多不饱和脂肪酸合成途径研究进展

多不饱和脂肪酸在大多数生物体膜生物学和信号传递过程中起着至关重要的作用。最近研究发现,一些深海生物合成多不饱和脂肪酸并非由饱和脂肪酸的延长及脱饱和反应,而是由聚酮合酶途径(polyketide synthase,PKS)直接合成。介绍多不饱和脂肪酸的生物合成并总结近年来聚酮合酶这一新途径及其分子机制的研究进展。     

一氧化氮与肺纤维化的研究进展

肺纤维化是一组由多种因素引起的肺间质性病变,肺纤维化的发病机制迄今尚未完全清楚。近年来,发现在哺乳动物细胞的一氧化氮合酶催化合成的一氧化氮在肺纤维化的发生发展中发挥着重要的作用。因此,阐述一氧化氮与肺纤维化的关系,有着重要的理论意义和潜在的临床应用价值。     

软体动物的一氧化氮及其合酶的研究进展

一氧化氮作为一种重要的信息分子,参与调节软体动物的嗅觉、运动、取食、机体防御及学习行为。本文从生理、生化、形态定位以及信号转导几方面综述了有关软体动物一氧化氮及其合酶的最新研究进展。     

植物硝酸还原酶的新功能：合成NO

一氧化氮 (ＮＯ)是一种广泛存在于生物体内的信使分子和效应分子 ,也是一种活性氮 (ａｃｔｉｖｅｎｉｔｒｏｇｅｎｓｐｅｃｉｅｓ ,ＡＮＳ)。已经知道 ,ＮＯ可以参与动物体内诸如神经传导、免疫和细胞毒性等各种生理、病理过程。依赖ＮＡＤＰＨ的一氧化氮合酶 (ｎｉｔｒｉｃｏｘｉｄｅｓｙｎ ｔｈａｓｅ,ＮＯＳ ,ＥＣ 1 .1 4.1 3.39)是动物体内合成ＮＯ的关键酶类 ,它能催化Ｌ 精氨酸氧化而生成ＮＯ和Ｌ 瓜氨酸。植物体内则是通过与动物略有不同的依赖于Ｃａ2 的ＮＯＳ合成ＮＯ ,这已在大豆、玉米和豌豆中得到初步证实[1～ 4] 。不少研究表…     

昆虫一氧化氮及其合酶的研究进展

一氧化氮作为一种重要的信息分子 ,参与调节昆虫嗅觉、视觉、机械感受、发育、机体防御及学习行为。该文从生理、生化、形态定位以及信号转导几方面综述了有关昆虫一氧化氮及其合酶的最新研究进展。     

一氧化氮合酶的研究进展

一氧化氮是由Ｌ－精氨酸和氧分子在一氧化氮合酶及其辅因子ＮＡＤＰＨ、ＦＡＤ、ＦＭＮ、ＣａＭ和ＢＨ４催化作用生成的;ＮＯＳ分为原生型和诱生型ＮＯＳ,原生型ＮＯＳ活性依赖于胞浆内Ｃａ＾２＋水平,诱生型ＮＯＳ是Ｃａ＾２＋／ＣａＭ非依赖性酶,其活性开关是胞内ｎＮＯＳ ｍＲＮＡ水平,ＮＯＳ可在多个水平被调节;ＮＯＳ可能在心血管疾病的发病中起重要作用。     

生长素合成途径的研究进展

生长素是一类含有一个不饱和芳香族环和一个乙酸侧链的内源激素, 参与植物生长发育的许多过程。植物和一些侵染植物的病原微生物都可以通过改变生长素的合成来调节植株的生长。吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)是天然植物生长素的主要活性成分。近年来, 随着IAA生物合成过程中一些关键调控基因的克隆和功能分析, 人们对IAA的生物合成途径有了更加深入的认识。IAA的生物合成有依赖色氨酸和非依赖色氨酸两条途径。依据IAA合成的中间产物不同, 依赖色氨酸的生物合成过程通常又划分成4条支路: 吲哚乙醛肟途径、吲哚丙酮酸途径、色胺途径和吲哚乙酰胺途径。该文综述了近几年在IAA生物合成方面取得的新进展。     

植物细胞壁中纤维素合成的研究进展

纤维素是植物细胞壁的主要成分,是植物细胞壁执行生理功能的基础,也是人类生产和生活中必不可少的一类物质。本文对纤维素合成、合成中所需要的酶以及纤维素沉积中微纤丝的作用等方面进行了综述和探讨, 并对纤维素合成的深入研究进行了展望。     

一氧化氮合酶的作用机制

一氧化氮合酶的作用机制赵慧卿（安徽医科大学化学教研室,合肥２３００３２）关键词一氧化氮一氧化氮合酶８０年代以来,人们发现一氧化氮在许多生理过程中起着十分重要的作用［１］。在血管内皮细胞中,一氧化氮可激活可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶（ｓＧＣ）,通过升高环鸟苷酸水...     

植物萜类化合物的天然合成途径及其相关合酶

文章概述植物萜类次生代谢产物的生物代谢途径及与其相关关键酶的研究进展。     

Nitric oxide synthesis and signalling in plants

As with all organisms, plants must respond to a plethora of external environmental cues. Individual plant cells must also perceive and respond to a wide range of internal signals. It is now well-accepted that nitric oxide (NO) is a component of the repertoire of signals that a plant uses to both thrive and survive. Recent experimental data have shown, or at least implicated, the involvement of NO in reproductive processes, control of development and in the regulation of physiological responses such as stomatal closure. However, although studies concerning NO synthesis and signalling in animals are well-advanced, in plants there are still fundamental questions concerning how NO is produced and used that need to be answered. For example, there is a range of potential NO-generating enzymes in plants, but no obvious plant nitric oxide synthase (NOS) homolog has yet been identified. Some studies have shown the importance of NOS-like enzymes in mediating NO responses in plants, while other studies suggest that the enzyme nitrate reductase (NR) is more important. Still, more published work suggests the involvement of completely different enzymes in plant NO synthesis. Similarly, it is not always clear how NO mediates its responses. Although it appears that in plants, as in animals, NO can lead to an increase in the signal cGMP which leads to altered ion channel activity and gene expression, it is not understood how this actually occurs.
NO is a relatively reactive compound, and it is not always easy to study. Furthermore, its biological activity needs to be considered in conjunction with that of other compounds such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can have a profound effect on both its accumulation and function. In this paper, we will review the present understanding of how NO is produced in plants, how it is removed when its signal is no longer required and how it may be both perceived and acted upon.     

Protective effect of supplemental low intensity white light on ultraviolet-B exposure-induced impairment in cyanobacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Spirulina platensis</Emphasis>: formation of air vacuoles as a possible protective measure

Nitric oxide (NO) is a diffusible, very reactive gas that is involved in the regulation of many processes in plants. Several enzymatic sources of NO production have been identified in recent years. Nitrate reductase (NR) is one of them and it has been shown that this well-known plant protein, apart from its role in nitrate reduction and assimilation, can also catalyse the reduction of nitrite to NO. This reaction can produce large amounts of NO, or at least more than is needed for signalling, as some escape of NO to the outside medium can be detected after NR activation. A role for NO and NR in stomata functioning in response to abscisic acid has also been proposed. The question that remains is whether this NR-derived NO is a signalling molecule or the mere product of an enzymatic side reaction like the products generated by the oxygenase activity of RuBisCO.     

The hunt for plant nitric oxide synthase (NOS): Is one really needed?

Nitric oxide (NO) production is associated with many physiological situations in plants, and NO is a key signaling molecule throughout the lifespan of a plant. The complexity of the underlying signaling events are just starting to be unraveled. The basis for nitric oxide signaling, the production of the signaling molecule itself, is far from understood in plants. While in animals, three homologous NO synthases (NOS) isoforms have been identified, yet in higher plants no corresponding enzymes are known so far. More than half a dozen NO productive reactions have been observed in plants but only few of them have been thoroughly investigated. It remains to be elucidated how these parts act together to form the sophisticated NO signaling network observed in plants.     

NO参与AM真菌与烟草共生过程

以烟草（Nicotiana tabacum,品种CF90NF）为材料,利用分光光度法和荧光显微技术结合药理学实验,探讨在AM真菌摩西球囊霉(Glomus mosseae,G.m)与烟草共生过程中一氧化氮(nitric oxide, NO)的作用。结果表明,烟草侧根中含有一定水平的内源NO,苗期接种G.m 10天后,烟草根系NO含量显著增加,侧根中的NO荧光强度也在接种后10天达到最强;一定浓度的NO供体硝普钠(sodium nitroprusside,SNP)能促进G.m对烟草的侵染,而NO的清除剂2-4,4,5,5-苯-四甲基咪唑-1-氧-3-氧化物( 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxidepotassium salt,cPTIO)可明显减弱侧根和菌丝中的NO的荧光强度,降低AM真菌的侵染率,表明NO参与G.m与烟草的共生过程;在G.m与烟草的共生过程中,烟草根系硝酸还原酶(nitrate reductase,NR)活性与Nia-1的表达量明显升高,且NR的抑制剂钨酸钠(sodium tungstate,Na2WO4)可以降低烟草侧根中的荧光强度,但对菌丝中的NO的荧光强度无明显影响。由此推测,来自根系NR途径的NO参与AM真菌与烟草的共生过程,菌丝中可能存在其他来源的NO。