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Dluhosch D, Kersten LS, Schott-Verdugo S, Hoppen C, Schwarten M, Willbold D, Gohlke H, Groth G. Structure and dimerization properties of the plant-specific copper chaperone CCH. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19099. [PMID: 39154065 PMCID: PMC11330527 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69532-y] [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: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Copper chaperones of the ATX1 family are found in a wide range of organisms where these essential soluble carriers strictly control the transport of monovalent copper across the cytoplasm to various targets in diverse cellular compartments thereby preventing detrimental radical formation catalyzed by the free metal ion. Notably, the ATX1 family in plants contains two distinct forms of the cellular copper carrier. In addition to ATX1 having orthologs in other species, they also contain the copper chaperone CCH. The latter features an extra C-terminal extension whose function is still unknown. The secondary structure of this extension was predicted to be disordered in previous studies, although this has not been experimentally confirmed. Solution NMR studies on purified CCH presented in this study disclose that this region is intrinsically disordered regardless of the chaperone's copper loading state. Further biophysical analyses of the purified metallochaperone provide evidence that the C-terminal extension stabilizes chaperone dimerization in the copper-free and copper-bound states. A variant of CCH lacking the C-terminal extension, termed CCHΔ, shows weaker dimerization but similar copper binding. Computational studies further corroborate the stabilizing role of the C-terminal extension in chaperone dimerization and identify key residues that are vital to maintaining dimer stability.
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- Dominik Dluhosch
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Bioinformatics (IBG-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing: Structural Biochemistry (IBI-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing: Structural Biochemistry (IBI-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Institut Für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Bioinformatics (IBG-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Ren M, Zheng L, Wang D, Chen X, Dong X, Wei X, Cheng H. Copper isotope ratios allowed for quantifying the contribution of coal mining and combustion to total soil copper concentrations in China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 308:119613. [PMID: 35705153 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The most prominent source of Cu contamination in soils is metal mining and processing, partly since the Middle Age. However, coal mining and combustion can also cause (some) Cu contamination. We studied the distribution of Cu concentrations and isotope ratios in soils of the Huaibei coal mining area. The contribution of the coal mining and combustion to total Cu concentrations in soil was determined with a two-end-member mixing model based on the distinct δ65Cu values of the Cu emitted from coal mining and combustion and in native soil. The mean Cu concentration of 75 mg kg-1 exceeded the local soil background value (round to 22.13 mg kg-1). The similar δ65Cu value of grass near the coal mining and combustion operation as in gangue and flying ash indicated a superficial Cu contamination. Mining input was the dominant source of Cu in the contaminated soils, contributing up to 95% and on average 72% of the total Cu in the topsoils. The mining-derived Cu was leached to a depth of 65 cm, where still 29% of the Cu could be attributed to the mining emissions. Grasses showed lower δ65Cu values than the topsoils, because of the preferential uptake of light Cu isotopes. However, the Δ65Cugrass-soil was lower in the contaminated than the uncontaminated area because of superficial adsorption of isotopically heavy Cu from the mining emissions. Overall, in this study the distinct δ65Cu values of the mining-derived Cu emissions and the native soil allowed for the quantification of the mining-derived Cu and had already reached the subsoil and contaminated the grass by superficial adsorption in only 60 years of mining operation.
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- Mengxi Ren
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Mine Ecological Remediation, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Mine Ecological Remediation, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Mine Ecological Remediation, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Mine Ecological Remediation, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- Geological Survey Division, Huaibei Coal Mining Group Corporation, Huaibei, 235001, Anhui, China
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- Geological Survey Division, Huaibei Coal Mining Group Corporation, Huaibei, 235001, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Mine Ecological Remediation, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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Shah S, Li X, Jiang Z, Fahad S, Hassan S. Exploration of the phytohormone regulation of energy storage compound accumulation in microalgae. Food Energy Secur 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Saud Shah
- College of Life Science, Linyi University Linyi City Shandong China
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- College of Life Science, Linyi University Linyi City Shandong China
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- College of Life Science, Linyi University Linyi City Shandong China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University Haikou Hainan China
- Department of Agronomy University of Haripur Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture Extenstion The University of Agriculture Peshawar Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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Kugele A, Uzun B, Müller L, Schott-Verdugo S, Gohlke H, Groth G, Drescher M. Mapping the helix arrangement of the reconstituted ETR1 ethylene receptor transmembrane domain by EPR spectroscopy. RSC Adv 2022; 12:7352-7356. [PMID: 35424698 PMCID: PMC8982231 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00604a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The plant ethylene receptor ETR1 is a key player in the perception of the phytohormone and subsequent downstream ethylene signal transmission, crucial for processes such as ripening, senescence and abscission. However, to date, there is sparse structural knowledge about the transmembrane sensor domain (TMD) of ETR1 that is responsible for the binding of the plant hormone and initiates the downstream signal transmission. Sequence information and ab initio modelling suggest that the TMD consists of three transmembrane helices. Here, we combined site-directed spin labelling with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and obtained distance restraints for liposome-reconstituted ETR1_TMD on the orientation and arrangement of the transmembrane helices. We used these data to scrutinize different computational structure predictions of the TMD.
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- Anandi Kugele
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-4: Bioinformatics), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-4: Bioinformatics), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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Wang C, Qi M, Guo J, Zhou C, Yan X, Ruan R, Cheng P. The Active Phytohormone in Microalgae: The Characteristics, Efficient Detection, and Their Adversity Resistance Applications. Molecules 2021; 27:46. [PMID: 35011277 PMCID: PMC8746318 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Phytohormones are a class of small organic molecules that are widely used in higher plants and microalgae as chemical messengers. Phytohormones play a regulatory role in the physiological metabolism of cells, including promoting cell division, increasing stress tolerance, and improving photosynthetic efficiency, and thereby increasing biomass, oil, chlorophyll, and protein content. However, traditional abiotic stress methods for inducing the accumulation of energy storage substances in microalgae, such as high light intensity, high salinity, and heavy metals, will affect the growth of microalgae and will ultimately limit the efficient accumulation of energy storage substances. Therefore, the addition of phytohormones not only helps to reduce production costs but also improves the efficiency of biofuel utilization. However, accurate and sensitive phytohormones determination and analytical methods are the basis for plant hormone research. In this study, the characteristics of phytohormones in microalgae and research progress for regulating the accumulation of energy storage substances in microalgae by exogenous phytohormones, combined with abiotic stress conditions at home and abroad, are summarized. The possible metabolic mechanism of phytohormones in microalgae is discussed, and possible future research directions are put forward, which provide a theoretical basis for the application of phytohormones in microalgae.
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- Chun Wang
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (C.W.); (M.Q.); (J.G.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (C.W.); (M.Q.); (J.G.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (C.W.); (M.Q.); (J.G.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (C.W.); (M.Q.); (J.G.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (C.W.); (M.Q.); (J.G.); (C.Z.)
- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;
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Zhao H, Yin CC, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS. Ethylene signaling in rice and Arabidopsis: New regulators and mechanisms. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:102-125. [PMID: 33095478 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Ethylene is a gaseous hormone which plays important roles in both plant growth and development and stress responses. Based on studies in the dicot model plant species Arabidopsis, a linear ethylene signaling pathway has been established, according to which ethylene is perceived by ethylene receptors and transduced through CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE 1 (CTR1) and ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 2 (EIN2) to activate transcriptional reprogramming. In addition to this canonical signaling pathway, an alternative ethylene receptor-mediated phosphor-relay pathway has also been proposed to participate in ethylene signaling. In contrast to Arabidopsis, rice, a monocot, grows in semiaquatic environments and has a distinct plant structure. Several novel regulators and/or mechanisms of the rice ethylene signaling pathway have recently been identified, indicating that the ethylene signaling pathway in rice has its own unique features. In this review, we summarize the latest progress and compare the conserved and divergent aspects of the ethylene signaling pathway between Arabidopsis and rice. The crosstalk between ethylene and other plant hormones is also reviewed. Finally, we discuss how ethylene regulates plant growth, stress responses and agronomic traits. These analyses should help expand our knowledge of the ethylene signaling mechanism and could further be applied for agricultural purposes.
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- He Zhao
- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Biology and Agriculture Research Center, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100024, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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