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  2. Low-oxygen response is triggered by an ATP-dependent shift in oleoyl-CoA in Arabidopsis

Low-oxygen response is triggered by an ATP-dependent shift in oleoyl-CoA in Arabidopsis

  • Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Dec 18;115(51):E12101-E12110. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1809429115.
Romy R Schmidt 1 Martin Fulda 2 Melanie V Paul 3 Max Anders 4 Frederic Plum 4 Daniel A Weits 4 Monika Kosmacz 5 Tony R Larson 6 Ian A Graham 6 Gerrit T S Beemster 7 Francesco Licausi 8 9 Peter Geigenberger 3 Jos H Schippers 4 Joost T van Dongen 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Biology I, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany; roschmidt@bio1.rwth-aachen.de dongen@bio1.rwth-aachen.de.
  • 2 Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Goettingen University, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
  • 3 Department Biology I, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
  • 4 Institute of Biology I, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
  • 5 Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
  • 6 Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom.
  • 7 Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research Group, University of Antwerp, G.U.613, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
  • 8 PlantLab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56017 Pisa, Italy.
  • 9 Dipartimento di Biologia,Università di Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Abstract

Plant response to environmental stimuli involves integration of multiple signals. Upon low-oxygen stress, Plants initiate a set of adaptive responses to circumvent an energy crisis. Here, we reveal how these stress responses are induced by combining (i) energy-dependent changes in the composition of the acyl-CoA pool and (ii) the cellular oxygen concentration. A hypoxia-induced decline of cellular ATP levels reduces LONG-CHAIN ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE activity, which leads to a shift in the composition of the acyl-CoA pool. Subsequently, we show that different acyl-CoAs induce unique molecular responses. Altogether, our data disclose a role for acyl-CoAs acting in a cellular signaling pathway in Plants. Upon hypoxia, high oleoyl-CoA levels provide the initial trigger to release the transcription factor RAP2.12 from its interaction partner ACYL-COA BINDING PROTEIN at the plasma membrane. Subsequently, according to the N-end rule for proteasomal degradation, oxygen concentration-dependent stabilization of the subgroup VII ETHYLENE-RESPONSE FACTOR transcription factor RAP2.12 determines the level of hypoxia-specific gene expression. This research unveils a specific mechanism activating low-oxygen stress responses only when a decrease in the oxygen concentration coincides with a drop in energy.

Keywords

ACBP; ERFVII; acyl-CoA; integrative signaling; low-oxygen stress.

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