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Sioud, S.

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RBP47 family members are negative regulators of heat stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Stress granules (SGs) are liquid-liquid phase-separated condensates that sequester RNA, proteins, and metabolites to modulate cellular physiology under stress. In Arabidopsis, the RNA-binding protein RBP47b is a canonical SG marker, yet its functional contribution to thermotolerance remains unresolved. Here, we combined mTurboID proximity labeling with multi-omics profiling to define the RBP47b interactome and its physiological impact. mTurboID identified a stress-specific enrichment of 40S ribosomal subunits within RBP47b SGs, implicating these condensates in translational control. Surprisingly, quadruple mutant plants lacking all four RBP47 paralogues (rbp47abcc') displayed enhanced survival, attenuated growth delay, and faster recovery of photosynthetic efficiency after severe heat stress. Integrated transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome analyses revealed that this gain of thermotolerance is associated with (i) accelerated re-initiation of translation, (ii) constitutively elevated jasmonate and oxylipin pools, and (iii) reduced ROS accumulation during heat and recovery. We conclude that the RBP47 family acts as a negative regulator of heat tolerance by sequestering 40S subunits and limiting translational restart; loss of these SG scaffolds pre-primes jasmonate-dependent detoxification pathways and expedites proteome rebuilding, thereby conferring superior thermotolerance.

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Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal a CARLACTONOIC ACID METHYL TRANSFERASE as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility

The yield of pearl millet, a resilient cereal crop crucial for African food security, is severely impacted by the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, which requires host-released strigolactones (SLs) for seed germination. Herein, we identified four SLs present in the Striga-susceptible line SOSAT-C88-P10 (P10), but absent in the resistant 29Aw (Aw). We generated chromosome-scale genome assemblies including four gapless chromosomes for each line. We found the Striga-resistant Aw lacks a 0.7 Mb genome segment containing two putative CARLACTONOIC ACID METHYL TRANSFERASE1 (CLAMT1) genes. Upon transient expression, P10CLAMT1b produced methyl carlactonoate (MeCLA), an intermediate in SL biosynthesis. Feeding Aw with MeCLA resulted in the production of two P10-specific SLs. Screening a diverse pearl millet panel confirmed the pivotal role of the CLAMT1 section for SL diversity and Striga susceptibility. Our results reveal a reason for Striga susceptibility in pearl millet and pave the way for generating resistant lines through marker-assisted breeding or direct genetic modification.

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