PDX3 and SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE4 (SOS4), encoding pyridoxine/pyridoxamine 5′-phosphate oxidase and pyridoxal kinase, respectively, are the only known genes involved in the salvage pathway of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate in plants. In this study, we determined the phenotype, stress responses, vitamer levels, and regulation of the vitamin B6 pathway genes in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants mutant in PDX3 and SOS4. sos4 mutant plants showed a distinct phenotype characterized by chlorosis and reduced plant size, as well as hypersensitivity to sucrose in addition to the previously noted NaCl sensitivity. This mutant had higher levels of pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, and pyridoxal 5′-phosphate than the wild type, reflected in an increase in total vitamin B6 observed through HPLC analysis and yeast bioassay. The sos4 mutant showed increased activity of PDX3 as well as of the B6 de novo pathway enzyme PDX1, correlating with increased total B6 levels. Two independent lines with T-DNA insertions in the promoter region of PDX3 (pdx3-1 and pdx3-2) had decreased PDX3 activity. Both also had decreased activity of PDX1, which correlated with lower levels of total vitamin B6 observed using the yeast bioassay; however, no differences were noted in levels of individual vitamers by HPLC analysis. Both pdx3 mutants showed growth reduction in vitro and in vivo as well as an inability to increase growth under high light conditions. Increased expression of salvage and some of the de novo pathway genes was observed in both the pdx3 and sos4 mutants. In all mutants, increased expression was more dramatic for the salvage pathway genes.
植物中参与吡哆醛5'-磷酸拯救途径的唯一已知基因是PDX3和SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE4(SOS4),分别编码吡哆醇/吡哆酚5'-磷酸氧化酶和吡哆醛激酶。本研究中,我们确定了PDX3和SOS4突变体的表型、应激反应、维生素B6形式水平和基因调控。sos4突变体植物表现出明显的叶绿素减退和植株大小减小的表型,以及对蔗糖的高敏感性,除了先前已知的对NaCl敏感性之外。该突变体的吡哆醇、吡哆酚胺和吡哆醛5'-磷酸水平高于野生型,通过HPLC分析和酵母生物检测表现为总维生素B6的增加。sos4突变体显示出了PDX3和B6新生途径酶PDX1的活性增加,与总B6水平的增加相关。在PDX3启动子区域中有T-DNA插入的两个独立系(pdx3-1和pdx3-2)的PDX3活性降低。两者的PDX1活性也降低,与使用酵母生物检测观察到的总维生素B6水平的降低相关;但是,HPLC分析没有发现各种维生素形式水平的差异。两个pdx3突变体在离体和体内均表现出生长减缓,并且无法在高光条件下增加生长。在pdx3和sos4突变体中,拯救途径和一些新生途径基因的表达均有所增加。在所有突变体中,拯救途径基因的表达增加更为显著。