低温强光下籼粳稻紫黄质脱环氧化酶活性和类囊体膜脂不饱和度的变化

为了阐明籼稻(oryza sativa L.spp.indica)、粳稻(O.sativa L.spp.japonica)对低温强光敏感性的差异,着重研究了低温强光下水稻类囊体膜脂不饱和度与叶黄素循环的变化.随着低温强光处理时间的延长,类囊体膜脂不饱和脂肪酸含量降低,饱和脂肪酸含量增加,因而膜脂不饱和指数(IUFA)下降.同时,叶黄素循环的关键酶--紫黄质脱环氧化酶(VDE)活性降低,叶黄素循环组分中紫黄质(V)含量增加,而单环氧玉米黄质(A)和下米黄质(Z)的含量减少,表现为(A+Z)/(A+Z+V)比值下降.Arrhenius分析证明,VDE对低温和膜脂不饱和度都敏感.相关分析表明,类囊体IUFA分别与VDE活性、(A+Z)/(A +Z+V)和D1蛋白量呈显著的正相关.与粳稻9516相比,籼稻油优63类囊体膜的IUFA较低,低温下类囊体膜脂流动性和稳定性较差,VDE活性和(A+Z)/(A+Z+V)比值较低.     

叶黄素循环酶

依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散是一种主要防御光破坏的机制。参与叶黄素循环的酶是紫黄质脱环氧化酶和玉米黄质环氧化酶 ,紫黄质脱环氧化酶已分离纯化 ,其 c DNA已被克隆 ,其活性主要受跨类囊体膜的 p H梯度和抗坏血酸浓度的调节 ;玉米黄质环氧化酶还没有被分离出来 ,但其 c DNA也已被克隆 ;其活性主要与NADPH的浓度、O2 及光等有关。     

低温强光下籼粳稻紫黄质脱环氧化酶活性和类囊体膜脂不饱和度的变化

为了阐明籼稻(Oryza sativa L.spp.indica)、粳稻(O.sativa L.spp.japonica)对低温强光敏感件的差异,着重研究了低温强光下水稻类囊体膜脂不饱和度与叶黄素循环的变化。随着低温强光处理时间的延长,类囊体膜脂不饱和脂肪酸含量降低,饱和脂肪酸含量增加,因而膜脂不饱和指数(IUFA)下降。同时,叶黄素循环的关键酶——紫黄质脱环氧化酶(VDE)活性降低,叶黄素循环组分中紫黄质(V)含量增加,而单环氧玉米黄质(A)和玉米黄质(Z)的含量减少,表现为(A Z)／(A Z V)比值下降。Arrhenius分析证明,VDE对低温和膜脂不饱和度都敏感。相关分析表明,类囊体IUFA分别与VDE活性、(A Z)／(A Z V)和D1蛋白量呈显著的正相关。与粳稻9516相比,籼稻汕优63类囊体膜的IUFA较低,低温下类囊体膜脂流动性和稳定性较筹,VDE活性和(A Z)／(A Z V)比值较低。     

紫黄质脱环氧化酶的某些特性和研究方法

紫黄质脱环氧化酶是高等植物体内叶黄素循环的关键酶,它催化紫黄质脱环氧化生成花药黄质和玉米黄质,在这个过程中伴随着过剩光能的热耗散.文中主要对此酶的性质、功能、研究方法以及分子生物学等内容作了简要介绍.     

枸杞紫黄质脱环氧化酶(LcVDE)基因的克隆和分析

目的:克隆枸杞VDE基因的全长cDNA,通过对基因序列的生物信息学分析预测表达产物的结构特征和功能位点并验证其功能,为研究枸杞紫黄质循环的作用机理打下基础。方法:利用cDNA末端快速扩增和RT-PCR方法克隆枸杞VDE基因全长cDNA序列,生物软件分析VDE的生物学信息。构建VDE基因的原核表达载体pET-VDE,转化大肠后用IPTG诱导VDE过量表达;并构建体外反应体系对VDE表达蛋白酶功能进行验证。结果:LcVDE基因的ORF长1 413bp,编码的蛋白由470个氨基酸组成,分子量为53.61kDa,等电点为5.77。SDS-PAGE电泳结果表明,枸杞VDE基因在大肠杆菌中得到了过量表达。克隆基因表达蛋白进行紫黄质的脱环氧化反应,吸收光谱和HPLC的分析结果表明,表达蛋白催化了紫黄质的脱环氧化反应。结论:克隆得到的VDE基因编码的蛋白具有紫黄质脱环氧化酶的的功能与活性。     

小麦紫黄质脱环氧化酶（VDF）cDNA的克隆及表达

应用RT-PCR方法从小麦(Triticum aestivum L．cv．Xiaoyan 54)中克隆了紫黄质脱环氧化酶(violaxanthin de-epoxidase,VDE)cDNA,预测的蛋白质序列与拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)、水稻(Oryza sativa)有很高的同源性。Southern杂交结果表明,在小麦中可能存在3个拷贝的紫黄质脱环氧化酶基因。Northern杂交结果表明它在绿色叶片中特异表达,在黄化小麦幼苗变绿过程中其mRNA水平受光诱导,并且强光增加了其mRNA在成熟叶片中的表达。     

小麦紫黄质脱环氧化酶(VDE) cDNA的克隆及表达

应用RT-PCR方法从小麦(Triticum aestivum L. cv.Xiaoyan 54)中克隆了紫黄质脱环氧化酶(violaxanthinde-epoxidase,VDE) cDNA,预测的蛋白质序列与拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)、水稻(Oryza sati va)有很高的同源性.Southern杂交结果表明,在小麦中可能存在3个拷贝的紫黄质脱环氧化酶基因.Northern杂交结果表明它在绿色叶片中特异表达,在黄化小麦幼苗变绿过程中其mRNA水平受光诱导,并且强光增加了其mRNA在成熟叶片中的表达.     

小麦紫黄质脱环氧化酶(VDE)cDNA的克隆及表达(英文)

应用RT-PCR方法从小麦(Triticum aestivum L.cv.Xiaoyan 54)中克隆了紫黄质脱环氧化酶(violaxanthinde-epoxidase,VDE)cDNA,预测的蛋白质序列与拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)、水稻(Oryza sativa)有很高的同源性。Southern杂交结果表明,在小麦中可能存在3个拷贝的紫黄质脱环氧化酶基因。Northern杂交结果表明它在绿色叶片中特异表达,在黄化小麦幼苗变绿过程中其mRNA水平受光诱导,并且强光增加了其mRNA在成熟叶片中的表达。     

叶黄素循环及其在光保护中的分子机理研究

植物的生命活动离不开充足的光照 ,但是当光照过强时 ,叶片吸收的光能超过了光合电子传递所需 ,过剩的光能便会对光合器官产生潜在的危害 ,引起光合作用的光抑制或光破坏。依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散被认为是光保护的主要途径。本文着重介绍近年来有关植物叶黄素循环在酶学方面的分子调控、它的主要功能以及依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散在光保护中的分子机理等 ,并对需进一步研究的问题作了探讨     

叶黄素循环及其在光保护中的分子机理研究

植物的生命活动离不开充足的光照,但是当光照过强时,叶片吸收的光能超过了光合电子传递所需,过剩的光能便会对光合器官产生潜在的危害,引起光合作用的光抑制或光破坏.依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散被认为是光保护的主要途径.本文着重介绍近年来有关植物叶黄素循环在酶学方面的分子调控、它的主要功能以及依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散在光保护中的分子机理等,并对需进一步研究的问题作了探讨.     

植物叶黄素循环的组成、功能和调节(综述)

对近几年来植物体内叶黄素循环的组成、功能、堇菜黄素脱环氧化酶和玉米黄素环氧化酶的结构、生化性质和调节,以及叶黄素的可转变性、定位等方面的研究进展作了综述。     

The xanthophyll cycle - molecular mechanism and physiological significance

The light-dependent, cyclic changes of xanthophyll pigments: violaxanthin, antheraxanthin and zeaxanthin, called the xanthophyll cycle, have been known for about fifty years. This process was characterised for higher plants, several fern and moss species and in some algal groups. Two enzymes, violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and zeaxanthin epoxidase (ZE), belonging to the lipocalin protein family, are engaged in the xanthophyll cycle. VDE requires for its activity ascorbic acid and reversed hexagonal structure formed by monogalactosyldiacylglycerol. ZE, postulated to be a flavoprotein, has not been purified yet and it is known from its gene sequence only. Zeaxanthin epoxidation is dependent on the reducing power of NADPH and presence of additional proteins. The xanthophyll cycle is postulated to play a role in many important physiological processes. Zeaxanthin, formed from violaxanthin under high light conditions, is thought to be a main photoprotector in autotrophic cells due to its ability to dissipate excess of absorbed light energy that can be measured as a non-photochemical quenching. In addition the zeaxanthin formation is important in protection of the thylakoid membranes against lipid peroxidation. Other postulated functions of the xanthophyll cycle, which include regulation of membrane physical properties, blue light reception and regulation of abscisic acid synthesis, are also discussed.     

不同失水状态发菜类囊体膜蛋白的分离及鉴定

采用液氮研磨与超声波破碎相结合的方法,破碎不同失水状态的发菜藻体和细胞,用差速离心法制备发菜类囊体膜粗制品,蔗糖密度梯度高速离心纯化类囊体膜,SDS-PAGE电泳分离类囊体膜蛋白,并对膜蛋白进行了MALDI-TOF-TOF/MS质谱分析和鉴定。结果表明:(1)充分吸胀4h后失水6h的发菜(含水量51.2%)和失水24h的发菜(含水量14.9%),经过多步差速离心后再进行蔗糖密度梯度高速离心,可得到纯化的类囊体膜。(2)发菜类囊体膜蛋白SDS-PAGE电泳分离到14个条带,共鉴定出8种蛋白,根据其功能可分为4类——光合作用相关蛋白(光系统Ⅱ锰稳定蛋白PsbO,F1F0 ATP合成酶α亚基和β亚基)、结构域蛋白、选择性通道蛋白OprB、未知蛋白(hypothetical protein Npun_R1321、Npun_R3785、N9414_02186),它们在发菜的光合作用中具有重要作用。     

Changes in Unsaturated Levels of Fatty Acids in Thylakoid PSII Membrane Lipids During Chilling-induced Resistance in Rice

Temperature is one of the abiotic factors limiting growth and productivity of plants. In the present work, the effect of low non‐freezing temperature, as an inducer of “chilling resistance”, was studied in three cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.), japonica cv. 9516 (j‐9516), the two parental lines of superhigh‐yield hybrid rice between subspecies, Peiai/E32 (ji‐PE), and the traditional indica hybrid rice Shanyou 63 (i‐SY63). Leaves of chill‐treated rice showed chilling‐induced resistance, as an increase of their low‐temperature tolerance was measured using chlorophyll fluorescence measurements, revealing a change in photosystem II (PSII) efficiency. After 5 d of exposure to 11°C under low light (100 μmol m^‐2 s^‐1), levels of unsaturated fatty acids in PSII thylakoid membrane lipids decreased during the initial 1‐2 d, then increased slowly and reached 99.2%, 95.3% and 90.1% of the initial value (0 d) in j‐9516, ji‐PE and i‐SY63, respectively, on the fifth day. However, under medium light (600 μmol m^‐2 s^‐1), all cultivars experienced similar substantial photoinhibition, which approached steady state levels after a decline in levels of unsaturated fatty acids in PSII thylakoid membrane lipids to about 57.1%, 53.8% and 44.5% of the initial values (0 d) in j‐9516, ji‐PE and I‐SY63 on the fifth day. Under either chilling‐induced resistance (the former) or low temperature photoinhibition (the latter) conditions, the changes of other physiological parameters such as D1 protein contents, electron transport activities of PSII (ETA), F_v/F_m, xanthophyl cycle activities expressed by DES (deepoxide state) were consistent with that of levels of unsaturated fatty acids in PSII thylakoid membrane lipids. So there were negative correlations between saturated levels of fatty acids (16:1(3t), 16:0, 18:0), especially the 16:1(3t) fatty acid on thylakoid membrane and other physiological parameters, such as D1 protein contents, ETA and (A+Z)/(A+V+Z). A specific role of desaturation of fatty acids and the photoprotective pigments of the xanthophyl cycle, leading to an acclimation response in thylakoid membrane lipids may be involved. We conclude that chilling‐induced resistance is accelerated by the unsaturation of thylakoid membranes, and the ability of rice plants to cold‐harden can be enhanced by genetic engineering.     

Regulation of violaxanthin de-epoxidase activity by pH and ascorbate concentration

The activity of violaxanthin de-epoxidase has been studied both in isolated thylakoids and after partial purification, as a function of pH and ascorbate concentration. We demonstrate that violaxanthin de-epoxidase has a K_m for ascorbate that is strongly dependent on pH, with values of 10, 2.5, 1.0 and 0.3 mM at pH 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 and 4.5, respectively. These values can be expressed as a single K_m±0.1±0.02 mM for the acid form of ascorbate. Release of the protein from the thylakoids by sonication was also found to be strongly pH dependent with a cooperativity of 4 with respect to protons and with an inflexion point at pH 6.7. These results can explain some of the discrepancies reported in the literature and provide a more consistent view of zeaxanthin formation in vivo.     

Effect of Cold-Hardening on Thylakoid Membrane Lipids and Proteins of Spring Wheat and Winter Wheat

By comparison of thylakoid membrane lipids and their fatty acid composition, the supermolecular structure of light harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complex of Photosystem Ⅱ (LHC Ⅱ ) and the spectroscopic characteristics of thylakoids in winter wheat (Yanda 1817) with those in spring wheat (8901) before and after cold-hardening, it was found that after cold-hardening: (1)The trans-3-hexadeeenoic acid content of phosphatidyl alycerol (PG) in both cultivars decreased significantly, the ratio of monogalactosyl diglyceride (MGDG)/digalactosyl diglyceride (DGDG) in the thylakoid of Yanda 1817 decreased, but had no distinct change in 8901. (2)The lipid/chlorophyll ratio in thylakoids of Yanda 1817 increased significantly, but had no distinct change in 8901. (3) The LHC Ⅱ oligomer content decreased in thylakoids of both cultivars. (4) The A683/A652 ratio of the 4th derivative absorption spectra increased in both cultivars. (5)The F685/F738 ratio of low temperature (77K) fluorescence spectra of thylakoids in 8901 increased but was not affected in Yanda 1817. It was concluded that one of the major strategies of wheat to adapt low temperature was the increase of thylakoid membrane fluidity, and that the decrease of MGDG content may play an important role in stabilizing the bilayer structure of the thylakoid membrane at low temperature.     

几种热激蛋白在细胞凋亡信号通路中的调控作用

热激蛋白(heat shock proteins, HSPs)作为进化保守的蛋白家族 之一,普遍存在于各种生物体中,并在生物体内发挥着重要的生理功能.大 量的实验证据表明,热激蛋白与细胞凋亡密切相关,参与细胞凋亡信号通 路的多个环节. 近年来有关该领域的研究已获得了重要的突破与进展.一方 面,热激蛋白主要起着抑制细胞凋亡、促进细胞存活的作用;另一方面, 某些热激蛋白又能够作为凋亡蛋白的分子伴侣,促进细胞凋亡,比如HSP70 能够激活DNase来促使细胞凋亡,线粒体内HSP60能够促进caspase依赖的细 胞凋亡途径.本文在阐明细胞凋亡信号通路的基础上,综述了近年来几种不 同热激蛋白家族（HSP90、 HSP70 、HSP60和小分子HSPs）在细胞凋亡调控 中作用的研究进展,重点阐述了几种主要热激蛋白与细胞凋亡信号通路上 相关因子的相互作用,并绘制了热激蛋白在细胞凋亡信号通路中的调控图 ,为进一步完善细胞凋亡调控网络研究提供一定的参考.