Abstract
The effect of an inhibitor of cycloartenol synthase (CAS, EC 5.4.99.8) on the proteome of tobacco BY-2 cells has been examined. CAS catalyzes the first committed step in phytosterol synthesis in plants. BY-2 cells were treated with RO 48-8071, a potent inhibitor of oxidosqualene cyclization. Proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis and spots, that clearly looked differentially accumulated after visual inspection, were cut, in-gel trypsin digested, and peptides were analyzed by nano-HPLC–MS/MS. Distinct peptides were compared to sequences in the data banks and attributed to corresponding proteins and genes. Inhibition of CAS induced proteins that appear to mitigate the negative effects of the chemical exposure. However, as all enzymes that are directly involved in phytosterol biosynthesis are low-abundant proteins, significant changes in their levels could not be observed. Differences could be seen with enzymes involved in primary metabolism (glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway etc.), in proteins of the chaperonin family, and those, like actin, that participate in formation and strengthening of the cytoskeleton and have some impact on cell growth and division.
Abbreviations
- BY-2 cells:
-
Bright Yellow cells
- CAS:
-
Cycloartenol synthase
- CHAPS:
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3-[(3-Cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate
- EC:
-
Enzyme catalogue
- EMBL:
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- ER:
-
Endoplasmic reticulum
- GAP:
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Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
- IEF:
-
Isoelectric focusing
- IPG:
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Immobilized pH gradient
- HMG-CoA:
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3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A
- HMGR:
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HMG-CoA reductase
- HSP:
-
Heat shock protein
- LAS:
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Lanosterol synthase
- 2D PAGE:
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Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- PBS:
-
Phosphate buffer saline
- PDB:
-
Protein data bank
- RuBisCO:
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Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxidase
- SAM:
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S-Adenosyl-methionine
- SMT:
-
Sterol methyltransferase
- SDS:
-
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
- SSRP1:
-
Structure-specific recognition protein 1
- TCA:
-
Trichloroacetic acid
- TOF:
-
Time of flight
- Tris:
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Trishydroxymethylaminomethane, or 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol
- VIGS:
-
Virus-induced gene silencing
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Fig. S1. Protein category and enriched cellular processes. Identified proteins have been distributed into 7 major categories (and 5 minor categories), depending on the cellular processes to which are more likely to be involved. Values represent the percentage of proteins in each category vs the total number of proteins identified.(TIFF 51 kb)
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Table S1: Identified proteins, selected peptide sequences, protein coverage and spectral information based on Mascot MS/MS dataset. Information provided in this table complements Table 1. Up to 25 peptides were identified from each spot. Predicted proteins represented by less than 3 peptides were discarded. Only the first peptide for each identified protein is shown. (XLSX 25 kb)
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Gas-Pascual, E., Simonovik, B., Heintz, D. et al. Inhibition of Cycloartenol Synthase (CAS) Function in Tobacco BY-2 Cell Suspensions: A Proteomic Analysis. Lipids 50, 773–784 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-015-4041-9
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