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Calcium Signaling in Plants: Roles in Stress Tolerance and Development
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Calcium Signaling in Plants: Roles in Stress Tolerance and Development

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 17706

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Dr. Alexandra S. Dubrovina

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Laboratory of Biotechnology, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
Interests: plant secondary metabolism; RNA interference; plant gene regulation; abiotic stress; transgenic plants; calcium sensor proteins
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Dr. Konstantin V. Kiselev

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Laboratory of Biotechnology, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
Interests: plant secondary metabolism; stilbenes; plant gene expression; plant cell cultures; calcium signaling
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Calcium ions (Ca2+) serve as versatile signaling molecules implicated in adaptation to the changing environment and in various developmental processes. Multiple studies indicate that Ca2+ signals are implicated in signal transmission at long distances or even at the organismic level. Environmental stresses and developmental signals evoke spatially and temporally distinct alterations in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations, i.e., “Ca2+ signatures”, which are perceived and decoded by Ca2+ binding proteins referred to as Ca2+ sensors. The Ca2+ sensor proteins then activate downstream signaling and relay the information presented in the Ca2+ signatures into protein phosphorylation, changes in protein–protein interactions, or regulation of gene expression. This, in turn, elicits a physiological response that is appropriate for a stress or developmental signal.

For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of original research papers, reviews, short communications, and opinion papers that shed light on our understanding of Ca2+-mediated regulation of plant stress adaptation and development.

We welcome papers related but not limited to the following specific topics:

  • Ca2+ signaling in plant abiotic stress responses
  • Ca2+ signaling in plant biotic interactions
  • Ca2+ dynamics in plants in response to developmental and environmental cues
  • Advancements in studying Ca2+ ion channels and transporters
  • New data on Ca2+-binding proteins and their involvement in plant stress responses and development
  • Target proteins of the major plant Ca2+ sensor proteins
  • Ca2+ signaling in plant secondary metabolism
  • Ca2+ and phytopathogenic bacteria: regulation of virulence
  • Plant Ca2+ signaling: application in biotechnology
  • Interaction of plant calcium signaling and other networks

Dr. Alexandra S. Dubrovina
Dr. Konstantin V. Kiselev
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • calcium signaling
  • calcium protein sensors
  • calcium channels
  • calcium transporters
  • calcium signatures
  • abiotic stress
  • biotic stress
  • plant adaptation
  • plant development
  • protein interactions

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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Calmodulin (CaM) and Calmodulin-Like (CML) Genes in the Brown Algae Saccharina japonica
by Nianchao Xue, Minghui Sun, Zihan Gai, Meihan Bai, Juan Sun, Shan Sai and Linan Zhang
Plants 2023, 12(10), 1934; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12101934 - 9 May 2023
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Calmodulins (CaMs) and Calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) are vital in plant growth, development, and stress responses. However, CaMs and CMLs have not been fully identified and characterized in brown algae, which has been evolving independently of the well-studied green plant lineage. In this study, [...] Read more.
Calmodulins (CaMs) and Calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) are vital in plant growth, development, and stress responses. However, CaMs and CMLs have not been fully identified and characterized in brown algae, which has been evolving independently of the well-studied green plant lineage. In this study, whole-genome searches revealed one SjCaM and eight SjCMLs in Saccharina japonica, and one EsCaM and eleven EsCMLs in Ectocarpus sp. SjCaM and EsCaM encoded identical protein products and shared 88.59–89.93% amino acid identities with Arabidopsis thaliana AtCaMs, thereby indicating that brown algae CaMs retained a similar Ca2+ sensors function as in plants. The phylogenetic and gene structure analysis results showed that there was significant divergence in the gene sequences among brown algae CMLs. Furthermore, evolutionary analysis indicated that the function of brown alga CMLs was relatively conserved, which may be related to the fact that brown algae do not need to face complex environments like terrestrial plants. Regulatory elements prediction and the expression analysis revealed the probable functioning of SjCaM/CML genes in gametophyte development and the stress response in S. japonica. In addition, the SjCaM/SjCMLs interacting proteins and chemicals were preliminarily predicted, suggesting that SjCaM/SjCMLs might play putative roles in Ca2+/CaM-mediated growth and development processes and stimulus responses. Therefore, these results will facilitate our understanding of the evolution of brown algae CaMs/CMLs and the functional identification of SjCaM/SjCMLs. Full article
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The Effect of Stress Hormones, Ultraviolet C, and Stilbene Precursors on Expression of Calcineurin B-like Protein (CBL) and CBL-Interacting Protein Kinase (CIPK) Genes in Cell Cultures and Leaves of Vitis amurensis Rupr
by Konstantin V. Kiselev, Olga A. Aleynova, Zlata V. Ogneva, Andrey R. Suprun, Alexey A. Ananev, Nikolay N. Nityagovsky, Alina A. Dneprovskaya, Alina A. Beresh and Alexandra S. Dubrovina
Plants 2023, 12(7), 1562; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12071562 - 5 Apr 2023
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Calcium serves as a crucial messenger in plant stress adaptation and developmental processes. Plants encode several multigene families of calcium sensor proteins with diverse functions in plant growth and stress responses. Several studies indicated that some calcium sensors may be involved in the [...] Read more.
Calcium serves as a crucial messenger in plant stress adaptation and developmental processes. Plants encode several multigene families of calcium sensor proteins with diverse functions in plant growth and stress responses. Several studies indicated that some calcium sensors may be involved in the regulation of secondary metabolite production in plant cells. The present study aimed to investigate expression of calcineurin B-like proteins (CBL) and CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK) in response to conditions inducting biosynthesis of stilbenes in grapevine. We investigated CBL and CIPK gene expression in wild-growing grapevine Vitis amurensis Rupr., known as a rich stilbene source, in response to the application of stilbene biosynthesis-inducing conditions, including application of stress hormones (salicylic acid or SA, methyl jasmonate or MeJA), phenolic precursors (p-coumaric acids or CA), and ultraviolet irradiation (UV-C). The influence of these effectors on the levels of 13 VaCBL and 27 VaCIPK mRNA transcripts as well as on stilbene production was analyzed by quantitative real-time RT-PCR in the leaves and cell cultures of V. amurensis. The data revealed that VaCBL4-1 expression considerably increased after UV-C treatment in both grapevine cell cultures and leaves. The expression of VaCIPK31, 41-1, and 41-2 also increased, but this increase was mostly detected in cell cultures of V. amurensis. At the same time, expression of most VaCBL and VaCIPK genes was markedly down-regulated both in leaves and cell cultures of V. amurensis, which may indicate that the CBLs and CIPKs are involved in negative regulation of stilbene accumulation (VaCBL8, 10a-2, 10a-4, 11, 12, VaCIPK3, 9-1, 9-2, 12, 21-1, 21-2, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41-3, 41-4). The results obtained provide new information of CBL and CIPK implication in the regulation of plant secondary metabolism in response to stress hormones, metabolite precursors, and UV-C irradiation. Full article
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Cytosolic Sodium Influx in Mesophyll Protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana, wt, sos1:1 and nhx1 Differs and Induces Different Calcium Changes
by Sherif H. Morgan, Md Abdul Kader and Sylvia Lindberg
Plants 2022, 11(24), 3439; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11243439 - 9 Dec 2022
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The sodium influx into the cytosol of mesophyll protoplasts from Arabidopsis thaliana cv. Columbia, wild type, was compared with the influx into sos1-1 and nhx1 genotypes, which lack the Na+/H+ antiporter in the plasma membrane and tonoplast, respectively. Changes in [...] Read more.
The sodium influx into the cytosol of mesophyll protoplasts from Arabidopsis thaliana cv. Columbia, wild type, was compared with the influx into sos1-1 and nhx1 genotypes, which lack the Na+/H+ antiporter in the plasma membrane and tonoplast, respectively. Changes in cytosolic sodium and calcium concentrations upon a 100 mM NaCl addition were detected by use of epifluorescence microscopy and the sodium-specific fluorescent dye SBFI, AM, and calcium sensitive Fura 2, AM, respectively. There was a smaller and mainly transient influx of Na+ in the cytosol of the wild type compared with the sos1-1 and nhx1 genotypes, in which the influx lasted for a longer time. Sodium chloride addition to the protoplasts’ medium induced a significant increase in cytosolic calcium concentration in the wild type at 1.0 mM external calcium, and to a lesser extent in nhx1, however, it was negligible in the sos1-1 genotype. LiCl inhibited the cytosolic calcium elevation in the wild type. The results suggest that the salt-induced calcium elevation in the cytosol of mesophyll cells depends on an influx from both internal and external stores and occurs in the presence of an intact Na+/H+ antiporter at the plasma membrane. The Arabidopsis SOS1 more effectively regulates sodium homeostasis than NHX1. Full article
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Effect of Calmodulin-like Gene (CML) Overexpression on Stilbene Biosynthesis in Cell Cultures of Vitis amurensis Rupr.
by Olga A. Aleynova, Andrey R. Suprun, Alexey A. Ananev, Nikolay N. Nityagovsky, Zlata V. Ogneva, Alexandra S. Dubrovina and Konstantin V. Kiselev
Plants 2022, 11(2), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11020171 - 10 Jan 2022
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Stilbenes are plant phenolics known to rapidly accumulate in grapevine and other plants in response to injury or pathogen attack and to exhibit a great variety of healing beneficial effects. It has previously been shown that several calmodulin-like protein (CML) genes [...] Read more.
Stilbenes are plant phenolics known to rapidly accumulate in grapevine and other plants in response to injury or pathogen attack and to exhibit a great variety of healing beneficial effects. It has previously been shown that several calmodulin-like protein (CML) genes were highly up-regulated in cell cultures of wild-growing grapevine Vitis amurensis Rupr. in response to stilbene-modulating conditions, such as stress hormones, UV-C, and stilbene precursors. Both CML functions and stilbene biosynthesis regulation are still poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of overexpression of five VaCML genes on stilbene and biomass accumulation in the transformed cell cultures of V. amurensis. We obtained 16 transgenic cell lines transformed with the VaCML52, VaCML65, VaCML86, VaCML93, and VaCML95 genes (3–4 independent lines per gene) under the control of the double CaMV 35S promoter. HPLC-MS analysis showed that overexpression of the VaCML65 led to a considerable and consistent increase in the content of stilbenes of 3.8–23.7 times in all transformed lines in comparison with the control calli, while biomass accumulation was not affected. Transformation of the V. amurensis cells with other analyzed VaCML genes did not lead to a consistent and considerable effect on stilbene biosynthesis in the cell lines. The results indicate that the VaCML65 gene is implicated in the signaling pathway regulating stilbene biosynthesis as a strong positive regulator and can be useful in viticulture and winemaking for obtaining grape cultivars with a high content of stilbenes and stress resistance. Full article
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Roles of Glutamate Receptor-Like Channels (GLRs) in Plant Growth and Response to Environmental Stimuli
by Bo Yu, Nian Liu, Siqi Tang, Tian Qin and Junli Huang
Plants 2022, 11(24), 3450; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11243450 - 9 Dec 2022
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Plant glutamate receptor-like channels (GLRs) are the homologues of ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) that mediate neurotransmission in mammals, and they play important roles in various plant-specific physiological processes, such as pollen tube growth, sexual reproduction, root meristem proliferation, internode cell elongation, stomata aperture [...] Read more.
Plant glutamate receptor-like channels (GLRs) are the homologues of ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) that mediate neurotransmission in mammals, and they play important roles in various plant-specific physiological processes, such as pollen tube growth, sexual reproduction, root meristem proliferation, internode cell elongation, stomata aperture regulation, and innate immune and wound responses. Notably, these biological functions of GLRs have been mostly linked to the Ca2+-permeable channel activity as GLRs can directly channel the transmembrane flux of Ca2+, which acts as a key second messenger in plant cell responses to both endogenous and exogenous stimuli. Thus, it was hypothesized that GLRs are mainly involved in Ca2+ signaling processes in plant cells. Recently, great progress has been made in GLRs for their roles in long-distance signal transduction pathways mediated by electrical activity and Ca2+ signaling. Here, we review the recent progress on plant GLRs, and special attention is paid to recent insights into the roles of GLRs in response to environmental stimuli via Ca2+ signaling, electrical activity, ROS, as well as hormone signaling networks. Understanding the roles of GLRs in integrating internal and external signaling for plant developmental adaptations to a changing environment will definitely help to enhance abiotic stress tolerance. Full article
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Calcium Signaling in Plant-Insect Interactions
by Ambra S. Parmagnani and Massimo E. Maffei
Plants 2022, 11(20), 2689; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11202689 - 12 Oct 2022
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In plant–insect interactions, calcium (Ca2+) variations are among the earliest events associated with the plant perception of biotic stress. Upon herbivory, Ca2+ waves travel long distances to transmit and convert the local signal to a systemic defense program. Reactive oxygen [...] Read more.
In plant–insect interactions, calcium (Ca2+) variations are among the earliest events associated with the plant perception of biotic stress. Upon herbivory, Ca2+ waves travel long distances to transmit and convert the local signal to a systemic defense program. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), Ca2+ and electrical signaling are interlinked to form a network supporting rapid signal transmission, whereas the Ca2+ message is decoded and relayed by Ca2+-binding proteins (including calmodulin, Ca2+-dependent protein kinases, annexins and calcineurin B-like proteins). Monitoring the generation of Ca2+ signals at the whole plant or cell level and their long-distance propagation during biotic interactions requires innovative imaging techniques based on sensitive sensors and using genetically encoded indicators. This review summarizes the recent advances in Ca2+ signaling upon herbivory and reviews the most recent Ca2+ imaging techniques and methods. Full article
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