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Kharabian-Masouleh A, Furtado A, Alsubaie B, Al-Dossary O, Wu A, Al-Mssalem I, Henry R. Loss of plastid ndh genes in an autotrophic desert plant. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:5016-5027. [PMID: 37867970 PMCID: PMC10589726 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.023] [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: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Plant plastid genomes are highly conserved with most flowering plants having the same complement of essential plastid genes. Here, we report the loss of five of the eleven NADH dehydrogenase subunit genes (ndh) in the plastid of a desert plant jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). The plastid genome of jojoba was 156,496 bp with one large single copy region (LSC), a very small single copy region (SSC) and two expanded inverted repeats (IRA + IRB). The NADH dehydrogenase (NDH) complex is comprised of several protein subunits, encoded by the ndh genes of the plastome and the nucleus. The ndh genes are critical to the proper functioning of the photosynthetic electron transport chain and protection of plants from oxidative stress. Most plants are known to contain all eleven ndh genes. Plants with missing or defective ndh genes are often heterotrophs either due to their complete or holo- or myco- parasitic nature. Plants with a defective NDH complex, caused by the deletion/pseudogenisation of some or all the ndh genes, survive in milder climates suggesting the likely extinction of plant lineages lacking these genes under harsh climates. Interestingly, some autotrophic plants do exist without ndh gene/s and can cope with high or low light. This implies that these plants are protected from oxidative stress by mechanisms excluding ndh genes. Jojoba has evolved mechanisms to cope with a non-functioning NDH complex and survives in extreme desert conditions with abundant sunlight and limited water.
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- Ardashir Kharabian-Masouleh
- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University (KFU), Al Hofuf, 36362 Saudi Arabia
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- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University (KFU), Al Hofuf, 36362 Saudi Arabia
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- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University (KFU), Al Hofuf, 36362 Saudi Arabia
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- Queensland Alliance for Innovation in Food and Agriculture (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, The University of Queensland, Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Kim KR, Park SY, Kim H, Hong JM, Kim SY, Yu JN. Complete Chloroplast Genome Determination of Ranunculus sceleratus from Republic of Korea (Ranunculaceae) and Comparative Chloroplast Genomes of the Members of the Ranunculus Genus. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1149. [PMID: 37372329 DOI: 10.3390/genes14061149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Ranunculus sceleratus (family: Ranunculaceae) is a medicinally and economically important plant; however, gaps in taxonomic and species identification limit its practical applicability. This study aimed to sequence the chloroplast genome of R. sceleratus from Republic of Korea. Chloroplast sequences were compared and analyzed among Ranunculus species. The chloroplast genome was assembled from Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing raw data. The genome was 156,329 bp and had a typical quadripartite structure comprising a small single-copy region, a large single-copy region, and two inverted repeats. Fifty-three simple sequence repeats were identified in the four quadrant structural regions. The region between the ndhC and trnV-UAC genes could be useful as a genetic marker to distinguish between R. sceleratus populations from Republic of Korea and China. The Ranunculus species formed a single lineage. To differentiate between Ranunculus species, we identified 16 hotspot regions and confirmed their potential using specific barcodes based on phylogenetic tree and BLAST-based analyses. The ndhE, ndhF, rpl23, atpF, rps4, and rpoA genes had a high posterior probability of codon sites in positive selection, while the amino acid site varied between Ranunculus species and other genera. Comparison of the Ranunculus genomes provides useful information regarding species identification and evolution that could guide future phylogenetic analyses.
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- Kang-Rae Kim
- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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- Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea
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Wong KH, Siu TY, Tsang SSK, Kong BLH, Wu HY, But GWC, Hui JHL, Shaw PC, Lau DTW. The Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Nine Smilacaceae Species from Hong Kong: Inferring Infra- and Inter-Familial Phylogeny. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087460. [PMID: 37108622 PMCID: PMC10138973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087460] [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: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The Smilacaceae is a cosmopolitan family consisting of 200-370 described species. The family includes two widely accepted genera, namely Smilax and Heterosmilax. Among them, the taxonomical status of Heterosmilax has been continuously challenged. Seven Smilax and two Heterosmilax species can be found in Hong Kong, with most of them having medicinal importance. This study aims to revisit the infra-familial and inter-familial relationships of the Smilacaceae using complete chloroplast genomes. The chloroplast genomes of the nine Smilacaceae species from Hong Kong were assembled and annotated, which had sizes of 157,885 bp to 159,007 bp; each of them was identically annotated for 132 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 38 transfer RNA genes, and 8 ribosomal RNA genes. The generic status of Heterosmilax was not supported because it was nested within the Smilax clade in the phylogenetic trees, echoing previous molecular and morphological studies. We suggest delimitating the genus Heterosmilax as a section under the genus Smilax. The results of phylogenomic analysis support the monophyly of Smilacaceae and the exclusion of Ripogonum from the family. This study contributes to the systematics and taxonomy of monocotyledons, authentication of medicinal Smilacaceae, and conservation of plant diversity.
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- Kwan-Ho Wong
- Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Research Area of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Xu X, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Li Q, Wang W, Chen L, Chen G, Ng WL, Islam MN, Punnarak P, Zheng H, Zhu X. A comparison of 25 complete chloroplast genomes between sister mangrove species Kandelia obovata and Kandelia candel geographically separated by the South China Sea. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1075353. [PMID: 36684775 PMCID: PMC9845719 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1075353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In 2003, Kandelia obovata was identified as a new mangrove species differentiated from Kandelia candel. However, little is known about their chloroplast (cp) genome differences and their possible ecological significance. In this study, 25 whole cp genomes, with seven samples of K. candel from Malaysia, Thailand, and Bangladesh and 18 samples of K. obovata from China, were sequenced for comparison. The cp genomes of both species encoded 128 genes, namely 83 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes, but the cp genome size of K. obovata was ~2 kb larger than that of K. candle due to the presence of more and longer repeat sequences. Of these, tandem repeats and simple sequence repeats exhibited great differences. Principal component analysis based on indels, and phylogenetic tree analyses constructed with homologous protein genes from the single-copy genes, as well as 38 homologous pair genes among 13 mangrove species, gave strong support to the separation of the two species within the Kandelia genus. Homologous genes ndhD and atpA showed intraspecific consistency and interspecific differences. Molecular dynamics simulations of their corresponding proteins, NAD(P)H dehydrogenase chain 4 (NDH-D) and ATP synthase subunit alpha (ATP-A), predicted them to be significantly different in the functions of photosynthetic electron transport and ATP generation in the two species. These results suggest that the energy requirement was a pivotal factor in their adaptation to differential environments geographically separated by the South China Sea. Our results also provide clues for future research on their physiological and molecular adaptation mechanisms to light and temperature.
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- Xiuming Xu
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
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- Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Chen J, Jiang T, Jiang J, Deng L, Liu Y, Zhong Z, Fu H, Yang B, Zhang L. The chloroplast GATA-motif of Mahonia bealei participates in alkaloid-mediated photosystem inhibition during dark to light transition. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 280:153894. [PMID: 36525836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Mahonia bealei and Mahonia fortunei are important plant resources in Traditional Chinese Medicine that are valued for their high levels of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs). Although the phytotoxic activity of BIAs has been recognized, information is limited on the mechanism of action by which these compounds regulate photosynthetic activity. Here, we performed comparative chloroplast genome analysis to examine insertions and deletions in the two species. We found a GATA-motif located in the promoter region of the ndhF gene of only M. bealei. K-mer frequency-based diversity analysis illustrated the close correlation between the GATA-motif and leaf phenotype. We found that the GATA-motif significantly inhibits GUS gene expression in tobacco during the dark-light transition (DLT). The expression of ndhF was downregulated in M. bealei and upregulated in M. fortunei during the DLT. NDH-F activity was remarkably decreased and exhibited a significant negative correlation with BIA levels in M. bealei during the DLT. Furthermore, the NADPH produced through photosynthetic metabolism was found to decrease in M. bealei during the DLT. Taken together, our results indicate that this GATA-motif might act as the functional site by which BIAs inhibit photosynthetic metabolism through downregulating ndhF expression during the DLT.
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- Jiaqi Chen
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310005, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Krawczyk K, Myszczyński K, Nobis M, Sawicki J. Insights into adaptive evolution of plastomes in Stipa L. (Poaceae). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:525. [PMID: 36372890 PMCID: PMC9661759 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03923-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The study presents results of research on the evolution of plastid genomes in Stipa L. which is a large genus of the Poaceae family, comprising species diverse in terms of geographic distribution, growing under highly variated habitat conditions. Complete plastome sequences of 43 taxa from Stipeae and Ampelodesmae tribes were analyzed for the variability of the coding regions against the background of phylogenetic relationships within the genus Stipa. The research hypothesis put forward in our research was that some of coding regions are affected by a selection pressure differentiated between individual phylogenetic lines of Stipa, potentially reducing the phylogenetic informativeness of these CDS. The study aimed to answer the question, which genes evolve in Stipa most rapidly and what kind of changes in the properties of encoded amino acids this entails. Another goal of this research was to find out whether individual genes are affected by positive selection and finally, whether selective pressure is uniform within the genus or does it vary between particular evolutionary lines within the genus. RESULTS Results of our study proved the presence of selective pressure in 11 genes: ccsA, matK, ndhC, ndhF, ndhK, rbcL, rpoA rpoC1, rpoC2, rps8 and rps11. For the first time the effect of positive selection on the rps8, rps11, and ndhK genes was documented in grasses. The varied pace of evolution, different intensity and effects of selective pressure have been demonstrated between particular phylogenetic lines of the genus tested. CONCLUSIONS Positive selection in plastid genome in Stipa mostly affects photosynthetic genes. The potential strongest adaptive pressure was observed in the rbcL gene, especially in the oldest evolutionary group comprising Central Asian high-mountain species: S. basiplumosa, S. klimesii, S. penicillata and S. purpurea, where adaptive pressure probably affected the amino acids directly related to the efficiency of CO2 assimilation.
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- Katarzyna Krawczyk
- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 3, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727, Olsztyn, Poland
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Wang Y, Wen F, Hong X, Li Z, Mi Y, Zhao B. Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of Paraboea (Gesneriaceae): Insights into adaptive evolution and phylogenetic analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1019831. [PMID: 36275537 PMCID: PMC9581172 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1019831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Paraboea (Gesneriaceae) distributed in the karst areas of South and Southwest China and Southeast Asia, is an ideal genus to study the phylogeny and adaptive evolution of karst plants. In this study, the complete chloroplast genomes of twelve Paraboea species were sequenced and analyzed. Twelve chloroplast genomes ranged in size from 153166 to 154245 bp. Each chloroplast genome had a typical quartile structure, and relatively conserved type and number of gene components, including 131 genes which are composed of 87 protein coding genes, 36 transfer RNAs and 8 ribosomal RNAs. A total of 600 simple sequence repeats and 389 non-overlapped sequence repeats were obtained from the twelve Paraboea chloroplast genomes. We found ten divergent regions (trnH-GUG-psbA, trnM-CAU, trnC-GCA, atpF-atpH, ycf1, trnK-UUU-rps16, rps15, petL, trnS-GCU-trnR-UCU and psaJ-rpl33) among the 12 Paraboea species to be potential molecular markers. In the phylogenetic tree of 31 Gesneriaceae plants including twelve Paraboea species, all Paraboea species clustered in a clade and confirmed the monophyly of Paraboea. Nine genes with positive selection sites were detected, most of which were related to photosynthesis and protein synthesis, and might played crucial roles in the adaptability of Paraboea to diverse karst environments. These findings are valuable for further study of the phylogeny and karst adaptability of Gesneriaceae plants.
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- Yifei Wang
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Zhao, ; Yaolei Mi,
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Zhao, ; Yaolei Mi,
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Raman G, Nam GH, Park S. Extensive reorganization of the chloroplast genome of Corydalis platycarpa: A comparative analysis of their organization and evolution with other Corydalis plastomes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1043740. [PMID: 37090468 PMCID: PMC10115153 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1043740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Introduction The chloroplast (cp) is an autonomous plant organelle with an individual genome that encodes essential cellular functions. The genome architecture and gene content of the cp is highly conserved in angiosperms. The plastome of Corydalis belongs to the Papaveraceae family, and the genome is comprised of unusual rearrangements and gene content. Thus far, no extensive comparative studies have been carried out to understand the evolution of Corydalis chloroplast genomes. Methods Therefore, the Corydalis platycarpa cp genome was sequenced, and wide-scale comparative studies were conducted using publicly available twenty Corydalis plastomes. Results Comparative analyses showed that an extensive genome rearrangement and IR expansion occurred, and these events evolved independently in the Corydalis species. By contrast, the plastomes of its closely related subfamily Papaveroideae and other Ranunculales taxa are highly conserved. On the other hand, the synapomorphy characteristics of both accD and the ndh gene loss events happened in the common ancestor of the Corydalis and sub-clade of the Corydalis lineage, respectively. The Corydalis-sub clade species (ndh lost) are distributed predominantly in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau (QTP) region. The phylogenetic analysis and divergence time estimation were also employed for the Corydalis species. Discussion The divergence time of the ndh gene in the Corydalis sub-clade species (44.31 - 15.71 mya) coincides very well with the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Oligocene and Miocene periods, and maybe during this period, it has probably triggered the radiation of the Corydalis species. Conclusion To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first large-scale comparative study of Corydalis plastomes and their evolution. The present study may provide insights into the plastome architecture and the molecular evolution of Corydalis species.
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- Gurusamy Raman
- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsan-buk, Republic of Korea
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- Plants Resource Division, Biological Resources Research Department, National Institute of Biological Resources, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- *Correspondence: SeonJoo Park, ; Gi-Heum Nam,
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsan-buk, Republic of Korea
- *Correspondence: SeonJoo Park, ; Gi-Heum Nam,
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Sabater B. On the Edge of Dispensability, the Chloroplast ndh Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12505. [PMID: 34830386 PMCID: PMC8621559 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The polypeptides encoded by the chloroplast ndh genes and some nuclear genes form the thylakoid NADH dehydrogenase (Ndh) complex, homologous to the mitochondrial complex I. Except for Charophyceae (algae related to higher plants) and a few Prasinophyceae, all eukaryotic algae lack ndh genes. Among vascular plants, the ndh genes are absent in epiphytic and in some species scattered among different genera, families, and orders. The recent identification of many plants lacking plastid ndh genes allows comparison on phylogenetic trees and functional investigations of the ndh genes. The ndh genes protect Angiosperms under various terrestrial stresses, maintaining efficient photosynthesis. On the edge of dispensability, ndh genes provide a test for the natural selection of photosynthesis-related genes in evolution. Variable evolutionary environments place Angiosperms without ndh genes at risk of extinction and, probably, most extant ones may have lost ndh genes recently. Therefore, they are evolutionary endpoints in phylogenetic trees. The low number of sequenced plastid DNA and the long lifespan of some Gymnosperms lacking ndh genes challenge models about the role of ndh genes protecting against stress and promoting leaf senescence. Additional DNA sequencing in Gymnosperms and investigations into the molecular mechanisms of their response to stress will provide a unified model of the evolutionary and functional consequences of the lack of ndh genes.
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- Bartolomé Sabater
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain
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Sagun JV, Badger MR, Chow WS, Ghannoum O. Mehler reaction plays a role in C 3 and C 4 photosynthesis under shade and low CO 2. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021; 149:171-185. [PMID: 33534052 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00819-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alternative electron fluxes such as the cyclic electron flux (CEF) around photosystem I (PSI) and Mehler reaction (Me) are essential for efficient photosynthesis because they generate additional ATP and protect both photosystems against photoinhibition. The capacity for Me can be estimated by measuring O2 exchange rate under varying irradiance and CO2 concentration. In this study, mass spectrometric measurements of O2 exchange were made using leaves of representative species of C3 and C4 grasses grown under natural light (control; PAR ~ 800 µmol quanta m-2 s-1) and shade (~ 300 µmol quanta m-2 s-1), and in representative species of gymnosperm, liverwort and fern grown under natural light. For all control grown plants measured at high CO2, O2 uptake rates were similar between the light and dark, and the ratio of Rubisco oxygenation to carboxylation (Vo/Vc) was low, which suggests little potential for Me, and that O2 uptake was mainly due to photorespiration or mitochondrial respiration under these conditions. Low CO2 stimulated O2 uptake in the light, Vo/Vc and Me in all species. The C3 species had similar Vo/Vc, but Me was highest in the grass and lowest in the fern. Among the C4 grasses, shade increased O2 uptake in the light, Vo/Vc and the assimilation quotient (AQ), particularly at low CO2, whilst Me was only substantial at low CO2 where it may contribute 20-50% of maximum electron flow under high light.
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- Julius Ver Sagun
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
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Li P, Lou G, Cai X, Zhang B, Cheng Y, Wang H. Comparison of the complete plastomes and the phylogenetic analysis of Paulownia species. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2225. [PMID: 32042041 PMCID: PMC7010769 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Paulownia species are important ecological, economic and ornamental species, but their phylogenetic relationship remains unclear, which seriously affects the development and utilization of these important resources. The complete chloroplast genomes of six Paulownia species were assembled by next-generation sequencing data. By adding two known Paulownia chloroplast genomes to these six assembled genomes, we performed the comparative analysis and phylogenetic tree reconstruction of Paulownia. The results indicated that the chloroplast genomes of Paulownia species ranged in size from 154,107 to 154,694 bp. These chloroplast genomes contained 117 unique functional genes, including 80 protein-coding genes, four rRNA genes, and 33 tRNA genes. Twelve hotspot regions, five protein-coding genes and seven noncoding regions, were identified in the chloroplast genomes that showed high levels of sequence variation. Additionally, positive selection was observed in three genes, rps2, rbcL and ndhG. The maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian (BI) analysis strongly supported the monophyletic origin of Paulownia species, which clustered into two major clades: One clade included P. coreana, P. tomentosa and P. kawakamii, while the other clade comprised the 5 other species including P. fargesii and P. australis. This study provides useful genetic information for phylogenetic reconstruction, taxonomic discrepancies, and studying species evolution and phylogeography in Paulownia.
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- Pingping Li
- College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of plant protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of plant protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of plant protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of plant protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
- College of plant protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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Li F, Cai M, Lin M, Huang X, Wang J, Ke H, Zheng X, Chen D, Wang C, Wu S, An Y. Differences between Motile and Nonmotile Cells of Haematococcus pluvialis in the Production of Astaxanthin at Different Light Intensities. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17010039. [PMID: 30634492 PMCID: PMC6356902 DOI: 10.3390/md17010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Haematococcus pluvialis, as the best natural resource of astaxanthin, is widely used in nutraceuticals, aquaculture, and cosmetic industries. The purpose of this work was to compare the differences in astaxanthin accumulation between motile and nonmotile cells of H. pluvialis and to determine the relationship between the two cells and astaxanthin production. The experiment design was achieved by two different types of H. pluvialis cell and three different light intensities for an eight day induction period. The astaxanthin concentrations in nonmotile cell cultures were significantly increased compared to motile cell cultures. The increase of astaxanthin was closely associated with the enlargement of cell size, and the nonmotile cells were more conducive to the formation of large astaxanthin-rich cysts than motile cells. The cyst enlargement and astaxanthin accumulation of H. pluvialis were both affected by light intensity, and a general trend was that the higher the light intensity, the larger the cysts formed, and the larger the quantity of astaxanthin accumulated. In addition, the relatively low cell mortality rate in the nonmotile cell cultures indicated that the nonmotile cells have a stronger tolerance to photooxidative stress. We suggest that applying nonmotile cells as the major cell type of H. pluvialis to the induction period may help to enhance the content of astaxanthin and the stability of astaxanthin production.
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- Feng Li
- The Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
- Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Applied Technology, Xiamen 361101, China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- The Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
- Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Applied Technology, Xiamen 361101, China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
- Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- College of fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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- Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Applied Technology, Xiamen 361101, China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Applied Technology, Xiamen 361101, China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Applied Technology, Xiamen 361101, China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.
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Song Y, Yu WB, Tan Y, Liu B, Yao X, Jin J, Padmanaba M, Yang JB, Corlett RT. Evolutionary Comparisons of the Chloroplast Genome in Lauraceae and Insights into Loss Events in the Magnoliids. Genome Biol Evol 2018; 9:2354-2364. [PMID: 28957463 PMCID: PMC5610729 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Available plastomes of the Lauraceae show similar structure and varied size, but there has been no systematic comparison across the family. In order to understand the variation in plastome size and structure in the Lauraceae and related families of magnoliids, we here compare 47 plastomes, 15 newly sequenced, from 27 representative genera. We reveal that the two shortest plastomes are in the parasitic Lauraceae genus Cassytha, with lengths of 114,623 (C. filiformis) and 114,963 bp (C. capillaris), and that they have lost NADH dehydrogenase (ndh) genes in the large single-copy region and one entire copy of the inverted repeat (IR) region. The plastomes of the core Lauraceae group, with lengths from 150,749 bp (Nectandra angustifolia) to 152,739 bp (Actinodaphne trichocarpa), have lost trnI-CAU, rpl23, rpl2, a fragment of ycf2, and their intergenic regions in IRb region, whereas the plastomes of the basal Lauraceae group, with lengths from 157,577 bp (Eusideroxylon zwageri) to 158,530 bp (Beilschmiedia tungfangensis), have lost rpl2 in IRa region. The plastomes of Calycanthus (Calycanthaceae, Laurales) have lost rpl2 in IRb region, but the plastome of Caryodaphnopsis henryi (Lauraceae) remain intact, as do those of the nonLaurales magnoliid genera Piper, Liriodendron, and Magnolia. On the basis of our phylogenetic analysis and structural comparisons, different loss events occurred in different lineages of the Laurales, and fragment loss events in the IR regions have largely driven the contraction of the plastome in the Lauraceae. These results provide new insights into the evolution of the Lauraceae as well as the magnoliids as a whole.
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- Yu Song
- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China
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- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China
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- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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Frailey DC, Chaluvadi SR, Vaughn JN, Coatney CG, Bennetzen JL. Gene loss and genome rearrangement in the plastids of five Hemiparasites in the family Orobanchaceae. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:30. [PMID: 29409454 PMCID: PMC5801802 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1249-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The chloroplast genomes (plastome) of most plants are highly conserved in structure, gene content, and gene order. Parasitic plants, including those that are fully photosynthetic, often contain plastome rearrangements. These most notably include gene deletions that result in a smaller plastome size. The nature of gene loss and genome structural rearrangement has been investigated in several parasitic plants, but their timing and contributions to the adaptation of these parasites requires further investigation, especially among the under-studied hemi-parasites. RESULTS De novo sequencing, assembly and annotation of the chloroplast genomes of five photosynthetic parasites from the family Orobanchaceae were employed to investigate plastome dynamics. Four had major structural rearrangements, including gene duplications and gene losses, that differentiated the taxa. The facultative parasite Aureolaria virginica had the most similar genome content to its close non-parasitic relative, Lindenbergia philippensis, with similar genome size and organization, and no differences in gene content. In contrast, the facultative parasite Buchnera americana and three obligate parasites in the genus Striga all had enlargements of their plastomes, primarily caused by expansion within the large inverted repeats (IRs) that are a standard plastome feature. Some of these IR increases were shared by multiple investigated species, but others were unique to particular lineages. Gene deletions and pseudogenization were also both shared and lineage-specific, with particularly frequent and independent loss of the ndh genes involved in electron recycling. CONCLUSIONS Five new plastid genomes were fully assembled and compared. The results indicate that plastome instability is common in parasitic plants, even those that retain the need to perform essential plastid functions like photosynthesis. Gene losses were slow and not identical across taxa, suggesting that different lineages had different uses or needs for some of their plastome gene content, including genes involved in some aspects of photosynthesis. Recent repeat region extensions, some unique to terminal species branches, were observed after the divergence of the Buchnera/Striga clade, suggesting that this otherwise rare event has some special value in this lineage.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30677 USA
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Pan X, Qin Y, Yuan Z. Potential of a halophyte-associated endophytic fungus for sustaining Chinese white poplar growth under salinity. Symbiosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-018-0541-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lee HJ, Koo HJ, Lee J, Lee SC, Lee DY, Giang VNL, Kim M, Shim H, Park JY, Yoo KO, Sung SH, Yang TJ. Authentication of Zanthoxylum Species Based on Integrated Analysis of Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequences and Metabolite Profiles. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:10350-10359. [PMID: 29058421 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We performed chloroplast genome sequencing and comparative analysis of two Rutaceae species, Zanthoxylum schinifolium (Korean pepper tree) and Z. piperitum (Japanese pepper tree), which are medicinal and culinary crops in Asia. We identified more than 837 single nucleotide polymorphisms and 103 insertions/deletions (InDels) based on a comparison of the two chloroplast genomes and developed seven DNA markers derived from five tandem repeats and two InDel variations that discriminated between Korean Zanthoxylum species. Metabolite profile analysis pointed to three metabolic groups, one with Korean Z. piperitum samples, one with Korean Z. schinifolium samples, and the last containing all the tested Chinese Zanthoxylum species samples, which are considered to be Z. bungeanum based on our results. Two markers were capable of distinguishing among these three groups. The chloroplast genome sequences identified in this study represent a valuable genomics resource for exploring diversity in Rutaceae, and the molecular markers will be useful for authenticating dried Zanthoxylum berries in the marketplace.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kangwon National University , Chuncheon, Gangwon 24341, Republic of Korea
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Wang D, Fu A. The Plastid Terminal Oxidase is a Key Factor Balancing the Redox State of Thylakoid Membrane. Enzymes 2016; 40:143-171. [PMID: 27776780 DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Mitochondria possess oxygen-consuming respiratory electron transfer chains (RETCs), and the oxygen-evolving photosynthetic electron transfer chain (PETC) resides in chloroplasts. Evolutionarily mitochondria and chloroplasts are derived from ancient α-proteobacteria and cyanobacteria, respectively. However, cyanobacteria harbor both RETC and PETC on their thylakoid membranes. It is proposed that chloroplasts could possess a RETC on the thylakoid membrane, in addition to PETC. Identification of a plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) in the chloroplast from the Arabidopsis variegation mutant immutans (im) demonstrated the presence of a RETC in chloroplasts, and the PTOX is the committed oxidase. PTOX is distantly related to the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX), which is responsible for the CN-insensitive alternative RETC. Similar to AOX, an ubiquinol (UQH2) oxidase, PTOX is a plastoquinol (PQH2) oxidase on the chloroplast thylakoid membrane. Lack of PTOX, Arabidopsis im showed a light-dependent variegation phenotype; and mutant plants will not survive the mediocre light intensity during its early development stage. PTOX is very important for carotenoid biosynthesis, since the phytoene desaturation, a key step in the carotenoid biosynthesis, is blocked in the white sectors of Arabidopsis im mutant. PTOX is found to be a stress-related protein in numerous research instances. It is generally believed that PTOX can protect plants from various environmental stresses, especially high light stress. PTOX also plays significant roles in chloroplast development and plant morphogenesis. Global physiological roles played by PTOX could be a direct or indirect consequence of its PQH2 oxidase activity to maintain the PQ pool redox state on the thylakoid membrane. The PTOX-dependent chloroplast RETC (so-called chlororespiration) does not contribute significantly when chloroplast PETC is normally developed and functions well. However, PTOX-mediated RETC could be the major force to regulate the PQ pool redox balance in the darkness, under conditions of stress, in nonphotosynthetic plastids, especially in the early development from proplastids to chloroplasts.
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- D Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Western Resources Biology and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Western Resources Biology and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China.
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Ranade SS, García-Gil MR, Rosselló JA. Non-functional plastid ndh gene fragments are present in the nuclear genome of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karsch): insights from in silico analysis of nuclear and organellar genomes. Mol Genet Genomics 2016; 291:935-41. [PMID: 26732267 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1159-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Many genes have been lost from the prokaryote plastidial genome during the early events of endosymbiosis in eukaryotes. Some of them were definitively lost, but others were relocated and functionally integrated to the host nuclear genomes through serial events of gene transfer during plant evolution. In gymnosperms, plastid genome sequencing has revealed the loss of ndh genes from several species of Gnetales and Pinaceae, including Norway spruce (Picea abies). This study aims to trace the ndh genes in the nuclear and organellar Norway spruce genomes. The plastid genomes of higher plants contain 11 ndh genes which are homologues of mitochondrial genes encoding subunits of the proton-pumping NADH-dehydrogenase (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase) or complex I (electron transport chain). Ndh genes encode 11 NDH polypeptides forming the Ndh complex (analogous to complex I) which seems to be primarily involved in chloro-respiration processes. We considered ndh genes from the plastidial genome of four gymnosperms (Cryptomeria japonica, Cycas revoluta, Ginkgo biloba, Podocarpus totara) and a single angiosperm species (Arabidopsis thaliana) to trace putative homologs in the nuclear and organellar Norway spruce genomes using tBLASTn to assess the evolutionary fate of ndh genes in Norway spruce and to address their genomic location(s), structure, integrity and functionality. The results obtained from tBLASTn were subsequently analyzed by performing homology search for finding ndh specific conserved domains using conserved domain search. We report the presence of non-functional plastid ndh gene fragments, excepting ndhE and ndhG genes, in the nuclear genome of Norway spruce. Regulatory transcriptional elements like promoters, TATA boxes and enhancers were detected in the upstream regions of some ndh fragments. We also found transposable elements in the flanking regions of few ndh fragments suggesting nuclear rearrangements in those regions. These evidences support the hypothesis that, at least in Picea, ndh translocations from the plastid to the nuclear genome have occurred, and that there might have been a functional machinery at some time during evolution to accommodate them within a nuclear-encoded environment, or attempts to form it.
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- Sonali Sachin Ranade
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden
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- Jardí Botànic, Universidad de Valencia, c/Quart 80, 46008, Valencia, Spain
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Martín M, Marín D, Serrot PH, Sabater B. Evolutionary reversion of editing sites of ndh genes suggests their origin in the Permian-Triassic, before the increase of atmospheric CO2. Front Ecol Evol 2015. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wiciarz M, Gubernator B, Kruk J, Niewiadomska E. Enhanced chloroplastic generation of H2O2 in stress-resistant Thellungiella salsuginea in comparison to Arabidopsis thaliana. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2015; 153:467-76. [PMID: 24961163 PMCID: PMC4359041 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In order to find some basis of salinity resistance in the chloroplastic metabolism, a halophytic Thellungiella salsuginea was compared with glycophytic Arabidopsis thaliana. In control T.s. plants the increased ratios of chlorophyll a/b and of fluorescence emission at 77 K (F730 /F685 ) were documented, in comparison to A.t.. This was accompanied by a higher YII and lower NPQ (non-photochemical quenching) values, and by a more active PSI (photosystem I). Another prominent feature of the photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in T.s. was the intensive production of H2 O2 from PQ (plastoquinone) pool. Salinity treatment (0.15 and 0.30 M NaCl for A.t. and T.s., respectively) led to a decrease in ratios of chl a/b and F730 /F685 . In A.t., a salinity-driven enhancement of YII and NPQ was found, in association with the stimulation of H2 O2 production from PQ pool. In contrast, in salinity-treated T.s., these variables were similar as in controls. The intensive H2 O2 generation was accompanied by a high activity of PTOX (plastid terminal oxidase), whilst inhibition of this enzyme led to an increased H2 O2 formation. It is hypothesized, that the intensive H2 O2 generation from PQ pool might be an important element of stress preparedness in Thellungiella plants. In control T.s. plants, a higher activation state of carboxylase ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco, EC 4.1.1.39) was also documented in concert with the attachment of Rubisco activase (RCA) to the thylakoid membranes. It is supposed, that a closer contact of RCA with PSI in T.s. enables a more efficient Rubisco activation than in A.t.
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- Monika Wiciarz
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw51-148, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences30-239, Kraków, Poland
- Correspondence*Corresponding author, e-mail:
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Segura MV, Quiles MJ. Involvement of chlororespiration in chilling stress in the tropical species Spathiphyllum wallisii. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:525-33. [PMID: 25041194 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Spathiphyllum wallisii plants were used to study the effect of chilling stress under high illumination on photosynthesis and chlororespiration. Leaves showed different responses that depended on root temperature. When stem, but not root, was chilled, photosystem II (PSII) was strongly photoinhibited. However, when the whole plant was chilled, the maximal quantum yield of PSII decreased only slightly below the normal values and cyclic electron transport was stimulated. Changes were also observed in the chlororespiration enzymes and PGR5. In whole plants chilled under high illumination, the amounts of NADH dehydrogenase (NDH) complex and plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) remained similar to control and increased when only stem was chilled. In contrast, the amount of PGR5 polypeptide was higher in plants when both root and stem were chilled than in plants in which only stem was chilled. The results indicated that the contribution of chlororespiration to regulating photosynthetic electron flow is not relevant when the whole plant is chilled under high light, and that another pathway, such as cyclic electron flow involving PGR5 polypeptide, may be more important. However, when PSII activity is strongly photoinhibited in plants in which only stem is chilled, chlororespiration, together with other routes of electron input to the electron transfer chain, is probably essential.
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- María V Segura
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, E-30100, Spain
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Tombuloglu G, Tombuloglu H, Sakcali MS, Unver T. High-throughput transcriptome analysis of barley (Hordeum vulgare) exposed to excessive boron. Gene 2015; 557:71-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Martín M, Noarbe DM, Serrot PH, Sabater B. The rise of the photosynthetic rate when light intensity increases is delayed in ndh gene-defective tobacco at high but not at low CO2 concentrations. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:34. [PMID: 25709611 PMCID: PMC4321573 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The 11 plastid ndh genes have hovered frequently on the edge of dispensability, being absent in the plastid DNA of many algae and certain higher plants. We have compared the photosynthetic activity of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, cv. Petit Havana) with five transgenic lines (ΔndhF, pr-ΔndhF, T181D, T181A, and ndhF FC) and found that photosynthetic performance is impaired in transgenic ndhF-defective tobacco plants at rapidly fluctuating light intensities and higher than ambient CO2 concentrations. In contrast to wild type and ndhF FC, which reach the maximum photosynthetic rate in less than 1 min when light intensity suddenly increases, ndh defective plants (ΔndhF and T181A) show up to a 5 min delay in reaching the maximum photosynthetic rate at CO2 concentrations higher than the ambient 360 ppm. Net photosynthesis was determined at different CO2 concentrations when sequences of 130, 870, 61, 870, and 130 μmol m(-2) s(-1) PAR sudden light changes were applied to leaves and photosynthetic efficiency and entropy production (Sg) were determined as indicators of photosynthesis performance. The two ndh-defective plants, ΔndhF and T181A, had lower photosynthetic efficiency and higher Sg than wt, ndhF FC and T181D tobacco plants, containing full functional ndh genes, at CO2 concentrations above 400 ppm. We propose that the Ndh complex improves cyclic electron transport by adjusting the redox level of transporters during the low light intensity stage. In ndhF-defective strains, the supply of electrons through the Ndh complex fails, transporters remain over-oxidized (specially at high CO2 concentrations) and the rate of cyclic electron transport is low, impairing the ATP level required to rapidly reach high CO2 fixation rates in the following high light phase. Hence, ndh genes could be dispensable at low but not at high atmospheric concentrations of CO2.
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- Mercedes Martín
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de HenaresSpain
- *Correspondence: Bartolomé Sabater, Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain e-mail:
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Schuurmans RM, Schuurmans JM, Bekker M, Kromkamp JC, Matthijs HC, Hellingwerf KJ. The redox potential of the plastoquinone pool of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis species strain PCC 6803 is under strict homeostatic control. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 165:463-75. [PMID: 24696521 PMCID: PMC4012603 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.237313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A method is presented for rapid extraction of the total plastoquinone (PQ) pool from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 cells that preserves the in vivo plastoquinol (PQH2) to -PQ ratio. Cells were rapidly transferred into ice-cold organic solvent for instantaneous extraction of the cellular PQ plus PQH2 content. After high-performance liquid chromatography fractionation of the organic phase extract, the PQH2 content was quantitatively determined via its fluorescence emission at 330 nm. The in-cell PQH2-PQ ratio then followed from comparison of the PQH2 signal in samples as collected and in an identical sample after complete reduction with sodium borohydride. Prior to PQH2 extraction, cells from steady-state chemostat cultures were exposed to a wide range of physiological conditions, including high/low availability of inorganic carbon, and various actinic illumination conditions. Well-characterized electron-transfer inhibitors were used to generate a reduced or an oxidized PQ pool for reference. The in vivo redox state of the PQ pool was correlated with the results of pulse-amplitude modulation-based chlorophyll a fluorescence emission measurements, oxygen exchange rates, and 77 K fluorescence emission spectra. Our results show that the redox state of the PQ pool of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 is subject to strict homeostatic control (i.e. regulated between narrow limits), in contrast to the more dynamic chlorophyll a fluorescence signal.
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Ngounou Wetie AG, Sokolowska I, Woods AG, Roy U, Deinhardt K, Darie CC. Protein-protein interactions: switch from classical methods to proteomics and bioinformatics-based approaches. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:205-28. [PMID: 23579629 PMCID: PMC11113707 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1333-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Following the sequencing of the human genome and many other organisms, research on protein-coding genes and their functions (functional genomics) has intensified. Subsequently, with the observation that proteins are indeed the molecular effectors of most cellular processes, the discipline of proteomics was born. Clearly, proteins do not function as single entities but rather as a dynamic network of team players that have to communicate. Though genetic (yeast two-hybrid Y2H) and biochemical methods (co-immunoprecipitation Co-IP, affinity purification AP) were the methods of choice at the beginning of the study of protein-protein interactions (PPI), in more recent years there has been a shift towards proteomics-based methods and bioinformatics-based approaches. In this review, we first describe in depth PPIs and we make a strong case as to why unraveling the interactome is the next challenge in the field of proteomics. Furthermore, classical methods of investigation of PPIs and structure-based bioinformatics approaches are presented. The greatest emphasis is placed on proteomic methods, especially native techniques that were recently developed and that have been shown to be reliable. Finally, we point out the limitations of these methods and the need to set up a standard for the validation of PPI experiments.
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- Armand G. Ngounou Wetie
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry and Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry and Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry and Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry and Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 USA
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- Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Life Sciences Building 85, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Life Sciences Building 85, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry and Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 USA
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Van Den Bekerom RJM, Dix PJ, Diekmann K, Barth S. Variations in efficiency of plastidial RNA editing within ndh transcripts of perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne) are not linked to differences in drought tolerance. AOB PLANTS 2013; 5:plt035. [PMCID: PMC4455615 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plt035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Projected climate change is likely to subject key temperate grassland species, such as perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) to drought stress. Previous studies have shown that the NADH dehydrogenase complex (NDH) is involved with countering oxidative stress during environmental stresses like drought. We studied RNA editing within plastidial transcripts of the NDH complex in relation to the drought response of several accessions of perennial ryegrass. We found dramatic and reproducible differences in RNA editing efficiency between accessions, but efficiency was not influenced by imposition of drought stress, and a direct relationship between editing behaviour and drought response was not detected. Maintenance of healthy grasslands is essential for efficient livestock production, yet projected climate change is likely to place a heavy drought stress burden on key grassland species, such as perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). It is therefore important to gather an in-depth knowledge of the underlying plant response to this stress. The present study is focused on RNA editing (post-transcriptional nucleotide modifications resulting in altered transcripts) within plastidial transcripts of the NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (NDH) complex (NADH dehydrogenase complex) in relation to the drought response of several accessions of perennial ryegrass. Previous studies have shown that the NDH complex is involved in countering oxidative stress during environmental stresses like drought. Owing to the nature of RNA editing within this complex, the RNA editing machinery could play a potential role in regulating the activity of the NDH complex. The investigation revealed dramatic and reproducible differences in RNA editing efficiency between accessions, but efficiency was not influenced by imposition of drought stress, and a direct relationship between editing behaviour and drought response was not detected.
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- Rob J. M. Van Den Bekerom
- Teagasc Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Oak Park Crops Research Centre, Carlow, Ireland
- National University of Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- National University of Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Teagasc Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Oak Park Crops Research Centre, Carlow, Ireland
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- Teagasc Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Oak Park Crops Research Centre, Carlow, Ireland
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Wunder T, Liu Q, Aseeva E, Bonardi V, Leister D, Pribil M. Control of STN7 transcript abundance and transient STN7 dimerisation are involved in the regulation of STN7 activity. PLANTA 2013; 237:541-58. [PMID: 23086342 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1775-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Reversible phosphorylation of LHCII, the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II, controls its migration between the two photosystems (state transitions), and serves to adapt the photosynthetic machinery of plants and green algae to short-term changes in ambient light conditions. The thylakoid kinase STN7 is required for LHCII phosphorylation and state transitions in vascular plants. Regulation of STN7 levels occurs at the post-translational level, depends on the thylakoid redox state, and might involve reversible autophosphorylation. Here, we have analysed the effects of different light conditions and chemical inhibitors on the abundance of STN7 transcripts and their products. This analysis was performed in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana plants, in several photosynthetic mutants, and in lines overexpressing STN7 (oeSTN7) or expressing mutant variants of STN7 carrying single or double cysteine-serine exchanges. It was found that accumulation of the STN7 protein is also controlled at the level of transcript abundance. Under certain conditions, exposure to high light or far-red light treatment, the relative decreases in LHCII phosphorylation can be attributed to decreases in STN7 abundance. Nevertheless, inhibitor experiments showed that redox control of LHCII kinase activity persists in oeSTN7 plants. STN7 dimers were found in oeSTN7 plants and in lines with single cysteine-serine exchanges, indicating that dimerisation involves disulphide bridges. We speculate that transient STN7 dimerisation is required for STN7 activity, and that the altered dimerisation behaviour of oeSTN7 plants might be responsible for the unusually high phosphorylation of LHCII in the dark found in this genotype.
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- Tobias Wunder
- Department Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU), Plant Molecular Biology (Botany), Großhaderner Strasse 2, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Braukmann T, Kuzmina M, Stefanovic S. Plastid genome evolution across the genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae): two clades within subgenus Grammica exhibit extensive gene loss. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:977-89. [PMID: 23349139 PMCID: PMC3580819 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae, the morning glory family) is one of the most intensely studied lineages of parasitic plants. Whole plastome sequencing of four Cuscuta species has demonstrated changes to both plastid gene content and structure. The presence of photosynthetic genes under purifying selection indicates that Cuscuta is cryptically photosynthetic. However, the tempo and mode of plastid genome evolution across the diversity of this group (~200 species) remain largely unknown. A comparative investigation of plastid genome content, grounded within a phylogenetic framework, was conducted using a slot-blot Southern hybridization approach. Cuscuta was extensively sampled (~56% of species), including groups previously suggested to possess more altered plastomes compared with other members of this genus. A total of 56 probes derived from all categories of protein-coding genes, typically found within the plastomes of flowering plants, were used. The results indicate that two clades within subgenus Grammica (clades 'O' and 'K') exhibit substantially more plastid gene loss relative to other members of Cuscuta. All surveyed members of the 'O' clade show extensive losses of plastid genes from every category of genes typically found in the plastome, including otherwise highly conserved small and large ribosomal subunits. The extent of plastid gene losses within this clade is similar in magnitude to that observed previously in some non-asterid holoparasites, in which the very presence of a plastome has been questioned. The 'K' clade also exhibits considerable loss of plastid genes. Unlike in the 'O' clade, in which all species seem to be affected, the losses in clade 'K' progress phylogenetically, following a pattern consistent with the Evolutionary Transition Series hypothesis. This clade presents an ideal opportunity to study the reduction of the plastome of parasites 'in action'. The widespread plastid gene loss in these two clades is hypothesized to be a consequence of the complete loss of photosynthesis. Additionally, taxa that would be the best candidates for entire plastome sequencing are identified in order to investigate further the loss of photosynthesis and reduction of the plastome within Cuscuta.
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- Thomas Braukmann
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto-Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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Sabater B, Martín M. Hypothesis: increase of the ratio singlet oxygen plus superoxide radical to hydrogen peroxide changes stress defense response to programmed leaf death. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:479. [PMID: 24324479 PMCID: PMC3839260 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) increases under different stresses and, by destroying cellular components, may cause cell death. In addition, ROS are part of the complex network of transduction signals that induce defense reactions against stress or, alternatively, trigger programmed cell death, and key questions are the levels of each ROS that, respectively determine defense and death responses of the cell. The answer to those questions is difficult because there are several patterns of cell death that frequently appear mixed and are hardly distinguishable. Moreover, although considerable progresses have been achieved in the determination of the levels of specific ROS, critical questions remain on the ROS level in specific cell compartments. By considering chloroplasts as the main source of ROS in photosynthetic tissues at light, a comparison of the levels in stress and senescence of the chloroplastic activities involved in the generation and scavenging of ROS suggests plausible differences in the levels of specific ROS between stress defense and death. In effect, the three activities of the chlororespiratory chain increase similarly in stress defense response. However, in senescence, superoxide dismutase (SOD), that converts superoxide anion radical ([Formula: see text]) to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2,) decreases, while the thylakoid Ndh complex, that favors the generation of singlet oxygen ((1)O2) and [Formula: see text], and peroxidase (PX), that consumes H2O2, increase. The obvious inference is that, in respect to defense response, the ratio ((1)O2 plus [Formula: see text])/H2O2 is increased in the senescence previous to cell death. We hypothesize that the different ROS ratios, probably through changes in the jasmonic acid/H2O2 ratio, could determine the activation of the defense network or the death network response of the cell.
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- Bartolomé Sabater
- *Correspondence: Bartolomé Sabater, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Fisiología Vegetal), Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain e-mail:
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Foudree A, Putarjunan A, Kambakam S, Nolan T, Fussell J, Pogorelko G, Rodermel S. The Mechanism of Variegation in immutans Provides Insight into Chloroplast Biogenesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:260. [PMID: 23205022 PMCID: PMC3506963 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The immutans (im) variegation mutant of Arabidopsis has green and white-sectored leaves due to the absence of fully functional plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX), a plastoquinol oxidase in thylakoid membranes. PTOX appears to be at the nexus of a growing number of biochemical pathways in the plastid, including carotenoid biosynthesis, PSI cyclic electron flow, and chlororespiration. During the early steps of chloroplast biogenesis, PTOX serves as an alternate electron sink and is a prime determinant of the redox poise of the developing photosynthetic apparatus. Whereas a lack of PTOX causes the formation of photooxidized plastids in the white sectors of im, compensating mechanisms allow the green sectors to escape the effects of the mutation. This manuscript provides an update on PTOX, the mechanism of im variegation, and findings about im compensatory mechanisms.
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- Andrew Foudree
- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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Serrot PH, Sabater B, Martín M. Activity, polypeptide and gene identification of thylakoid Ndh complex in trees: potential physiological relevance of fluorescence assays. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2012; 146:110-20. [PMID: 22324908 PMCID: PMC3457125 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01598.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Three evergreen (Laurus nobilis, Viburnum tinus and Thuja plicata) and two autumnal abscission deciduous trees (Cydonia oblonga and Prunus domestica) have been investigated for the presence (zymogram and immunodetection) and functionality (post-illumination chlorophyll fluorescence) of the thylakoid Ndh complex. The presence of encoding ndh genes has also been investigated in T. plicata. Western assays allowed tentative identification of zymogram NADH dehydrogenase bands corresponding to the Ndh complex after native electrophoresis of solubilized fractions from L. nobilis, V. tinus, C. oblonga and P. domestica leaves, but not in those of T. plicata. However, Ndh subunits were detected after SDS-PAGE of thylakoid solubilized proteins of T. plicata. The leaves of the five plants showed the post-illumination chlorophyll fluorescence increase dependent on the presence of active Ndh complex. The fluorescence increase was higher in autumn in deciduous, but not in evergreen trees, which suggests that the thylakoid Ndh complex could be involved in autumnal leaf senescence. Two ndhB genes were sequenced from T. plicata that differ at the 350 bp 3' end sequence. Comparison with the mRNA revealed that ndhB genes have a 707-bp type II intron between exons 1 (723 bp) and 2 (729 bp) and that the UCA 259th codon is edited to UUA in mRNA. Phylogenetically, the ndhB genes of T. plicata group close to those of Metasequoia, Cryptomeria, Taxodium, Juniperus and Widdringtonia in the cupresaceae branch and are 5' end shortened by 18 codons with respect to that of angiosperms.
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LAN JP, LI LY, JIA L, CAO YH, BAI H, CHEN H, LIU SN, WU L, LIU GZ. Expression Profiling of Chloroplast-encoded Proteins in Rice Leaves at Different Growth Stages*. PROG BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2011. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1206.2011.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lüthje S, Meisrimler CN, Hopff D, Möller B. Phylogeny, topology, structure and functions of membrane-bound class III peroxidases in vascular plants. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2011; 72:1124-1135. [PMID: 21211808 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Peroxidases are key player in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species during cellular metabolism and oxidative stress. Membrane-bound isoenzymes have been described for peroxidase superfamilies in plants and animals. Recent studies demonstrated a location of peroxidases of the secretory pathway (class III peroxidases) at the tonoplast and the plasma membrane. Proteomic approaches using highly enriched plasma membrane preparations suggest organisation of these peroxidases in microdomains, a developmentally regulation and an induction of isoenzymes by oxidative stress. Phylogenetic relations, topology, putative structures, and physiological function of membrane-bound class III peroxidases will be discussed.
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- Sabine Lüthje
- University of Hamburg, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Dept. Plant Physiology, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany.
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Wicke S, Schneeweiss GM, dePamphilis CW, Müller KF, Quandt D. The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 76:273-97. [PMID: 21424877 PMCID: PMC3104136 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-011-9762-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 834] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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This review bridges functional and evolutionary aspects of plastid chromosome architecture in land plants and their putative ancestors. We provide an overview on the structure and composition of the plastid genome of land plants as well as the functions of its genes in an explicit phylogenetic and evolutionary context. We will discuss the architecture of land plant plastid chromosomes, including gene content and synteny across land plants. Moreover, we will explore the functions and roles of plastid encoded genes in metabolism and their evolutionary importance regarding gene retention and conservation. We suggest that the slow mode at which the plastome typically evolves is likely to be influenced by a combination of different molecular mechanisms. These include the organization of plastid genes in operons, the usually uniparental mode of plastid inheritance, the activity of highly effective repair mechanisms as well as the rarity of plastid fusion. Nevertheless, structurally rearranged plastomes can be found in several unrelated lineages (e.g. ferns, Pinaceae, multiple angiosperm families). Rearrangements and gene losses seem to correlate with an unusual mode of plastid transmission, abundance of repeats, or a heterotrophic lifestyle (parasites or myco-heterotrophs). While only a few functional gene gains and more frequent gene losses have been inferred for land plants, the plastid Ndh complex is one example of multiple independent gene losses and will be discussed in detail. Patterns of ndh-gene loss and functional analyses indicate that these losses are usually found in plant groups with a certain degree of heterotrophy, might rendering plastid encoded Ndh1 subunits dispensable.
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- Susann Wicke
- Department of Biogeography and Botanical Garden, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Wilhelm C, Selmar D. Energy dissipation is an essential mechanism to sustain the viability of plants: The physiological limits of improved photosynthesis. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:79-87. [PMID: 20800930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In bright sunlight photosynthetic activity is limited by the enzymatic machinery of carbon dioxide assimilation. This supererogation of energy can be easily visualized by the significant increases of photosynthetic activity under high CO(2) conditions or other metabolic strategies which can increase the carbon flux from CO(2) to metabolic pools. However, even under optimal CO(2) conditions plants will provide much more NADPH+H(+) and ATP that are required for the actual demand, yielding in a metabolic situation, in which no reducible NADP(+) would be available. As a consequence, excited chlorophylls can activate oxygen to its singlet state or the photosynthetic electrons can be transferred to oxygen, producing highly active oxygen species such as the superoxide anion, hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide. All of them can initiate radical chain reactions which degrade proteins, pigments, lipids and nucleotides. Therefore, the plants have developed protection and repair mechanism to prevent photodamage and to maintain the physiological integrity of metabolic apparatus. The first protection wall is regulatory energy dissipation on the level of the photosynthetic primary reactions by the so-called non-photochemical quenching. This dissipative pathway is under the control of the proton gradient generated by the electron flow and the xanthophyll cycle. A second protection mechanism is the effective re-oxidation of the reduction equivalents by so-called "alternative electron cycling" which includes the water-water cycle, the photorespiration, the malate valve and the action of antioxidants. The third system of defence is the repair of damaged components. Therefore, plants do not suffer from energy shortage, but instead they have to invest in proteins and cellular components which protect the plants from potential damage by the supererogation of energy. Under this premise, our understanding and evaluation for certain energy dissipating processes such as non-photochemical quenching or photorespiration appear in a quite new perspective, especially when discussing strategies to improve the solar energy conversion into plant biomass.
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- Christian Wilhelm
- Institut für Biologie I, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, Leipzig, Germany.
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Woods AG, Sokolowska I, Yakubu R, Butkiewicz M, LaFleur M, Talbot C, Darie CC. Blue Native PAGE and Mass Spectrometry as an Approach for the Investigation of Stable and Transient Protein-Protein Interactions. ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2011-1083.ch012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Alisa G. Woods
- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York, 13699-5810
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McDonald AE, Ivanov AG, Bode R, Maxwell DP, Rodermel SR, Hüner NPA. Flexibility in photosynthetic electron transport: the physiological role of plastoquinol terminal oxidase (PTOX). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2010; 1807:954-67. [PMID: 21056542 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Oxygenic photosynthesis depends on a highly conserved electron transport system, which must be particularly dynamic in its response to environmental and physiological changes, in order to avoid an excess of excitation energy and subsequent oxidative damage. Apart from cyclic electron flow around PSII and around PSI, several alternative electron transport pathways exist including a plastoquinol terminal oxidase (PTOX) that mediates electron flow from plastoquinol to O(2). The existence of PTOX was first hypothesized in 1982 and this was verified years later based on the discovery of a non-heme, di-iron carboxylate protein localized to thylakoid membranes that displayed sequence similarity to the mitochondrial alternative oxidase. The absence of this protein renders higher plants susceptible to excitation pressure dependant variegation combined with impaired carotenoid synthesis. Chloroplasts, as well as other plastids (i.e. etioplasts, amyloplasts and chromoplasts), fail to assemble organized internal membrane structures correctly, when exposed to high excitation pressure early in development. While the role of PTOX in plastid development is established, its physiological role under stress conditions remains equivocal and we postulate that it serves as an alternative electron sink under conditions where the acceptor side of PSI is limited. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the past achievements in this field and to offer directions for future investigative efforts. Plastoquinol terminal oxidase (PTOX) is involved in an alternative electron transport pathway that mediates electron flow from plastoquinol to O(2). This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Regulation of Electron Transport in Chloroplasts.
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- Allison E McDonald
- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Science Building, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5.
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Battchikova N, Eisenhut M, Aro EM. Cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes: novel insights and remaining puzzles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2010; 1807:935-44. [PMID: 21035426 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes belong to a family of energy converting NAD(P)H:Quinone oxidoreductases that includes bacterial type-I NADH dehydrogenase and mitochondrial Complex I. Several distinct NDH-1 complexes may coexist in cyanobacterial cells and thus be responsible for a variety of functions including respiration, cyclic electron flow around PSI and CO(2) uptake. The present review is focused on specific features that allow to regard the cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes, together with NDH complexes from chloroplasts, as a separate sub-class of the Complex I family of enzymes. Here, we summarize our current knowledge about structure of functionally different NDH-1 complexes in cyanobacteria and consider implications for a functional mechanism. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Regulation of Electron Transport in Chloroplasts.
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- Natalia Battchikova
- Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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Martín M, Sabater B. Plastid ndh genes in plant evolution. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2010; 48:636-45. [PMID: 20493721 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The plastid ndh genes encode components of the thylakoid Ndh complex which purportedly acts as an electron feeding valve to adjust the redox level of the cyclic photosynthetic electron transporters. During the process of evolution from endosymbiosis to modern chloroplast, most cyanobacterial genes were lost or transferred to nucleus. Eleven ndh genes are among the 150-200 genes remaining in higher plant chloroplast DNA, out of some 3000 genes in the original prokaryotic Cyanobacteria in which homologues to ndh genes encode components of the respiratory Complex I and probably other complexes. The ndh genes are absent in all sequenced plastid DNAs of algae except for the Charophyceae and some Prasinophyceae. With the possible exclusion of some Conifers and Gnetales, the plastid DNA of all photosynthetic land plants contains the ndh genes, whereas they are absent in epiphytic plants that have also lost genes for the photosynthetic machinery. Therefore, the functional role of the ndh genes seems closely related to the land adaptation of photosynthesis. Transcripts of several plastid genes require C to U editing. The ndh genes concentrate about 50% of the editing sites of angiosperm plastid transcripts. Editing sites may be remnants from an ancestor in which a number of T to C inactivating mutations took place in the ndh genes which, during evolution, are being corrected back to T. The comparison of homologous editing sites in the mRNAs of angiosperm ndh genes provides a tool to investigate selective and permissive environmental conditions of past evolutionary events.
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- Mercedes Martín
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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Li Y, Sommerfeld M, Chen F, Hu Q. Effect of photon flux densities on regulation of carotenogenesis and cell viability of Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY 2010; 22:253-263. [PMID: 20949119 PMCID: PMC2946551 DOI: 10.1007/s10811-009-9453-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Revised: 05/18/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The green alga Haematococcus pluvialis produces large amounts of the pink carotenoid astaxanthin under high photon flux density (PFD) and other oxidative stress conditions. However, the regulation and physiological role of carotenogenesis leading to astaxanthin formation is not well understood. Comparative transcriptional expression of five carotenoid genes along with growth and pigment composition as a function of PFD was studied using a wild-type and an astaxanthin-overproduction mutant of H. pluvialis NIES144. The results indicate that astaxanthin biosynthesis was mainly under transcriptional control of the gene encoding carotenoid hydroxylase, and to a lesser extent, the genes encoding isopentenyl isomerase and phytoene desaturase, and to the least extent, the genes encoding phytoene synthase and carotenoid oxygenase. The expression of a plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) gene ptox2 underwent transient up-regulation under elevated PFDs, suggesting that PTOX may be functionally coupled with phytoene desaturase through the plastoquinone pool and may play a role in reducing redox-potential-dependent and oxygen-concentration-dependent formation of reactive oxygen species in the chloroplast. Over-expression of both the carotenogenic and PTOX genes confers to the astaxanthin-overproduction mutant more effective photoprotective capability than that of the wild type under photooxidative stress.
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- Yantao Li
- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus, 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus, 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus, 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA
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Garavaglia BS, Thomas L, Gottig N, Dunger G, Garofalo CG, Daurelio LD, Ndimba B, Orellano EG, Gehring C, Ottado J. A eukaryotic-acquired gene by a biotrophic phytopathogen allows prolonged survival on the host by counteracting the shut-down of plant photosynthesis. PLoS One 2010; 5:e8950. [PMID: 20126632 PMCID: PMC2812515 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Xanthomonas citri pv. citri, the bacteria responsible for citrus canker posses a biological active plant natriuretic peptide (PNP)-like protein, not present in any other bacteria. PNPs are a class of extracellular, systemically mobile peptides that elicit a number of plant responses important in homeostasis and growth. Previously, we showed that a Xanthomonas citri pv. citri mutant lacking the PNP-like protein XacPNP produced more necrotic lesions in citrus leaves than wild type infections and suggested a role for XacPNP in the regulation of host homeostasis. Here we have analyzed the proteome modifications observed in citrus leaves infected with the wild type and XacPNP deletion mutant bacteria. While both of them cause down-regulation of enzymes related to photosynthesis as well as chloroplastic ribosomal proteins, proteins related to defense responses are up-regulated. However, leaves infiltrated with the XacPNP deletion mutant show a more pronounced decrease in photosynthetic proteins while no reduction in defense related proteins as compared to the wild-type pathogen. This suggests that XacPNP serves the pathogen to maintain host photosynthetic efficiency during pathogenesis. The results from the proteomics analyses are consistent with our chlorophyll fluorescence data and transcript analyses of defense genes that show a more marked reduction in photosynthesis in the mutant but no difference in the induction of genes diagnostic for biotic-stress responses. We therefore conclude that XacPNP counteracts the shut-down of host photosynthesis during infection and in that way maintains the tissue in better conditions, suggesting that the pathogen has adapted a host gene to modify its natural host and render it a better reservoir for prolonged bacterial survival and thus for further colonization.
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- Betiana S. Garavaglia
- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
- Consejo de Investigaciones, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
- Computational Bioscience Research Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular Biology Division, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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Abdeen A, Schnell J, Miki B. Transcriptome analysis reveals absence of unintended effects in drought-tolerant transgenic plants overexpressing the transcription factor ABF3. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:69. [PMID: 20105335 PMCID: PMC2837038 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plants engineered for abiotic stress tolerance may soon be commercialized. The engineering of these plants typically involves the manipulation of complex multigene networks and may therefore have a greater potential to introduce pleiotropic effects than the simple monogenic traits that currently dominate the plant biotechnology market. While research on unintended effects in transgenic plant systems has been instrumental in demonstrating the substantial equivalence of many transgenic plant systems, it is essential that such analyses be extended to transgenic plants engineered for stress tolerance. Drought-tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana were engineered through overexpression of the transcription factor ABF3 in order to investigate unintended pleiotropic effects. In order to eliminate position effects, the Cre/lox recombination system was used to create control plant lines that contain identical T-DNA insertion sites but with the ABF3 transgene excised. This additionally allowed us to determine if Cre recombinase can cause unintended effects that impact the transcriptome. RESULTS Microarray analysis of control plant lines that underwent Cre-mediated excision of the ABF3 transgene revealed only two genes that were differentially expressed in more than one plant line, suggesting that the impact of Cre recombinase on the transcriptome was minimal. In the absence of drought stress, overexpression of ABF3 had no effect on the transcriptome, but following drought stress, differences were observed in the gene expression patterns of plants overexpressing ABF3 relative to control plants. Examination of the functional distribution of the differentially expressed genes revealed strong similarity indicating that unintended pathways were not activated. CONCLUSIONS The action of ABF3 is tightly controlled in Arabidopsis. In the absence of drought stress, ectopic activation of drought response pathways does not occur. In response to drought stress, overexpression of ABF3 results in a reprogramming of the drought response, which is characterized by changes in the timing or strength of expression of some drought response genes, without activating any unexpected gene networks. These results illustrate that important gene networks are highly regulated in Arabidopsis and that engineering stress tolerance may not necessarily cause extensive changes to the transcriptome.
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- Ashraf Abdeen
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6 Canada
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Suorsa M, Sirpiö S, Aro EM. Towards characterization of the chloroplast NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complex. MOLECULAR PLANT 2009; 2:1127-40. [PMID: 19995722 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssp052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex in chloroplast thylakoid membranes functions in cyclic electron transfer, and in chlororespiration. NDH is composed of at least 15 subunits, including both chloroplast- and nuclear-encoded proteins. During the past few years, extensive proteomic and genetic research on the higher plant NDH complex has been carried out, resulting in identification of several novel nuclear-encoded subunits. In addition, a number of auxiliary proteins, which mainly regulate the expression of chloroplast-encoded ndh genes as well as the assembly and stabilization of the NDH complex, have been discovered and characterized. In the absence of detailed crystallographic data, the structure of the NDH complex has remained obscure, and therefore the role of several NDH-associated nuclear-encoded proteins either as auxiliary proteins or structural subunits remains uncertain. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the subunit composition and assembly process of the chloroplast NDH complex. In addition, a novel oligomeric structure of NDH, the PSI/NDH supercomplex, is discussed.
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- Marjaana Suorsa
- Department of Biology, Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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Martín M, Funk HT, Serrot PH, Poltnigg P, Sabater B. Functional characterization of the thylakoid Ndh complex phosphorylation by site-directed mutations in the ndhF gene. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2009; 1787:920-8. [PMID: 19272354 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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To investigate the phosphorylation of the NDH-F subunit of the thylakoid Ndh complex, we constructed three site-directed mutant transgenic tobaccos (Nicotiana tabacum) (T181A, T181S and T181D) in which the (541)ACT(543) triplet encoding the Thr-181 has been substituted by GCT, TCT or GAT encoding alanine, serine and aspartic acid, respectively. Western blots with phospho-threonine antibody detected the 73 kD NDH-F phosphorylated polypeptide in control but not in mutant tobaccos. Differences in Ndh activity, chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis among mutants and control plant demonstrate the key role of the phosphorylation of conserved Thr-181 in the activity and function of the Ndh complex. The substitution of aspartic acid for threonine in T181D mimics the presumable activation effects of the threonine phosphorylation in Ndh activity, post-illumination increase of chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis rapid responses to changing light intensities. A tentative role of the phosphorylation-activated Ndh complex is suggested to poise the redox level and, consequently, optimizing the rate of cyclic electron transport under field conditions.
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- Mercedes Martín
- Departmento de Biología Vegetal. Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares, 28871-Madrid, Spain
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Zhang H, Sun Y, Xie X, Kim MS, Dowd SE, Paré PW. A soil bacterium regulates plant acquisition of iron via deficiency-inducible mechanisms. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 58:568-77. [PMID: 19154225 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Despite the abundance of iron in nature, it is the third most limiting nutrient for plants due to its minimal solubility in most soils. While certain soil microbes produce chelating agents that enhance the solubility of iron, the effectiveness of such siderophores in the assimilation of iron by plants is debated. With an increasing understanding that select soil microbes play a signaling role in activating growth and stress responses in plants, the question arises as to whether such symbionts regulate iron assimilation. Here we report a previously unidentified mechanism in which the growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus subtilis GB03 activates the plant's own iron acquisition machinery to increase assimilation of metal ions in Arabidopsis. Mechanistic studies reveal that GB03 transcriptionally up-regulates the Fe-deficiency-induced transcription factor 1 (FIT1), which is necessary for GB03-induction of ferric reductase FRO2 and the iron transporter IRT1. In addition, GB03 causes acidification of the rhizosphere by enhancing root proton release and by direct bacterial acidification, thereby facilitating iron mobility. As a result, GB03-exposed plants have elevated endogenous iron levels as well as increased photosynthetic capacity compared with water-treated controls. In contrast, loss-of-function fit1-2 mutants are compromised in terms of enhanced iron assimilation and photosynthetic efficiency triggered by GB03. In all studies reported herein, a physical partition separating roots from bacterial media precludes non-volatile microbial siderophores from contributing to GB03-stimulated iron acquisition. These results demonstrate the potential of microbes to control iron acquisition in plants and emphasize the sophisticated integration of microbial signaling in photosynthetic regulation.
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- Huiming Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 79409, USA
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Ma W. Identification, regulation and physiological functions of multiple NADPH dehydrogenase complexes in cyanobacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11515-009-0005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Häusler RE, Geimer S, Kunz HH, Schmitz J, Dörmann P, Bell K, Hetfeld S, Guballa A, Flügge UI. Chlororespiration and grana hyperstacking: how an Arabidopsis double mutant can survive despite defects in starch biosynthesis and daily carbon export from chloroplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 149:515-33. [PMID: 18978072 PMCID: PMC2613729 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.128124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/26/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) double mutant impaired in starch biosynthesis and the triose phosphate/phosphate translocator (adg1-1/tpt-1) is characterized by a diminished utilization of photoassimilates and the concomitant consumption of reducing power and energy produced in the photosynthetic light reaction. In order to guarantee survival, the double mutant responds to this metabolic challenge with growth retardation, an 80% decline in photosynthetic electron transport, diminished chlorophyll contents, an enhanced reduction state of plastoquinone in the dark (up to 50%), a perturbation of the redox poise in leaves (increased NADPH/NADP ratios and decreased ascorbate/dehydroascorbate ratios), hyperstacking of grana thylakoids, and an increased number of plastoglobules. Enhanced oxygen consumption and applications of inhibitors of alternative mitochondrial and chloroplast oxidases (AOX and PTOX) suggest that chlororespiration as well as mitochondrial respiration are involved in the enhanced plastoquinone reduction state in the dark. Transcript amounts of PTOX and AOX were diminished and nucleus-encoded components related to plastidic NADH reductase (NDH1) were increased in adg1-1/tpt-1 compared with the wild type. Cytochrome b559, proposed to be involved in the reoxidation of photosystem II, was not regulated at the transcriptional level. The hyperstacking of grana thylakoids mimics adaptation to low light, and increased plastoglobule numbers suggest a response to enhanced oxidative stress. Altered chloroplast organization combined with perturbations in the redox poise suggests that adg1-1/tpt-1 could be a tool for the in vivo study of retrograde signaling mechanisms controlling the coordinated expression of nucleus- and plastome-encoded photosynthetic genes.
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- Rainer E Häusler
- Universität zu Köln, Botanisches Institut, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.
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Li Y, Sommerfeld M, Chen F, Hu Q. Consumption of oxygen by astaxanthin biosynthesis: a protective mechanism against oxidative stress in Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 165:1783-1797. [PMID: 18313796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Haematococcus pluvialis, a unicellular green microalga, experiences photooxidative stress when exposed to excess photon flux density (PFD) relative to the capacity of photosynthesis, and particularly under other adverse environmental conditions (e.g., nutrient depletion, salinity, and excess heavy metals). Under stress, Haematococcus cells synthesize and accumulate large amounts of the secondary carotenoid astaxanthin stored in cytosolic lipid bodies. In this study, the transcriptional expression of five astaxanthin biosynthesis genes and two plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) genes either in high PFD or in the presence of excessive sodium acetate and/or iron was determined by real-time reverse transcription PCR, and astaxanthin accumulation was measured by HPLC. Photosynthetic oxygen evolution, lipid peroxidation, and cell mortality were also investigated under these stress conditions. Our results indicate that the astaxanthin biosynthesis pathway may consume as much as 9.94% of the molecular oxygen evolved from photosynthesis under stress via at least two distinct routes: (1) extensive oxygen-dependent processes leading to astaxanthin formation, and (2) conversion of molecular oxygen into water using electrons derived from carotenogenic desaturation steps to PTOX via the photosynthetic plastoquinone (PQ) pool. Reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by reducing subcellular molecular oxygen substrates through the astaxanthin biosynthesis pathway may represent a novel protective mechanism to cope with oxidative stress. Reoxidation of the PQ pool by PTOX may further reduce photosynthetic electron transport chain-induced ROS formation.
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- Yantao Li
- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus, 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA
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Oostende CV, Widhalm JR, Basset GJC. Detection and quantification of vitamin K(1) quinol in leaf tissues. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2008; 69:2457-62. [PMID: 18799171 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Phylloquinone (2-methyl-3-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinone; vitamin K(1)) is vital to plants. It is responsible for the one-electron transfer at the A(1) site of photosystem I, a process that involves turnover between the quinone and semi-quinone forms of phylloquinone. Using HPLC coupled with fluorometric detection to analyze Arabidopsis leaf extracts, we detected a third redox form of phylloquinone corresponding to its fully reduced - quinol-naphthoquinone ring (PhQH(2)). A method was developed to quantify PhQH(2) and its corresponding oxidized quinone (PhQ) counterpart in a single HPLC run. PhQH(2) was found in leaves of all dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous species tested, but not in fruits or in tubers. Its level correlated with that of PhQ, and represented 5-10% of total leaf phylloquinone. Analysis of purified pea chloroplasts showed that these organelles accounted for the bulk of PhQH(2). The respective pool sizes of PhQH(2) and PhQ were remarkably stable throughout the development of Arabidopsis green leaves. On the other hand, in Arabidopsis and tomato senescing leaves, PhQH(2) was found to increase at the expense of PhQ, and represented 25-35% of the total pool of phylloquinone. Arabidopsis leaves exposed to light contained lower level of PhQH(2) than those kept in the dark. These data indicate that PhQH(2) does not originate from the photochemical reduction of PhQ, and point to a hitherto unsuspected function of phylloquinone in plants. The putative origin of PhQH(2) and its recycling into PhQ are discussed.
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- Chloë van Oostende
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States
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Wang F, Zhong NQ, Gao P, Wang GL, Wang HY, Xia GX. SsTypA1, a chloroplast-specific TypA/BipA-type GTPase from the halophytic plant Suaeda salsa, plays a role in oxidative stress tolerance. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2008; 31:982-94. [PMID: 18373622 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Suaeda salsa is a leaf-succulent euhalophytic plant capable of surviving under seawater salinity. Here, we report the isolation and functional analysis of a novel Suaeda gene (designated as SsTypA1) encoding a member of the TypA/BipA GTPase gene family. The steady-state transcript level of SsTypA1 in S. salsa was up-regulated in response to various external stressors. Expression of SsTypA1 was restricted to the epidermal layers of the leaf and stem in S. salsa, and SsTypA1-green fluorescence protein (GFP) fusion proteins were targeted to the chloroplasts of tobacco leaves. Ectopic over-expression of SsTypA1 rendered the transgenic tobacco plants with significantly increased tolerance to oxidative stress, and this was accompanied by a reduction in H(2)O(2) content. Enzymatic and Western blot analyses revealed that the activity and amount of the thylakoid-bound NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex in the chloroplasts of leaf cells were enhanced. Additionally, an in vitro assay demonstrated that SsTypA1 bound to GTP and possessed GTPase activity that was stimulated by the presence of chloroplast 70S ribosomes. Together, these results suggest that SsTypA1 may play a critical role in the development of oxidative stress tolerance, perhaps as a translational regulator of the stress-responsive proteins involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) suppression in chloroplast.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fang Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; National Center for Plant Gene Research, Beijing 100101, China
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