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Gorbenko IV, Tarasenko VI, Garnik EY, Yakovleva TV, Katyshev AI, Belkov VI, Orlov YL, Konstantinov YM, Koulintchenko MV. Overexpression of RPOTmp Being Targeted to Either Mitochondria or Chloroplasts in Arabidopsis Leads to Overall Transcriptome Changes and Faster Growth. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8164. [PMID: 39125738 PMCID: PMC11312007 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158164] [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: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The transcription of Arabidopsis organellar genes is performed by three nuclear-encoded RNA polymerases: RPOTm, RPOTmp, and RPOTp. The RPOTmp protein possesses ambiguous transit peptides, allowing participation in gene expression control in both mitochondria and chloroplasts, although its function in plastids is still under discussion. Here, we show that the overexpression of RPOTmp in Arabidopsis, targeted either to mitochondria or chloroplasts, disturbs the dormant seed state, and it causes the following effects: earlier germination, decreased ABA sensitivity, faster seedling growth, and earlier flowering. The germination of RPOTmp overexpressors is less sensitive to NaCl, while rpotmp knockout is highly vulnerable to salt stress. We found that mitochondrial dysfunction in the rpotmp mutant induces an unknown retrograde response pathway that bypasses AOX and ANAC017. Here, we show that RPOTmp transcribes the accD, clpP, and rpoB genes in plastids and up to 22 genes in mitochondria.
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- Igor V. Gorbenko
- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
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- The Digital Health Center, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow 119991, Russia
- Agrarian and Technological Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
- Biosoil Department, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk 664003, Russia
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- Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (V.I.T.); (T.V.Y.); (A.I.K.); (Y.M.K.); (M.V.K.)
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences” (KIBB FRC KazSC RAS), Kazan 420111, Russia
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Cao D, Liu C, Zhang W, Zheng C, Zhang S, Jia H, Yang Y. Characterization of the DUF868 gene family in Nicotiana and functional analysis of NtDUF868-E5 involved in pigment metabolism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 208:108493. [PMID: 38447423 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108493] [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: 01/21/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Domains of unknown function (DUF) proteins represent a large group of uncharacterized protein families. The DUF868 gene family in Nicotiana has not yet been described. In the present study, we identified 12, 11, and 25 DUF868 family members in the genome of Nicotiana sylvestris, N. tomentosiformis, and N. tabacum, respectively. Based on phylogenetic analysis, these were categorized into five groups (A-E). Within each group, the gene structures, motifs, and tertiary structures showed high similarity. NtDUF868 family expansion during evolution was mainly driven by segmental duplication events. MicroRNA (miRNA) target site prediction identified 12 miRNA members that target 16 NtDUF868 family genes. The promoters of these genes contain cis-regulatory elements responsive to light, phytohormones, and abiotic stresses. Expression profiling revealed their tissue- and stage-specific expression patterns. RNA-sequencing and quantitative reverse transcription PCR revealed that the NtDUF868 family genes are potentially involved in the response to abiotic and biotic stresses, particularly drought and hormone stresses, and in the resistance to black shank and bacterial wilt. We generated transformed plants using NtDUF868-E5 overexpression and gene-editing vectors. NtDUF868-E5 overexpression resulted in enhanced tobacco plant growth and development, leading to increased leaf photosynthetic capacity and higher chlorophyll and carotenoid contents. This study provided a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the DUF868 gene family, shedding light on their potential roles in plant growth and stress responses.
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- Dejun Cao
- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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- China Tobacco Fujian Company, Pucheng Branch, Nanping, 353000, China.
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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- National Tobacco Cultivation & Physiology & Biochemistry Research Centre, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China.
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Canal MV, Mansilla N, Gras DE, Ibarra A, Figueroa CM, Gonzalez DH, Welchen E. Cytochrome c levels affect the TOR pathway to regulate growth and metabolism under energy-deficient conditions. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 241:2039-2058. [PMID: 38191763 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19506] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Mitochondrial function is essential for plant growth, but the mechanisms involved in adjusting growth and metabolism to changes in mitochondrial energy production are not fully understood. We studied plants with reduced expression of CYTC-1, one of two genes encoding the respiratory chain component cytochrome c (CYTc) in Arabidopsis, to understand how mitochondria communicate their status to coordinate metabolism and growth. Plants with CYTc deficiency show decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and lower ATP content, even when carbon sources are present. They also exhibit higher free amino acid content, induced autophagy, and increased resistance to nutritional stress caused by prolonged darkness, similar to plants with triggered starvation signals. CYTc deficiency affects target of rapamycin (TOR)-pathway activation, reducing S6 kinase (S6K) and RPS6A phosphorylation, as well as total S6K protein levels due to increased protein degradation via proteasome and autophagy. TOR overexpression restores growth and other parameters affected in cytc-1 mutants, even if mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP levels remain low. We propose that CYTc-deficient plants coordinate their metabolism and energy availability by reducing TOR-pathway activation as a preventive signal to adjust growth in anticipation of energy exhaustion, thus providing a mechanism by which changes in mitochondrial activity are transduced to the rest of the cell.
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- María Victoria Canal
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Zsigmond L, Juhász-Erdélyi A, Valkai I, Aleksza D, Rigó G, Kant K, Szepesi Á, Fiorani F, Körber N, Kovács L, Szabados L. Mitochondrial complex I subunit NDUFS8.2 modulates responses to stresses associated with reduced water availability. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 208:108466. [PMID: 38428158 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108466] [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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Mitochondria are important sources of energy in plants and are implicated in coordination of a number of metabolic and physiological processes including stabilization of redox balance, synthesis and turnover of a number of metabolites, and control of programmed cell death. Mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) is the backbone of the energy producing process which can influence other processes as well. Accumulating evidence suggests that mETC can affect responses to environmental stimuli and modulate tolerance to extreme conditions such as drought or salinity. Screening for stress responses of 13 Arabidopsis mitochondria-related T-DNA insertion mutants, we identified ndufs8.2-1 which has an increased ability to withstand osmotic and oxidative stresses compared to wild type plants. Insertion in ndufs8.2-1 disrupted the gene that encodes the NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] fragment S subunit 8 (NDUFS8) a component of Complex I of mETC. ndufs8.2-1 tolerated reduced water availability, retained photosynthetic activity and recovered from severe water stress with higher efficiency compared to wild type plants. Several mitochondrial functions were altered in the mutant including oxygen consumption, ROS production, ATP and ADP content as well as activities of genes encoding alternative oxidase 1A (AOX1A) and various alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenases (ND). Our results suggest that in the absence of NDUFS8.2 stress-induced ROS generation is restrained leading to reduced oxidative damage and improved tolerance to water deficiency. mETC components can be implicated in redox and energy homeostasis and modulate responses to stresses associated with reduced water availability.
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- Laura Zsigmond
- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Bio- and Geo-Sciences, IBG2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Nunhems - BASF Vegetable Seeds, Department of Data Science and Technology, Roermond, Netherlands
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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Wei YM, Wang BH, Shao DJ, Yan RY, Wu JW, Zheng GM, Zhao YJ, Zhang XS, Zhao XY. Defective kernel 66 encodes a GTPase essential for kernel development in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5694-5708. [PMID: 37490479 PMCID: PMC10540730 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad289] [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: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The mitochondrion is a semi-autonomous organelle that provides energy for cell activities through oxidative phosphorylation. In this study, we identified a defective kernel 66 (dek66)-mutant maize with defective kernels. We characterized a candidate gene, DEK66, encoding a ribosomal assembly factor located in mitochondria and possessing GTPase activity (which belongs to the ribosome biogenesis GTPase A family). In the dek66 mutant, impairment of mitochondrial structure and function led to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and promoted programmed cell death in endosperm cells. Furthermore, the transcript levels of most of the key genes associated with nutrient storage, mitochondrial respiratory chain complex, and mitochondrial ribosomes in the dek66 mutant were significantly altered. Collectively, the results suggest that DEK66 is essential for the development of maize kernels by affecting mitochondrial function. This study provides a reference for understanding the impact of a mitochondrial ribosomal assembly factor in maize kernel development.
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- Yi Ming Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
- College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, Shandong 277160, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
- College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, Shandong 277160, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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Tran HC, Schmitt V, Lama S, Wang C, Launay-Avon A, Bernfur K, Sultan K, Khan K, Brunaud V, Liehrmann A, Castandet B, Levander F, Rasmusson AG, Mireau H, Delannoy E, Van Aken O. An mTRAN-mRNA interaction mediates mitochondrial translation initiation in plants. Science 2023; 381:eadg0995. [PMID: 37651534 DOI: 10.1126/science.adg0995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Plant mitochondria represent the largest group of respiring organelles on the planet. Plant mitochondrial messenger RNAs (mRNAs) lack Shine-Dalgarno-like ribosome-binding sites, so it is unknown how plant mitoribosomes recognize mRNA. We show that "mitochondrial translation factors" mTRAN1 and mTRAN2 are land plant-specific proteins, required for normal mitochondrial respiration chain biogenesis. Our studies suggest that mTRANs are noncanonical pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR)-like RNA binding proteins of the mitoribosomal "small" subunit. We identified conserved Adenosine (A)/Uridine (U)-rich motifs in the 5' regions of plant mitochondrial mRNAs. mTRAN1 binds this motif, suggesting that it is a mitoribosome homing factor to identify mRNAs. We demonstrate that mTRANs are likely required for translation of all plant mitochondrial mRNAs. Plant mitochondrial translation initiation thus appears to use a protein-mRNA interaction that is divergent from bacteria or mammalian mitochondria.
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Évry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405, Orsay, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Évry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Évry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Université d'Évry, Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Modélisation d'Évry, 91037 Évry-Courcouronnes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Évry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405, Orsay, France
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- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Évry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405 Orsay, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91405, Orsay, France
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Sajib SA, Grübler B, Oukacine C, Delannoy E, Courtois F, Mauve C, Lurin C, Gakière B, Pfannschmidt T, Merendino L. Limiting etioplast gene expression induces apical hook twisting during skotomorphogenesis of Arabidopsis seedlings. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 114:293-309. [PMID: 36748183 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16134] [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: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
When covered by a layer of soil, seedling development follows a dark-specific program (skotomorphogenesis). In the dark, seedlings consist of small, non-green cotyledons, a long hypocotyl, and an apical hook to protect meristematic cells. We recently highlighted the role played by mitochondria in the high energy-consuming reprogramming of Arabidopsis skotomorphogenesis. Here, the role played by plastids, another energy-supplying organelle, in skotomorphogenesis is investigated. This study was conducted in dark conditions to exclude light signals so as to better focus on those produced by plastids. It was found that limitation of plastid gene expression (PGE) induced an exaggerated apical hook bending. Inhibition of PGE was obtained at the levels of transcription and translation using the antibiotics rifampicin (RIF) and spectinomycin, respectively, as well as plastid RPOTp RNA polymerase mutants. RIF-treated seedlings also showed expression induction of marker nuclear genes for mitochondrial stress, perturbation of mitochondrial metabolism, increased ROS levels, and an augmented capacity of oxygen consumption by mitochondrial alternative oxidases (AOXs). AOXs act to prevent overreduction of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Previously, we reported that AOX1A, the main AOX isoform, is a key component in the developmental response to mitochondrial respiration deficiency. In this work, we suggest the involvement of AOX1A in the response to PGE dysfunction and propose the importance of signaling between plastids and mitochondria. Finally, it was found that seedling architecture reprogramming in response to RIF was independent of canonical organelle retrograde pathways and the ethylene signaling pathway.
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- Salek Ahmed Sajib
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institut for Botany, Plant Physiology, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université Evry, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Cité, CNRS, INRAE, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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Garmash EV. Suppression of mitochondrial alternative oxidase can result in upregulation of the ROS scavenging network: some possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2023; 25:43-53. [PMID: 36245276 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13477] [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: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Mitochondrial alternative oxidase is an important protein involved in maintaining cellular metabolic and energy balance, especially under stress conditions. AOX genes knockout is aimed at revealing the functions of AOX genes. Under unfavourable conditions, AOX-suppressed plants (mainly based on Arabidopsis AOX1a-knockout lines) usually experience strong oxidative stress. However, a compensation effect, which consists of the absence of AOX1a leading to an increase in defence response mechanisms, concomitant with a decrease in ROS content, has also been demonstrated. This review briefly describes the possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect upon the suppression of AOX1a. Information about mitochondrial retrograde regulation of AOX is given. The importance of ROS and mitochondrial membrane potential in triggering the signal transmission from mitochondria in the absence of AOX or disturbance of mitochondrial electron transport chain functions is indicated. The few available data on the response of the cell to the absence of AOX at the level of changes in the hormonal balance and the reactions of chloroplasts are presented. The decrease in the relative amount of reduced ascorbate at stable ROS levels as a result of compensation in AOX1a-suppressed plants is proposed as a sign of stress development. Obtaining direct evidence on the mechanisms and signalling pathways involved in AOX modulation in the genome should facilitate a deeper understanding of the role of AOX in the integration of cellular signalling pathways.
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- E V Garmash
- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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Garmash EV, Dymova OV, Silina EV, Malyshev RV, Belykh ES, Shelyakin MA, Velegzhaninov IO. AOX1a Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana Affects the State of Chloroplast Photoprotective Systems under Moderately High Light Conditions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11223030. [PMID: 36432760 PMCID: PMC9697105 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Alternative oxidase (AOX) in the mitochondrial electron transport chain is considered important for sustaining photosynthesis under high light conditions. Here, we examined the effects of the AOX pathway on the state of chloroplast photoprotective systems. Arabidopsis thaliana plants (4 weeks old), comprising three genotypes (wild type [WT], overexpressing [XX-2] and antisense [AS-12] lines for AOX1a), were exposed to moderately high light conditions (MHL, 400 μmol m-2 s-1) in a short-term experiment (8 h). After 8 h of MHL, the WT and XX-2 plants showed stable non-photochemical quenching (qN) and violaxanthin cycle activity. Antisense plants displayed the lowest level of qN and a lower de-epoxidation state (DEPS) relative to plants of the same line after 4-6 h MHL, as well as compared to WT and XX-2 plants after 8 h MHL. The decline in DEPS in AS-12 plants was attributed to an insufficient violaxanthin de-epoxidase activity, which in turn was associated with a decrease in reduced ascorbate levels in the chloroplasts and leaves. Simultaneously, gene expression and the activity of ascorbate peroxidase in the antisense line increased after 8 h of MHL, supporting the compensatory effect of the antioxidant system when AOX1a expression is suppressed. This study emphasizes the role played by AOX in modulating the photoprotection processes and in the maintenance of relationships between mitochondria and chloroplasts by influencing ascorbate content.
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Wang G, Wang Y, Ni J, Li R, Zhu F, Wang R, Tian Q, Shen Q, Yang Q, Tang J, Murcha MW, Wang G. An MCIA-like complex is required for mitochondrial complex I assembly and seed development in maize. MOLECULAR PLANT 2022; 15:1470-1487. [PMID: 35957532 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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During adaptive radiation, mitochondria have co-evolved with their hosts, leading to gain or loss of subunits and assembly factors of respiratory complexes. Plant mitochondrial complex I harbors ∼40 nuclear- and 9 mitochondrial-encoded subunits, and is formed by stepwise assembly during which different intermediates are integrated via various assembly factors. In mammals, the mitochondrial complex I intermediate assembly (MCIA) complex is required for building the membrane arm module. However, plants have lost almost all of the MCIA complex components, giving rise to the hypothesis that plants follow an ancestral pathway to assemble the membrane arm subunits. Here, we characterize a maize crumpled seed mutant, crk1, and reveal by map-based cloning that CRK1 encodes an ortholog of human complex I assembly factor 1, zNDUFAF1, the only evolutionarily conserved MCIA subunit in plants. zNDUFAF1 is localized in the mitochondria and accumulates in two intermediate complexes that contain complex I membrane arm subunits. Disruption of zNDUFAF1 results in severe defects in complex I assembly and activity, a cellular bioenergetic shift to aerobic glycolysis, and mitochondrial vacuolation. Moreover, we found that zNDUFAF1, the putative mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase ZmTIM17-1, and the isovaleryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase ZmIVD1 interact each other, and could be co-precipitated from the mitochondria and co-migrate in the same assembly intermediates. Knockout of either ZmTIM17-1 or ZmIVD1 could lead to the significantly reduced complex I stability and activity as well as defective seeds. These results suggest that zNDUFAF1, ZmTIM17-1 and ZmIVD1 probably form an MCIA-like complex that is essential for the biogenesis of mitochondrial complex I and seed development in maize. Our findings also imply that plants and mammals recruit MCIA subunits independently for mitochondrial complex I assembly, highlighting the importance of parallel evolution in mitochondria adaptation to their hosts.
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- Gang Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China; The Shennong Laboratory, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- School of Molecular Sciences & The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, CIMMYT--China Joint Center of Wheat and Maize, Center for Crop Genome Engineering, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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Mazorra Morales LM, Cosme Silva GM, Santana DB, Pireda SF, Dorighetto Cogo AJ, Heringer ÂS, de Oliveira TDR, Reis RS, Dos Santos Prado LA, de Oliveira AV, Silveira V, Da Cunha M, Barros CF, Façanha AR, Baldet P, Bartoli CG, da Silva MG, Oliveira JG. Mitochondrial dysfunction associated with ascorbate synthesis in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2022; 185:55-68. [PMID: 35661586 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mitochondria are the major organelles of energy production; however, active mitochondria can decline their energetic role and show a dysfunctional status. Mitochondrial dysfunction was induced by high non-physiological level of L-galactone-1,4-lactone (L-GalL), the precursor of ascorbate (AsA), in plant mitochondria. The dysfunction induced by L-GalL was associated with the fault in the mitochondrial electron partition and reactive oxygen species (ROS) over-production. Using mitochondria from RNAi-plant lines harbouring silenced L-galactone-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (L-GalLDH) activity, it was demonstrated that such dysfunction is dependent on this enzyme activity. The capacity of alternative respiration was strongly decreased by L-GalL, probably mediated by redox-inactivation of the alternative oxidase (AOX) enzyme. Although, alternative respiration was shown to be the key factor that helps support AsA synthesis in dysfunctional mitochondria. Experiments with respiratory inhibitors showed that ROS formation and mitochondrial dysfunction were more associated with the decline in the activities of COX (cytochrome oxidase) and particularly AOX than with the lower activities of respiratory complexes I and III. The application of high L-GalL concentrations induced proteomic changes that indicated alterations in proteins related to oxidative stress and energetic status. However, supra-optimal L-GalL concentration was not deleterious for plants. Instead, the L-GalLDH activity could be positive. Indeed, it was found that wild type plants performed better growth than L-GalLDH-RNAi plants in response to high non-physiological L-GalL concentrations.
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- Luis Miguel Mazorra Morales
- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil; Laboratório de Ciências Físicas, Centro de Ciência Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense "Darcy Ribeiro" (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense "Darcy Ribeiro" (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense "Darcy Ribeiro" (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Botânica Estrutural, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro - IPJBRJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Bordeaux 1, Université Victor Ségalen-Bordeaux 2, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 103, Unité Mixte de Recherche 619 sur la Biologie du Fruit, Centre de Recherche Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Bordeaux, BP 81, 33883, Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-CONICET, cc327 1900, La Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Ciências Físicas, Centro de Ciência Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 28013-602, Brazil.
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El-Khoury R, Rak M, Bénit P, Jacobs HT, Rustin P. Cyanide resistant respiration and the alternative oxidase pathway: A journey from plants to mammals. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2022; 1863:148567. [PMID: 35500614 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In a large number of organisms covering all phyla, the mitochondrial respiratory chain harbors, in addition to the conventional elements, auxiliary proteins that confer adaptive metabolic plasticity. The alternative oxidase (AOX) represents one of the most studied auxiliary proteins, initially identified in plants. In contrast to the standard respiratory chain, the AOX mediates a thermogenic cyanide-resistant respiration; a phenomenon that has been of great interest for over 2 centuries in that energy is not conserved when electrons flow through it. Here we summarize centuries of studies starting from the early observations of thermogenicity in plants and the identification of cyanide resistant respiration, to the fascinating discovery of the AOX and its current applications in animals under normal and pathological conditions.
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- Riyad El-Khoury
- American University of Beirut Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Cairo Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Maladies neurodéveloppementales et neurovasculaires, F-75019 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Maladies neurodéveloppementales et neurovasculaires, F-75019 Paris, France
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, FI-33014, Tampere University, Finland; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Maladies neurodéveloppementales et neurovasculaires, F-75019 Paris, France.
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Fuchs P, Bohle F, Lichtenauer S, Ugalde JM, Feitosa Araujo E, Mansuroglu B, Ruberti C, Wagner S, Müller-Schüssele SJ, Meyer AJ, Schwarzländer M. Reductive stress triggers ANAC017-mediated retrograde signaling to safeguard the endoplasmic reticulum by boosting mitochondrial respiratory capacity. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:1375-1395. [PMID: 35078237 PMCID: PMC9125394 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Redox processes are at the heart of universal life processes, such as metabolism, signaling, or folding of secreted proteins. Redox landscapes differ between cell compartments and are strictly controlled to tolerate changing conditions and to avoid cell dysfunction. While a sophisticated antioxidant network counteracts oxidative stress, our understanding of reductive stress responses remains fragmentary. Here, we observed root growth impairment in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants of mitochondrial alternative oxidase 1a (aox1a) in response to the model thiol reductant dithiothreitol (DTT). Mutants of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (ucp1) displayed a similar phenotype indicating that impaired respiratory flexibility led to hypersensitivity. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was enhanced in the mitochondrial mutants and limiting ER oxidoreductin capacity in the aox1a background led to synergistic root growth impairment by DTT, indicating that mitochondrial respiration alleviates reductive ER stress. The observations that DTT triggered nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) reduction in vivo and that the presence of thiols led to electron transport chain activity in isolated mitochondria offer a biochemical framework of mitochondrion-mediated alleviation of thiol-mediated reductive stress. Ablation of transcription factor Arabidopsis NAC domain-containing protein17 (ANAC017) impaired the induction of AOX1a expression by DTT and led to DTT hypersensitivity, revealing that reductive stress tolerance is achieved by adjusting mitochondrial respiratory capacity via retrograde signaling. Our data reveal an unexpected role for mitochondrial respiratory flexibility and retrograde signaling in reductive stress tolerance involving inter-organelle redox crosstalk.
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
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Myat AA, Zhou Y, Gao Y, Zhao X, Liang C, Abid MA, Wang P, Akram U, Abbas M, Askari M, Guo S, Zhang R, Meng Z. Overexpression of GhKTI12 Enhances Seed Yield and Biomass Production in Nicotiana Tabacum. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:426. [PMID: 35327981 PMCID: PMC8953243 DOI: 10.3390/genes13030426] [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: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Crop molecular breeding primarily focuses on increasing the trait of plant yield. An elongator-associated protein, KTI12, is closely associated with plant biomass and yield. KTI12 is involved in developmental processes of most organs, including the leaf, root, flower, and seed, through regulating cell division and differentiation. Previous work has shown that in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), GhKTI12 regulates plant height, flowering, and tolerance to salt and drought stress. However, little is known about the molecular regulation mechanism of GhKTI12 in plant developmental processes. In this study, we identified the main GhKTI12 (Gh_D02G144400) gene and transformed it into tobacco (Nicotonia tabacum cv NC89). From seven transgenic lines, we obtained three (OE5, OE6 and OE8) with high expression of GhKTI12; compared with wild type plants, these three lines exhibited larger plant size, later flowering, and higher seed yield. Microscopic observation revealed that the number of leaf epidermal cells and stem parenchyma cells was increased by ~55%. Biochemical analysis showed that chlorophyll content and starch accumulation were significantly increased in younger leaves at the top canopy of transgenic plants, which may contribute to improved photosynthetic rate and, in turn, increased seed yield. To understand the molecular mechanism of GhKTI12 in transgenic plants development, two lines (OE6 and OE8) with higher expression levels of GhKTI12 were used as representative plants to conduct RNA-seq analysis. Through transcriptome analysis of the plant's shoot apical meristematic tissue of these two lines, we identified 518 upregulated genes and 406 downregulated genes common to both overexpression lines. A large number of cellular component genes associated with cell division and differentiation, such as RD21, TET8, KTN80, AOX1, AOX2, CP1, and KIC, were found to be upregulated, and genes showing the most downregulation included MADS-box genes related to flowering time, such as MADS6, AP1, AP3, AGL8, AGL6, SEP1, and SEP2. Downregulation of these genes caused delayed flowering time and longer vegetative stage during development. Combined with the upregulation of the yield-related gene RD21, the GhKTI12 transgenic plants could produce a higher seed yield. We here show that the overexpression of GhKTI12 could positively improve key agronomic traits in tobacco by regulating cell proliferation, photosynthesis, and organ development, and suggest that homologs of GhKTI12 may also be important in the genetic improvement of other crop plants.
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- Aye Aye Myat
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, MNS—University of Agriculture, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (A.A.M.); (Y.Z.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.); (C.L.); (M.A.A.); (P.W.); (U.A.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (S.G.); (R.Z.)
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Dek504 Encodes a Mitochondrion-Targeted E+-Type Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Essential for RNA Editing and Seed Development in Maize. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052513. [PMID: 35269656 PMCID: PMC8910059 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In flowering plants, RNA editing is a post-transcriptional process that selectively deaminates cytidines (C) to uridines (U) in organellar transcripts. Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins have been identified as site-specific recognition factors for RNA editing. Here, we report the map-based cloning and molecular characterization of the defective kernel mutant dek504 in maize. Loss of Dek504 function leads to delayed embryogenesis and endosperm development, which produce small and collapsed kernels. Dek504 encodes an E+-type PPR protein targeted to the mitochondria, which is required for RNA editing of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 3 at the nad3-317 and nad3-44 sites. Biochemical analysis of mitochondrial protein complexes revealed a significant reduction in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase complex I activity, indicating that the alteration of the amino acid sequence at nad3-44 and nad3-317 through RNA editing is essential for NAD3 function. Moreover, the amino acids are highly conserved in monocots and eudicots, whereas the events of C-to-U editing are not conserved in flowering plants. Thus, our results indicate that Dek504 is essential for RNA editing of nad3, which is critical for NAD3 function, mitochondrial complex I stability, and seed development in maize.
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Purification of Leaf Mitochondria from Arabidopsis thaliana Using Percoll Density Gradients. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2363:1-12. [PMID: 34545481 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1653-6_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The study of plant mitochondria often requires isolation of mitochondria from plant tissues in intact and functional form. Here, we describe an effective procedure of mitochondrial isolation from leaf tissues and whole seedlings of the model dicot species Arabidopsis thaliana by using differential centrifugation and continuous Percoll density gradients.
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Belykh ES, Velegzhaninov IO, Garmash EV. Responses of genes of DNA repair, alternative oxidase, and pro-/antioxidant state in Arabidopsis thaliana with altered expression of AOX1a to gamma irradiation. Int J Radiat Biol 2021; 98:60-68. [PMID: 34714725 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.1998712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE High doses of gamma (γ) irradiation cause oxidative stress and DNA damage. Alternative oxidase (AOX) catalyzes the energy-dissipating cyanide-resistant alternative pathway in plant mitochondria and is an important part of the cellular defense network under stress conditions. In this study, Arabidopsis thaliana plants with an altered expression of the AOX1a gene were exposed by high dose-rate ionizing radiation to assess the expression of genes of DNA repair and pro-/antioxidant states to elucidate the functional significance of AOX in plant stress response. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five-week-old A. thaliana plants, either with basal AOX1a gene expression (wild-type Colombia-0 (Col-0)), antisense silencing of AOX1a (AS-12), and overexpression of the gene (XX-2), were γ-irradiated at a dose of 200 Gy. Gene expression and biochemical analyses were performed 12 h after irradiation. RESULTS Acute γ-irradiation caused different responses between the genotypes. XX-2 plants, either control or irradiated, showed the highest expression of AOX1a gene and AOX protein, and the lowest expression of DNA repair genes. Wild type and AS-12 plants exposed to γ-irradiation upregulated another stress-induced gene, AOX1d, and DNA repair genes. Furthermore, a higher activity of Mn-dependent superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) was observed in the irradiated AS-12 plants than in the untreated plants of this line. However, AS-12 plants were less effective than Col-0 plants in controlling the accumulation of the superoxide anion. XX-2 plants had the lowest reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels among the genotypes. CONCLUSIONS AS-12 plants display a compensatory mechanism by increasing the expression of AOX1d and the synthesis of the AOX protein, as well as by Mn-SOD activation. However, these were insufficient to maintain the background level of embryonic lethal mutations, and thereby the reproductive capacity. These results highlight the importance of AOX in the successful adaptation of plants to acute γ-irradiation, and indicate that AOX1a plays a key role in the regulation of the stress response.
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- Elena S Belykh
- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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Fan K, Ren Z, Zhang X, Liu Y, Fu J, Qi C, Tatar W, Rasmusson AG, Wang G, Liu Y. The pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMP603 is required for the splicing of mitochondrial Nad1 intron 2 and seed development in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:6933-6948. [PMID: 34279607 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Intron splicing is an essential event in post-transcriptional RNA processing in plant mitochondria, which requires the participation of diverse nuclear-encoded splicing factors. However, it is presently unclear how these proteins cooperatively take part in the splicing of specific introns. In this study, we characterized a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial P-type pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein named EMP603. This protein is essential for splicing of intron 2 in the Nad1 gene and interacts with the mitochondria-localized DEAD-box RNA helicase PMH2-5140, the RAD52-like proteins ODB1-0814 and ODB1-5061, and the CRM domain-containing protein Zm-mCSF1. Further study revealed that the N-terminal region of EMP603 interacts with the DEAD-box of PMH2-5140, the CRM domain of Zm-mCSF1, and OBD1-5061, but not with OBD1-0814, whereas the PPR domain of EMP603 can interact with ODB1-0814, ODB1-5061, and PMH2-5140, but not with Zm-mCSF1. Defects in EMP603 severely disrupt the assembly and activity of mitochondrial complex I, leading to impaired mitochondrial function, and delayed seed development. The interactions revealed between EMP603 and PMH2-5140, ODB1-0814, ODB1-5061, and Zm-mCSF1 indicate a possible involvement of a dynamic 'spliceosome-like' complex in intron splicing, and may accelerate the elucidation of the intron splicing mechanism in plant mitochondria.
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- Kaijian Fan
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Van Aken O. Mitochondrial redox systems as central hubs in plant metabolism and signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:36-52. [PMID: 33624829 PMCID: PMC8154082 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plant mitochondria are indispensable for plant metabolism and are tightly integrated into cellular homeostasis. This review provides an update on the latest research concerning the organization and operation of plant mitochondrial redox systems, and how they affect cellular metabolism and signaling, plant development, and stress responses. New insights into the organization and operation of mitochondrial energy systems such as the tricarboxylic acid cycle and mitochondrial electron transport chain (mtETC) are discussed. The mtETC produces reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, which can act as signals or lead to cellular damage, and are thus efficiently removed by mitochondrial antioxidant systems, including Mn-superoxide dismutase, ascorbate-glutathione cycle, and thioredoxin-dependent peroxidases. Plant mitochondria are tightly connected with photosynthesis, photorespiration, and cytosolic metabolism, thereby providing redox-balancing. Mitochondrial proteins are targets of extensive post-translational modifications, but their functional significance and how they are added or removed remains unclear. To operate in sync with the whole cell, mitochondria can communicate their functional status via mitochondrial retrograde signaling to change nuclear gene expression, and several recent breakthroughs here are discussed. At a whole organism level, plant mitochondria thus play crucial roles from the first minutes after seed imbibition, supporting meristem activity, growth, and fertility, until senescence of darkened and aged tissue. Finally, plant mitochondria are tightly integrated with cellular and organismal responses to environmental challenges such as drought, salinity, heat, and submergence, but also threats posed by pathogens. Both the major recent advances and outstanding questions are reviewed, which may help future research efforts on plant mitochondria.
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- Olivier Van Aken
- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Bentolila S, Gipson AB, Kehl AJ, Hamm LN, Hayes ML, Mulligan RM, Hanson MR. A RanBP2-type zinc finger protein functions in intron splicing in Arabidopsis mitochondria and is involved in the biogenesis of respiratory complex I. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:3490-3506. [PMID: 33660772 PMCID: PMC8034646 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The RanBP2 zinc finger (Znf) domain is a prevalent domain that mediates protein interaction and RNA binding. In Arabidopsis, a clade of four RanBP2 Znf-containing proteins, named the Organelle Zinc (OZ) finger family, are known or predicted to be targeted to either the mitochondria or the plastids. Previously we reported that OZ1 is absolutely required for the editing of 14 sites in chloroplasts. We now have investigated the function of OZ2, whose null mutation is embryo lethal. We rescued the null mutant by expressing wild-type OZ2 under the control of the seed-specific ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE3 (ABI3) promoter. Rescued mutant plants exhibit severely delayed development and a distinctive morphological phenotype. Genetic and biochemical analyses demonstrated that OZ2 promotes the splicing of transcripts of several mitochondrial nad genes and rps3. The splicing defect of nad transcripts results in the destabilization of complex I, which in turn affects the respiratory ability of oz2 mutants, turning on the alternative respiratory pathway, and impacting the plant development. Protein-protein interaction assays demonstrated binding of OZ2 to several known mitochondrial splicing factors targeting the same splicing events. These findings extend the known functional repertoire of the RanBP2 zinc finger domain in nuclear splicing to include plant organelle splicing.
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- Stéphane Bentolila
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Zheng P, Liu Y, Liu X, Huang Y, Sun F, Wang W, Chen H, Jan M, Zhang C, Yuan Y, Tan BC, Du H, Tu J. OsPPR939, a nad5 splicing factor, is essential for plant growth and pollen development in rice. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2021; 134:923-940. [PMID: 33386861 PMCID: PMC7925476 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03742-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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P-subfamily PPR protein OsPPR939, which can be phosphorylated by OsS6K1, regulates plant growth and pollen development by involving in the splicing of mitochondrial nad5 introns 1, 2, and 3. In land plants, pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins play key roles in mitochondrial group II intron splicing, but how these nucleus-encoded proteins are imported into mitochondria is unknown. To date, a few PPR proteins have been characterized in rice (Oryza sativa). Here, we demonstrate that the mitochondrion-localized P-subfamily PPR protein OsPPR939 is required for the splicing of nad5 introns 1, 2, and 3 in rice. Complete knockout or partial disruption of OsPPR939 function resulted in different degrees of growth retardation and pollen sterility. The dramatically reduced splicing efficiency of these introns in osppr939-4 and osppr939-5 led to reduced mitochondrial complex I abundance and activity and enhanced expression of alternative respiratory pathway genes. Complementation with OsPPR939 rescued the defective plant morphology of osppr939-4 and restored its decreased splicing efficiency of nad5 introns 1, 2, and 3. Therefore, OsPPR939 plays crucial roles in plant growth and pollen development by splicing mitochondrial nad5 introns 1, 2, and 3. More importantly, the 12th amino acid Ser in the N-terminal targeting sequence of OsPPR939 is phosphorylated by OsS6K1, and truncated OsPPR939 with a non-phosphorylatable S12A mutation in its presequence could not be imported into mitochondria, suggesting that phosphorylation of this amino acid plays an important role in the mitochondrial import of OsPPR939. To our knowledge, the 12th residue Ser on OsPPR939 is the first experimentally proven phosphorylation site in PPR proteins. Our results provide a basis for investigating the regulatory mechanism of PPR proteins at the post-translational level.
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- Peng Zheng
- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Chen W, Cui Y, Wang Z, Chen R, He C, Liu Y, Du X, Liu Y, Fu J, Wang G, Wang J, Gu R. Nuclear-Encoded Maturase Protein 3 Is Required for the Splicing of Various Group II Introns in Mitochondria during Maize (Zea mays L.) Seed Development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 62:293-305. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Splicing of plant organellar group II introns from precursor-RNA transcripts requires the assistance of nuclear-encoded splicing factors. Maturase (nMAT) is one such factor, as its three homologs (nMAT1, 2 and 4) have been identified as being required for the splicing of various mitochondrial introns in Arabidopsis. However, the function of nMAT in maize (Zea mays L.) is unknown. In this study, we identified a seed development mutant, empty pericarp 2441 (emp2441) from maize, which showed severely arrested embryogenesis and endosperm development. Positional cloning and transgenic complementation assays revealed that Emp2441 encodes a maturase-related protein, ZmnMAT3. ZmnMAT3 is highly expressed during seed development and its protein locates to the mitochondria. The loss of function of ZmnMAT3 resulted in the reduced splicing efficiency of various mitochondrial group II introns, particularly of the trans-splicing of nad1 introns 1, 3 and 4, which consequently abolished the transcript of nad1 and severely impaired the assembly and activity of mitochondrial complex I. Moreover, the Zmnmat3 mutant showed defective mitochondrial structure and exhibited expression and activity of alternative oxidases. These results indicate that ZmnMAT3 is essential for mitochondrial complex I assembly during kernel development in maize.
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- Weiwei Chen
- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Fan K, Peng Y, Ren Z, Li D, Zhen S, Hey S, Cui Y, Fu J, Gu R, Wang J, Wang G, Li L. Maize Defective Kernel605 Encodes a Canonical DYW-Type PPR Protein that Edits a Conserved Site of nad1 and Is Essential for Seed Nutritional Quality. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 61:1954-1966. [PMID: 32818255 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins involved in mitochondrial RNA cytidine (C)-to-uridine (U) editing mostly result in stagnant embryo and endosperm development upon loss of function. However, less is known about PPRs that are involved in farinaceous endosperm formation and maize quality. Here, we cloned a maize DYW-type PPR Defective Kernel605 (Dek605). Mutation of Dek605 delayed seed and seedling development. Mitochondrial transcript analysis of dek605 revealed that loss of DEK605 impaired C-to-U editing at the nad1-608 site and fails to alter Ser203 to Phe203 in NAD1 (dehydrogenase complex I), disrupting complex I assembly and reducing NADH dehydrogenase activity. Meanwhile, complexes III and IV in the cytochrome pathway, as well as AOX2 in the alternative respiratory pathway, are dramatically increased. Interestingly, the dek605 mutation resulted in opaque endosperm and increased levels of the free amino acids alanine, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. The down- and upregulated genes mainly involved in stress response-related and seed dormancy-related pathways, respectively, were observed after transcriptome analysis of dek605 at 12 d after pollination. Collectively, these results indicate that Dek605 specifically affects the single nad1-608 site and is required for normal seed development and resulted in nutritional quality relevant amino acid accumulation.
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- Kaijian Fan
- Seed Science and Technology Research Center, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Seed Science and Technology Research Center, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Seed Science and Technology Research Center, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Seed Science and Technology Research Center, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Seed Science and Technology Research Center, Beijing Innovation Center for Seed Technology (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural iences, Beijing 100081, China
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Ren RC, Yan XW, Zhao YJ, Wei YM, Lu X, Zang J, Wu JW, Zheng GM, Ding XH, Zhang XS, Zhao XY. The novel E-subgroup pentatricopeptide repeat protein DEK55 is responsible for RNA editing at multiple sites and for the splicing of nad1 and nad4 in maize. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:553. [PMID: 33297963 PMCID: PMC7727260 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02765-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins compose a large protein family whose members are involved in both RNA processing in organelles and plant growth. Previous reports have shown that E-subgroup PPR proteins are involved in RNA editing. However, the additional functions and roles of the E-subgroup PPR proteins are unknown. RESULTS In this study, we developed and identified a new maize kernel mutant with arrested embryo and endosperm development, i.e., defective kernel (dek) 55 (dek55). Genetic and molecular evidence suggested that the defective kernels resulted from a mononucleotide alteration (C to T) at + 449 bp within the open reading frame (ORF) of Zm00001d014471 (hereafter referred to as DEK55). DEK55 encodes an E-subgroup PPR protein within the mitochondria. Molecular analyses showed that the editing percentage of 24 RNA editing sites decreased and that of seven RNA editing sites increased in dek55 kernels, the sites of which were distributed across 14 mitochondrial gene transcripts. Moreover, the splicing efficiency of nad1 introns 1 and 4 and nad4 intron 1 significantly decreased in dek55 compared with the wild type (WT). These results indicate that DEK55 plays a crucial role in RNA editing at multiple sites as well as in the splicing of nad1 and nad4 introns. Mutation in the DEK55 gene led to the dysfunction of mitochondrial complex I. Moreover, yeast two-hybrid assays showed that DEK55 interacts with two multiple organellar RNA-editing factors (MORFs), i.e., ZmMORF1 (Zm00001d049043) and ZmMORF8 (Zm00001d048291). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated that a mutation in the DEK55 gene affects the mitochondrial function essential for maize kernel development. Our results also provide novel insight into the molecular functions of E-subgroup PPR proteins involved in plant organellar RNA processing.
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- Ru Chang Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Breeding for Maize, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, PR China.
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Kolli R, Engstler C, Akbaş Ş, Mower JP, Soll J, Carrie C. The OXA2a Insertase of Arabidopsis Is Required for Cytochrome c Maturation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 184:1042-1055. [PMID: 32759271 PMCID: PMC7536658 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and human (Homo sapiens) mitochondria, Oxidase assembly protein1 (Oxa1) is the general insertase for protein insertion from the matrix side into the inner membrane while Cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein18 (Cox18/Oxa2) is specifically involved in the topogenesis of the complex IV subunit, Cox2. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mitochondria contain four OXA homologs: OXA1a, OXA1b, OXA2a, and OXA2b. OXA2a and OXA2b are unique members of the Oxa1 superfamily, in that they possess a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain at their C termini. Here, we determined the role of OXA2a by studying viable mutant plants generated by partial complementation of homozygous lethal OXA2a transfer-DNA insertional mutants using the developmentally regulated ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE3 (ABI3) promoter. The ABI3p:OXA2a plants displayed growth retardation due to a reduction in the steady-state abundances of both c-type cytochromes, cytochrome c 1 and cytochrome c The observed reduction in the steady-state abundance of complex III could be attributed to cytochrome c 1 being one of its subunits. Expression of a soluble heme lyase from an organism with cytochrome c maturation system III could functionally complement the lack of OXA2a. This implies that OXA2a is required for the system I cytochrome c maturation of Arabidopsis. Due to the interaction of OXA2a with Cytochrome c maturation protein CcmF C-terminal-like protein (CCMFC) in a yeast split-ubiquitin based interaction assay, we propose that OXA2a aids in the membrane insertion of CCMFC, which is presumed to form the heme lyase component of the cytochrome c maturation pathway. In contrast with the crucial role played by the TPR domain of OXA2b, the TPR domain of OXA2a is not essential for its functionality.
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- Renuka Kolli
- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Germany
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Germany
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Germany
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Germany
- Munich Centre for Integrated Protein Science, CIPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, 81377, Germany
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Germany
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Adamowicz-Skrzypkowska A, Kwasniak-Owczarek M, Van Aken O, Kazmierczak U, Janska H. Joint inhibition of mitochondrial complex IV and alternative oxidase by genetic or chemical means represses chloroplast transcription in Arabidopsis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190409. [PMID: 32362248 PMCID: PMC7209957 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Changes in the functional state of mitochondria have profound effects on other cellular compartments. Genome-wide expression analysis of Arabidopsisrps10 mutants with an RNAi-silenced expression of mitoribosomal S10 protein has revealed extensive transcriptional reprogramming. A meta-analysis comparing expression datasets of 25 mitochondrial perturbations showed a high similarity of the aox1a:rpoTmp mutant, which is defective in the alternative oxidase (AOX1a) and dual-targeted mitochondrial and plastid RNA polymerase (RPOTmp), to rps10. Both rps10 and aox1a:rpoTmp showed a significantly decreased electron flux through both the cytochrome and the alternative respiratory pathways, and a markedly decreased the expression of nuclear-encoded components of the chloroplast transcription machinery. In line with this, a decreased level of plastid transcripts was observed in rps10 and aox1a:rpoTmp, which was reflected in a reduced rate of chloroplast transcription. Chemical treatment of wild-type seedlings with respiratory inhibitors showed that only simultaneous and direct inhibition of complex IV and AOX activity decreased the level of plastid transcripts. Taken together, both chemical and genetic studies show that the limitation of the activity of two mitochondrial terminal oxidases, complex IV and AOX, negatively impacts chloroplast transcription. Salicylic acid and oxygen are discussed as putative mediators of the signalling pathway between mitochondria, nucleus and chloroplasts. This article is part of the theme issue 'Retrograde signalling from endosymbiotic organelles'.
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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Merendino L, Courtois F, Grübler B, Bastien O, Straetmanns V, Chevalier F, Lerbs-Mache S, Lurin C, Pfannschmidt T. Retrograde signals from mitochondria reprogramme skoto-morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana via alternative oxidase 1a. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190567. [PMID: 32362252 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The early steps in germination and development of angiosperm seedlings often occur in the dark, inducing a special developmental programme called skoto-morphogenesis. Under these conditions photosynthesis cannot work and all energetic requirements must be fulfilled by mitochondrial metabolization of storage energies. Here, we report the physiological impact of mitochondrial dysfunctions on the skoto-morphogenic programme by using the Arabidopsis rpoTmp mutant. This mutant is defective in the T7-phage-type organellar RNA polymerase shared by plastids and mitochondria. Lack of this enzyme causes a mitochondrial dysfunction resulting in a strongly reduced mitochondrial respiratory chain and a compensatory upregulation of the alternative-oxidase (AOX)-dependent respiration. Surprisingly, the mutant exhibits a triple-response-like phenotype with a twisted apical hook and a shortened hypocotyl. Highly similar phenotypes were detected in other respiration mutants (rug3 and atphb3) and in WT seedlings treated with the respiration inhibitor KCN. Further genetic and molecular data suggest that the observed skoto-morphogenic alterations are specifically dependent on the activity of the AOX1a enzyme. Microarray analyses indicated that a retrograde signal from mitochondria activates the ANAC017-dependent pathway which controls the activation of AOX1A transcription. In sum, our analysis identifies AOX as a functional link that couples the formation of a triple-response-like phenotype to mitochondrial dysfunction. This article is part of the theme issue 'Retrograde signalling from endosymbiotic organelles'.
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- Livia Merendino
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France.,Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université, d'Evry, 91405 Orsay, France.,Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université de Paris, CNRS, INRAE, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université, d'Evry, 91405 Orsay, France.,Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université de Paris, CNRS, INRAE, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, CEA, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Ren RC, Wang LL, Zhang L, Zhao YJ, Wu JW, Wei YM, Zhang XS, Zhao XY. DEK43 is a P-type pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein responsible for the Cis-splicing of nad4 in maize mitochondria. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:299-313. [PMID: 31119902 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Mitochondria, the main energy transducers in plant cells, require the proper assembly of respiratory chain complexes I-V for their function. The NADH dehydrogenase 4 (nad4) gene encodes mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I subunit IV, but the mechanism underlying nad4 transcript splicing is unclear. Here, we report that the P-type pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein DEFECTIVE KERNEL 43 (DEK43) is responsible for cis-splicing of the nad4 transcript in maize. We demonstrate that DEK43 localizes to both the nucleus and mitochondria. The mutation of Dek43 resulted in embryo-lethal and light-colored defective kernels. Among the 22 mitochondrial group II introns, the splicing efficiency of nad4 introns 1 and 3 was reduced by up to 50% compared to the wild type. The levels of complex I and supercomplex I+III2 were also reduced in dek43. Furthermore, in-gel NADH dehydrogenase assays indicated that the activities of these complexes were significantly reduced in dek43. Further, the mitochondrial ultrastructure was altered in the mutant. Together, our findings indicate that DEK43, a dual-localized PPR protein, plays an important role in maintaining mitochondrial function and maize kernel development.
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- Ru Chang Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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The Plant Mitochondrial TAT Pathway Is Essential for Complex III Biogenesis. Curr Biol 2020; 30:840-853.e5. [PMID: 32084398 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Twin arginine translocation (TAT) pathways have been extensively studied in bacteria and chloroplasts for their role in membrane translocation of folded proteins. However, an increasing number of organisms have been found to contain mitochondria-located TAT subunits, including plant mitochondria, which contain TAT subunits, though in an unusual arrangement with only TatB and TatC subunits. To date, no confirmed function has been attributed to mitochondrial TAT pathways in any organism. Using a truncation mutant approach, we demonstrate that the plant mitochondrial TatB (MTTATB) is required for complex III biogenesis. More specifically, MTTATB performs at a late stage in complex III biogenesis, conveying the translocation of the C terminus of the Rieske FeS subunit back across the inner membrane. This work confirms that plant mitochondria retained a functional TAT pathway for the Rieske FeS translocation, most likely from the original mitochondrial ancestor. It is hypothesized that the original mitochondria contained a bacteria-derived TAT pathway required for at least the Rieske FeS translocation. In several eukaryotic lineages, this mitochondrial TAT pathway was lost and replaced by BCS1. Interestingly, plant mitochondria appear to assemble complex III in the same subunit order as yeast and mammals but in contrast use bacteria-like assembly factors for this process.
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Garmash EV, Velegzhaninov IO, Ermolina KV, Rybak AV, Malyshev RV. Altered levels of AOX1a expression result in changes in metabolic pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana plants acclimated to low dose rates of ultraviolet B radiation. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 291:110332. [PMID: 31928662 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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UV-B is a damaging component of solar radiation that inevitably reaches the Earth's surface. Plants have developed response mechanisms to adapt to UVB exposure. The alternative oxidase (AOX) catalyzes the ATP-uncoupling cyanide-resistant alternative pathway (AP) in plant mitochondria and is thought to be an important part of the cellular defense network under stress conditions. This study aimed to unravel the poorly understood functional significance of AOX1a induction in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves exposed to ecologically relevant doses of UVB radiation, by comparing wild-type (WT) plants with plants with modified expression of the AOX1a gene, either downregulated by antisense (AS-12) or overexpressed (XX-2). UVB exposure resulted in a phenotypic difference between lines. AOX1a overexpression resulted in the highest induction of AOX1A synthesis and MnSOD activity, and the lowest ROS level without pronounced changes in the phenotype relative to other genotypes. In AS-12 plants, expression of the majority of the genes encoding AOX was detected, other non-phosphorylating pathway components and antioxidant enzymes increased along with anthocyanin accumulation in leaves, and the ROS content was lower than in the WT. In addition to the expected AOX1 protein size (34 kDa), an AOX1 30 kDa band appeared under UVB exposure in all genotypes. However, in AS-12, the alterations in the transcript level and in the abundance of AOX1 protein isoforms induced by UVB could not fully functionally compensate for the lack of AOX1A. This was confirmed by the observed low AP capacity and increased levels of the oxidized form of ascorbate. These results highlight the importance of AOX in plant response to UVB for the control of a balanced metabolism, and indicate that AOX1a plays a key role in the regulation of the stress response.
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- Elena V Garmash
- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia.
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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Lee K, Park SJ, Park YI, Kang H. CFM9, a Mitochondrial CRM Protein, Is Crucial for Mitochondrial Intron Splicing, Mitochondria Function and Arabidopsis Growth and Stress Responses. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:2538-2548. [PMID: 31359042 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Although the importance of chloroplast RNA splicing and ribosome maturation (CRM) domain-containing proteins has been established for chloroplast RNA metabolism and plant development, the functional role of CRM proteins in mitochondria remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the role of a mitochondria-targeted CRM protein (At3g27550), named CFM9, in Arabidopsis thaliana. Confocal analysis revealed that CFM9 is localized in mitochondria. The cfm9 mutant exhibited delayed seed germination, retarded growth and shorter height compared with the wild type under normal conditions. The growth-defect phenotypes were more manifested upon high salinity, dehydration or ABA application. Complementation lines expressing CFM9 in the mutant background fully recovered the wild-type phenotypes. Notably, the mutant had abnormal mitochondria, increased hydrogen peroxide and reduced respiration activity, implying that CFM9 is indispensable for normal mitochondrial function. More important, the splicing of many intron-containing genes in mitochondria was defective in the mutant, suggesting that CFM9 plays a crucial role in the splicing of mitochondrial introns. Collectively, our results provide clear evidence emphasizing that CFM9 is an essential factor in the splicing of mitochondrial introns, which is crucial for mitochondrial biogenesis and function and the growth and development of Arabidopsis.
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- Kwanuk Lee
- Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea
- AgriBio Institute of Climate Change Management, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Ren Z, Fan K, Fang T, Zhang J, Yang L, Wang J, Wang G, Liu Y. Maize Empty Pericarp602 Encodes a P-Type PPR Protein That Is Essential for Seed Development. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:1734-1746. [PMID: 31076755 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins play crucial roles in intron splicing, which is important for RNA maturation. Identification of novel PPR protein with the function of intron splicing would help to understand the RNA splicing mechanism. In this study, we identified the maize empty pericarp602 (emp602) mutants, the mature kernels of which showed empty pericarp phenotype. We cloned the Emp602 gene from emp602 mutants and revealed that Emp602 encodes a mitochondrial-localized P-type PPR protein. We further revealed that Emp602 is specific for the cis-splicing of mitochondrial Nad4 intron 1 and intron 3, and mutation of Emp602 led to the loss of mature Nad4 transcripts. The loss of function of Emp602 nearly damaged the assembly and accumulation of complex I and arrested mitochondria formation, which arrested the seed development. The failed assembly of complex I triggers significant upregulation of Aox expression in emp602 mutants. Transcriptome analysis showed that the expression of mitochondrial-related genes, e.g. the genes associated with mitochondrial inner membrane presequence translocase complex and electron carrier activity, were extensively upregulated in emp602 mutant. These results demonstrate that EMP602 functions in the splicing of Nad4 intron 1 and intron 3, and the loss of function of Emp602 arrested maize seed development by disrupting the mitochondria complex I assembly.
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- Zhenjing Ren
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center of Seed Science and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Niazi AK, Delannoy E, Iqbal RK, Mileshina D, Val R, Gabryelska M, Wyszko E, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Szymanski M, Barciszewski J, Weber-Lotfi F, Gualberto JM, Dietrich A. Mitochondrial Transcriptome Control and Intercompartment Cross-Talk During Plant Development. Cells 2019; 8:E583. [PMID: 31200566 PMCID: PMC6627697 DOI: 10.3390/cells8060583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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We address here organellar genetic regulation and intercompartment genome coordination. We developed earlier a strategy relying on a tRNA-like shuttle to mediate import of nuclear transgene-encoded custom RNAs into mitochondria in plants. In the present work, we used this strategy to drive trans-cleaving hammerhead ribozymes into the organelles, to knock down specific mitochondrial RNAs and analyze the regulatory impact. In a similar approach, the tRNA mimic was used to import into mitochondria in Arabidopsis thaliana the orf77, an RNA associated with cytoplasmic male sterility in maize and possessing sequence identities with the atp9 mitochondrial RNA. In both cases, inducible expression of the transgenes allowed to characterise early regulation and signaling responses triggered by these respective manipulations of the organellar transcriptome. The results imply that the mitochondrial transcriptome is tightly controlled by a "buffering" mechanism at the early and intermediate stages of plant development, a control that is released at later stages. On the other hand, high throughput analyses showed that knocking down a specific mitochondrial mRNA triggered a retrograde signaling and an anterograde nuclear transcriptome response involving a series of transcription factor genes and small RNAs. Our results strongly support transcriptome coordination mechanisms within the organelles and between the organelles and the nucleus.
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- Adnan Khan Niazi
- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Department of Computational Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, A. Mickiewicz University Poznan, Ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Z. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.
- NanoBioMedical Centre of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61614 Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
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Sun F, Xiu Z, Jiang R, Liu Y, Zhang X, Yang YZ, Li X, Zhang X, Wang Y, Tan BC. The mitochondrial pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMP12 is involved in the splicing of three nad2 introns and seed development in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:963-972. [PMID: 30535370 PMCID: PMC6363090 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant mitochondrial genes contain cis- and trans-group II introns that must be spliced before translation. The mechanism by which these introns are spliced is not well understood. Several families of proteins have been implicated in the intron splicing, of which the pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are proposed to confer the substrate binding specificity. However, very few PPRs are characterized. Here, we report the function of a P-type PPR protein, EMP12, and its role in seed development. EMP12 is targeted to mitochondria. Loss-of-function mutation in Emp12 severely arrests embryo and endosperm development, causing embryo lethality. The trans-splicing of mitochondrial nad2 intron 2 and cis-splicing of nad2 intron 4 are abolished, whereas the cis-splicing of nad2 intron 1 is reduced in emp12 mutants. As a result, complex I assembly is disrupted, and its activity is strongly reduced in the mutants. The expression of the alternative oxidase and several components of other mitochondrial complexes is increased, possibly in response to the defective complex I. These results suggest that Emp12 is required for the trans-splicing of nad2 intron 2 and cis-splicing of nad2 introns 1 and 4, and is important to complex I biogenesis, and embryogenesis and endosperm development in maize.
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- Feng Sun
- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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Kolli R, Soll J, Carrie C. OXA2b is Crucial for Proper Membrane Insertion of COX2 during Biogenesis of Complex IV in Plant Mitochondria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:601-615. [PMID: 30487140 PMCID: PMC6426407 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The evolutionarily conserved YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 proteins are involved in the insertion of membrane proteins in all domains of life. In plant mitochondria, individual knockouts of OXA1a, OXA2a, and OXA2b are embryo-lethal. In contrast to other members of the protein family, OXA2a and OXA2b contain a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain at the C-terminus. Here, the role of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) OXA2b was determined by using viable mutant plants that were generated by complementing homozygous lethal OXA2b T-DNA insertional mutants with a C-terminally truncated OXA2b lacking the TPR domain. The truncated-OXA2b-complemented plants displayed severe growth retardation due to a strong reduction in the steady-state abundance and enzyme activity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV. The TPR domain of OXA2b directly interacts with cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2, aiding in efficient membrane insertion and translocation of its C-terminus. Thus, OXA2b is crucial for the biogenesis of complex IV in plant mitochondria.
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- Renuka Kolli
- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germany
- Munich Centre for Integrated Protein Science, CIPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department Biologie I - Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germany
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Czobor Á, Hajdinák P, Németh B, Piros B, Németh Á, Szarka A. Comparison of the response of alternative oxidase and uncoupling proteins to bacterial elicitor induced oxidative burst. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210592. [PMID: 30629714 PMCID: PMC6328269 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Plant UCPs are proved to take part in the fine-tuning of mitochondrial ROS generation. It has emerged that mitochondrion can be an important early source of intracellular ROS during plant-pathogen interaction thus plant UCPs must also play key role in this redox fine-tuning during the early phase of plant-pathogen interaction. On the contrary of this well-established assumption, the expression of plant UCPs and their activity has not been investigated in elicitor induced oxidative burst. Thus, the level of plant UCPs both at RNA and protein level and their activity was investigated and compared to AOX as a reference in Arabidopsis thaliana cells due to bacterial harpin treatments. Similar to the expression and activity of AOX, the transcript level of UCP4, UCP5 and the UCP activity increased due to harpin treatment and the consequential oxidative burst. The expression of UCP4 and UCP5 elevated 15-18-fold after 1 h of treatment, then the activity of UCP reached its maximal value at 4h of treatment. The quite rapid activation of UCP due to harpin treatment gives another possibility to fine tune the redox balance of plant cell, furthermore explains the earlier observed rapid decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential and consequent decrease of ATP synthesis after harpin treatment.
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- Ádám Czobor
- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Fermentation Pilot Plant Laboratory, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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Zhu T, Zou L, Li Y, Yao X, Xu F, Deng X, Zhang D, Lin H. Mitochondrial alternative oxidase-dependent autophagy involved in ethylene-mediated drought tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:2063-2076. [PMID: 29729068 PMCID: PMC6230944 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) is involved in a large number of plant physiological processes, such as growth, development and stress responses; however, the exact role of AOX in response to drought remains unclear. In our study, we provide solid evidences that the activated AOX capacity positively involved in ethylene-induced drought tolerance, in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), accompanied by the changing level of hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) and autophagy. In AOX1a-RNAi plants, the ethylene-induced drought tolerance was aggravated and associated with decreasing level of autophagy. The H2 O2 level was relatively higher in AOX1a-RNAi plants, whereas it was lower in AOX1a-overexpressing (35S-AOX1a-OE) plants after 1-(aminocarbonyl)-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) pretreatment in the 14th day under drought stress. Interestingly, the accumulation of autophagosome was accompanied by the changing level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in AOX transgenic tomato under drought stress whether or not pretreated with ACC. Pharmacological scavenging of H2 O2 accumulation in AOX1a-RNAi (aox19) stimulated autophagy acceleration under drought stress, and it seems that AOX-dependent ROS signalling is critical in triggering autophagy. Lower levels of ROS signalling positively induce autophagy activity, whereas higher ROS level would lead to rapid programmed cell death (PCD), especially in ethylene-mediated drought tolerance. Moreover, ethylene-induced autophagy during drought stress also can be through ERF5 binding to the promoters of ATG8d and ATG18h. These results demonstrated that AOX plays an essential role in ethylene-induced drought tolerance and also played important roles in mediating autophagy generation via balancing ROS level.
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- Tong Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Life Science and Technology College and Ecological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan ProvinceMianyang Normal UniversityMianyangChina
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Life Science and BiotechnologyWuhan Bioengineering InstituteWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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Sun F, Zhang X, Shen Y, Wang H, Liu R, Wang X, Gao D, Yang YZ, Liu Y, Tan BC. The pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMPTY PERICARP8 is required for the splicing of three mitochondrial introns and seed development in maize. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 95:919-932. [PMID: 30003606 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Splicing of plant organellar group II introns is under accurate nuclear control that employs many nucleus-encoded protein cofactors from various families. For mitochondrial introns, only a few splicing factors have been characterized because disruption of their functions often causes embryo lethality. Here, we report the function of Empty Pericarp8 (Emp8) in the splicing of three group II introns in mitochondria, complex I biogenesis, and seed development in maize. Emp8 encodes a P subfamily pentatricopeptide repeat protein that localizes in mitochondria. The loss-of-function mutants of Emp8 are embryo lethal, showing severely arrested embryo and endosperm development in maize. The respiration rate in the emp8 mutants is reduced with substantially enhanced expression of alternative oxidases. Transcript analysis indicated that the trans-splicing of nad1 intron 4 and cis-splicing of nad4 intron 1 are abolished, and the cis-splicing of nad2 intron 1 is severely impaired in the emp8 mutants. These defects consequently lead to the disassembly of mitochondrial complex I and a dramatic reduction in its activity. Together, these results suggest that Emp8 is required for the trans-splicing of nad1 intron 4 and cis-splicing of nad4 intron 1 and nad2 intron 1, which is essential to mitochondrial complex I assembly and hence to embryogenesis and endosperm development in maize.
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- Feng Sun
- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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Selinski J, Scheibe R, Day DA, Whelan J. Alternative Oxidase Is Positive for Plant Performance. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 23:588-597. [PMID: 29665989 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The alternative pathway of mitochondrial electron transport, which terminates in the alternative oxidase (AOX), uncouples oxidation of substrate from mitochondrial ATP production, yet plant performance is improved under adverse growth conditions. AOX is regulated at different levels. Identification of regulatory transcription factors shows that Arabidopsis thaliana AOX1a is under strong transcriptional suppression. At the protein level, the primary structure is not optimised for activity. Maximal activity requires the presence of various metabolites, such as tricarboxylic acid-cycle intermediates that act in an isoform-specific manner. In this opinion article we propose that the regulatory mechanisms that keep AOX activity suppressed, at both the gene and protein level, are positive for plant performance due to the flexible short- and long-term fine-tuning.
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- Jennifer Selinski
- Department of Animal, Plant, and Soil Science, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia.
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant, and Soil Science, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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Wang Y, Berkowitz O, Selinski J, Xu Y, Hartmann A, Whelan J. Stress responsive mitochondrial proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 122:28-39. [PMID: 29555593 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In the last decade plant mitochondria have emerged as a target, sensor and initiator of signalling cascades to a variety of stress and adverse growth conditions. A combination of various 'omic profiling approaches combined with forward and reverse genetic studies have defined how mitochondria respond to stress and the signalling pathways and regulators of these responses. Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent and -independent pathways, specific metabolites, complex I dysfunction, and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway have been proposed to date. These pathways are regulated by kinases (sucrose non-fermenting response like kinase; cyclin dependent protein kinase E 1) and transcription factors from the abscisic acid-related, WRKY and NAC families. A number of independent studies have revealed that these mitochondrial signalling pathways interact with a variety of phytohormone signalling pathways. While this represents significant progress in the last decade there are more pathways to be uncovered. Post-transcriptional/translational regulation is also a likely determinant of the mitochondrial stress response. Unbiased analyses of the expression of genes encoding mitochondrial proteins in a variety of stress conditions reveal a modular network exerting a high degree of anterograde control. As abiotic and biotic stresses have significant impact on the yield of important crops such as rice, wheat and barley we will give an outlook of how knowledge gained in Arabidopsis may help to increase crop production and how emerging technologies may contribute.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Gianinetti A, Finocchiaro F, Bagnaresi P, Zechini A, Faccioli P, Cattivelli L, Valè G, Biselli C. Seed Dormancy Involves a Transcriptional Program That Supports Early Plastid Functionality during Imbibition. PLANTS 2018; 7:plants7020035. [PMID: 29671830 PMCID: PMC6026906 DOI: 10.3390/plants7020035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Red rice fully dormant seeds do not germinate even under favorable germination conditions. In several species, including rice, seed dormancy can be removed by dry-afterripening (warm storage); thus, dormant and non-dormant seeds can be compared for the same genotype. A weedy (red) rice genotype with strong dormancy was used for mRNA expression profiling, by RNA-Seq, of dormant and non-dormant dehulled caryopses (here addressed as seeds) at two temperatures (30 °C and 10 °C) and two durations of incubation in water (8 h and 8 days). Aim of the study was to highlight the differences in the transcriptome of dormant and non-dormant imbibed seeds. Transcript data suggested important differences between these seeds (at least, as inferred by expression-based metabolism reconstruction): dry-afterripening seems to impose a respiratory impairment onto non-dormant seeds, thus glycolysis is deduced to be preferentially directed to alcoholic fermentation in non-dormant seeds but to alanine production in dormant ones; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, pyruvate phosphate dikinase and alanine aminotransferase pathways appear to have an important gluconeogenetic role associated with the restoration of plastid functions in the dormant seed following imbibition; correspondingly, co-expression analysis pointed out a commitment to guarantee plastid functionality in dormant seeds. At 8 h of imbibition, as inferred by gene expression, dormant seeds appear to preferentially use carbon and nitrogen resources for biosynthetic processes in the plastid, including starch and proanthocyanidins accumulation. Chromatin modification appears to be a possible mechanism involved in the transition from dormancy to germination. Non-dormant seeds show higher expression of genes related to cell wall modification, suggesting they prepare for acrospire/radicle elongation.
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- Alberto Gianinetti
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, s.s. 11 to Torino, km 2.5, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda (PC), Italy.
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Mansilla N, Racca S, Gras DE, Gonzalez DH, Welchen E. The Complexity of Mitochondrial Complex IV: An Update of Cytochrome c Oxidase Biogenesis in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030662. [PMID: 29495437 PMCID: PMC5877523 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial respiration is an energy producing process that involves the coordinated action of several protein complexes embedded in the inner membrane to finally produce ATP. Complex IV or Cytochrome c Oxidase (COX) is the last electron acceptor of the respiratory chain, involved in the reduction of O2 to H2O. COX is a multimeric complex formed by multiple structural subunits encoded in two different genomes, prosthetic groups (heme a and heme a3), and metallic centers (CuA and CuB). Tens of accessory proteins are required for mitochondrial RNA processing, synthesis and delivery of prosthetic groups and metallic centers, and for the final assembly of subunits to build a functional complex. In this review, we perform a comparative analysis of COX composition and biogenesis factors in yeast, mammals and plants. We also describe possible external and internal factors controlling the expression of structural proteins and assembly factors at the transcriptional and post-translational levels, and the effect of deficiencies in different steps of COX biogenesis to infer the role of COX in different aspects of plant development. We conclude that COX assembly in plants has conserved and specific features, probably due to the incorporation of a different set of subunits during evolution.
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- Natanael Mansilla
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Shih KM, Chang CT, Chung JD, Chiang YC, Hwang SY. Adaptive Genetic Divergence Despite Significant Isolation-by-Distance in Populations of Taiwan Cow-Tail Fir ( Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:92. [PMID: 29449860 PMCID: PMC5799944 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Double digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) is a tool for delivering genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for non-model organisms useful in resolving fine-scale population structure and detecting signatures of selection. This study performs population genetic analysis, based on ddRADseq data, of a coniferous species, Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana, disjunctly distributed in northern and southern Taiwan, for investigation of population adaptive divergence in response to environmental heterogeneity. A total of 13,914 SNPs were detected and used to assess genetic diversity, FST outlier detection, population genetic structure, and individual assignments of five populations (62 individuals) of K. davidiana var. formosana. Principal component analysis (PCA), individual assignments, and the neighbor-joining tree were successful in differentiating individuals between northern and southern populations of K. davidiana var. formosana, but apparent gene flow between the southern DW30 population and northern populations was also revealed. Fifteen of 23 highly differentiated SNPs identified were found to be strongly associated with environmental variables, suggesting isolation-by-environment (IBE). However, multiple matrix regression with randomization analysis revealed strong IBE as well as significant isolation-by-distance. Environmental impacts on divergence were found between populations of the North and South regions and also between the two southern neighboring populations. BLASTN annotation of the sequences flanking outlier SNPs gave significant hits for three of 23 markers that might have biological relevance to mitochondrial homeostasis involved in the survival of locally adapted lineages. Species delimitation between K. davidiana var. formosana and its ancestor, K. davidiana, was also examined (72 individuals). This study has produced highly informative population genomic data for the understanding of population attributes, such as diversity, connectivity, and adaptive divergence associated with large- and small-scale environmental heterogeneity in K. davidiana var. formosana.
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- Kai-Ming Shih
- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Geography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Silviculture, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Selinski J, Hartmann A, Deckers-Hebestreit G, Day DA, Whelan J, Scheibe R. Alternative Oxidase Isoforms Are Differentially Activated by Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Intermediates. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 176:1423-1432. [PMID: 29208641 PMCID: PMC5813554 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.01331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The cyanide-insensitive alternative oxidase (AOX) is a non-proton-pumping ubiquinol oxidase that catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to water and is posttranslationally regulated by redox mechanisms and 2-oxo acids. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) possesses five AOX isoforms (AOX1A-AOX1D and AOX2). AOX1D expression is increased in aox1a knockout mutants from Arabidopsis (especially after restriction of the cytochrome c pathway) but cannot compensate for the lack of AOX1A, suggesting a difference in the regulation of these isoforms. Therefore, we analyzed the different AOX isoenzymes with the aim to identify differences in their posttranslational regulation. Seven tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates (citrate, isocitrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinate, fumarate, malate, and oxaloacetate) were tested for their influence on AOX1A, AOX1C, and AOX1D wild-type protein activity using a refined in vitro system. AOX1C is insensitive to all seven organic acids, AOX1A and AOX1D are both activated by 2-oxoglutarate, but only AOX1A is additionally activated by oxaloacetate. Furthermore, AOX isoforms cannot be transformed to mimic one another by substituting the variable cysteine residues at position III in the protein. In summary, we show that AOX isoforms from Arabidopsis are differentially fine-regulated by tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolites (most likely depending on the amino-terminal region around the highly conserved cysteine residues known to be involved in regulation by the 2-oxo acids pyruvate and glyoxylate) and propose that this is the main reason why they cannot functionally compensate for each other.
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- Jennifer Selinski
- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant, and Soil Science, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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Yang Y, Zhu G, Li R, Yan S, Fu D, Zhu B, Tian H, Luo Y, Zhu H. The RNA Editing Factor SlORRM4 Is Required for Normal Fruit Ripening in Tomato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 175:1690-1702. [PMID: 29061908 PMCID: PMC5717740 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.01265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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RNA editing plays a key posttranscriptional role in gene expression. Existing studies on cytidine-to-uridine RNA editing in plants have focused on maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). However, the importance and regulation of RNA editing in several critical agronomic processes are not well understood, a notable example of which is fruit ripening. Here, we analyzed the expression profile of 33 RNA editing factors and identified 11 putative tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening-related factors. A rapid virus-induced gene silencing assay indicated that the organelle RNA recognition motif-containing protein SlORRM4 affected tomato fruit ripening. Knocking out SlORRM4 expression using a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 genome editing strategy delayed tomato fruit ripening by lowering respiratory rate and ethylene production. Additionally, the expression of numerous genes associated with fruit ripening and mitochondrial functions changed significantly when SlORRM4 was knocked out. Moreover, the loss of SlORRM4 function significantly reduced RNA editing of many mitochondrial transcripts, leading to low-level expression of some core subunits that are critical for mitochondrial complex assembly (i.e. Nad3, Cytc1, and COX II). Taken together, these results indicate that SlORRM4 is involved in RNA editing of transcripts in ripening fruit that influence mitochondrial function and key aspects of fruit ripening.
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- Yongfang Yang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Biological Engineering, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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Cavalcanti JHF, Quinhones CGS, Schertl P, Brito DS, Eubel H, Hildebrandt T, Nunes-Nesi A, Braun HP, Araújo WL. Differential impact of amino acids on OXPHOS system activity following carbohydrate starvation in Arabidopsis cell suspensions. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2017; 161:451-467. [PMID: 28767134 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Plant respiration mostly depends on the activity of glycolysis and the oxidation of organic acids in the tricarboxylic acid cycle to synthesize ATP. However, during stress situations plant cells also use amino acids as alternative substrates to donate electrons through the electron-transfer flavoprotein (ETF)/ETF:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (ETF/ETFQO) complex to the mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC). Given this, we investigated changes of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system in Arabidopsis thaliana cell culture under carbohydrate starvation supplied with a range of amino acids. Induction of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVDH) activity was observed under carbohydrate starvation which was associated with increased amounts of IVDH protein detected by immunoblotting. Furthermore, activities of the protein complexes of the mETC were reduced under carbohydrate starvation. We also observed that OXPHOS system activity behavior is differently affected by different amino acids and that proteins associated with amino acids catabolism are upregulated in cells following carbohydrate starvation. Collectively, our results support the contention that ETF/ETFQO is an essential pathway to donate electrons to the mETC and that amino acids are alternative substrates to maintain respiration under carbohydrate starvation.
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- João Henrique F Cavalcanti
- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institut für Pflanzengenetik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Selinski J, Hartmann A, Kordes A, Deckers-Hebestreit G, Whelan J, Scheibe R. Analysis of Posttranslational Activation of Alternative Oxidase Isoforms. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:2113-2127. [PMID: 28596420 PMCID: PMC5543971 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) in plants is a non-proton-motive ubiquinol oxidase that is activated by redox mechanisms and 2-oxo acids. A comparative analysis of the AOX isoenzymes AOX1A, AOX1C, and AOX1D from Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) revealed that cysteine residues, CysI and CysII, are both involved in 2-oxo acid activation, with AOX1A activity being more increased by 2-oxo acids than that of AOX1C and AOX1D. Substitution of cysteine in AOX1A by glutamate mimicked its activation by pyruvate or glyoxylate, but not in AOX1C and AOX1D. CysIII, only present in AOX1A, is not involved in activation by reduction or metabolites, but substitutions at this position affected activity. AOX1A carrying a serine residue at position CysI was activated by succinate, while correspondingly substituted variants of AOX1C and AOX1D were insensitive. Activation by glutamate at CysI and CysII is consistent with the formation of the thiohemiacetal, while succinate activation after changing CysI to serine suggests hemiacetal formation. Surprisingly, in AOX1A, replacement of CysI by alanine, which cannot form a (thio)hemiacetal, led to even higher activities, pointing to an alternative mechanism of activation. Taken together, our results demonstrate that AOX isoforms are differentially activated and that activation at CysI and CysII is additive.
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- Jennifer Selinski
- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Department of Animal, Plant, and Soil Science, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrueck, D-49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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Lee K, Han JH, Park YI, Colas des Francs-Small C, Small I, Kang H. The mitochondrial pentatricopeptide repeat protein PPR19 is involved in the stabilization of NADH dehydrogenase 1 transcripts and is crucial for mitochondrial function and Arabidopsis thaliana development. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 215:202-216. [PMID: 28332713 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Despite the importance of pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins in organellar RNA metabolism and plant development, the functions of many PPR proteins remain unknown. Here, we determined the role of a mitochondrial PPR protein (At1g52620) comprising 19 PPR motifs, thus named PPR19, in Arabidopsis thaliana. The ppr19 mutant displayed abnormal seed development, reduced seed yield, delayed seed germination, and retarded growth, indicating that PPR19 is indispensable for normal growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Splicing pattern analysis of mitochondrial genes revealed that PPR19 specifically binds to the specific sequence in the 3'-terminus of the NADH dehydrogenase 1 (nad1) transcript and stabilizes transcripts containing the second and third exons of nad1. Loss of these transcripts in ppr19 leads to multiple secondary effects on accumulation and splicing of other nad1 transcripts, from which we can infer the order in which cis- and trans-spliced nad1 transcripts are normally processed. Improper splicing of nad1 transcripts leads to the absence of mitochondrial complex I and alteration of the nuclear transcriptome, notably influencing the alternative splicing of a variety of nuclear genes. Our results indicate that the mitochondrial PPR19 is an essential component in the splicing of nad1 transcripts, which is crucial for mitochondrial function and plant development.
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- Kwanuk Lee
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 306-764, Korea
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
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Convergence of mitochondrial and chloroplastic ANAC017/PAP-dependent retrograde signalling pathways and suppression of programmed cell death. Cell Death Differ 2017; 24:955-960. [PMID: 28498364 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The energy-converting organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts are tightly embedded in cellular metabolism and stress response. To appropriately control organelle function, extensive regulatory mechanisms are at play that involve two-way exchange between the nucleus and mitochondria/chloroplasts. In recent years, our understanding of how mitochondria and chloroplasts provide 'retrograde' feedback to the nucleus, resulting in targeted transcriptional changes, has greatly increased. Nevertheless, mitochondrial and chloroplast retrograde signalling have largely been studied independently, and only few points of interaction have been found or proposed. Through reassessment of recent publications, this perspective proposes that two of the most well-studied retrograde signalling pathways in plants, those mediated by ANAC017 and those mediated by phosphoadenosine phosphate (PAP), are most likely convergent and can direct overlapping genes. Furthermore, at least part of this common retrograde response appears targeted towards suppression of programmed cell death (PCD) triggered by organellar defects. The identified target genes are discussed in light of their roles in PCD suppression and amplifying the signalling cascade via positive-feedback loops. Finally, a mechanism is proposed that may explain why the convergence of PAP/ANAC017-dependent signalling appears capable of suppressing some types of PCD lesions, but not others, based on the subcellular location of the initial PCD-inducing dysfunction.
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Zhang ZS, Liu MJ, Scheibe R, Selinski J, Zhang LT, Yang C, Meng XL, Gao HY. Contribution of the Alternative Respiratory Pathway to PSII Photoprotection in C3 and C4 Plants. MOLECULAR PLANT 2017; 10:131-142. [PMID: 27746301 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The mechanism by which the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) pathway contributes to photosystem II (PSII) photoprotection is in dispute. It was generally thought that the AOX pathway protects photosystems by dissipating excess reducing equivalents exported from chloroplasts through the malate/oxaloacetate (Mal/OAA) shuttle and thus preventing the over-reduction of chloroplasts. In this study, using the aox1a Arabidopsis mutant and nine other C3 and C4 plant species, we revealed an additional action model of the AOX pathway in PSII photoprotection. Although the AOX pathway contributes to PSII photoprotection in C3 leaves treated with high light, this contribution was observed to disappear when photorespiration was suppressed. Disruption or inhibition of the AOX pathway significantly decreased the photorespiration in C3 leaves. Moreover, the AOX pathway did not respond to high light and contributed little to PSII photoprotection in C4 leaves possessing a highly active Mal/OAA shuttle but with little photorespiration. These results demonstrate that the AOX pathway contributes to PSII photoprotection in C3 plants by maintaining photorespiration to detoxify glycolate and via the indirect export of excess reducing equivalents from chloroplasts by the Mal/OAA shuttle. This new action model explains why the AOX pathway does not contribute to PSII photoprotection in C4 plants.
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- Zi-Shan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, FB5, University of Osnabrueck, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, FB5, University of Osnabrueck, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Wheat Research Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
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