Publications by authors named "Ki Hong Jung"

Anthropogenic methane emissions from paddy cultivation contribute to greenhouse gas levels owing to the anaerobic conditions in flooded rice fields, which promotes the activity of methanogenic bacteria. This study explored bioremediation strategies to mitigate methane release through the application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria combined with silicate in rice cultivation. Rice seeds were coated with Paenibacillus yonginensis DCY84, with and without the addition of silicate, prior to sowing.

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Polar tip growth in plants occurs only in root hairs and pollen tubes. In particular, root hair growth is considered very important in the growth of plants, as it is critical for water and nutrient absorption. Polar tip growth is regulated by various factors, including plant hormones such as abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GA) and cell wall modifications.

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Salinity stress induces ionic and osmotic imbalances in rice plants that in turn negatively affect the photosynthesis rate, resulting in growth retardation and yield penalty. Efforts have, therefore, been carried out to understand the mechanism of salt tolerance, however, the complexity of biological processes at proteome levels remains a major challenge. Here, we performed a comparative proteome and phosphoproteome profiling of microsome enriched fractions of salt-tolerant (cv.

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  • Climate change-induced flooding stress significantly impacts soybean crop productivity, prompting a study of root transcriptomes after 10 days of waterlogging at the V2 growth stage.* -
  • RNA sequencing revealed 870 upregulated and 1129 downregulated differentially expressed genes, with key findings including the enrichment of "alcohol biosynthetic process" and upregulation of phytohormone-related genes.* -
  • The study identified abundant AP2/ERF transcription factors and soybean orthologs from Arabidopsis and rice, aiding in the identification of candidate genes that could improve waterlogging tolerance in soybeans.*
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Apertures in pollen grains exhibit species-specific patterns and provide an ideal model for studying cell surface patterning. Pollen apertures are critical for cereal crop fertility, and while DEFECTIVE IN APERTURE FORMATION1 (OsDAF1) and INAPERTURATE POLLEN1 (OsINP1) have been documented to participate in pollen aperture formation in rice (Oryza sativa), the molecular transduction pathway regulating aperture formation is largely unknown. Here, we report that a leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK), APERTURE MISSING1 (AM1), plays a key role in rice pollen aperture formation.

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Female gametogenesis has been rarely studied due to gametophyte lethality and the unavailability of related genetic resources. In this study, we identified a rice ATP-binding cassette transporter, OsABCB24, whose null function displayed a significantly reduced seed setting rate by as much as 94%-100% compared with that of the wild type (WT). The reciprocal cross of WT and mutant plants demonstrated that the female reproductive organs in mutants were functionally impaired.

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In staple crops, such as rice (Oryza sativa L.), pollen plays a crucial role in seed production. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying rice pollen germination and tube growth remain underexplored.

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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) homeostasis plays an important role in plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance. Several MYB-CC transcription factors involved in Pi homeostasis have been identified in rice (). PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE-LIKE 7 (PHL7) is a class II MYC-CC protein, in which the MYC-CC domain is located at the N terminus.

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  • Rice is a crucial cereal crop affected by rice blast disease, which is caused by a fungal pathogen, and its resistance genes need to be identified as climate change increases pathogen diversity.
  • Researchers utilized bioinformatics to identify candidate leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain receptor-like proteins (OsLRR-RLPs) linked to disease resistance in rice, revealing differences in DNA sequences among various rice subpopulations.
  • Findings show that rice varieties lacking specific LRR genes are more susceptible to the disease, while those that express these genes exhibit resistance, highlighting their potential for developing resistant rice cultivars through breeding strategies.
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Phosphate (Pi) starvation is a critical factor limiting crop growth, development, and productivity. Rice () R2R3-MYB transcription factors function in the transcriptional regulation of plant responses to various abiotic stresses and micronutrient deprivation, but little is known about their roles in Pi starvation signaling and Pi homeostasis. Here, we identified the R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene , which shares high sequence similarity with .

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Soil salinity has a negative effect on crop yield. Therefore, plants have evolved many strategies to overcome decreases in yield under saline conditions. Among these, E3-ubiquitin ligase regulates salt tolerance.

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Exogenous or endogenous caffeine application confers resistance to diverse biotic stresses in plants. In this study, we demonstrate that endogenous caffeine in caffeine-producing rice (CPR) increases tolerance even to abiotic stresses such as water deficit. Caffeine produced by CPR plants influences the cytosolic Ca ion concentration gradient.

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The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) system has become the most important tool for targeted genome editing in many plant and animal species over the past decade. The CRISPR/Cas9 technology has also sparked a flood of applications and technical advancements in genome editing in the key cereal crops, including rice, wheat, maize, and barley. Here, we review advanced uses of CRISPR/Cas9 and derived systems in genome editing of cereal crops to enhance a variety of agronomically important features.

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Root hairs are extensions of epidermal cells on the root tips that increase the root contract surface area with the soil. For polar tip growth, newly synthesized proteins and other materials must be incorporated into the tips of root hairs. Here, we report the characterization of PRX102, a root hair preferential endoplasmic reticulum peroxidase.

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Rice is an important staple food crop for over half of the world's population. However, abiotic stresses seriously threaten rice yield improvement and sustainable production. Breeding and planting rice varieties with high environmental stress tolerance are the most cost-effective, safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly strategies.

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  • * A study identified 657 collar region-preferential genes (CRPGs) through genome-wide transcriptomic analysis and RNA sequencing data integration, confirming their specific expression.
  • * The research highlighted the connection between leaf angle manipulation, phytohormone pathways, and stress responses, suggesting CRPGs as potential targets for enhancing crop productivity.
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  • * Analysis of 90 plant genomes confirmed that MIFs possess unique motif compositions compared to ZHDs, with phylogenetic studies indicating that MIF-Zs and ZHDs share a common ancestor, while MIF-Is originated from a separate progenitor.
  • * Using gene editing in rice, researchers discovered that MIF-Is regulate material patterns in anthers and pollen by interacting with ZHDs, highlighting the complex evolutionary relationship and independent expansion of
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The biosynthesis of anthocyanins is still questionable in regulating the quantities of anthocyanins biosynthesized in rice seeds and the expression levels of transcription factors and the structural genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of anthocyanins. We herein investigated the relationship between the accumulated anthocyanin contents and the expression levels of genes related to the biosynthesis of anthocyanins in rice seeds. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry analysis of cyanidin 3-glucoside (C3G) in rice seeds showed no accumulation of C3G in white and red rice cultivars, and the differential accumulation of C3G among black rice cultivars.

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Pollen tube growth is essential for successful double fertilization, which is critical for grain yield in crop plants. Rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) function as ligands for signal transduction during fertilization. However, functional studies on RALF in monocot plants are lacking.

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Sucrose controls various developmental and metabolic processes in plants. It also functions as a signaling molecule in the synthesis of carbohydrates, storage proteins, and anthocyanins, as well as in floral induction and defense response. We found that sucrose preferentially induced , whereas other sugars (such as mannitol, glucose, fructose, galactose, and maltose) did not have the same effect.

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The plant hormone gibberellic acid (GA) is important for plant growth and productivity. Actin-related proteins (ARPs) also play central roles in plant growth, including cell elongation and development. However, the relationships between ARPs and GA signaling and biosynthesis are not fully understood.

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