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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

Identification and Characterization of the Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gene Family in the Para Rubber Tree, Hevea brasiliensis.

Xiangyu Long, Bin He, Yongjun Fang, Chaorong Tang

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiangyu LongRubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Danzhou, China.
Bin HeRubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Danzhou, China.
Yongjun FangRubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Danzhou, China.
Chaorong TangRubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Danzhou, China.
Rubber Research Institute · CNChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a key enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) provides nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and intermediary metabolites for rubber biosynthesis, and plays an important role in plant development and stress responses. In this study, four Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber tree) G6PDH genes (HbG6PDH1 to 4) were identified and cloned using a genome-wide scanning approach. All four HbG6PDH genes encode functional G6PDH enzymes as shown by heterologous expression in E. coli. Phylogeny analysis and subcellular localization prediction show that HbG6PDH3 is a cytosolic isoform, while the other three genes (HbG6PDH1, 2 and 4) are plastidic isoforms. The subcellular locations of HbG6PDH3 and 4, two latex-abundant isoforms were further verified by transient expression in rice protoplasts. Enzyme activity assay and expression analysis showed HbG6PDH3 and 4 were implicated in PPP during latex regeneration, and to influence rubber production positively in rubber tree. The cytosolic HbG6PDH3 is a predominant isoform in latex, implying a principal role for this isoform in controlling carbon flow and NADPH production in the PPP during latex regeneration. The expression pattern of plastidic HbG6PDH4 correlates well with the degree of tapping panel dryness, a physiological disorder that stops the flow of latex from affected rubber trees. In addition, the four HbG6PDHs responded to temperature and drought stresses in root, bark, and leaves, implicating their roles in maintaining redox balance and defending against oxidative stress.

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abiotic stressesexpressionglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseHevea brasiliensislatex regeneration

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