scholarly journals Genome-Wide Analysis, Modeling, and Identification of Amino Acid Binding Motifs Suggest the Involvement of GH3 Genes during Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffea canephora

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2034
Author(s):  
Hugo A. Méndez-Hernández ◽  
Ana O. Quintana-Escobar ◽  
Miguel A. Uc-Chuc ◽  
Víctor M. Loyola-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Somatic Embryogenesis ◽  
Gene Family ◽  
Genetic Manipulation ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Coffea Canephora ◽  
Synthetase Activity ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

Auxin plays a central role in growth and plant development. To maintain auxin homeostasis, biological processes such as biosynthesis, transport, degradation, and reversible conjugation are essential. The Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) family genes codify for the enzymes that esterify indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) to various amino acids, which is a key process in the induction of somatic embryogenesis (SE). The GH3 family is one of the principal families of early response to auxin genes, exhibiting IAA-amido synthetase activity to maintain optimal levels of free auxin in the cell. In this study, we carried out a systematic identification of the GH3 gene family in the genome of Coffea canephora, determining a total of 18 CcGH3 genes. Analysis of the genetic structures and phylogenetic relationships of CcGH3 genes with GH3 genes from other plant species revealed that they could be clustered in two major categories with groups 1 and 2 of the GH3 family of Arabidopsis. We analyzed the transcriptome expression profiles of the 18 CcGH3 genes using RNA-Seq analysis-based data and qRT-PCR during the different points of somatic embryogenesis induction. Furthermore, the endogenous quantification of free and conjugated indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) suggests that the various members of the CcGH3 genes play a crucial role during the embryogenic process of C. canephora. Three-dimensional modeling of the selected CcGH3 proteins showed that they consist of two domains: an extensive N-terminal domain and a smaller C-terminal domain. All proteins analyzed in the present study shared a unique conserved structural topology. Additionally, we identified conserved regions that could function to bind nucleotides and specific amino acids for the conjugation of IAA during SE in C. canephora. These results provide a better understanding of the C. canephora GH3 gene family for further exploration and possible genetic manipulation.

Localization and transport of indole-3-acetic acid during somatic embryogenesis in Coffea canephora

PROTOPLASMA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 255 (2) ◽  
pp. 695-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth E. Márquez-López ◽  
Cleyre Pérez-Hernández ◽  
Ángela Ku-González ◽  
Rosa María Galaz-Ávalos ◽  
Víctor Manuel Loyola-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Somatic Embryogenesis ◽  
Coffea Canephora ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

Immuno-cytochemical localization of indole-3-acetic acid during induction of somatic embryogenesis in cultured sunflower embryos

Planta ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 215 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cl�ment Thomas ◽  
Roberte Bronner ◽  
Jean Molinier ◽  
Els Prinsen ◽  
Harry van Onckelen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Somatic Embryogenesis ◽  
Cytochemical Localization ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

scholarly journals A Mating-Induced Protein of Phytophthora infestans Is a Member of a Family of Elicitors with Divergent Structures and Stage-Specific Patterns of Expression

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 926-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Liisa Fabritius ◽  
Howard S. Judelson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Gene Family ◽  
Phytophthora Infestans ◽  
Amino Acid Identity ◽  
Acid Identity ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Defense Reactions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Microbe Interactions

Five members of an elicitor-like gene family from Phytophthora infestans were examined. The family was identified through the analysis of M81, a mating-induced gene. The predicted M81 product resembled a 42-kDa P. sojae glycoprotein known to elicit defense reactions in plants, including a host of P. infestans, potato. M81 was the most structurally and functionally divergent of the P. infestans genes compared with the P. sojae sequence. M81 lacked elicitor activity, had the lowest protein identity (47%), displayed mating-specific transcription, and had a novel C-terminal domain. The latter contained a 30-residue proline- and threonine-rich motif, which, remarkably, was tandemly repeated 24 to 36 times in different alleles. M81C, M81D, and M81E better resembled the P. sojae protein based on amino acid identity (63 to 75%) and conserved elicitor activity. M81C and M81D mRNA accumulated only during zoosporogenesis, while M81E expression was restricted to hyphae. M81B, an apparent pseudogene, was physically linked to M81. The protein products of each gene were predicted to be extracellular transglutaminases ranging in size from 436 to 1,607 amino acids. Genes with an elicitor, proline- and threonine-rich repeat, and both elicitor and repeat domains were widely distributed throughout Phytophthora infestans. These findings help explain the natural functions of elicitors in pathogen biology and plant-microbe interactions.

The Route, Control and Compartmentation of Auxin Synthesis

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 527 ◽  
Author(s):  
HM Nonhebel ◽  
TP Cooney ◽  
R Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Aspartate Aminotransferase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Pea Seedlings ◽  
Auxin Synthesis ◽  
Aromatic Aminotransferase ◽  
Work Supports ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

The study of indole-3-acetic acid synthesis has undergone something of a revival recently in an attempt to understand the control of IAA levels. Results are, however, contradictory with three separate hypotheses emerging. Our own work supports older evidence for L-tryptophan as the IAA precursor and appears to simplify the metabolism of tryptophan to IAA. Work comparing incorporation of 2H from 2H2O into IAA, tryptophan, tryptamine and indole-3-pyruvate in tomato shoots showed that the indole-3-pyruvate became labelled at a rate compatible with it being the sole intermediate between tryptophan and indole-3-acetaldehyde. Results also showed that tryptamine was not involved in IAA synthesis although it was present. Indole-3-acetaldoxime was not detected in tomato shoots. An aromatic aminotransferase able to catalyse the synthesis of indole-3-pyruvate has been purified from mung beans. This enzyme was separated from aspartate aminotransferase and is fairly specific for aromatic L-amino acids. Other work, however, has implicated D-tryptophan as a more direct precursor than the L-enantiomer. A D-tryptophan aminotransferase has been isolated from dark grown pea seedlings. Finally, other recent work has indicated the existence of an alternative biosynthetic route to IAA which does not involve tryptophan. These results are reviewed in this paper and the apparent contradictions between them discussed.

scholarly journals Micropropagation, Characterization, and Conservation of Phytophthora cinnamomi-Tolerant Holm Oak Mature Trees

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1634
Author(s):  
Mª Teresa Martínez ◽  
Isabel Arrillaga ◽  
Ester Sales ◽  
María Amparo Pérez-Oliver ◽  
Mª del Carmen González-Mas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Holm Oak ◽  
Naphthalene Acetic Acid ◽  
Shoot Cultures ◽  
Mature Trees ◽  
Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

Holm oak populations have deteriorated drastically due to oak decline syndrome. The first objective of the present study was to investigate the use of axillary budding and somatic embryogenesis (SE) to propagate asymptomatic holm oak genotypes identified in disease hotspots in Spain. Axillary budding was achieved in two out of six tolerant genotypes from the south-western region and in two out of four genotypes from the Mediterranean region. Rooting of shoots cultured on medium supplemented with 3 mg L−1 of indole-3-acetic acid plus 0.1 mg L−1 α-naphthalene acetic acid was achieved, with rates ranging from 8 to 36%. Shoot cultures remained viable after cold storage for 9–12 months; this procedure is therefore suitable for medium-term conservation of holm oak germplasm. SE was induced in two out of the three genotypes tested, by using nodes and shoot tips cultured in medium without plant growth regulators. In vitro cloned progenies of the tolerant genotypes PL-T2 and VA5 inhibited growth of Phytophthora cinnamomi mycelia when exposed to the oomycete in vitro. Significant differences in total phenol contents and in the expression profiles of genes regulating phenylpropanoid biosynthesis were observed between in vitro cultured shoots derived from tolerant trees and cultures established from control genotypes.

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