Autophagy-Related Proteins Are Required for Degradation of Peroxisomes in Arabidopsis Hypocotyls during Seedling Growth

Plant peroxisomes play a pivotal role during postgerminative growth by breaking down fatty acids to provide fixed carbons for seedlings before the onset of photosynthesis. The enzyme composition of peroxisomes changes during the transition of the seedling from a heterotrophic to an autotrophic state; however, the mechanisms for the degradation of obsolete peroxisomal proteins remain elusive. One candidate mechanism is autophagy, a bulk degradation pathway targeting cytoplasmic constituents to the lytic vacuole. We present evidence supporting the autophagy of peroxisomes in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls during seedling growth. Mutants defective in autophagy appeared to accumulate excess peroxisomes in hypocotyl cells. When degradation in the vacuole was pharmacologically compromised, both autophagic bodies and peroxisomal markers were detected in the wild-type vacuole but not in that of the autophagy-incompetent mutants. On the basis of the genetic and cell biological data we obtained, we propose that autophagy is important for the maintenance of peroxisome number and cell remodeling in Arabidopsis hypocotyls.     

Peroxisomes Are Required for Efficient Penicillin Biosynthesis in Penicillium chrysogenum

In the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum, penicillin (PEN) production is compartmentalized in the cytosol and in peroxisomes. Here we show that intact peroxisomes that contain the two final enzymes of PEN biosynthesis, acyl coenzyme A (CoA):6-amino penicillanic acid acyltransferase (AT) as well as the side-chain precursor activation enzyme phenylacetyl CoA ligase (PCL), are crucial for efficient PEN synthesis. Moreover, increasing PEN titers are associated with increasing peroxisome numbers. However, not all conditions that result in enhanced peroxisome numbers simultaneously stimulate PEN production. We find that conditions that lead to peroxisome proliferation but simultaneously interfere with the normal physiology of the cell may be detrimental to antibiotic production. We furthermore show that peroxisomes develop in germinating conidiospores from reticule-like structures. During subsequent hyphal growth, peroxisome proliferation occurs at the tip of the growing hyphae, after which the organelles are distributed over newly formed subapical cells. We observed that the organelle proliferation machinery requires the dynamin-like protein Dnm1.Penicillins (PENs) belong to the group of β-lactam antibiotics that are produced as secondary metabolites by specific actinomycetous bacteria and fungal species (26). For the industrial production of PEN, the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum is used. The biosynthesis of penicillin G (PenG) has been characterized in detail at the genetic and biochemical levels using P. chrysogenum and a related fungus, Aspergillus nidulans, as model organisms (7, 28). Starting from three amino acids, α-amino adipic acid, cysteine, and valine, PenG is formed in three unique enzymatic conversions (Fig. ​(Fig.1).1). These amino acids are first condensed to a tripeptide mediated by the function of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase, δ-(l-α-aminoadipyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine (ACV) synthetase (ACVS). The resulting tripeptide, ACV, is cyclized by isopenicillin N synthase (IPNS) to form a β-lactam, isopenicillin N (IPN). As a final step, the enzyme acyl coenzyme A (CoA):6-amino penicillanic acid acyltransferase (AT) replaces the α-aminoadipyl side chain of IPN with a more hydrophobic one. In industrial fermentations, phenylacetic acid (PAA) or phenoxyacetic acid (POA) is applied to produce PenG or penicillin V (PenV), respectively.Open in a separate windowFIG. 1.Schematic overview of the penicillin biosynthetic pathway. ACVS, δ-(l-α-aminoadipyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine synthetase; IPNS, isopenicillin N synthase; AT, acyl-CoA:6-amino penicillanic acid acyltransferase; PCL, phenylacetyl CoA ligase; PAA, phenylacetic acid.In filamentous fungi, the PEN biosynthetic machinery is compartmentalized (Fig. ​(Fig.1).1). The first two enzymes, ACVS and IPNS, are both located in the cytosol (19, 32). As the pH of the cytosol in filamentous fungi is between 6.5 and 7.0 (9, 31), these enzymes are in their optimal physiological surroundings. The AT and phenylacetyl CoA ligase (PCL) enzymes have specific targeting sequences that sort these enzymes to the lumen of their target compartment, the peroxisome (18, 19). The pH of this organelle was shown to be 7.5, which is close to the pH optima of both AT and PCL (31). Apparently, the compartmentalization of these enzymes creates defined microenvironments and enables the generation of favorable substrate and cofactor concentrations for enzyme function.Peroxisomes (belonging to the family of microbodies) are ubiquitously present in eukaryotic cells. They typically consist of a protein-rich matrix surrounded by a single membrane and are 0.1 to 1 μm in size. Although their function is often species and cell type specific, two widely distributed functions can be distinguished, namely, H₂O₂ metabolism and β-oxidation of fatty acids (for reviews, see references 25, 29, and 30). Muller et al. (18, 19) demonstrated the role of peroxisomes in PEN biosynthesis for the first time. Subsequently, it was speculated that a correlation may exist between the volume fraction of these organelles and PEN production rates (18, 27). This speculation was reinforced by Kiel and colleagues (13), who showed that the artificial proliferation of peroxisomes via the overexpression of the pex11 gene was associated with a 2- to 3-fold increase in PEN production rates. Here we further elaborate on these studies and show that peroxisomes de facto are required for efficient PEN biosynthesis in P. chrysogenum. In addition, we present details on the origin and subsequent partitioning of the organelles over newly formed subapical cells during hyphal development.     

DELLA蛋白参与拟南芥幼苗对一氧化氮逆境的抵抗

DELLA蛋白是赤霉素信号途径中的一类对植物生长起抑制作用的重要蛋白质,在拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana）基因组中已经鉴定出5个DELLA蛋白基因。目前研究发现,DELLA蛋白在抗逆中也起了重要的作用。近年来,一氧化氮（nitric oxide,NO）的研究工作取得重要进展,低浓度的NO能够促进植物的生长,但在高浓度下它对植物生长起抑制作用甚至导致细胞死亡。通过外施一氧化氮供体硝普钠（sodium nitro prusside,SNP）,研究高浓度NO对拟南芥幼苗生长的影响,发现植物体内H2O2积累,幼苗死亡。通过研究DELLA蛋白基因表达的变化及其相关突变体的表型,证明DELLA蛋白在抵抗NO逆境中起了重要作用。研究结果揭示了DELLA蛋白与NO逆境的关系,为今后科学指导农业生产提供了理论依据。     

Mechanical Stress Elicits Nitric Oxide Formation and DNA Fragmentation in Arabidopsis thaliana

The effect of mechanical stress (centrifugation) on the inductionof nitric oxide (NO) formation and DNA fragmentation was investigatedin leaf cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. Centrifuged and non-centrifugedleaves from wild-type and nitrate reductase (NR)nia1, nia2 doublemutant, defective in the assimilation of nitrate, were labelledwith 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2 DA) to visualizein vivo NO production. After these treatments, DNA fragmentationwas detected by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediateddUTP nick end in situ labelling (TUNEL) method. Exposure toan NO-releasing compound, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) mimickedthe cell response to centrifugation (20 g). The involvementof endogenous NO as a signal in mechanical stress and in DNAfragmentation was confirmed by inhibition of NO production usinga nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor viz. N^G-monomethyl-L -arginine (L -NMMA). These results indicate that NOS-likeactivity was present in A. thaliana leaves and was increasedby mechanical stress. The effect of leaf-wounding on nitricoxide production was identical to that of centrifugation. Experimentswith A. thaliana NR mutant also showed that NO bursts were inducedby mechanical and wounding stresses and that NO was not a by-productof NR activity. A positive and significant correlation betweenNO production and DNA fragmentation was recorded for both centrifugedand non-centrifuged cells. Our results suggest that factorsother than NO contribute to DNA damage and cell death, and furthermore,that an inducible form of NOS is present in A. thaliana. Copyright2001 Annals of Botany Company Arabidopsis thaliana, cell death, DNA fragmentation, NO, plant stress, wounding     

The Arabidopsis Prohibitin Gene PHB3 Functions in Nitric Oxide–Mediated Responses and in Hydrogen Peroxide–Induced Nitric Oxide Accumulation

To discover genes involved in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism, a genetic screen was employed to identify mutants defective in NO accumulation after treatment with the physiological inducer hydrogen peroxide. In wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana plants, NO levels increase eightfold in roots after H₂O₂ treatment for 30 min. A mutant defective in H₂O₂-induced NO accumulation was identified, and the corresponding mutation was mapped to the prohibitin gene PHB3, converting the highly conserved Gly-37 to an Asp in the protein''s SPFH domain. This point mutant and a T-DNA insertion mutant were examined for other NO-related phenotypes. Both mutants were defective in abscisic acid–induced NO accumulation and stomatal closure and in auxin-induced lateral root formation. Both mutants were less sensitive to salt stress, showing no increase in NO accumulation and less inhibition of primary root growth in response to NaCl treatment. In addition, light-induced NO accumulation was dramatically reduced in cotyledons. We found no evidence for impaired H₂O₂ metabolism or signaling in the mutants as H₂O₂ levels and H₂O₂-induced gene expression were unaffected by the mutations. These findings identify a component of the NO homeostasis system in plants and expand the function of prohibitin genes to include regulation of NO accumulation and NO-mediated responses.     

植物一氧化氮生物学的研究进展

一氧化氮 (NO) 是植物中的一种关键的信号分子。在植物中, NO的潜在来源包括一氧化氮合成酶、硝酸还原酶、黄嘌呤氧化还原酶和非酶促途径。NO能促进植物生长, 延缓叶片、花和果实衰老, 促进休眠和需光种子的萌发, 能与植物激素相互作用调节气孔运动, 诱导程序性细胞死亡和防御相关基因的表达, 并在逆境中作为一种抗氧化剂起作用。 NO的细胞内信号反应包括环鸟苷酸、环腺苷二磷酸核糖的产生和细胞质Ca2+浓度的增加, 其信号转导途径及其生物化学和细胞学本质还不十分清楚。     

植物一氧化氮生物学的研究进展

一氧化氮(NO)是植物中的一种关键的信号分子.在植物中,NO的潜在来源包括一氧化氮合成酶、硝酸还原酶、黄嘌呤氧化还原酶和非酶促途径.NO能促进植物生长,延缓叶片、花和果实衰老,促进休眠和需光种子的萌发,能与植物激素相互作用调节气孔运动,诱导程序性细胞死亡和防御相关基因的表达,并在逆境中作为一种抗氧化剂起作用.NO的细胞内信号反应包括环鸟苷酸、环腺苷二磷酸核糖的产生和细胞质Ca2 浓度的增加,其信号转导途径及其生物化学和细胞学本质还不十分清楚.     

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…     

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases 3 and 6 Are Required for Full Priming of Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

In plants and animals, induced resistance (IR) to biotic and abiotic stress is associated with priming of cells for faster and stronger activation of defense responses. It has been hypothesized that cell priming involves accumulation of latent signaling components that are not used until challenge exposure to stress. However, the identity of such signaling components has remained elusive. Here, we show that during development of chemically induced resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana, priming is associated with accumulation of mRNA and inactive proteins of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MPKs), MPK3 and MPK6. Upon challenge exposure to biotic or abiotic stress, these two enzymes were more strongly activated in primed plants than in nonprimed plants. This elevated activation was linked to enhanced defense gene expression and development of IR. Strong elicitation of stress-induced MPK3 and MPK6 activity is also seen in the constitutive priming mutant edr1, while activity was attenuated in the priming-deficient npr1 mutant. Moreover, priming of defense gene expression and IR were lost or reduced in mpk3 or mpk6 mutants. Our findings argue that prestress deposition of the signaling components MPK3 and MPK6 is a critical step in priming plants for full induction of defense responses during IR.     

植物一氧化氮(NO)研究进展

一氧化氮(NO)是植物的重要生物活性分子,它参与植物生长发育的许多过程,如种子萌发、下胚轴伸长、叶扩展、根生长、侧根形成、细胞凋亡以及植物抗逆反应等。大量的证据表明,植物可以通过与动物NO合酶类似的酶产生NO。此外,植物还可通过硝酸还原酶产生NO。NO在植物中的信号传递途径仍不十分清楚,植物有可能采用与动物相类似的机制。由于植物的大多数生长发育现象都受到植物激素的调节和控制,NO与植物激素之间的关系也受到越来越多的关注。通过激素起作用可能是植物内源NO作用的机理之一。     

植物一氧化氮(NO)研究进展

一氧化氮（NO）是植物的重要生物活性分子,它参与植物生长发育的许多过程,如种子萌发、下胚轴伸长、叶扩展、根生长、侧根形成、细胞凋亡以及植物抗逆反应等。大量的证据表明,植物可以通过与动物NO合酶类似的酶产生NO。此外,植物还可通过硝酸还原酶产生NO。NO在植物中的信号传递途径仍不十分清楚,植物有可能采用与动物相类似的机制。由于植物的大多数生长发育现象都受到植物激素的调节和控制,NO与植物激素之间的关系也受到越来越多的关注。通过激素起作用可能是植物内源NO作用的机理之一。     

Implication of Nitric Oxide Under Salinity Stress: The Possible Interaction with Other Signaling Molecules

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - It is a well-established fact that nitric oxide (NO) is a multifaceted signaling molecule, which plays diverse role in organisms. In the past two decades,...     

NaCl胁迫下玉米幼苗中一氧化氮与茉莉酸积累的关系

以三叶一心期的玉米幼苗为材料,研究了NaCl胁迫下玉米幼苗根尖和叶片中一氧化氮(NO)和茉莉酸(JA)积累之间的关系.结果表明:NaCl胁迫下玉米幼苗根尖和叶片中NO和JA的含量均增加,且NO积累的时间早于JA;根尖中脂氧合酶(LOX)活性逐渐降低,而叶片中LOX活性显著升高.硝普钠(SNP,NO供体)处理使幼苗的JA含量和LOX活性亦增加;用NO清除剂cPTIO及NO合成的抑制剂L-NAME、NaN3处理幼苗时,可抑制NaCl胁迫诱导的JA积累以及叶片中LOX活性的增加.可见,玉米幼苗在盐胁迫下爆发的NO可能通过调控LOX活性来调节其JA的积累.     

植物体中一氧化氮的检测方法及其应用

文章介绍植物体中NO的各种检测方法及其应用的研究进展。     

一氧化氮参与调节盐胁迫下脱落酸诱导的小麦幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积

不同浓度(0.01～5.00mmol/L)的外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)以浓度依赖性的性式诱导150mmol/L NaCl胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.cv.Yangmai 158)幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积。其中0.1 mmol/L的SNP效果最明显,而结合采用NO清除剂c-PTIO和血红蛋白的处理均分别逆转了该效应。研究结果还发现:0.1 mmol/L SNP诱导的脯氨酸累积还可能有利于盐胁迫下小麦幼苗的保水性;0.1 mmol/L的SNP显著激活了内源ABA的合成,而结合血红蛋白的处理则证实,在外源ABA诱导脯氨酸累积的过程中NO可能作用于ABA信号分子的下游,但NO和ABA信号分子在此诱导反应中不存在累积效应。进一步研究脯氨酸合成和降解的酶促反应途径,发现外源NO处理前4天内可能主要是通过提高Δ~1-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)的活性来促进脯氨酸的合成,以后直至第8天主要是通过抑制脯氨酸脱氢酶(ProDH)的活性来抑制脯氨酸的降解;ABA对于P5CS和ProDH活性的调节能力弱于NO。此外,Ca~(2 )在NO诱导的盐胁迫下小麦叶片脯氨酸累积的信号分子途径中起重要的介导作用。     

Nitric Oxide is Required for Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Salt Tolerance by Lowering Oxidative Stress in Maize (Zea mays)

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Although some investigations show that 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) participates in plant stress tolerance, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in ALA-induced...     

一氧化氮参与调节盐胁迫下脱落酸诱导的小麦幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积

不同浓度(0.01～5.00mmol/L)的外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)以浓度依赖性的性式诱导150mmol/LNaCl胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.cv.Yangmai 158)幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积.其中0.1 mmol/L的SNP效果最明显,而结合采用NO清除剂c-PTIO和血红蛋白的处理均分别逆转了该效应.研究结果还发现:0.1 mmol/L SNP诱导的脯氨酸累积还可能有利于盐胁迫下小麦幼苗的保水性;0.1 mmol/L的SNP显著激活了内源ABA的合成,而结合血红蛋白的处理则证实,在外源ABA诱导脯氨酸累积的过程中NO可能作用于ABA信号分子的下游,但NO和ABA信号分子在此诱导反应中不存在累积效应.进一步研究脯氨酸合成和降解的酶促反应途径,发现外源NO处理前4天内可能主要是通过提高△'-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)的活性来促进脯氨酸的合成,以后直至第8天主要是通过抑制脯氨酸脱氢酶(ProDH)的活性来抑制脯氨酸的降解;ABA对于P5CS和ProDH活性的调节能力弱于NO.此外,Ca2 在NO诱导的盐胁迫下小麦叶片脯氨酸累积的信号分子途径中起重要的介导作用.     

Nitric Oxide: A Ubiquitous Signal Molecule for Enhancing Plant Tolerance to Salinity Stress and Their Molecular Mechanisms

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Salinity is a major constraint of agricultural productivity globally and is recognized to be severely elevated by alterations in the climatic conditions. High...