中华补血草内生与根际具ACC脱氨酶活性细菌的筛选及其生物多样性

【目的】获得江苏沿海滩涂盐生药用植物中华补血草内生及根际具有1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸(ACC)脱氨酶活性的细菌,研究其遗传多样性和潜在促生活性。【方法】从中华补血草和根际土壤分离筛选具有ACC脱氨酶活性的菌株,对其ACC脱氨酶活性定量检测,通过16S r RNA基因序列分析确定菌株系统发育地位。同时研究其固氮、溶磷、产植物生长素吲哚乙酸(IAA)及耐盐能力。【结果】分离筛选获得18株具有ACC脱氨酶活性的内生与根际细菌,定量检测发现其中有13株菌的ACC脱氨酶含量在20 nmolα-KA/(mg Pr·h)以上,有11株菌可以固氮,7株菌能够解磷,9株菌产生IAA。菌株的Na Cl盐耐受范围多数在0–13%之间。16S r RNA基因测序表明,活性菌株分属于7个属,多样性丰富,节杆菌属(Arthrobacter)为优势类群。其中菌株KLBMP 5180为节杆菌属的潜在新种。【结论】江苏沿海滩涂盐生药用植物中华补血草共生环境中具有丰富多样的具ACC脱氨酶活性的菌株,并存在潜在新物种资源,具有进一步研究价值。     

Prolonged treatment with 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine improves the efficiency of differentiating 3T3-L1 cells into adipocytes

Until now, the low efficiency of current protocols or kits for the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes makes it difficult to continue the studies of the cellular and molecular mechanisms in adipocytes. Here we present a productive and highly efficient protocol for the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells that uses a prolonged treatment with 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) during the differentiated process. 3T3-L1 cells of unknown passage +3 and unknown passage +7 treated with a prolonged exposure to IBMX showed significantly increased differentiation efficiency by day 15, in contrast to low levels of differentiation seen with protocols that lacked additional IBMX.     

ER-localized adenine nucleotide transporter ER-ANT1: an integrator of energy and stress signaling in rice

Most environmental perturbations have a direct or indirect deleterious impact on photosynthesis, and, in consequence, the overall energy status of the cell. Despite our increased understanding of convergent energy and stress signals, the connections between photosynthesis, energy and stress signals through putative common nodes are still unclear. Here we identified an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized adenine nucleotide transporter1 (ER-ANT1), whose deficiency causes seedling lethality in air but viable under high CO₂, exhibiting the typical photorespiratory phenotype. Metabolic analysis suggested that depletion of ER-ANT1 resulted in circadian rhythm disorders in sucrose synthesis and induced sucrose signaling pathways, indicating that the ER is involved in the regulation of vital energy metabolism in plants. In addition, the defect of ER-ANT1 triggers ER stress and activates the unfolded protein response in plant cells, suggesting ER stress and photorespiration are closely linked. These findings provide an important evidence for a key role of ER-localized ER-ANT1 in convergent energy and stress signals in rice. Our findings support the idea that ATP is a central signal involved in the plant response to a variety of stresses.     

PAQR3 controls autophagy by integrating AMPK signaling to enhance ATG14L‐associated PI3K activity

The Beclin1–VPS34 complex is recognized as a central node in regulating autophagy via interacting with diverse molecules such as ATG14L for autophagy initiation and UVRAG for autophagosome maturation. However, the underlying molecular mechanism that coordinates the timely activation of VPS34 complex is poorly understood. Here, we identify that PAQR3 governs the preferential formation and activation of ATG14L‐linked VPS34 complex for autophagy initiation via two levels of regulation. Firstly, PAQR3 functions as a scaffold protein that facilitates the formation of ATG14L‐ but not UVRAG‐linked VPS34 complex, leading to elevated capacity of PI(3)P generation ahead of starvation signals. Secondly, AMPK phosphorylates PAQR3 at threonine 32 and switches on PI(3)P production to initiate autophagosome formation swiftly after glucose starvation. Deletion of PAQR3 leads to reduction of exercise‐induced autophagy in mice, accompanied by a certain degree of disaggregation of ATG14L‐associated VPS34 complex. Together, this study uncovers that PAQR3 can not only enhance the capacity of pro‐autophagy class III PI3K due to its scaffold function, but also integrate AMPK signal to activation of ATG14L‐linked VPS34 complex upon glucose starvation.