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Article: OsCAldOMT1 is a bifunctional O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of tricin-lignins in rice cell walls

TitleOsCAldOMT1 is a bifunctional O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of tricin-lignins in rice cell walls
Authors
Issue Date2019
PublisherNature Research (part of Springer Nature): Fully open access journals. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/srep/index.html
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2019, v. 9, article no. 11597 How to Cite?
AbstractLignin is a phenylpropanoid polymer produced in the secondary cell walls of vascular plants. Although most eudicot and gymnosperm species generate lignins solely via polymerization of p-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols (monolignols), grasses additionally use a flavone, tricin, as a natural lignin monomer to generate tricin-incorporated lignin polymers in cell walls. We previously found that disruption of a rice 5-HYDROXYCONIFERALDEHYDE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE (OsCAldOMT1) reduced extractable tricin-type metabolites in rice vegetative tissues. This same enzyme has also been implicated in the biosynthesis of sinapyl alcohol, a monolignol that constitutes syringyl lignin polymer units. Here, we further demonstrate through in-depth cell wall structural analyses that OsCAldOMT1-deficient rice plants produce altered lignins largely depleted in both syringyl and tricin units. We also show that recombinant OsCAldOMT1 displayed comparable substrate specificities towards both 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde and selgin intermediates in the monolignol and tricin biosynthetic pathways, respectively. These data establish OsCAldOMT1 as a bifunctional O-methyltransferase predominantly involved in the two parallel metabolic pathways both dedicated to the biosynthesis of tricin-lignins in rice cell walls. Given that cell wall digestibility was greatly enhanced in the OsCAldOMT1-deficient rice plants, genetic manipulation of CAldOMTs conserved in grasses may serve as a potent strategy to improve biorefinery applications of grass biomass. © 2019, The Author(s).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/274276
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dc.contributor.authorLam, PY-
dc.contributor.authorTobimatsu, Y-
dc.contributor.authorMatsumoto, N-
dc.contributor.authorSuzuki, S-
dc.contributor.authorLan, W-
dc.contributor.authorTakeda, Y-
dc.contributor.authorYamamura, M-
dc.contributor.authorSakamoto, M-
dc.contributor.authorRalph, J-
dc.contributor.authorLo, CSC-
dc.contributor.authorUmezawa, T-
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-18T14:58:34Z-
dc.date.available2019-08-18T14:58:34Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports, 2019, v. 9, article no. 11597-
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/274276-
dc.description.abstractLignin is a phenylpropanoid polymer produced in the secondary cell walls of vascular plants. Although most eudicot and gymnosperm species generate lignins solely via polymerization of p-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols (monolignols), grasses additionally use a flavone, tricin, as a natural lignin monomer to generate tricin-incorporated lignin polymers in cell walls. We previously found that disruption of a rice 5-HYDROXYCONIFERALDEHYDE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE (OsCAldOMT1) reduced extractable tricin-type metabolites in rice vegetative tissues. This same enzyme has also been implicated in the biosynthesis of sinapyl alcohol, a monolignol that constitutes syringyl lignin polymer units. Here, we further demonstrate through in-depth cell wall structural analyses that OsCAldOMT1-deficient rice plants produce altered lignins largely depleted in both syringyl and tricin units. We also show that recombinant OsCAldOMT1 displayed comparable substrate specificities towards both 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde and selgin intermediates in the monolignol and tricin biosynthetic pathways, respectively. These data establish OsCAldOMT1 as a bifunctional O-methyltransferase predominantly involved in the two parallel metabolic pathways both dedicated to the biosynthesis of tricin-lignins in rice cell walls. Given that cell wall digestibility was greatly enhanced in the OsCAldOMT1-deficient rice plants, genetic manipulation of CAldOMTs conserved in grasses may serve as a potent strategy to improve biorefinery applications of grass biomass. © 2019, The Author(s).-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherNature Research (part of Springer Nature): Fully open access journals. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/srep/index.html-
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reports-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleOsCAldOMT1 is a bifunctional O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of tricin-lignins in rice cell walls-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLo, CSC: clivelo@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLo, CSC=rp00751-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-019-47957-0-
dc.identifier.pmid31406182-
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dc.identifier.hkuros301005-
dc.identifier.volume9-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 11597-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 11597-
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl2045-2322-

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