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Zhang Z, Li Y, Wen S, Yang S, Zhu H, Zhou H. Metabolomics Reveals the Impact of Overexpression of Cytosolic Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase on Photosynthesis and Growth in Nannochloropsis gaditana. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6800. [PMID: 38928505 PMCID: PMC11204352 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Nannochloropsis gaditana, a microalga known for its photosynthetic efficiency, serves as a cell factory, producing valuable biomolecules such as proteins, lipids, and pigments. These components make it an ideal candidate for biofuel production and pharmaceutical applications. In this study, we genetically engineered N. gaditana to overexpress the enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (cyFBPase) using the Hsp promoter, aiming to enhance sugar metabolism and biomass accumulation. The modified algal strain, termed NgFBP, exhibited a 1.34-fold increase in cyFBPase activity under photoautotrophic conditions. This modification led to a doubling of biomass production and an increase in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) content in fatty acids to 20.78-23.08%. Additionally, the genetic alteration activated the pathways related to glycine, protoporphyrin, thioglucosides, pantothenic acid, CoA, and glycerophospholipids. This shift in carbon allocation towards chloroplast development significantly enhanced photosynthesis and growth. The outcomes of this study not only improve our understanding of photosynthesis and carbon allocation in N. gaditana but also suggest new biotechnological methods to optimize biomass yield and compound production in microalgae.
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- Zhengying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (S.Y.)
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
- State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (S.Y.)
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
- State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (S.Y.)
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
- State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (S.Y.)
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
- State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (S.Y.)
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China;
- State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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Asad MAU, Yan Z, Zhou L, Guan X, Cheng F. How abiotic stresses trigger sugar signaling to modulate leaf senescence? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 210:108650. [PMID: 38653095 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108650] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Plants have evolved the adaptive capacity to mitigate the negative effect of external adversities at chemical, molecular, cellular, and physiological levels. This capacity is conferred by triggering the coordinated action of internal regulatory factors, in which sugars play an essential role in the regulating chloroplast degradation and leaf senescence under various stresses. In this review, we summarize the recent findings on the senescent-associated changes in carbohydrate metabolism and its relation to chlorophyl degradation, oxidative damage, photosynthesis inhibition, programmed cell death (PCD), and sink-source relation as affected by abiotic stresses. The action of sugar signaling in regulating the initiation and progression of leaf senescence under abiotic stresses involves interactions with various plant hormones, reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst, and protein kinases. This discussion aims to elucidate the complex regulatory network and molecular mechanisms that underline sugar-induced leaf senescence in response to various abiotic stresses. The imperative role of sugar signaling in regulating plant stress responses potentially enables the production of crop plants with modified sugar metabolism. This, in turn, may facilitate the engineering of plants with improved stress responses, optimal life span and higher yield achievement.
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- Muhmmad Asad Ullah Asad
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Crop Production Co-sponsored by Province and Ministry, Nanjing, China.
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Tang R, Yang Y, Ji C, Su Y, Jiao B, Yuan B, Yang X, Xi D. MiR827 positively regulates the resistance to chilli veinal mottle virus by affecting the expression of FBPase in Nicotiana benthamiana. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14375. [PMID: 38837224 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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MicroRNA(miRNA) is a class of non-coding small RNA that plays an important role in plant growth, development, and response to environmental stresses. Unlike most miRNAs, which usually target homologous genes across a variety of species, miR827 targets different types of genes in different species. Research on miR827 mainly focuses on its role in regulating phosphate (Pi) homeostasis of plants, however, little is known about its function in plant response to virus infection. In the present study, miR827 was significantly upregulated in the recovery tissue of virus-infected Nicotiana tabacum. Overexpression of miR827 could improve plants resistance to the infection of chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) in Nicotiana benthamiana, whereas interference of miR827 increased the susceptibility of the virus-infected plants. Further experiments indicated that the antiviral defence regulated by miR827 was associated with the reactive oxygen species and salicylic acid signalling pathways. Then, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) was identified to be a target of miR827, and virus infection could affect the expression of FBPase. Finally, transient expression of FBPase increased the susceptibility to ChiVMV-GFP infection in N. benthamiana. By contrast, silencing of FBPase increased plant resistance. Taken together, our results demonstrate that miR827 plays a positive role in tobacco response to virus infection, thus providing new insights into understanding the role of miR827 in plant-virus interaction.
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- Rongxia Tang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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Romero-Reyes A, Hernandez-Leon SG, Leyva-Carrillo L, Yepiz-Plascencia G, Reynolds MP, Paul MJ, Heuer S, Valenzuela-Soto EM. An efficient triose phosphate synthesis and distribution in wheat provides tolerance to higher field temperatures. Biochem J 2023; 480:1365-1377. [PMID: 37589484 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20230117] [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: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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High temperatures in the field hinder bread wheat high-yield production, mainly because of the adverse effects of heat over photosynthesis. The Yaqui Valley, the main wheat producer region in Mexico, is a zone prone to have temperatures over 30°C. The aim of this work was to test the flag leaf photosynthetic performance in 10 bread wheat genotypes grown under high temperatures in the field. The study took place during two seasons (2019-2020 and 2020-2021). In each season, control seeds were sown in December, while heat-stressed were sown in late January to subject wheat to heat stress (HS) during the grain-filling stage. HS reduced Grain yield from 20 to 58% in the first season. HS did not reduce chlorophyll content and light-dependent reactions were unaffected in any of the tested genotypes. Rubisco, chloroplast fructose 1,6-biphosphatase (FBPase), and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) activities were measured spectrophotometrically. Rubisco activity did not decrease under HS in any of the genotypes. FBPase activity was reduced by HS indicating that triose phosphate flux to starch synthesis was reduced, while SPS was not affected, and thus, sucrose synthesis was maintained. HS reduced aerial biomass in the 10 chosen genotypes. Genotypes SOKWB.1, SOKWB.3, and BORLAUG100 maintained their yield under HS, pointing to a potential success in their introduction in this region for breeding heat-tolerant bread wheat.
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- Andrea Romero-Reyes
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., G.E. Astiazarán Rosas 46, Hermosillo 83304, Sonora, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., G.E. Astiazarán Rosas 46, Hermosillo 83304, Sonora, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., G.E. Astiazarán Rosas 46, Hermosillo 83304, Sonora, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., G.E. Astiazarán Rosas 46, Hermosillo 83304, Sonora, México
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz, Km. 45, El Batán, 56237 Texcoco, México
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, U.K
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- Pre-Breeding Department, National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, U.K
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., G.E. Astiazarán Rosas 46, Hermosillo 83304, Sonora, México
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Composition, structure, and functional shifts of prokaryotic communities in response to co-composting of various nitrogenous green feedstocks. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:50. [PMID: 36859170 PMCID: PMC9979578 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02798-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thermophilic composting is a promising method of sanitizing pathogens in manure and a source of agriculturally important thermostable enzymes and microorganisms from organic wastes. Despite the extensive studies on compost prokaryotes, shifts in microbial profiles under the influence of various green materials and composting days are still not well understood, considering the complexity of the green material sources. Here, the effect of regimens of green composting material on the diversity, abundance, and metabolic capacity of prokaryotic communities in a thermophilic compost environment was examined. METHODS Total community 16S rRNA was recovered from triplicate compost samples of Lantana-based, Tithonia-based, Grass-based, and mixed (Lantana + Tithonia + Grass)- based at 21, 42, 63, and 84 days of composting. The 16S rRNA was sequenced using the Illumina Miseq platform. Bioinformatics analysis was done using Divisive Amplicon Denoising Algorithm version 2 (DADA2) R version 4.1 and Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States version 2 (PICRUSt2) pipelines for community structure and metabolic profiles, respectively. In DADA2, prokaryotic classification was done using the Refseq-ribosomal database project (RDP) and SILVA version 138 databases. RESULTS Our results showed apparent differences in prokaryotic community structure for total diversity and abundance within the four compost regimens and composting days. The study showed that the most prevalent phyla during composting included Acidobacteriota, Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, Chloroflexi, and Proteobacteria. Additionally, there were differences in the overall diversity of metabolic pathways but no significant differences among the various compost treatments on major metabolic pathways like carbohydrate biosynthesis, carbohydrate degradation, and nitrogen biosynthesis. CONCLUSION Various sources of green material affect the succession of compost nutrients and prokaryotic communities. The similarity of amounts of nutrients, such as total Nitrogen, at the end of the composting process, despite differences in feedstock material, indicates a significant influence of composting days on the stability of nutrients during composting.
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Wang Z, Yu D, Morota G, Dhakal K, Singer W, Lord N, Huang H, Chen P, Mozzoni L, Li S, Zhang B. Genome-wide association analysis of sucrose and alanine contents in edamame beans. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1086007. [PMID: 36816489 PMCID: PMC9935843 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1086007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The sucrose and Alanine (Ala) content in edamame beans significantly impacts the sweetness flavor of edamame-derived products as an important attribute to consumers' acceptance. Unlike grain-type soybeans, edamame beans are harvested as fresh beans at the R6 to R7 growth stages when beans are filled 80-90% of the pod capacity. The genetic basis of sucrose and Ala contents in fresh edamame beans may differ from those in dry seeds. To date, there is no report on the genetic basis of sucrose and Ala contents in the edamame beans. In this study, a genome-wide association study was conducted to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to sucrose and Ala levels in edamame beans using an association mapping panel of 189 edamame accessions genotyped with a SoySNP50K BeadChip. A total of 43 and 25 SNPs was associated with sucrose content and Ala content in the edamame beans, respectively. Four genes (Glyma.10g270800, Glyma.08g137500, Glyma.10g268500, and Glyma.18g193600) with known effects on the process of sucrose biosynthesis and 37 novel sucrose-related genes were characterized. Three genes (Gm17g070500, Glyma.14g201100 and Glyma.18g269600) with likely relevant effects in regulating Ala content and 22 novel Ala-related genes were identified. In addition, by summarizing the phenotypic data of edamame beans from three locations in two years, three PI accessions (PI 532469, PI 243551, and PI 407748) were selected as the high sucrose and high Ala parental lines for the perspective breeding of sweet edamame varieties. Thus, the beneficial alleles, candidate genes, and selected PI accessions identified in this study will be fundamental to develop edamame varieties with improved consumers' acceptance, and eventually promote edamame production as a specialty crop in the United States.
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- Zhibo Wang
- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research Center, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Wang S, Cao L, Willick IR, Wang H, Tanino KK. Arabidopsis Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes UBC4, UBC5, and UBC6 Have Major Functions in Sugar Metabolism and Leaf Senescence. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:11143. [PMID: 36232444 PMCID: PMC9569852 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) is required for protein ubiquitination. Arabidopsis has 37 E2s grouped into 14 subfamilies and the functions for many of them are unknown. We utilized genetic and biochemical methods to study the roles of Arabidopsis UBC4, UBC5, and UBC6 of the E2 subfamily IV. The Arabidopsis ubc4/5/6 triple mutant plants had higher levels of glucose, sucrose, and starch than the control plants, as well as a higher protein level of a key gluconeogenic enzyme, cytosolic fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (cyFBP). In an in vitro assay, the proteasome inhibitor MG132 inhibited the degradation of recombinant cyFBP whereas ATP promoted cyFBP degradation. In the quadruple mutant ubc4/5/6 cyfbp, the sugar levels returned to normal, suggesting that the increased sugar levels in the ubc4/5/6 mutant were due to an increased cyFBPase level. In addition, the ubc4/5/6 mutant plants showed early leaf senescence at late stages of plant development as well as accelerated leaf senescence using detached leaves. Further, the leaf senescence phenotype remained in the quadruple ubc4/5/6 cyfbp mutant. Our results suggest that UBC4/5/6 have two lines of important functions, in sugar metabolism through regulating the cyFBP protein level and in leaf senescence likely through a cyFBP-independent mechanism.
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- Sheng Wang
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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Gao Y, Jiang Z, Shi M, Zhou Y, Huo L, Li X, Xu K. Comparative transcriptome provides insight into responding mechanism of waterlogging stress in Actinidia valvata Dunn. Gene 2022; 845:146843. [PMID: 36041594 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146843] [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: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kiwifruit is one of the most popular fruits, and the area of its cultivation in China has grown rapidly over the last decade. However, kiwifruit vines are vulnerable to waterlogging, especially in the extensive areas of south China where it is grown. This has become an important factor limiting yields. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the responses of kiwifruit to waterlogging. Here, we have selected Actinidia valvata Dunn which is able to withstand waterlogging conditions and the waterlogging-susceptible Actinidia deliciosa to perform the RNA-seq of roots under waterlogging stress. Seedling roots of Actinidia valvata Dunn and Actinidia deliciosa presented distinct root phenotypes after waterlogging treatments. Genome mapping showed a large genome difference between Actinidia valvata Dunn and Actinidia deliciosa. Transcription factors MYB, MYB-related, AP2-EREBP, bHLH, WRKY, and NAC were identified as the key genes involved in the response to waterlogging stress of kiwifruit. Meanwhile, the MAPK signaling pathway and the glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathway were identified as the vital pathways involved in the response to waterlogging, and key genes were identified from these two pathways. These results will broaden our understanding of transcriptional response of waterlogging stress and will provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms associated with waterlogging stress. Furthermore, identification of the genes responsible will assist in the breeding of kiwifruit tolerant of waterlogging.
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- Yongbin Gao
- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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- College of Horticulture Science, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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Salmeron-Santiago IA, Martínez-Trujillo M, Valdez-Alarcón JJ, Pedraza-Santos ME, Santoyo G, Pozo MJ, Chávez-Bárcenas AT. An Updated Review on the Modulation of Carbon Partitioning and Allocation in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants. Microorganisms 2021; 10:75. [PMID: 35056524 PMCID: PMC8781679 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10010075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate biotrophs that supply mineral nutrients to the host plant in exchange for carbon derived from photosynthesis. Sucrose is the end-product of photosynthesis and the main compound used by plants to translocate photosynthates to non-photosynthetic tissues. AMF alter carbon distribution in plants by modifying the expression and activity of key enzymes of sucrose biosynthesis, transport, and/or catabolism. Since sucrose is essential for the maintenance of all metabolic and physiological processes, the modifications addressed by AMF can significantly affect plant development and stress responses. AMF also modulate plant lipid biosynthesis to acquire storage reserves, generate biomass, and fulfill its life cycle. In this review we address the most relevant aspects of the influence of AMF on sucrose and lipid metabolism in plants, including its effects on sucrose biosynthesis both in photosynthetic and heterotrophic tissues, and the influence of sucrose on lipid biosynthesis in the context of the symbiosis. We present a hypothetical model of carbon partitioning between plants and AMF in which the coordinated action of sucrose biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism plays a role in the generation of hexose gradients to supply carbon to AMF, and to control the amount of carbon assigned to the fungus.
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58880, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Agrobiología “Presidente Juárez”, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Uruapan 60170, Mexico;
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58030, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, 18008 Granada, Spain
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- Facultad de Agrobiología “Presidente Juárez”, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Uruapan 60170, Mexico;
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Lopez-Delacalle M, Camejo D, Garcia-Marti M, Lopez-Ramal MJ, Nortes PA, Martinez V, Rivero RM. Deciphering fruit sugar transport and metabolism from tolerant and sensitive tomato plants subjected to simulated field conditions. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1715-1728. [PMID: 33547642 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the current state of climate change, we must assume that abiotic stresses act together under natural field conditions, these will increase in the coming years. Therefore, in this report we investigated how sugar metabolism was affected under simulated field conditions, where plants faced high ambient temperatures and a low-quality water irrigation. Our studies were carried out on fruits of two tomato recombinant lines, a tolerant and a sensitive one exposed to the combination of heat and salinity. Two ripening stages (mature green and red ripe fruits) were used in our analyzes, where the gene expression levels of the main biosynthetic genes and transporters, enzymatic activities and compounds related to the synthesis, accumulation, and degradation of sugars in plants were analyzed. The tolerant line showed highly significant differences in red ripe fruits in comparison to the sensitive one under the simulated field conditions (35°C + 60 mM NaCl), with an overexpression of the genes SlFBP, SlSPS, SlSUS3, and SlNi. These expression patterns correlated with a higher activity of the enzymes FBP, SPS, SUS3, AI, and G6PDH, which resulted in the accumulation of fructose, glucose and UDP-glucose. Our results showed the advantage of using tomato recombinant lines for rescuing important traits, such as the resistance to some abiotic stresses, and for the identification of important molecular and metabolic markers that could be used to determine fruit quality in green or red maturity stages under detrimental environmental field conditions.
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- Maria Lopez-Delacalle
- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Irrigation, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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- CEBAS-CSIC, Department of Plant Nutrition, Campus Universitario Espinardo, Espinardo, Spain
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Li J, Wang Y, Wei H, Kang X. Comparative proteomic analysis provides insight into the molecular mechanism of vegetative growth advantage in allotriploid Populus. Genomics 2021; 113:1180-1192. [PMID: 33677055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.03.002] [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: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Though allotriploid poplar shows a salient vegetative growth advantage that impacts biomass and lumber yield, the proteomic data of Populus allotriploids have not been scrutinized for identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms. We conducted a large-scale label-free proteomics profiling of the 5th, 10th, and 25th leaves of allotriploids and diploids, and identified 4587 protein groups. Among 932 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), 22 are transcription factors (TFs) that could regulate vegetative growth advantage in allotriploids. The DEPs involved in light reaction, Calvin cycle, and photorespiration, protein synthesis, sucrose synthesis, starch synthesis, and starch decomposition displayed elevated expression in Populus allotriploids. However, the DEPs functioning in sucrose decomposition, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and protein degradation exhibited significantly downregulated expression. The alternations of these DEPs augmented efficiency of photosynthesis, carbon fixation, sucrose and starch accumulation, and decreased capacity of carbohydrate consumption, leading to larger volume of biomass and vigorous growth in Populus allotriploids.
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- Jiang Li
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, PR China
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton 49931, USA
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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刘 爽. Response of C<sub>3</sub> Plants Leaf Enzymes to Nitrogen Addition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.12677/ije.2021.102038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mitchell MC, Pritchard J, Okada S, Zhang J, Venables I, Vanhercke T, Ral J. Increasing growth and yield by altering carbon metabolism in a transgenic leaf oil crop. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:2042-2052. [PMID: 32069385 PMCID: PMC7539989 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Engineering high biomass plants that produce oil (triacylglycerol or TAG) in vegetative rather than seed-related tissues could help meet our growing demand for plant oil. Several studies have already demonstrated the potential of this approach by creating transgenic crop and model plants that accumulate TAG in their leaves and stems. However, TAG synthesis may compete with other important carbon and energy reserves, including carbohydrate production, and thereby limit plant growth. The aims of this study were thus: first, to investigate the effect of TAG accumulation on growth and development of previously generated high leaf oil tobacco plants; and second, to increase plant growth and/or oil yields by further altering carbon fixation and partitioning. This study showed that TAG accumulation varied with leaf and plant developmental stage, affected leaf carbon and nitrogen partitioning and reduced the relative growth rate and final biomass of high leaf oil plants. To overcome these growth limitations, four genes related to carbon fixation (encoding CBB cycle enzymes SBPase and chloroplast-targeted FBPase) or carbon partitioning (encoding sucrose biosynthetic enzyme cytosolic FBPase and lipid-related transcription factor DOF4) were overexpressed in high leaf oil plants. In glasshouse conditions, all four constructs increased early growth without affecting TAG accumulation while chloroplast-targeted FBPase and DOF4 also increased final biomass and oil yields. These results highlight the reliance of plant growth on carbon partitioning, in addition to carbon supply, and will guide future attempts to improve biomass and TAG accumulation in transgenic leaf oil crops.
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- Madeline C. Mitchell
- RMIT UniversityMelbourneVicAustralia
- Food Agility Cooperative Research CentreSydneyNSWAustralia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberraACTAustralia
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Gě Q, Cūi Y, Lǐ J, Gōng J, Lú Q, Lǐ P, Shí Y, Shāng H, Liú À, Dèng X, Pān J, Chén Q, Yuán Y, Gǒng W. Disequilibrium evolution of the Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase gene family leads to their functional biodiversity in Gossypium species. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:379. [PMID: 32482161 PMCID: PMC7262775 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6773-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP) is a key enzyme in the plant sucrose synthesis pathway, in the Calvin cycle, and plays an important role in photosynthesis regulation in green plants. However, no systemic analysis of FBPs has been reported in Gossypium species. Results A total of 41 FBP genes from four Gossypium species were identified and analyzed. These FBP genes were sorted into two groups and seven subgroups. Results revealed that FBP family genes were under purifying selection pressure that rendered FBP family members as being conserved evolutionarily, and there was no tandem or fragmental DNA duplication in FBP family genes. Collinearity analysis revealed that a FBP gene was located in a translocated DNA fragment and the whole FBP gene family was under disequilibrium evolution that led to a faster evolutionary progress of the members in G. barbadense and in At subgenome than those in other Gossypium species and in the Dt subgenome, respectively, in this study. Through RNA-seq analyses and qRT-PCR verification, different FBP genes had diversified biological functions in cotton fiber development (two genes in 0 DPA and 1DPA ovules and four genes in 20–25 DPA fibers), in plant responses to Verticillium wilt onset (two genes) and to salt stress (eight genes). Conclusion The FBP gene family displayed a disequilibrium evolution pattern in Gossypium species, which led to diversified functions affecting not only fiber development, but also responses to Verticillium wilt and salt stress. All of these findings provide the foundation for further study of the function of FBP genes in cotton fiber development and in environmental adaptability.
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- Qún Gě
- College of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.,Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.,Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China.,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre of Cotton of Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China. .,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China. .,Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China.
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Cell-Type Transcriptomes of the Multicellular Green Alga Volvox carteri Yield Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Germ and Somatic Differentiation Programs. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:531-550. [PMID: 29208647 PMCID: PMC5919742 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Germ-soma differentiation is a hallmark of complex multicellular organisms, yet its origins are not well understood. Volvox carteri is a simple multicellular green alga that has recently evolved a simple germ-soma dichotomy with only two cell-types: large germ cells called gonidia and small terminally differentiated somatic cells. Here, we provide a comprehensive characterization of the gonidial and somatic transcriptomes of V. carteri to uncover fundamental differences between the molecular and metabolic programming of these cell-types. We found extensive transcriptome differentiation between cell-types, with somatic cells expressing a more specialized program overrepresented in younger, lineage-specific genes, and gonidial cells expressing a more generalist program overrepresented in more ancient genes that shared striking overlap with stem cell-specific genes from animals and land plants. Directed analyses of different pathways revealed a strong dichotomy between cell-types with gonidial cells expressing growth-related genes and somatic cells expressing an altruistic metabolic program geared toward the assembly of flagella, which support organismal motility, and the conversion of storage carbon to sugars, which act as donors for production of extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoproteins whose secretion enables massive organismal expansion. V. carteri orthologs of diurnally controlled genes from C. reinhardtii, a single-celled relative, were analyzed for cell-type distribution and found to be strongly partitioned, with expression of dark-phase genes overrepresented in somatic cells and light-phase genes overrepresented in gonidial cells- a result that is consistent with cell-type programs in V. carteri arising by cooption of temporal regulons in a unicellular ancestor. Together, our findings reveal fundamental molecular, metabolic, and evolutionary mechanisms that underlie the origins of germ-soma differentiation in V. carteri and provide a template for understanding the acquisition of germ-soma differentiation in other multicellular lineages.
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Soto-Suárez M, Serrato AJ, Rojas-González JA, Bautista R, Sahrawy M. Transcriptomic and proteomic approach to identify differentially expressed genes and proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking chloroplastic 1 and cytosolic FBPases reveals several levels of metabolic regulation. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:258. [PMID: 27905870 PMCID: PMC5134223 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0945-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND During the photosynthesis, two isoforms of the fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase), the chloroplastidial (cFBP1) and the cytosolic (cyFBP), catalyse the first irreversible step during the conversion of triose phosphates (TP) to starch or sucrose, respectively. Deficiency in cyFBP and cFBP1 isoforms provokes an imbalance of the starch/sucrose ratio, causing a dramatic effect on plant development when the plastidial enzyme is lacking. RESULTS We study the correlation between the transcriptome and proteome profile in rosettes and roots when cFBP1 or cyFBP genes are disrupted in Arabidopsis thaliana knock-out mutants. By using a 70-mer oligonucleotide microarray representing the genome of Arabidopsis we were able to identify 1067 and 1243 genes whose expressions are altered in the rosettes and roots of the cfbp1 mutant respectively; whilst in rosettes and roots of cyfbp mutant 1068 and 1079 genes are being up- or down-regulated respectively. Quantitative real-time PCR validated 100% of a set of 14 selected genes differentially expressed according to our microarray analysis. Two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis-based proteomic analysis revealed quantitative differences in 36 and 26 proteins regulated in rosettes and roots of cfbp1, respectively, whereas the 18 and 48 others were regulated in rosettes and roots of cyfbp mutant, respectively. The genes differentially expressed and the proteins more or less abundant revealed changes in protein metabolism, RNA regulation, cell signalling and organization, carbon metabolism, redox regulation, and transport together with biotic and abiotic stress. Notably, a significant set (25%) of the proteins identified were also found to be regulated at a transcriptional level. CONCLUSION This transcriptomic and proteomic analysis is the first comprehensive and comparative study of the gene/protein re-adjustment that occurs in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organs of Arabidopsis mutants lacking FBPase isoforms.
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- Mauricio Soto-Suárez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
- Present address: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, CORPOICA, Km 14 vía Mosquera, Mosquera, Cundinamarca Colombia
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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- Plataforma Andaluza de Bioinformática/SCBI, Edificio de Bioinnovación, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Severo Ochoa 34, 29590 Campanillas, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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Urban MO, Vašek J, Klíma M, Krtková J, Kosová K, Prášil IT, Vítámvás P. Proteomic and physiological approach reveals drought-induced changes in rapeseeds: Water-saver and water-spender strategy. J Proteomics 2016; 152:188-205. [PMID: 27838467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The cultivar-dependent differences in Brassica napus L. seed yield are significantly affected by drought stress. Here, the response of leaf proteome to long-term drought (28days) was studied in cultivars (cvs): Californium (C), Cadeli (D), Navajo (N), and Viking (V). Analysis of twenty-four 2-D DIGE gels revealed 134 spots quantitatively changed at least 2-fold; from these, 79 proteins were significantly identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF. According to the differences in water use, the cultivars may be assigned to two categories: water-savers or water-spenders. In the water-savers group (cvs C+D), proteins related to nitrogen assimilation, ATP and redox homeostasis were increased under stress, while in the water-spenders category (cvs N+V), carbohydrate/energy, photosynthesis, stress related and rRNA processing proteins were increased upon stress. Taking all data together, we indicated cv C as a drought-adaptable water-saver, cv D as a medium-adaptable water-saver, cv N as a drought-adaptable water-spender, and cv V as a low-adaptable drought sensitive water-spender rapeseed. Proteomic data help to evaluate the impact of drought and the extent of genotype-based adaptability and contribute to the understanding of their plasticity. These results provide new insights into the provenience-based drought acclimation/adaptation strategy of contrasting winter rapeseeds and link data at gasometric, biochemical, and proteome level. SIGNIFICANCE Soil moisture deficit is a real problem for every crop. The data in this study demonstrates for the first time that in stem-prolongation phase cultivars respond to progressive drought in different ways and at different levels. Analysis of physiological and proteomic data showed two different water regime-related strategies: water-savers and spenders. However, not only water uptake rate itself, but also individual protein abundances, gasometric and biochemical parameters together with final biomass accumulation after stress explained genotype-based responses. Interestingly, under a mixed climate profile, both water-use patterns (savers or spenders) can be appropriate for drought adaptation. These data suggest, than complete "acclimation image" of rapeseeds in stem-prolongation phase under drought could be reached only if these characteristics are taken, explained and understood together.
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- Milan Oldřich Urban
- Crop Research Institute, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Drnovská 507/73, Prague, Czech Republic; Charles University, Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Viničná 5, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Department of Genetics and Breeding, Kamýcká 129, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Drnovská 507/73, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Viničná 5, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Drnovská 507/73, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Drnovská 507/73, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Drnovská 507/73, Prague, Czech Republic
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Yamaoka C, Suzuki Y, Makino A. Differential Expression of Genes of the Calvin-Benson Cycle and its Related Genes During Leaf Development in Rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:115-124. [PMID: 26615032 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To understand how the machinery for photosynthetic carbon assimilation is formed and maintained during leaf development, changes in the mRNA levels of the Calvin-Benson cycle enzymes, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activase and two key enzymes for sucrose synthesis were determined in rice (Oryza sativa L.). According to the patterns of changes in the mRNA levels, these genes were categorized into three groups. Group 1 included most of the genes involved in the carboxylation and reduction phases of the Calvin-Benson cycle, as well as three genes in the regeneration phase. The mRNA levels increased and reached maxima during leaf expansion and then rapidly declined, although there were some variations in the residual mRNA levels in senescent leaves. Group 2 included a number of genes involved in the regeneration phase, one gene in the reduction phase of the Calvin-Benson cycle and one gene in sucrose synthesis. The mRNA levels increased and almost reached maxima before full expansion and then gradually declined. Group 3 included Rubisco activase, one gene involved in the regeneration phase and one gene in sucrose synthesis. The overall pattern was similar to that in group 2 genes except that the mRNA levels reached maxima after the stage of full expansion. Thus, genes of the Calvin-Benson cycle and its related genes were differentially expressed during leaf development in rice, suggesting that such differential gene expression is necessary for formation and maintenance of the machinery of photosynthetic carbon assimilation.
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- Chihiro Yamaoka
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, 981-8555 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, 981-8555 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai, 981-8555 Japan CREST, JST, Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0076 Japan
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Gong HY, Li Y, Fang G, Hu DH, Jin WB, Wang ZH, Li YS. Transgenic Rice Expressing Ictb and FBP/Sbpase Derived from Cyanobacteria Exhibits Enhanced Photosynthesis and Mesophyll Conductance to CO2. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140928. [PMID: 26488581 PMCID: PMC4638112 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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To find a way to promote the rate of carbon flux and further improve the photosynthetic rate in rice, two CO2-transporting and fixing relevant genes, Ictb and FBP/Sbpase, which were derived from cyanobacteria with the 35SCaMV promotor in the respective constructs, were transformed into rice. Three homologous transgenic groups with Ictb, FBP/Sbpase and the two genes combined were constructed in parallel, and the functional effects of these two genes were investigated by physiological, biochemical and leaf anatomy analyses. The results indicated that the mesophyll conductance and net photosynthetic rate were higher at approximately 10.5-36.8% and 13.5-34.6%, respectively, in the three groups but without any changes in leaf anatomy structure compared with wild type. Other physiological and biochemical parameters increased with the same trend in the three groups, which showed that the effect of FBP/SBPase on improving photosynthetic capacity was better than that of ICTB and that there was an additive effect in ICTB+FBP/SBPase. ICTB localized in the cytoplasm, whereas FBP/SBPase was successfully transported to the chloroplast. The two genes might show a synergistic interaction to promote carbon flow and the assimilation rate as a whole. The multigene transformation engineering and its potential utility for improving the photosynthetic capacity and yield in rice were discussed.
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- Han Yu Gong
- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
- Engineering Research Centre for the Protection and Utilization of
Bioresource in Ethnic Area of Southern China, South-Central University for
Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China
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Rojas-González JA, Soto-Súarez M, García-Díaz Á, Romero-Puertas MC, Sandalio LM, Mérida Á, Thormählen I, Geigenberger P, Serrato AJ, Sahrawy M. Disruption of both chloroplastic and cytosolic FBPase genes results in a dwarf phenotype and important starch and metabolite changes in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2673-89. [PMID: 25743161 PMCID: PMC4986871 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In this study, evidence is provided for the role of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases (FBPases) in plant development and carbohydrate synthesis and distribution by analysing two Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA knockout mutant lines, cyfbp and cfbp1, and one double mutant cyfbp cfbp1 which affect each FBPase isoform, cytosolic and chloroplastic, respectively. cyFBP is involved in sucrose synthesis, whilst cFBP1 is a key enzyme in the Calvin-Benson cycle. In addition to the smaller rosette size and lower rate of photosynthesis, the lack of cFBP1 in the mutants cfbp1 and cyfbp cfbp1 leads to a lower content of soluble sugars, less starch accumulation, and a greater superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The mutants also had some developmental alterations, including stomatal opening defects and increased numbers of root vascular layers. Complementation also confirmed that the mutant phenotypes were caused by disruption of the cFBP1 gene. cyfbp mutant plants without cyFBP showed a higher starch content in the chloroplasts, but this did not greatly affect the phenotype. Notably, the sucrose content in cyfbp was close to that found in the wild type. The cyfbp cfbp1 double mutant displayed features of both parental lines but had the cfbp1 phenotype. All the mutants accumulated fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and triose-phosphate during the light period. These results prove that while the lack of cFBP1 induces important changes in a wide range of metabolites such as amino acids, sugars, and organic acids, the lack of cyFBP activity in Arabidopsis essentially provokes a carbon metabolism imbalance which does not compromise the viability of the double mutant cyfbp cfbp1.
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- José A Rojas-González
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC-US, Avda Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Biology Department I, Plant Metabolism, Grosshaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Biology Department I, Plant Metabolism, Grosshaderner Str. 2-4, D-82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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Somleva MN, Peoples OP, Snell KD. PHA bioplastics, biochemicals, and energy from crops. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2013; 11:233-52. [PMID: 23294864 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Large scale production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in plants can provide a sustainable supply of bioplastics, biochemicals, and energy from sunlight and atmospheric CO(2). PHAs are a class of polymers with various chain lengths that are naturally produced by some microorganisms as storage materials. The properties of these polyesters make them functionally equivalent to many of the petroleum-based plastics that are currently in the market place. However, unlike most petroleum-derived plastics, PHAs can be produced from renewable feedstocks and easily degrade in most biologically active environments. This review highlights research efforts over the last 20 years to engineer the production of PHAs in plants with a focus on polyhydroxybutryrate (PHB) production in bioenergy crops with C(4) photosynthesis. PHB has the potential to be a high volume commercial product with uses not only in the plastics and materials markets, but also in renewable chemicals and feed. The major challenges of improving product yield and plant fitness in high biomass yielding C(4) crops are discussed in detail.
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Barajas-López JDD, Tezycka J, Travaglia CN, Serrato AJ, Chueca A, Thormählen I, Geigenberger P, Sahrawy M. Expression of the chloroplast thioredoxins f and m is linked to short-term changes in the sugar and thiol status in leaves of Pisum sativum. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:4887-900. [PMID: 22791824 PMCID: PMC3427998 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Thioredoxins (TRXs) f and m are key components in the light regulation of photosynthetic metabolism via thiol-dithiol modulation in chloroplasts of leaves; however, little is known about the factors modulating the expression of these proteins. To investigate the effect of sugars as photosynthetic products on the expression of PsTRX f and m1 genes, sucrose and glucose were externally supplied to pea plants during the day. There was an increase in the mRNA levels of PsTRX f and m1 genes in response mainly to glucose. When leaf discs were incubated for up to 4h in the dark, glucose also led to an increase in both mRNA and protein levels of TRXs f and m, while sucrose had no substantial effect. Expression of PsDOF7, a carbon metabolism-related transcription factor gene, was also induced by glucose. Protein-DNA interaction showed that PsDOF7 binds specifically to the DOF core located in PsTRX f and m1 gene promoters. Transient expression in agroinfiltrated pea leaves demonstrated that PsDOF7 activated transcription of both promoters. The incubation of leaf discs in dithiotreitol (DTT) to increase the redox status led to a marked increase in the mRNA and protein levels of both TRXs within 4h. The increase in TRX protein levels occurred after 1h DTT feeding, implying a rapid effect of the thiol status on TRX f and m1 protein turnover rates, while transcriptional regulation took 3h to proceed. These results show that the protein levels of both TRXs are under short-term control of the sugar and thiol status in plants.
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- Juan de Dios Barajas-López
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasC/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
- Present address: Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biology IGrosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Campus Universitario5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasC/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasC/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biology IGrosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biology IGrosshaderner Str. 2–4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasC/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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Malinova I, Steup M, Fettke J. Starch-related cytosolic heteroglycans in roots from Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:1406-1414. [PMID: 21269731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Both photoautotrophic and heterotrophic plant cells are capable of accumulating starch inside the plastid. However, depending on the metabolic state of the respective cell the starch-related carbon fluxes are different. The vast majority of the transitory starch biosynthesis relies on the hexose phosphate pools derived from the reductive pentose phosphate cycle and, therefore, is restricted to ongoing photosynthesis. Transitory starch is usually degraded in the subsequent dark period and mainly results in the formation of neutral sugars, such as glucose and maltose, that both are exported into the cytosol. The cytosolic metabolism of the two carbohydrates includes reversible glucosyl transfer reactions to a heteroglycan that are mediated by two glucosyl transferases, DPE2 and PHS2 (or, in all other species, Pho2). In heterotrophic cells, accumulation of starch mostly depends on the long distance transport of reduced carbon compounds from source to sink organs and, therefore, includes as an essential step the import of carbohydrates from the cytosol into the starch forming plastids. In this communication, we focus on starch metabolism in heterotrophic tissues from Arabidopsis thaliana wild type plants (and in various starch-related mutants as well). By using hydroponically grown A. thaliana plants, we were able to analyse starch-related biochemical processes in leaves and roots from the same plants. Within the roots we determined starch levels and the morphology of native starch granules. Cytosolic and apoplastic heteroglycans were analysed in roots and compared with those from leaves of the same plants. A. thaliana mutants lacking functional enzymes either inside the plastid (such as phosphoglucomutase) or in the cytosol (disproportionating isoenzyme 2 or the phosphorylase isozyme, PHS2) were included in this study. In roots and leaves from the three mutants (and from the respective wild type organ as well), starch and heteroglycans as well as enzyme patterns were analysed.
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- Irina Malinova
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Plant Physiology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Tamoi M, Hiramatsu Y, Nedachi S, Otori K, Tanabe N, Maruta T, Shigeoka S. Increase in the activity of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in cytosol affects sugar partitioning and increases the lateral shoots in tobacco plants at elevated CO2 levels. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2011; 108:15-23. [PMID: 21400200 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We generated transgenic tobacco plants with high levels of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase expressing cyanobacterialfructose-1,6-/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase in the cytosol. At ambient CO(2) levels (360 ppm), growth, photosynthetic activity, and fresh weight were unchanged but the sucrose/hexose/starch ratio was slightly altered in the transgenic plants compared with wild-type plants. At elevated CO(2) levels (1200 ppm), lateral shoot, leaf number, and fresh weight were significantly increased in the transgenic plants. Photosynthetic activity was also increased. Hexose accumulated in the upper leaves in the wild-type plants, while sucrose and starch accumulated in the lower leaves and lateral shoots in the transgenic plants. These findings suggest that cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase contributes to the efficient conversion of hexose into sucrose, and that the change in carbon partitioning affects photosynthetic capacity and morphogenesis at elevated CO(2) levels.
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- Masahiro Tamoi
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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Slater SMH, Micallef MC, Zhang J, Micallef BJ. Identification and characterization of a null-activity mutant containing a cryptic pre-mRNA splice site for cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in Flaveria linearis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 74:519-536. [PMID: 20882321 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9690-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (cytFBPase) (E.C. 3.1.3.11) catalyzes the first irreversible reaction of daytime sucrose synthesis. A Flaveria linearis (F. linearis) mutant (line 84-9) previously shown to have ~10% wildtype cytFBPase activity contains no cytFBPase activity based on enzymatic and immunoprecipitation analysis. Genetic segregation and Southern analysis of an F2 population shows one gene copy of cytFBPase in F. linearis and linkage of null cytFBPase activity to the cytFBPase structural gene. A point mutation is present in the structural gene coding for cytFBPase in the mutant, causing a cryptic pre-mRNA splice site and a corresponding 24 amino acid deletion spanning the active site of the enzyme. Collectively, these data support the identification of a null-activity mutant for cytFBPase in F. linearis. This is the first report of a null mutant in the daytime sucrose synthesis pathway confirmed by both enzymatic and molecular analysis. Null cytFBPase in F. linearis does not predispose all lines to high starch accumulation due to an epistatic gene interaction; low starch accumulation in null cytFBPase lines segregates with elevated pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase (PFP) activity when grown in a 16 h photoperiod. Surprisingly, growth of parental lines and F2 progeny having null cytFBPase in continuous light rescued the wildtype growth phenotype. All null cytFBPase lines showed CO(2)-insensitivity/reversed sensitivity of photosynthesis, indicating that null cytFBPase causes a reduced total capacity for both photosynthesis and end-product synthesis regardless of starch and PFP phenotype. Collectively, the data indicate that F. linearis, a C3-C4 photosynthetic intermediate, has alternative cytFBPase-independent pathways for daytime sucrose synthesis.
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- S M H Slater
- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Basson C, Groenewald JH, Kossmann J, Cronjé C, Bauer R. Sugar and acid-related quality attributes and enzyme activities in strawberry fruits: Invertase is the main sucrose hydrolysing enzyme. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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