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The role of UDP-glucose:hydroxycinnamate glucosyltransferases in phenylpropanoid metabolism and the response to UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18563436     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Arabidopsis harbors four UDP-glycosyltransferases that convert hydroxycinnamates (HCAs) to 1-O-beta-glucose esters, UGT84A1 (encoded by At4g15480), UGT84A2 (At3g21560), UGT84A3 (At4g15490), and UGT84A4 (At4g15500). To elucidate the role of the individual UGT84A enzymes in planta we analyzed gene expression, UGT activities and accumulation of phenylpropanoids in Arabidopsis wild type plants, ugt mutants and overexpressing lines. Individual ugt84A null alleles did not significantly reduce the gross metabolic flux to the accumulating compounds sinapoylcholine (sinapine) in seeds and sinapoylmalate in leaves. For the ugt84A2 mutant, LC/MS analysis revealed minor qualitative and quantitative changes of several HCA choline esters and of disinapoylspermidine in seeds. Overexpression of individual UGT84A genes caused increased enzyme activities but failed to produce significant changes in the pattern of accumulating HCA esters. For UGT84A3, our data tentatively suggest an impact on cell wall-associated 4-coumarate. Exposure of plants to enhanced UV-B radiation induced the UGT84A-encoding genes and led to a transient increase in sinapoylglucose and sinapoylmalate concentrations.
Authors:
Dirk Meissner; Andreas Albert; Christoph Böttcher; Dieter Strack; Carsten Milkowski
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-06-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Planta     Volume:  228     ISSN:  0032-0935     ISO Abbreviation:  Planta     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-08-04     Completed Date:  2009-01-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1250576     Medline TA:  Planta     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  663-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Secondary Metabolism, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Physiological*
Arabidopsis / enzymology*,  genetics,  radiation effects
Cell Wall
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Cinnamates
Gene Expression* / radiation effects
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Glucosyltransferases / metabolism*
Glycosylation
Malates / metabolism
Mutation
Phenylpropionates / metabolism
Propanols / metabolism
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Transformation, Genetic
Ultraviolet Rays
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/1-phenylpropanol; 0/2-O-sinapoylmalate; 0/Cinnamates; 0/Malates; 0/Phenylpropionates; 0/Propanols; EC 2.4.1.-/Glucosyltransferases

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