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ArticleThe Plant cell2016

Balancing of B6 Vitamers Is Essential for Plant Development and Metabolism in Arabidopsis.

Maite Colinas, Marion Eisenhut, Takayuki Tohge, Marta Pesquera, Alisdair R Fernie, Andreas P M Weber, Teresa B Fitzpatrick

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Article in The Plant cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maite ColinasDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7053-2983
Marion EisenhutInstitute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2743-8630
Takayuki TohgeMax-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Marta PesqueraDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1584-8402
Alisdair R FernieMax-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Andreas P M WeberInstitute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-4672
Teresa B FitzpatrickDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland teresa.fitzpatrick@unige.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-5631
University of Geneva · CHCluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences · DEMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin B6 comprises a family of compounds that is essential for all organisms, most notable among which is the cofactor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP). Other forms of vitamin B6 include pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP), pyridoxine 5'-phosphate (PNP), and the corresponding nonphosphorylated derivatives. While plants can biosynthesize PLP de novo, they also have salvage pathways that serve to interconvert the different vitamers. The selective contribution of these various pathways to cellular vitamin B6 homeostasis in plants is not fully understood. Although biosynthesis de novo has been extensively characterized, the salvage pathways have received comparatively little attention in plants. Here, we show that the PMP/PNP oxidase PDX3 is essential for balancing B6 vitamer levels in Arabidopsis thaliana. In the absence of PDX3, growth and development are impaired and the metabolite profile is altered. Surprisingly, RNA sequencing reveals strong induction of stress-related genes in pdx3, particularly those associated with biotic stress that coincides with an increase in salicylic acid levels. Intriguingly, exogenous ammonium rescues the growth and developmental phenotype in line with a severe reduction in nitrate reductase activity that may be due to the overaccumulation of PMP in pdx3. Our analyses demonstrate an important link between vitamin B6 homeostasis and nitrogen metabolism.

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Ammonium CompoundsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBiosynthetic PathwaysHomeostasisMetabolomeModels, BiologicalNitrogenPlant LeavesPyridoxal PhosphatePyridoxaminePyridoxaminephosphate OxidaseReproductionSeedlingsSequence Analysis, RNAVitamin B 6Ammonium CompoundsArabidopsis ProteinsNitrogenPDX3 protein, ArabidopsisPyridoxal PhosphatePyridoxaminepyridoxamine phosphatePyridoxaminephosphate Oxidasepyridoxine 5-phosphateVitamin B 6

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