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de Jager N, Shukla V, Koprivova A, Lyčka M, Bilalli L, You Y, Zeier J, Kopriva S, Ristova D. Traits linked to natural variation of sulfur content in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:1036-1050. [PMID: 37831920 PMCID: PMC10837017 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Sulfur (S) is an essential mineral nutrient for plant growth and development; it is important for primary and specialized plant metabolites that are crucial for biotic and abiotic interactions. Foliar S content varies up to 6-fold under a controlled environment, suggesting an adaptive value under certain natural environmental conditions. However, a major quantitative regulator of S content in Arabidopsis thaliana has not been identified yet, pointing to the existence of either additional genetic factors controlling sulfate/S content or of many minor quantitative regulators. Here, we use overlapping information of two separate ionomics studies to select groups of accessions with low, mid, and high foliar S content. We quantify series of metabolites, including anions (sulfate, phosphate, and nitrate), thiols (cysteine and glutathione), and seven glucosinolates, gene expression of 20 genes, sulfate uptake, and three biotic traits. Our results suggest that S content is tightly connected with sulfate uptake, the concentration of sulfate and phosphate anions, and glucosinolate and glutathione synthesis. Additionally, our results indicate that the growth of pathogenic bacteria is enhanced in the A. thaliana accessions containing higher S in their leaves, suggesting a complex regulation between S homeostasis, primary and secondary metabolism, and biotic pressures.
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- Nicholas de Jager
- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Ecophysiology of Plants, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Ecophysiology of Plants, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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Gao B, Hong J, Deng Q, Han B, Kong J, Zhang C. A novel sulfur supply strategy for maximizing lipid production in Tribonema minus (Xanthophyceae). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 394:130205. [PMID: 38104661 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Tribonema minus, a promising filamentous oleaginous microalga, was cultured under different nutrient concentrations and different culture modes (fed-batch culture, two-step culture) to study the method of rapid regulation of its lipid metabolism. In contrast to many other oleaginous microalgae, T. minus did not show that nitrogen stress promoted lipid accumulation; however, sulfur deficiency promoted rapid lipid accumulation with a maximum lipid content of 54% of dry weight. Increasing the MgSO4 concentration significantly increased nitrogen uptake and biomass (10.09 g/L). Lipid productivity was significantly increased by the two-step culture using a medium with a high concentration of MgSO4 in the first step and a sulfur-free medium in the second step. In addition, it was found that the lipid content of T. minus was negatively correlated with the intracellular sulfur content when the intracellular sulfur content was below 0.6%. This study provides a new approach for industrial lipid production in T. minus.
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- Baoyan Gao
- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China.
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Hiyoshi T, Haga M, Sato N. Preferential phosphatidylglycerol synthesis via phosphorus supply through rRNA degradation in the cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, under phosphate-starved conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1335085. [PMID: 38348270 PMCID: PMC10859501 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1335085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Photosynthetic organisms often encounter phosphorus (P) limitation in natural habitats. When faced with P limitation, seed plants degrade nucleic acids and extra-plastid phospholipids to remobilize P, thereby enhancing their internal-P utilization efficiency. Although prokaryotic and eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms decrease the content of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) under P-limited conditions, it remains unclear whether PG is degraded for P remobilization. Moreover, information is limited on internal-P remobilization in photosynthetic microbes. This study investigates internal-P remobilization under P-starvation (-P) conditions in a cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, focusing on PG and nucleic acids. Our results reveal that the PG content increases by more than double in the -P culture, indicating preferential PG synthesis among cellular P compounds. Simultaneously, the faster increases of glycolipids counteract this PG increase, which decreases the PG proportion in total lipids. Two genes, glpD and plsX, contribute to the synthesis of diacylglycerol moieties in glycerolipids, with glpD also responsible for the polar head group synthesis in PG. The mRNA levels of both glpD and plsX are upregulated during -P, which would cause the preferential metabolic flow of their P-containing substrates toward glycerolipid synthesis, particularly PG synthesis. Meanwhile, we find that RNA accounts for 62% of cellular P, and that rRNA species, which makes up the majority of RNA, are degraded under -P conditions to less than 30% of their initial levels. These findings emphasize the importance of PG in -P-acclimating cell growth and the role of rRNA as a significant internal-P source for P remobilization, including preferential PG synthesis.
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Japan
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Michoud G, Kohler TJ, Ezzat L, Peter H, Nattabi JK, Nalwanga R, Pramateftaki P, Styllas M, Tolosano M, De Staercke V, Schön M, Marasco R, Daffonchio D, Bourquin M, Busi SB, Battin TJ. The dark side of the moon: first insights into the microbiome structure and function of one of the last glacier-fed streams in Africa. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:230329. [PMID: 37564072 PMCID: PMC10410210 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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The glaciers on Africa's 'Mountains of the Moon' (Rwenzori National Park, Uganda) are predicted to disappear within the next decades owing to climate change. Consequently, the glacier-fed streams (GFSs) that drain them will vanish, along with their resident microbial communities. Despite the relevance of microbial communities for performing ecosystem processes in equatorial GFSs, their ecology remains understudied. Here, we show that the benthic microbiome from the Mt. Stanley GFS is distinct at several levels from other GFSs. Specifically, several novel taxa were present, and usually common groups such as Chrysophytes and Polaromonas exhibited lower relative abundances compared to higher-latitude GFSs, while cyanobacteria and diatoms were more abundant. The rich primary producer community in this GFS likely results from the greater environmental stability of the Afrotropics, and accordingly, heterotrophic processes dominated in the bacterial community. Metagenomics revealed that almost all prokaryotes in the Mt. Stanley GFS are capable of organic carbon oxidation, while greater than 80% have the potential for fermentation and acetate oxidation. Our findings suggest a close coupling between photoautotrophs and other microbes in this GFS, and provide a glimpse into the future for high-latitude GFSs globally where primary production is projected to increase with ongoing glacier shrinkage.
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- Grégoire Michoud
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences (ZEFs), College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences (ZEFs), College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Systems Ecology Group, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Aarabi F, Salem MA, Arrivault S, Bulut M, Schöttler MA, Giavalisco P, Fernie AR, Hoefgen R. The regulation of sulfolipids under sulfur starvation. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023:10.1007/s11103-023-01364-2. [PMID: 37347368 PMCID: PMC10352420 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01364-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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- Fayezeh Aarabi
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Gamal Abd El Nasr St, Shibin Elkom, 32511, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph Stelzmann Str. 9b, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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Körber TT, Sitz T, Abdalla MA, Mühling KH, Rohn S. LC-ESI-MS/MS Analysis of Sulfolipids and Galactolipids in Green and Red Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) as Influenced by Sulfur Nutrition. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:3728. [PMID: 36835138 PMCID: PMC9965601 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Sulfur (S) deprivation leads to abiotic stress in plants. This can have a significant impact on membrane lipids, illustrated by a change in either the lipid class and/or the fatty acid distribution. Three different levels of S (deprivation, adequate, and excess) in the form of potassium sulfate were used to identify individual thylakoid membrane lipids, which might act as markers in S nutrition (especially under stress conditions). The thylakoid membrane consists of the three glycolipid classes: monogalactosyl- (MGDG), digalactosyl- (DGDG), and sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerols (SQDG). All of them have two fatty acids linked, differing in chain length and degree of saturation. LC-ESI-MS/MS served as a powerful method to identify trends in the change in individual lipids and to understand strategies of the plant responding to stress. Being a good model plant, but also one of the most important fresh-cut vegetables in the world, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) has already been shown to respond significantly to different states of sulfur supply. The results showed a transformation of the glycolipids in lettuce plants and trends towards a higher degree of saturation of the lipids and an increased level of oxidized SQDG under S-limiting conditions. Changes in individual MGDG, DGDG, and oxidized SQDG were associated to S-related stress for the first time. Promisingly, oxidized SQDG might even serve as markers for further abiotic stress factors.
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- Tania T. Körber
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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Danial AW, Abdel-Basset R, Abdel-Kader HAA. Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2023; 155:203-218. [PMID: 36418759 PMCID: PMC9879849 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00961-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this work, tuning oxygen tension was targeted to improve hydrogen evolution. To achieve such target, various consortia of the chlorophyte Coccomyxa chodatii with a newly isolated photosynthetic purple non-sulfur bacterium (PNSB) strain Rhodobium gokarnense were set up, sulfur replete/deprived, malate/acetate fed, bicarbonate/sulfur added at dim/high light. C. chodatii and R. gokarnense are newly introduced to biohydrogen studies for the first time. Dim light was applied to avoid the inhibitory drawbacks of photosynthetic oxygen evolution, values of hydrogen are comparable with high light or even more and thus economically feasible to eliminate the costs of artificial illumination. Particularly, the consortium of 2n- (n = 1.9 × 105 cell/ml, sulfur deprived) demonstrated its perfection for the target, i.e., the highest possible cumulative hydrogen. This consortium exhibited negative photosynthesis, i.e., oxygen uptake in the light. Most hydrogen in consortia is from bacterial origin, although algae evolved much more hydrogen than bacteria on per cell basis, but for only one day (the second 24 h), as kinetics revealed. The higher hydrogen in unibacterial culture or consortia results from higher bacterial cell density (20 times). Consortia evolved more hydrogen than their respective separate cultures, further enhanced when bicarbonate and sulfur were supplemented at higher light. The share of algae relatively increased as bicarbonate or sulfur were added at higher light intensity, i.e., PSII activity partially recovered, resulting in a transient autotrophic hydrogen evolution. The addition of acetic acid in mixture with malic acid significantly enhanced the cumulative hydrogen levels, mostly decreased cellular ascorbic acid indicating less oxidative stress and relief of PSII, relative to malic acid alone. Starch, however, decreased, indicating the specificity of acetic acid. Exudates (reducing sugars, amino acids, and soluble proteins) were detected, indicating mutual utilization. Yet, hydrogen evolution is limited; tuning PSII activity remains a target for sustainable hydrogen production.
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- Amal W Danial
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Bolik S, Albrieux C, Schneck E, Demé B, Jouhet J. Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol bilayers share biophysical properties and are good mutual substitutes in photosynthetic membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:184037. [PMID: 36041508 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Stéphanie Bolik
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France; Institut Laue-Langevin, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, TU Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Mensi F, Ben Ghedifa A, Rajhi H. Effects of seawater sulfur starvation and enrichment on Gracilaria gracilis growth and biochemical composition. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11095. [PMID: 35773380 PMCID: PMC9247063 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15303-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The genus Gracilaria, largest biomass producer in coastal regions, encompasses a wide range of species including Gracilaria gracilis. Nowadays, there is a spate of interest in its culture in lagoon where the water sulfate concentration is variable. A laboratory culture was carried out to determine the sulfate concentration effect on their growth as well as their biochemical composition, which were 2.5, 27 or 50 mM, referred to as SSS (sulfur starved seawater), SW (seawater) and SES (sulfur enriched seawater).We found that the sulfate content of the surrounding medium is a key parameter influencing both the alga growth and its composition. However, seawater proved to be the most suitable environment to sustain alga growth, proteins, R-phycoerythrin and agar yields, but sulfur enrichment and starvation affects them. The sulfate degree of agar and therefore its quality is related to the medium sulfate concentration. We conclude that sulfur starvation (2.5 mM) for three weeks, led to severe growth retardation, lower agar yield and quality and indicated the limit potential of G. gracilis for mariculture under these conditions. These results demonstrated that the success of G. gracilis culture in the lagoon is feasible if sulfate concentration is closer to that of seawater.
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- Fethi Mensi
- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer-Centre Kheiredine, 29 Rue Général Kheiredine, 2015, Le Kram, Tunisie.
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- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer-Centre Kheiredine, 29 Rue Général Kheiredine, 2015, Le Kram, Tunisie
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- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer-Centre Kheiredine, 29 Rue Général Kheiredine, 2015, Le Kram, Tunisie
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Alterations of Content and Composition of Individual Sulfolipids, and Change of Fatty Acids Profile of Galactolipids in Lettuce Plants (Lactuca sativa L.) Grown under Sulfur Nutrition. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11101342. [PMID: 35631767 PMCID: PMC9145530 DOI: 10.3390/plants11101342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Alterations of chloroplast membrane lipids might serve as indicators of eco-physiologically induced and plant nutrition-induced changes during plant growth. The change in the degree of fatty acid saturation in the membranes is in particular a strategy of plants to adapt to abiotic stress conditions. Green multi-leaf lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) were subjected to three different sulfur (S) levels. Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol derivatives (SQDG) might be affected by S nutrition. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the impact of S fertilization on the content and composition of individual SQDG. In addition to a change in the SQDG composition, a general change in the total lipid composition of the chloroplast membrane was observed. A significant increase in total SQDG content and doubling of the galactolipid content and significant alterations of individual SQDG were observed at elevated levels of S fertilization. High levels of S supply demonstrated a clear trend of increasing total chloroplast lipid content and concentrations of linolenic acid, in addition to a further decline in palmitic acid. The study opens perspectives on S supply and its crucial role in the build-up of photosynthetic apparatus. Moreover, it emphasizes the role of S-containing compounds, including sulfolipids, in modulating physiological adjustment mechanisms to improve tolerance ability to various abiotic stresses in plants and, consequently, plant food quality.
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Kumar S, Kumar S, Mohapatra T. Interaction Between Macro- and Micro-Nutrients in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:665583. [PMID: 34040623 PMCID: PMC8141648 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.665583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are some of the vital nutrients required for optimum growth, development, and productivity of plants. The deficiency of any of these nutrients may lead to defects in plant growth and decreased productivity. Plant responses to the deficiency of N, P, S, Fe, or Zn have been studied mainly as a separate event, and only a few reports discuss the molecular basis of biological interaction among the nutrients. Macro-nutrients like N, P, and/or S not only show the interacting pathways for each other but also affect micro-nutrient pathways. Limited reports are available on the investigation of two-by-two or multi-level nutrient interactions in plants. Such studies on the nutrient interaction pathways suggest that an MYB-like transcription factor, phosphate starvation response 1 (PHR1), acts as a master regulator of N, P, S, Fe, and Zn homeostasis. Similarly, light-responsive transcription factors were identified to be involved in modulating nutrient responses in Arabidopsis. This review focuses on the recent advances in our understanding of how plants coordinate the acquisition, transport, signaling, and interacting pathways for N, P, S, Fe, and Zn nutrition at the molecular level. Identification of the important candidate genes for interactions between N, P, S, Fe, and/or Zn metabolic pathways might be useful for the breeders to improve nutrient use efficiency and yield/quality of crop plants. Integrated studies on pathways interactions/cross-talks between macro- and micro-nutrients in the agronomically important crop plants would be essential for sustainable agriculture around the globe, particularly under the changing climatic conditions.
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- Suresh Kumar
- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Suresh Kumar, ; , orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-3079
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Li Q, Gao Y, Yang A. Sulfur Homeostasis in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8926. [PMID: 33255536 PMCID: PMC7727837 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21238926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. S is majorly absorbed as sulfate from soil, and is then translocated to plastids in leaves, where it is assimilated into organic products. Cysteine (Cys) is the first organic product generated from S, and it is used as a precursor to synthesize many S-containing metabolites with important biological functions, such as glutathione (GSH) and methionine (Met). The reduction of sulfate takes place in a two-step reaction involving a variety of enzymes. Sulfate transporters (SULTRs) are responsible for the absorption of SO42- from the soil and the transport of SO42- in plants. There are 12-16 members in the S transporter family, which is divided into five categories based on coding sequence homology and biochemical functions. When exposed to S deficiency, plants will alter a series of morphological and physiological processes. Adaptive strategies, including cis-acting elements, transcription factors, non-coding microRNAs, and phytohormones, have evolved in plants to respond to S deficiency. In addition, there is crosstalk between S and other nutrients in plants. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in understanding the mechanisms underlying S homeostasis in plants.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; (Q.L.); (Y.G.)
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Sun Y, Jain A, Xue Y, Wang X, Zhao G, Liu L, Hu Z, Hu S, Shen X, Liu X, Ai H, Xu G, Sun S. OsSQD1 at the crossroads of phosphate and sulfur metabolism affects plant morphology and lipid composition in response to phosphate deprivation. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:1669-1690. [PMID: 32266981 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In phosphate (Pi)-deprived Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), phosphatidylglycerol (PG) is substituted by sulfolipid for maintaining Pi homeostasis. Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol1 (AtSQD1) encodes a protein, which catalyzes uridine diphosphate glucose (UDPG) and sulfite (SO32- ) to UDP-sulfoquinovose, which is a key component in the sulfolipid biosynthetic pathway. In this study, a reverse genetics approach was employed to decipher the function of the AtSQD1 homolog OsSQD1 in rice. Differential expressions of OsSQD1 in different tissue and response to -P and -S also detected, respectively. The in vitro protein assay and analysis suggests that OsSQD1 is a UDP-sulfoquinovose synthase. Transient expression analysis showed that OsSQD1 is located in the chloroplast. The analyses of the knockout (ossqd1) and knockdown (Ri1 and Ri2) mutants demonstrated reductions in Pi and total P concentrations, 32 Pi uptake rate, expression levels of Pi transporters and altered developmental responses of root traits, which were accentuated during Pi deficiency. The inhibitory effects of the OsSQD1 mutation were also evident in the development of reproductive tissue. Furthermore, OsSQD1 differently affects lipid composition under different Pi regime affects sulfur (S) homeostasis. Together, the study revealed that OsSQD1 affects Pi and S homeostasis, and lipid composition in response to Pi deprivation.
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- Yafei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Institute of ECO-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Institute of ECO-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Low-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Growth, biochemical composition and photosynthetic performance of Scenedesmus acuminatus under different initial sulfur supplies. ALGAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sacchi GA, Nocito FF. Plant Sulfate Transporters in the Low Phytic Acid Network: Some Educated Guesses. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E616. [PMID: 31861241 PMCID: PMC6963184 DOI: 10.3390/plants8120616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A few new papers report that mutations in some genes belonging to the group 3 of plant sulfate transporter family result in low phytic acid phenotypes, drawing novel strategies and approaches for engineering the low-phytate trait in cereal grains. Here, we shortly review the current knowledge on phosphorus/sulfur interplay and sulfate transport regulation in plants, to critically discuss some hypotheses that could help in unveiling the physiological links between sulfate transport and phosphorus accumulation in seeds.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali—Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy;
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Chloroplasts contain high amounts of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) and low levels of the anionic lipids sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and glucuronosyldiacylglycerol (GlcADG). The mostly extraplastidial lipid phosphatidylcholine is found only in the outer envelope. Chloroplasts are the major site for fatty acid synthesis. In Arabidopsis, a certain proportion of glycerolipids is entirely synthesized in the chloroplast (prokaryotic lipids). Fatty acids are also exported to the endoplasmic reticulum and incorporated into lipids that are redistributed to the chloroplast (eukaryotic lipids). MGDG, DGDG, SQDG, and PG establish the thylakoid membranes and are integral constituents of the photosynthetic complexes. Phosphate deprivation induces phospholipid degradation accompanied by the increase in DGDG, SQDG, and GlcADG. During freezing and drought stress, envelope membranes are stabilized by the conversion of MGDG into oligogalactolipids. Senescence and chlorotic stress lead to lipid and chlorophyll degradation and the deposition of acyl and phytyl moieties as fatty acid phytyl esters.
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- Georg Hölzl
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany;
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany;
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Li-Beisson Y, Thelen JJ, Fedosejevs E, Harwood JL. The lipid biochemistry of eukaryotic algae. Prog Lipid Res 2019; 74:31-68. [PMID: 30703388 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as sources of genes for novel fatty acids; and, due to their superior biomass productivity, algae are also considered a potential feedstock for biofuels. However, a major issue in a commercially viable "algal oil-to-biofuel" industry is the high production cost, because most algal species only produce large amounts of oils after being exposed to stress conditions. Recent studies have therefore focused on the identification of factors involved in TAG metabolism, on the subcellular organization of lipid pathways, and on interactions between organelles. This has been accompanied by the development of genetic/genomic and synthetic biological tools not only for the reference green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii but also for Nannochloropsis spp. and Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Advances in our understanding of enzymes and regulatory proteins of acyl lipid biosynthesis and turnover are described herein with a focus on carbon and energetic aspects. We also summarize how changes in environmental factors can impact lipid metabolism and describe present and potential industrial uses of algal lipids.
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- Yonghua Li-Beisson
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, CEA Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez Durance F-13108, France.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.
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Nagy V, Vidal-Meireles A, Podmaniczki A, Szentmihályi K, Rákhely G, Zsigmond L, Kovács L, Tóth SZ. The mechanism of photosystem-II inactivation during sulphur deprivation-induced H 2 production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 94:548-561. [PMID: 29474754 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Sulphur limitation may restrain cell growth and viability. In the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, sulphur limitation may induce H2 production lasting for several days, which can be exploited as a renewable energy source. Sulphur limitation causes a large number of physiological changes, including the inactivation of photosystem II (PSII), leading to the establishment of hypoxia, essential for the increase in hydrogenase expression and activity. The inactivation of PSII has long been assumed to be caused by the sulphur-limited turnover of its reaction center protein PsbA. Here we reinvestigated this issue in detail and show that: (i) upon transferring Chlamydomonas cells to sulphur-free media, the cellular sulphur content decreases only by about 25%; (ii) as demonstrated by lincomycin treatments, PsbA has a significant turnover, and other photosynthetic subunits, namely RbcL and CP43, are degraded more rapidly than PsbA. On the other hand, sulphur limitation imposes oxidative stress early on, most probably involving the formation of singlet oxygen in PSII, which leads to an increase in the expression of GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase, playing an essential role in ascorbate biosynthesis. When accumulated to the millimolar concentration range, ascorbate may inactivate the oxygen-evolving complex and provide electrons to PSII, albeit at a low rate. In the absence of a functional donor side and sufficient electron transport, PSII reaction centers are inactivated and degraded. We therefore demonstrate that the inactivation of PSII is a complex and multistep process, which may serve to mitigate the damaging effects of sulphur limitation.
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- Valéria Nagy
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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Matich EK, Ghafari M, Camgoz E, Caliskan E, Pfeifer BA, Haznedaroglu BZ, Atilla-Gokcumen GE. Time-series lipidomic analysis of the oleaginous green microalga species Ettlia oleoabundans under nutrient stress. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:29. [PMID: 29441127 PMCID: PMC5800086 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1026-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microalgae are uniquely advantageous organisms cultured and harvested for several value-added biochemicals. A majority of these compounds are lipid-based, such as triacylglycerols (TAGs), which can be used for biofuel production, and their accumulation is most affected under nutrient stress conditions. As such, the balance between cellular homeostasis and lipid metabolism becomes more intricate to achieve efficiency in bioproduct synthesis. Lipidomics studies in microalgae are of great importance as biochemical diversity also plays a major role in lipid regulation among oleaginous species. METHODS The aim of this study was to analyze time-series changes in lipid families produced by microalga under different nutrient conditions and growth phases to gain comprehensive information at the cellular level. For this purpose, we worked with a highly adaptable, oleaginous, non-model green microalga species, Ettlia oleoabundans (a.k.a. Neochloris oleoabundans). Using a mass spectrometry-based untargeted and targeted metabolomics' approach, we analyzed the changes in major lipid families under both replete and deplete nitrogen and phosphorus conditions at four different time points covering exponential and stationary growth phases. RESULTS Comprehensive analysis of the lipid metabolism highlighted the accumulation of TAGs, which can be utilized for the production of biodiesel via transesterification, and depletion of chlorophylls and certain structural lipids required for photosynthesis, under nutrient deprived conditions. We also found a correlation between the depletion of digalactosyldiacylglycerols (DGDGs) and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols (SQDGs) under nutrient deprivation. CONCLUSIONS High accumulation of TAGs under nutrient limitation as well as a depletion of other lipids of interest such as phosphatidylglycerols (PGs), DGDGs, SQDGs, and chlorophylls seem to be interconnected and related to the microalgal photosynthetic efficiency. Overall, our results provided key biochemical information on the lipid regulation and physiology of a non-model green microalga, along with optimization potential for biodiesel and other value-added product synthesis.
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- E. K. Matich
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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Sato N, Kamimura R, Kaneta K, Yoshikawa M, Tsuzuki M. Species-specific roles of sulfolipid metabolism in acclimation of photosynthetic microbes to sulfur-starvation stress. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186154. [PMID: 29023570 PMCID: PMC5638391 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Photosynthetic organisms utilize sulfate for the synthesis of sulfur-compounds including proteins and a sulfolipid, sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol. Upon ambient deficiency in sulfate, cells of a green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, degrade the chloroplast membrane sulfolipid to ensure an intracellular-sulfur source for necessary protein synthesis. Here, the effects of sulfate-starvation on the sulfolipid stability were investigated in another green alga, Chlorella kessleri, and two cyanobacteria, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. The results showed that sulfolipid degradation was induced only in C. kessleri, raising the possibility that this degradation ability was obtained not by cyanobacteria, but by eukaryotic algae during the evolution of photosynthetic organisms. Meanwhile, Synechococcus disruptants concerning sqdB and sqdX genes, which are involved in successive reactions in the sulfolipid synthesis pathway, were respectively characterized in cellular response to sulfate-starvation. Phycobilisome degradation intrinsic to Synechococcus, but not to Synechocystis, and cell growth under sulfate-starved conditions were repressed in the sqdB and sqdX disruptants, respectively, relative to in the wild type. Their distinct phenotypes, despite the common loss of the sulfolipid, inferred specific roles of sqdB and sqdX. This study demonstrated that sulfolipid metabolism might have been developed to enable species- or cyanobacterial-strain dependent processes for acclimation to sulfate-starvation.
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- Norihiro Sato
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- JST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- JST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Impact of nutrient starvation on intracellular biochemicals and calorific value of mixed microalgae. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rouached H, Rhee SY. System-level understanding of plant mineral nutrition in the big data era. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coisb.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Sato N, Ebiya Y, Kobayashi R, Nishiyama Y, Tsuzuki M. Disturbance of cell-size determination by forced overproduction of sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 487:734-739. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sulfoquinovose in the biosphere: occurrence, metabolism and functions. Biochem J 2017; 474:827-849. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The sulfonated carbohydrate sulfoquinovose (SQ) is produced in quantities estimated at some 10 billion tonnes annually and is thus a major participant in the global sulfur biocycle. SQ is produced by most photosynthetic organisms and incorporated into the sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG), as well as within some archaea for incorporation into glycoprotein N-glycans. SQDG is found mainly within the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast, where it appears to be important for membrane structure and function and for optimal activity of photosynthetic protein complexes. SQDG metabolism within the sulfur cycle involves complex biosynthetic and catabolic processes. SQDG biosynthesis is largely conserved within plants, algae and bacteria. On the other hand, two major sulfoglycolytic pathways have been discovered for SQDG degradation, the sulfo-Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas (sulfo-EMP) and sulfo-Entner–Doudoroff (sulfo-ED) pathways, which mirror the major steps in the glycolytic EMP and ED pathways. Sulfoglycolysis produces C3-sulfonates, which undergo biomineralization to inorganic sulfur species, completing the sulfur cycle. This review discusses the discovery and structural elucidation of SQDG and archaeal N-glycans, the occurrence, distribution, and speciation of SQDG, and metabolic pathways leading to the biosynthesis of SQDG and its catabolism through sulfoglycolytic and biomineralization pathways to inorganic sulfur.
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Speciale G, Jin Y, Davies GJ, Williams SJ, Goddard-Borger ED. YihQ is a sulfoquinovosidase that cleaves sulfoquinovosyl diacylglyceride sulfolipids. Nat Chem Biol 2016; 12:215-7. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sato N, Kobayashi S, Aoki M, Umemura T, Kobayashi I, Tsuzuki M. Identification of genes for sulfolipid synthesis in primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 470:123-129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In response to demands for sustainable domestic fuel sources, research into biofuels has become increasingly important. Many challenges face biofuels in their effort to replace petroleum fuels, but rational strain engineering of algae and photosynthetic organisms offers a great deal of promise. For decades, mutations and stress responses in photosynthetic microbiota were seen to result in production of exciting high-energy fuel molecules, giving hope but minor capability for design. However, '-omics' techniques for visualizing entire cell processing has clarified biosynthesis and regulatory networks. Investigation into the promising production behaviors of the model organism C. reinhardtii and its mutants with these powerful techniques has improved predictability and understanding of the diverse, complex interactions within photosynthetic organisms. This new equipment has created an exciting new frontier for high-throughput, predictable engineering of photosynthetically produced carbon-neutral biofuels.
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- Hanna R Aucoin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA.
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Marieschi M, Gorbi G, Zanni C, Sardella A, Torelli A. Increase of chromium tolerance in Scenedesmus acutus after sulfur starvation: Chromium uptake and compartmentalization in two strains with different sensitivities to Cr(VI). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 167:124-133. [PMID: 26281774 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In photosynthetic organisms sulfate constitutes the main sulfur source for the biosynthesis of GSH and its precursor Cys. Hence, sulfur availability can modulate the capacity to cope with environmental stresses, a phenomenon known as SIR/SED (Sulfur Induced Resistance or Sulfur Enhanced Defence). Since chromate may compete for sulfate transport into the cells, in this study chromium accumulation and tolerance were investigated in relation to sulfur availability in two strains of the unicellular green alga Scenedesmus acutus with different Cr-sensitivities. Paradoxically, sulfur deprivation has been demonstrated to induce a transient increase of Cr-tolerance in both strains. Sulfur deprivation is known to enhance the sulfate uptake/assimilation pathway leading to important consequences on Cr-tolerance: (i) reduced chromate uptake due to the induction of high affinity sulfate transporters (ii) higher production of cysteine and GSH which can play a role both through the formation of unsoluble complexes and their sequestration in inert compartments. To investigate the role of the above mentioned mechanisms, Cr accumulation in total cells and in different cell compartments (cell wall, membranes, soluble and miscellaneous fractions) was analyzed in both sulfur-starved and unstarved cells. Both strains mainly accumulated chromium in the soluble fraction, but the uptake was higher in the wild-type. In this type a short period of sulfur starvation before Cr(VI) treatment lowered chromium accumulation to the level observed in the unstarved Cr-tolerant strain, in which Cr uptake seems instead less influenced by S-starvation, since no significant decrease was observed. The increase in Cr-tolerance following S-starvation seems thus to rely on different mechanisms in the two strains, suggesting the induction of a mechanism constitutively active in the Cr-tolerant strain, maybe a high affinity sulfate transporter also in the wild-type. Changes observed in the cell wall and membrane fractions suggest a strong involvement of these compartments in Cr-tolerance increase following S-starvation.
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- M Marieschi
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy.
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Yang D, Song D, Kind T, Ma Y, Hoefkens J, Fiehn O. Lipidomic Analysis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under Nitrogen and Sulfur Deprivation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137948. [PMID: 26375463 PMCID: PMC4574153 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii accumulates lipids under complete nutrient starvation conditions while overall growth in biomass stops. In order to better understand biochemical changes under nutrient deprivation that maintain production of algal biomass, we used a lipidomic assay for analyzing the temporal regulation of the composition of complex lipids in C. reinhardtii in response to nitrogen and sulfur deprivation. Using a chip-based nanoelectrospray direct infusion into an ion trap mass spectrometer, we measured a diversity of lipid species reported for C. reinhardtii, including PG phosphatidylglycerols, PI Phosphatidylinositols, MGDG monogalactosyldiacylglycerols, DGDG digalactosyldiacylglycerols, SQDG sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols, DGTS homoserine ether lipids and TAG triacylglycerols. Individual lipid species were annotated by matching mass precursors and MS/MS fragmentations to the in-house LipidBlast mass spectral database and MS2Analyzer. Multivariate statistics showed a clear impact on overall lipidomic phenotypes on both the temporal and the nutrition stress level. Homoserine-lipids were found up-regulated at late growth time points and higher cell density, while triacyclglycerols showed opposite regulation of unsaturated and saturated fatty acyl chains under nutritional deprivation.
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- Dawei Yang
- Zhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People's Hospital/Affiliated Liaocheng Hospital, Taishan Medical University, 67 Dong Chang Xi Lu, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, P. R. China
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Marine Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology 29, the 13th St., TEDA, Tianjin, 300457, P. R. China
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- UC Davis Genome Center- Metabolomics, Davis, California 95616, United States of America
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- UC Davis Genome Center- Metabolomics, Davis, California 95616, United States of America
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- Genedata Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- UC Davis Genome Center- Metabolomics, Davis, California 95616, United States of America
- King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biochemistry Department, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Cahill JF, Darlington TK, Fitzgerald C, Schoepp NG, Beld J, Burkart MD, Prather KA. Online Analysis of Single Cyanobacteria and Algae Cells under Nitrogen-Limited Conditions Using Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2015; 87:8039-46. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- John F. Cahill
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Sawyer AL, Hankamer BD, Ross IL. Sulphur responsiveness of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii LHCBM9 promoter. PLANTA 2015; 241:1287-1302. [PMID: 25672503 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2249-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A 44-base-pair region in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii LHCBM9 promoter is essential for sulphur responsiveness. The photosynthetic light-harvesting complex (LHC) proteins play essential roles both in light capture, the first step of photosynthesis, and in photoprotective mechanisms. In contrast to the other LHC proteins and the majority of photosynthesis proteins, the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii photosystem II-associated LHC protein, LHCBM9, was recently reported to be up-regulated under sulphur deprivation conditions, which also induce hydrogen production. Here, we examined the sulphur responsiveness of the LHCBM9 gene at the transcriptional level, through promoter deletion analysis. The LHCBM9 promoter was found to be responsive to sulphur deprivation, with a 44-base-pair region between nucleotide positions -136 and -180 relative to the translation start site identified as essential for this response. Anaerobiosis was found to enhance promoter activity under sulphur deprivation conditions, however, alone was unable to induce promoter activity. The study of LHCBM9 is of biological and biotechnological importance, as its expression is linked to photobiological hydrogen production, theoretically the most efficient process for biofuel production, while the simplicity of using an S-deprivation trigger enables the development of a novel C. reinhardtii-inducible promoter system based on LHCBM9.
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- Anne L Sawyer
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Briat JF, Rouached H, Tissot N, Gaymard F, Dubos C. Integration of P, S, Fe, and Zn nutrition signals in Arabidopsis thaliana: potential involvement of PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE 1 (PHR1). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:290. [PMID: 25972885 PMCID: PMC4411997 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Phosphate and sulfate are essential macro-elements for plant growth and development, and deficiencies in these mineral elements alter many metabolic functions. Nutritional constraints are not restricted to macro-elements. Essential metals such as zinc and iron have their homeostasis strictly genetically controlled, and deficiency or excess of these micro-elements can generate major physiological disorders, also impacting plant growth and development. Phosphate and sulfate on one hand, and zinc and iron on the other hand, are known to interact. These interactions have been partly described at the molecular and physiological levels, and are reviewed here. Furthermore the two macro-elements phosphate and sulfate not only interact between themselves but also influence zinc and iron nutrition. These intricated nutritional cross-talks are presented. The responses of plants to phosphorus, sulfur, zinc, or iron deficiencies have been widely studied considering each element separately, and some molecular actors of these regulations have been characterized in detail. Although some scarce reports have started to examine the interaction of these mineral elements two by two, a more complex analysis of the interactions and cross-talks between the signaling pathways integrating the homeostasis of these various elements is still lacking. However, a MYB-like transcription factor, PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE 1, emerges as a common regulator of phosphate, sulfate, zinc, and iron homeostasis, and its role as a potential general integrator for the control of mineral nutrition is discussed.
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- Jean-François Briat
- *Correspondence: Jean-François Briat, Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – Université Montpellier 2, SupAgro, Bat 7, 2 Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France
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Takeshita T, Ota S, Yamazaki T, Hirata A, Zachleder V, Kawano S. Starch and lipid accumulation in eight strains of six Chlorella species under comparatively high light intensity and aeration culture conditions. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 158:127-34. [PMID: 24583913 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The microalgae family Chlorella species are known to accumulate starch and lipids. Although nitrogen or phosphorous deficiencies promote starch and lipids formation in many microalgae, these deficiencies also limit their growth and productivity. Therefore, the Chlorellaceae strains were attempted to increase starch and lipids productivity under high-light-intensity conditions (600-μmol photons m(-2)s(-1)). The 12:12-h light-dark (LD) cycle conditions elicited more stable growth than the continuous light (LL) conditions, whereas the starch and lipids yields increased in LL conditions. The amount of starch and lipids per cell increased in Chlorella viscosa and Chlorella vulgaris in sulfur-deficient medium, and long-chain fatty acids with 20 or more carbon atoms accumulated in cells grown in sulfur-deficient medium. Accumulation of starch and lipids was investigated in eight strains. The accumulation was strain-dependent, and varied according to the medium and light conditions. Five of the eight Chlorella strains exhibited similar accumulation patterns.
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- Tsuyoshi Takeshita
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Bioimaging Center, Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Laboratory of the Cell Cycles of Algae, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Opatovický mlýn, Třeboň 379 81, Czech Republic
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan.
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Denger K, Weiss M, Felux AK, Schneider A, Mayer C, Spiteller D, Huhn T, Cook AM, Schleheck D. Sulphoglycolysis in Escherichia coli K-12 closes a gap in the biogeochemical sulphur cycle. Nature 2014; 507:114-7. [PMID: 24463506 DOI: 10.1038/nature12947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sulphoquinovose (SQ, 6-deoxy-6-sulphoglucose) has been known for 50 years as the polar headgroup of the plant sulpholipid in the photosynthetic membranes of all higher plants, mosses, ferns, algae and most photosynthetic bacteria. It is also found in some non-photosynthetic bacteria, and SQ is part of the surface layer of some Archaea. The estimated annual production of SQ is 10,000,000,000 tonnes (10 petagrams), thus it comprises a major portion of the organo-sulphur in nature, where SQ is degraded by bacteria. However, despite evidence for at least three different degradative pathways in bacteria, no enzymic reaction or gene in any pathway has been defined, although a sulphoglycolytic pathway has been proposed. Here we show that Escherichia coli K-12, the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism, performs sulphoglycolysis, in addition to standard glycolysis. SQ is catabolised through four newly discovered reactions that we established using purified, heterologously expressed enzymes: SQ isomerase, 6-deoxy-6-sulphofructose (SF) kinase, 6-deoxy-6-sulphofructose-1-phosphate (SFP) aldolase, and 3-sulpholactaldehyde (SLA) reductase. The enzymes are encoded in a ten-gene cluster, which probably also encodes regulation, transport and degradation of the whole sulpholipid; the gene cluster is present in almost all (>91%) available E. coli genomes, and is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae. The pathway yields dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), which powers energy conservation and growth of E. coli, and the sulphonate product 2,3-dihydroxypropane-1-sulphonate (DHPS), which is excreted. DHPS is mineralized by other bacteria, thus closing the sulphur cycle within a bacterial community.
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- Karin Denger
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Sato A, Matsumura R, Hoshino N, Tsuzuki M, Sato N. Responsibility of regulatory gene expression and repressed protein synthesis for triacylglycerol accumulation on sulfur-starvation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:444. [PMID: 25309550 PMCID: PMC4160968 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Triacylglycerol (TG) synthesis is induced for energy and carbon storage in algal cells under nitrogen(N)-starved conditions, and helps prevent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production through fatty acid synthesis that consumes excessive reducing power. Here, the regulatory mechanism for the TG content in sulfur(S)-starved cells of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was examined, in comparison to that in N- or phosphorus(P)-starved cells. S- and N- starved cells exhibited markedly increased TG contents with up-regulation of mRNA levels of diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) genes. S-Starvation also induced expression of the genes for phosphatidate synthesis. In contrast, P-starved cells exhibited little alteration of the TG content with almost no induction of these genes. The results implied deficient nutrient-specific regulation of the TG content. An arg9 disruptant defective in arginine synthesis, even without nutritional deficiencies, exhibited an increased TG content upon removal of supplemented arginine, which repressed protein synthesis. Repression of protein synthesis thus seemed crucial for TG accumulation in S- or N- starved cells. Meanwhile, the results of inhibitor experiments involving cells inferred that TG accumulation during S-starvation is supported by photosynthesis and de novo fatty acid synthesis. During S-starvation, sac1 and snrk2.2 disruptants, which are defective in the response to the ambient S-status, accumulated TG at lower and higher levels, respectively, than the wild type. The sac1 and snrk2.2 disruptants showed no or much greater up-regulation of DGAT genes, respectively. In conclusion, TG synthesis would be activated in S-starved cells, through the diversion of metabolic carbon-flow from protein to TG synthesis, and simultaneously through up-regulation of the expression of a particular set of genes for TG synthesis at proper levels through the actions of SAC1 and SNRK2.2.
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- Atsushi Sato
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachioji, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Core Research for Evolutionary Science and TechnologyChiyoda-ku, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachioji, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachioji, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachioji, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Core Research for Evolutionary Science and TechnologyChiyoda-ku, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachioji, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Core Research for Evolutionary Science and TechnologyChiyoda-ku, Japan
- *Correspondence: Norihiro Sato, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Horinouchi 1432-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan e-mail:
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Wei L, Derrien B, Gautier A, Houille-Vernes L, Boulouis A, Saint-Marcoux D, Malnoë A, Rappaport F, de Vitry C, Vallon O, Choquet Y, Wollman FA. Nitric oxide-triggered remodeling of chloroplast bioenergetics and thylakoid proteins upon nitrogen starvation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE PLANT CELL 2014; 26:353-72. [PMID: 24474630 PMCID: PMC3963581 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.120121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Starving microalgae for nitrogen sources is commonly used as a biotechnological tool to boost storage of reduced carbon into starch granules or lipid droplets, but the accompanying changes in bioenergetics have been little studied so far. Here, we report that the selective depletion of Rubisco and cytochrome b6f complex that occurs when Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is starved for nitrogen in the presence of acetate and under normoxic conditions is accompanied by a marked increase in chlororespiratory enzymes, which converts the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane into an intracellular matrix for oxidative catabolism of reductants. Cytochrome b6f subunits and most proteins specifically involved in their biogenesis are selectively degraded, mainly by the FtsH and Clp chloroplast proteases. This regulated degradation pathway does not require light, active photosynthesis, or state transitions but is prevented when respiration is impaired or under phototrophic conditions. We provide genetic and pharmacological evidence that NO production from intracellular nitrite governs this degradation pathway: Addition of a NO scavenger and of two distinct NO producers decrease and increase, respectively, the rate of cytochrome b6f degradation; NO-sensitive fluorescence probes, visualized by confocal microscopy, demonstrate that nitrogen-starved cells produce NO only when the cytochrome b6f degradation pathway is activated.
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- Lili Wei
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- École Normale Supérieure,
Département de Chimie, Unité Mixte de Recherche, CNRS–Ecole
Normale Supérieure–Université Pierre et Marie Curie 8640,
75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141,
CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut de Biologie
Physico-Chimique, F-75005 Paris, France
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Calvano CD, Italiano F, Catucci L, Agostiano A, Cataldi TRI, Palmisano F, Trotta M. The lipidome of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides R26 is affected by cobalt and chromate ions stress. Biometals 2013; 27:65-73. [PMID: 24249151 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9687-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A detailed characterization of membrane lipids of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter (R.) sphaeroides was accomplished by thin-layer chromatography coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. Such an approach allowed the identification of the main membrane lipids belonging to different classes, namely cardiolipins (CLs), phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylglycerols (PGs), phosphatidylcholines, and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols (SQDGs). Thus, the lipidomic profile of R. sphaeroides R26 grown in abiotic stressed conditions by exposure to bivalent cobalt cation and chromate oxyanion, was investigated. Compared to bacteria grown under control conditions, significant lipid alterations take place under both stress conditions; cobalt exposure stress results in the relative content increase of CLs and SQDGs, most likely compensating the decrease in PGs content, whereas chromate stress conditions result in the relative content decrease of both PGs and SQDGs, leaving CLs unaltered. For the first time, the response of R. sphaeroides to heavy metals as Co(2+) and CrO4 (2-) is reported and changes in membrane lipid profiles were rationalised.
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- Cosima Damiana Calvano
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Bochenek M, Etherington GJ, Koprivova A, Mugford ST, Bell TG, Malin G, Kopriva S. Transcriptome analysis of the sulfate deficiency response in the marine microalga Emiliania huxleyi. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 199:650-62. [PMID: 23692606 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The response to sulfate deficiency of plants and freshwater green algae has been extensively analysed by system biology approaches. By contrast, seawater sulfate concentration is high and very little is known about the sulfur metabolism of marine organisms. Here, we used a combination of metabolite analysis and transcriptomics to analyse the response of the marine microalga Emiliania huxleyi as it acclimated to sulfate limitation. Lowering sulfate availability in artificial seawater from 25 to 5 mM resulted in significant reduction in growth and intracellular concentrations of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and glutathione. Sulfate-limited E. huxleyi cells showed increased sulfate uptake but sulfate reduction to sulfite did not seem to be regulated. Sulfate limitation in E. huxleyi affected expression of 1718 genes. The vast majority of these genes were upregulated, including genes involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and genes involved in the general stress response. The acclimation response of E. huxleyi to sulfate deficiency shows several similarities to the well-described responses of Arabidopsis and Chlamydomonas, but also has many unique features. This dataset shows that even though E. huxleyi is adapted to constitutively high sulfate concentration, it retains the ability to re-program its gene expression in response to reduced sulfate availability.
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Villanueva L, Bale N, Hopmans EC, Schouten S, Damsté JSS. Diversity and distribution of a key sulpholipid biosynthetic gene in marine microbial assemblages. Environ Microbiol 2013; 16:774-87. [PMID: 23879770 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sulphoquinovosyldiacylglycerols (SQDG) are polar sulphur-containing membrane lipids, whose presence has been related to a microbial strategy to adapt to phosphate deprivation. In this study, we have targeted the sqdB gene coding the uridine 5'-diphosphate-sulphoquinovose (UDP-SQ) synthase involved in the SQDG biosynthetic pathway to assess potential microbial sources of SQDGs in the marine environment. The phylogeny of the sqdB-coding protein reveals two distinct clusters: one including green algae, higher plants and cyanobacteria, and another one comprising mainly non-photosynthetic bacteria, as well as other cyanobacteria and algal groups. Evolutionary analysis suggests that the appearance of UDP-SQ synthase occurred twice in cyanobacterial evolution, and one of those branches led to the diversification of the protein in members of the phylum Proteobacteria. A search of homologues of sqdB-proteins in marine metagenomes strongly suggested the presence of heterotrophic bacteria potential SQDG producers. Application of newly developed sqdB gene primers in the marine environment revealed a high diversity of sequences affiliated to cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria in microbial mats, while in North Sea surface water, most of the detected sqdB genes were attributed to the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Lipid analysis revealed that specific SQDGs were characteristic of microbial mat depth, suggesting that SQDG lipids are associated with specific producers.
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- Laura Villanueva
- Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, Den Burg, 179AB, The Netherlands
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Skjånes K, Rebours C, Lindblad P. Potential for green microalgae to produce hydrogen, pharmaceuticals and other high value products in a combined process. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2013; 33:172-215. [PMID: 22765907 PMCID: PMC3665214 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.681625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Green microalgae for several decades have been produced for commercial exploitation, with applications ranging from health food for human consumption, aquaculture and animal feed, to coloring agents, cosmetics and others. Several products from green algae which are used today consist of secondary metabolites that can be extracted from the algal biomass. The best known examples are the carotenoids astaxanthin and β-carotene, which are used as coloring agents and for health-promoting purposes. Many species of green algae are able to produce valuable metabolites for different uses; examples are antioxidants, several different carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, anticancer and antiviral drugs. In many cases, these substances are secondary metabolites that are produced when the algae are exposed to stress conditions linked to nutrient deprivation, light intensity, temperature, salinity and pH. In other cases, the metabolites have been detected in algae grown under optimal conditions, and little is known about optimization of the production of each product, or the effects of stress conditions on their production. Some green algae have shown the ability to produce significant amounts of hydrogen gas during sulfur deprivation, a process which is currently studied extensively worldwide. At the moment, the majority of research in this field has focused on the model organism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, but other species of green algae also have this ability. Currently there is little information available regarding the possibility for producing hydrogen and other valuable metabolites in the same process. This study aims to explore which stress conditions are known to induce the production of different valuable products in comparison to stress reactions leading to hydrogen production. Wild type species of green microalgae with known ability to produce high amounts of certain valuable metabolites are listed and linked to species with ability to produce hydrogen during general anaerobic conditions, and during sulfur deprivation. Species used today for commercial purposes are also described. This information is analyzed in order to form a basis for selection of wild type species for a future multi-step process, where hydrogen production from solar energy is combined with the production of valuable metabolites and other commercial uses of the algal biomass.
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- Kari Skjånes
- Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Fredrik A. Dahls vei 20, Ås, Norway.
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Aksoy M, Pootakham W, Pollock SV, Moseley JL, González-Ballester D, Grossman AR. Tiered regulation of sulfur deprivation responses in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and identification of an associated regulatory factor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 162:195-211. [PMID: 23482872 PMCID: PMC3641202 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.214593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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During sulfur (S) deprivation, the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii exhibits increased expression of numerous genes. These genes encode proteins associated with sulfate (SO4(2-)) acquisition and assimilation, alterations in cellular metabolism, and internal S recycling. Administration of the cytoplasmic translational inhibitor cycloheximide prevents S deprivation-triggered accumulation of transcripts encoding arylsulfatases (ARS), an extracellular polypeptide that may be important for cell wall biosynthesis (ECP76), a light-harvesting protein (LHCBM9), the selenium-binding protein, and the haloperoxidase (HAP2). In contrast, the rapid accumulation of transcripts encoding high-affinity SO4(2-) transporters is not affected. These results suggest that there are two tiers of transcriptional regulation associated with S deprivation responses: the first is protein synthesis independent, while the second requires de novo protein synthesis. A mutant designated ars73a exhibited low ARS activity and failed to show increases in ECP76, LHCBM9, and HAP2 transcripts (among others) in response to S deprivation; increases in transcripts encoding the SO4(2-) transporters were not affected. These results suggest that the ARS73a protein, which has no known activity but might be a transcriptional regulator, is required for the expression of genes associated with the second tier of transcriptional regulation. Analysis of the ars73a strain has helped us generate a model that incorporates a number of complexities associated with S deprivation responses in C. reinhardtii.
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- Munevver Aksoy
- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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La Russa M, Bogen C, Uhmeyer A, Doebbe A, Filippone E, Kruse O, Mussgnug JH. Functional analysis of three type-2 DGAT homologue genes for triacylglycerol production in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. J Biotechnol 2012; 162:13-20. [PMID: 22542934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Photosynthetic organisms like plants and algae can use sunlight to produce lipids as important metabolic compounds. Plant-derived triacylglycerols (TAGs) are valuable for human and animal nutrition because of their high energy content and are becoming increasingly important for the production of renewable biofuels. Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) have been demonstrated to play an important role in the accumulation of TAG compounds in higher plants. DGAT homologue genes have been identified in the genome of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, however their function in vivo is still unknown. In this work, the three most promising type-2 DGAT candidate genes potentially involved in TAG lipid accumulation (CrDGAT2a, b and c) were investigated by constructing overexpression strains. For each of the genes, three strains were identified which showed enhanced mRNA levels of between 1.7 and 29.1 times that of the wild type (wt). Total lipid contents, neutral lipids and fatty acid profiles were determined and showed that an enhanced mRNA expression level of the investigated DGAT genes did not boost the intracellular TAG accumulation or resulted in alterations of the fatty acid profiles compared to wild type during standard growth condition or during nitrogen or sulfur stress conditions. We conclude that biotechnological efforts to enhance cellular TAG amount in microalgae need further insights into the complex network of lipid biosynthesis to identify potential bottlenecks of neutral lipid production.
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- M La Russa
- Algae Biotechnology & Bioenergy, Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology-CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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Bellinger BJ, Van Mooy BAS. NONPHOSPHORUS LIPIDS IN PERIPHYTON REFLECT AVAILABLE NUTRIENTS IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES, USA(1). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2012; 48:303-311. [PMID: 27009720 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Algal and plant production of nonphosphorus lipids in place of phospholipids is a physiological response to low phosphorus (P) availability. This response has been shown in culture and in marine plankton studies, but examples from freshwater algae remain minimal. Herein, we analyzed the nutrient contents and lipid composition of periphyton communities across the Florida Everglades ecosystem. We hypothesized that in phosphate-poor areas, periphyton in high- and low-sulfate waters would vary the proportion of sulfolipids (SLs) and betaine lipids (BLs), respectively. In phosphate-enriched areas, periphyton would produce more phospholipids (PLs). We observed that at low-P sites, PLs were a minor lipid component. In cyanobacteria-dominated periphyton where sulfate was abundant, BLs were only slightly more abundant than SLs. However, in the low-P, low-sulfate area, periphyton were comprised to a greater degree green algae and diatoms, and BLs represented the majority of the total lipids. Even in a P-rich area, PLs were a small component of periphyton lipid profiles. Despite the phosphorus limitations of the Everglades, periphyton can develop tremendous biomass. Our results suggest a physiological response by periphyton to oligotrophic conditions whereby periphyton increase abundances of nonphosphorus lipids and have reduced proportions of PLs.
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- Brent J Bellinger
- Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida 33417, USADepartment of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS#4, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida 33417, USADepartment of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS#4, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA
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Aoki M, Tsuzuki M, Sato N. Involvement of sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol in DNA synthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:98. [PMID: 22336148 PMCID: PMC3311599 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG) is present in the membranes of cyanobacteria and their postulated progeny, plastids, in plants. A cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, requires SQDG for growth: its mutant (SD1) with the sqdB gene for SQDG synthesis disrupted can grow with external supplementation of SQDG. However, upon removal of SQDG from the medium, its growth is retarded, with a decrease in the cellular content of SQDG throughout cell division, and finally ceases. Concomitantly with the decrease in SQDG, the maximal activity of photosynthesis at high-light intensity is repressed by 40%. Findings We investigated effects of SQDG-defect on physiological aspects in Synechocystis with the use of SD1. SD1 cells defective in SQDG exhibited normal photosynthesis at low-light intensity as on culturing. Meanwhile, SD1 cells defective in SQDG were impaired in light-activated heterotrophic growth as well as in photoautotrophic growth. Flow cytometric analysis of the photoautotrophically growing cells gave similar cell size histograms for the wild type and SD1 supplemented with SQDG. However, the profile of SD1 defective in SQDG changed such that large part of the cell population was increased in size. Of particular interest was the microscopic observation that the mitotic index, i.e., population of dumbbell-like cells with a septum, increased from 14 to 29% in the SD1 culture without SQDG. Flow cytometric analysis also showed that the enlarged cells of SD1 defective in SQDG contained high levels of Chl, however, the DNA content was low. Conclusions Our experiments strongly support the idea that photosynthesis is not the limiting factor for the growth of SD1 defective in SQDG, and that SQDG is responsible for some physiologically fundamental process common to both photoautotrophic and light-activated heterotrophic growth. Our findings suggest that the SQDG-defect allows construction of the photosynthetic machinery at an elevated level for an increase in cell mass, but represses DNA synthesis. SQDG may be essential for normal replication of chromosomal DNA for completion of the cell cycle.
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- Motohide Aoki
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Horinouchi 1432-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0423, Japan
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Merchant SS, Helmann JD. Elemental economy: microbial strategies for optimizing growth in the face of nutrient limitation. Adv Microb Physiol 2012; 60:91-210. [PMID: 22633059 PMCID: PMC4100946 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398264-3.00002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Microorganisms play a dominant role in the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients. They are rightly praised for their facility for fixing both carbon and nitrogen into organic matter, and microbial driven processes have tangibly altered the chemical composition of the biosphere and its surrounding atmosphere. Despite their prodigious capacity for molecular transformations, microorganisms are powerless in the face of the immutability of the elements. Limitations for specific elements, either fleeting or persisting over eons, have left an indelible trace on microbial genomes, physiology, and their very atomic composition. We here review the impact of elemental limitation on microbes, with a focus on selected genetic model systems and representative microbes from the ocean ecosystem. Evolutionary adaptations that enhance growth in the face of persistent or recurrent elemental limitations are evident from genome and proteome analyses. These range from the extreme (such as dispensing with a requirement for a hard to obtain element) to the extremely subtle (changes in protein amino acid sequences that slightly, but significantly, reduce cellular carbon, nitrogen, or sulfur demand). One near-universal adaptation is the development of sophisticated acclimation programs by which cells adjust their chemical composition in response to a changing environment. When specific elements become limiting, acclimation typically begins with an increased commitment to acquisition and a concomitant mobilization of stored resources. If elemental limitation persists, the cell implements austerity measures including elemental sparing and elemental recycling. Insights into these fundamental cellular properties have emerged from studies at many different levels, including ecology, biological oceanography, biogeochemistry, molecular genetics, genomics, and microbial physiology. Here, we present a synthesis of these diverse studies and attempt to discern some overarching themes.
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- Sabeeha S. Merchant
- Institute for Genomics and Proteomics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-8101
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Rouached H. Multilevel coordination of phosphate and sulfate homeostasis in plants. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2011; 6:952-5. [PMID: 21697651 PMCID: PMC3257768 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.7.15318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Phosphate and sulfate are two macro-elements essential for plant growth and development. Both elements play a central role in numerous aspects of plant metabolism and their deficiencies have profound effects on the transcriptome as well as on numerous metabolic pathways. The research emphasis so far has been on elucidating the molecular physiology of these individual nutritive elements. Recent data proved the existence of complex connections between the various regulatory layers of the homeostasis of these elements, but the molecular bases and biological significance of such interconnections remains poorly understood. This review provides an update on recent advances to identify the components involved in phosphate and sulfate homeostasis crosstalk. In light of this case study, developing a comprehensive understanding of the coordination of the ion homeostasis and identifying genes which can be used as good molecular markers for monitoring the “integrative ionic status” of plants is not only of great scientific interest, but also crucial for biotechnological and agronomic applications.
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- Hatem Rouached
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Karpowicz SJ, Prochnik SE, Grossman AR, Merchant SS. The GreenCut2 resource, a phylogenomically derived inventory of proteins specific to the plant lineage. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:21427-39. [PMID: 21515685 PMCID: PMC3122202 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.233734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The plastid is a defining structure of photosynthetic eukaryotes and houses many plant-specific processes, including the light reactions, carbon fixation, pigment synthesis, and other primary metabolic processes. Identifying proteins associated with catalytic, structural, and regulatory functions that are unique to plastid-containing organisms is necessary to fully define the scope of plant biochemistry. Here, we performed phylogenomics on 20 genomes to compile a new inventory of 597 nucleus-encoded proteins conserved in plants and green algae but not in non-photosynthetic organisms. 286 of these proteins are of known function, whereas 311 are not characterized. This inventory was validated as applicable and relevant to diverse photosynthetic eukaryotes using an additional eight genomes from distantly related plants (including Micromonas, Selaginella, and soybean). Manual curation of the known proteins in the inventory established its importance to plastid biochemistry. To predict functions for the 52% of proteins of unknown function, we used sequence motifs, subcellular localization, co-expression analysis, and RNA abundance data. We demonstrate that 18% of the proteins in the inventory have functions outside the plastid and/or beyond green tissues. Although 32% of proteins in the inventory have homologs in all cyanobacteria, unexpectedly, 30% are eukaryote-specific. Finally, 8% of the proteins of unknown function share no similarity to any characterized protein and are plant lineage-specific. We present this annotated inventory of 597 proteins as a resource for functional analyses of plant-specific biochemistry.
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- the United States Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598, and
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- the Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California 94305
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and
- Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Shimojima M. Biosynthesis and functions of the plant sulfolipid. Prog Lipid Res 2011; 50:234-9. [PMID: 21371504 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2011.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Higher-plant chloroplast membranes are composed primarily of four characteristic lipids, namely monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, digalactosyldiacylglycerol, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG), and phosphatidylglycerol. Among them, SQDG is the only sulfur-containing anionic glycerolipid and is the least prevalent component of photosynthetic membrane lipids. SQDG biosynthesis is mostly mediated by UDP-sulfoquinovose synthase (SQD1) and SQDG synthase (SQD2). Recently, another essential gene for SQDG synthesis, UGP3, was identified using transcriptome coexpression analysis and reverse genetics. UGP3 is a novel plastid UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase that supplies UDP-glucose to SQD1 in plastids. In Arabidopsis, SQDG is dispensable under normal growth conditions but important in certain environments, particularly phosphate-depleted conditions. The function of SQDG under phosphate-limited growth conditions is highly correlated with the regulation of other plant glycerolipid biosyntheses. This review summarizes recent research defining the mechanism for SQDG biosynthesis and its biological function in higher plants, particularly under phosphate-starved conditions.
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- Mie Shimojima
- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Rouached H, Secco D, Arpat B, Poirier Y. The transcription factor PHR1 plays a key role in the regulation of sulfate shoot-to-root flux upon phosphate starvation in Arabidopsis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:19. [PMID: 21261953 PMCID: PMC3036608 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sulfate and phosphate are both vital macronutrients required for plant growth and development. Despite evidence for interaction between sulfate and phosphate homeostasis, no transcriptional factor has yet been identified in higher plants that affects, at the gene expression and physiological levels, the response to both elements. This work was aimed at examining whether PHR1, a transcription factor previously shown to participate in the regulation of genes involved in phosphate homeostasis, also contributed to the regulation and activity of genes involved in sulfate inter-organ transport. RESULTS Among the genes implicated in sulfate transport in Arabidopsis thaliana, SULTR1;3 and SULTR3;4 showed up-regulation of transcripts in plants grown under phosphate-deficient conditions. The promoter of SULTR1;3 contains a motif that is potentially recognizable by PHR1. Using the phr1 mutant, we showed that SULTR1;3 up-regulation following phosphate deficiency was dependent on PHR1. Furthermore, transcript up-regulation was found in phosphate-deficient shoots of the phr1 mutant for SULTR2;1 and SULTR3;4, indicating that PHR1 played both a positive and negative role on the expression of genes encoding sulfate transporters. Importantly, both phr1 and sultr1;3 mutants displayed a reduction in their sulfate shoot-to-root transfer capacity compared to wild-type plants under phosphate-deficient conditions. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals that PHR1 plays an important role in sulfate inter-organ transport, in particular on the regulation of the SULTR1;3 gene and its impact on shoot-to-root sulfate transport in phosphate-deficient plants. PHR1 thus contributes to the homeostasis of both sulfate and phosphate in plants under phosphate deficiency. Such a function is also conserved in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii via the PHR1 ortholog PSR1.
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- Hatem Rouached
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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