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Wang W, Jiao M, Huang X, Liang W, Ma Z, Lu Z, Tian S, Gao X, Fan L, He X, Bao J, Yu Y, Zhang D, Bao L. The auxin-responsive CsSPL9-CsGH3.4 module finely regulates auxin levels to suppress the development of adventitious roots in tea (Camellia sinensis). THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39012276 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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The cutting technique is extensively used in tea breeding, with key emphasis on promoting the growth of adventitious roots (ARs). Despite its importance in tea cultivation, the mechanisms underlying AR development in tea remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated the essential role of auxins in the initiation and progression of AR and established that the application of exogenous 1-naphthaleneacetic acid-enhanced AR formation in tissue-cultured seedlings and cuttings. Then, we found that the auxin-responsive transcription factor CsSPL9 acted as a negative regulator of AR development by reducing the levels of free indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in tea plants. Furthermore, we identified CsGH3.4 as a downstream target of CsSPL9, which was activated by direct binding to its promoter. CsGH3.4 also inhibited AR development and maintained low levels of free IAA. Thus, these results revealed the inhibitory effect of the auxin-responsive CsSPL9-CsGH3.4 module on AR development by reducing free IAA levels in tea. These findings have significant theoretical and practical value for enhancing tea breeding practices.
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- Wenzhao Wang
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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Holland CK, Jez JM. Fidelity in plant hormone modifications catalyzed by Arabidopsis GH3 acyl acid amido synthetases. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107421. [PMID: 38815865 PMCID: PMC11253546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases conjugate amino acids to acyl acid hormones to either activate or inactivate the hormone molecule. The largest subgroup of GH3 proteins modify the growth-promoting hormone auxin (indole-3-acetic acid; IAA) with the second largest class activating the defense hormone jasmonic acid (JA). The two-step reaction mechanism of GH3 proteins provides a potential proofreading mechanism to ensure fidelity of hormone modification. Examining pyrophosphate release in the first-half reaction of Arabidopsis GH3 proteins that modify IAA (AtGH3.2/YDK2, AtGH3.5/WES1, AtGH3.17/VAS2), JA (AtGH3.11/JAR1), and other acyl acids (AtGH3.7, AtGH3.12/PBS3) indicates that acyl acid-AMP intermediates are hydrolyzed into acyl acid and AMP in the absence of the amino acid, a typical feature of pre-transfer editing mechanisms. Single-turnover kinetic analysis of AtGH3.2/YDK2 and AtGH3.5/WES1 shows that non-cognate acyl acid-adenylate intermediates are more rapidly hydrolyzed than the cognate IAA-adenylate. In contrast, AtGH3.11/JAR1 only adenylates JA, not IAA. While some of the auxin-conjugating GH3 proteins in Arabidopsis (i.e., AtGH3.5/WES1) accept multiple acyl acid substrates, others, like AtGH3.2/YDK2, are specific for IAA; however, both these proteins share similar active site residues. Biochemical analysis of chimeric variants of AtGH3.2/YDK2 and AtGH3.5/WES1 indicates that the C-terminal domain contributes to selection of cognate acyl acid substrates. These findings suggest that the hydrolysis of non-cognate acyl acid-adenylate intermediates, or proofreading, proceeds via a slowed structural switch that provides a checkpoint for fidelity before the full reaction proceeds.
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- Cynthia K Holland
- Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts; Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
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Luo P, Li TT, Shi WM, Ma Q, Di DW. The Roles of GRETCHEN HAGEN3 (GH3)-Dependent Auxin Conjugation in the Regulation of Plant Development and Stress Adaptation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:4111. [PMID: 38140438 PMCID: PMC10747189 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The precise control of free auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA) gradient, which is orchestrated by biosynthesis, conjugation, degradation, hydrolyzation, and transport, is critical for all aspects of plant growth and development. Of these, the GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetase family, pivotal in conjugating IAA with amino acids, has garnered significant interest. Recent advances in understanding GH3-dependent IAA conjugation have positioned GH3 functional elucidation as a hot topic of research. This review aims to consolidate and discuss recent findings on (i) the enzymatic mechanisms driving GH3 activity, (ii) the influence of chemical inhibitor on GH3 function, and (iii) the transcriptional regulation of GH3 and its impact on plant development and stress response. Additionally, we explore the distinct biological functions attributed to IAA-amino acid conjugates.
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- Pan Luo
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; (T.-T.L.); (W.-M.S.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; (T.-T.L.); (W.-M.S.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; (T.-T.L.); (W.-M.S.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Yao P, Zhang C, Qin T, Liu Y, Liu Z, Xie X, Bai J, Sun C, Bi Z. Comprehensive Analysis of GH3 Gene Family in Potato and Functional Characterization of StGH3.3 under Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15122. [PMID: 37894803 PMCID: PMC10606756 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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As an important hormone response gene, Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) maintains hormonal homeostasis by conjugating excess auxin with amino acids during plant stress-related signaling pathways. GH3 genes have been characterized in many plant species, but they are rarely reported in potato. Here, 19 StGH3 genes were isolated and characterized. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that StGH3s were divided into two categories (group I and group III). Analyses of gene structure and motif composition showed that the members of a specific StGH3 subfamily are relatively conserved. Collinearity analysis of StGH3 genes in potato and other plants laid a foundation for further exploring the evolutionary characteristics of the StGH3 genes. Promoter analysis showed that most StGH3 promoters contained hormone and abiotic stress response elements. Multiple transcriptome studies indicated that some StGH3 genes were responsive to ABA, water deficits, and salt treatments. Moreover, qRT-PCR analysis indicated that StGH3 genes could be induced by phytohormones (ABA, SA, and MeJA) and abiotic stresses (water deficit, high salt, and low temperature), although with different patterns. Furthermore, transgenic tobacco with transient overexpression of the StGH3.3 gene showed positive regulation in response to water deficits by increasing proline accumulation and reducing the leaf water loss rate. These results suggested that StGH3 genes may be involved in the response to abiotic stress through hormonal signal pathways. Overall, this study provides useful insights into the evolution and function of StGH3s and lays a foundation for further study on the molecular mechanisms of StGH3s in the regulation of potato drought resistance.
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- Panfeng Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (P.Y.); (C.Z.); (T.Q.); (Y.L.); (Z.L.); (X.X.); (J.B.); (C.S.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Chen S, Zhong K, Li Y, Bai C, Xue Z, Wu Y. Evolutionary Analysis of the Melon ( Cucumis melo L.) GH3 Gene Family and Identification of GH3 Genes Related to Fruit Growth and Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1382. [PMID: 36987071 PMCID: PMC10053650 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) auxin is an important endogenous hormone that plays a key role in the regulation of plant growth and development. In recent years, with the progression of auxin-related research, the function of the Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) gene has become a prominent research topic. However, studies focusing on the characteristics and functions of melon GH3 family genes are still lacking. This study presents a systematic identification of melon GH3 gene family members based on genomic data. The evolution of melon GH3 family genes was systematically analyzed by means of bioinformatics, and the expression patterns of the GH3 family genes in different melon tissues during different fruit developmental stages and with various levels of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) induction were analyzed with transcriptomics and RT-qPCR. The melon genome contains 10 GH3 genes distributed across seven chromosomes, and most of these genes are expressed in the plasma membrane. According to evolutionary analysis and the number of GH3 family genes, these genes can be divided into three subgroups, and they have been conserved throughout the evolution of melon. The melon GH3 gene has a wide range of expression patterns across distinct tissue types, with expression generally being higher in flowers and fruit. Through promoter analysis, we found that most cis-acting elements contained light- and IAA-responsive elements. Based on the RNA-seq and RT-qPCR analyses, it can be speculated that CmGH3-5, CmGH3-6 and CmGH3-7 may be involved in the process of melon fruit development. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the GH3 gene family plays an important role in the development of melon fruit. This study provides an important theoretical basis for further research on the function of the GH3 gene family and the molecular mechanism underlying the development of melon fruit.
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- Sheng Chen
- Agricultural Bioresources Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China
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- Fuzhou Institute of Vegetable Science, Fuzhou 350018, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Crops Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- Crops Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- Agricultural Bioresources Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China
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Lin Q, Gong J, Zhang Z, Meng Z, Wang J, Wang S, Sun J, Gu X, Jin Y, Wu T, yan N, Wang Y, Kai L, Jiang J, Qi S. The Arabidopsis thaliana trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene AtTPPI regulates primary root growth and lateral root elongation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1088278. [PMID: 36714693 PMCID: PMC9880472 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1088278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Roots are the main organs through which plants absorb water and nutrients. As the key phytohormone involved in root growth, auxin functions in plant environmental responses by modulating auxin synthesis, distribution and polar transport. The Arabidopsis thaliana trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene AtTPPI can improve root architecture, and tppi1 mutants have significantly shortened primary roots. However, the mechanism underlying the short roots of the tppi1 mutant and the upstream signaling pathway and downstream genes regulated by AtTPPI are unclear. Here, we demonstrated that the AtTPPI gene could promote auxin accumulation in AtTPPI-overexpressing plants. By comparing the transcriptomic data of tppi1 and wild-type roots, we found several upregulations of auxin-related genes, including GH3.3, GH3.9 and GH3.12, may play an important role in the AtTPPI gene-mediated auxin transport signaling pathway, ultimately leading to changes in auxin content and primary root length. Moreover, increased AtTPPI expression can regulate primary root growth and lateral root elongation under different concentration of nitrate conditions. Overall, constitutive expression of AtTPPI increased auxin contents and improved lateral root elongation, constituting a new method for improving the nitrogen utilization efficiency of plants.
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- Qingfang Lin
- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Technical Services and Sales Department, Zhengzhou Xuanyuan Biotechnology Co. LTD, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Chemical genetic screening identifies nalacin as an inhibitor of GH3 amido synthetase for auxin conjugation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2209256119. [PMID: 36454752 PMCID: PMC9894192 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209256119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Auxin inactivation is critical for plant growth and development. To develop plant growth regulators functioning in auxin inactivation pathway, we performed a phenotype-based chemical screen in Arabidopsis and identified a chemical, nalacin, that partially mimicked the effects of auxin. Genetic, pharmacological, and biochemical approaches demonstrated that nalacin exerts its auxin-like activities by inhibiting indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) conjugation that is mediated by Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases. The crystal structure of Arabidopsis GH3.6 in complex with D4 (a derivative of nalacin) together with docking simulation analysis revealed the molecular basis of the inhibition of group II GH3 by nalacin. Sequence alignment analysis indicated broad bioactivities of nalacin and D4 as inhibitors of GH3s in vascular plants, which were confirmed, at least, in tomato and rice. In summary, our work identifies nalacin as a potent inhibitor of IAA conjugation mediated by group II GH3 that plays versatile roles in hormone-regulated plant development and has potential applications in both basic research and agriculture.
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Chemical inhibition of the auxin inactivation pathway uncovers the roles of metabolic turnover in auxin homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2206869119. [PMID: 35914172 PMCID: PMC9371723 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2206869119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The phytohormone auxin, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), plays a prominent role in plant development. Auxin homeostasis is coordinately regulated by auxin synthesis, transport, and inactivation; however, the physiological contribution of auxin inactivation to auxin homeostasis has not been determined. The GH3 IAA-amino acid conjugating enzymes play a central role in auxin inactivation. Chemical inhibition of GH3 proteins in planta is challenging because the inhibition of these enzymes leads to IAA overaccumulation that rapidly induces GH3 expression. Here, we report the characterization of a potent GH3 inhibitor, kakeimide, that selectively targets IAA-conjugating GH3 proteins. Chemical knockdown of the auxin inactivation pathway demonstrates that auxin turnover is very rapid (about 10 min) and indicates that both auxin biosynthesis and inactivation dynamically regulate auxin homeostasis.
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Jez JM. Connecting primary and specialized metabolism: Amino acid conjugation of phytohormones by GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 66:102194. [PMID: 35219141 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases catalyze the ATP-dependent conjugation of phytohormones with amino acids. Traditionally, GH3 proteins are associated with synthesis of the bioactive jasmonate hormone (+)-7- iso -jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine (JA-Ile) and conjugation of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) with amino acids that tag the hormone for degradation and/or storage. Modifications of JA and IAA by GH3 acyl acid amido synthetases help maintain phytohormones homeostasis. Recent studies broaden the roles of GH3 proteins to include the regulation of JA biosynthesis; the modification of other auxins (i.e., phenylacetic acid and indole-3-butyric acid); the conjugation of auxinic herbicides, such as 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid, and dicamba; and the missing step in the isochorismate pathway for the biosynthesis of salicylic acid. The GH3 protein family joins the growing number of versatile enzyme families that blur the line between primary and specialized metabolism for an increasing range of biology functions.
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- Joseph M Jez
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130 USA.
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Wojtaczka P, Ciarkowska A, Starzynska E, Ostrowski M. The GH3 amidosynthetases family and their role in metabolic crosstalk modulation of plant signaling compounds. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2022; 194:113039. [PMID: 34861536 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) genes encoding proteins belonging to the ANL superfamily are widespread in the plant kingdom. The ANL superfamily consists of three groups of adenylating enzymes: aryl- and acyl-CoA synthetases, firefly luciferase, and amino acid-activating adenylation domains of the nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS). GH3s are cytosolic, acidic amidosynthetases of the firefly luciferase group that conjugate auxins, jasmonates, and benzoate derivatives to a wide group of amino acids. In contrast to auxins, which amide conjugates mainly serve as a storage pool of inactive phytohormone or are involved in the hormone degradation process, conjugation of jasmonic acid (JA) results in biologically active phytohormone jasmonyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile). Moreover, GH3s modulate salicylic acid (SA) concentration by conjugation of its precursor, isochorismate. GH3s, as regulators of the phytohormone level, are crucial for normal plant development as well as plant defense response to different abiotic and biotic stress factors. Surprisingly, recent studies indicate that FIN219/JAR1/GH3.11, one of the GH3 proteins, may act not only as an enzyme but is also able to interact with tau-class glutathione S-transferase (GSTU) and constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) proteins and regulate light and stress signaling pathways. The aim of this work is to summarize our current knowledge of the GH3 family.
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- Patrycja Wojtaczka
- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
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Guo R, Hu Y, Aoi Y, Hira H, Ge C, Dai X, Kasahara H, Zhao Y. Local conjugation of auxin by the GH3 amido synthetases is required for normal development of roots and flowers in Arabidopsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 589:16-22. [PMID: 34883285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) amido synthetases conjugate amino acids to a carboxyl group of small molecules including hormones auxin, jasmonate, and salicylic acid. The Arabidopsis genome harbors 19 GH3 genes, whose exact roles in plant development have been difficult to define because of genetic redundancy among the GH3 genes. Here we use CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to delete the Arabidopsis group II GH3 genes, which are able to conjugate indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) to amino acids. We show that plants lacking the eight group II GH3 genes (gh3 octuple mutants) accumulate free IAA and fail to produce IAA-Asp and IAA-Glu conjugates. Consequently, gh3 octuple mutants have extremely short roots, long and dense root hairs, and long hypocotyls. Our characterization of gh3 septuple mutants, which provide sensitized backgrounds, reveals that GH3.17 and GH3.9 play prominent roles in root elongation and seed production, respectively. We show that GH3 functions correlate with their expression patterns, suggesting that local deactivation of auxin also contributes to maintaining auxin homeostasis. Moreover, this work provides a method for elucidating functions of individual members of a gene family, whose members have overlapping functions.
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- Ruipan Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioregulation and Biointeraction, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509, Japan
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509, Japan
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Holland CK, Tadfie H. A structure-guided computational screening approach for predicting plant enzyme–metabolite interactions. Methods Enzymol 2022; 676:71-101. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2022.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jeong J, Park S, Im JH, Yi H. Genome-wide identification of GH3 genes in Brassica oleracea and identification of a promoter region for anther-specific expression of a GH3 gene. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:22. [PMID: 33407107 PMCID: PMC7789250 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07345-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background The Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) genes encode acyl acid amido synthetases, many of which have been shown to modulate the amount of active plant hormones or their precursors. GH3 genes, especially Group III subgroup 6 GH3 genes, and their expression patterns in economically important B. oleracea var. oleracea have not been systematically identified. Results As a first step to understand regulation and molecular functions of Group III subgroup 6 GH3 genes, 34 GH3 genes including four subgroup 6 genes were identified in B. oleracea var. oleracea. Synteny found around subgroup 6 GH3 genes in B. oleracea var. oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana indicated that these genes are evolutionarily related. Although expression of four subgroup 6 GH3 genes in B. oleracea var. oleracea is not induced by auxin, gibberellic acid, or jasmonic acid, the genes show different organ-dependent expression patterns. Among subgroup 6 GH3 genes in B. oleracea var. oleracea, only BoGH3.13–1 is expressed in anthers when microspores, polarized microspores, and bicellular pollens are present, similar to two out of four syntenic A. thaliana subgroup 6 GH3 genes. Detailed analyses of promoter activities further showed that BoGH3.13–1 is expressed in tapetal cells and pollens in anther, and also expressed in leaf primordia and floral abscission zones. Conclusions Sixty-two base pairs (bp) region (− 340 ~ − 279 bp upstream from start codon) and about 450 bp region (− 1489 to − 1017 bp) in BoGH3.13–1 promoter are important for expressions in anther and expressions in leaf primordia and floral abscission zones, respectively. The identified anther-specific promoter region can be used to develop male sterile transgenic Brassica plants. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-020-07345-9.
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- Jiseong Jeong
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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Ostrowski M, Ciarkowska A. Pea GH3 acyl acid amidosynthetase conjugates IAA to proteins in immature seeds of Pisum sativum L. - A new perspective on formation of high-molecular weight conjugates of auxin. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 256:153312. [PMID: 33161181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) acyl acid amidosynthetases are encoded by early auxin-responsive genes and catalyze an ATP-dependent biosynthesis of IAA-amino acid conjugates. An amide conjugate of IAA, indole-3-acetyl-aspartate (IAA-aspartate, IAA-Asp), is a predominant form of bound auxin in immature seeds of pea. However, there is some evidence that IAA is also able to form high molecular weight amide conjugates with proteins in pea and other plant species. In this short study we report that recombinant PsGH3 IAA-amino acid synthetase, which exhibits a preference for the formation of IAA-Asp, can also conjugate IAA with the protein fraction from immature seeds of pea (S-10 fraction). We studied [14C]IAA incorporation to the S-10 protein fraction by two assays: TLC method and protein precipitation by trichloroacetic acid (TCA). In both cases, radioactivity of [14C]IAA in the protein fraction increases in comparison to the control (without PsGH3), about 9.3- and 3.17-fold, respectively. l-Asp, as a preferred substrate in the IAA conjugation catalyzed by PsGH3, down-regulates [14C]IAA conjugation to the proteins as shown by the TLC assay (∼2.8-fold decrease) and the TCA precipitation variant (∼2-fold decrease). Moreover, l-Trp that competes with Asp for the catalytic site of PsGH3 and inhibits activity of the enzyme, diminished radioactivity of [14C]IAA-proteins about 1.2- and 2.8-fold, respectively. Taking into account that amino group of an amino acid or a protein acts as an acceptor of the indole-3-acetyl moiety from IAA-AMP intermediate during GH3-dependent conjugation, we masked amine groups (α- and ε-NH2) of the S-10 protein fraction from pea seeds by reductive alkylation. The alkylated proteins revealed about 3- and 2.8-fold lower radioactivity of [14C]IAA than non-alkylated fraction for TLC and TCA precipitation variant, respectively. This is a first study demonstrating that formation of high molecular weight IAA conjugates with proteins is catalyzed by a GH3 acyl acid amidosynthetase.
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- Maciej Ostrowski
- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
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Bassal M, Abukhalaf M, Majovsky P, Thieme D, Herr T, Ayash M, Tabassum N, Al Shweiki MR, Proksch C, Hmedat A, Ziegler J, Lee J, Neumann S, Hoehenwarter W. Reshaping of the Arabidopsis thaliana Proteome Landscape and Co-regulation of Proteins in Development and Immunity. MOLECULAR PLANT 2020; 13:1709-1732. [PMID: 33007468 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Proteome remodeling is a fundamental adaptive response, and proteins in complexes and functionally related proteins are often co-expressed. Using a deep sampling strategy we define core proteomes of Arabidopsis thaliana tissues with around 10 000 proteins per tissue, and absolutely quantify (copy numbers per cell) nearly 16 000 proteins throughout the plant lifecycle. A proteome-wide survey of global post-translational modification revealed amino acid exchanges pointing to potential conservation of translational infidelity in eukaryotes. Correlation analysis of protein abundance uncovered potentially new tissue- and age-specific roles of entire signaling modules regulating transcription in photosynthesis, seed development, and senescence and abscission. Among others, the data suggest a potential function of RD26 and other NAC transcription factors in seed development related to desiccation tolerance as well as a possible function of cysteine-rich receptor-like kinases (CRKs) as ROS sensors in senescence. All of the components of ribosome biogenesis factor (RBF) complexes were found to be co-expressed in a tissue- and age-specific manner, indicating functional promiscuity in the assembly of these less-studied protein complexes in Arabidopsis.Furthermore, we characterized detailed proteome remodeling in basal immunity by treating Arabidopsis seeldings with flg22. Through simultaneously monitoring phytohormone and transcript changes upon flg22 treatment, we obtained strong evidence of suppression of jasmonate (JA) and JA-isoleucine (JA-Ile) levels by deconjugation and hydroxylation by IAA-ALA RESISTANT3 (IAR3) and JASMONATE-INDUCED OXYGENASE 2 (JOX2), respectively, under the control of JASMONATE INSENSITIVE 1 (MYC2), suggesting an unrecognized role of a new JA regulatory switch in pattern-triggered immunity. Taken together, the datasets generated in this study present extensive coverage of the Arabidopsis proteome in various biological scenarios, providing a rich resource available to the whole plant science community.
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- Mona Bassal
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Interactions Department, Proteome Biology of Plant Interactions Research Group, Weinberg 3, Halle/Saale D-06120, Germany.
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Kaneko S, Cook SD, Aoi Y, Watanabe A, Hayashi KI, Kasahara H. An Evolutionarily Primitive and Distinct Auxin Metabolism in the Lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 61:1724-1732. [PMID: 32697828 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Auxin is a key regulator of plant growth and development. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), a plant auxin, is mainly produced from tryptophan via indole-3-pyruvate (IPA) in both bryophytes and angiosperms. Angiosperms have multiple, well-documented IAA inactivation pathways, involving conjugation to IAA-aspartate (IAA-Asp)/glutamate by the GH3 auxin-amido synthetases, and oxidation to 2-oxindole-3-acetic acid (oxIAA) by the DAO proteins. However, IAA biosynthesis and inactivation processes remain elusive in lycophytes, an early lineage of spore-producing vascular plants. In this article, we studied IAA biosynthesis and inactivation in the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii. We demonstrate that S. moellendorffii mainly produces IAA from the IPA pathway for the regulation of root growth and response to high temperature, similar to the angiosperm Arabidopsis. However, S. moellendorffii exhibits a unique IAA metabolite profile with high IAA-Asp and low oxIAA levels, distinct from Arabidopsis and the bryophyte Marchantia polymorpha, suggesting that the GH3 family is integral for IAA homeostasis in the lycophytes. The DAO homologs in S. moellendorffii share only limited similarity to the well-characterized rice and Arabidopsis DAO proteins. We therefore suggest that these enzymes may have a limited role in IAA homeostasis in S. moellendorffii compared to angiosperms. We provide new insights into the functional diversification of auxin metabolic genes in the evolution of land plants.
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- Shutaro Kaneko
- Department of Bioregulation and Biointeraction, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
- JSPS International Research Fellow, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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- Department of Biological Production Science, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, 700-0005 Japan
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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Demecsová L, Zelinová V, Liptáková Ľ, Valentovičová K, Tamás L. Indole-3-butyric acid priming reduced cadmium toxicity in barley root tip via NO generation and enhanced glutathione peroxidase activity. PLANTA 2020; 252:46. [PMID: 32885283 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03451-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Activation of GPX and enhanced NO level play a key role in IBA-mediated enhanced Cd tolerance in young barley roots. Application of exogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) or an IAA precursor improves the tolerance of plants to heavy metals. However, the physiology of these tolerance mechanisms remains largely unknown. Therefore, we studied the priming effect of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), an IAA precursor, on mild and severe cadmium (Cd) stress-induced responses in roots of young barley seedlings. IBA, similarly to mild Cd stress, significantly increased the glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity in the apexes of barley roots, which remained elevated after the IBA pretreatment as well. IBA pretreatment-evoked high nitric oxide generation in roots effectively reduced the high superoxide level under the severe Cd stress, leading to less toxic peroxynitrite accumulation accompanied by markedly reduced Cd-induced cell death. On the other hand, the IBA-evoked changes in IAA homeostasis resulted in root growth reorientation from longitudinal elongation to radial swelling. However, the application of an IAA signaling inhibitor, following the activation of defense responses by IBA, was able to promote root growth even at high concentrations of Cd. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the application of IBA, as an effective activator of Cd tolerance mechanisms in young barley roots, and the subsequent use of an IAA signaling inhibitor for the inhibition of root morphogenic responses induced by altered auxin metabolism, results in a high degree of root Cd tolerance, helping it to withstand even the transient exposure to lethal Cd concentration without the absolute inhibition of root growth.
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- Loriana Demecsová
- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84523, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84523, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84523, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84523, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84523, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Sengupta S, Nag Chaudhuri R. ABI3 plays a role in de-novo root regeneration from Arabidopsis thaliana callus cells. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2020; 15:1794147. [PMID: 32662721 PMCID: PMC8550280 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1794147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Developmental plasticity and the ability to regenerate organs during the life cycle are a signature feature of plant system. De novo organogenesis is a common mode of plant regeneration and may occur directly from the explant or indirectly via callus formation. It is now evident that callus formation occurs through the root development pathway. In fact, callus cells behave like a group of root primordium cells that are under the control of exogenous auxin. Presence or absence of auxin decides the subsequent fate of these cells. While in presence of external supplementation of auxin they are maintained as root primordia cells, absence of exogenous auxin induces the callus cells into patterning, differentiation and finally root emergence. Here we show that in absence of functional ABI3, a prominent member of the B3 superfamily of transcription factors, root regeneration is compromised in Arabidopsis callus cells. In culture medium free of any exogenous hormone supplementation, while adventitious root emergence and growth was prominently observed in wild type cells, no such features were observed in abi3-6 cells. Expression of auxin-responsive AUX1 and GH3 genes was significantly reduced in abi3-6 cells, indicating that auxin levels or distribution may be altered in absence of ABI3.
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- Sourabh Sengupta
- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
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Trujillo-Hernandez JA, Bariat L, Enders TA, Strader LC, Reichheld JP, Belin C. A glutathione-dependent control of the indole butyric acid pathway supports Arabidopsis root system adaptation to phosphate deprivation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:4843-4857. [PMID: 32309856 PMCID: PMC7410191 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Root system architecture results from a highly plastic developmental process to adapt to environmental conditions. In particular, the development of lateral roots and root hair growth are constantly optimized to the rhizosphere properties, including biotic and abiotic constraints. The development of the root system is tightly controlled by auxin, the driving morphogenic hormone in plants. Glutathione, a major thiol redox regulator, is also critical for root development but its interplay with auxin is scarcely understood. Previous work showed that glutathione deficiency does not alter root responses to indole acetic acid (IAA), the main active auxin in plants. Because indole butyric acid (IBA), another endogenous auxinic compound, is an important source of IAA for the control of root development, we investigated the crosstalk between glutathione and IBA during root development. We show that glutathione deficiency alters lateral roots and root hair responses to exogenous IBA but not IAA. Detailed genetic analyses suggest that glutathione regulates IBA homeostasis or conversion to IAA in the root cap. Finally, we show that both glutathione and IBA are required to trigger the root hair response to phosphate deprivation, suggesting an important role for this glutathione-dependent regulation of the auxin pathway in plant developmental adaptation to its environment.
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- José A Trujillo-Hernandez
- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
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- NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Present address: Hofstra University, Department of Biology, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
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- NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
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- Université Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR, Perpignan, France
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Holland CK, Westfall CS, Schaffer JE, De Santiago A, Zubieta C, Alvarez S, Jez JM. Brassicaceae-specific Gretchen Hagen 3 acyl acid amido synthetases conjugate amino acids to chorismate, a precursor of aromatic amino acids and salicylic acid. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16855-16864. [PMID: 31575658 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To modulate responses to developmental or environmental cues, plants use Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases to conjugate an amino acid to a plant hormone, a reaction that regulates free hormone concentration and downstream responses. The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has 19 GH3 proteins, of which 8 have confirmed biochemical functions. One Brassicaceae-specific clade of GH3 proteins was predicted to use benzoate as a substrate and includes AtGH3.7 and AtGH3.12/PBS3. Previously identified as a 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-glutamate synthetase, AtGH3.12/PBS3 influences pathogen defense responses through salicylic acid. Recent work has shown that AtGH3.12/PBS3 uses isochorismate as a substrate, forming an isochorismate-glutamate conjugate that converts into salicylic acid. Here, we show that AtGH3.7 and AtGH3.12/PBS3 can also conjugate chorismate to cysteine and glutamate, which act as precursors to aromatic amino acids and salicylic acid, respectively. The X-ray crystal structure of AtGH3.12/PBS3 in complex with AMP and chorismate at 1.94 Å resolution, along with site-directed mutagenesis, revealed how the active site potentially accommodates this substrate. Examination of Arabidopsis knockout lines indicated that the gh3.7 mutants do not alter growth and showed no increased susceptibility to the pathogen Pseudomonas syringae, unlike gh3.12 mutants, which were more susceptible than WT plants, as was the gh3.7/gh3.12 double mutant. The findings of our study suggest that GH3 proteins can use metabolic precursors of aromatic amino acids as substrates.
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- Cynthia K Holland
- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRA, IRIG, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Damodaran S, Strader LC. Indole 3-Butyric Acid Metabolism and Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:851. [PMID: 31333697 PMCID: PMC6616111 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Auxin is a crucial phytohormone involved in multiple plant developmental processes. Spatiotemporal regulation of auxin levels is necessary to achieve development of organs in the proper place and at the proper time. These levels can be regulated by conversion of auxin [indole 3-acetic acid (IAA)] from its conjugated forms and its precursors. Indole 3-butyric acid (IBA) is an auxin precursor that is converted to IAA in a peroxisomal β-oxidation process. In Arabidopsis, altered IBA-to-IAA conversion leads to multiple plant defects, indicating that IBA contributes to auxin homeostasis in critical ways. Like IAA, IBA and its conjugates can be transported in plants, yet many IBA carriers still need to be identified. In this review, we discuss IBA transporters identified in Arabidopsis thus far, including the pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) members of the G subfamily of ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCG) family, the TRANSPORTER OF IBA1 (TOB1) member of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) family and hypothesize other potential IBA carriers involved in plant development.
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- Suresh Damodaran
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Center for Science and Engineering Living Systems, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Yu XL, Wang HY, Leung DWM, He ZD, Zhang JJ, Peng XX, Liu EE. Overexpression of OsIAAGLU reveals a role for IAA-glucose conjugation in modulating rice plant architecture. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2019; 38:731-739. [PMID: 30903268 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-019-02402-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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OsIAAGLU could catalyze the reaction of IAA with glucose to generate IAA-glucose. Overexpression of OsIAAGLU in rice resulted in altered rice shoot architecture and root gravitropism. The distribution and levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) within plant tissues are well known to play vital roles in plant growth and development. An important mechanism of regulating free IAA levels in monocots is formation of IAA ester conjugates. In this study, a cytosol-localized protein encoded by the rice gene of indole-3-acetic acid glucosyltransferase (OsIAAGLU) was found to catalyze the reaction of free IAA with glucose to generate IAA-glucose. Expression of OsIAAGLU could be induced by IAA and NAA. The number of tillers and leaf angle was significantly increased with a concomitant decrease in plant height and panicle length in the transgenic rice lines overexpressing OsIAAGLU compared to the wild-type (WT) plants. Phenotypes of iaaglu mutants constructed using the CRISPR/Cas9 system had no obvious differences with WT plants. Furthermore, overexpression of OsIAAGLU resulted in reduced sensitivity to IAA/NAA and altered gravitropic response of the roots in the transgenic plants. Free IAA contents in the leaves, root tips, and lamina joint of OsIAAGLU-overexpressing transgenic lines were lower than those of WT plants. These results support that OsIAAGLU could play a regulatory role in IAA homeostasis and rice architecture.
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- Xiao-Lu Yu
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
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Weng JY, Bu XL, He BB, Cheng Z, Xu J, Da LT, Xu MJ. Rational engineering of amide synthetase enables bioconversion to diverse xiamenmycin derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:14840-14843. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07826f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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To improve the enzyme promiscuity, we engineered XimA by site-directed mutagenesis at a specific position based on our theoretical model.
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- Jing-Yi Weng
- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education)
- Shanghai Centre for Systems Biomedicine
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education)
- Shanghai Centre for Systems Biomedicine
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education)
- Shanghai Centre for Systems Biomedicine
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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Sherp AM, Lee SG, Schraft E, Jez JM. Modification of auxinic phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides by the acyl acid amido synthetase GH3.15 from Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:17731-17738. [PMID: 30315112 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Herbicide-resistance traits are the most widely used agriculture biotechnology products. Yet, to maintain their effectiveness and to mitigate selection of herbicide-resistant weeds, the discovery of new resistance traits that use different chemical modes of action is essential. In plants, the Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases catalyze the conjugation of amino acids to jasmonate and auxin phytohormones. This reaction chemistry has not been explored as a possible approach for herbicide modification and inactivation. Here, we examined a set of Arabidopsis GH3 proteins that use the auxins indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) as substrates along with the corresponding auxinic phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides 2,4-dichlorophenoxylacetic acid (2,4-D) and 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (2,4-DB). The IBA-specific AtGH3.15 protein displayed high catalytic activity with 2,4-DB, which was comparable to its activity with IBA. Screening of phenoxyalkanoic and phenylalkyl acids indicated that side-chain length of alkanoic and alkyl acids is a key feature of AtGH3.15's substrate preference. The X-ray crystal structure of the AtGH3.15·2,4-DB complex revealed how the herbicide binds in the active site. In root elongation assays, Arabidopsis AtGH3.15-knockout and -overexpression lines grown in the presence of 2,4-DB exhibited hypersensitivity and tolerance, respectively, indicating that the AtGH3.15-catalyzed modification inactivates 2,4-DB. These findings suggest a potential use for AtGH3.15, and perhaps other GH3 proteins, as herbicide-modifying enzymes that employ a mode of action different from those of currently available herbicide-resistance traits.
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- Ashley M Sherp
- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130.
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Wasternack C, Strnad M. Jasmonates: News on Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Metabolism and Action of an Ancient Group of Signaling Compounds. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2539. [PMID: 30150593 PMCID: PMC6164985 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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: Jasmonic acid (JA) and its related derivatives are ubiquitously occurring compounds of land plants acting in numerous stress responses and development. Recent studies on evolution of JA and other oxylipins indicated conserved biosynthesis. JA formation is initiated by oxygenation of α-linolenic acid (α-LeA, 18:3) or 16:3 fatty acid of chloroplast membranes leading to 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA) as intermediate compound, but in Marchantiapolymorpha and Physcomitrellapatens, OPDA and some of its derivatives are final products active in a conserved signaling pathway. JA formation and its metabolic conversion take place in chloroplasts, peroxisomes and cytosol, respectively. Metabolites of JA are formed in 12 different pathways leading to active, inactive and partially active compounds. The isoleucine conjugate of JA (JA-Ile) is the ligand of the receptor component COI1 in vascular plants, whereas in the bryophyte M. polymorpha COI1 perceives an OPDA derivative indicating its functionally conserved activity. JA-induced gene expressions in the numerous biotic and abiotic stress responses and development are initiated in a well-studied complex regulation by homeostasis of transcription factors functioning as repressors and activators.
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- Claus Wasternack
- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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