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Pallotti C, Renau-Morata B, Cardone L, Nebauer SG, Albiñana Palacios M, Rivas-Sendra A, Seguí-Simarro JM, Molina RV. Understanding the Saffron Corm Development-Insights into Histological and Metabolic Aspects. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1125. [PMID: 38674534 PMCID: PMC11055066 DOI: 10.3390/plants13081125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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The reproduction of Crocus sativus L., a sterile triploid plant, is carried out exclusively through corms, whose size determines the saffron yield. The development of daughter corms (DC) is supported by photoassimilates supplied by the leaves as well as by the mother corms (MC). While biomass partitioning during DC development is well studied, growth dynamics in terms of cell number and size, the involved meristems, as well as carbohydrate partition and allocation, are not yet fully understood. We conducted a comprehensive study into saffron corm growth dynamics at the macroscopic and microscopic levels. Variations in carbohydrate content and enzymatic activities related to sucrose metabolism in sources and sinks were measured. Two key meristems were identified. One is involved in vascular connections between DC and MC. The other is a thickening meristem responsible for DC enlargement. This research explains how the previously described phases of corm growth correlate with variations in cell division, enlargement dynamics, and carbohydrate partitioning among organs. Results also elucidated that the end of DC growth relates to a significant drop in MC root biomass, limiting the water supply for the DC growth, and establishing the onset of leaf wilting. The lack of starch accumulation in aged leaf cells is noteworthy, as is the accumulation of lipids. We hypothesize a signaling role of sugars in DC growth initiation, stop, and leaf aging. Finally, we established a predominant role of sucrose synthase as a sucrolytic enzyme in the maintenance of the high flux of carbon for starch synthesis in DC. Together, the obtained results pave the way for the definition of strategies leading to better control of saffron corm development.
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- Claudia Pallotti
- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (C.P.); (B.R.-M.); (S.G.N.)
- Instituto Universitario de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.A.P.); (A.R.-S.); (J.M.S.-S.)
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (C.P.); (B.R.-M.); (S.G.N.)
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Universitat de València, C/Doctor Moliner 50, Burjasot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Environment, and Cultural Heritage, University of Basilicata, Via Lanera, 20, 75100 Matera, Italy;
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (C.P.); (B.R.-M.); (S.G.N.)
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- Instituto Universitario de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.A.P.); (A.R.-S.); (J.M.S.-S.)
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- Instituto Universitario de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.A.P.); (A.R.-S.); (J.M.S.-S.)
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- Instituto Universitario de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.A.P.); (A.R.-S.); (J.M.S.-S.)
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain; (C.P.); (B.R.-M.); (S.G.N.)
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Plastidial Phosphoglucomutase ( pPGM) Overexpression Increases the Starch Content of Transgenic Sweet Potato Storage Roots. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13122234. [PMID: 36553501 PMCID: PMC9778278 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), an important root crop, has storage roots rich in starch that are edible and serve as a raw material in bioenergy production. Increasing the storage-root starch contents is a key sweet potato breeding goal. Phosphoglucomutase (PGM) is the catalytic enzyme for the interconversion of glucose-6-phosphate and glucose-1-phosphate, precursors in the plant starch synthetic pathway. Plant PGMs have plastidial and cytosolic isoforms, based on their subcellular localization. Here, IbpPGM, containing 22 exons and 21 introns, was cloned from the sweet potato line Xu 781. This gene was highly expressed in the storage roots and leaves, and its expression was induced by exogenous sucrose treatments. The mature IbpPGM protein was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli when a 73-aa chloroplastic transit peptide detected in the N-terminus was excised. The subcellular localization confirmed that IbpPGM was localized to the chloroplasts. The low-starch sweet potato cultivar Lizixiang IbpPGM-overexpression lines showed significantly increased starch, glucose, and fructose levels but a decreased sucrose level. Additionally, the expression levels of the starch synthetic pathway genes in the storage roots were up-regulated to different extents. Thus, IbpPGM significantly increased the starch content of the sweet potato storage roots, which makes it a candidate gene for the genetic engineering of the sweet potato.
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Fünfgeld MMFF, Wang W, Ishihara H, Arrivault S, Feil R, Smith AM, Stitt M, Lunn JE, Niittylä T. Sucrose synthases are not involved in starch synthesis in Arabidopsis leaves. NATURE PLANTS 2022; 8:574-582. [PMID: 35484201 PMCID: PMC9122829 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Many plants accumulate transitory starch reserves in their leaves during the day to buffer their carbohydrate supply against fluctuating light conditions, and to provide carbon and energy for survival at night. It is universally accepted that transitory starch is synthesized from ADP-glucose (ADPG) in the chloroplasts. However, the consensus that ADPG is made in the chloroplasts by ADPG pyrophosphorylase has been challenged by a controversial proposal that ADPG is made primarily in the cytosol, probably by sucrose synthase (SUS), and then imported into the chloroplasts. To resolve this long-standing controversy, we critically re-examined the experimental evidence that appears to conflict with the consensus pathway. We show that when precautions are taken to avoid artefactual changes during leaf sampling, Arabidopsis thaliana mutants that lack SUS activity in mesophyll cells (quadruple sus1234) or have no SUS activity (sextuple sus123456) have wild-type levels of ADPG and starch, while ADPG is 20 times lower in the pgm and adg1 mutants that are blocked in the consensus chloroplastic pathway of starch synthesis. We conclude that the ADPG needed for starch synthesis in leaves is synthesized primarily by ADPG pyrophosphorylase in the chloroplasts.
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- Maximilian M F F Fünfgeld
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå, Sweden
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå, Sweden.
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Gann PJ, Esguerra M, Counce PA, Srivastava V. Genotype-dependent and heat-induced grain chalkiness in rice correlates with the expression patterns of starch biosynthesis genes. PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS (HOBOKEN, N.J.) 2021; 2:165-176. [PMID: 37283703 PMCID: PMC10168090 DOI: 10.1002/pei3.10054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Starch biosynthesis is a complex process underlying grain chalkiness in rice in a genotype-dependent manner. Coordinated expression of starch biosynthesis genes is important for producing translucent rice grains, while disruption in this process leads to opaque or chalky grains. To better understand the dynamics of starch biosynthesis genes in grain chalkiness, six rice genotypes showing variable chalk levels were subjected to gene expression analysis during reproductive stages. In the chalky genotypes, peak expression of the large subunit genes of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), encoding the first key step in starch biosynthesis, occurred in the stages before grain filling commenced, creating a gap with the upregulation of starch synthase genes, granule bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) and starch synthase IIA (SSIIA). Whereas, in low-chalk genotypes, AGPase large subunit genes expressed at later stages, generally following the expression patterns of GBSSI and SSIIA. However, heat treatment altered the expression in a genotype-dependent manner that was accompanied by transformed grain morphology and increased chalkiness. The suppression of AGPase subunit genes during early grain filling stages was observed in the chalky genotypes or upon heat treatment, which could result in a limited pool of ADP-Glucose for synthesizing amylose and amylopectin, the major components of the starch. This suboptimal starch biosynthesis process could subsequently lead to inefficient grain filling and air pockets that contribute to chalkiness. In summary, this study suggests a mechanism of grain chalkiness based on the expression patterns of the starch biosynthesis genes in rice.
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- Peter James Gann
- Cell and Molecular Biology ProgramUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology ProgramUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
- Rice Research and Extension CenterStuttgartARUSA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology ProgramUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
- Department of HorticultureUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleARUSA
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Baslam M, Mitsui T, Sueyoshi K, Ohyama T. Recent Advances in Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in C3 Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:E318. [PMID: 33396811 PMCID: PMC7795015 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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C and N are the most important essential elements constituting organic compounds in plants. The shoots and roots depend on each other by exchanging C and N through the xylem and phloem transport systems. Complex mechanisms regulate C and N metabolism to optimize plant growth, agricultural crop production, and maintenance of the agroecosystem. In this paper, we cover the recent advances in understanding C and N metabolism, regulation, and transport in plants, as well as their underlying molecular mechanisms. Special emphasis is given to the mechanisms of starch metabolism in plastids and the changes in responses to environmental stress that were previously overlooked, since these changes provide an essential store of C that fuels plant metabolism and growth. We present general insights into the system biology approaches that have expanded our understanding of core biological questions related to C and N metabolism. Finally, this review synthesizes recent advances in our understanding of the trade-off concept that links C and N status to the plant's response to microorganisms.
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- Marouane Baslam
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan; (M.B.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan; (M.B.); (T.M.)
- Department of Life and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan;
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- Department of Life and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan;
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- Department of Life and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan;
- Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Mathew IE, Priyadarshini R, Mahto A, Jaiswal P, Parida SK, Agarwal P. SUPER STARCHY1/ONAC025 participates in rice grain filling. PLANT DIRECT 2020; 4:e00249. [PMID: 32995698 PMCID: PMC7507516 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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NAC transcription factors (TFs) are known for their role in development and stress. This article attempts to functionally validate the role of rice SS1/ ONAC025 (LOC_Os11g31330) during seed development. The gene is seed-specific and its promoter directs reporter expression in the developing endosperm and embryo in rice transgenic plants. Furthermore, rice transgenic plants ectopically expressing SS1/ ONAC025 have a plantlet lethal phenotype with hampered vegetative growth, but increased tillers and an altered shoot apical meristem structure. The vegetative cells of these plantlets are filled with distinct starch granules. RNAseq analysis of two independent plantlets reveals the differential expression of reproductive and photosynthetic genes. A comparison with seed development transcriptome indicates differential regulation of many seed-related genes by SS1/ ONAC025. Genes involved in starch biosynthesis, especially amylopectin and those encoding seed storage proteins, and regulating seed size are also differentially expressed. In conjunction, SS1/ ONAC025 shows highest expression in japonica rice. As a TF, SS1/ ONAC025 is a transcriptional repressor localized to endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus. The article shows that SS1/ ONAC025 is a seed-specific gene promoting grain filling in rice, and negatively affecting vegetative growth.
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- National Institute of Plant Genome ResearchNew DelhiIndia
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- National Institute of Plant Genome ResearchNew DelhiIndia
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- National Institute of Plant Genome ResearchNew DelhiIndia
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Gemenet DC, da Silva Pereira G, De Boeck B, Wood JC, Mollinari M, Olukolu BA, Diaz F, Mosquera V, Ssali RT, David M, Kitavi MN, Burgos G, Felde TZ, Ghislain M, Carey E, Swanckaert J, Coin LJM, Fei Z, Hamilton JP, Yada B, Yencho GC, Zeng ZB, Mwanga ROM, Khan A, Gruneberg WJ, Buell CR. Quantitative trait loci and differential gene expression analyses reveal the genetic basis for negatively associated β-carotene and starch content in hexaploid sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:23-36. [PMID: 31595335 PMCID: PMC6952332 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03437-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE β-Carotene content in sweetpotato is associated with the Orange and phytoene synthase genes; due to physical linkage of phytoene synthase with sucrose synthase, β-carotene and starch content are negatively correlated. In populations depending on sweetpotato for food security, starch is an important source of calories, while β-carotene is an important source of provitamin A. The negative association between the two traits contributes to the low nutritional quality of sweetpotato consumed, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a biparental mapping population of 315 F1 progeny generated from a cross between an orange-fleshed and a non-orange-fleshed sweetpotato variety, we identified two major quantitative trait loci (QTL) on linkage group (LG) three (LG3) and twelve (LG12) affecting starch, β-carotene, and their correlated traits, dry matter and flesh color. Analysis of parental haplotypes indicated that these two regions acted pleiotropically to reduce starch content and increase β-carotene in genotypes carrying the orange-fleshed parental haplotype at the LG3 locus. Phytoene synthase and sucrose synthase, the rate-limiting and linked genes located within the QTL on LG3 involved in the carotenoid and starch biosynthesis, respectively, were differentially expressed in Beauregard versus Tanzania storage roots. The Orange gene, the molecular switch for chromoplast biogenesis, located within the QTL on LG12 while not differentially expressed was expressed in developing roots of the parental genotypes. We conclude that these two QTL regions act together in a cis and trans manner to inhibit starch biosynthesis in amyloplasts and enhance chromoplast biogenesis, carotenoid biosynthesis, and accumulation in orange-fleshed sweetpotato. Understanding the genetic basis of this negative association between starch and β-carotene will inform future sweetpotato breeding strategies targeting sweetpotato for food and nutritional security.
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- Dorcus C Gemenet
- International Potato Center, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P.O. Box 25171-00603, Nairobi, Kenya.
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- International Potato Center, Av. La Molina 1895, Lima, Peru
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- International Potato Center, Av. La Molina 1895, Lima, Peru
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- International Potato Center, Av. La Molina 1895, Lima, Peru
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- International Potato Center, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P.O. Box 25171-00603, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Potato Center, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P.O. Box 25171-00603, Nairobi, Kenya
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- University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCCRI), Namulonge, P.O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda
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- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- International Potato Center, Av. La Molina 1895, Lima, Peru
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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Ancín M, Larraya L, Fernández-San Millán A, Veramendi J, Burch-Smith T, Farran I. NTRC and Thioredoxin f Overexpression Differentially Induces Starch Accumulation in Tobacco Leaves. PLANTS 2019; 8:plants8120543. [PMID: 31779140 PMCID: PMC6963466 DOI: 10.3390/plants8120543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thioredoxin (Trx) f and NADPH-dependent Trx reductase C (NTRC) have both been proposed as major redox regulators of starch metabolism in chloroplasts. However, little is known regarding the specific role of each protein in this complex mechanism. To shed light on this point, tobacco plants that were genetically engineered to overexpress the NTRC protein from the chloroplast genome were obtained and compared to previously generated Trx f-overexpressing transplastomic plants. Likewise, we investigated the impact of NTRC and Trx f deficiency on starch metabolism by generating Nicotiana benthamiana plants that were silenced for each gene. Our results demonstrated that NTRC overexpression induced enhanced starch accumulation in tobacco leaves, as occurred with Trx f. However, only Trx f silencing leads to a significant decrease in the leaf starch content. Quantitative analysis of enzyme activities related to starch synthesis and degradation were determined in all of the genotypes. Zymographic analyses were additionally performed to compare the amylolytic enzyme profiles of both transplastomic tobacco plants. Our findings indicated that NTRC overexpression promotes the accumulation of transitory leaf starch as a consequence of a diminished starch turnover during the dark period, which seems to be related to a significant reductive activation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and/or a deactivation of a putative debranching enzyme. On the other hand, increased starch content in Trx f-overexpressing plants was connected to an increase in the capacity of soluble starch synthases during the light period. Taken together, these results suggest that NTRC and the ferredoxin/Trx system play distinct roles in starch turnover.
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- María Ancín
- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, UPNA, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (L.L.); (A.F.-S.M.); (J.V.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, UPNA, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (L.L.); (A.F.-S.M.); (J.V.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, UPNA, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (L.L.); (A.F.-S.M.); (J.V.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, UPNA, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (L.L.); (A.F.-S.M.); (J.V.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, UPNA, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (L.L.); (A.F.-S.M.); (J.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-948-168-034
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Stein O, Granot D. An Overview of Sucrose Synthases in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:95. [PMID: 30800137 PMCID: PMC6375876 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Sucrose is the end product of photosynthesis and the primary sugar transported in the phloem of most plants. Sucrose synthase (SuSy) is a glycosyl transferase enzyme that plays a key role in sugar metabolism, primarily in sink tissues. SuSy catalyzes the reversible cleavage of sucrose into fructose and either uridine diphosphate glucose (UDP-G) or adenosine diphosphate glucose (ADP-G). The products of sucrose cleavage by SuSy are available for many metabolic pathways, such as energy production, primary-metabolite production, and the synthesis of complex carbohydrates. SuSy proteins are usually homotetramers with an average monomeric molecular weight of about 90 kD (about 800 amino acids long). Plant SuSy isozymes are mainly located in the cytosol or adjacent to plasma membrane, but some SuSy proteins are found in the cell wall, vacuoles, and mitochondria. Plant SUS gene families are usually small, containing between four to seven genes, with distinct exon-intron structures. Plant SUS genes are divided into three separate clades, which are present in both monocots and dicots. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis indicates that a first SUS duplication event may have occurred before the divergence of the gymnosperms and angiosperms and a second duplication event probably occurred in a common angiosperm ancestor, leading to the existence of all three clades in both monocots and dicots. Plants with reduced SuSy activity have been shown to have reduced growth, reduced starch, cellulose or callose synthesis, reduced tolerance to anaerobic-stress conditions and altered shoot apical meristem function and leaf morphology. Plants overexpressing SUS have shown increased growth, increased xylem area and xylem cell-wall width, and increased cellulose and starch contents, making SUS high-potential candidate genes for the improvement of agricultural traits in crop plants. This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding plant SuSy, including newly discovered possible developmental roles for SuSy in meristem functioning that involve sugar and hormonal signaling.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Decker D, Kleczkowski LA. UDP-Sugar Producing Pyrophosphorylases: Distinct and Essential Enzymes With Overlapping Substrate Specificities, Providing de novo Precursors for Glycosylation Reactions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 9:1822. [PMID: 30662444 PMCID: PMC6329318 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nucleotide sugars are the key precursors for all glycosylation reactions and are required both for oligo- and polysaccharides synthesis and protein and lipid glycosylation. Among all nucleotide sugars, UDP-sugars are the most important precursors for biomass production in nature (e.g., synthesis of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectins for cell wall production). Several recent studies have already suggested a potential role for UDP-Glc in plant growth and development, and UDP-Glc has also been suggested as a signaling molecule, in addition to its precursor function. In this review, we will cover primary mechanisms of formation of UDP-sugars, by focusing on UDP-sugar metabolizing pyrophosphorylases. The pyrophosphorylases can be divided into three families: UDP-Glc pyrophosphorylase (UGPase), UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (USPase), and UDP-N-acetyl glucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UAGPase), which can be distinguished both by their amino acid sequences and by differences in substrate specificity. Substrate specificities of these enzymes are discussed, along with structure-function relationships, based on their crystal structures and homology modeling. Earlier studies with transgenic plants have revealed that each of the pyrophosphorylases is essential for plant survival, and their loss or a decrease in activity results in reproductive impairment. This constitutes a problem when studying exact in vivo roles of the enzymes using classical reverse genetics approaches. Thus, strategies involving the use of specific inhibitors (reverse chemical genetics) are also discussed. Further characterization of the properties/roles of pyrophosphorylases should address fundamental questions dealing with mechanisms and control of carbohydrate synthesis and may allow to identify targets for manipulation of biomass production in plants.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Jiménez MD, de Torre R, Mola I, Casado MA, Balaguer L. Local plant responses to global problems: Dactylis glomerata responses to different traffic pollutants on roadsides. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 212:440-449. [PMID: 29455152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The growing number of road vehicles is a major source of regional and global atmospheric pollution increasing concentrations of CO2 in the air, and levels of metals in air and soil. Nevertheless, the effects of these pollutants on plants growing at roadsides are poorly documented. We carried out an observational study of unmanipulated plants growing by the road, to identify the morpho-physiological responses in a perennial grass Dactylis glomerata. Firstly, we wanted to know the general effect of traffic intensity and ambient CO2 and its interactions on different plant traits. Accordingly, we analyzed the photosynthetic response by field A/Ci Response Curves, SLA, pigment pools, foliar nitrogen, carbohydrates and morphological traits in plants at three distances to the road. Secondly, we wanted to know if Dactylis glomerata plants can accumulate metals present on the roadside (Pb, Zn, Cu, and Sr) in their tissues and rhizosphere, and the effect of these metals on morphological traits. The MANCOVA whole model results shown: 1) a significant effect of road ambient CO2 concentration on morphological traits (not affected by traffic intensity, P interaction CO2 x traffic intensity>0.05), that was mainly driven by a significant negative relationship between the inflorescence number and ambient CO2; 2) a positive and significant relationship between ambient CO2 and the starch content in leaves (unaffected by traffic intensity); 3) a reduction in Jmax (electron transport rate) at high traffic intensity. These lines of evidences suggest a decreased photosynthetic capacity due to high traffic intensity and high levels of ambient CO2. In addition, Pb, Cu, Zn and Sr were detected in Dactylis glomerata tissues, and Cu accumulated in roots. Finally, we observed that Dactylis glomerata individuals growing at the roadside under high levels of CO2 and in the presence of metal pollutants, reduced their production of inflorescences.
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- M D Jiménez
- Department of Ecology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Ecology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology I, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain; Department of Research, Development and Innovation, OHL, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Ecology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology I, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Skryhan K, Gurrieri L, Sparla F, Trost P, Blennow A. Redox Regulation of Starch Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1344. [PMID: 30298078 PMCID: PMC6160744 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Metabolism of starch is a major biological integrator of plant growth supporting nocturnal energy dynamics by transitory starch degradation as well as periods of dormancy, re-growth, and reproduction by utilization of storage starch. Especially, the extraordinarily well-tuned and coordinated rate of transient starch biosynthesis and degradation suggests the presence of very sophisticated regulatory mechanisms. Together with the circadian clock, land plants (being autotrophic and sessile organisms) need to monitor, sense, and recognize the photosynthetic rate, soil mineral availability as well as various abiotic and biotic stress factors. Currently it is widely accepted that post-translational modifications are the main way by which the diel periodic activity of enzymes of transient starch metabolism are regulated. Among these mechanisms, thiol-based redox regulation is suggested to be of fundamental importance and in chloroplasts, thioredoxins (Trx) are tightly linked up to photosynthesis and mediate light/dark regulation of metabolism. Also, light independent NADP-thioredoxin reductase C (NTRC) plays a major role in reactive oxygen species scavenging. Moreover, Trx and NTRC systems are interconnected at several levels and strongly influence each other. Most enzymes involved in starch metabolism are demonstrated to be redox-sensitive in vitro. However, to what extent their redox sensitivity is physiologically relevant in synchronizing starch metabolism with photosynthesis, heterotrophic energy demands, and oxidative protection is still unclear. For example, many hydrolases are activated under reducing (light) conditions and the strict separation between light and dark metabolic pathways is now challenged by data suggesting degradation of starch during the light period.
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- Katsiaryna Skryhan
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology – FaBiT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology – FaBiT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology – FaBiT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Andreas Blennow,
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MacNeill GJ, Mehrpouyan S, Minow MAA, Patterson JA, Tetlow IJ, Emes MJ. Starch as a source, starch as a sink: the bifunctional role of starch in carbon allocation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4433-4453. [PMID: 28981786 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Starch commands a central role in the carbon budget of the majority of plants on earth, and its biological role changes during development and in response to the environment. Throughout the life of a plant, starch plays a dual role in carbon allocation, acting as both a source, releasing carbon reserves in leaves for growth and development, and as a sink, either as a dedicated starch store in its own right (in seeds and tubers), or as a temporary reserve of carbon contributing to sink strength, in organs such as flowers, fruits, and developing non-starchy seeds. The presence of starch in tissues and organs thus has a profound impact on the physiology of the growing plant as its synthesis and degradation governs the availability of free sugars, which in turn control various growth and developmental processes. This review attempts to summarize the large body of information currently available on starch metabolism and its relationship to wider aspects of carbon metabolism and plant nutrition. It highlights gaps in our knowledge and points to research areas that show promise for bioengineering and manipulation of starch metabolism in order to achieve more desirable phenotypes such as increased yield or plant biomass.
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- Gregory J MacNeill
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Hill BL, Figueroa CM, Asencion Diez MD, Lunn JE, Iglesias AA, Ballicora MA. On the stability of nucleoside diphosphate glucose metabolites: implications for studies of plant carbohydrate metabolism. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:3331-3337. [PMID: 28859372 PMCID: PMC5853320 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Nucleoside diphosphate sugars (NDP-sugars) are the substrates for biosynthesis of oligo- and polysaccharides, such as starch and cellulose, and are also required for biosynthesis of nucleotides, ascorbic acid, several cofactors, glycoproteins and many secondary metabolites. A controversial study that questions the generally accepted pathway of ADP-glucose and starch synthesis in plants is based, in part, on claims that NDP-sugars are unstable at alkaline pH in the presence of Mg2+ and that this instability can lead to unreliable results from in vitro assays of enzyme activities. If substantiated, this claim would have far-reaching implications for many published studies that report on the activities of NDP-sugar metabolizing enzymes. To resolve this controversy, we investigated the stability of UDP- and ADP-glucose using biophysical, namely nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and highly specific enzymatic methods. Results obtained with both techniques indicate that NDP-sugars are not as unstable as previously suggested. Moreover, their calculated in vitro half-lives are significantly higher than estimates of their in planta turnover times. This indicates that the physico-chemical stability of NDP-sugars has little impact on their concentrations in vivo and that NDP-sugar levels are determined primarily by the relative rates of enzymatic synthesis and consumption. Our results refute one of the main arguments for the controversial pathway of starch synthesis from imported ADP-glucose produced by sucrose synthase in the cytosol.
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- Benjamin L Hill
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 West Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB, Colectora Ruta Nacional 168 km 0, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB, Colectora Ruta Nacional 168 km 0, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB, Colectora Ruta Nacional 168 km 0, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 West Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, USA
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Sánchez-López ÁM, Bahaji A, De Diego N, Baslam M, Li J, Muñoz FJ, Almagro G, García-Gómez P, Ameztoy K, Ricarte-Bermejo A, Novák O, Humplík JF, Spíchal L, Doležal K, Ciordia S, Mena MC, Navajas R, Baroja-Fernández E, Pozueta-Romero J. Arabidopsis Responds to Alternaria alternata Volatiles by Triggering Plastid Phosphoglucose Isomerase-Independent Mechanisms. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:1989-2001. [PMID: 27663407 PMCID: PMC5100789 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Volatile compounds (VCs) emitted by phylogenetically diverse microorganisms (including plant pathogens and microbes that do not normally interact mutualistically with plants) promote photosynthesis, growth, and the accumulation of high levels of starch in leaves through cytokinin (CK)-regulated processes. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants not exposed to VCs, plastidic phosphoglucose isomerase (pPGI) acts as an important determinant of photosynthesis and growth, likely as a consequence of its involvement in the synthesis of plastidic CKs in roots. Moreover, this enzyme plays an important role in connecting the Calvin-Benson cycle with the starch biosynthetic pathway in leaves. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in the responses of plants to microbial VCs and to investigate the extent of pPGI involvement, we characterized pPGI-null pgi1-2 Arabidopsis plants cultured in the presence or absence of VCs emitted by Alternaria alternata We found that volatile emissions from this fungal phytopathogen promote growth, photosynthesis, and the accumulation of plastidic CKs in pgi1-2 leaves. Notably, the mesophyll cells of pgi1-2 leaves accumulated exceptionally high levels of starch following VC exposure. Proteomic analyses revealed that VCs promote global changes in the expression of proteins involved in photosynthesis, starch metabolism, and growth that can account for the observed responses in pgi1-2 plants. The overall data show that Arabidopsis plants can respond to VCs emitted by phytopathogenic microorganisms by triggering pPGI-independent mechanisms.
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- Ángela María Sánchez-López
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.)
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.)
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain (A.M.S.-L., A.B., M.B., J.L., F.J.M., G.A., P.G.-G., K.A., A.R.-B., E.B.-F., J.P.-R.);
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (N.D.D., J.F.H., L.S., K.D.);
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic (O.N., K.D.); and
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain (S.C., M.C.M., R.N.)
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Sucrose fed-batch strategy enhanced biomass, polysaccharide, and ganoderic acids production in fermentation of Ganoderma lucidum 5.26. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2015; 39:37-44. [PMID: 26531749 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-015-1480-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ganoderma, as a Chinese traditional medicine, has multiple bioactivities. However, industrial production was limited due to low yield during Ganoderma fermentation. In this work, sucrose was found to greatly enhance intracellular polysaccharide (IPS) content and specific extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) production rate. The mechanism was studied by analyzing the activities of enzymes related to polysaccharide biosynthesis. The results revealed that sucrose regulated the activities of phosphoglucomutase and phosphoglucose isomerase. When glucose and sucrose mixture was used as carbon source, biomass, polysaccharide and ganoderic acids (GAs) production was greatly enhanced. A sucrose fed-batch strategy was developed in 10-L bioreactor, and was scaled up to 300-L bioreactor. The biomass, EPS and IPS production was 25.5, 2.9 and 4.8 g/L, respectively, which was the highest biomass and IPS production in pilot scale. This study provides information for further understanding the regulation mechanism of Ganoderma polysaccharide biosynthesis. It demonstrates that sucrose fed-batch is a useful strategy for enhancing Ganoderma biomass, polysaccharide and GAs production.
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Bahaji A, Baroja-Fernández E, Ricarte-Bermejo A, Sánchez-López ÁM, Muñoz FJ, Romero JM, Ruiz MT, Baslam M, Almagro G, Sesma MT, Pozueta-Romero J. Characterization of multiple SPS knockout mutants reveals redundant functions of the four Arabidopsis sucrose phosphate synthase isoforms in plant viability, and strongly indicates that enhanced respiration and accelerated starch turnover can alleviate the blockage of sucrose biosynthesis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 238:135-47. [PMID: 26259182 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We characterized multiple knock-out mutants of the four Arabidopsis sucrose phosphate synthase (SPSA1, SPSA2, SPSB and SPSC) isoforms. Despite their reduced SPS activity, spsa1/spsa2, spsa1/spsb, spsa2/spsb, spsa2/spsc, spsb/spsc, spsa1/spsa2/spsb and spsa2/spsb/spsc mutants displayed wild type (WT) vegetative and reproductive morphology, and showed WT photosynthetic capacity and respiration. In contrast, growth of rosettes, flowers and siliques of the spsa1/spsc and spsa1/spsa2/spsc mutants was reduced compared with WT plants. Furthermore, these plants displayed a high dark respiration phenotype. spsa1/spsb/spsc and spsa1/spsa2/spsb/spsc seeds poorly germinated and produced aberrant and sterile plants. Leaves of all viable sps mutants, except spsa1/spsc and spsa1/spsa2/spsc, accumulated WT levels of nonstructural carbohydrates. spsa1/spsc leaves possessed high levels of metabolic intermediates and activities of enzymes of the glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid cycle pathways, and accumulated high levels of metabolic intermediates of the nocturnal starch-to-sucrose conversion process, even under continuous light conditions. Results presented in this work show that SPS is essential for plant viability, reveal redundant functions of the four SPS isoforms in processes that are important for plant growth and nonstructural carbohydrate metabolism, and strongly indicate that accelerated starch turnover and enhanced respiration can alleviate the blockage of sucrose biosynthesis in spsa1/spsc leaves.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain.
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Bahaji A, Sánchez-López ÁM, De Diego N, Muñoz FJ, Baroja-Fernández E, Li J, Ricarte-Bermejo A, Baslam M, Aranjuelo I, Almagro G, Humplík JF, Novák O, Spíchal L, Doležal K, Pozueta-Romero J. Plastidic phosphoglucose isomerase is an important determinant of starch accumulation in mesophyll cells, growth, photosynthetic capacity, and biosynthesis of plastidic cytokinins in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119641. [PMID: 25811607 PMCID: PMC4374969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate. It is involved in glycolysis and in the regeneration of glucose-6-P molecules in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP). In chloroplasts of illuminated mesophyll cells PGI also connects the Calvin-Benson cycle with the starch biosynthetic pathway. In this work we isolated pgi1-3, a mutant totally lacking pPGI activity as a consequence of aberrant intron splicing of the pPGI encoding gene, PGI1. Starch content in pgi1-3 source leaves was ca. 10-15% of that of wild type (WT) leaves, which was similar to that of leaves of pgi1-2, a T-DNA insertion pPGI null mutant. Starch deficiency of pgi1 leaves could be reverted by the introduction of a sex1 null mutation impeding β-amylolytic starch breakdown. Although previous studies showed that starch granules of pgi1-2 leaves are restricted to both bundle sheath cells adjacent to the mesophyll and stomata guard cells, microscopy analyses carried out in this work revealed the presence of starch granules in the chloroplasts of pgi1-2 and pgi1-3 mesophyll cells. RT-PCR analyses showed high expression levels of plastidic and extra-plastidic β-amylase encoding genes in pgi1 leaves, which was accompanied by increased β-amylase activity. Both pgi1-2 and pgi1-3 mutants displayed slow growth and reduced photosynthetic capacity phenotypes even under continuous light conditions. Metabolic analyses revealed that the adenylate energy charge and the NAD(P)H/NAD(P) ratios in pgi1 leaves were lower than those of WT leaves. These analyses also revealed that the content of plastidic 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP)-pathway derived cytokinins (CKs) in pgi1 leaves were exceedingly lower than in WT leaves. Noteworthy, exogenous application of CKs largely reverted the low starch content phenotype of pgi1 leaves. The overall data show that pPGI is an important determinant of photosynthesis, energy status, growth and starch accumulation in mesophyll cells likely as a consequence of its involvement in the production of OPPP/glycolysis intermediates necessary for the synthesis of plastidic MEP-pathway derived hormones such as CKs.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Plant Biology and Ecology Department, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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- Plant Biology and Ecology Department, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Plant Biology and Ecology Department, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Iruñako etorbidea 123, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, 31192, Spain
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Bahaji A, Baroja-Fernández E, Sánchez-López ÁM, Muñoz FJ, Li J, Almagro G, Montero M, Pujol P, Galarza R, Kaneko K, Oikawa K, Wada K, Mitsui T, Pozueta-Romero J. HPLC-MS/MS analyses show that the near-Starchless aps1 and pgm leaves accumulate wild type levels of ADPglucose: further evidence for the occurrence of important ADPglucose biosynthetic pathway(s) alternative to the pPGI-pPGM-AGP pathway. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104997. [PMID: 25133777 PMCID: PMC4136846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In leaves, it is widely assumed that starch is the end-product of a metabolic pathway exclusively taking place in the chloroplast that (a) involves plastidic phosphoglucomutase (pPGM), ADPglucose (ADPG) pyrophosphorylase (AGP) and starch synthase (SS), and (b) is linked to the Calvin-Benson cycle by means of the plastidic phosphoglucose isomerase (pPGI). This view also implies that AGP is the sole enzyme producing the starch precursor molecule, ADPG. However, mounting evidence has been compiled pointing to the occurrence of important sources, other than the pPGI-pPGM-AGP pathway, of ADPG. To further explore this possibility, in this work two independent laboratories have carried out HPLC-MS/MS analyses of ADPG content in leaves of the near-starchless pgm and aps1 mutants impaired in pPGM and AGP, respectively, and in leaves of double aps1/pgm mutants grown under two different culture conditions. We also measured the ADPG content in wild type (WT) and aps1 leaves expressing in the plastid two different ADPG cleaving enzymes, and in aps1 leaves expressing in the plastid GlgC, a bacterial AGP. Furthermore, we measured the ADPG content in ss3/ss4/aps1 mutants impaired in starch granule initiation and chloroplastic ADPG synthesis. We found that, irrespective of their starch contents, pgm and aps1 leaves, WT and aps1 leaves expressing in the plastid ADPG cleaving enzymes, and aps1 leaves expressing in the plastid GlgC accumulate WT ADPG content. In clear contrast, ss3/ss4/aps1 leaves accumulated ca. 300 fold-more ADPG than WT leaves. The overall data showed that, in Arabidopsis leaves, (a) there are important ADPG biosynthetic pathways, other than the pPGI-pPGM-AGP pathway, (b) pPGM and AGP are not major determinants of intracellular ADPG content, and (c) the contribution of the chloroplastic ADPG pool to the total ADPG pool is low.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Servicio de Apoyo a la Investigación, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadia, Iruña, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Servicio de Apoyo a la Investigación, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadia, Iruña, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Nebauer SG, Renau-Morata B, Lluch Y, Baroja-Fernández E, Pozueta-Romero J, Molina RV. Influence of crop load on the expression patterns of starch metabolism genes in alternate-bearing citrus trees. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2014; 80:105-113. [PMID: 24747724 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The fruit is the main sink organ in Citrus and captures almost all available photoassimilates during its development. Consequently, carbohydrate partitioning and starch content depend on the crop load of Citrus trees. Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms controlling the starch metabolism at the tree level in relation to presence of fruit. The aim of this study was to find the relation between the seasonal variation of expression and activity of the genes involved in carbon metabolism and the partition and allocation of carbohydrates in 'Salustiana' sweet orange trees with different crop loads. Metabolisable carbohydrates, and the expression and activity of the enzymes involved in sucrose and starch metabolism, including sucrose transport, were determined during the year in the roots and leaves of 40-year-old trees bearing heavy crop loads ('on' trees) and trees with almost no fruits ('off' trees). Fruit altered photoassimilate partitioning in trees. Sucrose content tended to be constant in roots and leaves, and surplus fixed carbon is channeled to starch production. Differences between 'on' and 'off' trees in starch content can be explained by differences in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPP) expression/activity and α-amylase activity which varies depending on crop load. The observed relation of AGPP and UGPP (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) is noteworthy and indicates a direct link between sucrose and starch synthesis. Furthermore, different roles for sucrose transporter SUT1 and SUT2 have been proposed. Variation in soluble sugars content cannot explain the differences in gene expression between the 'on' and 'off' trees. A still unknown signal from fruit should be responsible for this control.
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- Sergio G Nebauer
- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politécnica de València, Edificio 3K-2 planta, Camino de vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politécnica de València, Edificio 3K-2 planta, Camino de vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politécnica de València, Edificio 3K-2 planta, Camino de vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública/CSIC/Gobierno de Navarra, C. Mutilva Baja s.n., 31192 Mutilva Baja, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública/CSIC/Gobierno de Navarra, C. Mutilva Baja s.n., 31192 Mutilva Baja, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politécnica de València, Edificio 3K-2 planta, Camino de vera s.n., 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Kaneko K, Inomata T, Masui T, Koshu T, Umezawa Y, Itoh K, Pozueta-Romero J, Mitsui T. Nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 exerts a negative effect on starch accumulation and growth in rice seedlings under high temperature and CO2 concentration conditions. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:320-32. [PMID: 24092883 PMCID: PMC3913438 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (NPP) is a widely distributed enzymatic activity occurring in both plants and mammals that catalyzes the hydrolytic breakdown of the pyrophosphate and phosphodiester bonds of a number of nucleotides. Unlike mammalian NPPs, the physiological function of plant NPPs remains largely unknown. Using a complete rice NPP1-encoding cDNA as a probe, in this work we have screened a rice shoot cDNA library and obtained complete cDNAs corresponding to six NPP genes (NPP1-NPP6). As a first step to clarify the role of NPPs, recombinant NPP1, NPP2 and NPP6 were purified from transgenic rice cells constitutively expressing NPP1, NPP2 and NPP6, respectively, and their enzymatic properties were characterized. NPP1 and NPP6 exhibited hydrolytic activities toward ATP, UDP-glucose and the starch precursor molecule, ADP-glucose, whereas NPP2 did not recognize nucleotide sugars as substrates, but hydrolyzed UDP, ADP and adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate. To gain insight into the physiological function of rice NPP1, an npp1 knockout mutant was characterized. The ADP-glucose hydrolytic activities in shoots of npp1 rice seedlings were 8% of those of the wild type (WT), thus indicating that NPP1 is a major determinant of ADP-glucose hydrolytic activity in rice shoots. Importantly, when seedlings were cultured at 160 Pa CO2 under a 28°C/23°C (12 h light/12 h dark) regime, npp1 shoots and roots were larger than those of wild-type (WT) seedlings. Furthermore, the starch content in the npp1 shoots was higher than that of WT shoots. Growth and starch accumulation were also enhanced under an atmospheric CO2 concentration (40 Pa) when plants were cultured under a 33°C/28°C regime. The overall data strongly indicate that NPP1 exerts a negative effect on plant growth and starch accumulation in shoots, especially under high CO2 concentration and high temperature conditions.
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- Kentaro Kaneko
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC, UPNA, Gobierno de Navarra). Mutiloako etorbidea zenbaki gabe, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan
- *Corresponding author: E-mail, ; Fax, +81-25-262-6641
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Bahaji A, Li J, Sánchez-López ÁM, Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Ovecka M, Almagro G, Montero M, Ezquer I, Etxeberria E, Pozueta-Romero J. Starch biosynthesis, its regulation and biotechnological approaches to improve crop yields. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 32:87-106. [PMID: 23827783 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Structurally composed of the glucose homopolymers amylose and amylopectin, starch is the main storage carbohydrate in vascular plants, and is synthesized in the plastids of both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic cells. Its abundance as a naturally occurring organic compound is surpassed only by cellulose, and represents both a cornerstone for human and animal nutrition and a feedstock for many non-food industrial applications including production of adhesives, biodegradable materials, and first-generation bioethanol. This review provides an update on the different proposed pathways of starch biosynthesis occurring in both autotrophic and heterotrophic organs, and provides emerging information about the networks regulating them and their interactions with the environment. Special emphasis is given to recent findings showing that volatile compounds emitted by microorganisms promote both growth and the accumulation of exceptionally high levels of starch in mono- and dicotyledonous plants. We also review how plant biotechnologists have attempted to use basic knowledge on starch metabolism for the rational design of genetic engineering traits aimed at increasing starch in annual crop species. Finally we present some potential biotechnological strategies for enhancing starch content.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain; Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299, USA
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain.
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Suzuki M, Bashir K, Inoue H, Takahashi M, Nakanishi H, Nishizawa NK. Accumulation of starch in Zn-deficient rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 5:9. [PMID: 27234235 PMCID: PMC5520845 DOI: 10.1186/1939-8433-5-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for living organisms, and understanding the molecular mechanisms of Zn deficiency may help to develop strategies to mitigate this problem. Microarray analysis of Zn deficient rice revealed the up-regulation of several genes involved in Zn transport. Moreover many genes involved in starch synthesis/transport were up-regulated by Zn deficiency in rice roots and shoots. Furthermore, starch granules were detected mainly in the cortical cells of these tissues. The gene encoding inactive RNase was much more highly transcribed than those encoding active RNases. Although the level of RNA degradation in a crude extract of Zn-deficient shoots was higher than that of Zn-sufficient shoots, addition of Zn significantly reduced the level of degradation. These results indicate that RNA degradation could be regulated by the amount of Zn in the cell, and that the tolerance of rice plants to low levels of Zn is promoted by the accumulation of starch and inactive RNase.
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- Motofumi Suzuki
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa, 921-8836 Japan
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Bernardo L, Prinsi B, Negri AS, Cattivelli L, Espen L, Valè G. Proteomic characterization of the Rph15 barley resistance gene-mediated defence responses to leaf rust. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:642. [PMID: 23167439 PMCID: PMC3541957 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Leaf rust, caused by the biotrophic fungal pathogen Puccinia hordei, is one of the most important foliar disease of barley (Hordeum vulgare) and represents a serious threat in many production regions of the world. The leaf rust resistance gene Rph15 is of outstanding interest for resistance breeding because it confers resistance to over 350 Puccinia hordei isolates collected from around the world. Molecular and biochemical mechanisms responsible for the Rph15 effectiveness are currently not investigated. The aim of the present work was to study the Rph15-based defence responses using a proteomic approach. Results Protein pattern changes in response to the leaf rust pathogen infection were investigated in two barley near isogenic lines (NILs), Bowman (leaf rust susceptible) and Bowman-Rph15 (leaf rust resistant), differing for the introgression of the leaf rust resistance gene Rph15. Two infection time points, 24 hours and four days post inoculation (dpi), were analysed. No statistically significant differences were identified at the early time point, while at 4 dpi eighteen protein spots were significantly up or down regulated with a fold-change equal or higher than two in response to pathogen infection. Almost all the pathogen-responsive proteins were identified in the Bowman-Rph15 resistant NIL. Protein spots were characterized by LC-MS/MS analysis and found to be involved in photosynthesis and energy metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, protein degradation and defence. Proteomic data were complemented by transcriptional analysis of the respective genes. The identified proteins can be related to modulation of the photosynthetic apparatus components, re-direction of the metabolism to sustain defence responses and deployment of defence proteins. Conclusions The identification of leaf rust infection-modulated defence responses restricted to the resistant NIL support the hypothesis that basal defence responses of Bowman, but not the Rph15 resistance gene-based ones, are suppressed or delayed by pathogen effectors to levels below the detection power of the adopted proteomic approach. Additionally, Rph15-mediated resistance processes identified mainly resides on a modulation of primary metabolism, affecting photosyntesis and carbohydrate pool.
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- Letizia Bernardo
- CRA-Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura, Genomics Research Centre, Via S. Protaso 302, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, PC I-29017, Italy
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Uematsu K, Suzuki N, Iwamae T, Inui M, Yukawa H. Expression of Arabidopsis plastidial phosphoglucomutase in tobacco stimulates photosynthetic carbon flow into starch synthesis. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:1454-62. [PMID: 22705254 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Phosphoglucomutase (PGM, EC 2.7.5.1) is one of the enzymes constituting the carbohydrate synthesis pathway in higher plants. It catalyzes the reversible conversion of glucose 6-phosphate (Glc6P) to glucose 1-phosphate (Glc1P). Previously, metabolic turnover analysis using (13)CO(2) in tobacco leaves demonstrated that conversion of Glc6P to Glc1P may limit carbon flow into carbohydrate synthesis. In order to assess the effects of PGM, Arabidopsis thaliana cytosolic or plastidial PGM was expressed under the control of cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi) and phenotypic analysis was performed. The transgenic plants expressing Arabidopsis plastidial PGM showed 3.5-8.2-fold higher PGM activity than that of wild-type, and leaf starch and sucrose contents increased 2.3-3.2-fold and 1.3-1.4-fold, respectively over wild-type levels. In vivo(13)C-labeling experiments indicated that photosynthetically fixed carbon in the transgenic plants could be converted faster to Glc1P and adenosine 5'-diphosphate glucose than in wild-type, suggesting that elevation of plastidial PGM activity should accelerate conversion of Glc6P to Glc1P in chloroplasts and increase carbon flow into starch. On the other hand, transgenic plants expressing Arabidopsis cytosolic PGM showed a 2.1-3.4-fold increase in PGM activity over wild-type and a decrease of leaf starch content, but no change in sucrose content. These results suggest that plastidial PGM limits photosynthetic carbon flow into starch.
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- Kimio Uematsu
- Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), 9-2 Kizugawadai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0292, Japan
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Ovecka M, Bahaji A, Muñoz FJ, Almagro G, Ezquer I, Baroja-Fernández E, Li J, Pozueta-Romero J. A sensitive method for confocal fluorescence microscopic visualization of starch granules in iodine stained samples. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:1146-50. [PMID: 22899048 PMCID: PMC3489648 DOI: 10.4161/psb.21370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Synthesized by glycogen synthase and starch synthases (SS) using ADP-glucose as the sugar donor molecule, glycogen and starch accumulate as predominant storage carbohydrates in most bacteria and plants, respectively. We have recently shown that the so-called "starch-less" Arabidopsis thaliana adg1-1 and aps1 mutants impaired in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase do indeed accumulate low starch content in normal growth conditions, and relatively high starch content when plants were cultured in the presence of microbial volatiles. Our results were strongly supported by data obtained using a highly sensitive method for confocal fluorescence microscopic visualization of iodine stained starch granules. Using Arabidopsis leaves from WT plants, aps1 plants, ss3/ss4 plants lacking both class III and class IV SS, gbss plants lacking the granule-bound SS, and sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 plants lacking four genes that code for proteins with sucrose synthase activity, in this work we precisely describe the method for preparation of plant samples for starch microscopic examination. Furthermore, we show that this method can be used to visualize glycogen in bacteria, and pure starch granules, amylose and amylopectin.
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- Miroslav Ovecka
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
- Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research; Faculty of Science; Palacky University; Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Nafarroa, Spain
- Correspondence to: Javier Pozueta-Romero,
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Almagro G, Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Bahaji A, Etxeberria E, Li J, Montero M, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Pozueta-Romero J. No evidence for the occurrence of substrate inhibition of Arabidopsis thaliana sucrose synthase-1 (AtSUS1) by fructose and UDP-glucose. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:799-802. [PMID: 22751299 PMCID: PMC3583967 DOI: 10.4161/psb.20601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sucrose synthase (SuSy) catalyzes the reversible conversion of sucrose and NDP into the corresponding nucleotide-sugars and fructose. The Arabidopsis genome possesses six SUS genes (AtSUS1-6) that code for proteins with SuSy activity. As a first step to investigate optimum fructose and UDP-glucose (UDPG) concentrations necessary to measure maximum sucrose-producing SuSy activity in crude extracts of Arabidopsis, in this work we performed kinetic analyses of recombinant AtSUS1 in two steps: (1) SuSy reaction at pH 7.5, and (2) chromatographic measurement of sucrose produced in step 1. These analyses revealed a typical Michaelis-Menten behavior with respect to both UDPG and fructose, with Km values of 50 μM and 25 mM, respectively. Unlike earlier studies showing the occurrence of substrate inhibition of UDP-producing AtSUS1 by fructose and UDP-glucose, these analyses also revealed no substrate inhibition of AtSUS1 at any UDPG and fructose concentration. By including 200 mM fructose and 1 mM UDPG in the SuSy reaction assay mixture, we found that sucrose-producing SuSy activity in leaves and stems of Arabidopsis were exceedingly higher than previously reported activities. Furthermore, we found that SuSy activities in organs of the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 mutant were ca. 80-90% of those found in WT plants.
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- Goizeder Almagro
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- IFAS; Citrus Research and Education Center; University of Florida; Lake Alfred, FL USA
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Gobierno de Navarra; Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe; Nafarroa, Spain
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Tiessen A, Nerlich A, Faix B, Hümmer C, Fox S, Trafford K, Weber H, Weschke W, Geigenberger P. Subcellular analysis of starch metabolism in developing barley seeds using a non-aqueous fractionation method. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:2071-87. [PMID: 22200665 PMCID: PMC3295393 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Compartmentation of metabolism in developing seeds is poorly understood due to the lack of data on metabolite distributions at the subcellular level. In this report, a non-aqueous fractionation method is described that allows subcellular concentrations of metabolites in developing barley endosperm to be calculated. (i) Analysis of subcellular volumes in developing endosperm using micrographs shows that plastids and cytosol occupy 50.5% and 49.9% of the total cell volume, respectively, while vacuoles and mitochondria can be neglected. (ii) By using non-aqueous fractionation, subcellular distribution between the cytosol and plastid of the levels of metabolites involved in sucrose degradation, starch synthesis, and respiration were determined. With the exception of ADP and AMP which were mainly located in the plastid, most other metabolites of carbon and energy metabolism were mainly located outside the plastid in the cytosolic compartment. (iii) In developing barley endosperm, the ultimate precursor of starch, ADPglucose (ADPGlc), was mainly located in the cytosol (80-90%), which was opposite to the situation in growing potato tubers where ADPGlc was almost exclusively located in the plastid (98%). This reflects the different subcellular distribution of ADPGlc pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) in these tissues. (iv) Cytosolic concentrations of ADPGlc were found to be close to the published K(m) values of AGPase and the ADPGlc/ADP transporter at the plastid envelope. Also the concentrations of the reaction partners glucose-1-phosphate, ATP, and inorganic pyrophosphate were close to the respective K(m) values of AGPase. (v) Knock-out of cytosolic AGPase in Riso16 mutants led to a strong decrease in ADPGlc level, in both the cytosol and plastid, whereas knock-down of the ADPGlc/ADP transporter led to a large shift in the intracellular distribution of ADPGlc. (v) The thermodynamic structure of the pathway of sucrose to starch was determined by calculating the mass-action ratios of all the steps in the pathway. The data show that AGPase is close to equilibrium, in both the cytosol and plastid, whereas the ADPGlc/ADP transporter is strongly displaced from equilibrium in vivo. This is in contrast to most other tissues, including leaves and potato tubers. (vi) Results indicate transport rather than synthesis of ADPGlc to be the major regulatory site of starch synthesis in barley endosperm. The reversibility of AGPase in the plastid has important implications for the regulation of carbon partitioning between different biosynthetic pathways.
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- Axel Tiessen
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV, Campus Guanajuato, 36821 Irapuato, México
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Grosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Golm, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Grosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Grosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, UK
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Grosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Li J, Bahaji A, Almagro G, Montero M, Etxeberria E, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Pozueta-Romero J. Sucrose synthase activity in the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 Arabidopsis mutant is sufficient to support normal cellulose and starch production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012. [PMID: 22184213 DOI: 10.73/pnas.1117099109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Sucrose synthase (SUS) catalyzes the reversible conversion of sucrose and a nucleoside diphosphate into the corresponding nucleoside diphosphate-glucose and fructose. In Arabidopsis, a multigene family encodes six SUS (SUS1-6) isoforms. The involvement of SUS in the synthesis of UDP-glucose and ADP-glucose linked to Arabidopsis cellulose and starch biosynthesis, respectively, has been questioned by Barratt et al. [(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106:13124-13129], who showed that (i) SUS activity in wild type (WT) leaves is too low to account for normal rate of starch accumulation in Arabidopsis, and (ii) different organs of the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 SUS mutant impaired in SUS activity accumulate WT levels of ADP-glucose, UDP-glucose, cellulose and starch. However, these authors assayed SUS activity under unfavorable pH conditions for the reaction. By using favorable pH conditions for assaying SUS activity, in this work we show that SUS activity in the cleavage direction is sufficient to support normal rate of starch accumulation in WT leaves. We also demonstrate that sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 leaves display WT SUS5 and SUS6 expression levels, whereas leaves of the sus5/sus6 mutant display WT SUS1-4 expression levels. Furthermore, we show that SUS activity in leaves and stems of the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 and sus5/sus6 plants is ∼85% of that of WT leaves, which can support normal cellulose and starch biosynthesis. The overall data disprove Barratt et al. (2009) claims, and are consistent with the possible involvement of SUS in cellulose and starch biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
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- Edurne Baroja-Fernández
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Sucrose synthase activity in the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 Arabidopsis mutant is sufficient to support normal cellulose and starch production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 109:321-6. [PMID: 22184213 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117099109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sucrose synthase (SUS) catalyzes the reversible conversion of sucrose and a nucleoside diphosphate into the corresponding nucleoside diphosphate-glucose and fructose. In Arabidopsis, a multigene family encodes six SUS (SUS1-6) isoforms. The involvement of SUS in the synthesis of UDP-glucose and ADP-glucose linked to Arabidopsis cellulose and starch biosynthesis, respectively, has been questioned by Barratt et al. [(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106:13124-13129], who showed that (i) SUS activity in wild type (WT) leaves is too low to account for normal rate of starch accumulation in Arabidopsis, and (ii) different organs of the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 SUS mutant impaired in SUS activity accumulate WT levels of ADP-glucose, UDP-glucose, cellulose and starch. However, these authors assayed SUS activity under unfavorable pH conditions for the reaction. By using favorable pH conditions for assaying SUS activity, in this work we show that SUS activity in the cleavage direction is sufficient to support normal rate of starch accumulation in WT leaves. We also demonstrate that sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 leaves display WT SUS5 and SUS6 expression levels, whereas leaves of the sus5/sus6 mutant display WT SUS1-4 expression levels. Furthermore, we show that SUS activity in leaves and stems of the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 and sus5/sus6 plants is ∼85% of that of WT leaves, which can support normal cellulose and starch biosynthesis. The overall data disprove Barratt et al. (2009) claims, and are consistent with the possible involvement of SUS in cellulose and starch biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
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Bahaji A, Li J, Ovecka M, Ezquer I, Muñoz FJ, Baroja-Fernández E, Romero JM, Almagro G, Montero M, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Pozueta-Romero J. Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase accumulate starch and wild-type ADP-glucose content: further evidence for the occurrence of important sources, other than ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, of ADP-glucose linked to leaf starch biosynthesis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 52:1162-76. [PMID: 21624897 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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It is widely considered that ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) is the sole source of ADP-glucose linked to bacterial glycogen and plant starch biosynthesis. Genetic evidence that bacterial glycogen biosynthesis occurs solely by the AGP pathway has been obtained with glgC⁻ AGP mutants. However, recent studies have shown that (i) these mutants can accumulate high levels of ADP-glucose and glycogen, and (ii) there are sources other than GlgC, of ADP-glucose linked to glycogen biosynthesis. In Arabidopsis, evidence showing that starch biosynthesis occurs solely by the AGP pathway has been obtained with the starchless adg1-1 and aps1 AGP mutants. However, mounting evidence has been compiled previewing the occurrence of more than one important ADP-glucose source in plants. In attempting to solve this 20-year-old controversy, in this work we carried out a judicious characterization of both adg1-1 and aps1. Both mutants accumulated wild-type (WT) ADP-glucose and approximately 2% of WT starch, as further confirmed by confocal fluorescence microscopic observation of iodine-stained leaves and of leaves expressing granule-bound starch synthase fused with GFP. Introduction of the sex1 mutation affecting starch breakdown into adg1-1 and aps1 increased the starch content to 8-10% of the WT starch. Furthermore, aps1 leaves exposed to microbial volatiles for 10 h accumulated approximately 60% of the WT starch. aps1 plants expressing the bacterial ADP-glucose hydrolase EcASPP in the plastid accumulated normal ADP-glucose and reduced starch when compared with aps1 plants, whereas aps1 plants expressing EcASPP in the cytosol showed reduced ADP-glucose and starch. Moreover, aps1 plants expressing bacterial AGP in the plastid accumulated WT starch and ADP-glucose. The overall data show that (i) there occur important source(s), other than AGP, of ADP-glucose linked to starch biosynthesis, and (ii) AGP is a major determinant of starch accumulation but not of intracellular ADP-glucose content in Arabidopsis.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Geigenberger P. Regulation of starch biosynthesis in response to a fluctuating environment. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 155:1566-77. [PMID: 21378102 PMCID: PMC3091114 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.170399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Peter Geigenberger
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Biology I, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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Bahaji A, Ovecka M, Bárány I, Risueño MC, Muñoz FJ, Baroja-Fernández E, Montero M, Li J, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Ezquer I, Testillano PS, Pozueta-Romero J. Dual targeting to mitochondria and plastids of AtBT1 and ZmBT1, two members of the mitochondrial carrier family. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 52:597-609. [PMID: 21330298 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Zea mays and Arabidopsis thaliana Brittle 1 (ZmBT1 and AtBT1, respectively) are members of the mitochondrial carrier family. Although they are presumed to be exclusively localized in the envelope membranes of plastids, confocal fluorescence microscopy analyses of potato, Arabidopsis and maize plants stably expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusions of ZmBT1 and AtBT1 revealed that the two proteins have dual localization to plastids and mitochondria. The patterns of GFP fluorescence distribution observed in plants stably expressing GFP fusions of ZmBT1 and AtBT1 N-terminal extensions were fully congruent with that of plants expressing a plastidial marker fused to GFP. Furthermore, the patterns of GFP fluorescence distribution and motility observed in plants expressing the mature proteins fused to GFP were identical to those observed in plants expressing a mitochondrial marker fused to GFP. Electron microscopic immunocytochemical analyses of maize endosperms using anti-ZmBT1 antibodies further confirmed that ZmBT1 occurs in both plastids and mitochondria. The overall data showed that (i) ZmBT1 and AtBT1 are dually targeted to mitochondria and plastids; (ii) AtBT1 and ZmBT1 N-terminal extensions comprise targeting sequences exclusively recognized by the plastidial compartment; and (iii) targeting sequences to mitochondria are localized within the mature part of the BT1 proteins.
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- Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloako Etorbidea Zenbaki Gabe, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Ezquer I, Li J, Ovecka M, Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Montero M, Díaz de Cerio J, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Bahaji A, Etxeberria E, Pozueta-Romero J. A suggested model for potato MIVOISAP involving functions of central carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, as well as actin cytoskeleton and endocytosis. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:1638-1641. [PMID: 21150257 PMCID: PMC3115121 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.12.13808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have recently found that microbial species ranging from Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria to different fungi emit volatiles that strongly promote starch accumulation in leaves of both mono- and di-cotyledonous plants. Transcriptome and enzyme activity analyses of potato leaves exposed to volatiles emitted by Alternaria alternata revealed that starch over-accumulation was accompanied by enhanced 3-phosphoglycerate to Pi ratio, and changes in functions involved in both central carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. Exposure to microbial volatiles also promoted changes in the expression of genes that code for enzymes involved in endocytic uptake and traffic of solutes. With the overall data we propose a metabolic model wherein important determinants of accumulation of exceptionally high levels of starch include (a) upregulation of ADPglucose-producing SuSy, starch synthase III and IV, proteins involved in the endocytic uptake and traffic of sucrose, (b) down-regulation of acid invertase, starch breakdown enzymes and proteins involved in internal amino acid provision, and (c) 3-phosphoglycerate-mediated allosteric activation of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase.
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- Ignacio Ezquer
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
- Institute of Botany; Slovak Academy of Sciences; Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
- Iden Biotechnology S.L.; Nafarroa, Spain
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- University of Florida; IFAS; Citrus Research and Education Center; Lake Alfred, FL USA
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra); Mutiloako etorbidea z/g; Nafarroa, Spain
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Ezquer I, Li J, Ovecka M, Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Montero M, Díaz de Cerio J, Hidalgo M, Sesma MT, Bahaji A, Etxeberria E, Pozueta-Romero J. Microbial volatile emissions promote accumulation of exceptionally high levels of starch in leaves in mono- and dicotyledonous plants. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 51:1674-93. [PMID: 20739303 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Microbes emit volatile compounds that affect plant growth and development. However, little or nothing is known about how microbial emissions may affect primary carbohydrate metabolism in plants. In this work we explored the effect on leaf starch metabolism of volatiles released from different microbial species ranging from Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria to fungi. Surprisingly, we found that all microbial species tested (including plant pathogens and species not normally interacting with plants) emitted volatiles that strongly promoted starch accumulation in leaves of both mono- and dicotyledonous plants. Starch content in leaves of plants treated for 2 d with microbial volatiles was comparable with or even higher than that of reserve organs such as potato tubers. Transcriptome and enzyme activity analyses of potato leaves exposed to volatiles emitted by Alternaria alternata revealed that starch overaccumulation was accompanied by up-regulation of sucrose synthase, invertase inhibitors, starch synthase class III and IV, starch branching enzyme and glucose-6-phosphate transporter. This phenomenon, designated as MIVOISAP (microbial volatiles-induced starch accumulation process), was also accompanied by down-regulation of acid invertase, plastidial thioredoxins, starch breakdown enzymes, proteins involved in internal amino acid provision and less well defined mechanisms involving a bacterial- type stringent response. Treatment of potato leaves with fungal volatiles also resulted in enhanced levels of sucrose, ADPglucose, UDPglucose and 3-phosphoglycerate. MIVOISAP is independent of the presence of sucrose in the culture medium and is strongly repressed by cysteine supplementation. The discovery that microbial volatiles trigger starch accumulation enhancement in leaves constitutes an unreported mechanism for the elicidation of plant carbohydrate metabolism by microbes.
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- Ignacio Ezquer
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Angeles-Núñez JG, Tiessen A. Arabidopsis sucrose synthase 2 and 3 modulate metabolic homeostasis and direct carbon towards starch synthesis in developing seeds. PLANTA 2010; 232:701-18. [PMID: 20559653 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1207-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Two genes encoding sucrose synthase (SUS), namely SUS2 (At5g49190) and SUS3 (At4g02280), are strongly and differentially expressed in Arabidopsis seed. Detailed biochemical analysis was carried out in developing seeds 9-21 days after flowering (DAF) of wild type and two knockouts. SUS2 and SUS3 are not redundant genes since single knockouts show a phenotype in developing seeds. The mutants had 30-50% less SUS activity and therefore accumulated 40% more sucrose and 50% less fructose at 15 DAF. This did not affect the hexose-P pool, but led to 30-70% less starch in embryo and seed coat. Lipids were 55% higher in both mutants at 9-15 DAF. It seems that sucrolysis via SUS is not required for oil or protein synthesis but rather for channeling carbon toward ADP-glucose and starch in seeds. Metabolite profiling with GC-TOF revealed specific downstream changes in primary metabolism as a consequence of signaling or regulatory fine-tuning. While sucrose increased, hexoses and specific amino acids decreased reciprocally. There was a developmental shift regarding an earlier timing of dry weight accumulation, germinative maturity, oil deposition, sugar levels, transient starch buildup, and protein storage. Nevertheless, final seed size and composition were unaltered due to an earlier cessation of growth, thus giving rise to an apparent silent phenotype of mature mutant seeds. We conclude that SUS is important for metabolite homeostasis and timing of seed development, and propose that an altered sucrose/hexose ratio can modify carbon partitioning and the pattern of storage compounds in Arabidopsis.
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Angeles-Núñez JG, Tiessen A. Arabidopsis sucrose synthase 2 and 3 modulate metabolic homeostasis and direct carbon towards starch synthesis in developing seeds. PLANTA 2010. [PMID: 20559653 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Two genes encoding sucrose synthase (SUS), namely SUS2 (At5g49190) and SUS3 (At4g02280), are strongly and differentially expressed in Arabidopsis seed. Detailed biochemical analysis was carried out in developing seeds 9-21 days after flowering (DAF) of wild type and two knockouts. SUS2 and SUS3 are not redundant genes since single knockouts show a phenotype in developing seeds. The mutants had 30-50% less SUS activity and therefore accumulated 40% more sucrose and 50% less fructose at 15 DAF. This did not affect the hexose-P pool, but led to 30-70% less starch in embryo and seed coat. Lipids were 55% higher in both mutants at 9-15 DAF. It seems that sucrolysis via SUS is not required for oil or protein synthesis but rather for channeling carbon toward ADP-glucose and starch in seeds. Metabolite profiling with GC-TOF revealed specific downstream changes in primary metabolism as a consequence of signaling or regulatory fine-tuning. While sucrose increased, hexoses and specific amino acids decreased reciprocally. There was a developmental shift regarding an earlier timing of dry weight accumulation, germinative maturity, oil deposition, sugar levels, transient starch buildup, and protein storage. Nevertheless, final seed size and composition were unaltered due to an earlier cessation of growth, thus giving rise to an apparent silent phenotype of mature mutant seeds. We conclude that SUS is important for metabolite homeostasis and timing of seed development, and propose that an altered sucrose/hexose ratio can modify carbon partitioning and the pattern of storage compounds in Arabidopsis.
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Hummel E, Osterrieder A, Robinson DG, Hawes C. Inhibition of Golgi function causes plastid starch accumulation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2010; 61:2603-14. [PMID: 20423939 PMCID: PMC2882258 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Little is known about possible interactions between chloroplasts and the Golgi apparatus, although there is increasing evidence for a direct Golgi to chloroplast transport pathway targeting proteins to their destinations within the membranes and stroma of plastids. Here data are presented showing that a blockage of secretion results in a significant increase of starch within plastids. Golgi disassembly promoted either by the secretory inhibitor brefeldin A or through an inducible Sar1-GTP system leads to dramatic starch accumulation in plastids, thus providing evidence for a direct interaction between plastids and Golgi activity. The possibility that starch accumulation is due either to elevated levels of cytosolic sugars because of loss of secretory Golgi activity or even to a blockage of amylase transport from the Golgi to the chloroplast is discussed.
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- Eric Hummel
- School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
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Stitt M, Lunn J, Usadel B. Arabidopsis and primary photosynthetic metabolism - more than the icing on the cake. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 61:1067-91. [PMID: 20409279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04142.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Historically speaking, Arabidopsis was not the plant of choice for investigating photosynthesis, with physiologists and biochemists favouring other species such as Chlorella, spinach and pea. However, its inherent advantages for forward genetics rapidly led to its adoption for photosynthesis research. In the last ten years, the availability of the Arabidopsis genome sequence - still the gold-standard for plant genomes - and the rapid expansion of genetic and genomic resources have further increased its importance. Research in Arabidopsis has not only provided comprehensive information about the enzymes and other proteins involved in photosynthesis, but has also allowed transcriptional responses, protein levels and compartmentation to be analysed at a global level for the first time. Emerging technical and theoretical advances offer another leap forward in our understanding of post-translational regulation and the control of metabolism. To illustrate the impact of Arabidopsis, we provide a historical review of research in primary photosynthetic metabolism, highlighting the role of Arabidopsis in elucidation of the pathway of photorespiration and the regulation of RubisCO, as well as elucidation of the pathways of starch turnover and studies of the significance of starch for plant growth.
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- Mark Stitt
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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Streb S, Egli B, Eicke S, Zeeman SC. The debate on the pathway of starch synthesis: a closer look at low-starch mutants lacking plastidial phosphoglucomutase supports the chloroplast-localized pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 151:1769-72. [PMID: 19776162 PMCID: PMC2785970 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.144931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Cascales-Miñana B, Mulet JM, Baroja-Fernández E, Pozueta-Romero J, Kuhn JM, Segura J, Ros R. Plastidial glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency leads to altered root development and affects the sugar and amino acid balance in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 151:541-58. [PMID: 19675149 PMCID: PMC2754643 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.143701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Glycolysis is a central metabolic pathway that, in plants, occurs in both the cytosol and the plastids. The glycolytic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) catalyzes the conversion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate with concomitant reduction of NAD(+) to NADH. Both cytosolic (GAPCs) and plastidial (GAPCps) GAPDH activities have been described. However, the in vivo functions of the plastidial isoforms remain unresolved. In this work, we have identified two Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) chloroplast/plastid-localized GAPDH isoforms (GAPCp1 and GAPCp2). gapcp double mutants display a drastic phenotype of arrested root development, dwarfism, and sterility. In spite of their low gene expression level as compared with other GAPDHs, GAPCp down-regulation leads to altered gene expression and to drastic changes in the sugar and amino acid balance of the plant. We demonstrate that GAPCps are important for the synthesis of serine in roots. Serine supplementation to the growth medium rescues root developmental arrest and restores normal levels of carbohydrates and sugar biosynthetic activities in gapcp double mutants. We provide evidence that the phosphorylated pathway of Ser biosynthesis plays an important role in supplying serine to roots. Overall, these studies provide insights into the in vivo functions of the GAPCps in plants. Our results emphasize the importance of the plastidial glycolytic pathway, and specifically of GAPCps, in plant primary metabolism.
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- Jesús Muñoz-Bertomeu
- Departament de Biologia Vegetal, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Baroja-Fernández E, Muñoz FJ, Montero M, Etxeberria E, Sesma MT, Ovecka M, Bahaji A, Ezquer I, Li J, Prat S, Pozueta-Romero J. Enhancing sucrose synthase activity in transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers results in increased levels of starch, ADPglucose and UDPglucose and total yield. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 50:1651-62. [PMID: 19608713 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcp108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Sucrose synthase (SuSy) is a highly regulated cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of sucrose and a nucleoside diphosphate into the corresponding nucleoside diphosphate glucose and fructose. To determine the impact of SuSy activity in starch metabolism and yield in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers we measured sugar levels and enzyme activities in tubers of SuSy-overexpressing potato plants grown in greenhouse and open field conditions. We also transcriptionally characterized tubers of SuSy-overexpressing and -antisensed potato plants. SuSy-overexpressing tubers exhibited a substantial increase in starch, UDPglucose and ADPglucose content when compared with controls. Tuber dry weight, starch content per plant and total yield of SuSy-overexpressing tubers increased significantly over those of control plants. In contrast, activities of enzymes directly involved in starch metabolism in SuSy-overexpressing tubers were normal when compared with controls. Transcriptomic analyses using POCI arrays and the MapMan software revealed that changes in SuSy activity affect the expression of genes involved in multiple biological processes, but not that of genes directly involved in starch metabolism. These analyses also revealed a reverse correlation between the expressions of acid invertase and SuSy-encoding genes, indicating that the balance between SuSy- and acid invertase-mediated sucrolytic pathways is a major determinant of starch accumulation in potato tubers. Results presented in this work show that SuSy strongly determines the intracellular levels of UDPglucose, ADPglucose and starch, and total yield in potato tubers. We also show that enhancement of SuSy activity represents a useful strategy for increasing starch accumulation and yield in potato tubers.
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- Edurne Baroja-Fernández
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea z/g, Nafarroa, Spain
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José Muñoz F, Teresa Morán Zorzano M, Alonso-Casajús N, Baroja-Fernández E, Etxeberria E, Pozueta-Romero J. New enzymes, new pathways and an alternative view on starch biosynthesis in both photosynthetic and heterotrophic tissues of plants. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420500518839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rosa M, Hilal M, González JA, Prado FE. Low-temperature effect on enzyme activities involved in sucrose-starch partitioning in salt-stressed and salt-acclimated cotyledons of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2009; 47:300-7. [PMID: 19124255 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Accepted: 12/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The effect of low temperature on growth, sucrose-starch partitioning and related enzymes in salt-stressed and salt-acclimated cotyledons of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was studied. The growth of cotyledons and growing axes in seedlings grown at 25/20 degrees C (light/dark) and shifted to 5/5 degrees C was lower than in those only growing at 25/20 degrees C (unstressed). However, there were no significant differences between low-temperature control and salt-treated seedlings. The higher activities of sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS, EC 2.4.1.14) and soluble acid invertase (acid INV, EC 3.2.1.25) were observed in salt-stressed cotyledons; however, the highest acid INV activity was observed in unstressed cotyledons. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (ADP-GPPase, EC 2.7.7.27) was higher in unstressed cotyledons than in stressed ones. However, between 0 and 4days the highest value was observed in salt-stressed cotyledons. The lowest value of ADP-GPPase was observed in salt-acclimated cotyledons. Low temperature also affected sucrose synthase (SuSy, EC 2.4.1.13) activity in salt-treated cotyledons. Sucrose and glucose were higher in salt-stressed cotyledons, but fructose was essentially higher in low-temperature control. Starch was higher in low-temperature control; however, the highest content was observed at 0day in salt-acclimated cotyledons. Results demonstrated that low temperature induces different responses on sucrose-starch partitioning in salt-stressed and salt-acclimated cotyledons. Data also suggest that in salt-treated cotyledons source-sink relations (SSR) are changed in order to supply soluble sugars and proline for the osmotic adjustment. Relationships between starch formation and SuSy activity are also discussed.
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- Mariana Rosa
- Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Miguel Lillo 205, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Klähn S, Marquardt DM, Rollwitz I, Hagemann M. Expression of the ggpPS gene for glucosylglycerol biosynthesis from Azotobacter vinelandii improves the salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:1679-89. [PMID: 19363207 PMCID: PMC2671616 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Many organisms accumulate compatible solutes in response to salt or desiccation stress. Moderate halotolerant cyanobacteria and some heterotrophic bacteria synthesize the compatible solute glucosylglycerol (GG) as their main protective compound. In order to analyse the potential of GG to improve salt tolerance of higher plants, the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana was transformed with the ggpPS gene from the gamma-proteobacterium Azotobacter vinelandii coding for a combined GG-phosphate synthase/phosphatase. The heterologous expression of the ggpPS gene led to the accumulation of high amounts of GG. Three independent Arabidopsis lines showing different GG contents were characterized in growth experiments. Plants containing a low (1-2 micromol g(-1) FM) GG content in leaves showed no altered growth performance under control conditions but an increased salt tolerance, whereas plants accumulating a moderate (2-8 micromol g(-1) FM) or a high GG content (around 17 micromol g(-1) FM) showed growth retardation and no improvement of salt resistance. These results indicate that the synthesis of the compatible solute GG has a beneficial effect on plant stress tolerance as long as it is accumulated to an extent that does not negatively interfere with plant metabolism.
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- Stephan Klähn
- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Universität zu Köln, Botanisches Institut, Gyrhofstr. 15, D-50931 Köln, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
- Universität zu Köln, Botanisches Institut, Gyrhofstr. 15, D-50931 Köln, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, A.- Einstein-Str. 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail:
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Muñoz FJ, Baroja-Fernández E, Ovecka M, Li J, Mitsui T, Sesma MT, Montero M, Bahaji A, Ezquer I, Pozueta-Romero J. Plastidial localization of a potato 'Nudix' hydrolase of ADP-glucose linked to starch biosynthesis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 49:1734-46. [PMID: 18801762 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcn145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Escherichia coli and potato (Solanum tuberosum) ADP-sugar pyrophosphatases (EcASPP and StASPP, respectively) are 'Nudix' hydrolases of the bacterial glycogen and starch precursor molecule, ADP-glucose (ADPG). We have previously shown that potato leaves expressing EcASPP either in the cytosol or in the chloroplast exhibited large reductions in the levels of starch, suggesting the occurrence of cytosolic and plastidial pools of ADPG linked to starch biosynthesis. In this work, we produced and characterized potato and Arabidopsis plants expressing EcASPP and StASPP fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP). Confocal fluorescence microscopy analyses of these plants confirmed that EcASPP-GFP has a cytosolic localization, whereas StASPP-GFP occurs in the plastid stroma. Both source leaves and potato tubers from EcASPP-GFP-expressing plants showed a large reduction of the levels of both ADPG and starch. In contrast, StASPP-GFP-expressing leaves and tubers exhibited reduced starch and normal ADPG contents when compared with control plants. With the exception of starch synthase in StASPP-GFP-expressing plants, no pleiotropic changes in maximum catalytic activities of enzymes closely linked to starch metabolism could be detected in EcASPP-GFP- and StASPP-GFP-expressing plants. The overall data (i) show that potato plants possess a plastidial ASPP that has access to ADPG linked to starch biosynthesis and (ii) are consistent with the occurrence of plastidic and cytosolic pools of ADPG linked to starch biosynthesis.
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- Francisco José Muñoz
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra, Mutiloako etorbidea zenbaki gabe, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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Kirchberger S, Tjaden J, Neuhaus HE. Characterization of the Arabidopsis Brittle1 transport protein and impact of reduced activity on plant metabolism. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 56:51-63. [PMID: 18564385 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03583.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The Arabidopsis genome contains a gene (Atbt1) encoding a highly hydrophobic membrane protein of the mitochondrial carrier family, with six predicted transmembrane domains, and showing substantial structural similarity to Brittle1 proteins from maize and potato. We demonstrate that AtBT1 transports AMP, ADP and ATP (but not ADP-glucose), shows a unidirectional mode of transport, and locates to the plastidial membrane and not to the ER as previously proposed. Analysis using an Atbt1 promoter-GUS construct revealed substantial gene expression in rapidly growing root tips and maturating or germinating pollen. Survival of homozygous Atbt1::T-DNA mutants is very limited, and those that do survive produce non-fertile seeds. These observations indicate that no other carrier protein or metabolic mechanism can compensate for the loss of this transporter. Atbt1 RNAi dosage mutants show substantially retarded growth, adenylate levels similar to those of wild-type plants, increased glutamine contents and unchanged starch levels. Interestingly, the growth retardation of Atbt1 RNAi mutant plants was circumvented by adenosine feeding, and was accompanied by increased adenylate levels. Further observations showed the presence of a functional nucleotide salvage pathway in Atbt1 RNAi mutants. In summary, our data indicate that AtBT1 is a plastidial nucleotide uniport carrier protein that is strictly required to export newly synthesized adenylates into the cytosol.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/metabolism
- Adenosine Monophosphate/metabolism
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis/metabolism
- Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics
- Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism
- Biological Transport, Active
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Genes, Reporter
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Nucleotide Transport Proteins/genetics
- Nucleotide Transport Proteins/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
- Plastids/genetics
- Plastids/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Plant/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- Simon Kirchberger
- Universität Kaiserslautern, Pflanzenphysiologie, Biologie, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Kruger NJ, Ratcliffe GR. Metabolic Organization in Plants: A Challenge for the Metabolic Engineer. BIOENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANT PATHWAYS 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1755-0408(07)01001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Lee SK, Hwang SK, Han M, Eom JS, Kang HG, Han Y, Choi SB, Cho MH, Bhoo SH, An G, Hahn TR, Okita TW, Jeon JS. Identification of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase isoforms essential for starch synthesis in the leaf and seed endosperm of rice (Oryza sativa L.). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 65:531-46. [PMID: 17406793 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-007-9153-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) catalyzes the first committed step of starch biosynthesis in higher plants. To identify AGP isoforms essential for this biosynthetic process in sink and source tissues of rice plants, we analyzed the rice AGP gene family which consists of two genes, OsAGPS1 and OsAGPS2, encoding small subunits (SSU) and four genes, OsAGPL1, OsAGPL2, OsAGPL3 and OsAGPL4, encoding large subunits (LSU) of this enzyme heterotetrameric complex. Subcellular localization studies using green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion constructs indicate that OsAGPS2a, the product of the leaf-preferential transcript of OsAGPS2, and OsAGPS1, OsAGPL1, OsAGPL3, and OsAGPL4 are plastid-targeted isoforms. In contrast, two isoforms, SSU OsAGPS2b which is a product of a seed-specific transcript of OsAGPS2, and LSU OsAGPL2, are localized in the cytosol. Analysis of osagps2 and osagpl2 mutants revealed that a lesion of one of the two cytosolic isoforms, OsAGPL2 and OsAGPS2b, causes a shrunken endosperm due to a remarkable reduction in starch synthesis. In leaves, however, only the osagps2 mutant appears to severely reduce the transitory starch content. Interestingly, the osagps2 mutant was indistinguishable from wild type during vegetative plant growth. Western blot analysis of the osagp mutants and wild type plants demonstrated that OsAGPS2a is an SSU isoform mainly present in leaves, and that OsAGPS2b and OsAGPL2 are the major SSU and LSU isoforms, respectively, in the endosperm. Finally, we propose a spatiotemporal complex model of OsAGP SSU and LSU isoforms in leaves and in developing endosperm of rice plants.
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- Sang-Kyu Lee
- Graduate School of Biotechnology & Plant Metabolism Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea
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Morán-Zorzano MT, Alonso-Casajús N, Muñoz FJ, Viale AM, Baroja-Fernández E, Eydallin G, Pozueta-Romero J. Occurrence of more than one important source of ADPglucose linked to glycogen biosynthesis in Escherichia coli and Salmonella. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:4423-9. [PMID: 17719035 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To explore the possible occurrence of sources, other than GlgC, of ADPglucose linked to bacterial glycogen biosynthesis we characterized Escherichia coli and Salmonella DeltaglgCAP deletion mutants lacking the whole glycogen biosynthetic machinery. These mutants displayed the expected glycogen-less phenotype but accumulated ADPglucose. Importantly, DeltaglgCAP cells expressing the glycogen synthase encoding glgA gene accumulated glycogen. Protein chromatographic separation of crude extracts of DeltaglgCAP mutants and subsequent activity measurement analyses revealed that these cells possess various proteins catalyzing the conversion of glucose-1-phosphate into ADPglucose. Collectively these findings show that enterobacteria possess more than one important source of ADPglucose linked to glycogen biosynthesis.
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- María T Morán-Zorzano
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, (CSIC, UPNA, Gobierno de Navarra), Mutiloako etorbidea zenbaki gabe, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain
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