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Javed M, Saleem A, Xaveria A, Akhtar MF. Daphnetin: A bioactive natural coumarin with diverse therapeutic potentials. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:993562. [PMID: 36249766 PMCID: PMC9556945 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.993562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Daphnetin (DAP), a coumarin derivative extracted from Daphne species, is biologically active phytochemical with copious bioactivities including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, neuroprotective, analgesic, anti-pyretic, anti-malarial, anti-bacterial, anti-arthritic, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, and anti-cancer activities. A wide range of studies have been conducted exploring the significance and therapeutic potential of DAP. This study reviewed various databases such as NCBI, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar for published research articles regarding the sources, synthesis, and various bioactivities of DAP using different key words, including but not limited to “pharmacological activities,” “sources,” “neuroprotective effect,” “synthesis,” “cancer,” “anti-inflammatory effect” of “daphnetin.” Furthermore, this review encompasses both in-vivo and in-vitro studies on DAP for treating various diseases. A comprehensive review of the literature revealed that the DAP had a promising pharmacological and safety profile, and could be employed as a pharmaceutical moiety to treat a variety of illnesses including microbial infections, cancer, arthritis, hepatic damage, inflammation and neurological anomalies. The current review intends to provide an in-depth focus on all pharmacological activities and therapeutic approaches for the pharmaceutical and biomedical researchers.
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- Maira Javed
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Ammara Saleem, , ; Muhammad Furqan Akhtar,
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Ammara Saleem, , ; Muhammad Furqan Akhtar,
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Zhang Y, Bai P, Zhuang Y, Liu T. Two O-Methyltransferases Mediate Multiple Methylation Steps in the Biosynthesis of Coumarins in Cnidium monnieri. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:2116-2121. [PMID: 35930697 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Coumarins with methoxy groups such as osthole (1), xanthotoxin (2), bergapten (3), and isopimpinellin (4) are typical bioactive ingredients of many medicinal plants. The methylation steps remain widely unknown. Herein, we report the discovery of two methyltransferases in the biosynthesis of O-methyl coumarins in Cnidium monnieri by transcriptome mining, heterologous expression, and in vitro enzymatic assays. The results reveal that (i) CmOMT1 catalyzes the methylation of osthenol (8) as the final step in the biosynthesis of 1, (ii) CmOMT2 shows the highest efficiency and preference for methylating xanthotoxol (11) to form 2, and (iii) CmOMT1 and CmOMT2 also efficiently transform bergaptol (10) and 8-hydroxybergapten (13) into 3 or 4, suggesting the CmOMTs mediate multistep methylations in the biosynthesis of linear furanocoumarins in C. monnieri.
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- Yanchen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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Nam G, An SK, Park IC, Bae S, Lee JH. Daphnetin inhibits α-MSH-induced melanogenesis via PKA and ERK signaling pathways in B16F10 melanoma cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2022; 86:596-609. [PMID: 35325017 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbac016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Daphnetin is a dehydroxylated derivative of coumarin isolated from Daphne species. However, the effect of daphnetin on melanogenesis has not been elucidated. This study aims to investigate the inhibitory effect of daphnetin on melanogenesis in α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH)-treated B16F10 cells and its potential mechanism. Melanin content analysis and cellular tyrosinase activity assay showed that daphnetin inhibited melanin biosynthesis in α-MSH-treated B16F10 cells. Immunoblotting and qRT-PCR also indicated that daphnetin suppressed the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, a mastering transcription factor of melanogenesis and its downstream melanogenic enzymes including tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related proteins. Moreover, daphnetin downregulated the phosphorylation of PKA, ERK, MSK1, and CREB. Additionally, daphnetin inhibited melanin synthesis in UVB-irradiated HaCaT conditioned medium system suggesting that daphnetin has potential as an antipigmentation activity in a physiological skin condition. Our data propose that daphnetin inhibits melanogenesis via modulating both the PKA/CREB and the ERK/MSK1/CREB pathways.
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- Garam Nam
- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Radiation Cancer Research, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hawkins C, Ginzburg D, Zhao K, Dwyer W, Xue B, Xu A, Rice S, Cole B, Paley S, Karp P, Rhee SY. Plant Metabolic Network 15: A resource of genome-wide metabolism databases for 126 plants and algae. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1888-1905. [PMID: 34403192 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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To understand and engineer plant metabolism, we need a comprehensive and accurate annotation of all metabolic information across plant species. As a step towards this goal, we generated genome-scale metabolic pathway databases of 126 algal and plant genomes, ranging from model organisms to crops to medicinal plants (https://plantcyc.org). Of these, 104 have not been reported before. We systematically evaluated the quality of the databases, which revealed that our semi-automated validation pipeline dramatically improves the quality. We then compared the metabolic content across the 126 organisms using multiple correspondence analysis and found that Brassicaceae, Poaceae, and Chlorophyta appeared as metabolically distinct groups. To demonstrate the utility of this resource, we used recently published sorghum transcriptomics data to discover previously unreported trends of metabolism underlying drought tolerance. We also used single-cell transcriptomics data from the Arabidopsis root to infer cell type-specific metabolic pathways. This work shows the quality and quantity of our resource and demonstrates its wide-ranging utility in integrating metabolism with other areas of plant biology.
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- Charles Hawkins
- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- DOE-Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
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- SRI International, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA
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- SRI International, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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Garibay-Hernández A, Kessler N, Józefowicz AM, Türksoy GM, Lohwasser U, Mock HP. Untargeted metabotyping to study phenylpropanoid diversity in crop plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:680-697. [PMID: 33963574 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plant genebanks constitute a key resource for breeding to ensure crop yield under changing environmental conditions. Because of their roles in a range of stress responses, phenylpropanoids are promising targets. Phenylpropanoids comprise a wide array of metabolites; however, studies regarding their diversity and the underlying genes are still limited for cereals. The assessment of barley diversity via genotyping-by-sequencing is in rapid progress. Exploring these resources by integrating genetic association studies to in-depth metabolomic profiling provides a valuable opportunity to study barley phenylpropanoid metabolism; but poses a challenge by demanding large-scale approaches. Here, we report an LC-PDA-MS workflow for barley high-throughput metabotyping. Without prior construction of a species-specific library, this method produced phenylpropanoid-enriched metabotypes with which the abundance of putative metabolic features was assessed across hundreds of samples in a single-processed data matrix. The robustness of the analytical performance was tested using a standard mix and extracts from two selected cultivars: Scarlett and Barke. The large-scale analysis of barley extracts showed (1) that barley flag leaf profiles were dominated by glycosylation derivatives of isovitexin, isoorientin, and isoscoparin; (2) proved the workflow's capability to discriminate within genotypes; (3) highlighted the role of glycosylation in barley phenylpropanoid diversity. Using the barley S42IL mapping population, the workflow proved useful for metabolic quantitative trait loci purposes. The protocol can be readily applied not only to explore the barley phenylpropanoid diversity represented in genebanks but also to study species whose profiles differ from those of cereals: the crop Helianthus annuus (sunflower) and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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Deng Q, Wu L, Li Y, Zou L. Chemoprotective Effect of Daphnetin in Doxorubicin Treated Esophageal Cancer Stem Cell Xenograft Tumor Mouse. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2021; 499:273-281. [PMID: 34426926 DOI: 10.1134/s1607672921040128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy drugs commonly used for cancer therapy, but chemotherapy has limitation due to side effects. Current studies suggest natural products are reducing the side effects of chemotherapy medicines. In this study, we examined the side effects of doxorubicin (Dox) in esophageal cancer cells (CSCs) derived tumors in vivo. METHODS Esophageal cancer cells (YMI) were treated in vitro with daphnetin (DAP) along with DOX. The MTT assay was used for estimating the cell viability and Annexin/7-AAD was used for the determination of apoptosis. Cell cycle arrest was conducted using the PI-staining method. The potential effect of DAP was evaluated by the estimation of oxidative stress such as total antioxidant capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and body weight in the xenograft mice. RESULTS DAP can protect Dox cell toxicity by suppressing cell apoptosis of ESCC. DAP arrest the cells as S-phase. In vivo experimental study showed that Dox simultaneously with DAP decreases the tumor size along with increased body weight in the nude mice compared to Dox alone treated group mice. Dox along with the DAP exhibited less systemic toxicity and reduced oxidative stress fraction circulation. CONCLUSION The result suggests that daphnetin may be used as an adjuvant therapy to reduce the systemic toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents, such as DOX, in stem cell treatment with ESCC cancer.
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- Qianxi Deng
- Department of Gartroenterology, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gartroenterology, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gartroenterology, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Coumarins as Modulators of the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE Signaling Pathway. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:1675957. [PMID: 32377290 PMCID: PMC7196981 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1675957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Keap1/Nrf2/ARE system is a central defensive mechanism against oxidative stress which plays a key role in the pathogenesis and progression of many diseases. Nrf2 is a redox-sensitive transcription factor controlling a variety of downstream antioxidant and cytodefensive genes. Nrf2 has a powerful anti-inflammatory activity mediated via modulating NF-κB. Therefore, pharmacological activation of Nrf2 is a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment/prevention of several diseases that are underlined by both oxidative stress and inflammation. Coumarins are natural products with promising pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory efficacies. Coumarins are found in many plants, fungi, and bacteria and have been widely used as complementary and alternative medicines. Some coumarins have shown an ability to activate Nrf2 signaling in different cells and animal models. The present review compiles the research findings of seventeen coumarin derivatives of plant origin (imperatorin, visnagin, urolithin B, urolithin A, scopoletin, esculin, esculetin, umbelliferone, fraxetin, fraxin, daphnetin, anomalin, wedelolactone, glycycoumarin, osthole, hydrangenol, and isoimperatorin) as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents, emphasizing the role of Nrf2 activation in their pharmacological activities. Additionally, molecular docking simulations were utilized to investigate the potential binding mode of these coumarins with Keap1 as a strategy to disrupt Keap1/Nrf2 protein-protein interaction and activate Nrf2 signaling.
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Substrate Scope of O-Methyltransferase from Streptomyces peucetius for Biosynthesis of Diverse Natural Products Methoxides. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 184:1404-1420. [PMID: 29043664 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2603-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Methylation is a common post-modification reaction that is observed during the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites produced by plants and microorganisms. Based on the sequence information from Streptomyces peucetius ATCC27952, a putative O-methyltransferase (OMT) gene SpOMT7740 was polymerase chain reaction amplified and cloned into E. coli BL21 (DE3) host to test the substrate promiscuity and conduct functional characterization. In vitro and in vivo reaction assays were carried out over various classes of substrates: flavonoids (flavonol, flavones, and isoflavonoid), chalcones, anthraquinones, anthracyclines, and sterol molecules, and the applications in synthesizing diverse classes of O-methoxy natural products were also illustrated. SpOMT7740 catalyzed the O-methylation reaction to form various natural and non-natural O-methoxides, includes 7-hydroxy-8-O-methoxy flavone, 3-O-methoxy flavone, three mono-, di-, and tri-O-methoxy genistein, mono-O-methoxy phloretin, mono-O-methoxy luteolin, 3-O-methoxy β-sitosterol, and O-methoxy anthraquinones (emodin and aloe emodin) and O-methoxy anthracycline (daunorubicin) exhibiting diverse substrate flexibility. Daunorubicin is a native secondary metabolite of S. peucetius. Among the compounds tested, 7,8-dihydroxyflavone was the best substrate for bioconversion to 7-hydroxy-8-O-methoxy flavone, and it was structurally elucidated. This enzyme showed a flexible catalysis over the given ranges of temperature, pH, and divalent cationic conditions for O-methylation.
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Giordano D, Provenzano S, Ferrandino A, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Roman F, Cardinale F, Castellarin SD, Schubert A. Characterization of a multifunctional caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase activated in grape berries upon drought stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 101:23-32. [PMID: 26851572 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Drought stress affects anthocyanin accumulation and modification in vegetative and reproductive plant tissues. Anthocyanins are the most abundant flavonoids in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) coloured berry genotypes and are essential markers of grape winemaking quality. They are mostly mono- and di-methylated, such modifications increase their stability and improve berry quality for winemaking. Anthocyanin methylation in grape berries is induced by drought stress. A few caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferases (CCoAOMTs) active on anthocyanins have been described in grape. However, no drought-activated O-methyltransferases have been described in grape berries yet. In this study, we characterized VvCCoAOMT, a grapevine gene known to induce methylation of CoA esters in cultured grape cells. Transcript accumulation of VvCCoAOMT was detected in berry skins, and increased during berry ripening on the plant, and in cultured berries treated with ABA, concomitantly with accumulation of methylated anthocyanins, suggesting that anthocyanins may be substrates of this enzyme. Contrary as previously observed in cell cultures, biotic stress (Botrytis cinerea inoculation) did not affect VvCCoAOMT gene expression in leaves or berries, while drought stress increased VvCCoAOMT transcript in berries. The recombinant VvCCoAOMT protein showed in vitro methylating activity on cyanidin 3-O-glucoside. We conclude that VvCCoAOMT is a multifunctional O-methyltransferase that may contribute to anthocyanin methylation activity in grape berries, in particular under drought stress conditions.
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- Debora Giordano
- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- The University of British Columbia Wine Research Centre, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- University of Turin, Dept. Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
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Zhao Y, Wang N, Zeng Z, Xu S, Huang C, Wang W, Liu T, Luo J, Kong L. Cloning, Functional Characterization, and Catalytic Mechanism of a Bergaptol O-Methyltransferase from Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:722. [PMID: 27252733 PMCID: PMC4879325 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Coumarins are main active components of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn. Among them, methoxylated coumarin compound, such as bergapten, xanthotoxin, and isopimpinellin, has high officinal value and plays an important role in medicinal field. However, major issues associated with the biosynthesis mechanism of coumarins remain unsolved and no corresponding enzyme has been cloned from P. praeruptorum. In this study, a local BLASTN program was conducted to find the candidate genes from P. praeruptorum transcriptome database using the nucleotide sequence of Ammi majus bergaptol O-methyltransferase (AmBMT, GenBank accession No: AY443006) as a template. As a result, a 1335 bp full-length of cDNA sequence which contains an open reading frame of 1080 bp encoding a BMT polypeptide of 359 amino acids was obtained. The recombinant protein was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli and displayed an observed activity to bergaptol. In vitro experiments show that the protein has narrow substrate specificity for bergaptol. Expression profile indicated that the cloned gene had a higher expression level in roots and can be induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Subcellular localization analysis showed that the BMT protein was located in cytoplasm in planta. Homology modeling and docking based site-directed mutagenesis have been employed to investigate the amino acid residues in BMT required for substrate binding and catalysis. Conservative amino acid substitutions at residue H264 affected BMT catalysis, whereas substitutions at residues F171, M175, D226, and L312 affected substrate binding. The systemic study summarized here will enlarge our knowledge on OMTs and provide useful information in investigating the coumarins biosynthesis mechanism in P. praeruptorum.
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- Yucheng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, WuhanChina
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, WuhanChina
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, NanjingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
- *Correspondence: Lingyi Kong, ; Jun Luo,
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, NanjingChina
- *Correspondence: Lingyi Kong, ; Jun Luo,
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Immunosuppressive activity of daphnetin, one of coumarin derivatives, is mediated through suppression of NF-κB and NFAT signaling pathways in mouse T cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96502. [PMID: 24800925 PMCID: PMC4011761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Daphnetin, a plant-derived dihydroxylated derivative of coumarin, is an effective compound extracted from a plant called Daphne Korean Nakai. Coumarin derivates were known for their antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. The present study was aimed to determine the immunosuppressive effects and the underlying mechanisms of daphnetin on concanavalin A (ConA) induced T lymphocytes in mice. We showed that, in vitro, daphnetin suppressed ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation, influenced production of the cytokines and inhibited cell cycle progression through the G0/G1 transition. The data also revealed that daphnetin could down-regulate activation of ConA induced NF-κB and NFAT signal transduction pathways in mouse T lymphocyte. In vivo, daphnetin treatment significantly inhibited the 2, 4- dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) -induced delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions in mice. Collectively, daphnetin had strong immunosuppressive activity both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting a potential role for daphnetin as an immunosuppressive agent, and established the groundwork for further research on daphnetin.
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Hsu CK, Lin WH, Yang HW. Influence of preheating on antioxidant activity of the water extract from black soybean and color and sensory properties of black soybean decoction. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:3883-90. [PMID: 23983077 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Our previous study indicated that black soybean (BS) tea (BST) made from preheated BS showed a significant protective effect against CCl4 -induced liver damage in Sprague Dawley rats due to BS's antioxidant activity. In this study, we investigated three different preheating methods on the antioxidant activity of water extract from BS (WBS) (Glycine max (L.) Merrill), as well as on the color and sensory properties of BST. RESULTS WBS baked at 130 °C for 5 min showed high total phenol, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents among three preheating methods, as well as high DPPH radical-scavenging activity, ferrous ion chelating ability and reducing power. BST baked at 130 °C for 5 min had higher polyphenol oxidase activity and L*, a* and b* values but lower peroxidase activity then BST made from unheated BS. Sensory evaluation indicated that BST made from baked BS produced better aroma and flavor than the tea made from unheated BS or a commercial preheated BS. CONCLUSION An appropriate preheating process improved the amount of extractable antioxidant and the antioxidant activity in WBS. BST baked at 130 °C for 5 min had good flavor properties, as well as high amount of antioxidant.
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- Cheng-Kuang Hsu
- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, 60004, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Kane K, Moheb A, Fukushi Y, Roy R, Hüner NPA, Ibrahim RK, Sarhan F. Daphnetin methylation stabilizes the activity of phosphoribulokinase in wheat during cold acclimation. Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 90:657-66. [PMID: 22827600 DOI: 10.1139/o2012-023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The methylation of daphnetin (7,8-dihydroxycoumarin) to its 8-methyl derivative is catalyzed by a wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) O-methyltransferase (TaOMT1). This enzyme is regulated by cold and photosystem II excitation pressure (plastid redox state). Here, we investigated the biological significance of this methylation and its potential role in modulating the activity of kinases in wheat. To identify the potential kinases that may interact with daphnetin in wheat, the soluble protein extract from aerial parts of cold-acclimated wheat was purified by DEAE-cellulose separation and affinity chromatography on a daphnetin derivative (7,8-dihydroxy-4-coumarin acetic acid)-EAH sepharose column. Mass spectrometric analysis indicated that wheat phosphoribulokinase (TaPRK) is the major kinase that binds to daphnetin. This TaPRK plays an important role in regulating the flow of carbon through the Calvin cycle, by catalyzing the final step in the regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate from ribulose-5-phosphate (Ru5P) and ATP. The activities of TaPRK, endogenous or recombinant, are inhibited by daphnetin in a specific and dose-dependent manner, but not by its monomethyl derivative (7-methyl, 8-hydroxycoumarin). Furthermore, HPLC-MS analysis of wheat extracts reveals that 7,8-dimethoxycoumarin is more abundant than its monomethyl derivative. The results also show that cold acclimation does not alter the level of TaPRK mRNA or its enzyme activity, and thus ensures the stable generation of ribulose 1,5-biphosphate.
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- Khalil Kane
- Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H2X 3X8, Canada
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Akita Y, Kitamura S, Hase Y, Narumi I, Ishizaka H, Kondo E, Kameari N, Nakayama M, Tanikawa N, Morita Y, Tanaka A. Isolation and characterization of the fragrant cyclamen O-methyltransferase involved in flower coloration. PLANTA 2011; 234:1127-36. [PMID: 21735197 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1466-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Anthocyanin O-methyltransferase (OMT) is one of the key enzymes for anthocyanin modification and flower pigmentation. We previously bred a novel red-purple-flowered fragrant cyclamen (KMrp) from the purple-flowered fragrant cyclamen 'Kaori-no-mai' (KM) by ion-beam irradiation. Since the major anthocyanins in KMrp and KM petals were delphinidin 3,5-diglucoside and malvidin 3,5-diglucoside, respectively, inactivation of a methylation step in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway was indicated in KMrp. We isolated and compared OMT genes expressed in KM and KMrp petals. RT-PCR analysis revealed that CkmOMT2 was expressed in the petals of KM but not in KMrp. Three additional CkmOMTs with identical sequences were expressed in petals of both KM and KMrp. Genomic PCR analysis revealed that CkmOMT2 was not amplified from the KMrp genome, indicating that ion-beam irradiation caused a loss of the entire CkmOMT2 region in KMrp. In vitro enzyme assay demonstrated that CkmOMT2 catalyzes the 3' or 3',5' O-methylation of the B-ring of anthocyanin substrates. These results suggest that CkmOMT2 is functional for anthocyanin methylation, and defective expression of CkmOMT2 is responsible for changes in anthocyanin composition and flower coloration in KMrp.
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- Yusuke Akita
- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma, 370-1292, Japan.
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Cohen SD, Kennedy JA. Plant Metabolism and the Environment: Implications for Managing Phenolics. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2010; 50:620-43. [DOI: 10.1080/10408390802603441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hugueney P, Provenzano S, Verriès C, Ferrandino A, Meudec E, Batelli G, Merdinoglu D, Cheynier V, Schubert A, Ageorges A. A novel cation-dependent O-methyltransferase involved in anthocyanin methylation in grapevine. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 150:2057-70. [PMID: 19525322 PMCID: PMC2719152 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.140376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Anthocyanins are major pigments in colored grape (Vitis vinifera) berries, and most of them are monomethoxylated or dimethoxylated. We report here the functional characterization of an anthocyanin O-methyltransferase (AOMT) from grapevine. The expression pattern in two cultivars with different anthocyanin methylation profiles (Syrah and Nebbiolo) showed a peak at start ripening (véraison), when the concentrations of all methylated anthocyanins begin to increase. The purified recombinant AOMT protein was active on both anthocyanins and flavonols in vitro, with K(m) in the micromolar range, and was dependent on divalent cations for activity. AOMT showed a preference for 3',5' methylation when a 3',4',5' hydroxylated anthocyanin substrate was tested. In order to assess its in planta activity, we performed transient expression of AOMT in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) leaves expressing the Production of Anthocyanin Pigment1 (PAP1) transcription factor from Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). PAP1 expression in leaves induced the accumulation of the nonmethylated anthocyanin delphinidin 3-rutinoside. The coexpression of PAP1 and AOMT resulted in an accumulation of malvidin 3-rutinoside. We also showed that AOMT localized exclusively in the cytoplasm of tobacco leaf cells. These results demonstrate the ability of this enzyme to methylate anthocyanins both in vitro and in vivo, indicating that AOMT plays a major role in anthocyanin biosynthesis in grape berries.
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Lam KC, Ibrahim RK, Behdad B, Dayanandan S. Structure, function, and evolution of plant O-methyltransferases. Genome 2008; 50:1001-13. [PMID: 18059546 DOI: 10.1139/g07-077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Plant O-methyltransferases (OMTs) constitute a large family of enzymes that methylate the oxygen atom of a variety of secondary metabolites including phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, and alkaloids. O-Methylation plays a key role in lignin biosynthesis, stress tolerance, and disease resistance in plants. To gain insights into the evolution of the extraordinary diversity of plant O-methyltransferases, and to develop a framework phylogenetic tree for improved prediction of the putative function of newly identified OMT-like gene sequences, we performed a comparative and phylogenetic analysis of 61 biochemically characterized plant OMT protein sequences. The resulting phylogenetic tree revealed two major groups. One of the groups included two sister clades, one comprising the caffeoyl CoA OMTs (CCoA OMTs) that methylate phenolic hydroxyl groups of hydroxycinnamoyl CoA esters, and the other containing the carboxylic acid OMTs that methylate aliphatic carboxyl groups. The other group comprised the remaining OMTs, which act on a diverse group of metabolites including hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonoids, and alkaloids. The results suggest that some OMTs may have undergone convergent evolution, while others show divergent evolution. The high number of unique conserved regions within the CCoA OMTs and carboxylic acid OMTs provide an opportunity to design oligonucleotide primers to selectively amplify and characterize similar OMT genes from many plant species.
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- Kevin C Lam
- Biology Department, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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ZHANG RY, XU ZS, LI LC, CHEN M, MA YZ. Isolation and Expression Analysis of a Novel Abiotic Stress-Induced Gene W89 from Wheat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1671-2927(07)60061-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Guo P, Bai G, Carver B, Li R, Bernardo A, Baum M. Transcriptional analysis between two wheat near-isogenic lines contrasting in aluminum tolerance under aluminum stress. Mol Genet Genomics 2006; 277:1-12. [PMID: 17039377 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-006-0169-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Revised: 08/23/2006] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To understand the mechanisms of aluminum (Al) tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) libraries were constructed from Al-stressed roots of two near-isogenic lines (NILs). A total of 1,065 putative genes from the SSH libraries was printed in a cDNA array. Relative expression levels of those genes were compared between two NILs at seven time points of Al stress from 15 min to 7 days. Fifty-seven genes were differentially expressed for at least one time point of Al treatment. Among them, 28 genes including genes for aluminum-activated malate transporter-1, ent-kaurenoic acid oxidase-1, beta-glucosidase, lectin, histidine kinase, and phospoenolpyruvate carboxylase showed more abundant transcripts in Chisholm-T and therefore may facilitate Al tolerance. In addition, a set of genes related to senescence and starvation of nitrogen, iron, and sulfur, such as copper chaperone homolog, nitrogen regulatory gene-2, yellow stripe-1, and methylthioribose kinase, was highly expressed in Chisholm-S under Al stress. The results suggest that Al tolerance may be co-regulated by multiple genes with diverse functions, and those genes abundantly expressed in Chisholm-T may play important roles in enhancing Al tolerance. The down-regulated genes in Chisholm-S may repress root growth and restrict uptake of essential nutrient elements, and lead to root senescence.
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- Peiguo Guo
- College of Life Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Houde M, Belcaid M, Ouellet F, Danyluk J, Monroy AF, Dryanova A, Gulick P, Bergeron A, Laroche A, Links MG, MacCarthy L, Crosby WL, Sarhan F. Wheat EST resources for functional genomics of abiotic stress. BMC Genomics 2006; 7:149. [PMID: 16772040 PMCID: PMC1539019 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-7-149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Accepted: 06/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Wheat is an excellent species to study freezing tolerance and other abiotic stresses. However, the sequence of the wheat genome has not been completely characterized due to its complexity and large size. To circumvent this obstacle and identify genes involved in cold acclimation and associated stresses, a large scale EST sequencing approach was undertaken by the Functional Genomics of Abiotic Stress (FGAS) project. Results We generated 73,521 quality-filtered ESTs from eleven cDNA libraries constructed from wheat plants exposed to various abiotic stresses and at different developmental stages. In addition, 196,041 ESTs for which tracefiles were available from the National Science Foundation wheat EST sequencing program and DuPont were also quality-filtered and used in the analysis. Clustering of the combined ESTs with d2_cluster and TGICL yielded a few large clusters containing several thousand ESTs that were refractory to routine clustering techniques. To resolve this problem, the sequence proximity and "bridges" were identified by an e-value distance graph to manually break clusters into smaller groups. Assembly of the resolved ESTs generated a 75,488 unique sequence set (31,580 contigs and 43,908 singletons/singlets). Digital expression analyses indicated that the FGAS dataset is enriched in stress-regulated genes compared to the other public datasets. Over 43% of the unique sequence set was annotated and classified into functional categories according to Gene Ontology. Conclusion We have annotated 29,556 different sequences, an almost 5-fold increase in annotated sequences compared to the available wheat public databases. Digital expression analysis combined with gene annotation helped in the identification of several pathways associated with abiotic stress. The genomic resources and knowledge developed by this project will contribute to a better understanding of the different mechanisms that govern stress tolerance in wheat and other cereals.
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- Mario Houde
- Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département d'Informatique, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Biology Department, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Biology Department, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Biology Department, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Département d'Informatique, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, Centre de recherches de Lethbridge, 5403, 1st Avenue South, C.P. 3000, Lethbridge AB, T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset ave, Windsor ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, 176 Thorvaldson Building, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset ave, Windsor ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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Zhang Y, Mian MAR, Bouton JH. Recent Molecular and Genomic Studies on Stress Tolerance of Forage and Turf Grasses. CROP SCIENCE 2006; 46:497-511. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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- Y. Zhang
- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.2510 Sam Noble ParkwayArdmoreOklahoma73401
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- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.2510 Sam Noble ParkwayArdmoreOklahoma73401
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Ibrahim RK. A forty-year journey in plant research: original contributions to flavonoid biochemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1139/b05-030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review highlights original contributions by the author to the field of flavonoid biochemistry during his research career of more than four decades. These include elucidation of novel aspects of some of the common enzymatic reactions involved in the later steps of flavonoid biosynthesis, with emphasis on methyltransferases, glucosyltransferases, sulfotransferases, and an oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, as well as cloning, and inferences about phylogenetic relationships, of the genes encoding some of these enzymes. The three-dimensional structure of a flavonol O-methyltransferase was studied through homology-based modeling, using a caffeic acid O-methyltransferase as a template, to explain their strict substrate preferences. In addition, the biological significance of enzymatic prenylation of isoflavones, as well as their role as phytoanticipins and inducers of nodulation genes, are emphasized. Finally, the potential application of knowledge about the genes encoding these enzyme reactions is discussed in terms of improving plant productivity and survival, modification of flavonoid profiles, and the search for new compounds with pharmaceutical and (or) nutraceutical value.Key words: flavonoid enzymology, metabolite localization, gene cloning, 3-D structure, phylogeny.
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Ibdah M, Zhang XH, Schmidt J, Vogt T. A novel Mg(2+)-dependent O-methyltransferase in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:43961-72. [PMID: 12941960 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304932200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Upon irradiation with elevated light intensities, the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) accumulates a complex pattern of methylated and glycosylated flavonol conjugates in the upper epidermal layer. Identification of a flavonol methylating activity, partial purification of the enzyme, and sequencing of the corresponding peptide fragments revealed a novel S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent O-methyltransferase that was specific for flavonoids and caffeoyl-CoA. Cloning and functional expression of the corresponding cDNA verified that the new methyltransferase is a multifunctional 26.6-kDa Mg(2+)-dependent enzyme, which shows a significant sequence similarity to the cluster of caffeoyl coenzyme A-methylating enzymes. Functional analysis of highly homologous members from chickweed (Stellaria longipes), Arabidopsis thaliana, and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) demonstrated that the enzymes from the ice plant, chickweed, and A. thaliana possess a broader substrate specificity toward o-hydroquinone-like structures than previously anticipated for Mg(2+)-dependent O-methyltransferases, and are distinctly different from the tobacco enzyme. Besides caffeoyl-CoA and flavonols, a high specificity was also observed for caffeoylglucose, a compound never before reported to be methylated by any plant O-methyltransferase. Based on phylogenetic analysis of the amino acid sequence and differences in acceptor specificities among both animal and plant O-methyltransferases, we propose that the enzymes from the Centrospermae, along with the predicted gene product from A. thaliana, form a novel subclass within the caffeoyl coenzyme A-dependent O-methyltransferases, with potential divergent functions not restricted to lignin monomer biosynthesis.
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- Mwafaq Ibdah
- Department of Secondary Metabolism, the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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