拟南芥PKS5点突变体对盐碱胁迫的响应特性

拟南芥蛋白激酶PKS5参与植物对外界的盐碱胁迫信号响应过程.为探求PKS5不同结构域对外界盐碱胁迫下的响应功能,以PKS5点突变体pks5-2、pks5-4、pks5-5、pks5-6、pks5-7、pks5-8和pks5-9为材料,分析PKS5不同点突变体在外界盐碱胁迫下的特性.结果显示:(1)pks5-2、pks5-6、pks5-7和pks5-8对外界盐碱胁迫的主根生长表型与野生型存在差异,pks5-4、pks5-5和pk5-9则无差异,其中的pks5-2和pks5-8主根生长对盐碱胁迫表现出抗性表型,而pks5-6和pks5-7表现出敏感表型.(2)当PKS5发生点突变后其突变基因的表达发生改变,与野生型基因相比,PKS5-2、PKS5-6与PKS5-7的表达均有所降低.(3) PKS5点突变蛋白的亚细胞定位与野生型相比不存在差异,在细胞核、细胞质及细胞膜中均有分布.(4)pks5各点突变体内的Na+含量在野生型与点突变体间存在显著差异,pks5-2体内的Na+含量较野生型降低,而pks5-6和pks5-7体内的Na+则升高.研究表明,PKS5不同位置点突变导致植物对外界盐碱胁迫有着不同的响应过程,预示PKS5不同的结构域在其功能上存在差异.     

拟南芥AtJ3与PKS5相互作用参与植物ABA响应

脱落酸(abscisic acid,ABA)在植物生长、发育及环境胁迫响应中有着广泛的作用。前期研究已鉴定了诸多参与植物ABA信号转导的元件。本研究以拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)蛋白激酶PKS5(SOS2-like protein kinase 5)为诱饵蛋白,使用酵母双杂交筛选到与PKS5相互作用的蛋白分子伴侣At J3(Arabidopsis thaliana Dna J homolog 3)。At J3 T-DNA突变体atj3-1与atj3-2表现出萌发期ABA表型。在外源ABA处理下,atj3-1与atj3-2种子发芽率降彽、幼苗黄化、生长矮小。atj3-1与PKS5双突变体atj3-1pks5-1、atj3-1pks5-3和atj3-1pks5-4表现出与At J3或PKS5突变体相同的ABA表型。亚细胞定位与转基因研究显示At J3与PKS5有相同的表达模式。免疫共沉淀与体外磷酸化测试确认At J3与PKS5存在相互作用并抑制PKS5激酶活性。研究结果表明:At J3与PKS5相互作用,通过抑制PKS5激酶活性共同参与植物ABA信号响应过程。     

拟南芥AtJ3通过核质转运调控植物质膜H~+-ATPase活性与ABA响应

拟南芥AtJ3(Arabidopsis thaliana Dna J homolog 3)为一蛋白分子伴侣,在植物体内可通过与PKS5(SOS2-like protein kinase 5)蛋白激酶形成复合物来抑制PKS5的活性;同时AtJ3-PKS5复合物可对质膜上H~+-ATPase质子转运活性进行正向调节,并参与对外源ABA的响应。为揭示AtJ3-PKS5复合物参与质膜H~+-ATPase活性调节及对外源ABA响应中的作用,本研究以拟南芥AtJ3、PKS5不同突变体为材料,在盐及ABA共同处理下对AtJ3-PKS5复合物的功能及作用机制进行了探讨。结果显示,在2种因素共同处理下,AtJ3-PKS5复合物可同时对处理因素进行响应。即AtJ3-PKS5复合物可对质膜上H~+-ATPase质子转运活性进行调节,并使细胞内p H值发生变化,同时还可诱导ABI5下游ABA响应基因的表达;外源ABA可引起AtJ3从细胞核向细胞质的转运,从而增强了AtJ3对H~+-ATPase活性的调节。说明AtJ3-PKS5复合物在对H~+-ATPase活性调节及对外源ABA响应的交互代谢途径中起着关键调节子的作用。     

拟南芥Antiquitin基因的原核表达和生物信息学分析

将拟南芥Antiquitin基因重组到原核表达载体pMAL-c4x和pET41中,在T7 Express菌株中诱导表达,经Amylose和Ni-NTA亲和层析柱纯化获得重组蛋白.SDS-PAGE结果表明:MBP和His-tag融合的拟南芥Antiquitin主要以可溶性形式存在,表达量分别占细胞总蛋白的25.1%和39.4%.以乙醛和NAD~+为底物测定融合蛋白活性,结果显示:His-tag融合的Antiquitin具有醛脱氢酶活性,比活力为8.98 U/mg,乙醛的表观K_m和V_(max)值分别为0.98 mmol/L和12.75 U/mg.序列比对和结构预测结果显示:拟南芥Antiquitin包含该家族蛋白典型的催化结构域、NADH结合结构域和寡聚化结构域,活性中心残基为Gly238、Gly291、Glu391、Phe393.     

拟南芥PKS2与CAM4蛋白互作研究

植物蓝光受体向光素(phototropin,PHOT)介导许多生理反应,现已从拟南芥中分离了其下游的一些信号转导组分。前期研究表明,拟南芥光敏色素底物PKS家族成员PKS1与部分Ca2+结合蛋白钙调素(calmodulin,CAM)成员互作,参与PHOT2介导的强蓝光诱导下胚轴向光反应。旨在探讨PKS2和CAM4之间的互作关系,首先用RT-PCR技术得到PKS2和CAM4的c DNA全长序列。通过酵母双杂交和双分子荧光互补技术,从体外与体内证实PKS2和CAM4能相互作用。此结果进一步丰富了PKS家族与CAM之间的联系,为深入解析PHOT功能研究奠定基础。     

植物阿魏酸-5-羟化酶生物信息学分析

阿魏酸-5-羟化酶(F5H)是木质素生物合成的关键酶之一,它依赖于细胞色素P450催化阿魏酸在5位上发生羟基化反应。采用生物信息学的方法和工具对在GenBank上注册的拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)、油菜(Brassica napus)、杨树(Populus trichocarpa)、番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum)、紫苜蓿(Medicago sativa)、喜树(Camptotheca acuminate)等植物的阿魏酸-5-羟化酶基因的核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行分析,包括组成成分、氨基酸翻译后修饰、跨膜拓扑结构域、疏水性/亲水性、蛋白质二级功能结构域等进行分析预测和推断。结果表明,植物F5H是一个具有跨膜结构域的亲水性蛋白,存在于内质网等分泌途径中,α-螺旋和不规则卷曲是其二级结构的主要结构元件,具有细胞色素P450家族特征性结构域及保守功能域。     

植物同源结构域指蛋白在拟南芥等十字花科植物春化作用途径中的功能

春化低温处理可以使拟南芥等十字花科植物提前开花,该过程中涉及到一个重要的植物同源结构域指(PHD-finger)蛋白VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3(VIN3)。PHD-finger结构域是真核生物中一种进化保守的锌指结构域,通常参与蛋白质之间的相互作用,特别是对核小体组蛋白进行甲基化、乙酰化、磷酸化等修饰。在春化处理过程中,VIN3及其同源基因编码的蛋白都具有PHD-finger结构域,该结构域通过对开花抑制基因FLOWERING LOCUS C染色质组蛋白进行H3K9、H3K27甲基化、H3K9和H3K14去乙酰化等修饰,调节FLC染色质结构状态,使其从松弛状态转变为高度凝缩状态而关闭其功能,从而影响FLC转录活性进而促进开花。以下综述了拟南芥等十字花科植物春化作用途径中PHD-finger蛋白的功能,并且概述了春化作用机制。     

水稻SDG736抑制拟南芥FLC表达调控开花时间

130～150个氨基酸组成SET (Su (var) 3-9, Enhancer-of-zeste, Trithorax)结构域构成了组蛋白赖氨酸甲基转移酶特异性催化位点。SET结构域蛋白在进化上高度保守,广泛调控植物的生长发育。进化分析结果显示水稻SET结构域家族成员可分为7个不同的亚家族(KMT1, KMT2, KMT3, KMT6, KMT7, S-ET和RMT)。KMT3亚家族可能涉及开花调控或花的发育,其中包含5个拟南芥基因和5个水稻同源基因。拟南芥SDG4通过H3K4/K36甲基化的活性调控花发育,结果表明水稻同源基因SDG736超量表达,可促进拟南芥开花。对拟南芥开花途径相关的基因进行定量分析显示,超量表达的SDG736拟南芥植株中FLC基因表达量降低,而SCO1基因的表达量增加。     

MKP-1在血管紧张素Ⅱ导致心肌肥大反应中的调控作用

本研究主要从丝裂原活化蛋白激酶磷酸酶 1(MKP 1)角度 ,研究丝裂原活化蛋白激酶 (MAPK)信号途径在血管紧张素Ⅱ介导的新生大鼠心肌细胞肥大反应中的作用及调控机制。实验以心肌细胞蛋白合成速率、蛋白含量及细胞表面积作为心肌肥大反应的指标 ,以凝胶内MBP原位磷酸化测定MAPK活性 ,以免疫印迹法 (Westernboltting)分别测定MKP 1及磷酸化p44MAPK、p42MAPK蛋白表达。结果发现 :(1)AngⅡ (10 -7mol/L)处理 48h ,心肌细胞 3H 亮氨酸掺入率、蛋白含量及细胞表面积明显增加 ,AngⅡ增加 3H 亮氨酸掺入的作用可被血管紧张素Ⅱ 1型受体 (AT1受体 )拮抗剂CV11974(10 -6mol/L)明显抑制 (抑制 85 % ) ,被MAPK激酶 (MEK)特异性抑制剂PD0 980 5 9(5× 10 -5mol/L)部分抑制 (抑制 32 5 % ) ;(2 )CV11974或PD0 980 5 9可明显抑制AngⅡ介导的磷酸化MAPK蛋白表达及MAPK酶活性 (以γ 32 P ATP掺入表示 ) ;(3)以磷酸化MAPK蛋白表达反映MAPK活性 ,可见AngⅡ处理心肌细胞5min ,MAPK活性即开始增加 ,30min左右达到高峰 ,2h后基本恢复正常 ;而MKP 1蛋白表达 30min即见增加 ,持续 2h以上 ;(4 )用放线菌素D (actinomycinD)处理心肌细胞 30min可明显抑制MKP 1的表达 ,同时使AngⅡ致磷酸化MAPK蛋白表达时间延长至 2h以上。以上结果     

棉花类结瘤素MtN21基因家族生物信息学分析

结瘤素基因主要参与豆科植物根瘤的形成。非结瘤植物中也存在类结瘤素基因, 主要调控植物的生长发育。MtN21 (Medicago truncatula NODULIN 21)基因家族属于类结瘤素基因家族, 仅少数成员已被鉴定。以拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana) MtN21家族为参考, 对棉花(Gossypium hirsutum) MtN21基因家族进行了生物信息学分析, 发现棉花与拟南芥的 MtN21基因同源性较高, 有共同的跨膜结构域EamA和PLN00411; 棉花中仅含PLN00411结构域的MtN21蛋白等电点低于含EamA结构域的蛋白; 亚细胞定位主要在质膜、液泡膜和叶绿体, 少数在细胞核; MtN21蛋白具有膜内侧的磷酸化位点。研究结果表明, 棉花MtN21为跨膜蛋白, 具有转运活性, 可能在棉花生长发育和病原体免疫方面发挥一定的作用。     

Autophosphorylation-dependent protein kinase predominantly phosphorylates Ser115, thein vivo site in brain myelin basic protein

In a previous report [Yanget al., (1987a),J. Biol Chem. 262, 7034–7040], a cyclic-AMP- and calcium-independent brain kinase which requires autophosphorylation for activity was identified as a very potent myelin basic protein (MBP) kinase. In this report, the phosphorylation sites of MBP by this autophosphorylation-dependent protein kinase (autokinase) are further determined by two-dimensional electrophoresis/thin-layer chromatography, phosphoamino acid analysis, high-performance liquid chromatography, tryptic peptide mapping, sequential manual Edman degradation, and direct peptide sequencing. Autokinase phosphorylates MBP on both threonine and serine residues. Three major tryptic phosphopeptide peaks were resolved by C₁₈-reversed phase highper-formance liquid chromatography. Sequential manual Edman degradation together with direct sequence analysis revealed that FS(p)WGAEGQKPGFGYGGR is the phosphorylation site sequence (molar ratio 1.0) for the first major phosphopeptide peak. When mapping with bovine brain MBP sequence, we finally demonstrate Ser¹¹⁵, one of thein vivo phosphorylation sites in MBP, as the major site phosphorylated by autokinase, implicating a physiologically relevant role of autokinase in the regulation of brain myelin function. By using the same approach, we also identified HRDT(p)GILDSLGR (molar ratio 0.9) and TT(p)HYGSLPQK (molar ratio 0.8) as the major phosphorylation site sequences in³²P-MBP phosphorylated by autokinase, further indicating that -Arg-XSer/Thr-(neutral amino acid)₃-(amino acid-containing hydroxyl group such as Ser/Glu/Asp)-(neutral amino acid)₂-may represent a unique consensus sequence motif specifically recognized by this autophosphorylation-dependent multisubstrate/ multifunctional protein kinase in the brain.     

CDC7 protein kinase activity is required for mitosis and meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Summary The product of the CDC7 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has multiple cellular functions, being needed for the initiation of DNA synthesis during mitosis as well as for synaptonemal complex formation and commitment to recombination during meiosis. The CDC7 protein has protein kinase activity and contains the conserved residues characteristic of the protein kinase catalytic domain. To determine which of the cellular functions of CDC7 require this protein kinase activity, we have mutated some of the conserved residues within the CDC7 catalytic domain and have examined the ability of the mutant proteins to support mitosis and meiosis. The results indicate that the protein kinase activity of the CDC7 gene product is essential for its function in both mitosis and meiosis and that this activity is potentially regulated by phosphorylation of the CDC7 protein.     

Determination of the extent of phosphopantetheinylation of polyketide synthases expressed in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A sensitive fluorescent assay was developed to measure the extent of phosphopantetheinylation of polyketide synthase (PKS) acyl carrier protein (ACP) domains in polyketide production strains. The in vitro assay measures PKS fluorescence after transfer of fluorescently labeled phosphopantetheine from coenzyme A to PKS ACP domains in crude protein extracts. The assay was used to determine the extent of phosphopantetheinylation of ACP domains of the erythromycin precursor polyketide synthase, 6-deoxyerythronolide B synthase (DEBS), expressed in a heterologous Escherichia coli polyketide production strain. The data showed that greater than 99.9% of DEBS is phosphopantetheinylated. The assay was also used to interrogate the extent of phosphopantetheinylation of the lovastatin nonaketide synthase (LNKS) heterologously expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The data showed that LNKS was efficiently phosphopantetheinylated in S. cerevisiae and that lack of production of the lovastatin precursor polyketide was not due to insufficient phosphopantetheinylation of the expressed synthase.     

拟南芥乙酰羟酸合成酶(AHAS)点突变原核表达与活性测定

拟南芥乙酰羟酸合成酶(AHAS)参与支链氨基酸合成。为考察AHAS不同结构域对支链氨基酸合成的影响,分别对其大小亚基上特定位点进行点突变后进行原核表达,体外重组后对其全酶活性进行测定,并对其终端产物之一——缬氨酸对AHAS全酶活性的影响进行探讨。结果显示:AHAS小亚基G88D突变将解除其终端产物的反馈抑制作用,而大亚基E305D与E482D的突变降低AHAS全酶活性,且2种不同突变大亚基对AHAS全酶活性影响存在差异。AHAS大亚基E482D突变较E305D突变影响更大。研究结果表明:AHAS大小亚基间存在着相互作用,且大小亚基不同结构域突变对AHAS全酶活性具有不同的影响。     

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌中一种潜在的双组分系统蛋白的功能研究

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌(Gluconobacteroxydans)基因组编码的蛋白质中,有相当数量的传感器激酶和反应调控蛋白组成了细菌的多个双组分信号转导系统(two-componentsignaltransduction systems, TCSs),这些系统能够介导细菌对外界环境变化做出反应。但目前对G. oxydans中潜在的双组分系统成员蛋白质结构和功能缺少必要的研究【。目的】研究菌株G. oxydans 621H中GOX0645基因序列所编码蛋白质的自磷酸化活性,探究其与细菌趋化性运动的关联,揭示其是否作为一种双组分系统成员蛋白在细胞内发挥作用。【方法】以菌株G. oxydans 621H基因组中一段可能编码双组分系统蛋白质的基因GOX0645为基础,通过生物信息学分析其保守结构域;采用体外化学发光实验证明其编码蛋白的自磷酸化活性;利用基因定点突变筛选出与自磷酸化活性相关的氨基酸位点;通过差速离心法寻找双组分蛋白的亚细胞定位;最后运用体内双分子荧光互补和体外生物大分子相互作用实验印证其与下游鞭毛马达蛋白之间的相互作用。【结果】生物信息学分析发现GOX0645编码蛋白同时具有组氨酸激...     

Tyrosines in the Carboxyl Terminus Regulate Syk Kinase Activity and Function

The Syk tyrosine kinase family plays an essential role in immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) signaling. The binding of Syk to tyrosine-phosphorylated ITAM subunits of immunoreceptors, such as FcϵRI on mast cells, results in a conformational change, with an increase of enzymatic activity of Syk. This conformational change exposes the COOH-terminal tail of Syk, which has three conserved Tyr residues (Tyr-623, Tyr-624, and Tyr-625 of rat Syk). To understand the role of these residues in signaling, wild-type and mutant Syk with these three Tyr mutated to Phe was expressed in Syk-deficient mast cells. There was decreased FcϵRI-induced degranulation, nuclear factor for T cell activation and NFκB activation with the mutated Syk together with reduced phosphorylation of MAP kinases p38 and p42/44 ERK. In non-stimulated cells, the mutated Syk was more tyrosine phosphorylated predominantly as a result of autophosphorylation. In vitro, there was reduced binding of mutated Syk to phosphorylated ITAM due to this increased phosphorylation. This mutated Syk from non-stimulated cells had significantly reduced kinase activity toward an exogenous substrate, whereas its autophosphorylation capacity was not affected. However, the kinase activity and the autophosphorylation capacity of this mutated Syk were dramatically decreased when the protein was dephosphorylated before the in vitro kinase reaction. Furthermore, mutation of these tyrosines in the COOH-terminal region of Syk transforms it to an enzyme, similar to its homolog ZAP-70, which depends on other tyrosine kinases for optimal activation. In testing Syk mutated singly at each one of the tyrosines, Tyr-624 but especially Tyr-625 had the major role in these reactions. Therefore, these results indicate that these tyrosines in the tail region play a critical role in regulating the kinase activity and function of Syk.     

Protein kinase C is regulated in vivo by three functionally distinct phosphorylations

Background: Protein kinase Cs are a family of enzymes that transduce the plethora of signals promoting lipid hydrolysis. Here, we show that protein kinase C must first be processed by three distinct phosphorylations before it is competent to respond to second messengers.Results We have identified the positions and functions of the in vivo phosphorylation sites of protein kinase C by mass spectrometry and peptide sequencing of native and phosphatase-treated kinase from the detergent-soluble fraction of cells. Specifically, the threonine at position 500 (T500) on the activation loop, and T641 and S660 on the carboxyl terminus of protein kinase C βII are phosphorylated in vivo. T500 and S660 are selectively dephosphorylated in vitro by protein phosphatase 2A to yield an enzyme that is still capable of lipid-dependent activation, whereas all three residues are dephosphorylated by protein phosphatase 1 to yield an inactive enzyme. Biochemical analysis reveals that protein kinase C autophosphorylates on S660, that autophosphorylation on S660 follows T641 autophosphorylation, that autophosphorylation on S660 is accompanied by the release of protein kinase C into the cytosol, and that T500 is not an autophosphorylation site.Conclusion Structural and biochemical analyses of native and phosphatase-treated protein kinase C indicate that protein kinase C is processed by three phosphorylations. Firstly, trans-phosphorylation on the activation loop (T500) renders it catalytically competent to autophosphorylate. Secondly, a subsequent autophosphorylation on the carboxyl terminus (T641) maintains catalytic competence. Thirdly, a second autophosphorylation on the carboxyl terminus (S660) regulates the enzyme's subcellular localization. The conservation of each of these residues (or an acidic residue) in conventional, novel and atypical protein kinase Cs underscores the essential role for each in regulating the protein kinase C family.