The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus

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The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus. / Van Moerkercke, Alex; Steensma, Priscille; Schweizer, Fabian; Pollier, Jacob; Gariboldi, Ivo; Payne, Richard; Vanden Bossche, Robin; Miettinen, Karel; Espoz, Javiera; Purnama, Purin Candra; Kellner, Franziska; Seppänen-Laakso, Tuulikki; O'Connor, Sarah E.; Rischer, Heiko; Memelink, Johan; Goossens, Alain.

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 112, No. 26, 2015, p. 8130-8135.

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Van Moerkercke, A, Steensma, P, Schweizer, F, Pollier, J, Gariboldi, I, Payne, R, Vanden Bossche, R, Miettinen, K, Espoz, J, Purnama, PC, Kellner, F, Seppänen-Laakso, T, O'Connor, SE, Rischer, H, Memelink, J & Goossens, A 2015, 'The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 112, no. 26, pp. 8130-8135. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504951112

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Van Moerkercke, A., Steensma, P., Schweizer, F., Pollier, J., Gariboldi, I., Payne, R., Vanden Bossche, R., Miettinen, K., Espoz, J., Purnama, P. C., Kellner, F., Seppänen-Laakso, T., O'Connor, S. E., Rischer, H., Memelink, J., & Goossens, A. (2015). The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(26), 8130-8135. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504951112

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Van Moerkercke A, Steensma P, Schweizer F, Pollier J, Gariboldi I, Payne R et al. The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015;112(26):8130-8135. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504951112

Author

Van Moerkercke, Alex ; Steensma, Priscille ; Schweizer, Fabian ; Pollier, Jacob ; Gariboldi, Ivo ; Payne, Richard ; Vanden Bossche, Robin ; Miettinen, Karel ; Espoz, Javiera ; Purnama, Purin Candra ; Kellner, Franziska ; Seppänen-Laakso, Tuulikki ; O'Connor, Sarah E. ; Rischer, Heiko ; Memelink, Johan ; Goossens, Alain. / The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 ; Vol. 112, No. 26. pp. 8130-8135.

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title = "The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus",
abstract = "Plants make specialized bioactive metabolites to defend themselves against attackers. The conserved control mechanisms are based on transcriptional activation of the respective plant species-specific biosynthetic pathways by the phytohormone jasmonate. Knowledge of the transcription factors involved, particularly in terpenoid biosynthesis, remains fragmentary. By transcriptome analysis and functional screens in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), the unique source of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (MIA)-type anticancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine, we identified a jasmonate-regulated basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor from clade IVa inducing the monoterpenoid branch of the MIA pathway. The bHLH iridoid synthesis 1 (BIS1) transcription factor transactivated the expression of all of the genes encoding the enzymes that catalyze the sequential conversion of the ubiquitous terpenoid precursor geranyl diphosphate to the iridoid loganic acid. BIS1 acted in a complementary manner to the previously characterized ethylene response factor Octadecanoid derivative-Responsive Catharanthus APETALA2-domain 3 (ORCA3) that transactivates the expression of several genes encoding the enzymes catalyzing the conversion of loganic acid to the downstream MIAs. In contrast to ORCA3, overexpression of BIS1 was sufficient to boost production of high-value iridoids and MIAs in C. roseus suspension cell cultures. Hence, BIS1 might be a metabolic engineering tool to produce sustainably high-value MIAs in C. roseus plants or cultures.",
keywords = "Basic helix loop helix, Catharanthus roseus, Iridoids, Jasmonate, Madagascar periwinkle",
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T1 - The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus

AU - Van Moerkercke, Alex

AU - Steensma, Priscille

AU - Schweizer, Fabian

AU - Pollier, Jacob

AU - Gariboldi, Ivo

AU - Payne, Richard

AU - Vanden Bossche, Robin

AU - Miettinen, Karel

AU - Espoz, Javiera

AU - Purnama, Purin Candra

AU - Kellner, Franziska

AU - Seppänen-Laakso, Tuulikki

AU - O'Connor, Sarah E.

AU - Rischer, Heiko

AU - Memelink, Johan

AU - Goossens, Alain

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015, National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Plants make specialized bioactive metabolites to defend themselves against attackers. The conserved control mechanisms are based on transcriptional activation of the respective plant species-specific biosynthetic pathways by the phytohormone jasmonate. Knowledge of the transcription factors involved, particularly in terpenoid biosynthesis, remains fragmentary. By transcriptome analysis and functional screens in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), the unique source of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (MIA)-type anticancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine, we identified a jasmonate-regulated basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor from clade IVa inducing the monoterpenoid branch of the MIA pathway. The bHLH iridoid synthesis 1 (BIS1) transcription factor transactivated the expression of all of the genes encoding the enzymes that catalyze the sequential conversion of the ubiquitous terpenoid precursor geranyl diphosphate to the iridoid loganic acid. BIS1 acted in a complementary manner to the previously characterized ethylene response factor Octadecanoid derivative-Responsive Catharanthus APETALA2-domain 3 (ORCA3) that transactivates the expression of several genes encoding the enzymes catalyzing the conversion of loganic acid to the downstream MIAs. In contrast to ORCA3, overexpression of BIS1 was sufficient to boost production of high-value iridoids and MIAs in C. roseus suspension cell cultures. Hence, BIS1 might be a metabolic engineering tool to produce sustainably high-value MIAs in C. roseus plants or cultures.

AB - Plants make specialized bioactive metabolites to defend themselves against attackers. The conserved control mechanisms are based on transcriptional activation of the respective plant species-specific biosynthetic pathways by the phytohormone jasmonate. Knowledge of the transcription factors involved, particularly in terpenoid biosynthesis, remains fragmentary. By transcriptome analysis and functional screens in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), the unique source of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (MIA)-type anticancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine, we identified a jasmonate-regulated basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor from clade IVa inducing the monoterpenoid branch of the MIA pathway. The bHLH iridoid synthesis 1 (BIS1) transcription factor transactivated the expression of all of the genes encoding the enzymes that catalyze the sequential conversion of the ubiquitous terpenoid precursor geranyl diphosphate to the iridoid loganic acid. BIS1 acted in a complementary manner to the previously characterized ethylene response factor Octadecanoid derivative-Responsive Catharanthus APETALA2-domain 3 (ORCA3) that transactivates the expression of several genes encoding the enzymes catalyzing the conversion of loganic acid to the downstream MIAs. In contrast to ORCA3, overexpression of BIS1 was sufficient to boost production of high-value iridoids and MIAs in C. roseus suspension cell cultures. Hence, BIS1 might be a metabolic engineering tool to produce sustainably high-value MIAs in C. roseus plants or cultures.

KW - Basic helix loop helix

KW - Catharanthus roseus

KW - Iridoids

KW - Jasmonate

KW - Madagascar periwinkle

U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1504951112

DO - 10.1073/pnas.1504951112

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VL - 112

SP - 8130

EP - 8135

JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

SN - 0027-8424

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