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bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.16.456528; this version posted August 17, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license. Deciphering Rubber Tree Growth Using Network-Based Multi Omics Approaches Felipe Roberto Francisco1†, Alexandre Hild Aono 1†, Carla Cristina da Silva1, Paulo de Souza Gonçalves2, Erivaldo José Scaloppi Junior2, Vincent Le Guen3, Roberto Fritsche Neto4, Livia Moura Souza1,5, Anete Pereira de Souza1,6* 1Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil 2Center of Rubber Tree and Agroforestry Systems, Agronomic Institute (IAC), Votuporanga, Brazil 3Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France 4Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil 5São Francisco University (USF), Itatiba, Brazil 6Department of Plant Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil †These authors have contributed equally to this work * Correspondence: Anete Pereira de Souza [email protected] Number of Words: 8909 Number of Figures: 7 Number of Tables: 1 Keywords: GBS, GWAS, Hevea brasiliensis, linkage disequilibrium, metabolic networks, QTL, RNA-Seq, WGCNA Abstract Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree) is a large tree species of the Euphorbiaceae family with inestimable economic importance. Rubber tree breeding programs currently aim to improve growth and production, and the use of early genotype selection technologies can accelerate such processes, mainly with the incorporation of genomic tools, such as marker-assisted selection (MAS). -
The Role of the Salvage Pathway in Nucleotide Sugar Biosynthesis
THE ROLE OF THE SALVAGE PATHWAY IN NUCLEOTIDE SUGAR BIOSYNTHESIS: IDENTIFICATION OF SUGAR KINASES AND NDP-SUGAR PYROPHOSPHORYLASES by TING YANG (Under the Direction of Maor Bar-Peled) ABSTRACT The synthesis of polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosylated secondary metabolites and hormones requires a large number of glycosyltransferases and a constant supply of nucleotide sugars. In plants, photosynthesis and the NDP-sugar inter-conversion pathway are the major entry points to form NDP-sugars. In addition to these pathways is the salvage pathway, a less understood metabolism that provides the flux of NDP-sugars. This latter pathway involves the hydrolysis of glycans to free sugars, sugar transport, sugar phosphorylation and nucleotidylation. The balance between glycan synthesis and recycling as well as its regulation at various plant developmental stages remains elusive as many of the molecular components are unknown. To understand how the salvage pathway contributes to the sugar flux and cell wall biosynthesis, my research focused on the functional identification of salvage pathway sugar kinases and NDP-sugar pyrophosphorylases. This research led to the first identification and enzymatic characterization of galacturonic acid kinase (GalA kinase), galactokinase (GalK), a broad UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (sloppy), two promiscuous UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylases (GlcNAc-1-P uridylyltransferases), as well as UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase paralogs from Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania major. To evaluate the salvage pathway in plant biology, we further investigated a sugar kinase mutant: galacturonic acid kinase mutant (galak) and determined if and how galak KO mutant affects the synthesis of glycans in Arabidopsis. Feeding galacturonic acid to the seedlings exhibited a 40-fold accumulation of free GalA in galak mutant, while the wild type (WT) plant readily metabolizes the fed-sugar. -
( 12 ) Patent Application Publication ( 10 ) Pub . No .: US 2020/0407740 A1 CUI Et Al
US 20200407740A1 IN ( 19 ) United States ( 12 ) Patent Application Publication ( 10 ) Pub . No .: US 2020/0407740 A1 CUI et al. ( 43 ) Pub . Date : Dec. 31 , 2020 ( 54 ) MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR Publication Classification CONTROLLING BUNDLE SHEATH CELL ( 51 ) Int. CI . FATE AND FUNCTION IN PLANTS C12N 15/82 ( 2006.01 ) ( 71 ) Applicant: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY ( 52 ) U.S. CI . RESEARCH FOUNDATION , INC . , CPC C12N 15/8225 ( 2013.01 ) ; C12N 15/8269 Tallahassee, FL ( US ) ( 2013.01 ) ; C12N 15/8261 ( 2013.01 ) ( 57 ) ABSTRACT ( 72 ) Inventors : HONGCHANG CUI , The subject invention concerns materials and methods for TALLAHASSEE , FL (US ); DANYU increasing and / or improving photosynthetic efficiency in KONG , BLACKSBURG , VA (US ); plants, and in particular, C3 plants. In particular, the subject YUELING HAO , TALLAHASSEE , FL invention provides for means to increase the number of ( US ) bundle sheath ( BS ) cells in plants , to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis in BS cells , and to increase channels between BS and mesophyll ( M ) cells . In one embodiment, a ( 21 ) Appl . No .: 17 / 007,043 method of the invention concerns altering the expression level or pattern of one or more of SHR , SCR , and / or SCL23 in a plant. The subject invention also pertains to genetically ( 22 ) Filed : Aug. 31 , 2020 modified plants , and in particular, C3 plants, that exhibit increased expression of one or more of SHR , SCR , and / or SCL23 . Transformed and transgenic plants are contemplated Related U.S. Application Data within the scope of the invention . The subject invention also ( 62 ) Division of application No. 14 / 898,046 , filed on Dec. concerns methods for increasing expression of photosyn 11 , 2015 , filed as application No. -
An Epigenetic Breeding System in Soybean for Increased Yield and Stability
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/232819; this version posted December 12, 2017. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. An epigenetic breeding system in soybean for increased yield and stability Sunil Kumar Kenchanmane Raju, Mon-Ray Shao, Robersy Sanchez1, Ying-Zhi Xu, Ajay Sandhu2, George Graef and Sally Mackenzie1,3. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 68588 1 Current address: Departments of Biology and Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 2 Current address: Syngenta, Woodland, California, USA. 3Corresponding author: Sally Mackenzie [email protected] 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/232819; this version posted December 12, 2017. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. ABSTRACT Epigenetic variation has been associated with a wide range of adaptive phenotypes in plants, but there exist few direct means for exploiting this variation. RNAi suppression of the plant-specific gene, MutS HOMOLOG1 (MSH1), in multiple plant species produces a range of developmental changes accompanied by modulation of defense, phytohormone, and abiotic stress response pathways. This msh1-conditioned developmental reprogramming is retained independent of transgene segregation, giving rise to transgene-null ‘memory’ effects. -
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Sucrose Cleavage Pathways in Aspen Wood
Sucrose Cleavage Pathways in Aspen Wood Umut Rende Faculty of Forest Sciences Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology Umeå Doctoral Thesis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Umeå 2016 Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae 2016:110 Cover: A model of sucrose hydrolysis and UDP-Glucose formation for cellulose biosynthesis in hybrid aspen wood. (photo: PhD Kemal Avican, [email protected]) ISSN 1652-6880 ISBN (print version) 978-91-576-8723-4 ISBN (electronic version) 978-91-576-8724-1 © 2016 Umut Rende, Umeå Print: Arkitektkopia, Umeå 2016 Sucrose Cleavage Pathways in Aspen Wood Abstract Cellulose is the main component of wood and one of the most important renewable raw materials. In several tree species including Populus species, carbon for cellulose biosynthesis is derived from the disaccharide sucrose. This thesis describes experimental work on the mechanism of sucrose cleavage in developing wood and subsequent production of UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc) for cellulose biosynthesis. Sucrose synthase (SUS) has been proposed previously to interact directly with cellulose synthase complexes (CSC) and specifically supply UDP-Glc for cellulose biosynthesis. To investigate the role of SUS in wood biosynthesis, transgenic lines of hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. x tremuloides Michx.) with strongly reduced soluble SUS activity in developing wood were characterized. The reduction of soluble SUS activity to few percentage of wild type increased soluble sugar content but decreased wood density and consequently reduced the lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose content per volume of wood. The results demonstrate that SUS has an important role in carbon flux from sucrose to all wood polymers but has no specific role in supplying UDP-Glc to cellulose synthesis machinery. -
POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO BIOCHEMICZNE Postępy Biochemii
POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO BIOCHEMICZNE Postępy Biochemii http://rcin.org.pl WSKAZÓWKI DLA AUTORÓW Kwartalnik „Postępy Biochemii” publikuje artykuły monograficzne omawiające wąskie tematy, oraz artykuły przeglądowe referujące szersze zagadnienia z biochemii i nauk pokrewnych. Artykuły pierwszego typu winny w sposób syntetyczny omawiać wybrany temat na podstawie możliwie pełnego piśmiennictwa z kilku ostatnich lat, a artykuły drugiego typu na podstawie piśmiennictwa z ostatnich dwu lat. Objętość takich artykułów nie powinna przekraczać 25 stron maszynopisu (nie licząc ilustracji i piśmiennictwa). Kwartalnik publikuje także artykuły typu minireviews, do 10 stron maszynopisu, z dziedziny zainteresowań autora, opracowane na podstawie najnow szego piśmiennictwa, wystarczającego dla zilustrowania problemu. Ponadto kwartalnik publikuje krótkie noty, do 5 stron maszynopisu, informujące o nowych, interesujących osiągnięciach biochemii i nauk pokrewnych, oraz noty przybliżające historię badań w zakresie różnych dziedzin biochemii. Przekazanie artykułu do Redakcji jest równoznaczne z oświadczeniem, że nadesłana praca nie była i nie będzie publikowana w innym czasopiśmie, jeżeli zostanie ogłoszona w „Postępach Biochemii”. Autorzy artykułu odpowiadają za prawidłowość i ścisłość podanych informacji. Autorów obowiązuje korekta autorska. Koszty zmian tekstu w korekcie (poza poprawieniem błędów drukarskich) ponoszą autorzy. Artykuły honoruje się według obowiązujących stawek. Autorzy otrzymują bezpłatnie 25 odbitek swego artykułu; zamówienia na dodatkowe odbitki (płatne) należy zgłosić pisemnie odsyłając pracę po korekcie autorskiej. Redakcja prosi autorów o przestrzeganie następujących wskazówek: Forma maszynopisu: maszynopis pracy i wszelkie załączniki należy nadsyłać w dwu egzem plarzach. Maszynopis powinien być napisany jednostronnie, z podwójną interlinią, z marginesem ok. 4 cm po lewej i ok. 1 cm po prawej stronie; nie może zawierać więcej niż 60 znaków w jednym wierszu nie więcej niż 30 wierszy na stronie zgodnie z Normą Polską. -
All Enzymes in BRENDA™ the Comprehensive Enzyme Information System
All enzymes in BRENDA™ The Comprehensive Enzyme Information System http://www.brenda-enzymes.org/index.php4?page=information/all_enzymes.php4 1.1.1.1 alcohol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.B1 D-arabitol-phosphate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.2 alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) 1.1.1.B3 (S)-specific secondary alcohol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.3 homoserine dehydrogenase 1.1.1.B4 (R)-specific secondary alcohol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.4 (R,R)-butanediol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.5 acetoin dehydrogenase 1.1.1.B5 NADP-retinol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.6 glycerol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.7 propanediol-phosphate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.8 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+) 1.1.1.9 D-xylulose reductase 1.1.1.10 L-xylulose reductase 1.1.1.11 D-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.12 L-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.13 L-arabinitol 2-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.14 L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.15 D-iditol 2-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.16 galactitol 2-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.17 mannitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.18 inositol 2-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.19 glucuronate reductase 1.1.1.20 glucuronolactone reductase 1.1.1.21 aldehyde reductase 1.1.1.22 UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase 1.1.1.23 histidinol dehydrogenase 1.1.1.24 quinate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.25 shikimate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.26 glyoxylate reductase 1.1.1.27 L-lactate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.28 D-lactate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.29 glycerate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.30 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.31 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase 1.1.1.32 mevaldate reductase 1.1.1.33 mevaldate reductase (NADPH) 1.1.1.34 hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) 1.1.1.35 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA -
Supplementary Information for Improved One-Pot Multienzyme
Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Supplementary Information for Improved one-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems for synthesizing UDP-uronic acids and glucuronides Table of Contents Materials for enzyme cloning, expression, purification, and activity assays................................S2 Cloning, expression, and purification of Arabidopsis thaliana glucuronokinase (AtGlcAK)...............................................................................................................................S2–S3 pH profile of AtGlcAK............................................................................................................S3–S4 EDTA and metal cation effects on the activity of AtGlcAK.........................................................S4 Substrate specificity of AtGlcAK..................................................................................................S5 Kinetics assays of AtGlcAK....................................................................................................S5–S6 Cloning, expression, and purification of Arabidopsis thaliana USP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (AtUSP)...................................................................................................................................S6–S7 LC-MS analysis of AtUSP activity...............................................................................................S7 General methods for compound purification and characterization ...…….......…..…...................S7 -
Ppgi-Independent Responses to Microbial Vcs Corresponding Author
Short title: pPGI-independent responses to microbial VCs Corresponding author: Dr. Javier Pozueta Romero Instituto de Agrobiotecnología, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Gobierno de Navarra and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (34)948168009, FAX: (34)948232191 Research Area: Signalling and Response 1 Title: Arabidopsis responds to Alternaria alternata volatiles by triggering pPGI- independent mechanisms Authors: Ángela María Sánchez-López1*, Abdellatif Bahaji1*, Nuria De Diego2*, Marouane Baslam1, Jun Li1, Francisco José Muñoz1, Goizeder Almagro1, Pablo García- Gómez1, Kinia Ameztoy1, Adriana Ricarte-Bermejo1, Ondřej Novák3, Jan F. Humplík2, Lukáš Spíchal2, Karel Doležal2, Sergio Ciordia4, María Carmen Mena4, Rosana Navajas4, Edurne Baroja-Fernández1, and Javier Pozueta-Romero1 Addresses: (1) Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (CSIC/UPNA/Gobierno de Navarra). Iruñako etorbidea 123, 31192 Mutiloabeti, Nafarroa, Spain. (2) Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic. (3) Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic. (4) Unidad de Proteómica Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, -
(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0240226A1 Mathur Et Al
US 20150240226A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0240226A1 Mathur et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 27, 2015 (54) NUCLEICACIDS AND PROTEINS AND CI2N 9/16 (2006.01) METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEMI CI2N 9/02 (2006.01) CI2N 9/78 (2006.01) (71) Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc., CI2N 9/12 (2006.01) Naperville, IL (US) CI2N 9/24 (2006.01) CI2O 1/02 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Eric J. Mathur, San Diego, CA (US); CI2N 9/42 (2006.01) Cathy Chang, San Marcos, CA (US) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC. CI2N 9/88 (2013.01); C12O 1/02 (2013.01); (21) Appl. No.: 14/630,006 CI2O I/04 (2013.01): CI2N 9/80 (2013.01); CI2N 9/241.1 (2013.01); C12N 9/0065 (22) Filed: Feb. 24, 2015 (2013.01); C12N 9/2437 (2013.01); C12N 9/14 Related U.S. Application Data (2013.01); C12N 9/16 (2013.01); C12N 9/0061 (2013.01); C12N 9/78 (2013.01); C12N 9/0071 (62) Division of application No. 13/400,365, filed on Feb. (2013.01); C12N 9/1241 (2013.01): CI2N 20, 2012, now Pat. No. 8,962,800, which is a division 9/2482 (2013.01); C07K 2/00 (2013.01); C12Y of application No. 1 1/817,403, filed on May 7, 2008, 305/01004 (2013.01); C12Y 1 1 1/01016 now Pat. No. 8,119,385, filed as application No. PCT/ (2013.01); C12Y302/01004 (2013.01); C12Y US2006/007642 on Mar. 3, 2006. -
Use of a Lipid Rich Strain Reveals Mechanisms of Nitrogen Limitation and Carbon Partitioning in the Haptophyte Tisochrysis Lutea
1 Algal Research Achimer December 2016, Volume 20 Pages 229-248 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.10.017 http://archimer.ifremer.fr http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00356/46702/ © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved Use of a lipid rich strain reveals mechanisms of nitrogen limitation and carbon partitioning in the haptophyte Tisochrysis lutea Garnier Matthieu 1, *, Bougaran Gael 1, Pavlovic Marija 2, Berard Jean-Baptiste 1, Carrier Gregory 1, Charrier Aurelie 1, Le Grand Fabienne 3, Lukomska Ewa 1, Rouxel Catherine 1, Schreiber Nathalie 1, Cadoret Jean-Paul 1, Rogniaux Hélène 2, Saint-Jean Bruno 1 1 IFREMER, PBA, Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, BP 21105, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France 2 INRA UR1268 BIA, rue de la Géraudière, BP71627, 44313 Nantes Cedex 03, France 3 CNRS, Univ Brest, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, IUEM, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France * Corresponding author : Matthieu Garnier, email addresses : [email protected] ; [email protected] Abstract : Haptophytes are a diverse monophyletic group with a worldwide distribution, known to be significantly involved in global climate regulation in their role as a carbon sink. Because nitrogen is a major limiting macronutrient for phytoplankton in oceans and for cultures of microalgae, understanding the involvement of nitrogen availability in haptophyte carbon partitioning is of global and biotechnological importance. Here, we made an ecophysiological study coupled with comprehensive large scale proteomic analysis to examine differences of behavior in reaction to nitrogen availability changes between a wild type strain of Tisochrysis lutea (WTc1) and a mutant strain (2Xc1) known to accumulate more storage lipids.