Artículo
NADPH Thioredoxin Reductase C and Thioredoxins Act Concertedly in Seedling Development
Autor/es | Ojeda Servián, Valle
Pérez Ruiz, Juan Manuel González García, María de la Cruz Armario Nájera, María Victoria Sahrawy, Mariam Serrato, Antonio J. Cejudo Fernández, Francisco Javier |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular |
Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-12-18 |
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Resumen | Thiol-dependent redox regulation of enzyme activity plays a central role in the rapid acclimation of chloroplast metabolism to
ever-fluctuating light availability. This regulatory mechanism relies on ferredoxin reduced ... Thiol-dependent redox regulation of enzyme activity plays a central role in the rapid acclimation of chloroplast metabolism to ever-fluctuating light availability. This regulatory mechanism relies on ferredoxin reduced by the photosynthetic electron transport chain, which fuels reducing power to thioredoxins (Trxs) via a ferredoxin-dependent Trx reductase. In addition, chloroplasts harbor an NADPH-dependent Trx reductase, which has a joint Trx domain at the carboxyl terminus, termed NTRC. Thus, a relevant issue concerning chloroplast function is to establish the relationship between these two redox systems and its impact on plant development. To address this issue, we generated Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutants combining the deficiency of NTRC with those of Trxs f, which participate in metabolic redox regulation, and that of Trx x, which has antioxidant function. The ntrc-trxf1f2 and, to a lower extent, ntrc-trxx mutants showed severe growth-retarded phenotypes, decreased photosynthesis performance, and almost abolished light-dependent reduction of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Moreover, the combined deficiency of both redox systems provokes aberrant chloroplast ultrastructure. Remarkably, both the ntrc-trxf1f2 and ntrc-trxx mutants showed high mortality at the seedling stage, which was overcome by the addition of an exogenous carbon source. Based on these results, we propose that NTRC plays a pivotal role in chloroplast redox regulation, being necessary for the activity of diverse Trxs with unrelated functions. The interaction between the two thiol redox systems is indispensable to sustain photosynthesis performed by cotyledons chloroplasts, which is essential for early plant development. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España Junta de Andalucía |
Identificador del proyecto | BIO2013-43556-P
CVI-5919 |
Cita | Ojeda Servián, V., Pérez Ruiz, J.M., González García, M.d.l.C., Armario Nájera, M.V., Sahrawy, M., Serrato, A.J. y Cejudo Fernández, F.J. (2017). NADPH Thioredoxin Reductase C and Thioredoxins Act Concertedly in Seedling Development. Plant Physiology, 174, 1436-1448. |
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