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Michimori Y, Izaki R, Su Y, Fukuyama Y, Shimamura S, Nishimura K, Miwa Y, Hamakita S, Shimosaka T, Makino Y, Takeno R, Sato T, Beppu H, Cann I, Kanai T, Nunoura T, Atomi H. Removal of phosphoglycolate in hyperthermophilic archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2311390121. [PMID: 38593075 PMCID: PMC11032457 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311390121] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Many organisms that utilize the Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle for autotrophic growth harbor metabolic pathways to remove and/or salvage 2-phosphoglycolate, the product of the oxygenase activity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco). It has been presumed that the occurrence of 2-phosphoglycolate salvage is linked to the CBB cycle, and in particular, the C2 pathway to the CBB cycle and oxygenic photosynthesis. Here, we examined 2-phosphoglycolate salvage in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis, an obligate anaerobe that harbors a Rubisco that functions in the pentose bisphosphate pathway. T. kodakarensis harbors enzymes that have the potential to convert 2-phosphoglycolate to glycine and serine, and their genes were identified by biochemical and/or genetic analyses. 2-phosphoglycolate phosphatase activity increased 1.6-fold when cells were grown under microaerobic conditions compared to anaerobic conditions. Among two candidates, TK1734 encoded a phosphatase specific for 2-phosphoglycolate, and the enzyme was responsible for 80% of the 2-phosphoglycolate phosphatase activity in T. kodakarensis cells. The TK1734 disruption strain displayed growth impairment under microaerobic conditions, which was relieved upon addition of sodium sulfide. In addition, glycolate was detected in the medium when T. kodakarensis was grown under microaerobic conditions. The results suggest that T. kodakarensis removes 2-phosphoglycolate via a phosphatase reaction followed by secretion of glycolate to the medium. As the Rubisco in T. kodakarensis functions in the pentose bisphosphate pathway and not in the CBB cycle, mechanisms to remove 2-phosphoglycolate in this archaeon emerged independent of the CBB cycle.
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- Yuta Michimori
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Top Global University Program, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Bioscience and Nanoscience, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka237–0061, Japan
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- Super-Cutting-Edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka237–0061, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Top Global University Program, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Integrated Research Center for Carbon Negative Science, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Top Global University Program, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL61801
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Bioscience and Nanoscience, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka237–0061, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Top Global University Program, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto615-8510, Japan
- Integrated Research Center for Carbon Negative Science, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji611-0011, Japan
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Yang H, He Y, Zhou S, Deng Y. Dynamic regulation and cofactor engineering of escherichia coli to enhance production of glycolate from corn stover hydrolysate. Bioresour Technol 2024; 398:130531. [PMID: 38447620 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130531] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Glycolic acid is widely employed in chemical cleaning, the production of polyglycolic acid-lactic acid, and polyglycolic acid. Currently, the bottleneck of glycolate biosynthesis lies on the imbalance of metabolic flux and the deficiency of NADPH. In this study, a dynamic regulation system was developed and optimized to enhance the metabolic flux from glucose to glycolate. Additionally, the knockout of transhydrogenase (sthA), along with the overexpression of pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase (pntAB) and the implementation of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, were performed to further increase the production of the NADPH, thereby increasing the titer of glycolate to 5.6 g/L. To produce glycolate from corn stover hydrolysate, carbon catabolite repression was alleviated and glucose utilization was accelerated. The final strain, E. coli Mgly10-245, is inducer-free, achieving a glycolate titer of 46.1 g/L using corn stover hydrolysate (77.1 % of theoretical yield). These findings will contribute to the advancement of industrial glycolate production.
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- Haining Yang
- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, China, 430062
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Höhmann S, Briol TA, Ihle N, Frick O, Schmid A, Bühler B. Glycolate as alternative carbon source for Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 2024; 381:76-85. [PMID: 38190849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2024.01.001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The physiology of different Escherichia coli stains was analyzed for growth with glycolate as a potentially promising sustainable sole source of carbon and energy. Different E. coli strains showed large differences regarding lag phases after provision of glycolate. Whereas E. coli W showed fast adaptation, E. coli BW25113, JM101, and BL21 (DE3) needed extensive time for adaption (up to 30 generations) until the attainable µmax was reached, which, at 30 °C, amounted to 0.20-0.25 h-1 for all strains. The overexpression of genes encoding glycolate degradation did neither overcome the need for adaptation of E. coli BL21 (DE3) nor improve growth of E. coli W. Rather, high level expression of proteins involved in uptake and initial degradation steps had an adverse effect on growth. Overall, the results show a promising capacity of E. coli strains for growth on glycolate.
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- Sonja Höhmann
- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
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Cheon H, Kim JH, Kim JS, Park JB. Valorization of single-carbon chemicals by using carboligases as key enzymes. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2024; 85:103047. [PMID: 38128199 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.103047] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Single-carbon (C1) biorefinery plays a key role in the consumption of global greenhouse gases and a circular carbon economy. Thereby, we have focused on the valorization of C1 compounds (e.g. methanol, formaldehyde, and formate) into multicarbon products, including bioplastic monomers, glycolate, and ethylene glycol. For instance, methanol, derived from the oxidation of CH4, can be converted into glycolate, ethylene glycol, or erythrulose via formaldehyde and glycolaldehyde, employing C1 and/or C2 carboligases as essential enzymes. Escherichia coli was engineered to convert formate, produced from CO via CO2 or from CO2 directly, into glycolate. Recent progress in the design of biotransformation pathways, enzyme discovery, and engineering, as well as whole-cell biocatalyst engineering for C1 biorefinery, was addressed in this review.
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- Huijin Cheon
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Chen ZJ, Wang HW, Li SY, Zhang YH, Qu YN, He ZH, Li XS, Liu XL. Uptake, translocation, accumulation, and metabolism of fluroxypyr-meptyl and oxidative stress induction in rice seedling. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:6094-6105. [PMID: 38147256 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31604-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Fluroxypyr-meptyl (FLUME) is heterocyclic herbicide with internal absorption and transmission characteristics. Owing to its low cost and rapid efficacy, it has been widely used to control broad-leaved weeds in wheat, corn, and rice fields. However, the uptake, translocation, accumulation, and metabolism of FLUME in rice seedlings and the extent of oxidative stress induced by it remain largely unknown, which consequently restricts the comprehensive risk assessment of FLUME residues in the environment during rice production. Hence, we systematically investigated the growth and physiological responses of rice to FLUME and analyzed its uptake, translocation, accumulation, and metabolism in rice seedlings. The results indicated that under 0-0.12 mg/L FLUME treatment, only a small proportion of FLUME was translocated upward and accumulated in rice shoots following absorption via roots, with all the translocation factor values being < 1. Moreover, the distribution and enrichment ability of FLUME in rice seedlings were greater in roots than in shoots. Furthermore, we revealed that FLUME accumulation in rice seedlings evidently inhibited their growth and activated the defense system against oxidative stress, with an increase in the activity of antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes. In addition, multiple metabolic reactions of FLUME were observed in rice seedlings, including dehalogenation, hydroxylation, glycosylation, acetylation, and malonylation. Our study provides systematic insights into the uptake, translocation, accumulation, and metabolism of FLUME in rice seedlings as well as the oxidative stress induced by FLUME accumulation, which can help improve FLUME applications and environmental risk assessments in crops.
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- Zhao Jie Chen
- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Da Xue East Road No. 100, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China.
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Mariyam, Shafiq M, Sadiq S, Ali Q, Haider MS, Habib U, Ali D, Shahid MA. Identification and characterization of Glycolate oxidase gene family in garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. 'Salinas') and its response under various biotic, abiotic, and developmental stresses. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19686. [PMID: 37952078 PMCID: PMC10640638 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47180-y] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Glycolate oxidase (GLO) is an FMN-containing enzyme localized in peroxisomes and performs in various molecular and biochemical mechanisms. It is a key player in plant glycolate and glyoxylate accumulation pathways. The role of GLO in disease and stress resistance is well-documented in various plant species. Although studies have been conducted regarding the role of GLO genes from spinach on a microbial level, the direct response of GLO genes to various stresses in short-season and leafy plants like lettuce has not been published yet. The genome of Lactuca sativa cultivar 'Salinas' (v8) was used to identify GLO gene members in lettuce by performing various computational analysis. Dual synteny, protein-protein interactions, and targeted miRNA analyses were conducted to understand the function of GLO genes. The identified GLO genes showed further clustering into two groups i.e., glycolate oxidase (GOX) and hydroxyacid oxidase (HAOX). Genes were observed to be distributed unevenly on three chromosomes, and syntenic analysis revealed that segmental duplication was prevalent. Thus, it might be the main reason for GLO gene diversity in lettuce. Almost all LsGLO genes showed syntenic blocks in respective plant genomes under study. Protein-protein interactions of LsGLO genes revealed various functional enrichments, mainly photorespiration, and lactate oxidation, and among biological processes oxidative photosynthetic carbon pathway was highly significant. Results of in-depth analyses disclosed the interaction of GLO genes with other members of the glycolate pathway and the activity of GLO genes in various organs and developmental stages in lettuce. The extensive genome evaluation of GLO gene family in garden lettuce is believed to be a reference for cloning and studying functional analyses of GLO genes and characterizing other members of glycolate/glyoxylate biosynthesis pathway in various plant species.
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- Mariyam
- Department of Horticulture, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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- Department of Horticulture, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida/IFAS, Quincy, FL, 32351, USA
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Schad A, Rössler S, Nagel R, Wagner H, Wilhelm C. Crossing and selection of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii strains for biotechnological glycolate production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3539-3554. [PMID: 35511277 PMCID: PMC9151519 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11933-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Abstract As an alternative to chemical building blocks derived from algal biomass, the excretion of glycolate has been proposed. This process has been observed in green algae such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a product of the photorespiratory pathway. Photorespiration generally occurs at low CO2 and high O2 concentrations, through the key enzyme RubisCO initiating the pathway via oxygenation of 1.5-ribulose-bisphosphate. In wild-type strains, photorespiration is usually suppressed in favour of carboxylation due to the cellular carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) controlling the internal CO2 concentration. Additionally, newly produced glycolate is directly metabolized in the C2 cycle. Therefore, both the CCMs and the C2 cycle are the key elements which limit the glycolate production in wild-type cells. Using conventional crossing techniques, we have developed Chlamydomonas reinhardtii double mutants deficient in these two key pathways to direct carbon flux to glycolate excretion. Under aeration with ambient air, the double mutant D6 showed a significant and stable glycolate production when compared to the non-producing wild type. Interestingly, this mutant can act as a carbon sink by fixing atmospheric CO2 into glycolate without requiring any additional CO2 supply. Thus, the double-mutant strain D6 can be used as a photocatalyst to produce chemical building blocks and as a future platform for algal-based biotechnology. Key Points • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cia5 gyd double mutants were developed by sexual crossing • The double mutation eliminates the need for an inhibitor in glycolate production • The strain D6 produces significant amounts of glycolate with ambient air only Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00253-022-11933-y.
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- Antonia Schad
- Department of Algal Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Algal Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Algal Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Algal Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany.
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Chovsepian A, Berchtold D, Winek K, Mamrak U, Ramírez Álvarez I, Dening Y, Golubczyk D, Weitbrecht L, Dames C, Aillery M, Fernandez‐Sanz C, Gajewski Z, Dieterich M, Janowski M, Falkai P, Walczak P, Plesnila N, Meisel A, Pan‐Montojo F. A Primeval Mechanism of Tolerance to Desiccation Based on Glycolic Acid Saves Neurons in Mammals from Ischemia by Reducing Intracellular Calcium-Mediated Excitotoxicity. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2103265. [PMID: 34904402 PMCID: PMC8811841 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Current treatments, such as pharmacological thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, reopen occluded arteries but do not protect against ischemia-induced damage that occurs before reperfusion or neuronal damage induced by ischemia/reperfusion. It has been shown that disrupting the conversion of glyoxal to glycolic acid (GA) results in a decreased tolerance to anhydrobiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larva and that GA itself can rescue this phenotype. During the process of desiccation/rehydration, a metabolic stop/start similar to the one observed during ischemia/reperfusion occurs. In this study, the protective effect of GA is tested in different ischemia models, i.e., in commonly used stroke models in mice and swine. The results show that GA, given during reperfusion, strongly protects against ischemic damage and improves functional outcome. Evidence that GA exerts its effect by counteracting the glutamate-dependent increase in intracellular calcium during excitotoxicity is provided. These results suggest that GA treatment has the potential to reduce mortality and disability in stroke patients.
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- Alexandra Chovsepian
- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalNussbaumstrasse. 780336MunichGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
- Present address:
Present address: Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain SciencesHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem9190401Israel
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- Laboratory of Experimental Stroke ResearchInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)University of Munich Medical CenterFeodor‐Lynen‐Strasse 1781377MunichGermany
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- Department of NeurologyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalMarchioninstrasse. 1581377MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Ludwig‐Maximilian University Munich81377MunichGermany
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- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalNussbaumstrasse. 780336MunichGermany
- Department of NeurologyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalMarchioninstrasse. 1581377MunichGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
- Present address:
Present address: SeppicÎle‐de‐FranceLa Garenne‐Colombes92250France
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- Department of NeurologyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalMarchioninstrasse. 1581377MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Ludwig‐Maximilian University Munich81377MunichGermany
- Present address:
Present address: Center for Translational MedicineDepartment of MedicineThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPA19107USA
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- Center for Translational MedicineWarsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw02‐787Poland
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- Department of NeurologyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalMarchioninstrasse. 1581377MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Ludwig‐Maximilian University Munich81377MunichGermany
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- Program in Image Guided NeurointerventionsDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear MedicineUniversity of MarylandBaltimoreMD21201USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalNussbaumstrasse. 780336MunichGermany
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- Program in Image Guided NeurointerventionsDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear MedicineUniversity of MarylandBaltimoreMD21201USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Stroke ResearchInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)University of Munich Medical CenterFeodor‐Lynen‐Strasse 1781377MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Ludwig‐Maximilian University Munich81377MunichGermany
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- Department of NeurologyNeuroCure Clinical Research CenterCenter for Stroke ResearchCharité University MedicineCharitéplatz 110117BerlinGermany
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- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalNussbaumstrasse. 780336MunichGermany
- Department of NeurologyLudwig‐Maximilian University HospitalMarchioninstrasse. 1581377MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Ludwig‐Maximilian University Munich81377MunichGermany
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Nayak L, Panda D, Dash GK, Lal MK, Swain P, Baig MJ, Kumar A. A chloroplast Glycolate catabolic pathway bypassing the endogenous photorespiratory cycle enhances photosynthesis, biomass and yield in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Sci 2022; 314:111103. [PMID: 34895540 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Photorespiration accounts for 20-50 % reduction in grain yield in C3 crops. The process is essential to remove 2-phosphoglycolate produced due to the oxygenation activity of the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (RuBisCO) enzyme. Attempts were made to improve photosynthesis through enriched CO2 concentration by installing numerous photorespiratory bypass modules in the chloroplast of several crops. In this study, we have introduced Escherichia coli glycolate catabolic pathway (ECGC) into rice chloroplast to bypass photorespiration partially (PB) or completely (FB). Five genes encoding glyoxylate carboligase (GCL), tartronic semialdehyde reductase (TSR), and three subunits of glycolate dehydrogenase (GDH) were introduced to get FB plants, whereas only the three subunits of GDH were introduced to get PB plants. Southern analysis confirmed stable integration of the transgenes and their expression was confirmed by RT-qPCR analysis in the T3 progenies. Both FB and PB transformed lines exhibited increased photosynthetic efficiency, biomass, and grain yield than wild type (WT) with empty vector control. The introduction of ECGC pathway favoured the carboxylase activity of RuBisCO while decreasing its oxygenase activity fostering the functioning of Calvin-Benson cycle and resulting in an increased carbon-assimilation that was manifested in their superior architecture and harvest index. These findings will support rice and related cereal crop breeding programs to increase yield under elevated temperature and arid conditions.
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- Lopamudra Nayak
- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Potato Research Insititute (ICAR-CPRI), Shimla, 171001, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India.
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- Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, 753006, Odisha, India.
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Cui L, Zhang C, Li Z, Xian T, Wang L, Zhang Z, Zhu G, Peng X. Two plastidic glycolate/glycerate translocator 1 isoforms function together to transport photorespiratory glycolate and glycerate in rice chloroplasts. J Exp Bot 2021; 72:2584-2599. [PMID: 33483723 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The photorespiratory pathway is highly compartmentalized. As such, metabolite shuttles between organelles are critical to ensure efficient photorespiratory carbon flux. Arabidopsis plastidic glycolate/glycerate translocator 1 (PLGG1) has been reported as a key chloroplastic glycolate/glycerate transporter. Two homologous genes, OsPLGG1a and OsPLGG1b, have been identified in the rice genome, although their distinct functions and relationships remain unknown. Herein, our analysis of exogenous expression in oocytes and yeast shows that both OsPLGG1a and OsPLGG1b have the ability to transport glycolate and glycerate. Furthermore, we demonstrate in planta that the perturbation of OsPLGG1a or OsPLGG1b expression leads to extensive accumulation of photorespiratory metabolites, especially glycolate and glycerate. Under ambient CO2 conditions, loss-of-function osplgg1a or osplgg1b mutant plants exhibited significant decreases in photosynthesis efficiency, starch accumulation, plant height, and crop productivity. These morphological defects were almost entirely recovered when the mutant plants were grown under elevated CO2 conditions. In contrast to osplgg1a, osplgg1b mutant alleles produced a mild photorespiratory phenotype and had reduced accumulation of photorespiratory metabolites. Subcellular localization analysis showed that OsPLGG1a and OsPLGG1b are located in the inner and outer membranes of the chloroplast envelope, respectively. In vitro and in vivo experiments revealed that OsPLGG1a and OsPLGG1b have a direct interaction. Our results indicate that both OsPLGG1a and OsPLGG1b are chloroplastic glycolate/glycerate transporters required for photorespiratory metabolism and plant growth, and that they may function as a singular complex.
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- Lili Cui
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhang Z, Yang Y, Wang Y, Gu J, Lu X, Liao X, Shi J, Kim CH, Lye G, Baganz F, Hao J. Ethylene glycol and glycolic acid production from xylonic acid by Enterobacter cloacae. Microb Cell Fact 2020; 19:89. [PMID: 32293454 PMCID: PMC7158088 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01347-8] [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: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Biological routes for ethylene glycol production have been developed in recent years by constructing the synthesis pathways in different microorganisms. However, no microorganisms have been reported yet to produce ethylene glycol naturally. RESULTS Xylonic acid utilizing microorganisms were screened from natural environments, and an Enterobacter cloacae strain was isolated. The major metabolites of this strain were ethylene glycol and glycolic acid. However, the metabolites were switched to 2,3-butanediol, acetoin or acetic acid when this strain was cultured with other carbon sources. The metabolic pathway of ethylene glycol synthesis from xylonic acid in this bacterium was identified. Xylonic acid was converted to 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate catalyzed by D-xylonic acid dehydratase. 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate was converted to form pyruvate and glycolaldehyde, and this reaction was catalyzed by an aldolase. D-Xylonic acid dehydratase and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase were encoded by yjhG and yjhH, respectively. The two genes are part of the same operon and are located adjacent on the chromosome. Besides yjhG and yjhH, this operon contains four other genes. However, individually inactivation of these four genes had no effect on either ethylene glycol or glycolic acid production; both formed from glycolaldehyde. YqhD exhibits ethylene glycol dehydrogenase activity in vitro. However, a low level of ethylene glycol was still synthesized by E. cloacae ΔyqhD. Fermentation parameters for ethylene glycol and glycolic acid production by the E. cloacae strain were optimized, and aerobic cultivation at neutral pH were found to be optimal. In fed batch culture, 34 g/L of ethylene glycol and 13 g/L of glycolic acid were produced in 46 h, with a total conversion ratio of 0.99 mol/mol xylonic acid. CONCLUSIONS A novel route of xylose biorefinery via xylonic acid as an intermediate has been established.
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- Zhongxi Zhang
- School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Jeonbuk Branch Institute, KRIBB, Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 556212, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK.
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- Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK.
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McGregor TL, Hunt KA, Yee E, Mason D, Nioi P, Ticau S, Pelosi M, Loken PR, Finer S, Lawlor DA, Fauman EB, Huang QQ, Griffiths CJ, MacArthur DG, Trembath RC, Oglesbee D, Lieske JC, Erbe DV, Wright J, van Heel DA. Characterising a healthy adult with a rare HAO1 knockout to support a therapeutic strategy for primary hyperoxaluria. eLife 2020; 9:e54363. [PMID: 32207686 PMCID: PMC7108859 DOI: 10.7554/elife.54363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [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: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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By sequencing autozygous human populations, we identified a healthy adult woman with lifelong complete knockout of HAO1 (expected ~1 in 30 million outbred people). HAO1 (glycolate oxidase) silencing is the mechanism of lumasiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic for primary hyperoxaluria type 1. Her plasma glycolate levels were 12 times, and urinary glycolate 6 times, the upper limit of normal observed in healthy reference individuals (n = 67). Plasma metabolomics and lipidomics (1871 biochemicals) revealed 18 markedly elevated biochemicals (>5 sd outliers versus n = 25 controls) suggesting additional HAO1 effects. Comparison with lumasiran preclinical and clinical trial data suggested she has <2% residual glycolate oxidase activity. Cell line p.Leu333SerfsTer4 expression showed markedly reduced HAO1 protein levels and cellular protein mis-localisation. In this woman, lifelong HAO1 knockout is safe and without clinical phenotype, de-risking a therapeutic approach and informing therapeutic mechanisms. Unlocking evidence from the diversity of human genetic variation can facilitate drug development.
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- Blizard Institute and Institute for Population Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Alnylam PharmaceuticalsCambridgeUnited States
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- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation TrustBradfordUnited Kingdom
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- Alnylam PharmaceuticalsCambridgeUnited States
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- Mayo Clinic, Division of Nephrology and HypertensionRochesterUnited States
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- Blizard Institute and Institute for Population Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield GroveBristolUnited Kingdom
- Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, Bristol UniversityBristolUnited Kingdom
- Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research CentreBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Internal Medicine Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and MedicalCambridgeUnited States
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- Blizard Institute and Institute for Population Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonUnited States
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridgeUnited States
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- School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Mayo Clinic, Division of Nephrology and HypertensionRochesterUnited States
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- Mayo Clinic, Division of Nephrology and HypertensionRochesterUnited States
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- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation TrustBradfordUnited Kingdom
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- Blizard Institute and Institute for Population Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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Lee SS, Park J, Heo YB, Woo HM. Case study of xylose conversion to glycolate in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Current limitation and future perspective of the CRISPR-Cas systems. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 132:109395. [PMID: 31731968 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.109395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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RNA-guided genome engineering technologies have been developed for the advanced metabolic engineering of microbial cells to enhance the production of value-added chemicals in Corynebacterium glutamicum as an industrial host. Here, we described the biotransformation of xylose to glycolate using engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum, a well-known industrial amino acid producer. A synthetic pathway involving heterologous D-tagatose 3-epimerase and L-fuculose kinase/aldolase reactions was introduced in C. glutamicum, resulting in 9.9 ± 0.01 g/L glycolate from 20 g/L xylose at a yield of 0.51 g/g (equal to 1.0 mol/mol). Additional glyoxylate reduction pathway developed by CRISPR-Cas12a recombineering has been introduced and attempted to increase the maximum theoretical molar yield of 2.0 (mol/mol). Due to the limitation of the CRISPR-Cas12a recombineering with TTTV PAM sites, advanced CRISPR-Cas systems were suggested for the next-round metabolic engineering for improving the glycolate yield to overcome the current genome-editing tool for metabolic engineering in C. glutamicum.
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- Seung Soo Lee
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Eisenhut M, Roell MS, Weber APM. Mechanistic understanding of photorespiration paves the way to a new green revolution. New Phytol 2019; 223:1762-1769. [PMID: 31032928 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Photorespiration is frequently considered a wasteful and inefficient process. However, mutant analysis demonstrated that photorespiration is essential for recycling of 2-phosphoglycolate in C3 and C4 land plants, in algae, and even in cyanobacteria operating carboxysome-based carbon (C) concentrating mechanisms. Photorespiration links photosynthetic C assimilation with other metabolic processes, such as nitrogen and sulfur assimilation, as well as C1 metabolism, and it may contribute to balancing the redox poise between chloroplasts, peroxisomes, mitochondria and cytoplasm. The high degree of metabolic interdependencies and the pleiotropic phenotypes of photorespiratory mutants impedes the distinction between core and accessory functions. Newly developed synthetic bypasses of photorespiration, beyond holding potential for significant yield increases in C3 crops, will enable us to differentiate between essential and accessory functions of photorespiration.
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- Marion Eisenhut
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Hua X, Du G, Xu Y. Cost-practical of glycolic acid bioproduction by immobilized whole-cell catalysis accompanied with compressed oxygen supplied to enhance mass transfer. Bioresour Technol 2019; 283:326-331. [PMID: 30921586 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Bioprocess for Glycolic acid (GA) production from ethylene glycol by whole-cell catalysis of Gluconobacter oxydans is restrained by various biological impediments and high production costs. In this study, these limitations were subsided through the implementation of immobilized whole-cell bio-catalysis combined with increased oxygen supply. Results indicated that this strategy noticeably enhanced mass transfer efficiency, and prolonged cell life that significantly reduced the cost of biomass. Ultimately, with immobilized whole-cell catalysis in air-open and oxygen-open bioreactor, 41.3 and 66.9 g/L of GA was obtained within 48 h, with an increment of 62.0%. Additionally, in oxygen-compressed bioreactor, 63.3 g/L of GA was accumulated with the yield of 97.2%. Subsequently, 605.7 g of GA was produced after 10 rounds of recovery experiments. Although there was a slight decrease in GA production compared with pure-oxygen supply, production cost was reduced with limited oxygen supply. This strategy commendably demonstrated cost-practical bioprocess for GA production.
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- Xia Hua
- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China.
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Kempaiah Nagappa L, Satha P, Govindaraju T, Balaram H. Phosphoglycolate phosphatase is a metabolic proofreading enzyme essential for cellular function in Plasmodium berghei. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:4997-5007. [PMID: 30700551 PMCID: PMC6442027 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac118.007143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) 4-nitrophenylphosphatase has been shown previously to be involved in vitamin B1 metabolism. Here, conducting a BLASTp search, we found that 4-nitrophenylphosphatase from Pf has significant homology with phosphoglycolate phosphatase (PGP) from mouse, human, and yeast, prompting us to reinvestigate the biochemical properties of the Plasmodium enzyme. Because the recombinant PfPGP enzyme is insoluble, we performed an extended substrate screen and extensive biochemical characterization of the recombinantly expressed and purified homolog from Plasmodium berghei (Pb), leading to the identification of 2-phosphoglycolate and 2-phospho-L-lactate as the relevant physiological substrates of PbPGP. 2-Phosphoglycolate is generated during repair of damaged DNA ends, 2-phospho-L-lactate is a product of pyruvate kinase side reaction, and both potently inhibit two key glycolytic enzymes, triosephosphate isomerase and phosphofructokinase. Hence, PGP-mediated clearance of these toxic metabolites is vital for cell survival and functioning. Our results differ significantly from those in a previous study, wherein the PfPGP enzyme has been inferred to act on 2-phospho-D-lactate and not on the L isomer. Apart from resolving the substrate specificity conflict through direct in vitro enzyme assays, we conducted PGP gene knockout studies in P. berghei, confirming that this conserved metabolic proofreading enzyme is essential in Plasmodium In summary, our findings establish PbPGP as an essential enzyme for normal physiological function in P. berghei and suggest that drugs that specifically inhibit Plasmodium PGP may hold promise for use in anti-malarial therapies.
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India
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Hua X, Cao R, Zhou X, Xu Y. One-step continuous/semi-continuous whole-cell catalysis production of glycolic acid by a combining bioprocess with in-situ cell recycling and electrodialysis. Bioresour Technol 2019; 273:515-520. [PMID: 30471643 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Bioprocess for successive bio-production of glycolic acid (GA) from ethylene glycol (EG) using Gluconobacter oxydans is hindered by strong end-product inhibitory effect. Based on the model of compressed oxygen supplied-sealed stirred tank reactor (COS-SSTR), we developed a new system by attaching an ultrafiltration instrument and electrodialysis cell to in-situ separate GA, including conductivity meter to control automatic EG feeding. The combined bioprocess was therefore set up as compressed oxygen supplied cell catalysis-ultrafiltration-electrodialysis (COS-CUE). In comparison with the conventional resin and electrodialysis separation process, this device simplified the whole bioprocess. We realized the potential of combined bioprocess for producing GA without EG through continuous/semi-continuous 'one-step' process. Finally, 288.4 g GA was obtained at the yield of 96.5% and average productivity of 4.0 g/L/h in 72 h, with an increment of 148.8% and 20.9% in production compared with batch and cell-recycling fermentation.
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- Xia Hua
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass-based Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China.
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Levey M, Timm S, Mettler-Altmann T, Luca Borghi G, Koczor M, Arrivault S, PM Weber A, Bauwe H, Gowik U, Westhoff P. Efficient 2-phosphoglycolate degradation is required to maintain carbon assimilation and allocation in the C4 plant Flaveria bidentis. J Exp Bot 2019; 70:575-587. [PMID: 30357386 PMCID: PMC6322630 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photorespiration is indispensable for oxygenic photosynthesis since it detoxifies and recycles 2-phosphoglycolate (2PG), which is the primary oxygenation product of Rubisco. However, C4 plant species typically display very low rates of photorespiration due to their efficient biochemical carbon-concentrating mechanism. Thus, the broader relevance of photorespiration in these organisms remains unclear. In this study, we assessed the importance of a functional photorespiratory pathway in the C4 plant Flaveria bidentis using knockdown of the first enzymatic step, namely 2PG phosphatase (PGLP). The isolated RNAi lines showed strongly reduced amounts of PGLP protein, but distinct signs of the photorespiratory phenotype only emerged below 5% residual PGLP protein. Lines with this characteristic were stunted in growth, had strongly increased 2PG content, exhibited accelerated leaf senescence, and accumulated high amounts of branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, which are both characteristics of incipient carbon starvation. Oxygen-dependent gas-exchange measurements consistently suggested the cumulative impairment of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate regeneration with increased photorespiratory pressure. Our results indicate that photorespiration is essential for maintaining high rates of C4 photosynthesis by preventing the 2PG-mediated inhibition of carbon utilization efficiency. However, considerably higher 2PG accumulation can be tolerated compared to equivalent lines of C3 plants due to the differential distribution of specific enzymatic steps between the mesophyll and bundle sheath cells.
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- Myles Levey
- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Plant Physiology Department, Albert-Einstein-Straße, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Plant Physiology Department, Albert-Einstein-Straße, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße, Düsseldorf, Germany
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South PF, Cavanagh AP, Liu HW, Ort DR. Synthetic glycolate metabolism pathways stimulate crop growth and productivity in the field. Science 2019; 363:eaat9077. [PMID: 30606819 PMCID: PMC7745124 DOI: 10.1126/science.aat9077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Photorespiration is required in C3 plants to metabolize toxic glycolate formed when ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase oxygenates rather than carboxylates ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate. Depending on growing temperatures, photorespiration can reduce yields by 20 to 50% in C3 crops. Inspired by earlier work, we installed into tobacco chloroplasts synthetic glycolate metabolic pathways that are thought to be more efficient than the native pathway. Flux through the synthetic pathways was maximized by inhibiting glycolate export from the chloroplast. The synthetic pathways tested improved photosynthetic quantum yield by 20%. Numerous homozygous transgenic lines increased biomass productivity by >40% in replicated field trials. These results show that engineering alternative glycolate metabolic pathways into crop chloroplasts while inhibiting glycolate export into the native pathway can drive increases in C3 crop yield under agricultural field conditions.
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- Paul F South
- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Cabulong RB, Valdehuesa KNG, Bañares AB, Ramos KRM, Nisola GM, Lee WK, Chung WJ. Improved cell growth and biosynthesis of glycolic acid by overexpression of membrane-bound pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 46:159-169. [PMID: 30554290 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-018-2117-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The non-conventional D-xylose metabolism called the Dahms pathway which only requires the expression of at least three enzymes to produce pyruvate and glycolaldehyde has been previously engineered in Escherichia coli. Strains that rely on this pathway exhibit lower growth rates which were initially attributed to the perturbed redox homeostasis as evidenced by the lower intracellular NADPH concentrations during exponential growth phase. NADPH-regenerating systems were then tested to restore the redox homeostasis. The membrane-bound pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase, PntAB, was overexpressed and resulted to a significant increase in biomass and glycolic acid titer and yield. Furthermore, expression of PntAB in an optimized glycolic acid-producing strain improved the growth and product titer significantly. This work demonstrated that compensating for the NADPH demand can be achieved by overexpression of PntAB in E. coli strains assimilating D-xylose through the Dahms pathway. Consequently, increase in biomass accumulation and product concentration was also observed.
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- Rhudith B Cabulong
- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea
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- Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea.
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology (DEST), Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center (E2FTC), Myongji University, Myongji-ro 116, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 170-58, South Korea.
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Huma B, Kundu S, Poolman MG, Kruger NJ, Fell DA. Stoichiometric analysis of the energetics and metabolic impact of photorespiration in C3 plants. Plant J 2018; 96:1228-1241. [PMID: 30257035 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Analysis of the impact of photorespiration on plant metabolism is usually based on manual inspection of small network diagrams. Here we create a structural metabolic model that contains the reactions that participate in photorespiration in the plastid, peroxisome, mitochondrion and cytosol, and the metabolite exchanges between them. This model was subjected to elementary flux modes analysis, a technique that enumerates all the component, minimal pathways of a network. Any feasible photorespiratory metabolism in the plant will be some combination of the elementary flux modes (EFMs) that contain the Rubisco oxygenase reaction. Amongst the EFMs we obtained was the classic photorespiratory cycle, but there were also modes that involve photorespiration coupled with mitochondrial metabolism and ATP production, the glutathione-ascorbate cycle and nitrate reduction to ammonia. The modes analysis demonstrated the underlying basis of the metabolic linkages with photorespiration that have been inferred experimentally. The set of reactions common to all the elementary modes showed good agreement with the gene products of mutants that have been reported to have a defective phenotype in photorespiratory conditions. Finally, the set of modes provided a formal demonstration that photorespiration itself does not impact on the CO2 :O2 ratio (assimilation quotient), except in those modes associated with concomitant nitrate reduction.
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- Benazir Huma
- Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, 92 APC Road, Kolkata, 700 009, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, 92 APC Road, Kolkata, 700 009, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 OBP, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 OBP, UK
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Messant M, Timm S, Fantuzzi A, Weckwerth W, Bauwe H, Rutherford AW, Krieger-Liszkay A. Glycolate Induces Redox Tuning Of Photosystem II in Vivo: Study of a Photorespiration Mutant. Plant Physiol 2018; 177:1277-1285. [PMID: 29794021 PMCID: PMC6053007 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bicarbonate removal from the nonheme iron at the acceptor side of photosystem II (PSII) was shown recently to shift the midpoint potential of the primary quinone acceptor QA to a more positive potential and lowers the yield of singlet oxygen (1O2) production. The presence of QA- results in weaker binding of bicarbonate, suggesting a redox-based regulatory and protective mechanism where loss of bicarbonate or exchange of bicarbonate by other small carboxylic acids may protect PSII against 1O2 in vivo under photorespiratory conditions. Here, we compared the properties of QA in the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) photorespiration mutant deficient in peroxisomal HYDROXYPYRUVATE REDUCTASE1 (hpr1-1), which accumulates glycolate in leaves, with the wild type. Photosynthetic electron transport was affected in the mutant, and chlorophyll fluorescence showed slower electron transport between QA and QB in the mutant. Glycolate induced an increase in the temperature maximum of thermoluminescence emission, indicating a shift of the midpoint potential of QA to a more positive value. The yield of 1O2 production was lowered in thylakoid membranes isolated from hpr1-1 compared with the wild type, consistent with a higher potential of QA/QA- In addition, electron donation to photosystem I was affected in hpr1-1 at higher light intensities, consistent with diminished electron transfer out of PSII. This study indicates that replacement of bicarbonate at the nonheme iron by a small carboxylate anion occurs in plants in vivo. These findings suggested that replacement of the bicarbonate on the nonheme iron by glycolate may represent a regulatory mechanism that protects PSII against photooxidative stress under low-CO2 conditions.
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- Marine Messant
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- University of Rostock, Plant Physiology Department, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Rostock, Plant Physiology Department, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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Ahammed GJ, Li X, Zhang G, Zhang H, Shi J, Pan C, Yu J, Shi K. Tomato photorespiratory glycolate-oxidase-derived H 2 O 2 production contributes to basal defence against Pseudomonas syringae. Plant Cell Environ 2018; 41:1126-1138. [PMID: 28164315 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Despite being essential for C3 plants, photorespiration is believed to cause a significant crop yield loss even under future climates. However, how photorespiration affects plant basal defence still remains largely unknown. Here, we studied the involvement of photorespiration in tomato-Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 interaction focusing on three photorespiratory genes. Inoculation with P. syringae increased photorespiration rate (Pr) and expression of glycolate oxidase (GOX2), serine glyoxylate aminotransferase (SGT) and serine hydroxyl methyltransferase (SHMT1); however, inhibition of photorespiration by isonicotinic acid hydrazide decreased tomato basal defence against P. syringae. Furthermore, silencing of GOX2, SGT or SHMT1 genes in tomato decreased Pr but increased susceptibility to P. syringae, whereas transient overexpression of GOX2, SGT or SHMT1 in tobacco increased basal defence. Further study revealed that salicylic acid (SA) signalling is involved in GOX2-mediated, SGT-mediated and SHMT1-mediated defence. Moreover, H2 O2 pretreatment remarkably alleviated the GOX2 silencing-induced depression in basal defence and SA signalling, whereas it had no effect on that of SGT-silenced and SHMT1-silenced plants. Taken together, these results suggest that H2 O2 is critical for GOX2-modulated but not SGT-modulated or SHMT1-modulated SA signalling and subsequent basal defence against P. syringae. This work deepens the understanding of photorespiration-involved defence responses to bacterial attack in plants.
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- Golam Jalal Ahammed
- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310008, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Ma N, Zhu K, Mao Y, Deng Y. [Improving glycolic acid yield by metabolic engineering in Escherichia coli]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2018; 34:224-234. [PMID: 29424136 DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.170209] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Glycolic acid is an important industrial compound. To improve glycolic acid yield, we knocked out ldhA (lactate dehydrogenase) in Escherichia coli MG1655 (DE3) to get the strain Mgly1. Then, we regulated expression levels of isocitrate lyase (aceA), glyoxylic acid reductase (ycdW) and isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase/phosphorylase (aceK) that are key enzymes of glycolate synthesis pathway. The yield of glycolic acid increased to 0.326 g/g glucose (38.3% of the theoretical yield) by overexpressing citrate synthase (gltA). Then we knocked out glcB and aceB (malate synthase) in Mgly1. The engineering strain Mgly335 was obtained and the yield of glycolic acid reached 0.522 g/g glucose (61.4% of the theoretical yield).
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- Ning Ma
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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Deng Y, Ma N, Zhu K, Mao Y, Wei X, Zhao Y. Balancing the carbon flux distributions between the TCA cycle and glyoxylate shunt to produce glycolate at high yield and titer in Escherichia coli. Metab Eng 2018; 46:28-34. [PMID: 29477857 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The glyoxylate shunt is a branch of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle which directly determines the synthesis of glycolate, and the balance between the glyoxylate shunt and TCA cycle is very important for the growth of Escherichia coli. In order to accumulate glycolate at high yield and titer, strategies for over-expressing glycolate pathway enzymes including isocitrate lyase (AceA), isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase/phosphatase (AceK) and glyoxylate reductase (YcdW) were analyzed. The genes encoding these three enzymes were transcribed under the control of promoter pTrc on pTrc99A, to form pJNU-3, which was harbored by strain Mgly1, resulting in strain Mgly13. Strain Mgly13 produced glycolate with 0.385 g/g-glucose yield (45.2% of the theoretical yield). Citrate synthase (GltA) converted excess acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate to citrate and was over-expressed by pJNU-4 (pCDFDuet-1 backbone). Thus, the resulting strain Mgly134 produced glycolate with a 0.504 g/g-glucose yield (59.3% of the theoretical yield). We then eliminated the pathways involved in the degradation of glycolate, resulting in strain Mgly434, which produced glycolate with 92.9% of the theoretical yield. Following optimization of fermentation, the maximum glycolate titer from strain Mgly434 was 65.5 g/L.
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- Yu Deng
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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Salusjärvi L, Toivari M, Vehkomäki ML, Koivistoinen O, Mojzita D, Niemelä K, Penttilä M, Ruohonen L. Production of ethylene glycol or glycolic acid from D-xylose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:8151-8163. [PMID: 29038973 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8547-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The important platform chemicals ethylene glycol and glycolic acid were produced via the oxidative D-xylose pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The expression of genes encoding D-xylose dehydrogenase (XylB) and D-xylonate dehydratase (XylD) from Caulobacter crescentus and YagE or YjhH aldolase and aldehyde dehydrogenase AldA from Escherichia coli enabled glycolic acid production from D-xylose up to 150 mg/L. In strains expressing only xylB and xylD, 29 mg/L 2-keto-3-deoxyxylonic acid [(S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid] (2K3DXA) was produced and D-xylonic acid accumulated to ca. 9 g/L. A significant amount of D-xylonic acid (ca. 14%) was converted to 3-deoxypentonic acid (3DPA), and also, 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid was formed. 2K3DXA was further converted to glycolaldehyde when genes encoding by either YagE or YjhH aldolase from E. coli were expressed. Reduction of glycolaldehyde to ethylene glycol by an endogenous aldo-keto reductase activity resulted further in accumulation of ethylene glycol of 14 mg/L. The possibility of simultaneous production of lactic and glycolic acids was evaluated by expression of gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase ldhL from Lactobacillus helveticus together with aldA. Interestingly, this increased the accumulation of glycolic acid to 1 g/L. The D-xylonate dehydratase activity in yeast was notably low, possibly due to inefficient Fe-S cluster synthesis in the yeast cytosol, and leading to D-xylonic acid accumulation. The dehydratase activity was significantly improved by targeting its expression to mitochondria or by altering the Fe-S cluster metabolism of the cells with FRA2 deletion.
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- Laura Salusjärvi
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland.
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment, Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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Flügel F, Timm S, Arrivault S, Florian A, Stitt M, Fernie AR, Bauwe H. The Photorespiratory Metabolite 2-Phosphoglycolate Regulates Photosynthesis and Starch Accumulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 2017; 29:2537-2551. [PMID: 28947491 PMCID: PMC5774572 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.17.00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The Calvin-Benson cycle and its photorespiratory repair shunt are in charge of nearly all biological CO2 fixation on Earth. They interact functionally and via shared carbon flow on several levels including common metabolites, transcriptional regulation, and response to environmental changes. 2-Phosphoglycolate (2PG) is one of the shared metabolites and produced in large amounts by oxidative damage of the CO2 acceptor molecule ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate. It was anticipated early on, although never proven, that 2PG could also be a regulatory metabolite that modulates central carbon metabolism by inhibition of triose-phosphate isomerase. Here, we examined this hypothesis using transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana lines with varying activities of the 2PG-degrading enzyme, 2PG phosphatase, and analyzing the impact of this intervention on operation of the Calvin-Benson cycle and other central pathways, leaf carbohydrate metabolism, photosynthetic gas exchange, and growth. Our results demonstrate that 2PG feeds back on the Calvin-Benson cycle. It also alters the allocation of photosynthates between ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate regeneration and starch synthesis. 2PG mechanistically achieves this by inhibiting the Calvin-Benson cycle enzymes triose-phosphate isomerase and sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphate phosphatase. We suggest this may represent one of the control loops that sense the ratio of photorespiratory to photosynthetic carbon flux and in turn adjusts stomatal conductance, photosynthetic CO2 and photorespiratory O2 fixation, and starch synthesis in response to changes in the environment.
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- Franziska Flügel
- Plant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Plant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Plant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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Schmitz J, Srikanth NV, Hüdig M, Poschmann G, Lercher MJ, Maurino VG. The ancestors of diatoms evolved a unique mitochondrial dehydrogenase to oxidize photorespiratory glycolate. Photosynth Res 2017; 132:183-196. [PMID: 28247236 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0355-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Like other oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, diatoms produce glycolate, a toxic intermediate, as a consequence of the oxygenase activity of Rubisco. Diatoms can remove glycolate through excretion and through oxidation as part of the photorespiratory pathway. The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum encodes two proteins suggested to be involved in glycolate metabolism: PtGO1 and PtGO2. We found that these proteins differ substantially from the sequences of experimentally characterized proteins responsible for glycolate oxidation in other species, glycolate oxidase (GOX) and glycolate dehydrogenase. We show that PtGO1 and PtGO2 are the only sequences of P. tricornutum homologous to GOX. Our phylogenetic analyses indicate that the ancestors of diatoms acquired PtGO1 during the proposed first secondary endosymbiosis with a chlorophyte alga, which may have previously obtained this gene from proteobacteria. In contrast, PtGO2 is orthologous to an uncharacterized protein in Galdieria sulphuraria, consistent with its acquisition during the secondary endosymbiosis with a red alga that gave rise to the current plastid. The analysis of amino acid residues at conserved positions suggests that PtGO2, which localizes to peroxisomes, may use substrates other than glycolate, explaining the lack of GOX activity we observe in vitro. Instead, PtGO1, while only very distantly related to previously characterized GOX proteins, evolved glycolate-oxidizing activity, as demonstrated by in gel activity assays and mass spectrometry analysis. PtGO1 localizes to mitochondria, consistent with previous suggestions that photorespiration in diatoms proceeds in these organelles. We conclude that the ancestors of diatoms evolved a unique alternative to oxidize photorespiratory glycolate: a mitochondrial dehydrogenase homologous to GOX able to use electron acceptors other than O2.
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- Jessica Schmitz
- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Computer Science and Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS),, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Center for Biological and Medical Research (BMFZ), Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Computer Science and Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS),, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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South PF, Walker BJ, Cavanagh AP, Rolland V, Badger M, Ort DR. Bile Acid Sodium Symporter BASS6 Can Transport Glycolate and Is Involved in Photorespiratory Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 2017; 29:808-823. [PMID: 28351992 PMCID: PMC5435425 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Photorespiration is an energy-intensive process that recycles 2-phosphoglycolate, a toxic product of the Rubisco oxygenation reaction. The photorespiratory pathway is highly compartmentalized, involving the chloroplast, peroxisome, cytosol, and mitochondria. Though the soluble enzymes involved in photorespiration are well characterized, very few membrane transporters involved in photorespiration have been identified to date. In this work, Arabidopsis thaliana plants containing a T-DNA disruption of the bile acid sodium symporter BASS6 show decreased photosynthesis and slower growth under ambient, but not elevated CO2 Exogenous expression of BASS6 complemented this photorespiration mutant phenotype. In addition, metabolite analysis and genetic complementation of glycolate transport in yeast showed that BASS6 was capable of glycolate transport. This is consistent with its involvement in the photorespiratory export of glycolate from Arabidopsis chloroplasts. An Arabidopsis double knockout line of both BASS6 and the glycolate/glycerate transporter PLGG1 (bass6, plgg1) showed an additive growth defect, an increase in glycolate accumulation, and reductions in photosynthetic rates compared with either single mutant. Our data indicate that BASS6 and PLGG1 partner in glycolate export from the chloroplast, whereas PLGG1 alone accounts for the import of glycerate. BASS6 and PLGG1 therefore balance the export of two glycolate molecules with the import of one glycerate molecule during photorespiration.
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- Paul F South
- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Guan X, Okazaki Y, Lithio A, Li L, Zhao X, Jin H, Nettleton D, Saito K, Nikolau BJ. Discovery and Characterization of the 3-Hydroxyacyl-ACP Dehydratase Component of the Plant Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Synthase System. Plant Physiol 2017; 173:2010-2028. [PMID: 28202596 PMCID: PMC5373057 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We report the characterization of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) 3-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase (mtHD) component of the mitochondrial fatty acid synthase (mtFAS) system, encoded by AT5G60335. The mitochondrial localization and catalytic capability of mtHD were demonstrated with a green fluorescent protein transgenesis experiment and by in vivo complementation and in vitro enzymatic assays. RNA interference (RNAi) knockdown lines with reduced mtHD expression exhibit traits typically associated with mtFAS mutants, namely a miniaturized morphological appearance, reduced lipoylation of lipoylated proteins, and altered metabolomes consistent with the reduced catalytic activity of lipoylated enzymes. These alterations are reversed when mthd-rnai mutant plants are grown in a 1% CO2 atmosphere, indicating the link between mtFAS and photorespiratory deficiency due to the reduced lipoylation of glycine decarboxylase. In vivo biochemical feeding experiments illustrate that sucrose and glycolate are the metabolic modulators that mediate the alterations in morphology and lipid accumulation. In addition, both mthd-rnai and mtkas mutants exhibit reduced accumulation of 3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid (i.e. a hallmark of lipid A-like molecules) and abnormal chloroplastic starch granules; these changes are not reversible by the 1% CO2 atmosphere, demonstrating two novel mtFAS functions that are independent of photorespiration. Finally, RNA sequencing analysis revealed that mthd-rnai and mtkas mutants are nearly equivalent to each other in altering the transcriptome, and these analyses further identified genes whose expression is affected by a functional mtFAS system but independent of photorespiratory deficiency. These data demonstrate the nonredundant nature of the mtFAS system, which contributes unique lipid components needed to support plant cell structure and metabolism.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis/enzymology
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics
- Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Carbon Dioxide/metabolism
- Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II/genetics
- Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II/metabolism
- Fatty Acid Synthases/genetics
- Fatty Acid Synthases/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Glycolates/metabolism
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Hydro-Lyases/genetics
- Hydro-Lyases/metabolism
- Metabolomics/methods
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Mitochondria/enzymology
- Mitochondria/ultrastructure
- Mutation
- Myristic Acids/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA Interference
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sucrose/metabolism
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- Xin Guan
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (X.G., H.J., B.J.N.), National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (X.G., B.J.N.), Department of Statistics (A.L., D.N.), Department of Genetics, Development, and Cellular Biology (L.L.), Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics (X.Z.), and Center for Metabolic Biology (B.J.N.), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011;
- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan (Y.O., K.S.); and
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan (K.S.)
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Tan QG, Yang G, Wilkinson KJ. Biotic ligand model explains the effects of competition but not complexation for Sm biouptake by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Chemosphere 2017; 168:426-434. [PMID: 27810543 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The applicability of the biotic ligand model (BLM) was tested with respect to the biouptake of the lanthanide Sm by the freshwater green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In the absence of organic ligands, Sm uptake was well described by the Michaelis-Menten equation, consistent with the BLM assumption of single transporter, with the maximum influx rate (Jmax) of 1.5 × 10-14 mol cm-2 s-1 and a binding constant (KSm) of 107.0 M-1. The addition of organic ligands (i.e., malic acid, diglycolic acid and citric acid) decreased Sm influx rates, however, the decreases were much less than that predicted by the BLM, possibly due to the direct contribution of the Sm complexes. Competition effects of two major cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+) and three lanthanide cations (La3+, Ce3+ and Eu3+) were successfully modeled by the BLM, with binding constants corresponding to KCa = 104.0 M-1, KMg = 102.7 M-1, KLa = 106.8 M-1, KCe = 106.9 M-1 and KEu = 107.0 M-1. The binding constants and Jmax were very similar among the four investigated lanthanides and varied progressively with atomic number; therefore, the results obtained in the present study can probably be extrapolated to other rare earth metals.
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- Qiao-Guo Tan
- College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China; Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada; College of Urban Construction, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Photorespiratory metabolism is compartmented over the chloroplast, peroxisome, cytosol, and mitochondria, and due to its complex structure it is often the case that metabolite levels alone are not able to fully describe photorespiration. Metabolic fluxes represent a more meaningful biological description of metabolism, adding to metabolite levels and often revealing different aspects of the system such as the presence of inactive metabolic pools of photorespiratory intermediates. We describe here a protocol for the 13CO2 feeding of Arabidopsis and tracing of 13C enriched metabolites for metabolic fluxes estimation, which allows high throughput analysis of labeling pattern on different metabolites involved in photorespiration and downstream processes.
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- Leonardo Perez de 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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- 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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Euglenoids are able to assimilate fatty acids and alcohols with various carbon-chain lengths, and ethanol is known to be one of the best carbon sources to support the growth of Euglena gracilis. Ethanol is first oxidized to acetate by the sequential reactions of alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the mitochondria, and then converted to acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). Acetyl-CoA is metabolized through the glyoxylate cycle which is a modified tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in which isocitrate lyase (ICL) and malate synthase (MS) function to bypass the two decarboxylation steps of the TCA cycle, enabling the net synthesis of carbohydrates from C2 compounds. ICL and MS form a unique bifunctional enzyme localized in Euglena mitochondria, not in glyoxysome as in other eukaryotes. The unique glyoxylate and glycolate metabolism during photorespiration is also discussed in this chapter.
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- Masami Nakazawa
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
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Khoshravesh R, Lundsgaard-Nielsen V, Sultmanis S, Sage TL. Light Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, and Immunohistochemistry Protocols for Studying Photorespiration. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1653:243-270. [PMID: 28822138 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7225-8_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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High-resolution images obtained from plant tissues processed for light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and immunohistochemistry have provided crucial links between plant subcellular structure and physiology during photorespiration as well as the impact of photorespiration on plant evolution and development. This chapter presents established protocols to guide researchers in the preparation of plant tissues for high-resolution imaging with a light and transmission electron microscope and detection of proteins using immunohistochemistry. Discussion of concepts and theory behind each step in the process from tissue preservation to staining of resin-embedded tissues is included to enhance the understanding of all steps in the procedure. We also include a brief protocol for quantification of cellular parameters from high-resolution images to help researchers rigorously test hypotheses.
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- Roxana Khoshravesh
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3B2
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3B2
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3B2
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3B2.
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Pedras MSC, Park MR. The biosynthesis of brassicicolin A in the phytopathogen Alternaria brassicicola. Phytochemistry 2016; 132:26-32. [PMID: 27665682 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Alternaria brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire is a phytopathogenic fungus that together with A. brassicae causes Alternaria black spot disease in Brassica species. Brassicicolin A is the major host-selective phytotoxin produced in cultures of A. brassicicola. Biosynthetic studies to establish the metabolic precursors of brassicicolin A were carried out with isotopically labeled compounds. Incorporation of D-[13C6]glucose, L-[15N]valine, or L-[2H8]valine into brassicicolin A was established using 1H, 13C, 15N NMR and INADEQUATE spectroscopy and HPLC-ESI-MS spectrometry. Based on analyses of the spectroscopic data, the labeling patterns of brassicicolin A isolated from cultures incubated with the labeled precursors are found to be consistent with both the glycolytic and the valine pathways. That is, the carbons of mannitol and acetyl units and the isocyanide carbon atoms are derived from D-[13C6]glucose whereas the hydroxyisopentanoyl and isocyanoisopentanoyl units are derived from L-valine, including the nitrogen atoms of both isocyanide groups.
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- M Soledade C Pedras
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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Walker BJ, South PF, Ort DR. Physiological evidence for plasticity in glycolate/glycerate transport during photorespiration. Photosynth Res 2016; 129:93-103. [PMID: 27251551 PMCID: PMC4906074 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-016-0277-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Photorespiration recycles fixed carbon following the oxygenation reaction of Ribulose, 1-5, carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco). The recycling of photorespiratory C2 to C3 intermediates is not perfectly efficient and reduces photosynthesis in C3 plants. Recently, a plastidic glycolate/glycerate transporter (PLGG1) in photorespiration was identified in Arabidopsis thaliana, but it is not known how critical this transporter is for maintaining photorespiratory efficiency. We examined a mutant deficient in PLGG1 (plgg1-1) using modeling, gas exchange, and Rubisco biochemistry. Under low light (under 65 μmol m(-2) s(-1) PAR), there was no difference in the quantum efficiency of CO2 assimilation or in the photorespiratory CO2 compensation point of plgg1-1, indicating that photorespiration proceeded with wild-type efficiency under sub-saturating light irradiances. Under saturating light irradiance (1200 μmol m(-2) s(-1) PAR), plgg1-1 showed decreased CO2 assimilation that was explained by decreases in the maximum rate of Rubisco carboxylation and photosynthetic linear electron transport. Decreased rates of Rubisco carboxylation resulted from probable decreases in the Rubisco activation state. These results suggest that glycolate/glycerate transport during photorespiration can proceed in moderate rates through an alternative transport process with wild-type efficiencies. These findings also suggest that decreases in net CO2 assimilation that occur due to disruption to photorespiration can occur by decreases in Rubisco activity and not necessarily decreases in the recycling efficiency of photorespiration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Berkley J. Walker
- />Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United State Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- />Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United State Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- />Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United State Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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Kerchev P, Waszczak C, Lewandowska A, Willems P, Shapiguzov A, Li Z, Alseekh S, Mühlenbock P, Hoeberichts FA, Huang J, Van Der Kelen K, Kangasjärvi J, Fernie AR, De Smet R, Van de Peer Y, Messens J, Van Breusegem F. Lack of GLYCOLATE OXIDASE1, but Not GLYCOLATE OXIDASE2, Attenuates the Photorespiratory Phenotype of CATALASE2-Deficient Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 2016; 171:1704-19. [PMID: 27225899 PMCID: PMC4936566 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
The genes coding for the core metabolic enzymes of the photorespiratory pathway that allows plants with C3-type photosynthesis to survive in an oxygen-rich atmosphere, have been largely discovered in genetic screens aimed to isolate mutants that are unviable under ambient air. As an exception, glycolate oxidase (GOX) mutants with a photorespiratory phenotype have not been described yet in C3 species. Using Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutants lacking the peroxisomal CATALASE2 (cat2-2) that display stunted growth and cell death lesions under ambient air, we isolated a second-site loss-of-function mutation in GLYCOLATE OXIDASE1 (GOX1) that attenuated the photorespiratory phenotype of cat2-2 Interestingly, knocking out the nearly identical GOX2 in the cat2-2 background did not affect the photorespiratory phenotype, indicating that GOX1 and GOX2 play distinct metabolic roles. We further investigated their individual functions in single gox1-1 and gox2-1 mutants and revealed that their phenotypes can be modulated by environmental conditions that increase the metabolic flux through the photorespiratory pathway. High light negatively affected the photosynthetic performance and growth of both gox1-1 and gox2-1 mutants, but the negative consequences of severe photorespiration were more pronounced in the absence of GOX1, which was accompanied with lesser ability to process glycolate. Taken together, our results point toward divergent functions of the two photorespiratory GOX isoforms in Arabidopsis and contribute to a better understanding of the photorespiratory pathway.
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- Pavel Kerchev
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Cezary Waszczak
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Aleksandra Lewandowska
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Patrick Willems
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Alexey Shapiguzov
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Zhen Li
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Saleh Alseekh
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Per Mühlenbock
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Frank A Hoeberichts
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Jingjing Huang
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Katrien Van Der Kelen
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Jaakko Kangasjärvi
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
| | - Alisdair R Fernie
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S. Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium (P.K., C.W., A.L., P.W., Z.L., P.M., F.A.H., K.V.D.K., R.D.S., Y.V.d.P., F.V.B.);Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Structural Biology Brussels Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Brussels Center for Redox Biology, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (C.W., A.L., J.H., J.M.);Division of Plant Biology, Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland (C.W., A.S., J.K.);Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia (A.S.);Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (S.A., A.R.F.);Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (J.K.); andGenomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Y.V.d.P.)
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Rademacher N, Kern R, Fujiwara T, Mettler-Altmann T, Miyagishima SY, Hagemann M, Eisenhut M, Weber APM. Photorespiratory glycolate oxidase is essential for the survival of the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae under ambient CO2 conditions. J Exp Bot 2016; 67:3165-75. [PMID: 26994474 PMCID: PMC4867895 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photorespiration is essential for all organisms performing oxygenic photosynthesis. The evolution of photorespiratory metabolism began among cyanobacteria and led to a highly compartmented pathway in plants. A molecular understanding of photorespiration in eukaryotic algae, such as glaucophytes, rhodophytes, and chlorophytes, is essential to unravel the evolution of this pathway. However, mechanistic detail of the photorespiratory pathway in red algae is scarce. The unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae represents a model for the red lineage. Its genome is fully sequenced, and tools for targeted gene engineering are available. To study the function and importance of photorespiration in red algae, we chose glycolate oxidase (GOX) as the target. GOX catalyses the conversion of glycolate into glyoxylate, while hydrogen peroxide is generated as a side-product. The function of the candidate GOX from C. merolae was verified by the fact that recombinant GOX preferred glycolate over L-lactate as a substrate. Yellow fluorescent protein-GOX fusion proteins showed that GOX is targeted to peroxisomes in C. merolae The GOX knockout mutant lines showed a high-carbon-requiring phenotype with decreased growth and reduced photosynthetic activity compared to the wild type under ambient air conditions. Metabolite analyses revealed glycolate and glycine accumulation in the mutant cells after a shift from high CO2 conditions to ambient air. In summary, or results demonstrate that photorespiratory metabolism is essential for red algae. The use of a peroxisomal GOX points to a high photorespiratory flux as an ancestral feature of all photosynthetic eukaryotes.
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- Nadine Rademacher
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University Rostock, Department Plant Physiology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Division of Symbiosis and Cell Evolution, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Symbiosis and Cell Evolution, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Shizuoka, Japan Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi 332-0012, Saitama, Japan
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- University Rostock, Department Plant Physiology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Photorespiration is one of the major carbon metabolism pathways in oxygen-producing photosynthetic organisms. This pathway recycles 2-phosphoglycolate (2-PG), a toxic metabolite, to 3-phosphoglycerate when ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) uses oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. The photorespiratory cycle is in competition with photosynthetic CO2 fixation and it is accompanied by carbon, nitrogen and energy losses. Thus, photorespiration has become a target to improve crop yields. Moreover, during the photorespiratory cycle intermediate metabolites that are toxic to Calvin-Benson cycle and RuBisCO activities, such as 2-PG, glycolate and glyoxylate, are produced. Thus, the presence of an efficient 2-PG/glycolate/glyoxylate 'detoxification' pathway is required to ensure normal development of photosynthetic organisms. Here we review our current knowledge concerning the enzymes that carry out the glycolate-glyoxylate metabolic steps of photorespiration from glycolate production in the chloroplasts to the synthesis of glycine in the peroxisomes. We describe the properties of the proteins involved in glycolate-glyoxylate metabolism in Archaeplastida and the phenotypes observed when knocking down/out these specific photorespiratory players. Advances in our understanding of the regulation of glycolate-glyoxylate metabolism are highlighted.
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- Younès Dellero
- Institut of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, INRA, Université d'Evry, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 630, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, INRA, Université d'Evry, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 630, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, INRA, Université d'Evry, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 630, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Guan X, Chen H, Abramson A, Man H, Wu J, Yu O, Nikolau BJ. A phosphopantetheinyl transferase that is essential for mitochondrial fatty acid biosynthesis. Plant J 2015; 84:718-32. [PMID: 26402847 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this study we report the molecular genetic characterization of the Arabidopsis mitochondrial phosphopantetheinyl transferase (mtPPT), which catalyzes the phosphopantetheinylation and thus activation of mitochondrial acyl carrier protein (mtACP) of mitochondrial fatty acid synthase (mtFAS). This catalytic capability of the purified mtPPT protein (encoded by AT3G11470) was directly demonstrated in an in vitro assay that phosphopantetheinylated mature Arabidopsis apo-mtACP isoforms. The mitochondrial localization of the AT3G11470-encoded proteins was validated by the ability of their N-terminal 80-residue leader sequence to guide a chimeric GFP protein to this organelle. A T-DNA-tagged null mutant mtppt-1 allele shows an embryo-lethal phenotype, illustrating a crucial role of mtPPT for embryogenesis. Arabidopsis RNAi transgenic lines with reduced mtPPT expression display typical phenotypes associated with a deficiency in the mtFAS system, namely miniaturized plant morphology, slow growth, reduced lipoylation of mitochondrial proteins, and the hyperaccumulation of photorespiratory intermediates, glycine and glycolate. These morphological and metabolic alterations are reversed when these plants are grown in a non-photorespiratory condition (i.e. 1% CO2 atmosphere), demonstrating that they are a consequence of a deficiency in photorespiration due to the reduced lipoylation of the photorespiratory glycine decarboxylase.
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- Xin Guan
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- The NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA
- Conagen Inc., Bedford, MA, 01730, USA
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- The NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA
- Conagen Inc., Bedford, MA, 01730, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA
- Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, 63132, USA
- Wuxi NewWay Biotech Co., Ltd., Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214043, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- The NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Center for Metabolic Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Engqvist MKM, Schmitz J, Gertzmann A, Florian A, Jaspert N, Arif M, Balazadeh S, Mueller-Roeber B, Fernie AR, Maurino VG. GLYCOLATE OXIDASE3, a Glycolate Oxidase Homolog of Yeast l-Lactate Cytochrome c Oxidoreductase, Supports l-Lactate Oxidation in Roots of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 2015; 169:1042-61. [PMID: 26246447 PMCID: PMC4587471 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In roots of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), l-lactate is generated by the reduction of pyruvate via l-lactate dehydrogenase, but this enzyme does not efficiently catalyze the reverse reaction. Here, we identify the Arabidopsis glycolate oxidase (GOX) paralogs GOX1, GOX2, and GOX3 as putative l-lactate-metabolizing enzymes based on their homology to CYB2, the l-lactate cytochrome c oxidoreductase from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We found that GOX3 uses l-lactate with a similar efficiency to glycolate; in contrast, the photorespiratory isoforms GOX1 and GOX2, which share similar enzymatic properties, use glycolate with much higher efficiencies than l-lactate. The key factor making GOX3 more efficient with l-lactate than GOX1 and GOX2 is a 5- to 10-fold lower Km for the substrate. Consequently, only GOX3 can efficiently metabolize l-lactate at low intracellular concentrations. Isotope tracer experiments as well as substrate toxicity tests using GOX3 loss-of-function and overexpressor plants indicate that l-lactate is metabolized in vivo by GOX3. Moreover, GOX3 rescues the lethal growth phenotype of a yeast strain lacking CYB2, which cannot grow on l-lactate as a sole carbon source. GOX3 is predominantly present in roots and mature to aging leaves but is largely absent from young photosynthetic leaves, indicating that it plays a role predominantly in heterotrophic rather than autotrophic tissues, at least under standard growth conditions. In roots of plants grown under normoxic conditions, loss of function of GOX3 induces metabolic rearrangements that mirror wild-type responses under hypoxia. Thus, we identified GOX3 as the enzyme that metabolizes l-lactate to pyruvate in vivo and hypothesize that it may ensure the sustainment of low levels of l-lactate after its formation under normoxia.
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- Martin K M Engqvist
- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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- Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology of Plants, Plant Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (M.K.M.E., J.S., A.G., N.J., V.G.M.);Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (A.F., A.R.F.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (M.A., S.B., B.M.-R.)
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Florindo C, Costa A, Matos C, Nunes SL, Matias AN, Duarte CMM, Rebelo LPN, Branco LC, Marrucho IM. Novel organic salts based on fluoroquinolone drugs: synthesis, bioavailability and toxicological profiles. Int J Pharm 2014; 469:179-89. [PMID: 24746413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In order to overcome the problems associated with low water solubility, and consequently low bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), novel organic salts containing fluoroquinolones (e.g. ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin) were prepared, using an optimized synthetic procedure based on direct protonation, with different biocompatible counter ions such as mesylate, gluconate and glycolate. All the prepared organic salts were characterized by spectroscopic techniques, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis. Solubility studies in water and simulated biological fluids at 25°C and 37°C were also performed. Additionally, octanol-water and phospholipid-water partition coefficients were measured at 25°C. The cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory efficacy using an human cell model of intestinal epithelia (Caco-2 cells) were also evaluated and compared to those of the parent APIs. The adequate selection of the biocompatible anions allows the tuning of important physical, thermal and toxicological properties.
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- Catarina Florindo
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica,(1) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Oeiras, 2780-157, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, REQUIMTE-CQFB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, 2829-516, Portugal
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- Grupo de Investigação em Bioengenharia e Química Biofarmacêutica, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto 4200-150, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, Oeiras, 2781-901, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, Oeiras, 2781-901, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, Oeiras, 2781-901, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica,(1) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Oeiras, 2780-157, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, REQUIMTE-CQFB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, 2829-516, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica,(1) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Oeiras, 2780-157, Portugal.
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Lu Y, Li Y, Yang Q, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Zhang S, Peng XX. Suppression of glycolate oxidase causes glyoxylate accumulation that inhibits photosynthesis through deactivating Rubisco in rice. Physiol Plant 2014; 150:463-76. [PMID: 24102419 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Glycolate oxidase (GLO) is a key enzyme for photorespiration in plants. Previous studies have demonstrated that suppression of GLO causes photosynthetic inhibition, and the accumulated glycolate with the deactivated Rubisco is likely involved in the regulation. Using isolated Rubisco and chloroplasts, it has been found that only glyoxylate can effectively inactivate Rubisco and meanwhile inhibit photosynthesis, but little in vivo evidence has been acquired and reported. In this study, we have generated the transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) plants with GLO being constitutively silenced, and conducted the physiological and biochemical analyses on these plants to explore the regulatory mechanism. When GLO was downregulated, the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) was reduced and the plant growth was correspondingly stunted. Surprisingly, glyoxylate, as a product of the GLO catalysis, was accumulated in response to the GLO suppression, like its substrate glycolate. Furthermore, the glyoxylate content was found to be inversely proportional to the Pn while the Pn is directly proportional to the Rubisco activation state in the GLO-suppressed plants. A mathematical fitting equation using least square method also demonstrated that the Rubisco activation state was inversely proportional to the glyoxylate content. Despite that the further analyses we have conducted failed to reveal how glyoxylate was accumulated in response to the GLO suppression, the current results do strongly suggest that there may exist an unidentified, alternative pathway to produce glyoxylate, and that the accumulated glyoxylate inhibits photosynthesis by deactivating Rubisco, and causes the photorespiratory phenotype in the GLO-suppressed rice plants.
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- Yusheng Lu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Blume C, Behrens C, Eubel H, Braun HP, Peterhansel C. A possible role for the chloroplast pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in plant glycolate and glyoxylate metabolism. Phytochemistry 2013; 95:168-76. [PMID: 23916564 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Glyoxylate is a peroxisomal intermediate of photorespiration, the recycling pathway for 2-phosphoglycolate (2-PG) produced by the oxygenase activity of Rubisco. Under hot and dry growth conditions, photorespiratory intermediates can accumulate and must be detoxified by alternative pathways, including plastidal reactions. Moreover, there is evidence that chloroplasts are capable of actively producing glyoxylate from glycolate. Further metabolic steps are unknown, but probably include a CO2 release step. Here, we report that CO2 production from glycolate and glyoxylate in isolated tobacco chloroplasts can be inhibited by pyruvate, but not related compounds. We isolated a protein fraction that was enriched for the chloroplast pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC). The fraction contained a protein complex of several MDa in size that included all predicted subunits of the chloroplast PDC and a so far unidentified HSP93-V/ClpC1 heat shock protein. Glyoxylate competitively inhibited NADH formation from pyruvate in this fraction. The Km for pyruvate and the Ki for glyoxylate were 330 and 270 μM, respectively. Glyoxylate decarboxylation was also enriched in this fraction and could be in turn inhibited by pyruvate. Based on these data, we suggest that the chloroplast PDC might be part of a pathway for glycolate and/or glyoxylate oxidation in chloroplasts.
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- Christian Blume
- Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Botany, D 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Hernández-Alcántara G, Torres-Larios A, Enríquez-Flores S, García-Torres I, Castillo-Villanueva A, Méndez ST, de la Mora-de la Mora I, Gómez-Manzo S, Torres-Arroyo A, López-Velázquez G, Reyes-Vivas H, Oria-Hernández J. Structural and functional perturbation of Giardia lamblia triosephosphate isomerase by modification of a non-catalytic, non-conserved region. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69031. [PMID: 23894402 PMCID: PMC3718800 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We have previously proposed triosephosphate isomerase of Giardia lamblia (GlTIM) as a target for rational drug design against giardiasis, one of the most common parasitic infections in humans. Since the enzyme exists in the parasite and the host, selective inhibition is a major challenge because essential regions that could be considered molecular targets are highly conserved. Previous biochemical evidence showed that chemical modification of the non-conserved non-catalytic cysteine 222 (C222) inactivates specifically GlTIM. The inactivation correlates with the physicochemical properties of the modifying agent: addition of a non-polar, small chemical group at C222 reduces the enzyme activity by one half, whereas negatively charged, large chemical groups cause full inactivation. RESULTS In this work we used mutagenesis to extend our understanding of the functional and structural effects triggered by modification of C222. To this end, six GlTIM C222 mutants with side chains having diverse physicochemical characteristics were characterized. We found that the polarity, charge and volume of the side chain in the mutant amino acid differentially alter the activity, the affinity, the stability and the structure of the enzyme. The data show that mutagenesis of C222 mimics the effects of chemical modification. The crystallographic structure of C222D GlTIM shows the disruptive effects of introducing a negative charge at position 222: the mutation perturbs loop 7, a region of the enzyme whose interactions with the catalytic loop 6 are essential for TIM stability, ligand binding and catalysis. The amino acid sequence of TIM in phylogenetic diverse groups indicates that C222 and its surrounding residues are poorly conserved, supporting the proposal that this region is a good target for specific drug design. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that it is possible to inhibit species-specifically a ubiquitous, structurally highly conserved enzyme by modification of a non-conserved, non-catalytic residue through long-range perturbation of essential regions.
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- Gloria Hernández-Alcántara
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
- * E-mail: (JOH); (HRV)
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica-Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico
- * E-mail: (JOH); (HRV)
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Ros R, Cascales-Miñana B, Segura J, Anoman AD, Toujani W, Flores-Tornero M, Rosa-Tellez S, Muñoz-Bertomeu J. Serine biosynthesis by photorespiratory and non-photorespiratory pathways: an interesting interplay with unknown regulatory networks. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2013. [PMID: 23199004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Photorespiration is a primary metabolic pathway, which, given its energy costs, has often been viewed as a wasteful process. Despite having reached the consensus that one important function of photorespiration is the removal of toxic metabolite intermediates, other possible functions have emerged, and others could well emerge in the future. As a primary metabolic pathway, photorespiration interacts with other routes; however the nature of these interactions is not well known. One of these interacting pathways could be the biosynthesis of serine, since this amino acid is synthesised through photorespiratory and non-photorespiratory routes. At present, the exact contribution of each route to serine supply in different tissues and organs, their biological significance and how pathways are integrated and/or regulated remain unknown. Here, we review the non-photorespiratory serine biosynthetic pathways, their interactions with the photorespiratory pathway, their putative role in plants and their biotechnological interest.
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- R Ros
- Departament de Biologia Vegetal, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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Hagemann M, Fernie AR, Espie GS, Kern R, Eisenhut M, Reumann S, Bauwe H, Weber APM. Evolution of the biochemistry of the photorespiratory C2 cycle. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2013; 15:639-647. [PMID: 23198988 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00677.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Oxygenic photosynthesis would not be possible without photorespiration in the present day O2 -rich atmosphere. It is now generally accepted that cyanobacteria-like prokaryotes first evolved oxygenic photosynthesis, which was later conveyed via endosymbiosis into a eukaryotic host, which then gave rise to the different groups of algae and streptophytes. For photosynthetic CO2 fixation, all these organisms use RubisCO, which catalyses both the carboxylation and the oxygenation of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate. One of the reaction products of the oxygenase reaction, 2-phosphoglycolate (2PG), represents the starting point of the photorespiratory C2 cycle, which is considered largely responsible for recapturing organic carbon via conversion to the Calvin-Benson cycle (CBC) intermediate 3-phosphoglycerate, thereby detoxifying critical intermediates. Here we discuss possible scenarios for the evolution of this process toward the well-defined 2PG metabolism in extant plants. While the origin of the C2 cycle core enzymes can be clearly dated back towards the different endosymbiotic events, the evolutionary scenario that allowed the compartmentalised high flux photorespiratory cycle is uncertain, but probably occurred early during the algal radiation. The change in atmospheric CO2 /O2 ratios promoting the acquisition of different modes for inorganic carbon concentration mechanisms, as well as the evolutionary specialisation of peroxisomes, clearly had a dramatic impact on further aspects of land plant photorespiration.
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- M Hagemann
- Institute of Biosciences, Plant Physiology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Pick TR, Bräutigam A, Schulz MA, Obata T, Fernie AR, Weber APM. PLGG1, a plastidic glycolate glycerate transporter, is required for photorespiration and defines a unique class of metabolite transporters. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:3185-90. [PMID: 23382251 PMCID: PMC3581909 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215142110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Photorespiratory carbon flux reaches up to a third of photosynthetic flux, thus contributes massively to the global carbon cycle. The pathway recycles glycolate-2-phosphate, the most abundant byproduct of RubisCO reactions. This oxygenation reaction of RubisCO and subsequent photorespiration significantly limit the biomass gains of many crop plants. Although photorespiration is a compartmentalized process with enzymatic reactions in the chloroplast, the peroxisomes, the mitochondria, and the cytosol, no transporter required for the core photorespiratory cycle has been identified at the molecular level to date. Using transcript coexpression analyses, we identified Plastidal glycolate glycerate translocator 1 (PLGG1) as a candidate core photorespiratory transporter. Related genes are encoded in the genomes of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and all Archaeplastida and have previously been associated with a function in programmed cell-death. A mutant deficient in PLGG1 shows WT-like growth only in an elevated carbon dioxide atmosphere. The mutant accumulates glycolate and glycerate, leading to the hypothesis that PLGG1 is a glycolate/glycerate transporter. This hypothesis was tested and supported by in vivo and in vitro transport assays and (18)O(2)-metabolic flux profiling. Our results indicate that PLGG1 is the chloroplastidic glycolate/glycerate transporter, which is required for the function of the photorespiratory cycle. Identification of the PLGG1 transport function will facilitate unraveling the role of similar proteins in bacteria, archaea, and fungi in the future.
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- Thea R. Pick
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; and
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; and
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; and
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; and
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Morris KM, Cao F, Onagi H, Altamore TM, Gamble AB, Easton CJ. Prohormone-substrate peptide sequence recognition by peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase and its reflection in increased glycolate inhibitor potency. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:7015-8. [PMID: 23084901 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The interactions of nineteen peptide substrates and fifteen analogous peptidomimetic glycolate inhibitors with human peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) have been investigated. The substrates and inhibitors are the prohormones of calcitonin and oxytocin and their analogues. PAM both secreted into the medium by and extracted from DMS53 small lung carcinoma cells has been studied. The results show that recognition of the prooxytocin and procalcitonin peptide sequences by the enzyme extends more than four and five amino acid residues, respectively, from their C-termini. This substrate sequence recognition is mirrored by increased inhibitor potency with increased peptide length in the glycolate peptidomimetics. Substitution of the C-terminal penultimate glycine and proline residues of prooxytocin and procalcitonin and their analogues with phenylalanine increases the enzyme binding affinity. However, this changes the binding mode from one that depends on peptide sequence recognition to another primarily determined by the phenylalanine moiety, for both the substrates and analogous glycolate inhibitors.
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- Kelly M Morris
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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Günther A, Jakob T, Goss R, König S, Spindler D, Räbiger N, John S, Heithoff S, Fresewinkel M, Posten C, Wilhelm C. Methane production from glycolate excreting algae as a new concept in the production of biofuels. Bioresour Technol 2012; 121:454-457. [PMID: 22850169 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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It is the aim of the present work to introduce a new concept for methane production by the interaction of a glycolate-excreting alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) and methanogenic microbes operating in separate compartments within one photobioreactor. This approach requires a minimum number of metabolic steps to convert light energy to methane thereby reducing the energetic and financial costs of biomass formation, harvest and refinement. In this feasibility study it is shown that the physiological limitations for sustained glycolate production can be circumvented by the use of C. reinhardtii mutants whose carbon concentrating mechanisms or glycolate dehydrogenase are suppressed. The results also demonstrate that methanogenic microbes are able to thrive on glycolate as single carbon source for a long time period, delivering biogas composed of CO(2)/methane with only very minor contamination.
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- Anja Günther
- University of Leipzig, Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Johannisallee 23, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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