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Hao X, Wang C, Zhou W, Ruan Q, Xie C, Yang Y, Xiao C, Cai Y, Wang J, Wang Y, Zhang X, Maoz I, Kai G. OpNAC1 transcription factor regulates the biosynthesis of the anticancer drug camptothecin by targeting loganic acid O-methyltransferase in Ophiorrhiza pumila. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:133-149. [PMID: 36194508 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Camptothecin (CPT) is an anticancer pentacyclic quinoline alkaloid widely used to treat cancer patients worldwide. However, the biosynthetic pathway and transcriptional regulation of camptothecin are largely unknown. Ophiorrhiza pumila, the herbaceous plant from the Rubiaceae family, has emerged as a model plant for studying camptothecin biosynthesis and regulation. In this study, a high-quality reference genome of O. pumila with estimated size of ~456.90 Mb was reported, and the accumulation level of camptothecin in roots was higher than that in stems and leaves. Based on its spatial distribution in the plant, we examined gene functions and expression by combining genomics with transcriptomic analysis. Two loganic acid O-methyltransferase (OpLAMTs) were identified in strictosidine-producing plant O. pumila, and enzyme catalysis assays showed that OpLAMT1 and not OpLAMT2 could convert loganic acid into loganin. Further knock-out of OpLAMT1 expression led to the elimination of loganin and camptothecin accumulation in O. pumila hairy roots. Four key residues were identified in OpLAMT1 protein crucial for the catalytic activity of loganic acid to loganin. By co-expression network, we identified a NAC transcription factor, OpNAC1, as a candidate gene for regulating camptothecin biosynthesis. Transgenic hairy roots and biochemical assays demonstrated that OpNAC1 suppressed OpLAMT1 expression. Here, we reported on two camptothecin metabolic engineering strategies paving the road for industrial-scale production of camptothecin in CPT-producing plants.
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- Xiaolong Hao
- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Henan Joint International Laboratory for Crop Multi-Omics Research, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- Department of Postharvest Science, ARO, The Volcani Center, HaMaccabim Rd 68, POB 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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Biotechnology for micropropagation and camptothecin production in Ophiorrhiza sp. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3851-3877. [PMID: 35596786 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11941-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Camptothecin (CPT) is a monoterpenoid-alkaloid, an anticancer compound from plant. Ever since its discovery in 1996 from the bark of Camptotheca acuminata, various researches have been conducted for enhancing its production. CPT has also been reported in several other species belonging to the plant families Icacinaceae, Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae, Nyssaceae, Betulaceae, Violaceae, Meliaceae, and Gelseminaceae. Out of these, Ophiorrhiza sp. (Rubiaceae) is the next possible candidate for sustainable CPT production after C. acuminata and Nothapodytes nimoonia. Various biotechnological-studies have been conducted on Ophiorrhiza sp. for searching the elite species and the most optimal strategies for CPT production. The genus Ophiorrhiza has been used as medicines for antiviral, antifungal, antimalarial, and anticancer activities. Phytochemical analysis has revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenes, and CPT from the plant. Because of the presence of CPT and its herbaceous habit, Ophiorrhiza sp. has now become a hot topic in research area. Currently, for mass production of the elite spp., tissue culture techniques have been implemented. In the past decades, several researchers have contributed on the diversity assessment, phytochemical analysis, mass production, and in vitro production of CPT in Ophiorrhiza sp. In this paper, we review the on the biotechnological strategies, optimal culture medium, micropropagation of Ophiorrhiza sp., effect of PGR on shoot formation, rhizogenesis, callus formation, and enhanced production of CPT for commercial use. KEY POINTS: • Latest literature on in vitro propagation of Ophiorrhiza sp. • Biotechnological production of camptothecin and related compounds • Optimization, elicitation, and transgenic studies in Ophiorrhiza sp.
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Fan L, Liao W, Chen Z, Li S, Yang A, Chen MM, Liu H, Liu F. In vitro and in vivo anti-lymphoma effects of Ophiorrhiza pumila extract. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:3801-3812. [PMID: 35504024 PMCID: PMC9134945 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background: Current therapeutic strategies on patients with lymphomas remains limited. Previously we found the suppressive effect of Ophiorrhiza pumila (OPE) on hepatocarcinoma. In present study, the effect of OPE on lymphoma in vitro and in vivo were investigated. Methods: CCK-8 assay was applied to detect the effect of OPE on cell proliferation. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the effect of OPE on cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. Xenograft mouse model was conducted to determine the anti-tumor activity of OPE. TNUEL assay was performed to detect the apoptosis in tumor tissues. Western blot and immuno-histochemistry were used to determine protein expression. Results: In vitro tests indicate that OPE suppressed A20 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. OPE treatment induced cell cycle arrest at S phase and elevated apoptosis in A20 cells. OPE displayed a significant inhibition in tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model. OPE promoted apoptosis of tumor cell in the mouse model Cleaved caspase 3 expression and Bax/Bcl2 ratio were also enhanced. In addition, OPE suppressed A20 cell viability partially by reducing phosphorylation of EGFR. Conclusions: Our data showed that OPE suppressed the proliferation of lymphoma cells and promoted apoptosis in vitro and in vivo, which might be partially mediated by inactivating EGFR signaling.
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- Lixia Fan
- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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Gonzalez-Klein Z, Cuevas-Zuviria B, Wangorsch A, Hernandez-Ramirez G, Pazos-Castro D, Oeo-Santos C, Romero-Sahagun A, Pacios LF, Tome-Amat J, Scheurer S, Diaz-Perales A, Garrido-Arandia M. The key to the allergenicity of lipid transfer protein (LTP) ligands: A structural characterization. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2021; 1866:158928. [PMID: 33771708 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.158928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Plant lipid transfer proteins are a large family that can be found in all land plants. They have a hydrophobic cavity that allows them to harbor lipids and facilitates their traffic between membranes. However, in humans, this plant protein family is responsible for the main food allergies in the Mediterranean area. Nevertheless, not only the protein itself but also its ligand is relevant for allergic sensitization. The main aim of the present work is to analyse the natural ligands carried by four allergenic LTPs (Tri a 14, Art v 3, Par j 2, and Ole e 7), compared with the previously identified ligand of Pru p 3 (CPT-PHS ligand), and clarify their role within the immunological reactions. Results showed that the ligands of the LTPs studied shared a chemical identity, in which the presence of a polar head was essential to the protein-ligand binding. This ligand was transported through a skin cellular model, and phosphorylated phytosphingosine could be detected as result of cell metabolism. Since sphingosine kinase 1 was overexpressed in keratinocytes incubated with the LTP-ligand complex, this enzyme might be responsible for the phosphorylation of the phytosphingosine fraction of the CPT-PHS ligand. This way, phytosphingosine-1-phosphate could be mimicking the role of the human inflammatory mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate, explaining why LTPs are associated with more severe allergic responses. In conclusion, this work contributes to the understanding of the chemical nature and behavior of lipid ligands carried by allergens, which would help to gain insight into their role during allergic sensitization.
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- Zulema Gonzalez-Klein
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Cellular Degradation Systems Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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You D, Feng Y, Wang C, Sun C, Wang Y, Zhao D, Kai G. Cloning, characterization, and enzymatic identification of a new tryptophan decarboxylase from Ophiorrhiza pumila. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:381-389. [PMID: 32353164 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC, EC 4.1.1.28) catalyzes tryptophan decarboxylation to form tryptamine through the cofactor pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), a crucial stage in the production of the terpenoid indole alkaloids like camptothecin (CPT). A new gene encoding TDC was identified from the CPT-producing plant Ophiorrhiza pumila by transcriptome analysis, termed OpTDC2. It contained a 1,536 bp open reading frame that encodes a 511 amino acid protein with a molecular mass of 57.01 kDa and an isoelectric point of 6.39. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis showed the closest similarity (85%) with the TDC from Mitragyna speciosa. Moreover, the highest expression of OpTDC2 was observed in the O. pumila root. To achieve high-efficiency expression of OpTDC2 in Escherichia coli, we fused the TF tag onto the N-terminal of the OpTDC2. Optimum enzymatic activity was observed at 45 °C, pH 8 and cofactor concentration of 0.1 mM. The catalytic reaction was strongly inhibited by metal ions of Cu2+ , Zn2+ , and Fe2+ . The l-tryptophan was particularly catalyzed compared with d-tryptophan. Besides, the Km and kcat of the OpTDC2 were 1.08 mM and 0.78 Sec-1 , respectively. The results provided information on new functional OpTDC2 that might be used in synthetic biology for the enhanced biosynthesis of CPT in O. pumila.
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- Dawei You
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology & Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology & Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Transcription Factor OpWRKY3 Is Involved in the Development and Biosynthesis of Camptothecin and Its Precursors in Ophiorrhiza pumila Hairy Roots. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20163996. [PMID: 31426351 PMCID: PMC6719216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The plant Ophiorrhiza pumila produces camptothecin (CPT), a kind of terpene indole alkaloid (TIAs) that has been widely used in treatment of cancer. Tryptophan-arginine-lysine-tyrosine (WRKY) transcription factors have been reported to play important roles in plant metabolism and development. In this study, a novel WRKY transcription factor named OpWRKY3 was isolated from O. pumila, with full-length open reading frame (ORF) of 1128 bp, encoding 375 amino acids. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that OpWRKY3 shared the highest homology with VvWRKY30, and it is a significant feature belonging to group III. OpWRKY3 was responsive to various treatments, including gibberellin (GA3), methyl jasmonate (MJ), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), salicylic acid (SA), and abscisic acid (ABA). Besides, OpWRKY3 is expressed predominantly in stems. Subcellular localization analysis showed that OpWRKY3 localized in the nucleus. The biomass of OpWRKY3-SRDX transgenic hairy roots (S line) was visibly suppressed, while there were slight changes between overexpression of the OpWRKY3 line (OE line) and the control. In addition, the concentration and total production of camptothecin precursors including loganin and secologanin were significantly changed in both OE and S lines while total production of CPT was significantly changed in most transgenic lines. Thus, the present work revealed that OpWRKY3 may act as a regulator in the growth and development of O. pumila, and in production of camptothecin and its precursors.
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Kubes J, Skalicky M, Tumova L, Martin J, Hejnak V, Martinkova J. Vanadium elicitation of Trifolium pratense L. cell culture and possible pathways of produced isoflavones transport across the plasma membrane. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2019; 38:657-671. [PMID: 30770962 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-019-02397-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Vanadium compounds increased the content and release of distinct isoflavones in a Trifolium pratense suspension culture. Regarding transport-mechanism inhibitors, the process was mostly facilitated by ABC proteins and vesicular transport. The transport of isoflavones and other secondary metabolites is an important part of metabolism within plants and cultures in vitro regarding their role in defence against various abiotic and biotic stressors. This research focuses on the way how to increase production and exudation of isoflavones by application of chemical elicitor and the basic identification of their transport mechanisms across cell membranes. The release of five isoflavones (genistin, genistein, biochanin A, daidzein, and formononetin) into a nutrient medium was determined in a Trifolium pratense var. DO-8 suspension culture after two vanadium compound treatments and cultivation for 24 and 48 h. The NH4VO3 solution caused a higher concentration of isoflavones in the medium after 24 h. This increased content of secondary metabolites was subsequently suppressed by distinct transport-mechanism inhibitors. The transport of isoflavones in T. pratense was mostly affected by ABC inhibitors from the multidrug-resistance-associated protein subfamily, but the genistein concentration in the medium was lower after treatment with multidrug-resistance protein subfamily inhibitors. Brefeldin A, which blocks vesicular transport, also decreased the concentration of some isoflavones in the nutrient medium.
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- Jan Kubes
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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Skalicky M, Kubes J, Hejnak V, Tumova L, Martinkova J, Martin J, Hnilickova H. Isoflavones Production and Possible Mechanism of Their Exudation in Genista tinctoria L. Suspension Culture after Treatment with Vanadium Compounds. Molecules 2018; 23:E1619. [PMID: 29970854 PMCID: PMC6099964 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The family Fabaceae traditionally serves as a food and herbal remedies source. Certain plants serve for treatment of menopausal symptoms based on a presence of typical secondary metabolites, isoflavones. Beside soybean and clovers, other plants or cultures in vitro can produce these molecules. A cultivation in vitro can be enhanced by elicitation that stimulates metabolites biosynthesis via stress reaction. Vanadium compounds have been already described as potential elicitors, and the aim of this study was to determine the impact of NH₄VO₃ and VOSO₄ solutions on isoflavones production in Genista tinctoria L. cell cultures. The significant increase of isoflavones content, such as genistin, genistein, or formononetin, was measured in a nutrient medium or dry mass after NH₄VO₃ treatment for 24 or 48 h. The possible transport mechanism of isoflavones release as a result of elicitation was further evaluated. An incubation with different transport inhibitors prior to elicitation took effect on isoflavones content in the medium. However, there was a non-ended result for particular metabolites such as genistein and daidzein, where ATP-binding cassette (ABC) or, alternatively, multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) proteins can participate. Possible elicitation by some inhibitors was discussed as a result of their pleiotropic effect. Despite this outcome, the determination of the transport mechanism is an important step for identification of the specific transporter.
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- Milan Skalicky
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 02 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
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A variety of chemicals produced by plants, often referred to as 'phytochemicals', have been used as medicines, food, fuels and industrial raw materials. Recent advances in the study of genomics and metabolomics in plant science have accelerated our understanding of the mechanisms, regulation and evolution of the biosynthesis of specialized plant products. We can now address such questions as how the metabolomic diversity of plants is originated at the levels of genome, and how we should apply this knowledge to drug discovery, industry and agriculture. Our research group has focused on metabolomics-based functional genomics over the last 15 years and we have developed a new research area called 'Phytochemical Genomics'. In this review, the development of a research platform for plant metabolomics is discussed first, to provide a better understanding of the chemical diversity of plants. Then, representative applications of metabolomics to functional genomics in a model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, are described. The extension of integrated multi-omics analyses to non-model specialized plants, e.g., medicinal plants, is presented, including the identification of novel genes, metabolites and networks for the biosynthesis of flavonoids, alkaloids, sulfur-containing metabolites and terpenoids. Further, functional genomics studies on a variety of medicinal plants is presented. I also discuss future trends in pharmacognosy and related sciences.
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- Kazuki Saito
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University.,RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
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Cubells-Baeza N, Gómez-Casado C, Tordesillas L, Ramírez-Castillejo C, Garrido-Arandia M, González-Melendi P, Herrero M, Pacios LF, Díaz-Perales A. Identification of the ligand of Pru p 3, a peach LTP. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 94:33-44. [PMID: 28299506 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-017-0590-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pru p 3, a peach LTP, is located in pollinated flower styles and secreting downy hairs, transporting a derivative of camptothecin bound to phytosphingosine. Pru p 3 may inhibit a second pollination and may keep away herbivores until seed maturation. The allergen Pru p 3, a peach lipid transfer protein, has been well studied. However, its physiological function remains to be elucidated. Our results showed that Pru p 3 usually carries a lipid ligand that play an essential role in its function in plants. Using ESI-qToF, we observed that the ligand was a derivative of camptothecin binding to phytosphingosine, wich that is inserted into the hydrophobic tunnel of the protein. In addition, the described ligand displayed topoisomerase I activity inhibition and self-fluorescence, both recognized as camptothecin properties. During flower development, the highest expression of Pru p 3 was detected in the styles of pollinated flowers, in contrast to its non-expression in unpollinated pistils, where expression decreased after anthesis. During ripening, the expression of Pru p 3 were observed mainly in peel but not in pulp. In this sense, Pru p 3 protein was also localized in trichomes covering the fruit epidermis.
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- Nuria Cubells-Baeza
- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, ETSIAAB, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, ETSIAAB, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, ETSIAAB, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, ETSIAAB, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Natural Systems and Resources, ETSI Montes, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, ETSIAAB, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Mohana Kumara P, Srimany A, Arunan S, Ravikanth G, Uma Shaanker R, Pradeep T. Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometric Imaging of the Distribution of Rohitukine in the Seedling of Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook. F. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158099. [PMID: 27362422 PMCID: PMC4928942 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ambient ionization mass spectrometric imaging of all parts of the seedling of Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook. f (Meliaceae) was performed to reconstruct the molecular distribution of rohitukine (Rh) and related compounds. The species accumulates Rh, a prominent chromone alkaloid, in its seeds, fruits, and stem bark. Rh possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and immuno-modulatory properties. Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI MSI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis detected Rh as well as its glycosylated, acetylated, oxidized, and methoxylated analogues. Rh was predominantly distributed in the main roots, collar region of the stem, and young leaves. In the stem and roots, Rh was primarily restricted to the cortex region. The identities of the metabolites were assigned based on both the fragmentation patterns and exact mass analyses. We discuss these results, with specific reference to the possible pathways of Rh biosynthesis and translocation during seedling development in D. binectariferum.
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- Patel Mohana Kumara
- DST Unit of Nanoscience and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- School of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur, Bengaluru, 560064, India
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- School of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur, Bengaluru, 560064, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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Sirikantaramas S, Meeprasert A, Rungrotmongkol T, Fuji H, Hoshino T, Sudo H, Yamazaki M, Saito K. Structural insight of DNA topoisomerases I from camptothecin-producing plants revealed by molecular dynamics simulations. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2015; 113:50-56. [PMID: 25733498 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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DNA topoisomerase I (Top1) catalyzes changes in DNA topology by cleaving and rejoining one strand of the double stranded (ds)DNA. Eukaryotic Top1s are the cellular target of the plant-derived anticancer indole alkaloid camptothecin (CPT), which reversibly stabilizes the Top1-dsDNA complex. However, CPT-producing plants, including Camptotheca acuminata, Ophiorrhiza pumila and Ophiorrhiza liukiuensis, are highly resistant to CPT because they possess point-mutated Top1. Here, the adaptive convergent evolution is reported between CPT production ability and mutations in their Top1, as a universal resistance mechanism found in all tested CPT-producing plants. This includes Nothapodytes nimmoniana, one of the major sources of CPT. To obtain a structural insight of the resistance mechanism, molecular dynamics simulations of CPT- resistant and -sensitive plant Top1s complexed with dsDNA and topotecan (a CPT derivative) were performed, these being compared to that for the CPT-sensitive human Top1. As a result, two mutations, Val617Gly and Asp710Gly, were identified in O. pumila Top1 and C. acuminata Top1, respectively. The substitutions at these two positions, surprisingly, are the same as those found in a CPT derivative-resistant human colon adenocarcinoma cell line. The results also demonstrated an increased linker flexibility of the CPT-resistant Top1, providing an additional explanation for the resistance mechanism found in CPT-producing plants. These mutations could reflect the long evolutionary adaptation of CPT-producing plant Top1s to confer a higher degree of resistance.
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- Supaart Sirikantaramas
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan.
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Prieto D, Corchete P. Transport of flavonolignans to the culture medium of elicited cell suspensions of Silybum marianum. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 171:63-8. [PMID: 24331420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cell suspension cultures of Silybum marianum are able to excrete silymarin compounds into the medium upon elicitation with methyl jasmonate or cyclodextrins. Knowledge of transport mechanism is important to understand Sm metabolism and to develop strategies aimed at increasing production by means of cell cultures. For these reasons, a pharmacological approach was undertaken in this work in order to elucidate the possible mechanism involved in the release of this class of secondary metabolites into the extracellular medium of suspensions. Treatment with an ionophore or NH4Cl displayed little effect in elicited cultures, thus indicating that secondary transport, which uses electrochemical gradients, is not involved in the release. Several inhibitors of ABC transporters showed differential effects. Sodium ortho-vanadate, a typical suppressor of ATPase activity, was highly toxic to cultures even at very low concentrations. The common Ca-channel blocker verapamil did not influence extracellular secondary metabolite accumulation. Glybenclamide and probenecid, both effective inhibitors of ABCC-type ABC transporters, strongly reduced silymarin secretion. A partial cDNA, SmABC1, which showed similarity to ABCC-type ABC transporters, was isolated by RT-PCR from silymarin-producing cultures. SmABC1 expression was enhanced by methyljasmonate and cyclodextrins. Brefeldin A, a fungal metabolite which affects vesicular trafficking by preventing GTP/GDP exchange, inhibited release in a dose dependent manner. These results suggest that excretion of silymarin and their precursors is a transporter-dependent active transport and that yet another mechanism involving a vesicle trafficking system seems to participate in driving this class of secondary metabolites to the extracellular compartment.
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- Daniel Prieto
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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Cordell GA. Fifty years of alkaloid biosynthesis in Phytochemistry. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2013; 91:29-51. [PMID: 22721782 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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An overview is presented of the studies related to the biosynthesis of alkaloids published in Phytochemistry in the past 50 years.
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Zhang L, Ma D, Zhang Y, He W, Yang J, Li C, Jiang H. Characterization of DNA topoisomerase-1 in Spodoptera exigua for toxicity evaluation of camptothecin and hydoxy-camptothecin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56458. [PMID: 23451051 PMCID: PMC3579855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Camptothecin (CPT), a plant alkaloid originally isolated from the native Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminate, exerts the toxic effect by targeting eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase 1 (DNA Topo1). Besides as potent anti-cancer agents, CPT and its derivatives are now being explored as potential pesticides for insect control. In this study, we assessed their toxicity to an insect homolog, the Topo1 protein from beet armyworms (Spodoptera exigua Hübner), a worldwide pest of many important crops. The S. exigua Topo1 gene contains an ORF of 2790 base pairs that is predicted to encode a polypeptide of 930 amino acids. The deduced polypeptide exhibits polymorphism at residue sites V420, L530, A653 and T729 (numbered according to human Topo1) among insect species, which are predicted to confer sensitivity to CPT. The DNA relaxation activity of this protein was subsequently examined using a truncated form that contained the residues 337–930 and was expressed in bacteria BL21 cells. The purified protein retained the ability to relax double-stranded DNA and was susceptible to CPT and its derivative hydroxy-camptothecin (HCPT) in a dose-dependent manner. The same inhibitory effect was also found on the native Topo1 extracted from IOZCAS-Spex-II cells, a cell line established from beet armyworms. Additionally, CPT and HCPT treatment reduced the steady accumulation of Topo1 protein despite the increased mRNA expression in response to the treatment. Our studies provide information of the S. exigua Topo1 gene and its amino acid polymorphism in insects and uncover some clues about potential mechanisms of CPT toxicity against insect pests. These results also are useful for development of more effective Topo1-targeted CPT insecticides in the future.
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- Lan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hairy root cultures: A suitable biological system for studying secondary metabolic pathways in plants. Eng Life Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sun Y, Luo H, Li Y, Sun C, Song J, Niu Y, Zhu Y, Dong L, Lv A, Tramontano E, Chen S. Pyrosequencing of the Camptotheca acuminata transcriptome reveals putative genes involved in camptothecin biosynthesis and transport. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:533. [PMID: 22035094 PMCID: PMC3229617 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Camptotheca acuminata is a Nyssaceae plant, often called the "happy tree", which is indigenous in Southern China. C. acuminata produces the terpenoid indole alkaloid, camptothecin (CPT), which exhibits clinical effects in various cancer treatments. Despite its importance, little is known about the transcriptome of C. acuminata and the mechanism of CPT biosynthesis, as only few nucleotide sequences are included in the GenBank database. Results From a constructed cDNA library of young C. acuminata leaves, a total of 30,358 unigenes, with an average length of 403 bp, were obtained after assembly of 74,858 high quality reads using GS De Novo assembler software. Through functional annotation, a total of 21,213 unigenes were annotated at least once against the NCBI nucleotide (Nt), non-redundant protein (Nr), Uniprot/SwissProt, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and Arabidopsis thaliana proteome (TAIR) databases. Further analysis identified 521 ESTs representing 20 enzyme genes that are involved in the backbone of the CPT biosynthetic pathway in the library. Three putative genes in the upstream pathway, including genes for geraniol-10-hydroxylase (CaPG10H), secologanin synthase (CaPSCS), and strictosidine synthase (CaPSTR) were cloned and analyzed. The expression level of the three genes was also detected using qRT-PCR in C. acuminata. With respect to the branch pathway of CPT synthesis, six cytochrome P450s transcripts were selected as candidate transcripts by detection of transcript expression in different tissues using qRT-PCR. In addition, one glucosidase gene was identified that might participate in CPT biosynthesis. For CPT transport, three of 21 transcripts for multidrug resistance protein (MDR) transporters were also screened from the dataset by their annotation result and gene expression analysis. Conclusion This study produced a large amount of transcriptome data from C. acuminata by 454 pyrosequencing. According to EST annotation, catalytic features prediction, and expression analysis, novel putative transcripts involved in CPT biosynthesis and transport were discovered in C. acuminata. This study will facilitate further identification of key enzymes and transporter genes in C. acuminata.
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- Yongzhen Sun
- The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Kusari S, Košuth J, Čellárová E, Spiteller M. Survival-strategies of endophytic Fusarium solani against indigenous camptothecin biosynthesis. FUNGAL ECOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2010.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Production and metabolic engineering of bioactive substances in plant hairy root culture. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:1229-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 02/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ono NN, Tian L. The multiplicity of hairy root cultures: prolific possibilities. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 180:439-446. [PMID: 21421390 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Revised: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Hairy root cultures (HRCs), induced by Agrobacterium rhizogenes infection, have been established from a wide variety of plant species. HRCs accumulate phytochemicals to levels comparable to that of intact plants and are usually stable in their biosynthetic capacity. When optimized for liquid cultures, hairy roots can be grown in industrial-scale bioreactors providing a convenient, abundant and sustainable source of phytochemicals. Due to their ease of propagation and growth in confined environments, HRCs have also been used in recent years in the synthesis of recombinant therapeutic proteins, especially those that have been challenging to express in bacteria, yeast and mammalian expression systems. Although phytochemicals are recognized for their important roles in plant and human health, large gaps still exist in understanding how phytochemicals (in particular, secondary/specialized metabolites) are synthesized in plants. This review presents recent developments and findings in phytochemical and recombinant protein production, as well as new revelations in gene discovery and biochemical pathway elucidation, by the utilization of HRCs. Although many challenges still exist for industrial applications of HRCs, the immediate future of this diverse system, especially for the bench-side scientists, is still found to be promising and abounding in possibilities.
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- Nadia N Ono
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Roze LV, Chanda A, Linz JE. Compartmentalization and molecular traffic in secondary metabolism: a new understanding of established cellular processes. Fungal Genet Biol 2010; 48:35-48. [PMID: 20519149 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Great progress has been made in understanding the regulation of expression of genes involved in secondary metabolism. Less is known about the mechanisms that govern the spatial distribution of the enzymes, cofactors, and substrates that mediate catalysis of secondary metabolites within the cell. Filamentous fungi in the genus Aspergillus synthesize an array of secondary metabolites and provide useful systems to analyze the mechanisms that mediate the temporal and spatial regulation of secondary metabolism in eukaryotes. For example, aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus has been studied intensively because this mycotoxin is highly toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic in humans and animals. Using aflatoxin synthesis to illustrate key concepts, this review focuses on the mechanisms by which sub-cellular compartmentalization and intra-cellular molecular traffic contribute to the initiation and completion of secondary metabolism within the cell. We discuss the recent discovery of aflatoxisomes, specialized trafficking vesicles that participate in the compartmentalization of aflatoxin synthesis and export of the toxin to the cell exterior; this work provides a new and clearer understanding of how cells integrate secondary metabolism into basic cellular metabolism via the intra-cellular trafficking machinery.
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- Ludmila V Roze
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI-48824, USA
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Yang L, Stöckigt J. Trends for diverse production strategies of plant medicinal alkaloids. Nat Prod Rep 2010; 27:1469-79. [DOI: 10.1039/c005378c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sirikantaramas S, Yamazaki M, Saito K. A survival strategy: the coevolution of the camptothecin biosynthetic pathway and self-resistance mechanism. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2009; 70:1894-1898. [PMID: 19709698 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A diverse array of secondary metabolites in plants represents the process of coevolution between the plants and their natural enemies including herbivores and pathogens. For defense, plants produce many toxic compounds that harm other organisms. However, if the target of these compounds is a fundamental biological process then the producing plant may also be harmed. In such cases self-resistance strategies must coevolve with the biosynthetic pathway of toxic metabolites. In this review, we discuss the recent elucidation of the self-resistance mechanism of camptothecin (CPT)-producing plants. In this case the target protein of CPT, topoisomerase (Top) 1, has been mutated in order to overcome the toxicity of the compound. Similar mechanisms might also be used by other plants producing different toxic compounds which target fundamental metabolism.
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- Supaart Sirikantaramas
- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, VKR Research Centre for Pro-Active Plants, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yonekura-Sakakibara K, Saito K. Functional genomics for plant natural product biosynthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2009; 26:1466-87. [DOI: 10.1039/b817077k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mutations in topoisomerase I as a self-resistance mechanism coevolved with the production of the anticancer alkaloid camptothecin in plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:6782-6. [PMID: 18443285 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0801038105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plants produce a variety of toxic compounds, which are often used as anticancer drugs. The self-resistance mechanism to these toxic metabolites in the producing plants, however, remains unclear. The plant-derived anticancer alkaloid camptothecin (CPT) induces cell death by targeting DNA topoisomerase I (Top1), the enzyme that catalyzes changes in DNA topology. We found that CPT-producing plants, including Camptotheca acuminata, Ophiorrhiza pumila, and Ophiorrhiza liukiuensis, have Top1s with point mutations that confer resistance to CPT, suggesting the effect of an endogenous toxic metabolite on the evolution of the target cellular component. Three amino acid substitutions that contribute to CPT resistance were identified: Asn421Lys, Leu530Ile, and Asn722Ser (numbered according to human Top1). The substitution at position 722 is identical to that found in CPT-resistant human cancer cells. The other mutations have not been found to date in CPT-resistant human cancer cells; this predicts the possibility of occurrence of these mutations in CPT-resistant human cancer patients in the future. Furthermore, comparative analysis of Top1s of CPT-producing and nonproducing plants suggested that the former were partially primed for CPT resistance before CPT biosynthesis evolved. Our results demonstrate the molecular mechanism of self-resistance to endogenously produced toxic compounds and the possibility of adaptive coevolution between the CPT production system and its target Top1 in the producing plants.
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