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Rys M, Stachurska J, Rudolphi-Szydło E, Dziurka M, Waligórski P, Filek M, Janeczko A. Does deacclimation reverse the changes in structural/physicochemical properties of the chloroplast membranes that are induced by cold acclimation in oilseed rape? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 214:108961. [PMID: 39067102 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Winter crops acquire frost tolerance during the process of cold acclimation when plants are exposed to low but non-freezing temperatures that is connected to specific metabolic adjustments. Warm breaks during/after cold acclimation disturb the natural process of acclimation, thereby decreasing frost tolerance and can even result in a resumption of growth. This phenomenon is called deacclimation. In the last few years, studies that are devoted to deacclimation have become more important (due to climate changes) and necessary to be able to understand the mechanisms that occur during this phenomenon. In the acclimation of plants to low temperatures, the importance of plant membranes is indisputable; that is why the main aim of our studies was to answer the question of whether (and to what extent) deacclimation alters the physicochemical properties of the plant membranes. The studies were focused on chloroplast membranes from non-acclimated, cold-acclimated and deacclimated cultivars of winter oilseed rape. The analysis of the membranes (formed from chloroplast lipid fractions) using the Langmuir technique revealed that cold acclimation increased membrane fluidity (expressed as the Alim values), while deacclimation generally decreased the values that were induced by cold. Moreover, because the chloroplast membranes were penetrated by lipophilic molecules such as carotenoids or tocopherols, the relationships between the structure of the lipids and the content of these antioxidants in the chloroplast membranes during the process of the cold acclimation and deacclimation of oilseed rape are discussed.
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- Magdalena Rys
- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland.
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences, University of the National Education Commission, Podchorążych 2, 30-084, Krakow, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences, University of the National Education Commission, Podchorążych 2, 30-084, Krakow, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland.
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Martins FB, Aono AH, Moraes ADCL, Ferreira RCU, Vilela MDM, Pessoa-Filho M, Rodrigues-Motta M, Simeão RM, de Souza AP. Genome-wide family prediction unveils molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of agronomic traits in Urochloa ruziziensis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1303417. [PMID: 38148869 PMCID: PMC10749977 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1303417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Tropical forage grasses, particularly those belonging to the Urochloa genus, play a crucial role in cattle production and serve as the main food source for animals in tropical and subtropical regions. The majority of these species are apomictic and tetraploid, highlighting the significance of U. ruziziensis, a sexual diploid species that can be tetraploidized for use in interspecific crosses with apomictic species. As a means to support breeding programs, our study investigates the feasibility of genome-wide family prediction in U. ruziziensis families to predict agronomic traits. Fifty half-sibling families were assessed for green matter yield, dry matter yield, regrowth capacity, leaf dry matter, and stem dry matter across different clippings established in contrasting seasons with varying available water capacity. Genotyping was performed using a genotyping-by-sequencing approach based on DNA samples from family pools. In addition to conventional genomic prediction methods, machine learning and feature selection algorithms were employed to reduce the necessary number of markers for prediction and enhance predictive accuracy across phenotypes. To explore the regulation of agronomic traits, our study evaluated the significance of selected markers for prediction using a tree-based approach, potentially linking these regions to quantitative trait loci (QTLs). In a multiomic approach, genes from the species transcriptome were mapped and correlated to those markers. A gene coexpression network was modeled with gene expression estimates from a diverse set of U. ruziziensis genotypes, enabling a comprehensive investigation of molecular mechanisms associated with these regions. The heritabilities of the evaluated traits ranged from 0.44 to 0.92. A total of 28,106 filtered SNPs were used to predict phenotypic measurements, achieving a mean predictive ability of 0.762. By employing feature selection techniques, we could reduce the dimensionality of SNP datasets, revealing potential genotype-phenotype associations. The functional annotation of genes near these markers revealed associations with auxin transport and biosynthesis of lignin, flavonol, and folic acid. Further exploration with the gene coexpression network uncovered associations with DNA metabolism, stress response, and circadian rhythm. These genes and regions represent important targets for expanding our understanding of the metabolic regulation of agronomic traits and offer valuable insights applicable to species breeding. Our work represents an innovative contribution to molecular breeding techniques for tropical forages, presenting a viable marker-assisted breeding approach and identifying target regions for future molecular studies on these agronomic traits.
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- Felipe Bitencourt Martins
- Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Embrapa Cerrados, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brasília, Brazil
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- Embrapa Gado de Corte, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Plant Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cuyas L, David P, de Craieye D, Ng S, Arkoun M, Plassard C, Faharidine M, Hourcade D, Degan F, Pluchon S, Nussaume L. Identification and interest of molecular markers to monitor plant Pi status. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:401. [PMID: 37612632 PMCID: PMC10463364 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04411-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is the sole source of phosphorus for plants. It is a limiting factor for plant yield in most soils worldwide. Due to economic and environmental constraints, the use of Pi fertilizer is and will be more and more limited. Unfortunately, evaluation of Pi bioavailability or Pi starvation traits remains a tedious task, which often does not inform us about the real Pi plant status. RESULTS Here, we identified by transcriptomic studies carried out in the plant model Arabidopsis thaliana, early roots- or leaves-conserved molecular markers for Pi starvation, exhibiting fast response to modifications of phosphate nutritional status. We identified their homologues in three crops (wheat, rapeseed, and maize) and demonstrated that they offer a reliable opportunity to monitor the actual plant internal Pi status. They turn out to be very sensitive in the concentration range of 0-50 µM which is the most common case in the vast majority of soils and situations where Pi hardly accumulates in plants. Besides in vitro conditions, they could also be validated for plants growing in the greenhouse or in open field conditions. CONCLUSION These markers provide valuable physiological tools for plant physiologists and breeders to assess phosphate bio-availability impact on plant growth in their studies. This also offers the opportunity to cope with the rising economical (shortage) and societal problems (pollution) resulting from the management of this critical natural resource.
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- Laura Cuyas
- TIMAC AGRO, Laboratoire de Nutrition Végétale, AgroInnovation International, 18 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 35400, Saint‑Malo, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, EBMP, 13115, Saint-Paul Lez Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, EBMP, 13115, Saint-Paul Lez Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, EBMP, 13115, Saint-Paul Lez Durance, France
- Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, 5 Ring Road Bundoora, Victoria, 3086, Australia
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- TIMAC AGRO, Laboratoire de Nutrition Végétale, AgroInnovation International, 18 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 35400, Saint‑Malo, France
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- INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Eco&Sols, Institut Agro, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- Arvalis, Institut du Végétal, Station Expérimentale, Boigneville, France
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- Arvalis, Institut du Végétal, Station Expérimentale, Boigneville, France
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- TIMAC AGRO, Laboratoire de Nutrition Végétale, AgroInnovation International, 18 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 35400, Saint‑Malo, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, EBMP, 13115, Saint-Paul Lez Durance, France.
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Kirchgesser J, Hazarika M, Bachmann-Pfabe S, Dehmer KJ, Kavka M, Uptmoor R. Phenotypic variation of root-system architecture under high P and low P conditions in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:68. [PMID: 36721096 PMCID: PMC9890858 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04070-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient required for plant metabolism and growth. Its acquisition by plants depends on the availability of dissolved P in the rhizosphere and on the characteristics of P uptake mechanisms such as root-system architecture (RSA). Compared to other crops, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has a relatively poor P acquisition efficiency. This is mainly due to its shallow and sparsely branched root system, resulting in a rather limited exploitable soil volume. Information about potato genotypes with RSA traits suitable to improve adaptation to nutrient scarcity is quite rare. Aim of this study is to assess phenotypic variation of RSA in a potato diversity set and its reactions to P deficiency. RESULTS Only one out of 22 RSA-traits showed a significant increase under low-P conditions. This indicates an overall negative effect of P scarcity on potato root growth. Differences among genotypes, however, were statistically significant for 21 traits, revealing a high variability in potato RSA. Using a principal component analysis (PCA), we were able to classify genotypes into three groups with regard to their root-system size. Genotypes with both small and large root systems reacted to low-P conditions by in- or decreasing their relative root-system size to medium, whereas genotypes with an intermediate root system size showed little to no changes. CONCLUSIONS We observed a huge variation in both the potato root system itself and its adaptation to P deficiency. This may enable the selection of potato genotypes with an improved root-zone exploitation. Eventually, these could be utilized to develop new cultivars adapted to low-P environments with better resource-use efficiencies.
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- Julian Kirchgesser
- Department of Agronomy, University of Rostock, Justus-Von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Groß Luesewitz Potato Collection, Parkweg 3, 18190, Sanitz, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Groß Luesewitz Potato Collection, Parkweg 3, 18190, Sanitz, Germany
- Neubrandenburg University of Applied Science, Brodaer Str. 2, 17033, Neubrandenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Groß Luesewitz Potato Collection, Parkweg 3, 18190, Sanitz, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Rostock, Justus-Von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059, Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Groß Luesewitz Potato Collection, Parkweg 3, 18190, Sanitz, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Rostock, Justus-Von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
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Ichikawa S, Ishikawa K, Miyakawa H, Kodama Y. Live-cell imaging of the chloroplast outer envelope membrane using fluorescent dyes. PLANT DIRECT 2022; 6:e462. [PMID: 36398034 PMCID: PMC9666008 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chloroplasts are organelles composed of sub-organellar compartments-stroma, thylakoids, and starch granules-and are surrounded by outer and inner envelope membranes (OEM and IEM, respectively). The chloroplast OEM and IEM play key roles not only as a barrier separating the chloroplast components from the cytosol but also in the interchange of numerous metabolites and proteins between the chloroplast interior and the cytosol. Fluorescent protein markers for the chloroplast OEM have been widely used to visualize the outermost border of chloroplasts. However, the use of marker proteins requires an established cellular genetic transformation method, which limits the plant species in which marker proteins can be used. Moreover, the high accumulation of OEM marker proteins often elicits abnormal morphological phenotypes of the OEM. Because the OEM can currently only be visualized using exogenous marker proteins, the behaviors of the chloroplast and/or its OEM remain unknown in wild-type cells of various plant species. Here, we visualized the OEM using live-cell staining with the fluorescent dyes rhodamine B and Nile red in several plant species, including crops. We propose rhodamine B and Nile red as new tools for visualizing the chloroplast OEM in living plant cells that do not require genetic transformation. Significance Statement We established a live-cell imaging method to visualize the chloroplast outer envelope membrane by staining living cells with fluorescent dyes. This method does not require genetic transformation and allows the observation of the chloroplast outer envelope membrane in various plant species.
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- Shintaro Ichikawa
- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and CreativityUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and CreativityUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and CreativityUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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Li P, Yu J, Feng N, Weng J, Rehman A, Huang J, Tu S, Niu Q. Physiological and Transcriptomic Analyses Uncover the Reason for the Inhibition of Photosynthesis by Phosphate Deficiency in Cucumis melo L. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012073. [PMID: 36292929 PMCID: PMC9603772 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Phosphate (Pi) deficiency is a common phenomenon in agricultural production and limits plant growth. Recent work showed that long-term Pi deficiency caused the inhibition of photosynthesis and inefficient electron transport. However, the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. In this study, we used the physiological, histochemical, and transcriptomic methods to investigate the effect of low-Pi stress on photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, cell membrane lipid, chloroplast ultrastructure, and transcriptional regulation of key genes in melon seedlings. The results showed that Pi deficiency significantly downregulated the expression of aquaporin genes, induced an increase in ABA levels, and reduced the water content and free water content of melon leaves, which caused physiological drought in melon leaves. Therefore, gas exchange was disturbed. Pi deficiency also reduced the phospholipid contents in leaf cell membranes, caused the peroxidation of membrane lipids, and destroyed the ultrastructure of chloroplasts. The transcriptomic analysis showed that 822 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were upregulated and 1254 downregulated by Pi deficiency in leaves. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that DEGs significantly enriched in chloroplast thylakoid membrane composition (GO:0009535), photosynthesis-antenna proteins (map00196), and photosynthesis pathways (map00195) were downregulated by Pi deficiency. It indicated that Pi deficiency regulated photosynthesis-related genes at the transcriptional level, thereby affecting the histochemical properties and physiological functions, and consequently causing the reduced light assimilation ability and photosynthesis efficiency. It enriches the mechanism of photosynthesis inhibition by Pi deficiency.
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Enzymatic structural modification of monogalactosyldiacylglycerols for potential modulation of hydrophile-lipophile balance. Food Chem 2022; 385:132705. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jing HK, Wu Q, Huang J, Yang XZ, Tao Y, Shen RF, Zhu XF. Putrescine is involved in root cell wall phosphorus remobilization in a nitric oxide dependent manner. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 316:111169. [PMID: 35151453 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) deficiency is a key limited factor to affect the crop production in rice (Oryza sativa). Recently, accumulating evidences have shown that root cell wall P reutilization could be released to the cytoplasm to alleviate the P starvation and a set of plant hormone and signal molecules have been identified to be involved in it. However, the role of putrescine (Put) in this process is still unknown. In this study, we found that Put with a concentration of 0.001 mM, 0.01 mM and 0.1 mM increased the root and shoot biomass in Nipponbare (Nip) and Kasalath (Kas) under P deficiency, although only 0.1 mM Put could significantly elevated the root and shoot soluble P concentration in Nip. Exogenous 0.1 mM Put treatment reduced the root cell wall P content through increasing the pectin content and pectin methylesterase (PME) activity, indicating that Put can be involved in the root cell wall P reutilization under P starvation. In addition, Put treatment also stimulated the root-to-shoot translocation of P through upregulating the expression of PHOSPHORUS TRANSPORTER 2 (OsPT2) and OsPT8 that responsible for the long-distance transport. Put under P-deficient condition significantly enhanced the Nitric Oxide (NO) accumulation in root and the application of NO inhibitor carboxy-PTIO (cPTIO) could reverse the Put-alleviated P-deficient phenotype, suggesting this process is mediated by NO. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that Put acts upstream of NO to activate the root cell wall P remobilization in rice.
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- Huai Kang Jing
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Identification and Expression Profiling of Nonphosphorus Glycerolipid Synthase Genes in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Dendrobium catenatum. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061204. [PMID: 34199229 PMCID: PMC8231895 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dendrobium catenatum, a valuable Chinese herb, frequently experiences abiotic stresses, such as cold and drought, under natural conditions. Nonphosphorus glycerolipid synthase (NGLS) genes are closely linked to the homeostasis of membrane lipids under abiotic stress in plants. However, there is limited information on NGLS genes in D. catenatum. In this study, a total of eight DcaNGLS genes were identified from the D. catenatum genome; these included three monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase (DcaMGD1, 2, 3) genes, two digalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase (DcaDGD1, 2) genes, and three sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol synthase (DcaSQD1, 2.1, 2.2) genes. The gene structures and conserved motifs in the DcaNGLSs showed a high conservation during their evolution. Gene expression profiling showed that the DcaNGLSs were highly expressed in specific tissues and during rapid growth stages. Furthermore, most DcaNGLSs were strongly induced by freezing and post-freezing recovery. DcaMGD1 and DcaSQDs were greatly induced by salt stress in leaves, while DcaDGDs were primarily induced by salt stress in roots. Under drought stress, most DcaNGLSs were regulated by circadian rhythms, and DcaSQD2 was closely associated with drought recovery. Transcriptome analysis also revealed that MYB might be regulated by circadian rhythm and co-expressed with DcaNGLSs under drought stress. These results provide insight for the further functional investigation of NGLS and the regulation of nonphosphorus glycerolipid biosynthesis in Dendrobium.
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Pipitone R, Eicke S, Pfister B, Glauser G, Falconet D, Uwizeye C, Pralon T, Zeeman SC, Kessler F, Demarsy E. A multifaceted analysis reveals two distinct phases of chloroplast biogenesis during de-etiolation in Arabidopsis. eLife 2021; 10:e62709. [PMID: 33629953 PMCID: PMC7906606 DOI: 10.7554/elife.62709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Light triggers chloroplast differentiation whereby the etioplast transforms into a photosynthesizing chloroplast and the thylakoid rapidly emerges. However, the sequence of events during chloroplast differentiation remains poorly understood. Using Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBF-SEM), we generated a series of chloroplast 3D reconstructions during differentiation, revealing chloroplast number and volume and the extent of envelope and thylakoid membrane surfaces. Furthermore, we used quantitative lipid and whole proteome data to complement the (ultra)structural data, providing a time-resolved, multi-dimensional description of chloroplast differentiation. This showed two distinct phases of chloroplast biogenesis: an initial photosynthesis-enabling 'Structure Establishment Phase' followed by a 'Chloroplast Proliferation Phase' during cell expansion. Moreover, these data detail thylakoid membrane expansion during de-etiolation at the seedling level and the relative contribution and differential regulation of proteins and lipids at each developmental stage. Altogether, we establish a roadmap for chloroplast differentiation, a critical process for plant photoautotrophic growth and survival.
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- Rosa Pipitone
- Plant Physiology Laboratory, University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG-DBSCI-LPCVGrenobleFrance
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG-DBSCI-LPCVGrenobleFrance
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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Fernández-Jiménez N, Pradillo M. The role of the nuclear envelope in the regulation of chromatin dynamics during cell division. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:5148-5159. [PMID: 32589712 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The nuclear envelope delineates the eukaryotic cell nucleus. The membrane system of the nuclear envelope consists of an outer nuclear membrane and an inner nuclear membrane separated by a perinuclear space. It serves as more than just a static barrier, since it regulates the communication between the nucleoplasm and the cytoplasm and provides the anchoring points where chromatin is attached. Fewer nuclear envelope proteins have been identified in plants in comparison with animals and yeasts. Here, we review the current state of knowledge of the nuclear envelope in plants, focusing on its role as a chromatin organizer and regulator of gene expression, as well as on the modifications that it undergoes to be efficiently disassembled and reassembled with each cell division. Advances in knowledge concerning the mitotic role of some nuclear envelope constituents are also presented. In addition, we summarize recent progress on the contribution of the nuclear envelope elements to telomere tethering and chromosome dynamics during the meiotic division in different plant species.
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- Nadia Fernández-Jiménez
- Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Salvaing J, Botella C, Albrieux C, Gros V, Block MA, Jouhet J. PUB11-Dependent Ubiquitination of the Phospholipid Flippase ALA10 Modifies ALA10 Localization and Affects the Pool of Linolenic Phosphatidylcholine. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1070. [PMID: 32760418 PMCID: PMC7373794 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Biogenesis of photosynthetic membranes depends on galactolipid synthesis, which relies on several cell compartments, notably the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the chloroplast envelope. Galactolipid synthesis involves lipid trafficking between both membrane compartments. In Arabidopsis, ALA10, a phospholipid flippase of the P4 type-ATPase family, counteracts the limitation of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) production and has a positive effect on leaf development. ALA10 locates in distinct domains of the ER depending on the ALIS (ALA interacting subunit) subunit it interacts with: close to the plasma membrane with ALIS1, or next to chloroplasts with ALIS5. It interacts with FAD2 (Fatty acid desaturase 2) and prevents accumulation of linolenic (18:3) containing phosphatidylcholine (PC) stimulating an increase of MGDG synthesis. Here we report that ALA10 interacts with PUB11 (plant U-box type 11), an E3 protein ubiquitin ligase, in vitro and in vivo. ALA10 is however ubiquitinated and degraded by the 26S proteasome in a PUB11-independent process. In pub11 null mutant, the proteasome-dependent degradation of ALA10 is retained and ALA10 is still subject to ubiquitination although its ubiquitination profile appears different. In the absence of PUB11, ALA10 is constrained to the ER close to chloroplasts, which is the usual location when ALA10 is overexpressed. Additionally, in this condition, the decrease of 18:3 containing PC is no longer observed. Taken together these results suggest, that ALA10 contributes in chloroplast-distal ER interacting domains, to reduce the 18:3 desaturation of PC and that PUB11 is involved in reconditioning of ALA10 from chloroplast-proximal to chloroplast-distal ER interacting domains.
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Liao P, Leung KP, Lung SC, Panthapulakkal Narayanan S, Jiang L, Chye ML. Subcellular Localization of Rice Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins ACBP4 and ACBP5 Supports Their Non-redundant Roles in Lipid Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:331. [PMID: 32265974 PMCID: PMC7105888 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBPs), conserved at the acyl-CoA-binding domain, can bind acyl-CoA esters as well as transport them intracellularly. Six ACBPs co-exist in each model plant, dicot Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) and monocot Oryza sativa (rice). Although Arabidopsis ACBPs have been studied extensively, less is known about the rice ACBPs. OsACBP4 is highly induced by salt treatment, but down-regulated following pathogen infection, while OsACBP5 is up-regulated by both wounding and pathogen treatment. Their differential expression patterns under various stress treatments suggest that they may possess non-redundant functions. When expressed from the CaMV35S promoter, OsACBP4 and OsACBP5 were subcellularly localized to different endoplasmic reticulum (ER) domains in transgenic Arabidopsis. As these plants were not stress-treated, it remains to be determined if OsACBP subcellular localization would change following treatment. Given that the subcellular localization of proteins may not be reliable if not expressed in the native plant, this study addresses OsACBP4:GFP and OsACBP5:DsRED expression from their native promoters to verify their subcellular localization in transgenic rice. The results indicated that OsACBP4:GFP was targeted to the plasma membrane besides the ER, while OsACBP5:DsRED was localized at the apoplast, in contrast to their only localization at the ER in transgenic Arabidopsis. Differences in tagged-protein localization in transgenic Arabidopsis and rice imply that protein subcellular localization studies are best investigated in the native plant. Likely, initial targeting to the ER in a non-native plant could not be followed up properly to the final destination(s) unless it occurred in the native plant. Also, monocot (rice) protein targeting may not be optimally processed in a transgenic dicot (Arabidopsis), perhaps arising from the different processing systems for routing between them. Furthermore, changes in the subcellular localization of OsACBP4:GFP and OsACBP5:DsRED were not detectable following salt and pathogen treatment, respectively. These results suggest that OsACBP4 is likely involved in the intracellular shuttling of acyl-CoA esters and/or other lipids between the plasma membrane and the ER, while OsACBP5 appears to participate in the extracellular transport of acyl-CoA esters and/or other lipids, suggesting that they are non-redundant proteins in lipid trafficking.
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- Pan Liao
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK, New Territories, China
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- Centre for Cell and Development Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, China
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- Centre for Cell and Development Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK, New Territories, China
- *Correspondence: Mee-Len Chye,
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Füssy Z, Faitová T, Oborník M. Subcellular Compartments Interplay for Carbon and Nitrogen Allocation in Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 11:1765-1779. [PMID: 31192348 PMCID: PMC6668581 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Endosymbioses necessitate functional cooperation of cellular compartments to avoid pathway redundancy and streamline the control of biological processes. To gain insight into the metabolic compartmentation in chromerids, phototrophic relatives to apicomplexan parasites, we prepared a reference set of proteins probably localized to mitochondria, cytosol, and the plastid, taking advantage of available genomic and transcriptomic data. Training of prediction algorithms with the reference set now allows a genome-wide analysis of protein localization in Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis. We confirm that the chromerid plastids house enzymatic pathways needed for their maintenance and photosynthetic activity, but for carbon and nitrogen allocation, metabolite exchange is necessary with the cytosol and mitochondria. This indeed suggests that the regulatory mechanisms operate in the cytosol to control carbon metabolism based on the availability of both light and nutrients. We discuss that this arrangement is largely shared with apicomplexans and dinoflagellates, possibly stemming from a common ancestral metabolic architecture, and supports the mixotrophy of the chromerid algae.
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- Zoltán Füssy
- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Evolutionary Protistology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Evolutionary Protistology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Evolutionary Protistology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Kirchhoff H. Chloroplast ultrastructure in plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 223:565-574. [PMID: 30721547 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The chloroplast organelle in mesophyll cells of higher plants represents a sunlight-driven metabolic factory that eventually fuels life on our planet. Knowledge of the ultrastructure and the dynamics of this unique organelle is essential to understanding its function in an ever-changing and challenging environment. Recent technological developments promise unprecedented insights into chloroplast architecture and its functionality. The review highlights these new methodical approaches and provides structural models based on recent findings about the plasticity of the thylakoid membrane system in response to different light regimes. Furthermore, the potential role of the lipid droplets plastoglobuli is discussed. It is emphasized that detailed structural insights are necessary on different levels ranging from molecules to entire membrane systems for a holistic understanding of chloroplast function.
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- Helmut Kirchhoff
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, PO Box 646340, Pullman, WA, 99164-6340, USA
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Chevalier F, Cuyas L, Jouhet J, Gros VR, Chiarenza S, Secco D, Whelan J, Seddiki K, Block MA, Nussaume L, Marechal E. Interplay between Jasmonic Acid, Phosphate Signaling and the Regulation of Glycerolipid Homeostasis in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:1260-1273. [PMID: 30753691 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis and signaling are activated in Arabidopsis cultivated in phosphate (Pi) deprived conditions. This activation occurs mainly in photosynthetic tissues and is less important in roots. In leaves, the enhanced biosynthesis of JA coincides with membrane glycerolipid remodeling triggered by the lack of Pi. We addressed the possible role of JA on the dynamics and magnitude of glycerolipid remodeling in response to Pi deprivation and resupply. Based on combined analyses of gene expression, JA biosynthesis and glycerolipid remodeling in wild-type Arabidopsis and in the coi1-16 mutant, JA signaling seems important in the determination of the basal levels of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidic acid (PA), monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol. JA impact on MGDG steady state level and fluctuations seem contradictory. In the coi1-16 mutant, the steady state level of MGDG is higher, possibly due to a higher level of PA in the mutant, activating MGD1, and to an increased expression of MGD3. These results support a possible impact of JA in limiting the overall content of this lipid. Concerning lipid variations, upon Pi deprivation, JA seems rather associated with a specific MGDG increase. Following Pi resupply, whereas the expression of glycerolipid remodeling genes returns to basal level, JA biosynthesis and signaling genes are still upregulated, likely due to a JA-induced positive feedback remaining active. Distinct impacts on enzymes synthesizing MGDG, that is, downregulating MGD3, possibly activating MGD1 expression and limiting the activation of MGD1 via PA, might allow JA playing a role in a sophisticated fine tuning of galactolipid variations.
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- Florian Chevalier
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie V�g�tale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Unit� mixte de recherche 7265 CNRS, CEA, Universit� Aix-Marseille, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d'Aix-Marseille, CEA Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Centre Mondial de l'Innovation, Groupe Roullier, 18 avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Saint-Malo, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie V�g�tale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Unit� mixte de recherche 7265 CNRS, CEA, Universit� Aix-Marseille, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d'Aix-Marseille, CEA Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie V�g�tale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Unit� mixte de recherche 7265 CNRS, CEA, Universit� Aix-Marseille, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d'Aix-Marseille, CEA Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et V�g�tale, Unit� mixe de recherche 5168 CNRS, CEA, INRA, Universit� Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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Huang KL, Wang H, Wei YL, Jia HX, Zha L, Zheng Y, Ren F, Li XB. The high-affinity transporter BnPHT1;4 is involved in phosphorus acquisition and mobilization for facilitating seed germination and early seedling growth of Brassica napus. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:156. [PMID: 31023216 PMCID: PMC6482582 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1765-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Seed germination and seedling establishment are two of the most critical phases in plant development. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of phosphorus on seed germination and post-germinated growth of oilseed rape are unclear so far. Here, we report the role of BnPHT1;4 in seed germination and early seedling development of Brassica napus. RESULTS Our results show that BnPHT1;4 is preferentially expressed in cotyledons of early developing seedlings. Overexpression of BnPHT1;4 in oilseed rape promoted seed germination and seedling growth. Expression levels of the genes related to ABA and GA biosynthesis and signaling were significantly altered in BnPHT1;4 transgenic seedlings. Consequently, active GA level was up-regulated, whereas ABA content was down-regulated in BnPHT1;4 transgenic seedlings. Furthermore, exogenous GA could promote seed germination of wild type, while exogenous ABA could partially recover the advanced-germination phenotype of BnPHT1;4 transgenic seeds. Total phosphorus content in cotyledons of the transgenic seedlings was decreased more rapidly than that in wild type when Pi was supplied or deficient, and Pi contents in shoots and roots of the BnPHT1;4 transgenic plants were higher than those in wild type under high and low Pi conditions. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the high-affinity transporter BnPHT1;4 is involved in phosphorus acquisition and mobilization for facilitating seed germination and seedling growth of Brassica napus by modulating ABA and GA biosynthesis.
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- Ke-Lin Huang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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White DA, Rooks PA, Kimmance S, Tait K, Jones M, Tarran GA, Cook C, Llewellyn CA. Modulation of Polar Lipid Profiles in Chlorella sp. in Response to Nutrient Limitation. Metabolites 2019; 9:metabo9030039. [PMID: 30823401 PMCID: PMC6468466 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9030039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We evaluate the effects of nutrient limitation on cellular composition of polar lipid classes/species in Chlorella sp. using modern polar lipidomic profiling methods (liquid chromatography⁻tandem mass spectrometry; LC-MS/MS). Total polar lipid concentration was highest in nutrient-replete (HN) cultures with a significant reduction in monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylcholine (PC), and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) class concentrations for nutrient-deplete (LN) cultures. Moreover, reductions in the abundance of MGDG relative to total polar lipids versus an increase in the relative abundance of digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) were recorded in LN cultures. In HN cultures, polar lipid species composition remained relatively constant throughout culture with high degrees of unsaturation associated with acyl moieties. Conversely, in LN cultures lipid species composition shifted towards greater saturation of acyl moieties. Multivariate analyses revealed that changes in the abundance of a number of species contributed to the dissimilarity between LN and HN cultures but with dominant effects from certain species, e.g., reduction in MGDG 34:7 (18:3/16:4). Results demonstrate that Chlorella sp. significantly alters its polar lipidome in response to nutrient limitation, and this is discussed in terms of physiological significance and polar lipids production for applied microalgal production systems.
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- Daniel A White
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK.
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- Department of Biosciences, Singleton Park, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK.
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Gayral M, Fanuel M, Rogniaux H, Dalgalarrondo M, Elmorjani K, Bakan B, Marion D. The Spatiotemporal Deposition of Lysophosphatidylcholine Within Starch Granules of Maize Endosperm and its Relationships to the Expression of Genes Involved in Endoplasmic Reticulum-Amyloplast Lipid Trafficking and Galactolipid Synthesis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:139-151. [PMID: 30295886 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The presence of lipids within starch granules is specific to cereal endosperm starches. These starch lipids are composed of lysophospholipids, especially lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) and free fatty acids that strongly impact the assembly and properties of cereal starches. However, the molecular mechanisms associated with this specific lipid routing have never been investigated. In this study, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging revealed decreasing gradients in starch LysoPC concentrations from the periphery to the center of developing maize endosperms. This spatiotemporal deposition of starch LysoPC was similar to that previously observed for endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-synthesized storage proteins, i.e. zeins, suggesting that LysoPC might originate in the ER, as already reported for chloroplasts. Furthermore, a decrease of the palmitate concentration of amyloplast galactolipids was observed during endosperm development, correlated with the preferential trapping of palmitoyl-LysoPC by starch carbohydrates, suggesting a link between LysoPC and galactolipid synthesis. Using microarray, the homologous genes of the Arabidopsis ER-chloroplast lipid trafficking and galactolipid synthesis pathways were also expressed in maize endosperm. These strong similarities suggest that the encoded enzymes and transporters are adapted to managing the differences between chloroplast and amyloplast lipid homeostasis. Altogether, our results led us to propose a model where ER-amyloplast lipid trafficking directs the LysoPC towards one of two routes, the first towards the stroma and starch granules and the other towards galactolipid synthesis.
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- Mathieu Gayral
- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Gorelova O, Baulina O, Ismagulova T, Kokabi K, Lobakova E, Selyakh I, Semenova L, Chivkunova O, Karpova O, Scherbakov P, Khozin-Goldberg I, Solovchenko A. Stress-induced changes in the ultrastructure of the photosynthetic apparatus of green microalgae. PROTOPLASMA 2019; 256:261-277. [PMID: 30083788 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-018-1294-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In photosynthetic organisms including unicellular algae, acclimation to and damage by environmental stresses are readily apparent at the level of the photosynthetic apparatus. Phenotypic manifestations of the stress responses include rapid and dramatic reduction of photosynthetic activity and pigment content aimed at mitigating the risk of photooxidative damage. Although the physiological and molecular mechanisms of these events are well known, the ultrastructural picture of the stress responses is often elusive and frequently controversial. We analyzed an extensive set of transmission electron microscopy images of the microalgal cells obtained across species of Chlorophyta and in a wide range of growth conditions. The results of the analysis allowed us to pinpoint distinct ultrastructural changes typical of normal functioning and emergency reduction of the chloroplast membrane system under high light exposure and/or mineral nutrient starvation. We demonstrate the patterns of the stress-related ultrastructural changes including peculiar thylakoid rearrangements and autophagy-like processes and provide an outlook on their significance for implementation of the stress responses.
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- Olga Gorelova
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology for Drylands, The J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, 8499000, Midreshet Ben Gurion, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology for Drylands, The J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, 8499000, Midreshet Ben Gurion, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, 119234, Russia.
- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russia.
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Rosquete MR, Drakakaki G. Plant TGN in the stress response: a compartmentalized overview. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 46:122-129. [PMID: 30316189 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The cellular responses to abiotic and biotic stress rely on the regulation of vesicle trafficking to ensure the correct localization of proteins specialized in sensing stress stimuli and effecting the response. Several studies have implicated the plant trans-Golgi network (TGN)-mediated trafficking in different types of biotic and abiotic stress responses; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Further, the identity, specialization and stress-relevant cargo transported by the TGN subcompartments involved in stress responses await more in depth characterization. This review presents TGN trafficking players implicated in stress and discusses potential avenues to understand the role of this dynamic network under such extreme circumstances.
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- Michel Ruiz Rosquete
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
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Han X, Shi Y, Liu G, Guo Y, Yang Y. Activation of ROP6 GTPase by Phosphatidylglycerol in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:347. [PMID: 29599797 PMCID: PMC5862815 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plant Rho-like GTPases (ROPs) are switch-like proteins which play essential roles in controlling cell polarity development and cellular activities. ROPs are regulated by many factors, such as auxin, light, and RopGEFs and RopGAPs proteins. However, it has not been reported yet whether small molecules play a role in the regulation of ROP activity. Here, we showed that AtROP6 specially bound to a phospholipid, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), by the protein-lipid overlay and liposome sedimentation assays, and further MST assay gave a dissociation constant (Kd) of 4.8 ± 0.4 μM for binding of PG to His-AtROP6. PG profile analysis in Arabidopsis revealed that PG existed both in leaves and roots but with distinctive fatty acyl chain patterns. By evaluating AtROP6 activity using RIC1 effector binding-based assay, we found that PG stimulated AtROP6 activity. In the FM4-64 uptake experiment, PG inhibited AtROP6-mediated endocytosis process. By evaluating internalization of PIN2, PG was shown to regulate endocytosis process coordinately with NAA. Further root gravitropism experiment revealed that PG enhanced the AtROP6-mediated root gravity response. These results suggest that the phospholipid PG physically binds AtROP6, stimulates its activity and influences AtROP6-mediated root gravity response in Arabidopsis.
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Fox AR, Maistriaux LC, Chaumont F. Toward understanding of the high number of plant aquaporin isoforms and multiple regulation mechanisms. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 264:179-187. [PMID: 28969798 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Since the discovery of the first plant aquaporin (AQP) in 1993, our conception of the way plants control cell water homeostasis as well as their global water balance has been revisited. Plant AQPs constitute a large family of evolutionarily related channels that, in addition to water, can also facilitate the membrane diffusion of a number of small solutes, such as urea, CO2, H2O2, ammonia, metalloids, and even ions, indicating a wide range of cellular functions. At the cellular level, AQPs are subject to various regulation mechanisms leading to active/inactive channels in their target membranes. In this review, we discuss several specific questions that need to be addressed in future research. Why are so many different AQPs simultaneously expressed in specific cellular types? How is their selectivity to different solutes controlled (in particular in the case of multiple permeation properties)? What does the molecular interaction between AQPs and other molecules tell us about their regulation and their involvement in specific cellular and physiological processes? Resolving these questions will definitely help us better understand the physiological advantages that plants have to express and regulate so many AQP isoforms.
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- Ana Romina Fox
- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-L7.07.14, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Cañavate JP, Armada I, Hachero-Cruzado I. Polar Lipids Analysis of Cultured Phytoplankton Reveals Significant Inter-taxa Changes, Low Influence of Growth Stage, and Usefulness in Chemotaxonomy. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2017; 73:755-774. [PMID: 27837252 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0893-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The high lipid diversity of microalgae has been used to taxonomically differentiate phytoplankton taxa at the class level. However, important lipids such as phospholipids (PL) and betaine lipids (BL) with potential chemotaxonomy application in phytoplankton ecology have been scarcely studied. The chemotaxonomy value of PL and BL depends on their intraspecific extent of variation as microalgae respond to external changing factors. To determine such effects, lipid class changes occurring at different growth stages in 15 microalgae from ten different classes were analyzed. BL occurred in 14 species and were the less affected lipids by growth stage with diacylglyceryl-hydroxymethyl-N,N,N-trimethyl-b-alanine (DGTA) showing the highest stability. PL were more influenced by growth stage with phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and phosphatidyletanolamine (PE) declining towards older culture stages in some species. Glycolipids were the more common lipids, and no evident age-related variability pattern could be associated to taxonomic diversity. Selecting BL and PL as descriptor variables optimally distinguished microalgae taxonomic variability at all growth stages. Principal coordinate analysis arranged species through a main tendency from diacylglyceryl-hydroxymethyl-N,N,N-trimethyl-b-alanine (DGCC) containing species (mainly dinoflagellates and haptophytes) to DGTA or PC containing species (mainly cryptophytes). Two diatom classes with similar fatty acid profiles could be distinguished from their respective content in DGTA (Bacillariophyceae) or DGCC (Mediophyceae). In green lineage classes (Trebouxiophyceae, Porphyridophyceae, and Chlorodendrophyceae), PC was a better descriptor than BL. BL and PL explained a higher proportion of microalgae taxonomic variation than did fatty acids and played a complementary role as lipid markers.
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- José Pedro Cañavate
- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Andalusia Research and Training Institute for Fisheries and Agriculture, 11500-El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cádiz, Spain.
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- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Andalusia Research and Training Institute for Fisheries and Agriculture, 11500-El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cádiz, Spain
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- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Andalusia Research and Training Institute for Fisheries and Agriculture, 11500-El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cádiz, Spain
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Botella C, Jouhet J, Block MA. Importance of phosphatidylcholine on the chloroplast surface. Prog Lipid Res 2017; 65:12-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Amiar S, MacRae JI, Callahan DL, Dubois D, van Dooren GG, Shears MJ, Cesbron-Delauw MF, Maréchal E, McConville MJ, McFadden GI, Yamaryo-Botté Y, Botté CY. Apicoplast-Localized Lysophosphatidic Acid Precursor Assembly Is Required for Bulk Phospholipid Synthesis in Toxoplasma gondii and Relies on an Algal/Plant-Like Glycerol 3-Phosphate Acyltransferase. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005765. [PMID: 27490259 PMCID: PMC4973916 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most apicomplexan parasites possess a non-photosynthetic plastid (the apicoplast), which harbors enzymes for a number of metabolic pathways, including a prokaryotic type II fatty acid synthesis (FASII) pathway. In Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, the FASII pathway is essential for parasite growth and infectivity. However, little is known about the fate of fatty acids synthesized by FASII. In this study, we have investigated the function of a plant-like glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase (TgATS1) that localizes to the T. gondii apicoplast. Knock-down of TgATS1 resulted in significantly reduced incorporation of FASII-synthesized fatty acids into phosphatidic acid and downstream phospholipids and a severe defect in intracellular parasite replication and survival. Lipidomic analysis demonstrated that lipid precursors are made in, and exported from, the apicoplast for de novo biosynthesis of bulk phospholipids. This study reveals that the apicoplast-located FASII and ATS1, which are primarily used to generate plastid galactolipids in plants and algae, instead generate bulk phospholipids for membrane biogenesis in T. gondii.
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- Souad Amiar
- ApicoLipid group, Institute for Advanced Biosciences UMR5309, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
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- The Francis Crick Institute, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- ApicoLipid group, Institute for Advanced Biosciences UMR5309, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- ApicoLipid group, Institute for Advanced Biosciences UMR5309, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Unité de recherche (UMR) 5168, CNRS, CEA, INRA, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- ApicoLipid group, Institute for Advanced Biosciences UMR5309, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
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- ApicoLipid group, Institute for Advanced Biosciences UMR5309, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
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Hafidh S, Potěšil D, Fíla J, Čapková V, Zdráhal Z, Honys D. Quantitative proteomics of the tobacco pollen tube secretome identifies novel pollen tube guidance proteins important for fertilization. Genome Biol 2016; 17:81. [PMID: 27139692 PMCID: PMC4853860 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-016-0928-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As in animals, cell-cell communication plays a pivotal role in male-female recognition during plant sexual reproduction. Prelaid peptides secreted from the female reproductive tissues guide pollen tubes towards ovules for fertilization. However, the elaborate mechanisms for this dialogue have remained elusive, particularly from the male perspective. RESULTS We performed genome-wide quantitative liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of a pistil-stimulated pollen tube secretome and identified 801 pollen tube-secreted proteins. Interestingly, in silico analysis reveals that the pollen tube secretome is dominated by proteins that are secreted unconventionally, representing 57 % of the total secretome. In support, we show that an unconventionally secreted protein, translationally controlled tumor protein, is secreted to the apoplast. Remarkably, we discovered that this protein could be secreted by infiltrating through the initial phases of the conventional secretory pathway and could reach the apoplast via exosomes, as demonstrated by co-localization with Oleisin1 exosome marker. We demonstrate that translationally controlled tumor protein-knockdown Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce pollen tubes that navigate poorly to the target ovule and that the mutant allele is poorly transmitted through the male. Further, we show that regulators of the endoplasmic reticulum-trans-Golgi network protein secretory pathway control secretion of Nicotiana tabacum Pollen tube-secreted cysteine-rich protein 2 and Lorelei-like GPI-anchor protein 3 and that a regulator of endoplasmic reticulum-trans-Golgi protein translocation is essential for pollen tube growth, pollen tube guidance and ovule-targeting competence. CONCLUSIONS This work, the first study on the pollen tube secretome, identifies novel genome-wide pollen tube-secreted proteins with potential functions in pollen tube guidance towards ovules for sexual reproduction. Functional analysis highlights a potential mechanism for unconventional secretion of pollen tube proteins and reveals likely regulators of conventional pollen tube protein secretion. The association of pollen tube-secreted proteins with marker proteins shown to be secreted via exosomes in other species suggests exosome secretion is a possible mechanism for cell-cell communication between the pollen tube and female reproductive cells.
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- Said Hafidh
- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Research group Proteomics, CEITEC-MU, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Research group Proteomics, CEITEC-MU, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Kiełbowicz-Matuk A, Banachowicz E, Turska-Tarska A, Rey P, Rorat T. Expression and characterization of a barley phosphatidylinositol transfer protein structurally homologous to the yeast Sec14p protein. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 246:98-111. [PMID: 26993240 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) include a large group of proteins implicated in the non-vesicular traffic of phosphatidylinositol (PI) between membranes. In yeast, the structure and function of the PITP Sec14-p protein have been well characterized. In contrast, the knowledge on plant PITP proteins is very scarce. In this work, we characterized a novel type of PITP protein in barley named HvSec14p and related to the yeast Sec14-p protein. Our data reveal that HvSec14p consists of only the Sec14p-domain structurally homologous to the yeast phosphoinositide binding domain. We show that HvSec14p expression is up-regulated at both transcript and protein levels at specific stages of development during seed formation and germination, and in leaves of a drought-tolerant barley genotype under osmotic constraints. Modeling analyses of the protein three-dimensional structure revealed its capacity to dock the phosphoinositides, PtdIns(3)P, PtdIns(4)P, PtdIns(5)P and PtdIns(3,5)P2. Consistently, the recombinant HvSec14p protein is able to bind in vitro most PIP types, the highest affinity being observed with PtdIns(3,5)P2. Based on the high gene expression at specific developmental stages and in drought-tolerant barley genotypes, we propose that HvSec14p plays essential roles in the biogenesis of membranes in expanding cells and in their preservation under osmotic stress conditions.
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- Molecular Biophysics Department, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France; CNRS, UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale & Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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Rocha J, Sarkis J, Thomas A, Pitou L, Radzimanowski J, Audry M, Chazalet V, de Sanctis D, Palcic MM, Block MA, Girard-Egrot A, Maréchal E, Breton C. Structural insights and membrane binding properties of MGD1, the major galactolipid synthase in plants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 85:622-33. [PMID: 26935252 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) are the major lipid components of photosynthetic membranes, and hence the most abundant lipids in the biosphere. They are essential for assembly and function of the photosynthetic apparatus. In Arabidopsis, the first step of galactolipid synthesis is catalyzed by MGDG synthase 1 (MGD1), which transfers a galactosyl residue from UDP-galactose to diacylglycerol (DAG). MGD1 is a monotopic protein that is embedded in the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts. Once produced, MGDG is transferred to the outer envelope membrane, where DGDG synthesis occurs, and to thylakoids. Here we present two crystal structures of MGD1: one unliganded and one complexed with UDP. MGD1 has a long and flexible region (approximately 50 amino acids) that is required for DAG binding. The structures reveal critical features of the MGD1 catalytic mechanism and its membrane binding mode, tested on biomimetic Langmuir monolayers, giving insights into chloroplast membrane biogenesis. The structural plasticity of MGD1, ensuring very rapid capture and utilization of DAG, and its interaction with anionic lipids, possibly driving the construction of lipoproteic clusters, are consistent with the role of this enzyme, not only in expansion of the inner envelope membrane, but also in supplying MGDG to the outer envelope and nascent thylakoid membranes.
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- Joana Rocha
- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- GEMBAS Team, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, UMR 5246, University of Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Unit of Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University Joseph Fourier/European Molecular Biology Laboratory/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- Carlsberg Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, 1799, Copenhagen V, Denmark
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, UMR 5168, CEA Grenoble, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- GEMBAS Team, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, UMR 5246, University of Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, UMR 5168, CEA Grenoble, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Grenoble, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, 38041, Grenoble, France
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Domingos S, Fino J, Cardoso V, Sánchez C, Ramalho JC, Larcher R, Paulo OS, Oliveira CM, Goulao LF. Shared and divergent pathways for flower abscission are triggered by gibberellic acid and carbon starvation in seedless Vitis vinifera L. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:38. [PMID: 26832927 PMCID: PMC4736245 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0722-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abscission is a highly coordinated developmental process by which plants control vegetative and reproductive organs load. Aiming at get new insights on flower abscission regulation, changes in the global transcriptome, metabolome and physiology were analyzed in 'Thompson Seedless' grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) inflorescences, using gibberellic acid (GAc) spraying and shading as abscission stimuli, applied at bloom. RESULTS Natural flower drop rates increased from 63.1% in non-treated vines to 83% and 99% in response to GAc and shade treatments, respectively. Both treatments had a broad effect on inflorescences metabolism. Specific impacts from shade included photosynthesis inhibition, associated nutritional stress, carbon/nitrogen imbalance and cell division repression, whereas GAc spraying induced energetic metabolism simultaneously with induction of nucleotide biosynthesis and carbon metabolism, therefore, disclosing alternative mechanisms to regulate abscission. Regarding secondary metabolism, changes in flavonoid metabolism were the most represented metabolic pathways in the samples collected following GAc treatment while phenylpropanoid and stilbenoid related pathways were predominantly affected in the inflorescences by the shade treatment. However, both GAc and shade treated inflorescences revealed also shared pathways, that involved the regulation of putrescine catabolism, the repression of gibberellin biosynthesis, the induction of auxin biosynthesis and the activation of ethylene signaling pathways and antioxidant mechanisms, although often the quantitative changes occurred on specific transcripts and metabolites of the pathways. CONCLUSIONS Globally, the results suggest that chemical and environmental cues induced contrasting effects on inflorescence metabolism, triggering flower abscission by different mechanisms and pinpointing the participation of novel abscission regulators. Grapevine showed to be considered a valid model to study molecular pathways of flower abscission competence acquisition, noticeably responding to independent stimuli.
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- Sara Domingos
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV), Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- GeoBioTec, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnolgia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal.
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- FEM-IASMA, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy.
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, I.P. (IICT), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Present address: Colégio Food, Farming and Forestry, Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
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Bastien O, Botella C, Chevalier F, Block MA, Jouhet J, Breton C, Girard-Egrot A, Maréchal E. New Insights on Thylakoid Biogenesis in Plant Cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 323:1-30. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Jülke S, Ludwig-Müller J. Response of Arabidopsis thaliana Roots with Altered Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP) Gene Expression to the Clubroot Disease and Salt Stress. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 5:E2. [PMID: 27135222 PMCID: PMC4844412 DOI: 10.3390/plants5010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The clubroot disease of Brassicaceae is caused by the obligate biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae. The disease is characterized by abnormal tumorous swellings of infected roots that result in reduced drought resistance and insufficient distribution of nutrients, leading to reduced crop yield. It is one of the most damaging diseases among cruciferous crops worldwide. The acquisition of nutrients by the protist is not well understood. Gene expression profiles in Arabidopsis thaliana clubroots indicate that lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) could be involved in disease development or at least in adaptation to the disease symptoms. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine the role of some, of the still enigmatic LTPs during clubroot development. For a functional approach, we have generated transgenic plants that overexpress LTP genes in a root specific manner or show reduced LTP gene expression. Our results showed that overexpression of some of the LTP genes resulted in reduced disease severity whereas the lipid content in clubs of LTP mutants seems to be unaffected. Additional studies indicate a role for some LTPs during salt stress conditions in roots of A. thaliana.
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- Sabine Jülke
- Institut für Botanik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany.
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- Institut für Botanik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany.
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Li YH, Reif JC, Ma YS, Hong HL, Liu ZX, Chang RZ, Qiu LJ. Targeted association mapping demonstrating the complex molecular genetics of fatty acid formation in soybean. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:841. [PMID: 26494482 PMCID: PMC4619020 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2049-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The relative abundance of five dominant fatty acids (FAs) (palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids) is a major factor determining seed quality in soybean. METHODS To clarify the currently poorly understood genetic architecture of FAs in soybean, targeted association analysis was conducted in 421 diverse accessions phenotyped in three environments and genotyped using 1536 pre-selected SNPs. RESULTS The population of 421 soybean accessions displayed significant genetic variation for each FA. Analysis of the molecular data revealed three subpopulations, which reflected a trend depending on latitude of cultivation. A total of 37 significant (p < 0.01) associations with FAs were identified by association mapping analysis. These associations were represented by 33 SNPs (occurring in 32 annotated genes); another four SNPs had a significant association with two different FAs due to pleiotropic interactions. The most significant associations were cross-verified by known genes/QTL or consistency across cultivation year and subpopulations. CONCLUSION The detected marker-trait associations represent a first important step towards the implementation of molecular-marker-based selection of FA composition with the potential to substantially improve the seed quality of soybean with benefits for human health and for food processing.
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- Ying-hui Li
- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
- Soybean Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150086, Harbin, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI)/Key Lab of Germplasm Utilization (MOA), Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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Feldman MJ, Poirier BC, Lange BM. Misexpression of the Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC1)-like protein in Arabidopsis causes sphingolipid accumulation and reproductive defects. PLANTA 2015; 242:921-33. [PMID: 26007685 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2322-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Misexpression of the AtNPC1 - 1 and AtNPC1 - 2 genes leads to altered sphingolipid metabolism, growth impairment, and male reproductive defects in a hemizygous Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) double-mutant population. Abolishing the expression of both gene copies has lethal effects. Niemann-Pick disease type C1 is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the NPC1 gene. At the cellular level, the disorder is characterized by the accumulation of storage lipids and lipid trafficking defects. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains two genes (At1g42470 and At4g38350) with weak homology to mammalian NPC1. The corresponding proteins have 11 predicted membrane-spanning regions and contain a putative sterol-sensing domain. The At1g42470 protein is localized to the plasma membrane, while At4g38350 protein has a dual localization in the plasma and tonoplast membranes. A phenotypic analysis of T-DNA insertion mutants indicated that At1g42470 and At4g38350 (designated AtNPC1-1 and AtNPC1-2, respectively) have partially redundant functions and are essential for plant reproductive viability and development. Homozygous plants impaired in the expression of both genes were not recoverable. Plants of a hemizygous AtNPC1-1/atnpc1-1/atnpc1-2/atnpc1-2 population were severely dwarfed and exhibited male gametophytic defects. These gene disruptions did not have an effect on sterol concentrations; however, hemizygous AtNPC1-1/atnpc1-1/atnpc1-2/atnpc1-2 mutants had increased fatty acid amounts. Among these, fatty acid α-hydroxytetracosanoic acid (h24:0) occurs in plant sphingolipids. Follow-up analyses confirmed the accumulation of significantly increased levels of sphingolipids (assayed as hydrolyzed sphingoid base component) in the hemizygous double-mutant population. Certain effects of NPC1 misexpression may be common across divergent lineages of eukaryotes (sphingolipid accumulation), while other defects (sterol accumulation) may occur only in certain groups of eukaryotic organisms.
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- Maximilian J Feldman
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA
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Belkadhi A, De Haro A, Obregon S, Chaïbi W, Djebali W. Exogenous salicylic acid protects phospholipids against cadmium stress in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 120:102-9. [PMID: 26057076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.05.028] [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: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Salicylic acid (SA) promotes plant defense responses against toxic metal stresses. The present study addressed the hypothesis that 8-h SA pretreatment, would alter membrane lipids in a way that would protect against Cd toxicity. Flax seeds were pre-soaked for 8h in SA (0, 250 and 1000µM) and then subjected, at seedling stage, to cadmium (Cd) stress. At 100µM CdCl2, significant decreases in the percentages of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and changes in their relative fatty acid composition were observed in Cd-treated roots in comparison with controls. However, in roots of 8-h SA pretreated plantlets, results showed that the amounts of PC and PE were significantly higher as compared to non-pretreated plantlets. Additionally, in both lipid classes, the proportion of linolenic acid (18:3) increased upon the pretreatment with SA. This resulted in a significant increase in the fatty acid unsaturation ratio of the root PC and PE classes. As the exogenous application of SA was found to be protective of flax lipid metabolism, the possible mechanisms of protection against Cd stress in flax roots were discussed.
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- Aïcha Belkadhi
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Response to Abiotic Stresses Unit, University of Tunis El Manar, 1060 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14080 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14080 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Response to Abiotic Stresses Unit, University of Tunis El Manar, 1060 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Response to Abiotic Stresses Unit, University of Tunis El Manar, 1060 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Hernández-Gras F, Boronat A. A hydrophobic proline-rich motif is involved in the intracellular targeting of temperature-induced lipocalin. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 88:301-11. [PMID: 25957952 PMCID: PMC4441748 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0326-x] [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: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Temperature-induced lipocalins (TILs) play an essential role in the response of plants to different abiotic stresses. In agreement with their proposed role in protecting membrane lipids, TILs have been reported to be associated to cell membranes. However, TILs show an overall hydrophilic character and do not contain any signal for membrane targeting nor hydrophobic sequences that could represent transmembrane domains. Arabidopsis TIL (AtTIL) is considered the ortholog of human ApoD, a protein known to associate to membranes through a short hydrophobic loop protruding from strands 5 and 6 of the lipocalin β-barrel. An equivalent loop (referred to as HPR motif) is also present between β-strands 5 and 6 of TILs. The HPR motif, which is highly conserved among TIL proteins, extends over as short stretch of eight amino acids and contains four invariant proline residues. Subcellular localization studies have shown that TILs are targeted to a variety of cell membranes and organelles. We have also found that the HPR motif is necessary and sufficient for the intracellular targeting of TILs. Modeling studies suggest that the HPR motif may directly anchor TILs to cell membranes, favoring in this way further contact with the polar group of membrane lipids. However, some particular features of the HPR motif open the possibility that targeting of TILs to cell membranes could be mediated by interaction with other proteins. The functional analysis of the HPR motif unveils the existence of novel mechanisms involved in the intracellular targeting of proteins in plants.
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- Francesc Hernández-Gras
- />Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- />Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica (CRAG), Consorci CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra-Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- />Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- />Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica (CRAG), Consorci CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra-Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Ye Y, Yuan J, Chang X, Yang M, Zhang L, Lu K, Lian X. The Phosphate Transporter Gene OsPht1;4 Is Involved in Phosphate Homeostasis in Rice. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126186. [PMID: 25970642 PMCID: PMC4430236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A total of 13 phosphate transporters in rice (Oryza sative) have been identified as belonging to the Pht1 family, which mediates inorganic phosphate (Pi) uptake and transport. We report the biological property and physiological role of OsPht1;4 (OsPT4). Overexpressing OsPT4 resulted in significant higher Pi accumulation in roots, straw and brown rice, and suppression of OsPT4 caused decreased Pi concentration in straw and brown rice. Expression of the β-glucuronidase reporter gene driven by the OsPT4 promoter showed that OsPT4 is expressed in roots, leaves, ligules, stamens, and caryopses under sufficient Pi conditions, consistent with the expression profile showing that OsPT4 has high expression in roots and flag leaves. The transcript level of OsPT4 increased significantly both in shoots and roots with a long time Pi starvation. OsPT4 encoded a plasma membrane-localized protein and was able to complement the function of the Pi transporter gene PHO84 in yeast. We concluded that OsPT4 is a functional Pi-influx transporter involved in Pi absorption in rice that might play a role in Pi translocation. This study will enrich our understanding about the physiological function of rice Pht1 family genes.
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- Ying Ye
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China
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Li-Beisson Y, Beisson F, Riekhof W. Metabolism of acyl-lipids in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 82:504-522. [PMID: 25660108 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 01/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Microalgae are emerging platforms for production of a suite of compounds targeting several markets, including food, nutraceuticals, green chemicals, and biofuels. Many of these products, such as biodiesel or polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), derive from lipid metabolism. A general picture of lipid metabolism in microalgae has been deduced from well characterized pathways of fungi and land plants, but recent advances in molecular and genetic analyses of microalgae have uncovered unique features, pointing out the necessity to study lipid metabolism in microalgae themselves. In the past 10 years, in addition to its traditional role as a model for photosynthetic and flagellar motility processes, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has emerged as a model organism to study lipid metabolism in green microalgae. Here, after summarizing data on total fatty acid composition, distribution of acyl-lipid classes, and major acyl-lipid molecular species found in C. reinhardtii, we review the current knowledge on the known or putative steps for fatty acid synthesis, glycerolipid desaturation and assembly, membrane lipid turnover, and oil remobilization. A list of characterized or putative enzymes for the major steps of acyl-lipid metabolism in C. reinhardtii is included, and subcellular localizations and phenotypes of associated mutants are discussed. Biogenesis and composition of Chlamydomonas lipid droplets and the potential importance of lipolytic processes in increasing cellular oil content are also highlighted.
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- Yonghua Li-Beisson
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Biologie Environnementale et Biotechnologie, CEA Cadarache, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7265, 13284, Marseille, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Biologie Environnementale et Biotechnologie, CEA Cadarache, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7265, 13284, Marseille, France
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Biological Chemistry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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Gayral M, Bakan B, Dalgalarrondo M, Elmorjani K, Delluc C, Brunet S, Linossier L, Morel MH, Marion D. Lipid partitioning in maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm highlights relationships among starch lipids, amylose, and vitreousness. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:3551-3558. [PMID: 25794198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Content and composition of maize endosperm lipids and their partition in the floury and vitreous regions were determined for a set of inbred lines. Neutral lipids, i.e., triglycerides and free fatty acids, accounted for more than 80% of endosperm lipids and are almost 2 times higher in the floury than in the vitreous regions. The composition of endosperm lipids, including their fatty acid unsaturation levels, as well as their distribution may be related to metabolic specificities of the floury and vitreous regions in carbon and nitrogen storage and to the management of stress responses during endosperm cell development. Remarkably, the highest contents of starch lipids were observed systematically within the vitreous endosperm. These high amounts of starch lipids were mainly due to lysophosphatidylcholine and were tightly linked to the highest amylose content. Consequently, the formation of amylose-lysophosphatidylcholine complexes has to be considered as an outstanding mechanism affecting endosperm vitreousness.
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- Mathieu Gayral
- †INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- †INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- †INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- †INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- §Limagrain Cereal Ingredients ZAC Les Portes de Riom, Avenue George Gershwin 63200 RIOM Cedex, France
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- §Limagrain Cereal Ingredients ZAC Les Portes de Riom, Avenue George Gershwin 63200 RIOM Cedex, France
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- ∥INRA, Agropolymers Engineering and Emerging Technologies, 2 place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 02, France
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- †INRA, Biopolymers, Interactions, Assemblies Research Unit, La Géraudière 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Block MA, Jouhet J. Lipid trafficking at endoplasmic reticulum-chloroplast membrane contact sites. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2015; 35:21-9. [PMID: 25868077 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Glycerolipid synthesis in plant cells is characterized by an intense trafficking of lipids between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and chloroplasts. Initially, fatty acids are synthesized within chloroplasts and are exported to the ER where they are used to build up phospholipids and triacylglycerol. Ultimately, derivatives of these phospholipids return to chloroplasts to form galactolipids, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol and digalactosyldiacylglycerol, the main and essential lipids of photosynthetic membranes. Lipid trafficking was proposed to transit through membrane contact sites (MCSs) connecting both organelles. Here, we review recent insights into ER-chloroplast MCSs and lipid trafficking between chloroplasts and the ER.
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- Maryse A Block
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Université de Grenoble-Alpes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, 17 Avenue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble, France.
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Université de Grenoble-Alpes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, 17 Avenue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble, France
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Wagatsuma T, Khan MSH, Watanabe T, Maejima E, Sekimoto H, Yokota T, Nakano T, Toyomasu T, Tawaraya K, Koyama H, Uemura M, Ishikawa S, Ikka T, Ishikawa A, Kawamura T, Murakami S, Ueki N, Umetsu A, Kannari T. Higher sterol content regulated by CYP51 with concomitant lower phospholipid content in membranes is a common strategy for aluminium tolerance in several plant species. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:907-18. [PMID: 25416794 PMCID: PMC4321553 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Several studies have shown that differences in lipid composition and in the lipid biosynthetic pathway affect the aluminium (Al) tolerance of plants, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying these differences. Phospholipids create a negative charge at the surface of the plasma membrane and enhance Al sensitivity as a result of the accumulation of positively charged Al(3+) ions. The phospholipids will be balanced by other electrically neutral lipids, such as sterols. In the present research, Al tolerance was compared among pea (Pisum sativum) genotypes. Compared with Al-tolerant genotypes, the Al-sensitive genotype accumulated more Al in the root tip, had a less intact plasma membrane, and showed a lower expression level of PsCYP51, which encodes obtusifoliol-14α-demethylase (OBT 14DM), a key sterol biosynthetic enzyme. The ratio of phospholipids to sterols was higher in the sensitive genotype than in the tolerant genotypes, suggesting that the sterol biosynthetic pathway plays an important role in Al tolerance. Consistent with this idea, a transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana line with knocked-down AtCYP51 expression showed an Al-sensitive phenotype. Uniconazole-P, an inhibitor of OBT 14DM, suppressed the Al tolerance of Al-tolerant genotypes of maize (Zea mays), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmark cv. Currency). These results suggest that increased sterol content, regulated by CYP51, with concomitant lower phospholipid content in the root tip, results in lower negativity of the plasma membrane. This appears to be a common strategy for Al tolerance among several plant species.
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- Tadao Wagatsuma
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya 320-8551, Japan
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- Antibiotics Laboratory RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Cryobiosystem Research Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
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- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Science, Tsukuba 305-8604, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan
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Rast A, Heinz S, Nickelsen J. Biogenesis of thylakoid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:821-30. [PMID: 25615584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Thylakoids mediate photosynthetic electron transfer and represent one of the most elaborate energy-transducing membrane systems. Despite our detailed knowledge of its structure and function, much remains to be learned about how the machinery is put together. The concerted synthesis and assembly of lipids, proteins and low-molecular-weight cofactors like pigments and transition metal ions require a high level of spatiotemporal coordination. While increasing numbers of assembly factors are being functionally characterized, the principles that govern how thylakoid membrane maturation is organized in space are just starting to emerge. In both cyanobacteria and chloroplasts, distinct production lines for the fabrication of photosynthetic complexes, in particular photosystem II, have been identified. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast Biogenesis.
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- Anna Rast
- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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Belkadhi A, De Haro A, Obregon S, Chaïbi W, Djebali W. Positive effects of salicylic acid pretreatment on the composition of flax plastidial membrane lipids under cadmium stress. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:1457-1467. [PMID: 25163565 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3475-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Interest in use of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) as cadmium (Cd)-accumulating plant for phytoextraction of contaminated soils opened up a new and promising avenue toward improving tolerance of its varieties and cultivars to Cd stress. The aim of this study is to get insights into the mechanisms of Cd detoxification in cell membranes, by exploring the effects of salicylic acid (SA)-induced priming on fatty acids and lipid composition of flax plantlets, grown for 10 days with 50 and 100 μM Cd. At leaf level, levels of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and neutral lipids (NL) have shifted significantly in flax plantlets exposed to toxic CdCl2 concentrations, as compared to that of the control. At 100 μM Cd, the linoleic acid (C18:2) decreases mainly in digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) and all phospholipid species, while linolenic acid (C18:3) declines mostly in MGDG and NL. Conversely, at the highest concentration of the metal, SA significantly enhances the levels of MGDG, PG and phosphatidic acid (PA), and polyunsaturated fatty acids mainly C18:2 and C18:3. Furthermore, SA pretreatment seems to reduce the Cd-induced alterations in both plastidial and extraplastidial lipid classes, but preferentially preserves the plastidial lipids by acquiring higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids. These results suggest that flax plantlets pretreated with SA exhibits more stability of their membranes under Cd-stress conditions.
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- Aïcha Belkadhi
- Département de Biologie, Unité de Recherche de Physiologie et Biochimie de la tolérance des plantes aux contraintes abiotiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, 1060, Tunis, Tunisia,
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Abida H, Dolch LJ, Meï C, Villanova V, Conte M, Block MA, Finazzi G, Bastien O, Tirichine L, Bowler C, Rébeillé F, Petroutsos D, Jouhet J, Maréchal E. Membrane glycerolipid remodeling triggered by nitrogen and phosphorus starvation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:118-36. [PMID: 25489020 PMCID: PMC4281014 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.252395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Diatoms constitute a major phylum of phytoplankton biodiversity in ocean water and freshwater ecosystems. They are known to respond to some chemical variations of the environment by the accumulation of triacylglycerol, but the relative changes occurring in membrane glycerolipids have not yet been studied. Our goal was first to define a reference for the glycerolipidome of the marine model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a necessary prerequisite to characterize and dissect the lipid metabolic routes that are orchestrated and regulated to build up each subcellular membrane compartment. By combining multiple analytical techniques, we determined the glycerolipid profile of P. tricornutum grown with various levels of nitrogen or phosphorus supplies. In different P. tricornutum accessions collected worldwide, a deprivation of either nutrient triggered an accumulation of triacylglycerol, but with different time scales and magnitudes. We investigated in depth the effect of nutrient starvation on the Pt1 strain (Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa no. 1055/3). Nitrogen deprivation was the more severe stress, triggering thylakoid senescence and growth arrest. By contrast, phosphorus deprivation induced a stepwise adaptive response. The time scale of the glycerolipidome changes and the comparison with large-scale transcriptome studies were consistent with an exhaustion of unknown primary phosphorus-storage molecules (possibly polyphosphate) and a transcriptional control of some genes coding for specific lipid synthesis enzymes. We propose that phospholipids are secondary phosphorus-storage molecules broken down upon phosphorus deprivation, while nonphosphorus lipids are synthesized consistently with a phosphatidylglycerol-to-sulfolipid and a phosphatidycholine-to-betaine lipid replacement followed by a late accumulation of triacylglycerol.
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- Heni Abida
- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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- Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics Section, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8197, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1024, 75005 Paris, France (H.A., L.T., C.B.);Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5168 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour le Vivant, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France (L.-J.D., C.M., M.C., M.A.B., G.F., O.B., F.R., D.P., J.J., E.M.); andFermentalg SA, F-33500 Libourne, France (V.V.)
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Martin GJO, Hill DRA, Olmstead ILD, Bergamin A, Shears MJ, Dias DA, Kentish SE, Scales PJ, Botté CY, Callahan DL. Lipid profile remodeling in response to nitrogen deprivation in the microalgae Chlorella sp. (Trebouxiophyceae) and Nannochloropsis sp. (Eustigmatophyceae). PLoS One 2014; 9:e103389. [PMID: 25171084 PMCID: PMC4149361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many species of microalgae produce greatly enhanced amounts of triacylglycerides (TAGs), the key product for biodiesel production, in response to specific environmental stresses. Improvement of TAG production by microalgae through optimization of growth regimes is of great interest. This relies on understanding microalgal lipid metabolism in relation to stress response in particular the deprivation of nutrients that can induce enhanced TAG synthesis. In this study, a detailed investigation of changes in lipid composition in Chlorella sp. and Nannochloropsis sp. in response to nitrogen deprivation (N-deprivation) was performed to provide novel mechanistic insights into the lipidome during stress. As expected, an increase in TAGs and an overall decrease in polar lipids were observed. However, while most membrane lipid classes (phosphoglycerolipids and glycolipids) were found to decrease, the non-nitrogen containing phosphatidylglycerol levels increased considerably in both algae from initially low levels. Of particular significance, it was observed that the acyl composition of TAGs in Nannochloropsis sp. remain relatively constant, whereas Chlorella sp. showed greater variability following N-deprivation. In both algae the overall fatty acid profiles of the polar lipid classes were largely unaffected by N-deprivation, suggesting a specific FA profile for each compartment is maintained to enable continued function despite considerable reductions in the amount of these lipids. The changes observed in the overall fatty acid profile were due primarily to the decrease in proportion of polar lipids to TAGs. This study provides the most detailed lipidomic information on two different microalgae with utility in biodiesel production and nutraceutical industries and proposes the mechanisms for this rearrangement. This research also highlights the usefulness of the latest MS-based approaches for microalgae lipid research.
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- Gregory J. O. Martin
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, The School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Apicolipid Group, Laboratoire Adaption et Pathogenie des Microorganismes UMR5163, CNRS, University of Grenoble I, La Tronche, France
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- Metabolomics Australia, The School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Apicolipid Group, Laboratoire Adaption et Pathogenie des Microorganismes UMR5163, CNRS, University of Grenoble I, La Tronche, France
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- Metabolomics Australia, The School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Hurlock AK, Roston RL, Wang K, Benning C. Lipid trafficking in plant cells. Traffic 2014; 15:915-32. [PMID: 24931800 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Plant cells contain unique organelles such as chloroplasts with an extensive photosynthetic membrane. In addition, specialized epidermal cells produce an extracellular cuticle composed primarily of lipids, and storage cells accumulate large amounts of storage lipids. As lipid assembly is associated only with discrete membranes or organelles, there is a need for extensive lipid trafficking within plant cells, more so in specialized cells and sometimes also in response to changing environmental conditions such as phosphate deprivation. Because of the complexity of plant lipid metabolism and the inherent recalcitrance of membrane lipid transporters, the mechanisms of lipid transport within plant cells are not yet fully understood. Recently, several new proteins have been implicated in different aspects of plant lipid trafficking. While these proteins provide only first insights into limited aspects of lipid transport phenomena in plant cells, they represent exciting opportunities for further studies.
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- Anna K Hurlock
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; Department of Energy-Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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Pribil M, Labs M, Leister D. Structure and dynamics of thylakoids in land plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:1955-72. [PMID: 24622954 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Thylakoids of land plants have a bipartite structure, consisting of cylindrical grana stacks, made of membranous discs piled one on top of the other, and stroma lamellae which are helically wound around the cylinders. Protein complexes predominantly located in the stroma lamellae and grana end membranes are either bulky [photosystem I (PSI) and the chloroplast ATP synthase (cpATPase)] or are involved in cyclic electron flow [the NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) and PGRL1-PGR5 heterodimers], whereas photosystem II (PSII) and its light-harvesting complex (LHCII) are found in the appressed membranes of the granum. Stacking of grana is thought to be due to adhesion between Lhcb proteins (LHCII or CP26) located in opposed thylakoid membranes. The grana margins contain oligomers of CURT1 proteins, which appear to control the size and number of grana discs in a dosage- and phosphorylation-dependent manner. Depending on light conditions, thylakoid membranes undergo dynamic structural changes that involve alterations in granum diameter and height, vertical unstacking of grana, and swelling of the thylakoid lumen. This plasticity is realized predominantly by reorganization of the supramolecular structure of protein complexes within grana stacks and by changes in multiprotein complex composition between appressed and non-appressed membrane domains. Reversible phosphorylation of LHC proteins (LHCPs) and PSII components appears to initiate most of the underlying regulatory mechanisms. An update on the roles of lipids, proteins, and protein complexes, as well as possible trafficking mechanisms, during thylakoid biogenesis and the de-etiolation process complements this review.
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- Mathias Pribil
- Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU), D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Petroutsos D, Amiar S, Abida H, Dolch LJ, Bastien O, Rébeillé F, Jouhet J, Falconet D, Block MA, McFadden GI, Bowler C, Botté C, Maréchal E. Evolution of galactoglycerolipid biosynthetic pathways – From cyanobacteria to primary plastids and from primary to secondary plastids. Prog Lipid Res 2014; 54:68-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lei L, Chen L, Shi X, Li Y, Wang J, Chen D, Xie F, Li Y. A nodule-specific lipid transfer protein AsE246 participates in transport of plant-synthesized lipids to symbiosome membrane and is essential for nodule organogenesis in Chinese milk vetch. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 164:1045-58. [PMID: 24367021 PMCID: PMC3912078 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.232637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Rhizobia in legume root nodules fix nitrogen in symbiosomes, organelle-like structures in which a membrane from the host plant surrounds the symbiotic bacteria. However, the components that transport plant-synthesized lipids to the symbiosome membrane remain unknown. This study identified and functionally characterized the Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus) lipid transfer protein AsE246, which is specifically expressed in nodules. It was found that AsE246 can bind lipids in vitro. More importantly, AsE246 can bind the plant-synthesized membrane lipid digalactosyldiacylglycerol in vivo. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy showed that AsE246 and digalactosyldiacylglycerol localize in the symbiosome membrane and are present in infection threads. Overexpression of AsE246 resulted in increased nodule numbers; knockdown of AsE246 resulted in reduced nodule numbers, decreased lipids contents in nodules, diminished nitrogen fixation activity, and abnormal development of symbiosomes. AsE246 knockdown also resulted in fewer infection threads, nodule primordia, and nodules, while AsE246 overexpression resulted in more infection threads and nodule primordia, suggesting that AsE246 affects nodule organogenesis associated with infection thread formation. Taken together, these results indicate that AsE246 contributes to lipids transport to the symbiosome membrane, and this transport is required for effective legume-rhizobium symbiosis.
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