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Cuadrado C, Arribas C, Sanchiz A, Pedrosa MM, Gamboa P, Betancor D, Blanco C, Cabanillas B, Linacero R. Effects of enzymatic hydrolysis combined with pressured heating on tree nut allergenicity. Food Chem 2024; 451:139433. [PMID: 38692238 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Hazelnut, pistachio and cashew are tree nuts with health benefits but also with allergenic properties being prevalent food allergens in Europe. The allergic characteristics of these tree nuts after processing combining heat, pressure and enzymatic digestion were analyzed through in vitro (Western blot and ELISA) and in vivo test (Prick-Prick). In the analyzed population, the patients sensitized to Cor a 8 (nsLTP) were predominant over those sensitized against hazelnut seed storage proteins (Sprot, Cor a 9 and 14), which displayed higher IgE reactivity. The protease E5 effectively hydrolyzed proteins from hazelnut and pistachio, while E7 was efficient for cashew protein hydrolysis. When combined with pressured heating (autoclave and Controlled Instantaneous Depressurization (DIC)), these proteases notably reduced the allergenic reactivity. The combination of DIC treatment before enzymatic digestion resulted in the most effective methodology to drastically reduce or indeed eliminate the allergenic capacity of tree nuts.
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- Carmen Cuadrado
- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, INIA-CSIC, Ctra. Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, INIA-CSIC, Ctra. Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, INIA-CSIC, Ctra. Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, INIA-CSIC, Ctra. Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
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- Departamento de Alergia, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Diaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergia, IIS-Princesa (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Universitario de La Princesa), 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergia, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Microbiología y Fisiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Sanchiz A, Cuadrado C, Haddad J, Linacero R. Effect of Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) Treatment on the Detection of Nut Allergens by Real Time PCR. Foods 2020; 9:E729. [PMID: 32503109 PMCID: PMC7353585 DOI: 10.3390/foods9060729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Tree nuts show nutritional properties and human health benefits. However, they contain allergenic proteins, which make them harmful to the sensitised population. The presence of tree nuts on food labelling is mandatory and, consequently, the development of suitable analytical methodologies to detect nuts in processed foods is advisable. Real-Time PCR allowed a specific and accurate amplification of allergen sequences. Some food processing methods could induce structural and/or conformational changes in proteins by altering their allergenic capacity, as well as produce the fragmentation and/or degradation of genomic DNA. In this work, we analysed by means of Real-Time PCR, the influence of pressure and thermal processing through Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) on the detectability of hazelnut, pistachio and cashew allergens. The detection of targets in hazelnut, pistachio and cashew (Cor a 9, Pis v 1 and Ana o 1, respectively) is affected by the treatment to different extents depending on the tree nut. Results are compared to those previously obtained by our group in the analysis of different treatments on the amplificability of the same targets. Reduction in amplificability is similar to that reported for some autoclave conditions. Our assays might allow for the detection of up to 1000 mg/kg of hazelnut, pistachio and cashew flours after being submitted to DIC treatment in food matrices.
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- Africa Sanchiz
- Food Technology Department, SGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.); (C.C.)
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- Food Technology Department, SGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.); (C.C.)
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- Laboratory Engineering Science for Environment (UMR 7356 CNRS), La Rochelle University, Avenue Michel Crepeau, 17042 La Rochelle, France;
- Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lebanese University, Dekweneh, 11111 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology Department, Biology Faculty, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Vicente F, Sanchiz A, Rodríguez-Pérez R, Pedrosa M, Quirce S, Haddad J, Besombes C, Linacero R, Allaf K, Cuadrado C. Influence of Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) on Allergenic Potential of Tree Nuts. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071742. [PMID: 32290123 PMCID: PMC7180768 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Pistachio and cashew contain allergenic proteins, which causes them to be removed from the diet of allergic people. Previous studies have demonstrated that food processing (thermal and non-thermal) can produce structural and/or conformational changes in proteins by altering their allergenic capacity. In this study, the influence of instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) on pistachio and cashew allergenic capacity has been studied. Western blot was carried out using IgG anti-11S and anti-2S and IgE antibodies from sera of patients sensitized to pistachio and cashew. DIC processing causes changes in the electrophoretic pattern, reducing the number and intensity of protein bands, as the pressure and temperature treatment increment, which results in a remarkable decrease in detection of potentially allergenic proteins. The harshest conditions of DIC (7 bar, 120 s) markedly reduce the immunodetection of allergenic proteins, not only by using IgG (anti 11S and anti 2S) but also when IgE sera from sensitized patients were used for Western blots. Such immunodetection is more affected in pistachio than in cashew nuts, but is not completely removed. Therefore, cashew proteins are possibly more resistant than pistachio proteins. According these findings, instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) can be considered a suitable technique in order to obtain hypoallergenic tree nut flour to be used in the food industry.
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- Fatima Vicente
- Food Technology DepartmentSGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.V.); (A.S.)
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- Food Technology DepartmentSGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.V.); (A.S.)
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- Allergy Service, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (M.P.); (S.Q.)
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- Allergy Service, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (M.P.); (S.Q.)
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- Allergy Service, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (M.P.); (S.Q.)
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- Laboratory Engineering Science for Environment (UMR 7356 CNRS), La Rochelle University, venue Michel Crepeau, 17042 La Rochelle, France; (J.H.); (C.B.); (K.A.)
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- Laboratory Engineering Science for Environment (UMR 7356 CNRS), La Rochelle University, venue Michel Crepeau, 17042 La Rochelle, France; (J.H.); (C.B.); (K.A.)
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- Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology Department, Biology Faculty, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Laboratory Engineering Science for Environment (UMR 7356 CNRS), La Rochelle University, venue Michel Crepeau, 17042 La Rochelle, France; (J.H.); (C.B.); (K.A.)
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- Food Technology DepartmentSGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.V.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-91-347-6925
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Sanchiz Á, Ballesteros I, López-García A, Ramírez A, Rueda J, Cuadrado C, Linacero R. Chestnut allergen detection in complex food products: Development and validation of a real-time PCR method. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cuadrado C, Sanchiz A, Vicente F, Ballesteros I, Linacero R. Changes Induced by Pressure Processing on Immunoreactive Proteins of Tree Nuts. Molecules 2020; 25:E954. [PMID: 32093394 PMCID: PMC7070680 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Tree nuts confer many health benefits due to their high content of vitamins and antioxidants, and they are increasingly consumed in the last few years. Food processing is an important industrial tool to modify allergenic properties of foods, in addition to ensuring safety and enhancing organoleptic characteristics. The effect of high pressure, without and with heating, on SDS-PAGE and immunodetection profile of potential allergenic proteins (anti-11S, anti-2S and anti-LTP) of pistachio, cashew, peanut, hazelnut, almond, and chestnut was investigated. Processing based on heat and/or pressure and ultra-high pressure (HHP, 300-600 MPa) without heating was applied. After treating the six tree nuts with pressure combined with heat, a progressive diminution of proteins with potential allergenic properties was observed. Moreover, some tree nuts proteins (pistachio, cashew, and peanut) seemed to be more resistant to technological processing than others (hazelnut and chestnut). High pressure combined with heating processing markedly reduce tree nut allergenic potential as the pressure and treatment time increases. HHP do not alter hazelnut and almond immunoreactivity.
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- Carmen Cuadrado
- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, SGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.); (F.V.)
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, SGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.); (F.V.)
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, SGIT-INIA, Ctra. La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.); (F.V.)
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada a Biomedicina (BIOMED), Universidad de Las Américas, 72819 Quito, Ecuador;
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- Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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Currently, food allergies are an important health concern worldwide. The presence of undeclared allergenic ingredients or the presence of traces of allergens due to accidental contamination during food processing poses a great health risk to sensitized individuals. Therefore, reliable analytical methods are required to detect and identify allergenic ingredients in food products. Real-time PCR allowed a specific and accurate amplification of allergen sequences. Some processing methods could induce the fragmentation and/or degradation of genomic DNA and some studies have been performed to analyze the effect of processing on the detection of different targets, as thermal treatment, with and without applying pressure. In this review, we give an updated overview of the applications of real-time PCR for the detection of allergens of tree nut in processed food products. The different variables that contribute to the performance of PCR methodology for allergen detection are also review and discussed.
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- Rosario Linacero
- Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, SGIT-INIA, Madrid, Spain
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- Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, SGIT-INIA, Madrid, Spain
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Sanchiz Á, Ballesteros I, Marqués E, Dieguez MC, Rueda J, Cuadrado C, Linacero R. Evaluation of locked nucleic acid and TaqMan probes for specific detection of cashew nut in processed food by real time PCR. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sanchiz A, Cuadrado C, Dieguez MC, Ballesteros I, Rodríguez J, Crespo JF, de las Cuevas N, Rueda J, Linacero R, Cabanillas B, Novak N. Thermal processing effects on the IgE-reactivity of cashew and pistachio. Food Chem 2018; 245:595-602. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.10.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cuadrado C, Cheng H, Sanchiz A, Ballesteros I, Easson M, Grimm CC, Dieguez MC, Linacero R, Burbano C, Maleki SJ. Influence of enzymatic hydrolysis on the allergenic reactivity of processed cashew and pistachio. Food Chem 2018; 241:372-379. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ruiz-Valdepeñas Montiel V, Gutiérrez ML, Torrente-Rodríguez RM, Povedano E, Vargas E, Reviejo ÁJ, Linacero R, Gallego FJ, Campuzano S, Pingarrón JM. Disposable Amperometric Polymerase Chain Reaction-Free Biosensor for Direct Detection of Adulteration with Horsemeat in Raw Lysates Targeting Mitochondrial DNA. Anal Chem 2017; 89:9474-9482. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
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- Departamento
de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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Prieto N, Iniesto E, Burbano C, Cabanillas B, Pedrosa MM, Rovira M, Rodríguez J, Muzquiz M, Crespo JF, Cuadrado C, Linacero R. Detection of almond allergen coding sequences in processed foods by real time PCR. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:5617-5624. [PMID: 24857239 DOI: 10.1021/jf405121f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this work was to develop and analytically validate a quantitative RT-PCR method, using novel primer sets designed on Pru du 1, Pru du 3, Pru du 4, and Pru du 6 allergen-coding sequences, and contrast the sensitivity and specificity of these probes. The temperature and/or pressure processing influence on the ability to detect these almond allergen targets was also analyzed. All primers allowed a specific and accurate amplification of these sequences. The specificity was assessed by amplifying DNA from almond, different Prunus species and other common plant food ingredients. The detection limit was 1 ppm in unprocessed almond kernels. The method's robustness and sensitivity were confirmed using spiked samples. Thermal treatment under pressure (autoclave) reduced yield and amplificability of almond DNA; however, high-hydrostatic pressure treatments did not produced such effects. Compared with ELISA assay outcomes, this RT-PCR showed higher sensitivity to detect almond traces in commercial foodstuffs.
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- Nuria Prieto
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Iniesto E, Jiménez A, Prieto N, Cabanillas B, Burbano C, Pedrosa MM, Rodríguez J, Muzquiz M, Crespo JF, Cuadrado C, Linacero R. Real Time PCR to detect hazelnut allergen coding sequences in processed foods. Food Chem 2013; 138:1976-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pradillo M, López E, Linacero R, Romero C, Cuñado N, Sánchez-Morán E, Santos JL. Together yes, but not coupled: new insights into the roles of RAD51 and DMC1 in plant meiotic recombination. Plant J 2012; 69:921-33. [PMID: 22066484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04845.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
The eukaryotic recombinases RAD51 and DMC1 are essential for DNA strand-exchange between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. RAD51 is also expressed during mitosis, and mediates homologous recombination (HR) between sister chromatids. It has been suggested that DMC1 might be involved in the switch from intersister chromatid recombination in somatic cells to interhomolog meiotic recombination. At meiosis, the Arabidopsis Atrad51 null mutant fails to synapse and has extensive chromosome fragmentation. The Atdmc1 null mutant is also asynaptic, but in this case chromosome fragmentation is absent. Thus in plants, AtDMC1 appears to be indispensable for interhomolog homologous recombination, whereas AtRAD51 seems to be more involved in intersister recombination. In this work, we have studied a new AtRAD51 knock-down mutant, Atrad51-2, which expresses only a small quantity of RAD51 protein. Atrad51-2 mutant plants are sterile and hypersensitive to DNA double-strand break induction, but their vegetative development is apparently normal. The meiotic phenotype of the mutant consists of partial synapsis, an elevated frequency of univalents, a low incidence of chromosome fragmentation and multivalent chromosome associations. Surprisingly, non-homologous chromosomes are involved in 51% of bivalents. The depletion of AtDMC1 in the Atrad51-2 background results in the loss of bivalents and in an increase of chromosome fragmentation. Our results suggest that a critical level of AtRAD51 is required to ensure the fidelity of HR during interchromosomal exchanges. Assuming the existence of asymmetrical DNA strand invasion during the initial steps of recombination, we have developed a working model in which the initial step of strand invasion is mediated by AtDMC1, with AtRAD51 required to check the fidelity of this process.
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MESH Headings
- Arabidopsis/drug effects
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis/metabolism
- Arabidopsis/radiation effects
- Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics
- Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism
- Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
- Chromosomes, Plant/genetics
- Chromosomes, Plant/metabolism
- Cisplatin/pharmacology
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded/radiation effects
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- DNA, Plant/metabolism
- Gamma Rays
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Homologous Recombination
- Meiosis
- Metaphase
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Plants, Genetically Modified/drug effects
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified/radiation effects
- Rad51 Recombinase/genetics
- Rad51 Recombinase/metabolism
- Rec A Recombinases/genetics
- Rec A Recombinases/metabolism
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- Mónica Pradillo
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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Alves E, Ballesteros I, Linacero R, Vázquez AM. RYS1, a foldback transposon, is activated by tissue culture and shows preferential insertion points into the rye genome. Theor Appl Genet 2005; 111:431-6. [PMID: 15947908 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-005-2013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
The study of two variable amplicons of rye indicates that RYS1, a mobile element, is activated during tissue culture. We propose that RYS1 could be a foldback (FB) transposon. The FB transposons have been rarely reported in plants; RYS1 is the first described in rye and also the first active plant FB transposon reported. Preferential integration points in the rye genome exist, because the new insertions seem to be located, in all studied cases, in the same genome positions. We assume that RYS1 became active in rye very recently, as different plants from in vivo-growing cultivars showed that these elements were present or absent in the same genomic position in which the in vitro-activated element was found. This high rate of modification in these particular loci, both in the in vivo and in vitro populations, could indicate that probably the mechanisms promoting genetic variability in nature are the same that induce variation in vitro, and the modifications induced by somaclonal variation could be already present in vivo populations.
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- E Alves
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Díaz-Perales A, Linacero R, Vázquez AM. DNA amplification fingerprinting using two long primers. Biotechniques 2001; 30:718-20. [PMID: 11314250 DOI: 10.2144/01304bm01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Linacero R, López-Bilbao MG, Vázquez AM. Expression of different abscisic acid-responsive genes during somatic embryogenesis in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Protoplasma 2001; 217:199-204. [PMID: 11732312 DOI: 10.1007/bf01283401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have examined the expression of four genes during somatic embryogenesis in two cultivars of sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum, one drought resistant (JA-605) and the other one sensitive (C-8751), as well as in embryogenic and nonembryogenic tissues treated with abscisic acid (ABA) or after drought stress. Three of the cDNAs probed, from plasmids pMA1049, pMA2005 and CM1, were lea genes and the other one, from a barley hemoglobin gene, was induced in other species under stress conditions. Only transcripts homologous to the pMA2005 and CM1 clones were differentially accumulated during somatic embryogenesis; moreover, the CM1 clone only appeared in somatic embryos of the non-resistant variety. All the lea cDNAs were dramatically increased in the embryogenic tissues treated with ABA, but we observed differences among the accumulation of these mRNAs in the nonembryogenic tissues treated with ABA, and only the pMA2005 transcript appeared. The mRNA homologous to the barley hemoglobin gene appeared in the nonembryogenic tissue and the expression increased after ABA treatment. The desiccation treatments had different effects on the varieties, and the pMA2005 transcripts only appeared in the sensitive variety.
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- R Linacero
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Kertbundit S, Linacero R, Rouzé P, Galis I, Macas J, Deboeck F, Renckens S, Hernalsteens JP, De Greve H. Analysis of T-DNA-mediated translational beta-glucuronidase gene fusions. Plant Mol Biol 1998; 36:205-217. [PMID: 9484433 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005902730810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Three random translational beta-glucuronidase (gus) gene fusions were previously obtained in Arabidopsis thaliana, using Agrobacterium-mediated transfer of a gus coding sequence without promoter and ATG initiation site. These were analysed by IPCR amplification of the sequence upstream of gus and nucleotide sequence analysis. In one instance, the gus sequence was fused, in inverse orientation, to the nos promoter sequence of a truncated tandem T-DNA copy and translated from a spurious ATG in this sequence. In the second transgenic line, the gus gene was fused to A. thaliana DNA, 27 bp downstream an ATG. In this line, a large deletion occurred at the target site of the T-DNA. In the third line, gus is fused in frame to a plant DNA sequence after the eighth codon of an open reading frame encoding a protein of 619 amino acids. This protein has significant homology with animal and plant (receptor) serine/threonine protein kinases. The twelve subdomains essential for kinase activity are conserved. The presence of a potential signal peptide and a membrane-spanning domain suggests that it may be a receptor kinase. These data confirm that plant genes can be tagged as functional translational gene fusions.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis/metabolism
- Artificial Gene Fusion
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- Conserved Sequence
- DNA, Bacterial/metabolism
- DNA, Plant/chemistry
- DNA, Plant/metabolism
- DNA, Single-Stranded/metabolism
- Escherichia coli
- Glucuronidase/biosynthesis
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/biosynthesis
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/chemistry
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Rhizobium
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- TATA Box
- Transfection
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Affiliation(s)
- S Kertbundit
- Laboratorium Genetische Virologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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We studied the genetic variation generated during in vitro culture of rye Secale cereale L. We analyzed the progenies of four generations of the plants regenerated from immature embryo cultures. A high frequency of mutant plants was observed, 50.75%, this frequency was genotype dependent. Other characteristics typical of somaclonal variation were also observed: the obtaining of dominant mutations, the presence of more than one mutation per plant, the obtaining of homozygous mutants and a high rate of mutation of particular loci. In some cases transposable elements could be implicated. We postulate that tissue culture could induce mutations as well as select particular cell types and so increase the appearance of special mutants.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Linacero
- Departamento de Génetica, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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Linacero R, Vazquez AM. Somatic embryogenesis in polyembryonic Secale cereale L. Plant Cell Rep 1992; 12:26-28. [PMID: 24201725 DOI: 10.1007/bf00232417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/1992] [Revised: 08/06/1992] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The progeny of polyembryonic Secale cereale L., was used to study the in vitro response of the immature embryos. The formation of embryogenic calli was very high, and this response and its distribution was statistically different to that shown by the normal regenerated plants and the original population. This behaviour seems to be related to a genetic condition which favours the presence of supernumerary embryos, in vivo as well as in vitro.
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- R Linacero
- Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Albino plants have been observed among regenerated plants from immature embryo calluses in four cultivars of rye. The frequency of albino plants was very similar between the plants regenerated from embryogenic (8.78%) or organogenic (12.06%) cultures. However, these frequencies varied widely between cultivars (from 0 to 23.46%). On the other hand, 12% of the green regenerated plants segregated in their progeny plants with chlorophyll deficiencies, and most of these mutations segregated as we can expect a Mendelian trait to do. The behaviour of the regenerated plants from cv. Ailes was particularly interesting, because the appearance of a particular phenotype could be related to the in vitro activation of a transposable element.Key words: Secale cereale, regeneration, somaclonal variation, albino plants, transposable elements.
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Regenerated plants obtained from immature embryo-derived calluses of four cultivars of rye, as well as their progeny, were cytologically analyzed. Chromosome number modified plants were found among the regenerants. The progeny of apparently normal diploid regenerated plants was tested and in some cases chromosomally abnormal plants appeared. Equally, meiotic abnormalities were observed in some of the regenerated plants and their progenies. The cytological variations observed were inheritable and in some cases both types of abnormalities could be related. The nature of the variations is discussed.Key words: Secale cereale, somaclonal variation, nondiploid plants, meiotic abnormalities.
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