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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii a Reference Microorganism for Eukaryotic Molybdenum Homeostasis

Version 1 : Received: 16 May 2023 / Approved: 18 May 2023 / Online: 18 May 2023 (02:13:04 CEST)

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Tejada-Jimenez, M.; Leon-Miranda, E.; Llamas, A. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii—A Reference Microorganism for Eukaryotic Molybdenum Metabolism. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1671. Tejada-Jimenez, M.; Leon-Miranda, E.; Llamas, A. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii—A Reference Microorganism for Eukaryotic Molybdenum Metabolism. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1671.

Abstract

Molybdenum (Mo) is vital for the activity of a small but essential group of enzymes called mo-lybdoenzymes. So far, specifically five molybdoenzymes have been discovered in eukaryotes: nitrate reductase, sulfite oxidase, xanthine dehydrogenase, aldehyde oxidase, and mARC. In order to become biologically active, Mo must be chelated to a pterin, forming the so-called Mo cofactor (Moco). Deficiency or mutation in any of the genes involved in Moco biosynthesis results in the simultaneous loss of activity of all molybdoenzymes, fully or partially preventing the normal development of the affected organism. To prevent this, the different mechanisms in-volved in Mo homeostasis must be finely regulated. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a unicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryotic microalga that has produced fundamental advances in key steps of Mo homeostasis over the last 30 years, which have been extrapolated to higher organisms, both plants and animals. These advances include the identification of the first two molybdate transporters in eukaryotes (MOT1 and MOT2), the characterization of key genes in Moco biosynthesis, the identification of the first enzyme that protects and transfers Moco (MCP1), the first characteriza-tion of mARC in plants, and the discovery of the crucial role of the nitrate reductase-mARC complex in plant nitric oxide production. This review aims to summarize all these advances made using C. reinhardtii as a model organism in Mo homeostasis and suggest how this microalga can continue to contribute to progress in this field.

Keywords

Chlamydomonas; Microalgae; Molybdenum; Homeostasis; Moco

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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