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  1. Article ; Online: Exit route evolved into entry path in plants.

    Schnell, Danny J

    Nature

    2018  Volume 564, Issue 7734, Page(s) 45–46

    MeSH term(s) Plants
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type News ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/d41586-018-07426-6
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  2. Article ; Online: The TOC GTPase Receptors: Regulators of the Fidelity, Specificity and Substrate Profiles of the General Protein Import Machinery of Chloroplasts.

    Schnell, Danny J

    The protein journal

    2019  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 343–350

    Abstract: More than 2500 nuclear encoded preproteins are required for the function of chloroplasts in terrestrial plants. These preproteins are imported into chloroplasts via the concerted action of two multi-subunit translocons of the outer (TOC) and inner (TIC) ... ...

    Abstract More than 2500 nuclear encoded preproteins are required for the function of chloroplasts in terrestrial plants. These preproteins are imported into chloroplasts via the concerted action of two multi-subunit translocons of the outer (TOC) and inner (TIC) membranes of the chloroplast envelope. This general import machinery functions to recognize and import proteins with high fidelity and efficiency to ensure that organelle biogenesis is properly coordinated with developmental and physiological events. Two components of the TOC machinery, Toc34 and Toc159, act as the primary receptors for preproteins at the chloroplast surface. They interact with the intrinsic targeting signals (transit peptides) of preproteins to mediate the selectivity of targeting, and they contribute to the quality control of import by constituting a GTP-dependent checkpoint in the import reaction. The TOC receptor family has expanded to regulate the import of distinct classes of preproteins that are required for remodeling of organelle proteomes during plastid-type transitions that accompany developmental changes. As such, the TOC receptors function as central regulators of the fidelity, specificity and selectivity of the general import machinery, thereby contributing to the integration of protein import with plastid biogenesis.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/metabolism ; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Chloroplasts/metabolism ; GTP Phosphohydrolases/metabolism ; Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Protein Transport
    Chemical Substances Arabidopsis Proteins ; Membrane Transport Proteins ; GTP Phosphohydrolases (EC 3.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2143071-8
    ISSN 1875-8355 ; 1572-3887
    ISSN (online) 1875-8355
    ISSN 1572-3887
    DOI 10.1007/s10930-019-09846-3
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  3. Article ; Online: Overexpression of the Phosphatidylcholine:DiacylglycerolCholinephosphotransferase (PDCT) gene increases carbon flux toward triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis in Camelinasativa seeds.

    Abdullah, Hesham M / Pang, Na / Chilcoat, Benjamin / Shachar-Hill, Yair / Schnell, Danny J / Dhankher, Om Parkash

    Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB

    2024  Volume 208, Page(s) 108470

    Abstract: Camelinasativa has considerable promise as a dedicated industrial oilseed crop. Its oil-based blends have been tested and approved as liquid transportation fuels. Previously, we utilized metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling approaches and identified ... ...

    Abstract Camelinasativa has considerable promise as a dedicated industrial oilseed crop. Its oil-based blends have been tested and approved as liquid transportation fuels. Previously, we utilized metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling approaches and identified metabolic bottlenecks that control oil production and accumulation in seeds. Accordingly, we selected candidate genes for the metabolic engineering of Camelina. Here we targeted the overexpression of Camelina PDCT gene, which encodes the phosphatidylcholine: diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase enzyme. PDCT is proposed as a gatekeeper responsible for the interconversions of diacylglycerol (DAG) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) pools and has the potential to increase the levels of TAG in seeds. To confirm whether increased CsPDCT activity in developing Camelina seeds would enhance carbon flux toward increased levels of TAG and alter oil composition, we overexpressed the CsPDCT gene under the control of the seed-specific phaseolin promoter. Camelina transgenics exhibited significant increases in seed yield (19-56%), seed oil content (9-13%), oil yields per plant (32-76%), and altered polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content compared to their parental wild-type (WT) plants. Results from [
    MeSH term(s) Phosphatidylcholines/metabolism ; Triglycerides/metabolism ; Brassicaceae/genetics ; Brassicaceae/metabolism ; Fatty Acids/metabolism ; Seeds/genetics ; Seeds/metabolism ; Carbon Cycle ; Plant Oils/metabolism ; Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Phosphatidylcholines ; Triglycerides ; Fatty Acids ; Plant Oils
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-24
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 742978-2
    ISSN 1873-2690 ; 0981-9428
    ISSN (online) 1873-2690
    ISSN 0981-9428
    DOI 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108470
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  4. Article ; Online: Origins, function, and regulation of the TOC-TIC general protein import machinery of plastids.

    Richardson, Lynn G L / Schnell, Danny J

    Journal of experimental botany

    2019  Volume 71, Issue 4, Page(s) 1226–1238

    Abstract: The evolution of chloroplasts from the original endosymbiont involved the transfer of thousands of genes from the ancestral bacterial genome to the host nucleus, thereby combining the two genetic systems to facilitate coordination of gene expression and ... ...

    Abstract The evolution of chloroplasts from the original endosymbiont involved the transfer of thousands of genes from the ancestral bacterial genome to the host nucleus, thereby combining the two genetic systems to facilitate coordination of gene expression and achieve integration of host and organelle functions. A key element of successful endosymbiosis was the evolution of a unique protein import system to selectively and efficiently target nuclear-encoded proteins to their site of function within the chloroplast after synthesis in the cytoplasm. The chloroplast TOC-TIC (translocon at the outer chloroplast envelope-translocon at the inner chloroplast envelope) general protein import system is conserved across the plant kingdom, and is a system of hybrid origin, with core membrane transport components adapted from bacterial protein targeting systems, and additional components adapted from host genes to confer the specificity and directionality of import. In vascular plants, the TOC-TIC system has diversified to mediate the import of specific, functionally related classes of plastid proteins. This functional diversification occurred as the plastid family expanded to fulfill cell- and tissue-specific functions in terrestrial plants. In addition, there is growing evidence that direct regulation of TOC-TIC activities plays an essential role in the dynamic remodeling of the organelle proteome that is required to coordinate plastid biogenesis with developmental and physiological events.
    MeSH term(s) Chloroplast Proteins/genetics ; Chloroplast Proteins/metabolism ; Chloroplasts/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Plastids/metabolism ; Protein Transport
    Chemical Substances Chloroplast Proteins ; Plant Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2976-2
    ISSN 1460-2431 ; 0022-0957
    ISSN (online) 1460-2431
    ISSN 0022-0957
    DOI 10.1093/jxb/erz517
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  5. Article ; Online: Exploring Camelina sativa lipid metabolism regulation by combining gene co-expression and DNA affinity purification analyses.

    Gomez-Cano, Fabio / Chu, Yi-Hsuan / Cruz-Gomez, Mariel / Abdullah, Hesham M / Lee, Yun Sun / Schnell, Danny J / Grotewold, Erich

    The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology

    2022  Volume 110, Issue 2, Page(s) 589–606

    Abstract: Camelina (Camelina sativa) is an annual oilseed plant that is gaining momentum as a biofuel cover crop. Understanding gene regulatory networks is essential to deciphering plant metabolic pathways, including lipid metabolism. Here, we take advantage of a ... ...

    Abstract Camelina (Camelina sativa) is an annual oilseed plant that is gaining momentum as a biofuel cover crop. Understanding gene regulatory networks is essential to deciphering plant metabolic pathways, including lipid metabolism. Here, we take advantage of a growing collection of gene expression datasets to predict transcription factors (TFs) associated with the control of Camelina lipid metabolism. We identified approximately 350 TFs highly co-expressed with lipid-related genes (LRGs). These TFs are highly represented in the MYB, AP2/ERF, bZIP, and bHLH families, including a significant number of homologs of well-known Arabidopsis lipid and seed developmental regulators. After prioritizing the top 22 TFs for further validation, we identified DNA-binding sites and predicted target genes for 16 out of the 22 TFs tested using DNA affinity purification followed by sequencing (DAP-seq). Enrichment analyses of targets supported the co-expression prediction for most TF candidates, and the comparison to Arabidopsis revealed some common themes, but also aspects unique to Camelina. Within the top potential lipid regulators, we identified CsaMYB1, CsaABI3AVP1-2, CsaHB1, CsaNAC2, CsaMYB3, and CsaNAC1 as likely involved in the control of seed fatty acid elongation and CsaABI3AVP1-2 and CsabZIP1 as potential regulators of the synthesis and degradation of triacylglycerols (TAGs), respectively. Altogether, the integration of co-expression data and DNA-binding assays permitted us to generate a high-confidence and short list of Camelina TFs involved in the control of lipid metabolism during seed development.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/genetics ; Brassicaceae/genetics ; Humans ; Lipid Metabolism/genetics ; Seeds/metabolism ; Triglycerides/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Triglycerides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 1088037-9
    ISSN 1365-313X ; 0960-7412
    ISSN (online) 1365-313X
    ISSN 0960-7412
    DOI 10.1111/tpj.15682
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  6. Article ; Online: The integration of chloroplast protein targeting with plant developmental and stress responses.

    Richardson, Lynn G L / Singhal, Rajneesh / Schnell, Danny J

    BMC biology

    2017  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 118

    Abstract: The plastids, including chloroplasts, are a group of interrelated organelles that confer photoautotrophic growth and the unique metabolic capabilities that are characteristic of plant systems. Plastid biogenesis relies on the expression, import, and ... ...

    Abstract The plastids, including chloroplasts, are a group of interrelated organelles that confer photoautotrophic growth and the unique metabolic capabilities that are characteristic of plant systems. Plastid biogenesis relies on the expression, import, and assembly of thousands of nuclear encoded preproteins. Plastid proteomes undergo rapid remodeling in response to developmental and environmental signals to generate functionally distinct plastid types in specific cells and tissues. In this review, we will highlight the central role of the plastid protein import system in regulating and coordinating the import of functionally related sets of preproteins that are required for plastid-type transitions and maintenance.
    MeSH term(s) Chloroplast Proteins/metabolism ; Plant Development ; Plants/metabolism ; Protein Transport ; Stress, Physiological
    Chemical Substances Chloroplast Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ISSN 1741-7007
    ISSN (online) 1741-7007
    DOI 10.1186/s12915-017-0458-3
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  7. Article ; Online: Increased Cuticle Waxes by Overexpression of WSD1 Improves Osmotic Stress Tolerance in

    Abdullah, Hesham M / Rodriguez, Jessica / Salacup, Jeffrey M / Castañeda, Isla S / Schnell, Danny J / Pareek, Ashwani / Dhankher, Om Parkash

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 10

    Abstract: To ensure global food security under the changing climate, there is a strong need for developing 'climate resilient crops' that can thrive and produce better yields under extreme environmental conditions such as drought, salinity, and high temperature. ... ...

    Abstract To ensure global food security under the changing climate, there is a strong need for developing 'climate resilient crops' that can thrive and produce better yields under extreme environmental conditions such as drought, salinity, and high temperature. To enhance plant productivity under the adverse conditions, we constitutively overexpressed a bifunctional
    MeSH term(s) Acyl Coenzyme A/metabolism ; Acyltransferases/genetics ; Acyltransferases/metabolism ; Arabidopsis/physiology ; Brassicaceae/physiology ; Esters/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Osmotic Pressure ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Stress, Physiological ; Waxes/chemistry ; Waxes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Acyl Coenzyme A ; Esters ; Plant Proteins ; Waxes ; Acyltransferases (EC 2.3.-) ; long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms22105173
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  8. Article ; Online: Molecular Topology of the Transit Peptide during Chloroplast Protein Import.

    Richardson, Lynn G L / Small, Eliana L / Inoue, Hitoshi / Schnell, Danny J

    The Plant cell

    2018  Volume 30, Issue 8, Page(s) 1789–1806

    Abstract: Chloroplast protein import is directed by the interaction of the targeting signal (transit peptide) of nucleus-encoded preproteins with translocons at the outer (TOC) and inner (TIC) chloroplast envelope membranes. Studies of the energetics and ... ...

    Abstract Chloroplast protein import is directed by the interaction of the targeting signal (transit peptide) of nucleus-encoded preproteins with translocons at the outer (TOC) and inner (TIC) chloroplast envelope membranes. Studies of the energetics and determinants of transit peptide binding have led to the hypothesis that import occurs through sequential recognition of transit peptides by components of TOC and TIC during protein import. To test this hypothesis, we employed a site-specific cross-linking approach to map transit peptide topology in relation to TOC-TIC components at specific stages of import in
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/genetics ; Arabidopsis/metabolism ; Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics ; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Chloroplasts/metabolism ; Guanosine Triphosphate/metabolism ; Pisum sativum/genetics ; Pisum sativum/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Protein Transport
    Chemical Substances Arabidopsis Proteins ; Plant Proteins ; Guanosine Triphosphate (86-01-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 623171-8
    ISSN 1532-298X ; 1040-4651
    ISSN (online) 1532-298X
    ISSN 1040-4651
    DOI 10.1105/tpc.18.00172
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  9. Article ; Online: Increased Cuticle Waxes by Overexpression of WSD1 Improves Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa

    Hesham M. Abdullah / Jessica Rodriguez / Jeffrey M. Salacup / Isla S. Castañeda / Danny J. Schnell / Ashwani Pareek / Om Parkash Dhankher

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 5173, p

    2021  Volume 5173

    Abstract: To ensure global food security under the changing climate, there is a strong need for developing ‘climate resilient crops’ that can thrive and produce better yields under extreme environmental conditions such as drought, salinity, and high temperature. ... ...

    Abstract To ensure global food security under the changing climate, there is a strong need for developing ‘climate resilient crops’ that can thrive and produce better yields under extreme environmental conditions such as drought, salinity, and high temperature. To enhance plant productivity under the adverse conditions, we constitutively overexpressed a bifunctional wax synthase/acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase ( WSD1 ) gene, which plays a critical role in wax ester synthesis in Arabidopsis stem and leaf tissues. The qRT-PCR analysis showed a strong upregulation of WSD1 transcripts by mannitol, NaCl, and abscisic acid (ABA) treatments, particularly in Arabidopsis thaliana shoots. Gas chromatography and electron microscopy analyses of Arabidopsis seedlings overexpressing WSD1 showed higher deposition of epicuticular wax crystals and increased leaf and stem wax loading in WSD1 transgenics compared to wildtype (WT) plants. WSD1 transgenics exhibited enhanced tolerance to ABA, mannitol, drought and salinity, which suggested new physiological roles for WSD1 in stress response aside from its wax synthase activity. Transgenic plants were able to recover from drought and salinity better than the WT plants. Furthermore, transgenics showed reduced cuticular transpirational rates and cuticle permeability, as well as less chlorophyll leaching than the WT. The knowledge from Arabidopsis was translated to the oilseed crop Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz. Similar to Arabidopsis, transgenic Camelina lines overexpressing WSD1 also showed enhanced tolerance to drought stress. Our results clearly show that the manipulation of cuticular waxes will be advantageous for enhancing plant productivity under a changing climate.
    Keywords cuticular waxes ; drought ; salinity ; stress tolerance/adaptation ; gene expression ; wax loading ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article: Exploring Camelina sativa lipid metabolism regulation by combining gene co‐expression and DNA affinity purification analyses

    Gomez‐Cano, Fabio / Chu, Yi‐Hsuan / Cruz‐Gomez, Mariel / Abdullah, Hesham M. / Lee, Yun Sun / Schnell, Danny J. / Grotewold, Erich

    plant journal. 2022 Apr., v. 110, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: Camelina (Camelina sativa) is an annual oilseed plant that is gaining momentum as a biofuel cover crop. Understanding gene regulatory networks is essential to deciphering plant metabolic pathways, including lipid metabolism. Here, we take advantage of a ... ...

    Abstract Camelina (Camelina sativa) is an annual oilseed plant that is gaining momentum as a biofuel cover crop. Understanding gene regulatory networks is essential to deciphering plant metabolic pathways, including lipid metabolism. Here, we take advantage of a growing collection of gene expression datasets to predict transcription factors (TFs) associated with the control of Camelina lipid metabolism. We identified approximately 350 TFs highly co‐expressed with lipid‐related genes (LRGs). These TFs are highly represented in the MYB, AP2/ERF, bZIP, and bHLH families, including a significant number of homologs of well‐known Arabidopsis lipid and seed developmental regulators. After prioritizing the top 22 TFs for further validation, we identified DNA‐binding sites and predicted target genes for 16 out of the 22 TFs tested using DNA affinity purification followed by sequencing (DAP‐seq). Enrichment analyses of targets supported the co‐expression prediction for most TF candidates, and the comparison to Arabidopsis revealed some common themes, but also aspects unique to Camelina. Within the top potential lipid regulators, we identified CsaMYB1, CsaABI3AVP1‐2, CsaHB1, CsaNAC2, CsaMYB3, and CsaNAC1 as likely involved in the control of seed fatty acid elongation and CsaABI3AVP1‐2 and CsabZIP1 as potential regulators of the synthesis and degradation of triacylglycerols (TAGs), respectively. Altogether, the integration of co‐expression data and DNA‐binding assays permitted us to generate a high‐confidence and short list of Camelina TFs involved in the control of lipid metabolism during seed development.
    Keywords Arabidopsis ; Camelina sativa ; DNA ; biofuels ; cover crops ; data collection ; fatty acids ; gene expression ; genes ; lipid metabolism ; oilseed crops ; prediction ; seed development ; triacylglycerols
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Size p. 589-606.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 1088037-9
    ISSN 1365-313X ; 0960-7412
    ISSN (online) 1365-313X
    ISSN 0960-7412
    DOI 10.1111/tpj.15682
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