Arabidopsis Chloroplast Protein for Growth and Fertility1 (CGF1) and CGF2 Are Essential for Chloroplast Development and Female Gametogenesis

Overview

Journal BMC Plant Biol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 Apr 21

PMID 32306898

Citations 5

Authors

Rui-Min Zhu

Sen Chai

Zhuang-Zhuang Zhang

Chang-Le Ma

Yan Zhang

Sha Li

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Abstract

Background: Chloroplasts are essential organelles of plant cells for not only being the energy factory but also making plant cells adaptable to different environmental stimuli. The nuclear genome encodes most of the chloroplast proteins, among which a large percentage of membrane proteins have yet to be functionally characterized.

Results: We report here functional characterization of two nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins, Chloroplast protein for Growth and Fertility (CGF1) and CGF2. CGF1 and CGF2 are expressed in diverse tissues and developmental stages. Proteins they encode are associated with chloroplasts through a N-terminal chloroplast-targeting signal in green tissues but also located at plastids in roots and seeds. Mutants of CGF1 and CGF2 generated by CRISPR/Cas9 exhibited vegetative defects, including reduced leaf size, dwarfism, and abnormal cell death. CGF1 and CGF2 redundantly mediate female gametogenesis, likely by securing local energy supply. Indeed, mutations of both genes impaired chloroplast integrity whereas exogenous sucrose rescued the growth defects of the CGF double mutant.

Conclusion: This study reports that two nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins, Chloroplast protein for Growth and Fertility (CGF1) and CGF2, play important roles in vegetative growth, in female gametogenesis, and in embryogenesis likely by mediating chloroplast integrity and development.

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