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Wang R, Zhao W, Yao W, Wang Y, Jiang T, Liu H. Genome-Wide Analysis of Strictosidine Synthase-like Gene Family Revealed Their Response to Biotic/Abiotic Stress in Poplar. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10117. [PMID: 37373265 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The strictosidine synthase-like (SSL) gene family is a small plant immune-regulated gene family that plays a critical role in plant resistance to biotic/abiotic stresses. To date, very little has been reported on the SSL gene in plants. In this study, a total of thirteen SSLs genes were identified from poplar, and these were classified into four subgroups based on multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis, and members of the same subgroup were found to have similar gene structures and motifs. The results of the collinearity analysis showed that poplar SSLs had more collinear genes in the woody plants Salix purpurea and Eucalyptus grandis. The promoter analysis revealed that the promoter region of PtrSSLs contains a large number of biotic/abiotic stress response elements. Subsequently, we examined the expression patterns of PtrSSLs following drought, salt, and leaf blight stress, using RT-qPCR to validate the response of PtrSSLs to biotic/abiotic stresses. In addition, the prediction of transcription factor (TF) regulatory networks identified several TFs, such as ATMYB46, ATMYB15, AGL20, STOP1, ATWRKY65, and so on, that may be induced in the expression of PtrSSLs in response to adversity stress. In conclusion, this study provides a solid basis for a functional analysis of the SSL gene family in response to biotic/abiotic stresses in poplar.
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- Ruiqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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Cui X, Jun JH, Rao X, Bahr C, Chapman E, Temple S, Dixon RA. Leaf layer-based transcriptome profiling for discovery of epidermal-selective promoters in Medicago truncatula. PLANTA 2022; 256:31. [PMID: 35790623 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03920-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Transcriptomics of manually dissected leaf layers from Medicago truncatula identifies genes with preferential expression in upper and/or lower epidermis. The promoters of these genes confer epidermal-specific expression of transgenes. Improving the quality and quantity of proanthocyanidins (PAs) in forage legumes has potential to improve the nitrogen nutrition of ruminant animals and protect them from the risk of pasture bloat, as well as parasites. However, ectopic constitutive accumulation of PAs in plants by genetic engineering can significantly inhibit growth. We selected the leaf epidermis as a candidate tissue for targeted engineering of PAs or other pathways. To identify gene promoters selectively expressed in epidermal tissues, we performed comparative transcriptomic analyses in the model legume Medicago truncatula, using five tissue samples representing upper epidermis, lower epidermis, whole leaf without upper epidermis, whole leaf without lower epidermis, and whole leaf. We identified 52 transcripts preferentially expressed in upper epidermis, most of which encode genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, and 53 transcripts from lower epidermis, with the most enriched category being anatomical structure formation. Promoters of the preferentially expressed genes were cloned from the M. truncatula genome and shown to direct tissue-selective promoter activities in transient assays. Expression of the PA pathway transcription factor TaMYB14 under control of several of the promoters in transgenic alfalfa resulted in only modest MYB14 transcript accumulation and low levels of PA production. Activity of a subset of promoters was confirmed by transcript analysis in field-grown alfalfa plants throughout the growing season, and revealed variable but consistent expression, which was generally highest 3-4 weeks after cutting. We conclude that, although the selected promoters show acceptable tissue-specificity, they may not drive high enough transcription factor expression to activate the PA pathway.
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- Xin Cui
- BioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311428, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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- BioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311428, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
- Children's Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- BioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311428, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
- College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430068, Hubei, China
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- Forage Genetics International, N5292 Gills Coulee Rd S, West Salem, WI, 54669, USA
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- Forage Genetics International, N5292 Gills Coulee Rd S, West Salem, WI, 54669, USA
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- Forage Genetics International, N5292 Gills Coulee Rd S, West Salem, WI, 54669, USA
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- BioDiscovery Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311428, Denton, TX, 76203, USA.
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Cao N, Li S, Xu A, Li M, Zou X, Ke Z, Deng G, Cheng X, Wang C. Dynamic Changes of Endogenic or Exogenic β-Carboline Alkaloid Harmine in Different Mammals and Human in vivo at Developmental and Physiological States. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 13:773638. [PMID: 35095466 PMCID: PMC8794950 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.773638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Several β-carboline alkaloids (βCBs), such as harmine, harmaline, harmane, and nor-harmane, are effective for Alzheimer's disease mouse models. They can be found in some plants, common foodstuffs, and blank plasma of various mammals. However, whether these compounds in mammals are exogenous or endogenous remain unclear. METHODS The exposure levels of βCBs and of neurotransmitters in plasma and tissues of pup rats, aging rats, mice of different physiological states, and healthy volunteers were detected by using UPLC-MS/MS. Plasma and tissue samples from 110 newborn rats up to 29 days old at 11 sampling points were collected and were analyzed to determine the concentration variation of βCBs in the developmental phase of newborn rats. The plasma of rats aged 2 to 18 months was used to detect the variation trend of βCBs and with some neurotransmitters. The plasma samples of normal C57BL/6 mice, APP/PS1 double transgenic mice, and scopolamine-induced memory impairment mice were collected and were analyzed to compare the difference of βCBs in different physiological states. The exposure levels of βCBs such as harmine, harmaline, and harmane in plasma of 550 healthy volunteers were also detected and analyzed on the basis of gender, race, and age. RESULTS Results showed that harmine was the main compound found in rats, mice, and human, which can be detected in a newborn rat plasma (0.16 ± 0.03 ng/ml) and brain (0.33 ± 0.14 ng/g) without any exogenous consumption. The concentration of harmine in rat plasma showed a decreasing trend similar to the exposure levels of neurotransmitters such as 5-hydroxytryptamine, acetylcholine chloride, glutamic acid, tyrosine, and phenylalanine during the growth period of 18 months. The harmine exposure in rats and human indicates high dependence on the physiological and pathological status such as aging, gender, and race. CONCLUSION The dynamic changes of harmine exposure in different animals and human, in vivo, at developmental and physiological states indicate that harmine is a naturally and widely distributed endogenous substance in different mammals and human. In addition to exogenous ingestion, spontaneous synthesis might be another important source of harmine in mammals, which should be verified by further experiment.
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- Ning Cao
- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Kashi Prefecture First People’s Hospital, Kashi, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Kashi Prefecture First People’s Hospital, Kashi, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chinese Compound Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Strictosidine synthase, an indispensable enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of terpenoid indole and β-carboline alkaloids. Chin J Nat Med 2021; 19:591-607. [PMID: 34419259 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(21)60059-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Terpenoid indole (TIAs) and β-carboline alkaloids (BCAs), such as suppressant reserpine, vasodilatory yohimbine, and antimalarial quinine, are natural compounds derived from strictosidine. These compounds can exert powerful pharmacological effects but be obtained from limited source in nature. the whole biosynthetic pathway of TIAs and BCAs, The Pictet-Spengler reaction catalyzed by strictosidine synthase (STR; EC: 4.3.3.2) is the rate-limiting step. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their biosynthesis pathways, especially the role of STR, and related findings will support the biosynthetic generation of natural and unnatural compounds. This review summarizes the latest studies concerning the function of STR in TIA and BCA biosynthesis, and illustrates the compounds derived from strictosidine. The substrate specificity of STR based on its structure is also summarized. Proteins that contain six-bladed four-stranded β-propeller folds in many organisms, other than plants, are listed. The presence of these folds may lead to similar functions among organisms. The expression of STR gene can greatly influence the production of many compounds. STR is mainly applied to product various valuable drugs in plant cell suspension culture and biosynthesis in other carriers.
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Rattanopas S, Piyanuch P, Wisansin K, Charoenpanich A, Sirirak J, Phutdhawong W, Wanichacheva N. Indole-based fluorescent sensors for selective sensing of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in aqueous buffer systems and their applications in living cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Meng E, Qiao T, Tang B, Hou Y, Yu W, Chen Z. Effects of ovarian fluid, venom and egg surface characteristics of Tetrastichus brontispae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on the immune response of Octodonta nipae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 109:125-137. [PMID: 30025717 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although the importance of parasitoids as biocontrol agents has long been recognized, systematic studies of the physiological mechanisms are scarce, especially in those parasitoids that are able to successfully invade their hosts by activating host immune responses. This study explored this phenomenon by investigating the effects of ovarian fluid, venom and egg surface characteristics of Tetrastichus brontispae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on host immunity. The results showed that the injection of venom alone induced higher phenoloxidase activity, while a mixture of ovarian plus venom fluids provoked higher granulocyte and plasmatocyte spreading ratios, highlighting the role that egg surface characteristics may play in successful parasitism. After thorough investigation, the presence of a hemomucin homologue was documented on the egg surface (which was named Tetrastichus brontispae adipocyte plasma membrane associated protein-like, TbAPMAP-like), while the absence of polydnaviruses, fibrous layers and virus-like filaments was confirmed. The higher encapsulation index of eggs incubated with TbAPMAP-like polyclonal antibody demonstrated the protection of the protein against encapsulation. These results contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms used by endoparasitoids to evade encapsulation during the early parasitism stage while enriching our knowledge of local active regulatory mechanisms. It is likely that this is the first study to determine the egg protective properties of TbAPMAP-like in host-parasite systems.
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- E Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fuzhou Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau of P.R.C, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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Zou T, Li S, Liu M, Wang T, Xiao Q, Chen D, Li Q, Liang Y, Zhu J, Liang Y, Deng Q, Wang S, Zheng A, Wang L, Li P. An atypical strictosidine synthase, OsSTRL2, plays key roles in anther development and pollen wall formation in rice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6863. [PMID: 28761138 PMCID: PMC5537339 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Strictosidine synthase (STR) plays an important role in the biosynthesis of terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs) and is expressed in a range of active meristematic tissues of higher plants. STR proteins are involved in different physiological and biochemical pathways. However, the function of STR proteins in rice development remains poorly understood. In this study, we identified 21 possible STR-like (OsSTRL) family members in rice genome and found that only one gene, OsSTRL2, exhibited a pre-emergency specific florescence expression pattern. Tissue-specific expression profile analysis, β-glucuronidase histochemical (GUS) staining and RNA in situ hybridization confirmed that OsSTRL2 was highly expressed in tapetal cells and microspores. Comparative protein sequence analysis indicated that OsSTRL2 lacked the key catalytic residue found in a typical STR (STR1), although it possessed conserved β-propellers and α-helices formed the basic structure of STR1. OsSTRL2 knockout mutant resulted to male sterility because of the defects in anther development and pollen wall formation. Subcellular localization of OsSTRL2-YFP revealed that the OsSTRL2 protein was primarily localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Therefore, OsSTRL2 is an atypical strictosidine synthase that plays crucial roles in regulating anther development and pollen wall formation in rice.
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- Ting Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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Kolkhof P, Werthebach M, van de Venn A, Poschmann G, Chen L, Welte M, Stühler K, Beller M. A Luciferase-fragment Complementation Assay to Detect Lipid Droplet-associated Protein-Protein Interactions. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 16:329-345. [PMID: 27956707 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.061499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
A critical challenge for all organisms is to carefully control the amount of lipids they store. An important node for this regulation is the protein coat present at the surface of lipid droplets (LDs), the intracellular organelles dedicated to lipid storage. Only limited aspects of this regulation are understood so far. For the probably best characterized case, the regulation of lipolysis in mammals, some of the major protein players have been identified, and it has been established that this process crucially depends on an orchestrated set of protein-protein interactions. Proteomic analysis has revealed that LDs are associated with dozens, if not hundreds, of different proteins, most of them poorly characterized, with even fewer data regarding which of them might physically interact. To comprehensively understand the mechanism of lipid storage regulation, it will likely be essential to define the interactome of LD-associated proteins.Previous studies of such interactions were hampered by technical limitations. Therefore, we have developed a split-luciferase based protein-protein interaction assay and test for interactions among 47 proteins from Drosophila and from mouse. We confirmed previously described interactions and identified many new ones. In 1561 complementation tests, we assayed for interactions among 487 protein pairs of which 92 (19%) resulted in a successful luciferase complementation. These results suggest that a prominent fraction of the LD-associated proteome participates in protein-protein interactions.In targeted experiments, we analyzed the two proteins Jabba and CG9186 in greater detail. Jabba mediates the sequestration of histones to LDs. We successfully applied our split luciferase complementation assay to learn more about this function as we were e.g. able to map the interaction between Jabba and histones. For CG9186, expression levels affect the positioning of LDs. Here, we reveal the ubiquitination of CG9186, and link this posttranslational modification to LD cluster induction.
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- Petra Kolkhof
- From the ‡Institute for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- From the ‡Institute for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,§Systems Biology of Lipid metabolism, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- From the ‡Institute for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,§Systems Biology of Lipid metabolism, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- ¶Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,‖Biomedical Research Center (BMFZ), Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- **Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- **Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- ¶Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,‖Biomedical Research Center (BMFZ), Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- From the ‡Institute for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany; .,§Systems Biology of Lipid metabolism, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Hicks MA, Barber AE, Giddings LA, Caldwell J, O’Connor SE, Babbitt PC. The evolution of function in strictosidine synthase-like proteins. Proteins 2011; 79:3082-98. [PMID: 21948213 PMCID: PMC3561908 DOI: 10.1002/prot.23135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Revised: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The exponential growth of sequence data provides abundant information for the discovery of new enzyme reactions. Correctly annotating the functions of highly diverse proteins can be difficult, however, hindering use of this information. Global analysis of large superfamilies of related proteins is a powerful strategy for understanding the evolution of reactions by identifying catalytic commonalities and differences in reaction and substrate specificity, even when only a few members have been biochemically or structurally characterized. A comparison of >2500 sequences sharing the six-bladed β-propeller fold establishes sequence, structural, and functional links among the three subgroups of the functionally diverse N6P superfamily: the arylesterase-like and senescence marker protein-30/gluconolactonase/luciferin-regenerating enzyme-like (SGL) subgroups, representing enzymes that catalyze lactonase and related hydrolytic reactions, and the so-called strictosidine synthase-like (SSL) subgroup. Metal-coordinating residues were identified as broadly conserved in the active sites of all three subgroups except for a few proteins from the SSL subgroup, which have been experimentally determined to catalyze the quite different strictosidine synthase (SS) reaction, a metal-independent condensation reaction. Despite these differences, comparison of conserved catalytic features of the arylesterase-like and SGL enzymes with the SSs identified similar structural and mechanistic attributes between the hydrolytic reactions catalyzed by the former and the condensation reaction catalyzed by SS. The results also suggest that despite their annotations, the great majority of these >500 SSL sequences do not catalyze the SS reaction; rather, they likely catalyze hydrolytic reactions typical of the other two subgroups instead. This prediction was confirmed experimentally for one of these proteins.
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- Michael A. Hicks
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Box 2550, 1700 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California 94158
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Box 2550, 1700 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California 94158
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Box 2550, 1700 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California 94158
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, UCSF
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Alves-Silva J, Ribeiro JMC, Van Den Abbeele J, Attardo G, Hao Z, Haines LR, Soares MB, Berriman M, Aksoy S, Lehane MJ. An insight into the sialome of Glossina morsitans morsitans. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:213. [PMID: 20353571 PMCID: PMC2853526 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Blood feeding evolved independently in worms, arthropods and mammals. Among the adaptations to this peculiar diet, these animals developed an armament of salivary molecules that disarm their host's anti-bleeding defenses (hemostasis), inflammatory and immune reactions. Recent sialotranscriptome analyses (from the Greek sialo = saliva) of blood feeding insects and ticks have revealed that the saliva contains hundreds of polypeptides, many unique to their genus or family. Adult tsetse flies feed exclusively on vertebrate blood and are important vectors of human and animal diseases. Thus far, only limited information exists regarding the Glossina sialome, or any other fly belonging to the Hippoboscidae. RESULTS As part of the effort to sequence the genome of Glossina morsitans morsitans, several organ specific, high quality normalized cDNA libraries have been constructed, from which over 20,000 ESTs from an adult salivary gland library were sequenced. These ESTs have been assembled using previously described ESTs from the fat body and midgut libraries of the same fly, thus totaling 62,251 ESTs, which have been assembled into 16,743 clusters (8,506 of which had one or more EST from the salivary gland library). Coding sequences were obtained for 2,509 novel proteins, 1,792 of which had at least one EST expressed in the salivary glands. Despite library normalization, 59 transcripts were overrepresented in the salivary library indicating high levels of expression. This work presents a detailed analysis of the salivary protein families identified. Protein expression was confirmed by 2D gel electrophoresis, enzymatic digestion and mass spectrometry. Concurrently, an initial attempt to determine the immunogenic properties of selected salivary proteins was undertaken. CONCLUSIONS The sialome of G. m. morsitans contains over 250 proteins that are possibly associated with blood feeding. This set includes alleles of previously described gene products, reveals new evidence that several salivary proteins are multigenic and identifies at least seven new polypeptide families unique to Glossina. Most of these proteins have no known function and thus, provide a discovery platform for the identification of novel pharmacologically active compounds, innovative vector-based vaccine targets, and immunological markers of vector exposure.
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Kibble NAJ, Sohani MM, Shirley N, Byrt C, Roessner U, Bacic A, Schmidt O, Schultz CJ. Phylogenetic analysis and functional characterisation of strictosidine synthase-like genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2010; 36:1098-1109. [PMID: 32688721 DOI: 10.1071/fp09104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 09/08/2009] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIA) are a diverse class of secondary metabolites important for plant protection and are drugs for treating human diseases. Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) is not known to produce MIAs, yet its genome has 15 genes with similarity to the periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don) strictosidine synthase (STR) gene. Phylogenetic analysis of strictosidine synthase-like (SSL) proteins reveals four well supported classes of SSLs in Arabidopsis. To determine if Arabidopsis produces active strictosidine synthase, Arabidopsis protein extracts were assayed for enzymatic activity and cDNAs were expressed in Escherichia coli. Arabidopsis protein extracts from leaves and hairy roots do not make strictosidine at levels comparable to C. roseus, but they metabolise one substrate, secologanin, a precursor of strictosidine in other plant species, and produce an 'unknown' compound proposed to be a dimer of secologanic acid. Recombinant Arabidopsis proteins expressed in E. coli were not active STRs. Quantitative PCR analysis was performed on class A Ssls and showed they are upregulated by salt, ultraviolet light and salicylic acid treatment. RNAi mutants of Arabidopsis with reduced expression of all four class A Ssls, suggest that class A SSL proteins can modify secologanin. Gene expression and metabolomics data suggests that class A Ssl genes may have a role in plant protection.
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- Natalie A J Kibble
- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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Schmidt O, Söderhäll K, Theopold U, Faye I. Role of adhesion in arthropod immune recognition. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2010; 55:485-504. [PMID: 19743913 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.54.110807.090618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The recognition and inactivation of toxins and pathogens are mediated by a combination of cell-free and cellular mechanisms. A number of soluble and membrane-bound pattern recognition molecules interact with elicitors to become involved in both cell-free inactivation as well as cellular uptake reactions. Here we describe the possible recognition and effector function of key arthropod immune proteins, such as peroxinectin, hemolin, and hemomucin, as an outcome of changes in adhesiveness, which drive self-assembly reactions leading to cell-free coagulation and cellular uptake reactions. The fact that some of these proteins are essential for immune and developmental functions in some species, but are not found in closely related species, may point to the existence of multiprotein assemblies, which are conserved at the mechanistic level and can function with more than one combination of protein constituents.
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- Otto Schmidt
- Insect Molecular Biology, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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Sohani MM, Schenk PM, Schultz CJ, Schmidt O. Phylogenetic and transcriptional analysis of a strictosidine synthase-like gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals involvement in plant defence responses. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2009; 11:105-17. [PMID: 19121120 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00139.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Protein domains with similarity to plant strictosidine synthase-like (SSL) sequences have been uncovered in the genomes of all multicellular organisms sequenced so far and are known to play a role in animal immune responses. Among several distinct groups of Arabidopsis thaliana SSL sequences, four genes (AtSSL4-AtSSL7) arranged in tandem on chromosome 3 show more similarity to SSL genes from Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans than to other Arabidopsis SSL genes. To examine whether any of the four AtSSL genes are immune-inducible, we analysed the expression of each of the four AtSSL genes after exposure to microbial pathogens, wounding and plant defence elicitors using real-time quantitative RT-PCR, Northern blot hybridisation and Western blot analysis with antibodies raised against recombinant AtSSL proteins. While the AtSSL4 gene was constitutively expressed and not significantly induced by any treatment, the other three AtSSL genes were induced to various degrees by plant defence signalling compounds, such as salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate and ethylene, as well as by wounding and exposure to the plant pathogens Alternaria brassicicola and cucumber mosaic virus. Our data demonstrate that the four SSL-coding genes are regulated individually, suggesting specific roles in basal (SSL4) and inducible (SSL5-7) plant defence mechanisms.
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- M M Sohani
- Plant and Food Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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Hu J, Yu X, Fu W, Zhang W. A Helix pomatia lectin binding protein on the extraembryonic membrane of the polyembryonic wasp Macrocentrus cingulum protects embryos from being encapsulated by hemocytes of host Ostrinia furnaclis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 32:356-64. [PMID: 17706774 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2007] [Revised: 05/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The mechanism of how endoparasitoids avoid the host's cellular immune reaction is not well known. Evidence is presented here for the existence of a Helix pomatia lectin binding protein (HpLBP) on Macrocentrus cingulum extraembryonic membrane and its involvement in the protection of embryos against encapsulation by its host Ostrinia furnaclis. HpLBP is present in eggs, embryos and larvae and is located on the outmost layer of the extraembryonic membrane. While Sephadex A-25 beads and immature Macrocentrus eggs coated with follicular cells were encapsulated, Macrocentrus embryos were not after they were transplanted separately into naive O. furnaclis larvae. Moreover, embryos became encapsulated after being coated with anti-HpLBP serum. Furthermore, encapsulation of agarose-H. pomatia lectin beads decreased significantly after the beads were coated with HpLBP. However, encapsulation of the HpLBP-coated agarose beads increased and the extent of encapsulation was enhanced significantly when the HpLBP-coated beads were pre-incubated with anti-HpLBP antibody.
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- Jian Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Ma X, Panjikar S, Koepke J, Loris E, Stöckigt J. The structure of Rauvolfia serpentina strictosidine synthase is a novel six-bladed beta-propeller fold in plant proteins. THE PLANT CELL 2006; 18:907-20. [PMID: 16531499 PMCID: PMC1425862 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.038018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The enzyme strictosidine synthase (STR1) from the Indian medicinal plant Rauvolfia serpentina is of primary importance for the biosynthetic pathway of the indole alkaloid ajmaline. Moreover, STR1 initiates all biosynthetic pathways leading to the entire monoterpenoid indole alkaloid family representing an enormous structural variety of approximately 2000 compounds in higher plants. The crystal structures of STR1 in complex with its natural substrates tryptamine and secologanin provide structural understanding of the observed substrate preference and identify residues lining the active site surface that contact the substrates. STR1 catalyzes a Pictet-Spengler-type reaction and represents a novel six-bladed beta-propeller fold in plant proteins. Structure-based sequence alignment revealed a common repetitive sequence motif (three hydrophobic residues are followed by a small residue and a hydrophilic residue), indicating a possible evolutionary relationship between STR1 and several sequence-unrelated six-bladed beta-propeller structures. Structural analysis and site-directed mutagenesis experiments demonstrate the essential role of Glu-309 in catalysis. The data will aid in deciphering the details of the reaction mechanism of STR1 as well as other members of this enzyme family.
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- Xueyan Ma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Johanes Gutenberg-University, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Curto M, Camafeita E, Lopez JA, Maldonado AM, Rubiales D, Jorrín JV. A proteomic approach to study pea (Pisum sativum) responses to powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi). Proteomics 2006; 6 Suppl 1:S163-74. [PMID: 16511815 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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As a global approach to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in pea resistance to Erysiphe pisi, changes in the leaf proteome of two pea genotypes differing in their resistance phenotype were analyzed by a combination of 2-DE and MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. Leaf proteins from control non-inoculated and inoculated susceptible (Messire) and resistant (JI2480) plants were resolved by 2-DE, with IEF in the 5-8 pH range and SDS-PAGE on 12% gels. CBB-stained gels revealed the existence of quantitative and qualitative differences between extracts from: (i) non-inoculated leaves of both genotypes (77 spots); (ii) inoculated and non-inoculated Messire leaves (19 spots); and (iii) inoculated and non-inoculated JI2480 leaves (12 spots). Some of the differential spots have been identified, after MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis and database searching, as proteins belonging to several functional categories, including photosynthesis and carbon metabolism, energy production, stress and defense, protein synthesis and degradation and signal transduction. Results are discussed in terms of constitutive and induced elements involved in pea resistance against Erysiphe pisi.
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- Miguel Curto
- Agricultural and Plant Biochemistry Research Group, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Ober D. Seeing double: gene duplication and diversification in plant secondary metabolism. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2005; 10:444-9. [PMID: 16054418 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2005.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2005] [Revised: 06/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Gene duplications drive the recruitment of genes for secondary metabolism. Gene copies are gradually modified to create genes with specificities and expression patterns adapted to the needs of the new pathway in which they are involved. Duplicated genes are often in tandem repeats, forming clusters within the plant genome. However, in some cases, clusters of nonhomologous genes have also been identified as forming a functional unit. The selective forces that have caused the establishment of new pathways are far from understood and might have changed repeatedly during evolution owing to the continuously changing environment. Recent data show that the way several classes of secondary compounds are scattered among species is attributable to independent recruitment and the inactivation of biosynthetic enzymes.
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- Dietrich Ober
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstrasse 1, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Devoto A, Ellis C, Magusin A, Chang HS, Chilcott C, Zhu T, Turner JG. Expression profiling reveals COI1 to be a key regulator of genes involved in wound- and methyl jasmonate-induced secondary metabolism, defence, and hormone interactions. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 58:497-513. [PMID: 16021335 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-7306-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2004] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The Arabidopsis gene COI1 is required for jasmonic acid (JA)-induced growth inhibition, resistance to insect herbivory, and resistance to pathogens. In addition, COI1 is also required for transcription of several genes induced by wounding or by JA. Here, we use microarray gene transcription profiling of wild type and coi1 mutant plants to examine the extent of the requirement of COI1 for JA-induced and wound-induced gene transcription. We show that COI1 is required for expression of approximately 84% of 212 genes induced by JA, and for expression of approximately 44% of 153 genes induced by wounding. Surprisingly, COI1 was also required for repression of 53% of 104 genes whose expression was suppressed by JA, and for repression of approximately 46% of 83 genes whose expression was suppressed by wounding. These results indicate that COI1 plays a pivotal role in wound- and JA signalling.
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- Alessandra Devoto
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK
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Ma X, Koepke J, Fritzsch G, Diem R, Kutchan TM, Michel H, Stöckigt J. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of strictosidine synthase from Rauvolfia: the first member of a novel enzyme family. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2004; 1702:121-4. [PMID: 15450856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2004] [Accepted: 06/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Strictosidine synthase is a central enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of almost all plant monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. Strictosidine synthase from Rauvolfia serpentina was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. Crystals of the purified recombinant enzyme have been obtained by the hanging-drop technique at 303 K with potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate as precipitant. The crystals belong to the space group R3 with cell dimensions of a=b=150.3 A and c=122.4 A. Under cryoconditions (120 K), the crystals diffract to about 2.95 A.
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- Xueyan Ma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudinger Weg 5, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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The cellular capacity to internalise objects, involving attachment, engulfment and uptake, exists in virtually all organisms. Many uptake reactions are associated with cell signalling. However, the mechanical forces that form endocytotic vesicles are not known. We propose a 'leverage-mediated' uptake mechanism involving lateral cross-linking processes on the cell surface that can generate the configurational energy to create an inverse curvature of the membrane.
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- Otto Schmidt
- Insect Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064 Australia.
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Chapter Ten Sequence-Based approaches to alkaloid biosynthesis gene identification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0079-9920(02)80026-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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De Luca V, Laflamme P. The expanding universe of alkaloid biosynthesis. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2001; 4:225-33. [PMID: 11312133 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(00)00165-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Characterization of many of the major gene families responsible for the generation of central intermediates and for their decoration, together with the development of large genomics and proteomics databases, has revolutionized our capability to identify exotic and interesting natural-product pathways. Over the next few years, these tools will facilitate dramatic advances in our knowledge of the biosynthesis of alkaloids, which will far surpass that which we have learned in the past 50 years. These tools will also be exploited for the rapid characterization of regulatory genes, which control the development of specialized cell factories for alkaloid biosynthesis.
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- V De Luca
- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, H1X 2B2, Québec, Canada.
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Kutchan TM. Ecological arsenal and developmental dispatcher. The paradigm of secondary metabolism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2001; 125:58-60. [PMID: 11154296 PMCID: PMC1539325 DOI: 10.1104/pp.125.1.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- T M Kutchan
- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany.
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