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Functional Genomics of Energy Crops 2.0

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 2680

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Prof. Dr. Gongke Zhou

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College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
Interests: regulation pathway of the secondary cell wall formation; regulation pathway utilization
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Dear Colleagues,

As is well known, biomass energy has always been crucial to human survival and will continue play an integral role in future sustainable energy systems. However, the bottleneck of biomass resources will seriously restrict the development of the biomass energy industry. Therefore, this Special Issue, entitled “Functional Genomics of Energy Crops”, aims to stimulate comprehensive research into energy crops.

We will consider any articles presenting the latest findings on biomass metabolism, high light efficiency, high biomass, functional genomics, breeding, biomass conversion, and stress resistance of energy crops for publication.

Overall, this Special Issue will present both basic science and applied research to construct a more cohesive comprehension of energy crop science, considering all the aspects of this complex puzzle.

Prof. Dr. Gongke Zhou
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • energy crops
  • high light efficiency
  • high biomass
  • lignocellulosic biomass
  • starch biomass
  • oil biomass
  • sugar biomass
  • biomass metabolism
  • transcriptional regulation
  • functional genomics
  • genetic engineering
  • breeding
  • biomass conversion
  • stress resistance
  • marginal land
  • bioenergy

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Genome-Wide Identification of the SPP/SPPL Gene Family and BnaSPPL4 Regulating Male Fertility in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)
by Guangze Li, Wenjun Zhu, Minyu Tian, Rong Liu, Ying Ruan and Chunlin Liu
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(7), 3936; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25073936 - 1 Apr 2024
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Signal peptide peptidase (SPP) and its homologs, signal peptide peptidase-like (SPPL) proteases, are members of the GxGD-type aspartyl protease family, which is widespread in plants and animals and is a class of transmembrane proteins with significant biological functions. SPP/SPPLs have been identified; however, [...] Read more.
Signal peptide peptidase (SPP) and its homologs, signal peptide peptidase-like (SPPL) proteases, are members of the GxGD-type aspartyl protease family, which is widespread in plants and animals and is a class of transmembrane proteins with significant biological functions. SPP/SPPLs have been identified; however, the functions of SPP/SPPL in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) have not been reported. In this study, 26 SPP/SPPLs were identified in rapeseed and categorized into three groups: SPP, SPPL2, and SPPL3. These members mainly contained the Peptidase_A22 and PA domains, which were distributed on 17 out of 19 chromosomes. Evolutionary analyses indicated that BnaSPP/SPPLs evolved with a large number of whole-genome duplication (WGD) events and strong purifying selection. Members are widely expressed and play a key role in the growth and development of rapeseed. The regulation of rapeseed pollen fertility by the BnaSPPL4 gene was further validated through experiments based on bioinformatics analysis, concluding that BnaSPPL4 silencing causes male sterility. Cytological observation showed that male infertility caused by loss of BnaSPPL4 gene function occurs late in the mononucleate stage due to microspore dysplasia. Full article
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MsHDZ23, a Novel Miscanthus HD-ZIP Transcription Factor, Participates in Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses
by Naixu Liu, Ruikang Yu, Wendi Deng, Ruibo Hu, Guo He, Kang He, Yingzhen Kong, Xianfeng Tang, Gongke Zhou and Congpeng Wang
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(6), 3253; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063253 - 13 Mar 2024
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The homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIP) transcription factors, representing one of the largest plant-specific superfamilies, play important roles in the response to various abiotic stresses. However, the functional roles of HD-ZIPs in abiotic stress tolerance and the underlying mechanisms remain relatively limited in Miscanthus sinensis [...] Read more.
The homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIP) transcription factors, representing one of the largest plant-specific superfamilies, play important roles in the response to various abiotic stresses. However, the functional roles of HD-ZIPs in abiotic stress tolerance and the underlying mechanisms remain relatively limited in Miscanthus sinensis. In this study, we isolated an HD-ZIP TF gene, MsHDZ23, from Miscanthus and ectopically expressed it in Arabidopsis. Transcriptome and promoter analyses revealed that MsHDZ23 responded to salt, alkali, and drought treatments. The overexpression (OE) of MsHDZ23 in Arabidopsis conferred higher tolerance to salt and alkali stresses compared to wild-type (WT) plants. Moreover, MsHDZ23 was able to restore the hb7 mutant, the ortholog of MsHDZ23 in Arabidopsis, to the WT phenotype. Furthermore, MsHDZ23-OE lines exhibited significantly enhanced drought stress tolerance, as evidenced by higher survival rates and lower water loss rates compared to WT. The improved drought tolerance may be attributed to the significantly smaller stomatal aperture in MsHDZ23-OE lines compared to WT. Furthermore, the accumulation of the malondialdehyde (MDA) under abiotic stresses was significantly decreased, accompanied by dramatically enhanced activities in several antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) in the transgenic plants. Collectively, these results demonstrate that MsHDZ23 functions as a multifunctional transcription factor in enhancing plant resistance to abiotic stresses. Full article
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