互作对水稻白叶枯病菌JXOⅢ和JXOⅤ超氧阴离子释放的调控

水稻白叶枯病菌能够引起水稻的白叶枯病等一系列水稻病害。水稻白叶枯病菌JXOⅢ和JXOⅤ细胞中超氧阴离子的释放水平存在显著的差异,并进一步显示在两者亚细胞组分的超氧阴离子释放水平上。这种差异暗示致病性不同的病原菌中,O2^-可能具有信号传导及毒性因子的不同作用。亲和性不同的植物一病原菌互作过程对病原菌JXOⅢ和JXOⅤ的超氧阴离子释放具有不同的调控作用。对自身O2^-水平很低的JXOⅢ来说,亲和互作和非亲和互作过程都可诱导JXOⅢ中O2^-的释放;然而在自身听水平较高的JXOⅤ中,则随亲和性不同而表现出诱导或抑制的不同调控作用。无论是在JXOⅢ还是在JXOⅤ中,互作后分离得到的病原菌仍然能够显示出互作对其O2^-释放的显著影响,这种调控作用很可能具有一定的遗传稳定性。虽然机制还不清楚,但是推测这种调控可能和互作的走向相关。     

植物病原细菌中超氧阴离子释放及其释放位点的研究

实验发现很多植物病原细菌具有自身释放超氧阴离子的现象 ,其释放规律与菌株的致病性可能存在一定的关系。并且植物病原细菌超氧阴离子的释放是多位点的 ,在细胞膜、细胞壁及无菌滤液中用化学方法及电子自旋共振法 (Electronspinresonance ,ESR)都能够检测到超氧阴离子的释放。无论是自然生理状态下 ,还是SOD酶活性被抑制后 ,都显示各组分中无菌滤液的超氧阴离子浓度最高 ,可能是植物病原细菌超氧阴离子释放的主要位点。     

利多卡因对人离体中性白细胞超氧阴离子和p47^phox磷酸化的影响

目的用人离体中性白细胞研究利多卡因对刺激剂诱导超氧阴离子产生,蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化和NADPH氧化酶组成因子p47^phox和p67^phox从细胞质向细胞膜移动的影响。方法用细胞色素C还原法测定不同浓度利多卡因对3种刺激剂介导的中性白细胞释放超氧阴离子量。用Western blot检测中性白细胞蛋白质的磷酸化及NADPH氧化酶细胞质因子p47^phox和p67^phox的磷酸化。结果利多卡因可呈浓度依赖性抑制f MLP（N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine）介导的中性白细胞释放超氧阴离子,而对PMA（phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate）或AA（arachidonic acid）介导的中性白细胞释放超氧阴离子并无影响。利多卡因呈浓度依赖性抑制f MLP介导的中性白细胞蛋白质（86.0,58.0,45.0 kDa）的磷酸化,与利多卡因对中性白细胞释放超氧阴离子的影响相一致,另外利多卡因还可抑制细胞质因子p47^phox和p67^phox的从细胞质向细胞膜的移动,从而抑制NADPH氧化酶释放超氧阴离子。结论利多卡因呈浓度依赖性抑制f MLP介导的中性白细胞产生超氧阴离子,这一作用与抑制细胞的一些蛋白质磷酸化及p47^phox和p67^phox从细胞质向细胞膜移动有关。     

淋巴瘤细胞释放的EXO的蛋白质组分分析

目的:分析淋巴瘤细胞释放的胞外体(lymphoma cell-derived exosomes,LCEX)的蛋白质组分.方法:利用Shotgun技术,分析淋巴瘤Raji细胞系和Raji细胞分泌的EXO中所含蛋白种类并进一步进行鉴定.利用网络数据库进行蛋白组分功能分析.结果:Raji细胞共鉴定出了蛋白322种,Raji细胞系分泌的EXO共鉴定出了蛋白197种,其中139种蛋白为二者共有,其余58种为EXO所特有.采用了GO(gene ontology数据库对Raji细胞释放的EXO蛋白功能进行了分析.①LCEX可能主要参与了对细胞内外刺激的应答及对应答的定位(包括与相关细胞之间的粘附、结合等),并参与免疫调节.②利用KEGG数据库分析发现,Raji细胞释放的EXO所负载的蛋白中涉及细胞粘附分子的有8种蛋白分子,主要为ICAM分子及MHC分子;③涉及抗原加工和提呈的有12种蛋白分子,主要是HSP70和HSP90家族的.结论:EXO负载了大部分其来源细胞的蛋白,所负载的蛋白中涉及多种参与免疫调节作用的分子,可能是淋巴瘤细胞参与肿瘤免疫的调节重要机制.     

黄伞胞外多糖抗自由基作用的研究

目的:以乙醇沉淀的黄伞发酵浓缩液得到的胞外多糖为研究对象,检验其对自由基的清除作用。方法:采用电子顺磁共振(EPR)波谱仪检测黄伞胞外多糖清除羟自由基OH.和超氧阴离子自由基O2-.的作用。结果:在样品浓度均为100mg/mL的条件下,利用Fenton反应体系,黄伞胞外多糖对羟自由基OH.的清除率仅为38.5%;而利用次黄嘌呤-黄嘌呤氧化酶体系,黄伞胞外多糖对超氧阴离子自由基O2-.的清除率可达到80.6%。结论:黄伞胞外多糖在体外对自由基有一定的清除作用且其对超氧阴离子自由基O2-.的清除作用明显优于对羟自由基OH.的清除作用。     

线粒体稳定高钙信号诱发超氧炫

线粒体对于细胞钙信号和活性氧信号转导有重要的调控作用．超氧炫是新近发现的单个线粒体超氧阴离子短时程爆发现象,反映了活性氧生成动力学的一种新形式．线粒体钙信号作为重要的细胞功能调控信号,能否及如何调控超氧炫尚待深入研究．本研究对HeLa细胞进行高胞外钙和离子霉素刺激,或用皂苷穿孔细胞质膜后置于高钙细胞内液中,两种方法均显著增加了超氧炫发生的频率．其中,穿孔细胞胞浆高钙诱导的超氧炫依赖于线粒体钙单向转运体,表明超氧炫由线粒体基质内高钙信号所诱发．重要的是,离子霉素诱导的超氧炫发生频率与线粒体稳态钙水平线性相关,而与瞬态线粒体钙无相关性,提示钙离子对超氧炫的调控是一个多步骤、相对缓慢的过程．综上,线粒体基质的稳态高钙是超氧炫的重要调控因子．     

水稻白叶枯病菌基因XOO2193的突变体构建及其毒力和胞外多糖分析

水稻白叶枯病菌是一种引起水稻白叶枯病的植物病原细菌,水稻白叶枯病是世界水稻生产中最严重的细菌性病害之一.本研究采用携带同源序列的自杀质粒pK18MobGⅡ整合的办法构建了水稻白叶枯病菌中国菌株13751编码6-磷酸葡糖酸内酯酶的基因XOO2193的非极性突变体GNM2193.对突变体的表型分析发现其毒力在杂交水稻品种特优63上显著减弱,突变体在非寄主植物蓖麻上不能引起过敏反应.此外,突变体胞外多糖的产量是野生型的43.4%.用一段含有XOO2193基因的DNA 片段对GNM2193进行功能互补,互补菌株在水稻上的毒力、引起过敏反应的能力和胞外多糖产量恢复到野生型水平.说明XOO2193基因与病菌的毒力和胞外多糖的产生有关.     

阴离子通道参与了harpin_(Pss)诱导的烟草细胞早期防卫反应的信号传导

无论在harpin_(Pss)之前、同时、还是之后向烟草植株或悬浮培养系加阴离子通道的抑制剂DIDS(4,4’-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2’-disulfonic acid)或AgC(anthracene-9-carboxylic acid),都可以抑制harpin_(Pss)诱导的烟草植株过敏反应和悬浮细胞的活性氧的释放及胞外碱性化。DIDS和A9C还可以抑制harpin_(Pss)诱导的Ca~(2 )内流。而且DIDS的抑制效率比A9C高。推测质膜上的阴离子通道对钙离子通道有着正调节作用,harpin_(Pss)通过阴离子通道和钙离子通道介导的信号传导途径,调节胞内Ca~(2 )浓度,从而启动这些防卫反应。     

信号配体诱导的活性氧生成

活性氧(reactiveoxygenspecies,ROS)是生物体内一类活性含氧化合物的总称,主要包括超氧阴离子、羟自由基和过氧化氢等。细胞内有多种部位能生成ROS,主要包括线粒体、内质网、NADPH氧化酶复合体、脂氧合酶系、环氧合酶系等。静息条件下,细胞内ROS的水平被控制在很低的范围。而在细胞受到各种生理或病理因素作用时,当多种细胞外信号分子作用于其膜受体,ROS生成可以受到受体活化的诱导而“有目的”地快速增加,从而作为细胞内信号分子参与细胞增殖,分化和凋亡等各种细胞行为。     

SOD1抑制剂与癌症

超氧化物歧化酶(Superoxide Dismutase,SOD)是一种广泛存在于细胞内的清除超氧阴离子自由基的金属酶,SOD特别是SOD1对于维持细胞的正常生命活动起着重要的作用.SOD1具有抗氧化,防衰老,防止细胞核内DNA损伤、调节氧和葡萄糖的信号传递等维持正常细胞活性的重要生理功能.但是,癌细胞内SOD1的高表达,由于其能够有效地清除胞内超氧阴离子自由基而促进癌细胞的生长繁殖.本文对有关SOD1抑制剂与癌症的研究进展做一简要综述.     

Pigment and virulence deficiencies associated with mutations in the aroE gene of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Xanthomonadins are yellow, membrane-bound pigments produced by members of the genus Xanthomonas. We identified an ethyl methanesulfonate-induced Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae mutant (BXO65) that is deficient for xanthomonadin production and virulence on rice, as well as auxotrophic for aromatic amino acids (Pig(-) Vir(-) Aro(-)). Reversion analysis indicated that these multiple phenotypes are due to a single mutation. A genomic library of the wild-type strain was used to isolate a 7.0-kb clone that complements BXO65. By transposon mutagenesis, marker exchange, sequence analysis, and subcloning, the complementing activity was localized to a 849-bp open reading frame (ORF). This ORF is homologous to the aroE gene, which encodes shikimate dehydrogenase in various bacterial species. Shikimate dehydrogenase activity was present in the wild-type strain and the mutant with the complementing clone, whereas no activity was found in BXO65. This clone also complemented an Escherichia coli aroE mutant for prototrophy, indicating that aroE is functionally conserved in X. oryzae pv. oryzae and E. coli. The nucleotide sequence of the 2.9-kb region containing aroE revealed that a putative DNA helicase gene is located adjacent to aroE. Our results indicate that aroE is required for normal levels of virulence and xanthomonadin production in X. oryzae pv. oryzae.     

rpfF mutants of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae are deficient for virulence and growth under low iron conditions

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial leaf blight, a serious disease of rice. In the related bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the rpfF gene is involved in production of a diffusible extracellular factor (DSF) that positively regulates synthesis of virulence-associated functions like extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) and extracellular enzymes. Transposon insertions in the rpfF homolog of X. oryzae pv. oryzae are deficient for virulence and production of a DSF but are proficient for EPS and extracellular enzyme production. The rpfF X. oryzae pv. oryzae mutants exhibit an unusual tetracycline susceptibility phenotype in which exogenous iron supplementation is required for phenotypic expression of a tetracycline resistance determinant that is encoded on an introduced plasmid. The rpfF X. oryzae pv. oryzae mutants also overproduce one or more siderophores and exhibit a growth deficiency under low iron conditions as well as in the presence of reducing agents that are expected to promote the conversion of Fe+3 to Fe+2. Exogenous iron supplementation promotes migration of rpfF X. oryzae pv. oryzae mutants in rice leaves. The results suggest that rpfF may be involved in controlling an iron-uptake system of X. oryzae pv. oryzae and that an inability to cope with the conditions of low iron availability in the host may be the reason for the virulence deficiency of the rpfF X. oryzae pv. oryzae mutants.     

Characterization of the hrpF pathogenicity peninsula of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

The hrp gene cluster of Xanthomonas spp. contains genes for the assembly and function of a type III secretion system (TTSS). The hrpF genes reside in a region between hpaB and the right end of the hrp cluster. The region of the hrpF gene of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is bounded by two IS elements and also contains a homolog of hpaF of X. campestris pv. vesicatoria and two newly identified genes, hpa3 and hpa4. A comparison of the hrp gene clusters of different species of Xanthomonas revealed that the hrpF region is a constant yet more variable peninsula of the hrp pathogenicity island. Mutations in hpaF, hpa3, and hpa4 had no effect on virulence, whereas hrpF mutants were severely reduced in virulence on susceptible rice cultivars. The hrpF genes from X. campestris pv. vesicatoria, X. campestris pv. campestris, and X. axonopodis pv. citri each were capable of restoring virulence to the hrpF mutant of X. oryzae pv. oryzae. Correspondingly, none of the Xanthomonas pathovars with hrpF from X. oryzae pv. oryzae elicited a hypersensitive reaction in their respective hosts. Therefore, no evidence was found for hrpF as a host-specialization factor. In contrast to the loss of Bs3-dependent reactions by hrpF mutants of X. campestris pv. vesicatoria, hrpF mutants of X. oryzae pv. oryzae with either avrXa10 or avrXa7 elicited hypersensitive reactions in rice cultivars with the corresponding R genes. A double hrpFxoo-hpa1 mutant also elicited an Xa10-dependent resistance reaction. Thus, loss of hrpF, hpal, or both may reduce delivery or effectiveness of type III effectors. However, the mutations did not completely prevent the delivery of effectors from X. oryzae pv. oryzae into the host cells.     

Genetic locus encoding functions involved in biosynthesis and outer membrane localization of xanthomonadin in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Xanthomonadins are membrane-bound, brominated, aryl-polyene pigments specific to the genus Xanthomonas. We have characterized a genetic locus (pig) from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae which contains four open reading frames (ORFs) that are essential for xanthomonadin production. Three of these ORFs are homologous to acyl carrier proteins, dehydratases, and acyl transferases, suggesting a type II polyketide synthase pathway for xanthomonadin biosynthesis. The fourth ORF has no homologue in the database. For the first time, we report that a putative cytoplasmic membrane protein encoded in the pig locus is required for outer membrane localization of xanthomonadin in X. oryzae pv. oryzae. We also report the identification of a novel 145-bp palindromic Xanthomonas repetitive intergenic consensus element that is present in two places in the pig locus. We estimate that more than 100 copies of this element might be present in the genome of X. oryzae pv. oryzae and other xanthomonads.     

Stationary-phase variation due to transposition of novel insertion elements in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial leaf blight, a serious disease of rice. Spontaneous mutants which are deficient for virulence and extracellular polysaccharide (Eps) production accumulate in large numbers in stationary-phase cultures of this bacterium, a phenomenon which we have called stationary-phase variation. A clone (pSD1) carrying the Eps biosynthetic gene (gum) cluster of X. oryzae pv. oryzae restored Eps production and virulence to several spv (for stationary-phase variation) mutants. Data from localized recombination analysis, Southern hybridization, PCR amplification, and sequence analysis showed that the mutations are due to insertion of either one of two novel endogenous insertion sequence (IS) elements, namely, ISXo1 and ISXo2, into gumM, the last gene of the gum gene cluster. The results of Southern analysis indicate the presence of multiple copies of both IS elements in the genome of X. oryzae pv. oryzae. These results demonstrate the role of IS elements in stationary-phase variation in X. oryzae pv. oryzae.     

Virulence deficiency caused by a transposon insertion in the purH gene of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial leaf blight, a serious disease of rice. We have identified a Tn5-induced virulence-deficient mutant (BXO1704) of X. oryzae pv. oryzae. The BXO1704 mutant exhibited growth deficiency in minimal medium but was proficient in inducing a hypersensitive response in a non-host tomato plant. Sequence analysis of the chromosomal DNA flanking the Tn5 insertion indicated that the Tn5 insertion is in the purH gene, which is highly homologous to purH genes of other closely related plant pathogenic bacteria Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Purine supplementation reversed the growth deficiency of BXO1704 in minimal medium. These results suggest that the virulence deficiency of BXO1704 may be due to the inability to use sufficient purine in the host.     

Functional analysis of the aroC gene encoding chorismate synthase from Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial blight in rice, and this bacterial blight has been widely found in the major rice-growing areas. We constructed a transposon mutagenesis library of X. oryzae pv. oryzae and identified a mutant strain (KXOM9) that is deficient for pigment production and virulence. Furthermore, the KXOM9 mutant was unable to grow in minimal medium lacking aromatic amino acids. Thermal asymmetric interlaced-PCR and sequence analysis of KXOM9 revealed that the transposon was inserted into the aroC gene, which encodes a chorismate synthase in various bacterial pathogens. In planta growth assays revealed that bacterial growth of the KXOM9 mutant in rice leaves was severely reduced. Genetic complementation of this mutant with a 7.9-kb fragment containing aroC restored virulence, pigmentation, and prototrophy. These results suggest that the aroC gene plays a crucial role in the growth, attenuation of virulence, and pigment production of X. oryzae pv. oryzae.     

PhyA, a secreted protein of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is required for optimum virulence and growth on phytic acid as a sole phosphate source

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial leaf blight, a serious disease of rice. We have identified a novel virulence deficient mutant (BXO1691) of X. oryzae pv. oryzae that has a Tn5 insertion in an open reading frame (phyA; putative phytase A) encoding a 373-amino acid (aa) protein containing a 28-aa predicted signal peptide. Extracellular protein profiles revealed that a 38-kDa band is absent in phyA mutants as compared with phyA+ strains. A BLAST search with phyA and its deduced polypeptide sequence indicated significant similarity with conserved hypothetical proteins in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and limited homology to secreted phytases of Bacillus species. Homology modeling with a Bacillus phytase as the template suggests that the PhyA protein has a similar six-bladed beta-propeller architecture and exhibits conservation of certain critical active site residues. Phytases are enzymes that are involved in degradation of phytic acid (inositol hexaphosphate), a stored form of phosphate in plants. The phyA mutants exhibit a growth deficiency in media containing phytic acid as a sole phosphate source. Exogenous phosphate supplementation promotes migration of phyA X. oryzae pv. oryzae mutants in rice leaves. These results suggest that the virulence deficiency of phyA mutants is, at least in part, due to inability to use host phytic acid as a source of phosphate. phyA-like genes have not been previously reported to be involved in the virulence of any plant pathogenic bacterium.     

Growth deficiency of a Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae fur mutant in rice leaves is rescued by ascorbic acid supplementation

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial leaf blight, a serious disease of rice. A mutation was isolated in the ferric uptake regulator (fur) gene of X. oryzae pv. oryzae and it was shown to result in the production of siderophores in a constitutive manner. The fur mutant is hypersensitive to the metallo-antibiotic streptonigrin, a phenotype that is indicative of intracellular free-iron overload, and also exhibits a slow growth phenotype on rich medium. The fur mutant is virulence deficient, hypersensitive to hydrogen peroxide, and exhibits reduced catalase activity. Exogenous supplementation with ascorbic acid (an antioxidant) rescues the growth deficiency of the fur mutant in rice leaves. The virulence deficiency of the X. oryzae pv. oryzae fur mutant is proposed to be due, at least in part, to an impaired ability to cope with the oxidative stress conditions that are encountered during infection.