冬凌草1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶基因克隆与表达分析

1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶(1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase,DXS)是植物萜类代谢通路中2-C-甲基-D-赤藓糖醇-4-磷酸(MEP)途径的第一个关键酶,在植物萜类物质的生物合成中发挥重要的作用.为了研究该基因在冬凌草二萜类成分合成中的作用,该研究在冬凌草转录组测序结果的基础上设计一对特异性引物,采用RT-PCR方法得到冬凌草IrDXS基因cDNA全长序列,并对其蛋白进行理化性质分析、信号肽预测、亚细胞定位预测、蛋白质二级结构、三级结构预测分析及跨膜域分析等生物信息学分析,同时利用实时荧光定量PCR的方法检测IrDXS基因在冬凌草不同部位中的表达情况.结果表明:从冬凌草叶片中分离得到了一条编码DXS的全长基因,通过生物信息学软件分析发现,该基因编码全长2169 bp,编码722个氨基酸,分子量为77.7 kD.多序列比对发现该基因编码的蛋白和其他植物中已知的DXS蛋白序列具有较高的同源性,N端均包含了一段质体转运肽序列,并均具有一个保守的焦磷酸硫胺素结构域和与吡啶结合相关的DRAG结构域.序列进化树分析显示,IrDXS基因属于植物DXS2家族.DXS基因在冬凌草根中表达量最高、愈伤组织中最低.该研究首次获得了IrDXS基因的全长cDNA序列,并揭示了其在不同组织中的表达差异,为后续的深入研究IrDXS基因在冬凌草二萜类成分合成途径中的功能奠定了基础.     

植物萜类合成关键基因DXS研究进展

萜类物质是自然界中广泛存在的一类天然化合物,对植物、动物和人类都有重要价值。1-脱氧木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶(DXS)对萜类物质合成调控起关键作用,是2-C-甲基-D-赤藻糖醇-4-磷酸(MEP)途径的第一个酶,也是该途径的一个限速酶,亚细胞定位于类囊体中,具有质体转运肽序列和3个功能结构域:TPP结合结构域、转酮醇酶结构域和嘧啶结合结构域,可用高效液相色谱法测定其活性。目前已从178种植物中克隆分离到DXS基因,按蛋白同源性可分为3类:DXS1、DXS2和DXS3。DXS基因表达具有组织特异性、昼夜节律性,与花朵、果实发育程度和品种有关。转外源或内源DXS基因的植株过表达或抑制表达都会引起植物光合色素(如叶绿素和类胡萝卜素)、内源激素(如脱落酸和赤霉素)和单萜等萜类物质含量的改变。重点综述了DXS蛋白的特性、基因的类型、基因表达、调控和遗传转化方面的研究进展,以期为植物育种和代谢调节提供理论和实践参考。     

茶树1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶基因CsDXS1的克隆与表达分析

1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶(1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase,DXS)是MEP萜类合成途径的第一个关键酶,在植物萜类物质的生物合成过程中发挥重要的作用。以福鼎大白茶为实验材料,在课题组前期转录组数据的基础上,运用RT-PCR技术克隆了茶树Cs DXS1基因的完整开放阅读框(ORF)。该ORF长度为2 154 bp,编码717个氨基酸。生物信息学分析结果表明,茶树Cs DXS1蛋白与其他植物的同源蛋白相似性高达85%-90%,属于DXS基因家族的I类基因,该蛋白是不稳定的亲水蛋白,不存在信号肽和跨膜结构域,有15个可信度高的磷酸化位点,具有典型的转酮醇酶亚家族功能域。利用实时荧光定量PCR对Cs DXS1基因在茶树不同组织和不同激素处理下的表达谱进行检测,结果显示:不同组织中,Cs DXS1基因的表达水平在第三叶中最高,嫩叶中的表达量显著高于茎和老叶,表达水平从高到低依次为第三叶第四叶第二叶第一叶嫩茎老茎老叶。在不同激素处理中,Cs DXS1的表达量受到不同程度的诱导,且表达量峰值的出现时间存在差异。Cs DXS1在IAA和ABA激素处理下的表达量峰值最高(4 h),均为对照的1.5倍,在Me JA处理下表达量峰值最低(24 h),仅为对照的1.1倍。     

滇牡丹1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合酶(DXS)基因的克隆及功能分析

1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合酶(DXS),作为MEP途径的第一个关键酶,在植物萜类合成中起着重要作用。为了克隆得到滇牡丹DXS基因,我们根据滇牡丹根皮转录组数据分析结果,首先获得滇牡丹DXS基因片段。之后根据获得的该片段设计特异引物,再利用RACE和RT-PCR技术从滇牡丹根皮中获得完整的DXS基因(Pd DXS)。Pd DXS基因全长为3 137 bp,全长基因中含有一个长度为2 151 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),该开放阅读框编码了717个氨基酸,根据开放阅读框序列推导所得蛋白序列绘制分子进化树,分子进化树将该基因推断所得蛋白与葡萄DXS蛋白聚为一类,因此,两者的DXS蛋白有较高相似性。经过氨基酸序列比对后,推断滇牡丹DXS具有叶绿体转运肽,二磷酸硫胺结合位点以及转酮醇酶结构域。半定量RT-PCR结果显示Pd DXS在根、茎、叶、花芽及花瓣中均有表达。本研究为确定滇牡丹中DXS的基因功能以及揭示滇牡丹中萜类化合物的生物合成提供了理论基础。     

稳定表达MVA途径基因提高番茄红素产量

萜类化合物的直接前体物质异戊烯焦磷酸(IPP)和二甲基烯丙基焦磷酸酯(DMAPP)可以由2-甲基-D-赤藻糖醇-4-磷酸途径(MEP途径)和甲羟戊酸途径(MVA途径)合成。在已经优化MEP合成途径、番茄红素合成途径关键基因表达的重组大肠杆菌LYC101中,引入MVA途径基因,进一步提高重组大肠杆菌合成萜类化合物的能力。质粒pALV23和pALV145是本实验室在研究MVA途径基因协调表达时,用核糖体结合位点(RBS)文库连接MVA途径各基因构建质粒文库,而筛选到的有效提高β-胡萝卜素产量的质粒。首先比较了两个质粒分别在低产和高产番茄红素的菌株中对番茄红素合成的影响。结果表明,两个质粒在高、低产番茄红素的菌株中都可以有效提高番茄红素产量。在高产菌LYC101中pALV23比pALV145使番茄红素产量更高。然后,用CRISPR-Cas9系统辅助同源重组的方法,将MVA途经基因和启动子一共6.7kb的条带整合到LYC101菌株的染色体上,得到遗传稳定的菌株LYC102。LYC102的番茄红素产率达40.9mg/g,是出发菌株LYC101产率的2.19倍,比用质粒表达MVA途径基因的菌株提高了20%。在重组大肠杆菌中同时表达MVA途径和MEP途径,可以有效提高萜类化合物产率;文中构建了不含质粒的、遗传稳定的高产番茄红素菌株,为产业化合成番茄红素提供基础;同时构建平台菌株,可以用于其他萜类化合物合成。     

植物MEP途径的代谢调控机制

萜类代谢途径是植物中最重要的次生代谢途径之一,对其有效的调控决定着植物的生长发育、抗性及品质等各个方面。植物中类萜合成的前体物在质体中是由2-C-甲基-D-赤藓糖醇-4-磷酸(2-C-Methyl-D-Erythritol-4-Phosphate,MEP)途径合成的,MEP途径中的许多基因除了受到多基因编码和转录水平的调节外,还受到转录后调节机制的调节,而转录后调节是一种新发现的调节方式,其机制还不是很清楚。该文重点对近年来国内外有关植物MEP途径的多种调节方式,尤其是转录后调节的调节机制及其可能参与的信号分子方面的研究进展进行综述,为植物的MEP途径的代谢调控提供参考。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌dxr1基因的转录受SigH控制

【目的】萜类化合物广泛分布在生物界,是重要的生命物质。目前发现有两条萜类化合物的生物合成途径,即甲羟戊酸(MVA)途径和2-甲基-D-赤藓糖醇-4-磷酸(MEP)途径。MEP代谢途径中的关键酶1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸还原异构化酶(DXR,EC1.1.1.267)催化1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸生成MEP。枯草芽胞杆菌中dxr基因编码DXR酶,而在苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillusthuringiensis,Bt)中有2个基因(dxr1和dxr2)编码DXR酶。通过分析BtHD73菌株的dxr1基因的转录活性和dxr1突变体表型,明确dxr1基因的转录调控机制和功能。【方法】通过5?RACE分析dxr1的转录起始位点;β-半乳糖苷酶活性测定分析dxr1基因启动子(Pdxr1)的转录活性;采用同源重组技术分别敲除BtHD73菌株的dxr1和dxr2基因;利用总蛋白定量确定Cry1Ac蛋白产量;利用DXR检测试剂盒检测Bt菌株的DXR活性。【结果】dxr1基因的转录起始位点位于起始密码子上游39 bp处的G碱基;与出发菌株HD73相比,Pdxr1在sig H突变体中的转录活性明显降低;dxr1或dxr2基因的缺失对菌体生长、芽胞形成率和Cry1Ac蛋白产量无显著影响,但使DXR活性下降。【结论】Bt中dxr1基因的转录受Sig H控制,dxr1基因的缺失影响DXR的活性。     

UV-B辐射对神农香菊萜类物质合成 及其相关基因表达的影响

该研究以神农香菊为材料,用强度为400μw·cm~(-2)的紫外光UV-B对其进行辐射处理,辐射时间分别为0、0.5、1、2、4 h,探讨了UV-B辐射对神农香菊萜类物质合成及其相关基因表达的影响。结果表明:(1)较短时间的UV-B辐射对神农香菊萜类物质合成相关基因表达量有明显的促进作用。与对照相比,0.5、1、2、4 h处理对相关基因表达量均有不同程度的提高;在2 h处理下HMGR、DXR、TPS、GPS基因的相对表达量达到最大值,在4 h处理下FPS和DXS的相对表达量达到最大值,其中FPS基因表达量变化最显著,为对照的69倍。(2) MVA途径中,去氢白菖烯、杜松萜烯的含量与FPS基因表达量4 h内持续上升的变化趋势保持一致,1-石竹烯与HMGR的变化趋势保持一致,表现为先升高后降低。(3) MEP合成途径中,α-侧柏酮、崖柏酮、β-侧柏酮的含量呈现与DXR、GPS、TPS基因表达量相同的变化趋势,桉树脑在UV-B辐射4 h内持续上升,与DXS基因的变化一致。由此可以推断,UV-B辐射通过影响各自途径中一些关键基因的表达量,进而影响了神农香菊萜类物质的合成量。     

巴西橡胶树胶乳和悬浮细胞中MVA和MEP代谢途径基因的表达分析

MVA和MEP代谢途径是植物类异戊二烯代谢途径的两条重要次生代谢途径。该研究利用荧光定量PCR技术,分析了橡胶树胶乳和橡胶树花药愈伤组织来源的悬浮细胞中MVA代谢途径和MEP代谢途径中关键基因的表达水平,同时分析了茉莉酸的结构类似物冠菌素(coronatine,COR)对悬浮细胞中Hb AACT3,Hb HMGR4,Hb HMGR5,Hb DXS2,Hb DXR和Hb SQS1基因表达的调节作用。结果表明:在MVA代谢途径中,基因Hb AACT1,Hb AACT2,Hb HMGS1,Hb HMGS2,Hb HMGR1,Hb HMGR3,Hb MVK,Hb PMK,Hb MVD1,Hb MVD2和IPP下游代谢基因Hb IPPI1和Hb FDPS1在胶乳中的表达量要相对高于其在悬浮细胞中的表达量,然而橡胶树悬浮细胞中MEP代谢途径基因Hb DXS1,Hb DXS2,Hb DXR,Hb CMS1,Hb CMS2,Hb CMK,Hb MCS1,Hb MCS2,Hb HDS,Hb HDR和鲨烯合酶基因Hb SQS1的表达水平要相对高于胶乳。而且COR能不同程度地上调Hb HMGR5,Hb HMGR4,Hb SQS1,Hb DXS2和Hb DXR基因的表达水平。该研究结果为探索利用橡胶树悬浮细胞体系研究次生代谢合成调控以及生产活性次生代谢产物奠定了基础。     

杜仲MVA和MEP途径相关基因的亚细胞定位与表达分析

通过对杜仲基因组分析,筛选并克隆出MVA途径和MEP途径的相关基因全长（EuDXR,EuMCT,EuCMK,EuMDS,EuACOT,EuHMGS和EuHMGR）,并通过生物信息学方法分析其结构特征,结果表明上述基因与其他已知物种相应基因的相似度达73%~85%。通过构建亚细胞定位表达载体,并瞬时转化烟草下表皮细胞后激光共聚焦显微镜下观察显示,EuDXR,EuMCT,EuCMK,EuMDS基因编码蛋白定位于叶绿体,EuACOT和EuHMGR基因编码蛋白定位于内质网,EuHMGS基因编码蛋白定位于细胞质膜。利用转录组测序技术分析上述基因的时空表达特性表明,MEP途径相关基因在杜仲叶片中大量表达,而MVA途径相关基因在杜仲幼果中大量表达,且杜仲幼果比叶片中的橡胶含量高,因此,推断MVA途径在杜仲橡胶合成中占主导作用。     

Enhanced flux through the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in Arabidopsis plants overexpressing deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase

The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway synthesizes the precursors for an astonishing diversity of plastid isoprenoids, including the major photosynthetic pigments chlorophylls and carotenoids. Since the identification of the first two enzymes of the pathway, deoxyxylulose 5-phoshate (DXP) synthase (DXS) and DXP reductoisomerase (DXR), they both were proposed as potential control points. Increased DXS activity has been shown to up-regulate the production of plastid isoprenoids in all systems tested, but the relative contribution of DXR to the supply of isoprenoid precursors is less clear. In this work, we have generated transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants with altered DXS and DXR enzyme levels, as estimated from their resistance to clomazone and fosmidomycin, respectively. The down-regulation of DXR resulted in variegation, reduced pigmentation and defects in chloroplast development, whereas DXR-overexpressing lines showed an increased accumulation of MEP- derived plastid isoprenoids such as chlorophylls, carotenoids, and taxadiene in transgenic plants engineered to produce this non-native isoprenoid. Changes in DXR levels in transgenic plants did not result in changes in␣DXS gene expression or enzyme accumulation, confirming that the observed effects on plastid isoprenoid levels in DXR-overexpressing lines were not an indirect consequence of altering DXS levels. The results indicate that the biosynthesis of MEP (the first committed intermediate of the pathway) limits the production of downstream isoprenoids in Arabidopsis chloroplasts, supporting a role for DXR in the control of the metabolic flux through the MEP pathway.     

1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase and plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

The recently discovered 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for the biosynthesis of plastid isoprenoids (including carotenoids) is not fully elucidated yet despite its central importance for plant life. It is known, however, that the first reaction completely specific to the pathway is the conversion of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) into MEP by the enzyme DXP reductoisomerase (DXR). We have identified a tomato cDNA encoding a protein with homology to DXR and in vivo activity, and show that the levels of the corresponding DXR mRNA and encoded protein in fruit tissues are similar before and during the massive accumulation of carotenoids characteristic of fruit ripening. The results are consistent with a non-limiting role of DXR, and support previous work proposing DXP synthase (DXS) as the first regulatory enzyme for plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis in tomato fruit. Inhibition of DXR activity by fosmidomycin showed that plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis is required for tomato fruit carotenogenesis but not for other ripening processes. In addition, dormancy was reduced in seeds from fosmidomycin-treated fruit but not in seeds from the tomato yellow ripe mutant (defective in phytoene synthase-1, PSY1), suggesting that the isoform PSY2 might channel the production of carotenoids for abscisic acid biosynthesis. Furthermore, the complete arrest of tomato seedling development using fosmidomycin confirms a key role of the MEP pathway in plant development.     

Identification and characterization of class 1 <Emphasis Type="Italic">DXS</Emphasis> gene encoding 1-deoxy-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">d</Emphasis>-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase,the first committed enzyme of the MEP pathway from soybean

1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) catalyses the first committed step of the 2C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, which is an alternative isoprenoids biosynthetic route that has been recently discovered. In this work, a DXS1-like cDNA (GmDXS1) was isolated from soybean. The full-length cDNA of GmDXS1 encoded 708 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 76.4 KD. Sequence alignment showed that GmDXS1 had high homology to known DXS proteins from other plant species and contained the conserved N-terminal plastid transit peptide, the N-terminal thiamine binding domain and pyridine binding DRAG domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that GmDXS1 belonged to the plant DXS1 cluster. Southern blot analysis indicated that a single copy of GmDXS1 gene existed in soybean genome. Tissue expression analysis revealed that GmDXS1 expressed in all photosynthetic tissues except pod walls and roots. Green fluorescence analysis with the fusion protein 35S:GmDXS1:GFP suggested that GmDXS1 was localized in plastid. The relatively higher photosynthetic pigment content in transgenic tobacco leaves compared to the control implied that GmDXS1 catalyzed the first potential regulatory step in photosynthetic pigment biosynthesis via the MEP pathway.     

Differential Subplastidial Localization and Turnover of Enzymes Involved in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Chloroplasts

Plastidial isoprenoids are a diverse group of metabolites with roles in photosynthesis, growth regulation, and interaction with the environment. The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway produces the metabolic precursors of all types of plastidial isoprenoids. Proteomics studies in Arabidopsis thaliana have shown that all the enzymes of the MEP pathway are localized in the plastid stroma. However, immunoblot analysis of chloroplast subfractions showed that the first two enzymes of the pathway, deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and reductoisomerase (DXR), can also be found in non-stromal fractions. Both transient and stable expression of GFP-tagged DXS and DXR proteins confirmed the presence of the fusion proteins in distinct subplastidial compartments. In particular, DXR-GFP was found to accumulate in relatively large vesicles that could eventually be released from chloroplasts, presumably to be degraded by an autophagy-independent process. Together, we propose that protein-specific mechanisms control the localization and turnover of the first two enzymes of the MEP pathway in Arabidopsis chloroplasts.     

Feedback Inhibition of Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate Synthase Regulates the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway

The 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway leads to the biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP), the precursors for isoprene and higher isoprenoids. Isoprene has significant effects on atmospheric chemistry, whereas other isoprenoids have diverse roles ranging from various biological processes to applications in commercial uses. Understanding the metabolic regulation of the MEP pathway is important considering the numerous applications of this pathway. The 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) enzyme was cloned from Populus trichocarpa, and the recombinant protein (PtDXS) was purified from Escherichia coli. The steady-state kinetic parameters were measured by a coupled enzyme assay. An LC-MS/MS-based assay involving the direct quantification of the end product of the enzymatic reaction, 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP), was developed. The effect of different metabolites of the MEP pathway on PtDXS activity was tested. PtDXS was inhibited by IDP and DMADP. Both of these metabolites compete with thiamine pyrophosphate for binding with the enzyme. An atomic structural model of PtDXS in complex with thiamine pyrophosphate and Mg²⁺ was built by homology modeling and refined by molecular dynamics simulations. The refined structure was used to model the binding of IDP and DMADP and indicated that IDP and DMADP might bind with the enzyme in a manner very similar to the binding of thiamine pyrophosphate. The feedback inhibition of PtDXS by IDP and DMADP constitutes an important mechanism of metabolic regulation of the MEP pathway and indicates that thiamine pyrophosphate-dependent enzymes may often be affected by IDP and DMADP.     

Essential role of residue H49 for activity of Escherichia coli 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase, the enzyme catalyzing the first step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway for isoprenoid Synthesis.

The first step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in plant plastids and most eubacteria is catalyzed by 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS), a recently described transketolase-like enzyme. To identify key residues for DXS activity, we compared the amino acid sequence of Escherichia coli DXS with that of E. coli and yeast transketolase (TK). Alignment showed a previously undetected conserved region containing an invariant histidine residue that has been described to participate in proton transfer during TK catalysis. The possible role of the conserved residue in E. coli DXS (H49) was examined by site-directed mutagenesis. Replacement of this histidine residue with glutamine yielded a mutant DXS-H49Q enzyme that showed no detectable DXS activity. These findings are consistent with those obtained for yeast TK and demonstrate a key role of H49 for DXS activity.     

Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: evidence for a key role of hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase in controlling the supply of plastidial isoprenoid precursors

Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments that function as photoprotectors, precursors of the hormone abscisic acid (ABA), colorants and nutraceuticals. A major problem for the metabolic engineering of high carotenoid levels in plants is the limited supply of their isoprenoid precursor geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP), formed by condensation of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) units usually synthesized by the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in plastids. Our earlier work with three of the seven MEP pathway enzymes suggested that the first reaction of the pathway catalyzed by deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) is limiting for carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit ripening. Here we investigate the contribution of the enzyme hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase (HDR), which simultaneously synthesizes IPP and DMAPP in the last step of the pathway. A strong upregulation of HDR gene expression was observed in correlation with carotenoid production during both tomato fruit ripening and Arabidopsis thaliana seedling deetiolation. Constitutive overexpression of the tomato cDNA encoding HDR in Arabidopsis did not increase carotenoid levels in etioplasts. By contrast, light-grown transgenic plants showed higher carotenoid levels and an enhanced seed dormancy phenotype suggestive of increased ABA levels. The analysis of double transgenic Arabidopsis plants overproducing both the enzyme taxadiene synthase (which catalyzes the production of the non-native isoprenoid taxadiene from GGPP) and either HDR or DXS showed a twofold stronger effect of HDR in increasing taxadiene levels. Together, the data support a major role for HDR in controlling the production of MEP-derived precursors for plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis.