Identification of Genes for Biofortification Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Mineral Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana and Other Plant Species

2008 ◽  
pp. 231-251
Author(s):  
Jian Wu ◽  
Mark Aarts
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Mineral Accumulation

Activity and Phylogenetics of the Broadly Occurring Family of Microbial Nep1-Like Proteins

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Seidl ◽  
Guido Van den Ackerveken
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Plant Immunity ◽  
Taxonomic Distribution ◽  
Outer Leaflet ◽  
Molecular Patterns ◽  
Shed Light

Necrosis- and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-like proteins (NLP) have an extremely broad taxonomic distribution; they occur in bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes. NLPs come in two forms, those that are cytotoxic to eudicot plants and those that are noncytotoxic. Cytotoxic NLPs bind to glycosyl inositol phosphoryl ceramide (GIPC) sphingolipids that are abundant in the outer leaflet of plant plasma membranes. Binding allows the NLP to become cytolytic in eudicots but not monocots. The function of noncytotoxic NLPs remains enigmatic, but the expansion of NLP genes in oomycete genomes suggests they are important. Several plant species have evolved the capacity to recognize NLPs as molecular patterns and trigger plant immunity, e.g., Arabidopsis thaliana detects nlp peptides via the receptor-like protein RLP23. In this review, we provide a historical perspective from discovery to understanding of molecular mechanisms and describe the latest developments in the NLP field to shed light on these fascinating microbial proteins.

scholarly journals Metabolic and Genomic Traits of Phytobeneficial Phenazine-Producing Pseudomonas spp. Are Linked to Rhizosphere Colonization in Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum tuberosum

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Zboralski ◽  
Adrien Biessy ◽  
Marie-Claude Savoie ◽  
Amy Novinscak ◽  
Martin Filion
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Taqman Probe ◽  
Phenotype Microarray ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rhizosphere Colonization ◽  
Colonization Process

ABSTRACT Bacterial rhizosphere colonization is critical for phytobeneficial rhizobacteria such as phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. To better understand this colonization process, potential metabolic and genomic determinants required for rhizosphere colonization were identified using a collection of 60 phenazine-producing Pseudomonas strains isolated from multiple plant species and representative of the worldwide diversity. Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum tuberosum (potato) were used as host plants. Bacterial rhizosphere colonization was measured by quantitative PCR using a newly designed primer pair and TaqMan probe targeting a conserved region of the phenazine biosynthetic operon. The metabolic abilities of the strains were assessed on 758 substrates using Biolog phenotype microarray technology. These data, along with available genomic sequences for all strains, were analyzed in light of rhizosphere colonization. Strains belonging to the P. chlororaphis subgroup colonized the rhizospheres of both plants more efficiently than strains belonging to the P. fluorescens subgroup. Metabolic results indicated that the ability to use amines and amino acids was associated with an increase in rhizosphere colonization capability in A. thaliana and/or in S. tuberosum. The presence of multiple genetic determinants in the genomes of the different strains involved in catabolic pathways and plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions correlated with increased or decreased rhizosphere colonization capabilities in both plants. These results suggest that the metabolic and genomic traits found in different phenazine-producing Pseudomonas strains reflect their rhizosphere competence in A. thaliana and S. tuberosum. Interestingly, most of these traits are associated with similar rhizosphere colonizing capabilities in both plant species. IMPORTANCE Rhizosphere colonization is crucial for plant growth promotion and biocontrol by antibiotic-producing Pseudomonas spp. This colonization process relies on different bacterial determinants which partly remain to be uncovered. In this study, we combined a metabolic and a genomic approach to decipher new rhizosphere colonization determinants which could improve our understanding of this process in Pseudomonas spp. Using 60 distinct strains of phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp., we show that rhizosphere colonization abilities correlated with both metabolic and genomic traits when these bacteria were inoculated on two distant plants, Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum tuberosum. Key metabolic and genomic determinants presumably required for efficient colonization of both plant species were identified. Upon further validation, these targets could lead to the development of simple screening tests to rapidly identify efficient rhizosphere colonizers.

Comparison of iron acquisition from Fe–pyoverdine by strategy I and strategy II plants

Botany ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (10) ◽  
pp. 731-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Shirley ◽  
Laure Avoscan ◽  
Eric Bernaud ◽  
Gérard Vansuyt ◽  
Philippe Lemanceau
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Iron Uptake ◽  
Iron Acquisition ◽  
Iron Status ◽  
Iron Nutrition ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
Major Class ◽  
Graminaceous Plants ◽  
Strategy I

Iron is an essential micronutrient for plants and associated microorganisms. However, the bioavailability of iron in cultivated soils is low. Plants and microorganisms have thus evolved active strategies of iron uptake. Two different iron uptake strategies have been described in dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous graminaceous species. In bacteria, this strategy relies on the synthesis of siderophores. Pyoverdines, a major class of siderophores produced by fluorescent pseudomonads, were previously shown to promote iron nutrition of the dicotyledonous species Arabidopsis thaliana L. (Heynh.), whereas contradictory reports were made on the contribution of those siderophores to the nutrition of graminaceous annuals. Furthermore, no information has so far been available on graminaceous perennials. Here, the contribution of purified pyoverdine of Pseudomonas fluorescens C7R12 to the iron nutrition of two annual and perennial graminaceous plants was assessed and compared with that of two dicotyledonous plant species. Fe–Pyoverdine promoted the iron status of all plant species tested. With the exception of wheat, this promotion was more dramatic in graminaceous species than in dicotyledonous species and was the highest in fescue, a perennial species. The incorporation of 15N-labeled pyoverdine was consistent with the effect on the iron status of the plants tested.

scholarly journals Molecular analysis of NOZZLE, a gene involved in pattern formation and early sporogenesis during sex organ development in Arabidopsis thaliana

1999 ◽  
Vol 96 (20) ◽  
pp. 11664-11669 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Schiefthaler ◽  
S. Balasubramanian ◽  
P. Sieber ◽  
D. Chevalier ◽  
E. Wisman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Pattern Formation ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Organ Development
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