@article { ISI:000378741200010,
	title = {Fusarium oxysporum mediates systems metabolic reprogramming of chickpea roots as revealed by a combination of proteomics and metabolomics},
	journal = {Plant Biotechnology Journal},
	volume = {14},
	number = {7},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {1589-1603},
	publisher = {WILEY-BLACKWELL},
	address = {111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA},
	abstract = {<p>Molecular changes elicited by plants in response to fungal attack and how this affects plant-pathogen interaction, including susceptibility or resistance, remain elusive. We studied the dynamics in root metabolism during compatible and incompatible interactions between chickpea and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri (Foc), using quantitative label-free proteomics and NMR-based metabolomics. Results demonstrated differential expression of proteins and metabolites upon Foc inoculations in the resistant plants compared with the susceptible ones. Additionally, expression analysis of candidate genes supported the proteomic and metabolic variations in the chickpea roots upon Foc inoculation. In particular, we found that the resistant plants revealed significant increase in the carbon and nitrogen metabolism; generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lignification and phytoalexins. The levels of some of the pathogenesis-related proteins were significantly higher upon Foc inoculation in the resistant plant. Interestingly, results also exhibited the crucial role of altered Yang cycle, which contributed in different methylation reactions and unfolded protein response in the chickpea roots against Foc. Overall, the observed modulations in the metabolic flux as outcome of several orchestrated molecular events are determinant of plant{\textquoteright}s role in chickpea-Foc interactions.</p>},
	keywords = {Chickpea, fusarium oxysporum, Metabolomics, NMR, plant-pathogen interaction, proteomics},
	issn = {1467-7644},
	doi = {10.1111/pbi.12522},
	author = {Kumar, Yashwant and Zhang, Limin and Panigrahi, Priyabrata and Dholakia, Bhushan B. and Dewangan, Veena and Chavan, Sachin G. and Kunjir, Shrikant M. and Wu, Xiangyu and Li, Ning and Rajmohanan, Pattuparambil R. and Kadoo, Narendra Y. and Giri, Ashok P. and Tang, Huiru and Gupta, Vidya S.}
}
@article {47347,
	title = {Functional insights into two Ocimum kilimandscharicum 4-coumarate-CoA ligases involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis},
	journal = {International Journal of Biological Macromolecules},
	volume = {181},
	year = {2021},
	month = {JUN },
	pages = {202-210},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Plant 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL) catalyzes the ligation of CoA to cinnamic acid and its derivatives. Activated CoA esters are utilized for the biosynthesis of phenolic metabolites and lignin that play essential function in plants. Here, we characterize the diversity of Ocimum kilimandscharicum 4CLs (Ok4CLs). Phylogenetic analysis suggest that Ok4CLs could be grouped into three classes, class I -enzymes mostly involved in lignin biosynthesis, class II -non-structural phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and class III -yet to be characterized for specific role(s). We selected two Ok4CLs namely Ok4CL7 and Ok4CL15 for further characterization. Gene expression analysis sug-gested that Ok4CL7 is highly expressed in leaf trichomes, whereas Ok4CL15 is abundant in the roots. The recom-binant Ok4CL7 and Ok4CL15 had optimal enzyme activities at 40 degrees C in pH 8 and 7, respectively. Ok4CL7 showed substrate preference towards p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid and caffeic acid. While, Ok4CL15 preferredp-coumaric acid, ferulic acid and sinapic acid. Feruloyl adenylate showed higher number of contacts and lowers binding en-ergy with Ok4CL7 and 15 compared to cinnamoyl adenylate. Based on root-specific expression and preference for sinapic acid, Ok4CL15 might be involved in lignin biosynthesis. Further exploration is needed to unravel the role of diverse Ok4CLs in O. kilimandscharicum. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {4-Coumarate-CoA ligase, Flavonoids, lignin, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Phenylpropanoids},
	issn = {0141-8130},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.129},
	author = {Lavhale, Santosh G. and Joshi, Rakesh S. and Kumar, Yashwant and Giri, Ashok P.}
}
