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Lazarow PB. Chapter 3.1.7. The import receptor Pex7p and the PTS2 targeting sequence. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:1599-604. [PMID: 16996627 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2006] [Revised: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This chapter concerns one branch of the peroxisome import pathway for newly-synthesized peroxisomal proteins, specifically the branch for matrix proteins that contain a peroxisome targeting sequence type 2 (PTS2). The structure and utilization of the PTS2 are discussed, as well as the properties of the receptor, Pex7p, which recognizes the PTS2 sequence and conveys these proteins to the common translocation machinery in the peroxisome membrane. We also describe the recent evidence that this receptor recycles into the peroxisome matrix and back out to the cytosol in the course of its function. Pex7p is assisted in its functioning by several species-specific auxiliary proteins that are described in the following chapter.
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Schliebs W, Kunau WH. PTS2 Co-receptors: Diverse proteins with common features. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:1605-12. [PMID: 17028014 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 08/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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One feature of the PTS2 import pathway is the separation of the roles of the PTS receptor between two proteins. Pex7p alone is insufficient to act as the receptor for the import cycle for peroxisomal matrix proteins. In all cases, Pex7p needs a PTS2 co-receptor to form an import-competent PTS2 receptor complex together with the PTS2 cargo. We provide an overview of the proteins that have been identified as PTS2 co-receptors and discuss their proposed functions.
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- Wolfgang Schliebs
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abt. Systembiochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Rampey RA, Woodward AW, Hobbs BN, Tierney MP, Lahner B, Salt DE, Bartel B. An Arabidopsis basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper protein modulates metal homeostasis and auxin conjugate responsiveness. Genetics 2006; 174:1841-57. [PMID: 17028341 PMCID: PMC1698629 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.061044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The plant hormone auxin can be regulated by formation and hydrolysis of amide-linked indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) conjugates. Here, we report the characterization of the dominant Arabidopsis iaa-leucine resistant3 (ilr3-1) mutant, which has reduced sensitivity to IAA-Leu and IAA-Phe, while retaining wild-type responses to free IAA. The gene defective in ilr3-1 encodes a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper protein, bHLH105, and the ilr3-1 lesion results in a truncated product. Overexpressing ilr3-1 in wild-type plants recapitulates certain ilr3-1 mutant phenotypes. In contrast, the loss-of-function ilr3-2 allele has increased IAA-Leu sensitivity compared to wild type, indicating that the ilr3-1 allele confers a gain of function. Microarray and quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed five downregulated genes in ilr3-1, including three encoding putative membrane proteins similar to the yeast iron and manganese transporter Ccc1p. Transcript changes are accompanied by reciprocally misregulated metal accumulation in ilr3-1 and ilr3-2 mutants. Further, ilr3-1 seedlings are less sensitive than wild type to manganese, and auxin conjugate response phenotypes are dependent on exogenous metal concentration in ilr3 mutants. These data suggest a model in which the ILR3/bHLH105 transcription factor regulates expression of metal transporter genes, perhaps indirectly modulating IAA-conjugate hydrolysis by controlling the availability of metals previously shown to influence IAA-amino acid hydrolase protein activity.
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- Rebekah A Rampey
- Department of Biology, Harding University, Searcy, AR 72149, USA
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Rayapuram N, Subramani S. The importomer--a peroxisomal membrane complex involved in protein translocation into the peroxisome matrix. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:1613-9. [PMID: 17027097 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2006] [Revised: 08/18/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The import of proteins into the peroxisome matrix is an essential step in peroxisome biogenesis, which is critical for normal functioning of most eukaryotic cells. The translocation of proteins across the peroxisome membrane and the dynamic behavior of the import receptors during the import cycle is facilitated by several peroxisome-membrane-associated protein complexes, one of which is called the importomer complex [B. Agne, N.M. Meindl, K. Niederhoff, H. Einwachter, P. Rehling, A. Sickmann, H.E. Meyer, W. Girzalsky, W.H. Kunau, Pex8p: an intraperoxisomal organizer of the peroxisomal import machinery, Mol. Cell 11 (2003) 635-646; P.P. Hazra, I. Suriapranata, W.B. Snyder, S. Subramani, Peroxisome remnants in pex3Delta cells and the requirement of Pex3p for interactions between the peroxisomal docking and translocation subcomplexes, Traffic 3 (2002) 560-574. ]. We provide below a brief historical perspective regarding the importomer and its role in peroxisome biogenesis. We also identify areas in which further work is needed to uncover the physiological role of the importomer.
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- Naganand Rayapuram
- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, Room 3230 Bonner Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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Hayashi M, Nishimura M. Arabidopsis thaliana--a model organism to study plant peroxisomes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:1382-91. [PMID: 17005266 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2006] [Revised: 07/28/2006] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In higher plants, peroxisomes have been believed to play a pivotal role in three metabolic pathways, which are lipid breakdown, photorespiration and H2O2-detoxificaton. Recently, significant progress in the study of plant peroxisomes was established by forward-/reverse-genetics and post-genomic approaches using Arabidopsis thaliana, the first higher plant to have its entire genome sequenced. These studies illustrated that plant peroxisomes have more diverse functions than we previously thought. Research using Arabidopsis thaliana is improving our understanding of the function of plant peroxisomes.
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- Makoto Hayashi
- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Lee JR, Jang HH, Park JH, Jung JH, Lee SS, Park SK, Chi YH, Moon JC, Lee YM, Kim SY, Kim JY, Yun DJ, Cho MJ, Lee KO, Lee SY. Cloning of two splice variants of the rice PTS1 receptor, OsPex5pL and OsPex5pS, and their functional characterization using pex5-deficient yeast and Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 47:457-66. [PMID: 16792693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2006.02797.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Using the rice PEX14 cDNA as a bait in a yeast two-hybrid assay, two splice variants of the type I peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS1) receptor, OsPex5pL and OsPex5pS, were cloned from a pathogen-treated rice leaf cDNA library. The proteins were produced from a single gene by alternative splicing, which generated a full-length variant, OsPEX5L, and a variant that lacked exon 7, OsPEX5S. OsPex5pL contained 11 copies of the pentapeptide motif WXXXF/Y in its N-terminus, and seven tetratricopeptide repeats in its C-terminus. Expression of OsPEX5L and OsPEX5S predominantly occurred in leaf tissues, and was induced by various stresses, such as exposure to the pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, and treatment with fungal elicitor, methyl viologen, NaCl or hydrogen peroxide. The Arabidopsis T-DNA insertional pex5 mutant, Atpex5, which does not germinate in the absence of sucrose and was resistant to indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), was perfectly rescued by over-expression of OsPex5pL, but not by OsPex5pS. Using transient expression of OsPex5pL and OsPex5pS in the Atpex5 mutant, we show that OsPex5pL translocates both PTS1- and PTS2-containing proteins into the peroxisome by interacting with OsPex7p, whereas OsPex5pS is involved only in PTS1-dependent import in Arabidopsis.
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- Jung Ro Lee
- Environmental Biotechnology National Core Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea
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Mano S, Nakamori C, Nito K, Kondo M, Nishimura M. The Arabidopsis pex12 and pex13 mutants are defective in both PTS1- and PTS2-dependent protein transport to peroxisomes. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 47:604-18. [PMID: 16813573 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2006.02809.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Peroxisome biogenesis requires various complex processes including organelle division, enlargement and protein transport. We have been studying a number of Arabidopsis apm mutants that display aberrant peroxisome morphology. Two of these mutants, apm2 and apm4, showed green fluorescent protein fluorescence in the cytosol as well as in peroxisomes, indicating a decrease of efficiency of peroxisome targeting signal 1 (PTS1)-dependent protein transport to peroxisomes. Interestingly, both mutants were defective in PTS2-dependent protein transport. Plant growth was more inhibited in apm4 than apm2 mutants, apparently because protein transport was more severely decreased in apm4 than in apm2 mutants. APM2 and APM4 were found to encode proteins homologous to the peroxins PEX13 and PEX12, respectively, which are thought to be involved in transporting matrix proteins into peroxisomes in yeasts and mammals. We show that APM2/PEX13 and APM4/PEX12 are localized on peroxisomal membranes, and that APM2/PEX13 interacts with PEX7, a cytosolic PTS2 receptor. Additionally, a PTS1 receptor, PEX5, was found to stall on peroxisomal membranes in both mutants, suggesting that PEX12 and PEX13 are components that are involved in protein transport on peroxisomal membranes in higher plants. Proteins homologous to PEX12 and PEX13 have previously been found in Arabidopsis but it is not known whether they are involved in protein transport to peroxisomes. Our findings reveal that APM2/PEX13 and APM4/PEX12 are responsible for matrix protein import to peroxisomes in planta.
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- Shoji Mano
- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Hartweck LM, Olszewski NE. Rice GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1 is a gibberellin receptor that illuminates and raises questions about GA signaling. THE PLANT CELL 2006; 18:278-82. [PMID: 16452510 PMCID: PMC1356538 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.039958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- Lynn M Hartweck
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Zolman BK, Monroe-Augustus M, Silva ID, Bartel B. Identification and functional characterization of Arabidopsis PEROXIN4 and the interacting protein PEROXIN22. THE PLANT CELL 2005; 17:3422-35. [PMID: 16272432 PMCID: PMC1315379 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.035691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Peroxins are genetically defined as proteins necessary for peroxisome biogenesis. By screening for reduced response to indole-3-butyric acid, which is metabolized to active auxin in peroxisomes, we isolated an Arabidopsis thaliana peroxin4 (pex4) mutant. This mutant displays sucrose-dependent seedling development and reduced lateral root production, characteristics of plant peroxisome malfunction. We used yeast two-hybrid analysis to determine that PEX4, an apparent ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, interacts with a previously unidentified Arabidopsis protein, PEX22. A pex4 pex22 double mutant enhanced pex4 defects, confirming that PEX22 is a peroxin. Expression of both Arabidopsis genes together complemented yeast pex4 or pex22 mutant defects, whereas expression of either gene individually failed to rescue the corresponding yeast mutant. Therefore, it is likely that the Arabidopsis proteins can function similarly to the yeast PEX4-PEX22 complex, with PEX4 ubiquitinating substrates and PEX22 tethering PEX4 to the peroxisome. However, the severe sucrose dependence of the pex4 pex22 mutant is not accompanied by correspondingly strong defects in peroxisomal matrix protein import, suggesting that this peroxin pair may have novel plant targets in addition to those important in fungi. Isocitrate lyase is stabilized in pex4 pex22, indicating that PEX4 and PEX22 may be important during the remodeling of peroxisome matrix contents as glyoxysomes transition to leaf peroxisomes.
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- Bethany K Zolman
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Baker A, Sparkes IA. Peroxisome protein import: some answers, more questions. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2005; 8:640-7. [PMID: 16182600 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2005.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 09/13/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent advances in the study of plant peroxisomes are shedding new light on the importance of these organelles for plant development, and are revealing similarities and differences in peroxisome protein import pathways between plants, animals and fungi. For example, the import of matrix proteins that carry the PTS1 and PTS2 targeting signals is coupled in plants as it is in mammals, whereas these import pathways are separate in fungi. The expression of a human peroxisomal ATPase partially rescues the equivalent Arabidopsis mutant. Ubiquitination might play a role in receptor recycling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and exciting progress is being made through studies of the targeting of membrane proteins.
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- Alison Baker
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Chuong SDX, Park NI, Freeman MC, Mullen RT, Muench DG. The peroxisomal multifunctional protein interacts with cortical microtubules in plant cells. BMC Cell Biol 2005; 6:40. [PMID: 16313672 PMCID: PMC1325227 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-6-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background The plant peroxisomal multifunctional protein (MFP) possesses up to four enzymatic activities that are involved in catalyzing different reactions of fatty acid β-oxidation in the peroxisome matrix. In addition to these peroxisomal activities, in vitro assays revealed that rice MFP possesses microtubule- and RNA-binding activities suggesting that this protein also has important functions in the cytosol. Results We demonstrate that MFP is an authentic microtubule-binding protein, as it localized to the cortical microtubule array in vivo, in addition to its expected targeting to the peroxisome matrix. MFP does not, however, interact with the three mitotic microtubule arrays. Microtubule co-sedimentation assays of truncated versions of MFP revealed that multiple microtubule-binding domains are present on the MFP polypeptide. This indicates that these regions function together to achieve high-affinity binding of the full-length protein. Real-time imaging of a transiently expressed green fluorescent protein-MFP chimera in living plant cells illustrated that a dynamic, spatial interaction exits between peroxisomes and cortical microtubules as peroxisomes move along actin filaments or oscillate at fixed locations. Conclusion Plant MFP is associated with the cortical microtubule array, in addition to its expected localization in the peroxisome. This observation, coupled with apparent interactions that frequently occur between microtubules and peroxisomes in the cell cortex, supports the hypothesis that MFP is concentrated on microtubules in order to facilitate the regulated import of MFP into peroxisomes.
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- Simon DX Chuong
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada
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Fan J, Quan S, Orth T, Awai C, Chory J, Hu J. The Arabidopsis PEX12 gene is required for peroxisome biogenesis and is essential for development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 139:231-9. [PMID: 16113209 PMCID: PMC1203373 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.066811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Peroxisomes perform diverse and vital functions in eukaryotes, and abnormalities in peroxisomal function lead to severe developmental disorders in humans. Peroxisomes are also involved in a wide array of physiological and metabolic functions unique to plants, yet many aspects of this important organelle are poorly understood. In yeast and mammals, various steps in peroxisome biogenesis require the function of peroxin (PEX) proteins, among which PEX12 is a RING finger peroxisomal membrane protein involved in the import of matrix proteins. To investigate the role of PEX12 in plants, we identified a T-DNA knockout allele of PEX12 and generated partial loss-of-function pex12 mutants using RNA interference. We show that pex12 null mutants are developmentally arrested during early embryogenesis, and that the embryo-lethal phenotype can be rescued by overexpression of the PEX12-cyan fluorescent protein fusion protein, which targets to the peroxisome. Using virus-induced gene-silencing techniques, we demonstrate that peroxisomal number and fluorescence of the yellow fluorescent protein-peroxisome targeting signal type 1 protein are greatly reduced when PEX12 is silenced. RNA interference plants with partial reduction of the PEX12 transcript exhibit impaired peroxisome biogenesis and function, inhibition of plant growth, and reduced fertility. Our work provides evidence that the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) PEX12 protein is required for peroxisome biogenesis and plays an essential role throughout plant development.
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- Jilian Fan
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, USA
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Genetic and proteomic approaches have led to the identification of 32 proteins, collectively called peroxins, which are required for the biogenesis of peroxisomes. Some are responsible for the division and inheritance of peroxisomes; however, most peroxins have been implicated in the topogenesis of peroxisomal proteins. Peroxisomal membrane and matrix proteins are synthesized on free ribosomes in the cytosol and are imported post-translationally into pre-existing organelles (Lazarow PB & Fujiki Y (1985) Annu Rev Cell Biol1, 489-530). Progress has been made in the elucidation of how these proteins are targeted to the organelle. In addition, the understanding of the composition of the peroxisomal import apparatus and the order of events taking place during the cascade of peroxisomal protein import has increased significantly. However, our knowledge on the basic principles of peroxisomal membrane protein insertion or translocation of peroxisomal matrix proteins across the peroxisomal membrane is rather limited. The latter is of particular interest as the peroxisomal import machinery accommodates folded, even oligomeric, proteins, which distinguishes this apparatus from the well characterized translocons of other organelles. Furthermore, the origin of the peroxisomal membrane is still enigmatic. Recent observations suggest the existence of two classes of peroxisomal membrane proteins. Newly synthesized class I proteins are directly targeted to and inserted into the peroxisomal membrane, while class II proteins reach their final destination via the endoplasmic reticulum or a subcompartment thereof, which would be in accord with the idea that the peroxisomal membrane might be derived from the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Ines Heiland
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Bochum, Germany
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BACKGROUND The phytohormone auxin is critical for plant growth and orchestrates many developmental processes. SCOPE This review considers the complex array of mechanisms plants use to control auxin levels, the movement of auxin through the plant, the emerging view of auxin-signalling mechanisms, and several interactions between auxin and other phytohormones. Though many natural and synthetic compounds exhibit auxin-like activity in bioassays, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is recognized as the key auxin in most plants. IAA is synthesized both from tryptophan (Trp) using Trp-dependent pathways and from an indolic Trp precursor via Trp-independent pathways; none of these pathways is fully elucidated. Plants can also obtain IAA by beta-oxidation of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), a second endogenous auxin, or by hydrolysing IAA conjugates, in which IAA is linked to amino acids, sugars or peptides. To permanently inactivate IAA, plants can employ conjugation and direct oxidation. Consistent with its definition as a hormone, IAA can be transported the length of the plant from the shoot to the root; this transport is necessary for normal development, and more localized transport is needed for tropic responses. Auxin signalling is mediated, at least in large part, by an SCFTIR1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that accelerates Aux/IAA repressor degradation in response to IAA, thereby altering gene expression. Two classes of auxin-induced genes encode negatively acting products (the Aux/IAA transcriptional repressors and GH3 family of IAA conjugating enzymes), suggesting that timely termination of the auxin signal is crucial. Auxin interaction with other hormone signals adds further challenges to understanding auxin response. CONCLUSIONS Nearly six decades after the structural elucidation of IAA, many aspects of auxin metabolism, transport and signalling are well established; however, more than a few fundamental questions and innumerable details remain unresolved.
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Adham AR, Zolman BK, Millius A, Bartel B. Mutations in Arabidopsis acyl-CoA oxidase genes reveal distinct and overlapping roles in beta-oxidation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 41:859-74. [PMID: 15743450 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2005.02343.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) is an endogenous auxin used to enhance rooting during propagation. To better understand the role of IBA, we isolated Arabidopsis IBA-response (ibr) mutants that display enhanced root elongation on inhibitory IBA concentrations but maintain wild-type responses to indole-3-acetic acid, the principle active auxin. A subset of ibr mutants remains sensitive to the stimulatory effects of IBA on lateral root initiation. These mutants are not sucrose dependent during early seedling development, indicating that peroxisomal beta-oxidation of seed storage fatty acids is occurring. We used positional cloning to determine that one mutant is defective in ACX1 and two are defective in ACX3, two of the six Arabidopsis fatty acyl-CoA oxidase (ACX) genes. Characterization of T-DNA insertion mutants defective in the other ACX genes revealed reduced IBA responses in a third gene, ACX4. Activity assays demonstrated that mutants defective in ACX1, ACX3, or ACX4 have reduced fatty acyl-CoA oxidase activity on specific substrates. Moreover, acx1 acx2 double mutants display enhanced IBA resistance and are sucrose dependent during seedling development, whereas acx1 acx3 and acx1 acx5 double mutants display enhanced IBA resistance but remain sucrose independent. The inability of ACX1, ACX3, and ACX4 to fully compensate for one another in IBA-mediated root elongation inhibition and the ability of ACX2 and ACX5 to contribute to IBA response suggests that IBA-response defects in acx mutants may reflect indirect blocks in peroxisomal metabolism and IBA beta-oxidation, rather than direct enzymatic activity of ACX isozymes on IBA-CoA.
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- A Raquel Adham
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, MS-140, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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