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ArticlePloS one2020

Zn2+ dependent glyoxalase I plays the major role in methylglyoxal detoxification and salinity stress tolerance in plants.

Rituraj Batth, Muskan Jain, Ashish Kumar, Preeti Nagar, Sumita Kumari, Ananda Mustafiz

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rituraj BatthPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.
Muskan JainPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.
Ashish KumarPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.
Preeti NagarPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.
Sumita KumariSchool of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, JK, India.
Ananda MustafizPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5689-2269
South Asian University · INSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glyoxalase pathway is the major pathway of methylglyoxal detoxification and is ubiquitously present in all organisms ranging from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Glyoxalase I (GLYI) and Glyoxalase II (GLYII), the two core enzymes of this pathway work together to neutralize methylglyoxal (MG), a dicarbonyl molecule with detrimental cytotoxicity at higher concentrations. The first step towards the detoxification of MG is catalyzed by GLYI, a metalloenzyme that requires divalent metal ions (either Zn2+ as seen in eukaryotes or Ni2+ as in prokaryotes). However, both Zn2+ and Ni2+ dependent GLYIs have been shown to co-exist in a higher eukaryote i.e. Arabidopsis thaliana. In the present study, we determine the role of both Zn2+ dependent (AtGLYI2) and Ni2+ dependent (AtGLYI3, AtGLYI6) GLYIs from Arabidopsis in salinity stress tolerance. AtGLYI2 overexpressing Arabidopsis plants showed better growth rate while maintaining lower levels of MG under high saline conditions. They were taller with more number of silique formation with respect to their Ni2+ dependent counterparts. Further, lack in germination of Arabidopsis AtGLYI2 mutants in presence of exogenous MG indicates the direct involvement of Zn2+ dependent GLYI in MG detoxification, suggesting Zn2+ dependent GLYI as the main enzyme responsible for MG detoxification and salinity stress tolerance.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationLactoylglutathione LyaseMutationPyruvaldehydeSalt StressZincArabidopsis ProteinsLactoylglutathione LyasePyruvaldehydeZinc

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PMID32453778
PMCPMC7250436
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