We further compared their cold-responsive transcriptome profiles through RNA-Seq. Totally, 3931 genes were differentially expressed by introduction of ScCBL6. They are participated in multiple processes like immune system, lipid catabolic, secondary metabolic and mainly enriched in plant hormone signal transduction and biomacro-molecule metabolism as regard to KEGG pathway. Differential expressed genes (DEGs) were predicted to locate in chloroplast, mitochondrion, vacuole, and so on, suggesting multitudinous function of ScCBL6. Based on the integrated analysis of ScCBL6-OXP, we inferred that ScCBL6 improve plant cold stress tolerance via regulate photosynthesis redox and vacuole metabolites transport in Arabidopsis .

Gene regulation and signal transduction in the ICE–CBF–COR signaling pathway during cold stress in plants

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 1103-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da-Zhi Wang ◽  
Ya-Nan Jin ◽  
Xi-Han Ding ◽  
Wen-Jia Wang ◽  
Shan-Shan Zhai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Gene Regulation ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Signaling Pathway
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