Functional divergence of two arginine decarboxylase genes in tropane alkaloid biosynthesis and root growth in Atropa belladonna

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第一作者： Liu, Xiaoqiang

作者： Liu, Xiaoqiang;Yang, Mei;Zhu, Jiahui;Zeng, Junlan;Qiu, Fei;Zeng, Lingjiang;Yang, Chunxian;Liao, Zhihua;Zhao, Tengfei;Zhang, Hongbo;Lan, Xiaozhong;Chen, Min

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关键词： Arginine decarboxylase; Atropa belladonna; Metabolism; Polyamines; Root growth; Tropane alkaloids

期刊名称：PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY （ 影响因子：6.5； 五年影响因子：6.4 ）

ISSN： 0981-9428

年卷期： 2024 年 208 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Putrescine, produced via the arginine decarboxylase (ADC)/ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)-mediated pathway, is an initial precursor for polyamines metabolism and the root-specific biosynthesis of medicinal tropane alkaloids (TAs). These alkaloids are widely used as muscarinic acetylcholine antagonists in clinics. Although the functions of ODC in biosynthesis of polyamines and TAs have been well investigated, the role of ADC is still poorly understood. In this study, enzyme inhibitor treatment showed that ADC was involved in the biosynthesis of putrescine-derived metabolites and root growth in Atropa belladonna. Further analysis found that there were six ADC unigenes in the A. belladonna transcriptome, with two of them, AbADC1 and AbADC2, exhibiting high expression in the roots. To investigate their roles in TAs/polyamines metabolism and root growth, RNA interference (RNAi) was used to suppress either AbADC1 or AbADC2 expression in A. belladonna hairy roots. Suppression of the AbADC1 expression resulted in a significant reduction in the putrescine content and hairy root biomass. However, it had no noticeable effect on the levels of N-methylputrescine and the TAs hyoscyamine, anisodamine, and scopolamine. On the other hand, suppression of AbADC2 expression markedly reduced the levels of putrescine, N-methylputrescine, and TAs, but had no significant effect on hairy root biomass. According to beta-glucuronidase (GUS) staining assays, AbADC1 was mainly expressed in the root elongation and division region while AbADC2 was mainly expressed in the cylinder of the root maturation region. These differences in expression led to functional divergence, with AbADC1 primarily regulating root growth and AbADC2 contributing to TA biosynthesis.

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