Biochemical characterization of Yarrowia lipolytica LIP8, a secreted lipase with a cleavable C-terminal region

Author(s):  
Jannet Kamoun ◽  
Mathieu Schué ◽  
Wala Messaoud ◽  
Justine Baignol ◽  
Vanessa Point ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ahmed Aloulou ◽  
Jorge A. Rodriguez ◽  
Delphine Puccinelli ◽  
Nicolas Mouz ◽  
Julien Leclaire ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 356 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. SKINNER ◽  
Alan R. SALTIEL

To identify novel protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)-interacting proteins, a yeast two-hybrid 3T3-L1 adipocyte cDNA library was screened with the catalytic subunit of PP1 as bait. In the present work, the isolation, identification and initial biochemical characterization of a novel PP1-interacting protein, MYPT3, which is homologous with the myosin phosphatase targetting subunit (MYPT) family, is described. MYPT3 aligns > 99% with a region of mouse genomic DNA clone RP23-156P23 and localizes to chromosome 15, between markers at 44.1–46.5cM, as demonstrated by radiation hybrid mapping. The gene consists of ten exons that encode for a 524-amino acid sequence with a predicted molecular mass of 57529Da. The N-terminal region of MYPT3 consists of a consensus PP1-binding site and multiple ankyrin repeats. MYPT3 is distinguished from related ∼ 110–130kDa MYPT subunits by its molecular mass of 58kDa, and a unique C-terminal region that contains several potential signalling motifs and a CaaX prenylation site. We have shown that affinity-purified glutathione S-transferase (GST)–MYPT3 is prenylated by purified recombinant farnesyltransferase in vitro. Endogenous PP1 from 3T3-L1 lysates specifically interacts with MYPT3. Additionally, purified PP1 activity was inhibited by GST–MYPT3 toward phosphorylase a, myosin light chain and myosin substrate in vitro. Overall, our findings identify a novel prenylatable subunit of PP1 that defines a new subfamily of MYPT.


Plant Disease ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 100 (7) ◽  
pp. 1414-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weichao Ren ◽  
Wenyong Shao ◽  
Xu Han ◽  
Mingguo Zhou ◽  
Changjun Chen

Botrytis cinerea is a filamentous phytopathogen with a high risk of developing resistance to fungicides. The phenylpyrrole fungicide fludioxonil has been reported to have excellent activity against B. cinerea and increasingly has been applied to control gray mold in China. In this study, molecular and biochemical characteristics of laboratory and field mutants of B. cinerea resistant to fludioxonil has been investigated. During 2012 to 2014, B. cinerea isolates collected from Jiangsu and Shandong Provinces in China were tested in vitro for sensitivity to fungicides commonly used to suppress gray mold of cucumber and tomato. Among the 75 isolates collected from cucumber in 2013, two were highly resistant (HR) to fludioxonil. Of the 308 isolates collected from tomato in 2014, four were fludioxonil-HR. This was the first time that B. cinerea isolates HR to fludioxonil had been detected in the field. Six fludioxonil-resistant mutants were obtained in the laboratory by selection on fungicide-amended media. These mutants exhibited stable resistance to fludioxonil, as indicated by resistance factor values that ranged from 34.38 to >10,000. In comparison with fludioxonil-sensitive isolates of B. cinerea, all field and laboratory mutants showed reduced fitness, as defined by mycelial growth, sporulation, virulence, and sensitivity to osmotic stress. When treated with fludioxonil at 1 μg/ml, sensitive isolates showed increased glycerol contents in mycelium and expression levels of Bchog1, while levels in field and laboratory HR mutants increased only slightly. Sequences of the Bos1 gene of field and laboratory fludioxonil-HR mutants showed that mutations in field mutants were located in the histidine kinase, adenylyl cyclase, methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein, and phosphatase (HAMP) domains of the N-terminal region, whereas mutations in the laboratory mutants were distributed in HAMP domains or in the HATPase_c domain of the C-terminal region. These results will enhance our understanding of the resistance mechanism of B. cinerea to fludioxonil.


Author(s):  
J. H. Resau ◽  
N. Howell ◽  
S. H. Chang

Spinach grown in Texas developed “yellow spotting” on the peripheral portions of the leaves. The exact cause of the discoloration could not be determined as there was no evidence of viral or parasitic infestation of the plants and biochemical characterization of the plants did not indicate any significant differences between the yellow and green leaf portions of the spinach. The present study was undertaken using electron microscopy (EM) to determine if a micro-nutrient deficiency was the cause for the discoloration.Green leaf spinach was collected from the field and sent by express mail to the EM laboratory. The yellow and equivalent green portions of the leaves were isolated and dried in a Denton evaporator at 10-5 Torr for 24 hrs. The leaf specimens were then examined using a JEOL 100 CX analytical microscope. TEM specimens were prepared according to the methods of Trump et al.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-225
Author(s):  
R. G. Somkuwar ◽  
M. A. Bhange ◽  
A. K. Upadhyay ◽  
S. D. Ramteke

SauvignonBlanc wine grape was characterized for their various morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters grafted on different rootstocks. Significant differences were recorded for all the parameters studied. The studies on vegetative parameters revealed that the rootstock influences the vegetative growth thereby increasing the photosynthetic activities of a vine. The highest photosynthesis rate was recorded in 140-Ru grafted vine followed by Fercal whereas the lowest in Salt Creek rootstock grafted vines.The rootstock influenced the changes in biochemical constituents in the grafted vine thereby helping the plant to store enough food material. Significant differences were recorded for total carbohydrates, proteins, total phenols and reducing sugar. The vines grafted on1103-Pshowed highest carbohydrates and starch followed by 140-Ru,while the least amount of carbohydrates were recorded in 110-R and Salt Creek grafted vines respectively.Among the different rootstock graft combinations, Fercal showed highest amount of reducing sugar, proteins and phenols, followed by 1103-P and SO4, however, the lowest amount of reducing sugar, proteins and phenols were recorded with 110-R grafted vines.The vines grafted on different rootstocks showed changes in nutrient uptake. Considering this, the physico-biochemical characterization of grafted vine may help to identify particularrootstocks combination that could influence a desired trait in commercial wine grape varieties after grafting.


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