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Plant Physiol Biochem ; 142: 211-216, 2019 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31302410

ABSTRACT

Choline is a vital metabolite in plant and synthesized from phosphocholine by phosphocholine phosphatase. The Arabidopsis At1g17710 was identified as the first plant gene encoding the phosphatase for both phosphoethanolamine and phosphocholine (PECP) with much higher catalytic efficiency (>10-fold) for former. In betaine accumulating plants, choline is further required for betaine synthesis. In this report, we found three putative PECP genes in sugar beet, betaine accumulating plants. Two genes encode the proteins of 274 amino acid residues and designated as BvPECP1S and BvPECP2S. Another gene encodes the 331 amino acid protein (BvPECP2L) consisted of BvPECP2S with extra C-terminal amino acid. Enzymatic assays of BvPECP1S revealed that BvPECP1S exhibited the phosphatase activity for both phosphoethanolamine and phosphocholine with higher affinity (>1.8-fold) and catalytic efficiency (>2.64-fold) for phosphocholine. BvPECP2L exhibited low activity. RT-PCR experiments for BvPECP1S showed the increased expression in young leaf and root tip under salt-stress whereas the increased expression in all organs under phosphate deficiency. The expression level of BvPECP2L in salt stressed young leaf and root tip was induced by phosphate deficient. Physiological roles of BvPECP1S and BvPECP2L for the betaine synthesis were discussed.


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Beta vulgaris/metabolism , Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/metabolism , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Beta vulgaris/enzymology , Beta vulgaris/genetics , Beta vulgaris/physiology , Choline/metabolism , Ethanolamines/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Genes, Plant/genetics , Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/genetics , Phylogeny , Plant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins , Salt Stress , Sequence Alignment
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Protoplasma ; 255(5): 1423-1432, 2018 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29574487

ABSTRACT

The plant specific DREPP proteins have been shown to bind Ca2+ and regulate the N-myristoylation signaling and microtubule polymerization in Arabidopsis thaliana. The information about DREPP proteins in other plants is, however, scarce. In the present study, we isolated the DREPP gene from a halophytic grass, Sporobolus virginicus, and tested whether the gene was involved in alkaline salt stress responses. The SvDREPP1 was cloned from S. virginicus by RACE methods. The isolated gene showed high homology to DREPP homologs from C4 grasses, Setaria italica, and Panicum hallii as well as rice (OsDREPP1). The encoded protein contained 202 amino acid residues. It was expressed in E. coli, and its biochemical properties were studied. It was observed that SvDREPP1 was not only Ca2+-binding protein, but also bind to calmodulin and microtubules. The SvDREPP1 mRNA expression in plants grown under alkaline salt stress was upregulated by 3.5 times over the control in leaf tissues after 48-h treatment, whereas it was increased for 6.0 times in the root tissues at 36 h. The data suggests the importance of SvDREPP1 in regulating alkali salt stress responses in the leaf tissues.


Subject(s)
Poaceae/metabolism , Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism , Sodium Chloride/pharmacology , Calcium-Binding Proteins/genetics , Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/drug effects , Plant Leaves/drug effects , Plant Leaves/metabolism , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Plant Roots/drug effects , Plant Roots/metabolism , Poaceae/drug effects , Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Salt-Tolerant Plants/drug effects , Salt-Tolerant Plants/metabolism
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Protoplasma ; 254(6): 2305-2313, 2017 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28550469

ABSTRACT

The present study investigated the significance of serine biosynthetic genes for salt stress in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). We isolated a total of four genes, two each encoding D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (BvPGDHa and BvPGDHb) and serine hydroxymethyl transferase (BvSHMTa and BvSHMTb). mRNA transcriptional expression for BvPGDHa was significantly enhanced under salt stress conditions in both leaves and roots of sugar beet, whereas it was reduced for BvPGDHb. On the other hand, BvSHMTa was expressed transiently in leaves and roots under salt stress, whereas expression level of BvSHMTb was not altered. PGDH activity was high in storage root. After salt stress, PGDH activity was increased in leaf, petiole, and root. Recombinant proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli. The K m values for 3-phosphoglycerate in PGDHa and PGDHb were 1.38 and 2.92 mM, respectively. The findings suggest that BvPGDHa and BvSHMTa play an important role during salt stress in sugar beet.


Subject(s)
Beta vulgaris/enzymology , Glycine Hydroxymethyltransferase/metabolism , Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression , Glycine Hydroxymethyltransferase/chemistry , Glycine Hydroxymethyltransferase/genetics , Glycine Hydroxymethyltransferase/isolation & purification , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Kinetics , Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase/chemistry , Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase/genetics , Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase/isolation & purification , Plant Proteins/chemistry , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plant Proteins/isolation & purification , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Salt Tolerance , Stress, Physiological
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