Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits

Zn<sup>2+</sup>- and Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nucleases exhibit activity toward dsDNA in the four classes of cation-dependent nucleases in plants. Programmed cell death (PCD) is involved in the degradation of cells during schizolysigenous secretory cavity formation in <i&...

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Autores principales: Minjian Liang, Mei Bai, Hong Wu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:60d8c0dcb8e84c0a9193aecb927dd0f92021-11-25T17:13:02ZZn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits10.3390/cells101132222073-4409https://doaj.org/article/60d8c0dcb8e84c0a9193aecb927dd0f92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3222https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409Zn<sup>2+</sup>- and Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nucleases exhibit activity toward dsDNA in the four classes of cation-dependent nucleases in plants. Programmed cell death (PCD) is involved in the degradation of cells during schizolysigenous secretory cavity formation in <i>Citrus</i> fruits. Recently, the Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent DNase CgCAN was proven to play a key role in nuclear DNA degradation during the PCD of secretory cavity formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ fruits. However, whether Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease plays a role in the PCD of secretory cells remains poorly understood. Here, we identified a Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease gene, <i>CgENDO1</i>, from <i>Citrus</i> <i>grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’, the function of which was studied using Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions cytochemical localization, DNase activity assays, in situ hybridization, and protein immunolocalization. The full-length cDNA of <i>CgENDO1</i> contains an open reading frame of 906 bp that encodes a protein 301 amino acids in length with a S1/P1-like functional domain. CgENDO1 degrades linear double-stranded DNA at acidic and neutral pH. <i>CgENDO1</i> is mainly expressed in the late stage of nuclear degradation of secretory cells. Further spatiotemporal expression patterns of CgENDO1 showed that CgENDO1 is initially located on the endoplasmic reticulum and then moves into intracellular vesicles and nuclei. During the late stage of nuclear degradation, it was concentrated in the area of nuclear degradation involved in nuclear DNA degradation. Our results suggest that the Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease CgENDO1 plays a direct role in the late degradation stage of the nuclear DNA in the PCD of secretory cavity cells of <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ fruits.Minjian LiangMei BaiHong WuMDPI AGarticlesecretory cavityPCDCgENDO1Zn<sup>2+</sup> ionsnuclear DNA degradationBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENCells, Vol 10, Iss 3222, p 3222 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic secretory cavity
PCD
CgENDO1
Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions
nuclear DNA degradation
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle secretory cavity
PCD
CgENDO1
Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions
nuclear DNA degradation
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Minjian Liang
Mei Bai
Hong Wu
Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
description Zn<sup>2+</sup>- and Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nucleases exhibit activity toward dsDNA in the four classes of cation-dependent nucleases in plants. Programmed cell death (PCD) is involved in the degradation of cells during schizolysigenous secretory cavity formation in <i>Citrus</i> fruits. Recently, the Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent DNase CgCAN was proven to play a key role in nuclear DNA degradation during the PCD of secretory cavity formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ fruits. However, whether Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease plays a role in the PCD of secretory cells remains poorly understood. Here, we identified a Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease gene, <i>CgENDO1</i>, from <i>Citrus</i> <i>grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’, the function of which was studied using Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions cytochemical localization, DNase activity assays, in situ hybridization, and protein immunolocalization. The full-length cDNA of <i>CgENDO1</i> contains an open reading frame of 906 bp that encodes a protein 301 amino acids in length with a S1/P1-like functional domain. CgENDO1 degrades linear double-stranded DNA at acidic and neutral pH. <i>CgENDO1</i> is mainly expressed in the late stage of nuclear degradation of secretory cells. Further spatiotemporal expression patterns of CgENDO1 showed that CgENDO1 is initially located on the endoplasmic reticulum and then moves into intracellular vesicles and nuclei. During the late stage of nuclear degradation, it was concentrated in the area of nuclear degradation involved in nuclear DNA degradation. Our results suggest that the Zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease CgENDO1 plays a direct role in the late degradation stage of the nuclear DNA in the PCD of secretory cavity cells of <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ fruits.
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author Minjian Liang
Mei Bai
Hong Wu
author_facet Minjian Liang
Mei Bai
Hong Wu
author_sort Minjian Liang
title Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
title_short Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
title_full Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
title_fullStr Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
title_full_unstemmed Zn<sup>2+</sup>-Dependent Nuclease Is Involved in Nuclear Degradation during the Programmed Cell Death of Secretory Cavity Formation in <i>Citrus grandis</i> ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits
title_sort zn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent nuclease is involved in nuclear degradation during the programmed cell death of secretory cavity formation in <i>citrus grandis</i> ‘tomentosa’ fruits
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/60d8c0dcb8e84c0a9193aecb927dd0f9
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