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Expression pattern analysis of three R2R3-MYB transcription factors for the production of anthocyanin in different vegetative stages of Arabidopsis leaves

Applied Biological Chemistry volume 64, Article number: 5 (2021) Cite this article

Abstract

Anthocyanin is a type of flavonoid that appears purple in plants. PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 are the three major R2R3-MYB transcription factors that regulate flavonoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. In this study, we found that the three MYB genes regulate anthocyanin accumulation in different leaf stages. Under limited nutrient conditions, PAP1 and PAP2 genes were highly induced in juvenile leaves. Conversely, MYB113 was expressed mainly in adult leaves. In addition, we investigated the role of trans-acting siRNA4 (TAS4) in the post-transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin expression in Arabidopsis leaves. In plant growth, the inhibition of PAP1 and PAP2 gene expression by TAS4 was observed only in juvenile leaves, and MYB113 inhibition was observed in adult leaves. In conclusion, we found that transcription and transcript repression of the three MYB genes is differentially regulated by TAS4 in leaf developmental stages. Our results improve the understanding of the regulation of plant anthocyanin production under stress conditions.

Introduction

Chlorophyll, carotenoids, and flavonoids are unique pigments responsible for the various colors found in plants. Anthocyanins are a group of flavonoids that can appear red, blue or purple in flowers, fruits, and leaves. The major role of anthocyanins in plants is to protect cells from ultraviolet light [1, 2], scavenge reactive oxygen species [3, 4], transport auxin [5, 6], and attract pollinators using petal colors [7]. The synthetic mechanisms, biosynthetic enzymes, and regulatory factors of anthocyanins have been studied intensively in the last three decades because flavonoids are a good candidate for dietary anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory materials [6, 8, 9].

Anthocyanin synthesis is induced by abiotic stress, such as nitrogen or phosphate starvation, high sucrose levels, or cold [10,11,12,13,14,15]. Biosynthetic enzymes from flavonoid pigments have been isolated in various plants, including Arabidopsis, maize, petunias, and snapdragons [16,17,18]. Biosynthetic pathways are classified as early biosynthetic genes from chalcone synthase to flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase and late biosynthetic genes from dihydroxy flavonoid reductase to anthocyanidin synthase (ANS) [19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26]. The expression of these flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes is regulated by the transcriptional complex, WD-repeat/MYB/bHLH [27]. MYB transcription factors are sufficient and are limiting factors for anthocyanin synthesis in Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis pap1-D mutant displays purple colors [28] and the transgenic plants with R2R3-MYB (PAP1, PAP2, MYB113, and MYB114) gene overexpression display enhanced anthocyanin synthesis [26, 28,29,30]. Anthocyanin accumulation in plants generally correlates with R2R3-MYB transcription factor expression in Arabidopsis.

Trans-acting siRNA 4 (tasiRNA4, TAS4) and microRNA828 (miR828) are involved in the suppression of PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 transcripts [31, 32]. Under specific physiological conditions (e.g., sugar accumulation or senescence), TAS4 and MYB genes are induced together, and TAS4 performs as an auto-regulatory factor to regulate anthocyanin production. MYB gene suppression by tasiRNA or siRNAs has also been reported in potatoes, sweet potatoes, and grapes [33,34,35].

Although the leaf is a major anthocyanin biosynthetic organ, anthocyanin accumulation in leaves produced at different stages of shoot has not yet been studied. Here, we describe how three R2R3-MYB factors are transcribed in juvenile and adult Arabidopsis leaves and characterize the role of TAS4 in MYB gene regulation.

Results

Anthocyanin accumulation in different stage of Arabidopsis leaves

To characterize the pattern of stress-induced anthocyanin production in leaves, the expression patterns of three anthocyanin transcription factors (PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113) were compared in leaves from different positions on the shoot. A nutrient-deficient condition is a strong inducer of anthocyanin synthesis [36], and a nitrogen deficient soil condition was prepared as described in the Methods section [37]. Arabidopsis Col-0 was grown at low nutrient soil to induce anthocyanin and leaves from different nodes were collected from 3-to 6-week-old plants. An image of 6-week-old plants (Fig. 1a) shows that leaves have more purple color on their abaxial than on their adaxial surface, and that leaves at higher nodes (from 5th to 12th leaves) have significantly more purple-colored pigments than leaves at lower nodes. Quantification of anthocyanin levels, which used water soluble extracts of red or purple pigments, in plants of different ages demonstrates that anthocyanin is uniformly expressed in the leaves of 3 and 4-week-old plants, but then increases to higher levels in apical leaves as plants age (Fig. 1b, c).

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Anthocyanin accumulation in Col-0 plant cultured on nutrient-deficient soil and short-day conditions. a The Arabidopsis leaf color changed in nutrient-deficient soils on the adaxial and abaxial sides. Scale bar indicates 1 cm in length. b Col-0 plants were grown for the indicated number of weeks under short-day conditions. Anthocyanin was quantified in different leaves from three to 6-week old plants. c More details of anthocyanin accumulations in the 1st and 2nd and 9th and 10th leaves were measured and compared. The 9th and 10th leaves at day 14 were omitted since they were not developed. * indicates a significant difference between leaves 1/2 and 9/10 (n ≥ 4, p < 0.01). d Transcript level comparisons of three MYB genes in juvenile and adult leaves under normal plant growth conditions. Plants were grown for 4 weeks under normal long-day growth condition. * indicates a significant difference between leaves 1/2 and 9/10 (n ≥ 3, p < 0.01). e–h The expression patterns of three MYB genes and primary TAS4 transcription in the 1st and 2nd and 9th and 10th leaves under nutrient-deficient conditions. Each leaf was taken at day 14, 21, 29, and 42 after planting. * indicates significant difference in comparison with the other developmental stage of leaves 1/2 or 9/10 (n ≥ 3, p < 0.01). RQ represents relative quantity of target genes

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Three MYB gene expression levels were measured under normal growth conditions in leaves 1/2 and 9/10 of 4-week-old plants (Fig. 1d). Under these conditions, PAP1 mRNA was more abundant than PAP2 and MYB113 mRNA, and PAP1 and PAP2 were more highly expressed in the 1/2 leaves than in leaves 9/10. Under nutrient-deficient conditions, these MYB genes were induced to different levels and in different temporal patterns in leaves 1/2 and leaves 9/10 (Fig. 1e–g). In leaves 1/2, PAP1 was induced sevenfold in 23-day-old plants, and declined gradually over the next 19 days, whereas in leaves 9/10 it was induced little, if at all, in 23-old-plants, and increased gradually in these leaves over the next 19 days (Fig. 1e). PAP2 was induced to much a much higher level than PAP1 in leaves 1/2 of 23-day-old plants, and increased transiently with leaf age before declining (Fig. 1f). It was expressed in a similar pattern, but at a much lower level, in leaves 9/10. MYB113 was expressed at much lower levels than PAP1 or PAP2 under both normal and nutrient-deficient conditions. Under nutrient-deficient conditions, MYB113 was expressed more highly in leaves 1/2 than in leaves 9/10 in 23-day-old plants, but this order was reversed as its expression declined in leaves 1/2 and increased in leaves 9/10 over the next 19 days. Consistent with this pattern TAS4, which negatively regulates MYB113 [36], increased in abundance in leaves 1/2 from 23 to 42 days, although it was undetectable in leaves 9/10 (Fig. 1h).

TAS4 and miR828 reduce anthocyanin production under nutrient-deficient conditions

Under normal growth conditions, we did not observe a major difference in the amount of anthocyanin in the TAS4 knock-out mutant (tas4ko) (SALK_066997) and the miR828 knock-out mutant (miR828ko) (SALK_021292) compared to wild-type plants. The only obvious difference was a slight increase in anthocyanin at the base of the petiole and in senescing leaves of tas4ko (Fig. 2a). Although the difference in the overall level of anthocyanin in mutant and wild-type plants is not clearly apparent (Fig. 2a), quantification of anthocyanin levels revealed that both mutants have approximately three-fold more anthocyanin than that of wild-type Col-0 (Fig. 2b). Therefore, to examine the effect of these genes on anthocyanin production in leaves, we grew the tas4ko and miR828ko in nutrient-deficient soil (Fig. 2c, d). We then compared the amount of anthocyanin in the tas4ko mutant and Col-0 in different leaves at 5 and 6 weeks after planting (Fig. 2d). In 5-week old plants, tas4ko had twice as much anthocyanin as Col-0 in leaves 1 to 4, but had the same amount of anthocyanin as Col-0 in leaves 5 and above. In 6-week-old plants, anthocyanin was more abundant in every leaf of tas4ko relative to Col-0, although this difference was slightly greater in leaves 1–4 than in later leaves.

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Anthocyanin accumulation in the tas4ko and miR282ko mutants. a Color comparison of the base of leaves in Col-0 and tas4ko plants growing under the normal long-day growth condition. Scale bar indicates 1 cm in length. b Anthocyanin quantities in the whole plant of Col-0 and tas4ko and miR828ko mutants grown under normal conditions. At least three independent plants were tested for anthocyanin quantification. * indicates a significant difference in comparison with Col-0 (n ≥ 3, p < 0.01). c Leaf color changes in the tas4ko and miR828ko mutants. Every plant was cultured in nutrient-deficient soil for 6 weeks. Scale bar indicates 1 cm in length. d The anthocyanin accumulation patterns are compared for the different leaf stages in Col-0 and tas4ko mutant. * indicates a significant difference in comparison with Col-0 (n ≥ 4, p < 0.01)

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TAS4 suppresses MYB genes primarily in juvenile leaves

To explore the basis of the leaf-dependent TAS4 effect on anthocyanin production, we examined the effect of the tas4ko on the abundance of MYB gene transcripts in 5-week old Arabidopsis plants (Fig. 3). The PAP1 gene suppression by TAS4 was mainly observed in leaves 1/2 (Fig. 3a). PAP2 gene suppression was mostly observed in juvenile stage leaves 1/4 (Fig. 3b). The PAP1 and PAP2 gene abundance in the juvenile leaves of tas4ko is well explaining the anthocyanin abundance in leaves 1/4 of tas4ko of 5-week-old plants (Fig. 2d). MYB113 transcription levels were greatly increased in leaves 9/12 of tas4ko (Fig. 3c). The abundance of MYB113 transcript does not cause great difference of anthocyanin level in adult leaves of tas4ko (Figs. 2d and 3c). The level of the primary TAS4 transcript was high in the juvenile and transitional leaf stages and low in adult leaves (Fig. 3d). The PriTAS4 transcript pattern indicates that MYB gene suppression by TAS4 is stronger in juvenile leaves than in adult leaves and it explains well the suppression of PAP1 and PAP2 genes by TAS4 in juvenile leaves (Fig. 3a and b). The chlorophyll a/b-binding protein gene (CAB) and senescence-associated gene 12 (SAG12) represent leaf senescence status similar to photosynthetic activity in the Col-0 and tas4ko plant (Fig. 3e and f). Slight differences were observed in the CAB and SAG12 gene expression level between Col-0 and tas4ko, but these physiological factors have no effect on MYB gene expression under experimental conditions.

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The suppression of MYB gene transcription by TAS4 in the different leaves. a–d Three MYB genes and Pri-TAS4 levels were measured by qPCR. e, f The CAB2 and SAG12 transcription levels represented leaf senescence. * indicates a significant difference in comparison with Col-0 (n ≥ 3, p < 0.01). RQ represents relative quantity of target genes

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Discussion

Regulation of PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 transcription in vegetative tissues

PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 genes were induced in nutrient-deficient, short-day conditions, but their expression patterns differed. PAP1 and PAP2 were expressed highly in juvenile leaves, but MYB113 was expressed higher in adult leaves (Figs. 1d and 3c). PAP1 and MYB113 expression was changed by plant aging too (Fig. 1e and g) and leaf aging causes the complexity of MYB gene expression patterns in vegetative leaves. PAP2 gene was inducible and expressed transiently (Fig. 1f). PAP2 gene expression was roughly 1000 times [i.e., relative quantities increased from 0.1 (Fig. 1f, D29 column) to 100 (Fig. 1d, PAP2 column)] under nutrient-deficient conditions when compared with that in normal growth conditions. This result indicates that PAP2 may play an important role in the regulation of anthocyanin accumulation in nutrient-deficient condition.

Suppression of PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 transcript in vegetative tissues

PAP1, PAP2, and MYB113 displayed different gene expression patterns during plant growth. PAP1 and PAP2 expressed relatively more in juvenile leaves than in adult leaves, but MYB113 expressed highly in adult leaves, which includes new developing leaves. The transcriptional repression was enhanced in the leaves where MYB factors were highly induced. The auto-regulatory loop of transcriptional induction of primary TAS4 is expected to reduce MYB gene expression during MYB gene induction [32, 36].

The transcriptional induction pattern of PAP1 and PAP2 is similar, but PAP2 was more inducible than PAP1 (Fig. 1d). The major transcriptional repression of PAP2 was shown in leaves 5/6, rather than in leaves 1/4, whereas PAP1 suppression was mostly shown in leaves 1/2 (Fig. 3a and b). Since primary TAS4 expression was similar in leaves 1/2 and in leaves 5/6 (Fig. 3d), this site-specific suppression may be related to the expression levels of PAP1 and PAP2 and may also be the result of the different affinity of TAS4 to the PAP1 and PAP2 mRNA sequences.

Methods

Plant materials and growth conditions

Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Col-0 plants were used for analysis. Plants were grown under long days (16 h light/8 h dark) or short days (8 h light/16 h dark) with 95 μmol m−2 s−1 of light intensity using a 5:3 ratio of white (USHIO F32T8/741) and red-enriched (Interlectric F32/T8/WS Gro-Lite) fluorescent lights at 22 °C in Conviron growth chambers. Half of each pot was filled with soil (Fafard #52 Mix of Sungro Horticultures, Agawam, MA), then the nutrients were leached using water 10 times the volume of the soil. Arabidopsis was subsequently cultured without fertilizers. tas4 (salk_066997) and mir828 (salk_097788) were provided from the Arabidopsis stock center (ABRC, Columbus, OH).

Anthocyanin measurements

Anthocyanin measurements followed the aforementioned method [11]. Briefly, 100 mg of leaves were ground in liquid nitrogen and were extracted by adding Trizol reagent (Invitrogen, CA). Chlorophyll was eliminated successfully by extracting with chloroform. After separating the water phase, the organic phase was extracted once more with water to increase the recovery rate. The combined water extracts were measured with a spectrophotometer at A530 and A657 to quantify anthocyanin with the following equation: A530 − 0.25 × A657.

Real-time qPCR

RNA was extracted and reverse transcribed using SuperScript™ II (Invitrogen, CA) and an 18-mer oligo(dT) primer. Quantified real-time assays were performed using Power SYBR Green PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems) and a StepOnePlusTM Real-Time PCR System (Applied Biosystems). A two-step protocol was followed: 20 s at the optimum melting temperature for each primer set and then 20 s at 72 °C for extension. Data were collected and analyzed using StepOne™ Software v2.0.1 (Applied Biosystems). Expression values relative to the internal control EIF4A1 (At3G13920) gene were calculated from the mean threshold curve (Ct) value of three replicates. Melting curves and gel electrophoresis were used to verify the correct target amplifications. All primers used for reactions are provided in Table 1.

Table 1 The oligo nucleotide sequences
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Koo, Y., Poethig, R.S. Expression pattern analysis of three R2R3-MYB transcription factors for the production of anthocyanin in different vegetative stages of Arabidopsis leaves. Appl Biol Chem 64, 5 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-020-00584-0

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