Evolution of the regulatory subunits for the heteromeric acetyl-CoA carboxylase (in EN)
The committed step for de novo fatty acid (FA) synthesis is the ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetyl-coenzyme A catalysed by acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase). In most plants, ACCase is a multi-subunit complex orthologous to prokaryotes. However, unlike prokaryotes, the plant and algal orthologues are comprised both catalytic and additional dedicated regulatory subunits. Novel regulatory subunits, biotin lipoyl attachment domain-containing proteins (BADC) and carboxyltransferase interactors (CTI) (both three-gene families inArabidopsis) represent new effectors specific to plants and certain algal species. The evolutionary history of these genes in autotrophic eukaryotes remains elusive, making it an ongoing area of research. Analyses of potential protein–protein and co-occurrence interactions, informed by gene network patterns using the STRING database, inArabidopsis thalianaandChlamydomonas reinhardtiiunveil intricate gene associations with ACCase, suggesting a complex interplay between FA synthesis and other cellular processes. Among both species, a higher number of co-expressed genes was identified inArabidopsis, indicating a wider potential regulatory network of ACCase in plants. This review investigates the extent to which these genes arose in autotrophic eukaryotes and provides insights into their evolutionary trajectory.
This article is part of the theme issue ‘The evolution of plant metabolism’.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0023142
- OSTI ID:
- 2578933
- Journal Information:
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences, Journal Name: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences Journal Issue: 1914 Vol. 379; ISSN 0962-8436
- Publisher:
- The Royal Society Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- EN
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