细菌的氧化应激及基因表达调控

细菌受到氧化胁迫时,在细胞内形成氧化伤害并作为一种生理信号激活特定的调控子,诱导某些具有抗氧化作用的蛋白质从而保护自身.其中最为重要的是两种氧化还原应答转录因子SoxR和OxyR调控子.前者是MerR家族成员,含有铁硫中心,在细胞内以二聚体的形式存在,在感受到氧化剂刺激后激活SoxS基因的表达,形成SoxRS调控子,从而激活一系列抗氧化基因的表达;后者是LysR蛋白家族成员,在细胞内以四聚体的形式存在,舍有一对半胱胺酸残基,能被H2O2氧化形成二硫键,激活下游基因的表达.     

低温胁迫下烤烟幼苗叶片光合作用和抗氧化能力基因差异表达谱

对低温(5—7℃)胁迫下烤烟"K326"幼苗叶片光合指标、膜氧化水平及其抗氧化指标进行测定,并利用数字化基因表达谱技术进行基因差异表达分析。低温胁迫后烤烟幼苗叶绿素含量、光合能力显著下降,脯氨酸含量、丙二醛含量上升,超氧化物歧化酶活性、过氧化氢酶活性、抗坏血酸含量和谷胱甘肽含量均显著上升。低温胁迫后有2357个基因发生了显著差异表达,其中1673个基因表达上调、684个基因表达下调,其分子功能、细胞位置和主要代谢过程均涉及光系统、膜氧化系统和抗氧化系统。对涉及到的代谢过程进行分析,结果表明:光合天线蛋白调控基因表达量均显著下降、光合作用的主要调控基因表达量多数表现为显著下调、而与氧化能力相关的谷胱甘肽代谢差异表达基因大多数显著上调。基因差异表达谱分析结果和低温胁迫后叶片光合能力、抗氧化能力生理生态指标测定结果基本一致,为进一步研究低温胁迫对作物的生态影响和研究基因克隆与功能提供基础。     

细菌抗氧化系统-oxyR调节子研究进展

细菌抗氧化系统是细菌抵抗呼吸作用及环境因素导致的氧化损伤的一套防卫系统.oxyR调节子是最早发现的具有抗氧化作用的系统之一,由OxyR调节蛋白的编码基因oxyR及其调控的基因和操纵子所构成.oxyR调节子参与了细菌的抗氧化作用、抑制自发突变、致病性、铁代谢及外膜蛋白相变等多种生理代谢作用,这些发现促进了该调节子在细菌耐药性以及致突变物质筛查等方面的研究应用.作者主要从细菌oxyR调节子的结构组成、参与的生理代谢作用、OxyR调控转录的分子机制及影响因素等方面结合最新研究成果展开了介绍,以期对开展细菌抗药性研究及致突变物质的筛查等提供参考.     

盐及干旱胁迫对油菜抗氧化系统和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的影响

以白菜型油菜‘陇油6号’和‘天油2号’为试验材料,经MAPK抑制剂U0126、H₂O₂清除剂DMTU、NADPH氧化酶抑制剂DPI和IMD预处理后再分别进行盐胁迫、PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫,研究其对两种油菜幼苗活性氧、抗氧化酶活性和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的影响.结果表明: 盐胁迫和PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫下,两种白菜型油菜中H₂O₂积累量上升,O₂^-·积累量下降,抗氧化酶(超氧化物歧化酶SOD、过氧化氢酶CAT、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶APX和谷胱甘肽还原酶GR)活性和RbohC、RbohF基因表达均升高.与单独胁迫处理相比,两种油菜O₂^-·积累、抗氧化酶活性和RbohC、RbohF基因的表达量均明显降低,经DMTU、DPI和IMD预处理后再分别进行盐和干旱胁迫,H₂O₂积累量下降,但U0126预处理后再进行胁迫处理,H₂O₂积累量上升.说明NADPH氧化酶、MAP激酶级联途径、H₂O₂参与了盐、干旱胁迫下活性氧产生、抗氧化酶活性变化和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的调控.     

热胁迫对双孢蘑菇抗氧化酶及热激蛋白基因的差异表达的影响

抗氧化酶和热激蛋白是双孢蘑菇Agaricus bisporus抵御逆境胁迫的重要蛋白,高温胁迫下菌丝会通过二者基因的差异表达来减少对自身的损伤。通过对双孢蘑菇菌丝进行40℃热胁迫处理0-120min后发现,随着热胁迫时间延长,菌丝生长速度降低、气生菌丝增多和菌丝分叉明显。转录组分析抗氧化酶和热激蛋白基因差异表达发现,在热胁迫30-60min时抗氧化酶基因gpx、ppo3和cat3与热激蛋白基因hsp、hsp70-1和hsp70-17上调表达明显,而在90-120min时抗氧化酶基因ppo1、ppo2和cat2与热激蛋白基因hsp16、hsp70-14、hsp70-3和hsp70-16上调表达明显。跟踪抗氧化酶活性发现,热胁迫能激活过氧化氢酶（CAT）和过氧化物酶（POD）,使酶活性提高2-3倍;同时热胁迫降低了超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）酶活性,而对多酚氧化酶（PPO）影响不明显。此外,研究还发现热胁迫能使双孢蘑菇积累更多的超氧阴离子氧化自由基（O ^2-）,从而对菌丝造成损伤。因此,双孢蘑菇在热胁迫过程中可以通过启动不同的抗氧化酶和热激蛋白基因表达来抵御高温胁迫对菌丝造成的损伤,其中CAT和POD可能起到主要清除氧化自由基的作用,对双孢蘑菇耐高温基因的初步研究为选育耐高温品种奠定基础。     

盐及干旱胁迫对油菜抗氧化系统和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的影响

以白菜型油菜‘陇油6号’和‘天油2号’为试验材料,经MAPK抑制剂U0126、H_2O_2清除剂DMTU、NADPH氧化酶抑制剂DPI和IMD预处理后再分别进行盐胁迫、PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫,研究其对两种油菜幼苗活性氧、抗氧化酶活性和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的影响.结果表明:盐胁迫和PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫下,两种白菜型油菜中H_2O_2积累量上升,O_2^-·积累量下降,抗氧化酶(超氧化物歧化酶SOD、过氧化氢酶CAT、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶APX和谷胱甘肽还原酶GR)活性和RbohC、RbohF基因表达均升高.与单独胁迫处理相比,两种油菜O_2^-·积累、抗氧化酶活性和RbohC、RbohF基因的表达量均明显降低,经DMTU、DPI和IMD预处理后再分别进行盐和干旱胁迫,H_2O_2积累量下降,但U0126预处理后再进行胁迫处理,H_2O_2积累量上升.说明NADPH氧化酶、MAP激酶级联途径、H_2O_2参与了盐、干旱胁迫下活性氧产生、抗氧化酶活性变化和RbohC、RbohF基因表达的调控.     

转录因子FboR调控耻垢分枝杆菌抗氧化生长的机制研究

结核病的致病菌结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis)在宿主内面临着多种氧化胁迫环境因子的压力,因而进化形成了一系列自己的抗氧化生长机制。转录因子作为细菌快速响应外界环境的重要因子,通过调控其靶基因的表达来帮助细菌适应环境胁迫如抗氧化等。然而,目前分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium)中有关转录因子调控细菌抗氧化生长的分子机制还不是十分清楚。本研究以耻垢分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium smegmatis)作为模式菌株,发现了转录因子FboR调控分枝杆菌的抗氧化能力并检测了相关重组菌株的抗氧化生长情况,证实了FboR负调控细菌的抗氧化能力。随后通过转录组测序分析、凝胶阻滞实验(electrophoretic mobility shift assay, EMSA)、实时定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR, RT-qPCR)和β-半乳糖苷酶活性检测鉴定了影响细菌抗氧化生长的相关靶基因,成功解析了具体的调控通路与分子机制。     

24-表油菜素内酯对干旱胁迫下辣椒幼苗叶片抗氧化酶系统及耐旱相关基因表达的影响

报道了干旱胁迫下外源24-表油菜素内酯（EBR）对辣椒幼苗叶片H₂O₂和MDA含量,抗氧化酶活性,以及耐旱相关基因表达的影响。结果表明,0.1 μmol·L^-1 EBR处理诱导了辣椒幼苗叶片H₂O₂含量的增加,并提高了SOD、APX、CAT、DHAR、MDAR和GR活性;干旱胁迫下,EBR处理显著诱导了辣椒叶片抗氧化酶活性的增加,并抑制了H₂O₂和MDA含量的上升;EBR处理也促进了cAPX和MDAR等抗氧化酶基因的表达,以及WRKY3、WRKY6和MYB等转录因子的表达。由此认为,适宜浓度的外源EBR可能是通过信号分子H₂O₂调控辣椒叶片中WRKY和MYB等转录因子的表达以调控相关耐旱基因表达,增强细胞的抗氧化酶活性,减轻干旱造成的膜质过氧化伤害,从而增强了辣椒幼苗的耐旱性。     

水稻白叶枯病菌ahpC基因转录单元分析和原核表达

从水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomnas oryzae pv.Oryzae,Xoo)菌株PXO99A中克隆了H2O2降解基因ahpC,发现其编码的烷基过氧化氢酶AhpC在所测定的不同种病原细菌中的蛋白序列高度保守;采用RT-PCR方法分析了基因的转录结构特征,发现ahpC基因与酶电子供体基因ahpF组成了同一个转录单元;通过对ahpCp-lacZ活性检测,发现该启动子活性显著地受转录调控因子OxyR的正调控.此外,利用表达载体pET-28a(+)对ahpC基因进行了原核表达,经诱导后获得了可溶性的靶蛋白,可用于后续的生物学功能的分析.     

氧化还原敏感型基因元件增强酵母木质纤维素水解液抑制物胁迫耐受性

纤维素乙醇作为一种清洁可再生的绿色能源，具有良好的应用前景。然而酿酒酵母利用木质纤维素原料生产乙醇的发酵过程易受多种抑制物胁迫的影响，因此提高其胁迫耐受性具有重要意义。本研究在细胞内设计了一种氧化还原敏感型基因元件，通过生物传感器Yap1感应胞内氧化还原状态，以调控抗胁迫基因智能表达。首先，分析了Yap1调控的天然内源启动子P_TRR1、P_TRX2和P_MET16对木质纤维素水解液中典型抑制物的响应强度。其次，根据不同胁迫种类组合相应启动子与抗胁迫的效益基因，构建氧化还原敏感型基因元件提高了酿酒酵母的胁迫耐受性。最后，将表现较好的基因元件GP-CTT和GP-ADH串联整合到一起构建了双基因元件系统，在5-HMF和H₂O₂双重胁迫下细胞的死亡率与野生型相比下降了69.6%。相较于单基因元件GP-CTT，双基因元件整合菌株的比生长速率、葡萄糖消耗速率和乙醇生产速率分别提高了64.2%、60.1%和58.9%，重组菌株过氧化氢酶的酶活力提高了40.2%。本研究通过理性设计氧化还原敏感型基...     

Role of Putrescine in the Regulation of the Expression of the Oxidative Stress Defense Genes of Escherichia coli

The role of putrescine in the adaptive response of Escherichia coligrown aerobically in synthetic M9 medium with glucose to the H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress was studied. Under oxidative stress, the expression of the single-copy reporter gene fusions oxyR"::lacZand katG"::lacZwas found to undergo biphasic changes, which were most pronounced in glucose-starved E. colicells. The concentration-dependent activating effect of putrescine on the expression of the OxyR regulon genes was maximum when theoxyRgene was inhibited by high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.     

The role of thiol redox systems in the peroxide stress response of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis>

The effect of mutations in the genes encoding glutathione, glutaredoxin, thioredoxin, and thioredoxin reductase on the response of growing Escherichia coli to oxidative stress was studied. The gshA mutants defective in glutathione synthesis had the lowest resistance to high doses of H₂O₂, whereas the trxB mutants defective in thioredoxin reductase synthesis had the highest resistance to this oxidant, exceeding that of the parent strain. Among the studied mutants, the trxB cells demonstrated the highest basic levels of catalase activity and intracellular glutathione; they were able to rapidly reach the normal GSH level after oxidative stress. At the same time, these bacteria showed high frequency of induced mutations. The expression of the katG and sulA genes suggests that, having different sensitivity to high oxidant concentrations, the studied mutants differ primarily in their ability to induce the antioxidant genes of the OxyR and SOS regulons.     

Protection against oxidative stress by vitamin D in cone cells

Photoreceptor degeneration (PD) refers to a group of heterogeneous outer retinal dystrophies characterized by the death of photoreceptors. Both oxidative stress and inflammation are involved in the pathogenesis of PD. We investigate whether vitamin D has a potential for the treatment of PD by evaluating the anti‐oxidative stress and anti‐inflammatory properties of the active form of vitamin D₃, 1,α, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D₃, in a mouse cone cell line, 661W. Mouse cone cells were treated with H₂O₂ or a mixture of H₂O₂ and vitamin D; cell viability was determined. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in treated and untreated cells was measured. The expression of key anti‐oxidative stress and inflammatory genes in treated and untreated cells was determined. Treatment with vitamin D significantly increased cell viability and decreased ROS production in 661W cells under oxidative stress induced by H₂O₂. H₂O₂ treatment in 661W cells can significantly down‐regulate the expression of antioxidant genes and up‐regulate the expression of neurotoxic cytokines. Vitamin D treatment significantly reversed these effects and restored the expression of antioxidant genes. Vitamin D treatment also can block H₂O₂ induced oxidative damages. The data suggested that vitamin D may offer a therapeutic potential for patients with PD.     

How Escherichia coli Tolerates Profuse Hydrogen Peroxide Formation by a Catabolic Pathway

When Escherichia coli grows on conventional substrates, it continuously generates 10 to 15 μM/s intracellular H₂O₂ through the accidental autoxidation of redox enzymes. Dosimetric analyses indicate that scavenging enzymes barely keep this H₂O₂ below toxic levels. Therefore, it seemed potentially problematic that E. coli can synthesize a catabolic phenylethylamine oxidase that stoichiometrically generates H₂O₂. This study was undertaken to understand how E. coli tolerates the oxidative stress that must ensue. Measurements indicated that phenylethylamine-fed cells generate H₂O₂ at 30 times the rate of glucose-fed cells. Two tolerance mechanisms were identified. First, in enclosed laboratory cultures, growth on phenylethylamine triggered induction of the OxyR H₂O₂ stress response. Null mutants (ΔoxyR) that could not induce that response were unable to grow. This is the first demonstration that OxyR plays a role in protecting cells against endogenous H₂O₂. The critical element of the OxyR response was the induction of H₂O₂ scavenging enzymes, since mutants that lacked NADH peroxidase (Ahp) grew poorly, and those that additionally lacked catalase did not grow at all. Other OxyR-controlled genes were expendable. Second, phenylethylamine oxidase is an unusual catabolic enzyme in that it is localized in the periplasm. Calculations showed that when cells grow in an open environment, virtually all of the oxidase-generated H₂O₂ will diffuse across the outer membrane and be lost to the external world, rather than enter the cytoplasm where H₂O₂-sensitive enzymes are located. In this respect, the periplasmic compartmentalization of phenylethylamine oxidase serves the same purpose as the peroxisomal compartmentalization of oxidases in eukaryotic cells.     

Tolerance to oxidative stress is required for maximal xylem colonization by the xylem‐limited bacterial phytopathogen,Xylella fastidiosa

Bacterial plant pathogens often encounter reactive oxygen species (ROS) during host invasion. In foliar bacterial pathogens, multiple regulatory proteins are involved in the sensing of oxidative stress and the activation of the expression of antioxidant genes. However, it is unclear whether xylem‐limited bacteria, such as Xylella fastidiosa, experience oxidative stress during the colonization of plants. Examination of the X. fastidiosa genome uncovered only one homologue of oxidative stress regulatory proteins, OxyR. Here, a knockout mutation in the X. fastidiosa oxyR gene was constructed; the resulting strain was significantly more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) relative to the wild‐type. In addition, during early stages of grapevine infection, the survival rate was 1000‐fold lower for the oxyR mutant than for the wild‐type. This supports the hypothesis that grapevine xylem represents an oxidative environment and that X. fastidiosa must overcome this challenge to achieve maximal xylem colonization. Finally, the oxyR mutant exhibited reduced surface attachment and cell–cell aggregation and was defective in biofilm maturation, suggesting that ROS could be a potential environmental cue stimulating biofilm development during the early stages of host colonization.     

Heat stress-induced H2O2 is required for effective expression of heat shock genes in Arabidopsis

The mechanisms of sensing and signalling of heat and oxidative stresses are not well understood. The central question of this paper is whether in plant cells oxidative stress, in particular H₂O₂, is required for heat stress- and heat shock factor (HSF)-dependent expression of genes. Heat stress increases intracellular accumulation of H₂O₂ in Arabidopsis cell culture. The accumulation was greatly diminished using ascorbate as a scavenger or respectively diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI) as an inhibitor of reactive oxygen species production. The mRNA of heat shock protein (HSP) genes, exemplified by Hsp17.6, Hsp18.2, and the two cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase genes Apx1, Apx2, reached similar levels by moderate heat stress (37°C) or by treatment with H₂O₂, butylperoxide and diamide at room temperature. The heat-induced expression levels were significantly reduced in the presence of ascorbate or DPI indicating that H₂O₂ is an essential component in the heat stress signalling pathway. Rapid (15 min) formation of heat shock promoter element (HSE) protein-binding complex of high molecular weight in extracts of heat-stressed or H₂O₂-treated cells and the inability to form this complex after ascorbate treatment suggests that oxidative stress affects gene expression via HSF activation and conversely, that H₂O₂ is involved in HSF activation during the early phase of heat stress. The heat stress induction of a high mobility HSE-binding complex, characteristic for later phase of heat shock response, was blocked by ascorbate and DPI. H₂O₂ was unable to induce this complex suggesting that H₂O₂ is involved only in the early stages of HSF activation. Significant induction of the genes tested after diamid treatment and moderate expression of the sHSP genes in the presence of 50 mM ascorbate at 37°C occurred without activation of HSF, indicating that other mechanisms may be involved in stress signalling. Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article at http//dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11103-006-0045-4 Roman A. Volkov and Irina I. Panchuk contributed equally