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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Ectopic transplastomic expression of a synthetic MatK gene leads to cotyledon-specific leaf variegation |
| Creators Name: | Qu, Y., Legen, J., Arndt, J., Henkel, S., Hoppe, G., Thieme, C., Ranzini, G., Muino, J.M., Weihe, A., Ohler, U., Weber, G., Ostersetzer, O. and Schmitz-Linneweber, C. |
| Abstract: | Chloroplasts (and other plastids) harbor their own genetic material, with a bacterial-like gene-expression systems. Chloroplast RNA metabolism is complex and is predominantly mediated by nuclear-encoded RNA-binding proteins. In addition to these nuclear factors, the chloroplast-encoded intron maturase MatK has been suggested to perform as a splicing factor for a subset of chloroplast introns. MatK is essential for plant cell survival in tobacco, and thus null mutants have not yet been isolated. We therefore attempted to over-express MatK from a neutral site in the chloroplast, placing it under the control of a theophylline-inducible riboswitch. This ectopic insertion of MatK lead to a variegated cotyledons phenotype. The addition of the inducer theophylline exacerbated the phenotype in a concentration-dependent manner. The extent of variegation was further modulated by light, sucrose and spectinomycin, suggesting that the function of MatK is intertwined with photosynthesis and plastid translation. Inhibiting translation in the transplastomic lines has a profound effect on the accumulation of several chloroplast mRNAs, including the accumulation of an RNA antisense to rpl33, a gene coding for an essential chloroplast ribosomal protein. Our study further supports the idea that MatK expression needs to be tightly regulated to prevent detrimental effects and establishes another link between leaf variegation and chloroplast translation. |
| Keywords: | Chloroplast, Variegation, MatK, Splicing, Transplastomic, Nicotiana tabacum |
| Source: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
| ISSN: | 1664-462X |
| Publisher: | Frontiers Media SA |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Page Range: | 1453 |
| Date: | October 2018 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01453 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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