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First published online January 13, 2006; 10.1104/pp.105.072066 Plant Physiology 140:830-843 (2006) © 2006 American Society of Plant Biologists An Arabidopsis Mutant Impaired in Coenzyme A Biosynthesis Is Sugar Dependent for Seedling Establishment1Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, E–46022 Valencia, Spain (S.R., M.G.-G., S.A., R.S., P.L.R.); and Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, United Kingdom (T.R.L., I.A.G.)
Once the plant coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated by comparative genomics, it is feasible to analyze the physiological relevance of CoA biosynthesis in plant life. To this end, we have identified and characterized Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) T-DNA knockout mutants of two CoA biosynthetic genes, HAL3A and HAL3B. The HAL3A gene encodes a 4'-phosphopantothenoyl-cysteine decarboxilase that generates 4'-phosphopantetheine. A second gene, HAL3B, whose gene product is 86% identical to that of HAL3A, is present in the Arabidopsis genome. HAL3A appears to have a predominant role over HAL3B according to their respective mRNA expression levels. The hal3a-1, hal3a-2, and hal3b mutants were viable and showed a similar growth rate as that in wild-type plants; in contrast, a hal3a-1 hal3b double mutant was embryo lethal. Unexpectedly, seedlings that were null for HAL3A and heterozygous for HAL3B (aaBb genotype) displayed a sucrose (Suc)-dependent phenotype for seedling establishment, which is in common with mutants defective in
1 This work was supported by the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (grant nos. BIO2002–03090 and BIO2005–01760, and fellowship to M.G.-G.), Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (fellowship to S.R.). The author responsible for distribution of materials integral to the findings presented in this article in accordance with the policy described in the Instructions for Authors (www.plantphysiol.org) is: Pedro L. Rodriguez (prodriguez{at}ibmcp.upv.es). Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/doi/10.1104/pp.105.072066. * Corresponding author; e-mail prodriguez{at}ibmcp.upv.es; fax 34963877859. Received September 27, 2005; returned for revision December 19, 2005; accepted December 20, 2005. This article has been cited by other articles:
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-oxidation. This phenotype was genetically complemented in aaBB siblings of the progeny and chemically complemented by pantethine. In contrast, seedling establishment of Aabb plants was not Suc dependent, proving a predominant role of HAL3A over HAL3B at this stage. Total fatty acid and acyl-CoA measurements of 5-d-old aaBb seedlings in medium lacking Suc revealed stalled storage lipid catabolism and impaired CoA biosynthesis; in particular, acetyl-CoA levels were reduced by approximately 80%. Taken together, these results provide in vivo evidence for the function of HAL3A and HAL3B, and they point out the critical role of CoA biosynthesis during early postgerminative growth. 
