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Molecular Basis for the Convergent Evolution of Parasitism in Plants

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K18589
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Evolutionary biology
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

Ichihashi Yasunori  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 環境資源科学研究センター, 基礎科学特別研究員 (20723810)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords形態進化 / トランスクリプトーム / ネットワーク / 寄生植物 / 収斂進化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits in species of different lineages, but the molecular basis remains unknown. Parasitic plants have originated independently at least 11 times in angiosperms, showing the ability to obtain nutrients directly from host plants through a multi-cellular organ called haustorium. Our comparative transcriptomics revealed that common orthologous genes are expressed during the haustorial formation even in the phylogenetically independent parasitic plants, genera Striga, Cuscuta, and Thesium. In addition, we found that a plant-specific LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD) gene was located in a key position of the gene co-exression network. Our transformation experiment using Phtheirospermum japonicum hairy roots demonstrated that the promoter activity of LBD gene was activated at the specific cells of a haustorium, suggesting that the LBD gene could play an important role for the convergent evolution of parasitic plants.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Peer Reviewed: 15 results,  Open Access: 9 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 8 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Transcriptome Dynamics and Potential Roles of Sox6 in the Postnatal Heart2016

    • Author(s)
      An CI*, Ichihashi Y*, Peng J, Sinha NR, Hagiwara N
    • Journal Title

      PLOS ONE

      Volume: 11 Issue: 11 Pages: 1-26

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0166574

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] New Advanced Backcross Tomato Population Enables High Resolution Leaf QTL Mapping and Gene Identification2016

    • Author(s)
      Fulop D, Ranjan A, Ofner I, Covington MF, Chitwood DH, West D, Ichihashi Y, Headland L, Zamir D,Maloof JN, Sinha N
    • Journal Title

      G3

      Volume: 6 Issue: 10 Pages: 3169-3184

    • DOI

      10.1534/g3.116.030536

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] eQTL regulating Transcript Levels Associated with Diverse Biological Processes in Tomato2016

    • Author(s)
      Ranjan A, Budke J, Rowland SD, Chitwood DH, Kumar R, Carriedo LG, Ichihashi Y, Zumstein K, Maloof JN, Sinha N
    • Journal Title

      Plant Physiology

      Volume: 172 Issue: 1 Pages: 328-340

    • DOI

      10.1104/pp.16.00289

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Vascular cell induction culture system using Arabidopsis leaves (VISUAL) reveals the sequential differentiation of sieve element-like cells.2016

    • Author(s)
      Kondo, Y*., Nurani, A. M., Saito, C., Ichihashi, Y., Saito, M., Yamazaki, K., Mitsuda, N., Ohme-Takagi, M. and Fukuda, H*.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell

      Volume: 28 Issue: 6 Pages: 1250-1262

    • DOI

      10.1105/tpc.16.00027

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Using gene networks in EvoDevo analyses2016

    • Author(s)
      Sinha NR, Rowland SD, Ichihashi Y
    • Journal Title

      Current Opinion in Plant Biology

      Volume: 33 Pages: 133-139

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pbi.2016.06.016

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] The Haustorium, a Specialized Invasive Organ in Parasitic Plants.2016

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida, S., Cui, S., Ichihashi, Y., Shirasu, K.
    • Journal Title

      Ann. Rev. Plant Biol.

      Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Pages: 643-667

    • DOI

      10.1146/annurev-arplant-043015-111702

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Frontiers of Transcriptomics in Plant Science2016

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y, Fukushima A
    • Journal Title

      BSJ-Review

      Volume: 7 Pages: 1-14

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Evolutionary developmental studies of leaf shape2016

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y
    • Journal Title

      BSJ-Review

      Volume: 7 Pages: 1-13

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Transcriptomic analysis suggests a key role for SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN LIKE, NAC and YUCCA genes in the heteroblastic development of the temperate rainforest tree Gevuina avellana (Proteaceae)2016

    • Author(s)
      Ostria-Gallardo E, Ranjan A, Chitwood DH, Kumar R, Townsley BT, Ichihashi Y, Corcuera LJ, and Sinha NR
    • Journal Title

      New Phytologist

      Volume: 210 Issue: 2 Pages: 694-708

    • DOI

      10.1111/nph.13776

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Light-induced indeterminacy alters shade avoiding tomato leaf morphology2015

    • Author(s)
      Chitwood DH, Kumar R,Ranjan A, Pelletier JM, Townsley B, Ichihashi Y, Martinez CC, Zumstein K, Harada JJ, Maloof JN, and Sinha N
    • Journal Title

      Plant Physiology

      Volume: 169 Pages: 2030-2047

    • DOI

      10.1104/pp.15.01229

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Behavior of Leaf Meristems and Their Modification2015

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y, Tsukaya H
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Plant Science

      Volume: 6 Pages: 1060-1060

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpls.2015.01060

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Developmental mechanism underpinning leaf shape evolution2015

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y
    • Journal Title

      Plant Morphology

      Volume: 26 Pages: 43-50

    • NAID

      130005144546

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Transcriptomics exposes the uniqueness of parasitic plants.2015

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi, Y., Mutuku, J.M., Yoshida, S., and Shirasu, K.
    • Journal Title

      Briefings in Functional Genomics

      Volume: in press Issue: 4 Pages: 0-0

    • DOI

      10.1093/bfgp/elv001

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] BrAD-seq: Breath Adapter Directional sequencing: a streamlined, ultra-simple and fast library preparation protocol for strand specific mRNA library construction2015

    • Author(s)
      Townsley BT, Covington MF, Ichihashi Y, Zumstein K, Sinha NR
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Plant Science

      Volume: 6 Pages: 366-366

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpls.2015.00366

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The WRKY45-dependent signaling pathway is required for resistance against Striga parasitism2015

    • Author(s)
      Mutuku JM, Yoshida S, Shimizu T, Ichihashi Y, Wakatake T, Seo M, Takahashi A, Shirasu K
    • Journal Title

      Plant Physiology

      Volume: 168 Issue: 3 Pages: 1152-1163

    • DOI

      10.1104/pp.114.256404

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Shade avoidance components and pathways in adult plants revealed by phenotypic profiling2015

    • Author(s)
      Nozue K, Tat A, Devisetty UK, Robinson M, Ichihashi Y, Lekkala S, Maloof J
    • Journal Title

      PLOS Genetics

      Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Pages: e1004953-e1004953

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pgen.1004953

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 寄生植物の吸器形成における進化発生学的研究2016

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範、白須賢
    • Organizer
      日本植物学会第80回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄県、宜野湾市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Dissecting an opportunistic relationship between parasitic plant and host2016

    • Author(s)
      Yasunori Ichihashi, Takanori Wakatake, Akiko Yoshida, Noriko Maki, Arisa Shibata, Junko Kyozuka, Ken Shirasu
    • Organizer
      第57回日本植物生理学会年会
    • Place of Presentation
      岩手大学上田キャンパス(岩手県・盛岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Transcriptomic homeostasis of host-parasitic plant interactions2016

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y, Wakatake T, Yoshida Y, Spalek T, Maki N, Shibata A, Kyozuka J, Shirasu K
    • Organizer
      Frontiers in parasitic plant and host interactions
    • Place of Presentation
      NAIST (Nara, Ikoma)
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 転写制御ダイナミクスの比較解析 - 葉の発生の種間変異を例に2015

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範, 福島敦史, Chitwood D.H., Headland L.R., Kao J., Peng J., 白須賢, Sinha N
    • Organizer
      日本植物学会第79回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      新潟コンベンションセンター(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 共発現ネットワーク解析で明らかにするトマト近縁種の葉の形態進化2015

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範, Aguilar-Martínez J. A., Farhi M., Chitwood D, H,, Kumar R., Millon L. V., Peng J., Maloof J. N. and Sinha N. R.
    • Organizer
      日本植物学会第79回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      新潟コンベンションセンター(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 寄生植物􏰀収斂進化を可能とした遺伝的メカニズム2015

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範, 吉田聡子, Sinha N. 白須賢
    • Organizer
      日本植物形態学会第 27 回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      新潟コンベンションセンター(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 植物の進化発生学における比較トランスクリプトーム解析2015

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範
    • Organizer
      日本線虫学会第23回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      中部大学三浦記念会館(愛知県・名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Molecular Basis for the Convergent Evolution of Parasitism in Plants2015

    • Author(s)
      Ichihashi Y, Yoshida S, Sinha N, Shirasu K
    • Organizer
      The 13th World Congress on Parasitic Plants
    • Place of Presentation
      Kunming (China)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 寄生植物の収斂進化を支える分子基盤2015

    • Author(s)
      市橋泰範, 吉田聡子, Sinha N. 白須賢
    • Organizer
      第8回Evo-devo青年の会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学理学南館(愛知県・名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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