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DeOliveira CC, Crane BR. A structural decryption of cryptochromes. Front Chem 2024; 12:1436322. [PMID: 39220829 PMCID: PMC11362059 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1436322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Cryptochromes (CRYs), which are signaling proteins related to DNA photolyases, play pivotal roles in sensory responses throughout biology, including growth and development, metabolic regulation, circadian rhythm entrainment and geomagnetic field sensing. This review explores the evolutionary relationships and functional diversity of cryptochromes from the perspective of their molecular structures. In general, CRY biological activities derive from their core structural architecture, which is based on a Photolyase Homology Region (PHR) and a more variable and functionally specific Cryptochrome C-terminal Extension (CCE). The α/β and α-helical domains within the PHR bind FAD, modulate redox reactive residues, accommodate antenna cofactors, recognize small molecules and provide conformationally responsive interaction surfaces for a range of partners. CCEs add structural complexity and divergence, and in doing so, influence photoreceptor reactivity and tailor function. Primary and secondary pockets within the PHR bind myriad moieties and collaborate with the CCEs to tune recognition properties and propagate chemical changes to downstream partners. For some CRYs, changes in homo and hetero-oligomerization couple to light-induced conformational changes, for others, changes in posttranslational modifications couple to cascades of protein interactions with partners and effectors. The structural exploration of cryptochromes underscores how a broad family of signaling proteins with close relationship to light-dependent enzymes achieves a wide range of activities through conservation of key structural and chemical properties upon which function-specific features are elaborated.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Hu Y, Wu Y, Song J, Ma M, Xiao Y, Zeng B. Advancing Cordyceps militaris Industry: Gene Manipulation and Sustainable Biotechnological Strategies. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:783. [PMID: 39199741 PMCID: PMC11351413 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11080783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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Cordyceps militaris is considered to be of great medicinal potential due to its remarkable pharmacological effects, safety, and edible characteristics. With the completion of the genome sequence and the advancement of efficient gene-editing technologies, coupled with the identification of gene functions in Cordyceps militaris, this fungus is poised to emerge as an outstanding strain for medicinal engineering applications. This review focuses on the development and application of genomic editing techniques, including Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT), PEG-mediated protoplast transformation (PMT), and CRISPR/Cas9. Through the application of these techniques, researchers can engineer the biosynthetic pathways of valuable secondary metabolites to boost yields; such metabolites include cordycepin, polysaccharides, and ergothioneine. Furthermore, by identifying and modifying genes that influence the growth, disease resistance, and tolerance to environmental stress in Cordyceps militaris, it is possible to stimulate growth, enhance desirable traits, and increase resilience to unfavorable conditions. Finally, the green sustainable industrial development of C. militaris using agricultural waste to produce high-value-added products and the future research directions of C. militaris were discussed. This review will provide future directions for the large-scale production of bioactive ingredients, molecular breeding, and sustainable development of C. militaris.
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- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China; (Y.H.); (Y.W.); (J.S.); (M.M.); (Y.X.)
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Sun Y, Yang X, Wu R, Lv S, Li Y, Jia H, Yang Y, Li B, Chen W, Allan AC, Jiang G, Shi YN, Chen K. DNA methylation controlling abscisic acid catabolism responds to light to mediate strawberry fruit ripening. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 66:1718-1734. [PMID: 38896078 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Phytohormones, epigenetic regulation and environmental factors regulate fruit ripening but their interplay during strawberry fruit ripening remains to be determined. In this study, bagged strawberry fruit exhibited delayed ripening compared with fruit grown in normal light, correlating with reduced abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation. Transcription of the key ABA catabolism gene, ABA 8'-hydroxylase FaCYP707A4, was induced in bagged fruit. With light exclusion whole genome DNA methylation levels were up-regulated, corresponding to a delayed ripening process, while DNA methylation levels in the promoter of FaCYP707A4 were suppressed, correlating with increases in transcript and decreased ABA content. Experiments indicated FaCRY1, a blue light receptor repressed in bagged fruit and FaAGO4, a key protein involved in RNA-directed DNA methylation, could bind to the promoter of FaCYP707A4. The interaction between FaCRY1 and FaAGO4, and an increased enrichment of FaAGO4 directed to the FaCYP707A4 promoter in fruit grown under light suggests FaCRY1 may influence FaAGO4 to modulate the DNA methylation status of the FaCYP707A4 promoter. Furthermore, transient overexpression of FaCRY1, or an increase in FaCRY1 transcription by blue light treatment, increases the methylation level of the FaCYP707A4 promoter, while transient RNA interference of FaCRY1 displayed opposite phenotypes. These findings reveal a mechanism by which DNA methylation influences ABA catabolism, and participates in light-mediated strawberry ripening.
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- Yunfan Sun
- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Xue P, Huang D, Pu J, Zhou Y. DFT/MM Simulations for Cycloreversion Reaction of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer with Deprotonated and Protonated E283. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:6670-6683. [PMID: 38982772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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DNA photolyase targets the primary ultraviolet (UV)-induced DNA lesion─cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD), attaches to it, and catalyzes its dissociation. The catalytic mechanism of DNA photolyase and the role of the conserved residue E283 remain subjects of debate. This study employs two-dimensional potential energy surface maps and minimum free energy paths calculated at the ωB97XD/6-31G/MM level to elucidate these mechanisms. Results suggest that the catalytic process follows a sequential, stepwise reaction in which the C5-C5 and C6-C6 bonds are cleaved in order, facilitated by a protonated E283. Activation free energies for these cleavages are calculated at 4.4 and 4.2 kcal·mol-1, respectively. Protonation of E283 reduces electrostatic repulsion with CPD and forms dual hydrogen bonds with it and provides better solvation, stabilizing the CPD radical anion, particularly during intermediate state. This stabilization renders the initial splitting step exergonic, slows reverse reactions of the C5-C5 bond cleavage and electron transfer, and ensures a high quantum yield. Furthermore, the protonation state of E283 significantly affects the type of bond cleavage. Other residues in the active site were also investigated for their roles in the mechanism.
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- Pei Xue
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modification, Guangxi Higher Education Institutes Key Laboratory for New Chemical and Biological Transformation Process Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, 188 Daxue East Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modification, Guangxi Higher Education Institutes Key Laboratory for New Chemical and Biological Transformation Process Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, 188 Daxue East Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Polysaccharide Materials and Modification, Guangxi Higher Education Institutes Key Laboratory for New Chemical and Biological Transformation Process Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, 188 Daxue East Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China
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Garcia-Mouronte E, Pérez-González LA, Naharro-Rodriguez J, Fernández Guarino M. Understanding Active Photoprotection: DNA-Repair Enzymes and Antioxidants. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:822. [PMID: 39063576 PMCID: PMC11277730 DOI: 10.3390/life14070822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The detrimental effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on human skin are well-documented, encompassing DNA damage, oxidative stress, and an increased risk of carcinogenesis. Conventional photoprotective measures predominantly rely on filters, which scatter or absorb UV radiation, yet fail to address the cellular damage incurred post-exposure. To fill this gap, antioxidant molecules and DNA-repair enzymes have been extensively researched, offering a paradigm shift towards active photoprotection capable of both preventing and reversing UV-induced damage. In the current review, we focused on "active photoprotection", assessing the state-of-the-art, latest advancements and scientific data from clinical trials and in vivo models concerning the use of DNA-repair enzymes and naturally occurring antioxidant molecules.
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- Emilio Garcia-Mouronte
- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Carretera M-607 km 9.1, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (L.A.P.-G.); (M.F.G.)
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Carretera M-607 km 9.1, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (L.A.P.-G.); (M.F.G.)
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Zangl R, Soravia S, Saft M, Löffler JG, Schulte J, Rosner CJ, Bredenbeck J, Essen LO, Morgner N. Time-Resolved Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry to Solve Conformational Changes in a Cryptochrome. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14468-14478. [PMID: 38757172 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Many biological mechanisms rely on the precise control of conformational changes in proteins. Understanding such dynamic processes requires methods for determining structures and their temporal evolution. In this study, we introduce a novel approach to time-resolved ion mobility mass spectrometry. We validated the method on a simple photoreceptor model and applied it to a more complex system, the animal-like cryptochrome from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CraCRY), to determine the role of specific amino acids affecting the conformational dynamics as reaction to blue light activation. In our setup, using a high-power LED mounted in the source region of an ion mobility mass spectrometer, we allow a time-resolved evaluation of mass and ion mobility spectra. Cryptochromes like CraCRY are a widespread type of blue light photoreceptors and mediate various light-triggered biological functions upon excitation of their inbuilt flavin chromophore. Another hallmark of cryptochromes is their flexible carboxy-terminal extension (CTE), whose structure and function as well as the details of its interaction with the photolyase homology region are not yet fully understood and differ among different cryptochromes types. Here, we addressed the highly conserved C-terminal domain of CraCRY, to study the effects of single mutations on the structural transition of the C-terminal helix α22 and the attached CTE upon lit-state formation. We show that D321, the putative proton acceptor of the terminal proton-coupled electron transfer event from Y373, is essential for triggering the large-scale conformational changes of helix α22 and the CTE in the lit state, while D323 influences the timing.
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- Rene Zangl
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Huq E, Lin C, Quail PH. Light signaling in plants-a selective history. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:213-231. [PMID: 38431282 PMCID: PMC11060691 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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In addition to providing the radiant energy that drives photosynthesis, sunlight carries signals that enable plants to grow, develop and adapt optimally to the prevailing environment. Here we trace the path of research that has led to our current understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the plant's capacity to perceive and transduce these signals into appropriate growth and developmental responses. Because a fully comprehensive review was not possible, we have restricted our coverage to the phytochrome and cryptochrome classes of photosensory receptors, while recognizing that the phototropin and UV classes also contribute importantly to the full scope of light-signal monitoring by the plant.
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- Enamul Huq
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and The Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Basic Forestry and Plant Proteomics Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Plant Gene Expression Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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Rredhi A, Petersen J, Wagner V, Vuong T, Li W, Li W, Schrader L, Mittag M. The UV-A Receptor CRY-DASH1 Up- and Downregulates Proteins Involved in Different Plastidial Pathways. J Mol Biol 2024; 436:168271. [PMID: 37699454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Algae encode up to five different types of cryptochrome photoreceptors. So far, relatively little is known about the biological functions of the DASH (Drosophila, Arabidopsis, Synechocystis and Homo)-type cryptochromes. The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encodes two of them. CRY-DASH1 also called DCRY1 has its maximal absorption peak in the UV-A range. It is localized in the chloroplast and plays an important role in balancing the photosynthetic machinery. Here, we performed a comparative analysis of chloroplast proteins from wild type and a knockout mutant of CRY-DASH1 named cry-dash1mut, using label-free quantitative proteomics as well as immunoblotting. Our results show upregulation of enzymes involved in specific pathways in the mutant including key enzymes of chlorophyll and carotenoid biosynthesis consistent with increased levels of photosynthetic pigments in cry-dash1mut. There is also an increase in certain redox as well as photosystem I and II proteins, including D1. Strikingly, CRY-DASH1 is coregulated in a D1 deletion mutant, where its amount is increased. In contrast, key proteins of the central carbon metabolism, including glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, dark fermentation and the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway are downregulated in cry-dash1mut. Similarly, enzymes of histidine biosynthesis are downregulated in cry-dash1mut leading to a reduction in the amount of free histidine. Yet, transcripts encoding for several of these proteins are at a similar level in the wild type and cry-dash1mut or even opposite. We show that CRY-DASH1 can bind to RNA, taking the psbA RNA encoding D1 as target. These data suggest that CRY-DASH1 regulates plastidial metabolic pathways at the posttranscriptional level.
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- Anxhela Rredhi
- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany. https://twitter.com/1anPetersen
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany. https://twitter.com/trangha593
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Crucilla SJ, Ding D, Lozano GG, Szostak JW, Sasselov DD, Kufner CL. UV-driven self-repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in RNA. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13603-13606. [PMID: 37899697 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04013e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Nucleic acids can be damaged by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, forming structural photolesions such as cyclobutane-pyrimidine-dimers (CPD). In modern organisms, sophisticated enzymes repair CPD lesions in DNA, but to our knowledge, no RNA-specific enzymes exist for CPD repair. Here, we show for the first time that RNA can protect itself from photolesions by an intrinsic UV-induced self-repair mechanism. This mechanism, prior to this study, has exclusively been observed in DNA and is based on charge transfer from CPD-adjacent bases. In a comparative study, we determined the quantum yields of the self-repair of the CPD-containing RNA sequence, GAU = U to GAUU (0.23%), and DNA sequence, d(GAT = T) to d(GATT) (0.44%), upon 285 nm irradiation via UV/Vis spectroscopy and HPLC analysis. After several hours of irradiation, a maximum conversion yield of ∼16% for GAU = U and ∼33% for d(GAT = T) was reached. We examined the dynamics of the intermediate charge transfer (CT) state responsible for the self-repair with ultrafast UV pump - IR probe spectroscopy. In the dinucleotides GA and d(GA), we found comparable quantum yields of the CT state of ∼50% and lifetimes on the order of several hundred picoseconds. Charge transfer in RNA strands might lead to reactions currently not considered in RNA photochemistry and may help understanding RNA damage formation and repair in modern organisms and viruses. On the UV-rich surface of the early Earth, these self-stabilizing mechanisms likely affected the selection of the earliest nucleotide sequences from which the first organisms may have developed.
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- Sarah J Crucilla
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Waneka G, Stewart J, Anderson JR, Li W, Wilusz J, Argueso JL, Sloan DB. UV damage induces production of mitochondrial DNA fragments with specific length profiles. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.07.566130. [PMID: 37986892 PMCID: PMC10659373 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.07.566130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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UV light is a potent mutagen that induces bulky DNA damage in the form of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs). In eukaryotic cells, photodamage and other bulky lesions occurring in nuclear genomes (nucDNAs) can be repaired through nucleotide excision repair (NER), where dual incisions on both sides of a damaged site precede the removal of a single-stranded oligonucleotide containing the damage. Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) are also susceptible to damage from UV light, but current views hold that the only way to eliminate bulky DNA damage in mtDNAs is through mtDNA degradation. Damage-containing oligonucleotides excised during NER can be captured with anti-damage antibodies and sequenced (XR-seq) to produce high resolution maps of active repair locations following UV exposure. We analyzed previously published datasets from Arabidopsis thaliana, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Drosophila melanogaster to identify reads originating from the mtDNA (and plastid genome in A. thaliana). In A. thaliana and S. cerevisiae, the mtDNA-mapping reads have unique length distributions compared to the nuclear-mapping reads. The dominant fragment size was 26 nt in S. cerevisiae and 28 nt in A. thaliana with distinct secondary peaks occurring in 2-nt (S. cerevisiae) or 4-nt (A. thaliana) intervals. These reads also show a nonrandom distribution of di-pyrimidines (the substrate for CPD formation) with TT enrichment at positions 7-8 of the reads. Therefore, UV damage to mtDNA appears to result in production of DNA fragments of characteristic lengths and positions relative to the damaged location. We hypothesize that these fragments may reflect the outcome of a previously uncharacterized mechanism of NER-like repair in mitochondria or a programmed mtDNA degradation pathway.
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- Gus Waneka
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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de Groot A, Blanchard L. DNA repair and oxidative stress defense systems in radiation-resistant Deinococcus murrayi. Can J Microbiol 2023; 69:416-431. [PMID: 37552890 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2023-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Deinococcus murrayi is a bacterium isolated from hot springs in Portugal, and named after Dr. Robert G.E. Murray in recognition of his research on the genus Deinococcus. Like other Deinococcus species, D. murrayi is extremely resistant to ionizing radiation. Repair of massive DNA damage and limitation of oxidative protein damage are two important factors contributing to the robustness of Deinococcus bacteria. Here, we identify, among others, the DNA repair and oxidative stress defense proteins in D. murrayi, and highlight special features of D. murrayi. For DNA repair, D. murrayi does not contain a standalone uracil-DNA glycosylase (Ung), but it encodes a protein in which Ung is fused to a DNA photolyase domain (PhrB). UvrB and UvrD contain large insertions corresponding to inteins. One of its endonuclease III enzymes lacks a [4Fe-4S] cluster. Deinococcus murrayi possesses a homolog of the error-prone DNA polymerase IV. Concerning oxidative stress defense, D. murrayi encodes a manganese catalase in addition to a heme catalase. Its organic hydroperoxide resistance protein Ohr is atypical because the redox active cysteines are present in a CXXC motif. These and other characteristics of D. murrayi show further diversity among Deinococcus bacteria with respect to resistance-associated mechanisms.
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- Arjan de Groot
- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, Molecular and Environmental Microbiology Team, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, F-13115, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, Molecular and Environmental Microbiology Team, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, F-13115, France
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Emmerich HJ, Schneider L, Essen LO. Structural and Functional Analysis of a Prokaryotic (6-4) Photolyase from the Aquatic Pathogen Vibrio Cholerae †. Photochem Photobiol 2023; 99:1248-1257. [PMID: 36692077 DOI: 10.1111/php.13783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Photolyases are flavoproteins, which are able to repair UV-induced DNA lesions in a light-dependent manner. According to their substrate, they can be distinguished as CPD- and (6-4) photolyases. While CPD-photolyases repair the predominantly occurring cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer lesion, (6-4) photolyases catalyze the repair of the less prominent (6-4) photoproduct. The subgroup of prokaryotic (6-4) photolyases/FeS-BCP is one of the most ancient types of flavoproteins in the ubiquitously occurring photolyase & cryptochrome superfamily (PCSf). In contrast to canonical photolyases, prokaryotic (6-4) photolyases possess a few particular characteristics, including a lumazine derivative as antenna chromophore besides the catalytically essential flavin adenine dinucleotide as well as an elongated linker region between the N-terminal α/β-domain and the C-terminal all-α-helical domain. Furthermore, they can harbor an additional short subdomain, located at the C-terminus, with a binding site for a [4Fe-4S] cluster. So far, two crystal structures of prokaryotic (6-4) photolyases have been reported. Within this study, we present the high-resolution structure of the prokaryotic (6-4) photolyase from Vibrio cholerae and its spectroscopic characterization in terms of in vitro photoreduction and DNA-repair activity.
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- Hans-Joachim Emmerich
- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Sato S, Hishida T, Kinouchi K, Hatanaka F, Li Y, Nguyen Q, Chen Y, Wang PH, Kessenbrock K, Li W, Izpisua Belmonte JC, Sassone-Corsi P. The circadian clock CRY1 regulates pluripotent stem cell identity and somatic cell reprogramming. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112590. [PMID: 37261952 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Distinct metabolic conditions rewire circadian-clock-controlled signaling pathways leading to the de novo construction of signal transduction networks. However, it remains unclear whether metabolic hallmarks unique to pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are connected to clock functions. Reprogramming somatic cells to a pluripotent state, here we highlighted non-canonical functions of the circadian repressor CRY1 specific to PSCs. Metabolic reprogramming, including AMPK inactivation and SREBP1 activation, was coupled with the accumulation of CRY1 in PSCs. Functional assays verified that CRY1 is required for the maintenance of self-renewal capacity, colony organization, and metabolic signatures. Genome-wide occupancy of CRY1 identified CRY1-regulatory genes enriched in development and differentiation in PSCs, albeit not somatic cells. Last, cells lacking CRY1 exhibit differential gene expression profiles during induced PSC (iPSC) reprogramming, resulting in impaired iPSC reprogramming efficiency. Collectively, these results suggest the functional implication of CRY1 in pluripotent reprogramming and ontogenesis, thereby dictating PSC identity.
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- Shogo Sato
- Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Center for Biological Clocks Research, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA; Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA; Altos Labs, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Division of Computational Biomedicine, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- UC Irvine Diabetes Center, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- UC Irvine Diabetes Center, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Computational Biomedicine, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA; Altos Labs, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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Calloni G, Vabulas RM. The structural and functional roles of the flavin cofactor FAD in mammalian cryptochromes. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 9:1081661. [PMID: 36660433 PMCID: PMC9845712 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1081661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The importance of circadian rhythms in human health and disease calls for a thorough understanding of the underlying molecular machinery, including its key components, the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-containing flavoproteins cryptochrome 1 and 2. Contrary to their Drosophila counterparts, mammalian cryptochromes are direct suppressors of circadian transcription and act independently of light. Light-independence poses the question regarding the role of the cofactor FAD in mammalian cryptochromes. The weak binding of the cofactor in vitro argues against its relevance and might be a functionless evolutionary remnant. From the other side, the FAD-binding pocket constitutes the part of mammalian cryptochromes directly related to their ubiquitylation by the ubiquitin ligase Fbxl3 and is the target for protein-stabilizing small molecules. Increased supplies of FAD stabilize cryptochromes in cell culture, and the depletion of the FAD precursor riboflavin with simultaneous knock-down of riboflavin kinase affects the expression of circadian genes in mice. This review presents the classical and more recent studies in the field, which help to comprehend the role of FAD for the stability and function of mammalian cryptochromes.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,*Correspondence: R. Martin Vabulas,
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Cakilkaya B, Kavakli IH, DeMirci H. The crystal structure of Vibrio cholerae (6-4) photolyase reveals interactions with cofactors and a DNA-binding region. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102794. [PMID: 36528063 PMCID: PMC9852545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Photolyases (PLs) reverse UV-induced DNA damage using blue light as an energy source. Of these PLs, (6-4) PLs repair (6-4)-lesioned photoproducts. We recently identified a gene from Vibrio cholerae (Vc) encoding a (6-4) PL, but structural characterization is needed to elucidate specific interactions with the chromophore cofactors. Here, we determined the crystal structure of Vc (6-4) PL at 2.5 Å resolution. Our high-resolution structure revealed that the two well-known cofactors, flavin adenine dinucleotide and the photoantenna 6,7-dimethyl 8-ribityl-lumazin (DMRL), stably interact with an α-helical and an α/β domain, respectively. Additionally, the structure has a third cofactor with distinct electron clouds corresponding to a [4Fe-4S] cluster. Moreover, we identified that Asp106 makes a hydrogen bond with water and DMRL, which indicates further stabilization of the photoantenna DMRL within Vc (6-4) PL. Further analysis of the Vc (6-4) PL structure revealed a possible region responsible for DNA binding. The region located between residues 478 to 484 may bind the lesioned DNA, with Arg483 potentially forming a salt bridge with DNA to stabilize further the interaction of Vc (6-4) PL with its substrate. Our comparative analysis revealed that the DNA lesion could not bind to the Vc (6-4) PL in a similar fashion to the Drosophila melanogaster (Dm, (6-4)) PL without a significant conformational change of the protein. The 23rd helix of the bacterial (6-4) PLs seems to have remarkable plasticity, and conformational changes facilitate DNA binding. In conclusion, our structure provides further insight into DNA repair by a (6-4) PL containing three cofactors.
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- Baris Cakilkaya
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey; Department Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey; Koc University Isbank Center for Infectious Diseases (KUIS-CID), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey; Koc University Isbank Center for Infectious Diseases (KUIS-CID), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey; PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA.
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Ramírez-Gamboa D, Díaz-Zamorano AL, Meléndez-Sánchez ER, Reyes-Pardo H, Villaseñor-Zepeda KR, López-Arellanes ME, Sosa-Hernández JE, Coronado-Apodaca KG, Gámez-Méndez A, Afewerki S, Iqbal HMN, Parra-Saldivar R, Martínez-Ruiz M. Photolyase Production and Current Applications: A Review. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185998. [PMID: 36144740 PMCID: PMC9505440 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The photolyase family consists of flavoproteins with enzyme activity able to repair ultraviolet light radiation damage by photoreactivation. DNA damage by the formation of a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) and a pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) photoproduct can lead to multiple affections such as cellular apoptosis and mutagenesis that can evolve into skin cancer. The development of integrated applications to prevent the negative effects of prolonged sunlight exposure, usually during outdoor activities, is imperative. This study presents the functions, characteristics, and types of photolyases, their therapeutic and cosmetic applications, and additionally explores some photolyase-producing microorganisms and drug delivery systems.
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- Diana Ramírez-Gamboa
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad de Monterrey, Av. Ignacio Morones Prieto 4500 Pte, San Pedro Garza Garcia 66238, Mexico
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Correspondence: (R.P.-S.); (M.M.-R.)
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
- Correspondence: (R.P.-S.); (M.M.-R.)
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Deppisch P, Helfrich-Förster C, Senthilan PR. The Gain and Loss of Cryptochrome/Photolyase Family Members during Evolution. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:1613. [PMID: 36140781 PMCID: PMC9498864 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The cryptochrome/photolyase (CRY/PL) family represents an ancient group of proteins fulfilling two fundamental functions. While photolyases repair UV-induced DNA damages, cryptochromes mainly influence the circadian clock. In this study, we took advantage of the large number of already sequenced and annotated genes available in databases and systematically searched for the protein sequences of CRY/PL family members in all taxonomic groups primarily focusing on metazoans and limiting the number of species per taxonomic order to five. Using BLASTP searches and subsequent phylogenetic tree and motif analyses, we identified five distinct photolyases (CPDI, CPDII, CPDIII, 6-4 photolyase, and the plant photolyase PPL) and six cryptochrome subfamilies (DASH-CRY, mammalian-type MCRY, Drosophila-type DCRY, cnidarian-specific ACRY, plant-specific PCRY, and the putative magnetoreceptor CRY4. Manually assigning the CRY/PL subfamilies to the species studied, we have noted that over evolutionary history, an initial increase of various CRY/PL subfamilies was followed by a decrease and specialization. Thus, in more primitive organisms (e.g., bacteria, archaea, simple eukaryotes, and in basal metazoans), we find relatively few CRY/PL members. As species become more evolved (e.g., cnidarians, mollusks, echinoderms, etc.), the CRY/PL repertoire also increases, whereas it appears to decrease again in more recent organisms (humans, fruit flies, etc.). Moreover, our study indicates that all cryptochromes, although largely active in the circadian clock, arose independently from different photolyases, explaining their different modes of action.
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- Neurobiology & Genetics, Theodor-Boveri Institute, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, 97074 Wurzburg, Germany
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An ML, Miao JL. Genetic and Molecular Characterization of a Dash Cryptochrome Homologous Gene from Antarctic Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum ICE-H. Mol Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893322060024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Guo JT, Malik F. Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins and Their Identification Using Machine Learning-Based Approaches. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12091187. [PMID: 36139026 PMCID: PMC9496475 DOI: 10.3390/biom12091187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding proteins (SSBs) are critical in maintaining genome stability by protecting the transient existence of ssDNA from damage during essential biological processes, such as DNA replication and gene transcription. The single-stranded region of telomeres also requires protection by ssDNA binding proteins from being attacked in case it is wrongly recognized as an anomaly. In addition to their critical roles in genome stability and integrity, it has been demonstrated that ssDNA and SSB-ssDNA interactions play critical roles in transcriptional regulation in all three domains of life and viruses. In this review, we present our current knowledge of the structure and function of SSBs and the structural features for SSB binding specificity. We then discuss the machine learning-based approaches that have been developed for the prediction of SSBs from double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) binding proteins (DSBs).
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Multiple Photolyases Protect the Marine Cyanobacterium Synechococcus from Ultraviolet Radiation. mBio 2022; 13:e0151122. [PMID: 35856560 PMCID: PMC9426592 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01511-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marine cyanobacteria depend on light for photosynthesis, restricting their growth to the photic zone. The upper part of this layer is exposed to strong UV radiation (UVR), a DNA mutagen that can harm these microorganisms. To thrive in UVR-rich waters, marine cyanobacteria employ photoprotection strategies that are still not well defined. Among these are photolyases, light-activated enzymes that repair DNA dimers generated by UVR. Our analysis of genomes of 81 strains of Synechococcus, Cyanobium, and Prochlorococcus isolated from the world’s oceans shows that they possess up to five genes encoding different members of the photolyase/cryptochrome family, including a photolyase with a novel domain arrangement encoded by either one or two separate genes. We disrupted the putative photolyase-encoding genes in Synechococcus sp. strain RS9916 and discovered that each gene contributes to the overall capacity of this organism to survive UVR. Additionally, each conferred increased survival after UVR exposure when transformed into Escherichia coli lacking its photolyase and SOS response. Our results provide the first evidence that this large set of photolyases endows Synechococcus with UVR resistance that is far superior to that of E. coli, but that, unlike for E. coli, these photolyases provide Synechococcus with the vast majority of its UVR tolerance.
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Wen B, Xu L, Tang Y, Jiang Z, Ge M, Liu L, Zhu G. A single amino acid residue tunes the stability of the fully reduced flavin cofactor and photorepair activity in photolyases. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102188. [PMID: 35753350 PMCID: PMC9356274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The ultraviolet-induced DNA lesions, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4 photoproducts), can be directly photorepaired by CPD photolyases and 6-4 photolyases, respectively. The fully reduced flavin (hydroquinone, HQ) cofactor is required for the catalysis of both types of these photolyases. On the other hand, flavin cofactor in the semi-reduced state, semiquinone (SQ), can be utilized by photolyase homologs, the cryptochromes. However, the evolutionary process of the transition of the functional states of` flavin cofactors in photolyases and cryptochromes remains mysterious. In this work, we investigated three representative photolyases (Escherichia coli CPD photolyase, Microcystis aeruginosa DASH, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum 6-4 photolyase). We show that the residue at a single site adjacent to the flavin cofactor (corresponding to Ala377 in E. coli CPD photolyase, hereafter referred to as site 377) can fine-tune the stability of the HQ cofactor. We found that, in the presence of a polar residue (such as Ser or Asn) at site 377, HQ was stabilized against oxidation. Furthermore, this polar residue enhanced the photorepair activity of these photolyases both in vitro and in vivo. In constrast, substitution of hydrophobic residues, such as Ile, at site 377 in these photolyases adversely affected the stability of HQ. We speculate that these differential residue preferences at site 377 in photolyase proteins might reflect an important evolutionary event that altered the stability of HQ on the timeline from expression of photolyases to that of cryptochromes.
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- Bin Wen
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China.
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Giustozzi M, Freytes SN, Jaskolowski A, Lichy M, Mateos J, Falcone Ferreyra ML, Rosano GL, Cerdán P, Casati P. Arabidopsis mediator subunit 17 connects transcription with DNA repair after UV-B exposure. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 110:1047-1067. [PMID: 35220621 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mediator 17 (MED17) is a subunit of the Mediator complex that regulates transcription initiation in eukaryotic organisms. In yeast and humans, MED17 also participates in DNA repair, physically interacting with proteins of the nucleotide excision DNA repair system, but this function in plants has not been investigated. We studied the role of MED17 in Arabidopsis plants exposed to UV-B radiation. Our results demonstrate that med17 and OE MED17 plants have altered responses to UV-B, and that MED17 participates in various aspects of the DNA damage response (DDR). Comparison of the med17 transcriptome with that of wild-type (WT) plants showed that almost one-third of transcripts with altered expression in med17 plants were also changed by UV-B exposure in WT plants. Increased sensitivity to DNA damage after UV-B in med17 plants could result from the altered regulation of UV-B responsive transcripts but MED17 also physically interacts with DNA repair proteins, suggesting a direct role of this Mediator subunit during repair. Finally, we show that MED17 is necessary to regulate the DDR activated by ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related (ATR), and that programmed cell death 5 (PDCD5) overexpression reverts the deficiencies in DDR shown in med17 mutants. Our data demonstrate that MED17 is an important regulator of DDR after UV-B irradiation in Arabidopsis.
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- Marisol Giustozzi
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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Stop CRYing! Inhibition of cryptochrome function by small proteins. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:773-782. [PMID: 35311888 PMCID: PMC9162457 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plants can detect the presence of light using specialised photoreceptor proteins. These photoreceptors measure the intensity of light, but they can also respond to different spectra of light and thus ‘see' different colours. Cryptochromes, which are also present in animals, are flavin-based photoreceptors that enable plants to detect blue and ultraviolet-A (UV-A) light. In Arabidopsis, there are two cryptochromes, CRYPTOCHROME 1 (CRY1) and CRYPTOCHROME 2 (CRY2) with known sensory roles. They function in various processes such as blue-light mediated inhibition of hypocotyl elongation, photoperiodic promotion of floral initiation, cotyledon expansion, anthocyanin production, and magnetoreception, to name a few. In the dark, the cryptochromes are in an inactive monomeric state and undergo photochemical and conformational change in response to illumination. This results in flavin reduction, oligomerisation, and the formation of the ‘cryptochrome complexome'. Mechanisms of cryptochrome activation and signalling have been extensively studied and found to be conserved across phylogenetic lines. In this review, we will therefore focus on a far lesser-known mechanism of regulation that is unique to plant cryptochromes. This involves inhibition of cryptochrome activity by small proteins that prevent its dimerisation in response to light. The resulting inhibition of function cause profound alterations in economically important traits such as plant growth, flowering, and fruit production. This review will describe the known mechanisms of cryptochrome activation and signalling in the context of their modulation by these endogenous and artificial small inhibitor proteins. Promising new applications for biotechnological and agricultural applications will be discussed.
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Wu XM, Wei XR, Li Z, Jia GX, Chen JR, Chen HX, Cao FX, Zheng SX, Li JH, Li YF. Molecular cloning of cryptochrome 1 from Lilium×formolongi and the characterization of its photoperiodic flowering function in Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 316:111164. [PMID: 35151449 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111164] [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: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lilium × formolongi is an important cut flower species that is able to flower within a year following seed propagation, with flower induction that is very sensitive to the photoperiod. Cryptochromes are blue/UV-A light receptors that regulate many important plant growth and development processes, including photoperiodic flowering. In this study, we isolated the cryptochrome 1 (CRY1) gene from L. × formolongi and analyzed its function in transgenic Arabidopsis. The predicted LfCRY1 protein was strongly homologous to other CRY1 proteins. The transcription of LfCRY1 was induced by blue light, with LfCRY1 exhibiting its highest expression and diurnal expression patterns during the flowering-induction stage under both long-day (LD) and short-day (SD) photoperiods. Overexpression of LfCRY1 in Arabidopsis promoted flowering under LDs but not SDs and inhibited hypocotyl elongation under blue light. The LfCRY1 protein was located in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. LfCRY1 interacted with the important flowering activator LfCOL9 in both yeast and onion cells. These results provide functional evidence for the role of LfCRY1 in controlling photoperiodic flowering under LDs and indicate that LfCRY1 may be a counterpart of AtCRY1. Understanding the role of LfCRY1 in photoperiodic flowering is beneficial for the molecular breeding of lilies with shorter vegetative stages.
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- Xiao-Mei Wu
- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment and College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Agriculture Environment and Agro Ecology, Hunan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Yangming Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve Management Station, Forestry Bureau of Chongyi County, Chongyi, 341300, China
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- Hunan Mid-Subtropical Quality Plant Breeding and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Ponnu J, Hoecker U. Signaling Mechanisms by Arabidopsis Cryptochromes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:844714. [PMID: 35295637 PMCID: PMC8918993 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.844714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cryptochromes (CRYs) are blue light photoreceptors that regulate growth, development, and metabolism in plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), CRY1 and CRY2 possess partially redundant and overlapping functions. Upon exposure to blue light, the monomeric inactive CRYs undergo phosphorylation and oligomerization, which are crucial to CRY function. Both the N- and C-terminal domains of CRYs participate in light-induced interaction with multiple signaling proteins. These include the COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase, several transcription factors, hormone signaling intermediates and proteins involved in chromatin-remodeling and RNA N6 adenosine methylation. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of Arabidopsis CRY signaling in photomorphogenesis and the recent breakthroughs in Arabidopsis CRY research.
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- *Correspondence: Ute Hoecker, , orcid.org/0000-0002-5636-9777
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Roles of a Cryptochrome in Carbon Fixation and Sucrose Metabolism in the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123387. [PMID: 34943893 PMCID: PMC8699372 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In vascular plants, cryptochromes acting as blue-light photoreceptors have various functions to adapt plants to the fluctuating light conditions on land, while the roles of cryptochromes in bryophytes have been rarely reported. In this study, we investigated functions of a single-copy ortholog of cryptochrome (MpCRY) in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Knock-out of MpCRY showed that a large number of the mutant plants exhibited asymmetric growth of thalli under blue light. Transcriptome analyses indicated that MpCRY is mainly involved in photosynthesis and sugar metabolism. Further physiological analysis showed that Mpcry mutant exhibited a reduction in CO2 uptake and sucrose metabolism. In addition, exogenous application of sucrose or glucose partially restored the symmetrical growth of the Mpcry mutant thalli. Together, these results suggest that MpCRY is involved in the symmetrical growth of thallus and the regulation of carbon fixation and sucrose metabolism in M. polymorpha.
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Ozturk N. Light-dependent reactions of animal circadian photoreceptor cryptochrome. FEBS J 2021; 289:6622-6639. [PMID: 34750956 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Circadian rhythms are endogenous autonomous 24-h oscillations that are generated by a transcription-translation feedback loop (TTFL). In the positive arm of the TTFL, two transcription factors activate the expression of two genes of the negative arm as well as circadian clock-regulated genes. The circadian clocks are reset through photoreceptor proteins by sunlight in the early morning to keep synchrony with the geological clock. Among animal circadian photoreceptors, Drosophila Cryptochrome (DmCRY) has some unique properties because Drosophila has a single cryptochrome (CRY) that appears to have functions which are specific to organs or tissues, or even to a subset of cells. In mammals, CRYs are not photoreceptors but function in the TTFL, while insects have a light-insensitive mammalian-like CRY or a Drosophila-like photoreceptor CRY (or both). Here, we postulate that as being just one CRY in Drosophila, DmCRY might play different roles in different tissues/organs in a context-dependent manner. In addition to being a circadian photoreceptor/protein, attributing also a magnetoreception function to DmCRY has increased its workload. Considering that DmCRY senses photons as a photoreceptor but also can regulate many different events in a light-dependent manner, differential protein-protein interactions (PPIs) of DmCRY might play a critical role in the generation of such diverse outputs. Therefore, we need to add novel approaches in addition to the current ones to study multiple and context-dependent functions of DmCRY by adopting recently developed techniques. Successful identification of transient/fast PPIs on a scale of minutes would enhance our understanding of light-dependent and/or magnetoreception-associated reactions.
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- Nuri Ozturk
- Molecular Biology and Genetics, Gebze Technical University, Turkey
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Petersen J, Rredhi A, Szyttenholm J, Oldemeyer S, Kottke T, Mittag M. The World of Algae Reveals a Broad Variety of Cryptochrome Properties and Functions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:766509. [PMID: 34790217 PMCID: PMC8591175 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.766509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Algae are photosynthetic eukaryotic (micro-)organisms, lacking roots, leaves, and other organs that are typical for land plants. They live in freshwater, marine, or terrestrial habitats. Together with the cyanobacteria they contribute to about half of global carbon fixation. As primary producers, they are at the basis of many food webs and they are involved in biogeochemical processes. Algae are evolutionarily distinct and are derived either by primary (e.g., green and red algae) or secondary endosymbiosis (e.g., diatoms, dinoflagellates, and brown algae). Light is a key abiotic factor needed to maintain the fitness of algae as it delivers energy for photosynthesis, regulates algal cell- and life cycles, and entrains their biological clocks. However, excess light can also be harmful, especially in the ultraviolet range. Among the variety of receptors perceiving light information, the cryptochromes originally evolved as UV-A and blue-light receptors and have been found in all studied algal genomes so far. Yet, the classification, biophysical properties, wavelength range of absorbance, and biological functions of cryptochromes are remarkably diverse among algal species, especially when compared to cryptochromes from land plants or animals.
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- Jan Petersen
- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Biophysical Chemistry and Diagnostics, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Sharma S, Sanyal SK, Sushmita K, Chauhan M, Sharma A, Anirudhan G, Veetil SK, Kateriya S. Modulation of Phototropin Signalosome with Artificial Illumination Holds Great Potential in the Development of Climate-Smart Crops. Curr Genomics 2021; 22:181-213. [PMID: 34975290 PMCID: PMC8640849 DOI: 10.2174/1389202922666210412104817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Changes in environmental conditions like temperature and light critically influence crop production. To deal with these changes, plants possess various photoreceptors such as Phototropin (PHOT), Phytochrome (PHY), Cryptochrome (CRY), and UVR8 that work synergistically as sensor and stress sensing receptors to different external cues. PHOTs are capable of regulating several functions like growth and development, chloroplast relocation, thermomorphogenesis, metabolite accumulation, stomatal opening, and phototropism in plants. PHOT plays a pivotal role in overcoming the damage caused by excess light and other environmental stresses (heat, cold, and salinity) and biotic stress. The crosstalk between photoreceptors and phytohormones contributes to plant growth, seed germination, photo-protection, flowering, phototropism, and stomatal opening. Molecular genetic studies using gene targeting and synthetic biology approaches have revealed the potential role of different photoreceptor genes in the manipulation of various beneficial agronomic traits. Overexpression of PHOT2 in Fragaria ananassa leads to the increase in anthocyanin content in its leaves and fruits. Artificial illumination with blue light alone and in combination with red light influence the growth, yield, and secondary metabolite production in many plants, while in algal species, it affects growth, chlorophyll content, lipid production and also increases its bioremediation efficiency. Artificial illumination alters the morphological, developmental, and physiological characteristics of agronomic crops and algal species. This review focuses on PHOT modulated signalosome and artificial illumination-based photo-biotechnological approaches for the development of climate-smart crops.
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- Sunita Sharma
- Lab of Optobiology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Lab of Optobiology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Lab of Optobiology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India
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- Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India
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- Integrated Science Education and Research Centre (ISERC), Institute of Science (Siksha Bhavana), Visva Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan (PO), West Bengal, 731235, India
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- Lab of Optobiology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Lab of Optobiology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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Rredhi A, Petersen J, Schubert M, Li W, Oldemeyer S, Li W, Westermann M, Wagner V, Kottke T, Mittag M. DASH cryptochrome 1, a UV-A receptor, balances the photosynthetic machinery of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:610-624. [PMID: 34235760 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Drosophila, Arabidopsis, Synechocystis, Homo (DASH) cryptochromes belong to the cryptochrome/photolyase family and can act as DNA repair enzymes. In bacteria and fungi, they also can play regulatory roles, but in plants their biological functions remain elusive. Here, we characterize CRY-DASH1 from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We perform biochemical and in vitro photochemical analysis. For functional characterization, a knock-out mutant of cry-dash1 is used. CRY-DASH1 protein is localized in the chloroplast and accumulates at midday. Although the photoautotrophic growth of the mutant is significantly reduced compared to the wild-type (WT), the mutant has increased levels of photosynthetic pigments and a higher maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PS II). Hyper-stacking of thylakoid membranes occurs together with an increase in proteins of the PS II reaction center, D1 and its antenna CP43, but not of their transcripts. CRY-DASH1 binds fully reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide and the antenna 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, leading to an absorption peak in the UV-A range. Supplementation of white light with UV-A increases photoautotrophic growth of the WT but not of the cry-dash1 mutant. These results suggest a balancing function of CRY-DASH1 in the photosynthetic machinery and point to its role as a photoreceptor for the UV-A range separated from the absorption of photosynthetic pigments.
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- Anxhela Rredhi
- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Jena University Hospital, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany
- Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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Perez BS, Wong KM, Schwartz EK, Herrera RE, King DA, García-Nieto PE, Morrison AJ. Genome-wide profiles of UV lesion susceptibility, repair, and mutagenic potential in melanoma. Mutat Res 2021; 823:111758. [PMID: 34333390 PMCID: PMC8671223 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2021.111758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight creates DNA lesions, which if left unrepaired can induce mutations and contribute to skin cancer. The two most common UV-induced DNA lesions are the cis-syn cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4PPs), both of which can initiate mutations. Interestingly, mutation frequency across the genomes of many cancers is heterogenous with significant increases in heterochromatin. Corresponding increases in UV lesion susceptibility and decreases in repair are observed in heterochromatin versus euchromatin. However, the individual contributions of CPDs and 6-4PPs to mutagenesis have not been systematically examined in specific genomic and epigenomic contexts. In this study, we compared genome-wide maps of 6-4PP and CPD lesion abundances in primary cells and conducted comprehensive analyses to determine the genetic and epigenetic features associated with susceptibility. Overall, we found a high degree of similarity between 6-4PP and CPD formation, with an enrichment of both in heterochromatin regions. However, when examining the relative levels of the two UV lesions, we found that bivalent and Polycomb-repressed chromatin states were uniquely more susceptible to 6-4PPs. Interestingly, when comparing UV susceptibility and repair with melanoma mutation frequency in these regions, disparate patterns were observed in that susceptibility was not always inversely associated with repair and mutation frequency. Functional enrichment analysis hint at mechanisms of negative selection for these regions that are essential for cell viability, immune function and induce cell death when mutated. Ultimately, these results reveal both the similarities and differences between UV-induced lesions that contribute to melanoma.
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- Brian S Perez
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kiontke S, Göbel T, Brych A, Batschauer A. DASH-type cryptochromes - solved and open questions. Biol Chem 2021; 401:1487-1493. [PMID: 32663167 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Drosophila, Arabidopsis, Synechocystis, human (DASH)-type cryptochromes (cry-DASHs) form one subclade of the cryptochrome/photolyase family (CPF). CPF members are flavoproteins that act as DNA-repair enzymes (DNA-photolyases), or as ultraviolet(UV)-A/blue light photoreceptors (cryptochromes). In mammals, cryptochromes are essential components of the circadian clock feed-back loop. Cry-DASHs are present in almost all major taxa and were initially considered as photoreceptors. Later studies demonstrated DNA-repair activity that was, however, restricted to UV-lesions in single-stranded DNA. Very recent studies, particularly on microbial organisms, substantiated photoreceptor functions of cry-DASHs suggesting that they could be transitions between photolyases and cryptochromes.
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- Stephan Kiontke
- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology and Photobiology, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology and Photobiology, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology and Photobiology, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology and Photobiology, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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Open Issues for Protein Function Assignment in Haloferax volcanii and Other Halophilic Archaea. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12070963. [PMID: 34202810 PMCID: PMC8305020 DOI: 10.3390/genes12070963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Annotation ambiguities and annotation errors are a general challenge in genomics. While a reliable protein function assignment can be obtained by experimental characterization, this is expensive and time-consuming, and the number of such Gold Standard Proteins (GSP) with experimental support remains very low compared to proteins annotated by sequence homology, usually through automated pipelines. Even a GSP may give a misleading assignment when used as a reference: the homolog may be close enough to support isofunctionality, but the substrate of the GSP is absent from the species being annotated. In such cases, the enzymes cannot be isofunctional. Here, we examined a variety of such issues in halophilic archaea (class Halobacteria), with a strong focus on the model haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii. Results: Annotated proteins of Hfx. volcanii were identified for which public databases tend to assign a function that is probably incorrect. In some cases, an alternative, probably correct, function can be predicted or inferred from the available evidence, but this has not been adopted by public databases because experimental validation is lacking. In other cases, a probably invalid specific function is predicted by homology, and while there is evidence that this assigned function is unlikely, the true function remains elusive. We listed 50 of those cases, each with detailed background information, so that a conclusion about the most likely biological function can be drawn. For reasons of brevity and comprehension, only the key aspects are listed in the main text, with detailed information being provided in a corresponding section of the Supplementary Materials. Conclusions: Compiling, describing and summarizing these open annotation issues and functional predictions will benefit the scientific community in the general effort to improve the evaluation of protein function assignments and more thoroughly detail them. By highlighting the gaps and likely annotation errors currently in the databases, we hope this study will provide a framework for experimentalists to systematically confirm (or disprove) our function predictions or to uncover yet more unexpected functions.
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Gindt YM, Connolly G, Vonder Haar AL, Kikhwa M, Schelvis JPM. Investigation of the pH-dependence of the oxidation of FAD in VcCRY-1, a member of the cryptochrome-DASH family. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:831-841. [PMID: 34091863 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vibrio cholerae cryptochrome-1 (VcCRY-1) is a member of the cryptochrome DASH family. The flavoprotein appears to use blue light both for repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) on DNA and signal transduction. Earlier, we found that it was almost impossible to oxidize the FADH· state upon binding to a CPD, and, in the absence of substrate, the rate of FADH· oxidation was much larger at high pH (Gindt et al. in Biochemistry 54:2802-2805, 2015). Here, we present the pH-dependence of the oxidation of FADH· by ferricyanide, which revealed a switch between slow and fast oxidation with a pKa ≈ 7.0. Stopped-flow mixing was used to measure the oxidation of FADH- to FADH· at pH 6.7 and 7.5. Substrate binding was required to slow down this oxidation such that it could be measured with stopped flow, but there was only a small effect of pH. In addition, resonance Raman measurements of FADH· in VcCRY-1 at pH 6.5 and 7.5 were performed to probe for structural changes near the FAD cofactor related to the observed changes in rate of FADH· oxidation. Only substrate binding seemed to induce a change near the FAD cofactor that may relate to the change in oxidation kinetics. The pH-effect on the FADH· oxidation rate, which is rate-limited by the proton acceptor, does not seem to be due to a protein structural change near the FAD cofactor. Instead, a conserved glutamate in CRY-DASH may control the deprotonation of FADH· and give rise to the pH-effect.
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- Yvonne M Gindt
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA.
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Brych A, Haas FB, Parzefall K, Panzer S, Schermuly J, Altmüller J, Engelsdorf T, Terpitz U, Rensing SA, Kiontke S, Batschauer A. Coregulation of gene expression by White collar 1 and phytochrome in Ustilago maydis. Fungal Genet Biol 2021; 152:103570. [PMID: 34004340 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2021.103570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ustilago maydis encodes ten predicted light-sensing proteins. The biological functions of only a few of them are elucidated. Among the characterized ones are two DNA-photolyases and two rhodopsins that act as DNA-repair enzymes or green light-driven proton pumps, respectively. Here we report on the role of two other photoreceptors in U. maydis, namely White collar 1 (Wco1) and Phytochrome 1 (Phy1). We show that they bind flavins or biliverdin as chromophores, respectively. Both photoreceptors undergo a photocycle in vitro. Wco1 is the dominant blue light receptor in the saprophytic phase, controlling all of the 324 differentially expressed genes in blue light. U. maydis also responds to red and far-red light. However, the number of red or far-red light-controlled genes is less compared to blue light-regulated ones. Moreover, most of the red and far-red light-controlled genes not only depend on Phy1 but also on Wco1, indicating partial coregulation of gene expression by both photoreceptors. GFP-fused Wco1 is preferentially located in the nucleus, Phy1 in the cytosol, thus providing no hint that these photoreceptors directly interact or operate within the same complex. This is the first report on a functional characterization and coaction of White collar 1 and phytochrome orthologs in basidiomycetes.
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- Annika Brych
- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Cell Biology, Marburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institute, Department of Biotechnology and Biophysics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian-University, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institute, Department of Biotechnology and Biophysics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian-University, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Cell Biology, Marburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Marburg, Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Marburg, Germany.
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Lopez L, Fasano C, Perrella G, Facella P. Cryptochromes and the Circadian Clock: The Story of a Very Complex Relationship in a Spinning World. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:672. [PMID: 33946956 PMCID: PMC8145066 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Cryptochromes are flavin-containing blue light photoreceptors, present in most kingdoms, including archaea, bacteria, plants, animals and fungi. They are structurally similar to photolyases, a class of flavoproteins involved in light-dependent repair of UV-damaged DNA. Cryptochromes were first discovered in Arabidopsis thaliana in which they control many light-regulated physiological processes like seed germination, de-etiolation, photoperiodic control of the flowering time, cotyledon opening and expansion, anthocyanin accumulation, chloroplast development and root growth. They also regulate the entrainment of plant circadian clock to the phase of light-dark daily cycles. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms by which plant cryptochromes control the synchronisation of the clock with the environmental light. Furthermore, we summarise the circadian clock-mediated changes in cell cycle regulation and chromatin organisation and, finally, we discuss a putative role for plant cryptochromes in the epigenetic regulation of genes.
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), TERIN-BBC-BBE, Trisaia Research Center, 75026 Rotondella, Matera, Italy; (L.L.); (C.F.); (G.P.)
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Nie G, Liu X, Zhou X, Song Q, Fu M, Xu F, Wang X. Functional analysis of a novel cryptochrome gene ( GbCRY1) from Ginkgo biloba. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2021; 16:1850627. [PMID: 33258712 PMCID: PMC7849775 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1850627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cryptochrome (CRY) is a blue light receptor that is widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. CRY as a coding gene of cryptochrome that regulates the organism gene expression and plays an important role in organism growth and development. In this study, we identified four photolyase/cryptochrome (PHR/CRY) members from the genome of Ginkgo biloba. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the Ginkgo PHR/CRY family members were closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum lycopersicum. We isolated a cryptochrome gene, GbCRY1, from G. biloba and analyzed its structure and function. GbCRY1 shared high similarity with AtCRY1 from A. thaliana. GbCRY1 expression level was higher in stems and leaves and lower in roots, male strobili, female strobili. GbCRY1 expression level fluctuated periodically within 24 h, gradually increased in the dark, and decreased under blue light. The newly germinated ginkgo seedlings were cultured under dark, white light, and blue light conditions. The blue light normally induced photomorphogenesis of ginkgo seedlings, which included hypocotyl elongation inhibition, leaf expansion inhibition, and chlorophyll formation. Treating dark-adapted ginkgo leaves with blue light could induce stomatal opening. At the same time, blue light reduced the expression level of GbCRY1 in the process of inducing photomorphogenesis and stoma opening. Our results provide evidence that GbCRY1 expression is affected by space, circadian cycle and light, and also proves that GbCRY1 is related to ginkgo circadian clock, photomorphogenesis and stoma opening process.
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- Gongping Nie
- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Art, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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Emmerich HJ, Saft M, Schneider L, Kock D, Batschauer A, Essen LO. A topologically distinct class of photolyases specific for UV lesions within single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 48:12845-12857. [PMID: 33270891 PMCID: PMC7736829 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Photolyases are ubiquitously occurring flavoproteins for catalyzing photo repair of UV-induced DNA damages. All photolyases described so far have a bilobal architecture with a C-terminal domain comprising flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) as catalytic cofactor and an N-terminal domain capable of harboring an additional antenna chromophore. Using sequence-similarity network analysis we discovered a novel subgroup of the photolyase/cryptochrome superfamily (PCSf), the NewPHLs. NewPHL occur in bacteria and have an inverted topology with an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal domain for sealing the FAD binding site from solvent access. By characterizing two NewPHL we show a photochemistry characteristic of other PCSf members as well as light-dependent repair of CPD lesions. Given their common specificity towards single-stranded DNA many bacterial species use NewPHL as a substitute for DASH-type photolyases. Given their simplified architecture and function we suggest that NewPHL are close to the evolutionary origin of the PCSf.
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- Hans-Joachim Emmerich
- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Unit for Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.,Center of Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Vanhaelewyn L, Van Der Straeten D, De Coninck B, Vandenbussche F. Ultraviolet Radiation From a Plant Perspective: The Plant-Microorganism Context. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:597642. [PMID: 33384704 PMCID: PMC7769811 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.597642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C have different effects on plants and their associated microorganisms. While UV-A and UV-B mainly affect morphogenesis and phototropism, UV-B and UV-C strongly trigger secondary metabolite production. Short wave (<350 nm) UV radiation negatively affects plant pathogens in direct and indirect ways. Direct effects can be ascribed to DNA damage, protein polymerization, enzyme inactivation and increased cell membrane permeability. UV-C is the most energetic radiation and is thus more effective at lower doses to kill microorganisms, but by consequence also often causes plant damage. Indirect effects can be ascribed to UV-B specific pathways such as the UVR8-dependent upregulated defense responses in plants, UV-B and UV-C upregulated ROS accumulation, and secondary metabolite production such as phenolic compounds. In this review, we summarize the physiological and molecular effects of UV radiation on plants, microorganisms and their interactions. Considerations for the use of UV radiation to control microorganisms, pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic, are listed. Effects can be indirect by increasing specialized metabolites with plant pre-treatment, or by directly affecting microorganisms.
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- Lucas Vanhaelewyn
- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Plant Health and Protection Laboratory, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Sato R, Mori Y, Matsui R, Okimoto N, Yamamoto J, Taiji M. Theoretical insights into the DNA repair function of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochrome-DASH. Biophys Physicobiol 2020; 17:113-124. [PMID: 33194514 PMCID: PMC7610064 DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.bsj-2020010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Following the discovery of cryptochrome-DASH (CRYD) as a new type of blue-light receptor cryptochrome, theoretical and experimental findings on CRYD have been reported. Early studies identified CRYD as highly homologous to the DNA repair enzyme photolyases (PLs), suggesting the involvement of CRYD in DNA repair. However, an experimental study reported that CRYD does not exhibit DNA repair activity in vivo. Successful PL-mediated DNA repair requires: (i) the recognition of UV-induced DNA lesions and (ii) an electron transfer reaction. If either of them is inefficient, the DNA repair activity will be low. To elucidate the functional differences between CRYD and PL, we theoretically investigated the electron transfer reactivity and DNA binding affinity of CRYD and also performed supplementary experiments. The average electronic coupling matrix elements value for Arabidopsis thaliana CRYD (AtCRYD) was estimated to be 5.3 meV, comparable to that of Anacystis nidulans cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer PLs (AnPL) at 4.5 meV, indicating similar electron transfer reactivities. We also confirmed the DNA repair activity of AtCRYD for UV-damaged single-stranded DNA by the experimental analysis. In addition, we investigated the dynamic behavior of AtCRYD and AnPL in complex with double-stranded DNA using molecular dynamics simulations and observed the formation of a transient salt bridge between protein and DNA in AtCRYD, in contrast to AnPL in which it was formed stably. We suggested that the instability of the salt bridge between protein and DNA will lead to reduced DNA binding affinity for AtCRYD.
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- Ryuma Sato
- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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Banaś AK, Zgłobicki P, Kowalska E, Bażant A, Dziga D, Strzałka W. All You Need Is Light. Photorepair of UV-Induced Pyrimidine Dimers. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1304. [PMID: 33158066 PMCID: PMC7694213 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Although solar light is indispensable for the functioning of plants, this environmental factor may also cause damage to living cells. Apart from the visible range, including wavelengths used in photosynthesis, the ultraviolet (UV) light present in solar irradiation reaches the Earth's surface. The high energy of UV causes damage to many cellular components, with DNA as one of the targets. Putting together the puzzle-like elements responsible for the repair of UV-induced DNA damage is of special importance in understanding how plants ensure the stability of their genomes between generations. In this review, we have presented the information on DNA damage produced under UV with a special focus on the pyrimidine dimers formed between the neighboring pyrimidines in a DNA strand. These dimers are highly mutagenic and cytotoxic, thus their repair is essential for the maintenance of suitable genetic information. In prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, with the exception of placental mammals, this is achieved by means of highly efficient photorepair, dependent on blue/UVA light, which is performed by specialized enzymes known as photolyases. Photolyase properties, as well as their structure, specificity and action mechanism, have been briefly discussed in this paper. Additionally, the main gaps in our knowledge on the functioning of light repair in plant organelles, its regulation and its interaction between different DNA repair systems in plants have been highlighted.
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- Agnieszka Katarzyna Banaś
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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Navarro E, Niemann N, Kock D, Dadaeva T, Gutiérrez G, Engelsdorf T, Kiontke S, Corrochano LM, Batschauer A, Garre V. The DASH-type Cryptochrome from the Fungus Mucor circinelloides Is a Canonical CPD-Photolyase. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4483-4490.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Identification of Genes Associated with Sensitivity to Ultraviolet A (UVA) Irradiation by Transposon Mutagenesis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10165549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is used to disinfect water and food and can be classified as UVA (detected at wavelengths 320–400 nm), UVB (280–320 nm), and UVC (<280 nm). We developed a method for UVA sterilization of equipment with a UVA-light-emitting diode (LED); however, a high rate of fluence was needed to promote pathogen inactivation. The aim of this study was to identify genes associated with UVA sensitivity with the goal of improving UVA-LED-mediated bactericidal activity. We constructed a transposon-mutant library of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and selected six mutants with high sensitivity to UVA irradiation. Genes associated with this phenotype include F-type H+-transporting ATPases (atp), as well as those involved in general secretion (gsp), and ubiquinone and terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis (ubi). Gene complementation resulted in decreased sensitivity to UVA-LED. The atp mutants had lower intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations than the wild-type treatment, with 20 mM L-serine resulting in elevated ATP concentrations and decreased sensitivity to UVA-LED. The gsp mutants exhibited high levels of extracellular protein transport and the ubi mutants exhibited significantly different intracellular concentrations of ubiquinone-8. Taken together, our results suggest that the protein products of the atp, gsp, and ubi genes may regulate sensitivity to UVA irradiation.
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Fantini E, Facella P. Cryptochromes in the field: how blue light influences crop development. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2020; 169:336-346. [PMID: 32175597 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Light is a pivotal environmental element capable of influencing multiple physiological processes across the entire plant life cycle. Over the course of their evolution, plants have developed several families of photoreceptors such as phytochromes, phototropins, ultraviolet (UV) resistance locus 8 and cryptochromes (crys), in order to sense light stimuli and respond to their changes. Numerous genetic studies have demonstrated that functional alterations to these photoreceptors cause a change in important agronomical traits. In particular, crys, which absorb UVA/blue light, can influence seed germination, flowering induction, plant architecture, fruit metabolic content and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the years to come, the rising temperatures and alterations to precipitation patterns generated by climate change will present a dramatic challenge for our agricultural system, with its few varieties characterized by a narrow genetic pool derived from artificial selection. Here, we review the main roles of crys in determining important agronomic traits in crops, we discuss the opportunities of using these photoreceptors as genetic targets for tuning plant physiological responses to environmental change, and the molecular strategies used so far to manipulate this family of photoreceptors.
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- Elio Fantini
- Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (ENEA), Trisaia Research Center, 75026, Rotondella (Matera), Italy
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- Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (ENEA), Trisaia Research Center, 75026, Rotondella (Matera), Italy
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Ponnu J. Molecular mechanisms suppressing COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase activity in blue light. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2020; 169:418-429. [PMID: 32248530 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Arabidopsis CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1/SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA-105 (COP1/SPA) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that prevents photomorphogenesis in darkness by ubiquitinating and subsequently degrading light-responsive transcription factors. Upon light perception, photoreceptors directly interact with the COP1/SPA complex to suppress its activity. In blue light (450-500 nm of visible spectrum), COP1/SPA activity is inhibited by the cryptochrome photoreceptors (CRY1 and CRY2), FKF1 from the ZEITLUPE family as well as phytochrome A. Together, these photoreceptors regulate vital aspects of plant growth and development from seedling stage to the induction of flowering. This review presents and discusses the recent advances in blue light-mediated suppression of COP1/SPA activity.
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- Jathish Ponnu
- Botanical Institute and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Biocenter, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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A natural occurring bifunctional CPD/(6-4)-photolyase from the Antarctic bacterium Sphingomonas sp. UV9. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:7037-7050. [PMID: 32572574 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10734-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Photolyases are flavoproteins that repair ultraviolet-induced DNA lesions (cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer or CPD, and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts or (6-4)-PPs), using blue light as an energy source. These enzymes are substrate specific, meaning that a specific photolyase repairs either a CPD or a (6-4)-PP. In this work, we produced a class II CPD-photolyase (called as PhrSph98) from the Antarctic bacterium Sphingomonas sp. UV9 by recombinant DNA technology and we purified the enzyme using immobilized metal affinity chromatography. By using an immunochemistry assay, with monoclonal antibodies against CPD and (6-4)-PP, we found that PhrSph98 repairs both DNA lesions. The result was confirmed by immunocytochemistry using immortalized non-tumorigenic human keratinocytes. Results from structure prediction, pocket computation, and molecular docking analyses showed that PhrSph98 has the two expected protein domains (light-harvesting antenna and a catalytic domain), a larger catalytic site as compared with photolyases produced by mesophilic organisms, and that both substrates fit the catalytic domain. The results obtained from predicted homology modeling suggest that the electron transfer pathway may occur following this pathway: Y389-W369-W390-F376-W381/FAD. The evolutionary reconstruction of PhrSph98 suggests that this is a missing link that reflects the transition of (6-4)-PP repair into the CPD repair ability for the class II CPD-photolyases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a naturally occurring bifunctional, CPD and (6-4)-PP, repairing enzyme. KEY POINTS: • We report the first described bifunctional CPD/(6-4)-photoproducts repairing enzyme. The bifunctional enzyme reaches the nuclei of keratinocyte and repairs the UV-induced DNA damage. The enzyme should be a missing link from an evolutionary point of view. The enzyme may have potential uses in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
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Resilience and self-regulation processes of microalgae under UV radiation stress. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2019.100322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cryptochromes are blue-light receptors that mediate photoresponses in plants. The genomes of most land plants encode two clades of cryptochromes, CRY1 and CRY2, which mediate distinct and overlapping photoresponses within the same species and between different plant species. Photoresponsive protein-protein interaction is the primary mode of signal transduction of cryptochromes. Cryptochromes exist as physiologically inactive monomers in the dark; the absorption of photons leads to conformational change and cryptochrome homooligomerization, which alters the affinity of cryptochromes interacting with cryptochrome-interacting proteins to form various cryptochrome complexes. These cryptochrome complexes, collectively referred to as the cryptochrome complexome, regulate transcription or stability of photoresponsive proteins to modulate plant growth and development. The activity of cryptochromes is regulated by photooligomerization; dark monomerization; cryptochrome regulatory proteins; and cryptochrome phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and degradation. Most of the more than 30 presently known cryptochrome-interacting proteins are either regulated by other photoreceptors or physically interactingwith the protein complexes of other photoreceptors. Some cryptochrome-interacting proteins are also hormonal signaling or regulatory proteins. These two mechanisms enable cryptochromes to integrate blue-light signals with other internal and external signals to optimize plant growth and development.
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- Qin Wang
- Basic Forestry and Proteomics Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA;
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Damulewicz M, Mazzotta GM. One Actor, Multiple Roles: The Performances of Cryptochrome in Drosophila. Front Physiol 2020; 11:99. [PMID: 32194430 PMCID: PMC7066326 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Cryptochromes (CRYs) are flavoproteins that are sensitive to blue light, first identified in Arabidopsis and then in Drosophila and mice. They are evolutionarily conserved and play fundamental roles in the circadian clock of living organisms, enabling them to adapt to the daily 24-h cycles. The role of CRYs in circadian clocks differs among different species: in plants, they have a blue light-sensing activity whereas in mammals they act as light-independent transcriptional repressors within the circadian clock. These two different functions are accomplished by two principal types of CRYs, the light-sensitive plant/insect type 1 CRY and the mammalian type 2 CRY acting as a negative autoregulator in the molecular circadian clockwork. Drosophila melanogaster possesses just one CRY, belonging to type 1 CRYs. Nevertheless, this single CRY appears to have different functions, specific to different organs, tissues, and even subset of cells in which it is expressed. In this review, we will dissect the multiple roles of this single CRY in Drosophila, focusing on the regulatory mechanisms that make its pleiotropy possible.
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- Milena Damulewicz
- Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Vechtomova YL, Telegina TA, Kritsky MS. Evolution of Proteins of the DNA Photolyase/Cryptochrome Family. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2020; 85:S131-S153. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297920140072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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