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Effects of arginine on Polytomella parva growth, PII protein levels and lipid body formation. / Lapina, Tatiana V.; Kochemasova, Lidiya Yu.; Forchhammer, Karl; Ermilova, Elena V.
In: Planta, Vol. 250, No. 4, 01.10.2019, p. 1379-1385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Effects of arginine on Polytomella parva growth, PII protein levels and lipid body formation
AU - Lapina, Tatiana V.
AU - Kochemasova, Lidiya Yu.
AU - Forchhammer, Karl
AU - Ermilova, Elena V.
N1 - Lapina, T.V., Kochemasova, L.Y., Forchhammer, K. et al. Effects of arginine on Polytomella parva growth, PII protein levels and lipid body formation. Planta 250, 1379–1385 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03249-5
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Main conclusion l-Arginine supports growth and resulted in increased PII signaling protein levels and lipid droplet accumulation in the colorless green alga Polytomella parva. Polytomella parva, a model system for nonphotosynthetic green algae, utilizes ammonium and several carbon sources, including ethanol and acetate. We previously reported that P. parva accumulates high amounts of arginine with the key enzyme of the ornithine/arginine biosynthesis pathway, N-acetyl-L-glutamate kinase, exhibiting high activity. Here we demonstrate that l-arginine can be used by this alga as a nitrogen source. Externally supplied arginine directly influenced the levels of PII signaling protein and formation of triacylglycerol (TAG)-filled lipid bodies (LBs). Our results suggest that the nitrogen source, but not nitrogen starvation, may be critical for the accumulation of LBs in a PII-independent manner in P. parva.
AB - Main conclusion l-Arginine supports growth and resulted in increased PII signaling protein levels and lipid droplet accumulation in the colorless green alga Polytomella parva. Polytomella parva, a model system for nonphotosynthetic green algae, utilizes ammonium and several carbon sources, including ethanol and acetate. We previously reported that P. parva accumulates high amounts of arginine with the key enzyme of the ornithine/arginine biosynthesis pathway, N-acetyl-L-glutamate kinase, exhibiting high activity. Here we demonstrate that l-arginine can be used by this alga as a nitrogen source. Externally supplied arginine directly influenced the levels of PII signaling protein and formation of triacylglycerol (TAG)-filled lipid bodies (LBs). Our results suggest that the nitrogen source, but not nitrogen starvation, may be critical for the accumulation of LBs in a PII-independent manner in P. parva.
KW - GLB-encoded signaling protein
KW - Nitrogen
KW - Nonphotosynthetic green algae
KW - Oil droplets
KW - SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN
KW - KINASE
KW - ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE
KW - ASSIMILATION
KW - EXPRESSION
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069939056&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00425-019-03249-5
DO - 10.1007/s00425-019-03249-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069939056
VL - 250
SP - 1379
EP - 1385
JO - Planta
JF - Planta
SN - 0032-0935
IS - 4
ER -
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