4.6 Article

Monitoring casbene synthase in Jatropha curcas tissues using targeted proteomics

Journal

PLANT METHODS
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00716-7

Keywords

Biofuel crops; Secondary metabolism; Phorbol esters; Mass spectrometry; Targeted proteomics; Selected reaction monitoring; Parallel reaction monitoring; Proteotypic peptide

Funding

  1. CNPq [302240/2016-0, 306316/20153]
  2. FUNCAP [DEP-0164-00056.01.00/19]
  3. FAPERJ [E-26/202.650/2018]

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Research on Jatropha curcas is focused on understanding the biosynthesis and synthesis site of phorbol esters (PE), in order to develop genotypes unable to synthesize PE in seeds.
Background Casbene synthase (CS) is responsible for the first committed step in the biosynthesis of phorbol esters (PE) in the Euphorbiaceae. PE are abundant in the seeds of the biofuel crop Jatropha curcas and its toxicity precludes the use of the protein-rich cake obtained after oil extraction as an animal feed and the toxicity of the fumes derived from burning PE containing biofuel is also a matter of concern. This toxicity is a major hindrance to exploit the potential of this crop as a source of raw material to produce biodiesel. For this reason, the current research on J. curcas is mainly focused on the understanding of the biosynthesis and site of synthesis of PE, as an avenue for the development of genotypes unable to synthesize PE in its seeds. Results Here, we present targeted proteomics assays (SRM and PRM) to detect and quantify CS in leaves, endosperm, and roots of two J. curcas genotypes with contrasting levels of PE. These assays were based on the use of reference isotopic labeled synthetic peptides (ILSP) predicted from 12 gene models of CS from the J. curcas genome. Conclusion Our targeted proteomics methods were able to detect and quantify, for the first time, CS gene products and demonstrate the distribution of CS isoforms only in roots from J. curcas genotypes with a high and low concentration of PE. These methods can be expanded to monitor CS, at the protein level, in different tissues and genotypes of J. curcas.

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