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2.
Plant J ; 95(2): 204-218, 2018 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29682831

RESUMO

In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, four Dicer-like proteins (DCL1-4) mediate the production of various classes of small RNAs (sRNAs). Among these four proteins, DCL4 is by far the most versatile RNaseIII-like enzyme, and previously identified dcl4 missense alleles were shown to uncouple the production of the various classes of DCL4-dependent sRNAs. Yet little is known about the molecular mechanism behind this uncoupling. Here, by studying the subcellular localization, interactome and binding to the sRNA precursors of three distinct dcl4 missense alleles, we simultaneously highlight the absolute requirement of a specific residue in the helicase domain for the efficient production of all DCL4-dependent sRNAs, and identify, within the PAZ domain, an important determinant of DCL4 versatility that is mandatory for the efficient processing of intramolecular fold-back double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) precursors, but that is dispensable for the production of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) from RDR-dependent dsRNA susbtrates. This study not only provides insights into the DCL4 mode of action, but also delineates interesting tools to further study the complexity of RNA silencing pathways in plants, and possibly other organisms.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , RNA de Cadeia Dupla/metabolismo , Ribonuclease III/genética , Alelos , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto/genética , RNA/metabolismo , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo , Especificidade por Substrato
4.
Plant Cell ; 28(9): 2043-2059, 2016 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27531226

RESUMO

In eukaryotes, DNA repair pathways help to maintain genome integrity and epigenomic patterns. However, the factors at the nexus of DNA repair and chromatin modification/remodeling remain poorly characterized. Here, we uncover a previously unrecognized interplay between the DNA repair factor DNA DAMAGE BINDING PROTEIN2 (DDB2) and the DNA methylation machinery in Arabidopsis thaliana Loss-of-function mutation in DDB2 leads to genome-wide DNA methylation alterations. Genetic and biochemical evidence indicate that at many repeat loci, DDB2 influences de novo DNA methylation by interacting with ARGONAUTE4 and by controlling the local abundance of 24-nucleotide short interfering RNAs (siRNAs). We also show that DDB2 regulates active DNA demethylation mediated by REPRESSOR OF SILENCING1 and DEMETER LIKE3. Together, these findings reveal a role for the DNA repair factor DDB2 in shaping the Arabidopsis DNA methylation landscape in the absence of applied genotoxic stress.

5.
Nat Commun ; 6: 8613, 2015 Oct 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26456460

RESUMO

FR171456 is a natural product with cholesterol-lowering properties in animal models, but its molecular target is unknown, which hinders further drug development. Here we show that FR171456 specifically targets the sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate-3-dehydrogenase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae--Erg26p, Homo sapiens--NSDHL (NAD(P) dependent steroid dehydrogenase-like)), an essential enzyme in the ergosterol/cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. FR171456 significantly alters the levels of cholesterol pathway intermediates in human and yeast cells. Genome-wide yeast haploinsufficiency profiling experiments highlight the erg26/ERG26 strain, and multiple mutations in ERG26 confer resistance to FR171456 in growth and enzyme assays. Some of these ERG26 mutations likely alter Erg26 binding to FR171456, based on a model of Erg26. Finally, we show that FR171456 inhibits an artificial Hepatitis C viral replicon, and has broad antifungal activity, suggesting potential additional utility as an anti-infective. The discovery of the target and binding site of FR171456 within the target will aid further development of this compound.


Assuntos
3-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenases/antagonistas & inibidores , Antifúngicos/química , Colesterol/análogos & derivados , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/antagonistas & inibidores , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , 3-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenases/genética , Candida albicans , Colesterol/química , Farmacorresistência Fúngica/genética , Ergosterol/biossíntese , Mutação , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética
6.
Plant Cell ; 27(10): 2907-25, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26462909

RESUMO

The mitochondria of flowering plants have considerably larger and more complex genomes than the mitochondria of animals or fungi, mostly due to recombination activities that modulate their genomic structures. These activities most probably participate in the repair of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lesions by recombination-dependent processes. Rare ectopic recombination across short repeats generates new genomic configurations that contribute to mtDNA heteroplasmy, which drives rapid evolution of the sequence organization of plant mtDNAs. We found that Arabidopsis thaliana RECG1, an ortholog of the bacterial RecG translocase, is an organellar protein with multiple roles in mtDNA maintenance. RECG1 targets to mitochondria and plastids and can complement a bacterial recG mutant that shows defects in repair and replication control. Characterization of Arabidopsis recG1 mutants showed that RECG1 is required for recombination-dependent repair and for suppression of ectopic recombination in mitochondria, most likely because of its role in recovery of stalled replication forks. The analysis of alternative mitotypes present in a recG1 line and of their segregation following backcross allowed us to build a model to explain how a new stable mtDNA configuration, compatible with normal plant development, can be generated by stoichiometric shift.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Reparo do DNA , Replicação do DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/citologia , Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , DNA de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Técnicas de Inativação de Genes , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/genética , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Mutação , Fenótipo , Filogenia , Plastídeos/metabolismo , Recombinação Genética
7.
Lipids ; 50(8): 773-84, 2015 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26123692

RESUMO

The effect of an inhibitor of cycloartenol synthase (CAS, EC 5.4.99.8) on the proteome of tobacco BY-2 cells has been examined. CAS catalyzes the first committed step in phytosterol synthesis in plants. BY-2 cells were treated with RO 48-8071, a potent inhibitor of oxidosqualene cyclization. Proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis and spots, that clearly looked differentially accumulated after visual inspection, were cut, in-gel trypsin digested, and peptides were analyzed by nano-HPLC-MS/MS. Distinct peptides were compared to sequences in the data banks and attributed to corresponding proteins and genes. Inhibition of CAS induced proteins that appear to mitigate the negative effects of the chemical exposure. However, as all enzymes that are directly involved in phytosterol biosynthesis are low-abundant proteins, significant changes in their levels could not be observed. Differences could be seen with enzymes involved in primary metabolism (glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway etc.), in proteins of the chaperonin family, and those, like actin, that participate in formation and strengthening of the cytoskeleton and have some impact on cell growth and division.


Assuntos
Transferases Intramoleculares/antagonistas & inibidores , Transferases Intramoleculares/metabolismo , Nicotiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Nicotiana/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Benzofenonas/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Eletroforese em Gel Bidimensional , Fitosteróis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteômica , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem
8.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1842(1): 1-6, 2014 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24140869

RESUMO

Human COQ6 encodes a monooxygenase which is responsible for the C5-hydroxylation of the quinone ring of coenzyme Q (CoQ). Mutations in COQ6 cause primary CoQ deficiency, a condition responsive to oral CoQ10 supplementation. Treatment is however still problematic given the poor bioavailability of CoQ10. We employed S. cerevisiae lacking the orthologous gene to characterize the two different human COQ6 isoforms and the mutations found in patients. COQ6 isoform a can partially complement the defective yeast, while isoform b, which lacks part of the FAD-binding domain, is inactive but partially stable, and could have a regulatory/inhibitory function in CoQ10 biosynthesis. Most mutations identified in patients, including the frameshift Q461fs478X mutation, retain residual enzymatic activity, and all patients carry at least one hypomorphic allele, confirming that the complete block of CoQ biosynthesis is lethal. These mutants are also partially stable and allow the assembly of the CoQ biosynthetic complex. In fact treatment with two hydroxylated analogues of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, namely, vanillic acid or 3-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, restored the respiratory growth of yeast Δcoq6 cells expressing the mutant huCOQ6-isoa proteins. These compounds, and particularly vanillic acid, could therefore represent an interesting therapeutic option for COQ6 patients.


Assuntos
Aminobenzoatos/farmacologia , Hidroxibenzoatos/farmacologia , Mutação , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/efeitos dos fármacos , Ubiquinona/genética , Ácido Vanílico/farmacologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Ataxia/tratamento farmacológico , Ataxia/enzimologia , Ataxia/genética , Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/enzimologia , Mitocôndrias/genética , Doenças Mitocondriais/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Mitocondriais/enzimologia , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Debilidade Muscular/tratamento farmacológico , Debilidade Muscular/enzimologia , Debilidade Muscular/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Alinhamento de Sequência , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos , Ubiquinona/análogos & derivados , Ubiquinona/química , Ubiquinona/deficiência , Ubiquinona/metabolismo
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Plant Cell ; 25(12): 4879-93, 2013 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24326590

RESUMO

Sterols are vital for cellular functions and eukaryotic development because of their essential role as membrane constituents. Sterol biosynthetic intermediates (SBIs) represent a potential reservoir of signaling molecules in mammals and fungi, but little is known about their functions in plants. SBIs are derived from the sterol C4-demethylation enzyme complex that is tethered to the membrane by Ergosterol biosynthetic protein28 (ERG28). Here, using nonlethal loss-of-function strategies focused on Arabidopsis thaliana ERG28, we found that the previously undetected SBI 4-carboxy-4-methyl-24-methylenecycloartanol (CMMC) inhibits polar auxin transport (PAT), a key mechanism by which the phytohormone auxin regulates several aspects of plant growth, including development and responses to environmental factors. The induced accumulation of CMMC in Arabidopsis erg28 plants was associated with diagnostic hallmarks of altered PAT, including the differentiation of pin-like inflorescence, loss of apical dominance, leaf fusion, and reduced root growth. PAT inhibition by CMMC occurs in a brassinosteroid-independent manner. The data presented show that ERG28 is required for PAT in plants. Furthermore, it is accumulation of an atypical SBI that may act to negatively regulate PAT in plants. Hence, the sterol pathway offers further prospects for mining new target molecules that could regulate plant development.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/fisiologia , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/fisiologia , Fitosteróis/biossíntese , Arabidopsis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Transporte Biológico , Vias Biossintéticas , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fitosteróis/metabolismo
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Protein J ; 30(5): 334-9, 2011 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21643844

RESUMO

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG20 gene (encoding farnesyl diphosphate synthase) has been subjected to a set of mutations at the catalytic site, at position K254 to determine the in vivo impact. The mutated strains have been shown to exhibit various growth rates, sterol profiles and monoterpenol producing capacities. The results obtained suggest that K at position 254 helps to stabilize one of the three Mg(2+) forming a bridge between the enzyme and DMAPP, and demonstrate that destabilizing two of the three Mg(2+) ions, by introducing a double mutation at positions K197 and K254, results in a loss of FPPS activity and a lethal phenotype.


Assuntos
Geraniltranstransferase/química , Lisina/química , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Domínio Catalítico , Processos de Crescimento Celular/genética , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Estabilidade Enzimática , Geraniltranstransferase/genética , Geraniltranstransferase/metabolismo , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/química , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Hemiterpenos , Lisina/genética , Lisina/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Monoterpenos/metabolismo , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Compostos Organofosforados , Fitosteróis/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/química , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Alinhamento de Sequência
11.
PLoS Pathog ; 7(5): e1002034, 2011 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21625570

RESUMO

Many animal and plant viruses rely on vectors for their transmission from host to host. Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), a picorna-like virus from plants, is transmitted specifically by the ectoparasitic nematode Xiphinema index. The icosahedral capsid of GFLV, which consists of 60 identical coat protein subunits (CP), carries the determinants of this specificity. Here, we provide novel insight into GFLV transmission by nematodes through a comparative structural and functional analysis of two GFLV variants. We isolated a mutant GFLV strain (GFLV-TD) poorly transmissible by nematodes, and showed that the transmission defect is due to a glycine to aspartate mutation at position 297 (Gly297Asp) in the CP. We next determined the crystal structures of the wild-type GFLV strain F13 at 3.0 Å and of GFLV-TD at 2.7 Å resolution. The Gly297Asp mutation mapped to an exposed loop at the outer surface of the capsid and did not affect the conformation of the assembled capsid, nor of individual CP molecules. The loop is part of a positively charged pocket that includes a previously identified determinant of transmission. We propose that this pocket is a ligand-binding site with essential function in GFLV transmission by X. index. Our data suggest that perturbation of the electrostatic landscape of this pocket affects the interaction of the virion with specific receptors of the nematode's feeding apparatus, and thereby severely diminishes its transmission efficiency. These data provide a first structural insight into the interactions between a plant virus and a nematode vector.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Capsídeo/genética , Nematoides/virologia , Nepovirus , Estrutura Quaternária de Proteína , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Animais , Capsídeo , Mutação , Nepovirus/genética , Nepovirus/metabolismo , Nepovirus/ultraestrutura , Doenças das Plantas/genética , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Vírus de Plantas/genética , RNA Viral/genética , Alinhamento de Sequência , Análise de Sequência de Proteína , Eletricidade Estática , Difração de Raios X
12.
Biotechnol Bioeng ; 108(8): 1883-92, 2011 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21391209

RESUMO

Terpenoids are one of the largest and most diverse families of natural compounds. They are heavily used in industry, and the trend is toward engineering modified microorganisms that produce high levels of specific terpenoids. Most studies have focused on creating specific heterologous pathways for sesquiterpenes in Escherichia coli or yeast. We subjected the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG20 gene (encoding farnesyl diphosphate synthase) to a set of amino acid mutations in the catalytic site at position K197. Mutated strains have been shown to exhibit various growth rate, sterol amount, and monoterpenol-producing capacities. These results are discussed in the context of the potential use of these mutated strains for heterologous expression of monoterpenoid synthases, which was investigated using Ocimum basilicum geraniol synthase. The results obtained with up to 5 mg/L geraniol suggest a major improvement compared with previous available expression systems like Escherichia coli or yeast strains with an unmodified ERG20 gene that respectively delivered amounts in the 10 and 500 µg/L range or even a previously characterized K197E mutation that delivered amounts in the 1 mg/L range.


Assuntos
Engenharia Genética , Redes e Vias Metabólicas/genética , Monoterpenos/metabolismo , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/genética , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Substituição de Aminoácidos/genética , Expressão Gênica , Geraniltranstransferase/genética , Modelos Moleculares , Ocimum basilicum/enzimologia , Ocimum basilicum/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimologia , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética
13.
J Struct Biol ; 174(2): 344-51, 2011 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21352920

RESUMO

The small icosahedral plant RNA nepovirus Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) is specifically transmitted by a nematode and causes major damage to vineyards worldwide. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the recognition between the surface of its protein capsid and cellular components of its vector, host and viral proteins synthesized upon infection, the wild type GFLV strain F13 and a natural mutant (GFLV-TD) carrying a Gly297Asp mutation were purified, characterized and crystallized. Subsequently, the geometry and volume of their crystals was optimized by establishing phase diagrams. GFLV-TD was twice as soluble as the parent virus in the crystallization solution and its crystals diffracted X-rays to a resolution of 2.7 Å. The diffraction limit of GFLV-F13 crystals was extended from 5.5 to 3 Å by growth in agarose gel. Preliminary crystallographic analyses indicate that both types of crystals are suitable for structure determination. Keys for the successful production of GFLV crystals include the rigorous quality control of virus preparations, crystal quality improvement using phase diagrams, and crystal lattice reinforcement by growth in agarose gel. These strategies are applicable to the production of well-diffracting crystals of other viruses and macromolecular assemblies.


Assuntos
Nepovirus/química , Vitis/virologia , Cristalização , Cristalografia por Raios X , Tamanho da Partícula , Sefarose/química , Solubilidade , Vírion/química , Vírion/isolamento & purificação
14.
Curr Opin Plant Biol ; 13(6): 631-9, 2010 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20810305

RESUMO

Ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis is one of the key mechanisms underlying cell cycle control in all eukaryotes. This is achieved by the action of ubiquitin ligases (E3s), which remove both negative and positive regulators of the cell cycle. Though our current understanding of the plant cell cycle has improved a lot these recent years, the identity of the E3s regulating it and their mode of action is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, recent research in Arabidopsis revealed some novel findings in this area. Thus the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) not only controls mitotic events, but is also important in post-mitotic cells for normal plant development and cell differentiation. Moreover conserved and novel E3s were identified that target cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors at different plant developmental stages. Finally, environmental constrains and stress hormones negatively impact on the cell cycle by processes that also include E3s.


Assuntos
Ciclo Celular/fisiologia , Células Vegetais , Plantas/metabolismo , Ciclossomo-Complexo Promotor de Anáfase , Ciclo Celular/genética , Modelos Biológicos , Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas/metabolismo , Complexos Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligase/genética , Complexos Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligase/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo
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J Virol ; 84(16): 7924-33, 2010 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20519403

RESUMO

Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) and Arabis mosaic virus (ArMV) from the genus Nepovirus, family Secoviridae, cause a severe degeneration of grapevines. GFLV and ArMV have a bipartite RNA genome and are transmitted specifically by the ectoparasitic nematodes Xiphinema index and Xiphinema diversicaudatum, respectively. The transmission specificity of both viruses maps to their respective RNA2-encoded coat protein (CP). To further delineate the GFLV CP determinants of transmission specificity, three-dimensional (3D) homology structure models of virions and CP subunits were constructed based on the crystal structure of Tobacco ringspot virus, the type member of the genus Nepovirus. The 3D models were examined to predict amino acids that are exposed at the external virion surface, highly conserved among GFLV isolates but divergent between GFLV and ArMV. Five short amino acid stretches that matched these topographical and sequence conservation criteria were selected and substituted in single and multiple combinations by their ArMV counterparts in a GFLV RNA2 cDNA clone. Among the 21 chimeric RNA2 molecules engineered, transcripts of only three of them induced systemic plant infection in the presence of GFLV RNA1. Nematode transmission assays of the three viable recombinant viruses showed that swapping a stretch of (i) 11 residues in the betaB-betaC loop near the icosahedral 3-fold axis abolished transmission by X. index but was insufficient to restore transmission by X. diversicaudatum and (ii) 7 residues in the betaE-alphaB loop did not interfere with transmission by the two Xiphinema species. This study provides new insights into GFLV CP determinants of nematode transmission.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Capsídeo/fisiologia , Vetores de Doenças , Nematoides/virologia , Nepovirus/fisiologia , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Aminoácidos/genética , Animais , Proteínas do Capsídeo/química , Proteínas do Capsídeo/genética , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Nepovirus/química , Nepovirus/genética , Estrutura Quaternária de Proteína , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Recombinação Genética , Alinhamento de Sequência , Vitis/virologia
16.
Genes Dev ; 24(9): 904-15, 2010 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20439431

RESUMO

In plants and invertebrates, viral-derived siRNAs processed by the RNaseIII Dicer guide Argonaute (AGO) proteins as part of antiviral RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISC). As a counterdefense, viruses produce suppressor proteins (VSRs) that inhibit the host silencing machinery, but their mechanisms of action and cellular targets remain largely unknown. Here, we show that the Turnip crinckle virus (TCV) capsid, the P38 protein, acts as a homodimer, or multiples thereof, to mimic host-encoded glycine/tryptophane (GW)-containing proteins normally required for RISC assembly/function in diverse organisms. The P38 GW residues bind directly and specifically to Arabidopsis AGO1, which, in addition to its role in endogenous microRNA-mediated silencing, is identified as a major effector of TCV-derived siRNAs. Point mutations in the P38 GW residues are sufficient to abolish TCV virulence, which is restored in Arabidopsis ago1 hypomorphic mutants, uncovering both physical and genetic interactions between the two proteins. We further show how AGO1 quenching by P38 profoundly impacts the cellular availability of the four Arabidopsis Dicers, uncovering an AGO1-dependent, homeostatic network that functionally connects these factors together. The likely widespread occurrence and expected consequences of GW protein mimicry on host silencing pathways are discussed in the context of innate and adaptive immunity in plants and metazoans.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas do Capsídeo/metabolismo , Carmovirus/metabolismo , Homeostase/fisiologia , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas Argonautas , Proteínas do Capsídeo/química , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Inativação Gênica , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Ligação Proteica , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Ribonuclease III/genética , Alinhamento de Sequência
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Plant Cell ; 21(7): 2058-71, 2009 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19602623

RESUMO

RNA editing changes the coding/decoding information relayed by transcripts via nucleotide insertion, deletion, or conversion. Editing of tRNA anticodons by deamination of adenine to inosine is used both by eukaryotes and prokaryotes to expand the decoding capacity of individual tRNAs. This limits the number of tRNA species required for codon-anticodon recognition. We have identified the Arabidopsis thaliana gene that codes for tRNA adenosine deaminase arginine (TADA), a chloroplast tRNA editing protein specifically required for deamination of chloroplast (cp)-tRNAArg(ACG) to cp-tRNAArg(ICG). Land plant TADAs have a C-terminal domain similar in sequence and predicted structure to prokaryotic tRNA deaminases and also have very long N-terminal extensions of unknown origin and function. Biochemical and mutant complementation studies showed that the C-terminal domain is sufficient for cognate tRNA deamination both in vitro and in planta. Disruption of TADA has profound effects on chloroplast translation efficiency, leading to reduced yields of chloroplast-encoded proteins and impaired photosynthetic function. By contrast, chloroplast transcripts accumulate to levels significantly above those of wild-type plants. Nevertheless, absence of cp-tRNAArg(ICG) is compatible with plant survival, implying that two out of three CGN codon recognition occurs in chloroplasts, though this mechanism is less efficient than wobble pairing.


Assuntos
Adenosina Desaminase/química , Adenosina Desaminase/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/química , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/metabolismo , RNA de Transferência de Arginina/metabolismo , Adenosina Desaminase/genética , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Sequência de Bases , Cloroplastos/genética , Códon/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/fisiologia , Espectrometria de Massas , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/genética , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Edição de RNA/genética , Edição de RNA/fisiologia , RNA de Transferência de Arginina/química , RNA de Transferência de Arginina/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA
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Plant Physiol ; 149(4): 1872-86, 2009 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19218365

RESUMO

Sterols become functional only after removal of the two methyl groups at C4 by a membrane-bound multienzyme complex including a 3beta-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase/C4-decarboxylase (3betaHSD/D). We recently identified Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) 3betaHSD/D as a bifunctional short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase protein. We made use of three-dimensional homology modeling to identify key amino acids involved in 4alpha-carboxy-sterol and NAD binding and catalysis. Key amino acids were subjected to site-directed mutagenesis, and the mutated enzymes were expressed and assayed both in vivo and in vitro in an erg26 yeast strain defective in 3betaHSD/D. We show that tyrosine-159 and lysine-163, which are oriented near the 3beta-hydroxyl group of the substrate in the model, are essential for the 3betaHSD/D activity, consistent with their involvement in the initial dehydrogenation step of the reaction. The essential arginine-326 residue is predicted to form a salt bridge with the 4alpha-carboxyl group of the substrate, suggesting its involvement both in substrate binding and in the decarboxylation step. The essential aspartic acid-39 residue is in close contact with the hydroxyl groups of the adenosine-ribose ring of NAD+, in good agreement with the strong preference of 3betaHSD/D for NAD+. Data obtained with serine-133 mutants suggest close proximity between the serine-133 residue and the C4beta domain of the bound sterol. Based on these data, we propose a tentative mechanism for 3betaHSD/D activity. This study provides, to our knowledge, the first data on the three-dimensional molecular interactions of an enzyme of the postoxidosqualene cyclase sterol biosynthesis pathway with its substrate. The implications of our findings for studying the roles of C4-alkylated sterol precursors in plant development are discussed.


Assuntos
17-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenases/química , Aminoácidos/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Carboxiliases/química , Modelos Moleculares , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Homologia Estrutural de Proteína , 17-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenases/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Substituição de Aminoácidos/genética , Biocatálise , Carboxiliases/metabolismo , Domínio Catalítico , Cinética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Proteínas Mutantes/química , Proteínas Mutantes/metabolismo , Fitosteróis/química , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Alinhamento de Sequência , Deleção de Sequência , Especificidade por Substrato
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Plant Cell ; 20(10): 2783-97, 2008 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18941054

RESUMO

The Targeting Protein for Xklp2 (TPX2) is a central regulator of spindle assembly in vertebrate cells. The absence or excess of TPX2 inhibits spindle formation. We have defined a TPX2 signature motif that is present once in vertebrate sequences but twice in plants. Plant TPX2 is predominantly nuclear during interphase and is actively exported before nuclear envelope breakdown to initiate prospindle assembly. It localizes to the spindle microtubules but not to the interdigitating polar microtubules during anaphase or to the phragmoplast as it is rapidly degraded during telophase. We characterized the Arabidopsis thaliana TPX2-targeting domains and show that the protein is able to rescue microtubule assembly in TPX2-depleted Xenopus laevis egg extracts. Injection of antibodies to TPX2 into living plant cells inhibits the onset of mitosis. These results demonstrate that plant TPX2 already functions before nuclear envelope breakdown. Thus, plants have adapted nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of TPX2 to maintain proper spindle assembly without centrosomes.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/fisiologia , Arabidopsis/genética , Parede Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/fisiologia , Membrana Nuclear/metabolismo , Fuso Acromático/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/ultraestrutura , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/química , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular/ultraestrutura , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/farmacologia , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/química , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Microtúbulos/ultraestrutura , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Sinais Direcionadores de Proteínas , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Transporte Proteico/efeitos dos fármacos , Alinhamento de Sequência , Análise de Sequência de Proteína , Nicotiana/citologia , Nicotiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Nicotiana/genética , Xenopus , alfa Carioferinas/metabolismo
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J Gen Virol ; 85(Pt 8): 2435-2445, 2004 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15269386

RESUMO

The nematode-borne Grapevine fanleaf virus, from the genus Nepovirus in the family Comoviridae, causes severe degeneration of grapevines in most vineyards worldwide. We characterized 347 isolates from transgenic and conventional grapevines from two vineyard sites in the Champagne region of France for their molecular variant composition. The population structure and genetic diversity were examined in the coat protein gene by IC-RT-PCR-RFLP analysis with EcoRI and StyI, and nucleotide sequencing, respectively. RFLP data suggested that 55 % (191 of 347) of the isolates had a population structure consisting of one predominant variant. Sequencing data of 51 isolates representing the different restrictotypes confirmed the existence of mixed infection with a frequency of 33 % (17 of 51) and showed two major predominant haplotypes representing 71 % (60 of 85) of the sequence variants. Comparative nucleotide diversity among population subsets implied a lack of genetic differentiation according to host (transgenic vs conventional) or field site for most restrictotypes (17 of 18 and 13 of 18) and for haplotypes in most phylogenetic groups (seven of eight and six of eight), respectively. Interestingly, five of the 85 haplotypes sequenced had an intermediate divergence (0.036-0.066) between the lower (0.005-0.028) and upper range (0.083-0.138) of nucleotide variability, suggesting the occurrence of homologous RNA recombination. Sequence alignments clearly indicated a mosaic structure for four of these five variants, for which recombination sites were identified and parental lineages proposed. This is the first in-depth characterization of the population structure and genetic diversity in a nepovirus.


Assuntos
Nepovirus/genética , Recombinação Genética , Vitis/virologia , Sequência de Bases , Variação Genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição
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