Abstract |
The biosynthetic pathway for the cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin in sorghum has previously been shown to involve the sequential production of (E)- and (Z)-p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime. In this study we used microsomes prepared from wild-type and mutant sorghum or transiently transformed Nicotiana benthamiana to demonstrate that CYP79A1 catalyzes conversion of tyrosine to (E)-p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime whereas CYP71E1 catalyzes conversion of (E)-p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime into the corresponding geometrical Z-isomer as required for its dehydration into a nitrile, the next intermediate in cyanogenic glucoside synthesis. Glucosinolate biosynthesis is also initiated by the action of a CYP79 family enzyme, but the next enzyme involved belongs to the CYP83 family. We demonstrate that CYP83B1 from Arabidopsis thaliana cannot convert the (E)-p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime to the (Z)-isomer, which blocks the route towards cyanogenic glucoside synthesis. Instead CYP83B1 catalyzes the conversion of the (E)-p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime into an S-alkyl-thiohydroximate with retention of the configuration of the E- oxime intermediate in the final glucosinolate core structure. Numerous microbial plant pathogens are able to detoxify Z- oximes but not E- oximes. The CYP79-derived E- oximes may play an important role in plant defense.
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Authors | Mette Clausen, Rubini M Kannangara, Carl E Olsen, Cecilia K Blomstedt, Roslyn M Gleadow, Kirsten Jørgensen, Søren Bak, Mohammed S Motawie, Birger Lindberg Møller |
Journal | The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
(Plant J)
Vol. 84
Issue 3
Pg. 558-73
(Nov 2015)
ISSN: 1365-313X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 26361733
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2015 The Authors The Plant Journal © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Chemical References |
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Glucosinolates
- Oximes
- Plant Proteins
- 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime
- Tyrosine
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- CYP83B1 protein, Arabidopsis
- cytochrome P450TYR
- cytochrome P-450 CYP71E1 (sorghum)
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Topics |
- Arabidopsis Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- Biosynthetic Pathways
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
(genetics, metabolism)
- Glucosinolates
(metabolism)
- Isomerism
- Mutation
- Oximes
(metabolism)
- Plant Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Sorghum
(genetics, metabolism)
- Tobacco
(genetics, metabolism)
- Tyrosine
(metabolism)
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