Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics and Molecular Mechanism of Wood Formation in Gymnosperm Trees
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. How Climate Affects Wood Formation
3. Hormonal Regulation of Seasonal Wood Formation
4. Genetic Regulation of Seasonal Wood Formation
5. Epigenetic Regulation of Seasonal Wood Formation
6. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gene (miRNA) | Description (Function) | Studied Plant Species | Ref. |
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Hormone regulation | |||
ARF | Auxin response factor (responsive to auxin signaling) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
PIN-like | Auxin efflux carrier (exporting auxin from cell) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
miR166 | (Inhibit ABA signaling) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
miR159 | (Make hyposensitive to ABA by inhibiting GA signaling) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk, Ginkgo biloba L. | [46,49] |
miR160 | (Induce accumulation and transport of IAA) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
Stress response (negative) | |||
miR394c | (Inhibit LCR, involved in salt and drought stress) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
miR858 | (Inhibit MYB5, involved in heat stress) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
cln-miR08 | (Inhibit NBS-LRR, involved in biotic stress) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [71] |
Cell division | |||
CYCA | A type cyclin (required for the G1 to S phase transition) | Cunninghamia lanceolata, Larix kaempferi, Picea abies | [13,36,51] |
CYCB | B type cyclin (required for the G2 to M phase transition) | Cunninghamia lanceolata, Larix kaempferi, Picea abies | [13,36,51] |
LaCYCB1;1 | (Required for G2 to M phase transition) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
LaCDKB1;3 | Cyclin dependent kinase (Required for G2 to M phase transition) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
Histone H4 | (Involved in DNA replication) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
LaRAV1 | Homolog of poplar RAV1 (induce LaCDKB1;3) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
LaMYB20 | Homolog of AtMYB20 (induce LaCYCB1;1) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
miR164 | (Inhibit NAC2, promoting cell death and senescence) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
miR166a | (Inhibit HB-15, negative regulator of cambium differentiation) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
Cell expansion | |||
EXPAs | α Expansin (break noncovalent bonds between cell wall components) | Cunninghamia lanceolata, Picea abies | [13,36] |
PEs | Pectin esterase (catalyze the de-esterification of pectin into pectate and methanol) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
PMEs | Pectin methylesterase (catalyze the demethoxylation of pectin) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
PLs | Pectate lyase (cleave pectin using a β-elimination mechanism) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
XTH | Xyloglucan endotransglycosylases (involved in the metabolism of xyloglucan) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
GLUs | β-1,3-glucanase (catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-1,3-glucosidic bonds existing in β-1,3-glucan) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
BpEG | Endo-1,4-beta-glucanases (cleave β-1,4-glycosidic bonds of cellulose) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [36] |
miR397b | (Inhibit LAC4 and LAC11, involved in lignin polymerization) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
Cell wall formation | |||
CESA | Cellulose synthase A (the main enzyme that produces cellulose) | Picea abies | [10,13] |
Monolignol biosynthesis genes | CAD, COMT, CCoAOMT, CCR, C3H, C4H, 4CL, CSE, PAL, HCT | Picea abies | [13] |
Laccase | (Lignin polymerization) | Cunninghamia lanceolata, Picea abies, Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [13,36,49] |
Peroxidase | (Lignin polymerization) | Picea abies | [13] |
AS2 | Homolog of AtAS2 (regulates lignin deposition) | Picea abies | [13] |
MYB20 | Homolog of AtMYB20 (positive regulator of SCW formation and lignification) | Picea abies | [13] |
MYB16 | Homolog of AtMYB16 (regulation of cell shape and cuticle formation) | Picea abies | [13] |
MYB46 | Homolog of AtMYB46 (master regulator of SCW formation) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
MYB103 | Homolog of AtMYB103 (Induce lignin formation) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
miR319 | (Inhibits TCP24, a repressor of SCW formation) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
Programmed cell death | |||
MC5/9 | Metacaspase 5/9 (cysteine protease that cleaves specifically after arginine or lysine residues) | Picea abies | [13] |
XCP1/2 | Xylem Cysteine Protease 1/2 (cysteine protease involved in xylem tracheary element autolysis) | Picea abies | [13] |
BFN1 | Bifunctional Nuclease1 (both RNase and DNase activities) | Picea abies | [13] |
RD21A | Responsive to Dehydration 21A proteinase (both peptide ligase and protease activity) | Picea abies | [13] |
CEPs | Cysteine Endopeptidases (hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain) | Picea abies | [13] |
XBCP3 | Xylem Bark Cysteine Peptidase3 (xylem specific Cysteine peptidases) | Picea abies | [13] |
RNSI | class I RNAse (RNA-degrading enzyme) | Picea abies | [13] |
Stress response (positive) | |||
TFL | Terminal Flower (involved in growth cessation) | Picea abies | [10] |
BAM3 | β-amylase (involved in cold response) | Picea abies | [10] |
FTL2 | Flowering Locus T/Terminal Flower1-Like 2 (involved in growth cessation) | Picea abies | [13] |
miR482 | (Involved in immune system) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
miR2118 | (Involved in fungal infection) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
miR2950 | (Involved in the plant immune system) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
miR5261 | (Involved in the Mg deficiency response) | Ginkgo biloba L. | [46] |
Plant growth | |||
MYB82 | (Involved in trichome development) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
LaMYB84 | Homolog of AtMYB84 (induce LaCYCB1;3) | Larix kaempferi | [51] |
MYB5 | (Involved in heat stress) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
RDR | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (involved in posttranscriptional gene silencing) | Picea abies | [13] |
miR172 | (Promote vegetative induction) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [71] |
miR156 | (Regulate the juvenile-to-adult transition) | Cunninghamia lanceolata | [71] |
miR396 | (Inhibit plant grown regulating factors (GRFs)) | Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibrenk | [49] |
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Nguyen, T.T.T.; Bae, E.-K.; Tran, T.N.A.; Lee, H.; Ko, J.-H. Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics and Molecular Mechanism of Wood Formation in Gymnosperm Trees. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 8624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24108624
Nguyen TTT, Bae E-K, Tran TNA, Lee H, Ko J-H. Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics and Molecular Mechanism of Wood Formation in Gymnosperm Trees. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(10):8624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24108624
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Thi Thu Tram, Eun-Kyung Bae, Thi Ngoc Anh Tran, Hyoshin Lee, and Jae-Heung Ko. 2023. "Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics and Molecular Mechanism of Wood Formation in Gymnosperm Trees" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 10: 8624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24108624