Serine in plants: biosynthesis, metabolism, and functions
Abstract
Serine (Ser) has a fundamental role in metabolism and signaling in living organisms. In plants, the existence of different pathways of Ser biosynthesis has complicated our understanding of this amino acid homeostasis. The photorespiratory glycolate pathway has been considered to be of major importance, whereas the nonphotorespiratory phosphorylated pathway has been relatively neglected. Recent advances indicate that the phosphorylated pathway has an important function in plant metabolism and development. Plants deficient in this pathway display developmental defects in embryos, male gametophytes, and roots. We propose that the phosphorylated pathway is more important than was initially thought because it is the only Ser source for specific cell types involved in developmental events. Here, we discuss its importance as a link between metabolism and development in plants.
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“It is known that serine is a major source of methyl group for intracellular methylation reactions (Ros et al. 2014).”
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“Serine Ser 255 ± 38 296 ± 44 2601 ± 390 Regulation of the water balance (Ros et al. 2014)”
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“Phosphoserine aminotransferase catalyzes the reaction of 3-phosphohydroxypyruvate to 3- phosphoserin, which is the pivotal step of L-serine biosynthesis pathway in plants (Ros et al. 2014).”
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“3-PGA, 3-phosphoglycerate; 3PHP, 3-phosphohydroxypyruvate; 3-PS, 3-Phospho-L-Serine; PGDH, Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase; PSAT, Phosphoserine aminotransferase; PSP, Phosphoserine phoshatase; SHMT, Serine hydroxymethyltransferase; Pi, PO3− 4 ; TCA, tricarboxylic acid cycle or Krebs cycle [46].”
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“Athird so far overlooked option is the PPSB (Ros et al., 2014).”
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“Serine is synthesized from 3-phophoglycerate produced in glycolysis and it is the precursor of methionine, cysteine and glycine (Ros et al., 2014).”
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Background
- Authors
- Ros, R., Muñoz-Bertomeu, J., & Krueger, S.
- Affiliations
- Universitat de València (ES)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Ros, Roc
- Venue
- Trends in Plant Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-09
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 564-569
- ISSN
- 1360-1385 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2073447660
- Semantic Scholar
- 154570f017e6fc826ddb368e9b522b6e8b67ae54
- Cited by
- 279
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 1.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Plant Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Keywords
- serine biosynthesis, serine metabolism, amino acid homeostasis, plant development, embryonic development, male gametophyte development, root development
- MeSH terms
- Glycolysis, Phosphorylation, Photosynthesis, Plant Proteins, Plants, Seeds, Serine, Stress, Physiological, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Plant Roots
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