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(Pathogen-, Microbe-, Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns) type” oligosaccharides is
presented and examples of induced defense events are provided.
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in various plant species. They participate in many physiological processes and are capable of
modulating the immune response. Recently, greater attention has been drawn to their remarkable
anticancer properties. Lectins are associated with cell adhesion, cell proliferation
and induction of apoptosis. However, some of the questions related to the molecular mechanism
/ metabolic pathways and biological effects of lectins are still open. New challenges in
the research of lectins are related to their application in nanotechnology and development
of glycoproteomics. In addition, glycoproteomics is a powerful tool in the characterization of
lectins and will be indispensable for development of lectin based drugs in the near future.
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applications in cancer treatment are also described.
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Metabolism
Regeneration
Reverse-transulfurylation pathway: conversion to cysteine
Ethylene synthesis
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Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
3000 times sweets than sucrose
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B chain – 50aminoacid
Held together by weak non covalent bond
It dissociates readily and losses its sweetness when it is heated during cooking. This is the complication.
COMPLICATIONS:
Monellin gene that encodes both the A & B chains as a single peptide was chemically synthesized.
The fusion protein was produced in transgene tomato & lettuce plants.
Two different promoers
Tomato fruit specific promoter E8 Tomato
35s promoter from CaMV Lettuce
Nopaline synthase gene used for transcription termination.
A.tumefaciens used to introduce the construct into the plant cell.
Monellin was defected in ripe & partially ripe tomatoes and in lettuce leaves not in green tomatoes.
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Plant lectins in cancer prevention and treatmentIvan Ivanov
Plant lectins are specific carbohydrate-binding proteins that are widely distributed
in various plant species. They participate in many physiological processes and are capable of
modulating the immune response. Recently, greater attention has been drawn to their remarkable
anticancer properties. Lectins are associated with cell adhesion, cell proliferation
and induction of apoptosis. However, some of the questions related to the molecular mechanism
/ metabolic pathways and biological effects of lectins are still open. New challenges in
the research of lectins are related to their application in nanotechnology and development
of glycoproteomics. In addition, glycoproteomics is a powerful tool in the characterization of
lectins and will be indispensable for development of lectin based drugs in the near future.
This review provides a brief outline of the up-to-date advances in the field of plant lectins,
focusing on their complex mechanisms implicated in apoptosis and autophagy. The current
applications in cancer treatment are also described.
Methionine is an amino acid( a building block of protein) hence cannot be produced by the body but only supplied by the diet.Although mammals cannot synthesize methionine, they can still use it in a variety of biochemical pathways:
Metabolism
Regeneration
Reverse-transulfurylation pathway: conversion to cysteine
Ethylene synthesis
ONE OF THESE ABOVE , ONLY METABOLISM IS DISCUSSED.
Lectins - The target specific proteins. The next generation cancer target.Vigneshwaran Vellingiri
This presentation encompasses the description and classification of plant and animal lectins, with special reference to its role in cancer progression.
Sweetening by genetic engineering for students for exam thirupathiSathya
Fruits or vegetable may have high nutritional value, humans usually will not eat, if it is not tasty.
Monellin proteins found in the fruit of an African plants.
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
3000 times sweets than sucrose
WHAT IS MONELLIN?
It is a dimer with an A chain – 45aminoacid
B chain – 50aminoacid
Held together by weak non covalent bond
It dissociates readily and losses its sweetness when it is heated during cooking. This is the complication.
COMPLICATIONS:
Monellin gene that encodes both the A & B chains as a single peptide was chemically synthesized.
The fusion protein was produced in transgene tomato & lettuce plants.
Two different promoers
Tomato fruit specific promoter E8 Tomato
35s promoter from CaMV Lettuce
Nopaline synthase gene used for transcription termination.
A.tumefaciens used to introduce the construct into the plant cell.
Monellin was defected in ripe & partially ripe tomatoes and in lettuce leaves not in green tomatoes.
Genetically sweetened foods are positive, would be applicable to a wide range of fruits and vegetables
PR proteins in plant disease resistance.pptxReddykumarAv
Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are proteins produced in plants in the event of a pathogen attack.[1] They are induced as part of systemic acquired resistance. Infections activate genes that produce PR proteins. Some of these proteins are antimicrobial, attacking molecules in the cell wall of a bacterium or fungus. Others may function as signals that spread “news” of the infection to nearby cells. Infections also stimulate the cross-linking of molecules in the cell wall and the deposition of lignin, responses that set up a local barricade that slows spread of the pathogen to other parts of the plant
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pathogens.
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Its increasing demand has challenged the current production capacity. So as to increase the quality and quantity of these glycoproteins various attributes are being exploited such as the glycosylation patterns which is affected by the cell culture media components, manufacturing mode, culture system and operation, pH, temperature, different expression systems like mammalian, insect, plant, and animal expression system. The choice of a significant host system plays a crucial role in the resulting glycan produced. Glycosylation is highly regulated mechanism, a crucial protein quality attribute that can modulate the efficacy of therapeutic glycoprotein
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potential of ethyl acetate soluble supernatant of
Lactobacillus casei (LC-EAS) in vitro. The effect of
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inhibition of NF-kB in different cell types.
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Carbohydrates in plant immunity By Kainat Ramzan
1. Presented By: Kainat Ramzan
M.Phil Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
University of Okara
2. Lesson Outcomes
1. Introduction
2. Main classes of carbohydrates involved in plant immunity
3. Roles of various sugars and sugar-like compounds in plant innate immunity
4. PAMP,MAMP,DAMP type carbohydrates
5. Induce defenses and resistance
6. Structure/Activity relationship of carbohydrates
7. Sugar as signaling molecules
8. Application of oligosaccharides of plant immunity
9. Functions in plant
2
3. Introduction
Plants have an immune system that protects against various micro-organisms including
bacteria, oomycetes and fungi
Activation of defensive reactions requires by highly conserved molecular patterns
called PAMPs or MAMPs that are released from the cell walls by hydrolytic enzymes
during plant interacting.
General elicitors - compounds which can induce plant defense, may also be derived by
pathogenic cell wall degrading enzymes from the plant microbe interactions, and are
thus called Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs).
- Include carbohydrates, lipids, peptides and proteins, other biochemical forms
PAMP, MAMP and DAMP form carbohydrates, their perception by plants and the
induced defensive events.
3
4. 4
Photosynthetic carbohydrates are well-known in plants as essential sources of
energy and storage components.
Sugars such as glucose, fructose and sucrose are recognized as signaling
molecules in plants, to their typical roles as carbon and energy sources .
Invertases play roles in the regulation of sucrose levels
Sugar signalling might also be of great importance in plant (defense) responses
under biotic and abiotic stresses, play roles in host–pathogen interactions.
Sucrose as a signalling molecule in plant innate immunity
Especially sucrose and trehalose disaccharides, oligo family and fructans also
play a role for ROS in plants as they react to abiotic stress.
In plant microbe interactions, sugars are essential to fuel the energy required for
defenses and serve as signals for the regulation of defense genes
Introduction conti..
5. 5
Main Classes of Carbohydrates Involved In Plant Immunity
Mono and disaccharides such as glucose, sucrose or trehalose are the smallest
carbohydrates, generally referred as sugars.
Oligo and polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates that consist of sugar-related
chains linked to glycosides and biologically controlled functions.
Different structural patterns have been reported and described for oligo and
polysaccharides including;
β-glucans,
Chitin- And Chitosan Oligomers,
Oligogalacturonides,
Alginates,
Fucans,
Carrageenans,
Ulvans
6. 6
1. Beta-glucans
Ubiquitous in plant and fungal cell walls
β-1,4 glucan cellulose is one of the most abundant glucans in plants
β-glucan, the most abundant fungal cell wall polysaccharide,
Also serves as a MAMP,
Mechanisms of β-glucan perception and signaling are largely unknown
2. Chitin
Linear homopolysaccharide consisting of N-acetyl-glucosamine,
- which is a monosaccharide derivative of glucose.
Repeated units form covalent β-1,4 linkages
Acts as a watertight barrier against dehydration, which is crucial for their
survival.
Main Classes of Carbohydrates Involved In Plant Immunity
7. 3. Chitosan
Deacetylated derivative of chitin produced by chitin deacetylases,
Less common natural polysaccharide
Notably found in zygomycete cell walls
Bio-fungicide, bio-bactericide, and bio-virucide, which spurs plant defense system
against the pathogen, thus inducing the immune system of plants, fruits, and
vegetables
4. Pectin
Most complex plant cell wall polysaccharide due to the numerous sugar monomers
Types of linkages involved in the branched rhamnogalacturonans I and II domains,
Functions in cell adhesion and wall hydration,
And pectin crosslinking influences wall porosity and plant morphogenesis.
7
Main Classes of Carbohydrates Involved In Plant Immunity
8. 8
5. Oligogalacturonides (OGAs)
Linear molecules composed of oligomers of α-1,4-linked galacturonosyl
residues, generated by partial acid hydrolysis
OGs are fragments of pectin that activate plant innate immunity by
functioning as damage-associated molecular patterns. (DAMPs)
6. Fucans and carrageenans
Sulfated polysaccharides present in brown and red algae
Carrageenans and OCs improve plant growth by regulating various metabolic
processes
- such as photosynthesis, cell division, purine and pyrimidine synthetic
pathways as well as metabolic pathways involved in nitrogen and sulfur
assimilation.
.
Main Classes of Carbohydrates Involved In Plant Immunity
9. 9
7. Ulvans
Heteropolysaccharides found in green algae Ulva spp.
Main constituents of ulvan are sulfated rhamnose residues linked to uronic acids,
resulting in a repeated disaccharide unit D-glucuronosyl-(1,4)--L-rhamnose 3-sulfate,
called aldobiouronic acid
8. Alginates
Main extracellular matrix polysaccharides of brown algae, are constituted by poly-D-
mannuronic acid (M blocks), poly-D-guluronic acid (G blocks), and alternated residues
of D-mannuronic acid and D -guluronic acid (GM blocks).
Main Classes of Carbohydrates Involved In Plant Immunity
10. 10
Table 1. Roles of various sugars and sugar-like compounds
in plant innate immunity
11. 11
“PAMP, MAMPAND DAMP TYPE” Carbohydrates
PAMPs, MAMPs, and DAMPs are recognized by PRR receptors, that are
specialized in their recognition
Plant PRRs are receptor-like kinases (RLKs) or receptor-like proteins (RLPs),
which are localized at the plasma membrane and possess extracellular domain for
ligand recognition.
Major PRR types carry leucine rich repeats (LRR) or lysine motifs (LysM),while
others can carry C-type lectin or EGF-like ectodomain
LysM-RLKs and RLPs recognize β-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine units
containing glycans and amino sugars present on microbial surface,
- such as fungal chitin and bacterial peptidoglycan, or
lipochitooligosaccharides secreted by beneficial microorganisms
12. 12
In Arabidopsis thaliana, the chitin elicitor receptor kinase 1 (CERK1) is the key
chitin binding and signaling component.
AtCERK1, a LysM-RLK with three LysM domains in the ectodomain, binds
chitin directly for interacting proteins and initiates signaling via its cytoplasmic
Ser/Thr kinase domain.
In rice, fungal chitin is recognized by the LysM-RLP Chitin elicitor- binding
protein (CEBiP).
OsCEBiP is a specific chitin receptor which cooperates with the chitin elicitor
receptor kinase 1 (OsCERK1), the closest homolog of AtCERK1 in rice.
“PAMP, MAMPAND DAMP TYPE” Carbohydrates
13. They form a transient heterodimer:
- OsCEBiP for chitin binding and
- OsCERK1 for initiation of the signal transduction.
The OG receptor identified is the wall-associated kinase 1 (WAK1), a trans-
membrane receptor protein kinase belonging to a family of 5 members (WAK1–5)
in the Arabidopsis genome.
WAK1 can bind OGAs, thus leading to the activation of its intra-membrane
kinase domain to finally trigger plant immune responses
13
“PAMP, MAMPAND DAMP TYPE” Carbohydrates
14. 14
Induced defenses and resistance
PRRs are often associated with other RLKs or RLPs to form molecular complexes
Such formations can improve the ligand recognition, signal transduction or perform
a regulatory role.
Recognition of MAMPs/DAMPs leads to the activation of the PRR kinase domain,
which initiates phosphorylation and the subsequent complex cascade of signaling
events that leads to defense gene activation.
Defense gene expression allows the synthesis of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins
(such as the hydrolytic enzymes β-1,3-glucanases and chitinases, cationic defensin,
peroxidases, proteinase inhibitors or lipid- transfer proteins), the accumulation of
phytoalexins, and cell wall strengthening.
15. 15
First identified elicitor-active oligosaccharides (OS) were β-glucans produced
from Phytophthora megasperma pv. Sojae, β-1,3-glucans elicit defense responses
In particular, laminarin induces defense responses in rice, alfalfa and
grapevine.
OGAs also induce various defense responses, such as the synthesis of
phytoalexins in soybean and bean, the expression of protease inhibitors in tomato
leaves, defense genes in Arabidopsis, lignification in cucumber or the production
of active oxygen forms in many plant species
In rice, chitin triggers the MAPK cascade and biosynthesis of phytoalexins and
lignin.
Induced defenses and resistance conti..
16. 16
Laterly, in grapevine using β-glucans and OGA and in tobacco using β-glucans.
Results show that OS can be also perceived by guard cells (Figure 1), thus
leading to signaling, defense activation, and also stomatal movements (generally a
stomatal closure).
Laminarin provides the protection of grapevine and tobacco against tobacco virus
mosaics and Plasmopara viticola and Botrytis cinereas (TVM).
Effect of chitin treatment on resistance remains rather mild whereas ,
Chitosan induces a strong resistance of different plant species to fungal pathogens,
also possesses antifungal properties
Induced defenses and resistance conti...
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FIGURE 1 | Outcome of natural/sprayed carbohydrates at the leaf surface
Carbohydrates have to penetrate through the hydrophobic cuticle to reach epidermal or guard cells to be
perceived by PRR receptors and trigger signaling events and defense reactions. Also enter the leaf along the
surfaces of the stomatal pores. Microorganisms living in the phyllosphere secrete enzymes susceptible to
hydrolyze OS. Depending on their structure, released fragments may induce defense signaling and responses
or not
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STRUCTURE/ACTIVITY Relationships of Carbohydrates
Biological activity of oligosaccharides is highly dependent on their degree of
polymerization (DP) and pattern.
- β 1,3-glucans with low DP (2–10) induce rapid responses
- Laminarin with high DP (25–40) in tobacco cells
DP between 10 and 16 are indeed often referred to as optimal size to induce
defenses.
Chitin acetylation is crucial for CERK1 binding as AtCERK1 can weakly bind the
partially deacetylated chitosan
19. Biomolecules substituted with sulfate groups are involved in major physiological
functions in plants and animals.
Presence of sulfate groups and the degree of sulfation can modulate the biological
activities of oligosaccharides.
Laminarin was sulfated to improve its activity, providing PS3
PS3 induces increased resistance responses of tobacco infected with TMV and
inhibits both virus infection and multiplication whereas
Laminarin inhibits only virus infection
19
STRUCTURE/ACTIVITY Relationships of Carbohydrates
20. 20
Sugars As Signaling Molecules
Sugars are also involved in plant immunity as signaling molecules this has led
to the “sweet- immunity” and “sugar-enhanced defense” concepts.
It concerns “small sugars” i.e., mono-, di- and small oligosaccharides
(saccharide-like) such as sucrose, trehalose, raffinose or galactinol able to activate
plant defense responses and increase plant resistance to pathogens.
Sucrose induces isoflavonoids synthesis as a defense response against
Fusarium oxysporum in lupine
Galactinol stimulates the accumulation of defense-related gene transcripts in
tobacco plants, enhances resistance against Botrytis cinerea and Erwinia
carotovora and is a signaling component of the induced systemic resistance
caused by Pseudomonas chlororaphis.
21. 21
Other sugars such as psicose or D-allose can stimulate plant immunity and
upregulate defense genes expression.
Perception of hexoses is achieved by hexokinases such as the intracellular
glucose sensor HXK1 of Arabidopsis
Sucrose and other disaccharides seem to be perceived at the level of the
plasma membrane
- can also be hydrolyzed by apoplastic invertases, providing hexoses that
will be perceived by membrane or cytosolic sensors
Conversely, sucrose, glucose, and fructose induce the PR-protein transcripts
PR-Q and PAR-1 in tobacco
Sugars As Signaling Molecules conti..
22. Invertases, enzymes that catalyze the conversion of sucrose to glucose and
fructose, are essential for the modulation of apoplastic sugar content ,they play a
key role in the regulation of source/sink relations of plants and response to
pathogens
Over expression of a yeast invertase in the apoplast of tobacco hence induces
production of PR proteins and increases resistance against virus infection
Metabolizable sugars and defense related stimuli (including chitosan) were
shown to coordinately regulate source/sink relations and defense responses .
Such a regulation could contribute to provide energy for defenses and improve
the defense response against pathogens
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Sugars As Signaling Molecules conti..
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Application of Oligosaccharides For Plant Protection
Few naturally occurring oligosaccharides are found in plants.
Raffinose, a trisaccharide, consists of galactose and glucose and fructose.
Another plant trisaccharide is gentianose, Maltotriose, a trisaccharide of glucose,
occurs in some plants
In both cell membranes and cell walls, there are many glycoproteins, proteins with
short oligosaccharides attached.
Glycosides are interesting carbohydrate-containing secondary metabolites found in
many plants.
Anthocyanins, which give red to blue color to flowers, fruits, and autumn leaves, are
glycosides.
Other glycosides include the glycosides of the foxglove and milkweed species and the
cyanogenic glycosides of the almond which liberate cyanide.
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Functions In Plant
Plants store starch in roots, tubers, and leafy parts, mainly during
photosynthetic activity
Some plants, such as sugar beets and sugarcane, also store sucrose.
Çarbohydrates function as the main structural elements in plants, in two forms:
cellulose and hemicelluloses.
Carbohydrates serve as storage products of energy.
Principal forms are starch in plants.
These are polymers of glucose, they are deposited in cells in the form of
granules when a surplus of gļucose is available.
In times of metabolic need, when the body is exerting itself, the polymers are
broken down by enzymatic action and become fuel.
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