A plant locus essential for phylloquinone (vitamin K1) biosynthesis originated from a fusion of four eubacterial genes. 2006

Jeferson Gross, and Won Kyong Cho, and Lina Lezhneva, and Jon Falk, and Karin Krupinska, and Kazuo Shinozaki, and Motoaki Seki, and Reinhold G Herrmann, and Jörg Meurer
Department Biology I, Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Menzinger Strasse 67, D-80638 Munich, Germany.

Phylloquinone is a compound present in all photosynthetic plants serving as cofactor for Photosystem I-mediated electron transport. Newly identified seedling-lethal Arabidopsis thaliana mutants impaired in the biosynthesis of phylloquinone possess reduced Photosystem I activity. The affected gene, called PHYLLO, consists of a fusion of four previously individual eubacterial genes, menF, menD, menC, and menH, required for the biosynthesis of phylloquinone in photosynthetic cyanobacteria and the respiratory menaquinone in eubacteria. The fact that homologous men genes reside as polycistronic units in eubacterial chromosomes and in plastomes of red algae strongly suggests that PHYLLO derived from a plastid operon during endosymbiosis. The principle architecture of the fused PHYLLO locus is conserved in the nuclear genomes of plants, green algae, and the diatom alga Thalassiosira pseudonana. The latter arose from secondary endosymbiosis of a red algae and a eukaryotic host indicating selective driving forces for maintenance and/or independent generation of the composite gene cluster within the nuclear genomes. Besides, individual menF genes, encoding active isochorismate synthases (ICS), have been established followed by splitting of the essential 3' region of the menF module of PHYLLO only in genomes of higher plants. This resulted in inactivation of the ICS activity encoded by PHYLLO and enabled a metabolic branch from the phylloquinone biosynthetic route to independently regulate the synthesis of salicylic acid required for plant defense. Therefore, gene fusion, duplication, and fission events adapted a eubacterial multienzymatic system to the metabolic requirements of plants.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008956 Models, Chemical Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of chemical processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Chemical Models,Chemical Model,Model, Chemical
D008957 Models, Genetic Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of genetic processes or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Genetic Models,Genetic Model,Model, Genetic
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010837 Vitamin K 1 A family of phylloquinones that contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and an isoprenoid side chain. Members of this group of vitamin K 1 have only one double bond on the proximal isoprene unit. Rich sources of vitamin K 1 include green plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. Vitamin K1 has antihemorrhagic and prothrombogenic activity. Phylloquinone,Phytomenadione,Phytonadione,Aquamephyton,Konakion,Phyllohydroquinone,Vitamin K1
D010940 Plant Proteins Proteins found in plants (flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees, etc.). The concept does not include proteins found in vegetables for which PLANT PROTEINS, DIETARY is available. Plant Protein,Protein, Plant,Proteins, Plant
D002467 Cell Nucleus Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type membrane which is perforated by a number of pores; the outermost membrane is continuous with the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. A cell may contain more than one nucleus. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed) Cell Nuclei,Nuclei, Cell,Nucleus, Cell
D000460 Chlorophyta A phylum of photosynthetic EUKARYOTA bearing double membrane-bound plastids containing chlorophyll a and b. They comprise the classical green algae, and represent over 7000 species that live in a variety of primarily aquatic habitats. Only about ten percent are marine species, most live in freshwater. Algae, Green,Chlorophytina,Green Algae
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012689 Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid The sequential correspondence of nucleotides in one nucleic acid molecule with those of another nucleic acid molecule. Sequence homology is an indication of the genetic relatedness of different organisms and gene function. Base Sequence Homology,Homologous Sequences, Nucleic Acid,Homologs, Nucleic Acid Sequence,Homology, Base Sequence,Homology, Nucleic Acid Sequence,Nucleic Acid Sequence Homologs,Nucleic Acid Sequence Homology,Sequence Homology, Base,Base Sequence Homologies,Homologies, Base Sequence,Sequence Homologies, Base
D013559 Symbiosis The relationship between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other or a relationship between different species where both of the organisms in question benefit from the presence of the other. Endosymbiosis,Commensalism,Mutualism

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