莲子超氧物歧化酶的特性分析

比较了莲子、豇豆、绿豆、玉米、花生、菜心等种植物种子的胚或胚轴超的歧化酶９ＳＯＤ）的活性和热稳定性,其中莲子胚轴中ＳＯＤ活性及耐热性最高。莲子胚轴粗提液中的ＳＯＤ有Ｍｎ￣ＳＯＤ和Ｆｅ－ＳＯＤ两种类型,而Ｆｅ－ＳＯＤ耐高温。经１００℃处理、硫酸铵沉淀、Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－１００凝胶过滤和ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析,获得纯化的耐热性强的超氧物歧化酶,纯化酶对ＰＣＮ不敏感,活性受Ｈ２Ｏ２抑制,属于Ｆｅ－Ｓ     

铜锌超氧化物歧化酶与过氧化氢反应中羟自由基的形成

应用脱氧核糖降解法研究了离体条件一Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ－ＳＯＤ与Ｈ２Ｏ２反应产生．ＯＨ,并对其机理进行了探讨。Ｈ２Ｏ２可使Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ－ＳＯＤ失活,在失活过程中有．ＯＨ产生。甲酸钠和苯甲酸钠均能不同程度地保护Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ－ＳＯＤ和降低Ｈ２Ｏ２与ＣｕＺｎ－ＳＯＤ反应中。ＯＨ的产额,热失活ＳＯＤ也可和Ｈ２Ｏ２反应生成ＯＨ,且效能高于活性Ｃｕ,Ｚｎ－ＳＯＤ;     

维甲酸对人肝癌细胞磷脂酰胆碱专一性磷脂酶D的作用

为了解细胞信号转导与细胞分化间的关系,研究了诱导分化剂全反式视黄酸（ＡＴＲＡ）和１３顺视黄酸对７７２１人肝癌细胞中磷脂酰胆碱专一性磷脂酶Ｄ（ＰＣ－ＰＬＤ）的影响。发现ＡＴＲＡ和１３ｃｉｓ－ＲＡ除能抑制７７２１细胞生长,并在形态上向正常方向分化外,分别在第２或第４天使膜结合性ＰＣ－ＰＬＤ的比活力升高,用每瓶细胞的总活力计算,ＡＴＲＡ的作用在第２天也高于１３ｃｉｓ－ＲＡ,但１３ｃｉｓ－ＲＡｄ ｔｘ ４     

植物细胞程序死亡的机理及其与发育的关系

细胞程序死亡（ＰＣＤ）是在植物体发育过程中普遍存在的,在发育的特定阶段发生的自然的细胞死亡过程,这一死亡过程是由某些特定基因编码的“死亡程序”控制的。ＰＣＤ的细胞分化的最后阶段。细胞分化的临界期就牌死亡程序执行中的某个阶段。ＰＣＤ包含启动期和清除期三个阶段,其间ＣＡＳＰＡＳＥ家族起着重要作用。ＰＣＤ在细胞和组织的平衡、特化,以及组织分化、器官建成和对病原体的反应等植物发育过程中起着重要作用。ＰＣＤ     

神经节苷脂GM_3对人白血病J6－2细胞磷脂酰胆碱代谢的影响

神经节苷脂ＧＭ３诱导人单核样白血病Ｊ６－２细胞沿单核／巨噬细胞途径分化．在ＧＭ３诱导分化同时,Ｊ６－２细胞磷脂代谢发生了显著变化．采用（（３２）Ｐ）Ｐｉ、［ＧＨ３－３Ｈ］胆碱和［ＣＨ３－３Ｈ］ＳＡＭ参入实验对ＧＭ３影响Ｊ６－２细胞ＰＣ代谢的机制进行了初步的探讨．ＧＭ３促进［（３２）Ｐ］Ｐｉ参入Ｊ６－２细胞ＰＣ;抑制［ＣＨ３－３Ｈ］胆碱参入ＰＣ及ＰＣ合成的前体磷酸胆碱及ＣＤＰ－胆碱;ＧＭ３促进［ＣＨ３－３Ｈ］ＳＡＭ参入ＰＣ,但抑制［ＣＨ３－３Ｈ］ＳＡＭ参入ＰＣ合成的前体胆碱、磷酸胆碱和ＣＤＰ－胆碱．上述结果提示,ＧＭ３抑制Ｊ６－２细胞ＰＣ合成的ＣＤＰ－胆碱途径,促进ＰＣ合成的ＰＥ甲基化途径．     

DPC和KH2PO4浸种对棉花叶片光合特性的影响

利用缩节安（ＤＰＣ）和磷酸二氢钾（ＫＨ２ＰＯ４）单独和混合浸种的方法,对棉籽播前浸种处理,可以增加棉花叶片叶绿素含量,提高ＰＳⅡ光化学活性和原初光能转换效率,以及叶片光合速率。ＤＰＣ和ＫＨ２ＰＯ４混合处理的效果优于单独浸种处理     

曲霉N1—14‘胞质酶活性与产L—苹果酸能力的关系

Ｌ－苹果酸（ＬＭＡ）高产突变株曲霉Ｎ１－１４’在高产酸状态下,其胞质中催化ＣＯ２固定反应的酶有四种：丙酮酸羧化酶（ＰＣ）、磷酸烯醇丙酮羧化酶（ＰＥＰＣ）、磷酸烯醇丙酮酸羧化激酶（ＰＣＫ）和苹果酸酶（ＭＥ）;除ＭＥ之外,三种羧化酶的活性与ＬＭＡ产生速率呈较好的线性正相关关系;苹果酸脱氢酶（ＭＤＨ）活性比ＰＣ等酶高２￣３个数量级;琥珀酸脱氢酶（ＳＤＨ）活力则明显低,几种酶只有ＳＤＨ与发酵醪中ＬＭＡ含量     

水杨酸对红豆杉细胞的诱导作用

通过添加不同浓度的水杨酸（ＳＡ）,比较了它们对红豆杉细胞过氧化物酶（ＰＯＤ）、苯丙氨酸解氨酶（ＰＡＬ）、过氧化氢（Ｈ２Ｏ２）含量及以细胞生长和紫杉醇含量的影响,结果表明,ＳＡ可提高ＰＯＤ及ＰＡＬ的活性,促进细胞内Ｈ２Ｏ２含量的上升并有利于紫杉醇的合成,其中２０ｍｇ／Ｌ ＳＡ对紫杉醇合成的促进效果最明显,紫极醇含量可达对照组的１３倍。     

家蚕胚胎发育中过氧化氢的代谢(英文)

过氧化氢（Ｈ_２Ｏ_２）是生物体内主要的活性氧来源之一。在超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）、过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ）等的催化作用下,Ｈ_２Ｏ_２。被降解,释放出活性氧。所以,生物个体发育过程中体内Ｈ_２Ｏ_２、ＳＯＤ和ＣＡＴ含量的变化反映着Ｈ_２Ｏ_２的代谢水平。另外,家蚕是蚕卵滞育昆虫,实验设计考虑到了滞育前后可能会有的差别。取产后１０分钟内的卵为供试材料。采用即时浸酸法解除卵滞育。采用比色法和氧电极法测定并比较家蚕胚胎滞育形成与解除过程中过氧化氢的代谢。结果表明：（１）受精初期（０～４ｈ）,Ｈ_２Ｏ_２含量在２．５ｈ时达到峰值（Ｆｉｇ．１）,相应地ＳＯＤ活性处于较高水平,而ＣＡＴ活性处于最低水平（Ｆｉｇ．２）;（２）胚胎发育过程中（即时浸酸解除滞育）,Ｈ_２Ｏ_２含量除１６８～２１６ｈ处于低水平外均显著高于滞育卵（Ｆｉｇ．３）,ＳＯＤ活性分别在７２ｈ、１６８ｈ,形成小大两峰,后期显著高于滞育卵（Ｆｉｇ．４）,而ＣＡＴ活性７２－１９２ｈ保持平稳,随后急剧上升,前期显著低于滞育卵,后期相反（Ｆｉｇ．５）;（３）滞育形成过程中Ｈ_２Ｏ_２水平变化平缓（Ｆｉｇ．６）,ＳＯＤ活性前期剧烈变动,但后期保持平稳（Ｆｉｇ．７）,ＣＡＴ活性逐步升     

MnSOD与CuZnSOD基因转染细胞在电离辐射敏感性中的作用

诱导超氧阴离子（Ｏ２·）的产生是电离辐射损伤细胞和组织的重要机制之一。超氧化物歧化酶ＭｎＳＯＤ和ＣｕＺｎＳＯＤ是细胞内清除Ｏ２·的主要抗氧化酶。本研究将ＭｎＳＯＤ和ＣｕＺｎＳＯＤｃＤＮＡ真核表达载体分别导入ＣＨＯ细胞,以稳定表达这两种酶的ＣＨＯ细胞系为细胞模型,通过分析细胞形态学、线粒体功能和受照射细胞Ｄ０值变化比较研究了ＭｎＳＯＤ和ＣｕＺｎＳＯＤ对细胞辐射敏感性的影响。结果表明,ＭｎＳＯＤ表达的增强能明显降低细胞的辐射敏感性,同时维持线粒体的正常代谢功能,而ＣｕＺｎＳＯＤ则不能。由此提示ＭｎＳＯＤ和ＣｕＺｎＳＯＤ对细胞的辐射敏感性存在着不同的调控机制。     

A critical role for ethylene in hydrogen peroxide release during programmed cell death in tomato suspension cells

Camptothecin, a topo isomerase-I inhibitor used in cancer therapy, induces apoptosis in animal cells. In tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) suspension cells, camptothecin induces cell death that is accompanied by the characteristic nuclear morphological changes such as chromatin condensation and nuclear and DNA fragmentation that are commonly associated with apoptosis in animal systems. These effects of camptothecin can effectively be blocked by inhibitors of animal caspases, indicating that, in tomato suspension cells, camptothecin induces a form of programmed cell death (PCD) with similarities to animal apoptosis (A.J. De Jong et al. (2000) Planta 211:656-662). Camptothecin induced cell death was employed to study processes involved in plant PCD. Camptothecin induced a transient increase in H2O2 production starting within 2 h of application. Both camptothecin-induced cell death and the release of H2O2 were effectively blocked by application of the calcium-channel blocker lanthanum chloride, the caspase-specific inhibitor Z-Asp-CH2-DCB, or the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyl iodonium, indicating that camptothecin exerts its effect on cell death through a calcium- and caspase-dependent stimulation of NADPH oxidase activity. In addition, we show that ethylene is an essential factor in camptothecin-induced PCD. Inhibition of either ethylene synthesis or ethylene perception by L-alpha-(2-aminoethoxyvinyl)glycine or silver thiosulphate, respectively, blocked camptothecin-induced H2O2 production and PCD. Although, in itself, insufficient to trigger H2O2 production and cell death, exogenous ethylene greatly stimulated camptothecin-induced H2O2 production and cell death. These results show that ethylene is a potentiator of the camptothecin-induced oxidative burst and subsequent PCD in tomato cells. The possible mechanisms by which ethylene stimulates cell death are discussed.     

The level of free intracellular zinc mediates programmed cell death/cell survival decisions in plant embryos

Zinc is a potent regulator of programmed cell death (PCD) in animals. While certain, cell-type-specific concentrations of intracellular free zinc are required to protect cells from death, zinc depletion commits cells to death in diverse systems. As in animals, PCD has a fundamental role in plant biology, but its molecular regulation is poorly understood. In particular, the involvement of zinc in the control of plant PCD remains unknown. Here, we used somatic embryos of Norway spruce (Picea abies) to investigate the role of zinc in developmental PCD, which is crucial for correct embryonic patterning. Staining of the early embryos with zinc-specific molecular probes (Zinquin-ethyl-ester and Dansylaminoethyl-cyclen) has revealed high accumulation of zinc in the proliferating cells of the embryonal masses and abrupt decrease of zinc content in the dying terminally differentiated suspensor cells. Exposure of early embryos to a membrane-permeable zinc chelator N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine led to embryonic lethality, as it induced ectopic cell death affecting embryonal masses. This cell death involved the loss of plasma membrane integrity, metacaspase-like proteolytic activity, and nuclear DNA fragmentation. To verify the anti-cell death effect of zinc, we incubated early embryos with increased concentrations of zinc sulfate. Zinc supplementation inhibited developmental PCD and led to suppression of terminal differentiation and elimination of the embryo suspensors, causing inhibition of embryo maturation. Our data demonstrate that perturbation of zinc homeostasis disrupts the balance between cell proliferation and PCD required for plant embryogenesis. This establishes zinc as an important cue governing cell fate decisions in plants.     

Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunctions are early events in narciclasine-induced programmed cell death in tobacco Bright Yellow-2 cells

Narciclasine (NCS) is a plant growth inhibitor isolated from the secreted mucilage of Narcissus tazetta bulbs. It is a commonly used anticancer agent in animal systems. In this study, we provide evidence to show that NCS also acts as an agent in inducing programmed cell death (PCD) in tobacco Bright Yellow-2 (TBY-2) cell cultures. NCS treatment induces typical PCD-associated morphological and biochemical changes, namely cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation and nuclear DNA degradation. To investigate possible signaling events, we analyzed the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the function of mitochondria during PCD induced by NCS. A biphasic behavior burst of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was detected in TBY-2 cells treated with NCS, and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP) loss occurred after a slight increase. Pre-incubation with antioxidant catalase (CAT) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) not only significantly decreased the H(2)O(2) production but also effectively retarded the decrease of MTP and reduced the percentage of cells undergoing PCD after NCS treatment. In conclusion, our results suggest that NCS induces PCD in plant cells; the oxidative stress (accumulation of H(2)O(2)) and the MTP loss play important roles during NCS-induced PCD.     

Feedback regulation of an Agrobacterium catalase gene katA involved in Agrobacterium–plant interaction

Catalases are known to detoxify H2O2, a major component of oxidative stress imposed on a cell. An Agrobacterium tumefaciens catalase encoded by a chromosomal gene katA has been implicated as an important virulence factor as it is involved in detoxification of H2O2 released during Agrobacterium-plant interaction. In this paper, we report a feedback regulation pathway that controls the expression of katA in A. tumefaciens cells. We observed that katA could be induced by plant tissue sections and by acidic pH on a minimal medium, which resembles the plant environment that the bacteria encounter during the course of infection. This represents a new regulatory factor for catalase induction in bacteria. More importantly, a feedback regulation was observed when the katA-gfp expression was studied in different genetic backgrounds. We found that introduction of a wild-type katA gene encoding a functional catalase into A. tumefaciens cells could repress the katA-gfp expression over 60-fold. The katA gene could be induced by H2O2 and the encoded catalase could detoxify H2O2. In addition, the katA-gfp expression of one bacterial cell could be repressed by other surrounding catalase-proficient bacterial cells. Furthermore, mutation at katA caused a 10-fold increase of the intracellular H2O2 concentration in the bacteria grown on an acidic pH medium. These results suggest that the endogenous H2O2 generated during A. tumefaciens cell growth could serve as the intracellular and intercellular inducer for the katA gene expression and that the acidic pH could pose an oxidative stress on the bacteria. Surprisingly, one mutated KatA protein, exhibiting no significant catalase activity as a result of the alteration of two important residues at the putative active site, could partially repress the katA-gfp expression. The feedback regulation of the katA gene by both catalase activity and KatA protein could presumably maintain an appropriated level of catalase activity and H2O2 inside A. tumefaciens cells.     

植物细胞程序死亡的机理及其与发育的关系

细胞程序死亡（PCD）是在植物体发育过程中普遍存在的,在发育的特定阶段发生的自然的细胞死亡过程,这一死亡过程是由某些特定基因编码的“死亡程序”控制的。PCD是细胞分化的最后阶段。细胞分化的临界期就处于死亡程序执行中的某个阶段。PCD包含启动期、效应期和清除期三个阶段,其间caspase家族起着重要作用。PCD在细胞和组织的平衡、特化,以及组织分化、器官建成和对病原体的反应等植物发育过程中起着重要作用。PCD中的形态学变化和生物化学变化都有着严格的时序性。植物的PCD和动物的PCD有许多共性,包括细胞形态和DNA降解等变化。也有一些不同,植物PCD的产物既可被其它细胞吸收利用;也可用于构建自身的次生细胞壁。     

The soluble proteome of tobacco Bright Yellow-2 cells undergoing H₂O₂-induced programmed cell death

Plant programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically controlled process that plays an important role in development and stress responses. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key inducers of PCD. The addition of 50 mM H?O? to tobacco Bright Yellow-2 (TBY-2) cell cultures induces PCD. A comparative proteomic analysis of TBY-2 cells treated with 50 mM H?O? for 30 min and 3 h was performed. The results showed early down-regulation of several elements in the cellular redox hub and inhibition of the protein repair-degradation system. The expression patterns of proteins involved in the homeostatic response, in particular those associated with metabolism, were consistently altered. The changes in abundance of several cytoskeleton proteins confirmed the active role of the cytoskeleton in PCD signalling. Cells undergoing H?O?-induced PCD fail to cope with oxidative stress. The antioxidant defence system and the anti-PCD signalling cascades are inhibited. This promotes a genetically programmed cell suicide pathway. Fifteen differentially expressed proteins showed an expression pattern similar to that previously observed in TBY-2 cells undergoing heat shock-induced PCD. The possibility that these proteins are part of a core complex required for PCD induction is discussed.     

Acetylsalicylic acid induces programmed cell death in Arabidopsis cell cultures

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), a derivative from the plant hormone salicylic acid (SA), is a commonly used drug that has a dual role in animal organisms as an anti-inflammatory and anticancer agent. It acts as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenases (COXs), which catalyze prostaglandins production. It is known that ASA serves as an apoptotic agent on cancer cells through the inhibition of the COX-2 enzyme. Here, we provide evidences that ASA also behaves as an agent inducing programmed cell death (PCD) in cell cultures of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, in a similar way than the well-established PCD-inducing agent H(2)O(2), although the induction of PCD by ASA requires much lower inducer concentrations. Moreover, ASA is herein shown to be a more efficient PCD-inducing agent than salicylic acid. ASA treatment of Arabidopsis cells induces typical PCD-linked morphological and biochemical changes, namely cell shrinkage, nuclear DNA degradation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release from mitochondria and induction of caspase-like activity. However, the ASA effect can be partially reverted by jasmonic acid. Taking together, these results reveal the existence of common features in ASA-induced animal apoptosis and plant PCD, and also suggest that there are similarities between the pathways of synthesis and function of prostanoid-like lipid mediators in animal and plant organisms.     

Mitochondria-associated hexokinases play a role in the control of programmed cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana

Recent findings suggest a pivotal role for mitochondria-associated hexokinase in the regulation of apoptosis in animal cells. In this study, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of a hexokinase-encoding Hxk1 caused necrotic lesions on leaves, abnormal leaf morphology, and retarded plant growth in Nicotiana benthamiana. Hxk1 was associated with the mitochondria, and this association required the N-terminal membrane anchor. VIGS of Hxk1 reduced the cellular glucose-phosphorylating activity to approximately 31% of control levels without changing the fructose-phosphorylating activity and did not alter hexose phosphate content severely. The affected cells showed programmed cell death (PCD) morphological markers, including nuclear condensation and DNA fragmentation. Similar to animal cell apoptosis, cytochrome c was released into the cytosol and caspase-9- and caspase-3-like proteolytic activities were strongly induced. Furthermore, based on flow cytometry, Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing Arabidopsis HXK1 and HXK2, both of which are predominantly associated with mitochondria, exhibited enhanced resistance to H(2)O(2)- and alpha-picolinic acid-induced PCD. Finally, the addition of recombinant Hxk1 to mitochondria-enriched fractions prevented H(2)O(2)/clotrimazole-induced cytochrome c release and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Together, these results show that hexokinase critically regulates the execution of PCD in plant cells, suggesting a link between glucose metabolism and apoptosis.     

Cell death of barley aleurone protoplasts is mediated by reactive oxygen species

The barley aleurone layer is a terminally differentiated secretory tissue whose activity is hormonally controlled. The plant hormone gibberellic acid (GA) stimulates the secretion of hydrolytic enzymes and triggers the onset of programmed cell death (PCD). Abscisic acid (ABA) antagonizes the effects of GA and inhibits enzyme secretion and PCD. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key players in many types of PCD, and data presented here implicate ROS in hormonally regulated death of barley aleurone cells. Incubation of aleurone layers or protoplasts in H(2)O(2)-containing media results in death of GA-treated but not ABA-treated aleurone cells. Cells that are programmed to die are therefore less able to withstand ROS than cells that are programmed to remain alive. Illumination of barley aleurone protoplasts with blue or UV-A light results in a rapid increase in intracellular H(2)O(2) production. GA-treated protoplasts die rapidly in response to this increase in intracellular H(2)O(2) production, but ABA-treated protoplasts do not die. The rate of light-induced death could be slowed by antioxidants, and incubating protoplasts in the dark with the antioxidant butylated hydroxy toluene reduces the rate of hormonally induced death. Taken together, these data demonstrate that GA-treated aleurone protoplasts are less able than ABA-treated protoplasts to tolerate internally generated or exogenously applied H(2)O(2), and strongly suggest that ROS are components of the hormonally regulated cell death pathway in barley aleurone cells.