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    The mode of cytokinin functions assisting plant adaptations to osmotic stresses
    (2019-12-01) Ranjit Singh Gujjar; Kanyaratt Supaibulwatana; ICAR - Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow; Mahidol University
    © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. T. Plants respond to abiotic stresses by activating a specific genetic program that supports survival by developing robust adaptive mechanisms. This leads to accelerated senescence and reduced growth, resulting in negative agro-economic impacts on crop productivity. Cytokinins (CKs) customarily regulate various biological processes in plants, including growth and development. In recent years, cytokinins have been implicated in adaptations to osmotic stresses with improved plant growth and yield. Endogenous CK content under osmotic stresses can be enhanced either by transforming plants with a bacterial isopentenyl transferase (IPT) gene under the control of a stress inducible promoter or by exogenous application of synthetic CKs. CKs counteract osmotic stress-induced premature senescence by redistributing soluble sugars and inhibiting the expression of senescence-associated genes. Elevated CK contents under osmotic stress antagonize abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and ABA mediated responses, delay leaf senescence, reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage and lipid peroxidation, improve plant growth, and ameliorate osmotic stress adaptability in plants.
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    Multifunctional proline rich proteins and their role in regulating cellular proline content in plants under stress
    (2019-01-01) R. S. Gujjar; A. D. Pathak; S. G. Karkute; K. Supaibulwatana; ICAR - Indian Institute Of Vegetable Research, Varanasi; ICAR - Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow; Mahidol University
    © 2019, Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR. All rights reserved. Proline rich proteins (PRPs), earlier famous as animal salivary proteins, have now been proven as indispensable plant proteins. They are highly rich in proline amino acid residues at the N-terminus whereas a characteristic eight cysteine motif is located at the C-terminus. The PRPs support a number of developmental processes from germination to plant death. Under normal environmental conditions, PRP genes express customarily in different plant parts depending on the specific function to be carried out. During abiotic stresses, PRP genes exhibit an uneven pattern of transcriptional regulation depending on the time and intensity of stress. Transgenic plants overexpressing PRP genes show an enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses. This review focuses on contemporary functions of PRPs during stresses and proposes that PRPs are involved in the regulation of free cellular proline content during stress in a well synchronized manner.
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    A synthetic cytokinin improves photosynthesis in rice under drought stress by modulating the abundance of proteins related to stomatal conductance, chlorophyll contents, and rubisco activity
    (2020-09-01) Ranjit Singh Gujjar; Pennapa Banyen; Wannisa Chuekong; Phapawee Worakan; Sittiruk Roytrakul; Kanyaratt Supaibulwatana; ICAR - Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow; Mahidol University; Thailand National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
    © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Drought susceptible rice cultivar PTT1 (Pathumthani1) was treated with drought (−72 kPa) and CPPU (N-2-(chloro-4-pyridyl)-N-phenyl urea) @ 5 mg/L at tillering and grain-filling stages. Plants were tested for the effect of synthetic cytokinin on the parameters influencing the process of photosynthesis. Exogenous spray of CPPU improved the stomatal conductance of rice leaves, which was severely reduced by drought. The abundance intensities of proteins, associated with the stomatal conductance (ZEP, NCED4, PYL9, PYL10, ABI5, SnRK4, Phot1, and Phot2), were also in agreement with the positive impact of CPPU on the stomatal conductance under drought stress. Among the photosynthetic pigments, Chl b contents were significantly reduced by drought stress, whereas CPPU treated plants retained the normal contents of Chl b under drought stress. Subsequently, we examined the abundance intensities of chlorophyll synthase and HCR proteins, implicated in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll pigments and the conversion of Chl b to Chl a, respectively. The results indicated a drought-mediated suppression of chlorophyll synthase. However, CPPU treated plants retained normal levels of chlorophyll synthase under drought stress. In addition, drought stress induced HCR proteins, which might be the cause for reduced Chl b contents in drought stressed plants. Further, CPPU treatment helped the plants sustain photosynthesis at a normal rate under drought stress, which was comparable with well-watered plants. The results were further confirmed by examining the abundance intensities of two key proteins, RAF1 and Rubisco activase, implicated in the assembly and activation of Rubisco, respectively. CPPU treatment reversed the drought mediated suppression of these proteins at both of the growth stages of rice under drought stress. Based on the results, it can be suggested that synthetic cytokinins help the plants sustain photosynthesis at a normal rate under drought stress by positively influencing the determinants of photosynthesis at a molecular level.
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    A synthetic cytokinin influences the accumulation of leaf soluble sugars and sugar transporters, and enhances the drought adaptability in rice
    (2021-08-01) Ranjit Singh Gujjar; Sittiruk Roytrakul; Wannisa Chuekong; Kanyaratt Supaibulwatana; ICAR - Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow; Mahidol University; Thailand National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
    Oryza sativa cv. PTT1 (Pathumthani1) was treated with phenyl-urea-based synthetic cytokinin under drought stress. Soluble sugar contents were examined in rice flag leaves at tillering and grain-filling stages. The same leaf samples were used to analyze the differential abundance intensities of proteins related to metabolism and transport of soluble sugars, and the process of senescence. The results showed drought-induced accumulation of hexose sugars (glucose and fructose) in rice flag leaves, which could be corroborated with enhanced accumulation of MST8 under drought stress. On the other hand, cytokinin-treated plants maintained the normal contents of hexose sugar in their flag leaves under drought stress, alike well-watered plants. In the case of sucrose, cytokinin treatment reduced its accumulation at tillering stage, but the results were reversed at the grain-filling stage, where the cytokinin-treated plants maintained significantly higher contents of sucrose under drought stress. Growth stage dependent variations in sucrose contents corroborated with the accumulation of SPS (SPS1, SPS2, and SPS5) proteins, implicated in sucrose biosynthesis. In our study, among the proteins involved in sucrose transport, SUT1 transporter was induced by drought stress at both the growth stages, whereas SUT2 transporter accumulated equally in all the treatments. However, cytokinin treatment reversed the effect of drought on the accumulation of SUT1. Similarly, SWEET5, and SWEET13 proteins, which were induced by drought stress treatment, were inhibited by cytokinin treatment. However, the accumulation SWEET6, SWEET7, and SWEET15 was not influenced by the treatment of cytokinin in the flag leaves of rice. In addition, cytokinin treatment reduced the leaf wilting, enhanced the fresh weight and grain yield, and curtailed the accumulation of proteins involved in drought-induced senescence. In conclusion, the cytokinin treatment had a positive agro-economic impact on the rice plants and provided better drought adaptability.