Transorganellar complementation redefines the biochemical continuity of endoplasmic reticulum and chloroplasts
Transorganellar complementation redefines the biochemical continuity of endoplasmic reticulum and chloroplasts
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1306331110
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发表时间:
2013-07-16
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
DellaPenna, Dean
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作者:
Mehrshahi, Payam;Stefano, Giovanni;DellaPenna, Dean
Tocopherols are nonpolar compounds synthesized and localized in plastids but whose genetic elimination specifically impacts fatty acid desaturation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), suggesting a direct interaction with ER-resident enzymes. To functionally probe for such interactions, we developed transorganellar complementation, where mutated pathway activities in one organelle are experimentally tested for substrate accessibility and complementation by active enzymes retargeted to a companion organelle. Mutations disrupting three plastid-resident activities in tocopherol and carotenoid synthesis were complemented from the ER in this fashion, demonstrating transorganellar access to at least seven nonpolar, plastid envelope-localized substrates from the lumen of the ER, likely through plastid:ER membrane interaction domains. The ability of enzymes in either organelle to access shared, nonpolar plastid metabolite pools redefines our understanding of the biochemical continuity of the ER and chloroplast with profound implications for the integration and regulation of organelle-spanning pathways that synthesize nonpolar metabolites in plants.