A GDSL Esterase/Lipase Catalyzes the Esterification of Lutein in Bread Wheat

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第一作者： Watkins, Jacinta L.

作者： Watkins, Jacinta L.;McQuinn, Ryan P.;Pogsona, Barry J.;Li, Ming;Mares, Daryl;Chalmers, Kenneth J.;Mather, Diane E.;Chan, Kai Xun;Chan, Kai Xun;McFarlane, Heather E.;Ermakova, Maria;Furbank, Robert T.;Dong, Chongmei;Sharp, Peter;Dong, Chongmei;Sharp, Peter;Li, Ming;McFarlane, Heather E.

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期刊名称：PLANT CELL （ 影响因子：11.277； 五年影响因子：12.061 ）

ISSN： 1040-4651

年卷期： 2019 年 31 卷 12 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Xanthophylls are a class of carotenoids that are important micronutrients for humans. They are often found esterified with fatty acids in fruits, vegetables, and certain grains, including bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Esterification promotes the sequestration and accumulation of carotenoids, thereby enhancing stability, particularly in tissues such as in harvested wheat grain. Here, we report on a plant xanthophyll acyltransferase (XAT) that is both necessary and sufficient for xanthophyll esterification in bread wheat grain. XAT contains a canonical Gly-Asp-Ser-Leu (GDSL) motif and is encoded by a member of the GDSL esterase/lipase gene family. Genetic evidence from allelic variants of wheat and transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) calli demonstrated that XAT catalyzes the formation of xanthophyll esters. XAT has broad substrate specificity and can esterify lutein, beta-cryptoxanthin, and zeaxanthin using multiple acyl donors, yet it has a preference for triacylglycerides, indicating that the enzyme acts via transesterification. A conserved amino acid, Ser-37, is required for activity. Despite xanthophylls being synthesized in plastids, XAT accumulated in the apoplast. Based on analysis of substrate preferences and xanthophyll ester formation in vitro and in vivo using xanthophyll-accumulating rice callus, we propose that disintegration of the cellular structure during wheat grain desiccation facilitates access to lutein-promoting transesterification.

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