ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase genes are differentially regulated in sugar-dependent or -independent manners in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit

In early developing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit, starch accumulates at high levels and is used by various primary metabolites in ripening fruits. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is responsible for the first key step of starch biosynthesis. Although it has been reported that AgpL1 and AgpS1...

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Published in:Plant Biotechnology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 345 - 351
Main Authors: Yin, Yong-Gen, Sanuki, Atsuko, Goto, Yukihisa, Suzui, Nobuo, Kawachi, Naoki, Matsukura, Chiaki
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology 25-12-2023
Japan Science and Technology Agency
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Summary:In early developing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit, starch accumulates at high levels and is used by various primary metabolites in ripening fruits. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is responsible for the first key step of starch biosynthesis. Although it has been reported that AgpL1 and AgpS1 isoforms are mainly expressed in early developing fruit, their regulatory mechanism has not been elucidated. The present study investigated the transcriptional response of AgpL1 and AgpS1 to various metabolizable sugars, nonmetabolizable sugar analogues, hexokinase inhibitors and proline by an experimental system using half-cut fruits. AgpL1 was upregulated in response to sucrose and constituted hexoses such glucose, whereas the AgpS1 gene almost did not exhibit a prominent sugar response. Further analyses revealed that other disaccharides such maltose and trehalose did not show a remarkable effect on both AgpL1 and AgpS1 expressions. These results indicate that there are two distinct regulatory mechanisms, namely, sugar metabolism-dependent and -independent, for the regulation of AGPase gene expression. Interestingly, the ADP treatment, a hexokinase inhibitors, cancelled the sugar response of AgpL1, indicating that hexokinase-mediated sugar signaling should be involved in the sugar response of AgpL1. These results suggest that sugar-dependent (AgpL1) and sugar-independent (AgpS1) pathways coordinatively regulate starch biosynthesis in immature tomato fruit.
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ISSN:1342-4580
1347-6114
DOI:10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.1004a