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Vincis Pereira Sanglard L, Small ID, Colas des Francs-Small C. Alteration of Mitochondrial Transcript Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana Using a Custom-Made Library of Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13233. [PMID: 37686040 PMCID: PMC10487680 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are considered a potential tool for manipulating organelle gene expression in plants because they can recognise a wide range of different RNA sequences, and the molecular basis for this sequence recognition is partially known and understood. A library of redesigned PPR proteins related to restorer-of-fertility proteins was created and transformed into plants in order to target mitochondrial transcripts. Ninety different variants tested in vivo showed a wide range of phenotypes. One of these lines, which displayed slow growth and downward curled leaves, showed a clear reduction in complex V. The phenotype was due to a specific cleavage of atp1 transcripts induced by a modified PPR protein from the library, validating the use of this library as a source of mitochondrial 'mutants'. This study is a step towards developing specific RNA targeting tools using PPR proteins that can be aimed at desired targets.
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Hemono M, Salinas‐Giegé T, Roignant J, Vingadassalon A, Hammann P, Ubrig E, Ngondo P, Duchêne A. FRIENDLY (FMT) is an RNA binding protein associated with cytosolic ribosomes at the mitochondrial surface. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 112:309-321. [PMID: 36050837 PMCID: PMC9826127 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The spatial organization of protein synthesis in the eukaryotic cell is essential for maintaining the integrity of the proteome and the functioning of the cell. Translation on free polysomes or on ribosomes associated with the endoplasmic reticulum has been studied for a long time. More recent data have revealed selective translation of mRNAs in other compartments, in particular at the surface of mitochondria. Although these processes have been described in many organisms, particularky in plants, the mRNA targeting and localized translation mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, the Arabidopsis thaliana Friendly (FMT) protein is shown to be a cytosolic RNA binding protein that associates with cytosolic ribosomes at the surface of mitochondria. FMT knockout delays seedling development and causes mitochondrial clustering. The mutation also disrupts the mitochondrial proteome, as well as the localization of nuclear transcripts encoding mitochondrial proteins at the surface of mitochondria. These data indicate that FMT participates in the localization of mRNAs and their translation at the surface of mitochondria.
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- Mickaele Hemono
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
- Université des Antilles, COVACHIM M2E (EA 3592), UFR SEN, Campus de FouilloleF‐97 110Pointe‐à‐PitreFrance
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- Plateforme Protéomique Strasbourg‐EsplanadeInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire et CellulaireFR1589 du CNRS, 2 Allée Konrad Roentgen67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9002 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg2 Allée Konrad Roentgen67 084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, UPR 2357 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg12 rue du Général Zimmer67084Strasbourg CedexFrance
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Wang F, Sun Z, Zhu M, Zhang Q, Sun Y, Sun W, Wu C, Li T, Zhao Y, Ma C, Zhang H, Zhao Y, Wang Z. Dissecting the Molecular Regulation of Natural Variation in Growth and Senescence of Two Eutrema salsugineum Ecotypes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116124. [PMID: 35682805 PMCID: PMC9181637 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Salt cress (Eutrema salsugineum, aka Thellungiella salsuginea) is an extremophile and a close relative of Arabidopsis thaliana. To understand the mechanism of selection of complex traits under natural variation, we analyzed the physiological and proteomic differences between Shandong (SD) and Xinjiang (XJ) ecotypes. The SD ecotype has dark green leaves, short and flat leaves, and more conspicuous taproots, and the XJ ecotype had greater biomass and showed clear signs of senescence or leaf shedding with age. After 2-DE separation and ESI-MS/MS identification, between 25 and 28 differentially expressed protein spots were identified in shoots and roots, respectively. The proteins identified in shoots are mainly involved in cellular metabolic processes, stress responses, responses to abiotic stimuli, and aging responses, while those identified in roots are mainly involved in small-molecule metabolic processes, oxidation-reduction processes, and responses to abiotic stimuli. Our data revealed the evolutionary differences at the protein level between these two ecotypes. Namely, in the evolution of salt tolerance, the SD ecotype highly expressed some stress-related proteins to structurally adapt to the high salt environment in the Yellow River Delta, whereas the XJ ecotype utilizes the specialized energy metabolism to support this evolution of the short-lived xerophytes in the Xinjiang region.
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- Fanhua Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (Z.W.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; (F.W.); (Z.S.); (M.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.S.); (W.S.); (C.W.); (T.L.); (Y.Z.); (C.M.); (H.Z.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (Z.W.)
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Vincis Pereira Sanglard L, Colas des Francs-Small C. High-Throughput BN-PAGE for Mitochondrial Respiratory Complexes. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2363:111-119. [PMID: 34545490 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1653-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Blue native electrophoresis (BN-PAGE) is a highly resolutive method suited to the study of high molecular weight protein complexes between 100 and >3000 kDa. One of the drawbacks of this method is that it is very time-consuming and requires high quantities of purified organelles. Here we describe a high throughput BN-PAGE method allowing to screen libraries of plants potentially altered in respiratory metabolism.
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Urban MO, Planchon S, Hoštičková I, Vanková R, Dobrev P, Renaut J, Klíma M, Vítámvás P. The Resistance of Oilseed Rape Microspore-Derived Embryos to Osmotic Stress Is Associated With the Accumulation of Energy Metabolism Proteins, Redox Homeostasis, Higher Abscisic Acid, and Cytokinin Contents. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:628167. [PMID: 34177973 PMCID: PMC8231708 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.628167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present study aims to investigate the response of rapeseed microspore-derived embryos (MDE) to osmotic stress at the proteome level. The PEG-induced osmotic stress was studied in the cotyledonary stage of MDE of two genotypes: Cadeli (D) and Viking (V), previously reported to exhibit contrasting leaf proteome responses under drought. Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) revealed 156 representative protein spots that have been selected for MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis. Sixty-three proteins have been successfully identified and divided into eight functional groups. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD024552. Eight selected protein accumulation trends were compared with real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Biomass accumulation in treated D was significantly higher (3-fold) than in V, which indicates D is resistant to osmotic stress. Cultivar D displayed resistance strategy by the accumulation of proteins in energy metabolism, redox homeostasis, protein destination, and signaling functional groups, high ABA, and active cytokinins (CKs) contents. In contrast, the V protein profile displayed high requirements of energy and nutrients with a significant number of stress-related proteins and cell structure changes accompanied by quick downregulation of active CKs, as well as salicylic and jasmonic acids. Genes that were suitable for gene-targeting showed significantly higher expression in treated samples and were identified as phospholipase D alpha, peroxiredoxin antioxidant, and lactoylglutathione lyase. The MDE proteome profile has been compared with the leaf proteome evaluated in our previous study. Different mechanisms to cope with osmotic stress were revealed between the genotypes studied. This proteomic study is the first step to validate MDE as a suitable model for follow-up research on the characterization of new crossings and can be used for preselection of resistant genotypes.
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- Milan O. Urban
- Crop Research Institute, Plant Stress Biology and Biotechnology, Prague, Czechia
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, “Environmental Research and Innovation,” (ERIN) Department, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Plant Production and Agroecology, University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budějovice, Ceské Budějovice, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations in Plants, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations in Plants, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, “Environmental Research and Innovation,” (ERIN) Department, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Crop Research Institute, Plant Stress Biology and Biotechnology, Prague, Czechia
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- Crop Research Institute, Plant Stress Biology and Biotechnology, Prague, Czechia
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Maldonado M, Guo F, Letts JA. Atomic structures of respiratory complex III 2, complex IV, and supercomplex III 2-IV from vascular plants. eLife 2021; 10:e62047. [PMID: 33463523 PMCID: PMC7815315 DOI: 10.7554/elife.62047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial complex III (CIII2) and complex IV (CIV), which can associate into a higher-order supercomplex (SC III2+IV), play key roles in respiration. However, structures of these plant complexes remain unknown. We present atomic models of CIII2, CIV, and SC III2+IV from Vigna radiata determined by single-particle cryoEM. The structures reveal plant-specific differences in the MPP domain of CIII2 and define the subunit composition of CIV. Conformational heterogeneity analysis of CIII2 revealed long-range, coordinated movements across the complex, as well as the motion of CIII2's iron-sulfur head domain. The CIV structure suggests that, in plants, proton translocation does not occur via the H channel. The supercomplex interface differs significantly from that in yeast and bacteria in its interacting subunits, angle of approach and limited interactions in the mitochondrial matrix. These structures challenge long-standing assumptions about the plant complexes and generate new mechanistic hypotheses.
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- Maria Maldonado
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California DavisDavisUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California DavisDavisUnited States
- BIOEM Facility, University of California DavisDavisUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California DavisDavisUnited States
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Podgórska A, Ostaszewska-Bugajska M, Tarnowska A, Burian M, Borysiuk K, Gardeström P, Szal B. Nitrogen Source Dependent Changes in Central Sugar Metabolism Maintain Cell Wall Assembly in Mitochondrial Complex I-Defective frostbite1 and Secondarily Affect Programmed Cell Death. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082206. [PMID: 30060552 PMCID: PMC6121878 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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For optimal plant growth, carbon and nitrogen availability needs to be tightly coordinated. Mitochondrial perturbations related to a defect in complex I in the Arabidopsis thalianafrostbite1 (fro1) mutant, carrying a point mutation in the 8-kD Fe-S subunit of NDUFS4 protein, alter aspects of fundamental carbon metabolism, which is manifested as stunted growth. During nitrate nutrition, fro1 plants showed a dominant sugar flux toward nitrogen assimilation and energy production, whereas cellulose integration in the cell wall was restricted. However, when cultured on NH4+ as the sole nitrogen source, which typically induces developmental disorders in plants (i.e., the ammonium toxicity syndrome), fro1 showed improved growth as compared to NO3− nourishing. Higher energy availability in fro1 plants was correlated with restored cell wall assembly during NH4+ growth. To determine the relationship between mitochondrial complex I disassembly and cell wall-related processes, aspects of cell wall integrity and sugar and reactive oxygen species signaling were analyzed in fro1 plants. The responses of fro1 plants to NH4+ treatment were consistent with the inhibition of a form of programmed cell death. Resistance of fro1 plants to NH4+ toxicity coincided with an absence of necrotic lesion in plant leaves.
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- Anna Podgórska
- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden, .
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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Plant mitochondrial protein import: the ins and outs. Biochem J 2018; 475:2191-2208. [PMID: 30018142 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The majority of the mitochondrial proteome, required to fulfil its diverse range of functions, is cytosolically synthesised and translocated via specialised machinery. The dedicated translocases, receptors, and associated proteins have been characterised in great detail in yeast over the last several decades, yet many of the mechanisms that regulate these processes in higher eukaryotes are still unknown. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge of mitochondrial protein import in plants. Despite the fact that the mechanisms of mitochondrial protein import have remained conserved across species, many unique features have arisen in plants to encompass the developmental, tissue-specific, and stress-responsive regulation in planta. An understanding of unique features and mechanisms in plants provides us with a unique insight into the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in higher eukaryotes.
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Hansen BO, Meyer EH, Ferrari C, Vaid N, Movahedi S, Vandepoele K, Nikoloski Z, Mutwil M. Ensemble gene function prediction database reveals genes important for complex I formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 217:1521-1534. [PMID: 29205376 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Recent advances in gene function prediction rely on ensemble approaches that integrate results from multiple inference methods to produce superior predictions. Yet, these developments remain largely unexplored in plants. We have explored and compared two methods to integrate 10 gene co-function networks for Arabidopsis thaliana and demonstrate how the integration of these networks produces more accurate gene function predictions for a larger fraction of genes with unknown function. These predictions were used to identify genes involved in mitochondrial complex I formation, and for five of them, we confirmed the predictions experimentally. The ensemble predictions are provided as a user-friendly online database, EnsembleNet. The methods presented here demonstrate that ensemble gene function prediction is a powerful method to boost prediction performance, whereas the EnsembleNet database provides a cutting-edge community tool to guide experimentalists.
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- Bjoern Oest Hansen
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, Göttingen, 37075, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Gent, B-9052, Belgium
- Rijk Zwaan Breeding BV, Burgemeester Crezéelaan 40, PO Box 40, De Lier, 2678 ZG, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Gent, B-9052, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
- Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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Takabayashi A, Takabayashi S, Takahashi K, Watanabe M, Uchida H, Murakami A, Fujita T, Ikeuchi M, Tanaka A. PCoM-DB Update: A Protein Co-Migration Database for Photosynthetic Organisms. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 58:e10. [PMID: 28011869 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The identification of protein complexes is important for the understanding of protein structure and function and the regulation of cellular processes. We used blue-native PAGE and tandem mass spectrometry to identify protein complexes systematically, and built a web database, the protein co-migration database (PCoM-DB, http://pcomdb.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/proteins/top), to provide prediction tools for protein complexes. PCoM-DB provides migration profiles for any given protein of interest, and allows users to compare them with migration profiles of other proteins, showing the oligomeric states of proteins and thus identifying potential interaction partners. The initial version of PCoM-DB (launched in January 2013) included protein complex data for Synechocystis whole cells and Arabidopsis thaliana thylakoid membranes. Here we report PCoM-DB version 2.0, which includes new data sets and analytical tools. Additional data are included from whole cells of the pelagic marine picocyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus, the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus, the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the bryophyte Physcomitrella patens. The Arabidopsis protein data now include data for intact mitochondria, intact chloroplasts, chloroplast stroma and chloroplast envelopes. The new tools comprise a multiple-protein search form and a heat map viewer for protein migration profiles. Users can compare migration profiles of a protein of interest among different organelles or compare migration profiles among different proteins within the same sample. For Arabidopsis proteins, users can compare migration profiles of a protein of interest with putative homologous proteins from non-Arabidopsis organisms. The updated PCoM-DB will help researchers find novel protein complexes and estimate their evolutionary changes in the green lineage.
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- Atsushi Takabayashi
- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- CREST, JST, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Awaji, Japan
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- Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Awaji, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- CREST, JST, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Carrie C, Weißenberger S, Soll J. Plant mitochondria contain the protein translocase subunits TatB and TatC. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:3935-3947. [PMID: 27609835 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.190975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathways have been well-characterized in bacteria and chloroplasts. Genes encoding a TatC protein are found in almost all plant mitochondrial genomes but to date these have not been extensively investigated. For the first time it could be demonstrated that this mitochondrial-encoded TatC is a functional gene that is translated into a protein in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana A TatB--like subunit localized to the inner membrane was also identified that is nuclear-encoded and is essential for plant growth and development, indicating that plants potentially require a Tat pathway for mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Chris Carrie
- Department of Biology I, Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried D-82152, Germany
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- Department of Biology I, Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried D-82152, Germany
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- Department of Biology I, Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried D-82152, Germany Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science, CiPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich D-81377, Germany
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Wessels HJCT, de Almeida NM, Kartal B, Keltjens JT. Bacterial Electron Transfer Chains Primed by Proteomics. Adv Microb Physiol 2016; 68:219-352. [PMID: 27134025 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Electron transport phosphorylation is the central mechanism for most prokaryotic species to harvest energy released in the respiration of their substrates as ATP. Microorganisms have evolved incredible variations on this principle, most of these we perhaps do not know, considering that only a fraction of the microbial richness is known. Besides these variations, microbial species may show substantial versatility in using respiratory systems. In connection herewith, regulatory mechanisms control the expression of these respiratory enzyme systems and their assembly at the translational and posttranslational levels, to optimally accommodate changes in the supply of their energy substrates. Here, we present an overview of methods and techniques from the field of proteomics to explore bacterial electron transfer chains and their regulation at levels ranging from the whole organism down to the Ångstrom scales of protein structures. From the survey of the literature on this subject, it is concluded that proteomics, indeed, has substantially contributed to our comprehending of bacterial respiratory mechanisms, often in elegant combinations with genetic and biochemical approaches. However, we also note that advanced proteomics offers a wealth of opportunities, which have not been exploited at all, or at best underexploited in hypothesis-driving and hypothesis-driven research on bacterial bioenergetics. Examples obtained from the related area of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation research, where the application of advanced proteomics is more common, may illustrate these opportunities.
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- H J C T Wessels
- Nijmegen Center for Mitochondrial Disorders, Radboud Proteomics Centre, Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Subrahmanian N, Remacle C, Hamel PP. Plant mitochondrial Complex I composition and assembly: A review. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2016; 1857:1001-14. [PMID: 26801215 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In the mitochondrial inner membrane, oxidative phosphorylation generates ATP via the operation of several multimeric enzymes. The proton-pumping Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is the first and most complicated enzyme required in this process. Complex I is an L-shaped enzyme consisting of more than 40 subunits, one FMN molecule and eight Fe-S clusters. In recent years, genetic and proteomic analyses of Complex I mutants in various model systems, including plants, have provided valuable insights into the assembly of this multimeric enzyme. Assisted by a number of key players, referred to as "assembly factors", the assembly of Complex I takes place in a sequential and modular manner. Although a number of factors have been identified, their precise function in mediating Complex I assembly still remains to be elucidated. This review summarizes our current knowledge of plant Complex I composition and assembly derived from studies in plant model systems such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Complex I is highly conserved and comprises a significant number of subunits also present in mammalian and fungal Complexes I. Plant Complex I also contains additional subunits absent from the mammalian and fungal counterpart, whose function in enzyme activity and assembly is not clearly understood. While 14 assembly factors have been identified for human Complex I, only two proteins, namely GLDH and INDH, have been established as bona fide assembly factors for plant Complex I. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Respiratory complex I, edited by Volker Zickermann and Ulrich Brandt.
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- Nitya Subrahmanian
- The Ohio State University, Department of Molecular Genetics, 500 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Institute of Botany, Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Molecular Genetics, 500 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; The Ohio State University, Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, 500 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Paul P, Chaturvedi P, Selymesi M, Ghatak A, Mesihovic A, Scharf KD, Weckwerth W, Simm S, Schleiff E. The membrane proteome of male gametophyte in Solanum lycopersicum. J Proteomics 2016; 131:48-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Towards structural and functional characterization of photosynthetic and mitochondrial supercomplexes. Micron 2015; 72:39-51. [PMID: 25841081 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bioenergetic reactions in chloroplasts and mitochondria are catalyzed by large multi-subunit membrane proteins. About two decades ago it became clear that several of these large membrane proteins further associate into supercomplexes and since then a number of new ones have been described. In this review we focus on supercomplexes involved in light harvesting and electron transfer in the primary reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis and on the mitochondrial supercomplexes that catalyze electron transfer and ATP synthesis in oxidative phosphorylation. Functional and structural aspects are overviewed. In addition, several relevant technical aspects are discussed, including membrane solubilization with suitable detergents and methods of purification. Some open questions are addressed, such as the lack of high-resolution structures, the outstanding gaps in the knowledge about supercomplexes involved in cyclic electron transport in photosynthesis and the unusual mitochondrial protein complexes of protists and in particular of ciliates.
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Murcha MW, Kmiec B, Kubiszewski-Jakubiak S, Teixeira PF, Glaser E, Whelan J. Protein import into plant mitochondria: signals, machinery, processing, and regulation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:6301-35. [PMID: 25324401 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The majority of more than 1000 proteins present in mitochondria are imported from nuclear-encoded, cytosolically synthesized precursor proteins. This impressive feat of transport and sorting is achieved by the combined action of targeting signals on mitochondrial proteins and the mitochondrial protein import apparatus. The mitochondrial protein import apparatus is composed of a number of multi-subunit protein complexes that recognize, translocate, and assemble mitochondrial proteins into functional complexes. While the core subunits involved in mitochondrial protein import are well conserved across wide phylogenetic gaps, the accessory subunits of these complexes differ in identity and/or function when plants are compared with Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast), the model system for mitochondrial protein import. These differences include distinct protein import receptors in plants, different mechanistic operation of the intermembrane protein import system, the location and activity of peptidases, the function of inner-membrane translocases in linking the outer and inner membrane, and the association/regulation of mitochondrial protein import complexes with components of the respiratory chain. Additionally, plant mitochondria share proteins with plastids, i.e. dual-targeted proteins. Also, the developmental and cell-specific nature of mitochondrial biogenesis is an aspect not observed in single-celled systems that is readily apparent in studies in plants. This means that plants provide a valuable model system to study the various regulatory processes associated with protein import and mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Monika W Murcha
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, 3086, Australia
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Braun HP, Binder S, Brennicke A, Eubel H, Fernie AR, Finkemeier I, Klodmann J, König AC, Kühn K, Meyer E, Obata T, Schwarzländer M, Takenaka M, Zehrmann A. The life of plant mitochondrial complex I. Mitochondrion 2014; 19 Pt B:295-313. [PMID: 24561573 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase complex (complex I) of the respiratory chain has several remarkable features in plants: (i) particularly many of its subunits are encoded by the mitochondrial genome, (ii) its mitochondrial transcripts undergo extensive maturation processes (e.g. RNA editing, trans-splicing), (iii) its assembly follows unique routes, (iv) it includes an additional functional domain which contains carbonic anhydrases and (v) it is, indirectly, involved in photosynthesis. Comprising about 50 distinct protein subunits, complex I of plants is very large. However, an even larger number of proteins are required to synthesize these subunits and assemble the enzyme complex. This review aims to follow the complete "life cycle" of plant complex I from various molecular perspectives. We provide arguments that complex I represents an ideal model system for studying the interplay of respiration and photosynthesis, the cooperation of mitochondria and the nucleus during organelle biogenesis and the evolution of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system.
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- Hans-Peter Braun
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany.
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- Molekulare Botanik, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Molekulare Botanik, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Plant Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Grosshadernerstr. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Plant Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Grosshadernerstr. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie/Molekulare Zellbiologie der Pflanzen, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- INRES - Chemical Signalling, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Molekulare Botanik, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Molekulare Botanik, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes in Mitochondria. THE STRUCTURAL BASIS OF BIOLOGICAL ENERGY GENERATION 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8742-0_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Murcha MW, Wang Y, Narsai R, Whelan J. The plant mitochondrial protein import apparatus - the differences make it interesting. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1233-45. [PMID: 24080405 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondria play essential roles in the life and death of almost all eukaryotic cells, ranging from single-celled to multi-cellular organisms that display tissue and developmental differentiation. As mitochondria only arose once in evolution, much can be learned from studying single celled model systems such as yeast and applying this knowledge to other organisms. However, two billion years of evolution have also resulted in substantial divergence in mitochondrial function between eukaryotic organisms. SCOPE OF REVIEW Here we review our current understanding of the mechanisms of mitochondrial protein import between plants and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and identify a high level of conservation for the essential subunits of plant mitochondrial import apparatus. Furthermore, we investigate examples whereby divergence and acquisition of functions have arisen and highlight the emerging examples of interactions between the import apparatus and components of the respiratory chain. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS After more than three decades of research into the components and mechanisms of mitochondrial protein import of plants and yeast, the differences between these systems are examined. Specifically, expansions of the small gene families that encode the mitochondrial protein import apparatus in plants are detailed, and their essential role in seed viability is revealed. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These findings point to the essential role of the inner mitochondrial protein translocases in Arabidopsis, establishing their necessity for seed viability and the crucial role of mitochondrial biogenesis during germination. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Frontiers of Mitochondrial Research.
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- Monika W Murcha
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Bayliss Building M316, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Bayliss Building M316, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Bayliss Building M316, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Computational Systems Biology, Bayliss Building M316, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Bayliss Building M316, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Department of Botany, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3086, Victoria, Australia
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Surrogate mutants for studying mitochondrially encoded functions. Biochimie 2013; 100:234-42. [PMID: 23994752 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although chloroplast transformation is possible in some plant species, it is extremely difficult to create or select mutations in plant mitochondrial genomes, explaining why few genetic studies of mitochondrially encoded functions exist. In recent years it has become clear that many nuclear genes encode factors with key functions in organelle gene expression, and that often their action is restricted to a single organelle gene or transcript. Mutations in one of these nuclear genes thus leads to a specific primary defect in expression of a single organelle gene, and the nuclear mutation can be used as a surrogate for a phenotypically equivalent mutation in the organelle genome. These surrogate mutations often result in defective assembly of respiratory complexes, and lead to severe phenotypes including reduced growth and fertility, or even embryo-lethality. A wide collection of such mutants is now available, and this review summarises the progress in basic knowledge of mitochondrial biogenesis they have contributed to and points out areas where this resource has not been exploited yet.
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Kiirika LM, Behrens C, Braun HP, Colditz F. The Mitochondrial Complexome of Medicago truncatula. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:84. [PMID: 23596449 PMCID: PMC3625726 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Legumes (Fabaceae, Leguminosae) are unique in their ability to carry out an elaborate endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation process with rhizobia proteobacteria. The symbiotic nitrogen fixation enables the host plants to grow almost independently of any other nitrogen source. Establishment of symbiosis requires adaptations of the host cellular metabolism, here foremost of the energy metabolism mainly taking place in mitochondria. Since the early 1990s, the galegoid legume Medicago truncatula Gaertn. is a well-established model for studying legume biology, but little is known about the protein complement of mitochondria from this species. An initial characterization of the mitochondrial proteome of M. truncatula (Jemalong A17) was published recently. In the frame of this study, mitochondrial protein complexes were characterized using Two-dimensional (2D) Blue native (BN)/SDS-PAGE. From 139 detected spots, the "first hit" (=most abundant) proteins of 59 spots were identified by mass spectrometry. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of the mitochondrial "complexome" (the "protein complex proteome") of M. truncatula via 2D BN/SDS-PAGE in combination with highly sensitive MS protein identification. In total, 1,485 proteins were identified within 158 gel spots, representing 467 unique proteins. Data evaluation by the novel GelMap annotation tool allowed recognition of protein complexes of low abundance. Overall, at least 36 mitochondrial protein complexes were found. To our knowledge several of these complexes were described for the first time in Medicago. The data set is accessible under http://www.gelmap.de/medicago/. The mitochondrial protein complex proteomes of Arabidopsis available at http://www.gelmap.de/arabidopsis/ and Medicago are compared.
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- Leonard Muriithi Kiirika
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University HannoverHannover, Germany
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- Department of Plant Proteomics, Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University HannoverHannover, Germany
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- Department of Plant Proteomics, Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University HannoverHannover, Germany
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University HannoverHannover, Germany
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Havelund JF, Thelen JJ, Møller IM. Biochemistry, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics of plant mitochondria from non-photosynthetic cells. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:51. [PMID: 23494127 PMCID: PMC3595712 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Mitochondria fulfill some basic roles in all plant cells. They supply the cell with energy in the form of ATP and reducing equivalents [NAD(P)H] and they provide the cell with intermediates for a range of biosynthetic pathways. In addition to this, mitochondria contribute to a number of specialized functions depending on the tissue and cell type, as well as environmental conditions. We will here review the biochemistry and proteomics of mitochondria from non-green cells and organs, which differ from those of photosynthetic organs in a number of respects. We will briefly cover purification of mitochondria and general biochemical properties such as oxidative phosphorylation. We will then mention a few adaptive properties in response to water stress, seed maturation and germination, and the ability to function under hypoxic conditions. The discussion will mainly focus on Arabidopsis cell cultures, etiolated germinating rice seedlings and potato tubers as model plants. It will cover the general proteome as well as the posttranslational modification protein phosphorylation. To date 64 phosphorylated mitochondrial proteins with a total of 103 phosphorylation sites have been identified.
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- Jesper F. Havelund
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science and Technology, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science and Technology, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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Kinetic and anion inhibition studies of a β-carbonic anhydrase (FbiCA 1) from the C4 plant Flaveria bidentis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:1626-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.01.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Arenas-M A, Takenaka M, Moreno S, Gómez I, Jordana X. Contiguous RNA editing sites in the mitochondrialnad1transcript ofArabidopsis thalianaare recognized by different proteins. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:887-91. [PMID: 23416303 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Peters K, Belt K, Braun HP. 3D Gel Map of Arabidopsis Complex I. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:153. [PMID: 23761796 PMCID: PMC3671202 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Complex I has a unique structure in plants and includes extra subunits. Here, we present a novel study to define its protein constituents. Mitochondria were isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana cell cultures, leaves, and roots. Subunits of complex I were resolved by 3D blue-native (BN)/SDS/SDS-PAGE and identified by mass spectrometry. Overall, 55 distinct proteins were found, seven of which occur in pairs of isoforms. We present evidence that Arabidopsis complex I consists of 49 distinct types of subunits, 40 of which represent homologs of bovine complex I. The nine other subunits represent special proteins absent in the animal linage of eukaryotes, most prominently a group of subunits related to bacterial gamma-type carbonic anhydrases. A GelMap http://www.gelmap.de/arabidopsis-3d-complex-i/ is presented for promoting future complex I research in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Katrin Peters
- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- *Correspondence: Hans-Peter Braun, Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany e-mail:
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Lee CP, Taylor NL, Millar AH. Recent advances in the composition and heterogeneity of the Arabidopsis mitochondrial proteome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:4. [PMID: 23355843 PMCID: PMC3554846 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mitochondria are important organelles for providing the ATP and carbon skeletons required to sustain cell growth. While these organelles also participate in other key metabolic functions across species, they have a specialized role in plants of optimizing photosynthesis through participating in photorespiration. It is therefore critical to map the protein composition of mitochondria in plants to gain a better understanding of their regulation and define the uniqueness of their metabolic networks. To date, <30% of the predicted number of mitochondrial proteins has been verified experimentally by proteomics and/or GFP localization studies. In this mini-review, we will provide an overview of the advances in mitochondrial proteomics in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana over the past 5 years. The ultimate goal of mapping the mitochondrial proteome in Arabidopsis is to discover novel mitochondrial components that are critical during development in plants as well as genes involved in developmental abnormalities, such as those implicated in mitochondrial-linked cytoplasmic male sterility.
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- Chun Pong Lee
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of OxfordOxford, UK
- *Correspondence: Chun Pong Lee, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK. e-mail:
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
- Centre for Comparative Analysis of Biomolecular Networks, The University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
- Centre for Comparative Analysis of Biomolecular Networks, The University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
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Murcha MW, Wang Y, Whelan J. A molecular link between mitochondrial preprotein transporters and respiratory chain complexes. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:1594-7. [PMID: 23073015 PMCID: PMC3578899 DOI: 10.4161/psb.22250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The TIM17:23 complex on the mitochondrial inner membrane is responsible for import of the majority of mitochondrial proteins in plants. In Arabidopsis, Tim17 and Tim23 belong to a large gene family consisting of 16 members termed the Preprotein and Amino acid transporters (PRAT). Recently, two members of this protein family, Tim23-2 and the Complex I subunit B14.7, have been shown to assemble into both Complex I of the respiratory chain and the TIM17:23 complex (Wang et al., 2012), adding to other examples of links between respiratory and protein import complexes. These associations provide a mechanism to coordinate mitochondrial activity and biogenesis.
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- Monika W Murcha
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
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Wang Q, Fristedt R, Yu X, Chen Z, Liu H, Lee Y, Guo H, Merchant SS, Lin C. The γ-carbonic anhydrase subcomplex of mitochondrial complex I is essential for development and important for photomorphogenesis of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:1373-83. [PMID: 22991283 PMCID: PMC3490601 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.204339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is the entry point for electrons into the respiratory electron transport chain; therefore, it plays a central role in cellular energy metabolism. Complex I from different organisms has a similar basic structure. However, an extra structural module, referred to as the γ-carbonic anhydrase (γCA) subcomplex, is found in the mitochondrial complex I of photoautotrophic eukaryotes, such as green alga and plants, but not in that of the heterotrophic eukaryotes, such as fungi and mammals. It has been proposed that the γCA subcomplex is required for the light-dependent life style of photoautotrophic eukaryotes, but this hypothesis has not been successfully tested. We report here a genetic study of the genes γCAL1 and γCAL2 that encode two subunits of the γCA subcomplex of mitochondrial complex I. We found that mutations of γCAL1 and γCAL2 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) result in defective embryogenesis and nongerminating seeds, demonstrating the functional significance of the γCA subcomplex of mitochondrial complex I in plant development. Surprisingly, we also found that reduced expression of γCAL1 and γCAL2 genes altered photomorphogenic development. The γcal1 mutant plant expressing the RNA interference construct of the γCAL2 gene showed a partial constitutive photomorphogenic phenotype in young seedlings and a reduced photoperiodic sensitivity in adult plants. The involvement of the γCA subcomplex of mitochondrial complex I in plant photomorphogenesis and the possible evolutionary significance of this plant-specific mitochondrial protein complex are discussed.
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Peters K, Niessen M, Peterhänsel C, Späth B, Hölzle A, Binder S, Marchfelder A, Braun HP. Complex I-complex II ratio strongly differs in various organs of Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 79:273-84. [PMID: 22527752 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9911-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In most studies, amounts of protein complexes of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system in different organs or tissues are quantified on the basis of isolated mitochondrial fractions. However, yield of mitochondrial isolations might differ with respect to tissue type due to varying efficiencies of cell disruption during organelle isolation procedures or due to tissue-specific properties of organelles. Here we report an immunological investigation on the ratio of the OXPHOS complexes in different tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana which is based on total protein fractions isolated from five Arabidopsis organs (leaves, stems, flowers, roots and seeds) and from callus. Antibodies were generated against one surface exposed subunit of each of the five OXPHOS complexes and used for systematic immunoblotting experiments. Amounts of all complexes are highest in flowers (likewise with respect to organ fresh weight or total protein content of the flower fraction). Relative amounts of protein complexes in all other fractions were determined with respect to their amounts in flowers. Our investigation reveals high relative amounts of complex I in green organs (leaves and stems) but much lower amounts in non-green organs (roots, callus tissue). In contrast, complex II only is represented by low relative amounts in green organs but by significantly higher amounts in non-green organs, especially in seeds. In fact, the complex I-complex II ratio differs by factor 37 between callus and leaf, indicating drastic differences in electron entry into the respiratory chain in these two fractions. Variation in amounts concerning complexes III, IV and V was less pronounced in different Arabidopsis tissues (quantification of complex V in leaves was not meaningful due to a cross-reaction of the antibody with the chloroplast form of this enzyme). Analyses were complemented by in gel activity measurements for the protein complexes of the OXPHOS system and comparative 2D blue native/SDS PAGE analyses using isolated mitochondria. We suggest that complex I has an especially important role in the context of photosynthesis which might be due to its indirect involvement in photorespiration and its numerous enzymatic side activities in plants.
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- Katrin Peters
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Schertl P, Sunderhaus S, Klodmann J, Grozeff GEG, Bartoli CG, Braun HP. L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (GLDH) forms part of three subcomplexes of mitochondrial complex I in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:14412-9. [PMID: 22378782 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.305144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (GLDH) catalyzes the terminal step of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway for vitamin C (l-ascorbate) biosynthesis in plants. A GLDH in gel activity assay was developed to biochemically investigate GLDH localization in plant mitochondria. It previously has been shown that GLDH forms part of an 850-kDa complex that represents a minor form of the respiratory NADH dehydrogenase complex (complex I). Because accumulation of complex I is disturbed in the absence of GLDH, a role of this enzyme in complex I assembly has been proposed. Here we report that GLDH is associated with two further protein complexes. Using native gel electrophoresis procedures in combination with the in gel GLDH activity assay and immunoblotting, two mitochondrial complexes of 470 and 420 kDa were identified. Both complexes are of very low abundance. Protein identifications by mass spectrometry revealed that they include subunits of complex I. Finally, the 850-kDa complex was further investigated and shown to include the complete "peripheral arm" of complex I. GLDH is attached to a membrane domain, which represents a major fragment of the "membrane arm" of complex I. Taken together, our data further support a role of GLDH during complex I formation, which is based on its binding to specific assembly intermediates.
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- Peter Schertl
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Abteilung Pflanzenproteomik, Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Meyer EH. Proteomic investigations of complex I composition: how to define a subunit? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:106. [PMID: 22654890 PMCID: PMC3359495 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Complex I is present in almost all aerobic species. Being the largest complex of the respiratory chain, it has a central role in energizing biological membranes and is essential for many organisms. Bacterial complex I is composed of 14 subunits that are sufficient to achieve the respiratory functions. Eukaryotic enzymes contain orthologs of the 14 bacterial subunits and around 30 additional subunits. This complexity suggests either that complex I requires more stabilizing subunits in mitochondria or that it fulfills additional functions. In many organisms recent work on complex I concentrated on the determination of its exact composition. This review summarizes the work done to elucidate complex I composition in the model plant Arabidopsis and proposes a model for the organization of its 44 confirmed subunits. The comparison of the different studies investigating the composition of complex I across species identifies sample preparation for the proteomic analysis as critical to differentiate between true subunits, assembly factors, or proteins associated with complex I. Coupling comparative proteomics with biochemical or genetic studies is thus required to define a subunit and its function within the complex.
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- Etienne H. Meyer
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg, France
- *Correspondence: Etienne H. Meyer, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France. e-mail:
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Klodmann J, Senkler M, Rode C, Braun HP. Defining the protein complex proteome of plant mitochondria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 157:587-98. [PMID: 21841088 PMCID: PMC3192552 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.182352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A classical approach, protein separation by two-dimensional blue native/sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, was combined with tandem mass spectrometry and up-to-date computer technology to characterize the mitochondrial "protein complex proteome" of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) in so far unrivaled depth. We further developed the novel GelMap software package to annotate and evaluate two-dimensional blue native/sodium dodecyl sulfate gels. The software allows (1) annotation of proteins according to functional and structural correlations (e.g. subunits of a distinct protein complex), (2) assignment of comprehensive protein identification lists to individual gel spots, and thereby (3) selective display of protein complexes of low abundance. In total, 471 distinct proteins were identified by mass spectrometry, several of which form part of at least 35 different mitochondrial protein complexes. To our knowledge, numerous protein complexes were described for the first time (e.g. complexes including pentatricopeptide repeat proteins involved in nucleic acid metabolism). Discovery of further protein complexes within our data set is open to everybody via the public GelMap portal at www.gelmap.de/arabidopsis_mito.
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A two-state stabilization-change mechanism for proton-pumping complex I. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1807:1364-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2011] [Revised: 04/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Meyer EH, Solheim C, Tanz SK, Bonnard G, Millar AH. Insights into the composition and assembly of the membrane arm of plant complex I through analysis of subcomplexes in Arabidopsis mutant lines. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:26081-92. [PMID: 21606486 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.209601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I, EC 1.6.5.3) is the largest complex of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. In eukaryotes, it is composed of more than 40 subunits that are encoded by both the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. Plant Complex I differs from the enzyme described in other eukaryotes, most notably due to the large number of plant-specific subunits in the membrane arm of the complex. The elucidation of the assembly pathway of Complex I has been a long-standing research aim in cellular biochemistry. We report the study of Arabidopsis mutants in Complex I subunits using a combination of Blue-Native PAGE and immunodetection to identify stable subcomplexes containing Complex I components, along with mass spectrometry analysis of Complex I components in membrane fractions and two-dimensional diagonal Tricine SDS-PAGE to study the composition of the largest subcomplex. Four subcomplexes of the membrane arm of Complex I with apparent molecular masses of 200, 400, 450, and 650 kDa were observed. We propose a working model for the assembly of the membrane arm of Complex I in plants and assign putative roles during the assembly process for two of the subunits studied.
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- Etienne H Meyer
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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