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Rodríguez-Páez LA, Seleiman MF, Alhammad BA, Pineda-Rodríguez YY, Pompelli MF, Martins AO, Dias-Pereira J, Araújo WL. Photosynthesis, Anatomy, and Metabolism as a Tool for Assessing Physiological Modulation in Five Native Species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1906. [PMID: 39065432 PMCID: PMC11280366 DOI: 10.3390/plants13141906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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The Brazilian Atlantic Forest, renowned for its exceptional species richness and high endemism, acts as a vital reservoir of terrestrial biodiversity, often referred to as a biodiversity hotspot. Consequently, there is an urgent need to restore this forest to safeguard certain species and to unravel the ecophysiological adaptations of others. This study aims to integrate some physiological parameters, including gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence, with anatomical and metabolic techniques to elucidate how five different native species (Paubrasilia echinata, Chorisia glaziovii, Clusia nemorosa, Licania tomentosa, and Schinus terebinthifolius), each occupying distinct ecological niches, respond to seasonal variations in rainfall and their consequences. Our investigation has revealed that C. nemorosa and P. echinata exhibit robust mechanisms to mitigate the adverse effects of drought. In contrast, others demonstrate greater adaptability (e.g., S. terebinthifolia and C. glaziovii). In this context, exploring metabolic pathways has proven invaluable in comprehending the physiological strategies and their significance in species acclimatization. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of water restrictions and their consequential effects on various species, defining the strategies each species uses to mitigate water privation during the dry season.
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- Luis Alfonso Rodríguez-Páez
- Facultad de Ciencias Agricolas, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Córdoba 360002, Colombia; (L.A.R.-P.); (Y.Y.P.-R.)
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
- Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shibin El-Kom 32514, Egypt
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- Biology Department, College of Science and Humanity Studies, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj P.O. Box 292, Riyadh 11942, Saudi Arabia;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agricolas, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Córdoba 360002, Colombia; (L.A.R.-P.); (Y.Y.P.-R.)
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Rio Paranaíba 38810-000, MG, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-000, MG, Brazil;
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Lu A, Zeng S, Pi K, Long B, Mo Z, Liu R. Transcriptome analysis reveals the key role of overdominant expression of photosynthetic and respiration-related genes in the formation of tobacco(Nicotiana tabacum L.) biomass heterosis. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:598. [PMID: 38877410 PMCID: PMC11177473 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10507-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Leaves are the nutritional and economic organs of tobacco, and their biomass directly affects tobacco yield and the economic benefits of farmers. In the early stage, our research found that tobacco hybrids have more leaves and larger leaf areas, but the performance and formation reasons of biomass heterosis are not yet clear. RESULTS This study selected 5 parents with significant differences in tobacco biomass and paired them with hybrid varieties. It was found that tobacco hybrid varieties have a common biomass heterosis, and 45 days after transplantation is the key period for the formation of tobacco biomass heterosis; By analyzing the biomass heterosis of hybrids, Va116×GDH94 and its parents were selected for transcriptome analysis. 76.69% of the differentially expressed genes between Va116×GDH94 and its parents showed overdominant expression pattern, and these overdominant expression genes were significantly enriched in the biological processes of photosynthesis and TCA cycle; During the process of photosynthesis, the overdominant up-regulation of genes such as Lhc, Psa, and rbcl promotes the progress of photosynthesis, thereby increasing the accumulation of tobacco biomass; During the respiratory process, genes such as MDH, ACO, and OGDH are overedominantly down-regulated, inhibiting the TCA cycle and reducing substrate consumption in hybrid offspring; The photosynthetic characteristics of the hybrid and its parents were measured, and the net photosynthetic capacity of the hybrid was significantly higher than that of the parents. CONCLUSION These results indicate that the overdominant expression effect of differentially expressed genes in Va116×GDH94 and its parents plays a crucial role in the formation of tobacco biomass heterosis. The overdominant expression of genes related to photosynthesis and respiration enhances the photosynthetic ability of Va116×GDH94, reduces respiratory consumption, promotes the increase of biomass, and exhibits obvious heterosis.
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- Anbin Lu
- College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Quality in Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China.
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Lemonnier P, Lawson T. Calvin cycle and guard cell metabolism impact stomatal function. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2024; 155:59-70. [PMID: 36894379 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Stomatal conductance (gs) determines CO2 uptake for photosynthesis (A) and water loss through transpiration, which is essential for evaporative cooling and maintenance of optimal leaf temperature as well as nutrient uptake. Stomata adjust their aperture to maintain an appropriate balance between CO2 uptake and water loss and are therefore critical to overall plant water status and productivity. Although there is considerable knowledge regarding guard cell (GC) osmoregulation (which drives differences in GC volume and therefore stomatal opening and closing), as well as the various signal transduction pathways that enable GCs to sense and respond to different environmental stimuli, little is known about the signals that coordinate mesophyll demands for CO2. Furthermore, chloroplasts are a key feature in GCs of many species, however, their role in stomatal function is unclear and a subject of debate. In this review we explore the current evidence regarding the role of these organelles in stomatal behaviour, including GC electron transport and Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle activity as well as their possible involvement correlating gs and A along with other potential mesophyll signals. We also examine the roles of other GC metabolic processes in stomatal function.
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- P Lemonnier
- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
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Mu M, Lu Y, Liao H, Huang R. Effect of inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the energy metabolism of selenite-rich amaranth. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:e2300424. [PMID: 38175847 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202300424] [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: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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A series of pot trials were undertaken to examine the impact of four arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), namely Glomus mosseae (G.m), Glomus etunicatum (G.e), Corymbiglomus tortuosum (C.t), and the combined application of Glomus etunicatum and Corymbiglomus tortuosum (G.e + C.t), on the energy metabolism of amaranth plants grown in soil enriched with selenite at a concentration of 0.5 mg kg-1 . The inoculation of four AMFs resulted in an increase in both amaranth biomass and selenium (Se) content in leaves. The activities of phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase + 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were observed to decrease when AMFs were inoculated, as compared with the absence of AMF inoculation. The inoculation with G.m, C.t, and G.e + C.t resulted in an increase in succinate dehydrogenase activity; however, the inoculation with G.m, G.e, and G.e + C.t led to an increase in ascorbate oxidase activity. Furthermore, the inoculation of all four AMFs resulted in an increase in cytochrome c oxidase activity and the concentrations of oxidized coenzyme I (NAD) and reduced coenzyme I (NADH). The polyphenol oxidase activity of amaranth plants increased when inoculated with G.m and G.e, whereas it decreased when inoculated with C.t and G.e + C.t. Furthermore, the application of all four AMF treatments resulted in a reduction in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels and energy charge. It was worth mentioning that there was a clear inverse relationship between the energy charge and the biomass, Se concentration in the leaves. The findings presented in this research indicated that AMF may have an impact on energy metabolism and ultimately the biomass of amaranth by influencing the uptake of Se.
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- Mao Mu
- The Fundamental Science on Nu-clear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Specialty Flowers Biological Breeding, Jingchu University of Technology, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Specialty Flowers Biological Breeding, Jingchu University of Technology, Hubei, China
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- The Fundamental Science on Nu-clear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Specialty Flowers Biological Breeding, Jingchu University of Technology, Hubei, China
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Del Giúdice LZ, Falquetto-Gomes P, de Almeida Costa PM, Martins AO, Omena-Garcia RP, Araújo WL, Zsögön A, Picoli EADT, Nunes-Nesi A. Dynamic shifts in primary metabolism across fruit development stages in Capsicum chinense (cv. Habanero). JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 291:154121. [PMID: 37924627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154121] [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: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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The development of fleshy fruits involves changes in size and mass, followed by cell differentiation, which is associated with anatomical and histological changes. Parallel to these changes, metabolic alterations lead to the production of osmolytes and energy that modify cell turgor pressure, thereby promoting cell expansion and fruit growth. Detailed information is known about these processes in climacteric fruits (e.g. tomato); however, the regulation of metabolism and its association with anatomical changes in non-climacteric fruit development are poorly understood. In this study, we used detailed anatomical and histological analyses to define three developmental phases of chili pepper (Capsicum chinense cv. Habanero): cell division, cell expansion, and ripening. We showed that each was marked by distinct metabolic profiles, underpinning the switches in energy metabolism to support cellular processes. Interestingly, mitochondrial activity was high in the early stages of development and declined over time, with a modest increase in O2 consumption by pericarp tissues at the beginning of the ripening stage. This respiratory-like burst was associated with the degradation of starch and malate, which are the sources of energy and carbon required for other processes associated with fruit maturation.
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- Luciana Zacour Del Giúdice
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Barros JAS, Cavalcanti JHF, Pimentel KG, Magen S, Soroka Y, Weiss S, Medeiros DB, Nunes-Nesi A, Fernie AR, Avin-Wittenberg T, Araújo WL. The interplay between autophagy and chloroplast vesiculation pathways under dark-induced senescence. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3721-3736. [PMID: 37615309 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14701] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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In cellular circumstances where carbohydrates are scarce, plants can use alternative substrates for cellular energetic maintenance. In plants, the main protein reserve is present in the chloroplast, which contains most of the total leaf proteins and represents a rich source of nitrogen and amino acids. Autophagy plays a key role in chloroplast breakdown, a well-recognised symptom of both natural and stress-induced plant senescence. Remarkably, an autophagic-independent route of chloroplast degradation associated with chloroplast vesiculation (CV) gene was previously demonstrated. During extended darkness, CV is highly induced in the absence of autophagy, contributing to the early senescence phenotype of atg mutants. To further investigate the role of CV under dark-induced senescence conditions, mutants with low expression of CV (amircv) and double mutants amircv1xatg5 were characterised. Following darkness treatment, no aberrant phenotypes were observed in amircv single mutants; however, amircv1xatg5 double mutants displayed early senescence and altered dismantling of chloroplast and membrane structures under these conditions. Metabolic characterisation revealed that the functional lack of both CV and autophagy leads to higher impairment of amino acid release and differential organic acid accumulation during starvation conditions. The data obtained are discussed in the context of the role of CV and autophagy, both in terms of cellular metabolism and the regulation of chloroplast degradation.
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- Jessica A S Barros
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Educação, Agricultura e Ambiente, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pereira GL, Nascimento VL, Omena-Garcia RP, Souza BCOQ, Gonçalves JFDC, Ribeiro DM, Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL. Physiological and metabolic changes in response to Boron levels are mediated by ethylene affecting tomato fruit yield. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 202:107994. [PMID: 37660605 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for the plant, and its stress (both deficiency and toxicity) are major problems that affect crop production. Ethylene metabolism (both signaling and production) is important to plants' differently responding to nutrient availability. To better understand the connections between B and ethylene, here we investigate the function of ethylene in the responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants to B stress (deficiency, 0 μM and toxicity, 640 μM), using ethylene related mutants, namely nonripening (nor), ripening-inhibitor (rin), never ripe (Nr), and epinastic (Epi). Our results show that B stress does not necessarily inhibit plant growth, but both B stress and ethylene signaling severely affected physiological parameters, such as photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and chlorophyll a fluorescence. Under B toxicity, visible symptoms of toxicity appeared in the roots and margins of the older leaves through necrosis, caused by the accumulation of B which stimulated ethylene biosynthesis in the shoots. Both nor and rin (ethylene signaling) mutants presented similar responses, being these genotypes more sensitive and displaying several morphophysiological alterations, including fruit productivity reductions, in response to the B toxicity conditions. Therefore, our results suggest that physiological and metabolic changes in response to B fluctuations are likely mediated by ethylene signaling.
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- Greice Leal Pereira
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Setor de Fisiologia Vegetal - Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Setor de Fisiologia Vegetal - Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus-AM, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Zhang Y, Fernie AR. The Role of TCA Cycle Enzymes in Plants. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2200238. [PMID: 37341441 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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As one of the iconic pathways in plant metabolism, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is commonly thought to not only be responsible for the oxidization of respiratory substrate to drive ATP synthesis but also provide carbon skeletons to anabolic processes and contribute to carbon-nitrogen interaction and biotic stress responses. The functions of the TCA cycle enzymes are characterized by a saturation transgenesis approach, whereby the constituent expression of proteins is knocked out or reduced in order to investigate their function in vivo. The alteration of TCA cycle enzyme expression results in changed plant growth and photosynthesis under controlled conditions. Moreover, improvements in plant performance and postharvest properties are reported by overexpression of either endogenous forms or heterologous genes of a number of the enzymes. Given the importance of the TCA cycle in plant metabolism regulation, here, the function of each enzyme and its roles in different tissues are discussed. This article additionally highlights the recent finding that the plant TCA cycle, like that of mammals and microbes, dynamically assembles functional substrate channels or metabolons and discusses the implications of this finding to the current understanding of the metabolic regulation of the plant TCA cycle.
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- Youjun Zhang
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Center of Plant System Biology and Biotechnology, Plovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Center of Plant System Biology and Biotechnology, Plovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria
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Lima VF, Freire FBS, Cândido-Sobrinho SA, Porto NP, Medeiros DB, Erban A, Kopka J, Schwarzländer M, Fernie AR, Daloso DM. Unveiling the dark side of guard cell metabolism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107862. [PMID: 37413941 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Evidence suggests that guard cells have higher rate of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPc)-mediated dark CO2 assimilation than mesophyll cells. However, it is unknown which metabolic pathways are activated following dark CO2 assimilation in guard cells. Furthermore, it remains unclear how the metabolic fluxes throughout the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and associated pathways are regulated in illuminated guard cells. Here we carried out a13C-HCO3 labelling experiment in tobacco guard cells harvested under continuous dark or during the dark-to-light transition to elucidate principles of metabolic dynamics downstream of CO2 assimilation. Most metabolic changes were similar between dark-exposed and illuminated guard cells. However, illumination altered the metabolic network structure of guard cells and increased the 13C-enrichment in sugars and metabolites associated to the TCA cycle. Sucrose was labelled in the dark, but light exposure increased the 13C-labelling and leads to more drastic reductions in the content of this metabolite. Fumarate was strongly labelled under both dark and light conditions, while illumination increased the 13C-enrichment in pyruvate, succinate and glutamate. Only one 13C was incorporated into malate and citrate in either dark or light conditions. Our results indicate that several metabolic pathways are redirected following PEPc-mediated CO2 assimilation in the dark, including gluconeogenesis and the TCA cycle. We further showed that the PEPc-mediated CO2 assimilation provides carbons for gluconeogenesis, the TCA cycle and glutamate synthesis and that previously stored malate and citrate are used to underpin the specific metabolic requirements of illuminated guard cells.
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- Valéria F Lima
- LabPlant, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60451-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- LabPlant, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60451-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- LabPlant, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60451-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- LabPlant, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60451-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48143, Münster, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- LabPlant, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60451-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Avico EH, Acevedo RM, Duarte MJ, Rodrigues Salvador A, Nunes-Nesi A, Ruiz OA, Sansberro PA. Integrating Transcriptional, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses to Drought Stress in Ilex paraguariensis Roots. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2404. [PMID: 37446965 DOI: 10.3390/plants12132404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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The appearance of water stress episodes triggers leaf abscission and decreases Ilex paraguariensis yield. To explore the mechanisms that allow it to overcome dehydration, we investigated how the root gene expression varied between water-stressed and non-stressed plants and how the modulation of gene expression was linked to metabolite composition and physiological status. After water deprivation, 5160 differentially expressed transcripts were obtained through RNA-seq. The functional enrichment of induced transcripts revealed significant transcriptional remodelling of stress-related perception, signalling, transcription, and metabolism. Simultaneously, the induction of the enzyme 9-cis-expoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) transcripts reflected the central role of the hormone abscisic acid in this response. Consequently, the total content of amino acids and soluble sugars increased, and that of starch decreased. Likewise, osmotic adjustment and radical growth were significantly promoted to preserve cell membranes and water uptake. This study provides a valuable resource for future research to understand the molecular adaptation of I. paraguariensis plants under drought conditions and facilitates the exploration of drought-tolerant candidate genes.
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- Edgardo H Avico
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Aplicada y Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sgto. Cabral 2131, Corrientes W3402BKG, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Aplicada y Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sgto. Cabral 2131, Corrientes W3402BKG, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Aplicada y Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sgto. Cabral 2131, Corrientes W3402BKG, Argentina
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Unidad de Biotecnología 1, IIB-INTECH (UNSAM-CONICET), Chascomús B7130IWA, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Aplicada y Genómica Funcional, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sgto. Cabral 2131, Corrientes W3402BKG, Argentina
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Le QTN, Sugi N, Yamaguchi M, Hirayama T, Kobayashi M, Suzuki Y, Kusano M, Shiba H. Morphological and metabolomics profiling of intraspecific Arabidopsis hybrids in relation to biomass heterosis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9529. [PMID: 37308530 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36618-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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Heterosis contributes greatly to the worldwide agricultural yield. However, the molecular mechanism underlying heterosis remains unclear. This study took advantage of Arabidopsis intraspecific hybrids to identify heterosis-related metabolites. Forty-six intraspecific hybrids were used to examine parental effects on seed area and germination time. The degree of heterosis was evaluated based on biomass: combinations showing high heterosis of F1 hybrids exhibited a biomass increase from 6.1 to 44% over the better parent value (BPV), whereas that of the low- and no-heterosis hybrids ranged from - 19.8 to 9.8% over the BPV. Metabolomics analyses of F1 hybrids with high heterosis and those with low one suggested that changes in TCA cycle intermediates are key factors that control growth. Notably, higher fumarate/malate ratios were observed in the high heterosis F1 hybrids, suggesting they provide metabolic support associated with the increased biomass. These hybrids may produce more energy-intensive biomass by speeding up the efficiency of TCA fluxes. However, the expression levels of TCA-process-related genes in F1 hybrids were not associated with the intensity of heterosis, suggesting that the post-transcriptional or post-translational regulation of these genes may affect the productivity of the intermediates in the TCA cycle.
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- Quynh Thi Ngoc Le
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Thuyloi University, 175 Tay Son, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro 1-7-22, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro 1-7-22, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Japan
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- Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-Nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
- Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ten-Nodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Neri-Silva R, Monteiro-Batista RDC, Fonseca-Pereira PD, Nunes MD, Viana-Silva AL, Palhares Ribeiro T, Pérez-Díaz JL, Medeiros DB, Araújo WL, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A. On the Significance of the ADNT1 Carrier in Arabidopsis thaliana under Waterlogging Conditions. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050731. [PMID: 37238601 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Among the adenylate carriers identified in Arabidopsis thaliana, only the AMP/ATP transporter ADNT1 shows increased expression in roots under waterlogging stress conditions. Here, we investigated the impact of a reduced expression of ADNT1 in A. thaliana plants submitted to waterlogging conditions. For this purpose, an adnt1 T-DNA mutant and two ADNT1 antisense lines were evaluated. Following waterlogging, ADNT1 deficiency resulted in a reduced maximum quantum yield of PSII electron transport (significantly for adnt1 and antisense Line 10), indicating a higher impact caused by the stress in the mutants. In addition, ADNT1 deficient lines showed higher levels of AMP in roots under nonstress condition. This result indicates that the downregulation of ADNT1 impacts the levels of adenylates. ADNT1-deficient plants exhibited a differential expression pattern of hypoxia-related genes with an increase in non-fermenting-related-kinase 1 (SnRK1) expression and upregulation of adenylate kinase (ADK) under stress and non-stress conditions. Together, these results indicated that the lower expression of ADNT1 is associated with an early "hypoxic status" due to the perturbation of the adenylate pool caused by reduced AMP import by mitochondria. This perturbation, which is sensed by SnRK1, results in a metabolic reprogramming associated with early induction of the fermentative pathway in ADNT1 deficient plants.
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- Roberto Neri-Silva
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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Rosado-Souza L, Yokoyama R, Sonnewald U, Fernie AR. Understanding source-sink interactions: Progress in model plants and translational research to crops. MOLECULAR PLANT 2023; 16:96-121. [PMID: 36447435 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Agriculture is facing a massive increase in demand per hectare as a result of an ever-expanding population and environmental deterioration. While we have learned much about how environmental conditions and diseases impact crop yield, until recently considerably less was known concerning endogenous factors, including within-plant nutrient allocation. In this review, we discuss studies of source-sink interactions covering both fundamental research in model systems under controlled growth conditions and how the findings are being translated to crop plants in the field. In this respect we detail efforts aimed at improving and/or combining C3, C4, and CAM modes of photosynthesis, altering the chloroplastic electron transport chain, modulating photorespiration, adopting bacterial/algal carbon-concentrating mechanisms, and enhancing nitrogen- and water-use efficiencies. Moreover, we discuss how modulating TCA cycle activities and primary metabolism can result in increased rates of photosynthesis and outline the opportunities that evaluating natural variation in photosynthesis may afford. Although source, transport, and sink functions are all covered in this review, we focus on discussing source functions because the majority of research has been conducted in this field. Nevertheless, considerable recent evidence, alongside the evidence from classical studies, demonstrates that both transport and sink functions are also incredibly important determinants of yield. We thus describe recent evidence supporting this notion and suggest that future strategies for yield improvement should focus on combining improvements in each of these steps to approach yield optimization.
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- Laise Rosado-Souza
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstrasse 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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Guo H, Xiong X, Wang Y, Tian H, Zhang S, Geng G. Integrative proteomic and physiological analyses of the molecular response to dessication-stress in Auricularia fibrillifera. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:995810. [PMID: 36212373 PMCID: PMC9532602 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.995810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Drought stress is one of the main factors influencing the growth and development of an organism. Auricularia fibrillifera has strong dessication resistance. In A. fibrillifera under dessication-stress, the melanin content of fruiting bodies elevated significantly by >10-fold compared with the control. Folate content also increased sharply but decreased significantly after rehydration, and amino acid and biotin levels increased by 40.11 and 22.14%, respectively. In proteomic analysis, 1,572 and 21 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) were identified under dessication-stress and rehydration, respectively. A large number of DAPs were annotated in "amino acid metabolism," "carbohydrate metabolism," and "translation" pathways, and the DAPs related to osmotic regulation and antioxidant enzymes were significantly increased in abundance. Transcriptome-proteome association analysis showed that most DAPs (30) were annotated in the "biosynthesis of antibiotics" pathway. DAPs and corresponding differentially expressed genes were all up-regulated in the "biotin biosynthesis" pathway and associated with "folate biosynthesis" and "phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis." In the analysis of protein-protein interactions, the DAPs annotated in the "phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis" pathway had the strongest interactions with other DAPs. These enriched pathways could enhance amino acid, folate, biotin, and melanin levels during desiccation stress, which is consistent with the physiological data (amino acid, folate, biotin, and melanin contents). In addition, many DAPs related to the cytoskeleton were significantly increased in abundance under dessication-stress. Physiological and transcriptome data were in agreement with proteomic results. This work provides valuable insight into the dessication-tolerant mechanisms of A. fibrillifera.
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Vaitkevičiūtė G, Aleliūnas A, Gibon Y, Armonienė R. The effect of cold acclimation, deacclimation and reacclimation on metabolite profiles and freezing tolerance in winter wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:959118. [PMID: 36046584 PMCID: PMC9421140 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.959118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Global climate change will cause longer and warmer autumns, thus negatively affecting the quality of cold acclimation (CA) and reducing the freezing tolerance (FT) of winter wheat. Insufficient FT and fluctuating temperatures during winter can accelerate the deacclimation (DEA) process, whereas reacclimation (REA) is possible only while the vernalization requirement is unfulfilled. Six winter wheat genotypes with different winter hardiness profiles were used to evaluate the impact of constant low-temperature (2°C) and prolonged higher low-temperature (28 days at 10°C followed by 2°C until day 49) on shoot biomass and metabolite accumulation patterns in leaf and crown tissues throughout 49 days of CA, 7 days of DEA, and 14 days of REA. The FT of winter wheat was determined as LT30 values by conducting freezing tests after CA, DEA, and REA. Shoot biomass accumulation, projected as the green leaf area (GLA), was investigated by non-destructive RGB imaging-based phenotyping. Dynamics of carbohydrates, hexose phosphates, organic acids, proteins, and amino acids were assessed in leaf and crown tissues. Results revealed that exposure to higher low-temperature induced higher accumulation of shoot biomass and had a negative impact on FT of winter wheat. Prolonged higher low-temperature negatively affected the accumulation of soluble carbohydrates, protein content and amino acids, and had a positive effect on starch accumulation in leaf and crown tissues after CA, in comparison with the constant low-temperature treatment. DEA resulted in significantly reduced FT. Lower concentrations of glucose-6-phosphate, sucrose and proline, as well as higher concentrations of starch in leaves and crowns were found after DEA. The majority of the genotypes regained FT after REA; higher concentrations of glucose and malate in leaves, and sucrose in crown tissue were observed, whereas starch accumulation was decreased in both tissues. Negative correlations were determined between FT and starch concentration in leaves and crowns, while proline and proteins, accumulated in crowns, showed positive correlations with FT. This study broadens the knowledge regarding the effect of different low-temperature regimes on the dynamics of metabolite accumulation in winter wheat throughout CA, DEA, and REA, and its relationship to biomass accumulation and FT.
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- Gabija Vaitkevičiūtė
- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Akademija, Lithuania
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Akademija, Lithuania
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux Metabolome, UMR 1332 BFP, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Akademija, Lithuania
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Feitosa-Araujo E, da Fonseca-Pereira P, Pena MM, Lana-Costa J, Coelho DG, de Oliveira Silva FM, Medeiros DB, Linka N, Araújo WL, Weber APM, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A. Mitochondrial and peroxisomal NAD + uptake are important for improved photosynthesis and seed yield under elevated CO 2 concentrations. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:713-730. [PMID: 35644998 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15846] [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: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As sessile organisms, plants must adapt their physiology and developmental processes to cope with challenging environmental circumstances, such as the ongoing elevation in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2 ) levels. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+ ) is a cornerstone of plant metabolism and plays an essential role in redox homeostasis. Given that plants impaired in NAD metabolism and transport often display growth defects, low seed production and disturbed stomatal development/movement, we hypothesized that subcellular NAD distribution could be a candidate for plants to exploit the effects of CO2 fertilization. We report that an efficient subcellular NAD+ distribution is required for the fecundity-promoting effects of elevated CO2 levels. Plants with reduced expression of either mitochondrial (NDT1 or NDT2) or peroxisomal (PXN) NAD+ transporter genes grown under elevated CO2 exhibited reduced total leaf area compared with the wild-type while PXN mutants also displayed reduced leaf number. NDT2 and PXN lines grown under elevated CO2 conditions displayed reduced rosette dry weight and lower photosynthetic rates coupled with reduced stomatal conductance. Interestingly, high CO2 doubled seed production and seed weight in the wild-type, whereas the mutants were less responsive to increases in CO2 levels during reproduction, producing far fewer seeds than the wild-type under both CO2 conditions. These data highlight the importance of mitochondrial and peroxisomal NAD+ uptake mediated by distinct NAD transporter proteins to modulate photosynthesis and seed production under high CO2 levels.
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- Elias Feitosa-Araujo
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam Golm, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam Golm, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Alexandre Moraes T, Mengin V, Peixoto B, Encke B, Krohn N, Höhne M, Krause U, Stitt M. The circadian clock mutant lhy cca1 elf3 paces starch mobilization to dawn despite severely disrupted circadian clock function. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:2332-2356. [PMID: 35567528 PMCID: PMC9348821 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many plants, including Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), accumulate starch in the daytime and remobilize it to support maintenance and growth at night. Starch accumulation is increased when carbon is in short supply, for example, in short photoperiods. Mobilization is paced to exhaust starch around dawn, as anticipated by the circadian clock. This diel pattern of turnover is largely robust against loss of day, dawn, dusk, or evening clock components. Here, we investigated diel starch turnover in the triple circadian clock mutant lhy cca1 elf3, which lacks the LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL and the CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1) dawn components and the EARLY FLOWERING3 (ELF3) evening components of the circadian clock. The diel oscillations of transcripts for the remaining clock components and related genes like REVEILLE and PHYTOCHROME-INTERACING FACTOR family members exhibited attenuated amplitudes and altered peak time, weakened dawn dominance, and decreased robustness against changes in the external light-dark cycle. The triple mutant was unable to increase starch accumulation in short photoperiods. However, it was still able to pace starch mobilization to around dawn in different photoperiods and growth irradiances and to around 24 h after the previous dawn in T17 and T28 cycles. The triple mutant was able to slow down starch mobilization after a sudden low-light day or a sudden early dusk, although in the latter case it did not fully compensate for the lengthened night. Overall, there was a slight trend to less linear mobilization of starch. Thus, starch mobilization can be paced rather robustly to dawn despite a major disruption of the transcriptional clock. It is proposed that temporal information can be delivered from clock components or a semi-autonomous oscillator.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156,Portugal
- GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras 2780-157,Portugal
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- Systematic Botany and Biodiversity, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin D-10115, Germany
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- Abteilung für Parodontologie und Synoptische Zahnmedizin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin 14197, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germany
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Batista-Silva W, Carvalho de Oliveira A, Martins AO, Siqueira JA, Rodrigues-Salvador A, Omena-Garcia RP, Medeiros DB, Peres LEP, Ribeiro DM, Zsögön A, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL. Reduced auxin signalling through the cyclophilin gene DIAGEOTROPICA impacts tomato fruit development and metabolism during ripening. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4113-4128. [PMID: 35383842 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac143] [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: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Auxin is an important hormone playing crucial roles during fruit growth and ripening; however, the metabolic impact of changes in auxin signalling during tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) ripening remains unclear. Here, we investigated the significance of changes in auxin signalling during different stages of fruit development by analysing changes in tomato fruit quality and primary metabolism using mutants with either lower or higher auxin sensitivity [diageotropica (dgt) and entire mutants, respectively]. Altered auxin sensitivity modifies metabolism, through direct impacts on fruit respiration and fruit growth. We verified that the dgt mutant plants exhibit reductions in fruit set, total fruit dry weight, fruit size, number of seeds per fruit, and fresh weight loss during post-harvest. Sugar accumulation was associated with delayed fruit ripening in dgt, probably connected with reduced ethylene levels and respiration, coupled with a lower rate of starch degradation. In contrast, despite exhibiting parthenocarpy, increased auxin perception (entire) did not alter fruit ripening, leading to only minor changes in primary metabolism. By performing a comprehensive analysis, our results connect auxin signalling and metabolic changes during tomato fruit development, indicating that reduced auxin signalling led to extensive changes in sugar concentration and starch metabolism during tomato fruit ripening.
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- Willian Batista-Silva
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Central Metabolism Group, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Departmento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Central Metabolism Group, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Parrilla J, Medici A, Gaillard C, Verbeke J, Gibon Y, Rolin D, Laloi M, Finkelstein RR, Atanassova R. Grape ASR Regulates Glucose Transport, Metabolism and Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116194. [PMID: 35682874 PMCID: PMC9181829 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To decipher the mediator role of the grape Abscisic acid, Stress, Ripening (ASR) protein, VvMSA, in the pathways of glucose signaling through the regulation of its target, the promoter of hexose transporter VvHT1, we overexpressed and repressed VvMSA in embryogenic and non-embryogenic grapevine cells. The embryogenic cells with organized cell proliferation were chosen as an appropriate model for high sensitivity to the glucose signal, due to their very low intracellular glucose content and low glycolysis flux. In contrast, the non-embryogenic cells displaying anarchic cell proliferation, supported by high glycolysis flux and a partial switch to fermentation, appeared particularly sensitive to inhibitors of glucose metabolism. By using different glucose analogs to discriminate between distinct pathways of glucose signal transduction, we revealed VvMSA positioning as a transcriptional regulator of the glucose transporter gene VvHT1 in glycolysis-dependent glucose signaling. The effects of both the overexpression and repression of VvMSA on glucose transport and metabolism via glycolysis were analyzed, and the results demonstrated its role as a mediator in the interplay of glucose metabolism, transport and signaling. The overexpression of VvMSA in the Arabidopsis mutant abi8 provided evidence for its partial functional complementation by improving glucose absorption activity.
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- Jonathan Parrilla
- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
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- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
- Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier (IPSiM), UMR CNRS/INRAE/Institut Agro/Université de Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
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- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
- GReD-UMR CNRS 6293/INSERM U1103, CRBC, Faculté de Médecine, Université Clermont-Auvergne, 28 Place Henri Dunant, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie (BFP), INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 33882 Bordeaux, France; (Y.G.); (D.R.)
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- UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie (BFP), INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 33882 Bordeaux, France; (Y.G.); (D.R.)
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- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA;
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- UMR CNRS 7267 Écologie et Biologie des Interactions, Équipe Sucres & Echanges Végétaux Environnement, Université de Poitiers, 3 Rue Jacques Fort, 86073 Poitiers, France; (J.P.); (A.M.); (C.G.); (J.V.); (M.L.)
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Parma DF, Vaz MGMV, Falquetto P, Silva JC, Clarindo WR, Westhoff P, van Velzen R, Schlüter U, Araújo WL, Schranz ME, Weber APM, Nunes-Nesi A. New Insights Into the Evolution of C 4 Photosynthesis Offered by the Tarenaya Cluster of Cleomaceae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:756505. [PMID: 35116048 PMCID: PMC8803641 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.756505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Cleomaceae is closely related to Brassicaceae and includes C3, C3-C4, and C4 species. Thus, this family represents an interesting system for studying the evolution of the carbon concentrating mechanism. However, inadequate genetic information on Cleomaceae limits their research applications. Here, we characterized 22 Cleomaceae accessions [3 genera (Cleoserrata, Gynandropsis, and Tarenaya) and 11 species] in terms of genome size; molecular phylogeny; as well as anatomical, biochemical, and photosynthetic traits. We clustered the species into seven groups based on genome size. Interestingly, despite clear differences in genome size (2C, ranging from 0.55 to 1.3 pg) in Tarenaya spp., this variation was not consistent with phylogenetic grouping based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) marker, suggesting the occurrence of multiple polyploidy events within this genus. Moreover, only G. gynandra, which possesses a large nuclear genome, exhibited the C4 metabolism. Among the C3-like species, we observed intra- and interspecific variation in nuclear genome size as well as in biochemical, physiological, and anatomical traits. Furthermore, the C3-like species had increased venation density and bundle sheath cell size, compared to C4 species, which likely predisposed the former lineages to C4 photosynthesis. Accordingly, our findings demonstrate the potential of Cleomaceae, mainly members of Tarenaya, in offering novel insights into the evolution of C4 photosynthesis.
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- Daniele F. Parma
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics Laboratory, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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Moreno-García B, López-Calcagno PE, Raines CA, Sweetlove LJ. Suppression of metabolite shuttles for export of chloroplast and mitochondrial ATP and NADPH increases the cytosolic NADH:NAD + ratio in tobacco leaves in the dark. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 268:153578. [PMID: 34911031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The communication between chloroplasts and mitochondria, which depends on the inter-organellar exchange of carbon skeletons, energy, and reducing equivalents, is essential for maintaining efficient respiratory metabolism and photosynthesis. We devised a multi-transgene approach to manipulate the leaf energy and redox balance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) while monitoring the in vivo cytosolic redox status of NAD(H) using the biosensor c-Peredox-mCherry. Our strategy involved altering the shuttling capacity of the chloroplast by (1) increasing the chloroplast malate valve capacity by overexpression of the chloroplast malate valve transporter pOMT from Arabidopsis (AtpOMT1) while (2) reducing the activity of the chloroplast triose-phosphate/3-phosphoglycerate shuttle by knocking down the cytosolic NAD-dependent glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NtGAPC). This was accompanied by (3) alterations to the export of reducing equivalents in the mitochondria by knocking down the mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (NtmMDH) and (4) an increased expression of the mitochondrial fission regulator FIS1A from Arabidopsis (AtFIS1A). The multi-transgene tobacco plants were analysed in glasshouse conditions and showed significant increases in the cytosolic NADH:NAD+ in the dark when transcript levels for NtGAPC or NtmMDH were knocked down. In addition, principal component analysis and Spearman correlation analyses showed negative correlations between average transcript levels for the gene targets and parameters related to chlorophyll fluorescence and plant growth. Our results highlight the importance of the shuttling of energy and reducing equivalents from chloroplasts and mitochondria to support photosynthesis and growth and suggest an important role for the dual 2-oxoglutarate/malate and oxaloacetate/malate transporter (pOMT).
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- Beatriz Moreno-García
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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Metabolic shifts during fruit development in pungent and non-pungent peppers. Food Chem 2021; 375:131850. [PMID: 34953242 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fruit pungency is caused by the accumulation of capsaicinoids, secondary metabolites whose relation to primary metabolism remains unclear. We have selected ten geographically diverse accessions of Capsicum chinense Jacq with different pungency levels. A detailed metabolic profile was conducted in the fruit placenta and pericarp at 20, 45, and 60 days after anthesis aiming at increasing our understanding of the metabolic changes in these tissues across fruit development and their potential connection to capsaicin metabolism. Overall, despite the variation in fruit pungency among the ten accessions, the composition and metabolite levels in both placenta and pericarp were uniformly stable across accessions. Most of the metabolite variability occurred between the fruit developmental stages rather than among the accessions. Interestingly, different metabolite adjustments in the placenta were observed among pungent and non-pungent accessions, which seem to be related to differences in the genetic background. Furthermore, we observed high coordination between metabolites and capsaicin production in C. chinense fruits, suggesting that pungency in placenta is adjusted with primary metabolism.
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Pinto VB, Almeida VC, Pereira-Lima ÍA, Vale EM, Araújo WL, Silveira V, Viana JMS. Deciphering the major metabolic pathways associated with aluminum tolerance in popcorn roots using label-free quantitative proteomics. PLANTA 2021; 254:132. [PMID: 34821986 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03786-y] [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: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Al responsive proteins are associated with starch, sucrose, and other carbohydrate metabolic pathways. Sucrose synthase is a candidate to Al tolerance. Al responses are regulated at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. Aluminum toxicity is one of the important abiotic stresses that affects worldwide crop production. The soluble form of aluminum (Al3+) inhibits root growth by altering water and nutrient uptake, a process that also reduces plant growth and development. Under long-term Al3+ exposure, plants can activate several tolerance mechanisms. To date, no reports of large-scale proteomic data concerning maize responses to this ion have been published. To investigate the post-transcriptional regulation in response to Al toxicity, we performed label-free quantitative proteomics for comparative analysis of two Al-contrasting popcorn inbred lines and an Al-tolerant commercial hybrid during 72 h under Al-stress conditions. A total of 489 differentially accumulated proteins (DAPs) were identified in the Al-sensitive inbred line, 491 in the Al-tolerant inbred line, and 277 in the commercial hybrid. Among them, 120 DAPs were co-expressed in both Al tolerant genotypes. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that starch, sucrose, and other components of carbohydrate metabolism and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis are the biochemical processes regulated in response to Al toxicity. Sucrose synthase accumulation and an increase in sucrose content and starch degradation suggest that these components may enhance popcorn tolerance to Al stress. The accumulation of citrate synthase suggests a key role for this enzyme in the detoxification process in the Al-tolerant inbred line. The integration of transcriptomic and proteomic data indicates that the Al tolerance response presents a complex regulatory network into the transcription and translation dynamics of popcorn root development.
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- Vitor Batista Pinto
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia (CBB), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil.
- Setor de Genômica e Proteômica. CBB, Unidade de Biologia Integrativa, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia (CBB), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
- Setor de Genômica e Proteômica. CBB, Unidade de Biologia Integrativa, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia (CBB), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
- Setor de Genômica e Proteômica. CBB, Unidade de Biologia Integrativa, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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Liu Y, Qu J, Shi Z, Zhang P, Ren M. Comparative genomic analysis of the tricarboxylic acid cycle members in four Solanaceae vegetable crops and expression pattern analysis in Solanum tuberosum. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:821. [PMID: 34773990 PMCID: PMC8590752 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is crucial for energy supply in animal, plant, and microbial cells. It is not only the main pathway of carbohydrate catabolism but also the final pathway of lipid and protein catabolism. Some TCA genes have been found to play important roles in the growth and development of tomato and potato, but no comprehensive study of TCA cycle genes in Solanaceae crops has been reported. Results In this study, we analyzed TCA cycle genes in four important Solanaceae vegetable crops (potato (Solanum tuberosum), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), eggplant (Solanum melongena), and pepper (Capsicum annuum)) based on comparative genomics. The four Solanaceae crops had a total of 180 TCA cycle genes: 43 in potato, 44 in tomato, 40 in eggplant, and 53 in pepper. Phylogenetic analysis, collinearity analysis, and tissue expression patterns revealed the conservation of and differences in TCA cycle genes between the four Solanaceae crops and found that there were unique subgroup members in Solanaceae crops that were independent of Arabidopsis genes. The expression analysis of potato TCA cycle genes showed that (1) they were widely expressed in various tissues, and some transcripts like Soltu.DM.01G003320.1(SCoAL) and Soltu.DM.04G021520.1 (SDH) mainly accumulate in vegetative organs, and some transcripts such as Soltu.DM.12G005620.3 (SDH) and Soltu.DM.02G007400.4 (MDH) are preferentially expressed in reproductive organs; (2) several transcripts can be significantly induced by hormones, such as Soltu.DM.08G023870.2 (IDH) and Soltu.DM.06G029290.1 (SDH) under ABA treatment, and Soltu.DM.07G021850.2 (CSY) and Soltu.DM.09G026740.1 (MDH) under BAP treatment, and Soltu.DM.02G000940.1 (IDH) and Soltu.DM.01G031350.4 (MDH) under GA treatment; (3) Soltu.DM.11G024650.1 (SDH) can be upregulated by the three disease resistance inducers including Phytophthora infestans, acibenzolar-S-methyl (BTH), and DL-β-amino-n-butyric acid (BABA); and (4) the levels of Soltu.DM.01G045790.1 (MDH), Soltu.DM.01G028520.3 (CSY), and Soltu.DM.12G028700.1 (CSY) can be activated by both NaCl and mannitol. The subcellular localization results of three potato citrate synthases showed that Soltu.DM.01G028520.3 was localized in mitochondria, while Soltu.DM.12G028700.1 and Soltu.DM.07G021850.1 were localized in the cytoplasm. Conclusions This study provides a scientific foundation for the comprehensive understanding and functional studies of TCA cycle genes in Solanaceae crops and reveals their potential roles in potato growth, development, and stress response. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-08109-9.
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- Yongming Liu
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 610213, Chengdu, China.,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural, Sciences of Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, 572025, Sanya, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 611130, Chengdu, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 611130, Chengdu, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 611130, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 610213, Chengdu, China. .,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural, Sciences of Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China. .,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, 572025, Sanya, China.
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Pompelli MF, Ferreira PPB, Chaves ARM, Figueiredo RCBQ, Martins AO, Jarma-Orozco A, Bhatt A, Batista-Silva W, Endres L, Araújo WL. Physiological, metabolic, and stomatal adjustments in response to salt stress in Jatropha curcas. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 168:116-127. [PMID: 34628173 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Salinity is a major issue affecting photosynthesis and crop production worldwide. High salinity induces both osmotic and ionic stress in plant tissues as a result of complex interactions among morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes. Salinity, in turn, can provoke inactivation of some enzymes in the Calvin-Benson cycle and therefore affect the fine adjustment of electron transport in photosystem I and carbon related reactions. Here, we used three contrasting Jatropha curcas genotypes namely CNPAE183 (considered tolerant to salinity), CNPAE218 (sensible), and JCAL171 (intermediate) to understand salinity responses. By performing a long-term (12 months) experiment in land conditions, we investigated distinct mechanisms used by J. curcas to cope with threatening salinity effects by analyzing gas exchange, mineral nutrition and metabolic responses. First, our results highlighted the plasticity of stomatal development and density in J. curcas under salt stress. It also demonstrated that the CNPAE183 presented higher salt-tolerance whereas CNPAE218 displayed a more sensitive salt-tolerance response. Our results also revealed that both tolerance and sensitivity to salinity were connected with an extensive metabolite reprogramming in the Calvin-Benson cycle and Tricarboxylic Acid cycle intermediates with significant changes in amino acids and organic acids. Collectively, these results indicate that the CNPAE183 and CNPAE218 genotypes demonstrated certain characteristics of salt-tolerant-like and salt-sensitive-like genotypes, respectively. Overall, our results highlight the significance of metabolites associated with salt responses and further provide a useful selection criterion in during screening for salt tolerance in J. curcas in breeding programmes.
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- Marcelo F Pompelli
- Grupo Regional de Investigación Participativa de los Pequeños Productores de la Costa Atlantica. Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 77- 305 Montería, Córdoba, Colombia.
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- Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/FIOCRUZ, Departamento de Microbiologia, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Grupo Regional de Investigación Participativa de los Pequeños Productores de la Costa Atlantica. Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 77- 305 Montería, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Jiujiang, China
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal, Centro de Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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Møller IM, Rasmusson AG, Van Aken O. Plant mitochondria - past, present and future. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:912-959. [PMID: 34528296 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The study of plant mitochondria started in earnest around 1950 with the first isolations of mitochondria from animal and plant tissues. The first 35 years were spent establishing the basic properties of plant mitochondria and plant respiration using biochemical and physiological approaches. A number of unique properties (compared to mammalian mitochondria) were observed: (i) the ability to oxidize malate, glycine and cytosolic NAD(P)H at high rates; (ii) the partial insensitivity to rotenone, which turned out to be due to the presence of a second NADH dehydrogenase on the inner surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane in addition to the classical Complex I NADH dehydrogenase; and (iii) the partial insensitivity to cyanide, which turned out to be due to an alternative oxidase, which is also located on the inner surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane, in addition to the classical Complex IV, cytochrome oxidase. With the appearance of molecular biology methods around 1985, followed by genomics, further unique properties were discovered: (iv) plant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 10-600 times larger than the mammalian mtDNA, yet it only contains approximately 50% more genes; (v) plant mtDNA has kept the standard genetic code, and it has a low divergence rate with respect to point mutations, but a high recombinatorial activity; (vi) mitochondrial mRNA maturation includes a uniquely complex set of activities for processing, splicing and editing (at hundreds of sites); (vii) recombination in mtDNA creates novel reading frames that can produce male sterility; and (viii) plant mitochondria have a large proteome with 2000-3000 different proteins containing many unique proteins such as 200-300 pentatricopeptide repeat proteins. We describe the present and fairly detailed picture of the structure and function of plant mitochondria and how the unique properties make their metabolism more flexible allowing them to be involved in many diverse processes in the plant cell, such as photosynthesis, photorespiration, CAM and C4 metabolism, heat production, temperature control, stress resistance mechanisms, programmed cell death and genomic evolution. However, it is still a challenge to understand how the regulation of metabolism and mtDNA expression works at the cellular level and how retrograde signaling from the mitochondria coordinates all those processes.
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- Ian Max Møller
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, DK-4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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Medeiros DB, Aarabi F, Martinez Rivas FJ, Fernie AR. The knowns and unknowns of intracellular partitioning of carbon and nitrogen, with focus on the organic acid-mediated interplay between mitochondrion and chloroplast. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 266:153521. [PMID: 34537467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The presence of specialized cellular compartments in higher plants express an extraordinary degree of intracellular organization, which provides efficient mechanisms to avoid misbalancing of the metabolism. This offers the flexibility by which plants can quickly acclimate to fluctuating environmental conditions. For that, a fine temporal and spatial regulation of metabolic pathways is required and involves several players e.g. organic acids. In this review we discuss different facets of the organic acid metabolism within plant cells with special focus to those related to the interactions between organic acids compartmentalization and the partitioning of carbon and nitrogen. The connections between organic acids and CO2 assimilation, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, amino acids metabolism, and redox status are highlighted. Moreover, the key enzymes and transporters as well as their function on the coordination of interorganellar metabolic exchanges are discussed.
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- David B Medeiros
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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Condori-Apfata JA, Batista-Silva W, Medeiros DB, Vargas JR, Valente LML, Pérez-Díaz JL, Fernie AR, Araújo WL, Nunes-Nesi A. Downregulation of the E2 Subunit of 2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase Modulates Plant Growth by Impacting Carbon-Nitrogen Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 62:798-814. [PMID: 33693904 PMCID: PMC8484937 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In Arabidopsis thaliana, two genes encode the E2 subunit of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (2-OGDH), a multimeric complex composed of three subunits. To functionally characterize the isoforms of E2 subunit, we isolated Arabidopsis mutant lines for each gene encoding the E2 subunit and performed a detailed molecular and physiological characterization of the plants under controlled growth conditions. The functional lack of expression of E2 subunit isoforms of 2-OGDH increased plant growth, reduced dark respiration and altered carbohydrate metabolism without changes in the photosynthetic rate. Interestingly, plants from e2-ogdh lines also exhibited reduced seed weight without alterations in total seed number. We additionally observed that downregulation of 2-OGDH activity led to minor changes in the levels of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates without clear correlation with the reduced expression of specific E2-OGDH isoforms. Furthermore, the e2-ogdh mutant lines exhibited a reduction by up to 25% in the leaf total amino acids without consistent changes in the amino acid profile. Taken together, our results indicate that the two isoforms of E2 subunit play a similar role in carbon-nitrogen metabolism, in plant growth and in seed weight.
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- Jorge A Condori-Apfata
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam Golm 14476, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- * Corresponding authors: Alisdair R. Fernie, E-mail, ; Adriano Nunes-Nesi, E-mail,
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- * Corresponding authors: Alisdair R. Fernie, E-mail, ; Adriano Nunes-Nesi, E-mail,
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da Fonseca-Pereira P, Souza PVL, Fernie AR, Timm S, Daloso DM, Araújo WL. Thioredoxin-mediated regulation of (photo)respiration and central metabolism. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:5987-6002. [PMID: 33649770 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Thioredoxins (TRXs) are ubiquitous proteins engaged in the redox regulation of plant metabolism. Whilst the light-dependent TRX-mediated activation of Calvin-Benson cycle enzymes is well documented, the role of extraplastidial TRXs in the control of the mitochondrial (photo)respiratory metabolism has been revealed relatively recently. Mitochondrially located TRX o1 has been identified as a regulator of alternative oxidase, enzymes of, or associated with, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and the mitochondrial dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (mtLPD) involved in photorespiration, the TCA cycle, and the degradation of branched chain amino acids. TRXs are seemingly a major point of metabolic regulation responsible for activating photosynthesis and adjusting mitochondrial photorespiratory metabolism according to the prevailing cellular redox status. Furthermore, TRX-mediated (de)activation of TCA cycle enzymes contributes to explain the non-cyclic flux mode of operation of this cycle in illuminated leaves. Here we provide an overview on the decisive role of TRXs in the coordination of mitochondrial metabolism in the light and provide in silico evidence for other redox-regulated photorespiratory enzymes. We further discuss the consequences of mtLPD regulation beyond photorespiration and provide outstanding questions that should be addressed in future studies to improve our understanding of the role of TRXs in the regulation of central metabolism.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Plant Physiology Department, Albert- Einstein-Str. 3, Rostock, Germany
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Le XH, Lee CP, Millar AH. The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) complex mediates one of three pyruvate-supplying pathways that sustain Arabidopsis respiratory metabolism. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:2776-2793. [PMID: 34137858 PMCID: PMC8408480 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Malate oxidation by plant mitochondria enables the generation of both oxaloacetate and pyruvate for tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle function, potentially eliminating the need for pyruvate transport into mitochondria in plants. Here, we show that the absence of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 (MPC1) causes the co-commitment loss of its putative orthologs, MPC3/MPC4, and eliminates pyruvate transport into Arabidopsis thaliana mitochondria, proving it is essential for MPC complex function. While the loss of either MPC or mitochondrial pyruvate-generating NAD-malic enzyme (NAD-ME) did not cause vegetative phenotypes, the lack of both reduced plant growth and caused an increase in cellular pyruvate levels, indicating a block in respiratory metabolism, and elevated the levels of branched-chain amino acids at night, a sign of alterative substrate provision for respiration. 13C-pyruvate feeding of leaves lacking MPC showed metabolic homeostasis was largely maintained except for alanine and glutamate, indicating that transamination contributes to the restoration of the metabolic network to an operating equilibrium by delivering pyruvate independently of MPC into the matrix. Inhibition of alanine aminotransferases when MPC1 is absent resulted in extremely retarded phenotypes in Arabidopsis, suggesting all pyruvate-supplying enzymes work synergistically to support the TCA cycle for sustained plant growth.
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- Xuyen H. Le
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
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Abbasi AZ, Bilal M, Khurshid G, Yiotis C, Zeb I, Hussain J, Baig A, Shah MM, Chaudhary SU, Osborne B, Ahmad R. Expression of cyanobacterial genes enhanced CO 2 assimilation and biomass production in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11860. [PMID: 34434649 PMCID: PMC8359801 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Photosynthesis is a key process in plants that is compromised by the oxygenase activity of Rubisco, which leads to the production of toxic compound phosphoglycolate that is catabolized by photorespiratory pathway. Transformation of plants with photorespiratory bypasses have been shown to reduce photorespiration and enhance plant biomass. Interestingly, engineering of a single gene from such photorespiratory bypasses has also improved photosynthesis and plant productivity. Although single gene transformations may not completely reduce photorespiration, increases in plant biomass accumulation have still been observed indicating an alternative role in regulating different metabolic processes. Therefore, the current study was aimed at evaluating the underlying mechanism (s) associated with the effects of introducing a single cyanobacterial glycolate decarboxylation pathway gene on photosynthesis and plant performance. Methods Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants (GD, HD, OX) expressing independently cyanobacterial decarboxylation pathway genes i.e., glycolate dehydrogenase, hydroxyacid dehydrogenase, and oxalate decarboxylase, respectively, were utilized. Photosynthetic, fluorescence related, and growth parameters were analyzed. Additionally, transcriptomic analysis of GD transgenic plants was also performed. Results The GD plants exhibited a significant increase (16%) in net photosynthesis rate while both HD and OX plants showed a non-significant (11%) increase as compared to wild type plants (WT). The stomatal conductance was significantly higher (24%) in GD and HD plants than the WT plants. The quantum efficiencies of photosystem II, carbon dioxide assimilation and the chlorophyll fluorescence-based photosynthetic electron transport rate were also higher than WT plants. The OX plants displayed significant reductions in the rate of photorespiration relative to gross photosynthesis and increase in the ratio of the photosynthetic electron flow attributable to carboxylation reactions over that attributable to oxygenation reactions. GD, HD and OX plants accumulated significantly higher biomass and seed weight. Soluble sugars were significantly increased in GD and HD plants, while the starch levels were higher in all transgenic plants. The transcriptomic analysis of GD plants revealed 650 up-regulated genes mainly related to photosynthesis, photorespiratory pathway, sucrose metabolism, chlorophyll biosynthesis and glutathione metabolism. Conclusion This study revealed the potential of introduced cyanobacterial pathway genes to enhance photosynthetic and growth-related parameters. The upregulation of genes related to different pathways provided evidence of the underlying mechanisms involved particularly in GD plants. However, transcriptomic profiling of HD and OX plants can further help to identify other potential mechanisms involved in improved plant productivity.
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- Anum Zeb Abbasi
- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
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Nascimento VL, Pereira AM, Siqueira JA, Pereira AS, Silva VF, Costa LC, Ribeiro DM, Zsögön A, Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL. Exogenous ethylene reduces growth via alterations in central metabolism and cell wall composition in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 263:153460. [PMID: 34217838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ethylene is a gaseous hormone with a well-established role in the regulation of plant growth and development. However, its role in the modulation of carbon assimilation and central metabolism remains unclear. Here, we investigated the morphophysiological and biochemical responses of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) following the application of ethylene in the form of ethephon (CEPA - 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid), forcing the classical triple response phenotype. CEPA-treated plants were characterized by growth inhibition, as revealed by significant reductions in both shoot and root dry weights, coupled with a reduced number of leaves and lower specific leaf area. Growth inhibition was associated with a reduction in carbon assimilation due to both lower photosynthesis rates and stomatal conductance, coupled with impairments in carbohydrate turnover. Furthermore, exogenous ethylene led to the accumulation of cell wall compounds (i.e., cellulose and lignin) and phenolics, indicating that exposure to exogenous ethylene also led to changes in specialized metabolism. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that exogenous ethylene disrupts plant growth and leaf structure by affecting both central and specialized metabolism, especially that involved in carbohydrate turnover and cell wall biosynthesis, ultimately leading to metabolic responses that mimic stress situations.
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- Vitor L Nascimento
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Zhang Y, Giese J, Kerbler SM, Siemiatkowska B, Perez de Souza L, Alpers J, Medeiros DB, Hincha DK, Daloso DM, Stitt M, Finkemeier I, Fernie AR. Two mitochondrial phosphatases, PP2c63 and Sal2, are required for posttranslational regulation of the TCA cycle in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:1104-1118. [PMID: 33798747 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation is a well-established post-translational mechanism that regulates protein functions and metabolic pathways. It is known that several plant mitochondrial proteins are phosphorylated in a reversible manner. However, the identities of the protein kinases/phosphatases involved in this mechanism and their roles in the regulation of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle remain unclear. In this study, we isolated and characterized plants lacking two mitochondrially targeted phosphatases (Sal2 and PP2c63) along with pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK). Protein-protein interaction analysis, quantitative phosphoproteomics, and enzymatic analyses revealed that PDK specifically regulates pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC), while PP2c63 nonspecifically regulates PDC. When recombinant PP2c63 and Sal2 proteins were added to mitochondria isolated from mutant plants, protein-protein interaction and enzymatic analyses showed that PP2c63 directly phosphorylates and modulates the activity of PDC, while Sal2 only indirectly affects TCA cycle enzymes. Characterization of steady-state metabolite levels and fluxes in the mutant lines further revealed that these phosphatases regulate flux through the TCA cycle, and that altered metabolism in the sal2 pp2c63 double mutant compromises plant growth. These results are discussed in the context of current models of the control of respiration in plants.
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- Youjun Zhang
- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 7, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 7, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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Garcia-Molina A, Lehmann M, Schneider K, Klingl A, Leister D. Inactivation of cytosolic FUMARASE2 enhances growth and photosynthesis under simultaneous copper and iron deprivation in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:766-784. [PMID: 33583065 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) are essential for plant growth and are often in short supply under natural conditions. Molecular responses to simultaneous lack of both metals (-Cu-Fe) differ from those seen in the absence of either alone. Metabolome profiling of plant leaves previously revealed that fumarate levels fall under -Cu-Fe conditions. We employed lines lacking cytosolic FUMARASE2 (FUM2) activity to study the impact of constitutive suppression of cytosolic fumarate synthesis on plant growth under Cu and/or Fe deficiency. In fum2 mutants, photosynthesis and growth were less impaired under -Cu-Fe conditions than in wild-type (WT) seedlings. In particular, levels of photosynthetic proteins, chloroplast ultrastructure, amino acid profiles and redox state were less perturbed by simultaneous Cu-Fe deficiency in lines that cannot produce fumarate in the cytosol. Although cytosolic fumarate has been reported to promote acclimation of photosynthesis to low temperatures when metal supplies are adequate, the photosynthetic efficiency of fum2 lines grown under Cu-Fe deficiency in the cold was higher than in WT. Uptake and contents of Cu and Fe are similar in WT and fum2 plants under control and -Cu-Fe conditions, and lack of FUM2 does not alter the ability to sense metal deficiency, as indicated by marker gene expression. Collectively, we propose that reduced levels of cytosolic fumarate synthesis ultimately increase the availability of Fe for incorporation into metalloproteins.
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- Antoni Garcia-Molina
- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, Planegg-Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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Lihavainen J, Edlund E, Björkén L, Bag P, Robinson KM, Jansson S. Stem girdling affects the onset of autumn senescence in aspen in interaction with metabolic signals. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:201-217. [PMID: 33368469 PMCID: PMC8248097 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13319] [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: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Autumn senescence in aspen (Populus tremula) is precisely timed every year to relocate nutrients from leaves to storage organs before winter. Here we demonstrate how stem girdling, which leads to the accumulation of photosynthates in the crown, influences senescence. Girdling resulted in an early onset of senescence, but the chlorophyll degradation was slower and nitrogen more efficiently resorbed than during normal autumn senescence. Girdled stems accumulated or retained anthocyanins potentially providing photoprotection in senescing leaves. Girdling of one stem in a clonal stand sharing the same root stock did not affect senescence in the others, showing that the stems were autonomous in this respect. One girdled stem with unusually high chlorophyll and nitrogen contents maintained low carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio and did not show early senescence or depleted chlorophyll level unlike the other girdled stems suggesting that the responses depended on the genotype or its carbon and nitrogen status. Metabolite analysis highlighted that the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, salicylic acid pathway, and redox homeostasis are involved in the regulation of girdling-induced senescence. We propose that disrupted sink-source relation and C/N status can provide cues through the TCA cycle and phytohormone signaling to override the phenological control of autumn senescence in the girdled stems.
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- Jenna Lihavainen
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant PhysiologyUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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Rubio B, Fernandez O, Cosson P, Berton T, Caballero M, Lion R, Roux F, Bergelson J, Gibon Y, Schurdi-Levraud V. Metabolic Profile Discriminates and Predicts Arabidopsis Susceptibility to Virus under Field Conditions. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11040230. [PMID: 33918649 PMCID: PMC8069729 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11040230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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As obligatory parasites, plant viruses alter host cellular metabolism. There is a lack of information on the variability of virus-induced metabolic responses among genetically diverse plants in a natural context with daily changing conditions. To decipher the metabolic landscape of plant-virus interactions in a natural setting, twenty-six and ten accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana were inoculated with Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), in two field experiments over 2 years. The accessions were measured for viral accumulation, above-ground biomass, targeted and untargeted metabolic profiles. The phenotypes of the accessions ranged from susceptibility to resistance. Susceptible and resistant accessions were shown to have different metabolic routes after inoculation. Susceptible genotypes accumulate primary and secondary metabolites upon infection, at the cost of hindered growth. Twenty-one metabolic signatures significantly accumulated in resistant accessions whereas they maintained their growth as mock-inoculated plants without biomass penalty. Metabolic content was demonstrated to discriminate and be highly predictive of the susceptibility of inoculated Arabidopsis. This study is the first to describe the metabolic landscape of plant-virus interactions in a natural setting and its predictive link to susceptibility. It provides new insights on plant-virus interactions. In this undomesticated species and in ecologically realistic conditions, growth and resistance are in a permanent conversation.
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- Bernadette Rubio
- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- CNRS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, LIPM, F-31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France;
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- Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago, 1101 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA;
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (B.R.); (O.F.); (P.C.); (T.B.); (M.C.); (R.L.); (Y.G.)
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Poucet T, González-Moro MB, Cabasson C, Beauvoit B, Gibon Y, Dieuaide-Noubhani M, Marino D. Ammonium supply induces differential metabolic adaptive responses in tomato according to leaf phenological stage. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:3185-3199. [PMID: 33578414 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrate (NO3-) and ammonium (NH4+) are the main inorganic nitrogen sources available to plants. However, exclusive ammonium nutrition may lead to stress characterized by growth inhibition, generally associated with a profound metabolic reprogramming. In this work, we investigated how metabolism adapts according to leaf position in the vertical axis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. M82) plants grown with NH4+, NO3-, or NH4NO3 supply. We dissected leaf biomass composition and metabolism through an integrative analysis of metabolites, ions, and enzyme activities. Under ammonium nutrition, carbon and nitrogen metabolism were more perturbed in mature leaves than in young ones, overall suggesting a trade-off between NH4+ accumulation and assimilation to preserve young leaves from ammonium stress. Moreover, NH4+-fed plants exhibited changes in carbon partitioning, accumulating sugars and starch at the expense of organic acids, compared with plants supplied with NO3-. We explain such reallocation by the action of the biochemical pH-stat as a mechanism to compensate the differential proton production that depends on the nitrogen source provided. This work also underlines that the regulation of leaf primary metabolism is dependent on both leaf phenological stage and the nitrogen source provided.
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- Théo Poucet
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apdo., Bilbao, Spain
- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apdo., Bilbao, Spain
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apdo., Bilbao, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Pérez-Díaz J, Batista-Silva W, Almada R, Medeiros DB, Arrivault S, Correa F, Bastías A, Rojas P, Beltrán MF, Pozo MF, Araújo WL, Sagredo B. Prunus Hexokinase 3 genes alter primary C-metabolism and promote drought and salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis transgenic plants. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7098. [PMID: 33782506 PMCID: PMC8007757 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86535-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Hexokinases (HXKs) and fructokinases (FRKs) are the only two families of enzymes in plants that have been identified as able to phosphorylate Glucose (Glc) and Fructose (Fru). Glc can only be phosphorylated in plants by HXKs, while Fru can be phosphorylated by either HXKs or FRKs. The various subcellular localizations of HXKs in plants indicate that they are involved in diverse functions, including anther dehiscence and pollen germination, stomatal closure in response to sugar levels, stomatal aperture and reducing transpiration. Its association with modulating programmed cell death, and responses to oxidative stress and pathogen infection (abiotic and biotic stresses) also have been reported. To extend our understanding about the function of HXK-like genes in the response of Prunus rootstocks to abiotic stress, we performed a detailed bioinformatic and functional analysis of hexokinase 3-like genes (HXK3s) from two Prunus rootstock genotypes, 'M.2624' (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh × P. munsoniana W.Wight & Hedrick) and 'M.F12/1' (P. avium L.), which are tolerant and sensitive to hypoxia stress, respectively. A previous large-scale transcriptome sequencing of roots of these rootstocks, showed that this HXK3-like gene that was highly induced in the tolerant genotype under hypoxia conditions. In silico analysis of gene promoters from M.2624 and M.F12/1 genotypes revealed regulatory elements that could explain differential transcriptional profiles of HXK3 genes. Subcellular localization was determinates by both bioinformatic prediction and expression of their protein fused to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) in protoplasts and transgenic plants of Arabidopsis. Both approaches showed that they are expressed in plastids. Metabolomics analysis of Arabidopsis plants ectopically expressing Prunus HXK3 genes revealed that content of several metabolites including phosphorylated sugars (G6P), starch and some metabolites associated with the TCA cycle were affected. These transgenic Arabidopsis plants showed improved tolerance to salt and drought stress under growth chamber conditions. Our results suggest that Prunus HXK3 is a potential candidate for enhancing tolerance to salt and drought stresses in stone fruit trees and other plants.
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- Jorge Pérez-Díaz
- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Max Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Fruticultura, CEAF, Camino Las Parcelas 882, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Max Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. Pedro de Valdivia 425, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile
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- Max Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias CRI Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n, Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo, Chile.
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Li J, Wang Y, Wei H, Kang X. Comparative proteomic analysis provides insight into the molecular mechanism of vegetative growth advantage in allotriploid Populus. Genomics 2021; 113:1180-1192. [PMID: 33677055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Though allotriploid poplar shows a salient vegetative growth advantage that impacts biomass and lumber yield, the proteomic data of Populus allotriploids have not been scrutinized for identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms. We conducted a large-scale label-free proteomics profiling of the 5th, 10th, and 25th leaves of allotriploids and diploids, and identified 4587 protein groups. Among 932 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), 22 are transcription factors (TFs) that could regulate vegetative growth advantage in allotriploids. The DEPs involved in light reaction, Calvin cycle, and photorespiration, protein synthesis, sucrose synthesis, starch synthesis, and starch decomposition displayed elevated expression in Populus allotriploids. However, the DEPs functioning in sucrose decomposition, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and protein degradation exhibited significantly downregulated expression. The alternations of these DEPs augmented efficiency of photosynthesis, carbon fixation, sucrose and starch accumulation, and decreased capacity of carbohydrate consumption, leading to larger volume of biomass and vigorous growth in Populus allotriploids.
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- Jiang Li
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, PR China
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton 49931, USA
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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Alfosea-Simón M, Simón-Grao S, Zavala-Gonzalez EA, Cámara-Zapata JM, Simón I, Martínez-Nicolás JJ, Lidón V, García-Sánchez F. Physiological, Nutritional and Metabolomic Responses of Tomato Plants After the Foliar Application of Amino Acids Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid and Alanine. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 11:581234. [PMID: 33488641 PMCID: PMC7817619 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.581234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Agriculture is facing a great number of different pressures due to the increase in population and the greater amount of food it demands, the environmental impact due to the excessive use of conventional fertilizers, and climate change, which subjects the crops to extreme environmental conditions. One of the solutions to these problems could be the use of biostimulant products that are rich in amino acids (AAs), which substitute and/or complement conventional fertilizers and help plants adapt to climate change. To formulate these products, it is first necessary to understand the role of the application of AAs (individually or as a mixture) in the physiological and metabolic processes of crops. For this, research was conducted to assess the effects of the application of different amino acids (Aspartic acid (Asp), Glutamic acid (Glu), L-Alanine (Ala) and their mixtures Asp + Glu and Asp + Glu + Ala on tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.). To understand the effect of these treatments, morphological, physiological, ionomic and metabolomic studies were performed. The results showed that the application of Asp + Glu increased the growth of the plants, while those plants that received Ala had a decreased dry biomass of the shoots. The greatest increase in the growth of the plants with Asp + Glu was related with the increase in the net CO2 assimilation, the increase of proline, isoleucine and glucose with respect to the rest of the treatments. These data allow us to conclude that there is a synergistic effect between Aspartic acid and Glutamic acid, and the amino acid Alanine produces phytotoxicity when applied at 15 mM. The application of this amino acid altered the synthesis of proline and the pentose-phosphate route, and increased GABA and trigonelline.
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- Marina Alfosea-Simón
- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Spain
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- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Spain
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Murcia, Spain
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- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Spain
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- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Spain
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- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Murcia, Spain
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de Ávila Silva L, Omena-Garcia RP, Condori-Apfata JA, Costa PMDA, Silva NM, DaMatta FM, Zsögön A, Araújo WL, de Toledo Picoli EA, Sulpice R, Nunes-Nesi A. Specific leaf area is modulated by nitrogen via changes in primary metabolism and parenchymal thickness in pepper. PLANTA 2021; 253:16. [PMID: 33392753 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03519-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nitrogen promotes changes in SLA through metabolism and anatomical traits in Capsicum plants. Specific leaf area (SLA) is a key trait influencing light interception and light use efficiency that often impacts plant growth and production. SLA is a key trait explaining growth variations of plant species under different environments. Both light and nitrogen (N) supply are important determinants of SLA. To better understand the effect of irradiance level and N on SLA in Capsicum chinense, we evaluated primary metabolites and morphological traits of two commercial cultivars (Biquinho and Habanero) in response to changes in both parameters. Both genotypes showed increased SLA with shading, and a decrease in SLA in response to increased N supply, however, with Habanero showing a stable SLA in the range of N deficiency to sufficient N doses. Correlation analyses indicated that decreased SLA in response to higher N supply was mediated by altered amino acids, protein, and starch levels, influencing leaf density. Moreover, in the range of moderate N deficiency to N sufficiency, both genotypes exhibited differences in SLA response, with Biquinho and Habanero displaying alterations on palisade and spongy parenchyma, respectively. Altogether, the results suggest that SLA responses to N supply are modulated by the balance between certain metabolites content and genotype-dependent changes in the parenchyma cells influencing leaf thickness and density.
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- Lucas de Ávila Silva
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Plant Systems Biology Lab, National University of Ireland, Ryan Institute, Galway, Ireland
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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Cervela-Cardona L, Yoshida T, Zhang Y, Okada M, Fernie A, Mas P. Circadian Control of Metabolism by the Clock Component TOC1. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:683516. [PMID: 34194455 PMCID: PMC8238050 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.683516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Photosynthesis in chloroplasts during the day and mitochondrial respiration during the night execute nearly opposing reactions that are coordinated with the internal cellular status and the external conditions. Here, we describe a mechanism by which the Arabidopsis clock component TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION1 (TOC1) contributes to the diurnal regulation of metabolism. Proper expression of TOC1 is important for sustaining cellular energy and for the diel and circadian oscillations of sugars, amino acids and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates. TOC1 binds to the promoter of the TCA-related gene FUMARASE 2 to repress its expression at night, which results in decreased fumarate accumulation in TOC1 over-expressing plants and increased in toc1-2 mutant. Genetic interaction studies confirmed that over-expression of FUMARASE 2 in TOC1 over-expressing plants alleviates the molecular and physiological energy-deprivation phenotypes of TOC1 over-expressing plants. Thus, we propose that the tandem TOC1-FUMARASE 2 is one of the mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of plant metabolism during the day and night.
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- Luis Cervela-Cardona
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
- Center of Plant Systems Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany
- Center of Plant Systems Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Paloma Mas,
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Biochemical and functional characterization of a mitochondrial citrate carrier in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem J 2020; 477:1759-1777. [PMID: 32329787 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A homolog of the mitochondrial succinate/fumarate carrier from yeast (Sfc1p) has been found in the Arabidopsis genome, named AtSFC1. The AtSFC1 gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the gene product was purified and reconstituted in liposomes. Its transport properties and kinetic parameters demonstrated that AtSFC1 transports citrate, isocitrate and aconitate and, to a lesser extent, succinate and fumarate. This carrier catalyzes a fast counter-exchange transport as well as a low uniport of substrates, exhibits a higher transport affinity for tricarboxylates than dicarboxylates, and is inhibited by pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and other inhibitors of mitochondrial carriers to various degrees. Gene expression analysis indicated that the AtSFC1 transcript is mainly present in heterotrophic tissues, and fusion with a green-fluorescent protein localized AtSFC1 to the mitochondria. Furthermore, 35S-AtSFC1 antisense lines were generated and characterized at metabolic and physiological levels in different organs and at various developmental stages. Lower expression of AtSFC1 reduced seed germination and impaired radicle growth, a phenotype that was related to reduced respiration rate. These findings demonstrate that AtSFC1 might be involved in storage oil mobilization at the early stages of seedling growth and in nitrogen assimilation in root tissue by catalyzing citrate/isocitrate or citrate/succinate exchanges.
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Moreno Curtidor C, Annunziata MG, Gupta S, Apelt F, Richard SI, Kragler F, Mueller-Roeber B, Olas JJ. Physiological Profiling of Embryos and Dormant Seeds in Two Arabidopsis Accessions Reveals a Metabolic Switch in Carbon Reserve Accumulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:588433. [PMID: 33343596 PMCID: PMC7738343 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.588433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In flowering plants, sugars act as carbon sources providing energy for developing embryos and seeds. Although most studies focus on carbon metabolism in whole seeds, knowledge about how particular sugars contribute to the developmental transitions during embryogenesis is scarce. To develop a quantitative understanding of how carbon composition changes during embryo development, and to determine how sugar status contributes to final seed or embryo size, we performed metabolic profiling of hand-dissected embryos at late torpedo and mature stages, and dormant seeds, in two Arabidopsis thaliana accessions with medium [Columbia-0 (Col-0)] and large [Burren-0 (Bur-0)] seed sizes, respectively. Our results show that, in both accessions, metabolite profiles of embryos largely differ from those of dormant seeds. We found that developmental transitions from torpedo to mature embryos, and further to dormant seeds, are associated with major metabolic switches in carbon reserve accumulation. While glucose, sucrose, and starch predominantly accumulated during seed dormancy, fructose levels were strongly elevated in mature embryos. Interestingly, Bur-0 seeds contain larger mature embryos than Col-0 seeds. Fructose and starch were accumulated to significantly higher levels in mature Bur-0 than Col-0 embryos, suggesting that they contribute to the enlarged mature Bur-0 embryos. Furthermore, we found that Bur-0 embryos accumulated a higher level of sucrose compared to hexose sugars and that changes in sucrose metabolism are mediated by sucrose synthase (SUS), with SUS genes acting non-redundantly, and in a tissue-specific manner to utilize sucrose during late embryogenesis.
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- Catalina Moreno Curtidor
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Araniti F, Miras-Moreno B, Lucini L, Landi M, Abenavoli MR. Metabolomic, proteomic and physiological insights into the potential mode of action of thymol, a phytotoxic natural monoterpenoid phenol. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 153:141-153. [PMID: 32502716 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Thymol is a natural phenolic monoterpene widely produced by different species belonging to the Labiateae family. Although the thymol phytotoxicity is well known, the knowledge of its potential toxic mechanism is still limited. In this regard, the model species Arabidopsis thaliana was treated for 16 days by sub-irrigation with 300 μM of thymol. The results confirmed the high phytotoxic potential of this phenolic compound, which caused a reduction in plant growth and development. Thymol induced a water status alteration accompanied by an increase in ABA content and stomatal closure. Furthermore, leaves appeared necrotic in the margins and their temperature rinsed. The increase in H2O2 content suggested an oxidative stress experienced by treated plants. Both metabolomic and proteomic analysis confirmed this hypothesis showing a strong increase in osmoprotectants content, such as galactinol and proline, and a significant up-accumulation of proteins involved in ROS detoxification. Furthermore, the down-accumulation of proteins and pigments involved in the photosynthetic machinery, the increase in light sensitivity and the lower PSII efficiency well indicated a reduction in photosynthetic activity. Overall, we can postulate that thymol-induced phytotoxicity could be related to a combined osmotic and oxidative stress that resulted in reduced plant development.
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- Fabrizio Araniti
- Department AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, SNC I-89124, Reggio Calabria, RC, Italy.
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, SNC I-89124, Reggio Calabria, RC, Italy
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Aucique-Pérez CE, Resende RS, Martins AO, Silveira PR, Cavalcanti JHF, Vieira NM, Fernie AR, Araújo WL, DaMatta FM, Rodrigues FÁ. How do wheat plants cope with Pyricularia oryzae infection? A physiological and metabolic approach. PLANTA 2020; 252:24. [PMID: 32676874 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03428-9] [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: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The infection of wheat leaves by Pyricularia oryzae induced remarkable reprogramming of the primary metabolism (amino acids, sugars, and organic acids) in favor of a successful fungal infection and certain changes were conserved among cultivars regardless of their level of resistance to blast. Wheat blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, has become one of the major threats for food security worldwide. Here, we investigated the behavior of three wheat cultivars (BR-18, Embrapa-16, and BRS-Guamirim), differing in their level of resistance to blast, by analyzing changes in cellular damage, antioxidative metabolism, and defense compounds as well as their photosynthetic performance and metabolite profile. Blast severity was lower by 45 and 33% in Embrapa-16 and BR-18 cultivars (moderately resistant), respectively, at 120 h after inoculation in comparison to BRS-Guamirim cultivar (susceptible). Cellular damage caused by P. oryzae infection was great in BRS-Guamirim compared to BR-18. The photosynthetic performance of infected plants was altered due to diffusional and biochemical limitations for CO2 fixation. At the beginning of the infection process, dramatic changes in both carbohydrate metabolism and on the levels of amino acids, intermediate compounds of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and polyamines were noticed regardless of cultivar suggesting an extensive metabolic reprogramming of the plants following fungal infection. Nevertheless, Embrapa-16 plants displayed a more robust and efficient antioxidant metabolism, higher phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and polyphenoloxidase activities and higher concentrations of phenolics and lignin, which, altogether, helped them to counteract more efficiently the infection by P. oryzae. Our results demonstrated that P. oryzae infection significantly modified the metabolism of wheat plants and different types of metabolic defence may act both additively and synergistically to provide additional plant protection to blast.
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- Carlos Eduardo Aucique-Pérez
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil
- Laboratório da Interação Planta-Patógeno, Departamento de Fitopatologia, UFV, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil
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- Laboratório da Interação Planta-Patógeno, Departamento de Fitopatologia, UFV, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Instituto de Educação, Agricultura e Ambiente (IEAA), Rua 29 de Agosto, 786, Divino Pranto, Humaitá, AM, 36570900, Brasil
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil
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- Laboratório da Interação Planta-Patógeno, Departamento de Fitopatologia, UFV, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brasil.
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Lana-Costa J, de Oliveira Silva FM, Batista-Silva W, Carolino DC, Senra RL, Medeiros DB, Martins SCV, Gago J, Araújo WL, Nunes-Nesi A. High Photosynthetic Rates in a Solanum pennellii Chromosome 2 QTL Is Explained by Biochemical and Photochemical Changes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:794. [PMID: 32595679 PMCID: PMC7303335 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Enhanced photosynthesis is strictly associated with to productivity and it can be accomplished by genetic approaches through identification of genetic variation. By using a Solanum pennellii introgression lines (ILs) population, it was previously verified that, under normal (CO2), IL 2-5 and 2-6 display increased photosynthetic rates by up to 20% in comparison with their parental background (M82). However, the physiological mechanisms involved in the enhanced CO2 assimilation exhibited by these lines remained unknown, precluding their use for further biotechnological applications. Thereby, here we attempted to uncover the physiological factors involved in the upregulation of photosynthesis in ILs 2-5 and 2-6 under normal (CO2) as well as under elevated (CO2). The results provide evidence for increased biochemical capacity (higher maximum carboxylation velocity and maximum electron transport rate) in plants from IL 2-5 and 2-6, whereas the diffusive components (stomatal and mesophyll conductances) were unaltered in these ILs in comparison to M82. Our analyses revealed that the higher photosynthetic rate observed in these ILs was associated with higher levels of starch as well as total protein levels, specially increased RuBisCO content. Further analyses performed in plants under high (CO2) confirmed that biochemical properties are involved in genetic variation on chromosome 2 related to enhanced photosynthesis.
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- Jaciara Lana-Costa
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departament de Biologia, Institute of Agro-Environmental Research and Water Economy – INAGEA, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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Melandri G, Prashar A, McCouch SR, van der Linden G, Jones HG, Kadam N, Jagadish K, Bouwmeester H, Ruyter-Spira C. Association mapping and genetic dissection of drought-induced canopy temperature differences in rice. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1614-1627. [PMID: 31846000 PMCID: PMC7031080 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Drought-stressed plants display reduced stomatal conductance, which results in increased leaf temperature by limiting transpiration. In this study, thermal imaging was used to quantify the differences in canopy temperature under drought in a rice diversity panel consisting of 293 indica accessions. The population was grown under paddy field conditions and drought stress was imposed for 2 weeks at flowering. The canopy temperature of the accessions during stress negatively correlated with grain yield (r= -0.48) and positively with plant height (r=0.56). Temperature values were used to perform a genome-wide association (GWA) analysis using a 45K single nucleotide polynmorphism (SNP) map. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for canopy temperature under drought was detected on chromosome 3 and fine-mapped using a high-density imputed SNP map. The candidate genes underlying the QTL point towards differences in the regulation of guard cell solute intake for stomatal opening as the possible source of temperature variation. Genetic variation for the significant markers of the QTL was present only within the tall, low-yielding landraces adapted to drought-prone environments. The absence of variation in the shorter genotypes, which showed lower leaf temperature and higher grain yield, suggests that breeding for high grain yield in rice under paddy conditions has reduced genetic variation for stomatal response under drought.
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- Giovanni Melandri
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Science Division, University of Dundee at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
- School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
- Department of Plant Biology and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Plant Hormone Biology group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Malheiros RSP, Gonçalves FCM, Brito FAL, Zsögön A, Ribeiro DM. Selenomethionine induces oxidative stress and modifies growth in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings through effects on hormone biosynthesis and primary metabolism. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 189:109942. [PMID: 31757514 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Although the chemical characteristics of selenomethionine (SeMet) are similar to those of methionine (Met), the physiological activity of SeMet apparently differs in its ability to stimulate ethylene production in plant tissues. Since selenium alters root architecture of rice seedlings by modifying ethylene production, the investigation of the effect of SeMet and Met on rice growth would be a step forward towards unraveling factors that underlie selenium toxicity. Here, we report that SeMet increased concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS), inhibiting auxin and increasing ethylene production in rice seedlings. The effect of SeMet on seedlings was mediated by the inhibition of the abundance of transcripts encoding auxin transport and cell expansion proteins. Moreover, SeMet led to increased seedling respiration, which was positively correlated with organic acids consumption, but negatively with sugars consumption, thereby decreasing seedling growth. In contrast with SeMet treatment, Met did not affect ROS production, hormone biosynthesis and seedling growth, indicating an exclusive selenium effect. The singlet oxygen scavenger, 1,4-diazabicyclooctane, overrode the repressive effect of SeMet in seedling growth. Our results demonstrate a phytotoxic effect of SeMet for rice seedlings and reveal a relationship between reactive oxygen species, hormone homeostasis and carbon availability, which regulates growth responses.
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- Rafael S P Malheiros
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Ascorbate and Thiamin: Metabolic Modulators in Plant Acclimation Responses. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9010101. [PMID: 31941157 PMCID: PMC7020166 DOI: 10.3390/plants9010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cell compartmentalization allows incompatible chemical reactions and localised responses to occur simultaneously, however, it also requires a complex system of communication between compartments in order to maintain the functionality of vital processes. It is clear that multiple such signals must exist, yet little is known about the identity of the key players orchestrating these interactions or about the role in the coordination of other processes. Mitochondria and chloroplasts have a considerable number of metabolites in common and are interdependent at multiple levels. Therefore, metabolites represent strong candidates as communicators between these organelles. In this context, vitamins and similar small molecules emerge as possible linkers to mediate metabolic crosstalk between compartments. This review focuses on two vitamins as potential metabolic signals within the plant cell, vitamin C (L-ascorbate) and vitamin B1 (thiamin). These two vitamins demonstrate the importance of metabolites in shaping cellular processes working as metabolic signals during acclimation processes. Inferences based on the combined studies of environment, genotype, and metabolite, in order to unravel signaling functions, are also highlighted.
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