SUMOylation contributes to proteostasis of the chloroplast protein import receptor TOC159 during early development
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Figures
Figure 1 with 2 supplements
Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) interaction and SUMOylation of TOC159GM.
(A) Schematic representation of TOC159GM indicating the predicted SUMO-interacting motif (SIM) in the G-domain. (B) Yeast two-hybrid interaction assay of TOC159 G with SUMO proteins on –Leu, –Trp …
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Figure 1—source data 1
Source data for Figure 1E.
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Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Yeast two-hybrid interaction assay of TOC159 M-domain with SUMO proteins on –Leu, –Trp and –Leu, –Trp, and –His medium.
AD, activation domain; BD, binding domain; empty vector was used as a control.
Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Predicted SUMOylation sites at TOC159GM and in planta SUMOylation assay.
(A) Predicted SUMOylation sites at TOC159GM domain using the GPS-SUMO prediction algorithm with a high threshold (http://sumosp.biocuckoo.org/online.php). (B) Transient expression of GFP, …
Figure 2 with 1 supplement
Complementation of ppi2 (toc159 mutant) by non-SUMOylatable TOC159GM-K/R.
(A) Phenotypes of 7 days old seedling of ppi2, WT (Ws), GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2, and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2. (B) Western blot analysis of total protein extracts from 7 days old seedlings of WT (Ws), …
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Figure 2—source data 1
Source data for Figure 2C.
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Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Screening of ppi2 plants for complementation with GFP-TOC159GM and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R.
(A) Genotyping of two independent plant lines (3.1 and 3.12) expressing GFP-TOC159GM in the ppi2 background (GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2) and two independent plant lines (4.2 and 4.8) expressing …
Figure 3 with 5 supplements
SUMOylation partially protects TOC159 from UPS-mediated degradation.
(A) Immunoblotting of total protein extracts from 3 days old seedling of GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 grown in the presence or absence of paclobutrazol (PAC) (5 µM). WT (Ws) was used …
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Figure 3—source data 1
Source data for Figure 3B, E, Figure 3—figure supplements 3 and 5.
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Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Immunoblotting of total protein extracts from two independent GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 lines (3.1 and 3.12) and two independent GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 lines (4.2 and 4.8).
Total protein was extracted from 3 days old seedlings grown in the presence or absence of PAC (5 µM). WT was used as the control for antibody specificity. The following antibodies were used GFP, …
Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Immunoblotting of total protein extracts from GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 grown in the presence or absence of PAC (5 µM).
WT was used as the control for antibody specificity. The following antibodies were used: GFP, TOC75, and TOC33 proteins. Actin was used as a loading control. The specific bands corresponding to GFP, …
Figure 3—figure supplement 3
RGL2 protein accumulation in GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2under low GA conditions.
(A) Immunoblotting of total protein extracts from two independent biological replicates of 3 days old GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 seedlings grown in the presence or absence of PAC (5 …
Figure 3—figure supplement 4
Total protein extracts of 3 days old GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 or GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 grown in the presence of PAC and further treated with or without MG132, analyzed by immunoblotting using antibodies against GFP.
UGPase was used as a loading control. The specific bands corresponding to GFP and UGPase were quantified. The quantified bands were normalized to GFP-TOC159GM in GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 without MG132. …
Figure 3—figure supplement 5
The TOC159 SUMOylation-deficient line TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 accumulates photosynthesis-associated proteins trended lower compared to TOC159GM:ppi2 under low GA conditions.
(A) Immunoblotting of total protein extracts from 3 days old seedling of GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 grown in the presence or absence of PAC (2 µM). The blot was probed with …
Figure 4
Hypothetical model for the SUMOylation-dependent fine-tuning of chloroplast biogenesis at the level of the TOC159 import receptor in early plant development.
Environmental conditions influence the concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA) that accumulate upon seed imbibition. When active GA levels are reduced by stress (-GA; left-hand panel), DELLA (RGL2) …
Author response image 1
A de-etiolation assay was carried out with WT, GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 plant lines (three independent biological replicates with at least 50 seedlings).
The seeds were stratified and exposed for 3h to 120 µmol x m-2 x s-1 of white light, then grown in the dark for 6 days. The etiolated seedlings were transferred to continuous light for two more …
Author response image 2
The TOC159 protein accumulation from GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2and GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2under low GA conditions and further treated with cycloheximide.
(A) Total protein extracts of three days old GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 or GFP-TOC159GM-K/R:ppi2 grown seedlings grown on PAC and subsequently treated with or without cycloheximide were analyzed by …
Tables
Key resources table
| Reagent type (species) or resource | Designation | Source or reference | Identifiers | Additional information |
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| Genetic reagent (Arabidopsis thaliana) | pTOC159-GFP-TOC159GM:ppi2 | Shanmugabalaji et al., 2018 | ||
| Genetic reagent (Arabidopsis thaliana) | pTOC159-GFP-TOC159GM-K/R | This paper | ||
| Recombinant DNA reagent | pGBKT7-TOC159G | Shanmugabalaji et al., 2018 | Yeast two-hybrid assay | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | pGBKT7-TOC159M | Shanmugabalaji et al., 2018 | Yeast two-hybrid assay | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | pGADT7-SUMO1 | This paper | Yeast two-hybrid assay | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | pGADT7-SUMO2 | This paper | Yeast two-hybrid assay | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | pGADT7-SUMO3 | This paper | Yeast two-hybrid assay | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | 35S-GFP-TOC159GM | Shanmugabalaji et al., 2018 | In planta CoIP | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | 35S-GFP | This paper | In planta CoIP | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | 35S-SUMO3-MYC | This paper | In planta CoIP | |
| Recombinant DNA reagent | 35S-GFP-TOC159GM-K/R | This paper | In planta CoIP | |
| Antibody | Anti-TOC75, rabbit polyclonal | Hiltbrunner et al., 2001 | 1:1000 | |
| Antibody | Anti-TOC33, rabbit polyclonal | Rahim et al., 2009 | 1:1000 | |
| Antibody | Anti-RGL2, rabbit polyclonal | Piskurewicz et al., 2008 | 1:1000 | |
| Antibody | Anti-SUMO3, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS08349 | 1:1000 |
| Antibody | Anti-UGPase, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS05086 RRID:AB_1031827 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-PSBA, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS05084 RRID:AB_2172617 | 1:10,000 |
| Antibody | Anti-PSBO1, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS142824 RRID:AB_1031788 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-RBCL, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS03037 RRID:AB_2175406 | 1:15,000 |
| Antibody | Anti-RBCS, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS07259 RRID:AB_1031806 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-PETC, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS08330 RRID:AB_2162102 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-PSAD, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS09461 RRID:AB_1832088 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-ATPC, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS08312 RRID:AB_2290280 | 1:5000 |
| Antibody | Anti-LHCB2, rabbit polyclonal | Agrisera | Cat# AS01003 RRID:AB_1832080 | 1:10,000 |
| Antibody | Anti-actin, mouse monoclonal antibody | Sigma | Cat# A0480 RRID:AB_476670 | 1:2000 |
| Antibody | Anti-GFP, mouse monoclonal antibody | Takara | Cat#632380 RRID:AB_10013427 | 1:1000 |
| Antibody | Anti-MYC, mouse monoclonal antibody | Cell Signaling | Cat#2276 RRID:AB_331783 | 1:1000 |
| Antibody | Anti-rabbit IgG conjugated with horseradish peroxidase | Millipore | Cat# AP132P RRID:AB_90264 | 1:10,000 |
| Antibody | Anti-mouse IgG conjugated with horseradish peroxidase | Sigma | Cat# A5278 RRID:AB_258232 | 1:10,000 |
| Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli) | DH5α | Invitrogen | Cat# 18265017 | |
| Strain, strain background (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) | C58 | Community resource | ||
| Chemical compound, drug | MG132 | AbMole | Cat# M1902 | |
| Chemical compound, drug | Paclobutrazol | Sigma | Cat# 43900 | |
| Commercial assay or kit | µMACS GFP-tagged beads | Miltenyi Biotech | Cat# 130091125 | |
| Software, algorithm | ImageQuant TL | GE Healthcare | RRID:SCR_014246 | |
| Software, algorithm | GraphPad Prism | Graphpad | RRID:SCR_015807 |
Additional files
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Supplementary file 1
List of primers used in this study.
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Transparent reporting form
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