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You W, Wang C, Zhang J, Ru X, Xu F, Wu Z, Jin P, Zheng Y, Cao S. Exogenous chlorogenic acid inhibits quality deterioration in fresh-cut potato slices. Food Chem 2024; 446:138866. [PMID: 38430769 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138866] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Fresh-cut potatoes are prone to surface browning and physiological degradation. Chlorogenic acid (CGA), a natural phenolic antioxidant, has demonstrated preservative properties in various postharvest products. However, the underlying mechanisms of its application on maintaining quality remain unclear. Therefore, the effect of exogenous CGA treatment on quality deterioration of potato slices and the mechanisms involved were investigated. Results revealed CGA treatment retarded the browning coloration, suppressed microbial growth and inhibited the declines in starch, and ascorbic acid contents in potato slices. Meanwhile, the treatment activated the phenylpropanoid pathway but decreased the activities of phenolic decomposition-related enzymes such as polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and tyrosinase and downregulated StPPO expression. Moreover, the treated slices exhibited reduced accumulation of reactive oxygen species and increased activity of antioxidant enzymes. Additionally, they displayed enhanced 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals scavenging capacity and higher ATP levels. Therefore, these findings indicated that CGA treatment was effective for quality maintenance and antioxidant capacity enhancement in fresh-cut potatoes, thereby providing potential strategies for the preservation and processing of fresh-cut produce.
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- Wanli You
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Research Laboratory for Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo 315100, PR China.
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Zhang J, Zhao J, Zuo X, You W, Ru X, Xu F, Jin P, Zheng Y, Cao S. Glutamate application maintains quality and antioxidant capacity of fresh-cut carrots by modulating GABA shunt, phenylpropanoid and ROS metabolism. Food Chem 2024; 443:138545. [PMID: 38306904 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138545] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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The effects of exogenous glutamate treatment on the quality attributes, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt, phenylpropanoid pathway, and antioxidant capacity of fresh-cut carrots were investigated. Results showed that glutamate treatment suppressed the increases in lightness and whiteness values, inhibited the degradation of total carotenoids and maintained better flavor and taste in fresh-cut carrots. Moreover, glutamate treatment rapidly promoted the activities of glutamate decarboxylase and GABA transaminase, thus improving the GABA content. It also significantly enhanced the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, cinnamate-4-hydroxylase, and 4-coumarate coenzyme A ligase and promoted the accumulation of total phenolics as well as the main individual phenolic compounds, including chlorogenic and caffeic acid. In addition, glutamate application activated the reactive oxygen system-related enzyme including peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and catalase activities to maintain higher antioxidant capacity in fresh-cut carrots. These results demonstrated that exogenous glutamate treatment maintained better nutritional quality and alleviated color deterioration by accelerating the accumulation of GABA and phenolics and enhancing the antioxidant capacity in fresh-cut carrots.
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- Jinglin Zhang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Research Laboratory for Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo 315100, PR China.
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Sabella E, Buja I, Negro C, Vergine M, Cherubini P, Pavan S, Maruccio G, De Bellis L, Luvisi A. The Significance of Xylem Structure and Its Chemical Components in Certain Olive Tree Genotypes with Tolerance to Xylella fastidiosa Infection. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:930. [PMID: 38611461 PMCID: PMC11013585 DOI: 10.3390/plants13070930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) is a devastating plant disease caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf). Exploratory missions in the Salento area led to the identification of putatively Xf-resistant olive trees (putatively resistant plants, PRPs) which were pauci-symptomatic or asymptomatic infected plants belonging to different genetic clusters in orchards severely affected by OQDS. To investigate the defense strategies employed by these PRPs to contrast Xf infection, the PRPs were analyzed for the anatomy and histology of xylem vessels, patterns of Xf distribution in host tissues (by the fluorescent in situ hybridization technique-FISH) and the presence of secondary metabolites in stems. The xylem vessels of the PRPs have an average diameter significantly lower than that of susceptible plants for each annual tree ring studied. The histochemical staining of xylem vessels highlighted an increase in the lignin in the parenchyma cells of the medullary rays of the wood. The 3D images obtained from FISH-LSM (laser scanning microscope) revealed that, in the PRPs, Xf cells mostly appeared as individual cells or as small aggregates; in addition, these bacterial cells looked to be incorporated in the autofluorescence signal of gels and phenolic compounds regardless of hosts' genotypes. In fact, the metabolomic data from asymptomatic PRP stems showed a significant increase in compounds like salicylic acid, known as a signal molecule which mediates host responses upon pathogen infection, and luteolin, a naturally derived flavonoid compound with antibacterial properties and with well-known anti-biofilm effects. Findings indicate that the xylem vessel geometry together with structural and chemical defenses are among the mechanisms operating to control Xf infection and may represent a common resistance trait among different olive genotypes.
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- Erika Sabella
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
- National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
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- WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, 3041-2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Omnics Research Group, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Salento, CNR-Institute of Nanotechnology, INFN Sezione di Lecce, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
- National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (E.S.); (I.B.); (C.N.); (L.D.B.); (A.L.)
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Zheng X, Zhang X, Zhao J, Oyom W, Long H, Yang R, Pu L, Bi Y, Prusky D. Meyerozyma guilliermondii promoted the deposition of GSH type lignin by activating the biosynthesis and polymerization of monolignols at the wounds of potato tubers. Food Chem 2023; 416:135688. [PMID: 36905709 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135688] [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: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Lignin is a crucial component in the wound tissue of tubers. The biocontrol yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii increased the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamate-4-hydroxylase, 4-coenzyme coenzyme A ligase, and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and elevated the levels of coniferyl, sinapyl, and p-coumaryl alcohol. The yeast also enhanced the activities of peroxidase and laccase, as well as the content of hydrogen peroxide. The lignin promoted by the yeast was identified as guaiacyl-syringyl-p-hydroxyphenyl type using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and two-dimensional heteronuclear single quantum coherence nuclear magnetic resonance. Furthermore, a larger signal area for G2, G5, G'6, S2, 6, and S'2, 6 units was observed in the treated tubers, and the G'2 and G6 units were only detected in the treated tuber. Taken together, M. guilliermondii could promote deposition of guaiacyl-syringyl-p-hydroxyphenyl type lignin by activating the biosynthesis and polymerization of monolignols at the wounds of potato tubers.
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- Xiaoyuan Zheng
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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Madnay MMY, Obaid WA, Selim S, Mohamed Reyad A, Alsherif EA, Korany SM, Abdel-Mawgoud M, AbdElgawad H. Rhodospirillum sp. JY3: An innovative tool to mitigate the phytotoxic impact of galaxolide on wheat ( Triticum aestivum) and faba bean ( Vicia faba) plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1037474. [PMID: 36466263 PMCID: PMC9710512 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1037474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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To date, several studies have considered the phytotoxic impact of cosmetics and personal care products on crop plants. Nonetheless, data are scarce about the toxic impact of galaxolide [hexahydro-hexamethyl cyclopentabenzopyran (HHCB)] on the growth, physiology, and biochemistry of plants from different functional groups. To this end, the impact of HHCB on biomass, photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant production, and detoxification metabolism of grass (wheat) and legume (faba bean) plants has been investigated. On the other hand, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can be effectively applied to reduce HHCB phytotoxicity. HHCB significantly reduced the biomass accumulation and the photosynthetic machinery of both crops, but to more extent for wheat. This growth reduction was concomitant with induced oxidative damage and decreased antioxidant defense system. To mitigate HHCB toxicity, a bioactive strain of diazotrophic plant growth-promoting Rhodospirillum sp. JY3 was isolated from heavy metal-contaminated soil in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and applied to both crops. Overall, Rhodospirillum mitigated HHCB-induced stress by differently modulating the oxidative burst [malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and protein oxidation] in both wheat and faba beans. This alleviation was coincident with improvement in plant biomass and photosynthetic efficiency, particularly in wheat crops. Considering the antioxidant defense system, JY3 augmented the antioxidants in both wheat and faba beans and the detoxification metabolism under HHCB stress conditions. More interestingly, inoculation with JY3 further enhanced the tolerance level of both wheat and faba beans against contamination with HHCB via quenching the lignin metabolism. Overall, this study advanced our understanding of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying HHCB stress and mitigating its impact using Rhodospirillum sp. JY3, which may strikingly reduce the environmental risks on agriculture sustainability.
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- Mahmoud M. Y. Madnay
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Biology Department, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni‒Suef, Egypt
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni‒Suef, Egypt
- Biology Department, College of Science and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni‒Suef, Egypt
- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Li Z, Xu X, Xue S, Gong D, Wang B, Zheng X, Xie P, Bi Y, Prusky D. Preharvest multiple sprays with chitosan promotes the synthesis and deposition of lignin at wounds of harvested muskmelons. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 206:167-174. [PMID: 35227704 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.130] [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: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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As an important elicitor, chitosan could activate the synthesis of lignin in many plants. However, no report is available on whether preharvest chitosan sprays affects the synthesis and deposition of lignin at wounds of harvested muskmelons. In the present study, the plants and fruit of muskmelons were multiple sprayed with 0.1% chitosan during fruit development. Here, we found that chitosan sprays increased the activities of 4-coumaric acid-coenzyme A ligase, cinnamyl-CoA reductase and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and elevated the levels of p-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, sinapyl alcohol and lignin at wounds. Chitosan sprays enhanced H2O2 level and peroxidase activity, and accelerated the deposition of lignin at wounds. Moreover, chitosan sprays resulted in a higher hardness and lower resilience, springiness and cohesiveness of the healing tissues. Taken together, preharvest chitosan sprays accelerated the deposition of lignin at wounds of muskmelons by activating lignin metabolism, and increasing H2O2 content and peroxidase activity.
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- Zhicheng Li
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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Mendes GGM, Mota TR, Bossoni GEB, Marchiosi R, Oliveira DMD, Constantin RP, Dos Santos WD, Ferrarese-Filho O. Inhibiting tricin biosynthesis improves maize lignocellulose saccharification. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2022; 178:12-19. [PMID: 35247693 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lignin is a technological bottleneck to convert polysaccharides into fermentable sugars, and different strategies of genetic-based metabolic engineering have been applied to improve biomass saccharification. Using maize seedlings grown hydroponically for 24 h, we conducted a quick non-transgenic approach with five enzyme inhibitors of the lignin and tricin pathways. Two compounds [3,4-(methylenedioxy)cinnamic acid: MDCA and 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid: PDCA] revealed interesting findings on root growth, lignin composition, and saccharification. By inhibiting hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA ligase, a key enzyme of phenylpropanoid pathway, MDCA decreased the lignin content and improved saccharification, but it decreased root growth. By inhibiting flavone synthase, a key enzyme of tricin biosynthesis, PDCA decreased total lignin content and improved saccharification without affecting root growth. PDCA was three-fold more effective than MDCA, suggesting that controlling lignin biosynthesis with enzymatic inhibitors may be an attractive strategy to improve biomass saccharification.
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- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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Yu L, Zong Y, Han Y, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Oyom W, Gong D, Prusky D, Bi Y. Both chitosan and chitooligosaccharide treatments accelerate wound healing of pear fruit by activating phenylpropanoid metabolism. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 205:483-490. [PMID: 35196569 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This study aimed to compare the effects of chitosan (CTS) and chitooligosaccharide (COS) treatments on wound healing of pear fruits and to investigate the related mechanisms during postharvest storage under ambient conditions. The results revealed that CTS and COS treatments reduced the weight loss and disease index of the wounded pears (Pyrus bretschneideri cv. Dongguo), and accelerated suberin polyphenolic and lignin deposition at wounds during 7 d of investigation. Furthermore, CTS and COS elevated the level of the genes expression and activities of key enzymes and increased product contents of phenylpropanoid metabolism. Collectively, these treatments at a concentration of 1 g/L could promote wound healing in pears by activating phenylpropanoid metabolism. Comparatively, COS treatment presented better effects to CTS and could be useful as a preservative method to enhance storability of fresh produce.
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- Lirong Yu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Department of Food Science, Insititute of Postharvest and Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Insititute of Postharvest and Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China.
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Mahon EL, de Vries L, Jang SK, Middar S, Kim H, Unda F, Ralph J, Mansfield SD. Exogenous chalcone synthase expression in developing poplar xylem incorporates naringenin into lignins. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 188:984-996. [PMID: 34718804 PMCID: PMC8825309 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Lignin, a polyphenolic polymer, is a major chemical constituent of the cell walls of terrestrial plants. The biosynthesis of lignin is a highly plastic process, as highlighted by an increasing number of noncanonical monomers that have been successfully identified in an array of plants. Here, we engineered hybrid poplar (Populus alba x grandidentata) to express chalcone synthase 3 (MdCHS3) derived from apple (Malus domestica) in lignifying xylem. Transgenic trees displayed an accumulation of the flavonoid naringenin in xylem methanolic extracts not inherently observed in wild-type trees. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed the presence of naringenin in the extract-free, cellulase-treated xylem lignin of MdCHS3-poplar, indicating the incorporation of this flavonoid-derived compound into poplar secondary cell wall lignins. The transgenic trees also displayed lower total cell wall lignin content and increased cell wall carbohydrate content and performed significantly better in limited saccharification assays than their wild-type counterparts.
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- Elizabeth L Mahon
- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- US Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Deng H, Wang B, Liu Y, Ma L, Zong Y, Prusky D, Bi Y. Sodium Hydrosulfide Induces Resistance Against Penicillium expansum in Apples by Regulating Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Activation of Phenylpropanoid Metabolism. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:720372. [PMID: 34539612 PMCID: PMC8440896 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.720372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As a multifunctional signaling molecule, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been reported to induce plant responses to a variety of abiotic stresses. However, there are no reports on H2S treatment inducing resistance in apples against Penicillium expansum, a biotic factor, and its possible mechanism of action. In this study, fumigating apples with 5 mM sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), the exogenous donor of H2S, for 12 h reduced the diameter of lesions in fruit colonized by P. expansum. NaHS treatment markedly promoted the synthesis of endogenous H2S, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and nitrogen oxide (NO). In vivo NaHS treatment enhanced the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, p-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase isoenzymes, caffeoyl-CoA-O-methyltransferase, caffeic acid-O-methyltransferase, ferulic acid-5-hydroxylase, cinnamyl-CoA reductase, and cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase. The treatment also facilitated the production of specific phenolic acids, such as cinnamic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and sinapic acid; total phenolic compounds; p-coumaryl alcohol; coniferyl alcohol; sinapyl alcohol; and lignin. NaHS treatment induced resistance against P. expansum in apples through H2O2- and NO-mediated activation of phenylpropanoid metabolism.
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- Huiwen Deng
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Shabbaj II, AbdElgawad H, Tammar A, Alsiary WA, Madany MMY. Future climate CO 2 can harness ROS homeostasis and improve cell wall fortification to alleviate the hazardous effect of Phelipanche infection in pea seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 166:1131-1141. [PMID: 34328871 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.07.020] [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: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Parasitic weeds such as Phelipanche aegyptiaca pose one of the most significant environmental constraints to cropping systems worldwide. The influence of P. aegyptiaca upon host plants is well studied, nevertheless, how future climate CO2 (eCO2) can affect P. aegyptiaca parasite-host interactions is not yet investigated. Considering the protective effect of eCO2, we studied its ability to mitigate the severity of P. aegyptiaca infection in pea plants (Pisum sativum). Our results revealed that Phelipanche infection strikingly reduced pea growth and photosynthesis. Moreover, infection with Phelipanche greatly burst the oxidative damage in pea plants by elevating photorespiration and NADPH oxidase activity. Contradictory, eCO2 extremely quenched the severity of P. aegyptiaca infection by diminishing the number and biomass of P. aegyptiaca tubercles. Additionally, eCO2 considerably mitigated the physiological and biochemical alterations exerted by Phelipanche upon pea seedlings. Within the physiological range, eCO2 augmented photosynthesis, that consequentially affected carbohydrate metabolism. Moreover, eCO2 highly mitigated the infection menace via quenching ROS overaccumulation which, sequentially reduced oxidative damage in infected pea plants. More interestingly, eCO2 improved cell wall fortification by enhancing lignin accumulation that considers the first line of defense against parasite penetration. Overall, this study concluded that pea plants grown in an atmosphere enriched with CO2 can efficiently cope with P. aegyptiaca infection via reducing Phelipanche tubercles, modulating ROS homeostasis, and enhancing cell wall fortification.
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- Ibrahim I Shabbaj
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
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Zheng X, Jiang H, Silvy EM, Zhao S, Chai X, Wang B, Li Z, Bi Y, Prusky D. Candida Oleophila Proliferated and Accelerated Accumulation of Suberin Poly Phenolic and Lignin at Wound Sites of Potato Tubers. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061286. [PMID: 34199817 PMCID: PMC8230253 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Candida oleophila is a type of biocontrol yeast offering effective postharvest disease control. To the best of our knowledge, the effect of C. oleophila upon the healing of tubers is yet to be studied. The present study addresses the existing knowledge gap by investigating the effect of C. oleophila on wound healing in potato tubers. The results show that C. oleophila colonized and proliferated at the wound sites during the early and intermediate stages of healing. In addition, C. oleophila reduced weight loss of wounded tubers, decreased disease index of inoculated tubers with Fusarium sulphureum, and accelerated accumulation of suberin poly phenolic (SPP) and lignin at wound sites. C. oleophila activated phenylpropanoid metabolism and increased the content of SPP monomers, total phenol, flavonoids, and lignin. Furthermore, the yeast increased H2O2 content as well as peroxidase activity.
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- Xiaoyuan Zheng
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-931-7631113
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (X.Z.); (H.J.); (E.M.S.); (S.Z.); (X.C.); (B.W.); (Z.L.); (D.P.)
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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Wang B, He X, Bi Y, Jiang H, Wang Y, Zheng X, Prusky D. Preharvest sprays with sodium nitroprusside induce resistance in harvested muskmelon against the pink rot disease. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.15339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bin Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce Agricultural Research Organization Rishon LeZion Israel
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Guan Y, Hu W, Xu Y, Yang X, Ji Y, Feng K, Sarengaowa. Metabolomics and physiological analyses validates previous findings on the mechanism of response to wounding stress of different intensities in broccoli. Food Res Int 2021; 140:110058. [PMID: 33648282 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.110058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The mechanism of response of plant to wounding stress is a complex process that physiologically modifies the wounded tissue for protection. In this study, untargeted metabolomics and physiological analyses were performed to validate the molecular mechanism of response to wounding stress of two intensities (0.04 and 1.85 m2 kg-1) in broccoli florets and shreds, respectively. The results showed that 97 and 1220 differentially expressed metabolites could be identified in broccoli subjected to the Florets vs. Control and Shreds vs. Control experiments, respectively. The Kyoto Encyclopedia Genes and Genomes pathway analyses revealed that these metabolites were mainly involved in aminoacyl-tRNA, amino acid, and secondary metabolite biosynthesis; purine metabolism; and plant signal molecule production. This study validated that wounding stress induced plant signal molecule production. Activation of jasmonic acid biosynthesis and H2O2 production were more susceptible to wounding stress of higher intensities, whereas induction of salicylic acid biosynthesis and O2- production were more susceptible to wounding stress of lower intensities. Furthermore, wounding stress also activated glucosinolate and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis by regulating the levels of the precursors, including L-leucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, valine, isoleucine, tryptophan, methionine, and phenylalanine. Wounding stress induced phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and the antioxidant system by upregulating the corresponding critical enzyme activity and gene expression, contributing greatly to the enhancement of phenolic compound levels, free radical scavenging ability, and resistance to wounding in broccoli.
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- Yuge Guan
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China; Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioesources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116600, China.
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China; Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioesources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116600, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Shekhar H, Kant G, Tripathi R, Sharma S, Mani A, Singh NK, Srivastava S. Structural insight of two 4-Coumarate CoA ligase ( 4CL) isoforms in Leucaena suggests targeted genetic manipulations could lead to better lignin extractability from the pulp. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:383. [PMID: 32802725 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02375-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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4-Coumarate: coenzyme A ligase (4CL) is a key enzyme involved in the early steps of the monolignol biosynthetic pathway. It is hypothesized to modulate S and G monolignol content in the plant. Lignin removal is imperative to the paper industry and higher S/G ratio governs better extractability of lignin and economics of the pulping process. This background prompted us to predict 3D structure of two isoforms of 4CL in Leucaena leucocephala and evaluate their substrate preferences. The 3D structure of Ll4CL1 and Ll4CL2 protein were created by homology modeling and further refined by loop refinement. Molecular docking studies suggested differential substrate preferences of both the isoforms. Ll4CL1 preferred sinapic acid (- 4.91 kcal/mole), ferulic acid (- 4.84 kcal/mole), hydroxyferulic acid (- 4.72 kcal/mole), and caffeic acid (- 4.71 kcal/mole), in their decreasing order. Similarly, Ll4CL2 preferred caffeic acid (- 6.56 kcal/mole, 4 H bonds), hydroxyferulic acid (- 6.56 kcal/mole, 3 H bonds), and ferulic acid (- 6.32 kcal/mole) and sinapic acid (- 5.00 kcal/mole) in their decreasing order. Further, active site residues were identified in both the isoforms and in silico mutation and docking analysis was performed. Our analysis suggested that ASP228, TYR262, and PRO326 for Ll4CL1 and SER165, LYS247 and PRO315 for Ll4CL2 were important for their functional activity. Based on differential substrate preferences of the two isoforms, as a first step towards genetically modified Leuaena having the desired phenotype, it can be proposed that over-expression of Ll4CL1 gene and/or down-regulation of Ll4CL2 gene could yield higher S/G ratio leading to better extractability of lignin.
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- Himanshu Shekhar
- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004 India
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Li S, Tao S, Zhang J, Wu L, Huan C, Zheng X. Effect of calcium treatment on the storability and disease resistance in preharvest bagging mango fruit during room temperature storage. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Shenge Li
- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou China
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Li X, Zhang X, Liu G, Tang Y, Zhou C, Zhang L, Lv J. The spike plays important roles in the drought tolerance as compared to the flag leaf through the phenylpropanoid pathway in wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 152:100-111. [PMID: 32408177 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The spike photosynthesis plays a curial role in wheat photosynthesis under drought stress. However, the mechanism of drought tolerance in the spike is still unclear. Our study compared the gas exchange parameters, antioxidant system, and phenylpropanoid pathway between the wheat flag leaf and spike in response to drought stress. Compared with the flag leaf, the spike organs exhibited lower reductions in the net photosynthetic rate (Pn), relative water content (RWC), and chlorophyll content (Chl) under drought stress. The activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), and 4-coumarate-coenzyme A ligase (4CL) enzymes, and the total contents of phenolics and flavonoids (TPC and TFC, respectively) were enhanced much more percentages in the spike organs than that in the flag leaf under drought stress. Drought also induced the expression of structural genes (TaPAL, TaC4H, Ta4CL, TaCHS, TaCHI, TaFNS, TaF3H, TaFLS, TaDFR, and TaANS) involved in the phenylpropanoid pathway of the spike organs during the middle and late grain filling periods. The spike organs also showed much smaller accumulations of O2.-, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde (MDA) in treated wheat. Higher activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, SOD; peroxidase, POD; and catalase, CAT) and more proline content were observed in the spike organs as compared to the flag leaf under drought stress. All these results indicated that the enhanced tolerance to drought stress in spike organs was related to the elevated phenylpropanoid pathway. It could make the spike maintain a better water status and further lead to the relatively higher photosynthesis and lower membrane damage.
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- Xiaorui Li
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, 712100, Yangling, China.
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Ge Y, Chen Y, Li C, Zhao J, Wei M, Li X, Yang S, Mi Y. Effect of sodium nitroprusside treatment on shikimate and phenylpropanoid pathways of apple fruit. Food Chem 2019; 290:263-269. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Li M, Li X, Han C, Ji N, Jin P, Zheng Y. Physiological and Metabolomic Analysis of Cold Plasma Treated Fresh-Cut Strawberries. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:4043-4053. [PMID: 30883111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cold plasma technology offers new opportunities to the decontamination and preservation of fruits and vegetables. In the present research, strawberries were cut into four wedges and then treated with dielectric barrier discharge plasma at 45 kV for 1 min and stored for 1 week (4 °C). Metabolomic analysis suggested that plasma treatment improved the biosynthesis of the metabolites in the "flavones and flavonol biosynthesis" pathway and "biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids" pathway in fresh-cut strawberries. Physiological assay demonstrated that plasma treatment maintained the texture properties and inhibited microbial growth of fresh-cut strawberries. In addition, plasma treatment also promoted the accumulation of total phenolics, total flavonoid, and anthocyanin by enhancing the critical enzyme activities and activating related gene expression in phenylpropanoid as well as reactive oxygen species metabolism, which contributed greatly to the enhancement of antioxidant capacity of strawberry wedges. Our investigation provided a new perspective of the effect of plasma treatment on the safety and quality of strawberry wedges and suggested that cold plasma treatment holds promise as an emerging processing technology for improving the quality and antioxidant activity of postharvest fruits and vegetables.
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- Meilin Li
- College of Food Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , 210095 , PR China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science , Shandong University of Technology , Zibo 255000 , PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Qilu University of Technology , Jinan , 250353 , PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , 210095 , PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , 210095 , PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , 210095 , PR China
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Cui X, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Wu J, Han X, Gu X, Lu T. TWI1 regulates cell-to-cell movement of OSH15 to control leaf cell fate. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:326-340. [PMID: 30151833 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cell pattern formation in plant leaves has attracted much attention from both plant biologists and breeders. However, in rice, the molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we describe the isolation and functional characterization of TWISTED-LEAF1 (TWI1), a critical gene involved in the development of the mestome sheath, vascular bundle sheath, interveinal mesophyll and sclerenchyma in rice leaves. Mutant twi1 plants have twisted leaves which might be caused by the compromised development and disordered patterning of bundle sheath, sclerenchyma and interveinal mesophyll cells. Expression of TWI1 can functionally rescue these mutant phenotypes. TWI1 encodes a transcription factor binding protein that interacts with OSH15, a class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factor. The cell-to-cell trafficking of OSH15 is restricted through its interaction with TWI1. Knockout or knockdown of OSH15 in twi1 rescues the twisted leaf phenotype. These studies reveal a key factor controlling cell pattern formation in rice leaves.
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- Xuean Cui
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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Watanabe B, Kirikae H, Koeduka T, Takeuchi Y, Asai T, Naito Y, Tokuoka H, Horoiwa S, Nakagawa Y, Shimizu BI, Mizutani M, Hiratake J. Synthesis and inhibitory activity of mechanism-based 4-coumaroyl-CoA ligase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:2466-2474. [PMID: 29685682 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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4-Coumaroyl-CoA ligase (4CL) is ubiquitous in the plant kingdom, and plays a central role in the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids such as lignins, flavonoids, and coumarins. 4CL catalyzes the formation of the coenzyme A thioester of cinnamates such as 4-coumaric, caffeic, and ferulic acids, and the regulatory position of 4CL in the phenylpropanoid pathway renders the enzyme an attractive target that controls the composition of phenylpropanoids in plants. In this study, we designed and synthesized mechanism-based inhibitors for 4CL in order to develop useful tools for the investigation of physiological functions of 4CL and chemical agents that modulate plant growth with the ultimate goal to produce plant biomass that exhibits features that are beneficial to humans. The acylsulfamide backbone of the inhibitors in this study was adopted as a mimic of the acyladenylate intermediates in the catalytic reaction of 4CL. These acylsulfamide inhibitors and the important synthetic intermediates were fully characterized using two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Five 4CL proteins with distinct substrate specificity from four plant species, i.e., Arabidopsis thaliana, Glycine max (soybean), Populus trichocarpa (poplar), and Petunia hybrida (petunia), were used to evaluate the inhibitory activity, and the half-maximum inhibitory concentration (IC50) of each acylsulfamide in the presence of 4-coumaric acid (100 µM) was determined as an index of inhibitory activity. The synthetic acylsulfamides used in this study inhibited the 4CLs with IC50 values ranging from 0.10 to 722 µM, and the IC50 values of the most potent inhibitors for each 4CL were 0.10-2.4 µM. The structure-activity relationship observed in this study revealed that both the presence and the structure of the acyl group of the synthetic inhibitors strongly affect the inhibitory activity, and indicates that 4CL recognizes the acylsulfamide inhibitors as acyladenylate mimics.
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- Bunta Watanabe
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Gong K, Chen L, Li X, Liu K. Lignin accumulation and biosynthetic enzyme activities in relation to postharvest firmness of fresh waxy corn. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.13333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Kuijie Gong
- Crop Research Institute; Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jinan 250100 China
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- Crop Research Institute; Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jinan 250100 China
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- Crop Research Institute; Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jinan 250100 China
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- Crop Research Institute; Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jinan 250100 China
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Hue HTT, Ha DTT, Hai NV, Hien LTT. Isolation and characterization of the 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL1) promoter from Eucalyptus camaldulensis. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 22:399-405. [PMID: 27729726 PMCID: PMC5039157 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-016-0369-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The most important enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway, 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL), is encoded by several homologous genes including 4CL1. The 4CL1 promoter is a tissue-specific gene expression element, particularly active in the secondary xylem or older stems. In this study, the 1127 bp 5'- upstream region of the 4CL1 coding sequence from Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Euc4CL1, was isolated and characterized. Essential putative cis-elements in the Euc4CL1 promoter included: a TATA-box at -22/-28 position, two CCAAT-boxes at -256/-260 and -277/-281 positions, respectively, an AC-element at -328/-336 and A-boxes at -115/-120 and -990/-995 positions. To investigate the effect of the Euc4CL1 promoter on gene expression, a plant transformation vector, pEuc4CL1p, containing the reporter gene for β-glucuronidase (GUS) under the control of Euc4CL1 promoter was constructed based on the pBI101 backbone and introduced in tobacco plants. Stable expression of the GUS gene in transgenic lines was analysed by a histochemical GUS assay. The results indicated the specific expression of the GUS gene in the stem xylem cells of transgenic tobacco lines was controlled by the Euc4CL1 promoter. The observations suggest the isolated Euc4CL1 promoter is a potential candidate for driving the expression of a foreign gene in plant xylem tissues.
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- Huynh Thi Thu Hue
- Institute of Genome Research (IGR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research (IGR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research (IGR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research (IGR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Pre-harvest application of oxalic acid increases quality and resistance to Penicillium expansum in kiwifruit during postharvest storage. Food Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Identification of 4CL Genes in Desert Poplars and Their Changes in Expression in Response to Salt Stress. Genes (Basel) 2015; 6:901-17. [PMID: 26393655 PMCID: PMC4584335 DOI: 10.3390/genes6030901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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4-Coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL) genes are critical for the biosynthesis of plant phenylpropanoids. Here we identified 20 4CL genes in the genomes of two desert poplars (Populus euphratica and P. pruinosa) and salt-sensitive congener (P. trichocarpa), but 12 in Salix suchowensis (Salix willow). Phylogenetic analyses clustered all Salicaceae 4CL genes into two clades, and one of them (corresponding to the 4CL-like clade from Arabidopsis) showed signals of adaptive evolution, with more genes retained in Populus than Salix and Arabidopsis. We also found that 4CL12 (in 4CL-like clade) showed positive selection along the two desert poplar lineages. Transcriptional profiling analyses indicated that the expression of 4CL2, 4CL11, and 4CL12 changed significantly in one or both desert poplars in response to salt stress compared to that of in P. trichocarpa. Our results suggest that the evolution of the 4CL genes may have contributed to the development of salt tolerance in the two desert poplars.
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Lepikson-Neto J, Nascimento LC, Salazar MM, Camargo ELO, Cairo JPF, Teixeira PJ, Marques WL, Squina FM, Mieczkowski P, Deckmann AC, Pereira GAG. Flavonoid supplementation affects the expression of genes involved in cell wall formation and lignification metabolism and increases sugar content and saccharification in the fast-growing eucalyptus hybrid E. urophylla x E. grandis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 14:301. [PMID: 25407319 PMCID: PMC4248463 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0301-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Eucalyptus species are the most widely planted hardwood species in the world and are renowned for their rapid growth and adaptability. In Brazil, one of the most widely grown Eucalyptus cultivars is the fast-growing Eucalyptus urophylla x Eucalyptus grandis hybrid. In a previous study, we described a chemical characterization of these hybrids when subjected to flavonoid supplementation on 2 distinct timetables, and our results revealed marked differences between the wood composition of the treated and untreated trees. RESULTS In this work, we report the transcriptional responses occurring in these trees that may be related to the observed chemical differences. Gene expression was analysed through mRNA-sequencing, and notably, compared to control trees, the treated trees display differential down-regulation of cell wall formation pathways such as phenylpropanoid metabolism as well as differential expression of genes involved in sucrose, starch and minor CHO metabolism and genes that play a role in several stress and environmental responses. We also performed enzymatic hydrolysis of wood samples from the different treatments, and the results indicated higher sugar contents and glucose yields in the flavonoid-treated plants. CONCLUSIONS Our results further illustrate the potential use of flavonoids as a nutritional complement for modifying Eucalyptus wood, since, supplementation with flavonoids alters its chemical composition, gene expression and increases saccharification probably as part of a stress response.
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- Jorge Lepikson-Neto
- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol, CTBE, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol, CTBE, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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- />Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo Brazil
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Chen HY, Babst BA, Nyamdari B, Hu H, Sykes R, Davis MF, Harding SA, Tsai CJ. Ectopic expression of a loblolly pine class II 4-coumarate:CoA ligase alters soluble phenylpropanoid metabolism but not lignin biosynthesis in Populus. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:1669-78. [PMID: 25016610 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcu098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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4-Coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL) catalyzes the formation of hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA esters for phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Phylogenetically distinct Class I and Class II 4CL isoforms occur in angiosperms, and support lignin and non-lignin phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, respectively. In contrast, the few experimentally characterized gymnosperm 4CLs are associated with lignin biosynthesis and belong to the conifer-specific Class III. Here we report a new Pinus taeda isoform Pinta4CL3 that is phylogenetically more closely related to Class II angiosperm 4CLs than to Class III Pinta4CL1. Like angiosperm Class II 4CLs, Pinta4CL3 transcript levels were detected in foliar and root tissues but were absent in xylem, and recombinant Pinta4CL3 exhibited a substrate preference for 4-coumaric acid. Constitutive expression of Pinta4CL3 in transgenic Populus led to significant increases of hydroxycinnamoyl-quinate esters at the expense of hydroxycinnamoyl-glucose esters in green tissues. In particular, large increases of cinnamoyl-quinate in transgenic leaves suggested in vivo utilization of cinnamic acid by Pinta4CL3. Lignin was unaffected in transgenic Populus, consistent with Pinta4CL3 involvement in biosynthesis of non-structural phenylpropanoids. We discuss the in vivo cinnamic acid utilization activity of Pinta4CL3 and its adaptive significance in conifer defense. Together with phylogenetic inference, our data support an ancient origin of Class II 4CLs that pre-dates the angiosperm-gymnosperm split.
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- Han-Yi Chen
- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Present address: Biosciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Yuan Y, Yu S, Yu J, Zhan Z, Li M, Liu G, Wang X, Huang L. Predicting the function of 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (LJ4CL1) in Lonicera japonica. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:2386-99. [PMID: 24518682 PMCID: PMC3958857 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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4-Coumarate:CoA ligases (4CLs) are a group of essential enzymes involved in the pathway of phenylpropanoid-derived compound metabolisms; however it is still difficult to identify orthologs and paralogs of these important enzymes just based on sequence similarity of the conserved domains. Using sequence data of 20 plant species from the public databases and sequences from Lonicera japonica, we define 1252 adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-dependent synthetase/ligase sequences and classify them into three phylogenetic clades. 4CLs are in one of the four subgroups, according to their partitioning, with known proteins characterized in A. thaliana and Oryza sativa. We also defined 184 non-redundant sequences that encode proteins containing the GEICIRG motif and the taxonomic distribution of these GEICIRG-containing proteins suggests unique catalytic activities in plants. We further analyzed their transcription levels in L. japonica and L. japonica. var. chinensis flowers and chose the highest expressed genes representing the subgroups for structure and binding site predictions. Coupled with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of the L. japonica flowers, the structural study on putative substrate binding amino acid residues, ferulate, and 4-coumaric acid of the conserved binding-site of LJ4CL1 leads to a conclusion that this highly expressed protein group in the flowers may process 4-coumarate that represents 90% of the known phenylpropanoid-derived compounds. The activity of purified crude LJ4CL1 protein was analyzed using 4-coumarate as template and high activity indicating that 4-coumarate is one of the substrates of LJ4CL1.
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- Yuan Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- Pharmacy College, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing 100029, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Khan SA, Schaart JG, Beekwilder J, Allan AC, Tikunov YM, Jacobsen E, Schouten HJ. The mQTL hotspot on linkage group 16 for phenolic compounds in apple fruits is probably the result of a leucoanthocyanidin reductase gene at that locus. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:618. [PMID: 23121691 PMCID: PMC3599437 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Our previous study on ripe apples from a progeny of a cross between the apple cultivars ‘Prima’ and ‘Fiesta’ showed a hotspot of mQTLs for phenolic compounds at the top of LG16, both in peel and in flesh tissues. In order to find the underlying gene(s) of this mQTL hotspot, we investigated the expression profiles of structural and putative transcription factor genes of the phenylpropanoid and flavonoid pathways during different stages of fruit development in progeny genotypes. Results Only the structural gene leucoanthocyanidin reductase (MdLAR1) showed a significant correlation between transcript abundance and content of metabolites that mapped on the mQTL hotspot. This gene is located on LG16 in the mQTL hotspot. Progeny that had inherited one or two copies of the dominant MdLAR1 alleles (Mm, MM) showed a 4.4- and 11.8-fold higher expression level of MdLAR1 respectively, compared to the progeny that had inherited the recessive alleles (mm). This higher expression was associated with a four-fold increase of procyanidin dimer II as one representative metabolite that mapped in the mQTL hotspot. Although expression level of several structural genes were correlated with expression of other structural genes and with some MYB and bHLH transcription factor genes, only expression of MdLAR1 was correlated with metabolites that mapped at the mQTL hotspot. MdLAR1 is the only candidate gene that can explain the mQTL for procyanidins and flavan-3-ols. However, mQTLs for other phenylpropanoids such as phenolic esters, dihydrochalcones and flavonols, that appear to map at the same locus, have so far not been considered to be dependent on LAR, as their biosynthesis does not involve LAR activity. An explanation for this phenomenon is discussed. Conclusions Transcript abundances and genomic positions indicate that the mQTL hotspot for phenolic compounds at the top of LG16 is controlled by the MdLAR1 gene. The dominant allele of the MdLAR1 gene, causing increased content of metabolites that are potentially health beneficial, could be used in marker assisted selection of current apple breeding programs and for cisgenesis.
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- Sabaz Ali Khan
- Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, P,O, Box 16, Wageningen, 6700 AA, The Netherlands
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Yuan Y, Wang Z, Jiang C, Wang X, Huang L. Exploiting genes and functional diversity of chlorogenic acid and luteolin biosyntheses in Lonicera japonica and their substitutes. Gene 2012; 534:408-16. [PMID: 23085319 PMCID: PMC7138419 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chlorogenic acids (CGAs) and luteolin are active compounds in Lonicera japonica, a plant of high medicinal value in traditional Chinese medicine. This study provides a comprehensive overview of gene families involved in chlorogenic acid and luteolin biosynthesis in L. japonica, as well as its substitutes Lonicera hypoglauca and Lonicera macranthoides. The gene sequence feature and gene expression patterns in various tissues and buds of the species were characterized. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that 14 chlorogenic acid and luteolin biosynthesis-related genes were identified from the L. japonica transcriptome assembly. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that the function of individual gene could be differentiation and induce active compound diversity. Their orthologous genes were also recognized in L. hypoglauca and L. macranthoides genomic datasets, except for LHCHS1 and LMC4H2. The expression patterns of these genes are different in the tissues of L. japonica, L. hypoglauca and L. macranthoides. Results also showed that CGAs were controlled in the first step of biosynthesis, whereas both steps controlled luteolin in the bud of L. japonica. The expression of LJFNS2 exhibited positive correlation with luteolin levels in L. japonica. This study provides significant information for understanding the functional diversity of gene families involved in chlorogenic acid and the luteolin biosynthesis, active compound diversity of L. japonica and its substitutes, and the different usages of the three species.
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- Yuan Yuan
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Chen Y, Liu H, Ali F, Scott MP, Ji Q, Frei UK, Lübberstedt T. Genetic and physical fine mapping of the novel brown midrib gene bm6 in maize (Zea mays L.) to a 180 kb region on chromosome 2. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 125:1223-1235. [PMID: 22714805 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-012-1908-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Brown midrib mutants in maize are known to be associated with reduced lignin content and increased cell wall digestibility, which leads to better forage quality and higher efficiency of cellulosic biomass conversion into ethanol. Four well known brown midrib (bm) mutants, named bm1-4, were identified several decades ago. Additional recessive brown midrib mutants have been identified by allelism tests and designated as bm5 and bm6. In this study, we determined that bm6 increases cell wall digestibility and decreases plant height. bm6 was confirmed onto the short arm of chromosome 2 by a small mapping set with 181 plants from a F(2) segregating population, derived from crossing B73 and a bm6 mutant line. Subsequently, 960 brown midrib individuals were selected from the same but larger F(2) population for genetic and physical mapping. With newly developed markers in the target region, the bm6 gene was assigned to a 180 kb interval flanked by markers SSR_308337 and SSR_488638. In this region, ten gene models are predicted in the maize B73 sequence. Analysis of these ten genes as well as genes in the syntenic rice region revealed that four of them are promising candidate genes for bm6. Our study will facilitate isolation of the underlying gene of bm6 and advance our understanding of brown midrib gene functions.
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- Yongsheng Chen
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011, USA.
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Ko JH, Kim HT, Hwang I, Han KH. Tissue-type-specific transcriptome analysis identifies developing xylem-specific promoters in poplar. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2012; 10:587-96. [PMID: 22405574 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00690.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plant biotechnology offers a means to create novel phenotypes. However, commercial application of biotechnology in crop improvement programmes is severely hindered by the lack of utility promoters (or freedom to operate the existing ones) that can drive gene expression in a tissue-specific or temporally controlled manner. Woody biomass is gaining popularity as a source of fermentable sugars for liquid fuel production. To improve the quantity and quality of woody biomass, developing xylem (DX)-specific modification of the feedstock is highly desirable. To develop utility promoters that can drive transgene expression in a DX-specific manner, we used the Affymetrix Poplar Genome Arrays to obtain tissue-type-specific transcriptomes from poplar stems. Subsequent bioinformatics analysis identified 37 transcripts that are specifically or strongly expressed in DX cells of poplar. After further confirmation of their DX-specific expression using semi-quantitative PCR, we selected four genes (DX5, DX8, DX11 and DX15) for in vivo confirmation of their tissue-specific expression in transgenic poplars. The promoter regions of the selected DX genes were isolated and fused to a β-glucuronidase (GUS)-reported gene in a binary vector. This construct was used to produce transgenic poplars via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The GUS expression patterns of the resulting transgenic plants showed that these promoters were active in the xylem cells at early seedling growth and had strongest expression in the developing xylem cells at later growth stages of poplar. We conclude that these DX promoters can be used as a utility promoter for DX-specific biomass engineering.
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- Jae-Heung Ko
- Department of Plant and Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University, Giheung-Gu, Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea.
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Huan HV, Wang Y, Zhang S. Down-regulation of Pm4CL1 gene expression in E. coli model by antisense mRNA. Biochem Genet 2012; 50:529-37. [PMID: 22273846 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-012-9497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The coumarate:coenzyme A ligase 1 gene (4CL1) was isolated from secondary developing xylem tissues of Pinus massoniana Lamb (Pm4CL1). The Pm4CL1 gene was inserted into a pQE30 expression vector in both sense and antisense orientations to form a pQE30-4CL1-anti4CL1. The expression level of the Pm4CL1 gene in Escherichia coli cells was inhibited by the antisense mRNA of the Pm4CL1 gene. The results of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that the average mRNA and protein expression levels of the Pm4CL1 gene in E. coli cells were decreased by 43 and 46%, respectively. These results are an important basis for further investigation.
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- Ha Van Huan
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Alberstein M, Eisenstein M, Abeliovich H. Removing allosteric feedback inhibition of tomato 4-coumarate:CoA ligase by directed evolution. THE PLANT JOURNAL 2012; 69:57-69. [PMID: 21883557 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Kitin P, Voelker SL, Meinzer FC, Beeckman H, Strauss SH, Lachenbruch B. Tyloses and phenolic deposits in xylem vessels impede water transport in low-lignin transgenic poplars: a study by cryo-fluorescence microscopy. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 154:887-98. [PMID: 20639405 PMCID: PMC2949004 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.156224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Of 14 transgenic poplar genotypes (Populus tremula × Populus alba) with antisense 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase that were grown in the field for 2 years, five that had substantial lignin reductions also had greatly reduced xylem-specific conductivity compared with that of control trees and those transgenic events with small reductions in lignin. For the two events with the lowest xylem lignin contents (greater than 40% reduction), we used light microscopy methods and acid fuchsin dye ascent studies to clarify what caused their reduced transport efficiency. A novel protocol involving dye stabilization and cryo-fluorescence microscopy enabled us to visualize the dye at the cellular level and to identify water-conducting pathways in the xylem. Cryo-fixed branch segments were planed in the frozen state on a sliding cryo-microtome and observed with an epifluorescence microscope equipped with a cryo-stage. We could then distinguish clearly between phenolic-occluded vessels, conductive (stain-filled) vessels, and nonconductive (water- or gas-filled) vessels. Low-lignin trees contained areas of nonconductive, brown xylem with patches of collapsed cells and patches of noncollapsed cells filled with phenolics. In contrast, phenolics and nonconductive vessels were rarely observed in normal colored wood of the low-lignin events. The results of cryo-fluorescence light microscopy were supported by observations with a confocal microscope after freeze drying of cryo-planed samples. Moreover, after extraction of the phenolics, confocal microscopy revealed that many of the vessels in the nonconductive xylem were blocked with tyloses. We conclude that reduced transport efficiency of the transgenic low-lignin xylem was largely caused by blockages from tyloses and phenolic deposits within vessels rather than by xylem collapse.
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- Peter Kitin
- Laboratory for Wood Biology and Xylarium, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.
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Hu Y, Gai Y, Yin L, Wang X, Feng C, Feng L, Li D, Jiang XN, Wang DC. Crystal structures of a Populus tomentosa 4-coumarate:CoA ligase shed light on its enzymatic mechanisms. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:3093-104. [PMID: 20841425 PMCID: PMC2965553 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.072652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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4-Coumaric acid:CoA ligase (4CL) is the central enzyme of the plant-specific phenylpropanoid pathway. It catalyzes the synthesis of hydroxycinnamate-CoA thioesters, the precursors of lignin and other important phenylpropanoids, in two-step reactions involving the formation of hydroxycinnamate-AMP anhydride and then the nucleophilic substitution of AMP by CoA. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of Populus tomentosa 4CL1 in the unmodified (apo) form and in forms complexed with AMP and adenosine 5'-(3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propyl)phosphate (APP), an intermediate analog, at 2.4, 2.5, and 1.9 Å resolution, respectively. 4CL1 consists of two globular domains connected by a flexible linker region. The larger N-domain contains a substrate binding pocket, while the C-domain contains catalytic residues. Upon binding of APP, the C-domain rotates 81° relative to the N-domain. The crystal structure of 4CL1-APP reveals its substrate binding pocket. We identified residues essential for catalytic activities (Lys-438, Gln-443, and Lys-523) and substrate binding (Tyr-236, Gly-306, Gly-331, Pro-337, and Val-338) based on their crystal structures and by means of mutagenesis and enzymatic activity studies. We also demonstrated that the size of the binding pocket is the most important factor in determining the substrate specificities of 4CL1. These findings shed light on the enzymatic mechanisms of 4CLs and provide a solid foundation for the bioengineering of these enzymes.
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- Yonglin Hu
- National Lab of Biomacromoleucles, Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breedings, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- National Lab of Biomacromoleucles, Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breedings, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breedings, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- National Lab of Biomacromoleucles, Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- National Lab of Biomacromoleucles, Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breedings, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- National Lab of Biomacromoleucles, Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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Cao S, Hu Z, Zheng Y, Lu B. Effect of BTH on anthocyanin content and activities of related enzymes in Strawberry after harvest. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:5801-5805. [PMID: 20377227 DOI: 10.1021/jf100742v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The effect of benzo-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) at 0.2 g L(-1) on anthocyanin content and the enzymes involved in its metabolism such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), shikimate dehydrogenase (SKDH), tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumarate/coenzyme A ligase (4-CL), and dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) fruit was investigated in this study. The result showed that BTH treatment gave higher levels of anthocyanin in strawberries during 10 days of storage at 1 degrees C. Meanwhile, the treatment also increased the activities of G6PDH, SKDH, TAL, PAL, C4H, and DFR. These results indicated that the increase in anthocyanin content by BTH might result from the activation of its related enzymes. These data are the first evidence that BTH induces enzyme activities related to anthocyanin metabolism in strawberry fruit after harvest.
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- Shifeng Cao
- Nanjing Research Institute for Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P R China.
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Osakabe Y, Osakabe K, Chiang VL. Isolation of 4-coumarate Co-A ligase gene promoter from loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) and characterization of tissue-specific activity in transgenic tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2009; 47:1031-6. [PMID: 19800807 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 08/29/2009] [Accepted: 09/05/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We characterized promoter activity of a phenylpropanoid biosynthetic gene encoding 4-coumarate Co-A ligase (4CL), Pta4Clalpha, from Pinus taeda. Histochemical- and quantitative assays of GUS expression in the vascular tissue were performed using transgenic tobacco plants expressing promoter-GUS reporters. Deletion analysis of the Pta4Clalpha promoter showed that the region -524 to -252, which has two AC elements, controls the high expression levels in ray-parenchyma cells of older tobacco stems. High activity level of the promoter domain of Pta4CLalpha was also detected in the xylem cells under bending stress. DNA-protein complexes were detected in the reactions of the Pta4CLalpha promoter fragments with the nuclear proteins of xylem of P. taeda. The AC elements in the Pta4CLalpha promoter appeared to have individual roles during xylem development that are activated in a coordinated manner in response to stress in transgenic tobacco.
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- Yuriko Osakabe
- Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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Zhang GH, Xu Q, Zhu XD, Qian Q, Xue HW. SHALLOT-LIKE1 is a KANADI transcription factor that modulates rice leaf rolling by regulating leaf abaxial cell development. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:719-35. [PMID: 19304938 PMCID: PMC2671703 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.061457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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As an important agronomic trait, rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf rolling has attracted much attention from plant biologists and breeders. Moderate leaf rolling increases the photosynthesis of cultivars and hence raises grain yield. However, the relevant molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we show the isolation and functional characterization of SHALLOT-LIKE1 (SLL1), a key gene controlling rice leaf rolling. sll1 mutant plants have extremely incurved leaves due to the defective development of sclerenchymatous cells on the abaxial side. Defective development can be functionally rescued by expression of SLL1. SLL1 is transcribed in various tissues and accumulates in the abaxial epidermis throughout leaf development. SLL1 encodes a SHAQKYF class MYB family transcription factor belonging to the KANADI family. SLL1 deficiency leads to defective programmed cell death of abaxial mesophyll cells and suppresses the development of abaxial features. By contrast, enhanced SLL1 expression stimulates phloem development on the abaxial side and suppresses bulliform cell and sclerenchyma development on the adaxial side. Additionally, SLL1 deficiency results in increased chlorophyll and photosynthesis. Our findings identify the role of SLL1 in the modulation of leaf abaxial cell development and in sustaining abaxial characteristics during leaf development. These results should facilitate attempts to use molecular breeding to increase the photosynthetic capacity of rice, as well as other crops, by modulating leaf development and rolling.
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- Guang-Heng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang, China
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Wagner A, Donaldson L, Kim H, Phillips L, Flint H, Steward D, Torr K, Koch G, Schmitt U, Ralph J. Suppression of 4-coumarate-CoA ligase in the coniferous gymnosperm Pinus radiata. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 149:370-83. [PMID: 18971431 PMCID: PMC2613735 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.125765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 10/26/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Severe suppression of 4-coumarate-coenzyme A ligase (4CL) in the coniferous gymnosperm Pinus radiata substantially affected plant phenotype and resulted in dwarfed plants with a "bonsai tree-like" appearance. Microscopic analyses of stem sections from 2-year-old plants revealed substantial morphological changes in both wood and bark tissues. This included the formation of weakly lignified tracheids that displayed signs of collapse and the development of circumferential bands of axial parenchyma. Acetyl bromide-soluble lignin assays and proton nuclear magnetic resonance studies revealed lignin reductions of 36% to 50% in the most severely affected transgenic plants. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry studies indicated that lignin reductions were mainly due to depletion of guaiacyl but not p-hydroxyphenyl lignin. 4CL silencing also caused modifications in the lignin interunit linkage distribution, including elevated beta-aryl ether (beta-O-4 unit) and spirodienone (beta-1) levels, accompanied by lower phenylcoumaran (beta-5), resinol (beta-beta), and dibenzodioxocin (5-5/beta-O-4) levels. A sharp depletion in the level of saturated (dihydroconiferyl alcohol) end groups was also observed. Severe suppression of 4CL also affected carbohydrate metabolism. Most obvious was an up to approximately 2-fold increase in galactose content in wood from transgenic plants due to increased compression wood formation. The molecular, anatomical, and analytical data verified that the isolated 4CL clone is associated with lignin biosynthesis and illustrated that 4CL silencing leads to complex, often surprising, physiological and morphological changes in P. radiata.
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Shan LL, Li X, Wang P, Cai C, Zhang B, Sun CD, Zhang WS, Xu CJ, Ferguson I, Chen KS. Characterization of cDNAs associated with lignification and their expression profiles in loquat fruit with different lignin accumulation. PLANTA 2008; 227:1243-54. [PMID: 18273642 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-008-0696-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2008] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The ripening fruit of two loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) cultivars with different levels of lignin accumulation provide an intriguing example of lignification in flesh tissue. Increase in firmness as a result of lignification in ripening red-fleshed Luoyangqing (LYQ) fruit was confirmed, whereas white-fleshed Baisha (BS) fruit softened without lignification. Six cDNAs associated with the lignification pathway, i.e. EjPAL1, EjPAL2 (phenylalanine ammonia lyase, PAL, EC 4.3.1.5), Ej4CL (4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase, 4CL, EC 6.2.1.12), EjCAD1, EjCAD2 (cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, CAD, EC 1.1.1.195) and EjPOD (peroxidase, POD), were cloned from flesh tissue of LYQ fruit. Expression profiles of the six corresponding genes differed greatly in different tissues, and during fruit development and ripening in both LYQ and BS cultivars. Associated activities of PAL, 4CL, CAD, and POD enzymes were also measured. CAD and POD enzyme activities and the expression of EjCAD1 and EjPOD genes were most closely associated temporally with lignification of loquat flesh tissue. Levels of EjCAD1 transcripts were particularly aligned with changes in lignification during ripening as modified either by ethylene treatment or low temperature conditioning. The two PAL genes showed different expression patterns during fruit development, with EjPAL1 strongly expressed in mature fruit and EjPAL2 only expressed in early stages of development. In addition, EjCAD1 expression was stimulated by low temperature and may contribute to low temperature injury in the fruit. Our integrated data on lignin, monolignol precursors, and associated enzymes and genes, provide a consistent model of fruit lignification.
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- Lan Lan Shan
- Zhejiang University, Huajiachi Campus, 310029, Hangzhou, China
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Yun MS, Chen W, Deng F, Yogo Y. Propanil and swep inhibit 4-coumarate:CoA ligase activity in vitro. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2007; 63:815-20. [PMID: 17569109 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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4-Coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL, EC 6.2.1.12) in the phenylpropanoid pathway in plants has attracted interest as a novel target for developing effective plant growth inhibitors (PGIs). In a previous study in which the 4CL inhibitory activity of 28 existing herbicides was investigated using an optimized in vitro screening assay, 4CL activity was found to be strongly inhibited by propanil and swep at 100 microM. Here, further experimental evidence is provided to substantiate the previous result. Using 4-coumaric acid as substrate, tobacco 4CL activity was inhibited by propanil or swep in a concentration-dependent manner, with 50% inhibition concentrations (I(50)) of 39.6 and 6 microM respectively. These herbicides also exhibited uncompetitive inhibition towards 4-coumaric acid. Furthermore, 4CLs from several plant species were inhibited by the herbicides within a range from 1 to 50 microM. It is proposed that these herbicides have another site of action as a result of the inhibition of 4CL in the phenylpropanoid pathway, and this enzyme represents a new target site for the development of PGI.
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- Min-Soo Yun
- Upland Weed Laboratory, Department of Field Environment, National Agricultural Research Centre, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan.
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Yun MS, Chen W, Deng F, Kiyokawa T, Mametsuka K, Yogo Y. An in vitro screening assay to discover novel inhibitors of 4-coumarate:CoA ligase. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2006; 62:1065-71. [PMID: 16900579 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Accepted: 05/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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4-Coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL, EC 6.2.1.12) exists only in plants and plays an important role in the phenylpropanoid pathway. Identification of inhibitors targeting 4CL provides a novel approach for developing effective plant growth inhibitors (PGIs). The full-length gene of tobacco 4CL (Nt4CL1) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli Cast & Chalm. The recombinant 4CL protein was extracted and purified by several purification steps including gel-filtration and anion-exchange chromatography. 4CL activity assay was miniaturized and optimized using a 96-well microplate and a reader. Among 28 existing herbicides, propanil and swep strongly inhibited in vitro 4CL enzyme activity, and they were selected for further studies. The process of this assay can be developed into a high-throughput screening system of PGI targeting 4CL in the phenylpropanoid pathway.
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- Min-Soo Yun
- Upland Weed Laboratory, Department of Field Environment, National Agricultural Research Center, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Du J, Xie HL, Zhang DQ, He XQ, Wang MJ, Li YZ, Cui KM, Lu MZ. Regeneration of the secondary vascular system in poplar as a novel system to investigate gene expression by a proteomic approach. Proteomics 2006; 6:881-95. [PMID: 16385474 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wood formation is a complex process composing many biological events. To access its key developmental stages, we have established a regeneration system that can mimic the initiation and differentiation of cambium cells for Chinese white poplar. Anatomical studies showed that new cambium and xylem re-appeared in sequence within a few weeks after being debarked. This provides the opportunity to follow key stages of wood formation by sampling clonal trees at different regeneration times. We used this system in combination with a proteomic approach to analyze proteins expressed in different regeneration stages. PMFs for 244 proteins differentially displayed were obtained and queried against public databases. Putative functions of 199 of these proteins were assigned and classified. Regulatory genes for cell cycle progression, differentiation and cell fate were expressed in the formation of cambial tissue, while 27 genes involved in secondary wall formation were predominantly found in the xylem developing stage. This indicates that the change of gene expression pattern is corresponding to the progression of second vascular system regeneration when and where the key events of wood development occur. Further exploration of these interesting genes may provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of wood formation.
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- Juan Du
- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Costa MA, Bedgar DL, Moinuddin SGA, Kim KW, Cardenas CL, Cochrane FC, Shockey JM, Helms GL, Amakura Y, Takahashi H, Milhollan JK, Davin LB, Browse J, Lewis NG. Characterization in vitro and in vivo of the putative multigene 4-coumarate:CoA ligase network in Arabidopsis: syringyl lignin and sinapate/sinapyl alcohol derivative formation. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2005; 66:2072-91. [PMID: 16099486 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A recent in silico analysis revealed that the Arabidopsis genome has 14 genes annotated as putative 4-coumarate:CoA ligase isoforms or homologues. Of these, 11 were selected for detailed functional analysis in vitro, using all known possible phenylpropanoid pathway intermediates (p-coumaric, caffeic, ferulic, 5-hydroxyferulic and sinapic acids), as well as cinnamic acid. Of the 11 recombinant proteins so obtained, four were catalytically active in vitro, with fairly broad substrate specificities, confirming that the 4CL gene family in Arabidopsis has only four members. This finding is in agreement with our previous phylogenetic analyses, and again illustrates the need for comprehensive characterization of all putative 4CLs, rather than piecemeal analysis of selected gene members. All 11 proteins were expressed with a C-terminal His6-tag and functionally characterized, with one, At4CL1, expressed in native form for kinetic property comparisons. Of the 11 putative His6-tagged 4CLs, isoform At4CL1 best utilized p-coumaric, caffeic, ferulic and 5-hydroxyferulic acids as substrates, whereas At4CL2 readily transformed p-coumaric and caffeic acids into the corresponding CoA esters, while ferulic and 5-hydroxyferulic acids were converted quite poorly. At4CL3 also displayed broad substrate specificity efficiently converting p-coumaric, caffeic and ferulic acids into their CoA esters, whereas 5-hydroxyferulic acid was not as effectively utilized. By contrast, while At4CL5 is the only isoform capable of ligating sinapic acid, the two preferred substrates were 5-hydroxyferulic and caffeic acids. Indeed, both At4CL1 and At4CL5 most effectively utilized 5-hydroxyferulic acid with kenz approximately 10-fold higher than that for At4CL2 and At4CL3. The remaining seven 4CL-like homologues had no measurable catalytic activity (at approximately 100 microg protein concentrations), again bringing into sharp focus both the advantages to, and the limitations of, current database annotations, and the need to unambiguously demonstrate true enzyme function. Lastly, although At4CL5 is able to convert both 5-hydroxyferulic and sinapic acids into the corresponding CoA esters, the physiological significance of the latter observation in vitro was in question, i.e. particularly since other 4CL isoforms can effectively convert 5-hydroxyferulic acid into 5-hydroxyferuloyl CoA. Hence, homozygous lines containing T-DNA or enhancer trap inserts (knockouts) for 4cl5 were selected by screening, with Arabidopsis stem sections from each mutant line subjected to detailed analyses for both lignin monomeric compositions and contents, and sinapate/sinapyl alcohol derivative formation, at different stages of growth and development until maturation. The data so obtained revealed that this "knockout" had no significant effect on either lignin content or monomeric composition, or on the accumulation of sinapate/sinapyl alcohol derivatives. The results from the present study indicate that formation of syringyl lignins and sinapate/sinapyl alcohol derivatives result primarily from methylation of 5-hydroxyferuloyl CoA or derivatives thereof rather than sinapic acid ligation. That is, no specific physiological role for At4CL5 in direct sinapic acid CoA ligation could be identified. How the putative overlapping 4CL metabolic networks are in fact organized in planta at various stages of growth and development will be the subject of future inquiry.
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- Michael A Costa
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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Hamada K, Nishida T, Yamauchi K, Fukushima K, Kondo R, Tsutsumi Y. 4-Coumarate:coenzyme A ligase in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) catalyses the conversion of sinapate to sinapoyl-CoA. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2004; 117:303-310. [PMID: 15235922 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-004-0159-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Accepted: 05/12/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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4-Coumarate:coenzyme A (CoA) ligase (4CL, EC 6.2.1.12) in crude enzyme preparation from the developing xylem of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) converted sinapate to sinapoyl CoA. The sinapate-converting activity was not inhibited by other cinnamate derivatives, such as p-coumarate, caffeate or ferulate, in the mixed-substrate assay. The crude extract prepared from the developing xylem was separated by anion-exchange chromatography into three different 4CL isoforms. The isoform 4CL1 had a strong substrate preference for p-coumarate, but lacked the activity for ferulate and sinapate. On the other hand, 4CL2 and 4CL3 displayed activity toward sinapate and also possessed high activity toward caffeate as well as p-coumarate. The crude extract from the shoots exhibited a very similar substrate preference to that of the developing xylem; therefore, 4CL2 may be a major isoform in both crude enzyme preparations. These results support the hypothesis that sinapate-converting 4CL isoform is constitutively expressed in lignin-forming cells.
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- Katsuyoshi Hamada
- Department of Forest Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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Seppänen SK, Syrjälä L, von Weissenberg K, Teeri TH, Paajanen L, Pappinen A. Antifungal activity of stilbenes in in vitro bioassays and in transgenic Populus expressing a gene encoding pinosylvin synthase. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2004; 22:584-593. [PMID: 14714142 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0728-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2003] [Revised: 09/25/2003] [Accepted: 09/25/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The effect of two stilbene compounds, pinosylvin and resveratrol, on the growth of several fungi was evaluated in plate tests. Wood decay tests were carried out with birch and aspen samples impregnated with the two stilbenes. In plate experiments, resveratrol had an enhancing effect on growth at concentrations where pinosylvin was already enough to prevent the growth of most fungi studied. Pinosylvin impregnated at 0.2% (w/w) concentration significantly reduced the decay caused by all fungi except Phellinus tremulae. In contrast, a resveratrol content of 0.8%, did not protect the wood from decay. A pinosylvin-synthase-encoding gene from Pinus sylvestris was transferred into aspen ( Populus tremula) and two hybrid aspen clones ( Populus tremulax tremuloides) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Transgenic plants accumulated pinosylvin synthase-specific mRNA and showed stilbene synthase enzyme activity in vitro. Transgenic aspen line H4 showed increased resistance to Phellinus tremulae, while two hybrid aspen transformants decayed faster than the control trees. However, we were unable to detect the accumulation of stilbenes in the transgenic plantlets.
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- S-K Seppänen
- Department of Applied Biology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014, Helsinki, Finland,
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Pietrowska-Borek M, Stuible HP, Kombrink E, Guranowski A. 4-Coumarate:coenzyme A ligase has the catalytic capacity to synthesize and reuse various (di)adenosine polyphosphates. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2003; 131:1401-1410. [PMID: 12644689 PMCID: PMC166899 DOI: 10.1104/pp.011684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2002] [Revised: 11/10/2002] [Accepted: 12/05/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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4-Coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL) is known to activate cinnamic acid derivatives to their corresponding coenzyme A esters. As a new type of 4CL-catalyzed reaction, we observed the synthesis of various mono- and diadenosine polyphosphates. Both the native 4CL2 isoform from Arabidopsis (At4CL2 wild type) and the At4CL2 gain of function mutant M293P/K320L, which exhibits the capacity to use a broader range of phenolic substrates, catalyzed the synthesis of adenosine 5'-tetraphosphate (p(4)A) and adenosine 5'-pentaphosphate when incubated with MgATP(-2) and tripolyphosphate or tetrapolyphosphate (P(4)), respectively. Diadenosine 5',5''',-P(1),P(4)-tetraphosphate represented the main product when the enzymes were supplied with only MgATP(2-). The At4CL2 mutant M293P/K320L was studied in more detail and was also found to catalyze the synthesis of additional dinucleoside polyphosphates such as diadenosine 5',5'''-P(1),P(5)-pentaphosphate and dAp(4)dA from the appropriate substrates, p(4)A and dATP, respectively. Formation of Ap(3)A from ATP and ADP was not observed with either At4CL2 variant. In all cases analyzed, (di)adenosine polyphosphate synthesis was either strictly dependent on or strongly stimulated by the presence of a cognate cinnamic acid derivative. The At4CL2 mutant enzyme K540L carrying a point mutation in the catalytic center that is critical for adenylate intermediate formation was inactive in both p(4)A and diadenosine 5',5''',-P(1),P(4)-tetraphosphate synthesis. These results indicate that the cinnamoyl-adenylate intermediate synthesized by At4CL2 not only functions as an intermediate in coenzyme A ester formation but can also act as a cocatalytic AMP-donor in (di)adenosine polyphosphate synthesis.
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Anterola AM, Jeon JH, Davin LB, Lewis NG. Transcriptional control of monolignol biosynthesis in Pinus taeda: factors affecting monolignol ratios and carbon allocation in phenylpropanoid metabolism. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:18272-80. [PMID: 11891223 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112051200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transcriptional profiling of the phenylpropanoid pathway in Pinus taeda cell suspension cultures was carried out using quantitative real time PCR analyses of all known genes involved in the biosynthesis of the two monolignols, p-coumaryl and coniferyl alcohols (lignin/lignan precursors). When the cells were transferred to a medium containing 8% sucrose and 20 mm potassium iodide, the monolignol/phenylpropanoid pathway was induced, and transcript levels for phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, p-coumarate 3-hydroxylase, 4-coumarate:CoA ligase, caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase, cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase were coordinately up-regulated. Provision of increasing levels of exogenously supplied Phe to saturating levels (40 mm) to the induction medium resulted in further up-regulation of their transcript levels in the P. taeda cell cultures; this in turn was accompanied by considerable increases in both p-coumaryl and coniferyl alcohol formation and excretion. By contrast, transcript levels for both cinnamate 4-hydroxylase and p-coumarate 3-hydroxylase were only slightly up-regulated. These data, when considered together with metabolic profiling results and genetic manipulation of various plant species, reveal that carbon allocation to the pathway and its differential distribution into the two monolignols is controlled by Phe supply and differential modulation of cinnamate 4-hydroxylase and p-coumarate 3-hydroxylase activities, respectively. The coordinated up-regulation of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, 4-coumarate:CoA ligase, caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase, cinnamoyl-CoA reductase and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase in the presence of increasing concentrations of Phe also indicates that these steps are not truly rate-limiting, because they are modulated according to metabolic demand. Finally, the transcript profile of a putative acid/ester O-methyltransferase, proposed as an alternative catalyst for O-methylation leading to coniferyl alcohol, was not up-regulated under any of the conditions employed, suggesting that it is not, in fact, involved in monolignol biosynthesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aldwin M Anterola
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6340, USA
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