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PLANT CELL
卷 33, 期 5, 页码 1615-1632出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab043
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- NIH [DP5-OD-023072, S10-OD018174]
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
The TOR protein kinase in plants regulates nucleotide synthesis and metabolic balance by promoting the activity of cytosolic phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase (PRS4). Knockout of the prs4 gene leads to embryo lethality in Arabidopsis, while silencing of PRS4 expression causes various developmental abnormalities in Nicotiana benthamiana.
TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) is a conserved eukaryotic Ser/Thr protein kinase that coordinates growth and metabolism with nutrient availability. We conducted a medium-throughput functional genetic screen to discover essential genes that promote TOR activity in plants, and identified a critical regulatory enzyme, cytosolic phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) synthetase (PRS4). PRS4 synthesizes cytosolic PRPP, a key upstream metabolite in nucleotide synthesis and salvage path-ways. We found that prs4 knockouts are embryo-lethal in Arabidopsis thaliana, and that silencing PRS4 expression in Nicotiana benthamiana causes pleiotropic developmental phenotypes, including dwarfism, aberrant leaf shape, and delayed flowering. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that ribosome biogenesis is among the most strongly repressed processes in prs4 knockdowns. Building on these results, we discovered that TOR activity is inhibited by chemical or genetic disruption of nucleotide biosynthesis, but that this effect can be reversed by supplying plants with nucleobases. Finally, we show that TOR transcriptionally promotes nucleotide biosynthesis to support the demands of ribosomal RNA synthesis. We propose that TOR coordinates ribosome biogenesis with nucleotide availability in plants to maintain metabolic homeostasis and support growth.
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