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Suanno C, Tonoli E, Fornari E, Savoca MP, Aloisi I, Parrotta L, Faleri C, Cai G, Coveney C, Boocock DJ, Verderio EAM, Del Duca S. Small extracellular vesicles released from germinated kiwi pollen (pollensomes) present characteristics similar to mammalian exosomes and carry a plant homolog of ALIX. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1090026. [PMID: 36760648 PMCID: PMC9905850 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1090026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION In the last decade, it has been discovered that allergen-bearing extracellular nanovesicles, termed "pollensomes", are released by pollen during germination. These extracellular vesicles (EVs) may play an important role in pollen-pistil interaction during fertilization, stabilizing the secreted bioactive molecules and allowing long-distance signaling. However, the molecular composition and the biological role of these EVs are still unclear. The present study had two main aims: (I) to clarify whether pollen germination is needed to release pollensomes, or if they can be secreted also in high humidity conditions; and (II) to investigate the molecular features of pollensomes following the most recent guidelines for EVs isolation and identification. METHODS To do so, pollensomes were isolated from hydrated and germinated kiwi (Actinidia chinensis Planch.) pollen, and characterized using imaging techniques, immunoblotting, and proteomics. RESULTS These analyses revealed that only germinated kiwi pollen released detectable concentrations of nanoparticles compatible with small EVs for shape and protein content. Moreover, a plant homolog of ALIX, which is a well-recognized and accepted marker of small EVs and exosomes in mammals, was found in pollensomes. DISCUSSION The presence of this protein, along with other proteins involved in endocytosis, is consistent with the hypothesis that pollensomes could comprehend a prominent subpopulation of plant exosome-like vesicles.
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- Chiara Suanno
- University of Bologna, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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- Nottingham Trent University, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Chrysalis Health & Beauty Creation House, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Trent University, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Bologna, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Bologna, Italy
- University of Bologna, Interdepartmental Centre for Agri-Food Industrial Research, Cesena, Italy
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- University of Siena, Department of Life Sciences, Siena, Italy
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- University of Siena, Department of Life Sciences, Siena, Italy
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- Nottingham Trent University, Department of Biosciences, Centre for Health, Ageing and Understanding Disease (CHAUD), School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Nottingham Trent University, John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Centre for Health, Ageing and Understanding Disease (CHAUD), School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Trent University, Department of Biosciences, Centre for Health, Ageing and Understanding Disease (CHAUD), School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Nottingham Trent University, John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Centre for Health, Ageing and Understanding Disease (CHAUD), School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Bologna, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Bologna, Italy
- Nottingham Trent University, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Bologna, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Bologna, Italy
- University of Bologna, Interdepartmental Centre for Agri-Food Industrial Research, Cesena, Italy
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Rojas-Pirela M, Andrade-Alviárez D, Rojas V, Kemmerling U, Cáceres AJ, Michels PA, Concepción JL, Quiñones W. Phosphoglycerate kinase: structural aspects and functions, with special emphasis on the enzyme from Kinetoplastea. Open Biol 2020; 10:200302. [PMID: 33234025 PMCID: PMC7729029 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) is a glycolytic enzyme that is well conserved among the three domains of life. PGK is usually a monomeric enzyme of about 45 kDa that catalyses one of the two ATP-producing reactions in the glycolytic pathway, through the conversion of 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (1,3BPGA) to 3-phosphoglycerate (3PGA). It also participates in gluconeogenesis, catalysing the opposite reaction to produce 1,3BPGA and ADP. Like most other glycolytic enzymes, PGK has also been catalogued as a moonlighting protein, due to its involvement in different functions not associated with energy metabolism, which include pathogenesis, interaction with nucleic acids, tumorigenesis progression, cell death and viral replication. In this review, we have highlighted the overall aspects of this enzyme, such as its structure, reaction kinetics, activity regulation and possible moonlighting functions in different protistan organisms, especially both free-living and parasitic Kinetoplastea. Our analysis of the genomes of different kinetoplastids revealed the presence of open-reading frames (ORFs) for multiple PGK isoforms in several species. Some of these ORFs code for unusually large PGKs. The products appear to contain additional structural domains fused to the PGK domain. A striking aspect is that some of these PGK isoforms are predicted to be catalytically inactive enzymes or ‘dead’ enzymes. The roles of PGKs in kinetoplastid parasites are analysed, and the apparent significance of the PGK gene duplication that gave rise to the different isoforms and their expression in Trypanosoma cruzi is discussed.
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- Maura Rojas-Pirela
- Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso 2373223, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela
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- Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso 2373223, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Chile 8380453, Santigo de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela
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- Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.,Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela
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Massange-Sánchez JA, Casados-Vázquez LE, Juarez-Colunga S, Sawers RJH, Tiessen A. The Phosphoglycerate Kinase (PGK) Gene Family of Maize ( Zea mays var. B73). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:plants9121639. [PMID: 33255472 PMCID: PMC7761438 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK, E.C. 2.7.2.3) interconverts ADP + 1,3-bisphospho-glycerate (1,3-bPGA) to ATP + 3-phosphoglycerate (3PGA). While most bacteria have a single pgk gene and mammals possess two copies, plant genomes contain three or more PGK genes. In this study, we identified five Pgk genes in the Zea mays var. B73 genome, predicted to encode proteins targeted to different subcellular compartments: ZmPgk1, ZmPgk2, and ZmPgk4 (chloroplast), ZmPgk3 (cytosol), and ZmPgk5 (nucleus). The expression of ZmPgk3 was highest in non-photosynthetic tissues (roots and cobs), where PGK activity was also greatest, consistent with a function in glycolysis. Green tissues (leaf blade and husk leaf) showed intermediate levels of PGK activity, and predominantly expressed ZmPgk1 and ZmPgk2, suggesting involvement in photosynthetic metabolism. ZmPgk5 was weakly expressed and ZmPgk4 was not detected in any tissue. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the photosynthetic and glycolytic isozymes of plants clustered together, but were distinct from PGKs of animals, fungi, protozoa, and bacteria, indicating that photosynthetic and glycolytic isozymes of plants diversified after the divergence of the plant lineage from other groups. These results show the distinct role of each PGK in maize and provide the basis for future studies into the regulation and function of this key enzyme.
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- Julio A. Massange-Sánchez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36821, Mexico; (L.E.C.-V.); (S.J.-C.); (A.T.)
- Unidad de Biotecnología Vegetal, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A.C. (CIATEJ) Subsede Zapopan, Guadalajara 44270, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-(33)-3345-5200 (ext. 1700)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36821, Mexico; (L.E.C.-V.); (S.J.-C.); (A.T.)
- Life Science Division Food Department, University of Guanajuato Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, Irapuato, Guanajuato 36500, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36821, Mexico; (L.E.C.-V.); (S.J.-C.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, USA;
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36821, Mexico; (L.E.C.-V.); (S.J.-C.); (A.T.)
- Laboratorio Nacional PlanTECC, Ciudad de México C.P. 06020, Mexico
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Barnaby JY, Huggins TD, Lee H, McClung AM, Pinson SRM, Oh M, Bauchan GR, Tarpley L, Lee K, Kim MS, Edwards JD. Vis/NIR hyperspectral imaging distinguishes sub-population, production environment, and physicochemical grain properties in rice. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9284. [PMID: 32518379 PMCID: PMC7283329 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65999-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Rice grain quality is a multifaceted quantitative trait that impacts crop value and is influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Chemical, physical, and visual analyses are the standard methods for measuring grain quality. In this study, we evaluated high-throughput hyperspectral imaging for quantification of rice grain quality and classification of grain samples by genetic sub-population and production environment. Whole grain rice samples from the USDA mini-core collection grown in multiple locations were evaluated using hyperspectral imaging and compared with results from standard phenotyping. Loci associated with hyperspectral values were mapped in the mini-core with 3.2 million SNPs in a genome-wide association study (GWAS). Our results show that visible and near infra-red (Vis/NIR) spectroscopy can classify rice according to sub-population and production environment based on differences in physicochemical grain properties. The 702–900 nm range of the NIR spectrum was associated with the chalky grain trait. GWAS revealed that grain chalk and hyperspectral variation share genomic regions containing several plausible candidate genes for grain chalkiness. Hyperspectral quantification of grain chalk was validated using a segregating bi-parental mapping population. These results indicate that Vis/NIR can be used for non-destructive high throughput phenotyping of grain chalk and potentially other grain quality properties.
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- Jinyoung Y Barnaby
- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA.,Department of Biosystems Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA.,Grassland and Forages Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Cheonan, 31000, Republic of Korea
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- Electron & Confocal Microscopy Unit, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center, Texas A&M University System, Beaumont, TX, 77713, USA
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- National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Haman, 52054, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA
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- Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA.
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Anderson LE, Ringenberg MR, Brown VK, Carol AA. Both chloroplastic and cytosolic phosphofructoaldolase isozymes are present in the pea leaf nucleus. PROTOPLASMA 2005; 225:235-42. [PMID: 16228901 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-005-0099-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In higher plants, fructose bisphosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.13) occurs in chloroplast, cytosol, and nucleus. Immunocytolocalization experiments with isozyme-directed antibodies indicate that both chloroplastic and cytosolic aldolase isoforms are present in the pea (Pisum sativum L.) leaf nucleus.
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- L E Anderson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7060, USA.
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