{"id":77681,"date":"2020-08-17T07:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T05:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=77681"},"modified":"2020-08-17T07:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T05:54:16","slug":"success-in-promoting-plant-growth-for-biodiesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/success-in-promoting-plant-growth-for-biodiesel\/","title":{"rendered":"Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel"},"content":{"rendered":"

In JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, a group of Zhongrui Duan (Researcher, Waseda University) and Motoki Tominaga (Associate professor, Waseda University) et al. succeeded in promoting plant growth and increasing seed yield by heterologous expression of protein from Arabidopsis<\/em> (artificially modified high-speed motor protein<\/a>(1)<\/sup>) in Camelina sativa<\/em>, which is expected as a useful plant for biodiesel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cytoplasmic streaming is seen in any plant cells from algae to higher plants as a phenomenon of active cytoplasmic movement with organelles, such as the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. It is known that cytoplasmic streaming is generated by the sliding of motor protein myosin XI<\/a>(2)<\/sup><\/strong>, which is binding to organelles, along the cytoskeleton constituting actin filaments. Previously, the research group has achieved the growth promotion and increasing size of the model plant Arabidopsis<\/em> by the development of high-speed-type myosin. This technology has been expected to apply to other plant species than Arabidopsis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In this study, the research group showed that the increase of seed yield and the growth promotion of stems and leaves in Camelina<\/em> could be achieved by heterologous expression of high-speed-type myosin XI gene derived from Arabidopsis<\/em> in Camelina<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Considering the increase of seed yield in Camelina<\/em> enabled by the expression of high-speed-type myosin XI, it is expected to increase the productivity of biodiesel per area unit. In the future, it is aimed to increase the productivity and quality of camelina oil by co-expressing the genes related to fat synthesis and modification of fatty acid composition with high-speed-type myosin XI. Moreover, as the group showed that the promotion of plant growth by the high-speed-type myosin XI is also effective in other plant species than the model plant Arabidopsis, application development, such as the reduction of CO2<\/sub> and biomass, is also expected by increasing the production of plant resources, such as corn, rice, sugar cane, and jatropha.<\/p>\n

(1)<\/sup><\/strong> Motor protein
\nThe protein which converts chemical energy via ATP hydrolysis into physical movement. Myosin moving on actin filaments and kinesin or dynein moving on the microtubules is representative examples.<\/p>\n

(2)<\/sup><\/strong> Myosin
\nA type of motor protein. There are approximately 80 classes of myosin discovered in animals and plants. In plants, there are two classes of plant-specific myosin: myosin VIII (class 8) and myosin XI (class 11). Cytoplasmic streaming is known to occur by the movement of myosin XI.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1: Cytoplasmic streaming in plant cellsIn the plant cell, actin filaments, which are cytoskeletal proteins, are stretched around. Plant myosin XI bound to organelles moves directionally on these actin filaments, resulting in active intracellular transport called cytoplasmic streaming. Myosin XI bound to organelle moves on actin filaments as if it was walking by alternating two motor domains. \u00a9 Motoki Tominaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fig. 2: Size enhancement of Arabidopsis thaliana by high-speed myosin XIHigh-speed myosin XI was developed by replacing the motor domain of Arabidopsis myosin XI, which determines the rate of cytoplasmic flow, with the motor domain of Chara corallina. Expression of high-speed of myosin XI increases the size of plants (Arabidopsis thaliana) concomitantly with elevation of cytoplasmic streaming velocity. \u00a9 Motoki Tominaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fig. 3: High-speed myosin XI promotes camelina growth and increases the seeds numberExpression of high-speed Arabidopsis myosin XI-2 was found to promote the growth of camelina and increase the number of seeds (scale bar: 10 cm). \u00a9 Motoki Tominaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Program Information
\nJST ALCA<\/h3>\n

Research Area \u201cProduction of Effective Biomass Materials with Bioresource Technology\u201d<\/p>\n

Research Theme \u201cArtificial Control of Cytoplasmic Streaming as a Platform System for Plant Biomass Enhancement\u201d<\/p>\n

Journal Information<\/h3>\n

Zhongrui Duan, Kohji Ito, and Motoki Tominaga, \u201cHeterologous transformation of Camelina sativa with high-speed chimeric myosin XI-2 promotes plant growth and leads to increased seed yield\u201d, Plant Biotechnology. Published online June 16, 2020, doi: 10.5511\/plantbiotechnology.20.0225b<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact about Research<\/h3>\n

Tominaga Motoki
\nGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
\nTel\uff1a+81-3-5369-7312
\nE-mail: motominaga@waseda.jp<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact about Program<\/h3>\n

Ohya Masaru
\nDepartment of R&D for future creation, JST
\nE-mail: alca@jst.go.jp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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