Ascorbic acid metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1059-1065

  Cocetta, Giacomo ^a,b   Karppinen, Katja ^a   Suokas, Marko ^a   Hohtola, Anja ^a   Häggman, Hely ^a   Spinardi, Anna ^b   Mignani, Ilaria ^b   Jaakola, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme activities; Berry ripening; European blueberry; Gene expression; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ASCORBIC ACID; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84862979811     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Alhagdow M., Mounet F., Gilbert L., Nunes-Nesi A., Garcia V., Just D., et al. Silencing of the mitochondrial ascorbate synthesizing enzyme l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase affects plant and fruit development in tomato. Plant Physiol 2007, 145:1408-1422.
2. Arrigoni O., Dipierro S., Borracino G. Ascorbate free radical reductase, a key enzyme of the ascorbic acid system. FEBS Lett 1981, 125:242-245.
3. Badejo A.A., Fujikawa Y., Esaka M. Gene expression of ascorbic acid biosynthesis related enzymes of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway in acerola (Malpighia glabra). J Plant Physiol 2009, 166:652-660.
4. Badejo A.A., Jeong S.T., Goto-Yamamoto N., Esaka M. Cloning and expression of GDP-d-mannose pyrophosphorylase gene and ascorbic acid content of acerola (Malpighia glabra L.) fruit at ripening stages. Plant Physiol Biochem 2007, 45:665-672.
5. Bradford M. A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Anal Biochem 1976, 72:248-254.
6. Chevreux B., Pfisterer T., Drescher B., Driesel A.J., Müller W.E.G., Wetter T., Suhai S. Using the miraEST assembler for reliable and automated mRNA transcript assembly and SNP detection in sequenced ESTs. Genome Res 2004, 14:1147-1159.
7. Conklin P.L., Gatzek S., Wheeler G.L., Dowdle J., Raymond M.J., Rolinski S., et al. Arabidopsis thaliana VTC4 encodes l-galactose-1-P phosphatase, a plant ascorbic acid biosynthetic enzyme. J Biol Chem 2006, 281:15662-15670.
8. Cruz-Rus E., Amaya I., Sánchez-Sevilla J.F., Botella M.A., Valpuesta V. Regulation of l-ascorbic acid content in strawberry fruits. J Exp Bot 2011, 62:4191-4201.
9. Cruz-Rus E., Botella M.A., Gomez-Jimenez M.C. Analysis of genes involved in l-ascorbic acid biosynthesis during growth and ripening of grape berries. J Plant Physiol 2010, 167:739-748.
10. Davey M.W., Auwerkerken A., Keulemans J. Relationship of apple vitamin C and antioxidant contents to harvest date and postharvest pathogen infection. J Sci Food Agric 2007, 87:802-813.
11. Davey M.W., Van Montagu M., Inzé D., Sanmartin M., Kanellis A., Smirnoff N., et al. Plant l-ascorbic acid: chemistry, function, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of processing. J Sci Food Agric 2000, 80:825-860.
12. De Tullio M.C., Arrigoni O. Hopes, disillusions and more hopes from vitamin C. Cell Mol Life Sci 2004, 61:209-219.
13. Donahue J.L., Okpodu C.M., Cramer C.L., Grabau E.A., Alscher R.G. Responses of antioxidants to paraquat in pea leaves. Plant Physiol 1997, 113:249-257.
14. Dowdle J., Ishikawa T., Gatzek S., Rolinski S., Smirnoff N. Two genes in Arabidopsis thaliana encoding GDP-l-galactose phosphorylase are required for ascorbate biosynthesis and seedling viability. Plant J 2007, 52:673-689.
15. Eltelib H.A., Badejo A.A., Fujikawa Y., Esaka M. Gene expression of monodehydroascorbate reductase and dehydroascorbate reductase during fruit ripening and in response to environmental stresses in acerola (Malpighia glabra). J Plant Physiol 2011, 168:619-627.
16. Felicetti E., Mattheis J.P. Quantification and histochemical localization of ascorbic acid in 'Delicious', 'Golden Delicious' and 'Fuji' apple fruit during on-tree development and cold storage. Postharvest Biol Technol 2010, 56:56-63.
17. Foyer C.H., Noctor G. Redox sensing and signaling associated with reactive oxygen in chloroplasts, peroxisomes and mitochondria. Physiol Plantarum 2003, 119:355-364.
18. Gautier H., Lopez-Lauri F., Massot C., Murshed R., Marty I., Sallanon H., Génard M. Impact of ripening and salinity on tomato fruit ascorbate content and enzymatic activities related to ascorbate recycling. Funct Plant Sci Biotechnol 2010, 4:66-75.
19. Gilbert L., Alhagdow M., Nunes-Nesi A., Quemener B., Guillon F., Bouchet B., et al. GDP-d-mannose 3,5-epimerase (GME) plays a key role at the intersection of ascorbate and non-cellulosic cell-wall biosynthesis in tomato. Plant J 2009, 60:499-508.
20. Halliwell B. Vitamin C and genomic stability. Mutat Res 2001, 475:29-35.
21. Hancock R.D., Viola R. Improving the nutritional value of crops through enhancement of l-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) content: rationale and biotechnological opportunities. J Agric Food Chem 2005, 53:5248-5257.
22. Imai T., Ban I., Terakami S., Yamamoto T., Moriguchi T. l-ascorbate biosynthesis in peach: cloning of six l-galactose pathway related genes and their expression during peach fruit development. Physiol Plantarum 2009, 136:139-149.
23. Ioannidi E., Kalamaki M.S., Engineer C., Pateraki I., Alexandrou D., Mellidou I., et al. Expression profiling of ascorbic acid-related genes during tomato fruit development and ripening and in response to stress conditions. J Exp Bot 2009, 60:663-678.
24. Ishikawa T., Dowdle J., Smirnoff N. Progress in manipulating ascorbic acid biosynthesis and accumulation in plants. Physiol Plantarum 2006, 126:343-355.
25. Jaakola L., Määttä K., Pirttilä A.M., Törrönen R., Kärenlampi S., Hohtola A. Expression of structural genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis in relation to anthocyanin and flavonoid levels during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development. Plant Physiol 2002, 130:729-739.
26. Jaakola L., Pirttilä A.M., Halonen M., Hohtola A. Isolation of high quality RNA from the bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit. Mol Biotechnol 2001, 19:201-203.
27. Jaakola L., Pirttilä A.M., Vuosku J., Hohtola A. Method based on electrophoresis and gel extraction for obtaining genomic DNA-free cDNA without DNase treatment. BioTechniques 2004, 37:744-748.
28. Jimenez A., Creissen G., Kular B., Firmin J., Robinson S., Verhoeyen M., Mullineaux P. Changes in oxidative processes and components of the antioxidant system during tomato fruit ripening. Planta 2002, 214:751-758.
29. Kähkonen M.P., Heinämaki J., Ollilainen V., Heinonen M. Berry anthocyanins: isolation, identification and antioxidant activities. J Sci Food Agric 2003, 83:1403-1411.
30. Li M., Ma F., Shang P., Zhang M., Hou C., Liang D. Influence of light on ascorbate formation and metabolism in apple fruits. Planta 2009, 230:39-51.
31. Li M.J., Ma F.W., Zhang M., Pu F. Distribution and metabolism of ascorbic acid in apple fruits (Malus domestica Borkh cv Gala). Plant Sci 2008, 174:606-612.
32. Määttä-Riihinen K.R., Kamal-Eldin A., Mattila P.H., Gonzalez-Paramas A.M., Törrönen A.R. Distribution and contents of phenolic compounds in eighteen Scandinavian berry species. J Agric Food Chem 2004, 52:4477-4486.
33. Müller-Moulé P. An expression analysis of the ascorbate biosynthesis enzyme VTC2. Plant Mol Biol 2008, 68:31-41.
34. Nakano Y., Asada K. Hydrogen peroxide is scavenged by ascorbate-specific peroxidase in spinach chloroplasts. Plant Cell Physiol 1981, 22:867-880.
35. Pallanca J.E., Smirnoff N. Ascorbic acid metabolism in pea seedlings. A comparison of d-glucosone, l-sorbosone, and l-galactono-1,4-lactone as ascorbate precursors. Plant Physiol 1999, 120:453-461.
36. Rao A.S.V.C., Reddy A.R. Glutathione reductase: a putative redox regulatory system in plant cells. Sulfur assimilation and biotic stress in plants 2008, 111-147. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. N.A. Khan, A. et (Eds.).
37. Riihinen K., Jaakola L., Kärenlampi S., Hohtola A. Organ-specific distribution of phenolic compounds in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and 'northblue' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum×V. angustifolium). Food Chem 2008, 110:156-160.
38. Sinelli N., Spinardi A., Di Egidio V., Mignani I., Casiraghi E. Evaluation of quality and nutraceutical content of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) by near and mid-infrared spectroscopy. Postharvest Biol Technol 2008, 50:31-36.
39. Wheeler G.L., Jones M.A., Smirnoff N. The biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants. Nature 1998, 393:365-369.
40. Zifkin M., Jin A., Ozga J.A., Zaharia L.I., Schernthaner J.P., Gesell A., Abrams S.R., Kennedy J.A., Constabel P.C. Gene expression and metabolite profiling of developing high bush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) fruit indicates transcriptional regulation of flavonoid metabolism and activation of abscisic acid metabolism. Plant Physiol 2012, 158:200-204.