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Yu K, Wei L, Yuan H, Zhang W, Zeng X, Wang B, Wang Y. Genetic architecture of inducible and constitutive metabolic profile related to drought resistance in qingke (Tibetan hulless barley). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1076000. [PMID: 36561451 PMCID: PMC9763626 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1076000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Qingke (Tibetan hulless barley, Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum) is the primary food crop on the Tibet Plateau, the long-term drought and other harsh environments makes qingke an important resource for the study of abiotic resistance. Here, we evaluated the drought sensitivity of 246 qingke varieties. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) found that root-specific expressed gene CYP84 may be involved in the regulation of drought resistance. Based on widely targeted metabolic profiling, we identified 2,769 metabolites in qingke leaves, of which 302 were significantly changed in response to drought stress, including 4-aminobutyric acid (GABA), proline, sucrose and raffinose. Unexpectedly, these drought-induced metabolites changed more violently in drought-sensitive qingkes, while the constitutive metabolites that had little response to drought stress, such as C-glycosylflavonoids and some amino acids, accumulated excessively in drought-resistant qingkes. Combined with metabolite-based genome-wide association study (mGWAS), a total of 1,006 metabolites under optimal condition and 1,031 metabolites under mild drought stress had significant associated loci. As a marker metabolite induced by drought stress, raffinose was significantly associated with two conservatively adjacent α-galactosidase genes, qRT-PCR suggests that these two genes may jointly regulate the raffinose content in qingke. Besides, as constituent metabolites with stable differences between drought-sensitive and drought-resistant qingkes, a class of C-glycosylflavonoids are simultaneously regulated by a UDP-glucosyltransferase gene. Overall, we performed GWAS for sensitivity and widely targeted metabolites during drought stress in qingke for the first time, which provides new insights into the response mechanism of plant drought stress and drought resistance breeding.
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- Kuohai Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Hulless Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Lhasa, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hulless Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Lhasa, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hulless Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Lhasa, China
- Institute of Agricultural Research, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, China
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- Wuhan Metware Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hulless Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Lhasa, China
- Institute of Agricultural Research, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, China
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- Wuhan Metware Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hulless Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Lhasa, China
- Institute of Agricultural Research, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, China
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Okazawa A, Baba A, Okano H, Tokunaga T, Nakaue T, Ogawa T, Shimma S, Sugimoto Y, Ohta D. Involvement of α-galactosidase OmAGAL2 in planteose hydrolysis during seed germination of Orobanche minor. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:1992-2004. [PMID: 34850875 PMCID: PMC8982430 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Root parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae, such as witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.), cause serious losses in agriculture worldwide, and efforts have been made to control these parasitic weeds. Understanding the characteristic physiological processes in the life cycle of root parasitic weeds is particularly important to identify specific targets for growth modulators. In our previous study, planteose metabolism was revealed to be activated soon after the perception of strigolactones in germinating seeds of O. minor. Nojirimycin inhibited planteose metabolism and impeded seed germination of O. minor, indicating a possible target for root parasitic weed control. In the present study, we investigated the distribution of planteose in dry seeds of O. minor by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging. Planteose was detected in tissues surrounding-but not within-the embryo, supporting its suggested role as a storage carbohydrate. Biochemical assays and molecular characterization of an α-galactosidase family member, OmAGAL2, indicated that the enzyme is involved in planteose hydrolysis in the apoplast around the embryo after the perception of strigolactones, to provide the embryo with essential hexoses for germination. These results indicate that OmAGAL2 is a potential molecular target for root parasitic weed control.
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- Atsushi Okazawa
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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Kannan U, Sharma R, Gangola MP, Ganeshan S, Båga M, Chibbar RN. Sequential expression of raffinose synthase and stachyose synthase corresponds to successive accumulation of raffinose, stachyose and verbascose in developing seeds of Lens culinaris Medik. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 265:153494. [PMID: 34454370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Raffinose, stachyose and verbascose form the three major members of the raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) accumulated during seed development. Raffinose synthase (RS; EC 2.4.1.82) and stachyose synthase (STS; EC 2.4.1.67) have been associated with raffinose and stachyose synthesis, but the precise mechanism for verbascose synthesis is not well understood. In this study, full-length RS (2.7 kb) and STS (2.6 kb) clones were isolated by screening a cDNA library prepared from developing lentil seeds (18, 20, 22 and 24 days after flowering [DAF]) to understand the roles of RS and STS in RFO accumulation in developing lentil seeds. The nucleotide sequences of RS and STS genes were similar to those reported for Pisum sativum. Patterns of transcript accumulation, enzyme activities and RFO concentrations were also comparable to P. sativum. However, during lentil seed development raffinose, stachyose and verbascose accumulation corresponded to transcript accumulation for RS and STS, with peak transcript abundance occurring at about 22-24 DAF, generally followed by a sequential increase in raffinose, stachyose and verbascose concentrations followed by a steady level thereafter. Enzyme activities for RS, STS and verbascose synthase (VS) also indicated a sudden increase at around 24-26 DAF, but with an abrupt decline again coinciding with the subsequent steady state increase in the RFO. Galactan:galactan galactosyl transferase (GGT), the galactinol-independent pathway enzyme, however, exhibited steady increase in activity from 24 DAF onwards before abruptly decreasing at 34 DAF. Although GGT activity was detected, isolation of a GGT sequence from the cDNA library was not successful.
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- Udhaya Kannan
- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Canada.
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Johnson N, Boatwright JL, Bridges W, Thavarajah P, Kumar S, Shipe E, Thavarajah D. Genome-wide association mapping of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) prebiotic carbohydrates toward improved human health and crop stress tolerance. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13926. [PMID: 34230595 PMCID: PMC8260633 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93475-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lentil, a cool-season food legume, is rich in protein and micronutrients with a range of prebiotic carbohydrates, such as raffinose-family oligosaccharides (RFOs), fructooligosaccharides (FOSs), sugar alcohols (SAs), and resistant starch (RS), which contribute to lentil's health benefits. Beneficial microorganisms ferment prebiotic carbohydrates in the colon, which impart health benefits to the consumer. In addition, these carbohydrates are vital to lentil plant health associated with carbon transport, storage, and abiotic stress tolerance. Thus, lentil prebiotic carbohydrates are a potential nutritional breeding target for increasing crop resilience to climate change with increased global nutritional security. This study phenotyped a total of 143 accessions for prebiotic carbohydrates. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was then performed to identify associated variants and neighboring candidate genes. All carbohydrates analyzed had broad-sense heritability estimates (H2) ranging from 0.22 to 0.44, comparable to those reported in the literature. Concentration ranges corresponded to percent recommended daily allowances of 2-9% SAs, 7-31% RFOs, 51-111% RS, and 57-116% total prebiotic carbohydrates. Significant SNPs and associated genes were identified for numerous traits, including a galactosyltransferase (Lcu.2RBY.1g019390) known to aid in RFO synthesis. Further studies in multiple field locations are necessary. Yet, these findings suggest the potential for molecular-assisted breeding for prebiotic carbohydrates in lentil to support human health and crop resilience to increase global food security.
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- Nathan Johnson
- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
- Advanced Plant Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Biodiversity and Crop Improvement Program, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat-Institute, P.O. Box 6299, Rabat, Morocco
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, 113 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA.
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Yu J, Golicz AA, Lu K, Dossa K, Zhang Y, Chen J, Wang L, You J, Fan D, Edwards D, Zhang X. Insight into the evolution and functional characteristics of the pan-genome assembly from sesame landraces and modern cultivars. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:881-892. [PMID: 30315621 PMCID: PMC6587448 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil crop renowned for its high oil content and quality. Recently, genome assemblies for five sesame varieties including two landraces (S. indicum cv. Baizhima and Mishuozhima) and three modern cultivars (S. indicum var. Zhongzhi13, Yuzhi11 and Swetha), have become available providing a rich resource for comparative genomic analyses and gene discovery. Here, we employed a reference-assisted assembly approach to improve the draft assemblies of four of the sesame varieties. We then constructed a sesame pan-genome of 554.05 Mb. The pan-genome contained 26 472 orthologous gene clusters; 15 409 (58.21%) of them were core (present across all five sesame genomes), whereas the remaining 41.79% (11 063) clusters and the 15 890 variety-specific genes were dispensable. Comparisons between varieties suggest that modern cultivars from China and India display significant genomic variation. The gene families unique to the sesame modern cultivars contain genes mainly related to yield and quality, while those unique to the landraces contain genes involved in environmental adaptation. Comparative evolutionary analysis indicates that several genes involved in plant-pathogen interaction and lipid metabolism are under positive selection, which may be associated with sesame environmental adaption and selection for high seed oil content. This study of the sesame pan-genome provides insights into the evolution and genomic characteristics of this important oilseed and constitutes a resource for further sesame crop improvement.
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- Jingyin Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
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- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology LaboratoryFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural SciencesUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleMelbourneVicAustralia
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, and Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityBeibeiChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
- Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS)ThièsSenegal
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
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- Department of Plant Pathology & MicrobiologyUniversity of CaliforniaRiversideCAUSA
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of AgricultureUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWAAustralia
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil CropsMinistry of AgricultureOil Crops Research InstituteThe Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhanChina
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Li T, Dong M, Xie W, Zhang Y, Tao D, Li S. Kinetic properties of raffinose synthase from rice (Oryza sativa L.). FOOD BIOSCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zhang Q, Song X, Bartels D. Sugar metabolism in the desiccation tolerant grass Oropetium thomaeum in response to environmental stresses. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 270:30-36. [PMID: 29576083 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Oropetium thomaeum is a desiccation tolerant grass and acquisition of desiccation tolerance is correlated with changes in carbohydrate metabolism. Here we address the question whether the changes in carbohydrate metabolism are specific to the dehydration process or whether other environmental factors such as high temperature, low temperature, hypoxia, salinity or exogenous ABA application trigger the same or different changes in the sugar metabolism. Fifteen different sugar metabolites were identified by GC/MS, including erythritol, arabinose, fructose, galactose, glucose, myo-inositol, sedoheptulose, sucrose, trehalose, galactinol, maltose, raffinose, manninotriose and stachyose. Together with starch, these sugars were placed into the pathways of sucrose metabolism and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) metabolism, as well as into the group of rare sugars. By comparing the changes of sugars under various stresses, we concluded that the changes in the sugar metabolism are both convergent and divergent in response to different stresses. Except for the general response to stress, such as starch degradation, the changes of specific sugar metabolites reflect a stress-specific response of O. thomaeum. Erythritol seems to be specific for dehydration, myo-inositol for salt stress and trehalose for hypoxia stress. Similar as dehydration, low temperature, salt stress and ABA application resulted in the accumulation of sucrose and RFOs in O. thomaeum, which indicates that these stresses share high similarity with dehydration. Thus it is proposed that sucrose and RFOs have a general protective role under these stresses. In contrast sucrose and RFOs did not accumulate in response to high temperature or hypoxia whose effects tend to be consumptive and destructive. The accumulation of galactose, melibiose and manninotriose demonstrate that RFOs are degraded under stress. The accumulation of these sugar metabolites might result from the reaction of RFOs and stress-produced hydroxyl radicals, which supports a possible role of RFOs in stress defense. In addition, ABA application led to substantial synthesis of stachyose which occurs only in response to dehydration, indicating that stachyose synthesis is possibly closely related to ABA in O. thomaeum.
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- Qingwei Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Li T, Zhang Y, Wang D, Liu Y, Dirk LMA, Goodman J, Downie AB, Wang J, Wang G, Zhao T. Regulation of Seed Vigor by Manipulation of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides in Maize and Arabidopsis thaliana. MOLECULAR PLANT 2017; 10:1540-1555. [PMID: 29122666 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) accumulate in seeds during maturation desiccation in many plant species. However, it remains unclear whether RFOs have a role in establishing seed vigor. GALACTINOL SYNTHASE (GOLS), RAFFINOSE SYNTHASE (RS), and STACHYOSE SYNTHASE (STS) are the enzymes responsible for RFO biosynthesis in plants. Interestingly, only raffinose is detected in maize seeds, and a unique maize RS gene (ZmRS) was identified. In this study, we found that two independent mutator (Mu)-interrupted zmrs lines, containing no raffinose but hyperaccumulating galactinol, have significantly reduced seed vigor, compared with null segregant controls. Unlike maize, Arabidopsis thaliana seeds contain several RFOs (raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose). Manipulation of A. thaliana RFO content by overexpressing ZmGOLS2, ZmRS, or AtSTS demonstrated that co-overexpression of ZmGOLS2 and ZmRS, or overexpression of ZmGOLS2 alone, significantly increased the total content of RFOs and enhanced Arabidopsis seed vigor. Surprisingly, while overexpression of ZmRS increased seed raffinose content, its overexpression dramatically decreased seed vigor and reduced the seed amounts of galactinol, stachyose, and verbascose. In contrast, the atrs5 mutant seeds are similar to those of the wild type with regard to seed vigor and RFO content, except for stachyose, which accumulated in atrs5 seeds. Total RFOs, RFO/sucrose ratio, but not absolute individual RFO amounts, positively correlated with A. thaliana seed vigor, to which stachyose and verbascose contribute more than raffinose. Taken together, these results provide new insights into regulatory mechanisms of seed vigor and reveal distinct requirement for RFOs in modulating seed vigor in a monocot and a dicot.
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- Tao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Seed Biology, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Seed Biology, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Lü J, Sui X, Ma S, Li X, Liu H, Zhang Z. Suppression of cucumber stachyose synthase gene (CsSTS) inhibits phloem loading and reduces low temperature stress tolerance. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 95:1-15. [PMID: 28608281 PMCID: PMC5594042 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-017-0621-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Stachyose is the main transporting sugar in phloem of Raffinose family oligosaccharides-transporting species. Stachyose synthase (STS) is a key enzyme for stachyose biosynthesis, but the gene encoding STS is poorly characterized in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), which is a model plant for studying stachyose metabolism and phloem function. In this research, stachyose synthase gene (CsSTS) from cucumber was isolated and its physiological functions were analyzed. CsSTS expressed mainly in the phloem of the minor veins in mature leaves and localized to companion cells. Reverse genetics with CsSTS RNAi lines revealed obviously reductions in STS activity and stachyose content along with a small amount of starch accumulation in leaves, suggesting that CsSTS is involved in phloem loading of cucumber leaves. After 6 °C low temperature stress, malondialdehyde content and electrical conductivity increased, especially in CsSTS-RNAi plants. But CsSTS expression was up-regulated, STS activity and stachyose level increased, the activities of reactive-oxygen-scavenging enzyme in cucumber seedlings improved significantly and starch accumulation reduced, especially in CsSTS-OE lines. These results demonstrate clearly that CsSTS is involved in phloem loading, carbohydrate distribution and tolerance of cucumber seedlings to low temperature stress.
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- Jianguo Lü
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Imaizumi C, Tomatsu H, Kitazawa K, Yoshimi Y, Shibano S, Kikuchi K, Yamaguchi M, Kaneko S, Tsumuraya Y, Kotake T. Heterologous expression and characterization of an Arabidopsis β-l-arabinopyranosidase and α-d-galactosidases acting on β-l-arabinopyranosyl residues. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4651-4661. [PMID: 28981776 PMCID: PMC5853685 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The major plant sugar l-arabinose (l-Ara) has two different ring forms, l-arabinofuranose (l-Araf) and l-arabinopyranose (l-Arap). Although l-Ara mainly appears in the form of α-l-Araf residues in cell wall components, such as pectic α-1,3:1,5-arabinan, arabinoxylan, and arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs), lesser amounts of it can also be found as β-l-Arap residues of AGPs. Even though AGPs are known to be rapidly metabolized, the enzymes acting on the β-l-Arap residues remain to be identified. In the present study, four enzymes, which we call β-l-ARAPASE (APSE) and α-GALACTOSIDASE 1 (AGAL1), AGAL2, and AGAL3, are identified as those enzymes that are likely to be responsible for the hydrolysis of the β-l-Arap residues in Arabidopsis thaliana. An Arabidopsis apse-1 mutant showed significant reduction in β-l-arabinopyranosidase activity, and an apse-1 agal3-1 double-mutant exhibited even less activity. The apse-1 and the double-mutants both had more β-l-Arap residues in the cell walls than wild-type plants. Recombinant APSE expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris specifically hydrolyzed β-l-Arap residues and released l-Ara from gum arabic and larch arabinogalactan. The recombinant AGAL3 also showed weak β-l-arabinopyranosidase activity beside its strong α-galactosidase activity. It appears that the β-l-Arap residues of AGPs are hydrolysed mainly by APSE and partially by AGALs in Arabidopsis.
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- Chiemi Imaizumi
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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Gangola MP, Jaiswal S, Kannan U, Gaur PM, Båga M, Chibbar RN. Galactinol synthase enzyme activity influences raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) accumulation in developing chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2016; 125:88-98. [PMID: 26953100 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To understand raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) metabolism in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds, RFO accumulation and corresponding biosynthetic enzymes activities were determined during seed development of chickpea genotypes with contrasting RFO concentrations. RFO concentration in mature seeds was found as a facilitator rather than a regulating step of seed germination. In mature seeds, raffinose concentrations ranged from 0.38 to 0.68 and 0.75 to 0.99 g/100 g, whereas stachyose concentrations varied from 0.79 to 1.26 and 1.70 to 1.87 g/100 g indicating significant differences between low and high RFO genotypes, respectively. Chickpea genotypes with high RFO concentration accumulated higher concentrations of myo-inositol and sucrose during early seed developmental stages suggesting that initial substrate concentrations may influence RFO concentration in mature seeds. High RFO genotypes showed about two to three-fold higher activity for all RFO biosynthetic enzymes compared to those with low RFO concentrations. RFO biosynthetic enzymes activities correspond with accumulation of individual RFO during seed development.
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- Manu P Gangola
- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics, Patancheru near Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
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Van den Ende W, Coopman M, Vergauwen R, Van Laere A. Presence of Inulin-Type Fructo-Oligosaccharides and Shift from Raffinose Family Oligosaccharide to Fructan Metabolism in Leaves of Boxtree (Buxus sempervirens). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:209. [PMID: 26973663 PMCID: PMC4771763 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fructans are known to occur in 15% of flowering plants and their accumulation is often associated with stress responses. Typically, particular fructan types occur within particular plant families. The family of the Buxaceae, harboring Pachysandra terminalis, an accumulator of graminan- and levan-type fructans, also harbors boxtree (Buxus sempervirens), a cold and drought tolerant species. Surprisingly, boxtree leaves do not accumulate the expected graminan- and levan-type fructans, but small inulin fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS: 1-kestotriose and nystose) and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs: raffinose and stachyose) instead. The seasonal variation in concentrations of glucose, fructose, sucrose, FOS and RFOs were followed. Raffinose and stachyose peaked during the winter months, while FOS peaked at a very narrow time-interval in spring, immediately preceded by a prominent sucrose accumulation. Sucrose may function as a reserve carbohydrate in winter and early spring leaves. The switch from RFO to fructan metabolism in spring strongly suggests that fructans and RFOs fulfill distinct roles in boxtree leaves. RFOs may play a key role in the cold acclimation of winter leaves while temporal fructan biosynthesis in spring might increase sink strength to sustain the formation of new shoots.
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Findling S, Zanger K, Krueger S, Lohaus G. Subcellular distribution of raffinose oligosaccharides and other metabolites in summer and winter leaves of Ajuga reptans (Lamiaceae). PLANTA 2015; 241:229-241. [PMID: 25269399 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2183-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In Ajuga reptans, raffinose oligosaccharides accumulated during winter. Stachyose, verbascose, and higher RFO oligomers were exclusively found in the vacuole whereas one-fourth of raffinose was localized in the stroma. The evergreen labiate Ajuga reptans L. can grow at low temperature. The carbohydrate metabolism changes during the cold phase, e.g., raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) accumulate. Additionally, A. reptans translocates RFOs in the phloem. In the present study, subcellular concentrations of metabolites were studied in summer and winter leaves of A. reptans to gain further insight into regulatory instances involved in the cold acclimation process and into the function of RFOs. Subcellular metabolite concentrations were determined by non-aqueous fractionation. Volumes of the subcellular compartments of summer and winter leaves were analyzed by morphometric measurements. The metabolite content varied strongly between summer and winter leaves. Soluble metabolites increased up to tenfold during winter whereas the starch content was decreased. In winter leaves, the subcellular distribution showed a shift of carbohydrates from cytoplasm to vacuole and chloroplast. Despite this, the metabolite concentration was higher in all compartments in winter leaves compared to summer leaves because of the much higher total metabolite content in winter leaves. The different oligosaccharides did show different compartmentations. Stachyose, verbascose, and higher RFO oligomers were almost exclusively found in the vacuole whereas one-fourth of raffinose was localized in the stroma. Apparently, the subcellular distribution of the RFOs differs because they fulfill different functions in plant metabolism during winter. Raffinose might function in protecting chloroplast membranes during freezing, whereas higher RFO oligomers may exert protective effects on vacuolar membranes. In addition, the high content of RFOs in winter leaves may also result from reduced consumption of assimilates.
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- Sarah Findling
- Molekulare Pflanzenforschung/Pflanzenbiochemie, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany,
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Sengupta S, Mukherjee S, Basak P, Majumder AL. Significance of galactinol and raffinose family oligosaccharide synthesis in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:656. [PMID: 26379684 PMCID: PMC4549555 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Abiotic stress induces differential expression of genes responsible for the synthesis of raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs) in plants. RFOs are described as the most widespread D-galactose containing oligosaccharides in higher plants. Biosynthesis of RFOs begin with the activity of galactinol synthase (GolS; EC 2.4.1.123), a GT8 family glycosyltransferase that galactosylates myo-inositol to produce galactinol. Raffinose and the subsequent higher molecular weight RFOs (Stachyose, Verbascose, and Ajugose) are synthesized from sucrose by the subsequent addition of activated galactose moieties donated by Galactinol. Interestingly, GolS, the key enzyme of this pathway is functional only in the flowering plants. It is thus assumed that RFO synthesis is a specialized metabolic event in higher plants; although it is not known whether lower plant groups synthesize any galactinol or RFOs. In higher plants, several functional importance of RFOs have been reported, e.g., RFOs protect the embryo from maturation associated desiccation, are predominant transport carbohydrates in some plant families, act as signaling molecule following pathogen attack and wounding and accumulate in vegetative tissues in response to a range of abiotic stresses. However, the loss-of-function mutants reported so far fail to show any perturbation in those biological functions. The role of RFOs in biotic and abiotic stress is therefore still in debate and their specificity and related components remains to be demonstrated. The present review discusses the biology and stress-linked regulation of this less studied extension of inositol metabolic pathway.
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- Sonali Sengupta
- *Correspondence: Arun L. Majumder and Sonali Sengupta, Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P-1/12, C.I.T. Road, Scheme - VIIM, Kolkata 700054, West Bengal, India, ;
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- †Present address: Sritama Mukherjee, Department of Botany, Bethune College, Kolkata 700006, West Bengal, India
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- *Correspondence: Arun L. Majumder and Sonali Sengupta, Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P-1/12, C.I.T. Road, Scheme - VIIM, Kolkata 700054, West Bengal, India, ;
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Gangola MP, Jaiswal S, Khedikar YP, Chibbar RN. A reliable and rapid method for soluble sugars and RFO analysis in chickpea using HPAEC-PAD and its comparison with HPLC-RI. Food Chem 2014; 154:127-33. [PMID: 24518324 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.12.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A high performance anion exchange chromatography (HPAEC) coupled with pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) was optimised to separate with precision, accuracy and high reproducibility soluble sugars including oligosaccharides present in pulse meal samples. The optimised method within 20min separated myo-inositol, galactinol, glucose, fructose, sucrose, raffinose, stachyose and verbascose in chickpea seed meal extracts. Gradient method of eluting solvent (sodium hydroxide) resulted in higher sensitivity and rapid detection compared to similar analytical methods. Peaks asymmetry equivalent to one and resolution value ⩾1.5 support column's precision and accuracy for quantitative determinations of soluble sugars in complex mixtures. Intermediate precision determined as relative standard deviation (1.8-3.5%) for different soluble sugars confirms reproducibility of the optimised method. The developed method has superior sensitivity to detect even scarcely present verbascose in chickpea. It also quantifies myo-inositol and galactinol making it suitable both for RFO related genotype screening and biosynthetic studies.
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- Manu P Gangola
- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada.
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Egert A, Keller F, Peters S. Abiotic stress-induced accumulation of raffinose in Arabidopsis leaves is mediated by a single raffinose synthase (RS5, At5g40390). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:218. [PMID: 24354450 PMCID: PMC3878221 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The sucrosylgalactoside oligosaccharide raffinose (Raf, Suc-Gal1) accumulates in Arabidopsis leaves in response to a myriad of abiotic stresses. Whilst galactinol synthases (GolS), the first committed enzyme in Raf biosynthesis are well characterised in Arabidopsis, little is known of the second biosynthetic gene/enzyme raffinose synthase (RS). Conflicting reports suggest the existence of either one or six abiotic stress-inducible RSs (RS-1 to -6) occurring in Arabidopsis. Indirect evidence points to At5g40390 being responsible for low temperature-induced Raf accumulation in Arabidopsis leaves. RESULTS By heterologously expressing At5g40390 in E.coli, we demonstrate that crude extracts synthesise Raf in vitro, contrary to empty vector controls. Using two independent loss-of-function mutants for At5g40390 (rs 5-1 and 5-2), we confirm that this RS is indeed responsible for Raf accumulation during low temperature-acclimation (4°C), as previously reported. Surprisingly, leaves of mutant plants also fail to accumulate any Raf under diverse abiotic stresses including water-deficit, high salinity, heat shock, and methyl viologen-induced oxidative stress. Correlated to the lack of Raf under these abiotic stress conditions, both mutant plants lack the typical stress-induced RafS activity increase observed in the leaves of wild-type plants. CONCLUSIONS Collectively our findings point to a single abiotic stress-induced RS isoform (RS5, At5g40390) being responsible for Raf biosynthesis in Arabidopsis leaves. However, they do not support a single RS hypothesis since the seeds of both mutant plants still contained Raf, albeit at 0.5-fold lower concentration than seeds from wild-type plants, suggesting the existence of at least one other seed-specific RS. These results also unambiguously discount the existence of six stress-inducible RS isoforms suggested by recent reports.
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- Aurélie Egert
- Institute of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology Division, University of Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zürich CH-8008, Switzerland
- Present address: Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology Division, University of Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zürich CH-8008, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Gangola MP, Khedikar YP, Gaur PM, Båga M, Chibbar RN. Genotype and growing environment interaction shows a positive correlation between substrates of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) biosynthesis and their accumulation in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) seeds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:4943-4952. [PMID: 23621405 DOI: 10.1021/jf3054033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To develop genetic improvement strategies to modulate raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) concentration in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) seeds, RFO and their precursor concentrations were analyzed in 171 chickpea genotypes from diverse geographical origins. The genotypes were grown in replicated trials over two years in the field (Patancheru, India) and in the greenhouse (Saskatoon, Canada). Analysis of variance revealed a significant impact of genotype, environment, and their interaction on RFO concentration in chickpea seeds. Total RFO concentration ranged from 1.58 to 5.31 mmol/100 g and from 2.11 to 5.83 mmol/100 g in desi and kabuli genotypes, respectively. Sucrose (0.60-3.59 g/100 g) and stachyose (0.18-2.38 g/100 g) were distinguished as the major soluble sugar and RFO, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between substrate and product concentration in RFO biosynthesis. In chickpea seeds, raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose showed a moderate broad sense heritability (0.25-0.56), suggesting the use of a multilocation trials based approach in chickpea seed quality improvement programs.
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- Manu P Gangola
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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Sui XL, Meng FZ, Wang HY, Wei YX, Li RF, Wang ZY, Hu LP, Wang SH, Zhang ZX. Molecular cloning, characteristics and low temperature response of raffinose synthase gene in Cucumis sativus L. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:1883-91. [PMID: 22985990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Raffinose synthase (RS, EC2.4.1.82) is one of the key enzymes that channels sucrose into the raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) biosynthetic pathway. However, the gene encoding RS is poorly characterized in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), which is a typical RFOs-translocating plant species. Here we isolated the gene encoding RS (CsRS) from the leaves of cucumber plants. The complete cDNA of CsRS consisted of 2552 nucleotides with an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 784 amino acid residues. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and RNA hybridization analysis revealed that expression of CsRS was the highest in leaves followed by roots, fruits, and stems. The RS activity was up-regulated and the raffinose content was high in the leaves of transgenic tobacco with over-expression of CsRS, while both the RS activity and the raffinose content decreased in the transgenic cucumber plants with anti-sense expression of CsRS. The expression of CsRS could be induced by low temperature and exogenous phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA). In cucumber growing under low temperature stress, CsRS expression, RS activity and raffinose content increased gradually in the leaves, the fruits, the stems and the roots. The most notable increase was observed in the leaves. Similarly, the expression of CsRS was induced in cucumber leaves and fruits with 200 μM and 150 μM ABA treatments, respectively.
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- Xiao-lei Sui
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Pillet J, Egert A, Pieri P, Lecourieux F, Kappel C, Charon J, Gomès E, Keller F, Delrot S, Lecourieux D. VvGOLS1 and VvHsfA2 are involved in the heat stress responses in grapevine berries. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:1776-92. [PMID: 22952249 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Among various environmental factors, temperature is a major regulator affecting plant growth, development and fruit composition. Grapevine is the most cultivated fruit plant throughout the world, and grapes are used for wine production and human consumption. The molecular mechanisms involved in grapevine tolerance to high temperature, especially at the fruit level, are poorly understood. To better characterize the sensitivity of berries to the microenvironment, high temperature conditions were locally applied to Vitis vinifera Cabernet Sauvignon clusters. Two genes, VvGOLS1 and VvHsfA2, up-regulated by this treatment, were identified and further characterized. The expression profile of VvGOLS1 correlated positively with galactinol accumulation in heat-stressed berries. However, no galactinol derivatives, such as raffinose and stachyose, accumulated upon heat stress. Heterologous expression of VvGOLS1 in Escherichia coli showed that it encodes a functional galactinol synthase. Transient expression assays showed that the heat stress factor VvHsfA2 transactivates the promoter of VvGOLS1 in a heat stress-dependent manner. Taken together, our results highlight the intrinsic capacity of grape berries to perceive heat stress and to initiate adaptive responses, suggesting that galactinol may play a signaling role in these responses.
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- Jérémy Pillet
- Université de Bordeaux, ISVV, Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne, UMR 1287, F-33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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Vanhaecke M, Dyubankova N, Lescrinier E, Van den Ende W. Metabolism of galactosyl-oligosaccharides in Stellaria media--discovery of stellariose synthase, a novel type of galactosyltransferase. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:1095-103. [PMID: 20452631 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), including raffinose (Gal-alpha(1-->6)-Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru), stachyose (Gal-alpha(1-->6)-Gal-alpha(1-->6)-Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru) and higher degree of polymerization RFOs are the most widespread galactosyl-oligosaccharides (GOS) in the plant kingdom. Stellaria media is a typical representative of the Caryophyllaceae, a plant family lacking stachyose and the typical galactosyl extensions of stachyose. During cold treatment raffinose, lychnose (Gal-alpha(1-->6)-Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru-alpha(1-->1)-Gal) and stellariose (Gal-alpha(1-->6)-[Gal-alpha(1-->4)]-Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru-alpha(1-->1)-Gal) were found to accumulate in S. media stems. Next to these prominent oligosaccharides, two extra GOS were discovered. Biochemical analyses (enzymatic incubations and mild acid hydrolysis) and mass spectrometry identified the first, most abundant oligosaccharide as Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru-alpha(1-->1)-Gal, a breakdown product of lychnose. The structure of this trisaccharide was confirmed by full NMR characterization. The second, less abundant compound (termed mediose) was identified as Gal-alpha(1-->6)-[Gal-alpha(1-->4)]Glc-alpha(1-->2)beta-Fru after biochemical analyses. By partial enzyme purification the presence of discrete lychnose synthase (raffinose:raffinose 1(Fru) galactosyltransferase) and stellariose synthase (raffinose:lychnose 4(Glc) galactosyltransferase) activities were shown. A model is presented explaining the structural diversity of GOS in S. media. In the absence of stachyose, raffinose is further elongated by lychnose synthase and stellariose synthase to produce lychnose, mediose and stellariose. Most likely, these compounds are also subject to partial trimming by endogenous alpha-galactosidases.
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- Mieke Vanhaecke
- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K.U.Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31 (2434), B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Widodo, Patterson JH, Newbigin E, Tester M, Bacic A, Roessner U. Metabolic responses to salt stress of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars, Sahara and Clipper, which differ in salinity tolerance. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:4089-103. [PMID: 19666960 PMCID: PMC2755029 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Plants show varied cellular responses to salinity that are partly associated with maintaining low cytosolic Na(+) levels and a high K(+)/Na(+) ratio. Plant metabolites change with elevated Na(+), some changes are likely to help restore osmotic balance while others protect Na(+)-sensitive proteins. Metabolic responses to salt stress are described for two barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars, Sahara and Clipper, which differed in salinity tolerance under the experimental conditions used. After 3 weeks of salt treatment, Clipper ceased growing whereas Sahara resumed growth similar to the control plants. Compared with Clipper, Sahara had significantly higher leaf Na(+) levels and less leaf necrosis, suggesting they are more tolerant to accumulated Na(+). Metabolite changes in response to the salt treatment also differed between the two cultivars. Clipper plants had elevated levels of amino acids, including proline and GABA, and the polyamine putrescine, consistent with earlier suggestions that such accumulation may be correlated with slower growth and/or leaf necrosis rather than being an adaptive response to salinity. It is suggested that these metabolites may be an indicator of general cellular damage in plants. By contrast, in the more tolerant Sahara plants, the levels of the hexose phosphates, TCA cycle intermediates, and metabolites involved in cellular protection increased in response to salt. These solutes remain unchanged in the more sensitive Clipper plants. It is proposed that these responses in the more tolerant Sahara are involved in cellular protection in the leaves and are involved in the tolerance of Sahara leaves to high Na(+).
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- Widodo
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC, Australia
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- Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, 5064 SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC, Australia
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Peters S, Keller F. Frost tolerance in excised leaves of the common bugle (Ajuga reptans L.) correlates positively with the concentrations of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2009; 32:1099-107. [PMID: 19422612 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.01991.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Mass increases in raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs, alpha1,6-galactosyl extensions of sucrose) are well documented in the generative tissues of many plants upon cold acclimation, and they (i.e. mainly the two shortest RFO members, raffinose and stachyose) have been suggested as frost stress protectants. Our focus here was on the longer RFO members as they commonly occur in the frost-hardy evergreen labiate Ajuga reptans in its natural habitat, and accumulate to their highest concentrations in winter when the plant is faced with sub-zero temperatures. We examined the effects of RFO concentration and chain length on frost tolerance using excised leaves which accumulate long-chain RFOs under both cold and warm conditions, thereby uncoupling the acclimation temperature from RFO production. We demonstrated that frost tolerance in excised A. reptans leaves correlates positively with long-chain RFO accumulation under both acclimation temperatures. After 24 d post-excision in the warm, the leaves had increased their RFO concentrations (mainly long-chain RFOs) 22-fold to 78 mg g(-1) fresh weight, and decreased their EL(50) values (temperature at which 50% leakage occurred) from -10.5 to -24.5 degrees C, suggesting a protective role for these oligosaccharides in the natural frost tolerance of A. reptans.
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- Shaun Peters
- University of Zürich, Institute of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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Van den Ende W, Valluru R. Sucrose, sucrosyl oligosaccharides, and oxidative stress: scavenging and salvaging? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:9-18. [PMID: 19036839 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In nature, no single plant completes its life cycle without encountering environmental stress. When plant cells surpass stress threshold stimuli, chemically reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated that can cause oxidative damage or act as signals. Plants have developed numerous ROS-scavenging systems to minimize the cytotoxic effects of ROS. The role of sucrosyl oligosaccharides (SOS), including fructans and the raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), is well established during stress physiology. They are believed to act as important membrane protectors in planta. So far a putative role for sucrose and SOS during oxidative stress has largely been neglected, as has the contribution of the vacuolar compartment. Recent studies suggest a link between SOS and oxidative defence and/or scavenging. SOS might be involved in stabilizing membrane-associated peroxidases and NADPH oxidases, and SOS-derived radicals might fulfil an intermediate role in oxido-reduction reactions taking place in the vicinity of membranes. Here, these emerging features are discussed and perspectives for future research are provided.
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- Wim Van den Ende
- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Physiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Vanhaecke M, Van den Ende W, Lescrinier E, Dyubankova N. Isolation and characterization of a pentasaccharide from Stellaria media. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2008; 71:1833-6. [PMID: 18855444 DOI: 10.1021/np800274k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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While classic raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) such as raffinose and stachyose are common in plants, stachyose is absent in the Caryophyllaceae. Instead the tetrasaccharide lychnose α-d-Gal-(1→6)α-d-Glc-(1→2)β-d-Fru-(1→1)α-d-Gal can accumulate. Stellaria media, a representative member of this family, was used to isolate α-d-Gal-(1→6)-[α-d-Gal-(1→4)]α-d-Glc-(1→2)β-d-Fru-(1→1)α-d-Gal, a novel pentasaccharide with a lychnose backbone. Complete NMR characterization using COSY, HSQC, HSQC-TOCSY, HMBC, and NOESY experiments was performed to unequivocally resolve its structure. This is the first report of a natural compound containing a Gal α(1→4)Glc linkage. The trivial name stellariose is proposed for this new pentasaccharide.
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- Mieke Vanhaecke
- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K. U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Lehner A, Chopera DR, Peters SW, Keller F, Mundree SG, Thomson JA, Farrant JM. Protection mechanisms in the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa: cloning, expression, characterisation and role of XvINO1, a gene coding for a myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2008; 35:26-39. [PMID: 32688754 DOI: 10.1071/fp07142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/16/2007] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We have used reverse transcription-PCR coupled with 5'- and 3'-RACE to isolate a full length INO1 cDNA (1692 bp with an ORF of 1530) from the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa Baker. XvINO1 encodes 510 amino acids, with a predicted MW of 56.7kD and contains four sequence motifs that are highly conserved in plant myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthases (MIPS, EC5.5.1.4), the enzyme that catalyses the first step in the formation of myo-inositol (Ino). Northern and western analyses show that the transcript and protein are constitutively present in leaves but their expression increases, temporarily, in response to both accumulative salt stress (~300 mM NaCl) and desiccation (to 5% relative water content). Leaf Ino concentration increases 40-fold during the first 6 h of salt stress, and levels of this and other carbohydrates (galactinol, sucrose, raffinose, stachyose and hexoses) remain elevated relative to control leaves for the duration of salt stress treatment. The timing and pattern of accumulation of these carbohydrates differ under desiccation stress and we propose that they perform different functions in the respective stresses. These are elaborated in discussion of our data.
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- Arnaud Lehner
- University of Cape Town, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Zürich, Institute of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zürich, 8008, Switzerland
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- University of Zürich, Institute of Plant Biology, Molecular Plant Physiology, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zürich, 8008, Switzerland
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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Tapernoux-Lüthi EM, Schneider T, Keller F. The C-terminal sequence from common bugle leaf galactan:galactan galactosyltransferase is a non-sequence-specific vacuolar sorting determinant. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:1811-8. [PMID: 17434166 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Revised: 03/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Ajuga reptans L. galactan:galactan galactosyltransferase (ArGGT) is a vacuolar enzyme that synthesizes long-chain raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), the major storage carbohydrates of this plant. ArGGT is structurally and functionally related to acid plant alpha-galactosidases (alpha-Gals) of the glycosylhydrolase family 27, present in the apoplast or the vacuole. Sequence comparison of acid alpha-Gals with ArGGT revealed that they all contain an N-terminal signal sequence and a highly similar core sequence. Additionally, ArGGT and some acid alpha-Gals contain C-terminal extensions with low sequence similarities to each other. Here, we show that the C-terminal pentapeptide, SLQMS, is a non-sequence-specific vacuolar sorting determinant. Analogously, we demonstrate that the C-terminal extensions of selected acid alpha-Gals from Arabidopsis, barley, and rice, are also non-sequence-specific vacuolar sorting determinants, suggesting the presence of at least one vacuolar form of acid alpha-Gal in every plant species.
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- Esther M Tapernoux-Lüthi
- Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Vanhaecke M, Van den Ende W, Van Laere A, Herdewijn P, Lescrinier E. Complete NMR characterization of lychnose from Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2744-50. [PMID: 16997290 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 08/25/2006] [Accepted: 09/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lychnose (alpha-D-Gal-(1-->6)-alpha-D-Glc-(1-->2)-beta-D-Fru-(1-->1)-alpha-D-Gal) was isolated from Stellaria media, a representative member of the Caryophyllaceae plant family. Weak acid hydrolysis, enzymatic hydrolysis and complete NMR characterization were performed to confirm the identity of the tetrasaccharide. All (1)H and (13)C resonances were unambiguously assigned and the conformation of the sugars was determined using one and two dimensional NMR techniques. Anomeric characterizations in lychnose were confirmed from HMBC and NOESY spectra.
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- Mieke Vanhaecke
- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K.U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Van den Ende W, Clerens S, Vergauwen R, Boogaerts D, Le Roy K, Arckens L, Van Laere A. Cloning and functional analysis of a high DP fructan:fructan 1-fructosyl transferase from Echinops ritro (Asteraceae): comparison of the native and recombinant enzymes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2006; 57:775-89. [PMID: 16449376 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Inulin-type fructans are the simplest and most studied fructans and have become increasingly popular as prebiotic health-improving compounds. A natural variation in the degree of polymerization (DP) of inulins is observed within the family of the Asteraceae. Globe thistle (Echinops ritro), artichoke (Cynara scolymus), and Viguiera discolor biosynthesize fructans with a considerably higher DP than Cichorium intybus (chicory), Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke), and Dahlia variabilis. The higher DP in some species can be explained by the presence of special fructan:fructan 1-fructosyl transferases (high DP 1-FFTs), different from the classical low DP 1-FFTs. Here, the RT-PCR-based cloning of a high DP 1-FFT cDNA from Echinops ritro is described, starting from peptide sequence information derived from the purified native high DP 1-FFT enzyme. The cDNA was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. A comparison is made between the mass fingerprints of the native, heterodimeric enzyme and its recombinant, monomeric counterpart (mass fingerprints and kinetical analysis) showing that they have very similar properties. The recombinant enzyme is a functional 1-FFT lacking invertase and 1-SST activities, but shows a small intrinsic 1-FEH activity. The enzyme is capable of producing a high DP inulin pattern in vitro, similar to the one observed in vivo. Depending on conditions, the enzyme is able to produce fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) as well. Therefore, the enzyme might be suitable for both FOS and high DP inulin production in bioreactors. Alternatively, introduction of the high DP 1-FFT gene in chicory, a crop widely used for inulin extraction, could lead to an increase in DP which is useful for a number of specific industrial applications. 1-FFT expression analysis correlates well with high DP fructan accumulation in vivo, suggesting that the enzyme is responsible for high DP fructan formation in planta.
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- Wim Van den Ende
- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Van den Ende W, Yoshida M, Clerens S, Vergauwen R, Kawakami A. Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of novel 6-kestose exohydrolases (6-KEHs) from wheat (Triticum aestivum). THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2005; 166:917-32. [PMID: 15869652 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01394.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cereals accumulate graminan-type fructans which are subject to stress-related degradation by fructan 1-exohydrolases (1-FEHs) and fructan 6-exohydrolases (6-FEHs). To find new FEH genes related to freezing tolerance, a cold-hardened wheat crown cDNA library was screened. Here we report the cloning, purification and characterization of two novel 6-kestosidase (6-KEH) isoenzymes from wheat crowns (Triticum aestivum). Functional characterization in Pichia pastoris confirmed the extreme substrate selectivity for the fructan trisaccharide 6-kestose. Northern blotting showed that 6-KEH transcripts were constantly detected at the same level from autumn to winter in crown but not in leaf tissues. Apoplastic fluid isolations and activity measurements strongly suggest that 6-KEH is localized in the apoplast. It is proposed that 6-KEHs, together with other FEHs, might be involved in the breakdown of apoplastic fructans which may fulfil a role as membrane protectors under stress. Alternatively, a role in signalling processes, or in the degradation of exogenous 6-kestose from bacterial origin, cannot be excluded.
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- Wim Van den Ende
- K.U. Leuven, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
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Klages KU, Boldingh HL, Cooney JM, MacRae EA. Planteose is a short-term storage carbohydrate in Actinidia leaves. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2004; 31:1205-1214. [PMID: 32688987 DOI: 10.1071/fp04126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 10/26/2004] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The polyol myo-inositol constitutes 10-20% of soluble carbohydrates in mature leaves of Actinidia deliciosa (A.Chev.) C.F. Liang et A.R. Ferguson var. deliciosa 'Hayward' and A. arguta (Sieb. et Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. arguta. In contrast with other non-structural carbohydrates, myo-inositol concentrations in A. deliciosa leaves increase only slightly during development from sink to source, and are not affected in source leaves by increased sink demand upon fruit set. In mature fruit-bearing leaves myo-inositol concentrations fluctuate diurnally, increasing during the night and declining towards morning, but in plants with less sink demand a diurnal pattern is not observed. In potted A. arguta seedlings subjected to extended dark periods, leaf concentrations of sugars and starch decline rapidly while myo-inositol concentrations are maintained. Labelling studies with 14CO2 revealed that myo-inositol in leaves is not a primary photosynthetic product and is turned over more slowly than other soluble carbohydrates. A suggested role of myo-inositol as a precursor in mucilage synthesis was not substantiated, as radioactivity was incorporated into mucilage more rapidly than into free myo-inositol. Planteose, a trisaccharide comprising sucrose and galactose, incorporated substantial amounts of radioactivity and accumulated to high levels, indicating a role in short-term storage of sucrose. Planteose was synthesised during the day and degraded during the night in a manner that was opposite to that of sucrose while starch and myo-inositol levels remained relatively constant. Planteose has been reported in Cyclamen persicum, ash and sesame seed. This is the first report of planteose in Actinidia, and the first time it has been identified as a major short-term storage carbohydrate in Actinidia leaves.
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- Karin U Klages
- HortResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- HortResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- HortResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- HortResearch Mt Albert, Private Bag 92 169, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
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