二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶(RuBPCase)及其亚基的免疫化学特异性

用菠菜和苜蓿二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶(RuBPcase)的抗体对八种植物的(RuBPCase)作双向免疫扩散反应,其免疫沉淀线均是部分交叉的(以菠菜和苜蓿KuBPCase为参照抗原)。不同品种的菠菜RuBPCase对同一品种菠菜RuBPCase抗体和不同品种苜蓿RuBPCase对同一品种苜蓿RuBPCase抗体的双向免疫扩散沉淀线均完全融合。各种植物的RuBPCase对菠菜RuBPCase大亚单位抗体的双向免疫扩散沉淀线都是完全融合的。因此植物种间RuBPCase免疫化学决定簇差异决定于小亚基上,而同一种内不同品种间酶的小亚基无免疫化学决定簇的差异。     

蚕豆核酮糖1，5-磷酸羧化酶／加氧酶大亚基基因的分子克隆

核酮糖l,5－二磷酸羧化酶／加氧酶由大亚基(Ls)和小亚基组成。Ls由叶绿体DNA编码。蚕豆Ls的基因已被克隆到pBR322。应用几种限制性内切酶酶解以及Southern印迹法构建了该重组质粒的物理图谱。     

变色酸显色法同时测定核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶活性

提出一个用变色酸-硫酸显色浊同时测定核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸(RuBP)羧化酶/加氧酶活性的方法:RuBP羧化酶/加氧酶与底物作用后,用碱性磷酸酯酶将其产物水解生成乙醇酸和甘油酸,然后与变色酸试剂在1:5的体积比下,沸水浴中显色反应90min,乙醇酸与变色酸反应生成红紫色化合物,甘油酸生成淡棕色化合物,分别在573nm,745nm各有一特征吸收峰。根据A_(573),A_(745)与乙醇酸和甘油酸浓度间的函数关系式,求出RuBP羧化酶/加氧酶活性。     

草酸对氧化胁迫-水稻叶片中核酮糖-1，5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶降解的保护作用

以杂交稻(汕优63)为试验材料,在木村B营养液中培养至三叶期,用草酸5mmol/L预处理水稻2d,再处以氧化胁迫(用0．1mmol／L浓度的活性氧诱发剂甲基紫精处理)。结果表明MV诱发的氧化胁迫下,Rubisco及其它可溶性蛋白快速降解。草酸预处理可明显缓解Rubisco及其它可溶性蛋白的降解,降解速率分别降低1／3和1／2左右。植株经草酸处理后其叶片中几种抗氧化酶如AsA-POD、SOD、CAT活性大大提高,这可能是草酸预处理可缓解氧化胁迫下Rubisco和其它可溶性蛋白降解的重要原因。既然草酸能有效地诱导植物的抗氧化防卫反应,它可能作为一种诱抗剂来提高植物的抗逆性。     

烟草核酮糖二磷酸羧化酶及其大、小亚基改进的分离纯化方法

核酮糖二磷酸羧化酶在植物叶子中含量很高,一般约占总可溶性蛋白的50％以上,是世界上最为丰富的一种蛋白质(Ellis 1979)。这种蛋白质含有高水平的必需氨基酸(Kung等1980),它作为人类的一种补充营养食品有着潜在的应用前景。因此需要研究出一种简便的、得率高的并可大规模制备的蛋白质纯化技术。核酮糖二磷酸羧化酶又是光合作用中固定二氧化     

水稻叶片中过氧化氢与核酮糖-1，5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶降解的关系

甲基紫精(MV)处理水稻植株能快速诱导核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶／加氧酶(Rubisco,EC4．1．1．39)及其它可溶性蛋白的降解。MV浓度越高,降解速率越高。MV能诱发叶片内源H     

蚕豆核酮糖1，5-二磷酸羧化酶／加氧酶大亚基基因5’区域核苷酸顺序的分析

核酮糖1,5～二磷酸羧化酶／加氧酶大亚基基因存在于叶绿体DNA中,它的转录作用能受光诱导。我们从蚕豆重组DNA中制备得到该基因片段后,应用Maxam和Gilbert的化学法分析了该基因5’端区的核苷酸顺序。结果表明叶绿体中光诱导基因的启动区具有一些共同特征。同时该大亚基肽链N端在进化过程中具有相当的守恒性。     

不同叶位鸡蛋果叶片中核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶的动力学特性

随着叶龄的增加,鸡蛋果Ru BP羧化酶/加氧酶的V_(max)(CO_2)值明显减小,K_m(O_2)值提高;K_m(CO_2)和V_(max)(O_2)值则保持相对的稳定。Ru BP羧化酶活性和Ru BP加氧酶活性均随叶龄增加而下降,但前者下降的速度高于后者,致使羧化/加氧此值也随叶龄增加而减小。     

烟草核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶四级结构的研究(英文)

本文提出三种证据证明烟草核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶(Rubisco)的大亚基伸展在小亚基的外面,小亚基排列在大亚基中间的概念。证据是:1.固定化胰蛋白酶在一定条件下可水解RubisCO的大亚基但不水解小亚基,而天然胰蛋白酶水解大亚基,也水解小亚基。2.固定化抗小亚基IgG-Sepharose可与游离的小亚基相结合,但不能与全酶结合。3.低浓度尿素处理可使固定化的RubisCO-Sepharose上的小亚基解离下来,而大亚基仍结合在载体上,这说明RubisCO是通过定位在分子表面上的大亚基的ε-氨基与Sepharose共价偶联的。当RubisCO中的小亚基全部被解离后,大亚基之间的结合进一步增强,这时解离大亚基所需的尿素浓度要比小亚基存在时高。任何RubisCO的四级结构模型都应将小亚基置于大亚基中间受保护的位置,一部份小亚基可暴露于全酶分子表面。     

香蕉rbcS基因启动子的克隆及序列分析

以巴西香蕉为材料,根据已经获得的香蕉1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化/加氧酶小亚基基因的全长cDNA序列设计1对专一引物,通过PCR扩增得到了香蕉1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化/加氧酶小亚基的基因组全长,序列长811 bp,含有2个内含子。根据其基因组序列设计引物,采用SEFA-PCR方法,以总DNA为模板克隆了香蕉1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化/加氧酶小亚基基因的启动子序列,长1 681 bp。用PLACE软件分析发现该序列具有启动子的基本元件TATA-box、CAAT-box,包含多个胁迫诱导元件,如光诱导元件、赤霉素、低温诱导元件、昼夜节律调控元件等。该序列的克隆与分析为进一步研究香蕉1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化/加氧酶小亚基基因的表达调控奠定了基础。     

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from parsley.

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from parsley leaves was purified by Sepharose 6B gel filtration at pH 8.3 as a single, colorless peak containing both activities. Approximately 0.2 g atom copper per mole enzyme was detected by atomic absorption spectroscopy, but this copper was not detectable by EPR spectrometry.     

嗜碱性利用—碳的莫拉氏菌的研究

利用不同营养类型的微生物进行CO_2固定的研究在世界上很受重视。对光能自养菌和化能自养菌;好氧菌和厌氧菌等多种类型的一碳微生物的比较生化学分析能使人们更好地认识它们潜在的应用价值。近年来,分离自极端环境微生物的CO_2固定研究已引起人们的极大兴趣。在pH9～10的偏碱性条件下,根据反应式(1)、(2)、(3),绝大部分CO_2以HCO_3~-和CO_3~2-;的形式存在。CO_2、H_2CO_3、HCO_3~-和CO_3~2-的总量多于中性环境的相应量。因此,认为分离嗜碱性菌株是获得一碳利用     

RubisCO的研究进展

1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶/加氧酶(RubisCO)是调节光合和光呼吸,决定净光合作用的一个关键酶;也是植物可溶性蛋白质中含量最高的蛋白质.该酶广泛存在于植物及一些微生物体内.综述了近年来有关RubisCO的一些研究进展. 包括RubisCO的基本性质、结构与功能、酶基因工程、酶活性调节及其活化酶等.     

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) can be divided into two branches: the “red-like type” of marine algae and the “green-like type” of cyanobacteria, green algae, and higher plants. We found that the “green-like type” rubisco from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus has an almost 2-fold higher specificity factor compared with rubiscos of mesophilic cyanobacteria, reaching the values of higher plants, and simultaneously revealing an improvement in enzyme thermostability. The difference in the activation energies at the transition stages between the oxygenase and carboxylase reactions for Thermosynechococcus elongatus rubisco is very close to that of Galdieria partita and significantly higher than that of spinach. This is the first characterization of a “green-like type” rubisco from thermophilic organism.     

Interaction of Hydrogen Peroxide with Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase from Rice

The properties of rice-derived ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) in different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solutions have been studied. The results indicate that at low H2O2 concentrations (0.2-10 mM), the properties of rubisco (e.g., carboxylase activities, structure, and susceptibility to heat denaturation) change slightly. However, at higher H2O2 concentrations (10-200 mM), rubisco undergoes an unfolding process, including the loss of secondary and tertiary structure, forming extended hydrophobic interface, and leading to cross-links between large subunits. High concentrations of H2O2 can also result in an increase in susceptibility of rubisco to heat denaturation. Further pre-treatments with or without reductive reagents to rubisco show that the disulfide bonds in rubisco help to protect the enzyme from damage by H2O2 as well as other reactive oxygen species.     

Enzymic Properties of Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase Purified from Rice Leaves

The enzymic properties of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase purified from rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaves were studied. Rice RuBPcarboxylase, activated by preincubation with CO₂ and Mg²⁺ like other higher plant carboxylases, had an activation equilibrium constant (K_cK_Mg) of 1.90 × 10⁵ to 2.41 × 10⁵ micromolar² (pH 8.2 and 25°C). Kinetic parameters of carboxylation and oxygenation catalyzed by the completely activated enzyme were examined at 25°C and the respective optimal pHs. The K_m(CO₂), K_m(RuBP), and V_max values for carboxylation were 8 micromolar, 31 micromolar, and 1.79 units milligram⁻¹, respectively. The K_m(O₂), K_m(RuBP), and V_max values for oxygenation were 370 micromolar, 29 micromolar, and 0.60 units milligram⁻¹, respectively.

Comparison of rice leaf RuBP carboxylase with other C₃ plant carboxylases showed that it had a relatively high affinity for CO₂ but the lowest catalytic turnover number (V_max) among the species examined.

     

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activase deficiency delays senescence of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase but progressively impairs its catalysis during tobacco leaf development.

Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv W38) plants with an antisense gene directed against the mRNA of ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activase grew more slowly than wild-type plants in a CO2-enriched atmosphere, but eventually attained the same height and number of leaves. Compared with the wild type, the anti-activase plants had reduced CO2 assimilation rates, normal contents of chlorophyll and soluble leaf protein, and much higher Rubisco contents, particularly in older leaves. Activase deficiency greatly delayed the usual developmental decline in Rubisco content seen in wild-type leaves. This effect was much less obvious in another transgenic tobacco with an antisense gene directed against chloroplast-located glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which also had reduced photosynthetic rates and delayed development. Although Rubisco carbamylation was reduced in the anti-activase plants, the reduction was not sufficient to explain the reduced photosynthetic rate of older anti-activase leaves. Instead, up to a 10-fold reduction in the catalytic turnover rate of carbamylated Rubisco in vivo appeared to be the main cause. Slower catalytic turnover by carbamylated Rubisco was particularly obvious in high-CO2-grown leaves but was also detectable in air-grown leaves. Rubisco activity measured immediately after rapid extraction of anti-activase leaves was not much less than that predicted from its degree of carbamylation, ruling out slow release of an inhibitor from carbamylated sites as a major cause of the phenomenon. Nor could substrate scarcity or product inhibition account for the impairment. We conclude that activase must have a role in vivo, direct or indirect, in promoting the activity of carbamylated Rubisco in addition to its role in promoting carbamylation.