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Li-Beisson Y, Shorrosh B, Beisson F, Andersson MX, Arondel V, Bates PD, Baud S, Bird D, Debono A, Durrett TP, Franke RB, Graham IA, Katayama K, Kelly AA, Larson T, Markham JE, Miquel M, Molina I, Nishida I, Rowland O, Samuels L, Schmid KM, Wada H, Welti R, Xu C, Zallot R, Ohlrogge J. Acyl-lipid metabolism. THE ARABIDOPSIS BOOK 2013. [PMID: 23505340 DOI: 10.1199/tab.0161m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Acyl lipids in Arabidopsis and all other plants have a myriad of diverse functions. These include providing the core diffusion barrier of the membranes that separates cells and subcellular organelles. This function alone involves more than 10 membrane lipid classes, including the phospholipids, galactolipids, and sphingolipids, and within each class the variations in acyl chain composition expand the number of structures to several hundred possible molecular species. Acyl lipids in the form of triacylglycerol account for 35% of the weight of Arabidopsis seeds and represent their major form of carbon and energy storage. A layer of cutin and cuticular waxes that restricts the loss of water and provides protection from invasions by pathogens and other stresses covers the entire aerial surface of Arabidopsis. Similar functions are provided by suberin and its associated waxes that are localized in roots, seed coats, and abscission zones and are produced in response to wounding. This chapter focuses on the metabolic pathways that are associated with the biosynthesis and degradation of the acyl lipids mentioned above. These pathways, enzymes, and genes are also presented in detail in an associated website (ARALIP: http://aralip.plantbiology.msu.edu/). Protocols and methods used for analysis of Arabidopsis lipids are provided. Finally, a detailed summary of the composition of Arabidopsis lipids is provided in three figures and 15 tables.
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Shimojima M, Watanabe T, Madoka Y, Koizumi R, Yamamoto MP, Masuda K, Yamada K, Masuda S, Ohta H. Differential regulation of two types of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase in membrane lipid remodeling under phosphate-limited conditions in sesame plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:469. [PMID: 24312111 PMCID: PMC3832787 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Phosphate (Pi) limitation causes drastic lipid remodeling in plant membranes. Glycolipids substitute for the phospholipids that are degraded, thereby supplying Pi needed for essential biological processes. Two major types of remodeling of membrane lipids occur in higher plants: whereas one involves an increase in the concentration of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol in plastids to compensate for a decreased concentration of phosphatidylglycerol, the other involves digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) synthesis in plastids and the export of DGDG to extraplastidial membranes to compensate for reduced abundances of phospholipids. Lipid remodeling depends on an adequate supply of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), which is a substrate that supports the elevated rate of DGDG synthesis that is induced by low Pi availability. Regulation of MGDG synthesis has been analyzed most extensively using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, although orthologous genes that encode putative MGDG synthases exist in photosynthetic organisms from bacteria to higher plants. We recently hypothesized that two types of MGDG synthase diverged after the appearance of seed plants. This divergence might have both enabled plants to adapt to a wide range of Pi availability in soils and contributed to the diversity of seed plants. In the work presented here, we found that membrane lipid remodeling also takes place in sesame, which is one of the most common traditional crops grown in Asia. We identified two types of MGDG synthase from sesame (encoded by SeMGD1 and SeMGD2) and analyzed their enzymatic properties. Our results show that both genes correspond to the Arabidopsis type-A and -B isoforms of MGDG synthase. Notably, whereas Pi limitation up-regulates only the gene encoding the type-B isoform of Arabidopsis, low Pi availability up-regulates the expression of both SeMGD1 and SeMGD2. We discuss the significance of the different responses to low Pi availability in sesame and Arabidopsis.
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- Mie Shimojima
- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of ToyamaToyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of ToyamaToyama, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
- Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohama, Japan
- Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology AgencyTokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Hiroyuki Ohta, Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4249-B65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan e-mail:
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Kobayashi K, Narise T, Sonoike K, Hashimoto H, Sato N, Kondo M, Nishimura M, Sato M, Toyooka K, Sugimoto K, Wada H, Masuda T, Ohta H. Role of galactolipid biosynthesis in coordinated development of photosynthetic complexes and thylakoid membranes during chloroplast biogenesis in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 73:250-61. [PMID: 22978702 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The galactolipids monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) are the predominant lipids in thylakoid membranes and indispensable for photosynthesis. Among the three isoforms that catalyze MGDG synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, MGD1 is responsible for most galactolipid synthesis in chloroplasts, whereas MGD2 and MGD3 are required for DGDG accumulation during phosphate (Pi) starvation. A null mutant of Arabidopsis MGD1 (mgd1-2), which lacks both galactolipids and shows a severe defect in chloroplast biogenesis under nutrient-sufficient conditions, accumulated large amounts of DGDG, with a strong induction of MGD2/3 expression, during Pi starvation. In plastids of Pi-starved mgd1-2 leaves, biogenesis of thylakoid-like internal membranes, occasionally associated with invagination of the inner envelope, was observed, together with chlorophyll accumulation. Moreover, the mutant accumulated photosynthetic membrane proteins upon Pi starvation, indicating a compensation for MGD1 deficiency by Pi stress-induced galactolipid biosynthesis. However, photosynthetic activity in the mutant was still abolished, and light-harvesting/photosystem core complexes were improperly formed, suggesting a requirement for MGDG for proper assembly of these complexes. During Pi starvation, distribution of plastid nucleoids changed concomitantly with internal membrane biogenesis in the mgd1-2 mutant. Moreover, the reduced expression of nuclear- and plastid-encoded photosynthetic genes observed in the mgd1-2 mutant under Pi-sufficient conditions was restored after Pi starvation. In contrast, Pi starvation had no such positive effects in mutants lacking chlorophyll biosynthesis. These observations demonstrate that galactolipid biosynthesis and subsequent membrane biogenesis inside the plastid strongly influence nucleoid distribution and the expression of both plastid- and nuclear-encoded photosynthetic genes, independently of photosynthesis.
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- Koichi Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
- RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Yokohama, 226-8501, Midori-ku, Japan
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- Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Tokyo, 162-8480, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Yokohama, 226-8501, Midori-ku, Japan
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Schlüter U, Mascher M, Colmsee C, Scholz U, Bräutigam A, Fahnenstich H, Sonnewald U. Maize source leaf adaptation to nitrogen deficiency affects not only nitrogen and carbon metabolism but also control of phosphate homeostasis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:1384-406. [PMID: 22972706 PMCID: PMC3490595 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.204420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Crop plant development is strongly dependent on the availability of nitrogen (N) in the soil and the efficiency of N utilization for biomass production and yield. However, knowledge about molecular responses to N deprivation derives mainly from the study of model species. In this article, the metabolic adaptation of source leaves to low N was analyzed in maize (Zea mays) seedlings by parallel measurements of transcriptome and metabolome profiling. Inbred lines A188 and B73 were cultivated under sufficient (15 mM) or limiting (0.15 mM) nitrate supply for up to 30 d. Limited availability of N caused strong shifts in the metabolite profile of leaves. The transcriptome was less affected by the N stress but showed strong genotype- and age-dependent patterns. N starvation initiated the selective down-regulation of processes involved in nitrate reduction and amino acid assimilation; ammonium assimilation-related transcripts, on the other hand, were not influenced. Carbon assimilation-related transcripts were characterized by high transcriptional coordination and general down-regulation under low-N conditions. N deprivation caused a slight accumulation of starch but also directed increased amounts of carbohydrates into the cell wall and secondary metabolites. The decrease in N availability also resulted in accumulation of phosphate and strong down-regulation of genes usually involved in phosphate starvation response, underlining the great importance of phosphate homeostasis control under stress conditions.
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Pokotylo I, Pejchar P, Potocký M, Kocourková D, Krčková Z, Ruelland E, Kravets V, Martinec J. The plant non-specific phospholipase C gene family. Novel competitors in lipid signalling. Prog Lipid Res 2012; 52:62-79. [PMID: 23089468 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Non-specific phospholipases C (NPCs) were discovered as a novel type of plant phospholipid-cleaving enzyme homologous to bacterial phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipases C and responsible for lipid conversion during phosphate-limiting conditions. The six-gene family was established in Arabidopsis, and growing evidence suggests the involvement of two articles NPCs in biotic and abiotic stress responses as well as phytohormone actions. In addition, the diacylglycerol produced via NPCs is postulated to participate in membrane remodelling, general lipid metabolism and cross-talk with other phospholipid signalling systems in plants. This review summarises information concerning this new plant protein family and focusses on its sequence analysis, biochemical properties, cellular and tissue distribution and physiological functions. Possible modes of action are also discussed.
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- Igor Pokotylo
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Nakamura Y. Phosphate starvation and membrane lipid remodeling in seed plants. Prog Lipid Res 2012; 52:43-50. [PMID: 22954597 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Phosphate is an essential, yet scarce, nutrient that seed plants need to maintain viability. Phosphate-starved plants utilize their membrane phospholipids as a major source for internal phosphate supply by replacing phospholipids in their membranes with the non-phosphorus galactolipid, digalactosyldiacylglycerol. This membrane lipid remodeling has drawn much attention as a model of metabolic switching from phospholipids to the galactolipid. In the past decade, a considerable effort has been devoted to unraveling the molecular biology of this phenomenon. This review thus aims to summarize recent achievements with a focus on metabolic pathways during lipid remodeling.
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- Yuki Nakamura
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec. 2 Academia Rd., Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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Kobayashi K, Obayashi T, Masuda T. Role of the G-box element in regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis roots. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:922-6. [PMID: 22827944 PMCID: PMC3474686 DOI: 10.4161/psb.20760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Regulation of chlorophyll metabolism comprises strong transcriptional control together with a range of post-translational mechanisms during chloroplast biogenesis. Recently we reported that chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana roots is regulated by auxin/cytokinin signaling via the combination of two transcription factors, LONG-HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) and GOLDEN2-LIKE2 (GLK2). In this study, we examined the involvement of cis-elements in the expression of chlorophyll biosynthesis genes. Searches for predicted cis-elements in key chlorophyll biosynthesis genes and their co-expressed genes revealed coexistence of the G-box motif and the CCAATC motif, which may be targeted by HY5 and GLK factors, respectively, in their promoter regions. Deletion of the G-box from the promoter of the CHLH gene encoding the H subunit of Mg-chelatase resulted in the absence of its expression in roots but not in shoots, showing a differing involvement of the G-box in CHLH expression between shoots and roots. Our data suggest that transcription factors and cis-elements participating chlorophyll biosynthesis are substantially changed during organ differentiation, which may be linked to the differentiation of plastids.
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- Koichi Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Boudière L, Botté CY, Saidani N, Lajoie M, Marion J, Bréhélin L, Yamaryo-Botté Y, Satiat-Jeunemaître B, Breton C, Girard-Egrot A, Bastien O, Jouhet J, Falconet D, Block MA, Maréchal E. Galvestine-1, a novel chemical probe for the study of the glycerolipid homeostasis system in plant cells. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2012; 8:2023-35, 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25067e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yuzawa Y, Nishihara H, Haraguchi T, Masuda S, Shimojima M, Shimoyama A, Yuasa H, Okada N, Ohta H. Phylogeny of galactolipid synthase homologs together with their enzymatic analyses revealed a possible origin and divergence time for photosynthetic membrane biogenesis. DNA Res 2011; 19:91-102. [PMID: 22210603 PMCID: PMC3276260 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsr044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The photosynthetic membranes of cyanobacteria and chloroplasts of higher plants have remarkably similar lipid compositions. In particular, thylakoid membranes of both cyanobacteria and chloroplasts are composed of galactolipids, of which monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) is the most abundant, although MGDG biosynthetic pathways are different in these organisms. Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis revealed that MGDG synthase (MGD) homologs of filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs Chloroflexi have a close relationship with MGDs of Viridiplantae (green algae and land plants). Furthermore, analyses for the sugar specificity and anomeric configuration of the sugar head groups revealed that one of the MGD homologs exhibited a true MGDG synthetic activity. We therefore presumed that higher plant MGDs are derived from this ancestral type of MGD genes, and genes involved in membrane biogenesis and photosystems have been already functionally associated at least at the time of Chloroflexi divergence. As MGD gene duplication is an important event during plastid evolution, we also estimated the divergence time of type A and B MGDs. Our analysis indicated that these genes diverged ∼323 million years ago, when Spermatophyta (seed plants) were appearing. Galactolipid synthesis is required to produce photosynthetic membranes; based on MGD gene sequences and activities, we have proposed a novel evolutionary model that has increased our understanding of photosynthesis evolution.
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- Yuichi Yuzawa
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Prasad PVV, Djanaguiraman M. High night temperature decreases leaf photosynthesis and pollen function in grain sorghum. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2011; 38:993-1003. [PMID: 32480957 DOI: 10.1071/fp11035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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High temperature stress is an important abiotic stress limiting sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) yield in arid and semiarid regions. Climate models project greater increases in the magnitude of night temperature compared with day temperature. We hypothesise that high night temperature (HNT) during flowering will cause oxidative damage in leaves and pollen grains, leading to decreased photosynthesis and seed-set, respectively. The objectives of this research were to determine effects of HNT on (1) photochemical efficiency and photosynthesis of leaves, and (2) pollen functions and seed-set. Sorghum plants (hybrid DK-28E) were exposed to optimum night temperature (ONT; 32:22°C, day maximum: night minimum) or HNT (32:28°C, day maximum:night minimum) for 10 days after complete panicle emergence. Exposure to HNT increased thylakoid membrane damage and non-photochemical quenching. However, HNT decreased chlorophyll content, quantum yield of PSII, photochemical quenching, electron transport rate and photosynthesis of leaves as compared with ONT. Exposure to HNT increased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level of leaves and pollen grains. Lipid molecular species analyses in pollen grains showed that HNT decreased phospholipid saturation levels and altered various phospholipid levels compared with ONT. These changes in phospholipids and greater ROS in pollen grains may be responsible for decreased pollen function, leading to lower seed-set.
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- Department of Agronomy, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Botté CY, Deligny M, Roccia A, Bonneau AL, Saïdani N, Hardré H, Aci S, Yamaryo-Botté Y, Jouhet J, Dubots E, Loizeau K, Bastien O, Bréhélin L, Joyard J, Cintrat JC, Falconet D, Block MA, Rousseau B, Lopez R, Maréchal E. Chemical inhibitors of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nat Chem Biol 2011; 7:834-42. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Myers AM, James MG, Lin Q, Yi G, Stinard PS, Hennen-Bierwagen TA, Becraft PW. Maize opaque5 encodes monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase and specifically affects galactolipids necessary for amyloplast and chloroplast function. THE PLANT CELL 2011; 23:2331-47. [PMID: 21685260 PMCID: PMC3160020 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.111.087205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The maize (Zea mays) opaque5 (o5) locus was shown to encode the monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase MGD1. Null and point mutations of o5 that affect the vitreous nature of mature endosperm engendered an allelic series of lines with stepwise reductions in gene function. C(18:3)/C(18:2) galactolipid abundance in seedling leaves was reduced proportionally, without significant effects on total galactolipid content. This alteration in polar lipid composition disrupted the organization of thylakoid membranes into granal stacks. Total galactolipid abundance in endosperm was strongly reduced in o5(-) mutants, causing developmental defects and changes in starch production such that the normal simple granules were replaced with compound granules separated by amyloplast membrane. Complete loss of MGD1 function in a null mutant caused kernel lethality owing to failure in both endosperm and embryo development. The data demonstrate that low-abundance galactolipids with five double bonds serve functions in plastid membranes that are not replaced by the predominant species with six double bonds. Furthermore, the data identify a function of amyloplast membranes in the development of starch granules. Finally, the specific changes in lipid composition suggest that MGD1 can distinguish the constituency of acyl groups on its diacylglycerol substrate based upon the degree of desaturation.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Shimojima M, Ohta H. Critical regulation of galactolipid synthesis controls membrane differentiation and remodeling in distinct plant organs and following environmental changes. Prog Lipid Res 2011; 50:258-66. [PMID: 21414359 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The plant galactolipids, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), are the most abundant lipids in chloroplast membranes, and they constitute the majority of total membrane lipids in plants. MGDG is synthesized by two types of MGDG synthase, type-A (MGD1) and type-B (MGD2, MGD3). These MGDG synthases have distinct roles in Arabidopsis. In photosynthetic organs, Type A MGD is responsible for the bulk of MGDG synthesis, whereas Type B MGD is expressed in non-photosynthetic organs such as roots and flowers and mainly contributes to DGDG accumulation under phosphate deficiency. Similar to MGDG synthesis, DGDG is synthesized by two synthases, DGD1 and DGD2; DGD1 is responsible for the majority of DGDG synthesis, whereas DGD2 makes its main contribution under phosphate deficiency. These galactolipid synthases are regulated by light, plant hormones, redox state, phosphatidic acid levels, and various stress conditions such as drought and nutrient limitation. Maintaining the appropriate ratio of these two galactolipids in chloroplasts is important for stabilizing thylakoid membranes and maximizing the efficiency of photosynthesis. Here we review progress made in the last decade towards a better understanding of the pathways regulating plant galactolipid biosynthesis.
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- Mie Shimojima
- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Li-Beisson Y, Shorrosh B, Beisson F, Andersson MX, Arondel V, Bates PD, Baud S, Bird D, DeBono A, Durrett TP, Franke RB, Graham IA, Katayama K, Kelly AA, Larson T, Markham JE, Miquel M, Molina I, Nishida I, Rowland O, Samuels L, Schmid KM, Wada H, Welti R, Xu C, Zallot R, Ohlrogge J. Acyl-lipid metabolism. THE ARABIDOPSIS BOOK 2010; 8:e0133. [PMID: 22303259 PMCID: PMC3244904 DOI: 10.1199/tab.0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Acyl lipids in Arabidopsis and all other plants have a myriad of diverse functions. These include providing the core diffusion barrier of the membranes that separates cells and subcellular organelles. This function alone involves more than 10 membrane lipid classes, including the phospholipids, galactolipids, and sphingolipids, and within each class the variations in acyl chain composition expand the number of structures to several hundred possible molecular species. Acyl lipids in the form of triacylglycerol account for 35% of the weight of Arabidopsis seeds and represent their major form of carbon and energy storage. A layer of cutin and cuticular waxes that restricts the loss of water and provides protection from invasions by pathogens and other stresses covers the entire aerial surface of Arabidopsis. Similar functions are provided by suberin and its associated waxes that are localized in roots, seed coats, and abscission zones and are produced in response to wounding. This chapter focuses on the metabolic pathways that are associated with the biosynthesis and degradation of the acyl lipids mentioned above. These pathways, enzymes, and genes are also presented in detail in an associated website (ARALIP: http://aralip.plantbiology.msu.edu/). Protocols and methods used for analysis of Arabidopsis lipids are provided. Finally, a detailed summary of the composition of Arabidopsis lipids is provided in three figures and 15 tables.
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Song W, Maeda H, DellaPenna D. Mutations of the ER to plastid lipid transporters TGD1, 2, 3 and 4 and the ER oleate desaturase FAD2 suppress the low temperature-induced phenotype of Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutant vte2. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 62:1004-18. [PMID: 20345604 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Previous studies with the tocopherol-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana vte2 mutant demonstrated an important role for tocopherols in the development of transfer cell walls and maintenance of photoassimilate export capacity during low-temperature (LT) adaptation. To further understand the processes linking tocopherol deficiency and the vte2 LT phenotypes, a genetic screen was performed for sve mutations (suppressor of the vte2 low temperature-induced phenotype). The three strongest sve loci had differing impacts on LT-induced sugar accumulation, photoassimilate export reduction and vascular-specific callose deposition in vte2. sve1 completely suppressed all vte2 LT phenotypes and is a new allele of fad2, the endoplasmic reticulum-localized oleate desaturase. sve2 showed partial suppression, and is a new allele of trigalactosyldiacylglycerol1 (tgd1), a component of the ER-to-plastid lipid ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter. Introduction of tgd2, tgd3 and tgd4 mutations into the vte2 background similarly suppressed the vte2 LT phenotypes, indicating a key role for ER-to-plastid lipid transport in the vte2 LT phenotype. sve7 partially suppressed all vte2 LT phenotypes by affecting fatty acid and lipid metabolism at low temperatures only. Detailed analyses of acyl lipid composition indicated that all suppressors alleviated the increase in the level of linoleic acid esterified to phosphatidylcholine (PC-18:2) in LT-treated vte2, and this alleviation significantly correlated with their extent of suppression of photoassimilate export. Identification and characterization of the sve loci showed that the PC-18:2 change is an early and key component in vte2 LT-induced responses, and highlighted the interaction of tocopherols with non-plastid lipid metabolism.
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- Wan Song
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Wimalasekera R, Pejchar P, Holk A, Martinec J, Scherer GFE. Plant phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipases C NPC3 and NPC4 with roles in root development and brassinolide signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. MOLECULAR PLANT 2010; 3:610-25. [PMID: 20507939 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C (PC-PLC) catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) to generate phosphocholine and diacylglycerol (DAG). PC-PLC has a long tradition in animal signal transduction to generate DAG as a second messenger besides the classical phosphatidylinositol splitting phospholipase C (PI-PLC). Based on amino acid sequence similarity to bacterial PC-PLC, six putative PC-PLC genes (NPC1 to NPC6) were identified in the Arabidopsis genome. RT-PCR analysis revealed overlapping expression pattern of NPC genes in root, stem, leaf, flower, and silique. In auxin-treated P(NPC3):GUS and P(NPC4):GUS seedlings, strong increase of GUS activity was visible in roots, leaves, and shoots and, to a weaker extent, in brassinolide-treated (BL) seedlings. P(NPC4):GUS seedlings also responded to cytokinin with increased GUS activity in young leaves. Compared to wild-type, T-DNA insertional knockouts npc3 and npc4 showed shorter primary roots and lower lateral root density at low BL concentrations but increased lateral root densities in response to exogenous 0.05-1.0 μM BL. BL-induced expression of TCH4 and LRX2, which are involved in cell expansion, was impaired but not impaired in repression of CPD, a BL biosynthesis gene, in BL-treated npc3 and npc4. These observations suggest NPC3 and NPC4 are important in BL-mediated signaling in root growth. When treated with 0.1 μM BL, DAG accumulation was observed in tobacco BY-2 cell cultures labeled with fluorescent PC as early as 15 min after application. We hypothesize that at least one PC-PLC is a plant signaling enzyme in BL signal transduction and, as shown earlier, in elicitor signal transduction.
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- Rinukshi Wimalasekera
- Leibniz University of Hannover, Institute of Floriculture and Wood Science, Section of Applied Molecular Physiology, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Narise T, Kobayashi K, Baba S, Shimojima M, Masuda S, Fukaki H, Ohta H. Involvement of auxin signaling mediated by IAA14 and ARF7/19 in membrane lipid remodeling during phosphate starvation. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 72:533-44. [PMID: 20043234 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-009-9589-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In higher plants, phosphate (Pi) deficiency induces the replacement of phospholipids with the nonphosphorous glycolipids digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG). Genes involved in membrane lipid remodeling are coactivated in response to Pi starvation, but the mechanisms that guide this response are largely unknown. Previously, we reported the importance of auxin transport for DGDG accumulation during Pi starvation. To understand the role of auxin signaling in Arabidopsis membrane lipid remodeling, we analyzed slr-1, a gain-of-function mutant of IAA14 (a repressor of auxin signaling), and arf7arf19, a loss-of-function mutant of auxin response factors ARF7 and ARF19. In slr-1 and arf7arf19, Pi stress-induced accumulation of DGDG and SQDG was suppressed. Reduced upregulation of glycolipid synthase and phospholipase genes in these mutants under Pi-deficient conditions indicates that IAA14 and ARF7/19 affect membrane lipid remodeling at the level of transcription. Pi stress-dependent induction of a non-protein-coding gene, IPS1, was also lower in slr-1 and arf7arf19, whereas expression of At4 (another Pi stress-inducible non-protein-coding gene), anthocyanin accumulation, and phosphodiesterase induction were not reduced in the shoot. High free Pi content was observed in slr-1 and arf7arf19 even under Pi-deficient conditions, suggesting that Pi homeostasis during Pi starvation is altered in these mutants. These results demonstrate a requirement of auxin signaling mediated by IAA14 and ARF7/19 for low-Pi adaptation in Arabidopsis.
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- Takafumi Narise
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Nakamura Y, Shimojima M, Ohta H, Shimojima K. Chapter 13 Biosynthesis and Function of Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), the Signature Lipid of Chloroplasts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8531-3_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Qin Y, Leydon AR, Manziello A, Pandey R, Mount D, Denic S, Vasic B, Johnson MA, Palanivelu R. Penetration of the stigma and style elicits a novel transcriptome in pollen tubes, pointing to genes critical for growth in a pistil. PLoS Genet 2009; 5:e1000621. [PMID: 19714218 PMCID: PMC2726614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Pollen tubes extend through pistil tissues and are guided to ovules where they release sperm for fertilization. Although pollen tubes can germinate and elongate in a synthetic medium, their trajectory is random and their growth rates are slower compared to growth in pistil tissues. Furthermore, interaction with the pistil renders pollen tubes competent to respond to guidance cues secreted by specialized cells within the ovule. The molecular basis for this potentiation of the pollen tube by the pistil remains uncharacterized. Using microarray analysis in Arabidopsis, we show that pollen tubes that have grown through stigma and style tissues of a pistil have a distinct gene expression profile and express a substantially larger fraction of the Arabidopsis genome than pollen grains or pollen tubes grown in vitro. Genes involved in signal transduction, transcription, and pollen tube growth are overrepresented in the subset of the Arabidopsis genome that is enriched in pistil-interacted pollen tubes, suggesting the possibility of a regulatory network that orchestrates gene expression as pollen tubes migrate through the pistil. Reverse genetic analysis of genes induced during pollen tube growth identified seven that had not previously been implicated in pollen tube growth. Two genes are required for pollen tube navigation through the pistil, and five genes are required for optimal pollen tube elongation in vitro. Our studies form the foundation for functional genomic analysis of the interactions between the pollen tube and the pistil, which is an excellent system for elucidation of novel modes of cell–cell interaction. For successful reproduction in flowering plants, a single-celled pollen tube must rapidly extend through female pistil tissue, locate female gametes, and deliver sperm. Pollen tubes undergo a dramatic transformation while growing in the pistil; they grow faster compared to tubes grown in vitro and become competent to perceive and respond to navigation cues secreted by the pistil. The genes expressed by pollen tubes in response to growth in the pistil have not been characterized. We used a surgical procedure to obtain large quantities of uncontaminated pollen tubes that grew through the pistil and defined their transcriptome by microarray analysis. Importantly, we identify a set of genes that are specifically expressed in pollen tubes in response to their growth in the pistil and are not expressed during other stages of pollen or plant development. We analyzed mutants in 33 pollen tube–expressed genes using a sensitive series of pollen function assays and demonstrate that seven of these genes are critical for pollen tube growth; two specifically disrupt growth in the pistil. By identifying pollen tube genes induced by the pistil and describing a mutant analysis scheme to understand their function, we lay the foundation for functional genomic analysis of pollen–pistil interactions.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Center and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Center and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Center and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MAJ); (RP)
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Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Ohta H. Type A and type B monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthases are spatially and functionally separated in the plastids of higher plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2009; 47:518-25. [PMID: 19179086 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Mono- and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG and DGDG, respectively) constitute the bulk of membrane lipids in plant chloroplasts. The final step in MGDG biosynthesis occurs in the plastid envelope and is catalyzed by MGDG synthase. In Arabidopsis, the three MGDG synthases are classified into type A (atMGD1) and type B MGD isoforms (atMGD2 and atMGD3). atMGD1 is an inner envelope membrane-associated protein of chloroplasts and is responsible for the bulk of galactolipid biosynthesis in green tissues. MGD1 function is indispensable for thylakoid membrane biogenesis and embryogenesis. By contrast, type B atMGD2 and atMGD3 are localized in the outer envelopes and have no important role in chloroplast biogenesis or plant development under nutrient-sufficient conditions. These type B MGD genes are, however, strongly induced by phosphate (Pi) starvation and are essential for alternative galactolipid biosynthesis during Pi starvation. MGD1 gene expression is up-regulated by light and cytokinins. By contrast, Pi starvation-dependent expression of atMGD2/3 is suppressed by cytokinins but induced through auxin signaling pathways. These growth factors may control the functional sharing of the inner envelope pathway by atMGD1 and the outer envelope pathway by atMGD2/3 according to the growth environment.
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- Koichi Kobayashi
- Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakamura Y, Kobayashi K, Ohta H. Activation of galactolipid biosynthesis in development of pistils and pollen tubes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2009; 47:535-9. [PMID: 19181535 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Galactolipids such as monogalactosyldiacylglycerol and digalactosyldiacylglycerol are essential lipids for the proper functioning of photosynthetic membranes. However, the function of galactolipids in flowers is unknown. Previously, we reported that pistils have higher galactolipid-producing activity than leaves. The present study investigated galactolipid biosynthesis in pistils in more detail using Petunia hybrida and Lilium longiflorum. The results showed that digalactosyldiacylglycerol levels increased during flower development. In addition, the galactose incorporation activity into galactolipids was induced, suggesting that the pathway for the production of digalactosyldiacylglycerol was stimulated. Interestingly, a significant increase in galactolipids was also observed in elongated pollen tubes. Therefore, pistils are the main site of galactolipid biosynthesis and whose galactolipid biosynthesis activity is induced during flower development, and this induction includes considerable galactolipid biosynthesis in pollen tubes.
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- Yuki Nakamura
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Okazaki Y, Shimojima M, Sawada Y, Toyooka K, Narisawa T, Mochida K, Tanaka H, Matsuda F, Hirai A, Hirai MY, Ohta H, Saito K. A chloroplastic UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis is the committed enzyme for the first step of sulfolipid biosynthesis. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:892-909. [PMID: 19286968 PMCID: PMC2671695 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.063925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plants synthesize a sulfur-containing lipid, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol, which is one of three nonphosphorus glycerolipids that provide the bulk of the structural lipids in photosynthetic membranes. Here, the identification of a novel gene, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase3 (UGP3), required for sulfolipid biosynthesis is described. Transcriptome coexpression analysis demonstrated highly correlated expression of UGP3 with known genes for sulfolipid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of leaf lipids in two Arabidopsis ugp3 mutants revealed that no sulfolipid was accumulated in these mutants, indicating the participation of UGP3 in sulfolipid biosynthesis. From the deduced amino acid sequence, UGP3 was presumed to be a UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) involved in the generation of UDP-glucose, serving as the precursor of the polar head of sulfolipid. Recombinant UGP3 was able to catalyze the formation of UDP-glucose from glucose-1-phosphate and UTP. A transient assay using fluorescence fusion proteins and UGPase activity in isolated chloroplasts indicated chloroplastic localization of UGP3. The transcription level of UGP3 was increased by phosphate starvation. A comparative genomics study on UGP3 homologs across different plant species suggested the structural and functional conservation of the proteins and, thus, a committing role for UGP3 in sulfolipid synthesis.
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- Yozo Okazaki
- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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Kobayashi K, Awai K, Nakamura M, Nagatani A, Masuda T, Ohta H. Type-B monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthases are involved in phosphate starvation-induced lipid remodeling, and are crucial for low-phosphate adaptation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 57:322-31. [PMID: 18808455 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03692.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Mono- and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG and DGDG, respectively) constitute the bulk of membrane lipids in plant chloroplasts. Mutant analyses in Arabidopsis have shown that these galactolipids are essential for chloroplast biogenesis and photoautotrophic growth. Moreover, these non-phosphorous lipids are proposed to participate in low-phosphate (Pi) adaptations. Under Pi-limited conditions, a drastic accumulation of DGDG occurs concomitantly with a large reduction in membrane phospholipids, suggesting that plants substitute DGDG for phospholipids during Pi starvation. Previously, we reported that among the three MGDG synthase genes (MGD1, MGD2 and MGD3), the type-B MGD2 and MGD3 are upregulated in parallel with DGDG synthase genes during Pi starvation. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of T-DNA insertional mutants of Arabidopsis type-B MGD genes. Under Pi-starved conditions, the mgd3-1 mutant showed a drastic reduction in DGDG accumulation, particularly in the root, indicating that MGD3 is the main isoform responsible for DGDG biosynthesis in Pi-starved roots. Moreover, in the roots of mgd2 mgd3 plants, Pi stress-induced accumulation of DGDG was almost fully abolished, showing that type-B MGD enzymes are essential for membrane lipid remodeling in Pi-starved roots. Reductions in fresh weight, root growth and photosynthetic performance were also observed in these mutants under Pi-starved conditions. These results demonstrate that Pi stress-induced membrane lipid remodeling is important in plant growth during Pi starvation. The widespread distribution of type-B MGD genes in land plants suggests that membrane lipid remodeling mediated by type-B MGD enzymes is a potent adaptation to Pi deficiency for land plants.
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- Koichi Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226 8501, Japan
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Nakamura Y, Ohta H. The diacylglycerol forming pathways differ among floral organs ofPetunia hybrida. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:5475-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Revised: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 10/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Galactolipid synthesis in chloroplast inner envelope is essential for proper thylakoid biogenesis, photosynthesis, and embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:17216-21. [PMID: 17940034 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704680104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The biogenesis of thylakoid membranes, an indispensable event for the photoautotrophic growth of plants, requires a significant increase in the level of the unique thylakoid membrane lipid monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), which constitutes the bulk of membrane lipids in chloroplasts. The final step in MGDG biosynthesis occurs in the plastid envelope and is catalyzed by MGDG synthase. Here we report the identification and characterization of an Arabidopsis mutant showing a complete defect in MGDG synthase 1. The mutant seeds germinated as small albinos only in the presence of sucrose. The seedlings lacked galactolipids and had disrupted photosynthetic membranes, leading to the complete impairment of photosynthetic ability and photoautotrophic growth. Moreover, invagination of the inner envelope, which is not seen in mature WT chloroplasts, was observed in the mutant, supporting an old hypothesis that envelope invagination is a major event in early chloroplast biogenesis. In addition to the defective seedling phenotype, embryo development was arrested in the mutant, although seeds with impaired embryos could germinate heterotrophically. These results demonstrate the importance of galactolipids not only in photosynthetic growth but also in embryogenesis.
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Nakamura Y, Tsuchiya M, Ohta H. Plastidic phosphatidic acid phosphatases identified in a distinct subfamily of lipid phosphate phosphatases with prokaryotic origin. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:29013-29021. [PMID: 17652095 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704385200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Plastidic phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) dephosphorylates phosphatidic acid to yield diacylglycerol, which is a precursor for galactolipids, a primary and indispensable component of photosynthetic membranes. Despite its functional importance, the molecular characteristics and phylogenetic origin of plastidic PAP were unknown because no potential homologs have been found. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of plastidic PAPs in Arabidopsis that belong to a distinct lipid phosphate phosphatase (LPP) subfamily with prokaryotic origin. Because no homolog of mammalian LPP was found in cyanobacteria, we sought an LPP ortholog in a more primitive organism, Chlorobium tepidum, and its homologs in cyanobacteria. Arabidopsis had five homologs of cyanobacterial LPP, three of which (LPP gamma, LPP epsilon 1, and LPP epsilon 2) localized to chloroplasts. Complementation of yeast Delta dpp1 Delta lpp1 Delta pah1 by plastidic LPPs rescued the relevant phenotype in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that they function as PAPs. Of the three LPPs, LPP gamma activity best resembled the native activity. The three plastidic LPPs were differentially expressed both in green and nongreen tissues, with LPP gamma expressed the highest in shoots. A knock-out mutant for LPP gamma could not be obtained, although a lpp epsilon 1 lpp epsilon 2 double knock-out showed no significant changes in lipid composition. However, lpp gamma homozygous mutant was isolated only under ectopic overexpression of LPP gamma, suggesting that loss of LPP gamma may cause lethal effect on plant viability. Thus, in Arabidopsis, there are three isoforms of plastidic PAP that belong to a distinct subfamily of LPP, and LPP gamma may be the primary plastidic PAP.
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- Yuki Nakamura
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan; Research Center for the Evolving Earth and Planets, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-65 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Block MA, Douce R, Joyard J, Rolland N. Chloroplast envelope membranes: a dynamic interface between plastids and the cytosol. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2007; 92:225-44. [PMID: 17558548 PMCID: PMC2394710 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9195-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 05/03/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Chloroplasts are bounded by a pair of outer membranes, the envelope, that is the only permanent membrane structure of the different types of plastids. Chloroplasts have had a long and complex evolutionary past and integration of the envelope membranes in cellular functions is the result of this evolution. Plastid envelope membranes contain a wide diversity of lipids and terpenoid compounds serving numerous biochemical functions and the flexibility of their biosynthetic pathways allow plants to adapt to fluctuating environmental conditions (for instance phosphate deprivation). A large body of knowledge has been generated by proteomic studies targeted to envelope membranes, thus revealing an unexpected complexity of this membrane system. For instance, new transport systems for metabolites and ions have been identified in envelope membranes and new routes for the import of chloroplast-specific proteins have been identified. The picture emerging from our present understanding of plastid envelope membranes is that of a key player in plastid biogenesis and the co-ordinated gene expression of plastid-specific protein (owing to chlorophyll precursors), of a major hub for integration of metabolic and ionic networks in cell metabolism, of a flexible system that can divide, produce dynamic extensions and interact with other cell constituents. Envelope membranes are indeed one of the most complex and dynamic system within a plant cell. In this review, we present an overview of envelope constituents together with recent insights into the major functions fulfilled by envelope membranes and their dynamics within plant cells.
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Awai K, Kakimoto T, Awai C, Kaneko T, Nakamura Y, Takamiya KI, Wada H, Ohta H. Comparative genomic analysis revealed a gene for monoglucosyldiacylglycerol synthase, an enzyme for photosynthetic membrane lipid synthesis in cyanobacteria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 141:1120-7. [PMID: 16714404 PMCID: PMC1489894 DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.082859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Cyanobacteria have a thylakoid lipid composition very similar to that of plant chloroplasts, yet cyanobacteria are proposed to synthesize monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), a major membrane polar lipid in photosynthetic membranes, by a different pathway. In addition, plant MGDG synthase has been cloned, but no ortholog has been reported in cyanobacterial genomes. We report here identification of the gene for monoglucosyldiacylglycerol (MGlcDG) synthase, which catalyzes the first step of galactolipid synthesis in cyanobacteria. Using comparative genomic analysis, candidates for the gene were selected based on the criteria that the enzyme activity is conserved between two species of cyanobacteria (unicellular [Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803] and filamentous [Anabaena sp. PCC 7120]), and we assumed three characteristics of the enzyme; namely, it harbors a glycosyltransferase motif, falls into a category of genes with unknown function, and shares significant similarity in amino acid sequence between these two cyanobacteria. By a motif search of all genes of Synechocystis, BLAST searches, and similarity searches between these two cyanobacteria, we identified four candidates for the enzyme that have all the characteristics we predicted. When expressed in Escherichia coli, one of the Synechocystis candidate proteins showed MGlcDG synthase activity in a UDP-glucose-dependent manner. The ortholog in Anabaena also showed the same activity. The enzyme was predicted to require a divalent cation for its activity, and this was confirmed by biochemical analysis. The MGlcDG synthase and the plant MGDG synthase shared low similarity, supporting the presumption that cyanobacteria and plants utilize different pathways to synthesize MGDG.
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- Koichiro Awai
- Graduate School for Bioscience and Biotechnology , Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Kobayashi K, Masuda T, Takamiya KI, Ohta H. Membrane lipid alteration during phosphate starvation is regulated by phosphate signaling and auxin/cytokinin cross-talk. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 47:238-48. [PMID: 16762032 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2006.02778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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During phosphate (Pi) starvation in plants, membrane phospholipid content decreases concomitantly with an increase in non-phosphorus glycolipids. Although several studies have indicated the involvement of phytohormones in various physiological changes upon Pi starvation, the regulation of Pi-starvation induced membrane lipid alteration remains unknown. Previously, we reported the response of type B monogalactosyl diacylglycerol synthase genes (atMGD2 and atMGD3) to Pi starvation, and suggested a role for these genes in galactolipid accumulation during Pi starvation. We now report our investigation of the regulatory mechanism for the response of atMGD2/3 and changes in membrane lipid composition to Pi starvation. Exogenous auxin activated atMGD2/3 expression during Pi starvation, whereas their expression was repressed by cytokinin treatment in the root. Moreover, auxin inhibitors and the axr4 aux1 double mutation in auxin signaling impaired the increase of atMGD2/3 expression during Pi starvation, showing that auxin is required for atMGD2/3 activation. The fact that hormonal effects during Pi starvation were also observed with regard to changes in membrane lipid composition demonstrates that both auxin and cytokinin are indeed involved in the dynamic changes in membrane lipids during Pi starvation. Phosphite is not metabolically available in plants; however, when we supplied phosphite to Pi-starved plants, the Pi-starvation response disappeared with respect to both atMGD2/3 expression and changes in membrane lipids. These results indicate that the observed global change in plant membranes during Pi starvation is not caused by Pi-starvation induced damage in plant cells but rather is strictly regulated by Pi signaling and auxin/cytokinin cross-talk.
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- Koichi Kobayashi
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-14 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Hammond JP, Broadley MR, Craigon DJ, Higgins J, Emmerson ZF, Townsend HJ, White PJ, May ST. Using genomic DNA-based probe-selection to improve the sensitivity of high-density oligonucleotide arrays when applied to heterologous species. PLANT METHODS 2005; 1:10. [PMID: 16280083 PMCID: PMC1308859 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-1-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2005] [Accepted: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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High-density oligonucleotide (oligo) arrays are a powerful tool for transcript profiling. Arrays based on GeneChip technology are amongst the most widely used, although GeneChip arrays are currently available for only a small number of plant and animal species. Thus, we have developed a method to improve the sensitivity of high-density oligonucleotide arrays when applied to heterologous species and tested the method by analysing the transcriptome of Brassica oleracea L., a species for which no GeneChip array is available, using a GeneChip array designed for Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Genomic DNA from B. oleracea was labelled and hybridised to the ATH1-121501 GeneChip array. Arabidopsis thaliana probe-pairs that hybridised to the B. oleracea genomic DNA on the basis of the perfect-match (PM) probe signal were then selected for subsequent B. oleracea transcriptome analysis using a .cel file parser script to generate probe mask files. The transcriptional response of B. oleracea to a mineral nutrient (phosphorus; P) stress was quantified using probe mask files generated for a wide range of gDNA hybridisation intensity thresholds. An example probe mask file generated with a gDNA hybridisation intensity threshold of 400 removed > 68 % of the available PM probes from the analysis but retained >96 % of available A. thaliana probe-sets. Ninety-nine of these genes were then identified as significantly regulated under P stress in B. oleracea, including the homologues of P stress responsive genes in A. thaliana. Increasing the gDNA hybridisation intensity thresholds up to 500 for probe-selection increased the sensitivity of the GeneChip array to detect regulation of gene expression in B. oleracea under P stress by up to 13-fold. Our open-source software to create probe mask files is freely available http://affymetrix.arabidopsis.info/xspecies/ and may be used to facilitate transcriptomic analyses of a wide range of plant and animal species in the absence of custom arrays.
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- John P Hammond
- Warwick HRI, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9EF, UK
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- Plant Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Warwick HRI, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9EF, UK
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- Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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Fusada N, Masuda T, Kuroda H, Shimada H, Ohta H, Takamiya KI. Identification of a novel cis-element exhibiting cytokinin-dependent protein binding in vitro in the 5'-region of NADPH-protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase gene in cucumber. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 59:631-45. [PMID: 16244912 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-0579-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2005] [Accepted: 07/05/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cytokinins and light activate the transcription of the cucumber NADPH-protochlorophyllide reductase (POR) gene. We have previously reported that 2.3 kb of the 5'-region of this gene contains a cis-element that is responsive to cytokinin. In this study, to identify the cytokinin-responsive cis-element corresponding to chlorophyll biosynthesis and chloroplast development, we performed transient expression assays in etiolated cucumber cotyledons. A 5'-deletional analysis indicated that a 411-bp fragment (-451 to -40 bp) contained at least one of the cis-elements related to cytokinin-responsiveness. Gel mobility shift assays also detected cytokinin-enhanced binding in this region. DNase I footprinting analysis, using a 150-bp fragment (-490 to -340 bp) as the probe, identified the cytokinin-enhanced protected sequence as 5'-ATATTAGTGATAT-3'. More detailed gel mobility shift and competition analyses identified 5'-TATTAG-3' as the sequence critical for cytokinin-enhanced binding. Mutations in the identified sequence in the transient expression assay caused a reduced but retained cytokinin-responsiveness, as well as low reporter activity of untreated control. These results suggest that the identified sequence is a novel cis-element exhibiting cytokinin-dependent protein binding in vitro, which may function effectively when interacting with other cytokinin-related elements. The effects of this element on the chloroplast development are discussed in relation to other cytokinin-related elements.
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- Naoki Fusada
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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Benning C, Ohta H. Three Enzyme Systems for Galactoglycerolipid Biosynthesis Are Coordinately Regulated in Plants. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:2397-400. [PMID: 15590685 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r400032200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Galactoglycerolipids, in which galactose is bound at the glycerol sn-3 position in O-glycosidic linkage to diacylglycerol, are abundant in plants and photosynthetic bacteria, where they constitute the bulk of the polar lipids of the photosynthetic membranes. Galactoglycerolipid biosynthesis in plants is highly compartmentalized involving enzymes at the endoplasmic reticulum and the two chloroplast envelopes. This peculiar organization requires extensive trafficking of lipid precursors. It is now increasingly apparent that there are three different sets of lipid galactosyltransferases capable of galactoglycerolipid biosynthesis in the model plant Arabidopsis. Two enzymes, MGD1 and DGD1, provide the bulk of galactoglycerolipids in the chloroplast and in photosynthetic tissues in general. Under phosphate-limited growth conditions and in non-photosynthetic tissues MGD2/3 and DGD2 are highly active. Moreover, galactoglycerolipids produced by this second pathway are often found in extraplastidic membranes. Although these galactosyltransferases use UDP-Gal as the galactose donor, a third pathway involves a processive enzyme, which transfers galactose from one galactolipid to another.
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- Christoph Benning
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1319, USA.
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Nakamura Y, Awai K, Masuda T, Yoshioka Y, Takamiya KI, Ohta H. A novel phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C induced by phosphate starvation in Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:7469-76. [PMID: 15618226 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408799200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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During phosphate starvation, it is known that phospholipids are degraded, and conversely, a nonphosphorus galactolipid digalactosyldiacylglycerol accumulates in the root plasma membrane of plants. We report a novel phospholipase C that hydrolyzes phosphatidylcholine and is greatly induced in response to phosphate deprivation in Arabidopsis. Since phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing activity by phospholipase C was highly up-regulated in phosphate-deprived plants, gene expression of some phospholipase C was expected to be induced during phosphate starvation. Based on amino acid sequence similarity to a bacterial phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C, six putative phospholipase Cs were identified in the Arabidopsis genome, one of which, NPC4, showed significant transcriptional activation upon phosphate limitation. Molecular cloning and functional expression of NPC4 confirmed that the NPC4 gene encoded a functional phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C that did not require Ca(2+) for its activity. Subcellular localization analysis showed that NPC4 protein was highly enriched in the plasma membrane. Analyses of transferred DNA-tagged npc4 mutants revealed that disruption of NPC4 severely reduces the phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C activity in response to phosphate starvation. These results suggest that NPC4 plays an important role in the supply of both inorganic phosphate and diacylglycerol from membrane-localized phospholipids that would be used for phosphate supplementation and the replacement of polar lipids in the root plasma membrane during phosphate deprivation.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis/enzymology
- Arabidopsis Proteins/biosynthesis
- Arabidopsis Proteins/physiology
- Bacterial Proteins/chemistry
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Chloroplasts/metabolism
- Chromatography, Thin Layer
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA/chemistry
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Genes, Plant
- Genome, Plant
- Hydrolysis
- Lipid Metabolism
- Models, Biological
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phosphates/chemistry
- Phosphates/metabolism
- Phosphatidylcholines/chemistry
- Phospholipids/metabolism
- Plant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Plant Roots/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Transcriptional Activation
- Type C Phospholipases/biosynthesis
- Type C Phospholipases/chemistry
- Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
- Type C Phospholipases/physiology
- Up-Regulation
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- Yuki Nakamura
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B-14 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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