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Moll L, Giralt N, Planas M, Feliu L, Montesinos E, Bonaterra A, Badosa E. Prunus dulcis response to novel defense elicitor peptides and control of Xylella fastidiosa infections. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:190. [PMID: 38976088 PMCID: PMC11231009 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03276-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE New defense elicitor peptides have been identified which control Xylella fastidiosa infections in almond. Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogenic bacterium that has been introduced in the European Union (EU), threatening the agricultural economy of relevant Mediterranean crops such as almond (Prunus dulcis). Plant defense elicitor peptides would be promising to manage diseases such as almond leaf scorch, but their effect on the host has not been fully studied. In this work, the response of almond plants to the defense elicitor peptide flg22-NH2 was studied in depth using RNA-seq, confirming the activation of the salicylic acid and abscisic acid pathways. Marker genes related to the response triggered by flg22-NH2 were used to study the effect of the application strategy of the peptide on almond plants and to depict its time course. The application of flg22-NH2 by endotherapy triggered the highest number of upregulated genes, especially at 6 h after the treatment. A library of peptides that includes BP100-flg15, HpaG23, FV7, RIJK2, PIP-1, Pep13, BP16-Pep13, flg15-BP100 and BP16 triggered a stronger defense response in almond plants than flg22-NH2. The best candidate, FV7, when applied by endotherapy on almond plants inoculated with X. fastidiosa, significantly reduced levels of the pathogen and decreased disease symptoms. Therefore, these novel plant defense elicitors are suitable candidates to manage diseases caused by X. fastidiosa, in particular almond leaf scorch.
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- Luis Moll
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain.
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Li X, Yan Y, Wang L, Li G, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Xu L, Wang S. Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Revealed Abscisic Acid-Induced Regulation of Monoterpene Biosynthesis in Grape Berries. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1862. [PMID: 38999702 PMCID: PMC11243831 DOI: 10.3390/plants13131862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Monoterpenes are a class of volatile organic compounds that play crucial roles in imparting floral and fruity aromas to Muscat-type grapes. However, our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms underpinning monoterpene biosynthesis in grapes, particularly following abscisic acid (ABA) treatment, remains elusive. This study aimed to explore the impact of exogenous ABA on monoterpene biosynthesis in Ruiduhongyu grape berries by employing Headspace Solid-Phase Micro-Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS) analysis and transcriptome sequencing. The results suggested significant differences in total soluble solids (TSS), pH, and total acid content. ABA treatment resulted in a remarkable increase in endogenous ABA levels, with concentrations declining from veraison to ripening stages. ABA treatment notably enhanced monoterpene concentrations, particularly at the E_L37 and E_L38 stages, elevating the overall floral aroma of grape berries. According to the variable gene expression patterns across four developmental stages in response to ABA treatment, the E_L37 stage had the largest number of differential expressed genes (DEGs), which was correlated with a considerable change in free monoterpenes. Furthermore, functional annotation indicated that the DEGs were significantly enriched in primary and secondary metabolic pathways, underlining the relationship between ABA, sugar accumulation, and monoterpene biosynthesis. ABA treatment upregulated key genes involved in the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, enhancing carbon allocation and subsequently impacting terpene synthesis. This study also identified transcription factors, including MYB and AP2/ERF families, potentially modulating monoterpene and aroma-related genes. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) linked ABA-induced gene expression to monoterpene accumulation, highlighting specific modules enriched with genes associated with monoterpene biosynthesis; one of these modules (darkgreen) contained genes highly correlated with most monoterpenes, emphasizing the role of ABA in enhancing grape quality during berry maturation. Together, these findings provide valuable insights into the multifaceted effects of exogenous ABA on monoterpene compounds and grape berry flavor development, offering potential applications in viticulture and enology.
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- Xiangyi Li
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
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- Grape and Wine Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Gutschker S, Ruescher D, Rabbi IY, Rosado-Souza L, Pommerrenig B, Pauly M, Robertz S, van Doorn AM, Schlereth A, Neuhaus HE, Fernie AR, Reinert S, Sonnewald U, Zierer W. Carbon usage in yellow-fleshed Manihot esculenta storage roots shifts from starch biosynthesis to cell wall and raffinose biosynthesis via the myo-inositol pathway. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38961707 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Cassava is a crucial staple crop for smallholder farmers in tropical Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Although high yield remains the top priority for farmers, the significance of nutritional values has increased in cassava breeding programs. A notable negative correlation between provitamin A and starch accumulation poses a significant challenge for breeding efforts. The negative correlation between starch and carotenoid levels in conventional and genetically modified cassava plants implies the absence of a direct genomic connection between the two traits. The competition among various carbon pathways seems to account for this relationship. In this study, we conducted a thorough analysis of 49 African cassava genotypes with varying levels of starch and provitamin A. Our goal was to identify factors contributing to differential starch accumulation. Considering carotenoid levels as a confounding factor in starch production, we found that yellow- and white-fleshed storage roots did not differ significantly in most measured components of starch or de novo fatty acid biosynthesis. However, genes and metabolites associated with myo-inositol synthesis and cell wall polymer production were substantially enriched in high provitamin A genotypes. These results indicate that yellow-fleshed cultivars, in comparison to their white-fleshed counterparts, direct more carbon toward the synthesis of raffinose and cell wall components. This finding is underlined by a significant rise in cell wall components measured within the 20 most contrasting genotypes for carotenoid levels. Our findings enhance the comprehension of the biosynthesis of starch and carotenoids in the storage roots of cassava.
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- Sindy Gutschker
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Division of Biochemistry, Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Division of Biochemistry, Erlangen, Germany
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Heinrich-Heine-University, Institute of Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine-University, Institute of Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Division of Biochemistry, Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Division of Biochemistry, Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Division of Biochemistry, Erlangen, Germany
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He S, Bekhof ASMW, Popova EZ, van Merkerk R, Quax WJ. Improved taxadiene production by optimizing DXS expression and fusing short-chain prenyltransferases. N Biotechnol 2024; 83:66-73. [PMID: 38960021 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2024.06.007] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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This study highlights the significance of overexpressing 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) from the MEP (methylerythritol 4-phosphate) pathway, in addition to short-chain prenyltransferase fusions for the improved production of the diterpene, taxa-4,11-diene, the first committed intermediate in the production of anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. The results showed that the strain which has (i) the taxadiene synthase (txs) gene integrated into the genome, (ii) the MEP pathway genes overexpressed, (iii) the fpps-crtE prenyltransferases fusion protein and (iv) additional expression of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS), yielded the highest production of taxa-4,11-diene at 390 mg/L (26 mg/L/OD600). This represents a thirteen-fold increase compared to the highest reported concentration in B. subtilis. The focus on additional overexpression of DXS and utilizing short-chain prenyltransferase fusions underscores their pivotal role in achieving significant titer improvements in terpene biosynthesis.
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- Siqi He
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Li CY, Hu SY, Yang WT, Yang HZ, Zhang WW, Ye JH, Zheng XQ, Liang YR, Dong ZB, Lu JL. Conversion obstacle from Mg-protoporphyrin IX to protochlorophyllide might be responsible for chlorophyll-deficient phenotype of the Huangjinya's albino offspring. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 212:108778. [PMID: 38838570 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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The albino tea cultivar is one of the most important germplasms for key gene mining and high-quality tea producing. In order to elucidate the chlorophyll-deficient mechanism of albino cultivar 'Huangjinya' and its offspring, color difference, photosynthetic pigments and the relevant genes' expression of the tender shoots were comprehensively investigated in this study. Among the tested 16 offspring, 5 exhibited albino phenotype in spring and autumn, 3 showed albino phenotype in spring but normal green in autumn, while the rests were all normal green. The shoot of albino offspring had significantly higher lightness and/or yellowness than that of green ones, and possessed dramatically lower photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll precursor protochlorophyllide (Pchlide), as well as higher chlorophyll a/chlorophyll b but lower chlorophylls/carotenoids in comparison with green ones. Among the tested genes involved in chlorophyll and carotenoid metabolism pathways, expression of the magnesium protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase (CRD), 3,8-divinyl chlorophyllide 8-vinyl reductase (DVR), 5-aminolevulinate dehydratase 1 (HEMB1), 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase 1 (DXS1) and 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase (ISPH) was remarkably down-regulated in shoots of the albino offspring. Color difference indices of the offspring were significantly correlated with the levels of photosynthetic pigments and Pchlide, and low level of chlorophylls in shoot of albino offspring was mainly due to conversion obstacle from magnesium protoporphyrin Ⅸ (Mg-Proto IX) to Pchlide which might be attributed to down-regulatory expression of CRD and DVR.
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- Cun-Yu Li
- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Shanghai East Pudong Foreign Language School, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Pingyang County, Wenzhou, 325405, PR China.
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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Perez-Gil J, Behrendorff J, Douw A, Vickers CE. The methylerythritol phosphate pathway as an oxidative stress sense and response system. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5303. [PMID: 38906898 PMCID: PMC11192765 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49483-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024] Open
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The methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway is responsible for biosynthesis of the precursors of isoprenoid compounds in eubacteria and plastids. It is a metabolic alternative to the well-known mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid production found in archaea and eukaryotes. Recently, a role for the MEP pathway in oxidative stress detection, signalling, and response has been identified. This role is executed in part through the unusual cyclic intermediate, methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcDP). We postulate that this response is triggered through the oxygen sensitivity of the MEP pathway's terminal iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster enzymes. MEcDP is the substrate of IspG, the first Fe-S cluster enzyme in the pathway; it accumulates under oxidative stress conditions and acts as a signalling molecule. It may also act as an antioxidant. Furthermore, evidence is emerging for a broader and highly nuanced role of the MEP pathway in oxidative stress responses, implemented through a complex system of differential regulation and sensitivity at numerous nodes in the pathway. Here, we explore the evidence for such a role (including the contribution of the Fe-S cluster enzymes and different pathway metabolites, especially MEcDP), the evolutionary implications, and the many questions remaining about the behaviour of the MEP pathway in the presence of oxidative stress.
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- Jordi Perez-Gil
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- School of Environmental and Biological Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- School of Environmental and Biological Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
- School of Environmental and Biological Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia.
- BioBuilt Solutions, Corinda, QLD, 4075, Australia.
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Bergman ME, Kortbeek RWJ, Gutensohn M, Dudareva N. Plant terpenoid biosynthetic network and its multiple layers of regulation. Prog Lipid Res 2024; 95:101287. [PMID: 38906423 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2024.101287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Terpenoids constitute one of the largest and most chemically diverse classes of primary and secondary metabolites in nature with an exceptional breadth of functional roles in plants. Biosynthesis of all terpenoids begins with the universal five‑carbon building blocks, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and its allylic isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), which in plants are derived from two compartmentally separated but metabolically crosstalking routes, the mevalonic acid (MVA) and methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways. Here, we review the current knowledge on the terpenoid precursor pathways and highlight the critical hidden constraints as well as multiple regulatory mechanisms that coordinate and homeostatically govern carbon flux through the terpenoid biosynthetic network in plants.
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- Matthew E Bergman
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
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González-Cabanelas D, Perreca E, Rohwer JM, Schmidt A, Engl T, Raguschke B, Gershenzon J, Wright LP. Deoxyxylulose 5-Phosphate Synthase Does Not Play a Major Role in Regulating the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway in Poplar. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4181. [PMID: 38673766 PMCID: PMC11049974 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084181] [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: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The plastidic 2-C-methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway supplies the precursors of a large variety of essential plant isoprenoids, but its regulation is still not well understood. Using metabolic control analysis (MCA), we examined the first enzyme of this pathway, 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS), in multiple grey poplar (Populus × canescens) lines modified in their DXS activity. Single leaves were dynamically labeled with 13CO2 in an illuminated, climate-controlled gas exchange cuvette coupled to a proton transfer reaction mass spectrometer, and the carbon flux through the MEP pathway was calculated. Carbon was rapidly assimilated into MEP pathway intermediates and labeled both the isoprene released and the IDP+DMADP pool by up to 90%. DXS activity was increased by 25% in lines overexpressing the DXS gene and reduced by 50% in RNA interference lines, while the carbon flux in the MEP pathway was 25-35% greater in overexpressing lines and unchanged in RNA interference lines. Isoprene emission was also not altered in these different genetic backgrounds. By correlating absolute flux to DXS activity under different conditions of light and temperature, the flux control coefficient was found to be low. Among isoprenoid end products, isoprene itself was unchanged in DXS transgenic lines, but the levels of the chlorophylls and most carotenoids measured were 20-30% less in RNA interference lines than in overexpression lines. Our data thus demonstrate that DXS in the isoprene-emitting grey poplar plays only a minor part in controlling flux through the MEP pathway.
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- Diego González-Cabanelas
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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- Department of Insect Symbiosis, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany; (D.G.-C.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (J.G.); (L.P.W.)
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Kugler A, Stensjö K. Machine learning predicts system-wide metabolic flux control in cyanobacteria. Metab Eng 2024; 82:171-182. [PMID: 38395194 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2024.02.013] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Metabolic fluxes and their control mechanisms are fundamental in cellular metabolism, offering insights for the study of biological systems and biotechnological applications. However, quantitative and predictive understanding of controlling biochemical reactions in microbial cell factories, especially at the system level, is limited. In this work, we present ARCTICA, a computational framework that integrates constraint-based modelling with machine learning tools to address this challenge. Using the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 as chassis, we demonstrate that ARCTICA effectively simulates global-scale metabolic flux control. Key findings are that (i) the photosynthetic bioproduction is mainly governed by enzymes within the Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle, rather than by those involve in the biosynthesis of the end-product, (ii) the catalytic capacity of the CBB cycle limits the photosynthetic activity and downstream pathways and (iii) ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a major, but not the most, limiting step within the CBB cycle. Predicted metabolic reactions qualitatively align with prior experimental observations, validating our modelling approach. ARCTICA serves as a valuable pipeline for understanding cellular physiology and predicting rate-limiting steps in genome-scale metabolic networks, and thus provides guidance for bioengineering of cyanobacteria.
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- Amit Kugler
- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Raghavan I, Juman R, Wang ZQ. The non-mevalonate pathway requires a delicate balance of intermediates to maximize terpene production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:245. [PMID: 38421431 PMCID: PMC10904526 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Terpenes are valuable industrial chemicals whose demands are increasingly being met by bioengineering microbes such as E. coli. Although the bioengineering efforts commonly involve installing the mevalonate (MVA) pathway in E. coli for terpene production, the less studied methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway is a more attractive target due to its higher energy efficiency and theoretical yield, despite its tight regulation. In this study, we integrated an additional copy of the entire MEP pathway into the E. coli genome for stable, marker-free terpene production. The genomically integrated strain produced more monoterpene geraniol than a plasmid-based system. The pathway genes' transcription was modulated using different promoters to produce geraniol as the reporter of the pathway flux. Pathway genes, including dxs, idi, and ispDF, expressed from a medium-strength promoter, led to the highest geraniol production. Quantifying the MEP pathway intermediates revealed that the highest geraniol producers had high levels of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP), but moderate levels of the pathway intermediates upstream of these two building blocks. A principal component analysis demonstrated that 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP), the product of the first enzyme of the pathway, was critical for determining the geraniol titer, whereas MEP, the product of DXP reductoisomerase (Dxr or IspC), was the least essential. This work shows that an intricate balance of the MEP pathway intermediates determines the terpene yield in engineered E. coli. The genetically stable and intermediate-balanced strains created in this study will serve as a chassis for producing various terpenes. KEY POINTS: • Genome-integrated MEP pathway afforded higher strain stability • Genome-integrated MEP pathway produced more terpene than the plasmid-based system • High monoterpene production requires a fine balance of MEP pathway intermediates.
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- Indu Raghavan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, 653 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, New York, NY14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, 653 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, New York, NY14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, 653 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, New York, NY14260, USA.
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Afroz S, Khatoon K, Warsi Z, Husain Z, Kumar Verma S, Ur Rahman L. Molecular cloning and heterologous expression analysis of 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose-5-Phosphate Synthase gene in Centella asiatica L. Gene 2024; 895:148015. [PMID: 37984537 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148015] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Many genes involved in triterpenoid saponins in plants control isoprenoid flux and constitute the precursor pool, which is channeled into various downstream pathways leading to the synthesis of triterpenoid saponins in C. asiatica. Full-length 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose-5-Phosphate-Synthase (CaDXS) gene was isolated for the study from the previously annotated Centella asiatica leaves transcriptomic data. The CaDXS gene sequence was submitted to the NCBI databases with GenBank accession number MZ997832. The full-length CaDXS gene contained a 2244 base pair open reading frame that encoded a 747 amino acid polypeptide. The predicted molecular weight (MW) and theoretical pI of DXS are 76.28 kDa and 6.86, respectively. Multiple amino acid sequence alignment of amino acids and phylogenetic studies suggest that CaDXS shares high similarities with DXS from other plants DXS belonging to different families. A phylogenetic tree was constructed using Molecular Evolutionary Genetic Analysis (MEGA) version 10.1.6. Structural analysis provided fundamental information about the three-dimensional features and physicochemical parameters of the CaDXS protein. Quantitative expression analysis showed that CaDXS transcripts were maximally expressed in leaf, followed by petiole, roots, and node tissues. CaDXS was cloned into the expression vector pET28a, expressed heterologously in DH5α bacteria, confirmed by sequencing, and subsequently characterized by protein expression and functional complementation. The study focused on understanding the protein structure, biological significance, regulatory mechanism, functional analysis, and gene characterization of the centellosides biosynthetic pathway gene DXS for the first time in the plant. It would provide new information about the metabolic pathway and its relative contribution to isoprenoid biosynthesis.
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- Shama Afroz
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226022, India.
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Cui J, Li X, Lu Z, Jin B. Plant secondary metabolites involved in the stress tolerance of long-lived trees. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 44:tpae002. [PMID: 38196002 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpae002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Ancient trees are natural wonders because of their longevity, having lived for hundreds or thousands of years, and their ability to withstand changing environments and a variety of stresses. These long-lived trees have sophisticated defense mechanisms, such as the production of specialized plant metabolites (SPMs). In this review, we provide an overview of the major biotic and abiotic stresses that long-lived trees often face, as well as an analysis of renowned ancient tree species and their unique protective SPMs against environmental stressors. We also discuss the synthesis and accumulation of defensive SPMs induced by environmental factors and endophytes in these trees. Furthermore, we conducted a comparative genomic analysis of 17 long-lived tree species and discovered significant expansions of SPM biosynthesis gene families in these species. Our comprehensive review reveals the crucial role of SPMs in high resistance in long-lived trees, providing a novel natural resource for plant defense, crop improvement and even the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Jiawen Cui
- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Yangzhou University, 48 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Yangzhou University, 48 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Yangzhou University, 48 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Yangzhou University, 48 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, 48 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, China
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Chen W, Cui F, Zhu H, Zhang X, Lu S, Lu C, Chang H, Fan L, Lin H, Fang J, An Y, Li X, Qi Y. Genome-wide association study of kernel colour traits and mining of elite alleles from the major loci in maize. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:25. [PMID: 38166633 PMCID: PMC10763400 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04662-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Maize kernel colour is an important index for evaluating maize quality and value and mainly entails two natural pigments, carotenoids and anthocyanins. To analyse the genetic mechanism of maize kernel colour and mine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to kernel colour traits, an association panel including 244 superior maize inbred lines was used to measure and analyse the six traits related to kernel colour in two environments and was then combined with the about 3 million SNPs covering the whole maize genome in this study. Two models (Q + K, PCA + K) were used for genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) of kernel colour traits. RESULTS We identified 1029QTLs, and two SNPs contained in those QTLs were located in coding regions of Y1 and R1 respectively, two known genes that regulate kernel colour. Fourteen QTLs which contain 19 SNPs were within 200 kb interval of the genes involved in the regulation of kernel colour. 13 high-confidence SNPs repeatedly detected for specific traits, and AA genotypes of rs1_40605594 and rs5_2392770 were the most popular alleles appeared in inbred lines with higher levels. By searching the confident interval of the 13 high-confidence SNPs, a total of 95 candidate genes were identified. CONCLUSIONS The genetic loci and candidate genes of maize kernel colour provided in this study will be useful for uncovering the genetic mechanism of maize kernel colour, gene cloning in the future. Furthermore, the identified elite alleles can be used to molecular marker-assisted selection of kernel colour traits.
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- Weiwei Chen
- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China.
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China.
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510316, Guangdong, China.
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510325, Guangdong, China.
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Bibik JD, Hamberger B. Plant Engineering to Enable Platforms for Sustainable Bioproduction of Terpenoids. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2760:3-20. [PMID: 38468079 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3658-9_1] [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] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
Abstract
Terpenoids represent the most diverse class of natural products, with a broad spectrum of industrial relevance including applications in green solvents, flavors and fragrances, nutraceuticals, colorants, and therapeutics. They are typically challenging to extract from their natural sources, where they occur in small amounts and mixtures of related but unwanted byproducts. Formal chemical synthesis, where established, is reliant on petrochemistry. Hence, there is great interest in developing sustainable solutions to assemble biosynthetic pathways in engineered host organisms. Metabolic engineering for chemical production has largely focused on microbial hosts, yet plants offer a sustainable production platform. In addition to containing the precursor pathways that generate the terpenoid building blocks as well as the cell structures and compartments required, or tractable localization for the enzymes involved, plants may provide a low input system to produce these chemicals using carbon dioxide and sunlight only. There have been significant recent advancements in the discovery of pathways to terpenoids of interest as well as strategies to boost yields in host plants. While part of the phytochemical field is focusing on the discovery of biosynthetic pathways, this review will focus on advancements using the pathway toolbox and toward engineering plants for the production of terpenoids. We will highlight strategies currently used to produce target products, optimization of known pathways to improve yields, compartmentalization of pathways within cells, and genetic tools developed to facilitate complex engineering of biosynthetic pathways. These advancements in Synthetic Biology are bringing engineered plant systems closer to commercially relevant hosts for the bioproduction of terpenoids.
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- Jacob D Bibik
- Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- MelaTech, LLC, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Di X, Rodriguez-Concepcion M. Exploring the Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate Synthase Gene Family in Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3886. [PMID: 38005784 PMCID: PMC10675008 DOI: 10.3390/plants12223886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Isoprenoids are a wide family of metabolites including high-value chemicals, flavors, pigments, and drugs. Isoprenoids are particularly abundant and diverse in plants. The methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway produces the universal isoprenoid precursors isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate in plant plastids for the downstream production of monoterpenes, diterpenes, and photosynthesis-related isoprenoids such as carotenoids, chlorophylls, tocopherols, phylloquinone, and plastoquinone. The enzyme deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) is the first and main rate-determining enzyme of the MEP pathway. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a plant with an active isoprenoid metabolism in several tissues, three genes encode DXS-like proteins (SlDXS1 to 3). Here, we show that the expression patterns of the three genes suggest distinct physiological roles without excluding that they might function together in some tissues. We also confirm that SlDXS1 and 2 are true DXS enzymes, whereas SlDXS3 lacks DXS activity. We further show that SlDXS1 and 2 co-localize in plastidial speckles and that they can be immunoprecipitated together, suggesting that they might form heterodimers in vivo in at least some tissues. These results provide novel insights for the biotechnological use of DXS isoforms in metabolic engineering strategies to up-regulate the MEP pathway flux.
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- Xueni Di
- Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC—Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC—Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Tian C, Quan H, Jiang R, Zheng Q, Huang S, Tan G, Yan C, Zhou J, Liao H. Differential roles of Cassia tora 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase in trade-off between plant growth and drought tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1270396. [PMID: 37929171 PMCID: PMC10623318 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1270396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Due to global climate change, drought is emerging as a major threat to plant growth and agricultural productivity. Abscisic acid (ABA) has been implicated in plant drought tolerance, however, its retarding effects on plant growth cannot be ignored. The reactions catalyzed by 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) proteins are critical steps within the isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants. Here, five DXS (CtDXS1-5) and two DXR (CtDXR1-2) genes were identified from Cassia tora genome. Based on multiple assays including the phylogeny, cis-acting element, expression pattern, and subcellular localization, CtDXS1 and CtDXR1 genes might be potential candidates controlling the isoprenoid biosynthesis. Intriguingly, CtDXS1 transgenic plants resulted in drought tolerance but retardant growth, while CtDXR1 transgenic plants exhibited both enhanced drought tolerance and increased growth. By comparison of β-carotene, chlorophyll, abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin 3 (GA3) contents in wild-type and transgenic plants, the absolute contents and (or) altered GA3/ABA levels were suggested to be responsible for the balance between drought tolerance and plant growth. The transcriptome of CtDXR1 transgenic plants suggested that the transcript levels of key genes, such as DXS, 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenases (NCED), ent-kaurene synthase (KS) and etc, involved with chlorophyll, β-carotene, ABA and GA3 biosynthesis were induced and their contents increased accordingly. Collectively, the trade-off effect induced by CtDXR1 was associated with redesigning architecture in phytohormone homeostasis and thus was highlighted for future breeding purposes.
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Liu Y, Wu S, Lan K, Wang Q, Ye T, Jin H, Hu T, Xie T, Wei Q, Yin X. An Investigation of the JAZ Family and the CwMYC2-like Protein to Reveal Their Regulation Roles in the MeJA-Induced Biosynthesis of β-Elemene in Curcuma wenyujin. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15004. [PMID: 37834452 PMCID: PMC10573570 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241915004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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β-Elemene (C15H24), a sesquiterpenoid compound isolated from the volatile oil of Curcuma wenyujin, has been proven to be effective for multiple cancers and is widely used in clinical treatment. Unfortunately, the β-elemene content in C. wenyujin is very low, which cannot meet market demands. Our previous research showed that methyl jasmonate (MeJA) induced the accumulation of β-elemene in C. wenyujin. However, the regulatory mechanism is unclear. In this study, 20 jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) proteins in C. wenyujin were identified, which are the core regulatory factors of the JA signaling pathway. Then, the conservative domains, motifs composition, and evolutionary relationships of CwJAZs were analyzed comprehensively and systematically. The interaction analysis indicated that CwJAZs can form homodimers or heterodimers. Fifteen out of twenty CwJAZs were significantly induced via MeJA treatment. As the master switch of the JA signaling pathway, the CwMYC2-like protein has also been identified and demonstrated to interact with CwJAZ2/3/4/5/7/15/17/20. Further research found that the overexpression of the CwMYC2-like gene increased the accumulation of β-elemene in C. wenyujin leaves. Simultaneously, the expressions of HMGR, HMGS, DXS, DXR, MCT, HDS, HDR, and FPPS related to β-elemene biosynthesis were also up-regulated by the CwMYC2-like protein. These results indicate that CwJAZs and the CwMYC2-like protein respond to the JA signal to regulate the biosynthesis of β-elemene in C. wenyujin.
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- Yuyang Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Y.L.); (S.W.); (K.L.); (Q.W.); (T.Y.); (H.J.); (T.H.); (T.X.)
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Bergman ME, Evans SE, Kuai X, Franks AE, Despres C, Phillips MA. Arabidopsis TGA256 Transcription Factors Suppress Salicylic-Acid-Induced Sucrose Starvation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3284. [PMID: 37765448 PMCID: PMC10534317 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Salicylic acid (SA) is produced by plants in response to pathogen infection. SA binds the NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES (NPR) family of receptors to regulate both positive (NPR1) and negative (NPR3/4) plant immune responses by interacting with the clade II TGACG (TGA) motif-binding transcription factors (TGA2, TGA5, and TGA6). Here, we report that the principal metabolome-level response to SA treatment in Arabidopsis is a reduction in sucrose and other free sugars. We observed nearly identical effects in the tga256 triple mutant, which lacks all clade II TGA transcription factors. The tga256 mutant presents reduced leaf blade development and elongated hypocotyls, roots, and petioles consistent with sucrose starvation. No changes were detected in auxin levels, and mutant seedling growth could be restored to that of wild-type by sucrose supplementation. Although the retrograde signal 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate is known to stimulate SA biosynthesis and defense signaling, we detected no negative feedback by SA on this or any other intermediate of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway. Trehalose, a proxy for the sucrose regulator trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P), was highly reduced in tga256, suggesting that defense-related reductions in sugar availability may be controlled by changes in T6P levels. We conclude that the negative regulatory roles of TGA2/5/6 include maintaining sucrose levels in healthy plants. Disruption of TGA2/5/6-NPR3/4 inhibitory complexes by mutation or SA triggers sucrose reductions in Arabidopsis leaves, consistent with the 'pathogen starvation' hypothesis. These findings highlight sucrose availability as a mechanism by which TGA2/5/6 balance defense and development.
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- Matthew E. Bergman
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada; (M.E.B.); (S.E.E.); (A.E.F.)
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada; (M.E.B.); (S.E.E.); (A.E.F.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada (C.D.)
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada; (M.E.B.); (S.E.E.); (A.E.F.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada (C.D.)
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada; (M.E.B.); (S.E.E.); (A.E.F.)
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada
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Xin J, Li Y, Zhao C, Ge W, Tian R. An integrated transcriptome, metabolomic, and physiological investigation uncovered the underlying tolerance mechanisms of Monochoria korsakowii in response to acute/chronic cadmium exposure. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107888. [PMID: 37442048 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Identifying the physiological response and tolerance mechanism of wetland plants to heavy metal exposure can provide theoretical guidance for an early warning for acute metal pollution and metal-contaminated water phytoremediation. A hydroponic experiment was employed to investigate variations in the antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, and photosynthesis in leaves of Monochoria korsakowii under 0.12 mM cadmium ion (Cd2+) acute (4 d) and chronic (21 d) exposure. Transcriptome and metabolome were analyzed to elucidate the underlying defensive strategies. The acute/chronic Cd2+ exposure decreased chlorophyll a and b contents, and disturbed photosynthesis in the leaves. The acute Cd2+ exposure increased catalase activity by 36.42%, while the chronic Cd2+ exposure markedly increased ascorbate peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase activities in the leaves. A total of 2 685 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the leaves were identified with the plants exposed to the acute/chronic Cd2+ contamination. In the acute Cd2+ exposure treatment, DEGs were preferentially enriched in the plant hormone transduction pathway, followed by phenylrpopanoid biosynthesis. However, the chronic Cd2+ exposure induced DEGs enriched in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites pathway as priority. With acute/chronic Cd2+ exposure, a total of 157 and 227 differentially expressed metabolites were identified in the leaves. Conjoint transcriptome and metabolome analysis indicated the plant hormone signal transduction pathway and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites was preferentially activated by the acute and chronic Cd2+ exposure, respectively. The phenylpropanoid pathway functioned as a chemical defense, and the positive role of deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway in leaves against acute/chronic Cd2+ exposure was impaired.
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- Jianpan Xin
- College of Architecture Landscape, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Architecture Landscape, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Architecture Landscape, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Architecture Landscape, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Architecture Landscape, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China.
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Basallo O, Perez L, Lucido A, Sorribas A, Marin-Saguino A, Vilaprinyo E, Perez-Fons L, Albacete A, Martínez-Andújar C, Fraser PD, Christou P, Capell T, Alves R. Changing biosynthesis of terpenoid percursors in rice through synthetic biology. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1133299. [PMID: 37465386 PMCID: PMC10350630 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1133299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Many highly valued chemicals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, cosmetic, and biomedical industries belong to the terpenoid family. Biosynthesis of these chemicals relies on polymerization of Isopentenyl di-phosphate (IPP) and/or dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) monomers, which plants synthesize using two alternative pathways: a cytosolic mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway and a plastidic methyleritritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. As such, developing plants for use as a platform to use IPP/DMAPP and produce high value terpenoids is an important biotechnological goal. Still, IPP/DMAPP are the precursors to many plant developmental hormones. This creates severe challenges in redirecting IPP/DMAPP towards production of non-cognate plant metabolites. A potential solution to this problem is increasing the IPP/DMAPP production flux in planta. Here, we aimed at discovering, understanding, and predicting the effects of increasing IPP/DMAPP production in plants through modelling. We used synthetic biology to create rice lines containing an additional ectopic MVA biosynthetic pathway for producing IPP/DMAPP. The rice lines express three alternative versions of the additional MVA pathway in the plastid, in addition to the normal endogenous pathways. We collected data for changes in macroscopic and molecular phenotypes, gene expression, isoprenoid content, and hormone abundance in those lines. To integrate the molecular and macroscopic data and develop a more in depth understanding of the effects of engineering the exogenous pathway in the mutant rice lines, we developed and analyzed data-centric, line-specific, multilevel mathematical models. These models connect the effects of variations in hormones and gene expression to changes in macroscopic plant phenotype and metabolite concentrations within the MVA and MEP pathways of WT and mutant rice lines. Our models allow us to predict how an exogenous IPP/DMAPP biosynthetic pathway affects the flux of terpenoid precursors. We also quantify the long-term effect of plant hormones on the dynamic behavior of IPP/DMAPP biosynthetic pathways in seeds, and predict plant characteristics, such as plant height, leaf size, and chlorophyll content from molecular data. In addition, our models are a tool that can be used in the future to help in prioritizing re-engineering strategies for the exogenous pathway in order to achieve specific metabolic goals.
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- Orio Basallo
- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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- Applied Plant Biotechnology Group, Department de Producció Vegetal I Ciència Florestal, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Forestal i de Veterinària (ETSEAFiV), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Agrotecnio Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, United Kingdom
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- Departament of Plant Nutrition, Center of Edaphology and Applied Biology of the Segura (CEBAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Department of Plant Production and Agrotechnology, Institute for Agri-Food Research and Development of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departament of Plant Nutrition, Center of Edaphology and Applied Biology of the Segura (CEBAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, United Kingdom
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- Applied Plant Biotechnology Group, Department de Producció Vegetal I Ciència Florestal, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Forestal i de Veterinària (ETSEAFiV), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Agrotecnio Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) Center, Lleida, Spain
- ICREA, Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain
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- Applied Plant Biotechnology Group, Department de Producció Vegetal I Ciència Florestal, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Forestal i de Veterinària (ETSEAFiV), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Agrotecnio Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Systems Biology Group, Department Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
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Krause T, Wiesinger P, González-Cabanelas D, Lackus N, Köllner TG, Klüpfel T, Williams J, Rohwer J, Gershenzon J, Schmidt A. HDR, the last enzyme in the MEP pathway, differently regulates isoprenoid biosynthesis in two woody plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 192:767-788. [PMID: 36848194 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP) and isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) serves as the universal C5 precursors of isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants. These compounds are formed by the last step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, catalyzed by (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate reductase (HDR). In this study, we investigated the major HDR isoforms of two woody plant species, Norway spruce (Picea abies) and gray poplar (Populus × canescens), to determine how they regulate isoprenoid formation. Since each of these species has a distinct profile of isoprenoid compounds, they may require different proportions of DMADP and IDP with proportionally more IDP being needed to make larger isoprenoids. Norway spruce contained two major HDR isoforms differing in their occurrence and biochemical characteristics. PaHDR1 produced relatively more IDP than PaHDR2 and it encoding gene was expressed constitutively in leaves, likely serving to form substrate for production of carotenoids, chlorophylls, and other primary isoprenoids derived from a C20 precursor. On the other hand, Norway spruce PaHDR2 produced relatively more DMADP than PaHDR1 and its encoding gene was expressed in leaves, stems, and roots, both constitutively and after induction with the defense hormone methyl jasmonate. This second HDR enzyme likely forms a substrate for the specialized monoterpene (C10), sesquiterpene (C15), and diterpene (C20) metabolites of spruce oleoresin. Gray poplar contained only one dominant isoform (named PcHDR2) that produced relatively more DMADP and the gene of which was expressed in all organs. In leaves, where the requirement for IDP is high to make the major carotenoid and chlorophyll isoprenoids derived from C20 precursors, excess DMADP may accumulate, which could explain the high rate of isoprene (C5) emission. Our results provide new insights into the biosynthesis of isoprenoids in woody plants under conditions of differentially regulated biosynthesis of the precursors IDP and DMADP.
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- Toni Krause
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, Germany
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- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Di X, Ortega-Alarcon D, Kakumanu R, Iglesias-Fernandez J, Diaz L, Baidoo EEK, Velazquez-Campoy A, Rodríguez-Concepción M, Perez-Gil J. MEP pathway products allosterically promote monomerization of deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase to feedback-regulate their supply. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 4:100512. [PMID: 36575800 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Isoprenoids are a very large and diverse family of metabolites required by all living organisms. All isoprenoids derive from the double-bond isomers isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), which are produced by the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway in bacteria and plant plastids. It has been reported that IPP and DMAPP feedback-regulate the activity of deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS), a dimeric enzyme that catalyzes the main flux-controlling step of the MEP pathway. Here we provide experimental insights into the underlying mechanism. Isothermal titration calorimetry and dynamic light scattering approaches showed that IPP and DMAPP can allosterically bind to DXS in vitro, causing a size shift. In silico ligand binding site analysis and docking calculations identified a potential allosteric site in the contact region between the two monomers of the active DXS dimer. Modulation of IPP and DMAPP contents in vivo followed by immunoblot analyses confirmed that high IPP/DMAPP levels resulted in monomerization and eventual aggregation of the enzyme in bacterial and plant cells. Loss of the enzymatically active dimeric conformation allows a fast and reversible reduction of DXS activity in response to a sudden increase or decrease in IPP/DMAPP supply, whereas aggregation and subsequent removal of monomers that would otherwise be available for dimerization appears to be a more drastic response in the case of persistent IPP/DMAPP overabundance (e.g., by a blockage in their conversion to downstream isoprenoids). Our results represent an important step toward understanding the regulation of the MEP pathway and rational design of biotechnological endeavors aimed at increasing isoprenoid contents in microbial and plant systems.
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- Xueni Di
- Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI), Joint Unit GBsC-CSIC-BIFI, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Nostrum Biodiscovery SL, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI), Joint Unit GBsC-CSIC-BIFI, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área Temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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Hsu SY, Lee J, Sychla A, Smanski MJ. Rational search of genetic design space for a heterologous terpene metabolic pathway in Streptomyces. Metab Eng 2023; 77:1-11. [PMID: 36863605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Modern tools in DNA synthesis and assembly give genetic engineers control over the nucleotide-level design of complex, multi-gene systems. Systematic approaches to explore genetic design space and optimize the performance of genetic constructs are lacking. Here we explore the application of a five-level Plackett-Burman fractional factorial design to improve the titer of a heterologous terpene biosynthetic pathway in Streptomyces. A library of 125 engineered gene clusters encoding the production of diterpenoid ent-atiserenoic acid (eAA) via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway was constructed and introduced into Streptomyces albidoflavus J1047 for heterologous expression. The eAA production titer varied within the library by over two orders of magnitude and host strains showed unexpected and reproducible colony morphology phenotypes. Analysis of Plackett-Burman design identified expression of dxs, the gene encoding the first and the flux-controlling enzyme, having the strongest impact on eAA titer, but with a counter-intuitive negative correlation between dxs expression and eAA production. Finally, simulation modeling was performed to determine how several plausible sources of experimental error/noise and non-linearity impact the utility of Plackett-Burman analyses.
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- Szu-Yi Hsu
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, USA; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, USA; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, USA; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, USA; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
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Griffin JHC, Toledo-Ortiz G. Plant photoreceptors and their signalling components in chloroplastic anterograde and retrograde communication. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:7126-7138. [PMID: 35640572 PMCID: PMC9675593 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The red phytochrome and blue cryptochrome plant photoreceptors play essential roles in promoting genome-wide changes in nuclear and chloroplastic gene expression for photomorphogenesis, plastid development, and greening. While their importance in anterograde signalling has been long recognized, the molecular mechanisms involved remain under active investigation. More recently, the intertwining of the light signalling cascades with the retrograde signals for the optimization of chloroplast functions has been acknowledged. Advances in the field support the participation of phytochromes, cryptochromes, and key light-modulated transcription factors, including HY5 and the PIFs, in the regulation of chloroplastic biochemical pathways that produce retrograde signals, including the tetrapyrroles and the chloroplastic MEP-isoprenoids. Interestingly, in a feedback loop, the photoreceptors and their signalling components are targets themselves of these retrograde signals, aimed at optimizing photomorphogenesis to the status of the chloroplasts, with GUN proteins functioning at the convergence points. High light and shade are also conditions where the photoreceptors tune growth responses to chloroplast functions. Interestingly, photoreceptors and retrograde signals also converge in the modulation of dual-localized proteins (chloroplastic/nuclear) including WHIRLY and HEMERA/pTAC12, whose functions are required for the optimization of photosynthetic activities in changing environments and are proposed to act themselves as retrograde signals.
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Zhang DC, Luo LL, Wang ZR, Xu WJ, Li JL, Tan ST, Wu JH, Li Y, Zhang C, Liang C, Wang XY. SmDXS5, acting as a molecular valve, plays a key regulatory role in the primary and secondary metabolism of tanshinones in Salvia miltiorrhiza. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1043761. [PMID: 36438137 PMCID: PMC9685628 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1043761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Red sage, the dry root and rhizome of the herbaceous plant Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, is widely used for treating various diseases. The low content of tanshinones (terpenoids) has always restricted development of the S. miltiorrhiza industry. Here, we found that SmDXS5, a rate-limiting enzyme-coding gene located at the intersection of primary and secondary metabolism, can effectively change the transcription level and secondary metabolome profile of hairy roots of S. miltiorrhiza, and significantly increase the content of tanshinones. Agrobacterium rhizogenes was used to infuse S. miltiorrhiza explants, and hairy roots of S. miltiorrhiza expressing the SmDXS5 gene were obtained successfully. We identified 39 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) by metabolomics based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole exactive mass spectrometry and multivariate statistics. These DAMs might be key metabolites of SmDXS5 gene regulation. RNA sequencing was used to compare gene expression between the hairy roots of the SmDXS5 overexpressing group and the blank control (BC) group. Compared with the BC group, 18,646 differentially expressed genes were obtained: 8994 were upregulated and 9,652 downregulated. The combined transcriptome and metabolome analyses revealed that the mevalonate and methylerythritol phosphate pathways and synthase gene expression levels in the SmDXS5 overexpressing group were upregulated significantly, and the accumulation of tanshinone components was increased significantly, which promoted the process of glycolysis and promoted the transformation of carbohydrates to secondary metabolism. Moreover, the expression of SmPAL, the first rate-limiting enzyme gene of the phenylpropane pathway, decreased, reducing the accumulation of phenolic acid, another secondary metabolite. Therefore, SmDXS5 can be defined as a 'valve' gene, mainly responsible for regulating the distribution of primary and secondary metabolic flow of tanshinones in S. miltiorrhiza, and for other secondary metabolic pathways. The discovery of SmDXS5 and its molecular valve function in regulating primary and secondary metabolism will provide a basis for the industrial production of tanshinone components, and cultivation of high quality S. miltiorrhiza.
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Nirati Y, Purushotham N, Alagesan S. Quantitative insight into the metabolism of isoprene-producing Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using steady state 13C-MFA. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2022; 154:195-206. [PMID: 36070060 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00957-0] [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: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria, widely studied for the conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide to useful platform chemicals. Isoprene is one such industrially important chemical, primarily used for production of synthetic rubber and biofuels. Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a genetically amenable cyanobacterium, produces isoprene on heterologous expression of isoprene synthase gene, albeit in very low quantities. Rationalized metabolic engineering to re-route the carbon flux for enhanced isoprene production requires in-dept knowledge of the metabolic flux distribution in the cell. Hence, in the present study, we undertook steady state 13C-metabolic flux analysis of glucose-tolerant wild-type (GTN) and isoprene-producing recombinant (ISP) Synechocystis sp. to understand and compare the carbon flux distribution in the two strains. The R-values for amino acids, flux analysis predictions and gene expression profiles emphasized predominance of Calvin cycle and glycogen metabolism in GTN. Alternatively, flux analysis predicted higher activity of the anaplerotic pathway through phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and malic enzyme in ISP. The striking difference in the Calvin cycle, glycogen metabolism and anaplerotic pathway activity in GTN and ISP suggested a possible role of energy molecules (ATP and NADPH) in regulating the carbon flux distribution in GTN and ISP. This claim was further supported by the transcript level of selected genes of the electron transport chain. This study provides the first quantitative insight into the carbon flux distribution of isoprene-producing cyanobacterium, information critical for developing Synechocystis sp. as a single cell factory for isoprenoid/terpenoid production.
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- Yasha Nirati
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bengaluru, 560100, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bengaluru, 560100, India
- Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bengaluru, 560100, India.
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Total optimization potential (TOP) approach based constrained design of isoprene and cis-abienol production in A. thaliana. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The Arabidopsis thaliana–Streptomyces Interaction Is Controlled by the Metabolic Status of the Holobiont. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232112952. [PMID: 36361736 PMCID: PMC9655247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232112952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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How specific interactions between plant and pathogenic, commensal, or mutualistic microorganisms are mediated and how bacteria are selected by a plant are important questions to address. Here, an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant called chs5 partially deficient in the biogenesis of isoprenoid precursors was shown to extend its metabolic remodeling to phenylpropanoids and lipids in addition to carotenoids, chlorophylls, and terpenoids. Such a metabolic profile was concomitant to increased colonization of the phyllosphere by the pathogenic strain Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. A thorough microbiome analysis by 16S sequencing revealed that Streptomyces had a reduced colonization potential in chs5. This study revealed that the bacteria–Arabidopsis interaction implies molecular processes impaired in the chs5 mutant. Interestingly, our results revealed that the metabolic status of A. thaliana was crucial for the specific recruitment of Streptomyces into the microbiota. More generally, this study highlights specific as well as complex molecular interactions that shape the plant microbiota.
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Bergman ME, Evans SE, Davis B, Hamid R, Bajwa I, Jayathilake A, Chahal AK, Phillips MA. An Arabidopsis GCMS chemical ionization technique to quantify adaptive responses in central metabolism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:2072-2090. [PMID: 35512197 PMCID: PMC9342981 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We present a methodology to survey central metabolism in 13CO2-labeled Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) rosettes by ammonia positive chemical ionization-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This technique preserves the molecular ion cluster of methyloxime/trimethylsilyl-derivatized analytes up to 1 kDa, providing unambiguous nominal mass assignment of >200 central metabolites and 13C incorporation rates into a subset of 111 from the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, photorespiratory pathway, amino acid metabolism, shikimate pathway, and lipid and sugar metabolism. In short-term labeling assays, we observed plateau labeling of ∼35% for intermediates of the photorespiratory cycle except for glyoxylate, which reached only ∼4% labeling and was also present at molar concentrations several fold lower than other photorespiratory intermediates. This suggests photorespiratory flux may involve alternate intermediate pools besides the generally accepted route through glyoxylate. Untargeted scans showed that in illuminated leaves, noncyclic TCA cycle flux and citrate export to the cytosol revert to a cyclic flux mode following methyl jasmonate (MJ) treatment. MJ also caused a block in the photorespiratory transamination of glyoxylate to glycine. Salicylic acid treatment induced the opposite effects in both cases, indicating the antagonistic relationship of these defense signaling hormones is preserved at the metabolome level. We provide complete chemical ionization spectra for 203 Arabidopsis metabolites from central metabolism, which uniformly feature the unfragmented pseudomolecular ion as the base peak. This unbiased, soft ionization technique is a powerful screening tool to identify adaptive metabolic trends in photosynthetic tissue and represents an important advance in methodology to measure plant metabolic flux.
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- Matthew E Bergman
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto—Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto—Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto—Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto—Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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Bibik JD, Weraduwage SM, Banerjee A, Robertson K, Espinoza-Corral R, Sharkey TD, Lundquist PK, Hamberger BR. Pathway Engineering, Re-targeting, and Synthetic Scaffolding Improve the Production of Squalene in Plants. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:2121-2133. [PMID: 35549088 PMCID: PMC9208017 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Plants are increasingly becoming an option for sustainable bioproduction of chemicals and complex molecules like terpenoids. The triterpene squalene has a variety of biotechnological uses and is the precursor to a diverse array of triterpenoids, but we currently lack a sustainable strategy to produce large quantities for industrial applications. Here, we further establish engineered plants as a platform for production of squalene through pathway re-targeting and membrane scaffolding. The squalene biosynthetic pathway, which natively resides in the cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum, was re-targeted to plastids, where screening of diverse variants of enzymes at key steps improved squalene yields. The highest yielding enzymes were used to create biosynthetic scaffolds on co-engineered, cytosolic lipid droplets, resulting in squalene yields up to 0.58 mg/gFW or 318% higher than a cytosolic pathway without scaffolding during transient expression. These scaffolds were also re-targeted to plastids where they associated with membranes throughout, including the formation of plastoglobules or plastidial lipid droplets. Plastid scaffolding ameliorated the negative effects of squalene biosynthesis and showed up to 345% higher rates of photosynthesis than without scaffolding. This study establishes a platform for engineering the production of squalene in plants, providing the opportunity to expand future work into production of higher-value triterpenoids.
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- Jacob D. Bibik
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- The Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- The Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- The Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Brand A, Tissier A. Control of resource allocation between primary and specialized metabolism in glandular trichomes. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 66:102172. [PMID: 35144142 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102172] [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: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plant specialized metabolites are often synthesized and stored in dedicated morphological structures such as glandular trichomes, resin ducts, or laticifers where they accumulate in large concentrations. How this high productivity is achieved is still elusive, in particular, with respect to the interface between primary and specialized metabolism. Here, we focus on glandular trichomes to survey recent progress in understanding how plant metabolic cell factories manage to balance homeostasis of essential central metabolites while producing large quantities of compounds that constitute a metabolic sink. In particular, we review the role of gene duplications, transcription factors and photosynthesis.
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- Alejandro Brand
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Perreca E, Eberl F, Santoro MV, Wright LP, Schmidt A, Gershenzon J. Effect of Drought and Methyl Jasmonate Treatment on Primary and Secondary Isoprenoid Metabolites Derived from the MEP Pathway in the White Spruce Picea glauca. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073838. [PMID: 35409197 PMCID: PMC8998179 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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White spruce (Picea glauca) emits monoterpenes that function as defensive signals and weapons after herbivore attack. We assessed the effects of drought and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment, used as a proxy for herbivory, on monoterpenes and other isoprenoids in P. glauca. The emission of monoterpenes was significantly increased after MeJA treatment compared to the control, but drought suppressed the MeJA-induced increase. The composition of the emitted blend was altered strongly by stress, with drought increasing the proportion of oxygenated compounds and MeJA increasing the proportion of induced compounds such as linalool and (E)-β-ocimene. In contrast, no treatment had any significant effect on the levels of stored monoterpenes and diterpenes. Among other MEP pathway-derived isoprenoids, MeJA treatment decreased chlorophyll levels by 40%, but had no effect on carotenoids, while drought stress had no impact on either of these pigment classes. Of the three described spruce genes encoding 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) catalyzing the first step of the MEP pathway, the expression of only one, DXS2B, was affected by our treatments, being increased by MeJA and decreased by drought. These findings show the sensitivity of monoterpene emission to biotic and abiotic stress regimes, and the mediation of the response by DXS genes.
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- Erica Perreca
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.E.); (M.V.S.); (A.S.); (J.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.E.); (M.V.S.); (A.S.); (J.G.)
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.E.); (M.V.S.); (A.S.); (J.G.)
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.E.); (M.V.S.); (A.S.); (J.G.)
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.E.); (M.V.S.); (A.S.); (J.G.)
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Evans SE, Duggan P, Bergman ME, Cobo-López D, Davis B, Bajwa I, Phillips MA. Design and fabrication of an improved dynamic flow cuvette for 13CO 2 labeling in Arabidopsis plants. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:40. [PMID: 35346271 PMCID: PMC8958768 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00873-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stable isotope labeling is a non-invasive, sensitive means of monitoring metabolic flux in plants. The most physiologically meaningful information is obtained from experiments that take advantage of the natural photosynthetic carbon assimilation pathway to introduce a traceable marker with minimal effects on the physiology of the organism. The fundamental substrate in isotopic labeling experiments is 13CO2, which can reveal the earliest events in carbon assimilation and realistically portray downstream metabolism when administered under conditions suitable for making kinetic inferences. Efforts to improve the accuracy and resolution of whole plant labeling techniques have focused on improvements in environmental control, air flow characteristics, and harvesting methods. RESULTS Here we present a dynamic flow cuvette designed for single Arabidopsis thaliana labeling experiments. We have also verified its suitability for labeling Nicotiana benthamiana and essential oils in Pelargonium graveolens. Complete plans for fabrication of this device are included. The design includes three important innovations. First, uniform, circular air flow over the rosette surface is accomplished by a fan and deflector that creates a mini-cyclone effect within the chamber interior. Second, a network of circulating canals connected to a water bath provides temperature control to within ± 0.1 ºC under variable irradiance, humidity, and air flow conditions. When photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was varied over a range of 1000 μEinsteins m-2 s-1 with no adjustment to the external temperature control system, the abaxial leaf temperature changed by < 3 ºC/1000 PAR. Third, the device is fully compatible with liquid nitrogen quenching of metabolic activity without perturbation of the light environment. For short labeling experiments (< 10 s), the most critical variable is the half-life (t1/2) of the atmosphere within the chamber, which determines the maximum resolution of the labeling system. Using an infrared gas analyzer, we monitored the atmospheric half-life during the transition from 12CO2 to 13CO2 air at different flow rates and determined that 3.5 L min-1 is the optimal flow rate to initiate labeling (t1/2 ~ 5 s). Under these conditions, we observed linear incorporation of 13C into triose phosphate with labeling times as short as 5 s. CONCLUSIONS Advances in our ability to conduct short term labeling experiments are critical to understanding of the rates and control of the earliest steps in plant metabolism. Precise kinetic measurements in whole plants using 13CO2 inform metabolic models and reveal control points that can be exploited in agricultural or biotechnological contexts. The dynamic labeling cuvette presented here is suitable for studying early events in carbon assimilation and provides high resolution kinetic data for studies of metabolism in intact plants under physiologically realistic scenarios.
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- Sonia E Evans
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Academic Machine Shop, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada.
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
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Szymczyk P, Szymańska G, Kuźma Ł, Jeleń A, Balcerczak E. Methyl Jasmonate Activates the 2C Methyl-D-erithrytol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate Synthase Gene and Stimulates Tanshinone Accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza Solid Callus Cultures. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27061772. [PMID: 35335134 PMCID: PMC8950807 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The present study characterizes the 5′ regulatory region of the SmMEC gene. The isolated fragment is 1559 bp long and consists of a promoter, 5′UTR and 31 nucleotide 5′ fragments of the CDS region. In silico bioinformatic analysis found that the promoter region contains repetitions of many potential cis-active elements. Cis-active elements associated with the response to methyl jasmonate (MeJa) were identified in the SmMEC gene promoter. Co-expression studies combined with earlier transcriptomic research suggest the significant role of MeJa in SmMEC gene regulation. These findings were in line with the results of the RT-PCR test showing SmMEC gene expression induction after 72 h of MeJa treatment. Biphasic total tanshinone accumulation was observed following treatment of S. miltiorrhiza solid callus cultures with 50–500 μM methyl jasmonate, with peaks observed after 10–20 and 50–60 days. An early peak of total tanshinone concentration (0.08%) occurred after 20 days of 100 μM MeJa induction, and a second, much lower one, was observed after 50 days of 50 μM MeJa stimulation (0.04%). The dominant tanshinones were cryptotanshinone (CT) and dihydrotanshinone (DHT). To better understand the inducing effect of MeJa treatment on tanshinone biosynthesis, a search was performed for methyl jasmonate-responsive cis-active motifs in the available sequences of gene proximal promoters associated with terpenoid precursor biosynthesis. The results indicate that MeJa has the potential to induce a significant proportion of the presented genes, which is in line with available transcriptomic and RT-PCR data.
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- Piotr Szymczyk
- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Łódź, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Łódź, Poland;
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Łódź, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Łódź, Poland; (A.J.); (E.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Łódź, Poland; (A.J.); (E.B.)
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Sun T, Rao S, Zhou X, Li L. Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives. MOLECULAR HORTICULTURE 2022; 2:3. [PMID: 37789426 PMCID: PMC10515021 DOI: 10.1186/s43897-022-00023-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis, photoprotection, pigmentation, phytohormone synthesis, and signaling. They are also critically important for humans as precursors of vitamin A synthesis and as dietary antioxidants. The vital roles of carotenoids to plants and humans have prompted significant progress toward our understanding of carotenoid metabolism and regulation. New regulators and novel roles of carotenoid metabolites are continuously revealed. This review focuses on current status of carotenoid metabolism and highlights recent advances in comprehension of the intrinsic and multi-dimensional regulation of carotenoid accumulation. We also discuss the functional evolution of carotenoids, the agricultural and horticultural application, and some key areas for future research.
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- Tianhu Sun
- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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Davidovich-Rikanati R, Bar E, Hivert G, Huang XQ, Hoppen-Tonial C, Khankin V, Rand K, Abofreih A, Muhlemann JK, Marchese JA, Shotland Y, Dudareva N, Inbar M, Lewinsohn E. Transcriptional up-regulation of host-specific terpene metabolism in aphid-induced galls of Pistacia palaestina. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:555-570. [PMID: 34129033 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab289] [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: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Galling insects gain food and shelter by inducing specialized anatomical structures in their plant hosts. Such galls often accumulate plant defensive metabolites protecting the inhabiting insects from predation. We previously found that, despite a marked natural chemopolymorphism in natural populations of Pistacia palaestina, the monoterpene content in Baizongia pistaciae-induced galls is substantially higher than in leaves of their hosts. Here we show a general up-regulation of key structural genes in both the plastidial and cytosolic terpene biosynthetic pathways in galls as compared with non-colonized leaves. Novel prenyltransferases and terpene synthases were functionally expressed in Escherichia coli to reveal their biochemical function. Individual Pistacia trees exhibiting chemopolymorphism in terpene compositions displayed differential up-regulation of selected terpene synthase genes, and the metabolites generated by their gene products in vitro corresponded to the monoterpenes accumulated by each tree. Our results delineate molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation of enhanced monoterpene in galls and the observed intraspecific monoterpene chemodiversity displayed in P. palaestina. We demonstrate that gall-inhabiting aphids transcriptionally reprogram their host terpene pathways by up-regulating tree-specific genes, boosting the accumulation of plant defensive compounds for the protection of colonizing insects.
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- Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati
- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
- Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Pato Branco, 85503-390, Brazil
- Department of Agronomy, Federal Institute of Paraná, Palmas, 85555-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, 84100, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
- Department of Evolutionary & Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, 84100, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
- The James Hutton Institute, UK
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- Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Pato Branco, 85503-390, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, 84100, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA
- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Evolutionary & Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
- Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Movahedi A, Wei H, Pucker B, Ghaderi-Zefrehei M, Rasouli F, Kiani-Pouya A, Jiang T, Zhuge Q, Yang L, Zhou X. Isoprenoid biosynthesis regulation in poplars by methylerythritol phosphate and mevalonic acid pathways. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:968780. [PMID: 36247639 PMCID: PMC9562105 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.968780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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It is critical to develop plant isoprenoid production when dealing with human-demanded industries such as flavoring, aroma, pigment, pharmaceuticals, and biomass used for biofuels. The methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) and mevalonic acid (MVA) plant pathways contribute to the dynamic production of isoprenoid compounds. Still, the cross-talk between MVA and MEP in isoprenoid biosynthesis is not quite recognized. Regarding the rate-limiting steps in the MEP pathway through catalyzing 1-deoxy-D-xylulose5-phosphate synthase and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) and also the rate-limiting step in the MVA pathway through catalyzing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR), the characterization and function of HMGR from Populus trichocarpa (PtHMGR) were analyzed. The results indicated that PtHMGR overexpressors (OEs) displayed various MEP and MVA-related gene expressions compared to NT poplars. The overexpression of PtDXR upregulated MEP-related genes and downregulated MVA-related genes. The overexpression of PtDXR and PtHMGR affected the isoprenoid production involved in both MVA and MEP pathways. Here, results illustrated that the PtHMGR and PtDXR play significant roles in regulating MEP and MVA-related genes and derived isoprenoids. This study clarifies cross-talk between MVA and MEP pathways. It demonstrates the key functions of HMGR and DXR in this cross-talk, which significantly contribute to regulate isoprenoid biosynthesis in poplars.
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- Ali Movahedi
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscape Plant Genetics and Breeding, School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Institute of Plant Biology and BRICS, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Plant Genetics, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Plant Genetics, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Qiang Zhuge,
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Liming Yang,
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Xiaohong Zhou,
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Mitra S, Gershenzon J. Effects of herbivory on carotenoid biosynthesis and breakdown. Methods Enzymol 2022; 674:497-517. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Oku H, Iwai S, Uehara M, Iqbal A, Mutanda I, Inafuku M. Growth condition controls on G-93 parameters of isoprene emission from tropical trees. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2021; 134:1225-1242. [PMID: 34505187 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01344-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite its major role in global isoprene emission, information on the environmental control of isoprene emission from tropical trees has remained scarce. Thus, in this study, we examined the relationship between parameters of G-93 isoprene emission formula (CT1, CT2, and α), growth temperature and light intensity, photosynthesis (ɸ, Pmax), isoprene synthase (IspS) level, and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway metabolites using sunlit and shaded leaves of four tropical trees. The results showed that the temperature dependence of isoprene emission from shaded leaves did not differ significantly from sunlit leaves. In contrast, there was a lower saturation irradiance in shaded leaves than in sunlit leaves, the same as temperate plants. The photosynthesis rate of shaded leaves showed lower saturation irradiance, similar to the light dependence of isoprene emission. In most cases, the concentration of MEP pathway metabolites was of lower tendency in shaded leaves versus in sunlit leaves, whereas no significant difference was noted in IspS level between sunlit and shaded leaves. Correlation analysis between these parameters found that CT1 of the G-93 parameter was positively correlated with the concentration of DXP and DMADP, whereas CT2 correlated with the concentration of MEP and the average air temperature for the past 48 h. Similarly, α closely associated with the initial slope (ɸ) of photosynthesis rate, and the basal emission factor is also linked to the photon flux of past days. These results suggest that growth conditions may control the temperature dependence of isoprene emission from tropical trees via the changes in the profiles of MEP pathway metabolites, causing alteration in the parameters of the isoprene emission formula.
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- Hirosuke Oku
- Molecular Biotechnology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
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de Luna-Valdez L, Chenge-Espinosa M, Hernández-Muñoz A, Cordoba E, López-Leal G, Castillo-Ramírez S, León P. Reassessing the evolution of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase family suggests a possible novel function for the DXS class 3 proteins. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 310:110960. [PMID: 34315585 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway is of paramount importance for generating plastidial isoprenoids. The first enzyme of the MEP pathway, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS), catalyzes a flux-controlling step. In plants the DXS gene family is composed of three distinct classes with non-redundant functions. Although the DXS1 and DXS2 subfamilies have been well characterized, the DXS3 subfamily has been considerably understudied. Here, we carried out in silico and functional analyses to better understand the DXS3 class. Our phylogenetic analysis showed high variation in copy number among the different DXS classes, with the apparent absence of DXS1 class in some species. We found that DXS3 subfamily emerged later than DXS1 and DXS2 and it is under less intense purifying selection. Furthermore, in the DXS3 subfamily critical amino acids positions in the thiamine pyrophosphate binding pocket are not conserved. We demonstrated that the DXS3 proteins from Arabidopsis, Maize, and Rice lack functional DXS activity. Moreover, the Arabidopsis DXS3 protein displayed distinctive sub-organellar chloroplast localization not observed in any DXS1 or DXS2 proteins. Co-expression analysis of the DXS3 from Arabidopsis showed that, unlike DXS1 and DXS2 proteins, it co-expresses with genes related to post-embryonic development and reproduction and not with primary metabolism and isoprenoid synthesis.
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- Luis de Luna-Valdez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.
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Negative regulation of plastidial isoprenoid pathway by herbivore-induced β-cyclocitral in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2008747118. [PMID: 33674379 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008747118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Insect damage to plants is known to up-regulate defense and down-regulate growth processes. While there are frequent reports about up-regulation of defense signaling and production of defense metabolites in response to herbivory, much less is understood about the mechanisms by which growth and carbon assimilation are down-regulated. Here we demonstrate that insect herbivory down-regulates the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), a pathway making primarily metabolites for use in photosynthesis. Simulated feeding by the generalist herbivore Spodoptera littoralis suppressed flux through the MEP pathway and decreased steady-state levels of the intermediate 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP). Simulated herbivory also increased reactive oxygen species content which caused the conversion of β-carotene to β-cyclocitral (βCC). This volatile oxidation product affected the MEP pathway by directly inhibiting DXP synthase (DXS), the rate-controlling enzyme of the MEP pathway in Arabidopsis and inducing plant resistance against S. littoralis βCC inhibited both DXS transcript accumulation and DXS activity. Molecular models suggested that βCC binds to DXS at the binding site for the thymine pyrophosphate cofactor and blocks catalysis, which was confirmed by direct assays of βCC with the purified DXS protein in vitro. Another intermediate of the MEP pathway, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2, 4-cyclodiphosphate, which is known to stimulate salicylate defense signaling, showed greater accumulation and enhanced export out of the plastid in response to simulated herbivory. Together, our work implicates βCC as a signal of herbivore damage in Arabidopsis that increases defense and decreases flux through the MEP pathway, a pathway involved in growth and carbon assimilation.
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Joshi J, Mimura M, Suzuki M, Wu S, Gregory JF, Hanson AD, McCarty DR. The Thiamin-Requiring 3 Mutation of Arabidopsis 5-Deoxyxylulose-Phosphate Synthase 1 Highlights How the Thiamin Economy Impacts the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:721391. [PMID: 34421975 PMCID: PMC8377734 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.721391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The thiamin-requiring mutants of Arabidopsis have a storied history as a foundational model for biochemical genetics in plants and have illuminated the central role of thiamin in metabolism. Recent integrative genetic and biochemical analyses of thiamin biosynthesis and utilization imply that leaf metabolism normally operates close to thiamin-limiting conditions. Thus, the mechanisms that allocate thiamin-diphosphate (ThDP) cofactor among the diverse thiamin-dependent enzymes localized in plastids, mitochondria, peroxisomes, and the cytosol comprise an intricate thiamin economy. Here, we show that the classical thiamin-requiring 3 (th3) mutant is a point mutation in plastid localized 5-deoxyxylulose synthase 1 (DXS1), a key regulated enzyme in the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) isoprene biosynthesis pathway. Substitution of a lysine for a highly conserved glutamate residue (E323) located at the subunit interface of the homodimeric enzyme conditions a hypomorphic phenotype that can be rescued by supplying low concentrations of thiamin in the medium. Analysis of leaf thiamin vitamers showed that supplementing the medium with thiamin increased total ThDP content in both wild type and th3 mutant plants, supporting a hypothesis that the mutant DXS1 enzyme has a reduced affinity for the ThDP cofactor. An unexpected upregulation of a suite of biotic-stress-response genes associated with accumulation of downstream MEP intermediate MEcPP suggests that th3 causes mis-regulation of DXS1 activity in thiamin-supplemented plants. Overall, these results highlight that the central role of ThDP availability in regulation of DXS1 activity and flux through the MEP pathway.
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- Jaya Joshi
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Plant Cytogenetics, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of steviol glycosides: current status and future prospects. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5367-5381. [PMID: 34196745 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11419-3] [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: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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With the pursuit of natural non-calorie sweeteners, steviol glycosides (SGs) have become one of the most popular natural sweeteners in the market. The SGs in Stevia are a mixture of SGs synthesized from steviol (a terpenoid). SGs are diterpenoids. Different SGs depend on the number and position of sugar groups on the core steviol backbone. This diversity comes from the processing of glycoside steviol by various glycosyltransferases. Due to the differences in glycosylation, each SG has unique sensory properties. At present, it is more complicated to extract high-quality SGs from plants, so the excavation of the metabolic pathways of engineered microorganisms to synthesize SGs has been extensively studied. Specifically, the expression of different glycosyltransferases in microbes is key to the synthesis of various SGs by engineered microorganisms. To trigger more researches on the functional characterization of the enzymes encoded by these genes, this review describes the latest research progresses of the related enzymes involved in SG biosynthesis and metabolic engineering.Key points• Outlines the research progress of key enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway of SGs• Factors affecting the catalytic capacity of stevia glucosyltransferase• Provide guidance for the efficient synthesis of SGs in microbial cell factories.
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Liu B, Zhang L, Rusalepp L, Kaurilind E, Sulaiman HY, Püssa T, Niinemets Ü. Heat priming improved heat tolerance of photosynthesis, enhanced terpenoid and benzenoid emission and phenolics accumulation in Achillea millefolium. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:2365-2385. [PMID: 32583881 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The mechanism of heat priming, triggering alteration of secondary metabolite pathway fluxes and pools to enhance heat tolerance is not well understood. Achillea millefolium is an important medicinal herbal plant, rich in terpenoids and phenolics. In this study, the potential of heat priming treatment (35°C for 1 hr) to enhance tolerance of Achillea plants upon subsequent heat shock (45°C for 5 min) stress was investigated through recovery (0.5-72 hr). The priming treatment itself had minor impacts on photosynthesis, led to moderate increases in the emission of lipoxygenase (LOX) pathway volatiles and isoprene, and to major elicitation of monoterpene and benzaldehyde emissions in late stages of recovery. Upon subsequent heat shock, in primed plants, the rise in LOX and reduction in photosynthetic rate (A) was much less, stomatal conductance (gs ) was initially enhanced, terpene emissions were greater and recovery of A occurred faster, indicating enhanced heat tolerance. Additionally, primed plants accumulated higher contents of total phenolics and condensed tannins at the end of the recovery. These results collectively indicate that heat priming improved photosynthesis upon subsequent heat shock by enhancing gs and synthesis of volatile and non-volatile secondary compounds with antioxidative characteristics, thereby maintaining the integrity of leaf membranes under stress.
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- Bin Liu
- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Chair of Food Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Chair of Food Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
- Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia
- School of Forestry and Bio-Technology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, China
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Integrative Analysis of Selected Metabolites and the Fungal Transcriptome during the Developmental Cycle of Ganoderma lucidum Strain G0119 Correlates Lignocellulose Degradation with Carbohydrate and Triterpenoid Metabolism. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0053321. [PMID: 33893114 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00533-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To systemically understand the biosynthetic pathways of bioactive substances, including triterpenoids and polysaccharides, in Ganoderma lucidum, the correlation between substrate degradation and carbohydrate and triterpenoid metabolism during growth was analyzed by combining changes in metabolite content and changes in related enzyme expression in G. lucidum over 5 growth phases. Changes in low-polarity triterpenoid content were correlated with changes in glucose and mannitol contents in fruiting bodies. Additionally, changes in medium-polarity triterpenoid content were correlated with changes in the lignocellulose content of the substrate and with the glucose, trehalose, and mannitol contents of fruiting bodies. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) indicated that changes in trehalose and polyol contents were related to carbohydrate catabolism and polysaccharide synthesis. Changes in triterpenoid content were related to expression of the carbohydrate catabolic enzymes laccase, cellulase, hemicellulase, and polysaccharide synthase and to the expression of several cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs). It was concluded that the products of cellulose and hemicellulose degradation participate in polyol, trehalose, and polysaccharide synthesis during initial fruiting body formation. These carbohydrates accumulate in the early phase of fruiting body formation and are utilized when the fruiting bodies mature and a large number of spores are ejected. An increase in carbohydrate metabolism provides additional precursors for the synthesis of triterpenoids. IMPORTANCE Most studies of G. lucidum have focused on its medicinal function and on the mechanism of its activity, whereas the physiological metabolism and synthesis of bioactive substances during the growth of this species have been less studied. Therefore, theoretical guidance for cultivation methods to increase the production of bioactive compounds remains lacking. This study integrated changes in the lignocellulose, carbohydrate, and triterpenoid contents of G. lucidum with enzyme expression from transcriptomics data using WGCNA. The findings helped us better understand the connections between substrate utilization and the synthesis of polysaccharides and triterpenoids during the cultivation cycle of G. lucidum. The results of WGCNA suggest that the synthesis of triterpenoids can be enhanced not only through regulating the expression of enzymes in the triterpenoid pathway, but also through regulating carbohydrate metabolism and substrate degradation. This study provides a potential approach and identifies enzymes that can be targeted to regulate lignocellulose degradation and accelerate the accumulation of bioactive substances by regulating substrate degradation in G. lucidum.
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Gao J, Zhang Y, Liu X, Wu X, Huang L, Gao W. Triptolide: pharmacological spectrum, biosynthesis, chemical synthesis and derivatives. Theranostics 2021; 11:7199-7221. [PMID: 34158845 PMCID: PMC8210588 DOI: 10.7150/thno.57745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Triptolide, an abietane-type diterpenoid isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F., has significant pharmacological activity. Research results show that triptolide has obvious inhibitory effects on many solid tumors. Therefore, triptolide has become one of the lead compounds candidates for being the next "blockbuster" drug, and multiple triptolide derivatives have entered clinical research. An increasing number of researchers have developed triptolide synthesis methods to meet the clinical need. To provide new ideas for researchers in different disciplines and connect different disciplines with researchers aiming to solve scientific problems more efficiently, this article reviews the research progress made with analyzes of triptolide pharmacological activity, biosynthetic pathways, and chemical synthesis pathways and reported in toxicological and clinical studies of derivatives over the past 20 years, which have laid the foundation for subsequent researchers to study triptolide in many ways.
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- Jie Gao
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Basic Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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Bergman ME, González-Cabanelas D, Wright LP, Walker BJ, Phillips MA. Isotope ratio-based quantification of carbon assimilation highlights the role of plastidial isoprenoid precursor availability in photosynthesis. PLANT METHODS 2021; 17:32. [PMID: 33781281 PMCID: PMC8008545 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00731-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND We report a method to estimate carbon assimilation based on isotope ratio-mass spectrometry (IRMS) of 13CO2 labeled plant tissue. Photosynthetic carbon assimilation is the principal experimental observable which integrates important aspects of primary plant metabolism. It is traditionally measured through gas exchange. Despite its centrality in plant research, gas exchange performs poorly with rosette growth habits typical of Arabidopsis thaliana, mutant lines with limited biomass, and accounts poorly for leaf shading. RESULTS IRMS-based carbon assimilation values from plants labeled at different light intensities were compared to those obtained by gas exchange, and the two methods yielded similar values. Using this method, we observed a strong correlation between 13C content and labeling time (R2 = 0.999) for 158 wild-type plants labeled for 6 to 42 min. Plants cultivated under different light regimes showed a linear response with respect to carbon assimilation, varying from 7.38 nmol 13C mg-1 leaf tissue min-1 at 80 PAR to 19.27 nmol 13C mg-1 leaf tissue min-1 at 500 PAR. We applied this method to examine the link between inhibition of the 2C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway and suppression of photosynthesis. A significant decrease in carbon assimilation was observed when metabolic activity in the MEP pathway was compromised by mutation or herbicides targeting the MEP pathway. Mutants affected in MEP pathway genes 1-DEOXY-D-XYLULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (DXS) or 1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-2-(E)-BUTENYL 4-DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (HDS) showed assimilation rates 36% and 61% lower than wild type. Similarly, wild type plants treated with the MEP pathway inhibitors clomazone or fosmidomycin showed reductions of 52% and 43%, respectively, while inhibition of the analogous mevalonic acid pathway, which supplies the same isoprenoid intermediates in the cytosol, did not, suggesting inhibition of photosynthesis was specific to disruption of the MEP pathway. CONCLUSIONS This method provides an alternative to gas exchange that offers several advantages: resilience to differences in leaf overlap, measurements based on tissue mass rather than leaf surface area, and compatibility with mutant Arabidopsis lines which are not amenable to gas exchange measurements due to low biomass and limited leaf surface area. It is suitable for screening large numbers of replicates simultaneously as well as post-hoc analysis of previously labeled plant tissue and is complementary to downstream detection of isotopic label in targeted metabolite pools.
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- Matthew E Bergman
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Zeiselhof Research Farm, Menlo Park, P.O. Box 35984, Pretoria, 0102, South Africa
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- Department of Energy, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada.
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
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Source of 12C in Calvin-Benson cycle intermediates and isoprene emitted from plant leaves fed with 13CO2. Biochem J 2021; 477:3237-3252. [PMID: 32815532 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Feeding 14CO2 was crucial to uncovering the path of carbon in photosynthesis. Feeding 13CO2 to photosynthesizing leaves emitting isoprene has been used to develop hypotheses about the sources of carbon for the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway, which makes the precursors for terpene synthesis in chloroplasts and bacteria. Both photosynthesis and isoprene studies found that products label very quickly (<10 min) up to 80-90% but the last 10-20% of labeling requires hours indicating a source of 12C during photosynthesis and isoprene emission. Furthermore, studies with isoprene showed that the proportion of slow label could vary significantly. This was interpreted as a variable contribution of carbon from sources other than the Calvin-Benson cycle (CBC) feeding the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway. Here, we measured the degree of label in isoprene and photosynthetic metabolites 20 min after beginning to feed 13CO2. Isoprene labeling was the same as labeling of photosynthesis intermediates. High temperature reduced the label in isoprene and photosynthesis intermediates by the same amount indicating no role for alternative carbon sources for isoprene. A model assuming glucose, fructose, and/or sucrose reenters the CBC as ribulose 5-phosphate through a cytosolic shunt involving glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase was consistent with the observations.
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Liu H, Liu Y, Cheng N, Zhang Y. De novo transcriptome assembly of transgenic tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum NC89) with early senescence characteristic. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:237-249. [PMID: 33707866 PMCID: PMC7907299 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00953-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED The enzyme, α-farnesene synthase (AFS), which synthesizes α-farnesene, is the final enzyme in α-farnesene synthesis pathway. We overexpressed the α-farnesene synthase gene (previously cloned in our lab from apple peel) and ectopically expressed it in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum NC89). Then, the transgenic plants showed an accelerated developmental process and bloomed about 7 weeks earlier than the control plants. We anticipate that de novo transcriptomic analyses of N. tabacum may provide useful information on isoprenoid biosynthesis, growth, and development. We generated 318,925,338 bp sequencing data using Illumina paired-end sequencing from the cDNA library of the apical buds of transgenic line and the wild-type line. We annotated and functionally classified the unigenes in a nucleotide and protein database. Differentially expressed unigenes may be involved in carbohydrate metabolism, nitrogen metabolism, transporter activity, hormone signal transduction, antioxidant systems and transcription regulator activity particularly related to senescence. Moreover, we analyzed eight genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis using qRT-PCR to study the changes in growth and development patterns in the transgenic plants. Our study shows that transgenic plants show premature senescence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-00953-z.
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- Heng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Dai Zong Street, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Dai Zong Street, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong People’s Republic of China
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Ameztoy K, Sánchez-López ÁM, Muñoz FJ, Bahaji A, Almagro G, Baroja-Fernández E, Gámez-Arcas S, De Diego N, Doležal K, Novák O, Pěnčík A, Alpízar A, Rodríguez-Concepción M, Pozueta-Romero J. Proteostatic Regulation of MEP and Shikimate Pathways by Redox-Activated Photosynthesis Signaling in Plants Exposed to Small Fungal Volatiles. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:637976. [PMID: 33747018 PMCID: PMC7973468 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.637976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Microorganisms produce volatile compounds (VCs) with molecular masses of less than 300 Da that promote plant growth and photosynthesis. Recently, we have shown that small VCs of less than 45 Da other than CO2 are major determinants of plant responses to fungal volatile emissions. However, the regulatory mechanisms involved in the plants' responses to small microbial VCs remain unclear. In Arabidopsis thaliana plants exposed to small fungal VCs, growth promotion is accompanied by reduction of the thiol redox of Calvin-Benson cycle (CBC) enzymes and changes in the levels of shikimate and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway-related compounds. We hypothesized that plants' responses to small microbial VCs involve post-translational modulation of enzymes of the MEP and shikimate pathways via mechanisms involving redox-activated photosynthesis signaling. To test this hypothesis, we compared the responses of wild-type (WT) plants and a cfbp1 mutant defective in a redox-regulated isoform of the CBC enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase to small VCs emitted by the fungal phytopathogen Alternaria alternata. Fungal VC-promoted growth and photosynthesis, as well as metabolic and proteomic changes, were substantially weaker in cfbp1 plants than in WT plants. In WT plants, but not in cfbp1 plants, small fungal VCs reduced the levels of both transcripts and proteins of the stromal Clp protease system and enhanced those of plastidial chaperonins and co-chaperonins. Consistently, small fungal VCs promoted the accumulation of putative Clp protease clients including MEP and shikimate pathway enzymes. clpr1-2 and clpc1 mutants with disrupted plastidial protein homeostasis responded weakly to small fungal VCs, strongly indicating that plant responses to microbial volatile emissions require a finely regulated plastidial protein quality control system. Our findings provide strong evidence that plant responses to fungal VCs involve chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signaling of redox-activated photosynthesis leading to proteostatic regulation of the MEP and shikimate pathways.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kinia Ameztoy
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Francisco José Muñoz
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Abdellatif Bahaji
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Goizeder Almagro
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Edurne Baroja-Fernández
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Samuel Gámez-Arcas
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
| | - Nuria De Diego
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia
| | - Karel Doležal
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science of Palackı University and Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czechia
| | - Ondřej Novák
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science of Palackı University and Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czechia
| | - Ales Pěnčík
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science of Palackı University and Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czechia
| | - Adán Alpízar
- Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Gobierno de Navarra), Mutilva, Spain
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora” (IHSM-UMA-CSIC) Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain
- *Correspondence: Javier Pozueta-Romero,
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