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- W2891721510 abstract "The widespread occurrence of polyprenols throughout the plant kingdom is well documented, yet their functional role is poorly understood. These lipophilic compounds are known to be assembled from isoprenoid precursors by a class of enzymes designated as cis-prenyltransferases (CPTs), which are encoded by small CPT gene families in plants. In this study, we report that RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knockdown of one member of the tomato CPT family (SlCPT5) reduced polyprenols in leaves by about 70%. Assays with recombinant SlCPT5 produced in Escherichia coli determined that the enzyme synthesizes polyprenols of approximately 50-55 carbons (Pren-10, Pren-11) in length and accommodates a variety of trans-prenyldiphosphate precursors as substrates. Introduction of SlCPT5 into the polyprenol-deficient yeast Δrer2 mutant resulted in the accumulation of Pren-11 in yeast cells, restored proper protein N-glycosylation and rescued the temperature-sensitive growth phenotype that is associated with its polyprenol deficiency. Subcellular fractionation studies together with in vivo localization of SlCPT5 fluorescent protein fusions demonstrated that SlCPT5 resides in the chloroplast stroma and that its enzymatic products accumulate in both thylakoid and envelope membranes. Transmission electron microscopy images of polyprenol-deficient leaves revealed alterations in chloroplast ultrastructure, and anisotropy measurements revealed a more disordered state of their envelope membranes. In polyprenol-deficient leaves, CO2 assimilation was hindered and their thylakoid membranes exhibited lower phase transition temperatures and calorimetric enthalpies, which coincided with a decreased photosynthetic electron transport rate. Taken together, these results uncover a role for polyprenols in governing chloroplast membrane dynamics." @default.
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- W2891721510 date "2018-09-06" @default.
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- W2891721510 title "Medium-Chain Polyprenols Influence Chloroplast Membrane Dynamics in Solanum lycopersicum" @default.
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