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ArticleThe Plant cell2012

Downregulation of the δ-subunit reduces mitochondrial ATP synthase levels, alters respiration, and restricts growth and gametophyte development in Arabidopsis.

Daniela A Geisler, Carola Päpke, Toshihiro Obata, Adriano Nunes-Nesi, Annemarie Matthes, Kay Schneitz, Eugenia Maximova, Wagner L Araújo, Alisdair R Fernie, Staffan Persson

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Article in The Plant cell, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniela A GeislerMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Carola Päpke
Toshihiro Obata
Adriano Nunes-Nesi
Annemarie Matthes
Kay Schneitz
Eugenia Maximova
Wagner L Araújo
Alisdair R Fernie
Staffan Persson
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DETechnical University of Munich · DEUniversidade Federal de Viçosa · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitochondrial ATP synthase (F(1)F(o) complex) is an evolutionary conserved multimeric protein complex that synthesizes the main bulk of cytosolic ATP, but the regulatory mechanisms of the subunits are only poorly understood in plants. In yeast, the δ-subunit links the membrane-embedded F(o) part to the matrix-facing central stalk of F(1). We used genetic interference and an inhibitor to investigate the molecular function and physiological impact of the δ-subunit in Arabidopsis thaliana. Delta mutants displayed both male and female gametophyte defects. RNA interference of delta resulted in growth retardation, reduced ATP synthase amounts, and increased alternative oxidase capacity and led to specific long-term increases in Ala and Gly levels. By contrast, inhibition of the complex using oligomycin triggered broad metabolic changes, affecting glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and led to a successive induction of transcripts for alternative respiratory pathways and for redox and biotic stress-related transcription factors. We conclude that (1) the δ-subunit is essential for male gametophyte development in Arabidopsis, (2) a disturbance of the ATP synthase appears to lead to an early transition phase and a long-term metabolic steady state, and (3) the observed long-term adjustments in mitochondrial metabolism are linked to reduced growth and deficiencies in gametophyte development.

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ArabidopsisCell RespirationCotyledonDown-RegulationFlowersGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerm Cells, PlantMeristemMetabolomeMitochondriaMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMutagenesis, InsertionalOligomycinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidative StressMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesOligomycins

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PMID22805435
PMCPMC3426115
OpenAlexW2105950540

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