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Bao-Rong Lu 《Plant Systematics and Evolution》1993,186(3-4):193-212
Hybridizations ofElymus nutans andE. jacquemontii were carried out with one species ofPseudoroegneria (S genome), and 20Elymus species, each containing either of the SH, SY, SYH, or SYW genomes. Chromosome configurations were analysed at metaphase I of the two target taxa and their interspecific hybrids. It is concluded that (i)E. nutans is an allohexaploid containing the SYH genomes, andE. jacquemontii is an allotetraploid having the SY genomes; (ii) the genomic affinity is associated with the geographic distance between the species studied; (iii) minor genomic structural rearrangements have occurred within the hexaploid taxon ofE. nutans. 相似文献
2.
The affinity for oxygen of the marine bacterium Beneckea natriegens was mesured using the Respirograph technique of Degn and Wohlrab. Values between 0.15 and 0.25 M oxygen were obtained for the apparent K
mfor oxygen regardless of the nature of the respiratory substrate. These values are an order of magnitude lower than those previously reported for B. natriegens using the conventional closed oxygen electrode system. 相似文献
3.
Christiane Zaborosch Michael Köstert Eckhard Bill Klaus Schneider Hans G. Schlegel Alfred X. Trautweint 《Biometals》1995,8(2):149-162
The cytoplasmic, tetrameric NAD-linked hydrogenase from Nocardia opaca 1b can be separated in two dimeric substructures, an -dimer with NADH:electron acceptor oxidoreductase (diaphorase) activity and a -dimer which displays hydrogenase activity with artificial electron carriers. These two dimers were preparatively isolated by a FPLC Mono Q procedure in the absence of nickel and at alkaline pH values. The hydrogenase-active -dimer contained, as analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), 3.5–3.9 iron atoms and 1.3–1.7 nickel atoms per dimer molecule. EPR and Mössbauer spectra indicated the presence of a [4Fe-4S] cluster. This center turned out to be extremely labile towards oxidants. Oxidation led to irreversible convertion into a [3Fe-4S] form, thus representing an artifact and not a regulatory state of the cluster. The midpoint redox potential of the [4Fe-4S] cluster was determined to be -385 mV. Very weak EPR Ni signals of the -dimer were detectable in the oxidized as well as in the reduced state. The diaphorase-active -dimer was free of nickel and the iron content corresponded to 11.2–12.8 Fe atoms per dimer molecule. From EPR and Mössbauer measurements it was concluded that this dimer contained two [4Fe-4S] clusters, one [2Fe-2S] and one [3Fe-4S] cluster. In accordance with the results obtained for the dimer proteins, for the whole enzyme an iron content of 15.8–16.2 atoms per enzyme molecule have been determined. EPR spectra and spectrum simulations of the native hydrogenase corroborate the cluster assignments of the two dimers: in total the enzyme contains one [2Fe-2S] cluster, one [3Fe-4S] cluster and three [4Fe-4S] clusters. 相似文献
4.
A total of 449 grain samples, 102 barley, 169 wheat and 178 oat samples were collected from different regions of Norway from 1996–1998 crops, mainly from grain loads and silos. The samples were analysed for type A and B trichothecenes, the largest groups of mycotoxins produced by the Fusarium species, by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS). Factors affecting the presence of the different trichothecenes are discussed. Deoxynivalenol (DON) and HT-2 toxin were the trichothecenes most frequently detected, followed by T-2 toxin, nivalenol, and scirpentriol, scirpentriol being detected only in seven samples (>20 g/kg).Oats were the grain species most heavily contaminated with an incidence(% >20 g/kg) and mean concentration of positive samples of 70%(115 g/kg) for HT-2 toxin, 30% (60 g/kg) for T-2 toxin, 57%(104 g/kg) for DON, and 10% (56 g/kg) for nivalenol. The corresponding values for barley were 22% (73 g/kg), 5% (85 g/kg),17% (155 g/kg) and 6% (30 g/kg), and for wheat 1.2% (20 g/kg),0.6% (20 g/kg), 14% (53 g/kg) and 0% for HT-2, T-2, DON and nivalenol, respectively. Norwegian oats were found to contain HT-2 and T-2 toxin in concentrations that might be at threat to human health for high consumers of oats. The amount of DON was significantly lower than in the crop from previous years.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
5.
Interspecific hybridizations were carried out between the two tetraploidsElymus caucasicus andE. longearistatus, and 23 tetraploids and hexaploids ofElymus containing SH, SY, SYH, and SYW genomes and representing various geographical regions. Meiotic pairing was studied in the two target species and their hybrids. It is concluded from this study that (i) interspecific hybridization is fairly easy to perform although strong reproductive barriers exist between the species; (ii)Elymus caucasicus andE. longearistatus are allotetraploids, and share the diverged SY genomes; (iii) the divergence of SY genomes is correlated with the geographic distance between theElymus spp. studied. 相似文献
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Sarah Ehrlich-Rogozinski Antonio De Maio Halina Lis Nathan Sharon 《Glycoconjugate journal》1987,4(4):379-390
The interaction of125I-labeledErythrina cristagalli agglutinin (ECA) with neutral glycosphingolipids on thin layer chromatograms was examined by the overlay technique followed by radioautography. The lectin bound topara-globoside with a sensitivity about 10 times higher than to lactosylceramide or globoside, in agreement with the specificity of the lectin forN-acetyllactosamine. The lower limit of detection ofpara-globoside was about 0.66 nmol. The specific binding of ECA to this glycolipid was confirmed by a highly sensitive enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA), utilizing the horseradish peroxidase-avidin-biotin system for detection of bound lectin. Overlays of neutral glycosphingolipid extracts from human erythrocyte membranes and from human granulocytes with ECA demonstrated that the lectin can be employed for the detection of small amounts ofpara-globoside in biological materials also in the presence of excess globoside. No staining was obtained when thin layer chromatograms of neutral glycosphingolipid extracts from rabbit erythrocyte membranes were overlayed with125I-ECA. Afterin situ treatment of the chromatograms with -galactosidase, the lectin bound to several components, one of which had a mobility corresponding to that of the pentahexosylceramide Gal3Gal4GlcNAc3Gal4Glc1Cer, the major neutral glycosphingolipid of rabbit erythrocytes, thus providing further evidence for the specificity of ECA forpara-globoside.Abbreviations GSL
glycosphingolipid(s)
- CDH
lactosylceramide, Gal4Glc1Cer
- CTH
trihexosylceramide, Gal4Gal4Glc1Cer
- GLOB
globoside, GalNac3Gal4Gal4Glc1Cer
- PG
para-globoside, Gal4GlcNAc3Gal4Glc1Cer
- AsGM1
asialo-GM1, Gal3GalNAc4Gal4Glc1Cer
- FORS
Forsmann antigen, GalNAc3GalNAc3Gal4Gal4Glc1Cer
- CPH
pentahexosylceramide, Gal3Gal4GlcNAc3Gal4Glc1Cer
- ECA
Erythrina cristagalli agglutinin
- SBA
soybean agglutinin
- PBS
phosphate-buffered saline
- PVP-40
polyvinylpyrrolidone M.W. 40000
- BSA
bovine serum albumin
- HRP-avidin
horseradish peroxidase conjugated to avidin
- ELLA
enzyme-linked lectin assay
- ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- PMNL
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
- HPTLC
high performance thin layer chromatography 相似文献
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Folkert Reck Ernst Meinjohanns Matthias Springer Roland Wilkens Johannes A. L. M. Van Dorst Hans Paulsen Gabriele Möller Inka Brockhausen Harry Schachter 《Glycoconjugate journal》1994,11(3):210-216
UDP-GlcNAc: Man1-6R (1-2)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II (GlcNAc-T II; EC 2.4.1.143) is a key enzyme in the synthesis of complexN-glycans. We have tested a series of synthetic analogues of the substrate Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man-O-octyl as substrates and inhibitors for rat liver GlcNAc-T II. The enzyme attachesN-acetylglucosamine in 1-2 linkage to the 2-OH of the Man1-6 residue. The 2-deoxy analogue is a competitive inhibitor (K
i=0.13mm). The 2-O-methyl compound does not bind to the enzyme presumably due to steric hindrance. The 3-, 4- and 6-OH groups are not essential for binding or catalysis since the 3-, 4- and 6-deoxy and -O-methyl derivatives are all good substrates. Increasing the size of the substituent at the 3-position to pentyl and substituted pentyl groups causes competitive inhibition (K
i=1.0–2.5mm). We have taken advantage of this effect to synthesize two potentially irreversible GlcNAc-T II inhibitors containing a photolabile 3-O-(4,4-azo)pentyl group and a 3-O-(5-iodoacetamido)pentyl group respectively. The data indicate that none of the hydroxyls of the Man1-6 residue are essential for binding although the 2- and 3-OH face the catalytic site of the enzyme. The 4-OH group of the Man-O-octyl residue is not essential for binding or catalysis since the 4-deoxy derivative is a good substrate; the 4-O-methyl derivative does not bind. This contrasts with GlcNAc-T I which cannot bind to the 4-deoxy-Man- substrate analogue. The data are compatible with our previous observations that a bisectingN-acetylglucosamine at the 4-OH position prevents both GlcNAc-T I and GlcNAc-T II catalysis. However, in the case of GlcNAc-T II, the bisectingN-acetylglucosamine prevents binding due to steric hindrance rather than to removal of an essential OH group. The 3-OH of the Man1-3 is an essential group for GlcNAc-T II since the 3-deoxy derivative does not bind to the enzyme. The trisaccharide GlcNAc1-2Man1-3Man-O-octyl is a good inhibitor (K
i=0.9mm). The above data together with previous studies indicate that binding of the GlcNAc1-2Man1-3Man- arm of the branched substrate to the enzyme is essential for catalysis.
Abbreviations: GlcNAc-T I, UDP-GlcNAc:Man1-3R (1-2)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (EC 2.4.1.101); GlcNAc-T II, UDP-GlcNAc:Man1-6R (1-2)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II (EC 2.4.1.143); MES, 2-(N-morpholino)ethane sulfonic acid monohydrate. 相似文献
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Summary A detailed account of the ultrastructure and behaviour of the spindle pole body (SPB) of the entomophthoraceous fungusErynia neoaphidis is presented for the first time.The SPB consists of extranuclear (ENC) and intranuclear (INC) components. The ENC is a saucepan-shaped structure which lies in a pocket of the nuclear envelope. It is composed of a forked, fibrillar handle and a shallow, cylindrical pan. The pan has a wall of two layers, both of which are thickened with a regular periodicity so that they appear to be beaded. It is postulated that the pan is formed from rough endoplasmic reticulum and that it synthesizes the amorphous, electron-dense material coating the ENC.The INC is a saucer-shaped, electron-dense plaque in which the ends of the spindle microtubules terminate. During metaphase, a clear zone separates the INC from the nuclear envelope and persists until telophase. The roles of the amorphous, electron-dense material and the clear zone as well as the method of SPB replication are discussed. 相似文献
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Jan B L Damm Hans Voshol Karl Hård Johannis P Kamerling Gijs W K Van Dedem Johannes F G Vliegenthart 《Glycoconjugate journal》1988,5(3):221-233
TheN-linked carbohydrate chains of the-subunit of highly purified urinary human chorionic gonadotropin have been re-investigated. The oligosaccharides were released enzymatically by peptide-N
4-(N-acetyl--glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase-F, and fractionated by a combination of FPLC and HPLC. As a result of the application of improved fractionation methods, apart from the earlier reported carbohydrate chains, also small amounts of trisialo tri- and tri-antennary oligosaccharides were found. The primary structures of the latter carbohydrate chains have been determined by 500-MHz1H-NMR spectroscopy to beAbbreviations hCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
- hCG-
-subunit
- hCG-
-subunit
- PNGase-F
peptide-N
4-(N-acetyl--glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase-F (E.C. 3.5.1.52)
- endo-F
endo--N-acetylglucosaminidase-F (E.C. 3.2.1.96)
- SDS
sodium dodecyl sulphate
- PAGE
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- CBB
coomassie brilliant blue R 250
- GlcNAc
N-acetylglucosamine
- NeuAc
N-acetylneuraminic acid
- Man
mannose
- Gal
galactose
- Fuc
fucose 相似文献
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A -amylase (EC 3.2.1.2) was identified in the outer pericarp (P) of developing seeds of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and compared with the well known -amylase which is synthesized during seed development in the starchy endosperm (E). The enzyme P already exists in the tissues before anthesis and vanishes at the time when E starts to accumulate. The isoelectric-focusing patterns of P and E are very similar. The relative molecular weight (Mr) of P is slightly higher than that of E (66 and 64.5 kDa, respectively). Both P and E exhibit common epitopes in addition to epitopes specific for each of them. The two enzymes were identified in small amounts in the green tissues of the developing seeds (inner pericarp and testa). No antigenic difference was detected between P and the -amylases of roots and leaves.Abbreviations
P
pericarp -amylase
-
E
endosperm -amylase
- IS1
anti--amylase immune serum
- IS2
anti- and anti- amylase immune serum
- IS3
anti- amylase immune serum
- IEF
isoelectric focusing
- IgG
immunoglobulin G
The authors thank Dr. P. Ziegler (Universität Bayreuth, FRG) for stimulating discussion and for useful suggestions during the writing of the text. The authors thank Miss C. Mayer for her skillful technical assistance. 相似文献
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Levina E. V. Andriyashchenko P. V. Kalinovsky A. I. Dmitrenok P. S. Stonik V. A. 《Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry》2002,28(3):189-193
Sodium salt of (20R)-3,4-dihydroxycholest-5-ene-21-yl sulfate and disodium salts of (20R)-4-hydroxycholest-5-ene-3,21-diyl disulfate, (20R)-24-methylcholest-5,24(28)-diene-3,21-diyl disulfate, (20R)-24-methyl-5-cholest-24(28)-ene-3,21-diyl disulfate, (20R)-cholest-5-ene-3,21-diyl disulfate, (20R)-5-cholestane-3,21-diyl disulfate, and (20R)-3-hydroxycholest-5-ene-2,21-diyl disulfate were isolated from the far eastern starfish Diplopteraster multipes and characterized. These compounds differ structurally from sulfated polyhydroxysteroids in other starfish species. At the same time, they are typical secondary metabolites of Ophiuroidea and have some structural features characteristic of the ophiuroid-isolated steroids, namely the 3-hydroxy (or 3-sulfoxy) and 21-sulfoxy groups. These data support the opinion of some taxonomists that starfishes and ophiuroids are phylogeneteically related classes and are closer to each other than to other classes of the Echinodermata phylum. 相似文献
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Antonio Moretti Glenn A. Bennett Antonio Logrieco Antonio Bottalico Marian N. Beremand 《Mycopathologia》1995,131(1):25-29
Forty-three strains ofFusarium moniliforme isolated from infected maize and sorghum plants in Italy were assayed for their ability to produce fertile crosses with A and F mating population tester strains, in relation to their ability to produce fumonisins on maize substrate. Most of the strains isolated from maize (ear and stalk rot and maize-based feed), producing fumonisin B1 (FB1) and B2 (FB2) (up to 4,100 and 855 mg/kg, respectively), belonged to the A mating population. All of the strains isolated from sorghum belonged to the F mating population and produced little or no FB1 and FB2. This is the first report of the occurrence of mating population F in Europe. Our data on strains from Italy are consistent with previous studies from the United States that found significant differences in sexual fertility and fumonisin production between strains from maize and sorghum. 相似文献
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Folkert Reck Matthias Springer Ernst Meinjohanns Hans Paulsen Inka Brockhausen Harry Schachter 《Glycoconjugate journal》1995,12(6):747-754
UDP-GlcNAc:Man1-3R 1-2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GlcNAc-T I; EC 2.4.1.101) catalyses the conversion of [Man1-6(Man1-3)Man1-6][Man1-3]Man-O-R to [Man1-6(Man1-3)Man1-6] [GlcNAc1-2Man1-3]Man-O-R (R=1-4GlcNAc1-4GlcNAc-Asn-X) and thereby controls the conversion of oligomannose to complex and hybrid asparagine-linked glycans (N-glycans). GlcNAc-T I also catalyses the conversion of Man1-6(Man1-3)Man-O-octyl to Man1-6(GlcNAc1-2Man1-3)Man-O-octyl. We have therefore tested a series of synthetic analogues of Man1-6(Man1-3)Man-O-octyl as substrates and inhibitors for rat liver GlcNAc-T I. The 2-deoxy and the 3-, 4- and 6-O-methyl derivatives are all good substrates confirming previous observations that the hydroxyl groups of the Man1-6 residue do not play major roles in the binding of substrate to enzyme. In contrast, all four hydroxyl groups on the Man1-3 residue are essential since the corresponding deoxy derivatives either do not bind (2- and 3-deoxy) or bind very poorly (4- and 6-deoxy) to the enzyme. The 2- and 3-O-methyl derivatives also do not bind to the enzyme. However, the 4-O-methyl derivative is a substrate (K
m
=2.6mm) and the 6-O-methyl compound is a competitive inhibitor (K
i=0.76mm). We have therefore synthesized various 4- and 6-O-alkyl derivatives, some with reactive groups attached to anO-pentyl spacer, and tested these compounds as reversible and irreversible inhibitors of GlcNAc-T I. The 6-O-(5-iodoacetamido-pentyl) compound is a specific time dependent inhibitor of the enzyme. Four other 6-O-alkyl compounds showed competitive inhibition while the remaining compounds showed little or no binding indicating that the electronic properties of the attachedO-pentyl groups influence binding.Abbreviations GlcNAc-T I
UDP-GlcNAc:Man1-3R 1-2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (EC 2.4.1.101)
- GlcNAc-T II
UDP-GlcNAc:Man1-6R 1-2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II (EC 2.4.1.143)
- MES
2-(N-morpholino)ethane sulfonic acid monohydrate 相似文献
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The karyotypes of three taxa from thePhleum alpinum group of sect.Phleum (P. alpinum subsp.rhaeticum, 2n = 14,P. commutatum, 2n = 28, and informally namedP. commutatum, 2n = 14) were investigated by Giemsa C-banding. The overall similarity of diploid genomes suggests thatP. alpinum subsp.rhaeticum andP. commutatum are closely related — their karyotypes vary only with respect to their average amounts of telomeric heterochromatin. TheP. commutatum genome contains less telomeric heterochromatin than the genome ofP. alpinum subsp.rhaeticum, but in theP. alpinum group as a whole almost fluent transition between low (1.5%) and high (25.5%) amounts of telomeric heterochromatin was observed among populations. In the karyotype of tetraploidP. commutatum, seven distinguishable chromosome types were observed. Each of them is represented at somatic metaphase by four chromosomes. C-band structure of karyotype and average amount of telomeric heterochromatin suggest that this taxon has originated from hybridization between two related diploid forms of theP. commutatum — P. alpinum complex. 相似文献
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Klaus Steube Volker Gross Wolfgang Hösel Thuy-anh Tran-Thi Karl Decker Peter C Heinrich 《Glycoconjugate journal》1986,3(3):247-254
Endo--N-acetylglucosaminidase F (endo F, EC 3.2.1.96) and peptide:N-glycosidase F (PNGase F, EC 3.2.2.18) fromFlavobacterium meningosepticum were used for the deglycosylation of 1-proteinase inhibitor and 1-acid glycoprotein carrying oligosaccharide side chains of the complex-, high-mannose- and hybrid-type. High-mannose-and hybrid-type glycoproteins were obtained by the incubation of rat hepatocyte primary cultures with 1-deoxymannojirimycin or swainsonine, respectively. It was found that endo F cleaves hybrid- and high-mannose-type 1-proteinase inhibitor and 1-acid glycoprotein at pH 4.5 as well as at pH 8.5 in the presence or absence of 1% octyl--d-glucopyranoside. Complex-type 1-proteinase inhibitor or 1-acid glycoprotein were not cleaved by endo F even in the presence of octyl--d-glucopyranoside.PNGase F was found to cleave complex-, hybrid- and high-mannose-type oligosaccharide side chains of 1-proteinase inhibitor and 1-acid glycoprotein at pH 4.5 and pH 8.5 in the presence of 0.75% octyl--d-glucopyranoside. The deglycosylation of both protein substrates was very poor without detergents.Abbreviations Endo F
endo--N-acetylglucosaminidase F (EC 3.2.1.96)
- PNGase F
peptide:N-glycosidase F (EC 3.2.2.18)
Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gerok on the occasion of his 60th birthday 相似文献
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The carotenoid pigments of a Rhizobium strain isolated from Lotononis bainesii were found to be diglucosyl-4,4-diapocarotene-4,4-dioate and glucosyl-4,4-diapocarotene-4-oate-4-oic acid.5th publication in the series Carotenoids of Rhizobia [4th publication: Helv. chim. Acta 62: 2551–2557 (1979)] 相似文献
17.
F. J. Zeller M. C. Cermeño T. E. Miller 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》1991,81(4):551-558
Summary Meiotic chromosome pairing and Giemsa C-banding analyses in crosses of several European blue-grained wheat strains with Chinese Spring double ditelosomic and other aneuploid lines showed that Triticum aestivum Blaukorn strains Berlin, Probstdorf, Tschermak, and Weihenstephan are chromosome substitutions, in which the complete wheat chromosome 4A pair is replaced, whereas the strains Brünn and Moskau are 4B substitutions. The alien chromosome pair in all of these strains is an A genome chromosome (4A) from diploid Triticum monococcum or T. boeoticum not present in common tetraploid and hexaploid cultivated wheats. The Blaukorn strain Weihenstephan W 70a86 possesses, in addition to a rye chromosome pair 5R compensating for the loss of part of chromosome 5D, a 4A/5DL translocation replacing chromosome pair 4B of wheat. 相似文献
18.
J. Barry Whitney III 《Biochemical genetics》1978,16(7-8):667-672
Cellulose acetate electrophoresis of mouse hemoglobins modified with the disulfide reagent cystamine permits rapid, unequivocal discrimination of all combinations of the codominant mouse hemoglobin single (Hbb
s
) and diffuse (Hbb
d
and Hbb
p
) alleles. The single, diffuse major, diffuse d-minor, and diffuse p-minor adult hemoglobins are all resolved by this method, which depends on the presence of a cysteine in the chains of diffuse mice which is not found in the chain of single mice.This work was supported by research grants ACS-VC58 and NIH CA-01074. The Jackson Laboratory is fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. 相似文献
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In the cotyledons of mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seedlings irradiated from the time of sowing with continuous red light, the photoreversibility of the phytochrome-mediated increase in -amylase activity (EC 3.2.1.2) is lost 36 h after sowing (coupling point). However, the induced increase of -amylase activity cannot be detected before 46 h after sowing (starting point). Density labeling with deuterium oxide shows that the increase of enzyme activity in light and darkness coincides precisely with the synthesis of -amylase protein. Thus, phytochrome mediates an increase of -amylase synthesis de novo. Since there is no turnover detectable by density labeling, it is concluded that -amylase of mustard cotyledons is a physiologically stable enzyme (half-life >5 d). The 10-h time gap between loss of photoreversibility and onset of light-induced -amylase synthesis points to a relatively stable regulatory element within the signal chain (transmitter) which links -amylase synthesis to the primary action of phytochrome. A 12-h lag between the cessation of phytochrome action and the cessation of induced -amylase synthesis indicates a limited lifetime of the transmitter (about 12 h). The effect of this result on the interpretation of the coupling point is discussed.Abbreviations Pr, Pfr
red and far-red absorbing forms of phytochrome 相似文献
20.
Heilmeyer Ludwig M. G. Gerschinski Andrea M. Meyer Helmut E. Jennissen Herbert P. 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》1993,127(1):19-30
Holophosphorylase kinase was digested with Glu-C specific protease; from the peptide mixture calmodulin binding peptides were isolated by affinity chromatography and identified by N-terminal sequence analysis. Two peptides originating from the subunit, having a high tendency to form a positively charged amphiphilic helix and containing tryptophane, were synthesized. Additionally, a homologous region of the subunit and a peptide from the subunit present in a region deleted in the isoform were also selected for synthesis. Binding stoichiometry and affinity were determined by following the enhancement in tryptophane fluorescence occurring upon 1:1 complex formation between these peptides and calmodulin. Finally, Ca2+ binding to calmodulin in presence of peptides was measured. By this way, the peptides 542–566, 547–571, 660–677 and 597–614 have been found to bind specifically to calmodulin.Together with previously predicted and synthesized calmodulin binding peptides four calmodulin binding regions have been characterized on each the and subunits. It can be concluded that endogenous calmodulin can bind to two calmodulin binding regions in as well as to two regions in and . Exogenous calmodulin can bind to two regions in and in . A binding stoichiometry of 0.8mol of calmodulin/ protomer of phosphorylase kinase has been determined by inhibiting the ubiquitination of calmodulin with phosphorylase kinase. Phosphorylase kinase is half maximally activated by 23nM calmodulin which is in the affinity range of calmodulin binding peptides from to calmodulin. Therefore, binding of exogenous calmodulin to activates the enzyme. A model for switching endogenous calmodulin between , and and modulation of ATP binding to as well as Mg2+/ADP binding to by calmodulin is presented. 相似文献