Evolution and diversity of the 2–oxoglutarate‐dependent dioxygenase superfamily in plants

Abstract

SUMMARYThe 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase (2OGD) superfamily is the second largest enzyme family in the plant genome, and its members are involved in various oxygenation/hydroxylation reactions. Despite their biochemical significance in metabolism, a systematic analysis of plant 2OGDs remains to be accomplished. We present a phylogenetic classification of 479 2OGDs in six plant models, ranging from green algae to angiosperms. These were classified into three classes -DOXA, DOXB and DOXC -based on amino acid sequence similarity. The DOXA class includes plant homologs of Escherichia coli AlkB, which is a prototype of 2OGD involved in the oxidative demethylation of alkylated nucleic acids and histones. The DOXB class is conserved across all plant taxa and is involved in proline 4-hydroxylation in cell wall protein synthesis. The DOXC class is involved in specialized metabolism of various phytochemicals, including phytohormones and flavonoids. The vast majority of 2OGDs from land plants were classified into the DOXC class, but only seven from Chlamydomonas, suggesting that this class has diversified during land plant evolution. Phylogenetic analysis assigned DOXC-class 2OGDs to 57 phylogenetic clades. 2OGD genes involved in gibberellin biosynthesis were conserved among vascular plants, and those involved in flavonoid and ethylene biosynthesis were shared among seed plants. Several angiosperm-specific clades were found to be involved in various lineage-specific specialized metabolisms, but 31 of the 57 DOXC-class clades were only found in a single species. Therefore, the evolution and diversification of DOXC-class 2OGDs is partly responsible for the diversity and complexity of specialized metabolites in land plants.

LATERAL BRANCHING OXIDOREDUCTASEacts in the final stages of strigolactone biosynthesis inArabidopsis

“…The predicted LBO amino acid sequence is similar to 2OGDs, which comprise a family of around 130 members in Arabidopsis (25). Related 2OGDs are involved in the biosynthesis of a range of plant hormones and secondary metabolites (26).…”

“…LBO falls within the DOXC54 clade of 2OGDs, and sequences from the moss Physcomitrella patens and the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii do not group in this clade (25), suggesting that the DOXC54 clade evolved after the divergence of lycophyte and seed plant lineages. Clades that cluster near DOXC54 display more diversity, and their functions are generally unknown (25) (Fig. 2C).…”

“…Phylogenetic analyses suggest that LBO exists as a highly conserved and mostly single-copy gene in seed plant species (25) (Fig. 2C).…”

“…Thus, the endogenous, LBO-dependent signals that inhibit branching may alter or enhance signaling specificity and localize activity, making it more effective at inhibiting branching compared with MeCLA. Moreover, the existence of CLA and LBO in rice (6,25) implies that LBO-dependent signal(s) might be important for branching in a broad variety of plant species.…”

A 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase Mediates the Biosynthesis of Glucoraphasatin in Radish

“…In plants, 2OGD superfamily members are involved in various oxygenation/hydroxylation reactions. Arabidopsis and rice (Oryza sativa) contain 130 and 114 2OGD proteins, respectively, classified into three classes, namely DOXA, DOXB, and DOXC, based on similarity of the deduced amino acid sequences (Kawai et al, 2014). The domain organization of the predicted ORF3 protein suggested that it belongs to the DOXC class.…”