杜氏盐藻细胞质膜氧化还原系统

杜氏盐藻细胞质膜具有氧化ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ、还原Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）和Ｏ２的氧化还原系统。当Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）浓度为０．６ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,氧化ＮＡＤＨ的Ｋｍ为９６μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｔｍａｘ为１５９ｎｍｏｌ１０－８ｃｅｌｌｓｍｉｎ－１,最适ｐＨ为８．５。ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００可促进ＮＡＤＨ和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）的氧化还原活性。ＮＡＤＨ能促进藻细胞的氧吸收,最适ＰＨ为８．５。在无外源电子供体存在时,细胞质电子供体提供的电子使Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）还原。培养液ＰＨ影响正常呼吸链、交替氧化酶途径和质膜电子传递链的耗氧比例;当有外源ＮＡＤＨ存在时,ＳＨＡＭ明显促进细胞的氧吸收,并且质膜电子传递链的耗氧比例增加。     

一氧化氮在植物体内的信号分子作用

一氧化氮 (ｎｉｔｒｉｃｏｘｉｄｅ ,ＮＯ)是一种广泛分布于生物体的气体活性分子 ,它具有多种生理功能。动物体研究结果揭示 ,ＮＯ在血管松驰、神经转导及先天性免疫反应等一系列生理代谢过程均可作为一种关键的信号和效应分子。有关ＮＯ作为信使物质参与植物抗病及其他生理代谢调节的报道也日益增多。1 .植物内源ＮＯ的产生途径植物体内氮代谢的关键酶硝酸还原酶(ｎｉｔｒａｔｅｒｅｄｕｃｔａｓｅ,ＮＲ)也可以ＮＡＤＨ/ＮＡＤＰＨ作为电子供体 ,催化硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐的单电子还原反应来合成ＮＯ。如在含有ＮＯ-2 和ＮＡＤＨ的缓冲液 (ｐ…     

叶绿体Fd—NADP还原酶活性的光活化

通过测量叶绿体ＮＡＤＰ光还原的延滞时间和细胞色素ｆ氧化还原的光诱导，比较暗适应和光活化的叶绿体ＦＮＲ－黄递酶活力对底物ＮＡＤＰＨ的Ｋｍ值，以及化学修饰剂处理膜结合的ＦＮＲ，进一步证明叶绿体膜结合状态的ＦＮＲ存在光活化现象。     

水分胁迫对小麦根细胞质膜氧化还原系统的影响

水分胁迫使小麦根质膜ＮＡＤＨ和ＮＡＤＰＨ的氧化速率及Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６＾３－和ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ＾３＋的还原速率明显降低。对照与胁迫处理的质膜氧化还原系统活性均不受鱼藤酮、抗霉素Ａ和ＤＣＮ等呼吸链抑制剂的影响。在不加Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６＾－３作为电子受体时,水杨基羟肟酸（ＳＨＡＭ）可明显刺激质膜ＮＡＤＨ的氧化和Ｏ２吸收速率。水分胁迫促使ＳＨＡＭ刺激的ＮＡＤＨ氧化明显降低,但却使Ｏ２吸收略有上升。     

水分胁迫对小麦根细胞质膜氧化还原系统的影响

水分胁迫使小麦根质膜ＮＡＤＨ和ＮＡＤＰＨ的氧化速率及Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６３－和ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ３＋的还原速率明显降低。对照与胁迫处理的质膜氧化还原系统活性均不受鱼藤酮抗霉素Ａ和ＫＣＮ等呼吸链抑制剂的影响。在不加Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６３－作为电子受体时,水杨基羟肘酸（ＳＨＷ）可明显刺激质膜ＮＡＤＨ的氧化和Ｏ２吸收速率。水分胁迫促使ＳＨＡＭ刺激的ＮＡＤＨ氧化明显降低,但却使Ｏ２吸收略有上升。     

编码Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 FNR 中FNR区的基因克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

用ＰＣＲ的方法克隆出了编码蓝细菌Ｓｙｎｅｃｈｏｃｏｃｃｕｓｓｐ．ＰＣＣ７００２ＦＮＲ中ＦＮＲ区的基因ｐｅｔＨＬ,克隆到达载体ｐＥＴ３ａ上,转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）后实现了大量表达。重组ＦＮＲ区（ｒＦＮＲＤ）经ＤＥＡＥＳｅｐｈｄｅｘＡ５０离子交换层析及ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ１００凝胶层析得到大量的电泳均一的ｒＦＮＲＤ。Ｎ末端氨基酸序列分析表明,表达产物确为ｐｅｔＨＬ所编码。且起始Ｍｅｔ翻译后未被除去。ｒＦＮＲＤ与ｒＦＮＲ的吸收光谱相同,其黄递酶活性的最适ｐＨ和最适温度也相同。ｒＦＮＲＤ能在体外催化电子从Ｐ７００到ＮＡＤＰ＋的传递     

杜氏盐藻细胞质膜氧化还原系统

杜氏盐藻细胞质膜具的氧化ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ,还原Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６和Ｏ２的氧化还原系统。当Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６浓度为０．６ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ,氧化ＮＡＤＨ的Ｋｍ为９６μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｖｍａｘ为１５９ｎｍｏｌ１０＾－８ｃｅｌｌｓｍｉｎ＾－１,最适ｐＨ为８．５。ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００可促进ＮＡＤＨ和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６的氧化还原活性。ＮＡＤＨ能促进藻细胞的氧吸收,最适ｐＨ为８．５。在无外源电子供体存在时,细胞质     

小麦根质膜原位膜微囊与翻转膜微囊的氧化还原特性比较

用二相法和不连续蔗糖梯度离心分别制得小麦根质膜的原位膜微囊和翻转膜微囊。两者比较可知：质膜内外两侧均表现出较高的氧化还原活性;膜内侧的ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ氧化和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）还原速率高于外侧。质膜内外两侧都能还原ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ３＋,但外侧的还原活性高于内侧。质膜内外两侧均有Ｏ２吸收,同时都可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,被ＫＣＮ抑制。质膜内侧和外侧都可产生,最适ＰＨ值为６．０;既可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,也可被ＳＯＤ、过氧化氢酶和ＫＣＮ抑制。     

玉米根ABA结合蛋白的亚细胞定位及动力学性质

以玉米（Ｚｅａ ｍａｙｓＬ．）根或胚芽鞘为材料,经匀浆、分级离心得到胞质部分和膜部分（微粒体）,进一步用６．２％ （Ｗ／Ｗ ） Ｄｅｘｔｒａｎ Ｔ５００ 和ＰＥＧ ３３５０ 两相系统制备质膜,用１％ 和８％ （Ｗ ／Ｗ） Ｄｅｘｔｒａｎ Ｔ７０ 梯度离心制备液泡膜． 电镜鉴定及多种标志酶检测表明,制备获得了高纯度正向型质膜和富含液泡膜的组分,其它内膜的污染很少． 用微量放射配体结合（ＭＲＬＢ）实验证明,玉米根微粒体的ＡＢＡ专一性结合位点主要分布在液泡膜和质膜上,这两种膜组分与ＡＢＡ 的特异结合活性分别为２４８５．４ ｆｍ ｏｌ／ｍ ｇ ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ 和１２５７．３ ｆｍ ｏｌ／ｍ ｇ ｐｒｏ－ｔｅｉｎ,玉米根段胞质部分结合活性最低（差一个数量级）．质膜上ＡＢＡ－ＢＰ与ＡＢＡ 的结合平衡解离常数（ＫＤ）为１．５７ ｎｍ ｏｌ／Ｌ．     

小麦根质膜原位膜微囊与翻转膜微囊的氧化还原特性比较

用二相法和不连续蔗糖梯度离心分别制得小麦根质膜的原位膜微囊和翻转膜微囊,两者比较可知,质膜内外两侧均表现出较高的氧化还原活性;膜内侧的ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）Ｈ氧化和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原速率高于外侧,质膜内外两侧都能还原ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ＾３＋,但外侧的还原活性高于内则,质膜内外两侧均有Ｏ２吸收,同时都可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,被ＫＣＮ抑制,质膜内侧和外侧都可产生Ｏ＾－２,最适ｐＨ值为６．０既可被ＳＨＡＭ刺激,也可被     

Studies on Nitrate Reductase in Plasma Membrane of Maize Roots

Nitrate reductase (NR) activity was identified in the right-side-out and inside-out of high purity plasma membrane (PM) vesicles in maize (Zea mays L. ) roots which was obtained by aqueous two-phase partitioning. The inducement property of the NR activity in PM could be confirmed through culturing the meterial with or without nitrate component. Analysis from experimentation with external electron donor indicated that the maize root NR in PM could utilize not only NADH but also NADPH directly or indirectly as its electron donor. Treatment with Triton X-100 combining with trypsin and inhibitor demonstrated that NR protein was a trans-PM protein mainly facing the apoplastic side, being specially sensitive to trypsin. The possible function of the NR in PM is also discussed.     

Evidence for two different nitrate-reducing activities at the plasma membrane in roots ofZea mays L.

Plasma-membrane (PM) vesicles isolated from 6-d-old corn roots by sucrose gradient centrifugation or two-phase partitioning showed an NADH-dependent nitrate reductase (NR) activity averaging at 40 nmol per milligram PM protein per hour. This membrane-associated NR activity could not be removed from two-phase-partitioned PM vesicles by salt washing, osmotic shock treatment, sonication, or freeze-thawing to reverse vesicle sidedness. Therefore, it could not be attributed to contamination of membrane vesicles by the soluble, cytosolic NR. Plasma-membrane vesicles reduced NO ₃ ^- in the presence of the electron donors NADH or NADPH at an activity ratio of 2.2. The NADH- and NADPH-dependent NR activities of outside-out oriented PM vesicles differed in their sensitivity toward the detergent Brij 58, leading to a latency of 65% or 29% using NADH or NADPH as electron donor, respectively. The activities of NO ₃ ^- reduction in the presence of saturating concentrations of NADH and NADPH were additive. Furthermore, both activities were characterized by a different pH dependence with a pH optimum of 7.5 for the NADH-dependent activity and of 6.8 for the NADPH-dependent activity. The membrane-associated NAD(P)H-dependent NR activities responded to different nitrogen nutrition of plants in a manner different from the soluble forms of the enzyme. The data confirm the existence of a corn PM NR and suggest that there may be two different NO ₃ ^- -reducing enzymes located at the PM of corn roots.Abbreviations PM Plasma membrane - NR nitrate reductase This research was supported by grants from the National Research Council of Italy (bilateral project between Italy and Germany to Z.V. and U.L.), by the Ministero dell' Università e Ricera Scientifice e Tecnologica (MURST 40%) and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.     

Characterization of a maize root proteinase.

The major proteinase in maize (Zea mays) roots behaves as a serine endopeptidase. A possible physiological role of this enzyme could be in the turnover of nitrate reductase (NR) and, as such, it could be of great importance in regulating the assimilation of nitrate. The objective of this research was to elucidate the specificity and uniqueness of maize root proteinase. When bovine serum albumin and an NR purified from Chlorella vulgaris were used as substrates, the maize root proteinase exhibited a preference for cleavages such that the amino acid on the amino side of the scissile bond was alanine. This information was established by microsequence analysis of the N termini of proteolytic fragments, and carboxypeptidase Y analysis of the C termini of proteolytic fragments of substrates hydrolyzed by the proteinase. Cleavage occurred at the sequence Ala/Ala-Ala-Ala-Pro-Glu in Chlorella NR, and at the sequence Ala-Asp-Glu-Ser-His-Ala-Gln in bovine serum albumin. When bovine serum albumin was the substrate, the maize root proteinase yielded a peptide map that is unique relative to those created with the other serine endopeptidases elastase, trypsin, or chymotrypsin. Based on our data, the maize root proteinase appears to cleave peptide bonds at the carboxy side of alanine. Because of its specificity, it should have useful applications in protein chemistry.     

Possible interaction between peroxidase and NAD(P)H-dependent nitrate reductase activities of plasma membranes of corn roots

The relationship between the plasma membrane bound NAD(P)H-nitratereductase (NR) and a plasma membrane (PM)-bound peroxidase wasinvestigated using highly purified PM vesicles isolated fromcorn roots. The PM-bound NR activity was strongly enhanced byMnCl₂ and SHAM, which stimulated peroxidase activity. Sinceboth activities, the NAD(P)H-dependent NR and the peroxidasecompete for NAD(P)H as electron donor, we propose a model inwhich a product of peroxidation is able to offer electrons tothe nitrate reductase in a more reactive form with respect toNAD(P)H.Our hypothesis was confirmed by experiments in which the effectsof inhibitors of peroxidative reactions, catalase, superoxidedismutase, and ascorbate on the PM-bound NR were studied. Resultsindicate that the putative electron donor for nitrate reductioncould be a radicalic species, possibly NAD. Furthermore, sincecytochrome c decreased the activity of the plasma membrane-boundNAD(P)Hdependent NR, cytochrome b₅₅₇ might be the site of theenzyme accepting electrons from NAD. Our results indicate that the PM environment of the NR may beinvolved in the extent of the membrane associated nitrate reductionand that redox enzymes at the PM, the NAD(P)H-NR and a peroxidase-likeNADH-oxidase, can interact. Key words: Plasma membrane-bound nitrate reductase, peroxidase, Zea mays     

Action of Corn and Rice-inactivating Proteins on a Purified Nitrate Reductase from Chlorella vulgaris

When nitrate reductase (NR) purified from Chlorella was incubated with NR-inactivating proteins purified from corn roots and rice cell suspension cultures or with trypsin there was a loss in NADH-NR and NADH cytochrome c reductase (NADH-CR) activities with time whereas the reduced methylviologen NR (MV-NR) remained active. When NADH-NR and NADH-CR activities were inactivated completely by the incubation with corn protein, the major protein band obtained by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis shifted from an R_F value of 0.12 to an R_F of 0.25 and reduced MV-NR activity moved to the new position on the gel. When NADH-NR and NADH-CR activities were partially inactivated by the corn protein, NADH-NR activity was detected in an intermediate position (R_F value of 0.18). Incubation with trypsin also caused a change in the NR protein migration pattern (R_F value of 0.20). This protein band also had reduced MV-NR activity. Thus, the corn inactivator degrades NR in a fashion similar to but not identical with trypsin. The incubation of NR with rice inactivating protein resulted in a loss of NADH-NR but had no effect on the migration of NR protein or on the reduced MV-NR activity or mobility suggesting that the rice protein binds to Chlorella NR.     

Effect of glutamine on the induction of nitrate reductase

Nitrate reductase (NR. EC 1.6.6.1/2) is a substrate inducible enzyme that could be repressed by its end product glutamine or amino acids. To test this hypothesis, 6-day-old maize seedlings ( Zea mays cv. W64A × W182E) were grown hydroponically in a 1/10 strength Hougland's salt solution modified to contain no nitrogen. Previous experiments had established that after a 24-h induction with NO₃⁻ (5 mM KNO₃⁻) the level of NR activity and protein had reached a constant level. In the present experiments when glutamine (5 mM) was included together with NO₃⁻, there was a significant reduction in NR activity (34% of the control values). NR protein and NR mRNA accumulation in the root. In the shoot, on the other hand, glutamine additions had little or no effect on the levels of either NR activity (81% of control) or NR protein. Inhibition of glutamine synthetase by methionine sulfoximine (MSX) resulted in reduced levels of glutamine in both root and shoot tissues. Contrary in our prediction, however, it had no effect on NR activity and mRNA content in roots. In the shoot, on the other hand, there was a marked reduction of NR activity (34% of the control value) and NR protein, but no apparent effect on NR mRNA. When detached shoots were treated with MSX and other inhibitors of glutamine synthetase (tabtoxinine-β-lactam or phosphinothricin) the induction of NR activity by NO₃⁻ was also inhibited. Glutamine additions 15 or 50 mM to detached shoots had essentially no effect on the induction of NR activity (90% of control). These results demonstrate that the influence of glutamine and MSX on the induction of NR in maize root and shoot tissues, respectively, is very different.     

Reversible light/dark modulation of spinach leaf nitrate reductase activity involves protein phosphorylation.

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf nitrate reductase (NADH:NR;NADH:nitrate oxidoreductase, EC 1.6.6.1) activity was found to rapidly change during light/dark transitions. The most rapid and dramatic changes were found in a form of NR which was sensitive to inhibition by millimolar concentrations of magnesium. This form of NR predominated in leaves in the dark, but was almost completely absent from leaves incubated in the light for only 30 min. When the leaves were returned to darkness, the NR rapidly became sensitive to Mg2+ inhibition. Modulation of the overall reaction involving NADH as electron donor was also found when reduced methyl viologen was the donor (MV:NR), indicating that electron transfer had been blocked, at least in part, at or near the terminal molybdenum cofactor site. Changes in activity appear to be the result of a covalent modification that affects sensitivity of NR to inhibition by magnesium, and our results suggest that protein phosphorylation may be involved. NR was phosphorylated in vivo after feeding excised leaves [32P]Pi. The NR subunit was labeled exclusively on seryl residues in both light and dark. Tryptic peptide mapping indicated three major 32P-labeled phosphopeptide (Pp) fragments. Labeling of two of the P-peptides (designated Pp1 and 3) was generally correlated with NR activity assayed in the presence of Mg2+. In vivo, partial dephosphorylation of these sites (and activation of NR assayed with Mg2+) occurred in response to light or feeding mannose in darkness. The light effect was blocked completely by feeding okadaic acid via the transpiration stream, indicating the involvement of type 1 and/or type 2A protein phosphatases in vivo. While more detailed analysis is required to establish a causal link between the phosphorylation status of NR and sensitivity to Mg2+ inhibition, the current results are highly suggestive of one. Thus, in addition to the molecular genetic mechanisms regulating this key enzyme of nitrate assimilation, NR activity may be controlled in leaves by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of the enzyme protein resulting from metabolic changes taking place during light/dark transitions.     

Fibronectin-mediated uptake of gelatin-coated latex particles by peritoneal macrophages

The present study demonstrates the ability of plasma fibronectin or cold-insoluble globulin (Clg) to promote the uptake of 125I-labeled, gelatin-coated latex beads (g-Ltx*) by monolayers of peritoneal macrophages (PM). The uptake of g-Ltx* by PM was enhanced by Clg in a concentration-dependent fashion and required the presence of heparin (10 U/ml) as an obligatory cofactor for maximal particle uptake. Treatment of PM monolayers with trypsin (1 mg/ml) for 15 min at 37 degrees C after particle uptake removed less than 15% of the radioactivity incorporated by the monolayers. However, a similar trypsin treatment of the monolayers before the addition of latex particles depressed Clg-dependent uptake by greater than 75%. Pretreatment of PM monolayers with inhibitors of glycolysis effectively reduced the Clg-dependent uptake of latex. Similarly, pretreatment of monolayers with either inhibitors of protein synthesis or agents that disrupt cytoskeletal elements also significantly depressed Clg- dependent particle uptake. Phagocytosis of g-Ltx* by PM in the presence of Clg and heparin was confirmed by electron microscopy. Finally, g- Ltx* could also be effectively opsonized with Clg at 37 degrees C before their addition to the monolayers. These studies suggest that the recognition of g-Ltx* in the presence of Clg required cell surface protein(s) and that subsequent phagocytosis of these particles by PM was energy dependent and required intact intracellular cytoskeleton elements. Thus, PM monolayers provide a suitable system for further studies on the function of Clg in the recognition and phagocytosis of gelatin-coated particles by phagocytic cells.     

Degradation of the S. frugiperda peritrophic matrix by an inducible maize cysteine protease

A unique 33-kDa cysteine protease (Mir1-CP) rapidly accumulates at the feeding site in the whorls of maize (Zea mays L.) lines that are resistant to herbivory by Spodoptera frugiperda and other lepidopteran species. When larvae were reared on resistant plants, larval growth was reduced due to impaired nutrient utilization. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that the peritrophic matrix (PM) was damaged when larvae fed on resistant plants or transgenic maize callus expressing Mir1-CP. To directly determine the effects of Mir1-CP on the PM in vitro, dissected PMs were treated with purified, recombinant Mir1-CP and the movement of Blue Dextran 2000 across the PM was measured. Mir1-CP completely permeabilized the PM and the time required to reach full permeability was inversely proportional to the concentration of Mir1-CP. Inclusion of E64, a specific cysteine protease inhibitor prevented the damage. The lumen side of the PM was more vulnerable to Mir1-CP attack than the epithelial side. Mir1-CP damaged the PM at pH values as high as 8.5 and more actively permeabilized the PM than equivalent concentrations of the cysteine proteases papain, bromelain and ficin. The effect of Mir1-CP on the PMs of Helicoverpa zea, Danaus plexippus, Ostrinia nubilalis, Periplaneta americana and Tenebrio molitor also was tested, but the greatest effect was on the S. frugiperda PM. These results demonstrate that the insect-inducible Mir1-CP directly damages the PM in vitro and is critical to insect defense in maize.