Inhibition of 5 '-methylthioadenosine metabolism in the Yang cycle alters polyamine levels, and impairs seedling growth and reproduction in Arabidopsis
Abstract
The methionine or Yang cycle recycles Met from 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) which is produced from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as a by-product of ethylene, polyamines, and nicotianamine (NA) synthesis. MTA nucleosidase is encoded by two genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, MTN1 and MTN2. Analysis of T-DNA insertion mutants and of wt revealed that MTN1 provides approximately 80% of the total MTN activity. Severe knock down of MTN enzyme activity in the mtn1-1 and mtn1-2 allelic lines resulted in accumulation of SAM/dSAM (decarboxylated SAM) and of MTA in seedlings grown on MTA as sulfur source. While ethylene and NA synthesis were not altered in mtn1-1 and mtn1-2 seedlings grown on MTA, putrescine and spermine were elevated. By contrast, mtn2-1 and mtn2-2 seedlings with near wt enzyme activity had wt levels of SAM/dSAM, MTA, and polyamines. In addition to the metabolic phenotypes, mtn1-1 and mtn1-2 seedlings were growth retarded, while seedlings of wt, mtn2-1, and mtn2-2 showed normal growth on 500 mu m MTA. The double knock down mutant mtn1-1/mtn2-1 was sterile. In conclusion, the data presented identify MTA as a crucial metabolite that acts as a regulatory link between the Yang cycle and polyamine biosynthesis and identifies MTA nucleosidase as a crucial enzyme of the Yang cycle.
Publication Date
6-1-2010
Journal Title
Plant Journal
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04211.x
Scientific Contribution Number
2384.1
Document Type
Article
Rights
© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Recommended Citation
Burstenbinder, Katharina; Waduwara, Ishari; Schoor, Sarah; Moffatt, Barbara A.; Wirtz, Markus; Minocha, Subhash C.; Oppermann, Yasmin; Bouchereau, Alain; Hell, Rudiger; and Sauter, Margret, "Inhibition of 5 '-methylthioadenosine metabolism in the Yang cycle alters polyamine levels, and impairs seedling growth and reproduction in Arabidopsis" (2010). Plant Journal. 167.
https://scholars.unh.edu/nhaes/167