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Zhu X, Hou Z, Xu X, Xiong Z, Chen Y, Yang L, Liu Z, Fang Z. TMT-based comparative proteomics reveals the role of acyl-CoA oxidase 4 in enhancing the drought stress tolerance in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 215:262-271. [PMID: 35671909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Drought stress has been the main abiotic factor affecting the growth, development and production of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). To explore the response mechanisms of regulating buckwheat drought stress on the post-transcriptional and translational levels, a comparative proteomic analysis was applied to monitor the short-term proteomic variations under the drought stress in the seedling stage. From which 593 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) were identified using the TMT-based proteomics analysis. A number of DAPs were found to be intimately correlated with the styrene degradation, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and stimulus response, within which. The acyl-CoA oxidase 4 (ACX4), a key regulator in plant abiotic stress response, was selected for further elucidation. Overexpression of the FeACX4 not only conferred drought and salt tolerance in the Arabidopsis, but also significantly increased the root length and fresh weight in the overexpression lines plant relative to the wild type (WT) plant, accompanied by the elevated activities of catalase (CAT) and lowered malonaldehyde (MDA) and H2O2 contents, therefore allowing plants to better adapt to adverse environments. Our results provided information in the exploring of the molecular regulation mechanism responding to drought tolerance in common buckwheat.
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- Xudong Zhu
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China; Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei, China.
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Marella ER, Dahlin J, Dam MI, Ter Horst J, Christensen HB, Sudarsan S, Wang G, Holkenbrink C, Borodina I. A single-host fermentation process for the production of flavor lactones from non-hydroxylated fatty acids. Metab Eng 2019; 61:427-436. [PMID: 31404648 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Lactone flavors with fruity, milky, coconut, and other aromas are widely used in the food and fragrance industries. Lactones are produced by chemical synthesis or by biotransformation of plant-sourced hydroxy fatty acids. We established a novel method to produce flavor lactones from abundant non-hydroxylated fatty acids using yeast cell factories. Oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica was engineered to perform hydroxylation of fatty acids and chain-shortening via β-oxidation to preferentially twelve or ten carbons. The strains could produce γ-dodecalactone from oleic acid and δ-decalactone from linoleic acid. Through metabolic engineering, the titer was improved 4-fold, and the final strain produced 282 mg/L γ-dodecalactone in a fed-batch bioreactor. The study paves the way for the production of lactones by fermentation of abundant fatty feedstocks.
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- Eko Roy Marella
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Zhang L, Li H, Gao L, Qi Y, Fu W, Li X, Zhou X, Gao Q, Gao Z, Jia H. Acyl-CoA oxidase 1 is involved in γ-decalactone release from peach (Prunus persica) fruit. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2017; 36:829-842. [PMID: 28238071 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-017-2113-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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γ-Decalactone accumulation in peach mesocarp was highly correlated with ACX enzyme activity and natural PpACX1 content. Adding the purified recombinant PpACX1 induced γ-decalactone biosynthesis in cultured mesocarp discs in vitro. Previous gene expression studies have implied that acyl coenzyme A oxidase (ACX) is related to lactones synthesis, the characteristic aroma compounds of peach. Here, we analysed the correlation between γ-decalactone content and ACX enzyme activity in mesocarp of five different types of fully ripe peach varieties. Furthermore, 'Hu Jing Mi Lu' ('HJ') and 'Feng Hua Yu Lu' ('YL'), which have strong aroma among them, at four ripening stages were selected to study the role of ACX in lactone biosynthesis. The result showed that γ-decalactone was the most abundant lactone compound. γ-Decalactone accumulation was highly correlated with ACX enzyme activity. Mass spectrometry (MS) showed that PpACX1 was the most abundant PpACX protein in fully ripe mesocarp of cv. 'HJ'. To further elucidate the function of the PpACX1 protein, the PpACX1 gene was heterologously expressed in a bacterial system and characterized in vitro. MS identification gave the molecular weight of the recombinant PpACX1 as 94.44 kDa and the coverage rate of the peptide segments was 47.3%. In cultured mesocarp discs in vitro, adding the purified recombinant PpACX1 and C16-CoA substrate induced the expected γ-decalactone biosynthesis. Using a sandwich ELISA based on mixed mono- and polyclonal antibodies against recombinant PpACX1, PpACX1 content in mesocarp was found to be highly correlated with γ-decalactone accumulation in mesocarp of five fully ripe varieties and four ripening stages of 'HJ' and 'YL'. This study revealed the vital function of PpACX1 in γ-decalactone biosynthesis in peach fruit.
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- Liping Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Forest and Fruit Tree Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Bio-Macromolecules Analysis Lab, Analysis Center of Agrobiology, Environmental Sciences of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Fan J, Yan C, Roston R, Shanklin J, Xu C. Arabidopsis lipins, PDAT1 acyltransferase, and SDP1 triacylglycerol lipase synergistically direct fatty acids toward β-oxidation, thereby maintaining membrane lipid homeostasis. THE PLANT CELL 2014; 26:4119-34. [PMID: 25293755 PMCID: PMC4247580 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.130377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism is a key aspect of intracellular lipid homeostasis in yeast and mammals, but its role in vegetative tissues of plants remains poorly defined. We previously reported that PHOSPHOLIPID:DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE1 (PDAT1) is crucial for diverting fatty acids (FAs) from membrane lipid synthesis to TAG and thereby protecting against FA-induced cell death in leaves. Here, we show that overexpression of PDAT1 enhances the turnover of FAs in leaf lipids. Using the trigalactosyldiacylglycerol1-1 (tgd1-1) mutant, which displays substantially enhanced PDAT1-mediated TAG synthesis, we demonstrate that disruption of SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 (SDP1) TAG lipase or PEROXISOMAL TRANSPORTER1 (PXA1) severely decreases FA turnover, leading to increases in leaf TAG accumulation, to 9% of dry weight, and in total leaf lipid, by 3-fold. The membrane lipid composition of tgd1-1 sdp1-4 and tgd1-1 pxa1-2 double mutants is altered, and their growth and development are compromised. We also show that two Arabidopsis thaliana lipin homologs provide most of the diacylglycerol for TAG synthesis and that loss of their functions markedly reduces TAG content, but with only minor impact on eukaryotic galactolipid synthesis. Collectively, these results show that Arabidopsis lipins, along with PDAT1 and SDP1, function synergistically in directing FAs toward peroxisomal β-oxidation via TAG intermediates, thereby maintaining membrane lipid homeostasis in leaves.
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- Jilian Fan
- Bioscience Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- Bioscience Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Bioscience Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- Bioscience Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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Pye VE, Christensen CE, Dyer JH, Arent S, Henriksen A. Peroxisomal plant 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase structure and activity are regulated by a sensitive redox switch. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:24078-88. [PMID: 20463027 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.106013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The breakdown of fatty acids, performed by the beta-oxidation cycle, is crucial for plant germination and sustainability. beta-Oxidation involves four enzymatic reactions. The final step, in which a two-carbon unit is cleaved from the fatty acid, is performed by a 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (KAT). The shortened fatty acid may then pass through the cycle again (until reaching acetoacetyl-CoA) or be directed to a different cellular function. Crystal structures of KAT from Arabidopsis thaliana and Helianthus annuus have been solved to 1.5 and 1.8 A resolution, respectively. Their dimeric structures are very similar and exhibit a typical thiolase-like fold; dimer formation and active site conformation appear in an open, active, reduced state. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we confirmed the potential of plant KATs to be regulated by the redox environment in the peroxisome within a physiological range. In addition, co-immunoprecipitation studies suggest an interaction between KAT and the multifunctional protein that is responsible for the preceding two steps in beta-oxidation, which would allow a route for substrate channeling. We suggest a model for this complex based on the bacterial system.
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- Valerie E Pye
- Protein Chemistry Group, Carlsberg Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark.
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Arent S, Pye VE, Henriksen A. Structure and function of plant acyl-CoA oxidases. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2008; 46:292-301. [PMID: 18272379 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2007] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Acyl-CoA oxidases (in peroxisomes) and acyl-CoA dehydrogenases (in mitochondria) catalyse the first step in fatty acid beta-oxidation, the pathway responsible for lipid catabolism and plant hormone biosynthesis. The interplay and differences between peroxisomal and mitochondrial beta-oxidation processes are highlighted by the variation in the enzymes involved. Structure and sequence comparisons are made with a focus on the enzyme's mechanistic means to control electron transfer paths, reactivity towards molecular oxygen, and spatial and architectural requirements for substrate discrimination.
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- Susan Arent
- Biostructure Group, Carlsberg Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
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Peroxisomes, one of single membrane-bound organelles, are present ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells. They were originally identified as organelles for production of hydrogen peroxide, the degradation of its hydrogen peroxide, and metabolism of fatty acids, which are functions common to almost all the organisms. Meanwhile, photorespiration and assimilation of symbiotically induced nitrogen are plant-specific functions. Recent postgenetic approaches such as transcriptome and proteome showed that plant peroxisomes are differentiated in various tissues, and revealed that peroxisomes have more important roles in various metabolic processes including biosynthesis of plant hormones than we speculated. All peroxisomal proteins, including metabolic enzymes in the matrix, membrane proteins, and factors responsible for peroxisome biogenesis, are nuclear encoded, and are provided from the outside of peroxisomes. Peroxisome biogenesis, such as protein transport, division, and enlargement, requires various complicated steps and is one of the most intriguing topics. Analyses using peroxisome biogenesis mutants and the whole-scale sequencing projects among several organisms revealed the existence of essential factors responsible for peroxisome biogenesis such as peroxins. This review addresses a comprehensive issue relating to function and biogenesis of plant peroxisomes and Arabidopsis mutants that have been accelerating our understanding of peroxisomes in planta.
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- Shoji Mano
- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Graham IA, Eastmond PJ. Pathways of straight and branched chain fatty acid catabolism in higher plants. Prog Lipid Res 2002; 41:156-81. [PMID: 11755682 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7827(01)00022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Significant advances in our knowledge of fatty acid breakdown in plants have been made since the subject was last comprehensively reviewed in the early 1990s. Many of the genes encoding the enzymes of peroxisomal beta-oxidation of straight chain fatty acids have now been identified. Biochemical genetic approaches in the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, have been particularly useful not only in the identification and functional characterisation of genes involved in fatty acid beta-oxidation but also in establishing the role of beta-oxidation at different stages in plant development. Advances in our understanding of branched chain amino acid catabolism have provided convincing evidence that mitochondria play an important role in this process. This work is discussed in the context of the long running debate on the sub-cellular localisation of fatty acid beta-oxidation in plants. A significant aspect of this review is that it provides the opportunity to present a comprehensive analysis of the complete Arabidopsis genome sequence for each of the different gene families that are known to be involved in beta-, alpha-, and omega-oxidation of fatty acids in plants. Inevitably, this increase in information, as well as providing many answers also raises many new intriguing questions, particularly as regards the regulation and physiological role of fatty acid catabolism throughout the higher plant life cycle.
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- Ian A Graham
- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, York, UK.
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Agarwal AK, Qi Y, Bhat DG, Woerner BM, Brown SM. Gene isolation and characterization of two acyl CoA oxidases from soybean with broad substrate specificities and enhanced expression in the growing seedling axis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 47:519-31. [PMID: 11669577 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011825114301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The first committed step in the beta-oxidation of fatty acids is catalyzed by the enzyme acyl-CoA oxidase (ACOX), which oxidizes a fatty acyl-CoA to a 2-trans-enoyl-CoA. To understand the role of beta-oxidation during seedling growth in soybean, two ACOX cDNAs were isolated by screening a seedling library with a DNA fragment obtained by RT-PCR by using degenerate oligonucleotides. The two cDNAs (ACX1;1 and ACX1;2) are 86% identical to each other at the nucleotide and the amino acid level. Their deduced amino acid sequences share significant homology with known acyl-CoA oxidases, including the conserved CGGHGY motif, a putative flavin mononucleotide binding site. In both sequences, the last three amino acids, ARL, represent a putative peroxisome targeting signal. The mRNA and protein of both cDNAs accumulated in all seedling tissues, with relatively stronger expression in the growing seedling axis and hypocotyl, and weaker expression in the cotyledon. Immunolocalization studies indicated that the two proteins were localized in the phloem cells of hypocotyl tissue. The two cDNAs were expressed in Escherichia coli and shown to possess acyl-CoA oxidase activity. With fatty acyl-CoA substrates of varying chain lengths, it was demonstrated that both ACX1;1 and ACX1;2 have broad substrate specificities (C8-C18). The stronger expression of ACX1;1 and ACX 1;2 in the axis and hypocotyl tissue, the weaker expression in the oil-rich cotyledon tissue, and the broad substrate specificities suggest that the two acyl-CoA oxidases might play a general house-keeping role during soybean seedling growth, such as the turnover of membrane lipids.
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MESH Headings
- Acyl-CoA Oxidase
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Immunohistochemistry
- Isoenzymes/genetics
- Isoenzymes/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oxidoreductases/genetics
- Oxidoreductases/metabolism
- Plant Development
- Plants/enzymology
- Plants/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Glycine max/enzymology
- Glycine max/genetics
- Glycine max/growth & development
- Substrate Specificity
- Tissue Distribution
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- A K Agarwal
- Monsanto Company, St Louis, MO 63198, USA. [corrected]
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Germain V, Rylott EL, Larson TR, Sherson SM, Bechtold N, Carde JP, Bryce JH, Graham IA, Smith SM. Requirement for 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase-2 in peroxisome development, fatty acid beta-oxidation and breakdown of triacylglycerol in lipid bodies of Arabidopsis seedlings. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 28:1-12. [PMID: 11696182 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.01095.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (KAT) (EC: 2.3.1.16) catalyses a key step in fatty acid beta-oxidation. Expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana KAT gene on chromosome 2 (KAT2), which encodes a peroxisomal thiolase, is activated in early seedling growth. We identified a T-DNA insertion in this gene which abolishes its expression and eliminates most of the thiolase activity in seedlings. In the homozygous kat2 mutant, seedling growth is dependent upon exogenous sugar, and storage triacylglycerol (TAG) and lipid bodies persist in green cotyledons. The peroxisomes in cotyledons of kat2 seedlings are very large, the total peroxisomal compartment is dramatically increased, and some peroxisomes contain unusual membrane inclusions. The size and number of plastids and mitochondria are also modified. Long-chain (C16 to C20) fatty acyl-CoAs accumulate in kat2 seedlings, indicating that the mutant lacks long-chain thiolase activity. In addition, extracts from kat2 seedlings have significantly decreased activity with aceto-acetyl CoA, and KAT2 appears to be the only thiolase gene expressed at significant levels during germination and seedling growth, indicating that KAT2 has broad substrate specificity. The kat2 phenotype can be complemented by KAT2 or KAT5 cDNAs driven by the CaMV 35S promoter, showing that these enzymes are functionally equivalent, but that expression of the KAT5 gene in seedlings is too low for effective catabolism of TAG. By comparison with glyoxylate cycle mutants, it is concluded that while gluconeogenesis from fatty acids is not absolutely required to support Arabidopsis seedling growth, peroxisomal beta-oxidation is essential, which is in turn required for breakdown of TAG in lipid bodies.
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- V Germain
- Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK
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Luo YS, Wang HJ, Gopalan KV, Srivastava DK, Nicaud JM, Chardot T. Purification and characterization of the recombinant form of Acyl CoA oxidase 3 from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 384:1-8. [PMID: 11147819 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Acyl CoA dependent oxidase 3 (Aox3p) from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, expressed in Escherichia coli, as an active protein with a 6 His tag at its N-terminal region has been purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. The purified enzyme exhibits a specific activity of 1.95 microM/min/mg using hexanoyl-CoA as substrate, and it remains active for at least 1 month upon storage at -30 degrees C in the presence of 35% (V/V) glycerol. The pH and temperature optima of the enzyme are 7.4 and 28-38 degrees C, respectively. Aox3p catalyzes the oxidation of both aliphatic acyl-CoA substrates of different chain lengths (e.g., hexanoyl-CoA, decanoyl-CoA, myristyl-CoA) as well as of the aromatic/heterocyclic ring-substituted chromogenic substrates, such as furylpropionyl-CoA. Of the above substrates, the efficiency of the enzyme, as judged by its kcat to Km ratio, exhibits the following order: decanoyl CoA > myristyl CoA > hexanoyl CoA > furyl-propionyl-CoA (FPCoA). Phenol, which is normally used in the coupled assay system for monitoring the H2O2 formation, functions as both an activator (at low concentrations) and a competitive inhibitor (at high concentrations) with respect to acyl-CoA substrates. The magnitude of activation and inhibition of the enzyme is dependent on the nature of the acyl-CoA substrates.
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- Y S Luo
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, INRA-CNRS, Centre de Biotechnologie Agro-Industrielle, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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Eastmond PJ, Hooks MA, Williams D, Lange P, Bechtold N, Sarrobert C, Nussaume L, Graham IA. Promoter trapping of a novel medium-chain acyl-CoA oxidase, which is induced transcriptionally during Arabidopsis seed germination. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:34375-81. [PMID: 10918060 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004945200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The first step of peroxisomal fatty acid beta-oxidation is catalyzed by a family of acyl-CoA oxidase isozymes with distinct fatty acyl-CoA chain-length specificities. Here we identify a new acyl-CoA oxidase gene from Arabidopsis (AtACX3) following the isolation of a promoter-trapped mutant in which beta-glucuronidase expression was initially detected in the root meristem. In acx3 mutant seedlings medium-chain acyl-CoA oxidase activity was reduced by 95%, whereas long- and short-chain activities were unchanged. Despite this reduction in activity lipid catabolism and seedling development were not perturbed. AtACX3 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme displayed medium-chain acyl-CoA substrate specificity. Analysis of beta-glucuronidase activity in acx3 revealed that, in addition to constitutive expression in the root axis, AtACX3 is also up-regulated strongly in the hypocotyl and cotyledons of germinating seedlings. This suggests that beta-oxidation is regulated predominantly at the level of transcription in germinating oilseeds. After the discovery of AtACX3, the Arabidopsis acyl-CoA oxidase gene family now comprises four isozymes with substrate specificities that encompass the full range of acyl-CoA chain lengths that exist in vivo.
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- P J Eastmond
- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5YW, United Kingdom
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Zolman BK, Yoder A, Bartel B. Genetic analysis of indole-3-butyric acid responses in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals four mutant classes. Genetics 2000; 156:1323-37. [PMID: 11063705 PMCID: PMC1461311 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/156.3.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) is widely used in agriculture because it induces rooting. To better understand the in vivo role of this endogenous auxin, we have identified 14 Arabidopsis mutants that are resistant to the inhibitory effects of IBA on root elongation, but that remain sensitive to the more abundant auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). These mutants have defects in various IBA-mediated responses, which allowed us to group them into four phenotypic classes. Developmental defects in the absence of exogenous sucrose suggest that some of these mutants are impaired in peroxisomal fatty acid chain shortening, implying that the conversion of IBA to IAA is also disrupted. Other mutants appear to have normal peroxisomal function; some of these may be defective in IBA transport, signaling, or response. Recombination mapping indicates that these mutants represent at least nine novel loci in Arabidopsis. The gene defective in one of the mutants was identified using a positional approach and encodes PEX5, which acts in the import of most peroxisomal matrix proteins. These results indicate that in Arabidopsis thaliana, IBA acts, at least in part, via its conversion to IAA.
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- B K Zolman
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Reinard T, Janke V, Willard J, Buck F, Jacobsen HJ, Vockley J. Cloning of a gene for an acyl-CoA dehydrogenase from Pisum sativum L. and purification and characterization of its product as an isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:33738-43. [PMID: 10913142 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004178200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVD, EC ) catalyzes the third step in the catabolism of leucine in mammals. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to the clinical disorder isovaleric acidemia. IVD has been purified and characterized from human and rat liver, and the x-ray crystallographic structure of purified recombinant human IVD has been reported. Nothing is known about IVD activity in plants, although cDNA clones from Arabidopsis thaliana and partial sequences from Gossypium hirsutum and Oryza sativa have been identified as putative IVDs based on sequence homology and immuno cross-reactivity. In this report we describe the identification and characterization of an IVD from pea, purification of the enzyme using a novel and rapid auxin affinity chromatography matrix, and cloning of the corresponding gene. At the amino acid level, pea IVD is 60% similar to human and rat IVD. The specific activity and abundance of plant IVD was found to be significantly lower than for its human counterpart and exhibits developmental regulation. Substrate specificity of the plant enzyme is similar to the human IVD, and it cross-reacts to anti-human IVD antibodies. Molecular modeling of the pea enzyme based on the structure of human IVD indicates a high degree of structural similarity among these enzymes. Glu-244, shown to function as the catalytic base in human IVD along with most of the amino acids that make up the acyl CoA binding pocket, is conserved in pea IVD. The genomic structure of the plant IVD gene consists of 13 exons and 12 introns, spanning approximately 4 kilobases, and the predicted RNA splicing sites exhibit the extended consensus sequence described for other plant genes.
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- T Reinard
- LG Molekulargenetik, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Strasse, D-30419 Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany
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Froman BE, Edwards PC, Bursch AG, Dehesh K. ACX3, a novel medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A oxidase from Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2000; 123:733-42. [PMID: 10859203 PMCID: PMC59041 DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.2.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/1999] [Accepted: 03/06/2000] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In a database search for homologs of acyl-coenzyme A oxidases (ACX) in Arabidopsis, we identified a partial genomic sequence encoding an apparently novel member of this gene family. Using this sequence information we then isolated the corresponding full-length cDNA from etiolated Arabidopsis cotyledons and have characterized the encoded recombinant protein. The polypeptide contains 675 amino acids. The 34 residues at the amino terminus have sequence similarity to the peroxisomal targeting signal 2 of glyoxysomal proteins, including the R-[I/Q/L]-X5-HL-XL-X15-22-C consensus sequence, suggesting a possible microsomal localization. Affinity purification of the encoded recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli followed by enzymatic assay, showed that this enzyme is active on C8:0- to C14:0-coenzyme A with maximal activity on C12:0-coenzyme A, indicating that it has medium-chain-specific activity. These data indicate that the protein reported here is different from previously characterized classes of ACX1, ACX2, and short-chain ACX (SACX), both in sequence and substrate chain-length specificity profile. We therefore, designate this new gene AtACX3. The temporal and spatial expression patterns of AtACX3 during development and in various tissues were similar to those of the AtSACX and other genes expressed in glyoxysomes. Currently available database information indicates that AtACX3 is present as a single copy gene.
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De Bellis L, Gonzali S, Alpi A, Hayashi H, Hayashi M, Nishimura M. Purification and characterization of a novel pumpkin short-chain acyl-coenzyme A oxidase with structural similarity to acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenases. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2000; 123:327-34. [PMID: 10806249 PMCID: PMC59006 DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.1.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/1999] [Accepted: 02/03/2000] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A novel pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) short-chain acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) oxidase (ACOX) was purified to homogeneity by hydrophobic-interaction, hydroxyapatite, affinity, and anion-exchange chromatography. The purified enzyme is a tetrameric protein, consisting of apparently identical 47-kD subunits. The protein structure of this oxidase differs from other plant and mammalian ACOXs, but is similar to the protein structure of mammalian mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACDH) and the recently identified plant mitochondrial ACDH. Subcellular organelle separation by sucrose density gradient centrifugation revealed that the enzyme is localized in glyoxysomes, whereas no immunoreactive bands of similar molecular weight were detected in mitochondrial fractions. The enzyme selectively catalyzes the oxidation of CoA esters of fatty acids with 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and exhibits the highest activity on C-6 fatty acids. Apparently, the enzyme has no activity on CoA esters of branched-chain or dicarboxylic fatty acids. The enzyme is slightly inhibited by high concentrations of substrate and it is not inhibited by Triton X-100 at concentrations up to 0.5% (v/v). The characteristics of this novel ACOX enzyme are discussed in relation to other ACOXs and ACDHs.
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- L De Bellis
- Dipartimento di Biologia, via Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Hooks MA, Kellas F, Graham IA. Long-chain acyl-CoA oxidases of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 20:1-13. [PMID: 10571860 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Full-length cDNAs coding for two distinct acyl-CoA oxidases were isolated by screening an Arabidopsis cDNA library. The genes for the two acyl-CoA oxidases have been termed AtACX1 and AtACX2. AtACX1 encodes a peptide of 664 amino acids possessing a molecular mass of 74.3 kDa. AtACX2 encodes a peptide of 691 amino acids in length with a molecular mass of 77.5 kDa. Peroxisomal targeting signals were identified in the primary sequences. AtACX1 has a putative PTS1, whereas AtACX2 has a characteristic PTS2. Expression of AtACX1 and AtACX2 in Escherichia coli gave active enzymes for enzymatic and biochemical analysis. AtACX1 was active with both medium-and long-chain saturated fatty acyl-CoAs and showed maximal activity with C14-CoA. Activity with mono-unsaturated acyl-CoAs was slightly higher than with the corresponding saturated acyl-CoA. AtACX2 was active with long-chain acyl-CoAs and showed maximal activity with C18-CoA. AtACX2 activity with mono-unsaturated acyl-CoAs was approximately twice as high as with the corresponding saturated acyl-CoA. Both enzymes have an apparent Km of approximately 5 microM with the preferred substrate. Northern analysis was conducted to determine the expression patterns of AtACX1 and AtACX2 during germination and in various tissues of a mature plant. The two genes showed generally similar expression profiles and steady-state mRNA levels in seedlings and mature tissues, but subtle differences were observed. Enzymatic analyses of plant extracts revealed that AtACX1 and AtACX2 are members of a family that includes acyl-CoA oxidases specific for shorter-chain acyl-CoAs. Through expression of antisense constructs of the individual genes, we were able to decrease long-chain oxidase activity only in antisense AtACX1 plants. Seedlings with long-chain oxidase activity reduced down to 30% of wild-type levels germinated and established normally; however, reduced root growth appeared to be a general feature of antisense AtACX1 plants.
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MESH Headings
- Acyl-CoA Oxidase
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis/enzymology
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- DNA, Plant/isolation & purification
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Plant
- Kinetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Weight
- Oxidoreductases/chemistry
- Oxidoreductases/genetics
- Oxidoreductases/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Plants/enzymology
- RNA, Antisense/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Plant/genetics
- RNA, Plant/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Substrate Specificity
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Affiliation(s)
- M A Hooks
- Plant Molecular Science Group, Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
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Mittendorf V, Bongcam V, Allenbach L, Coullerez G, Martini N, Poirier Y. Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis in transgenic plants as a new tool to study carbon flow through beta-oxidation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 20:45-55. [PMID: 10571864 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00572.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Transgenic plants producing peroxisomal polyhydroxy- alkanoate (PHA) from intermediates of fatty acid degradation were used to study carbon flow through the beta-oxidation cycle. Growth of transgenic plants in media containing fatty acids conjugated to Tween detergents resulted in an increased accumulation of PHA and incorporation into the polyester of monomers derived from the beta-oxidation of these fatty acids. Tween-laurate was a stronger inducer of beta-oxidation, as measured by acyl-CoA oxidase activity, and a more potent modulator of PHA quantity and monomer composition than Tween-oleate. Plants co-expressing a peroxisomal PHA synthase with a capryl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase from Cuphea lanceolata produced eightfold more PHA compared to plants expressing only the PHA synthase. PHA produced in double transgenic plants contained mainly saturated monomers ranging from 6 to 10 carbons, indicating an enhanced flow of capric acid towards beta-oxidation. Together, these results support the hypothesis that plant cells have mechanisms which sense levels of free or esterified unusual fatty acids, resulting in changes in the activity of the beta-oxidation cycle as well as removal and degradation of these unusual fatty acids through beta-oxidation. Such enhanced flow of fatty acids through beta-oxidation can be utilized to modulate the amount and composition of PHA produced in transgenic plants. Furthermore, synthesis of PHAs in plants can be used as a new tool to study the quality and relative quantity of the carbon flow through beta-oxidation as well as to analyse the degradation pathway of unusual fatty acids.
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- V Mittendorf
- Institut dEcologie-Biologie et Physiologie Végétales, Université de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wang HJ, Le Dall MT, Wach Y, Laroche C, Belin JM, Gaillardin C, Nicaud JM. Evaluation of acyl coenzyme A oxidase (Aox) isozyme function in the n-alkane-assimilating yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:5140-8. [PMID: 10464181 PMCID: PMC94016 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5140-5148.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have identified five acyl coenzyme A (CoA) oxidase isozymes (Aox1 through Aox5) in the n-alkane-assimilating yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, encoded by the POX1 through POX5 genes. The physiological function of these oxidases has been investigated by gene disruption. Single, double, triple, and quadruple disruptants were constructed. Global Aox activity was determined as a function of time after induction and of substrate chain length. Single null mutations did not affect growth but affected the chain length preference of acyl-CoA oxidase activity, as evidenced by a chain length specificity for Aox2 and Aox3. Aox2 was shown to be a long-chain acyl-CoA oxidase and Aox3 was found to be active against short-chain fatty acids, whereas Aox5 was active against molecules of all chain lengths. Mutations in Aox4 and Aox5 resulted in an increase in total Aox activity. The growth of mutant strains was analyzed. In the presence of POX1 only, strains did not grow on fatty acids, whereas POX4 alone elicited partial growth, and the growth of the double POX2-POX3-deleted mutant was normal excepted on plates containing oleic acid as the carbon source. The amounts of Aox protein detected by Western blotting paralleled the Aox activity levels, demonstrating the regulation of Aox in cells according to the POX genotype.
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- H J Wang
- Laboratoire de Génétique des Microorganismes, INRA-CNRS, 78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France
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Hayashi H, De Bellis L, Ciurli A, Kondo M, Hayashi M, Nishimura M. A novel acyl-CoA oxidase that can oxidize short-chain acyl-CoA in plant peroxisomes. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:12715-21. [PMID: 10212254 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.18.12715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Short-chain acyl-CoA oxidases are beta-oxidation enzymes that are active on short-chain acyl-CoAs and that appear to be present in higher plant peroxisomes and absent in mammalian peroxisomes. Therefore, plant peroxisomes are capable of performing complete beta-oxidation of acyl-CoA chains, whereas mammalian peroxisomes can perform beta-oxidation of only those acyl-CoA chains that are larger than octanoyl-CoA (C8). In this report, we have shown that a novel acyl-CoA oxidase can oxidize short-chain acyl-CoA in plant peroxisomes. A peroxisomal short-chain acyl-CoA oxidase from Arabidopsis was purified following the expression of the Arabidopsis cDNA in a baculovirus expression system. The purified enzyme was active on butyryl-CoA (C4), hexanoyl-CoA (C6), and octanoyl-CoA (C8). Cell fractionation and immunocytochemical analysis revealed that the short-chain acyl-CoA oxidase is localized in peroxisomes. The expression pattern of the short-chain acyl-CoA oxidase was similar to that of peroxisomal 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, a marker enzyme of fatty acid beta-oxidation, during post-germinative growth. Although the molecular structure and amino acid sequence of the enzyme are similar to those of mammalian mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, the purified enzyme has no activity as acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. These results indicate that the short-chain acyl-CoA oxidases function in fatty acid beta-oxidation in plant peroxisomes, and that by the cooperative action of long- and short-chain acyl-CoA oxidases, plant peroxisomes are capable of performing the complete beta-oxidation of acyl-CoA.
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- H Hayashi
- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Bode K, Hooks MA, Couee I. Identification, separation, and characterization of acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenases involved in mitochondrial beta-oxidation in higher plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 119:1305-1314. [PMID: 10198089 PMCID: PMC32015 DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.4.1305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/1998] [Accepted: 12/18/1998] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The existence in higher plants of an additional beta-oxidation system in mitochondria, besides the well-characterized peroxisomal system, is often considered controversial. Unequivocal demonstration of beta-oxidation activity in mitochondria should rely on identification of the enzymes specific to mitochondrial beta-oxidation. Acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (ACAD) (EC 1.3.99.2,3) activity was detected in purified mitochondria from maize (Zea mays L.) root tips and from embryonic axes of early-germinating sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seeds, using as the enzyme assay the reduction of 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol, with phenazine methosulfate as the intermediate electron carrier. Subcellular fractionation showed that this ACAD activity was associated with mitochondrial fractions. Comparison of ACAD activity in mitochondria and acyl-coenzyme A oxidase activity in peroxisomes showed differences of substrate specificities. Embryonic axes of sunflower seeds were used as starting material for the purification of ACADs. Two distinct ACADs, with medium-chain and long-chain substrate specificities, respectively, were separated by their chromatographic behavior, which was similar to that of mammalian ACADs. The characterization of these ACADs is discussed in relation to the identification of expressed sequenced tags corresponding to ACADs in cDNA sequence analysis projects and with the potential roles of mitochondrial beta-oxidation in higher plants.
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- K Bode
- Station de Physiologie Vegetale, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches de Bordeaux, Boite Postale 81, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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Hayashi H, De Bellis L, Yamaguchi K, Kato A, Hayashi M, Nishimura M. Molecular characterization of a glyoxysomal long chain acyl-CoA oxidase that is synthesized as a precursor of higher molecular mass in pumpkin. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:8301-7. [PMID: 9525937 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.14.8301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A cDNA clone for pumpkin acyl-CoA oxidase (EC 1.3.3.6; ACOX) was isolated from a lambdagt11 cDNA library constructed from poly(A)+ RNA extracted from etiolated cotyledons. The inserted cDNA clone contains 2313 nucleotides and encodes a polypeptide of 690 amino acids. Analysis of the amino-terminal sequence of the protein indicates that the pumpkin acyl-CoA oxidase protein is synthesized as a larger precursor containing a cleavable amino-terminal presequence of 45 amino acids. This presequence shows high similarity to the typical peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS2). Western blot analysis following cell fractionation in a sucrose gradient revealed that ACOX is localized in glyoxysomes. A partial purification of ACOX from etiolated pumpkin cotyledons indicated that the ACOX cDNA codes for a long chain acyl-CoA oxidase. The amount of ACOX increased and reached to the maximum activity by day 5 of germination but decreased about 4-fold on the following days during the subsequent microbody transition from glyoxysomes to leaf peroxisomes. By contrast, the amount of mRNA was already high at day 1 of germination, increased by about 30% at day 3, and faded completely by day 7. These data indicated that the expression pattern of ACOX was very similar to that of the glyoxysomal enzyme 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, another marker enzyme of the beta-oxidation spiral, during germination and suggested that the expression of each enzyme of beta-oxidation is coordinately regulated.
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- H Hayashi
- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444 Japan
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