Relative Contribution of Cytochrome-mediated and Cyanide-resistant Electron Transport in Fresh and Aged Potato Slices

The respiration of fresh potato (Solanum tuberosum, var. Russet Burbank) slices is predominantly cyanide-sensitive whether in the presence or absence of uncoupler. By contrast, the wound-induced respiration which develops in thin slices with aging is cyanide-resistant, and in the presence of cyanide, sensitive to chlorobenzhydroxamic acid, a selective inhibitor of the cyanide-resistant respiration. Titration of the alternate path in coupled slices with chlorobenzhydroxamic acid, in the presence and absence of cyanide, shows that the contribution of the cyanide-resistant pathway to the wound-induced respiration is zero. Similar titrations with uncoupled slices reveal that the alternate path is engaged and utilized extensively.

The maximal capacity of the cytochrome path (V_cyt) has been estimated in fresh and aged slices in the presence of the uncoupler carbonyl-cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone. It has been found that V_cyt of aged slices is but 30 to 40% higher than that of fresh slices. The results suggest that the bulk of the wound-induced respiration is mediated through the cytochrome pathway which exists in fresh slices in suppressed form, and which is fully expressed by slice aging. The engagement of the alternate path by uncouplers in aged slices is attributed to an increase in substrate mobilization, with the result that the electron transport capacity of the cytochrome chain is exceeded.

     

Antimycin-insensitive Cytochrome-mediated Respiration in Fresh and Aged Potato Slices

The effect of antimycin A on the respiration of fresh potato (Solanum tuberosum var. Russet Burbank) slices has been determined in the presence and absence of m-chlorobenzhydroxamic acid (CLAM). Two antimycin-binding sites are indicated. At low concentrations antimycin alone inhibits respiration only slightly. When CLAM and low antimycin are added together, respiration is sharply inhibited, as in response to cyanide. High antimycin alone is as inhibitory as cyanide. The branch point to the alternate path is intact in fresh slices, as is the hydroxamate-sensitive component. The full alternate path is inoperative, however, as indicated by the sensitivity to cyanide. The data suggest an alternate path loop which bypasses the high affinity antimycin site and returns electrons to the cytochrome path. Antimycin at high concentrations prevents articulation of the loop with the cytochrome path.

The respiration of aged slices is not only markedly resistant to antimycin at high concentrations, but quite insensitive to CLAM in the presence of antimycin. A model is proposed which involves parallel paths within complex III of the cytochrome path, with one path bearing the high affinity, and the other the low affinity antimycin site. With slice aging the antimycin affinity of the latter site is even further reduced, providing a relatively antimycin-insensitive bypass to both the high affinity antimycin-sensitive cytochrome path, and the CLAM-sensitive alternate path. The alternate path loop in fresh slices is presumed to feed into the low affinity antimycin-sensitive arm of the cytochrome path.

     

Cyanide-resistant Respiration in Fresh and Aged Sweet Potato Slices

The respiration of fresh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) slices is resistant to, and often stimulated by, cyanide and antimycin A. m-Chlorobenzhydroxamic acid (CLAM), a selective inhibitor of the alternate path, inhibits respiration in the presence of cyanide and has a limited inhibitory effect in the presence of antimycin A. Thus, a partial bypass of the antimycinsensitive site is indicated. Respiration rises 2-fold at best with slice aging, the increment being cytochrome-mediated. The cyanide-resistant pathway contributes neither to coupled fresh slice respiration nor to the induced respiration in the absence of inhibitors of the cytochrome path. In the presence of uncoupler, however, the alternate path is engaged both in fresh and aged slices. V_cyt, the maximal capacity of the cytochrome path, remains essentially the same with slice aging, whereas V_alt decreases from 20 to 60 per cent. The induced respiration is readily accommodated by the potential cytochrome path capacity of fresh slices, which is realized on aging. Accordingly, there is no need to invoke mitochondrial proliferation in explanation of the development of the induced respiration. The engagement of the alternate path in response to uncoupler reflects substrate mobilization to a degree that substrate oxidation exceeds the electron transport capacity of the cytochrome path.

Fresh slices do not utilize exogenous substrates, whereas aged slices do so readily. Cerulenin, a specific inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis, prevents the development of the induced respiration as well as the capacity to oxidize exogenous substrates. It is suggested that lipid, and ultimately membrane, biosynthesis is central to the development of the induced respiration and the ability to use exogenous substrates, much as in potato.

     

Respiratory Contribution of the Alternate Path during Various Stages of Ripening in Avocado and Banana Fruits

The respiration of fresh slices of preclimacteric avocado (Persea americana Mill. var. Hass) and banana (Musa cavendishii var. Valery) fruits is stimulated by cyanide and antimycin. The respiration is sensitive to m-chlorobenzhydroxamic acid in the presence of cyanide but much less so in the presence of antimycin. In the absence of cyanide the contribution of the cyanide-resistant pathway to the coupled preclimacteric respiration is zero. In uncoupled slices, by contrast, the alternate path is engaged and utilized fully in avocado, and extensively in banana. Midclimacteric and peak climacteric slices are also cyanide-resistant and, in the presence of cyanide, sensitive to m-chlorobenzhydroxamic acid. In the absence of uncoupler there is no contribution by the alternate path in either tissue. In uncoupled midclimacteric avocado slices the alternate path is fully engaged. Midclimacteric banana slices, however, do not respond to uncouplers, and the alternate path is not engaged. Avocado and banana slices at the climacteric peak neither respond to uncouplers nor utilize the alternate path in the presence or absence of uncoupler.

The maximal capacities of the cytochrome and alternate paths, V_cyt and V_alt, respectively, have been estimated in slices from preclimacteric and climacteric avocado fruit and found to remain unchanged. The total respiratory capacity in preclimacteric and climacteric slices exceeds the respiratory rise which attends fruit ripening. In banana V_alt decreases slightly with ripening.

The aging of thin preclimacteric avocado slices in moist air results in ripening with an accompanying climacteric rise. In this case the alternate path is fully engaged at the climacteric peak, and the respiration represents the total potential respiratory capacity present in preclimacteric tissue. The respiratory climacteric in intact avocado and banana fruits is cytochrome path-mediated, whereas the respiratory climacteric of ripened thin avocado slices comprises the alternate as well as the cytochrome path. The ripening of intact fruits is seemingly independent of the nature of the electron transport path.

Uncouplers are thought to stimulate glycolysis to the point where the glycolytic flux exceeds the oxidative capacity of the cytochrome path, with the result that the alternate path is engaged.

     

H2O2和水杨酸对陈化马铃薯切片交替呼吸途径影响的比较

外源5.0 mmol/L H2O2和0.1 mmol/L 水杨酸(salicylic acid, SA)处理均可明显提高陈化24 h的马铃薯切片的交替呼吸途径容量(Valt)及其与总呼吸的比值(Valt/Vt).应用交替氧化酶的单克隆抗体进行Western杂交的结果表明,H2O2和SA处理均可明显提高陈化马铃薯切片中交替氧化酶的表达水平.用氧同位素分辨法研究,结果表明:H2O2处理对陈化马铃薯切片中交替呼吸途径的实际运行没有影响,而SA处理对交替呼吸途径的实际运行具有明显的促进作用.上述结果表明,H2O2和SA对植物组织交替呼吸途径的影响存在差异,二者均可促进交替氧化酶的表达从而诱导交替呼吸途径容量的发生,但H2O2不影响其实际运行,而SA还可同时诱导其实际运行.     

Relationship Between Endogenous Ethylene and the Development and Operation of the Alternative Respiratory Pathway in Aged Potato Tuber Slices

The relationship between endogenous ethylene and the development and the operation of the alternative respiration pathway in aged potato (Solanum tuberosum L. ) tuber slices were investigated. During the 24 h aging period under 30 ℃, along with the great increase of the total respiratory rate (Vt) of the slices, the alternative pathway capacity (Valt) developed continuously, and the Valt/Vt values kept increasing as well. Both the alternative pathway activity (ρValt) and its contribution to Vt(ρValt/Vt) also increased gradually before 12 h of aging, but kept constant from 12 h to 24 h. The time course of the endogenous ethylene production of the aged slices was similar to the changing trends of Valt and Valt/Vt, but different from those of ρValt and ρValt/Vt values. ACC and Cu2 + treatment which stimulated ethylene production of the aged slices enhanced their Valt and Valt/ Vt values, Co2 + and Ag+ treatment resulted in a decreased effect. However, all the above treat ments of ethylene-related agents could not alter the continuously decreasing trend of the ρ value of the alternative pathway of the aged slices. And their effects on ρValt and ρValt/Vt values were only observed before 12 h of aging. These results suggested that the endogenous ethylene was essential to the development of the capacity of alternative pathway, but could only slightly influence the operation of the activity of the alternative pathway in aged potato tuber slices.     

小麦幼苗叶片抗氰呼吸对轻度水分胁迫的响应

小麦幼苗经－０．５ＭＰa聚乙二醇（ＰＥＧ－６０００）溶液暗中渗透迫０、６、１２、１８、２４、３０、３６、４２、４８h,叶片的总呼吸速率（Ｖt)呈现先上升后降低的趋势,交替途径呼吸也表现出相同的变化模式。水分胁迫初期（０－１２h),交替途径容量（Ｖalt)、实际运行活性（ρValt)及运行系数（ρ值）均上升,此后（１８－４８h）逐渐下降,水分胁迫也影响了呼吸电子流在２条呼吸途径中的分配比例,胁迫初期的０－１２h内,流经交替途径的电子流增多,而流向细胞色素主路的电子流减少,但随着胁迫时间的延长,交替途径的贡献降低,而细胞色素主路的贡献增加,说明小麦叶片的抗氰呼吸在水分胁迫初期被诱导增加,而随着胁迫进行的延长又表现为下降。     

Studies on the CN-resistant Respiration in Callus of Nicotiana rustica,Gansu Yellow Flower

In attempting to examine whether CN-resistant respiratory pathway is present in callus culture, we used tobacco callus cultures grown on different media. The M-1 medium contained tbe mineral and organic elements of MS medium and was supple,nented with 6-BA (0.5 mg/l) and 2,4-D (2 mg/l), and M-2 medium with 6-BA (2mg/l) and IAi (1 mg/l). No differentiation was observed in both of them. The respiration of M-1 callus was partly resistant to CN, and was markedly inhlbited by m-CLAM in the presence or absence of CN. Experiments of m-CLAM titration showed that the averages of relative contribution of alternative and cytochrome pathway in M-1 callus were 31% awl 46%of the total respiration respectively during the euliure period of 25 days. A same experiment was made on the M-2 callus. It was found that the pereeutages of relative contributions of the two electron transport pathways to the total respiration were approximately the same as those of the M-1 callus, although the respiratory rate was higher in M-2 callus. The above results showed that the bulk of respiratory electron flux was mediated by the eytoehrome pathway, although the alternative pathway was operative in callus of tobacco. The change of exogenous hormones added in the medium could not produee significant effects on the degree of relative contribution of two electron transport pathways under non-differentiation conditions.     

甘肃黄花烟草愈伤组织抗氰呼吸的研究

根据呼吸抑制剂试验和氧肟酸滴定法测定结果表明,甘肃黄花烟草愈伤组织呼吸中有明显的抗氰交替途径运行,平均占总呼吸的31%;但仍以细胞色素途径为主,平均占总呼吸的46%;还有23%不受 KCN 加 m-CLAM 抑制的未知剩余呼吸。改变培养基的激素成分和浓度,在不引起愈伤组织发生明显分化条件下,愈伤组织的生长和呼吸速率虽有不同,但抗氰交替途径和细胞色素途径对总呼吸的相对贡献程度和二者的变化趋势基本一致。     

Comparison between Aging of Slices and Ethylene Treatment of Whole White Potato Tubers

Cyanide-resistant O(2) consumption can be stimulated by either treating whole white potato tubers (Norchip) with ethylene, in the presence of 100% O(2), or aging slices obtained from untreated potato tubers. A comparison of alternative pathway activity elicited by either treatment was undertaken. The proportion of electrons flowing through the alternative path in the presence of intermediate concentrations of KCN and at various concentrations of salicylhydroxamic acid was identical in both cases. However, the respiration of slices from ethylene-treated tubers was in every case stimulated by KCN, whereas the aged slices never exhibited this phenomenon. Furthermore, the metabolism of d-[U-(14)C]glucose was several hundred times greater in aged slices than in fresh slices from C(2)H(4)-treated tubers. These results, along with the respiratory kinetics of aged slices from ethylene-treated tubers, suggest that aged slices and fresh slices from ethylene-treated tubers are biochemically dissimilar.     

The regulation of respiration and growth of potato tuber callus by endogenous ethylene. Suppression of ethylene action by 2,5-norbornadiene

The growth (fresh and dry weight increase) of potato tuber ( Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Bintje) callus discs was stimulated by incubation in air with 500 ppm 2,5-norbornadiene (NBD, a competitive inhibitor of ethylene action) and inhibited by incubation in air with 4 000 ppm NBD. Ethylene formation by the callus was stimulated by NBD. The development of the alternative pathway, measured in isolated mitochondria was inhibited by NBD in a concentration-dependent way. The alternative pathway capacity, measured in vivo, was inhibited by 4 000 ppm NBD, but not by 500 ppm. Uninhibited in vivo respiration, which consists of cytochrome path activity and alternative path activity, was stimulated by the treatment with 500 ppm NBD. The main contribution to this stimulation was made by the cytochrome pathway. In 4 000 ppm NBD-treated callus, uninhibited respiration seemed to be unaffected as a consequence of an inhibited cytochrome path activity, which was compensated by a stimulated alternative path activity. Both in 500 and 4 OIK) ppm NBD-treated callus the alternative path activity in vivo was stimulated.
The regulatory role for endogenous ethylene in potato tuber callus is discussed in relation to: 1) The induction of respiratory pathways, 2) the supply of reduction equivalents in vivo and 3) growth.     

Effects of KCN and NaN3 Pretreatment on the Cyanide-Resistant Respiration in Tobacco Callus

The effects of KCN (0.5mmol/L) and NaN3 (0.01 mmol/L) pretreatment on the operation of the alternative pathway in subcultured tobacco (Nicotiana rustica L. cv. Gansu yellow flower) callus were analyzed. After treatment with KCN and NaN3 for 12 h, the total respiration rate (Vt) decreased by 12% and 17%, whereas oxygen consuption by the cytochrome pathway decreased by 22% and 28% respectively. The capacity of the alternative pathway (Valt) remained constant, while the activity of the alternative pathway (ρ· Valt ) inreased slightly. This changing pattern led to a declined contribution of the cytochrome pathway to the total respiration rate and an increased activity of the alternative pathway. Treatment with KCN for 24 h brought about a slight rise of oxygen consumption by the cytochrome pathway as compared with that in callus treated for 12 h, but the oxygen consumption was still lower than that in the untreated callus. Treatment with NaN3 for 24 h resulted in a profound decrease of the cytochrome pathway operation and a continuing increase of the alternative pathway operation. These data indicated that the enhanced operation of the alternative pathway played a compensatory role to the total respiration when the cytochrome pathway was partially inhibited in tobacco callus.     

Dependence of Wound-induced Respiration in Potato Slices on the Time-restricted Actinomycin-sensitive Biosynthesis of Phospholipid

Actinomycin D prevents the full development in a 24-hour period of both wound respiration and cyanide resistance only when given in the first 10 to 12 hours following the cutting of potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum var. Russet) slices. The capacity for choline incorporation into phosphatidylcholine increases with slice aging and is inhibited by actinomycin D in the same time-restricted way. The time-restricted effectiveness of actinomycin D applies to the cutting-elicited enhanced synthesis of three critical enzymes of phosphatidylcholine synthesis, namely phosphorylcholine-glyceride transferase, phosphorylcholine-cytidyl transferase, and phosphatidylphosphatase. By contrast, actinomycim D given at any time is without effect on the measurable levels after 24 hours of a selection of glycolytic and mitochondrial respiratory enzymes. Neither succinic dehydrogenase nor cytochrome oxidase activity increases with time in aging potato slices in the presence or absence of chloramphenicol. The foregoing observations emphasize the central role of phospholipid, and ultimately membrane biosynthesis, in the development of wound-induced respiration.     

水分胁迫下小麦幼苗呼吸代谢的改变

水分胁迫下小麦幼苗叶和根的呼吸速率变化模式不同:叶片呼吸在胁迫初期升高,然后随相对含水量进一步递减而急剧下降;根的呼吸速率随相对含水量降低成指数下降。自然干旱和PEG渗透胁迫下得到的结果基本一致。小麦叶片在轻度水分胁迫下呼吸上升与磷酸化解偶联有关。水分胁迫也引起呼吸代谢途径的改变。轻度水分胁迫使叶片呼吸速率升高时,EMP途径运行程度稍有上升;增加的呼吸主要通过TCAC;线粒体呼吸中通过细胞色素主链的电子流量增加,抗氰交替途径的相对运行程度下降。当水分胁迫降低根呼吸速率时,EMP和TCAC的运行程度明显降低;细胞色素途径的运行程度也下降,但仍传递大约一半的呼吸电子流。     

Membrane Lipid Breakdown in Relation to the Wound-induced and Cyanide-resistant Respiration in Tissue Slices: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

A study of a variety of bulky storage organs and fruits reveals that fresh slices fall into two categories with respect to their sensitivity to CN. Fresh slices in the first class are CN-sensitive, whereas slices of the second class are resistant to, and often stimulated by, CN. In tissue slices which are initially CN-sensitive, cutting initiates a burst of lipolytic activity. In CN-resistant fresh slices, there is no measurable lipid breakdown.Slicing evokes the wound-respiration which is 5- to 10-fold that of the parent organ. Slice aging, in turn, evokes a further 2- to 3-fold respiratory increase, the wound-induced respiration, whether fresh slice respiration is CN-sensitive or -resistant. Estimation of the contribution by the cytochrome and alternative paths shows that the wound respiration in both groups is mediated by the cytochrome path. On the other hand, the wound-induced respiration in the first class is cytochrome path mediated, whereas, in some members of the second group, both pathways are utilized. Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation elicit a CN-sensitive increment in fresh slices as great or greater than the wound-induced respiration. Accordingly, de novo synthesis of mitochondria is ruled out as an explanation of the latter.The integrity of endomembranes, perhaps including mitochondrial membranes, is seemingly a prerequisite for the operation of the alternative path, that is, alternative path activity is lost concomitantly with membrane lipid breakdown. The development of the wound-induced respiration is not co-extensive with the development of the CN-resistant path in all tissue slices. The fundamental process of aging appears to involve activation of pre-existing respiratory capacity.Fresh slices from whatever source fail to utilize exogenous (14)C-labeled glucose, whereas aged slices do so readily. A transport lesion is indicated, the healing of which does not depend on the development of the wound-induced respiration but does depend on fatty acid, and presumably membrane lipid, biosynthesis.     

Mechanism of increase in cytochrome c oxidase activity in sweet potato root tissue during aging of slices

The mechanism of an increase in cytochrome c oxidase [EC 1.9.3.1] activity during aging of sliced sweet potato root tissue was investigated with antibiotics and antibody to the purified enzyme. 1. The increase in cytochrome c oxidase activity was inhibited by chloramphenicol but not by cycloheximide. 2. Cytochrome c oxidase purified from wounded tissue was identical with that from intact tissue as judged by the subunit composition, sedimentation velocity, absorption spectrum, antigenicity, and activity per heme a. 3. An increase in the amount of cytochrome c oxidase protein took place during aging of slices. 4. Sweet potato cytochrome c oxidase consists of five subunits. When slices were aged in the presence of [3H]leucine, the three larger subunits (I, II, and III) of cytochrome c oxidase were labeled, while no radioactivity was incorporated into the other two subunits, IV and V. The results indicate that the increase in cytochrome c oxidase activity is due to an increase in the amount of the enzyme protein. We propose that excess amounts of subunits derived from the cytoplasm of the enzyme are present in intact tissue and are assembled with subunits of mitochondrial origin to form the holoenzyme after wounding of tissue.     

水杨酸对低温胁迫香蕉幼苗呼吸作用的影响

探讨了水杨酸 (salicylicacid ,SA)对低温胁迫香蕉幼苗叶片呼吸作用的影响。在常温下用 0 .5mmol/LSA水溶液处理香蕉幼苗 ,能明显提高香蕉幼苗的抗氰呼吸和细胞色素呼吸 ,增加总呼吸量 ,提高产热量 ;在随后 7℃低温胁迫与常温恢复期间SA预处理 ,能抑制总呼吸速率的下降 ,这种对总呼吸下降的抑制与此时细胞色素途径维持在较高的水平有关 ,而与抗氰呼吸无关。此时也未检测到SA预处理植株叶片产热量增加的现象     

Inhibition and stimulation of root respiration in pisum and plantago by hydroxamate : its consequences for the assessment of alternative path activity

The contribution of the alternative pathway in root respiration of Pisum sativum L. cv Rondo, Plantago lanceolata L., and Plantago major L. ssp major was determined by titration with salicylhydroxamate (SHAM) in the absence and presence of cyanide. SHAM completely inhibited the cyanide-resistant component of root respiration at 5 to 10 millimolar with an apparent K_i of 600 micromolar. In contrast, SHAM enhanced pea root respiration by 30% at most, at concentrations below 15 millimolar. An unknown oxidase appeared to be responsible for this stimulation. Its maximum activity in the presence of low SHAM concentrations (1-5 millimolar) was 40% of control respiration rate in pea roots, since 25 millimolar SHAM resulted in 10% inhibition. In plantain roots, the maximum activity was found to be 15%. This hydroxamate-activated oxidase was distinct from the cytochrome path by its resistance to antimycin. The results of titrations with cyanide and antimycin indicated that high SHAM concentrations (up to 25 millimolar) block the hydroxamate-activated oxidase, but do not affect the cytochrome path and, therefore, are a reliable tool for estimating the activity of the alternative path in vivo. A considerable fraction of root respiration was mediated by the alternative path in plantain (45%) and pea (15%), in the latter because of the saturation of the cytochrome path.     

Studies on the Residual Respiration not Inhibited by KCN Plus Hydroxamic Acid in Tobacco Callus Cultures

A residual respiration not inhibited by KCN plus hydroxamic acid had been observed in many plant organs and tissues. The relative O2 uptake of it was 20–30% of total respiration in tobacco callus cultures. However, there is no report concerning the nature of the residual respiration and its localization in cell. The object of this study is to elucidate the characteris- tics of this residual respiration and its localization in cell. The experimental results are as follows: 1. The additions of glycolate and glyoxylate cause a marked rise in residual respiration not inhibited by KCN (or NaN3) plus m-CLAM. 2. The O2 uptake induced by glycolate and the residual respiration is inhibited by the addition of α-hydroxy ethanesulfonate. 3. The mitochondrial respiration is completely inhibited by KCN plus m-CLAM, but no effect by adding of glycolate. 4. Oxidation reactions of glycolate and glyoxylate in supernatant are observed after mitochondria are removed. Based on the above results, it is suggested that the residual respiration not inhibited by KCN plus m-CLAM in tobacco callus cultures is primarily catalyzed by glycolic acid oxidase localized within microbodies.     

Contribution of a Cyanide-insensitive Alternate Respiratory System to Increases in Formamide Hydro-lyase Activity and to Growth in Stemphylium loti in Vitro

Stemphylium loti, a pathogen of a cyanogenic plant, possesses a cyanide-insensitive alternate respiratory pathway. In the absence of cytochrome inhibitors, the alternate system had only a minor role in respiration. When S. loti was grown in medium amended with antimycin to block the cytochrome chain, the alternate system accounted for the total oxygen consumption associated with respiration.