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Gentry-Torfer D, Murillo E, Barrington CL, Nie S, Leeming MG, Suwanchaikasem P, Williamson NA, Roessner U, Boughton BA, Kopka J, Martinez-Seidel F. Streamlining Protein Fractional Synthesis Rates Using SP3 Beads and Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry: A Case Study on the Plant Ribosome. Bio Protoc 2024; 14:e4981. [PMID: 38737506 PMCID: PMC11082790 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Ribosomes are an archetypal ribonucleoprotein assembly. Due to ribosomal evolution and function, r-proteins share specific physicochemical similarities, making the riboproteome particularly suited for tailored proteome profiling methods. Moreover, the structural proteome of ribonucleoprotein assemblies reflects context-dependent functional features. Thus, characterizing the state of riboproteomes provides insights to uncover the context-dependent functionality of r-protein rearrangements, as they relate to what has been termed the ribosomal code, a concept that parallels that of the histone code, in which chromatin rearrangements influence gene expression. Compared to high-resolution ribosomal structures, omics methods lag when it comes to offering customized solutions to close the knowledge gap between structure and function that currently exists in riboproteomes. Purifying the riboproteome and subsequent shot-gun proteomics typically involves protein denaturation and digestion with proteases. The results are relative abundances of r-proteins at the ribosome population level. We have previously shown that, to gain insight into the stoichiometry of individual proteins, it is necessary to measure by proteomics bound r-proteins and normalize their intensities by the sum of r-protein abundances per ribosomal complex, i.e., 40S or 60S subunits. These calculations ensure that individual r-protein stoichiometries represent the fraction of each family/paralog relative to the complex, effectively revealing which r-proteins become substoichiometric in specific physiological scenarios. Here, we present an optimized method to profile the riboproteome of any organism as well as the synthesis rates of r-proteins determined by stable isotope-assisted mass spectrometry. Our method purifies the r-proteins in a reversibly denatured state, which offers the possibility for combined top-down and bottom-up proteomics. Our method offers a milder native denaturation of the r-proteome via a chaotropic GuHCl solution as compared with previous studies that use irreversible denaturation under highly acidic conditions to dissociate rRNA and r-proteins. As such, our method is better suited to conserve post-translational modifications (PTMs). Subsequently, our method carefully considers the amino acid composition of r-proteins to select an appropriate protease for digestion. We avoid non-specific protease cleavage by increasing the pH of our standardized r-proteome dilutions that enter the digestion pipeline and by using a digestion buffer that ensures an optimal pH for a reliable protease digestion process. Finally, we provide the R package ProtSynthesis to study the fractional synthesis rates of r-proteins. The package uses physiological parameters as input to determine peptide or protein fractional synthesis rates. Once the physiological parameters are measured, our equations allow a fair comparison between treatments that alter the biological equilibrium state of the system under study. Our equations correct peptide enrichment using enrichments in soluble amino acids, growth rates, and total protein accumulation. As a means of validation, our pipeline fails to find "false" enrichments in non-labeled samples while also filtering out proteins with multiple unique peptides that have different enrichment values, which are rare in our datasets. These two aspects reflect the accuracy of our tool. Our method offers the possibility of elucidating individual r-protein family/paralog abundances, PTM status, fractional synthesis rates, and dynamic assembly into ribosomal complexes if top-down and bottom-up proteomic approaches are used concomitantly, taking one step further into mapping the native and dynamic status of the r-proteome onto high-resolution ribosome structures. In addition, our method can be used to study the proteomes of all macromolecular assemblies that can be purified, although purification is the limiting step, and the efficacy and accuracy of the proteases may be limited depending on the digestion requirements. Key features • Efficient purification of the ribosomal proteome: streamlined procedure for the specific purification of the ribosomal proteome or complex Ome. • Accurate calculation of fractional synthesis rates: robust method for calculating fractional protein synthesis rates in macromolecular complexes under different physiological steady states. • Holistic ribosome methodology focused on plants: comprehensive approach that provides insights into the ribosomes and translational control of plants, demonstrated using cold acclimation [1]. • Tailored strategies for stable isotope labeling in plants: methodology focusing on materials and labeling considerations specific to free and proteinogenic amino acid analysis [2].
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- Dione Gentry-Torfer
- Applied Metabolome Analysis, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Section of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
- RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Acton, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- Applied Metabolome Analysis, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Applied Metabolome Analysis, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
- RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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Chin ST, Boughton BA, Gay MCL, Russell AC, Wang Y, Nambiar V, McHenry MP, Holmes E, Nicholson JK, Loo RL. Unravelling inulin molecules in food sources using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization magnetic resonance mass spectrometry (MALDI-MRMS) pipeline. Food Res Int 2024; 184:114276. [PMID: 38609208 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114276] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
Abstract
Inulin, a polysaccharide characterized by a β-2,1 fructosyl-fructose structure terminating in a glucosyl moiety, is naturally present in plant roots and tubers. Current methods provide average degrees of polymerization (DP) but lack information on the distribution and absolute concentration of each DP. To address this limitation, a reproducible (CV < 10 %) high throughput (<2 min/sample) MALDI-MRMS approach capable of characterizing and quantifying inulin molecules in plants using matched-matrix consisting of α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid butylamine salt (CHCA-BA), chicory inulin-12C and inulin-13C was developed. The method identified variation in chain lengths and concentration of inulin across various plant species. Globe artichoke hearts, yacón and elephant garlic yielded similar concentrations at 15.6 g/100 g dry weight (DW), 16.8 g/100 g DW and 17.7 g/100 g DW, respectively, for DP range between 9 and 22. In contrast, Jerusalem artichoke demonstrated the highest concentration (53.4 g/100 g DW) within the same DP ranges. Jerusalem artichoke (DPs 9-32) and globe artichoke (DPs 9-36) showed similar DP distributions, while yacón and elephant garlic displayed the narrowest and broadest DP ranges (DPs 9-19 and DPs 9-45, respectively). Additionally, qualitative measurement for all inulin across all plant samples was feasible using the peak intensities normalized to Inulin-13C, and showed that the ratio of yacón, elephant garlic and Jerusalem was approximately one, two and three times that of globe artichoke. This MALDI-MRMS approach provides comprehensive insights into the structure of inulin molecules, opening avenues for in-depth investigations into how DP and concentration of inulin influence gut health and the modulation of noncommunicable diseases, as well as shedding light on refining cultivation practices to elevate the beneficial health properties associated with specific DPs.
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- Sung-Tong Chin
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London SW7 2NA, UK.
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
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Sala S, Nitschke P, Masuda R, Gray N, Lawler NG, Wood JM, Buckler JN, Berezhnoy G, Bolaños J, Boughton BA, Lonati C, Rössler T, Singh Y, Wilson ID, Lodge S, Morillon AC, Loo RL, Hall D, Whiley L, Evans GB, Grove TL, Almo SC, Harris LD, Holmes E, Merle U, Trautwein C, Nicholson JK, Wist J. Integrative Molecular Structure Elucidation and Construction of an Extended Metabolic Pathway Associated with an Ancient Innate Immune Response in COVID-19 Patients. J Proteome Res 2024; 23:956-970. [PMID: 38310443 PMCID: PMC10913068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00654] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
Abstract
We present compelling evidence for the existence of an extended innate viperin-dependent pathway, which provides crucial evidence for an adaptive response to viral agents, such as SARS-CoV-2. We show the in vivo biosynthesis of a family of novel endogenous cytosine metabolites with potential antiviral activities. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy revealed a characteristic spin-system motif, indicating the presence of an extended panel of urinary metabolites during the acute viral replication phase. Mass spectrometry additionally enabled the characterization and quantification of the most abundant serum metabolites, showing the potential diagnostic value of the compounds for viral infections. In total, we unveiled ten nucleoside (cytosine- and uracil-based) analogue structures, eight of which were previously unknown in humans allowing us to propose a new extended viperin pathway for the innate production of antiviral compounds. The molecular structures of the nucleoside analogues and their correlation with an array of serum cytokines, including IFN-α2, IFN-γ, and IL-10, suggest an association with the viperin enzyme contributing to an ancient endogenous innate immune defense mechanism against viral infection.
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- Samuele Sala
- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- Ferrier
Research Institute, Victoria University
of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
- The
Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovef Wellington, Welry, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Ferrier
Research Institute, Victoria University
of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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- Department
of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Werner Siemens Imaging Center, University Hospital Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Chemistry
Department, Universidad del Valle, Cali 76001, Colombia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- Center
for Preclinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS
Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department
of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Werner Siemens Imaging Center, University Hospital Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Division
of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, Burlington Danes Building, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, U.K.
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
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- Ferrier
Research Institute, Victoria University
of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
- The
Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovef Wellington, Welry, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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- Ferrier
Research Institute, Victoria University
of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
- The
Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovef Wellington, Welry, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
- Division
of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, Burlington Danes Building, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, U.K.
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- Department
of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital
Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Werner Siemens Imaging Center, University Hospital Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
- Institute
of Global Health Innovation, Faculty of
Medicine, Imperial College London, Level 1, Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2NA, U.K.
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- The
Australian National Phenome Centre and Computational and Systems Medicine,
Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth WA6150, Australia
- Chemistry
Department, Universidad del Valle, Cali 76001, Colombia
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism,
Digestion and Reproduction,
Division of Digestive Diseases at Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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Kim J, Dwivedi G, Boughton BA, Sharma A, Lee S. Advances in cellular and tissue-based imaging techniques for sarcoid granulomas. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2024; 326:C10-C26. [PMID: 37955119 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00507.2023] [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: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
Abstract
Sarcoidosis embodies a complex inflammatory disorder spanning multiple systems, with its origin remaining elusive. It manifests as the infiltration of inflammatory cells that coalesce into distinctive noncaseous granulomas within afflicted organs. Unraveling this disease necessitates the utilization of cellular or tissue-based imaging methods to both visualize and characterize the biochemistry of these sarcoid granulomas. Although hematoxylin and eosin stain, standard in routine use alongside cytological stains have found utility in diagnosis within clinical contexts, special stains such as Masson's trichrome, reticulin, methenamine silver, and Ziehl-Neelsen provide additional varied perspectives of sarcoid granuloma imaging. Immunohistochemistry aids in pinpointing specific proteins and gene expressions further characterizing these granulomas. Finally, recent advances in spatial transcriptomics promise to divulge profound insights into their spatial orientation and three-dimensional (3-D) molecular mapping. This review focuses on a range of preexisting imaging methods employed for visualizing sarcoid granulomas at the cellular level while also exploring the potential of the latest cutting-edge approaches like spatial transcriptomics and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI), with the overarching goal of shedding light on the trajectory of sarcoidosis research.
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- Junwoo Kim
- Department of Advanced Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Advanced Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Onco-Fetal Ecosystem Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Advanced Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Yu D, Boughton BA, Rupasinghe TWT, Hill CB, Herrfurth C, Scholz P, Feussner I, Roessner U. Discovery of novel neutral glycosphingolipids in cereal crops: rapid profiling using reversed-phased HPLC-ESI-QqTOF with parallel reaction monitoring. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22560. [PMID: 38110595 PMCID: PMC10728066 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49981-7] [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: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
Abstract
This study explores the sphingolipid class of oligohexosylceramides (OHCs), a rarely studied group, in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) through a new lipidomics approach. Profiling identified 45 OHCs in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), elucidating their fatty acid (FA), long-chain base (LCB) and sugar residue compositions; and was accomplished by monophasic extraction followed by reverse-phased high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionisation quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-QqTOF-MS/MS) employing parallel reaction monitoring (PRM). Results revealed unknown ceramide species and highlighted distinctive FA and LCB compositions when compared to other sphingolipid classes. Structurally, the OHCs featured predominantly trihydroxy LCBs associated with hydroxylated FAs and oligohexosyl residues consisting of two-five glucose units in a linear 1 → 4 linkage. A survey found OHCs in tissues of major cereal crops while noting their absence in conventional dicot model plants. This study found salinity stress had only minor effects on the OHC profile in barley roots, leaving questions about their precise functions in plant biology unanswered.
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- Dingyi Yu
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Mass Spectrometry Facility, St Vincent Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6157, Australia.
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- AbSciex, 2 Gilda Court, Mulgrave, VIC, 3170, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Western Barley Genetics Alliance, Western Australian State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6157, Australia
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-Von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
- Service Unit for Metabolomics and Lipidomics, Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-Von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
- ENS Lyon-Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Equipe Signalisation Cellulaire (SICE), 46, Allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-Von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
- Service Unit for Metabolomics and Lipidomics, Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Justus-Von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia
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Suwanchaikasem P, Nie S, Selby‐Pham J, Walker R, Boughton BA, Idnurm A. Hormonal and proteomic analyses of southern blight disease caused by Athelia rolfsii and root chitosan priming on Cannabis sativa in an in vitro hydroponic system. Plant Direct 2023; 7:e528. [PMID: 37692128 PMCID: PMC10485662 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
Southern blight disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Athelia rolfsii, suppresses plant growth and reduces product yield in Cannabis sativa agriculture. Mechanisms of pathology of this soil-borne disease remain poorly understood, with disease management strategies reliant upon broad-spectrum antifungal use. Exposure to chitosan, a natural elicitor, has been proposed as an alternative method to control diverse fungal diseases in an eco-friendly manner. In this study, C. sativa plants were grown in the Root-TRAPR system, a transparent hydroponic growth device, where plant roots were primed with .2% colloidal chitosan prior to A. rolfsii inoculation. Both chitosan-primed and unprimed inoculated plants displayed classical symptoms of wilting and yellowish leaves, indicating successful infection. Non-primed infected plants showed increased shoot defense responses with doubling of peroxidase and chitinase activities. The levels of growth and defense hormones including auxin, cytokinin, and jasmonic acid were increased 2-5-fold. In chitosan-primed infected plants, shoot peroxidase activity and phytohormone levels were decreased 1.5-4-fold relative to the unprimed infected plants. When compared with shoots, roots were less impacted by A. rolfsii infection, but the pathogen secreted cell wall-degrading enzymes into the root-growth solution. Chitosan priming inhibited root growth, with root lengths of chitosan-primed plants approximately 65% shorter than the control, but activated root defense responses, with root peroxidase activity increased 2.7-fold along with increased secretion of defense proteins. The results suggest that chitosan could be an alternative platform to manage southern blight disease in C. sativa cultivation; however, further optimization is required to maximize effectiveness of chitosan.
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- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Cannabis and Biostimulants Research Group Pty LtdMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Australian National Phenome CentreMurdoch UniversityPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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Suwanchaikasem P, Nie S, Idnurm A, Selby‐Pham J, Walker R, Boughton BA. Effects of chitin and chitosan on root growth, biochemical defense response and exudate proteome of Cannabis sativa. Plant Environ Interact 2023; 4:115-133. [PMID: 37362423 PMCID: PMC10290428 DOI: 10.1002/pei3.10106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
Fungal pathogens pose a major threat to Cannabis sativa production, requiring safe and effective management procedures to control disease. Chitin and chitosan are natural molecules that elicit plant defense responses. Investigation of their effects on C. sativa will advance understanding of plant responses towards elicitors and provide a potential pathway to enhance plant resistance against diseases. Plants were grown in the in vitro Root-TRAPR system and treated with colloidal chitin and chitosan. Plant morphology was monitored, then plant tissues and exudates were collected for enzymatic activity assays, phytohormone quantification, qPCR analysis and proteomics profiling. Chitosan treatments showed increased total chitinase activity and expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes by 3-5 times in the root tissues. In the exudates, total peroxidase and chitinase activities and levels of defense proteins such as PR protein 1 and endochitinase 2 were increased. Shoot development was unaffected, but root development was inhibited after chitosan exposure. In contrast, chitin treatments had no significant impact on any defense parameters, including enzymatic activities, hormone quantities, gene expression levels and root secreted proteins. These results indicate that colloidal chitosan, significantly enhancing defense responses in C. sativa root system, could be used as a potential elicitor, particularly in hydroponic scenarios to manage crop diseases.
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- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoria3052Australia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoria3010Australia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoria3010Australia
- Cannabis and Biostimulants Research Group Pty LtdMelbourneVictoria3020Australia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoria3010Australia
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- School of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoria3010Australia
- Australian National Phenome CentreMurdoch UniversityPerthWestern Australia6150Australia
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Farzana F, McConville MJ, Renoir T, Li S, Nie S, Tran H, Hannan AJ, Hatters DM, Boughton BA. Longitudinal spatial mapping of lipid metabolites reveals pre-symptomatic changes in the hippocampi of Huntington's disease transgenic mice. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 176:105933. [PMID: 36436748 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In Huntington's disease (HD), a key pathological feature includes the development of inclusion-bodies of fragments of the mutant huntingtin protein in the neurons of the striatum and hippocampus. To examine the molecular changes associated with inclusion-body formation, we applied MALDI-mass spectrometry imaging and deuterium pulse labelling to determine lipid levels and synthesis rates in the hippocampus of a transgenic mouse model of HD (R6/1 line). The R6/1 HD mice lacked inclusions in the hippocampus at 6 weeks of age (pre-symptomatic), whereas inclusions were pervasive by 16 weeks of age (symptomatic). Hippocampal subfields (CA1, CA3 and DG), which formed the highest density of inclusion formation in the mouse brain showed a reduction in the relative abundance of neuron-enriched lipids that have roles in neurotransmission, synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, and ER-stress protection. Lipids involved in the adaptive response to ER stress (phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidic acid, and ganglioside classes) displayed increased rates of synthesis in HD mice relative to WT mice at all the ages examined, including prior to the formation of the inclusion bodies. Our findings, therefore, support a role for ER stress occurring pre-symptomatically and potentially contributing to pathological mechanisms underlying HD.
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- Farheen Farzana
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Metabolomics Australia, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Melbourne Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia, Australia.
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Ritmejerytė E, Boughton BA, Bayly MJ, Miller RE. Diverse organ-specific localisation of a chemical defence, cyanogenic glycosides, in flowers of eleven species of Proteaceae. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285007. [PMID: 37104509 PMCID: PMC10138830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Floral chemical defence strategies remain under-investigated, despite the significance of flowers to plant fitness. We used cyanogenic glycosides (CNglycs)-constitutive secondary metabolites that deter herbivores by releasing hydrogen cyanide, but also play other metabolic roles-to ask whether more apparent floral tissues and those most important for fitness are more defended as predicted by optimal defence theories, and what fine-scale CNglyc localisation reveals about function(s)? Florets of eleven species from the Proteaceae family were dissected to quantitatively compare the distribution of CNglycs within flowers and investigate whether distributions vary with other floral/plant traits. CNglycs were identified and their localisation in florets was revealed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). We identified extremely high CNglyc content in floral tissues of several species (>1% CN), highly tissue-specific CNglyc distributions within florets, and substantial interspecific differences in content distributions, not all consistent with optimal defence hypotheses. Four patterns of within-flower CNglyc allocation were identified: greater tissue-specific allocations to (1) anthers, (2) pedicel (and gynophore), (3) pollen presenter, and (4) a more even distribution among tissues with higher content in pistils. Allocation patterns were not correlated with other floral traits (e.g. colour) or taxonomic relatedness. MALDI-MSI identified differential localisation of two tyrosine-derived CNglycs, demonstrating the importance of visualising metabolite localisation, with the diglycoside proteacin in vascular tissues, and monoglycoside dhurrin across floral tissues. High CNglyc content, and diverse, specific within-flower localisations indicate allocations are adaptive, highlighting the importance of further research into the ecological and metabolic roles of floral CNglycs.
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- Edita Ritmejerytė
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
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Forcisi S, Moritz F, Thompson CJ, Kanawati B, Uhl J, Afonso C, Bader CD, Barsch A, Boughton BA, Chu RK, Ferey J, Fernandez-Lima F, Guéguen C, Heintz D, Gomez-Hernandez M, Jang KS, Kessler N, Mangal V, Müller R, Nakabayashi R, Nicol E, Nicolardi S, Palmblad M, Paša-Tolić L, Porter J, Schmitz-Afonso I, Seo JB, Sommella E, van der Burgt YEM, Villette C, Witt M, Wittrig A, Wolff JJ, Easterling ML, Laukien FH, Schmitt-Kopplin P. Large-Scale Interlaboratory DI-FT-ICR MS Comparability Study Employing Various Systems. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2022; 33:2203-2214. [PMID: 36371691 PMCID: PMC9732881 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry (UHR-MS) coupled with direct infusion (DI) electrospray ionization offers a fast solution for accurate untargeted profiling. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometers have been shown to produce a wealth of insights into complex chemical systems because they enable unambiguous molecular formula assignment even if the vast majority of signals is of unknown identity. Interlaboratory comparisons are required to apply this type of instrumentation in quality control (for food industry or pharmaceuticals), large-scale environmental studies, or clinical diagnostics. Extended comparisons employing different FT-ICR MS instruments with qualitative direct infusion analysis are scarce since the majority of detected compounds cannot be quantified. The extent to which observations can be reproduced by different laboratories remains unknown. We set up a preliminary study which encompassed a set of 17 laboratories around the globe, diverse in instrumental characteristics and applications, to analyze the same sets of extracts from commercially available standard human blood plasma and Standard Reference Material (SRM) for blood plasma (SRM1950), which were delivered at different dilutions or spiked with different concentrations of pesticides. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which the outputs of differently tuned FT-ICR mass spectrometers, with different technical specifications, are comparable for setting the frames of a future DI-FT-ICR MS ring trial. We concluded that a cluster of five laboratories, with diverse instrumental characteristics, showed comparable and representative performance across all experiments, setting a reference to be used in a future ring trial on blood plasma.
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- Sara Forcisi
- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- COBRA, UMR 6014 et FR 3038, INSA de Rouen, CNRS, IRCOF, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76130 Cedex Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Saarland University Campus, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Fahrenheitstrasse 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- COBRA, UMR 6014 et FR 3038, INSA de Rouen, CNRS, IRCOF, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76130 Cedex Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW Eighth Street, AHC4-233, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, 11200 Eighth Street, AHC4-211, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Plant Imaging and Mass Spectrometry (PIMS), Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW Eighth Street, AHC4-233, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, 11200 Eighth Street, AHC4-211, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Bio-Chemical Analysis Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju 28119, South Korea
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- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Fahrenheitstrasse 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Chemistry Department, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Saarland University Campus, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Metabolomics Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire (LCM), CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW Eighth Street, AHC4-233, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, 11200 Eighth Street, AHC4-211, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- COBRA, UMR 6014 et FR 3038, INSA de Rouen, CNRS, IRCOF, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76130 Cedex Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 145, Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu 02841, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Plant Imaging and Mass Spectrometry (PIMS), Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Fahrenheitstrasse 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Clinton, New Jersey 08869, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cambridge, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Analytical Food Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Gottlieb S, Rand JS, Ishioka K, Dias DA, Boughton BA, Roessner U, Ramadan Z, Anderson ST. Measures of insulin sensitivity, leptin, and adiponectin concentrations in cats in diabetic remission compared to healthy control cats. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:905929. [PMID: 35968003 PMCID: PMC9372504 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.905929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Objectives Firstly, to compare differences in insulin, adiponectin, leptin, and measures of insulin sensitivity between diabetic cats in remission and healthy control cats, and determine whether these are predictors of diabetic relapse. Secondly, to determine if these hormones are associated with serum metabolites known to differ between groups. Thirdly, if any of the hormonal or identified metabolites are associated with measures of insulin sensitivity. Animals Twenty cats in diabetic remission for a median of 101 days, and 21 healthy matched control cats. Methods A casual blood glucose measured on admission to the clinic. Following a 24 h fast, a fasted blood glucose was measured, and blood sample taken for hormone (i.e., insulin, leptin, and adiponectin) and untargeted metabolomic (GC-MS and LC-MS) analysis. A simplified IVGGT (1 g glucose/kg) was performed 3 h later. Cats were monitored for diabetes relapse for at least 9 months (270 days). Results Cats in diabetic remission had significantly higher serum glucose and insulin concentrations, and decreased insulin sensitivity as indicated by an increase in HOMA and decrease in QUICKI and Bennett indices. Leptin was significantly increased, but there was no difference in adiponectin (or body condition score). Several significant correlations were found between insulin sensitivity indices, leptin, and serum metabolites identified as significantly different between remission and control cats. No metabolites were significantly correlated with adiponectin. No predictors of relapse were identified in this study. Conclusion and clinical importance Insulin resistance, an underlying factor in diabetic cats, persists in diabetic remission. Cats in remission should be managed to avoid further exacerbating insulin resistance.
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- Susan Gottlieb
- The Cat Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia
- *Correspondence: Susan Gottlieb
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia
- Australian Pet Welfare Foundation, Kenmore, QLD, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Nestlé Purina Research, St Louis, MO, United States
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Suwanchaikasem P, Idnurm A, Selby-Pham J, Walker R, Boughton BA. Root-TRAPR: a modular plant growth device to visualize root development and monitor growth parameters, as applied to an elicitor response of Cannabis sativa. Plant Methods 2022; 18:46. [PMID: 35397608 PMCID: PMC8994333 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00875-1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant growth devices, for example, rhizoponics, rhizoboxes, and ecosystem fabrication (EcoFAB), have been developed to facilitate studies of plant root morphology and plant-microbe interactions in controlled laboratory settings. However, several of these designs are suitable only for studying small model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Brachypodium distachyon and therefore require modification to be extended to larger plant species like crop plants. In addition, specific tools and technical skills needed for fabricating these devices may not be available to researchers. Hence, this study aimed to establish an alternative protocol to generate a larger, modular and reusable plant growth device based on different available resources. RESULTS Root-TRAPR (Root-Transparent, Reusable, Affordable three-dimensional Printed Rhizo-hydroponic) system was successfully developed. It consists of two main parts, an internal root growth chamber and an external structural frame. The internal root growth chamber comprises a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) gasket, microscope slide and acrylic sheet, while the external frame is printed from a three-dimensional (3D) printer and secured with nylon screws. To test the efficiency and applicability of the system, industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) was grown with or without exposure to chitosan, a well-known plant elicitor used for stimulating plant defense. Plant root morphology was detected in the system, and plant tissues were easily collected and processed to examine plant biological responses. Upon chitosan treatment, chitinase and peroxidase activities increased in root tissues (1.7- and 2.3-fold, respectively) and exudates (7.2- and 21.6-fold, respectively). In addition, root to shoot ratio of phytohormone contents were increased in response to chitosan. Within 2 weeks of observation, hemp plants exhibited dwarf growth in the Root-TRAPR system, easing plant handling and allowing increased replication under limited growing space. CONCLUSION The Root-TRAPR system facilitates the exploration of root morphology and root exudate of C. sativa under controlled conditions and at a smaller scale. The device is easy to fabricate and applicable for investigating plant responses toward elicitor challenge. In addition, this fabrication protocol is adaptable to study other plants and can be applied to investigate plant physiology in different biological contexts, such as plant responses against biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Nutrifield Pty Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, 3020, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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Gupta S, Smith PMC, Boughton BA, Rupasinghe TWT, Natera SHA, Roessner U. Inoculation of barley with Trichoderma harzianum T-22 modifies lipids and metabolites to improve salt tolerance. J Exp Bot 2021; 72:7229-7246. [PMID: 34279634 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Soil salinity has a serious impact on plant growth and agricultural yield. Inoculation of crop plants with fungal endophytes is a cost-effective way to improve salt tolerance. We used metabolomics to study how Trichoderma harzianum T-22 alleviates NaCl-induced stress in two barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars, Gairdner and Vlamingh, with contrasting salinity tolerance. GC-MS was used to analyse polar metabolites and LC-MS to analyse lipids in roots during the early stages of interaction with Trichoderma. Inoculation reversed the severe effects of salt on root length in sensitive cv. Gairdner and, to a lesser extent, improved root growth in more tolerance cv. Vlamingh. Biochemical changes showed a similar pattern in inoculated roots after salt treatment. Sugars increased in both cultivars, with ribulose, ribose, and rhamnose specifically increased by inoculation. Salt stress caused large changes in lipids in roots but inoculation with fungus greatly reduced the extent of these changes. Many of the metabolic changes in inoculated cv. Gairdner after salt treatment mirror the response of uninoculated cv. Vlamingh, but there are some metabolites that changed in both cultivars only after fungal inoculation. Further study is required to determine how these metabolic changes are induced by fungal inoculation.
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- Sneha Gupta
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- SCIEX, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Klatt S, Doecke JD, Roberts A, Boughton BA, Masters CL, Horne M, Roberts BR. A six-metabolite panel as potential blood-based biomarkers for Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2021; 7:94. [PMID: 34650080 PMCID: PMC8516864 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-021-00239-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Characterisation and diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) is a current challenge that hampers both clinical assessment and clinical trial development with the potential inclusion of non-PD cases. Here, we used a targeted mass spectrometry approach to quantify 38 metabolites extracted from the serum of 231 individuals. This cohort is currently one of the largest metabolomic studies including iPD patients, drug-naïve iPD, healthy controls and patients with Alzheimer's disease as a disease-specific control group. We identified six metabolites (3-hydroxykynurenine, aspartate, beta-alanine, homoserine, ornithine (Orn) and tyrosine) that are significantly altered between iPD patients and control participants. A multivariate model to predict iPD from controls had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.905, with an accuracy of 86.2%. This panel of metabolites may serve as a potential prognostic or diagnostic assay for clinical trial prescreening, or for aiding in diagnosing pathological disease in the clinic.
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- Stephan Klatt
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Gray N, Lawler NG, Zeng AX, Ryan M, Bong SH, Boughton BA, Bizkarguenaga M, Bruzzone C, Embade N, Wist J, Holmes E, Millet O, Nicholson JK, Whiley L. Diagnostic Potential of the Plasma Lipidome in Infectious Disease: Application to Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Metabolites 2021; 11:467. [PMID: 34357361 PMCID: PMC8306636 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11070467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Improved methods are required for investigating the systemic metabolic effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and patient stratification for precision treatment. We aimed to develop an effective method using lipid profiles for discriminating between SARS-CoV-2 infection, healthy controls, and non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections. Targeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry lipid profiling was performed on discovery (20 SARS-CoV-2-positive; 37 healthy controls; 22 COVID-19 symptoms but SARS-CoV-2negative) and validation (312 SARS-CoV-2-positive; 100 healthy controls) cohorts. Orthogonal projection to latent structure-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to establish discriminant lipids, significance, and effect size, followed by logistic regression to evaluate classification performance. OPLS-DA reported separation of SARS-CoV-2 infection from healthy controls in the discovery cohort, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 1.000. A refined panel of discriminant features consisted of six lipids from different subclasses (PE, PC, LPC, HCER, CER, and DCER). Logistic regression in the discovery cohort returned a training ROC AUC of 1.000 (sensitivity = 1.000, specificity = 1.000) and a test ROC AUC of 1.000. The validation cohort produced a training ROC AUC of 0.977 (sensitivity = 0.855, specificity = 0.948) and a test ROC AUC of 0.978 (sensitivity = 0.948, specificity = 0.922). The lipid panel was also able to differentiate SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals from SARS-CoV-2-negative individuals with COVID-19-like symptoms (specificity = 0.818). Lipid profiling and multivariate modelling revealed a signature offering mechanistic insights into SARS-CoV-2, with strong predictive power, and the potential to facilitate effective diagnosis and clinical management.
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- Nicola Gray
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biociencias—CIC bioGUNE, Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain; (M.B.); (C.B.); (N.E.)
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biociencias—CIC bioGUNE, Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain; (M.B.); (C.B.); (N.E.)
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biociencias—CIC bioGUNE, Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain; (M.B.); (C.B.); (N.E.)
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Chemistry Department, Universidad del Valle, Cali 76001, Colombia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
- Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biociencias—CIC bioGUNE, Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain; (M.B.); (C.B.); (N.E.)
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
- Institute of Global Health Innovation, Faculty Building South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia; (N.G.); (N.G.L.); (A.X.Z.); (M.R.); (S.H.B.); (B.A.B.); (J.W.); (E.H.)
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Harry Perkins Institute, Murdoch University, 5 Robin Warren Drive, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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Martinez-Seidel F, Suwanchaikasem P, Nie S, Leeming MG, Pereira Firmino AA, Williamson NA, Kopka J, Roessner U, Boughton BA. Membrane-Enriched Proteomics Link Ribosome Accumulation and Proteome Reprogramming With Cold Acclimation in Barley Root Meristems. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:656683. [PMID: 33995454 PMCID: PMC8121087 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.656683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Due to their sessile nature, plants rely on root systems to mediate many biotic and abiotic cues. To overcome these challenges, the root proteome is shaped to specific responses. Proteome-wide reprogramming events are magnified in meristems due to their active protein production. Using meristems as a test system, here, we study the major rewiring that plants undergo during cold acclimation. We performed tandem mass tag-based bottom-up quantitative proteomics of two consecutive segments of barley seminal root apexes subjected to suboptimal temperatures. After comparing changes in total and ribosomal protein (RP) fraction-enriched contents with shifts in individual protein abundances, we report ribosome accumulation accompanied by an intricate translational reprogramming in the distal apex zone. Reprogramming ranges from increases in ribosome biogenesis to protein folding factors and suggests roles for cold-specific RP paralogs. Ribosome biogenesis is the largest cellular investment; thus, the vast accumulation of ribosomes and specific translation-related proteins during cold acclimation could imply a divergent ribosomal population that would lead to a proteome shift across the root. Consequently, beyond the translational reprogramming, we report a proteome rewiring. First, triggered protein accumulation includes spliceosome activity in the root tip and a ubiquitous upregulation of glutathione production and S-glutathionylation (S-GSH) assemblage machineries in both root zones. Second, triggered protein depletion includes intrinsically enriched proteins in the tip-adjacent zone, which comprise the plant immune system. In summary, ribosome and translation-related protein accumulation happens concomitantly to a proteome reprogramming in barley root meristems during cold acclimation. The cold-accumulated proteome is functionally implicated in feedbacking transcript to protein translation at both ends and could guide cold acclimation.
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- Federico Martinez-Seidel
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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Ritmejerytė E, Boughton BA, Bayly MJ, Miller RE. Unique and highly specific cyanogenic glycoside localization in stigmatic cells and pollen in the genus Lomatia (Proteaceae). Ann Bot 2020; 126:387-400. [PMID: 32157299 PMCID: PMC7424758 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Floral chemical defence strategies remain understudied despite the significance of flowers to plant fitness, and the fact that many flowers contain secondary metabolites that confer resistance to herbivores. Optimal defence and apparency theories predict that the most apparent plant parts and/or those most important to fitness should be most defended. To test whether within-flower distributions of chemical defence are consistent with these theories we used cyanogenic glycosides (CNglycs), which are constitutive defence metabolites that deter herbivores by releasing hydrogen cyanide upon hydrolysis. METHODS We used cyanogenic florets of the genus Lomatia to investigate at what scale there may be strategic allocation of CNglycs in flowers, what their localization reveals about function, and whether levels of floral CNglycs differ between eight congeneric species across a climatic gradient. Within-flower distributions of CNglycs during development were quantified, CNglycs were identified and their localization was visualized in cryosectioned florets using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). KEY RESULTS Florets of all congeneric species studied were cyanogenic, and concentrations differed between species. Within florets there was substantial variation in CNglyc concentrations, with extremely high concentrations (up to 14.6 mg CN g-1 d. wt) in pollen and loose, specialized surface cells on the pollen presenter, among the highest concentrations reported in plant tissues. Two tyrosine-derived CNglycs, the monoglycoside dhurrin and diglycoside proteacin, were identified. MALDI-MSI revealed their varying ratios in different floral tissues; proteacin was primarily localized to anthers and ovules, and dhurrin to specialized cells on the pollen presenter. The mix of transient specialized cells and pollen of L. fraxinifolia was ~11 % dhurrin and ~1.1 % proteacin by mass. CONCLUSIONS Tissue-specific distributions of two CNglycs and substantial variation in their concentrations within florets suggests their allocation is under strong selection. Localized, high CNglyc concentrations in transient cells challenge the predictions of defence theories, and highlight the importance of fine-scale metabolite visualization, and the need for further investigation into the ecological and metabolic roles of CNglycs in floral tissues.
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- Edita Ritmejerytė
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- For correspondence. E-mail
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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Gottlieb S, Rand J, Anderson ST, Morton JM, Dias DA, Boughton BA, Roessner U, Ramadan Z. Metabolic Profiling of Diabetic Cats in Remission. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:218. [PMID: 32500084 PMCID: PMC7242727 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background: The majority of diabetic cats in remission have abnormal glucose tolerance, and approximately one third relapse within 1 year. Greater understanding of the metabolic characteristics of diabetic cats in remission, and predictors of relapse is required to effectively monitor and manage these cats. Objectives: To identify and compare differences in plasma metabolites between diabetic cats in remission and healthy control cats using a metabolomics approach. Secondly, to assess whether identified metabolites are predictors of diabetic relapse. Animals: Twenty cats in diabetic remission for a median of 101 days, and 22 healthy matched control cats. Methods: Cats were admitted to a clinic, and casual blood glucose was recorded. After a 24 h fast, blood glucose concentration was measured, then a blood sample was taken for metabolomic (GCMS and LCMS) analyses. Three hours later, a simplified intravenous glucose tolerance test (1 g glucose/kg) was performed. Cats were monitored for diabetes relapse for at least 9 months (270 days) after baseline testing. Results: Most cats in remission continued to display impaired glucose tolerance. Concentrations of 16 identified metabolites differed (P ≤ 0.05) between remission and control cats: 10 amino acids and stearic acid (all lower in remission cats), and glucose, glycine, xylitol, urea and carnitine (all higher in remission cats). Moderately close correlations were found between these 16 metabolites and variables assessing glycaemic responses (most |r| = 0.31 to 0.69). Five cats in remission relapsed during the study period. No metabolite was identified as a predictor of relapse. Conclusion and clinical importance: This study shows that cats in diabetic remission have abnormal metabolism.
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- Susan Gottlieb
- The Cat Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia.,Australian Pet Welfare Foundation, Kenmore, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia.,Jemora Pty Ltd, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Nestlé Purina Research, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Alcantara HJP, Jativa F, Doronila AI, Anderson CWN, Siegele R, Spassov TG, Sanchez-Palacios JT, Boughton BA, Kolev SD. Localization of mercury and gold in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:18498-18509. [PMID: 32193739 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The potential of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) for simultaneous Hg and Au phytoextraction was explored by investigating Hg and Au localization in cassava roots through Micro-Proton Induced X-Ray Emission, High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) and X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD). The effect of Hg and Au in the cyanogenic glucoside linamarin distribution was also investigated using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-FT-ICR-MS) imaging. Hg was located mainly in the root vascular bundle of plants grown in 50 or 100 μmol L-1 Hg solutions. Au was localized in the epidermis and cortex or in the epidermis and endodermis for 50 and 100 μmol L-1 Au solutions, respectively. For 50 μmol L-1 solutions of both Hg and Au, the two metals were co-localized in the epidermis. When the Hg concentrations were increased to 100 μmol L-1, Au was still localized to a considerable extent in the epidermis while Hg was located in all root parts. HR-TEM and XRD revealed that Au nanoparticles were formed in cassava roots. MALDI-FT-ICR-MS imaging showed linamarin distribution in the roots of control and plants and metal-exposed plants thus suggesting that linamarin might be involved in Hg and Au uptake and distribution.
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- Hannah Joy P Alcantara
- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- Institute of Biology, The University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Soil and Earth Sciences Group, Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Institute for Environmental Research, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), PMB1, Menai, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kl.Ohridski", 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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Boughton BA, Thomas ORB, Demarais NJ, Trede D, Swearer SE, Grey AC. Detection of small molecule concentration gradients in ocular tissues and humours. J Mass Spectrom 2020; 55:e4460. [PMID: 31654531 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4460] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The eye is an elegant organ consisting of a number of tissues and fluids with specialised functions that together allow it to effectively transmit and transduce light input to the brain for visual perception. One key determinant of this integrated function is the spatial relationship of ocular tissues. Biomolecular distributions within the main ocular tissues cornea, lens, and retina have been studied extensively in isolation, yet the potential for metabolic communication between ocular tissues via the ocular humours has been difficult to visualise. To address this limitation, the current study presents a method to map spatial distributions of metabolites and small molecules in whole eyes, including ocular humours. Using a tape-transfer system and freeze-drying, the spatial distribution of ocular small molecules was investigated in mouse, rat, fish (black bream), and rabbit eyes using negative ion mode MALDI imaging mass spectrometry. Full-scan imaging was used for discovery experiments, while MS/MS imaging for identification and localisation was also demonstrated. In all eyes, metabolites such as glutathione and phospholipids were localised in the main ocular tissues. In addition, in rodent eyes, major metabolites were distributed relatively uniformly in ocular humours. In contrast, both uniform and spatially defined ocular metabolite distributions were observed in the black bream eye. Tissue and ocular humour distributions were reproducible, as demonstrated by the three-dimensional analysis of a mouse eye, and able to be captured with high spatial resolution analysis. The presented method could be used to further investigate the role of inter-tissue metabolism in ocular health, and to support the development of therapeutics to treat major ocular diseases.
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- Berin A Boughton
- Metabolomics Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Yu D, Boughton BA, Hill CB, Feussner I, Roessner U, Rupasinghe TWT. Insights Into Oxidized Lipid Modification in Barley Roots as an Adaptation Mechanism to Salinity Stress. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:1. [PMID: 32117356 PMCID: PMC7011103 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lipidomics is an emerging technology, which aims at the global characterization and quantification of lipids within biological matrices including biofluids, cells, whole organs and tissues. The changes in individual lipid molecular species in stress treated plant species and different cultivars can indicate the functions of genes affecting lipid metabolism or lipid signaling. Mass spectrometry-based lipid profiling has been used to track the changes of lipid levels and related metabolites in response to salinity stress. We have developed a comprehensive lipidomics platform for the identification and direct qualification and/or quantification of individual lipid species, including oxidized lipids, which enables a more systematic investigation of peroxidation of individual lipid species in barley roots under salinity stress. This new lipidomics approach has improved with an advantage of analyzing the composition of acyl chains at the molecular level, which facilitates to profile precisely the 18:3-containing diacyl-glycerophosphates and allowed individual comparison of lipids across varieties. Our findings revealed a general decrease in most of the galactolipids in plastid membranes, and an increase of glycerophospholipids and acylated steryl glycosides, which indicate that plastidial and extraplastidial membranes in barley roots ubiquitously tend to form a hexagonal II (HII) phase under salinity stress. In addition, salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive cultivars showed contrasting changes in the levels of oxidized membrane lipids. These results support the hypothesis that salt-induced oxidative damage to membrane lipids can be used as an indication of salt stress tolerance in barley.
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- Dingyi Yu
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Sarabia LD, Boughton BA, Rupasinghe T, Callahan DL, Hill CB, Roessner U. Comparative spatial lipidomics analysis reveals cellular lipid remodelling in different developmental zones of barley roots in response to salinity. Plant Cell Environ 2020; 43:327-343. [PMID: 31714612 PMCID: PMC7063987 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Salinity-induced metabolic, ionic, and transcript modifications in plants have routinely been studied using whole plant tissues, which do not provide information on spatial tissue responses. The aim of this study was to assess the changes in the lipid profiles in a spatial manner and to quantify the changes in the elemental composition in roots of seedlings of four barley cultivars before and after a short-term salt stress. We used a combination of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging, and reverse transcription - quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction platforms to examine the molecular signatures of lipids, ions, and transcripts in three anatomically different seminal root tissues before and after salt stress. We found significant changes to the levels of major lipid classes including a decrease in the levels of lysoglycerophospholipids, ceramides, and hexosylceramides and an increase in the levels of glycerophospholipids, hydroxylated ceramides, and hexosylceramides. Our results revealed that modifications to lipid and transcript profiles in plant roots in response to a short-term salt stress may involve recycling of major lipid species, such as phosphatidylcholine, via resynthesis from glycerophosphocholine.
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- Lenin D. Sarabia
- School of BioSciences and Metabolomics AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVIC3010Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, (Burwood Campus)Deakin University, Geelong, Australia221 Burwood HighwayBurwoodVIC3125Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life SciencesMurdoch UniversityMurdochWA6150Australia
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- School of BioSciences and Metabolomics AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVIC3010Australia
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Zare T, Rupasinghe TW, Boughton BA, Roessner U. The changes in the release level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 and ω-6) and lipids in the untreated and water-soaked chia seed. Food Res Int 2019; 126:108665. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ritmejeryt E, Boughton BA, Bayly MJ, Miller RE. Divergent responses of above- and below-ground chemical defence to nitrogen and phosphorus supply in waratahs (Telopea speciosissima). Funct Plant Biol 2019; 46:1134-1145. [PMID: 31615620 DOI: 10.1071/fp19122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plant nutrition can affect the allocation of resources to plant chemical defences, yet little is known about how phosphorus (P) supply, and relative nitrogen (N) and P supply, affect chemical defences, especially in species with intrinsically conservative nutrient use adapted to P-impoverished soils. Waratah (Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br.), like other Proteaceae, is adapted nutrient-poor soils. It was identified as having cyanogenic glycosides (CNglycs) throughout the plant. T. speciosissima seedlings were grown for 15 weeks under two N and P concentrations. CNglycs (N-based defence) and nutrients were quantified in above- and below-ground organs; foliar carbon (C)-based phenolics and tannins were also quantified. CNglyc concentrations in roots were on average 51-fold higher than in above-ground tissues and were affected by both N and P supply, whereas foliar CNglyc concentrations only responded to N supply. Leaves had high concentrations of C-based defences, which increased under low N, and were not correlated with N-based defences. Greater root chemical defence against herbivores and pathogens may be important in a non-mycorrhizal species that relies on basal resprouting following disturbance. The differing responses of secondary chemistry in above- and below-ground organs to P and N demonstrate the importance of broadening the predominantly foliar focus of plant defence studies.
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- Edita Ritmejeryt
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Vic. 3121, Australia; and School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia; and Corresponding author.
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia; and Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Richmond, Vic. 3121, Australia
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Gupta S, Rupasinghe T, Callahan DL, Natera SHA, Smith PMC, Hill CB, Roessner U, Boughton BA. Spatio-Temporal Metabolite and Elemental Profiling of Salt Stressed Barley Seeds During Initial Stages of Germination by MALDI-MSI and µ-XRF Spectrometry. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:1139. [PMID: 31608088 PMCID: PMC6774343 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Seed germination is the essential first step in crop establishment, and can be severely affected by salinity stress which can inhibit essential metabolic processes during the germination process. Salt stress during seed germination can trigger lipid-dependent signalling cascades that activate plant adaptation processes, lead to changes in membrane fluidity to help resist the stress, and cause secondary metabolite responses due to increased oxidative stress. In germinating barley (Hordeum vulgare), knowledge of the changes in spatial distribution of lipids and other small molecules at a cellular level in response to salt stress is limited. In this study, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QToF-MS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) were used to determine the spatial distribution of metabolites, lipids and a range of elements, such as K+ and Na+, in seeds of two barley genotypes with contrasting germination phenology (Australian barley varieties Mundah and Keel). We detected and tentatively identified more than 200 lipid species belonging to seven major lipid classes (fatty acyls, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, prenol lipids, sterol lipids, and polyketides) that differed in their spatial distribution based on genotype (Mundah or Keel), time post-imbibition (0 to 72 h), or treatment (control or salt). We found a tentative flavonoid was discriminant in post-imbibed Mundah embryos under saline conditions, and a delayed flavonoid response in Keel relative to Mundah. We further employed MSI-MS/MS and LC-QToF-MS/MS to explore the identity of the discriminant flavonoid and study the temporal pattern in five additional barley genotypes. ICP-MS was used to quantify the elemental composition of both Mundah and Keel seeds, showing a significant increase in Na+ in salt treated samples. Spatial mapping of elements using µ-XRF localized the elements within the seeds. This study integrates data obtained from three mass spectrometry platforms together with µ-XRF to yield information on the localization of lipids, metabolites and elements improving our understanding of the germination process under salt stress at a molecular level.
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- Sneha Gupta
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- AgriBio, Centre for AgriBiosciences, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Marques dos Santos B, Zibrandtsen JFS, Gunbilig D, Sørensen M, Cozzi F, Boughton BA, Heskes AM, Neilson EHJ. Corrigendum: Quantification and Localization of Formylated Phloroglucinol Compounds (FPCs) in Eucalyptus Species. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:1052. [PMID: 31555313 PMCID: PMC6727033 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00186.].
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- Bruna Marques dos Santos
- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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dos Santos BM, Zibrandtsen JFS, Gunbilig D, Sørensen M, Cozzi F, Boughton BA, Heskes AM, Neilson EHJ. Quantification and Localization of Formylated Phloroglucinol Compounds (FPCs) in Eucalyptus Species. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:186. [PMID: 30863416 PMCID: PMC6399404 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The Eucalyptus genus is a hyper-diverse group of long-lived trees from the Myrtaceae family, consisting of more than 700 species. Eucalyptus are widely distributed across their native Australian landscape and are the most widely planted hardwood forest trees in the world. The ecological and economic success of Eucalyptus trees is due, in part, to their ability to produce a plethora of specialized metabolites, which moderate abiotic and biotic interactions. Formylated phloroglucinol compounds (FPCs) are an important class of specialized metabolites in the Myrtaceae family, particularly abundant in Eucalyptus. FPCs are mono- to tetra-formylated phloroglucinol based derivatives, often with an attached terpene moiety. These compounds provide chemical defense against herbivory and display various bioactivities of pharmaceutical relevance. Despite their ecological and economic importance, and continued improvements into analytical techniques, FPCs have proved challenging to study. Here we present a simple and reliable method for FPCs extraction, identification and quantification by UHPLC-DAD-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS. The method was applied to leaf, flower bud, and flower samples of nine different eucalypt species, using a small amount of plant material. Authentic analytical standards were used to provide high resolution mass spectra and fragmentation patterns. A robust method provides opportunities for future investigations into the identification and quantification of FPCs in complex biological samples with high confidence. Furthermore, we present for the first time the tissue-based localization of FPCs in stem, leaf, and flower bud of Eucalyptus species measured by mass spectrometry imaging, providing important information for biosynthetic pathway discovery studies and for understanding the role of those compounds in planta.
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- Bruna Marques dos Santos
- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Elizabeth Heather Jakobsen Neilson
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Madio B, Peigneur S, Chin YKY, Hamilton BR, Henriques ST, Smith JJ, Cristofori-Armstrong B, Dekan Z, Boughton BA, Alewood PF, Tytgat J, King GF, Undheim EAB. PHAB toxins: a unique family of predatory sea anemone toxins evolving via intra-gene concerted evolution defines a new peptide fold. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:4511-4524. [PMID: 30109357 PMCID: PMC11105382 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2897-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sea anemone venoms have long been recognized as a rich source of peptides with interesting pharmacological and structural properties, but they still contain many uncharacterized bioactive compounds. Here we report the discovery, three-dimensional structure, activity, tissue localization, and putative function of a novel sea anemone peptide toxin that constitutes a new, sixth type of voltage-gated potassium channel (KV) toxin from sea anemones. Comprised of just 17 residues, κ-actitoxin-Ate1a (Ate1a) is the shortest sea anemone toxin reported to date, and it adopts a novel three-dimensional structure that we have named the Proline-Hinged Asymmetric β-hairpin (PHAB) fold. Mass spectrometry imaging and bioassays suggest that Ate1a serves a primarily predatory function by immobilising prey, and we show this is achieved through inhibition of Shaker-type KV channels. Ate1a is encoded as a multi-domain precursor protein that yields multiple identical mature peptides, which likely evolved by multiple domain duplication events in an actinioidean ancestor. Despite this ancient evolutionary history, the PHAB-encoding gene family exhibits remarkable sequence conservation in the mature peptide domains. We demonstrate that this conservation is likely due to intra-gene concerted evolution, which has to our knowledge not previously been reported for toxin genes. We propose that the concerted evolution of toxin domains provides a hitherto unrecognised way to circumvent the effects of the costly evolutionary arms race considered to drive toxin gene evolution by ensuring efficient secretion of ecologically important predatory toxins.
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- Bruno Madio
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Beale DJ, Pinu FR, Kouremenos KA, Poojary MM, Narayana VK, Boughton BA, Kanojia K, Dayalan S, Jones OAH, Dias DA. Review of recent developments in GC-MS approaches to metabolomics-based research. Metabolomics 2018; 14:152. [PMID: 30830421 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1449-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Metabolomics aims to identify the changes in endogenous metabolites of biological systems in response to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This is accomplished through untargeted, semi-targeted and targeted based approaches. Untargeted and semi-targeted methods are typically applied in hypothesis-generating investigations (aimed at measuring as many metabolites as possible), while targeted approaches analyze a relatively smaller subset of biochemically important and relevant metabolites. Regardless of approach, it is well recognized amongst the metabolomics community that gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is one of the most efficient, reproducible and well used analytical platforms for metabolomics research. This is due to the robust, reproducible and selective nature of the technique, as well as the large number of well-established libraries of both commercial and 'in house' metabolite databases available. AIM OF REVIEW This review provides an overview of developments in GC-MS based metabolomics applications, with a focus on sample preparation and preservation techniques. A number of chemical derivatization (in-time, in-liner, offline and microwave assisted) techniques are also discussed. Electron impact ionization and a summary of alternate mass analyzers are highlighted, along with a number of recently reported new GC columns suited for metabolomics. Lastly, multidimensional GC-MS and its application in environmental and biomedical research is presented, along with the importance of bioinformatics. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to both highlight and provide an update on GC-MS analytical techniques that are common in metabolomics studies. Specific emphasis is given to the key steps within the GC-MS workflow that those new to this field need to be aware of and the common pitfalls that should be looked out for when starting in this area.
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- David J Beale
- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), P.O. Box 2583, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia.
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Australia
- Trajan Scientific and Medical, 7 Argent Pl, Ringwood, 3134, Australia
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- Chemistry Section, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via S. Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, 3083, Australia.
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Hansen CC, Sørensen M, Veiga TAM, Zibrandtsen JFS, Heskes AM, Olsen CE, Boughton BA, Møller BL, Neilson EHJ. Reconfigured Cyanogenic Glucoside Biosynthesis in Eucalyptus cladocalyx Involves a Cytochrome P450 CYP706C55. Plant Physiol 2018; 178:1081-1095. [PMID: 30297456 PMCID: PMC6236593 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.00998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cyanogenic glucosides are a class of specialized metabolites widespread in the plant kingdom. Cyanogenic glucosides are α-hydroxynitriles, and their hydrolysis releases toxic hydrogen cyanide, providing an effective chemical defense against herbivores. Eucalyptus cladocalyx is a cyanogenic tree, allocating up to 20% of leaf nitrogen to the biosynthesis of the cyanogenic monoglucoside, prunasin. Here, mass spectrometry analyses of E. cladocalyx tissues revealed spatial and ontogenetic variations in prunasin content, as well as the presence of the cyanogenic diglucoside amygdalin in flower buds and flowers. The identification and biochemical characterization of the prunasin biosynthetic enzymes revealed a unique enzyme configuration for prunasin production in E. cladocalyx This result indicates that a multifunctional cytochrome P450 (CYP), CYP79A125, catalyzes the initial conversion of l-phenylalanine into its corresponding aldoxime, phenylacetaldoxime; a function consistent with other members of the CYP79 family. In contrast to the single multifunctional CYP known from other plant species, the conversion of phenylacetaldoxime to the α-hydroxynitrile, mandelonitrile, is catalyzed by two distinct CYPs. CYP706C55 catalyzes the dehydration of phenylacetaldoxime, an unusual CYP reaction. The resulting phenylacetonitrile is subsequently hydroxylatedby CYP71B103 to form mandelonitrile. The final glucosylation step to yield prunasin is catalyzed by a UDP-glucosyltransferase, UGT85A59. Members of the CYP706 family have not been reported previously to participate in the biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides, and the pathway structure in E. cladocalyx represents an example of convergent evolution in the biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides in plants.
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- Cecilie Cetti Hansen
- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, 1971 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, 1971 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema 09972-270, Brazil
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, 1971 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, 1971 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, 1971 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Holmes JL, Abrahams BF, Ahveninen A, Boughton BA, Hudson TA, Robson R, Thinagaran D. Self-assembly of a Si-based cage by the formation of 24 equivalent covalent bonds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11877-11880. [PMID: 30283934 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06405a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A robust, nano-sized covalent cage, of composition, [(PhSi)6(ctc)4]6- (H6ctc = cyclotricatechylene) has been prepared in a simple reaction in good yield. The tetrahedral anionic cage is stable in both the solid and solution state and exhibits an affinity for Cs+ ions which bind to the internal surface of the cage.
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- Jessica L Holmes
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Yu D, Rupasinghe TW, Boughton BA, Natera SH, Hill CB, Tarazona P, Feussner I, Roessner U. A high-resolution HPLC-QqTOF platform using parallel reaction monitoring for in-depth lipid discovery and rapid profiling. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1026:87-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gustafsson OJR, Winderbaum LJ, Condina MR, Boughton BA, Hamilton BR, Undheim EAB, Becker M, Hoffmann P. Balancing sufficiency and impact in reporting standards for mass spectrometry imaging experiments. Gigascience 2018; 7:5074354. [PMID: 30124809 PMCID: PMC6203951 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Reproducibility, or a lack thereof, is an increasingly important topic across many research fields. A key aspect of reproducibility is accurate reporting of both experiments and the resulting data. Herein, we propose a reporting guideline for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). Previous standards have laid out guidelines sufficient to guarantee a certain quality of reporting; however, they set a high bar and as a consequence can be exhaustive and broad, thus limiting uptake.To help address this lack of uptake, we propose a reporting supplement-Minimum Information About a Mass Spectrometry Imaging Experiment (MIAMSIE)-and its abbreviated reporting standard version, MSIcheck. MIAMSIE is intended to improve author-driven reporting. It is intentionally not exhaustive, but is rather designed for extensibility and could therefore eventually become analogous to existing standards that aim to guarantee reporting quality. Conversely, its abbreviated form MSIcheck is intended as a diagnostic tool focused on key aspects in MSI reporting.We discuss how existing standards influenced MIAMSIE/MSIcheck and how these new approaches could positively impact reporting quality, followed by test implementation of both standards to demonstrate their use. For MIAMSIE, we report on author reviews of four articles and a dataset. For MSIcheck, we show a snapshot review of a one-month subset of the MSI literature that indicated issues with data provision and the reporting of both data analysis steps and calibration settings for MS systems. Although our contribution is MSI specific, we believe the underlying approach could be considered as a general strategy for improving scientific reporting.
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- Ove J R Gustafsson
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology (CBNS), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach a.d. Riss 88397, Germany
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Heskes AM, Sundram TC, Boughton BA, Jensen NB, Hansen NL, Crocoll C, Cozzi F, Rasmussen S, Hamberger B, Hamberger B, Staerk D, Møller BL, Pateraki I. Biosynthesis of bioactive diterpenoids in the medicinal plant Vitex agnus-castus. Plant J 2018; 93:943-958. [PMID: 29315936 PMCID: PMC5838521 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant historically used throughout the Mediterranean region to treat menstrual cycle disorders, and is still used today as a clinically effective treatment for premenstrual syndrome. The pharmaceutical activity of the plant extract is linked to its ability to lower prolactin levels. This feature has been attributed to the presence of dopaminergic diterpenoids that can bind to dopamine receptors in the pituitary gland. Phytochemical analyses of V. agnus-castus show that it contains an enormous array of structurally related diterpenoids and, as such, holds potential as a rich source of new dopaminergic drugs. The present work investigated the localisation and biosynthesis of diterpenoids in V. agnus-castus. With the assistance of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI), diterpenoids were localised to trichomes on the surface of fruit and leaves. Analysis of a trichome-specific transcriptome database, coupled with expression studies, identified seven candidate genes involved in diterpenoid biosynthesis: three class II diterpene synthases (diTPSs); three class I diTPSs; and a cytochrome P450 (CYP). Combinatorial assays of the diTPSs resulted in the formation of a range of different diterpenes that can account for several of the backbones of bioactive diterpenoids observed in V. agnus-castus. The identified CYP, VacCYP76BK1, was found to catalyse 16-hydroxylation of the diol-diterpene, peregrinol, to labd-13Z-ene-9,15,16-triol when expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Notably, this product is a potential intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway towards bioactive furan- and lactone-containing diterpenoids that are present in this species.
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- Allison M. Heskes
- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Department of Plant ScienceKulliyyah of ScienceInternational Islamic University Malaysia50728Kuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Metabolomics AustraliaSchool of BioSciencesThe University of MelbourneVic.3010Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- DynaMo CenterDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Department of Bio and Health InformaticsTechnical University of DenmarkDK‐2800LyngbyDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and PharmacologyFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry LaboratoryDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology ‘bioSYNergy’Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- VILLUM Center for Plant PlasticityDepartment of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenThorvaldsensvej 40DK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a developing technique to measure the spatiotemporal distribution of many biomolecules in tissues. Over the preceding decade MSI has been adopted by plant biologists and applied in a broad range of areas including: primary metabolism, natural products, plant defense, plant responses to abiotic and biotic stress, plant lipids, and the developing field of spatial metabolomics. This methods chapter covers preparation of plant tissues for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)-MSI, including sample embedding and freezing, sectioning, mounting, and matrix deposition using both sublimation and spray deposition prior to MSI analysis.
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- Berin A Boughton
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Bøgeskov Schmidt F, Heskes AM, Thinagaran D, Lindberg Møller B, Jørgensen K, Boughton BA. Mass Spectrometry Based Imaging of Labile Glucosides in Plants. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:892. [PMID: 30002667 PMCID: PMC6031732 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Mass spectrometry based imaging is a powerful tool to investigate the spatial distribution of a broad range of metabolites across a variety of sample types. The recent developments in instrumentation and computing capabilities have increased the mass range, sensitivity and resolution and rendered sample preparation the limiting step for further improvements. Sample preparation involves sectioning and mounting followed by selection and application of matrix. In plant tissues, labile small molecules and specialized metabolites are subject to degradation upon mechanical disruption of plant tissues. In this study, the benefits of cryo-sectioning, stabilization of fragile tissues and optimal application of the matrix to improve the results from MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is investigated with hydroxynitrile glucosides as the main experimental system. Denatured albumin proved an excellent agent for stabilizing fragile tissues such as Lotus japonicus leaves. In stem cross sections of Manihot esculenta, maintaining the samples frozen throughout the sectioning process and preparation of the samples by freeze drying enhanced the obtained signal intensity by twofold to fourfold. Deposition of the matrix by sublimation improved the spatial information obtained compared to spray. The imaging demonstrated that the cyanogenic glucosides (CNglcs) were localized in the vascular tissues in old stems of M. esculenta and in the periderm and vascular tissues of tubers. In MALDI mass spectrometry, the imaged compounds are solely identified by their m/z ratio. L. japonicus MG20 and the mutant cyd1 that is devoid of hydroxynitrile glucosides were used as negative controls to verify the assignment of the observed masses to linamarin, lotaustralin, and linamarin acid.
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- Frederik Bøgeskov Schmidt
- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Research Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Research Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Research Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Birger Lindberg Møller,
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VILLUM Research Center for Plant Plasticity, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Sarabia LD, Boughton BA, Rupasinghe T, van de Meene AML, Callahan DL, Hill CB, Roessner U. High-mass-resolution MALDI mass spectrometry imaging reveals detailed spatial distribution of metabolites and lipids in roots of barley seedlings in response to salinity stress. Metabolomics 2018; 14:63. [PMID: 29681790 PMCID: PMC5907631 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1359-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a technology that enables the visualization of the spatial distribution of hundreds to thousands of metabolites in the same tissue section simultaneously. Roots are below-ground plant organs that anchor plants to the soil, take up water and nutrients, and sense and respond to external stresses. Physiological responses to salinity are multifaceted and have predominantly been studied using whole plant tissues that cannot resolve plant salinity responses spatially. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to use a comprehensive approach to study the spatial distribution and profiles of metabolites, and to quantify the changes in the elemental content in young developing barley seminal roots before and after salinity stress. METHODS Here, we used a combination of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI-MSI) platforms to profile and analyze the spatial distribution of ions, metabolites and lipids across three anatomically different barley root zones before and after a short-term salinity stress (150 mM NaCl). RESULTS We localized, visualized and discriminated compounds in fine detail along longitudinal root sections and compared ion, metabolite, and lipid composition before and after salt stress. Large changes in the phosphatidylcholine (PC) profiles were observed as a response to salt stress with PC 34:n showing an overall reduction in salt treated roots. ICP-MS analysis quantified changes in the elemental content of roots with increases of Na+ and decreases of K+ content. CONCLUSION Our results established the suitability of combining three mass spectrometry platforms to analyze and map ionic and metabolic responses to salinity stress in plant roots and to elucidate tolerance mechanisms in response to abiotic stress, such as salinity stress.
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- Lenin D Sarabia
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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Selby-Pham J, Lutz A, Moreno-Moyano LT, Boughton BA, Roessner U, Johnson AAT. Diurnal Changes in Transcript and Metabolite Levels during the Iron Deficiency Response of Rice. Rice (N Y) 2017; 10:14. [PMID: 28429296 PMCID: PMC5398970 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-017-0152-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is highly susceptible to iron (Fe) deficiency due to low secretion levels of the mugineic acid (MA) family phytosiderophore (PS) 2'-deoxymugineic acid (DMA) into the rhizosphere. The low levels of DMA secreted by rice have proved challenging to measure and, therefore, the pattern of DMA secretion under Fe deficiency has been less extensively studied relative to other graminaceous monocot species that secrete high levels of PS, such as barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). RESULTS Gene expression and metabolite analyses were used to characterise diurnal changes occurring during the Fe deficiency response of rice. Iron deficiency inducible genes involved in root DMA biosynthesis and secretion followed a diurnal pattern with peak induction occurring 3-5 h after the onset of light; a result consistent with that of other Strategy II plant species such as barley and wheat. Furthermore, triple quadrupole mass spectrometry identified 3-5 h after the onset of light as peak time of DMA secretion from Fe-deficient rice roots. Metabolite profiling identified accumulation of amines associated with metal chelation, metal translocation and plant oxidative stress responses occurring with peak induction 10-12 h after the onset of light. CONCLUSION The results of this study confirmed that rice shares a similar peak time of Fe deficiency associated induction of DMA secretion compared to other Strategy II plant species but has less prominent daily fluctuations of DMA secretion. It also revealed metabolic changes associated with the remediation of Fe deficiency and mitigation of damage from resulting stress in rice roots. This study complements previous studies on the genetic changes in response to Fe deficiency in rice and constitutes an important advance towards our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the rice Fe deficiency response.
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- Jamie Selby-Pham
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Metabolomics Australia, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Mukherjee S, Kapp EA, Lothian A, Roberts AM, Vasil'ev YV, Boughton BA, Barnham KJ, Kok WM, Hutton CA, Masters CL, Bush AI, Beckman JS, Dey SG, Roberts BR. Characterization and Identification of Dityrosine Cross-Linked Peptides Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6136-6145. [PMID: 28453255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The use of mass spectrometry coupled with chemical cross-linking of proteins has become a powerful tool for proteins structure and interactions studies. Unlike structural analysis of proteins using chemical reagents specific for lysine or cysteine residues, identification of gas-phase fragmentation patterns of endogenous dityrosine cross-linked peptides have not been investigated. Dityrosine cross-linking in proteins and peptides are clinical markers of oxidative stress, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. In this study, we investigated and characterized the fragmentation pattern of a synthetically prepared dityrosine cross-linked dimer of Aβ(1-16) using ESI tandem mass spectrometry. We then detailed the fragmentation pattern of dityrosine cross-linked Aβ(1-16), using collision induced dissociation (CID), higher-energy collision induced dissociation (HCD), electron transfer dissociation (ETD), and electron capture dissociation (ECD). Application of these generic fragmentation rules of dityrosine cross-linked peptides allowed for the identification of dityrosine cross-links in peptides of Aβ and α-synuclein generated in vitro by enzymatic peroxidation. We report, for the first time, the dityrosine cross-linked residues in human hemoglobin and α-synuclein under oxidative conditions. Together these tools open up the potential for automated analysis of this naturally occurring post-translation modification in neurodegenerative diseases as well as other pathological conditions.
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- Soumya Mukherjee
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States of America
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States of America
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne , 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health , Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Sabermanesh K, Holtham LR, George J, Roessner U, Boughton BA, Heuer S, Tester M, Plett DC, Garnett TP. Transition from a maternal to external nitrogen source in maize seedlings. J Integr Plant Biol 2017; 59:261-274. [PMID: 28169508 PMCID: PMC5413817 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Maximizing NO3- uptake during seedling development is important as it has a major influence on plant growth and yield. However, little is known about the processes leading to, and involved in, the initiation of root NO3- uptake capacity in developing seedlings. This study examines the physiological processes involved in root NO3- uptake and metabolism, to gain an understanding of how the NO3- uptake system responds to meet demand as maize seedlings transition from seed N use to external N capture. The concentrations of seed-derived free amino acids within root and shoot tissues are initially high, but decrease rapidly until stabilizing eight days after imbibition (DAI). Similarly, shoot N% decreases, but does not stabilize until 12-13 DAI. Following the decrease in free amino acid concentrations, root NO3- uptake capacity increases until shoot N% stabilizes. The increase in root NO3- uptake capacity corresponds with a rapid rise in transcript levels of putative NO3- transporters, ZmNRT2.1 and ZmNRT2.2. The processes underlying the increase in root NO3- uptake capacity to meet N demand provide an insight into the processes controlling N uptake.
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- Kasra Sabermanesh
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsSchool of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVic. 3010Australia
- Metabolomics AustraliaSchool of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneVic. 3010Australia
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- Metabolomics AustraliaSchool of BioSciencesUniversity of MelbourneVic. 3010Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyCenter for Desert AgricultureThuwal 23955‐6900Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- School of AgricultureFood and WineWaite Research InstituteUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
- The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, The Plant Accelerator, Waite CampusThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5064Australia
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Jarvis DE, Ho YS, Lightfoot DJ, Schmöckel SM, Li B, Borm TJA, Ohyanagi H, Mineta K, Michell CT, Saber N, Kharbatia NM, Rupper RR, Sharp AR, Dally N, Boughton BA, Woo YH, Gao G, Schijlen EGWM, Guo X, Momin AA, Negrão S, Al-Babili S, Gehring C, Roessner U, Jung C, Murphy K, Arold ST, Gojobori T, Linden CGVD, van Loo EN, Jellen EN, Maughan PJ, Tester M. The genome of Chenopodium quinoa. Nature 2017; 542:307-312. [PMID: 28178233 DOI: 10.1038/nature21370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) is a highly nutritious grain identified as an important crop to improve world food security. Unfortunately, few resources are available to facilitate its genetic improvement. Here we report the assembly of a high-quality, chromosome-scale reference genome sequence for quinoa, which was produced using single-molecule real-time sequencing in combination with optical, chromosome-contact and genetic maps. We also report the sequencing of two diploids from the ancestral gene pools of quinoa, which enables the identification of sub-genomes in quinoa, and reduced-coverage genome sequences for 22 other samples of the allotetraploid goosefoot complex. The genome sequence facilitated the identification of the transcription factor likely to control the production of anti-nutritional triterpenoid saponins found in quinoa seeds, including a mutation that appears to cause alternative splicing and a premature stop codon in sweet quinoa strains. These genomic resources are an important first step towards the genetic improvement of quinoa.
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- David E Jarvis
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences &Engineering Division (CEMSE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Analytical Core Lab, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Brigham Young University, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Brigham Young University, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Plant Breeding Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Metabolomics Australia, The School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- PRI Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Metabolomics Australia, The School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Plant Breeding Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Brigham Young University, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Brigham Young University, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Sciences &Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Rocha TL, Soll CB, Boughton BA, Silva TS, Oldach K, Firmino AA, Callahan DL, Sheedy J, Silveira ER, Carneiro RM, Silva LP, Polez VL, Pelegrini PB, Bacic A, Grossi-de-Sa MF, Roessner U. Prospection and identification of nematotoxic compounds from Canavalia ensiformis seeds effective in the control of the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biori.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wijetunge CD, Saeed I, Boughton BA, Roessner U, Halgamuge SK. A new peak detection algorithm for MALDI mass spectrometry data based on a modified Asymmetric Pseudo-Voigt model. BMC Genomics 2015; 16 Suppl 12:S12. [PMID: 26680279 PMCID: PMC4682410 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-16-s12-s12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mass Spectrometry (MS) is a ubiquitous analytical tool in biological research and is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of bio-molecules. Peak detection is the essential first step in MS data analysis. Precise estimation of peak parameters such as peak summit location and peak area are critical to identify underlying bio-molecules and to estimate their abundances accurately. We propose a new method to detect and quantify peaks in mass spectra. It uses dual-tree complex wavelet transformation along with Stein's unbiased risk estimator for spectra smoothing. Then, a new method, based on the modified Asymmetric Pseudo-Voigt (mAPV) model and hierarchical particle swarm optimization, is used for peak parameter estimation. RESULTS Using simulated data, we demonstrated the benefit of using the mAPV model over Gaussian, Lorentz and Bi-Gaussian functions for MS peak modelling. The proposed mAPV model achieved the best fitting accuracy for asymmetric peaks, with lower percentage errors in peak summit location estimation, which were 0.17% to 4.46% less than that of the other models. It also outperformed the other models in peak area estimation, delivering lower percentage errors, which were about 0.7% less than its closest competitor - the Bi-Gaussian model. In addition, using data generated from a MALDI-TOF computer model, we showed that the proposed overall algorithm outperformed the existing methods mainly in terms of sensitivity. It achieved a sensitivity of 85%, compared to 77% and 71% of the two benchmark algorithms, continuous wavelet transformation based method and Cromwell respectively. CONCLUSIONS The proposed algorithm is particularly useful for peak detection and parameter estimation in MS data with overlapping peak distributions and asymmetric peaks. The algorithm is implemented using MATLAB and the source code is freely available at http://mapv.sourceforge.net.
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Boughton BA, Thinagaran D, Sarabia D, Bacic A, Roessner U. Mass spectrometry imaging for plant biology: a review. Phytochem Rev 2015; 15:445-488. [PMID: 27340381 PMCID: PMC4870303 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-015-9440-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a developing technique to measure the spatio-temporal distribution of many biomolecules in tissues. Over the preceding decade, MSI has been adopted by plant biologists and applied in a broad range of areas, including primary metabolism, natural products, plant defense, plant responses to abiotic and biotic stress, plant lipids and the developing field of spatial metabolomics. This review covers recent advances in plant-based MSI, general aspects of instrumentation, analytical approaches, sample preparation and the current trends in respective plant research.
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- Berin A. Boughton
- />Metabolomics Australia, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- />School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- />School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- />School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
- />ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
- />Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- />School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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Boughton BA, Reddy P, Boland MP, Roessner U, Yates P. Non-protein amino acids in Australian acacia seed: Implications for food security and recommended processing methods to reduce djenkolic acid. Food Chem 2015; 179:109-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Wijetunge CD, Saeed I, Boughton BA, Spraggins JM, Caprioli RM, Bacic A, Roessner U, Halgamuge SK. EXIMS: an improved data analysis pipeline based on a new peak picking method for EXploring Imaging Mass Spectrometry data. Bioinformatics 2015; 31:3198-206. [DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btv356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McCormick LJ, Abrahams BF, Boughton BA, Grannas MJ, Hudson TA, Robson R. Synthesis, structure and cation-binding properties of some [4 + 4] metallocyclic MO2(2+) (M = Mo or W) derivatives of 9-phenyl-2,3,7-trihydroxyfluor-6-one. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:1721-8. [PMID: 24484205 DOI: 10.1021/ic402860r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The trianion Z(3-) obtained from 9-phenyl 2,3,7-trihydroxyfluor-6-one, ZH3, affords dioxomolybdenum and dioxotungsten derivatives which contain [4 + 4] metallocycles of composition [(MO2)4Z4](4-) (M = Mo, W) in combination with a variety of counter cations. The syntheses, structures and ESMS of the following compounds are presented: compound 1, (MePPh3)3(NBu4)[(MoO2)4Z4]; compound 2, (MePPh3)3(NBu4)[(WO2)4Z4]; compound 3, (MePPh3)4[(WO2)4Z4]; compound 4, (PPh4)2(NBu4)2[(MoO2)4Z4]; compound 5, (AsPh4)3(NBu4)[(MoO2)4Z4]; compound 6, (AsPh4)2(NBu4)2[(WO2)4Z4]; compound 7, (Ph3PNPPh3)(NBu4)3[(MoO2)4Z4]; compound 8, (Ph3PNPPh3)(NBu4)3[(WO2)4Z4]; compound 9, (NEt4)(NBu4)3[(MoO2)4Z4]. The metallocycles in all of these compounds have similar structures, with the four metal centers located at the corners of a square slightly distorted, to varying degrees, toward a rhombus and also toward a tetrahedron. Various cations are bound inside the anionic metallocycles. ESI mass spectrometry shows that the metallocycles remain intact in the gas phase, forming [(MO2)4Z4](4-), {X-[(MO2)4Z4]}(3-) and in some cases {X2-[(MO2)4Z4]}(2-) where X(+) is an organic cation.
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- Laura J McCormick
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne , Victoria 3010, Australia
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Gholami M, Boughton BA, Fakhari AR, Ghanati F, Mirzaei HH, Borojeni LY, Zhang Y, Breitbach ZS, Armstrong DW, Roessner U. Metabolomic study reveals a selective accumulation of l-arginine in the d-ornithine treated tobacco cell suspension culture. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Boughton BA, Dobson RCJ, Hutton CA. The crystal structure of dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Escherichia coli with bound pyruvate and succinic acid semialdehyde: unambiguous resolution of the stereochemistry of the condensation product. Proteins 2012; 80:2117-22. [PMID: 22552955 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The crystal structure of Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthase with pyruvate and substrate analogue succinic acid semialdehyde condensed with the active site lysine-161 was solved to a resolution of 2.3 Å. Comparative analysis to a previously reported structure both resolves the configuration at the aldol addition center, where the final addition product clearly displays the (S)-configuration, and the final conformation of the adduct within the active site. Direct comparison to two other crystal structures found in the Protein Data Bank, 1YXC, and 3DU0, demonstrates significant similarity between the active site residues of these structures.
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- Berin A Boughton
- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Boughton BA, Hor L, Gerrard JA, Hutton CA. 1,3-Phenylene bis(ketoacid) derivatives as inhibitors of Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthase. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:2419-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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