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Neto DFM, Garrett R, Domont GB, Campos FAP, Nogueira FCS. Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Leaves and Roots of Jatropha curcas Genotypes with Contrasting Levels of Phorbol Esters. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14274. [PMID: 38566272 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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AIMS Phorbol esters (PE) are toxic diterpenoids accumulated in physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) seed tissues. Their biosynthetic pathway remains unknown, and the participation of roots in this process may be possible. Thus, we set out to study the deposition pattern of PE and other terpenoids in roots and leaves of genotypes with detected (DPE) and not detected (NPE) phorbol esters based on previous studies. OUTLINE OF DATA RESOURCES We analyzed physic nut leaf and root organic extracts using LC-HRMS. By an untargeted metabolomics approach, it was possible to annotate 496 and 146 metabolites in the positive and negative electrospray ionization modes, respectively. KEY RESULTS PE were detected only in samples of the DPE genotype. Remarkably, PE were found in both leaves and roots, making this study the first report of PE in J. curcas roots. Furthermore, untargeted metabolomic analysis revealed that diterpenoids and apocarotenoids are preferentially accumulated in the DPE genotype in comparison with NPE, which may be linked to the divergence between the genotypes concerning PE biosynthesis, since sesquiterpenoids showed greater abundance in the NPE. UTILITY OF THE RESOURCE The LC-HRMS files, publicly available in the MassIVE database (identifier MSV000092920), are valuable as they expand our understanding of PE biosynthesis, which can assist in the development of molecular strategies to reduce PE levels in toxic genotypes, making possible the food use of the seedcake, as well as its potential to contain high-quality spectral information about several other metabolites that may possess biological activity.
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- Domingos F M Neto
- Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CE, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Metabolômica/LADETEC, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Unidade Proteômica, Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CE, Brasil
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- Unidade Proteômica, Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
- Laboratório de Proteômica/LADETEC, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Alves MF, Pinheiro F, Nunes CEP, Prosdocimi F, Sarzi DS, Furtado C, Mayer JLS. Reproductive development and genetic structure of the mycoheterotrophic orchid Pogoniopsis schenckii Cogn. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:332. [PMID: 34253186 PMCID: PMC8276481 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03118-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pogoniopsis schenckii Cogn. is a mycoheterotrophic orchid that can be used as a model to understand the influence of mycoheterotrophy at different stages of the reproductive cycle. We aimed to verify the presence of endophytic and epiphytic fungi at each stage of the reproductive process and investigated how the breeding system may relate to genetic structure and diversity of populations. In this study we performed anatomical and ultrastructural analyses of the reproductive organs, field tests to confirm the breeding system, and molecular analysis to assess genetic diversity and structure of populations. RESULTS During the development of the pollen grain, embryo sac and embryogenesis, no fungal infestation was observed. The presence of endophytic fungal hyphae was observed just within floral stems and indehiscent fruit. Beyond assuring the presence of fungus that promote seed germination, specific fungi hyphae in the fruit may affect other process, such as fruit ripening. As other mycoheterotrophic orchids, P. schenckii is autogamous, which may explain the low genetic diversity and high genetic structure in populations. CONCLUSIONS We discuss an interesting interaction: fungal hyphae in the indehiscent fruit. These fungal hyphae seem to play different roles inside fruit tissues, such as acting in the fruit maturation process and increasing the proximity between fungi and plant seeds even before dispersion occurs. As other mycoheterotrophic orchids, P. schenckii is autogamous, which may explain the low genetic diversity and high genetic structure in populations. Altogether, our findings provide important novel information about the mechanisms shaping ecology and evolution of fragmented populations of mycoheterotrophic plant.
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- Mariana Ferreira Alves
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Biodiversidade, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Biodiversidade, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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de Almeida NP, Neto DFM, Carneiro GRA, de Farias ARB, Domont GB, de Paiva Campos FDA, Nogueira FCS. Monitoring casbene synthase in Jatropha curcas tissues using targeted proteomics. PLANT METHODS 2021; 17:15. [PMID: 33549129 PMCID: PMC7868020 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00716-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Casbene synthase (CS) is responsible for the first committed step in the biosynthesis of phorbol esters (PE) in the Euphorbiaceae. PE are abundant in the seeds of the biofuel crop Jatropha curcas and its toxicity precludes the use of the protein-rich cake obtained after oil extraction as an animal feed and the toxicity of the fumes derived from burning PE containing biofuel is also a matter of concern. This toxicity is a major hindrance to exploit the potential of this crop as a source of raw material to produce biodiesel. For this reason, the current research on J. curcas is mainly focused on the understanding of the biosynthesis and site of synthesis of PE, as an avenue for the development of genotypes unable to synthesize PE in its seeds. RESULTS Here, we present targeted proteomics assays (SRM and PRM) to detect and quantify CS in leaves, endosperm, and roots of two J. curcas genotypes with contrasting levels of PE. These assays were based on the use of reference isotopic labeled synthetic peptides (ILSP) predicted from 12 gene models of CS from the J. curcas genome. CONCLUSION Our targeted proteomics methods were able to detect and quantify, for the first time, CS gene products and demonstrate the distribution of CS isoforms only in roots from J. curcas genotypes with a high and low concentration of PE. These methods can be expanded to monitor CS, at the protein level, in different tissues and genotypes of J. curcas.
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- Natália Pinto de Almeida
- Laboratory of Proteomics/LADETEC, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Proteomics Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Proteomics/LADETEC, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Proteomics Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Proteomics Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Proteomics/LADETEC, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Proteomics Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Farias ARBD, Almeida NP, Domont GB, Nogueira FCS, Campos FAP. Quantitative Proteome Analysis of Jatropha curcas L. Genotypes with Contrasting Levels of Phorbol Esters. Proteomics 2020; 20:e1900273. [PMID: 32419338 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201900273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The phorbol esters in the seeds of Jatropha curcas are a major hindrance to the full exploitation of the potential of this oil crop as a source of raw material for the production of biodiesel. Here, various quantitative proteomic strategies are used to establish the proteomes of roots, leaves, and endosperm of two genotypes of J. curcas with contrasting levels of phorbol esters in the seeds. In total 4532, 1775, and 503 proteins are identified respectively in roots, leaves, and endosperm, comprising 5068 unique proteins; of this total, 185 are differentially abundant in roots, 72 in leaves, and 20 in the endosperm. The biosynthetic pathways for flavonoids and terpenoids are well represented in roots, including the complete set of proteins for the mevalonate and non-mevalonate/Deoxyxylulose 5-Phosphate pathways, and proteins involved in the branches which lead to the synthesis tricyclic diterpenoids and gibberellins. Also, casbene synthase which catalyzes the first committed step in the biosynthesis of tigliane-type diterpenes is identified in roots of both genotypes, but not in leaves and endosperm. This dataset will be a valuable resource to explore the biochemical basis of the low toxicity of Jatropha genotypes with low concentration of phorbol esters in the seeds.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, 60356-900, Brazil
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- Proteomic Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909, Brazil
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- Proteomic Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, 60455-900, Brazil
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Lemos Rocha G, Pireda S, da Silva Araújo J, Amâncio Oliveira AE, Lima Tavares Machado O, da Cunha M, Grativol C, Valevski Sales Fernandes K. Programmed cell death in soybean seed coats. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 288:110232. [PMID: 31521224 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Seed coat is the tissue which establishes an interface between the seed inner tissues and external environment. Our group has shown that cowpea seed coat undergoes coordinated events of programmed cell death (PCD) during development. In relation to germinating seed coats, little is known on PCD events. The goal here was to investigate the biochemical aspects of germinating soybean seed coat, focusing on proteolytic activities related to PCD. In gel and in solution activity profiles of quiescent and germinating seed coat extracts revealed a complex pattern of caspase- and metacaspase-like cysteine protease activities. Trypsin inhibitor and reserve proteins were revealed as potential substrates for these proteases. A pancaspase inhibitor (z-VAD-CHO) affected the radicle length of seeds germinated under its presence. Ultrastructural analysis showed the absence of cell organelles in all seed coat layers after imbibition, while oligonucleosome fragments peaked at 72 h after imbibition (HAI). Altogether, the data suggest the presence of biochemical PCD hallmarks in germinating soybean seed coat and point to the involvement of the detected protease activities in processes such as reserve protein mobilization and weakening of seed coat.
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- Gustavo Lemos Rocha
- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociência e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil.
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Buono RA, Hudecek R, Nowack MK. Plant proteases during developmental programmed cell death. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:2097-2112. [PMID: 30793182 PMCID: PMC7612330 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Proteases are among the key regulators of most forms of programmed cell death (PCD) in animals. Many PCD processes have also been associated with protease expression or activation in plants, However, functional evidence for the roles and actual modes of action of plant proteases in PCD remains surprisingly limited. In this review, we provide an update on protease involvement in the context of developmentally regulated plant PCD. To illustrate the diversity of protease functions, we focus on several prominent developmental PCD processes, including xylem and tapetum maturation, suspensor elimination, endosperm degradation, and seed coat formation, as well as plant senescence processes. Despite the substantial advances in the field, protease functions are often only correlatively linked to developmental PCD, and the specific molecular roles of proteases in many developmental PCD processes remain to be elucidated.
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- Rafael Andrade Buono
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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