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Biniek C, Heyno E, Kruk J, Sparla F, Trost P, Krieger-Liszkay A. Role of the NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase NQR and the cytochrome b AIR12 in controlling superoxide generation at the plasma membrane. PLANTA 2017; 245:807-817. [PMID: 28032259 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2643-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The quinone reductase NQR and the b-type cytochrome AIR12 of the plasma membrane are important for the control of reactive oxygen species in the apoplast. AIR12 and NQR are two proteins attached to the plant plasma membrane which may be important for generating and controlling levels of reactive oxygen species in the apoplast. AIR12 (Auxin Induced in Root culture) is a single gene of Arabidopsis that codes for a mono-heme cytochrome b. The NADPH quinone oxidoreductase NQR is a two-electron-transferring flavoenzyme that contributes to the generation of O 2•- in isolated plasma membranes. A. thaliana double knockout plants of both NQR and AIR12 generated more O 2•- and germinated faster than the single mutant affected in AIR12. To test whether NQR and AIR12 are able to interact functionally, recombinant purified proteins were added to plasma membranes isolated from soybean hypocotyls. In vitro NADH-dependent O 2•- production at the plasma membrane in the presence of NQR was reduced upon addition of AIR12. Electron donation from semi-reduced menadione to AIR12 was shown to take place. Biochemical analysis showed that purified plasma membrane from soybean hypocotyls or roots contained phylloquinone and menaquinone-4 as redox carriers. This is the first report on the occurrence of menaquinone-4 in eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms. We propose that NQR and AIR12 interact via the quinone, allowing an electron transfer from cytosolic NAD(P)H to apoplastic monodehydroascorbate and control thereby the level of reactive oxygen production and the redox state of the apoplast.
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- Catherine Biniek
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), IBITECS, CEA, CNRS, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Biochemie der Pflanzen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), IBITECS, CEA, CNRS, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Mork-Jansson A, Bue AK, Gargano D, Furnes C, Reisinger V, Arnold J, Kmiec K, Eichacker LA. Lil3 Assembles with Proteins Regulating Chlorophyll Synthesis in Barley. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133145. [PMID: 26172838 PMCID: PMC4501709 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The light-harvesting-like (LIL) proteins are a family of membrane proteins that share a chlorophyll a/b-binding motif with the major light-harvesting antenna proteins of oxygenic photoautotrophs. LIL proteins have been associated with the regulation of tetrapyrrol biosynthesis, and plant responses to light-stress. Here, it was found in a native PAGE approach that chlorophyllide, and chlorophyllide plus geranylgeraniolpyrophosphate trigger assembly of Lil3 in three chlorine binding fluorescent protein bands, termed F1, F2, and F3. It is shown that light and chlorophyllide trigger accumulation of protochlorophyllide-oxidoreductase, and chlorophyll synthase in band F3. Chlorophyllide and chlorophyll esterified to geranylgeraniol were identified as basis of fluorescence recorded from band F3. A direct interaction between Lil3, CHS and POR was confirmed in a split ubiquitin assay. In the presence of light or chlorophyllide, geranylgeraniolpyrophosphate was shown to trigger a loss of the F3 band and accumulation of Lil3 and geranylgeranyl reductase in F1 and F2. No direct interaction between Lil3 and geranylgeraniolreductase was identified in a split ubiquitin assay; however, accumulation of chlorophyll esterified to phytol in F1 and F2 corroborated the enzymes assembly. Chlorophyll esterified to phytol and the reaction center protein psbD of photosystem II were identified to accumulate together with psb29, and APX in the fluorescent band F2. Data show that Lil3 assembles with proteins regulating chlorophyll synthesis in etioplasts from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Center for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Heyno E, Alkan N, Fluhr R. A dual role for plant quinone reductases in host-fungus interaction. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2013; 149:340-53. [PMID: 23464356 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Quinone reductases (QR, EC 1.5.6.2) are flavoproteins that protect organisms from oxidative stress. The function of plant QRs has not as yet been addressed in vivo despite biochemical evidence for their involvement in redox reactions. Here, using knock-out (KO) and overexpressing lines, we studied the protective role of two groups of Arabidopsis thaliana cytosolic QRs, Nqr (NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase) and Fqr (flavodoxin-like quinone reductase), in response to infection by necrotrophic fungi. The KO lines nqr(-) and fqr1(-) displayed significantly slower development of lesions of Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotium in comparison to the wild type (WT). Consistent with this observation, the overexpressing line FQR1(+) was hypersensitive to the pathogens. Both the nqr(-) and fqr1(-) displayed increased fluorescence of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein, a reporter for reactive oxygen species in response to B. cinerea. Infection by B. cinerea was accompanied with increased Nqr and Fqr1 protein levels in the WT as revealed by western blotting. In addition, a marked stimulation of salicylic acid-sensitive transcripts and suppression of jasmonate-sensitive transcripts was observed in moderately wounded QR KO mutant leaves, a condition mimicking the early stage of infection. In contrast to the above observations, germination of conidia was accelerated on leaves of QR KO mutants in comparison with the WT and FQR1(+). The same effect was observed in water-soluble leaf surface extracts. It is proposed that the altered interaction between B. cinerea and the QR mutants is a consequence of subtly altered redox state of the host, which perturbs host gene expression in response to environmental stress such as fungal growth.
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- Eiri Heyno
- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Lüthje S, Möller B, Perrineau FC, Wöltje K. Plasma membrane electron pathways and oxidative stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:2163-83. [PMID: 23265437 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Several redox compounds, including respiratory burst oxidase homologs (Rboh) and iron chelate reductases have been identified in animal and plant plasma membrane (PM). Studies using molecular biological, biochemical, and proteomic approaches suggest that PM redox systems of plants are involved in signal transduction, nutrient uptake, transport, and cell wall-related processes. Function of PM-bound redox systems in oxidative stress will be discussed. RECENT ADVANCES Present knowledge about the properties, structures, and functions of these systems are summarized. Judging from the currently available data, it is likely that electrons are transferred from cytosolic NAD(P)H to the apoplast via quinone reductases, vitamin K, and a cytochrome b561. In tandem with these electrons, protons might be transported to the apoplastic space. CRITICAL ISSUES Recent studies suggest localization of PM-bound redox systems in microdomains (so-called lipid or membrane rafts), but also organization of these compounds in putative and high molecular mass protein complexes. Although the plant flavocytochrome b family is well characterized with respect to its function, the molecular mechanism of an electron transfer reaction by these compounds has to be verified. Localization of Rboh in other compartments needs elucidation. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Plant members of the flavodoxin and flavodoxin-like protein family and the cytochrome b561 protein family have been characterized on the biochemical level, postulated localization, and functions of these redox compounds need verification. Compositions of single microdomains and interaction partners of PM redox systems have to be elucidated. Finally, the hypothesis of an electron transfer chain in the PM needs further proof.
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- Sabine Lüthje
- Biocenter Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Klodmann J, Braun HP. Proteomic approach to characterize mitochondrial complex I from plants. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2011; 72:1071-80. [PMID: 21167537 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase complex (complex I) is by far the largest protein complex of the respiratory chain. It is best characterized for bovine mitochondria and known to consist of 45 different subunits in this species. Proteomic analyses recently allowed for the first time to systematically explore complex I from plants. The enzyme is especially large and includes numerous extra subunits. Upon subunit separation by various gel electrophoresis procedures and protein identifications by mass spectrometry, overall 47 distinct types of proteins were found to form part of Arabidopsis complex I. An additional subunit, ND4L, is present but could not be detected by the procedures employed due to its extreme biochemical properties. Seven of the 48 subunits occur in pairs of isoforms, six of which were experimentally proven. Fifteen subunits of complex I from Arabidopsis are specific for plants. Some of these resemble enzymes of known functions, e.g. carbonic anhydrases and l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (GLDH), which catalyzes the last step of ascorbate biosynthesis. This article aims to review proteomic data on the protein composition of complex I in plants. Furthermore, a proteomic re-evaluation on its protein constituents is presented.
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- Jennifer Klodmann
- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany.
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Klodmann J, Sunderhaus S, Nimtz M, Jänsch L, Braun HP. Internal architecture of mitochondrial complex I from Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:797-810. [PMID: 20197505 PMCID: PMC2861459 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.073726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The NADH dehydrogenase complex (complex I) of the respiratory chain has unique features in plants. It is the main entrance site for electrons into the respiratory electron transfer chain, has a role in maintaining the redox balance of the entire plant cell and additionally comprises enzymatic side activities essential for other metabolic pathways. Here, we present a proteomic investigation to elucidate its internal structure. Arabidopsis thaliana complex I was purified by a gentle biochemical procedure that includes a cytochrome c-mediated depletion of other respiratory protein complexes. To examine its internal subunit arrangement, isolated complex I was dissected into subcomplexes. Controlled disassembly of the holo complex (1000 kD) by low-concentration SDS treatment produced 10 subcomplexes of 550, 450, 370, 270, 240, 210, 160, 140, 140, and 85 kD. Systematic analyses of subunit composition by mass spectrometry gave insights into subunit arrangement within complex I. Overall, Arabidopsis complex I includes at least 49 subunits, 17 of which are unique to plants. Subunits form subcomplexes analogous to the known functional modules of complex I from heterotrophic eukaryotes (the so-called N-, Q-, and P-modules), but also additional modules, most notably an 85-kD domain including gamma-type carbonic anhydrases. Based on topological information for many of its subunits, we present a model of the internal architecture of plant complex I.
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- Jennifer Klodmann
- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Proteome Research Group, Division of Cell and Immune Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Proteome Research Group, Division of Cell and Immune Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Schopfer P, Heyno E, Drepper F, Krieger-Liszkay A. Naphthoquinone-dependent generation of superoxide radicals by quinone reductase isolated from the plasma membrane of soybean. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:864-78. [PMID: 18408044 PMCID: PMC2409040 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.118745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Using a tetrazolium-based assay, a NAD(P)H oxidoreductase was purified from plasma membranes prepared from soybean (Glycine max) hypocotyls. The enzyme, a tetramer of 85 kD, produces O2(.-) by a reaction that depended on menadione or several other 1,4-naphthoquinones, in apparent agreement with a classification as a one-electron-transferring flavoenzyme producing semiquinone radicals. However, the enzyme displayed catalytic and molecular properties of obligatory two-electron-transferring quinone reductases of the DT-diaphorase type, including insensitivity to inhibition by diphenyleneiodonium. This apparent discrepancy was clarified by investigating the pH-dependent reactivity of menadionehydroquinone toward O2 and identifying the protein by mass spectrometry and immunological techniques. The enzyme turned out to be a classical NAD(P)H:quinone-acceptor oxidoreductase (EC 1.6.5.2, formerly 1.6.99.2) that reduces menadione to menadionehydroquinone and subsequently undergoes autoxidation at pH > or = 6.5. Autoxidation involves the production of the semiquinone as an intermediate, creating the conditions for one-electron reduction of O2. The possible function of this enzyme in the generation of O2(.-) and H2O2 at the plasma membrane of plants in vivo is discussed.
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- Peter Schopfer
- Universität Freiburg, Institut für Biologie II, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Sollner S, Nebauer R, Ehammer H, Prem A, Deller S, Palfey BA, Daum G, Macheroux P. Lot6p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a FMN-dependent reductase with a potential role in quinone detoxification. FEBS J 2007; 274:1328-39. [PMID: 17298444 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NAD(P)H:quinone acceptor oxidoreductases are flavoenzymes expressed in the cytoplasm of many tissues and afford protection against the cytotoxic effects of electrophilic quinones by catalyzing a strict two-electron reduction. Such enzymes have been reported from several mammalian sources, e.g. human, mouse and rat, and from plant species. Here, we report identification of Lot6p (YLR011wp), the first soluble quinone reductase from the unicellular model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Localization studies using an antibody raised against Lot6p as well as microscopic inspection of Lot6p-GFP demonstrated accumulation of the enzyme in the cytosol of yeast cells. Despite sharing only 23% similarity to type 1 human quinone reductase, Lot6p possesses biochemical properties that are similar to its human counterpart. The enzyme catalyzes a two-electron reduction of a series of natural and artificial quinone substrates at the expense of either NADH or NADPH. The kinetic mechanism follows a ping-pong bi-bi reaction scheme, with K(M) values of 1.6-11 microm for various quinones. Dicoumarol and Cibacron Marine, two well-known inhibitors of the quinone reductase family, bind to Lot6p and inhibit its activity. In vivo experiments demonstrate that the enzymatic activity of Lot6p is consistent with the phenotype of both Deltalot6 and Lot6p overexpressing strains, suggesting that Lot6p may play a role in managing oxidative stress in yeast.
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- Sonja Sollner
- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Vuletić M, Sukalović VHT, Vucinić Z. The coexistence of the oxidative and reductive systems in roots: the role of plasma membranes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1048:244-58. [PMID: 16154937 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1342.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Different components of the plasma membrane bound and associated redox system, which participate in the energy transfer from the predominantly reducing intercellular environment to the extracellular oxidizing environment, are reviewed. Special attention is given to plant root cells. An analysis of the plasma membrane-associated redox components, such as the cytochromes, quinones, and different types of oxidoreductases (dehydrogenases, oxidases, peroxidases, and superoxide dismutases), is made, as well as their coupling with naturally occurring extracellular substrates, such as oxygen and its reactive forms, phenols, ascorbate, nitrate, ferric ion, and organic acids. The participation of different free radical species in most of the plasma membrane-bound redox reactions is documented.
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- Mirjana Vuletić
- Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Sunderhaus S, Dudkina NV, Jänsch L, Klodmann J, Heinemeyer J, Perales M, Zabaleta E, Boekema EJ, Braun HP. Carbonic anhydrase subunits form a matrix-exposed domain attached to the membrane arm of mitochondrial complex I in plants. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:6482-8. [PMID: 16407270 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511542200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Complex I of Arabidopsis includes five structurally related subunits representing gamma-type carbonic anhydrases termed CA1, CA2, CA3, CAL1, and CAL2. The position of these subunits within complex I was investigated. Direct analysis of isolated subcomplexes of complex I by liquid chromatography linked to tandem mass spectrometry allowed the assignment of the CA subunits to the membrane arm of complex I. Carbonate extraction experiments revealed that CA2 is an integral membrane protein that is protected upon protease treatment of isolated mitoplasts, indicating a location on the matrix-exposed side of the complex. A structural characterization by single particle electron microscopy of complex I from the green alga Polytomella and a previous analysis from Arabidopsis indicate a plant-specific spherical extra-domain of about 60 A in diameter, which is attached to the central part of the membrane arm of complex I on its matrix face. This spherical domain is proposed to contain a heterotrimer of three CA subunits, which are anchored with their C termini to the hydrophobic arm of complex I. Functional implications of the complex I-integrated CA subunits are discussed.
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- Stephanie Sunderhaus
- Institut für Angewandte Genetik, Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Greenshields DL, Liu G, Selvaraj G, Wei Y. Differential regulation of wheat quinone reductases in response to powdery mildew infection. PLANTA 2005; 222:867-75. [PMID: 16079999 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0029-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2005] [Accepted: 05/09/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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At least two types of quinone reductases are present in plants: (1) the zeta-crystallin-like quinone reductases (QR1, EC 1.6.5.5) that catalyze the univalent reduction of quinones to semiquinone radicals, and (2) the DT-diaphorase-like quinone reductases (QR2, EC 1.6.99.2) that catalyze the divalent reduction of quinones to hydroquinones. QR2s protect cells from oxidative stress by making the quinones available for conjugation, thereby releasing them from the superoxide-generating one electron redox cycling, catalyzed by QR1s. Two genes, putatively encoding a QR1 and a QR2, respectively, were isolated from an expressed sequence tag collection derived from the epidermis of a diploid wheat Triticum monococcum L. 24 h after inoculation with the powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis (DC) EO Speer f. sp. tritici Em. Marchal. Northern analysis and tissue-specific RT-PCR showed that TmQR1 was repressed while TmQR2 was induced in the epidermis during powdery mildew infection. Heterologous expression of TmQR2 in Escherichia coli confirmed that the gene encoded a functional, dicumarol-inhibitable QR2 that could use either NADH or NADPH as an electron donor. The localization of dicumarol-inhibitable QR2 activity around powdery mildew infection sites was accomplished using a histochemical technique, based on tetrazolium dye reduction.
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- David L Greenshields
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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Perales M, Eubel H, Heinemeyer J, Colaneri A, Zabaleta E, Braun HP. Disruption of a nuclear gene encoding a mitochondrial gamma carbonic anhydrase reduces complex I and supercomplex I + III2 levels and alters mitochondrial physiology in Arabidopsis. J Mol Biol 2005; 350:263-77. [PMID: 15935378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase (complex I) of plants includes quite a number of plant-specific subunits, some of which exhibit sequence similarity to bacterial gamma-carbonic anhydrases. A homozygous Arabidopsis knockout mutant carrying a T-DNA insertion in a gene encoding one of these subunits (At1g47260) was generated to investigate its physiological role. Isolation of mitochondria and separation of mitochondrial protein complexes by Blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation revealed drastically reduced complex I levels. Furthermore, the mitochondrial I + III2 supercomplex was very much reduced in mutant plants. Remaining complex I had normal molecular mass, suggesting substitution of the At1g47260 protein by one or several of the structurally related subunits of this respiratory protein complex. Immune-blotting experiments using polyclonal antibodies directed against the At1g47260 protein indicated its presence within complex I, the I + III2 supercomplex and smaller protein complexes, which possibly represent subcomplexes of complex I. Changes within the mitochondrial proteome of mutant cells were systematically monitored by fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis using 2D Blue-native/SDS and 2D isoelectric focussing/SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Complex I subunits are largely absent within the mitochondrial proteome. Further mitochondrial proteins are reduced in mutant plants, like mitochondrial ferredoxin, others are increased, like formate dehydrogenase. Development of mutant plants was normal under standard growth conditions. However, a suspension cell culture generated from mutant plants exhibited clearly reduced growth rates and respiration. In summary, At1g47260 is important for complex I assembly in plant mitochondria and respiration. A role of At1g47260 in mitochondrial one-carbon metabolism is supported by micro-array analyses.
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- Mariano Perales
- Institut für Angewandte Genetik, Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Casado-Vela J, Sellés S, Bru Martínez R. Proteomic approach to blossom-end rot in tomato fruits (Lycopersicon esculentum M.): Antioxidant enzymes and the pentose phosphate pathway. Proteomics 2005; 5:2488-96. [PMID: 15892162 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Blossom-end rot (BER) is a physiopathy that affects tomato fruits causing disorganisation, cell breakage and darkening of the tissues. In this study we describe a tomato fruit protein extraction protocol that includes polyvinyl polypyrrolidone, ascorbic acid and protease inhibitors to promote depletion of phenolics and to avoid protein degradation. The temperature-induced phase separation of plant extracts with nonionic detergent Triton X-114 favours the solubilisation of partially-hydrophobic species in the low-detergent upper phase, making them suitable for further analysis using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The analysis of two-dimensional images revealed differences in number and expression levels of several proteins from the control and BER-affected tomato fruits. Although the appearance of BER in tomato is primarily attributed to a lack of calcium supply to fruits, very little is known about the molecular and biochemical mechanisms involved. The identification of differential proteins from affected fruits with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight and peptide mass fingerprinting analysis revealed the induction of proteins participating in antioxidant processes (ascorbate-glutathione cycle) and the pentose phosphate pathway. We suggest that these two biochemical pathways, acting as reactive oxygen species scavengers in BER-affected fruits, restrain the spread of the blackening to the whole fruit.
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- Juan Casado-Vela
- Departamento de Agroquímica y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- D James Morré
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Rasmusson AG, Soole KL, Elthon TE. Alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenases of plant mitochondria. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2004; 55:23-39. [PMID: 15725055 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.55.031903.141720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plant mitochondria have a highly branched electron transport chain that provides great flexibility for oxidation of cytosolic and matrix NAD(P)H. In addition to the universal electron transport chain found in many organisms, plants have alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenases in the first part of the chain and a second oxidase, the alternative oxidase, in the latter part. The alternative activities are nonproton pumping and allow for NAD(P)H oxidation with varying levels of energy conservation. This provides a mechanism for plants to, for example, remove excess reducing power and balance the redox poise of the cell. This review presents our current understanding of the alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenases present in plant mitochondria.
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- Allan G Rasmusson
- Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Sparla F, Tedeschi G, Pupillo P, Trost P. Cloning and heterologous expression of NAD(P)H:quinone reductase of Arabidopsis thaliana, a functional homologue of animal DT-diaphorase. FEBS Lett 1999; 463:382-6. [PMID: 10606758 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01625-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In higher plants, NAD(P)H:quinone reductase (NQR) is the only flavoreductase known to reduce quinone substrates directly to hydroquinones by a two-electron reaction mechanism. This enzymatic activity is believed to protect aerobic organisms from the oxidative action of semiquinones. For this reason plant NQR has recently been suggested to be related to animal DT-diaphorase. A cDNA clone for NQR of Arabidopsis thaliana was identified, expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and characterized. Its amino acid sequence was found related to a number of putative proteins, mostly from prokaryotes, with still undetermined function. Conversely, in spite of the functional homology, sequence similarity between plant NQR and animal DT-diaphorase was limited and essentially confined to the flavin binding site.
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- F Sparla
- Dipartimento di Biologia evoluzionistica sperimentale, Università di Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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Sparla F, Preger V, Pupillo P, Trost P. Characterization of a novel NADH-specific, FAD-containing, soluble reductase with ferric citrate reductase activity from maize seedlings. Arch Biochem Biophys 1999; 363:301-8. [PMID: 10068452 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1998.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A novel NADH-dependent, soluble flavoreductase of 60 kDa, active toward ferric chelates and quinones, has been purified from maize seedlings. Two closely related isoforms were separated. The two isoforms are similar in several biochemical features, with the exception of the apparent molecular mass of their subunits (29 and 31 kDa, respectively). They are homodimers in the native state, they bind FAD as the prosthetic group and show strong preference for NADH over NADPH as the electron donor. Ferric chelates (chiefly ferric citrate, Km 3-5 x 10(-5) M; kcat/Km 3.4-3.7 x 10(5) M-1 s-1), and some quinones (benzoquinone, coenzyme Q-0, and juglone) are used as electron acceptors. Enzymatic reduction of benzoquinone occurs with formation of radical semiquinones. Both soluble ferric chelate reductase isoforms are strongly inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid (I50 5 nM) and by cibachron blue, the latter giving nonlinear inhibition. It is suggested that soluble ferric chelate reductase might be involved in the symplastic reduction of iron chelates which is required for the assembly of iron-containing macromolecules such as cytochromes and ferritin.
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- F Sparla
- Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, Bologna, 40126, Italy
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Sparla F, Bagnaresi P, Scagliarini S, Trost P. NADH:Fe(III)-chelate reductase of maize roots is an active cytochrome b5 reductase. FEBS Lett 1997; 414:571-5. [PMID: 9323038 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)01073-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Microsomal NADH:Fe(III)-chelate reductase (NFR) of maize roots has been purified as a monomeric flavoprotein of 32 kDa with non-covalently bound FAD. In the presence of NADH, NFR efficiently reduced the physiological iron-chelate Fe(III)-citrate (K[cat]/K[m](Fe(III)-citrate) = 6.0 X 10[6] M[-1] S[-1]) with a sequential reaction mechanism. Purified NFR was totally inhibited by the sulfhydryl reagent PHMB at 10(-9) M, and it could use cyt b5 as alternative electron acceptor with a maximal reduction rate as high as with Fe(III)-citrate. We conclude that in maize roots the reduction of Fe(III)-citrate is chiefly performed by a cytochrome b5 reductase, mostly associated with intracellular membranes and in part with the plasma membrane.
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- F Sparla
- Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Döring O, Lüthje S. Molecular components and biochemistry of electron transport in plant plasma membranes (review). Mol Membr Biol 1996; 13:127-42. [PMID: 8905641 DOI: 10.3109/09687689609160589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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It is worthwhile emphasizing the importance of electron transport across lipid membranes. Mitochondrial and electron transport in chloroplasts were elucidated in great detail many years ago. Plasma membrane-bound electron transfer may be involved in several processes such as membrane energization, signalling, regulation of transport and/or growth, and generation or scavenging of free radicals. We here give an overview of plasma membrane-bound electron transfer, of possible compounds of the electron transporting systems isolated from plasma membranes, and of their biochemical characteristics. Both the progress made in purification of redox enzymes and compounds and data from biochemical characterization of the activities found, support the discussion concerning models of the molecular structure of the electron transport systems of plant plasma membranes.
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- O Döring
- Universität Hamburg, Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Germany
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