title: Role of rice cytosolic hexokinase OsHXK7 in sugar signaling and metabolism.
abstract: We characterized the function of the rice cytosolic hexokinase OsHXK7 (Oryza sativa Hexokinase7), which is highly upregulated when seeds germinate under O2 -deficient conditions. According to transient expression assays that used the promoter:luciferase fusion construct, OsHXK7 enhanced the glucose (Glc)-dependent repression of a rice α-amylase gene (RAmy3D) in the mesophyll protoplasts of maize, but its catalytically inactive mutant alleles did not. Consistently, the expression of OsHXK7, but not its catalytically inactive alleles, complemented the Arabidopsis glucose insensitive2-1 (gin2-1) mutant, thereby resulting in the wild type characteristics of Glc-dependent repression, seedling development, and plant growth. Interestingly, OsHXK7-mediated Glc-dependent repression was abolished in the O2 -deficient mesophyll protoplasts of maize. This result provides compelling evidence that OsHXK7 functions in sugar signaling via a glycolysis-dependent manner under normal conditions, but its signaling role is suppressed when O2 is deficient. The germination of two null OsHXK7 mutants, oshxk7-1 and oshxk7-2, was affected by O2 deficiency, but overexpression enhanced germination in rice. This result suggests the distinct role that OsHXK7 plays in sugar metabolism and efficient germination by enforcing glycolysis-mediated fermentation in O2 -deficient rice.
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Bi
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Nayeon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ryoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Ho
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn-Il
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Sic
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Kyu
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Gynheung
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: Crop Biotech Institute & Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Seong
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D055162:Biocatalysis / Q000187:drug effects; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology*; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006593:Hexokinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D058503:Mesophyll Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D012275:Oryza / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014170:Transformation, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D003313:Zea mays / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D006593:Hexokinase; D005947:Glucose; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Germination; O2 deficiency; OsHXK7; metabolism; rice; signaling; sugar