Is ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase present in guard cell chloroplasts

Evidence for and against the presence of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (EC 4.1.1.39) in guard cell chloroplasts is presented. Methods to investigate this question, including immunocytochemistry, are compared.     

Immunological evidence for a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-like protein in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium sp.

Whereas previously there has been no convincing evidence for ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase in dinoflagellates, a strong and highly specific reaction was observed when antibodies to the denatured large subunit of the (silver beet) protein were used to probe Western blots of whole soluble fractions of various Symbiodinium isolates. No reaction was observed using extracts from Symbiodinium isolated from a host which had been maintained under low light intensity. The results imply extensive sequence homology between the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase and a dinoflagellate protein of M , approximately 35 000.     

Trapping of a reaction intermediate by tetranitromethane during catalysis by ribulose biphosphate carboxylase

Illumination at 230 K of dithionite-reduced particles results in the appearance of an EPR detectable radical 13 G wide with g = 2.0033. This radical is formed in a ratio of 2.28 (±0.5)/P700. Investigation of the time course of formation shows two components are present. One (A₁) has g = 2.0051 and the other (A_og= 2.0024. Reduction of A₁ results in an increase in reaction centre triplet formation, subsequent reduction of A_o results in a decrease of triplet formation to the base level. We propose that these components function sequentially in the transfer of electrons from P700 to the iron—sulphur acceptors.     

异戊烯基转移酶基因在转基因烟草中的特异性表达

来自农杆菌（Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍ ｔｕｍ ｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ）的细胞分裂素生物合成基因——异戊烯基转移酶基因（ｉｐｔ）与矮牵牛（Ｐｅｔｕｎｉａ ｈｙｂｒｉｄａ Ｖｉｌｍ ．）中的磷酸核酮糖羧化酶小亚基启动子（ＳＳＵ）融合后转入烟草（Ｎｉｃｏｔｉａｎａ ｔａｂａｃｕｍ Ｌ．）。在转基因烟草中研究了这种嵌合基因的特异性表达,并且测定了内源细胞分裂素水平的变化。结果表明,矮牵牛的ＳＳＵ 启动子能够特异性地控制ｉｐｔ基因在烟草中的表达     

Photoaffinity labeling of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase with 8-azidoadenosine 5′-triphosphate

Photoaffinity labeling with [³²P] 8-azidoadenosine 5-triphosphate (8-N₃ATP) was used to identify putative binding sites on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. and N. rustica L.) leaf ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBPCase, EC 4.1.1.39). Incorporation of ³²P was observed in polypeptides corresponding to both RuBPCase subunits when desalted leaf and chloroplast extracts, and purified RuBPCase were irradiated with ultraviolet light in the presence of [³²P] 8-N₃ATP. ³²P-labeling was dependent upon ultraviolet irradiation and occurred with [³²P] 8-N₃ATP labeled in the -position, indicating covalent incorporation of the photoprobe. Both [³²P] 8-N₃ATP and [³²P] 8-N₃GTP were incorporated to a similar extent into the 53-kilodalton (kDa) large subunit (LSu), but incorporation of [³²P] 8-N₃GTP into the 14-kDa small subunit (SSu) of RuBPCase was <5% of that measured with [³²P] 8-N₃ATP. Distinct binding sites for 8-N₃ATP on the two subunits were indicated by different apparent K _D values, 3 and 18 M for the SSu and LSu, respectively, and differences in the response of photoaffinity labeling to Mg²⁺, anions and enzyme activation. Active-site-directed compounds, including the non-gaseous substrate ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, the reaction intermediate analog 2-carboxyarabinitol-1,5-bisphosphate and several phosphorylated effectors afforded protection to the LSu site against photoincorporation but provided almost no protection to the SSu. These results indicate that 8-N₃ATP binds to the active-site region of the LSu and a distinct site on the SSu of RuBPCase. Experiments conducted with intact pea (Pisum sativum L.) and tobacco chloroplasts showed that the SSu was not photolabeled with [³²P] 8-N₃ATP in organello or in undesalted chloroplast lysates but was photolabeled when lysates were ultrafiltered or desalted. These results indicate that 8-N₃ATP binds to a site on the SSu that has physiological significance.Abbreviations kDa kilodalton - LSu large subunit - 8-N₃ATP 8-azidoadenosine 5-triphosphate - RuBP ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate - RuBPCase ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase - SSu small subunit Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Article No. 89-3-150The authors acknowledge the technical assistance of J.C. Anderson. This work was supported in part by National Institute of Health grant GM 35766 to B.E.H.     

In vivo photoinactivation of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase in the gas-vacuolate cyanobacteriumMicrocystis aeruginosa

Irradiation of buoyant, gas-vacuolate cells of the cyanobacteriumMicrocystis aeruginosa by 5·10⁴ Wm^–2 of blue light for 1 h caused a 5% loss of extractable ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase activity compared to dark and red-light controls. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase activity was unaffected by blue light in similar experiments conducted with cells containing collapsed gas vacuoles.Abbreviations RuBP Ribulose 1,5-bis-phosphate carboxylase     

Isolation of L8 and L8S8 forms of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from Chromatium vinosum

The enzyme ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase has been purified from Chromatium vinosum. When an extract is subjected to centrifugation at 35,000xg in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-6000 and the supernatant is treated with 50 mM Mg²⁺ and the precipitate is then fractionated by vertical centrifugation into a reoriented sucrose gradient followed by chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-Sephadex A50, the resultant enzyme contains large (L) and small (S) subunits. Alternatively, centrifugation of extracts at 175,000xg in the presence of PEG-6000 followed by fractionation with Mg²⁺, density gradient centrifugation, and chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A50 yields an enzyme free of small subunits. The two forms have comparable carboxylase and oxygenase activities and have compositions and molecular weights corresponding to L₈ and L₈S₈ enzymes. The amino acid compositions of L and S subunits are reported. The L₈S₈ enzyme from spinach cannot be similarly dissociated by centrifugation at 175,000xg in the presence of PEG-6000.Abbreviations DEAE diethylaminoethyl - EDTA ethylenediamine-tetraacetate - MOPS 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid - PEG polyethylene glycol - RuBisCO d-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate caboxylase/oxygenase - RnBP d-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate - SDS-PAGE sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Dedicated to Professor G. Drews on occasion of his 60th birthday     

Chemolithoutotrophic growth of Thiothrix ramosa

Thiothrix has been shown for the first time to be able to grow chemolithoautotrophically with thiosulphate or carbon disulphide as sole energy substrate. Thiosulphate served as the growth-limiting substrate for Thiothrix ramosa in chemostat culture. Maximum growth yield (Y_max) from yields at growth rates between 0.029–0.075 h^-1 was 4.0 g protein/mol thiosulphate oxidized. The key enzyme of the Calvin cycle, ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase, was present in these cells, as were rhodanese, adenylyl sulphate (APS) reductase and sulphur-oxidizing enzyme. Thiosulphate-grown cells oxidized thiosulphate, sulphide, tetrathionate and carbon disulphide. Oxidation kinetics for sulphide, thiosulphate and tetrathionate were biphasic: oxygen consumption during the fast first phase of oxidation indicated oxidation of sulphide, and the sulphane moieties of thiosulphate and tetrathionate, to elemental sulphur, before further oxidation to sulphate. Kinetic constants for these four substrates were determined. T. ramosa also grew mixotrophically in batch culture on lactate with a number of organic sulphur compounds: carbon disulphide, methanethiol and diethyl sulphide. Substituted thiophenes were also used as sole substrates. The metabolic versatility of T. ramosa is thus much greater than previously realised.     

蔗糖对水稻幼苗叶片谷氨酰胺合成酶和1,5-二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶/加氧酶的影响

报道了在光照和暗处培养下,不同的浓度的蔗水稻幼苗叶片GS及其同工酶、1,5－二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶／加氧酶（Rubisco）的影响。无论是在光照或在暗处,蔗糖对GS活性均有抑制作用,尤其是在较高蔗糖下作用更为明显;虽然Rubisco及可溶性蛋白的水平在光照和暗处有显著的差别,但蔗糖对其未见明显影响。NativePAGE与活性染色表明,在光照下或在暗处,蔗糖对GS2的抑制蔗糖浓度升同而加强,但对GS1未有明显影响。这些结果提示,在水稻幼苗生长中,蔗糖不能象不光一样诱导叶水GS活性及其同工酶表达。     

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase and polyhedral bodies of Chlorogloeopsis fritschii

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.39) activity was approximately equally distributed between supernatant and pellet fractions produced by differential centrifugation of disrupted cells of Chlorogloeopsis fritschii. Low ionic strength buffer favoured the recovery of particulate RuBP carboxylase. Density gradient centrifugation of resuspended cell-free particulate material produced a single band of RuBP carboxylase activity, which was associated with the polyhedral body fraction, rather than with the thylakoids or other observable particles. Isolated polyhedral body stability was improved by density gradient centrifugation through gradients of Percoll plus sucrose in buffer, which yielded apparently intact polyhedral bodies. These were 100 to 150 nm in diameter and contained ring-shaped, 12 nm diameter particles. It is inferred that the C. fritschii polyhedral bodies are carboxysomes. Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of SDS-dissociated polyhedral bodies revealed 8 major polypeptides. The most abundant, with molecular weights of 52,000 and 13,000, correspond with the large and small subunits, respectively, of RuBP carboxylase.Abbreviations RuBP ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - Ru5P ribulose 5-phosphate - SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate - PAGE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis - EDTA ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid - Tris tris (hydroxymethyl) methylamine - IB isolation buffer - TCA trichloroacetic acid     

Structural and immunoelectrophoretic comparison of soluble and particulate ribulose bisphosphate carboxylases from the cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis fritschii

The soluble and particulate (carboxysomal) forms of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase from the cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis fritschii have been purified separately. A molecular weight of 520,000 was found in each case. Large (L, 53,000) and small (S, 13,000) subunits were obtained after dissociation, indicating a L₈S₈ quaternary structure for the enzyme from both sources. The L and S subunits are identical in molecular weight to the major polypeptides present in isolated dissociated C. fritschii polyhedral bodies (carboxysomes). Occasionally an additional polypeptide (mol. wt. 45,000) was found after dissociation of the soluble enzyme only, although the possibility that this may be due to proteolysis is not discounted. Immunochemical identity between the purified soluble and carboxysomal RuBP carboxylases was indicated by tandem-crossed and rocket immunoelectrophoresis.Abbreviations PAGE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis - SDS sodium dodecyl-sulphate - RuBP D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - TCA trichloroacetic acid - LTIB low Tris isolation buffer - HTIB high Tris isolation buffer - CIE crossed immunoelectrophoresis - TCIE tandem-crossed immunoelectrophoresis - RIE rocket immunoelectrophoresis     

Expression of photosynthetic genes from the C4 plant, maize, in tobacco.

Summary Previous results from this laboratory have demonstrated the presence of genes for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase in C₃ plants. The structure and light-enhanced expression of these genes is very similar to that of the genes found in the C₄ plant, maize. In order to investigate whether or not the regulation of these genes is similar in C₃ and C₄ plants, we have constructed chimeric genes using -glucuronidase as a reporter gene under the control of the maize promoters of the genes for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase, and the small subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO). The chimeric genes were introduced into tobacco, a C₃ plant. These genes were expressed primarily in leaf and stem tissue and the expression was enhanced by light. Thus, as in C₄ plants, the genes are expressed in a tissue-specific and light-inducible manner in the C₃ plant. Since the expression of these genes is restricted to specific cells in leaf tissue of C₄ plants, we also investigated the spatial pattern of expression of the chimeric genes using histochemical analysis of -glucuronidase activity. High level expression of all of these genes was found in mesophyll cells. This included the small subunit of RuBisCO, which is not expressed in mesophyll cells but in bundle sheath cells in C₄ plants. This report describes similarities between C₃ and C₄ plants in regulating the expression of these genes.     

Galactolipids and phospholipids of orange peel and juice chromoplasts

Chromoplasts from yellow orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit peel contain monogalactosyl diglycerides (MGDG), digalactosyl diglycerides (DGDG) and phosphatidyl glycerol (PG) in amounts similar to those found in chloroplasts from green fruit peel. Juice chromoplasts contain relatively little MGDG and no DGDG with high levels of phosphatidyl choline and phosphatidyl ethanolamine but no PG.     

Release of ethane from immobilised plant cell protoplasts in response to chemical treatment

In isolated protoplasts of Vicia faba L. (cv. Weißkernige Hangdown) which were immobilised in a cross-linked alginate matrix, ethane production and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBP carboxylase) aetivity were determined after treatment of the alginate strips with various chemical substances.
The stimulation of ethane formation and the inhibition of RuBP carboxylase activity by the toxic materials might provide the basis for a simple, rapid and sensitive system for the determination of chemicals in the environment.