Uridylation and the SKI complex orchestrate the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis through RNA surveillance of TKL1 in Arabidopsis

RNA uridylation, catalyzed by terminal uridylyl transferases (TUTases), represents a conserved and widespread posttranscriptional RNA modification in eukaryotes that affects RNA metabolism. In plants, several TUTases, including HEN1 SUPPRESSOR 1 (HESO1) and UTP: RNA URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE (URT1), have been characterized through genetic and biochemical approaches. However, little is known about their physiological significance during plant development. Here, we show that HESO1 and URT1 act cooperatively with the cytoplasmic 3'-5' exoribonucleolytic machinery component SUPERKILLER 2 (SKI2) to regulate photosynthesis through RNA surveillance of the Calvin cycle gene TRANSKETOLASE 1 (TKL1) in Arabidopsis. Simultaneous dysfunction of HESO1, URT1, and SKI2 resulted in leaf etiolation and reduced photosynthetic efficiency. In addition, we detected massive illegitimate short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) from the TKL1 locus in heso1 urt1 ski2, accompanied by reduced TKL1/2 expression and attenuated TKL activities. Consequently, the metabolic analysis revealed that the abundance of many Calvin cycle intermediates is dramatically disturbed in heso1 urt1 ski2. Importantly, all these molecular and physiological defects were largely rescued by the loss-of-function mutation in RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 6 (RDR6), demonstrating illegitimate siRNA-mediated TKL silencing. Taken together, our results suggest that HESO1- and URT1-mediated RNA uridylation connects to the cytoplasmic RNA degradation pathway for RNA surveillance, which is crucial for TKL expression and photosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 119(2022), 38 vom: 20. Sept., Seite e2205842119

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Wenwen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinhui [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Luyao [VerfasserIn]
Lao, Kangwen [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xianxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dingyu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, He [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Beixin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Guodong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arabidopsis Proteins
Calvin cycle
EC 2.2.1.1
EC 2.7.7.-
EC 3.6.4.13
HESO1 protein, Arabidopsis
Journal Article
Nucleotidyltransferases
Photosynthesis
Post-transcriptional gene silencing
RAX3 protein, Arabidopsis
RNA, Small Interfering
RNA Helicases
RNA Nucleotidyltransferases
RNA degradation
RNA uridylation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transketolase
URT1 protein, Arabidopsis
Uridine
WHI7HQ7H85

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Date Completed 14.09.2022

Date Revised 13.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2205842119

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346121345