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ArticlePlant cell reports2022

Glyoxalase I activity affects Arabidopsis sensitivity to ammonium nutrition.

Klaudia Borysiuk, Monika Ostaszewska-Bugajska, Katsiaryna Kryzheuskaya, Per Gardeström, Bożena Szal

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Article in Plant cell reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Klaudia Borysiuk *Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-8321
Monika Ostaszewska-Bugajska *Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5230-2754
Katsiaryna KryzheuskayaDepartment of Plant Bioenergetics, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-5904
Per GardeströmDepartment of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-7395
Bożena SzalDepartment of Plant Bioenergetics, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland. szal@biol.uw.edu.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9209-6369
University of Warsaw · PLInstitute of Plant Biology · HUUmeå Plant Science Centre · SE

Funding

Narodowe Centrum Nauki 2014/14/E/NZ3/00155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key messageElevated methylglyoxal levels contribute to ammonium-induced growth disorders in Arabidopsis thaliana. Methylglyoxal detoxification pathway limitation, mainly the glyoxalase I activity, leads to enhanced sensitivity of plants to ammonium nutrition. Ammonium applied to plants as the exclusive source of nitrogen often triggers multiple phenotypic effects, with severe growth inhibition being the most prominent symptom. Glycolytic flux increase, leading to overproduction of its toxic by-product methylglyoxal (MG), is one of the major metabolic consequences of long-term ammonium nutrition. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of MG metabolism on ammonium-dependent growth restriction in Arabidopsis thaliana plants. As the level of MG in plant cells is maintained by the glyoxalase (GLX) system, we analyzed MG-related metabolism in plants with a dysfunctional glyoxalase pathway. We report that MG detoxification, based on glutathione-dependent glyoxalases, is crucial for plants exposed to ammonium nutrition, and its essential role in ammonium sensitivity relays on glyoxalase I (GLXI) activity. Our results indicated that the accumulation of MG-derived advanced glycation end products significantly contributes to the incidence of ammonium toxicity symptoms. Using A. thaliana frostbite1 as a model plant that overcomes growth repression on ammonium, we have shown that its resistance to enhanced MG levels is based on increased GLXI activity and tolerance to elevated MG-derived advanced glycation end-product (MAGE) levels. Furthermore, our results show that glyoxalase pathway activity strongly affects cellular antioxidative systems. Under stress conditions, the disruption of the MG detoxification pathway limits the functioning of antioxidant defense. However, under optimal growth conditions, a defect in the MG detoxification route results in the activation of antioxidative systems.

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Ammonium CompoundsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsLactoylglutathione LyaseAntioxidantsPlantsPyruvaldehydeAmmonium CompoundsAntioxidantsArabidopsis ProteinsLactoylglutathione LyasePyruvaldehydeAmmonium nutritionDicarbonyl stressD-Lactate dehydrogenaseGlyoxalaseMethylglyoxalMitochondrial Complex I mutant

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