Die Rolle der Phenylalanin-Ammonium-Lyase bei der Biosynthese der roten Wandfarbstoffe in Sphagnum magellanicum

An der Biosynthese der roten Wandfarbstoffe von Sphagnum magellanicum (Abb. 1) ist der Phenylpropanstoffwechsel beteiligt. Das Schlüsselenzym der Phenylpropansynthese, die L-Phenylalanin-Ammonium-Lyase (PAL), wird durch daß Phenylalanin-Analogon L-α-Aminooxy-β-phenylpropionsäure (AOPP) kompetitiv gehemmt. Der K_i-Wert beträgt 3,7·10^—8 M. Appliziert man den Inhibitor in vivo unter Bedingungen, die die Wandfarbstoffsynthese normalerweise auslösen, steigt der endogene Phenylalaningehalt etwa auf daß Dreifache des Wertes der Kontrollen, und die Umfärbung bleibt aus. In übereinstimmung mit den Ergebnissen der Strukturaufklärung folgt daraus, daß zumindest der Ring E und die C-Atome 2, 3 und 4 aus Phenylpropanvorstufen entstehen. Untersuchungen zum PAL-Aktivitätsverlauf im Verlaufe der Pig     

水稻黄化苗PAL内源性抑制物的初步纯化及其基本性质

从去胚乳水稻黄化苗中提取、并部分纯化了苯丙氨酸解氨酶的抑制因子(PAL-I)。它是非透析性的蛋白质;大部分活力可被蛋白酶(胰蛋白酶、链霉蛋白酶)所破坏。动力学实验表明PAL-I对PAL的抑制作用是竞争性的。水稻PAL-I不仅能抑制水稻PAL,而且能抑制从玉米、小麦、马铃薯块茎切片中提取的PAL;但不能抑制从水稻中提取的多酚氧化酶、α-淀粉酶(过氧化物酶除外)。     

Chloroplast phenylalanine ammonia-lyase from spinach leaves

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) from spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaves was resolved into three forms by diethyl-aminoethyl(DEAE)-cellulose chromatography. Two forms were found in isolated chloroplasts, and the third form (the major component) was located outside of the chloroplasts. One of the chloroplast forms of the enzyme (designated the regulatory form) was activated by reduced thioredoxin. Neither the other chloroplast form nor the extra-chloroplast form showed a response to thioredoxin. After further purification by hydroxyapatite column chromatography and gel filtration, the regulatory form of chloroplast PAL was stimulated approximately 3-fold by thioredoxin reduced either photochemically by chloroplast membranes, via ferredoxin and ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase, or chemically by dithiothreitol. Once activated, the enzyme required an added oxidant for deactivation. Physiological oxidants-oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and dehydroascorbate-as well as nonphysiological oxidants-sodium tetrathionate and diamide-were effective in deactivation. The results indicate that chloroplast PAL is regulated by light via the ferredoxin/thioredoxin system in a manner similar to that described for regulatory enzymes of CO₂ assimilation. The extra-chloroplast form of the enzyme, by contrast, appears to be regulated by light via the earlier-described phytochrome-linked system.     

QTL mapping for nodule number and common bacterial blight in Phaseolus vulgaris L.

A recently developed bean RFLP linkage map was used to identify genetic elements affecting quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in two contrasting common bean genotypes, BAT-93 and Jalo EEP558, under two levels of mineral nitrogen: low – 0.25 mM NH4NO3 and a high – 6 mM NH4NO3. QTLs affecting nodule number (NN) and response to Xanthomonas campestris bv. phaseoli, which causes common bacterial blight (CBB) were identified and mapped. Analyses of 70 F2-derived F3 families, using the F1, the two parents, and a nodulation-defective mutant (Nod-) inoculated with R. tropici UM1899 under both levels of N showed significant differences (P#60;0.0001) among the F3 families for NN.Under low N, three genomic regions influenced both traits, with seven linked markers. In three of the six regions influencing NN, higher NN was associated with the Jalo EEP-558 allele, whereas in only two regions was the BAT-93 allele associated with higher NN. One-way analysis of variance, with each marker as the independent variable and NN as the dependent variable, and interval mapping analysis identified four QTLs, which accounted for 45% of the total variation, and two additional QTLs near to yet unassigned loci. In linkage group D7, one QTL mapped to the same region as a QTL for CBB.Under high N, three additional regions were linked to NN, one where the BAT-93 allele was closely associated with CH18 (chitinase), and the others where the Jalo EEP-558 allele was associated with CHS (chalcone synthetase) and PAL-1 (phenylalanine ammonia lyase). Four regions for CBB were mapped adjacent to or in the same region as a QTL for NN. Thus, N showed dual and opposite effects on the expression of NN and CBB. Analysis of these RFLP markers revealed these hidden favorable alleles and can serve as an indirect selection tool to increase NN and resistance to CBB.     

A diverse family of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase genes expressed in pine trees and cell cultures

Using degenerate PCR primers that target evolutionarily conserved sequences in pal genes, we show that in the gymnosperm, Pinus banksiana, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is encoded by a multigene family of at least eight to ten loci. Five classes of pal sequence were easily distinguished among 28 clones sequenced from the products of PCR amplification of haploid genomic DNA. The dominant sequence from each class was named, yielding pal1 to pal5 loci. These genes shared 68.8% to 94.0% nucleotide identity over the 366 bp region compared. All of pal1 to pal5 were expressed in cell suspension cultures treated with a fungal elicitor and all but pal3 were expressed in differentiating xylem tissue of a mature tree. Only pal1 was expressed in unelicited cell cultures. While these P. banksiana genes are quite divergent, they are still more similar to each other than to any angiosperm pal gene cloned to date. For its roles in development and defense, PAL production in P. banksiana is coordinated from a large, diverse multigene family. We discuss evidence suggesting that other pines have similar pal gene family structures.     

BTH对小麦叶片防卫相关酶的系统诱导作用

用0.4 mmol/L的苯并噻二唑(BTH)溶液处理小麦幼苗第1叶和第2叶2 d后接种白粉菌,比色法测定第3叶接种前后过氧化物酶(POD)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)、几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶的活性,结果表明BTH处理或接种均可使这4种酶活性升高。BTH诱导酶活性的系统增强与小麦对白粉病的诱导抗性密切相关。     

Systemic acquired resistance in Cavendish banana induced by infection with an incompatible strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

Fusarium wilt of banana is caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). The fact that there are no economically viable biological, chemical, or cultural measures of controlling the disease in an infected field leads to search for alternative strategies involving activation of the plant's innate defense system. The mechanisms underlying systemic acquired resistance (SAR) are much less understood in monocots than in dicots. Since systemic protection of plants by attenuated or avirulent pathogens is a typical SAR response, the establishment of a biologically induced SAR model in banana is helpful to investigate the mechanism of SAR to Fusarium wilt. This paper described one such model using incompatible Foc race 1 to induce resistance against Foc tropical race 4 in an in vitro pathosystem. Consistent with the observation that the SAR provided the highest level of protection when the time interval between primary infection and challenge inoculation was 10 d, the activities of defense-related enzymes such as phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5), peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.7), polyphenol oxidase (PPO, EC 1.14.18.1), and superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 1.15.1.1) in systemic tissues also reached the maximum level and were 2.00–2.43 times higher than that of the corresponding controls on the tenth day. The total salicylic acid (SA) content in roots of banana plantlets increased from about 1 to more than 5 μg g⁻¹ FW after the second leaf being inoculated with Foc race 1. The systemic up-regulation of MaNPR1A and MaNPR1B was followed by the second up-regulation of PR-1 and PR-3. Although SA and jasmonic acid (JA)/ethylene (ET) signaling are mostly antagonistic, systemic expression of PR genes regulated by different signaling pathways were simultaneously up-regulated after primary infection, indicating that both pathways are involved in the activation of the SAR.