Journal
PLANT CELL
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 1840-1854Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.102152
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia of Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e do Ensino Superior (Portugal) [SFRH/BD/30344/2006, SFRH/BPD/74210/2010, SFRH/BPD/34986/2007, SFRH/BPD/34488/2006]
- Swiss National Foundation [3100AO-11-7780/1]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/74210/2010, SFRH/BD/30344/2006, SFRH/BPD/34488/2006, SFRH/BPD/34986/2007] Funding Source: FCT
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Accumulation of anthocyanins in the exocarp of red grapevine (Vitis vinifera) cultivars is one of several events that characterize the onset of grape berry ripening (veraison). Despite our thorough understanding of anthocyanin biosynthesis and regulation, little is known about the molecular aspects of their transport. The participation of ATP binding cassette (ABC) proteins in vacuolar anthocyanin transport has long been a matter of debate. Here, we present biochemical evidence that an ABC protein, ABCC1, localizes to the tonoplast and is involved in the transport of glucosylated anthocyanidins. ABCC1 is expressed in the exocarp throughout berry development and ripening, with a significant increase at veraison (i.e., the onset of ripening). Transport experiments using microsomes isolated from ABCC1-expressing yeast cells showed that ABCC1 transports malvidin 3-O-glucoside. The transport strictly depends on the presence of GSH, which is cotransported with the anthocyanins and is sensitive to inhibitors of ABC proteins. By exposing anthocyanin-producing grapevine root cultures to buthionine sulphoximine, which reduced GSH levels, a decrease in anthocyanin concentration is observed. In conclusion, we provide evidence that ABCC1 acts as an anthocyanin transporter that depends on GSH without the formation of an anthocyanin-GSH conjugate.
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