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    OsMED14_2, a tail module subunit of mediator complex, controls rice development and involves jasmonic acid
    (Elsevier B.V., 2024) Prusty, Ankita; Mehra, Poonam; Sharma, Shivam; Malik, Naveen; Agarwal, Pinky; Parida, Swarup K.; Kapoor, Sanjay; Tyagi, Akhilesh K.
    The Mediator complex is essential for eukaryotic transcription, yet its role and the function of its individual subunits in plants, especially in rice, remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate the function of OsMED14_2, a subunit of the Mediator tail module, in rice development. Overexpression and knockout of OsMED14_2 resulted in notable changes in panicle morphology and grain size. Microscopic analysis revealed impact of overexpression on pollen maturation, reflected by reduced viability, irregular shapes, and aberrant intine development. OsMED14_2 was found to interact with proteins involved in pollen development, namely, OsMADS62, OsMADS63 and OsMADS68, and its overexpression negatively affected the expression of OsMADS68 and the expression of other genes involved in intine development, including OsCAP1, OsGCD1, OsRIP1, and OsCPK29. Additionally, we found that OsMED14_2 overexpression influences jasmonic acid (JA) homeostasis, affecting bioactive JA levels, and expression of OsJAZ genes. Our data suggest OsMED14_2 may act as a regulator of JA-responsive genes through its interactions with OsHDAC6 and OsJAZ repressors. These findings contribute to better understanding of the Mediator complex's role in plant traits regulation.
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    Differential expression of antimicrobial metabolites, phenylpropanoid and phytohormone metabolic pathway genes determines resistance or susceptibility to Ascochyta rabiei in chickpea
    (John Wiley & Sons, 2024) Chandel, Surender Singh; Gaikwad, Dinesh Subhash; Rathour, Rajeev; Dohru, Vineet K.; Sirari, Asmita; Jha, Uday; Parida, Swarup K.; Sharma, Kamal Dev
    Blight caused by Ascochyta rabiei is a major constraint in the productivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum). The mechanisms governing resistance/susceptibility to blight in chickpea are poorly understood. We used a blight-resistant (HC1) and a blight-susceptible (GPF2) genotype of chickpea and genes of pathogenesis-related proteins (PRPs), phenylpropanoid pathway metabolites, abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellic acid (GA) and jasmonic acid (JA) to understand the role of these in A. rabiei resistance/susceptibility. The JA, ABA and GA biosynthesis genes of chickpea were retrieved, characterized and gene-specific primers were used for transcriptional studies. Gene expression revealed that chickpea activated its defences rather quickly and well before initiation of spore germination. In resistant HC1, the majority of the JA, GA and phenylpropanoid pathway genes had peak maxima at 2 h post-inoculation (hpi) whereas PRPs/defence genes had peak maxima at 24/36 hpi implying that defence to A. rabiei in chickpea is composed of a two-tier system separated by time: immediately after spore attachment and at or just prior to host penetration. Unlike HC1, susceptible GPF2 was late in activation of defence responses or did not activate them. Another striking difference between HC1 and GPF2 was up-regulation of ABA biosynthesis genes in inoculated GPF2 and down-regulation in HC1. This study revealed that phenylpropanoids, PRPs, JA, 8-(1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-(Z)-pent-2-enyl cyclopentyl octanoate, (15Z)-12-oxophyto10,15-dienoic acid and methyl-jasmonate govern resistance to A. rabiei in chickpea whereas ABA governs susceptibility.