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Richardson LGL, Paila YD, Siman SR, Chen Y, Smith MD, Schnell DJ. Targeting and assembly of components of the TOC protein import complex at the chloroplast outer envelope membrane. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:269. [PMID: 24966864 PMCID: PMC4052903 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The translocon at the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts (TOC) initiates the import of thousands of nuclear encoded preproteins required for chloroplast biogenesis and function. The multimeric TOC complex contains two GTP-regulated receptors, Toc34 and Toc159, which recognize the transit peptides of preproteins and initiate protein import through a β-barrel membrane channel, Toc75. Different isoforms of Toc34 and Toc159 assemble with Toc75 to form structurally and functionally diverse translocons, and the composition and levels of TOC translocons is required for the import of specific subsets of coordinately expressed proteins during plant growth and development. Consequently, the proper assembly of the TOC complexes is key to ensuring organelle homeostasis. This review will focus on our current knowledge of the targeting and assembly of TOC components to form functional translocons at the outer membrane. Our analyses reveal that the targeting of TOC components involves elements common to the targeting of other outer membrane proteins, but also include unique features that appear to have evolved to specifically facilitate assembly of the import apparatus.
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- Lynn G. L. Richardson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, AmherstMA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, AmherstMA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, WaterlooON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, WaterlooON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, WaterlooON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, AmherstMA, USA
- *Correspondence: Danny J. Schnell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Life Sciences Laboratories, Room N431, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA e-mail:
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Arabidopsis proteomics: a simple and standardizable workflow for quantitative proteome characterization. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1072:275-88. [PMID: 24136529 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-631-3_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Arabidopsis is the model plant of choice for large-scale proteome analyses, because its genome is well annotated, essentially free of sequencing errors, and relatively small with little redundancy. Furthermore, most Arabidopsis organs are susceptible to standard protein solubilization protocols making protein extraction relatively simple. Many different facets of functional plant proteomics were established with Arabidopsis such as mapping the subcellular proteomes of organelles, proteo-genomic peptide mapping, and numerous studies on the dynamic changes in protein modification and protein abundances. As most standard proteomics technologies are now routinely applied, research interest is increasingly shifting towards the reverse genetic characterization of gene function at the proteome level, i.e., by profiling the quantitative proteome of wild type in comparison with mutant plant tissue. We report here a simple, standardizable protocol for the large-scale comparative quantitative proteome characterization of different Arabidopsis organs based on normalized spectral counting and suggest a statistical framework for data interpretation. Based on existing organellar proteome maps, proteins can be assigned to organelles, thus allowing the identification of organelle-specific responses.
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Chang W, Soll J, Bölter B. A new member of the psToc159 family contributes to distinct protein targeting pathways in pea chloroplasts. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:239. [PMID: 24904628 PMCID: PMC4036074 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Protein import into chloroplasts relies on specific targeting of preproteins from the cytosol to the organelles and coordinated translocation processes across the double envelope membrane. Here, two complex machineries constitute the so called general import pathway, which consists of the TOC and TIC complexes (translocon at the outer envelope of chloroplasts and translocon at the inner envelope of chloroplasts, respectively). The majority of canonical preproteins feature an N-terminal cleavable transit peptide, which is necessary for targeting and recognition at the chloroplast surface by receptors of TOC, where Toc159 acts as the primary contact site. We identified a non-canonical preprotein without the classical transit peptide, the superoxide dismutase (FSD1), which was then used in chemical crosslinking approaches to find new interaction partners at the outer envelope from pea chloroplasts. In this way we could link FSD1 to members of the Toc159 family in pea, namely psToc132 and psToc120. Using deletion mutants as well as a peptide scanning approach we defined regions of the preprotein, which are involved in receptor binding. These are distributed across the entire sequence; however the extreme N-terminus as well as a C-proximal domain turned out to be essential for targeting and import. En route into the plastid FSD1 engages components of the general import pathway, implying that in spite of the non-canonical targeting information and recognition by a specific receptor this preprotein follows a similar way across the envelope as the majority of plastid preproteins.
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- WaiLing Chang
- Department Biology I, Plant Sciences, LMU MünchenMartinsried, Germany
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CiPSMünchen, Germany
- Lysando GmbHRegensburg, Germany
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- Department Biology I, Plant Sciences, LMU MünchenMartinsried, Germany
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CiPSMünchen, Germany
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- Department Biology I, Plant Sciences, LMU MünchenMartinsried, Germany
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CiPSMünchen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Bettina Bölter, Department Biology I, Plant Sciences, LMU München, Martinsried, Germany, Grosshadernerstr. 2-4, 82152 Martinsried, Germany e-mail:
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Faso C, Bischof S, Hehl AB. The proteome landscape of Giardia lamblia encystation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83207. [PMID: 24391747 PMCID: PMC3877021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Giardia lamblia is an intestinal protozoan parasite required to survive in the environment in order to be transmitted to a new host. To ensure parasite survival, flagellated trophozoites colonizing the small intestine differentiate into non-motile environmentally-resistant cysts which are then shed in the environment. This cell differentiation process called encystation is characterized by significant morphological remodeling which includes secretion of large amounts of cyst wall material. Although much is known about the transcriptional regulation of encystation and the synthesis and trafficking of cyst wall material, the investigation of global changes in protein content and abundance during G. lamblia encystation is still unaddressed. In this study, we report on the quantitative analysis of the G. lamblia proteome during encystation using tandem mass spectrometry. Quantification of more than 1000 proteins revealed major changes in protein abundance in early, mid and late encystation, notably in constitutive secretory protein trafficking. Early stages of encystation were marked by a striking decrease of endoplasmic reticulum-targeted variant-specific surface proteins and significant increases in cytoskeleton regulatory components, NEK protein kinases and proteins involved in protein folding and glycolysis. This was in stark contrast to cells in the later stages of encystation which presented a surprisingly similar proteome composition to non-encysting trophozoites. Altogether these data constitute the first quantitative atlas of the Giardia proteome covering the whole process of encystation and point towards an important role for post-transcriptional control of gene expression in Giardia differentiation. Furthermore, our data provide a valuable resource for the community-based annotation effort of the G. lamblia genome, where almost 70% of all predicted gene models remains “hypothetical”.
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- Carmen Faso
- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- * E-mail: (ABH); (CF)
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- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- * E-mail: (ABH); (CF)
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Helm S, Dobritzsch D, Rödiger A, Agne B, Baginsky S. Protein identification and quantification by data-independent acquisition and multi-parallel collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry (MS(E)) in the chloroplast stroma proteome. J Proteomics 2013; 98:79-89. [PMID: 24361574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED We report here a systematic evaluation of a multiplex mass spectrometry method coupled with ion mobility separation (HD-MS(E)) for the identification and quantification of proteins in the chloroplast stroma. We show that this method allows the robust quantification of reference proteins in mixtures, and it detects concentration differences with high sensitivity when three replicas are performed. Applied to the analysis of the chloroplast stroma proteome, HD-MS(E) identified and quantified many chloroplast proteins that were not previously identified in large-scale proteome analyses, suggesting HD-MS(E) as a suitable complementary tool for discovery proteomics. We find that HD-MS(E) tends to underestimate protein abundances at concentrations above 25fmol, which is likely due to ion transmission loss and detector saturation. This limitation can be circumvented by omitting the ion mobility separation step in the HD-MS(E) workflow. The robustness of protein quantification is influenced by the selection of peptides and their intensity distribution, therefore critical scrutiny of quantification results is required. Based on the HD-MS(E) quantification of chloroplast stroma proteins we performed a meta-analysis and compared published quantitative data with our results, using a parts per million normalization scheme. Important pathways in the chloroplast stroma show quantitative stability against different experimental conditions and quantification strategies. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Our analysis establishes MS(E)-based Hi3 quantification as a tool for the absolute quantification of proteins in the chloroplast stroma. The meta-analysis performed with a parts per million normalization scheme shows that quantitative proteomics data acquired in different labs and with different quantification strategies yield comparable results for some metabolic pathways, while others show a higher variability. Our data therefore indicate that such meta-analyses allow distinguishing robust from fine-controlled metabolic pathways.
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- Stefan Helm
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Liu YS, Sun CW. Characterization of differential expression and leader intron function of Arabidopsis atTOC159 homologous genes by transgenic plants. BOTANICAL STUDIES 2013; 54:40. [PMID: 28510882 PMCID: PMC5430346 DOI: 10.1186/1999-3110-54-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accurate import of thousands of nuclear-encoded proteins is an important step in plastid biogenesis. However, the import machinery of cytosolic precursor proteins to plastids relies on the Toc and Tic (translocons on the outer envelope and inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts) complexes. Toc159 protein was identified in pea (Pisum sativum) as a major receptor for the precursor proteins. In Arabidopsis thaliana, four psToc159 homologs are identified, termed atToc159, atToc132, atToc120 and atToc90. The expression of these protein-encoding genes has to be properly regulated, because their gene products must be correctly integrated to appropriate apparatus to perform their functions. RESULTS In order to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of atTOC159 homologous gene expression, transgenes containing various lengths of the upstream regulatory sequences of atTOC159/atTOC132/atTOC120/atTOC90 and GUS coding sequence were transferred to wild type Arabidopsis. In accordance with the analysis of GUS activity in these transgenic plants at various developmental stages, these homologous genes had distinct expression patterns. AtTOC159 and atTOC90 are preferentially expressed in above-ground tissues, such as cotyledons and leaves. In mature roots, atTOC159 and atTOC132 are expressed at higher levels, while atTOC120 and atTOC90 are expressed at the basal level. All four genes have increased expression level during flower and fruit development, particularly a remarkably high expression level of atTOC159 in later stage of fruit development. Furthermore, leader intron in the 5' UTR induces the expression level of atTOC159 members in a tissue-specific manner. This is able to up-regulate the atTOC120 expression in roots/leaves/flowers, and the atTOC90 expression in cotyledons/leaves/anthers. CONCLUSIONS The differential expression of atTOC159 gene members is essential during plastid development, because proper atToc159 isoforms are required to import distinct proteins to the plastids of different tissues.
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- Yu-Shan Liu
- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 116 Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 116 Taiwan
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Li HM, Teng YS. Transit peptide design and plastid import regulation. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 18:360-6. [PMID: 23688728 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Import of most nuclear encoded proteins into plastids is directed by an N-terminal transit peptide. Early studies suggested that transit peptides are interchangeable between precursor proteins. However, emerging evidence shows that different transit peptides contain different motifs specifying their preference for certain plastid types or ages. In this opinion article, we propose a 'multi-selection and multi-order' (M&M) model for transit peptide design, describing each transit peptide as an assembly of motifs for interacting with selected translocon components. These interactions determine the preference of the precursor for a particular plastid type or age. Furthermore, the order of the motifs varies among transit peptides, explaining why no consensus sequences have been identified through linear sequence comparison of all transit peptides as one group.
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- Hsou-min Li
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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Nishimura K, Asakura Y, Friso G, Kim J, Oh SH, Rutschow H, Ponnala L, van Wijk KJ. ClpS1 is a conserved substrate selector for the chloroplast Clp protease system in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2013; 25:2276-301. [PMID: 23898032 PMCID: PMC3723626 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.112557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Whereas the plastid caseinolytic peptidase (Clp) P protease system is essential for plant development, substrates and substrate selection mechanisms are unknown. Bacterial ClpS is involved in N-degron substrate selection and delivery to the ClpAP protease. Through phylogenetic analysis, we show that all angiosperms contain ClpS1 and some species also contain ClpS1-like protein(s). In silico analysis suggests that ClpS1 is the functional homolog of bacterial ClpS. We show that Arabidopsis thaliana ClpS1 interacts with plastid ClpC1,2 chaperones. The Arabidopsis ClpS1 null mutant (clps1) lacks a visible phenotype, and no genetic interactions with ClpC/D chaperone or ClpPR core mutants were observed. However, clps1, but not clpc1-1, has increased sensitivity to the translational elongation inhibitor chloramphenicol suggesting a link between translational capacity and ClpS1. Moreover, ClpS1 was upregulated in clpc1-1, and quantitative proteomics of clps1, clpc1, and clps1 clpc1 showed specific molecular phenotypes attributed to loss of ClpC1 or ClpS1. In particular, clps1 showed alteration of the tetrapyrrole pathway. Affinity purification identified eight candidate ClpS1 substrates, including plastid DNA repair proteins and Glu tRNA reductase, which is a control point for tetrapyrrole synthesis. ClpS1 interaction with five substrates strictly depended on two conserved ClpS1 residues involved in N-degron recognition. ClpS1 function, substrates, and substrate recognition mechanisms are discussed.
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- Kenji Nishimura
- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Computational Biology Service Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853
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- Computational Biology Service Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853
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Bischof S, Umhang M, Eicke S, Streb S, Qi W, Zeeman SC. Cecropia peltata accumulates starch or soluble glycogen by differentially regulating starch biosynthetic genes. THE PLANT CELL 2013; 25:1400-15. [PMID: 23632447 PMCID: PMC3663276 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.109793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The branched glucans glycogen and starch are the most widespread storage carbohydrates in living organisms. The production of semicrystalline starch granules in plants is more complex than that of small, soluble glycogen particles in microbes and animals. However, the factors determining whether glycogen or starch is formed are not fully understood. The tropical tree Cecropia peltata is a rare example of an organism able to make either polymer type. Electron micrographs and quantitative measurements show that glycogen accumulates to very high levels in specialized myrmecophytic structures (Müllerian bodies), whereas starch accumulates in leaves. Compared with polymers comprising leaf starch, glycogen is more highly branched and has shorter branches--factors that prevent crystallization and explain its solubility. RNA sequencing and quantitative shotgun proteomics reveal that isoforms of all three classes of glucan biosynthetic enzyme (starch/glycogen synthases, branching enzymes, and debranching enzymes) are differentially expressed in Müllerian bodies and leaves, providing a system-wide view of the quantitative programming of storage carbohydrate metabolism. This work will prompt targeted analysis in model organisms and cross-species comparisons. Finally, as starch is the major carbohydrate used for food and industrial applications worldwide, these data provide a basis for manipulating starch biosynthesis in crops to synthesize tailor-made polyglucans.
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- Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Coman D, Gruissem W, Hennig L. Transcript profiling in Arabidopsis with genome tiling microarrays. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 1067:35-49. [PMID: 23975784 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-607-8_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Microarray technology is at present a standardized workflow for genome-wide expression analysis. Whole-genome tiling microarrays have emerged as an important platform for flexible and comprehensive expression profiling. In this chapter we describe a detailed standardized workflow for experiments assessing the transcriptome of Arabidopsis using tiling arrays and provide useful hints for critical steps from experimental design to data analysis. Although the protocol is optimized for AGRONOMICS1 arrays, it can readily be adapted to other tiling arrays. AGRONOMICS1 is the first platform that enables strand-specific expression analysis of the Arabidopsis genome with a single array. Moreover, it includes all perfect match probes from the original ATH1 array, allowing readily integration with the large existing ATH1 knowledge base. This workflow is designed for the analysis of raw data for any number of samples and it does not pose any particular hardware requirements.
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- Diana Coman
- Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Motohashi R, Rödiger A, Agne B, Baerenfaller K, Baginsky S. Common and specific protein accumulation patterns in different albino/pale-green mutants reveals regulon organization at the proteome level. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:2189-201. [PMID: 23027667 PMCID: PMC3510140 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.204032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Research interest in proteomics is increasingly shifting toward the reverse genetic characterization of gene function at the proteome level. In plants, several distinct gene defects perturb photosynthetic capacity, resulting in the loss of chlorophyll and an albino or pale-green phenotype. Because photosynthesis is interconnected with the entire plant metabolism and its regulation, all albino plants share common characteristics that are determined by the switch from autotrophic to heterotrophic growth. Reverse genetic characterizations of such plants often cannot distinguish between specific consequences of a gene defect from generic effects in response to perturbations in photosynthetic capacity. Here, we set out to define common and specific features of protein accumulation in three different albino/pale-green plant lines. Using quantitative proteomics, we report a common molecular phenotype that connects the loss of photosynthetic capacity with other chloroplast and cellular functions, such as protein folding and stability, plastid protein import, and the expression of stress-related genes. Surprisingly, we do not find significant differences in the expression of key transcriptional regulators, suggesting that substantial regulation occurs at the posttranscriptional level. We examine the influence of different normalization schemes on the quantitative proteomics data and report all identified proteins along with their fold changes and P values in albino plants in comparison with the wild type. Our analysis provides initial guidance for the distinction between general and specific adaptations of the proteome in photosynthesis-impaired plants.
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Teng YS, Chan PT, Li HM. Differential age-dependent import regulation by signal peptides. PLoS Biol 2012; 10:e1001416. [PMID: 23118617 PMCID: PMC3484058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Gene-specific, age-dependent regulations are common at the transcriptional and translational levels, while protein transport into organelles is generally thought to be constitutive. Here we report a new level of differential age-dependent regulation and show that chloroplast proteins are divided into three age-selective groups: group I proteins have a higher import efficiency into younger chloroplasts, import of group II proteins is nearly independent of chloroplast age, and group III proteins are preferentially imported into older chloroplasts. The age-selective signal is located within the transit peptide of each protein. A group III protein with its transit peptide replaced by a group I transit peptide failed to complement its own mutation. Two consecutive positive charges define the necessary motif in group III signals for older chloroplast preference. We further show that different members of a gene family often belong to different age-selective groups because of sequence differences in their transit peptides. These results indicate that organelle-targeting signal peptides are part of cells' differential age-dependent regulation networks. The sequence diversity of some organelle-targeting peptides is not a result of the lack of selection pressure but has evolved to mediate regulation.
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- Yi-Shan Teng
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shi LX, Theg SM. The chloroplast protein import system: from algae to trees. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1833:314-31. [PMID: 23063942 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chloroplasts are essential organelles in the cells of plants and algae. The functions of these specialized plastids are largely dependent on the ~3000 proteins residing in the organelle. Although chloroplasts are capable of a limited amount of semiautonomous protein synthesis - their genomes encode ~100 proteins - they must import more than 95% of their proteins after synthesis in the cytosol. Imported proteins generally possess an N-terminal extension termed a transit peptide. The importing translocons are made up of two complexes in the outer and inner envelope membranes, the so-called Toc and Tic machineries, respectively. The Toc complex contains two precursor receptors, Toc159 and Toc34, a protein channel, Toc75, and a peripheral component, Toc64/OEP64. The Tic complex consists of as many as eight components, namely Tic22, Tic110, Tic40, Tic20, Tic21 Tic62, Tic55 and Tic32. This general Toc/Tic import pathway, worked out largely in pea chloroplasts, appears to operate in chloroplasts in all green plants, albeit with significant modifications. Sub-complexes of the Toc and Tic machineries are proposed to exist to satisfy different substrate-, tissue-, cell- and developmental requirements. In this review, we summarize our understanding of the functions of Toc and Tic components, comparing these components of the import machinery in green algae through trees. We emphasize recent findings that point to growing complexities of chloroplast protein import process, and use the evolutionary relationships between proteins of different species in an attempt to define the essential core translocon components and those more likely to be responsible for regulation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein Import and Quality Control in Mitochondria and Plastids.
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- Lan-Xin Shi
- Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Rose CM, Venkateshwaran M, Volkening JD, Grimsrud PA, Maeda J, Bailey DJ, Park K, Howes-Podoll M, den Os D, Yeun LH, Westphall MS, Sussman MR, Ané JM, Coon JJ. Rapid phosphoproteomic and transcriptomic changes in the rhizobia-legume symbiosis. Mol Cell Proteomics 2012; 11:724-44. [PMID: 22683509 PMCID: PMC3434772 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m112.019208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Symbiotic associations between legumes and rhizobia usually commence with the perception of bacterial lipochitooligosaccharides, known as Nod factors (NF), which triggers rapid cellular and molecular responses in host plants. We report here deep untargeted tandem mass spectrometry-based measurements of rapid NF-induced changes in the phosphorylation status of 13,506 phosphosites in 7739 proteins from the model legume Medicago truncatula. To place these phosphorylation changes within a biological context, quantitative phosphoproteomic and RNA measurements in wild-type plants were compared with those observed in mutants, one defective in NF perception (nfp) and one defective in downstream signal transduction events (dmi3). Our study quantified the early phosphorylation and transcription dynamics that are specifically associated with NF-signaling, confirmed a dmi3-mediated feedback loop in the pathway, and suggested "cryptic" NF-signaling pathways, some of them being also involved in the response to symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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- Christopher M. Rose
- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- ¶Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- ¶Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- §Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- **Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- §Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- §§Present address: Penn State Biology Department, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- §Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- ¶Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- §Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‖Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- ‡‡Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Tardif M, Atteia A, Specht M, Cogne G, Rolland N, Brugière S, Hippler M, Ferro M, Bruley C, Peltier G, Vallon O, Cournac L. PredAlgo: a new subcellular localization prediction tool dedicated to green algae. Mol Biol Evol 2012; 29:3625-39. [PMID: 22826458 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a prime model for deciphering processes occurring in the intracellular compartments of the photosynthetic cell. Organelle-specific proteomic studies have started to delineate its various subproteomes, but sequence-based prediction software is necessary to assign proteins subcellular localizations at whole genome scale. Unfortunately, existing tools are oriented toward land plants and tend to mispredict the localization of nuclear-encoded algal proteins, predicting many chloroplast proteins as mitochondrion targeted. We thus developed a new tool called PredAlgo that predicts intracellular localization of those proteins to one of three intracellular compartments in green algae: the mitochondrion, the chloroplast, and the secretory pathway. At its core, a neural network, trained using carefully curated sets of C. reinhardtii proteins, divides the N-terminal sequence into overlapping 19-residue windows and scores the probability that they belong to a cleavable targeting sequence for one of the aforementioned organelles. A targeting prediction is then deduced for the protein, and a likely cleavage site is predicted based on the shape of the scoring function along the N-terminal sequence. When assessed on an independent benchmarking set of C. reinhardtii sequences, PredAlgo showed a highly improved discrimination capacity between chloroplast- and mitochondrion-localized proteins. Its predictions matched well the results of chloroplast proteomics studies. When tested on other green algae, it gave good results with Chlorophyceae and Trebouxiophyceae but tended to underpredict mitochondrial proteins in Prasinophyceae. Approximately 18% of the nuclear-encoded C. reinhardtii proteome was predicted to be targeted to the chloroplast and 15% to the mitochondrion.
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Xing S, Poirier Y. The protein acetylome and the regulation of metabolism. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 17:423-30. [PMID: 22503580 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) is a central metabolite involved in numerous anabolic and catabolic pathways, as well as in protein acetylation. Beyond histones, a large number of metabolic enzymes are acetylated in both animal and bacteria, and the protein acetylome is now emerging in plants. Protein acetylation is influenced by the cellular level of both acetyl-CoA and NAD(+), and regulates the activity of several enzymes. Acetyl-CoA is thus ideally placed to act as a key molecule linking the energy balance of the cell to the regulation of gene expression and metabolic pathways via the control of protein acetylation. Better knowledge over how to influence acetyl-CoA levels and the acetylation process promises to be an invaluable tool to control metabolic pathways.
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- Shufan Xing
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Müller M, Patrignani A, Rehrauer H, Gruissem W, Hennig L. Evaluation of alternative RNA labeling protocols for transcript profiling with Arabidopsis AGRONOMICS1 tiling arrays. PLANT METHODS 2012; 8:18. [PMID: 22694760 PMCID: PMC3418198 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-8-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Microarrays are routine tools for transcript profiling, and genomic tiling arrays such as the Arabidopsis AGRONOMICS1 arrays have been found to be highly suitable for such experiments because changes in genome annotation can be easily integrated at the data analysis level. In a transcript profiling experiment, RNA labeling is a critical step, most often initiated by oligo-dT-primed reverse transcription. Although this has been found to be a robust and reliable method, very long transcripts or non-polyadenylated transcripts might be labeled inefficiently. In this study, we first provide data handling methods to analyze AGRONOMICS1 tiling microarrays based on the TAIR10 genome annotation. Second, we describe methods to easily quantify antisense transcripts on such tiling arrays. Third, we test a random-primed RNA labeling method, and find that on AGRONOMICS1 arrays this method has similar general performance as the conventional oligo-dT-primed method. In contrast to the latter, however, the former works considerably better for long transcripts and for non-polyadenylated transcripts such as found in mitochondria and plastids. We propose that researchers interested in organelle function use the random-primed method to unleash the full potential of genomic tiling arrays.
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- Marlen Müller
- Department of Biology, Plant Biotechnology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH and University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH and University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Plant Biotechnology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH and University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Plant Biotechnology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, PO-Box 7080, SE-75007, Uppsala, Sweden
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Cytosolic events involved in chloroplast protein targeting. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1833:245-52. [PMID: 22450030 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chloroplasts are unique organelles that are responsible for photosynthesis. Although chloroplasts contain their own genome, the majority of chloroplast proteins are encoded by the nuclear genome. These proteins are transported to the chloroplasts after translation in the cytosol. Chloroplasts contain three membrane systems (outer/inner envelope and thylakoid membranes) that subdivide the interior into three soluble compartments known as the intermembrane space, stroma, and thylakoid lumen. Several targeting mechanisms are required to deliver proteins to the correct chloroplast membrane or soluble compartment. These mechanisms have been extensively studied using purified chloroplasts in vitro. Prior to targeting these proteins to the various compartments of the chloroplast, they must be correctly sorted in the cytosol. To date, it is not clear how these proteins are sorted in the cytosol and then targeted to the chloroplasts. Recently, the cytosolic carrier protein AKR2 and its associated cofactor Hsp17.8 for outer envelope membrane proteins of chloroplasts were identified. Additionally, a mechanism for controlling unimported plastid precursors in the cytosol has been discovered. This review will mainly focus on recent findings concerning the possible cytosolic events that occur prior to protein targeting to the chloroplasts. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein Import and Quality Control in Mitochondria and Plastids.
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Hirsch-Hoffmann M, Gruissem W, Baerenfaller K. pep2pro: the high-throughput proteomics data processing, analysis, and visualization tool. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:123. [PMID: 22701464 PMCID: PMC3371593 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The pep2pro database was built to support effective high-throughput proteome data analysis. Its database schema allows the coherent integration of search results from different database-dependent search algorithms and filtering of the data including control for unambiguous assignment of peptides to proteins. The capacity of the pep2pro database has been exploited in data analysis of various Arabidopsis proteome datasets. The diversity of the datasets and the associated scientific questions required thorough querying of the data. This was supported by the relational format structure of the data that links all information on the sample, spectrum, search database, and algorithm to peptide and protein identifications and their post-translational modifications. After publication of datasets they are made available on the pep2pro website at www.pep2pro.ethz.ch. Further, the pep2pro data analysis pipeline also handles data export do the PRIDE database (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride) and data retrieval by the MASCP Gator (http://gator.masc-proteomics.org/). The utility of pep2pro will continue to be used for analysis of additional datasets and as a data warehouse. The capacity of the pep2pro database for proteome data analysis has now also been made publicly available through the release of pep2pro4all, which consists of a database schema and a script that will populate the database with mass spectrometry data provided in mzIdentML format.
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- *Correspondence:Katja Baerenfaller, Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. e-mail:
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