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Arabidopsis peroxisomal malate dehydrogenase functions in β-oxidation but not in the glyoxylate cycle
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posted on 2023-05-18, 11:21 authored by Pracharoenwattana, I, Cornah, JE, Steven SmithSteven SmithThe aim was to determine the function of peroxisomal NAD+-malate dehydrogenase (PMDH) in fatty acid β-oxidation and the glyoxylate cycle in Arabidopsis. Seeds in which both PMDH genes are disrupted by T-DNA insertions germinate, but seedling establishment is dependent on exogenous sugar. Mutant seedlings mobilize their triacylglycerol very slowly and growth is insensitive to 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid. Thus mutant seedlings are severely impaired in β-oxidation, even though microarray analysis shows that β-oxidation genes are expressed normally. The mutant phenotype was complemented by expression of a cDNA encoding PMDH with either its native peroxisome targeting signal-2 (PTS2) targeting sequence or a heterologous PTS1 sequence. In contrast to the block in β-oxidation in mutant seedlings, [14C]acetate is readily metabolized into sugars and organic acids, thereby demonstrating normal activity of the glyoxylate cycle. We conclude that PMDH serves to reoxidize NADH produced from fatty acid β-oxidation and does not participate directly in the glyoxylate cycle.
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Publication title
The Plant JournalVolume
50Pagination
381-390ISSN
0960-7412Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Blackwell Publishing LtdPlace of publication
9600 Garsington Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 2DgRights statement
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