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Mihiret YE, Schaaf G, Kamleitner M. Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol phosphates: a novel post-translational modification in plants? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1347922. [PMID: 38455731 PMCID: PMC10917965 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1347922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
Inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsPs) are energy-rich molecules harboring one or more diphosphate moieties. PP-InsPs are found in all eukaryotes evaluated and their functional versatility is reflected in the various cellular events in which they take part. These include, among others, insulin signaling and intracellular trafficking in mammals, as well as innate immunity and hormone and phosphate signaling in plants. The molecular mechanisms by which PP-InsPs exert such functions are proposed to rely on the allosteric regulation via direct binding to proteins, by competing with other ligands, or by protein pyrophosphorylation. The latter is the focus of this review, where we outline a historical perspective surrounding the first findings, almost 20 years ago, that certain proteins can be phosphorylated by PP-InsPs in vitro. Strikingly, in vitro phosphorylation occurs by an apparent enzyme-independent but Mg2+-dependent transfer of the β-phosphoryl group of an inositol pyrophosphate to an already phosphorylated serine residue at Glu/Asp-rich protein regions. Ribosome biogenesis, vesicle trafficking and transcription are among the cellular events suggested to be modulated by protein pyrophosphorylation in yeast and mammals. Here we discuss the latest efforts in identifying targets of protein pyrophosphorylation, pointing out the methodological challenges that have hindered the full understanding of this unique post-translational modification, and focusing on the latest advances in mass spectrometry that finally provided convincing evidence that PP-InsP-mediated pyrophosphorylation also occurs in vivo. We also speculate about the relevance of this post-translational modification in plants in a discussion centered around the protein kinase CK2, whose activity is critical for pyrophosphorylation of animal and yeast proteins. This enzyme is widely present in plant species and several of its functions overlap with those of PP-InsPs. Until now, there is virtually no data on pyrophosphorylation of plant proteins, which is an exciting field that remains to be explored.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Wei P, Demulder M, David P, Eekhout T, Yoshiyama KO, Nguyen L, Vercauteren I, Eeckhout D, Galle M, De Jaeger G, Larsen P, Audenaert D, Desnos T, Nussaume L, Loris R, De Veylder L. Arabidopsis casein kinase 2 triggers stem cell exhaustion under Al toxicity and phosphate deficiency through activating the DNA damage response pathway. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:1361-1380. [PMID: 33793856 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Aluminum (Al) toxicity and inorganic phosphate (Pi) limitation are widespread chronic abiotic and mutually enhancing stresses that profoundly affect crop yield. Both stresses strongly inhibit root growth, resulting from a progressive exhaustion of the stem cell niche. Here, we report on a casein kinase 2 (CK2) inhibitor identified by its capability to maintain a functional root stem cell niche in Arabidopsis thaliana under Al toxic conditions. CK2 operates through phosphorylation of the cell cycle checkpoint activator SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RADIATION1 (SOG1), priming its activity under DNA-damaging conditions. In addition to yielding Al tolerance, CK2 and SOG1 inactivation prevents meristem exhaustion under Pi starvation, revealing the existence of a low Pi-induced cell cycle checkpoint that depends on the DNA damage activator ATAXIA-TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED (ATM). Overall, our data reveal an important physiological role for the plant DNA damage response pathway under agriculturally limiting growth conditions, opening new avenues to cope with Pi limitation.
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- Pengliang Wei
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
- VIB Center for Structural Biology, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
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- CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, SAVE (Signalisation pour l'Adaptation des V�g�taux � leur Environnement), Aix Marseille Univ, F-13108, Saint-Paul lez Durance, France
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- VIB Screening Core, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Expertise Centre for Bioassay Development and Screening (C-BIOS), Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
- VIB Center for Structural Biology, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- VIB Screening Core, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Expertise Centre for Bioassay Development and Screening (C-BIOS), Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, SAVE (Signalisation pour l'Adaptation des V�g�taux � leur Environnement), Aix Marseille Univ, F-13108, Saint-Paul lez Durance, France
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- CEA, CNRS, BIAM, UMR7265, SAVE (Signalisation pour l'Adaptation des V�g�taux � leur Environnement), Aix Marseille Univ, F-13108, Saint-Paul lez Durance, France
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
- VIB Center for Structural Biology, Brussel B-1050, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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