植物中磷酸甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶（GAPDH）在氧化胁迫下的生理功能

文章介绍植物中持家蛋白磷酸甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶（GAPDH）在氧化胁迫下抑制活性氧生成、诱发磷酸化过程从而激活MAPK信号级联反应、诱导聚合体形成、参与谷胱甘肽修饰和控制电子转运中的生理功能研究进展。     

美洲大蠊3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶基因的克隆及表达

旨在通过5’-RACE获得美洲大蠊3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶(GAPDH)基因的全长cDNA序列,进行生物信息学分析,构建原核表达载体,诱导重组蛋白表达,为进一步研究其功能奠定基础.通过3’-RACE技术,PCR扩增获取编码美洲大蠊GAPDH蛋白的全长cDNA序列;采用生物信息学方法推导出该序列编码的氨基酸序列及其理化性质;预测信号肽、蛋白疏水性、可溶性、跨膜区结构、二级结构、三级结构,并构建系统发育树;构建原核表达载体pET28a-GAPDH,IPTG诱导重组蛋白表达,并用Histag抗体Western blotting验证.结果显示,美洲大蠊GAPDH基因,其完整阅读框含999个碱基,编码332个氨基酸.序列分析显示,该蛋白与家蚕GAPDH相似性为89％,具有GAPDH保守功能域,经IPTG诱导获得重组蛋白.     

酿酒酵母3-磷酸甘油脱氢酶的诱导、提纯和性质

在YEPD培养基中添加NaCl,可以诱导酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)细胞内3-磷酸甘油脱氢酶的形成,当NaCl浓度达5％时,酶比活从0.05U/mg提高0.5U/mg;若再限制培养墓中葡萄糖浓度在100mg/L以下,酶比活可达到0.89U/mg。酶比活与培养基中的NaCl浓度的函数关系式为:Sa=0.129C~3-0.038C~2+0.034C+0.063(0≤C≤5％)。粗酶液经Sephadex G-25凝胶过滤,Blue Sepharose亲和层析以及Mono Q离子交换等步骤,提纯123.6倍,得纯酶液。经SDS-凝胶电泳测得分子量为45000±2000。酶的最适温度为51℃,最适pH值为6.8。保温30分钟的半失活温度(t_(1/2))为41℃。NADH和DHAP的Km(mmol/L)值分别为:0.017和0.134。     

Na2CO3胁迫下星星草（Puccinellia tenuiflora）幼苗叶表皮和叶肉细胞中K、Na的相对含量

对不同强度Na2CO3胁迫处理下星星草幼苗叶片表皮和叶肉细胞中K、Na的透射电镜X-射线电子探针显微分析和叶片表面扫描电镜X-射线电子探针显微分析,结果表明：在相同胁迫强度下,无论是表皮细胞还是叶肉细胞的细胞壁和液泡中的Na相对含量均明显高于细胞质中的Na相对含量,并且K的相对含量均明显比相应部位Na的相对含量高,细胞壁与液泡中的Na相对含量变化范围非常接近。在Na2CO3胁迫浓度低于0.1molL-1时,在相同胁迫强度下,K的相对含量高于Na的相对含量,使细胞质保持相对高的K/ Na比。而尽管向细胞壁和液泡分流了大量的Na,但是细胞质中的Na相对含量仍然随着Na2CO3胁迫强度的增加而增加,一方面证明星星草在Na2CO3胁迫下维持相对高的K/ Na比的能力是有一定限度的,另一方面暗示星星草作为盐生植物在盐碱环境中一定程度上Na可以部分地代替K而行使部分K的生理功能。     

Involvement of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase in the X-Ray Resistance of HeLa Cells

We investigated changes in the sub-cellular distribution of glycelaldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) after X-ray irradiation in HeLa cells. Twenty-four h after irradiation at 5 Gy, nuclear GAPDH levels increased 2.6-fold, whereas total GAPDH levels increased only 1.2-fold. Knockdown of GAPDH using specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) led to sensitization to X-ray-induced cell death. These results suggest that GAPDH plays a role in the radioresponse.     

西伯利亚蓼甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶基因的cDNA克隆与序列分析

根据NaHCO3胁迫下西伯利亚蓼茎部消减库中甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶基因(GAPDH)表达序列标签序列设计引物,采用cDNA末端快速扩增技术,从西伯利亚蓼茎中扩增出GAPDH的全长cDNA序列。该cDNA序列全长1331bp,完整阅读框1014bp,编码337个氨基酸。属于稳定蛋白,具有GAPDH保守功能域。氨基酸组成与其他已知高等植物来自细胞质中的GAPDH基因cDNA序列具有很高的同源性,最高可以达到96%。通过转酿酒酵母INVSC1的NaHCO3和NaCl胁迫试验表明,转基因INVSC1(pYES2-GAPDH)有明显的抗盐胁迫特性。在10%NaHCO3和4mol·L-1 NaCl胁迫下,转基因INVSC1(pYES2-GAPDH)菌株存活率明显比INVSC1(pYES2)高,可以推测GAPDH基因赋予INVSC1(pYES2-GAPDH)抗NaHCO3和NaCl的能力。该基因的cDNA序列在GenBank中登录号为DQ922680。     

Identification of two different glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases (phosphorylating) in the photosynthetic protist Cyanophora paradoxa

Two different glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) dehydrogenase (phosphorylating) activities, namely NAD- and NADP-dependent, have been found in cell extracts of the cyanelle-bearing photosynthetic protist Cyanophora paradoxa. Whereas the two G3P dehydrogenase activities were detected with similar specific activity levels (0.1 to 0.2 U/mg of protein) in extracts of the photosynthetic organelles (cyanelles), only the NAD-dependent activity was found in the cytosol. Thus, a differential intracellular localization occurred. The perfect overlapping of the two G3P dehydrogenase activity peaks of the cyanelle in both hydrophobic interaction chromatography and subsequent FPLC (fast protein liquid chromatography) gel filtration indicated that the two activities were due in fact to a single NAD(P)-dependent G3P dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.-) with a molecular mass of 148,000. SDS-PAGE of active fractions from FPLC gel filtration showed that the intensity of the major protein band (molecular mass, 38,000) of the enzyme preparation clearly paralleled the activity elution profile, thus suggesting a tetrameric structure for the cyanelle dehydrogenase. On the other hand, FPLC gel filtration analysis of the cytoplasmic fraction revealed a NAD-dependent G3P dehydrogenase with a native molecular mass of 142,000, being equivalent to the classical glycolytic enzyme (EC 1.2.1.12) present in the cytosol of all the organisms so far studied. The significance of these results is discussed taking into account that the cyanobacteria, photosynthetic prokaryotes which share many structural and biochemical features with cyanelles and are considered as their ancestors, have a similar NAD(P)-dependent G3P dehydrogenase.Abbreviation FPLC Fast protein liquid chromatography     

管家基因GAPDH在肿瘤与衰老组织中作为内参应慎重

甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶（glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase,GAPDH）是糖酵解过程中的一个酶,编码该酶的基因为管家基因,几乎在所有组织中呈高水平、恒定表达,常用作蛋白质、RNA、DNA等分子生物学相关实验的标准化内参。但近年来,GAPDH作为内参受到质疑,特别是在肿瘤组织、衰老组织。大量研究证实,GAPDH在多种肿瘤中表达上调,衰老的骨骼肌中下调。其中GAPDH在肿瘤中的高表达可能与肿瘤的侵袭性转移和细胞增殖相关。本文就GAPDH在肿瘤、衰老组织或细胞中的表达情况以及可能机制作一综述,旨在更全面地了解管家基因GAPDH在肿瘤与衰老组织、细胞中是否恒定表达,以便在研究中可以选择最优的内参做参照。     

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP) from Sinapis alba: Steady state kinetics

Substrate interaction and product inhibition kinetics of the forward reaction of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP) (EC 1.2.1.13) from Sinapis alba suggest an Uni Uni Uni Bi Ping Pong mechanism (NAD(P)H on, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate off, 1,3-diphosphoglycerate on, phosphate off, NAD(P)⁺ off) with an apparent Theorell Chance displacement between 1,3-diphosphoglycerate and phosphate. The proposed mechanism predicts the existence of stable enzyme-NAD(P)⁺ and acyl-enzyme complexes as obligatory intermediates. A comparison of the present findings on the NADP-enzyme with an earlier kinetic analysis of the NAD-specific enzyme from plants (EC 1.2.1.12) by other authors shows that the kinetic mechanisms for the two enzymes, although similar in principle (both show Ping Pong kinetics), differ in some details.     

The gap1 Operon of the Cyanobacterium SynechococcusPCC 7942 Carries a Gene Encoding Glycogen Phosphorylase and Is Induced under Anaerobic Conditions

The cloning and sequencing of the gap1 operon, which encodes the glycolytic NAD-specific glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7942, showed that the gap1 gene is closely linked to the glgP gene encoding glycogen phosphorylase (an enzyme that catalyzes the first step of glycogen degradation). Northern blotting experiments showed that the gap1 and glgP genes are coexpressed and organized in a bicistronic operon, whose expression is enhanced under anaerobic conditions. The nucleotide sequence of the operon has been submitted to GenBank under accession number AF428099.     

Functional studies of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B expressed in Escherichia coli: formation of highly active A4 and B4 homotetramers and evidence that aggregation of the B4 complex is mediated by the B subunit carboxy terminus

Chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (phosphorylating, E.C. 1.2.1.13) (GAPDH) of higher plants exists as an A₂B₂ heterotetramer that catalyses the reductive step of the Calvin cycle. In dark chloroplasts the enzyme exhibits a molecular mass of 600 kDa, whereas in illuminated chloroplasts the molecular mass is altered in favor of the more active 150 kDa form. We have expressed in Escherichia coli proteins corresponding to the mature A and B subunits of spinach chloroplast GAPDH (GapA and GapB, respectively) in addition to a derivative of the B subunit lacking the GapB-specific C-terminal extension (CTE). One mg of each of the three proteins so expressed was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity with conventional methods. Spinach GapA purified from E. coli is shown to be a highly active homotetramer (50–70 U/mg) which does not associate under aggregating conditions in vitro to high-molecular-mass (HMM) forms of ca. 600 kDa. Since B₄ forms of the enzyme have not been described from any source, we were surprised to find that spinach GapB purified from E. coli was active (15–35 U/mg). Spinach GapB lacking the CTE purified from E. coli is more highly active (130 U/mg) than GapB with the CTE. Under aggregating conditions, GapB lacking the CTE is a tetramer that does not associate to HMM forms whereas GapB with the CTE occurs exclusively as an aggregated HMM form. The data indicate that intertetramer association of chloroplast GAPDH in vitro occurs through GapB-mediated protein-protein interaction.Abbreviations GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase - CTE carboxy-terminal extension - HMM high molecular mass - ATP adenosine triphosphate - 3PGA 3-phosphoglycerate - 1,3bisPGA 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate - HMM high-molecular mass     

Non-functioning chaperonin GroEL stimulates protein aggregation

To clarify the role of chaperones in the development of amyloid diseases, the interaction of the chaperonin GroEL with misfolded proteins and recombinant prions has been studied. The efficiency of the chaperonin-assisted folding of denatured glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was shown to be decreased in the presence of prions. Prions are capable of binding to GroEL immobilized on Sepharose, but this does not prevent the interaction between GroEL and other denatured proteins. The size of individual proteins (GroEL, GAPDH, and the recombinant prion) and aggregates formed after their mixing have been determined by the dynamic light scattering analysis. It was shown that at 25°C, the non-functioning chaperonin (equimolar mixture of GroEL and GroES in the absence of Mg-ATP) bound prion yielding large aggregates (greater than 400 nm). The addition of Mg-ATP decreased significantly the size of the aggregates to 70–80 nm. After blocking of one of the chaperonin active sites by oxidized denatured GAPDH, the aggregate size increased to 1200 nm, and the addition of Mg-ATP did not prevent the aggregation. These data indicate the significant role of chaperonins in the formation of amyloid structures and demonstrate the acceleration of aggregation in the presence of functionally inactive chaperonins. The suggested model can be used for the analysis of the efficiency of antiaggregants in the system containing chaperonins.     

Role of the glycolytic protein,glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,in normal cell function and in cell pathology

The glycolytic protein glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) appeared to be an archtypical protein of limited excitement. However, independent studies from a number of different laboratories reported a variety of diverse biological properties of the GAPDH protein. As a membrane protein, GAPDH functions in endocytosis; in the cytoplasm, it is involved in the translational control of gene expression; in the nucleus, it functions in nuclear tRNA export, in DNA replication, and in DNA repair. The intracellular localization of GAPDH may be dependent on the proliferative state of the cell. Recent studies identified a role for GAPDH in neuronal apoptosis. GAPDH gene expression was specifically increased during programmed neuronal cell death. Transfection of neuronal cells with antisense GAPDH sequences inhibited apoptosis. Lastly, GAPDH may be directly involved in the cellular phenotype of human neurodegenerative disorders, especially those characterized at the molecular level by the expansion of CAG repeats. In this review, the current status of ongoing GAPDH studies are described (with the exception of its unique oxidative modification by nitric oxide). Consideration of future directions are suggested. J. Cell. Biochem. 66:133-140, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.