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Study of the role of phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis in arabidopsis development and its connections with nitrogen and carbon metabolism
2016
En plantas se han descrito tres rutas diferentes de para la síntesis de serina: la ruta del glicolato, asociada a la fotorrespiración, y dos rutas independientes de ella, la ruta del glicerato y la ruta fosforilativa de biosíntesis de serina (PPSB). Como la ruta del glicolato es la más importante en términos cuantitativos, el papel de la PPSB ha sido ignorado hasta hace unos años. Esta tesis doctoral aporta nuevas perspectivas sobre la función de la PPSB tanto en el desarrollo como en el metabolismo de Arabidopsis. La PPSB se abastece de 3-fosfoglicerato (3-PGA) como sustrato, el cual puede ser suministrado por la glicolisis plastidial o citosólica. Se asume que la actividad de estas dos ru…
Functional characterization of the human tRNA methyltransferases TRMT10A and TRMT10B
2020
Abstract The TRM10 family of methyltransferases is responsible for the N1-methylation of purines at position 9 of tRNAs in Archaea and Eukarya. The human genome encodes three TRM10-type enzymes, of which only the mitochondrial TRMT10C was previously characterized in detail, whereas the functional significance of the two presumably nuclear enzymes TRMT10A and TRMT10B remained unexplained. Here we show that TRMT10A is m1G9-specific and methylates a subset of nuclear-encoded tRNAs, whilst TRMT10B is the first m1A9-specific tRNA methyltransferase found in eukaryotes and is responsible for the modification of a single nuclear-encoded tRNA. Furthermore, we show that the lack of G9 methylation cau…
The role of lipid metabolism in the acquisition of desiccation tolerance inCraterostigma plantagineum: a comparative approach
2013
Summary Dehydration leads to different physiological and biochemical responses in plants. We analysed the lipid composition and the expression of genes involved in lipid biosynthesis in the desiccation-tolerant plant Craterostigma plantagineum. A comparative approach was carried out with Lindernia brevidens (desiccation tolerant) and two desiccation-sensitive species, Lindernia subracemosa and Arabidopsis thaliana. In C. plantagineum the total lipid content remained constant while the lipid composition underwent major changes during desiccation. The most prominent change was the removal of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) from the thylakoids. Analysis of molecular species composition rev…