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ArticleThe Plant cell2015

Mitochondrial Dihydrolipoyl Dehydrogenase Activity Shapes Photosynthesis and Photorespiration of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Stefan Timm, Maria Wittmiß, Sabine Gamlien, Ralph Ewald, Alexandra Florian, Marcus Frank, Markus Wirtz, Rüdiger Hell, Alisdair R Fernie, Hermann Bauwe

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Article in The Plant cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 162 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stefan TimmPlant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany stefan.timm@uni-rostock.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-6296
Maria WittmißPlant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.
Sabine GamlienPlant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.
Ralph EwaldPlant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.
Alexandra FlorianMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Marcus FrankMedical Biology and Electron Microscopy Centre, University Medicine Rostock, D-18057 Rostock, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-4440
Markus WirtzCentre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7790-4022
Rüdiger HellCentre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-4818
Alisdair R FernieMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Hermann BauwePlant Physiology Department, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7802-8925
University of Rostock · DEHeidelberg University · DEMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (mtLPD; L-protein) is an integral component of several multienzyme systems involved in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, photorespiration, and the degradation of branched-chain α-ketoacids. The majority of the mtLPD present in photosynthesizing tissue is used for glycine decarboxylase (GDC), necessary for the high-flux photorespiratory glycine-into-serine conversion. We previously suggested that GDC activity could be a signal in a regulatory network that adjusts carbon flux through the Calvin-Benson cycle in response to photorespiration. Here, we show that elevated GDC L-protein activity significantly alters several diagnostic parameters of cellular metabolism and leaf gas exchange in Arabidopsis thaliana. Overexpressor lines displayed markedly decreased steady state contents of TCA cycle and photorespiratory intermediates as well as elevated NAD(P)(+)-to-NAD(P)H ratios. Additionally, increased rates of CO2 assimilation, photorespiration, and plant growth were observed. Intriguingly, however, day respiration rates remained unaffected. By contrast, respiration was enhanced in the first half of the dark phase but depressed in the second. We also observed enhanced sucrose biosynthesis in the light in combination with a lower diel magnitude of starch accumulation and breakdown. These data thus substantiate our prior hypothesis that facilitating flux through the photorespiratory pathway stimulates photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in the Calvin-Benson cycle. They furthermore suggest that this regulation is, at least in part, dependent on increased light-capture/use efficiency.

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LightPhotosynthesisArabidopsisBiomassCarbon IsotopesCell RespirationChlorophyllCitric Acid CycleDihydrolipoamide DehydrogenaseGasesMetabolomeMitochondriaNADPNucleotidesPhenotypePlant LeavesCarbon IsotopesChlorophyllDihydrolipoamide DehydrogenaseGasesNADPNucleotidespyridinePyridinesRibulose-Bisphosphate CarboxylaseStarchSulfides

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PMID26116608
PMCPMC4531348
OpenAlexW2136719061

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