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Gabruk M, Mysliwa-Kurdziel B. Light-Dependent Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase: Phylogeny, Regulation, and Catalytic Properties. Biochemistry 2015; 54:5255-62. [PMID: 26230427 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This Current Topic focuses on light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR, EC 1.3.1.33). POR catalyzes the penultimate reaction of chlorophyll biosynthesis, i.e., the light-triggered reduction of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide. In this reaction, the chlorin ring of the chlorophyll molecule is formed, which is crucial for photosynthesis. POR is one of very few enzymes that are driven by light; however, it is unique in the need for its substrate to absorb photons to induce the conformational changes in the enzyme, which are required for its catalytic activation. Moreover, the enzyme is also involved in the negative feedback of the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway and controls chlorophyll content via its light-dependent activity. Even though it has been almost 70 years since the first isolation of active POR complexes, our knowledge of them has markedly advanced in recent years. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge of POR, including the phylogenetic roots of POR, the mechanisms of the regulation of POR genes expression, the regulation of POR activity, the import of POR into plastids, the role of POR in PLB formation, and the molecular mechanism of protochlorophyllide reduction by POR. To the best of our knowledge, no previous review has compiled such a broad set of recent findings about POR.
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- Michal Gabruk
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University , Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University , Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Gargouri M, Park JJ, Holguin FO, Kim MJ, Wang H, Deshpande RR, Shachar-Hill Y, Hicks LM, Gang DR. Identification of regulatory network hubs that control lipid metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:4551-66. [PMID: 26022256 PMCID: PMC4507760 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Microalgae-based biofuels are promising sources of alternative energy, but improvements throughout the production process are required to establish them as economically feasible. One of the most influential improvements would be a significant increase in lipid yields, which could be achieved by altering the regulation of lipid biosynthesis and accumulation. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii accumulates oil (triacylglycerols, TAG) in response to nitrogen (N) deprivation. Although a few important regulatory genes have been identified that are involved in controlling this process, a global understanding of the larger regulatory network has not been developed. In order to uncover this network in this species, a combined omics (transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic) analysis was applied to cells grown in a time course experiment after a shift from N-replete to N-depleted conditions. Changes in transcript and protein levels of 414 predicted transcription factors (TFs) and transcriptional regulators (TRs) were monitored relative to other genes. The TF and TR genes were thus classified by two separate measures: up-regulated versus down-regulated and early response versus late response relative to two phases of polar lipid synthesis (before and after TAG biosynthesis initiation). Lipidomic and primary metabolite profiling generated compound accumulation levels that were integrated with the transcript dataset and TF profiling to produce a transcriptional regulatory network. Evaluation of this proposed regulatory network led to the identification of several regulatory hubs that control many aspects of cellular metabolism, from N assimilation and metabolism, to central metabolism, photosynthesis and lipid metabolism.
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- Mahmoud Gargouri
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, 1780 E. University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St Louis, MO 63132, USA Current address: National Center of Biomedical Analysis, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48864, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48864, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St Louis, MO 63132, USA Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Turan S, Tripathy BC. Salt-stress induced modulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis during de-etiolation of rice seedlings. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2015; 153:477-91. [PMID: 25132047 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants is subjected to modulation by various environmental factors. To understand the modulation of the chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis during greening process by salt, 100-200 mM NaCl was applied to the roots of etiolated rice seedlings 12 h prior to the transfer to light. Application of 200 mM NaCl to rice seedlings that were grown in light for further 72 h resulted in reduced dry matter production (-58%) and Chl accumulation (-66%). Ionic imbalance due to salinity stress resulted in additional downregulation (41-45%) of seedling dry weight, Chl and carotenoid contents over and above that of similar osmotic stress induced by polyethylene glycol. Downregulation of Chl biosynthesis may be attributed to decreased activities of Chl biosynthetic pathway enzymes, i.e. 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydratase (EC-2.4.1.24), porphobilinogen deaminase (EC-4.3.1.8), coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (EC-1.3.3.3), protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase (EC-1.3.3.4), Mg-protoporphyrin IX chelatase (EC-6.6.1.1) and protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (EC-1.3.33.1). Reduced enzymatic activities were due to downregulation of their protein abundance and/or gene expression in salt-stressed seedlings. The extent of downregulation of ALA biosynthesis nearly matched with that of protochlorophyllide and Chl to prevent the accumulation of highly photosensitive photodynamic tetrapyrroles that generates singlet oxygen under stress conditions. Although, ALA synthesis decreased, the gene/protein expression of glutamyl-tRNA reductase (EC-1.2.1.70) increased suggesting it may play a role in acclimation to salt stress. The similar downregulation of both early and late Chl biosynthesis intermediates in salt-stressed seedlings suggests a regulatory network of genes involved in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis.
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- Satpal Turan
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Hogle SL, Barbeau KA, Gledhill M. Heme in the marine environment: from cells to the iron cycle. Metallomics 2015; 6:1107-20. [PMID: 24811388 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00031e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hemes are iron containing heterocyclic molecules important in many cellular processes. In the marine environment, hemes participate as enzymatic cofactors in biogeochemically significant processes like photosynthesis, respiration, and nitrate assimilation. Further, hemoproteins, hemes, and their analogs appear to be iron sources for some marine bacterioplankton under certain conditions. Current oceanographic analytical methodologies allow for the extraction and measurement of heme b from marine material, and a handful of studies have begun to examine the distribution of heme b in ocean basins. The study of heme in the marine environment is still in its infancy, but some trends can be gleaned from the work that has been published so far. In this review, we summarize what is known or might be inferred about the roles of heme in marine microbes as well as the few studies on heme in the marine environment that have been conducted to date. We conclude by presenting some future questions and challenges for the field.
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- Shane L Hogle
- Geoscience Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA.
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Organization, function and substrates of the essential Clp protease system in plastids. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2014; 1847:915-30. [PMID: 25482260 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Intra-plastid proteolysis is essential in plastid biogenesis, differentiation and plastid protein homeostasis (proteostasis). We provide a comprehensive review of the Clp protease system present in all plastid types and we draw lessons from structural and functional information of bacterial Clp systems. The Clp system plays a central role in plastid development and function, through selective removal of miss-folded, aggregated, or otherwise unwanted proteins. The Clp system consists of a tetradecameric proteolytic core with catalytically active ClpP and inactive ClpR subunits, hexameric ATP-dependent chaperones (ClpC,D) and adaptor protein(s) (ClpS1) enhancing delivery of subsets of substrates. Many structural and functional features of the plastid Clp system are now understood though extensive reverse genetics analysis combined with biochemical analysis, as well as large scale quantitative proteomics for loss-of-function mutants of Clp core, chaperone and ClpS1 subunits. Evolutionary diversification of Clp system across non-photosynthetic and photosynthetic prokaryotes and organelles is illustrated. Multiple substrates have been suggested based on their direct interaction with the ClpS1 adaptor or screening of different loss-of-function protease mutants. The main challenge is now to determine degradation signals (degrons) in Clp substrates and substrate delivery mechanisms, as well as functional interactions of Clp with other plastid proteases. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast Biogenesis.
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Elucidation of the preferred routes of C8-vinyl reduction in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis. Biochem J 2014; 462:433-40. [PMID: 24942864 PMCID: PMC4214422 DOI: 10.1042/bj20140163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Most of the chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls utilized for light harvesting by phototrophic organisms carry an ethyl group at the C8 position of the molecule, the product of a C8-vinyl reductase acting on a chlorophyll/bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic precursor. Two unrelated classes of C8-vinyl reductase are known to exist, BciA and BciB, found in the purple phototroph Rhodobacter sphaeroides and the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 respectively. We constructed strains of each bacterium with the native C8-vinyl reductase swapped for the other class of the enzyme, and combined these replacements with a series of deletions of the native bch and chl genes. In vivo data indicate that the preferred substrates for both classes of the enzyme is C8-vinyl chlorophyllide, with C8-vinyl protochlorophyllide reduced only under conditions in which this pigment accumulates as a result of perturbed formation of chlorophyllide. The step in (bacterio)chlorophyll biosynthesis at which the vinyl group at the C8 position is reduced, forming an ethyl group, has been disputed. Results from species utilizing unrelated reductases suggest that C8-vinyl chlorophyllide is the preferred substrate for both enzymes.
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Chu P, Yan GX, Yang Q, Zhai LN, Zhang C, Zhang FQ, Guan RZ. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics analysis of Brassica napus leaves reveals pathways associated with chlorophyll deficiency. J Proteomics 2014; 113:244-59. [PMID: 25317966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Photosynthesis, the primary source of plant biomass, is important for plant growth and crop yield. Chlorophyll is highly abundant in plant leaves and plays essential roles in photosynthesis. We recently isolated a chlorophyll-deficient mutant (cde1) from ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenized Brassica napus. Herein, quantitative proteomics analysis using the iTRAQ approach was conducted to investigate cde1-induced changes in the proteome. We identified 5069 proteins from B. napus leaves, of which 443 showed differential accumulations between the cde1 mutant and its corresponding wild-type. The differentially accumulated proteins were found to be involved in photosynthesis, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, carbon fixation, spliceosome, mRNA surveillance and RNA degradation. Our results suggest that decreased abundance of chlorophyll biosynthetic enzymes and photosynthetic proteins, impaired carbon fixation efficiency and disturbed redox homeostasis might account for the reduced chlorophyll contents, impaired photosynthetic capacity and increased lipid peroxidation in this mutant. Epigenetics was implicated in the regulation of gene expression in cde1, as proteins involved in DNA/RNA/histone methylation and methylation-dependent chromatin silencing were up-accumulated in the mutant. Biological significance Photosynthesis produces more than 90% of plant biomass and is an important factor influencing potential crop yield. The pigment chlorophyll plays essential roles in light harvesting and energy transfer during photosynthesis. Mutants deficient in chlorophyll synthesis have been used extensively to investigate the chlorophyll metabolism, development and photosynthesis. However, limited information is available with regard to the changes of protein profiles upon chlorophyll deficiency. Here, a combined physiological, histological, proteomics and molecular analysis revealed several important pathways associated with chlorophyll deficiency. This work provides new insights into the regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis in higher plants and these findings may be applied to genetic engineering for high photosynthetic efficiency in crops.
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- Pu Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Schlicke H, Hartwig AS, Firtzlaff V, Richter AS, Glässer C, Maier K, Finkemeier I, Grimm B. Induced deactivation of genes encoding chlorophyll biosynthesis enzymes disentangles tetrapyrrole-mediated retrograde signaling. MOLECULAR PLANT 2014; 7:1211-27. [PMID: 24658417 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssu034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In photosynthetic organisms, tetrapyrrole-mediated retrograde signals are proposed to contribute to a balanced nuclear gene expression (NGE) in response to metabolic activity in chloroplasts. We followed an experimental short-term approach that allowed the assessment of modified NGE during the first hours of specifically modified enzymatic steps of the Mg branch of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, when pleiotropic effects of other signals can be avoided. In response to 24-h-induced silencing of CHLH, CHLM, and CHL27 encoding the CHLH subunit of Mg chelatase, the Mg protoporphyrin methyltransferase and Mg protoporphyrin monomethylester cyclase, respectively, deactivated gene expression rapidly led to reduced activity of the corresponding enzymes and altered Mg porphyrin levels. But NGE was not substantially altered. When these three genes were continuously inactivated for up to 4 d, changes of transcript levels of nuclear genes were determined. CHL27 silencing for more than 24h results in necrotic leaf lesions and modulated transcript levels of oxidative stress-responsive and photosynthesis-associated nuclear genes (PhANGs). The prolonged deactivation of CHLH and CHLM results in slightly elevated transcript levels of PhANGs and tetrapyrrole-associated genes. These time-resolved studies indicate a complex scenario for the contribution of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis on NGE mediated by (1)O2-induced signaling and feedback-regulated ALA synthesis.
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- Hagen Schlicke
- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, D 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, D 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, D 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, D 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Plant Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Group, Carl-von-Linné Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, D 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Brouwer B, Gardeström P, Keech O. In response to partial plant shading, the lack of phytochrome A does not directly induce leaf senescence but alters the fine-tuning of chlorophyll biosynthesis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:4037-49. [PMID: 24604733 PMCID: PMC4106438 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Phytochrome is thought to control the induction of leaf senescence directly, however, the signalling and molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, an ecophysiological approach was used to establish a functional connection between phytochrome signalling and the physiological processes underlying the induction of leaf senescence in response to shade. With shade it is important to distinguish between complete and partial shading, during which either the whole or only a part of the plant is shaded, respectively. It is first shown here that, while PHYB is required to maintain chlorophyll content in a completely shaded plant, only PHYA is involved in maintaining the leaf chlorophyll content in response to partial plant shading. Second, it is shown that leaf yellowing associated with strong partial shading in phyA-mutant plants actually correlates to a decreased biosynthesis of chlorophyll rather than to an increase of its degradation. Third, it is shown that the physiological impact of this decreased biosynthesis of chlorophyll in strongly shaded phyA-mutant leaves is accompanied by a decreased capacity to adjust the Light Compensation Point. However, the increased leaf yellowing in phyA-mutant plants is not accompanied by an increase of senescence-specific molecular markers, which argues against a direct role of PHYA in inducing leaf senescence in response to partial shade. In conclusion, it is proposed that PHYA, but not PHYB, is essential for fine-tuning the chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway in response to partial shading. In turn, this mechanism allows the shaded leaf to adjust its photosynthetic machinery to very low irradiances, thus maintaining a positive carbon balance and repressing the induction of leaf senescence, which can occur under prolonged periods of shade.
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- Bastiaan Brouwer
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, S-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, S-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, S-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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Yamamoto H, Kato M, Yamanashi K, Fujita Y. Reconstitution of a sequential reaction of two nitrogenase-like enzymes in the bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic pathway of Rhodobacter capsulatus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 448:200-5. [PMID: 24769479 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The parental structure of bacteriochlorophyll a, bacteriochlorin, is formed by a sequential operation of two nitrogenase-like enzymes, dark-operative protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (DPOR) and chlorophyllide a oxidoreductase (COR). Both DPOR and COR consist of two components, Fe protein and MoFe protein cognates. Here we determined kinetic parameters of COR and established the reconstitution system for the formation of bacteriochlorin (3-vinyl bacteriochlorophyllide a) from porphyrin (protochlorophyllide) with purified components of DPOR and COR from Rhodobacter capsulatus. This reconstitution system confirmed the recent finding that COR catalyzes 8-vinyl reduction of 8-vinyl chlorophyllide a in addition to the known activity of C7C8 double bond reduction, and provides a promising model to investigate how two nitrogenase-like enzymes are coordinated in bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis.
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- Haruki Yamamoto
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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Crystal structure of Arabidopsis glutamyl-tRNA reductase in complex with its stimulator protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:6630-5. [PMID: 24753615 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400166111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in plants, algae, and most bacteria starts from the NADPH-dependent reduction of glutamyl-tRNA by glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR). The GluTR-catalyzed reaction is the rate-limiting step, and GluTR is the target of multiple posttranslational regulations, such as heme feedback inhibition, for the tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway. A recently identified GluTR regulator, GluTR binding protein (GluBP), has been shown to spatially organize tetrapyrrole synthesis by distributing GluTR into different suborganellar locations. Here we report the complex structure of GluTR-GluBP from Arabidopsis thaliana. The dimeric GluBP binds symmetrically to the catalytic domains of the V-shaped GluTR dimer via its C-terminal domain. A substantial conformational change of the GluTR NADPH-binding domain is observed, confirming the postulated rotation of the NADPH-binding domain for hydride transfer from NADPH to the substrate. Arg146, "guarding the door" for metabolic channeling, adopts alternative conformations, which may represent steps involved in substrate recognition and product release. A coupled enzyme assay shows that GluBP stimulates GluTR catalytic efficiency with an approximate threefold increase of the 5-aminolevulinic acid formation rate. In addition, the GluTR activity can be inhibited by heme in a concentration-dependent way regardless of the presence of GluBP. A structural alignment indicates that GluBP belongs to a heme-binding family involved in heme metabolism. We propose a catalytic mechanism model for GluTR, through which photosynthetic organisms can achieve precise regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis.
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Mulders KJM, Lamers PP, Martens DE, Wijffels RH. Phototrophic pigment production with microalgae: biological constraints and opportunities. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2014; 50:229-42. [PMID: 26988181 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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There is increasing interest in naturally produced colorants, and microalgae represent a bio-technologically interesting source due to their wide range of colored pigments, including chlorophylls (green), carotenoids (red, orange and yellow), and phycobiliproteins (red and blue). However, the concentration of these pigments, under optimal growth conditions, is often too low to make microalgal-based pigment production economically feasible. In some Chlorophyta (green algae), specific process conditions such as oversaturating light intensities or a high salt concentration induce the overproduction of secondary carotenoids (β-carotene in Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teodoresco and astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis (Flotow)). Overproduction of all other pigments (including lutein, fucoxanthin, and phycocyanin) requires modification in gene expression or enzyme activity, most likely combined with the creation of storage space outside of the photosystems. The success of such modification strategies depends on an adequate understanding of the metabolic pathways and the functional roles of all the pigments involved. In this review, the distribution of commercially interesting pigments across the most common microalgal groups, the roles of these pigments in vivo and their biosynthesis routes are reviewed, and constraints and opportunities for overproduction of both primary and secondary pigments are presented.
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- Kim J M Mulders
- Bioprocess Engineering, AlgaePARC, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, Wageningen, 6700 EV, The Netherlands
- FeyeCon Development & Implementation, Rijnkade 17a, Weesp, 1382 GS, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, Wageningen, 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, Wageningen, 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, Wageningen, 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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Chlorophylls are magnesium-tetrapyrrole molecules that play essential roles in photosynthesis. All chlorophylls have similar five-membered ring structures, with variations in the side chains and/or reduction states. Formyl group substitutions on the side chains of chlorophyll a result in the different absorption properties of chlorophyll b, chlorophyll d, and chlorophyll f. These formyl substitution derivatives exhibit different spectral shifts according to the formyl substitution position. Not only does the presence of various types of chlorophylls allow the photosynthetic organism to harvest sunlight at different wavelengths to enhance light energy input, but the pigment composition of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms also reflects the spectral properties on the surface of the Earth. Two major environmental influencing factors are light and oxygen levels, which may play central roles in the regulatory pathways leading to the different chlorophylls. I review the biochemical processes of chlorophyll biosynthesis and their regulatory mechanisms.
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- Min Chen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia;
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Sobotka R. Making proteins green; biosynthesis of chlorophyll-binding proteins in cyanobacteria. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2014; 119:223-32. [PMID: 23377990 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-013-9797-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Chlorophyll (Chl) is an essential component of the photosynthetic apparatus. Embedded into Chl-binding proteins, Chl molecules play a central role in light harvesting and charge separation within the photosystems. It is critical for the photosynthetic cell to not only ensure the synthesis of a sufficient amount of new Chl-binding proteins but also avoids any misbalance between apoprotein synthesis and the formation of potentially phototoxic Chl molecules. According to the available data, Chl-binding proteins are translated on membrane bound ribosomes and their integration into the membrane is provided by the SecYEG/Alb3 translocon machinery. It appears that the insertion of Chl molecules into growing polypeptide is a prerequisite for the correct folding and finishing of Chl-binding protein synthesis. Although the Chl biosynthetic pathway is fairly well-described on the level of enzymatic steps, a link between Chl biosynthesis and the synthesis of apoproteins remains elusive. In this review, I summarize the current knowledge about this issue putting emphasis on protein-protein interactions. I present a model of the Chl biosynthetic pathway organized into a multi-enzymatic complex and physically attached to the SecYEG/Alb3 translocon. Localization of this hypothetical large biosynthetic centre in the cyanobacterial cell is also discussed as well as regulatory mechanisms coordinating the rate of Chl and apoprotein synthesis.
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- Roman Sobotka
- Institute of Microbiology CAS, Opatovický mlyn, Třeboň, Czech Republic,
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Aoki R, Hiraide Y, Yamakawa H, Fujita Y. A novel "oxygen-induced" greening process in a cyanobacterial mutant lacking the transcriptional activator ChlR involved in low-oxygen adaptation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:1841-51. [PMID: 24297184 PMCID: PMC3894359 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.495358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ChlR activates the transcription of the chlAII-ho2-hemN operon in response to low-oxygen conditions in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Three genes in the operon encode low-oxygen-type enzymes to bypass three oxygen-dependent reactions in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis. A chlR-lacking mutant, ΔchlR, shows poor photoautotrophic growth due to low chlorophyll (Chl) content under low-oxygen conditions, which is caused by no induction of the operon. Here, we characterized the processes of etiolation of ΔchlR cells in low-oxygen conditions and the subsequent regreening of the etiolated cells upon exposure to oxygen, by HPLC, Western blotting, and low-temperature fluorescence spectra. The Chl content of the etiolated ΔchlR cells incubated under low-oxygen conditions for 7 days was only 10% of that of the wild-type with accumulation of almost all intermediates of the magnesium branch of Chl biosynthesis. Both photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) were significantly decreased, accompanied by a preferential decrease of antenna Chl in PSI. Upon exposure to oxygen, the etiolated ΔchlR cells resumed to produce Chl after a short lag (∼2 h), and the level at 72 h was 80% of that of the wild-type. During this novel "oxygen-induced" greening process, the PSI and PSII contents were largely increased in parallel with the increase in Chl contents. After 72 h, the PSI content reached ∼50% of the wild-type level in contrast to the full recovery of PSII. ΔchlR provides a promising alternative system to investigate the biogenesis of PSI and PSII.
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- Rina Aoki
- From the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- From the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- From the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- From the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Richter AS, Grimm B. Thiol-based redox control of enzymes involved in the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:371. [PMID: 24065975 PMCID: PMC3778395 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The last decades of research brought substantial insights into tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway in photosynthetic organisms. Almost all genes have been identified and roles of seemingly all essential proteins, leading to the synthesis of heme, siroheme, phytochromobilin, and chlorophyll (Chl), have been characterized. Detailed studies revealed the existence of a complex network of transcriptional and post-translational control mechanisms for maintaining a well-adjusted tetrapyrrole biosynthesis during plant development and adequate responses to environmental changes. Among others one of the known post-translational modifications is regulation of enzyme activities by redox modulators. Thioredoxins and NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase C (NTRC) adjust the activity of tetrapyrrole synthesis to the redox status of plastids. Excessive excitation energy of Chls in both photosystems and accumulation of light-absorbing unbound tetrapyrrole intermediates generate reactive oxygen species, which interfere with the plastid redox poise. Recent reports highlight ferredoxin-thioredoxin and NTRC-dependent control of key steps in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in plants. In this review we introduce the regulatory impact of these reductants on the stability and activity of enzymes involved in 5-aminolevulinic acid synthesis as well as in the Mg-branch of the tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway and we propose molecular mechanisms behind this redox control.
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- *Correspondence: Bernhard Grimm, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche-Fakultät I, Humboldt-University Berlin, Philippstrasse 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany e-mail:
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Plastids of marine phytoplankton produce bioactive pigments and lipids. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:3425-71. [PMID: 24022731 PMCID: PMC3806458 DOI: 10.3390/md11093425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Phytoplankton is acknowledged to be a very diverse source of bioactive molecules. These compounds play physiological roles that allow cells to deal with changes of the environmental constrains. For example, the diversity of light harvesting pigments allows efficient photosynthesis at different depths in the seawater column. Identically, lipid composition of cell membranes can vary according to environmental factors. This, together with the heterogenous evolutionary origin of taxa, makes the chemical diversity of phytoplankton compounds much larger than in terrestrial plants. This contribution is dedicated to pigments and lipids synthesized within or from plastids/photosynthetic membranes. It starts with a short review of cyanobacteria and microalgae phylogeny. Then the bioactivity of pigments and lipids (anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-allergic activities, and cardio- neuro-, hepato- and photoprotective effects), alone or in combination, is detailed. To increase the cellular production of bioactive compounds, specific culture conditions may be applied (e.g., high light intensity, nitrogen starvation). Regardless of the progress made in blue biotechnologies, the production of bioactive compounds is still limited. However, some examples of large scale production are given, and perspectives are suggested in the final section.
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Shumskaya M, Wurtzel ET. The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway: thinking in all dimensions. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 208:58-63. [PMID: 23683930 PMCID: PMC3672397 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway serves manifold roles in plants related to photosynthesis, photoprotection, development, stress hormones, and various volatiles and signaling apocarotenoids. The pathway also produces compounds that impact human nutrition and metabolic products that contribute to fragrance and flavor of food and non-food crops. It is no surprise that the pathway has been a target of metabolic engineering, most prominently in the case of Golden Rice. The future success and predictability of metabolic engineering of carotenoids rests in the ability to target carotenoids for specific physiological purposes as well as to simultaneously modify carotenoids along with other desired traits. Here, we ask whether predictive metabolic engineering of the carotenoid pathway is indeed possible. Despite a long history of research on the pathway, at this point in time we can only describe the pathway as a parts list and have almost no knowledge of the location of the complete pathway, how it is assembled, and whether there exists any trafficking of the enzymes or the carotenoids themselves. We discuss the current state of knowledge regarding the "complete" pathway and make the argument that predictive metabolic engineering of the carotenoid pathway (and other pathways) will require investigation of the three dimensional state of the pathway as it may exist in plastids of different ultrastructures. Along with this message we point out the need to develop new types of visualization tools and resources that better reflect the dynamic nature of biosynthetic pathways.
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- Maria Shumskaya
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, The City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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Fischer BB, Hideg É, Krieger-Liszkay A. Production, detection, and signaling of singlet oxygen in photosynthetic organisms. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:2145-62. [PMID: 23320833 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE In photosynthetic organisms, excited chlorophylls (Chl) can stimulate the formation of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)), a highly toxic molecule that acts in addition to its damaging nature as an important signaling molecule. Thus, due to this dual role of (1)O(2), its production and detoxification have to be strictly controlled. RECENT ADVANCES Regulation of pigment synthesis is essential to control (1)O(2) production, and several components of the Chl synthesis and pigment insertion machineries to assemble and disassemble protein/pigment complexes have recently been identified. Once produced, (1)O(2) activates a signaling cascade from the chloroplast to the nucleus that can involve multiple mechanisms and stimulate a specific gene expression response. Further, (1)O(2) signaling was shown to interact with signal cascades of other reactive oxygen species, oxidized carotenoids, and lipid hydroperoxide-derived reactive electrophile species. CRITICAL ISSUES Despite recent progresses, hardly anything is known about how and where the (1)O(2) signal is sensed and transmitted to the cytoplasm. One reason for that is the limitation of available detection methods challenging the reliable quantification and localization of (1)O(2) in plant cells. In addition, the process of Chl insertion into the reaction centers and antenna complexes is still unclear. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Unraveling the mechanisms controlling (1)O(2) production and signaling would help clarifying the specific role of (1)O(2) in cellular stress responses. It would further enable to investigate the interaction and sensitivity to other abiotic and biotic stress signals and thus allow to better understand why some stressors activate an acclimation, while others provoke a programmed cell death response.
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- Beat B Fischer
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Richter AS, Peter E, Rothbart M, Schlicke H, Toivola J, Rintamäki E, Grimm B. Posttranslational influence of NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase C on enzymes in tetrapyrrole synthesis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 162:63-73. [PMID: 23569108 PMCID: PMC3641230 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.217141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase C (NTRC) is involved in redox-related regulatory processes in chloroplasts and nonphotosynthetic active plastids. Together with 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin, it forms a two-component peroxide-detoxifying system that acts as a reductant under stress conditions. NTRC stimulates in vitro activity of magnesium protoporphyrin IX monomethylester (MgPMME) cyclase, most likely by scavenging peroxides. Reexamination of tetrapyrrole intermediate levels of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) knockout ntrc reveals lower magnesium protoporphyrin IX (MgP) and MgPMME steady-state levels, the substrate and the product of MgP methyltransferase (CHLM) preceding MgPMME cyclase, while MgP strongly accumulates in mutant leaves after 5-aminolevulinic acid feeding. The ntrc mutant has a reduced capacity to synthesize 5-aminolevulinic acid and reduced CHLM activity compared with the wild type. Although transcript levels of genes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis are not significantly altered in 2-week-old ntrc seedlings, the contents of glutamyl-transfer RNA reductase1 (GluTR1) and CHLM are reduced. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay confirms a physical interaction of NTRC with GluTR1 and CHLM. While ntrc contains partly oxidized CHLM, the wild type has only reduced CHLM. As NTRC also stimulates CHLM activity in vitro, it is proposed that NTRC has a regulatory impact on the redox status of conserved cysteine residues of CHLM. It is hypothesized that a deficiency of NTRC leads to a lower capacity to reduce cysteine residues of GluTR1 and CHLM, affecting the stability and, thereby, altering the activity in the entire tetrapyrrole synthesis pathway.
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Nickelsen J, Rengstl B. Photosystem II assembly: from cyanobacteria to plants. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 64:609-35. [PMID: 23451783 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII) is an integral-membrane, multisubunit complex that initiates electron flow in oxygenic photosynthesis. The biogenesis of this complex machine involves the concerted assembly of at least 20 different polypeptides as well as the incorporation of a variety of inorganic and organic cofactors. Many factors have recently been identified that constitute an integrative network mediating the stepwise assembly of PSII components. One recurring theme is the subcellular organization of the assembly process in specialized membranes that form distinct biogenesis centers. Here, we review our current knowledge of the molecular components and events involved in PSII assembly and their high degree of evolutionary conservation.
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- Jörg Nickelsen
- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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Albus CA, Salinas A, Czarnecki O, Kahlau S, Rothbart M, Thiele W, Lein W, Bock R, Grimm B, Schöttler MA. LCAA, a novel factor required for magnesium protoporphyrin monomethylester cyclase accumulation and feedback control of aminolevulinic acid biosynthesis in tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:1923-39. [PMID: 23085838 PMCID: PMC3510121 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.206045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Low Chlorophyll Accumulation A (LCAA) antisense plants were obtained from a screen for genes whose partial down-regulation results in a strong chlorophyll deficiency in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The LCAA mutants are affected in a plastid-localized protein of unknown function, which is conserved in cyanobacteria and all photosynthetic eukaryotes. They suffer from drastically reduced light-harvesting complex (LHC) contents, while the accumulation of all other photosynthetic complexes per leaf area is less affected. As the disturbed accumulation of LHC proteins could be either attributable to a defect in LHC biogenesis itself or to a bottleneck in chlorophyll biosynthesis, chlorophyll synthesis rates and chlorophyll synthesis intermediates were measured. LCAA antisense plants accumulate magnesium (Mg) protoporphyrin monomethylester and contain reduced protochlorophyllide levels and a reduced content of CHL27, a subunit of the Mg protoporphyrin monomethylester cyclase. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays confirm a direct interaction between LCAA and CHL27. 5-Aminolevulinic acid synthesis rates are increased and correlate with an increased content of glutamyl-transfer RNA reductase. We suggest that LCAA encodes an additional subunit of the Mg protoporphyrin monomethylester cyclase, is required for the stability of CHL27, and contributes to feedback-control of 5-aminolevulinic acid biosynthesis, the rate-limiting step of chlorophyll biosynthesis.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D–14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.A.A., S.K., W.T., W.L., R.B., M.A.S.); and Plant Physiology Group, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (A.S., O.C., M.R., B.G.)
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González A, Bes MT, Valladares A, Peleato ML, Fillat MF. FurA is the master regulator of iron homeostasis and modulates the expression of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis genes inAnabaenasp. PCC 7120. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:3175-87. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02897.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis; Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de la Cartuja; CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla; E-41092; Seville; Spain
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Luo T, Fan T, Liu Y, Rothbart M, Yu J, Zhou S, Grimm B, Luo M. Thioredoxin redox regulates ATPase activity of magnesium chelatase CHLI subunit and modulates redox-mediated signaling in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and homeostasis of reactive oxygen species in pea plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 159:118-30. [PMID: 22452855 PMCID: PMC3375955 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.195446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The chloroplast thioredoxins (TRXs) function as messengers of redox signals from ferredoxin to target enzymes. In this work, we studied the regulatory impact of pea (Pisum sativum) TRX-F on the magnesium (Mg) chelatase CHLI subunit and the enzymatic activation of Mg chelatase in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, reduced TRX-F activated the ATPase activity of pea CHLI and enhanced the activity of Mg chelatase reconstituted from the three recombinant subunits CHLI, CHLD, and CHLH in combination with the regulator protein GENOMES UNCOUPLED4 (GUN4). Yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays demonstrated that TRX-F physically interacts with CHLI but not with either of the other two subunits or GUN4. In vivo, virus-induced TRX-F gene silencing (VIGS-TRX-F) in pea plants did not result in an altered redox state of CHLI. However, simultaneous silencing of the pea TRX-F and TRX-M genes (VIGS-TRX-F/TRX-M) resulted in partially and fully oxidized CHLI in vivo. VIGS-TRX-F/TRX-M plants demonstrated a significant reduction in Mg chelatase activity and 5-aminolevulinic acid synthesizing capacity as well as reduced pigment content and lower photosynthetic capacity. These results suggest that, in vivo, TRX-M can compensate for a lack of TRX-F and that both TRXs act as important redox regulators of Mg chelatase. Furthermore, the silencing of TRX-F and TRX-M expression also affects gene expression in the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway and leads to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species, which may also serve as an additional signal for the transcriptional regulation of photosynthesis-associated nuclear genes.
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- Tao Luo
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People′s Republic of China (T.L., T.F., Y.L., J.Y., S.Z., M.L.); and Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, D–10115 Berlin, Germany (T.L., M.R., B.G.)
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