A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice

Introduction of a C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 rice (Oryza sativa) requires installation of a biochemical pump that concentrates CO2 at the site of carboxylation in modified bundle sheath cells. To investigate the feasibility of this, we generated a quadruple line that simultaneously accumulate...

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Autores principales: Lin, HsiangChun, Arrivault, Stéphanie, Coe, Robert A., Karki, Shanta, Covshoff, Sarah, Bagunu, Efren, Lunn, John E., Stitt, Mark, Furbank, Robert T., Hibberd, Julian M., Quick, William Paul
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164415
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author Lin, HsiangChun
Arrivault, Stéphanie
Coe, Robert A.
Karki, Shanta
Covshoff, Sarah
Bagunu, Efren
Lunn, John E.
Stitt, Mark
Furbank, Robert T.
Hibberd, Julian M.
Quick, William Paul
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Bagunu, Efren
Coe, Robert A.
Covshoff, Sarah
Furbank, Robert T.
Hibberd, Julian M.
Karki, Shanta
Lin, HsiangChun
Lunn, John E.
Quick, William Paul
Stitt, Mark
author_facet Lin, HsiangChun
Arrivault, Stéphanie
Coe, Robert A.
Karki, Shanta
Covshoff, Sarah
Bagunu, Efren
Lunn, John E.
Stitt, Mark
Furbank, Robert T.
Hibberd, Julian M.
Quick, William Paul
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description Introduction of a C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 rice (Oryza sativa) requires installation of a biochemical pump that concentrates CO2 at the site of carboxylation in modified bundle sheath cells. To investigate the feasibility of this, we generated a quadruple line that simultaneously accumulates four of the core C4 photosynthetic enzymes from the NADP-malic enzyme subtype, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (ZmPEPC), NADP-malate dehydrogenase (ZmNADP-MDH), NADP-malic enzyme (ZmNADP-ME), and pyruvate phosphate dikinase (ZmPPDK). This led to enhanced enzyme activity and mild phenotypic perturbations but was largely neutral in its effects on photosynthetic rate. Measurements of the flux of 13CO2 through photosynthetic metabolism revealed a significant increase in the incorporation of 13C into malate, consistent with increased fixation of 13CO2 via PEP carboxylase in lines expressing the maize PEPC enzyme. However, there was no significant differences in labeling of 3-phosphoglycerate (3PGA) indicating that there was no carbon flux through NADP-ME into the Calvin-Benson cycle. There was also no significant difference in labeling of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) indicating that there was no carbon flux through PPDK. Crossing the quadruple line with a line with reduced glycine decarboxylase H-protein (OsGDCH) abundance led to a photosynthetic phenotype characteristic of the reduced OsGDCH line and higher labeling of malate, aspartate and citrate than in the quintuple line. There was evidence of 13C labeling of aspartate indicating 13CO2 fixation into oxaloacetate by PEPC and conversion to aspartate by the endogenous aspartate aminotransferase activity. While Kranz anatomy or other anatomical modifications have not yet been installed in these plants to enable a fully functional C4 cycle, these results demonstrate for the first-time a partial flux through the carboxylation phase of NADP-ME C4 metabolism in transgenic rice containing two of the key metabolic steps in the C4 pathway.
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spelling CGSpace1644152024-12-19T14:13:12Z A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice Lin, HsiangChun Arrivault, Stéphanie Coe, Robert A. Karki, Shanta Covshoff, Sarah Bagunu, Efren Lunn, John E. Stitt, Mark Furbank, Robert T. Hibberd, Julian M. Quick, William Paul plant science Introduction of a C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 rice (Oryza sativa) requires installation of a biochemical pump that concentrates CO2 at the site of carboxylation in modified bundle sheath cells. To investigate the feasibility of this, we generated a quadruple line that simultaneously accumulates four of the core C4 photosynthetic enzymes from the NADP-malic enzyme subtype, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (ZmPEPC), NADP-malate dehydrogenase (ZmNADP-MDH), NADP-malic enzyme (ZmNADP-ME), and pyruvate phosphate dikinase (ZmPPDK). This led to enhanced enzyme activity and mild phenotypic perturbations but was largely neutral in its effects on photosynthetic rate. Measurements of the flux of 13CO2 through photosynthetic metabolism revealed a significant increase in the incorporation of 13C into malate, consistent with increased fixation of 13CO2 via PEP carboxylase in lines expressing the maize PEPC enzyme. However, there was no significant differences in labeling of 3-phosphoglycerate (3PGA) indicating that there was no carbon flux through NADP-ME into the Calvin-Benson cycle. There was also no significant difference in labeling of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) indicating that there was no carbon flux through PPDK. Crossing the quadruple line with a line with reduced glycine decarboxylase H-protein (OsGDCH) abundance led to a photosynthetic phenotype characteristic of the reduced OsGDCH line and higher labeling of malate, aspartate and citrate than in the quintuple line. There was evidence of 13C labeling of aspartate indicating 13CO2 fixation into oxaloacetate by PEPC and conversion to aspartate by the endogenous aspartate aminotransferase activity. While Kranz anatomy or other anatomical modifications have not yet been installed in these plants to enable a fully functional C4 cycle, these results demonstrate for the first-time a partial flux through the carboxylation phase of NADP-ME C4 metabolism in transgenic rice containing two of the key metabolic steps in the C4 pathway. 2020-10-15 2024-12-19T12:53:51Z 2024-12-19T12:53:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164415 en Open Access Frontiers Media Lin, HsiangChun; Arrivault, Stéphanie; Coe, Robert A.; Karki, Shanta; Covshoff, Sarah; Bagunu, Efren; Lunn, John E.; Stitt, Mark; Furbank, Robert T.; Hibberd, Julian M. and Quick, William Paul. 2020. A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice. Front. Plant Sci., Volume 11
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Lin, HsiangChun
Arrivault, Stéphanie
Coe, Robert A.
Karki, Shanta
Covshoff, Sarah
Bagunu, Efren
Lunn, John E.
Stitt, Mark
Furbank, Robert T.
Hibberd, Julian M.
Quick, William Paul
A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
title A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
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title_fullStr A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
title_full_unstemmed A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
title_short A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
title_sort partial c 4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice
topic plant science
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164415
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