A Plastid-Localized Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein is Required for Both Pollen Development and Plant Growth in Rice

Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 13;7(1):11484. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10727-x.

Abstract

Several mitochondrial-targeted pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins involved in pollen development have been reported to be fertility restorer (Rf) proteins. However, the roles of plastid-localized PPR proteins in plant male reproduction are poorly defined. Here, we described a plastid-localized PPR-SMR protein, OsPPR676, which is required for plant growth and pollen development in rice. In this study, OsPPR676 was confirmed to be an interacted protein with Osj10gBTF3, β-subunit of nascent polypeptide-associated complex (β-NAC), by bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays, indicating that both proteins are probably involved in the same regulatory pathway of pollen development. Compared with other chloroplast-rich tissues, OsPPR676 was only weakly expressed in anther, but in the Mei and YM stages of pollen development, its expression was relatively strong in the tapetum. Disruption of OsPPR676 resulted in growth retardation of plants and partial sterility of pollens. Phenotypic analysis of different osppr676 mutant lines implied that the SMR domain was not essential for the function of OsPPR676. We further demonstrated that OsPPR676 is essential for production of plastid atpB subunit, and then plays crucial roles in biosynthesis of fatty acids, carbohydrates, and other organic matters via affecting activity of ATP synthase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Fatty Acids / biosynthesis
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • Gene Targeting
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Lipids / chemistry
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics*
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutation
  • Oryza / physiology*
  • Phenotype
  • Plant Development / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Plastids / metabolism*
  • Pollen / metabolism*
  • Protein Biosynthesis
  • Protein Transport
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Lipids
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • RNA-Binding Proteins