Control of plant growth and development by ambient temperature
Lead Research Organisation:
John Innes Centre
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Technical Summary
This project aims to elucidate the fundamental principles that underlie the modulation of plant growth and development by modest changes in temperature. Employing a combination of genetics, molecular biology and protein biochemistry, we will use Arabidopsis thaliana to dissect the molecular mechanism of temperature perception. Understanding temperature sensing and its integration with multitude of other environmental signals are key to define how the environment control plant growth. The knowledge generated could lead to strategies for developing climate resilient crops.
Planned Impact
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Vinod Kumar (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Berriri S
(2016)
SWR1 Chromatin-Remodeling Complex Subunits and H2A.Z Have Non-overlapping Functions in Immunity and Gene Regulation in Arabidopsis.
in Molecular plant
Gaillochet C
(2020)
HY5 and phytochrome activity modulate shoot-to-root coordination during thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.
in Development (Cambridge, England)
Gangappa S
(2017)
PIF4 Coordinates Thermosensory Growth and Immunity in Arabidopsis
in Current Biology
Gangappa SN
(2017)
DET1 and HY5 Control PIF4-Mediated Thermosensory Elongation Growth through Distinct Mechanisms.
in Cell reports
Gangappa SN
(2018)
DET1 and COP1 Modulate the Coordination of Growth and Immunity in Response to Key Seasonal Signals in Arabidopsis.
in Cell reports
Gardener C
(2015)
Hot n' Cold: Molecular Signatures of Domestication Bring Fresh Insights into Environmental Adaptation.
in Molecular plant
Kumar SV
(2018)
H2A.Z at the Core of Transcriptional Regulation in Plants.
in Molecular plant
Kumar SV
(2017)
Studying Transcription Factor Binding to Specific Genomic Loci by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP).
in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Li XR
(2018)
Temperature Modulates Tissue-Specification Program to Control Fruit Dehiscence in Brassicaceae.
in Molecular plant
Yu N
(2016)
Delineation of metabolic gene clusters in plant genomes by chromatin signatures.
in Nucleic acids research
| Description | We have unravelled the mechanisms by which pant growth is coordinated in response to seasonal cues such as temperature and day-length. We discovered that the very molecules that promote growth at modestly elevated temperature also lead to enhanced susceptibility of plants to pathogens, therefore acting as the molecular link between antagonistic processes such as growth and immunity. We have also found that multiple seasonal signals are integrated into growth and developmental decisions and disease resistance by a common signalling module. This provides a unified regulatory framework for environmental signal integration. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings of the coordination of thermosensory growth and immunity by a common molecule has led to the development of a potential technology for crop improvement, leading to collaborative work with crop pathologists. It is important that the paradigms generated are further tested in crop systems before eventually used for crop improvement in the longer term. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Education Environment |
| Description | Our findings of the molecular mechanisms underlying the response of plant growth ad development and defense responses have led to interactions with the stakeholders. The findings of the study that was performed in Arabidopsis have led to the development of a method for crop improvement, which has led to the filing of a patent application (GB). This has resulted in collaborations with crop scientists. With the help of funds generated from industrial partner Plant Biosciences Limited, the generated knowledge was tested in oil seed crop Brassica napus. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | D Lucyshyn |
| Organisation | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research on low temperature mediated regulation of plant growth and development. Genetics and molecular biology experiments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative research on low temperature mediated regulation of plant growth and development. Genetics and molecular biology experiments. |
| Impact | New collaboration. No reportable outcomes yet |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Ive De Smet |
| Organisation | Flanders Institute for Biotechnology |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research on understanding the role of protein phosphorylation in plant temperature responses. Genetics, molecular biology related to temperature responses. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative research on understanding the role of protein phosphorylation in plant temperature responses. Molecular biology and phosphor proteomics. |
| Impact | No reportable outcomes yet. Ongoing collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Conflict of interests: How do plants sense and integrate environmental signals. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker at: Thermomorphogenesis 2016, (25 - 27 August 2016), Halle, Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Conflict of interests: How do plants sense and integrate environmental signals? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria April 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | GARNet Youtube Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | GARNet youtube interview about two articles published in Current Biology and Cell reports |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_--vJal50A |
| Description | Garnet Youtube Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Garnet Youtube Interview about a published paper in Molecular Plant |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gk21sIE9I |
| Description | Interview with National Public Radio, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with journalist at National Public Radio in the US regarding publication of Molecular Plant paper on temperature-induced acceleration of pod shatter in oilseed rape. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview: With Angus Chen of National Public Radio (USA) on Warming scenario and early seed dispersal in Brassicas. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview: With Angus Chen of National Public Radio (USA) on Warming scenario and early seed dispersal in Brassicas. This was in relation to a recently published research article. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/12/584936969/what-canola-can-tell-us-about-crops-and-cli... |
| Description | Invited Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at VIB Ghent, Belgium. Talking about the research findings of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Invited talk at University of Potsdam: Perception and integration of environmental signals in plants. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited Talk at Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Perception and integration of environmental signals in plants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at: Arabidopsis 2016: Emerging Challenges in Plant Biology, Mohali, India March 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Putting it together: How do plants sense and integrate seasonal signals? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at: Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Paris, France. This has led to the establishment of a collaboration involving scientists from France and Spain. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |