eLife (Feb 2019)

Arabidopsis RCD1 coordinates chloroplast and mitochondrial functions through interaction with ANAC transcription factors

  • Alexey Shapiguzov,
  • Julia P Vainonen,
  • Kerri Hunter,
  • Helena Tossavainen,
  • Arjun Tiwari,
  • Sari Järvi,
  • Maarit Hellman,
  • Fayezeh Aarabi,
  • Saleh Alseekh,
  • Brecht Wybouw,
  • Katrien Van Der Kelen,
  • Lauri Nikkanen,
  • Julia Krasensky-Wrzaczek,
  • Nina Sipari,
  • Markku Keinänen,
  • Esa Tyystjärvi,
  • Eevi Rintamäki,
  • Bert De Rybel,
  • Jarkko Salojärvi,
  • Frank Van Breusegem,
  • Alisdair R Fernie,
  • Mikael Brosché,
  • Perttu Permi,
  • Eva-Mari Aro,
  • Michael Wrzaczek,
  • Jaakko Kangasjärvi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43284
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent signaling pathways from chloroplasts and mitochondria merge at the nuclear protein RADICAL-INDUCED CELL DEATH1 (RCD1). RCD1 interacts in vivo and suppresses the activity of the transcription factors ANAC013 and ANAC017, which mediate a ROS-related retrograde signal originating from mitochondrial complex III. Inactivation of RCD1 leads to increased expression of mitochondrial dysfunction stimulon (MDS) genes regulated by ANAC013 and ANAC017. Accumulating MDS gene products, including alternative oxidases (AOXs), affect redox status of the chloroplasts, leading to changes in chloroplast ROS processing and increased protection of photosynthetic apparatus. ROS alter the abundance, thiol redox state and oligomerization of the RCD1 protein in vivo, providing feedback control on its function. RCD1-dependent regulation is linked to chloroplast signaling by 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate (PAP). Thus, RCD1 integrates organellar signaling from chloroplasts and mitochondria to establish transcriptional control over the metabolic processes in both organelles.

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