Research Article

A Systematic View Exploring the Role of Chloroplasts in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses

Table 1

Summary of functionally characterized plastid genes associated with cold and abiotic stress.

CategoryTissueAbioticLocus_IDGene symbolKeywordTitle

BAUbiHeatLOC_Os06g50300Hsp90|rHsp90|OSGrp94abiotic stressrHsp90 gene expression in response to several environmental stresses in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
BALeafHeatLOC_Os08g29110OsTRXZcold stressTSV, a putative plastidic oxidoreductase, protects rice chloroplasts from cold stress during development by interacting with plastidic thioredoxin Z.
BAUbiHeatLOC_Os04g32950OsCNXdrought toleranceHeterologous expression of rice calnexin (OsCNX) confers drought tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum
BALeafHeatLOC_Os03g19380OsCP12drought toleranceThe rice RING E3 ligase, OsCTR1, inhibits trafficking to the chloroplasts of OsCP12 and OsRP1, and its over-expression confers drought tolerance in Arabidopsis
BAUbiHeatLOC_Os07g34570OsDR8disease resistanceDual function of rice OsDR8 gene in disease resistance and thiamine accumulation

MTLeafHeatLOC_Os03g45400OsNUS1|V1leafA virescent gene V1 determines the expression timing of plastid genes for transcription/translation apparatus during early leaf development in rice
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os12g37610TCD11leafThe rice TCD11 encoding plastid ribosomal protein S6 is essential for chloroplast development at low temperature
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os05g34040TCD5|CSV1|TSVleafTemperature-sensitive albino gene TCD5, encoding a monooxygenase, affects chloroplast development at low temperatures.
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os03g29810VYLleafA rice virescent-yellow leaf mutant reveals new insights into the role and assembly of plastid caseinolytic protease in higher plants
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os04g51280WSP1leafThe RNA editing factor WSP1 is essential for chloroplast development in rice.
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os06g02580ZNleafZEBRA-NECROSIS, a thylakoid-bound protein, is critical for the photoprotection of developing chloroplasts during early leaf development
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os02g33610GRY79seedlingGRY79 encoding a putative metallo-β-lactamase-trihelix chimera is involved in chloroplast development at early seedling stage of rice.
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os12g17910OsCPn60alpha1|OsCPn60a1seedlingOsCpn60alpha1, encoding the plastid chaperonin 60alpha subunit, is essential for folding of rbcL
MTUbiHeatLOC_Os11g09280OsPDIL1;1seedlingFormation of protein disulfide bonds catalyzed by OsPDIL1;1 is mediated by microRNA5144-3p in rice.
MTUbiHeatLOC_Os06g41990SPProotA rice stromal processing peptidase regulates chloroplast and root development
MTLeafHeatLOC_Os05g48200OsNADH-GOGAT2spikelet numberDisruption of a novel NADH-glutamate synthase2 gene caused marked reduction in spikelet number of rice
MTUbiHeatLOC_Os06g08770OIP30pollenOIP30, a RuvB-like DNA helicase 2, is a potential substrate for the pollen-predominant OsCPK25/26 in rice

PTUbiHeatLOC_Os03g19510OsClpP5chloroplastAn active DNA transposon nDart causing leaf variegation and mutable dwarfism and its related elements in rice
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os01g16040OsPAPST1chloroplastIdentification of a dual-targeted protein belonging to the mitochondrial carrier family that is required for early leaf development in rice
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os03g60910OspTAC2chloroplastOspTAC2 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein and regulates rice chloroplast development.
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os07g06940WP1|OsValRS2chloroplastWHITE PANICLE1, a Val-tRNA synthetase regulating chloroplast ribosome biogenesis in rice, is essential for early chloroplast development.
PTLeafHeatLOC_Os03g40550OsFLN2|HSA1chloroplastFRUCTOKINASE-LIKE PROTEIN 1 interacts with TRXz to regulate chloroplast development in rice.
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os07g08340OsPK2grainOsPK2 encodes a plastidic pyruvate kinase involved in rice endosperm starch synthesis, compound granule formation and grain filling.
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os01g52500NADP-ME2|OsNADP-ME2growthExpression of an NADP-malic enzyme gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.) is induced by environmental stresses; over-expression of the gene in Arabidopsis confers salt and osmotic stress tolerance
PTLeafHeatLOC_Os07g43810RNP29phosphateIdentification and characterization of chloroplast casein kinase II from Oryzasativa (rice).
PTUbiHeatLOC_Os03g55090Pho1starchMutation of the plastidial alpha-glucan phosphorylase gene in rice affects the synthesis and structure of starch in the endosperm

Agronomic traits associated with functionally characterized genes out of candidate genes in this study.
Anatomical cluster information of the gene.
Abiotic cluster information of the gene.
Key trait of characterized role of the gene.
Title of research paper of the gene.
Biotic or abiotic stress related trait.
Morphological trait.
Physiological trait.