peroxisomally localized acyl-activating enzyme is required for volatile benzenoid formation in a Petunia×hybrida cv. ‘Mitchell Diploid’ flower

Floral volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoid (FVBP) biosynthesis is a complex and coordinate cellular process executed by petal limb cells of a Petunia×hybrida cv. ‘Mitchell Diploid’ (MD) plant. In MD flowers, the majority of benzenoid volatile compounds are derived from a core phenylpropanoid pathway...

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Published in:Journal of experimental botany 2012-08, Vol.63 (13), p.4821-4833
Main Authors: Colquhoun, Thomas A, Marciniak, Danielle M, Wedde, Ashlyn E, Kim, Joo Young, Schwieterman, Michael L, Levin, Laura A, Van Moerkercke, Alex, Schuurink, Robert C, Clark, David G
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arabidopsis thaliana
bacteria
biosynthesis
coenzyme A
corolla
diploidy
enzymes
ethylene
genes
genetically modified organisms
mutagenesis
Research Paper
RNA interference
Streptomyces maritimus
volatile compounds
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Summary:Floral volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoid (FVBP) biosynthesis is a complex and coordinate cellular process executed by petal limb cells of a Petunia×hybrida cv. ‘Mitchell Diploid’ (MD) plant. In MD flowers, the majority of benzenoid volatile compounds are derived from a core phenylpropanoid pathway intermediate by a coenzyme A (CoA) dependent, β-oxidative scheme. Metabolic flux analysis, reverse genetics, and biochemical characterizations of key enzymes in this pathway have supported this putative concept. However, the theoretical first enzymatic reaction, which leads to the production of cinnamoyl-CoA, has only been physically demonstrated in a select number of bacteria like Streptomyces maritimus through mutagenesis and recombinant protein production. A transcript hasbeen cloned and characterized from MD flowers that shares high homology with an Arabidopsis thaliana transcript ACYL-ACTIVATING ENZYME11 (AtAAE11) and the S. maritimus ACYL-COA:LIGASE (SmEncH). In MD, the PhAAE transcript accumulates in a very similar manner as bona fide FVBP network genes, i.e. high levels in an open flower petal and ethylene regulated. In planta, PhAAE is localized to the peroxisome. Upon reduction of PhAAE transcript through a stable RNAi approach, transgenic flowers emitted a reduced level of all benzenoid volatile compounds. Together, the data suggest that PhAAE may be responsible for the activation of t-cinnamic acid, which would be required for floral volatile benzenoid production in MD.
ISSN:0022-0957
1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/ers153