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Araújo Castro J, Gomes Ferreira MD, Santana Silva RJ, Andrade BS, Micheli F. Alternative oxidase (AOX) constitutes a small family of proteins in Citrus clementina and Citrus sinensis L. Osb. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176878. [PMID: 28459876 PMCID: PMC5411082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The alternative oxidase (AOX) protein is present in plants, fungi, protozoa and some invertebrates. It is involved in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, providing an alternative route for the transport of electrons, leading to the reduction of oxygen to form water. The present study aimed to characterize the family of AOX genes in mandarin (Citrus clementina) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) at nucleotide and protein levels, including promoter analysis, phylogenetic analysis and C. sinensis gene expression. This study also aimed to do the homology modeling of one AOX isoform (CcAOXd). Moreover, the molecular docking of the CcAOXd protein with the ubiquinone (UQ) was performed. Four AOX genes were identified in each citrus species. These genes have an open reading frame (ORF) ranging from 852 bp to 1150 bp and a number of exons ranging from 4 to 9. The 1500 bp-upstream region of each AOX gene contained regulatory cis-elements related to internal and external response factors. CsAOX genes showed a differential expression in citrus tissues. All AOX proteins were predicted to be located in mitochondria. They contained the conserved motifs LET, NERMHL, LEEEA and RADE-H as well as several putative post-translational modification sites. The CcAOXd protein was modeled by homology to the AOX of Trypanosona brucei (45% of identity). The 3-D structure of CcAOXd showed the presence of two hydrophobic helices that could be involved in the anchoring of the protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The active site of the protein is located in a hydrophobic environment deep inside the AOX structure and contains a diiron center. The molecular docking of CcAOXd with UQ showed that the binding site is a recessed pocket formed by the helices and submerged in the membrane. These data are important for future functional studies of citrus AOX genes and/or proteins, as well as for biotechnological approaches leading to AOX inhibition using UQ homologs.
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- Jacqueline Araújo Castro
- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética (CBG), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Baiano (IFBaiano), Santa Inês, Bahia, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética (CBG), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética (CBG), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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Tang Y, Sun X, Wen T, Liu M, Yang M, Chen X. Implications of terminal oxidase function in regulation of salicylic acid on soybean seedling photosynthetic performance under water stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 112:19-28. [PMID: 28024235 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The aim of this study is to investigate whether exogenous application of salicylic acid (SA) could modulate the photosynthetic capacity of soybean seedlings in water stress tolerance, and to clarify the potential functions of terminal oxidase (plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) and alternative oxidase (AOX)) in SA' s regulation on photosynthesis. The effects of SA and water stress on gas exchange, pigment contents, chlorophyll fluorescence, enzymes (guaiacol peroxidase (POD; EC 1.11.1.7), superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT; EC 1.11.1.6), ascorbate peroxidase (APX; EC 1.11.1.11) and NADP-malate dehydrogenase (NADP-MDH; EC1.1.1.82)) activity and transcript levels of PTOX, AOX1, AOX2a, AOX2b were examined in a hydroponic cultivation system. Results indicate that water stress significantly decreased the photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (E), pigment contents (Chla + b, Chla/b, Car), maximum quantum yield of PSⅡphotochemistry (Fv/Fm), efficiency of excitation capture of open PSⅡcenter (Fv'/Fm'), quantum efficiency of PSⅡphotochemistry (ΦPSⅡ), photochemical quenching (qP), and increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content and the activity of all the enzymes. SA pretreatment led to significant decreases in Ci and MDA content, and increases in Pn, Gs, E, pigment contents, Fv/Fm, Fv'/Fm', ΦPSⅡ, qP, and the activity of all the enzymes. SA treatment and water stress alone significantly up-regulated the expression of PTOX, AOX1 and AOX2b. SA pretreatment further increased the transcript levels of PTOX and AOX2b of soybean seedling under water stress. These results indicate that SA application alleviates the water stress-induced decrease in photosynthesis may mainly through maintaining a lower reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, a greater PSⅡefficiency, and an enhanced alternative respiration and chlororespiration. PTOX and AOX may play important roles in SA-mediated resistance to water stress.
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- Yanping Tang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Agrotechnical Extension Station, Agricultural Bureau of Dazhou City, No.52, Heye Street, Tongchuan District, Dazhou, 635000, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211, Huimin Road, Gongping Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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Rogov AG, Zvyagilskaya RA. Physiological role of alternative oxidase (from yeasts to plants). BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2016; 80:400-7. [PMID: 25869356 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297915040021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mitochondria of all so far studied organisms, with the exception of Archaea, mammals, some yeasts, and protists, contain, along with the classical phosphorylating cytochrome pathway, a so-called cyanide-insensitive alternative oxidase (AOX) localized on the matrix side of the mitochondrial inner membrane, and electron transport through which is not coupled with ATP synthesis and energy accumulation. Mechanisms underlying plentiful functions of AOX in organisms at various levels of organization ranging from yeasts to plants are considered. First and foremost, AOX provides a chance of cell survival after inhibiting the terminal components of the main respiratory chain or losing the ability to synthesize these components. The vitally important role of AOX is obvious in thermogenesis of thermogenic plant organs where it becomes the only terminal oxidase with a very high activity, and the energy of substrate oxidation by this respiratory pathway is converted into heat, thus promoting evaporation of volatile substances attracting pollinating insects. AOX plays a fundamentally significant role in alleviating or preventing oxidative stress, thus ensuring the defense against a wide range of stresses and adverse environmental conditions, such as changes in temperature and light intensities, osmotic stress, drought, and attack by incompatible strains of bacterial pathogens, phytopathogens, or their elicitors. Participation of AOX in pathogen survival during its existence inside the host, in antivirus defense, as well as in metabolic rearrangements in plants during embryogenesis and cell differentiation is described. Examples are given to demonstrate that AOX might be an important tool to overcome the adverse aftereffects of restricted activity of the main respiratory chain in cells and whole animals.
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- A G Rogov
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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Rogov AG, Sukhanova EI, Uralskaya LA, Aliverdieva DA, Zvyagilskaya RA. Alternative oxidase: distribution, induction, properties, structure, regulation, and functions. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2015; 79:1615-34. [PMID: 25749168 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297914130112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The respiratory chain in the majority of organisms with aerobic type metabolism features the concomitant existence of the phosphorylating cytochrome pathway and the cyanide- and antimycin A-insensitive oxidative route comprising a so-called alternative oxidase (AOX) as a terminal oxidase. In this review, the history of AOX discovery is described. Considerable evidence is presented that AOX occurs widely in organisms at various levels of organization and is not confined to the plant kingdom. This enzyme has not been found only in Archaea, mammals, some yeasts and protists. Bioinformatics research revealed the sequences characteristic of AOX in representatives of various taxonomic groups. Based on multiple alignments of these sequences, a phylogenetic tree was constructed to infer their possible evolution. The ways of AOX activation, as well as regulatory interactions between AOX and the main respiratory chain are described. Data are summarized concerning the properties of AOX and the AOX-encoding genes whose expression is either constitutive or induced by various factors. Information is presented on the structure of AOX, its active center, and the ubiquinone-binding site. The principal functions of AOX are analyzed, including the cases of cell survival, optimization of respiratory metabolism, protection against excess of reactive oxygen species, and adaptation to variable nutrition sources and to biotic and abiotic stress factors. It is emphasized that different AOX functions complement each other in many instances and are not mutually exclusive. Examples are given to demonstrate that AOX is an important tool to overcome the adverse aftereffects of restricted activity of the main respiratory chain in cells and whole animals. This is the first comprehensive review on alternative oxidases of various organisms ranging from yeasts and protists to vascular plants.
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- A G Rogov
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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Nawrocki WJ, Tourasse NJ, Taly A, Rappaport F, Wollman FA. The plastid terminal oxidase: its elusive function points to multiple contributions to plastid physiology. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 66:49-74. [PMID: 25580838 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-043014-114744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plastids have retained from their cyanobacterial ancestor a fragment of the respiratory electron chain comprising an NADPH dehydrogenase and a diiron oxidase, which sustain the so-called chlororespiration pathway. Despite its very low turnover rates compared with photosynthetic electron flow, knocking out the plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) in plants or microalgae leads to severe phenotypes that encompass developmental and growth defects together with increased photosensitivity. On the basis of a phylogenetic and structural analysis of the enzyme, we discuss its physiological contribution to chloroplast metabolism, with an emphasis on its critical function in setting the redox poise of the chloroplast stroma in darkness. The emerging picture of PTOX is that of an enzyme at the crossroads of a variety of metabolic processes, such as, among others, the regulation of cyclic electron transfer and carotenoid biosynthesis, which have in common their dependence on the redox state of the plastoquinone pool, set largely by the activity of PTOX in darkness.
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- Wojciech J Nawrocki
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Membranaire et Moléculaire du Chloroplaste, UMR 7141, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université Pierre et Marie Curie
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Budahn H, Barański R, Grzebelus D, Kiełkowska A, Straka P, Metge K, Linke B, Nothnagel T. Mapping genes governing flower architecture and pollen development in a double mutant population of carrot. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:504. [PMID: 25339960 PMCID: PMC4189388 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A linkage map of carrot (Daucus carota L.) was developed in order to study reproductive traits. The F2 mapping population derived from an initial cross between a yellow leaf (yel) chlorophyll mutant and a compressed lamina (cola) mutant with unique flower defects of the sporophytic parts of male and female organs. The genetic map has a total length of 781 cM and included 285 loci. The length of the nine linkage groups (LGs) ranged between 65 and 145 cM. All LGs have been anchored to the reference map. The objective of this study was the generation of a well-saturated linkage map of D. carota. Mapping of the cola-locus associated with flower development and fertility was successfully demonstrated. Two MADS-box genes (DcMADS3, DcMADS5) with prominent roles in flowering and reproduction as well as three additional genes (DcAOX2a, DcAOX2b, DcCHS2) with further importance for male reproduction were assigned to different loci that did not co-segregate with the cola-locus.
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- Holger Budahn
- Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn-InstituteQuedlinburg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Faculty of Horticulture, University of AgricultureKraków, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Faculty of Horticulture, University of AgricultureKraków, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Faculty of Horticulture, University of AgricultureKraków, Poland
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- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn-InstituteQuedlinburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn-InstituteQuedlinburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt UniversityBerlin, Germany
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- Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn-InstituteQuedlinburg, Germany
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Selinski J, Scheibe R. Pollen tube growth: where does the energy come from? PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2014; 9:e977200. [PMID: 25482752 PMCID: PMC4622831 DOI: 10.4161/15592324.2014.977200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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This review focuses on the energy metabolism during pollen maturation and tube growth and updates current knowledge. Pollen tube growth is essential for male reproductive success and extremely fast. Therefore, pollen development and tube growth are high energy-demanding processes. During the last years, various publications (including research papers and reviews) emphasize the importance of mitochondrial respiration and fermentation during male gametogenesis and pollen tube elongation. These pathways obviously contribute to satisfy the high energy demand, and there are many studies which suggest that respiration and fermentation are the only pathways to generate the needed energy. Here, we review data which show for the first time that in addition plastidial glycolysis and the balancing of the ATP/NAD(P)H ratio (by malate valves and NAD(+) biosynthesis) contribute to satisfy the energy demand during pollen development. Although the importance of energy generation by plastids was discounted during the last years (possibly due to the controversial opinion about their existence in pollen grains and pollen tubes), the available data underline their prime role during pollen maturation and tube growth.
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Key Words
- 2-OG, 2-oxoglutarate
- 2-PGA, 2-phosphoglycerate
- 3-PGA, 3-phosphoglycerate
- ACS, acetyl-CoA synthase
- ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase
- ALDH, aldehyde dehydrogenase
- AOX, alternative oxidase
- BPGA, bisphosphoglyceric acid
- ENO, enolase
- GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- GOGAT, glutamate synthase
- GPT, G-6-P/phosphate translocators
- Gln, glutamine
- Glu, glutamate
- MDH, malate dehydrogenase
- NDP, nucleotide diphosphate kinase
- NMNAT, nicotinate/nicotinamide mononucleotide adenyltransferase
- NTT, ATP/ADP transporters
- OAA, oxaloacetate
- OPP, oxidative pentose-phosphate pathway
- PDC, pyruvate decarboxylase
- PDH, pyruvate dehydrogenase
- PEP, phosphoenolpyruvate
- PGAM, phosphoglycerate mutase
- PGDH, 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase
- PK, pyruvate kinase
- PPSB, phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis
- PPT, phosphoenolpyruvate/phosphate translocator
- PSP, phosphoserine phosphatase
- RNS, reactive nitrogen species
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- RPOT, T3/T7 phage-type RNA polymerases
- T, malate/oxaloacetate translocator
- TP, triose phosphate.
- energy metabolism
- malate
- plastidial glycolysis
- pollen tube growth
- respiration
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- Jennifer Selinski
- Department of Plant Physiology; University of Osnabrueck; Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology; University of Osnabrueck; Osnabrueck, Germany
- Correspondence to: Renate Scheibe;
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