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Tracy Punshon Ryan Tappero Felipe K. Ricachenevsky Kendal Hirschi Paul A. Nakata 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2013,76(4):627-633
Oxalate‐producing plants accumulate calcium oxalate crystals (CaOx(c)) in the range of 3–80% w/w of their dry weight, reducing calcium (Ca) bioavailability. The calcium oxalate deficient 5 (cod5) mutant of Medicago truncatula has been previously shown to contain similar Ca concentrations to wild‐type (WT) plants, but lower oxalate and CaOx(c) concentrations. We imaged the Ca distribution in WT and cod5 leaflets via synchrotron X–ray fluorescence mapping (SXRF). We observed a difference in the Ca distribution between cod5 and WT leaflets, manifested as an abundance of Ca in the interveinal areas and a lack of Ca along the secondary veins in cod5, i.e. the opposite of what is observed in WT. X–ray microdiffraction (μXRD) of M. truncatula leaves confirmed that crystalline CaOx(c) (whewellite; CaC2O4·H2O) was present in the WT only, in cells sheathing the secondary veins. Together with μXRD, microbeam Ca K–edge X–ray absorption near‐edge structure spectroscopy (μXANES) indicated that, among the forms of CaOx, i.e. crystalline or amorphous, only amorphous CaOx was present in cod5. These results demonstrate that deletion of COD5 changes both Ca localization and the form of CaOx within leaflets. 相似文献
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Bruno AN Pochmann D Ricachenevsky FK Fontella FU Bonan CD Dalmaz C Barreto-Chaves ML Sarkis JJ 《Neurochemical research》2005,30(9):1155-1161
Purinergic system exerts a significant influence on the modulation of pain pathways at the spinal site. Adenosine has antinociceptive
properties in experimental and clinical situations, while ATP exerts pronociceptive actions in different pain models. In this
study we investigated the hydrolysis of ATP to adenosine in synaptosomes from spinal cord in parallel with the nociceptive
response of rats at different ages after hypothyroidism induction. Hypothyroidism elicited a significant increase in AMP hydrolysis
to adenosine in synaptosomes from spinal cord of rats subjected to neonatal hypothyroidism and in 420-day-old rats submitted
to thyroidectomy. Accordingly, these rats presented an analgesic response as a consequence of hypothyroidism. In contrast,
the ATP hydrolysis was decreased in the spinal cord of 60-day-old hypothyroid rats in parallel with a significant increase
in nociceptive response. These results indicate the involvement of adenine nucleotides in the control of the hypothyroidism-induced
nociceptive response during development. 相似文献
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Multiple isoforms of UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl-
transferase (ppGaNTase) have been cloned and expressed from a variety of
organisms. In general, these isoforms display different patterns of
tissue-specific expression, but exhibit overlapping substrate
specificities, in vitro . A peptide substrate, derived from the sequence of
the V3 loop of the HIV gp120 protein (HIV peptide), has previously been
shown to be glycosylated in vitro exclusively by the ppGaNTase-T3 (Bennett
et al. , 1996). To determine if this isoform- specificity is maintained in
vivo , we have examined the glycosylation of this substrate when it is
expressed as a reporter peptide (rHIV) in a cell background (COS7 cells)
which lacks detectable levels of the ppGaNTase-T3. Glycosylation of rHIV
was greatly increased by coexpression of a recombinant ppGaNTase-T3.
Overexpression of ppGaNTase- T1 yielded only partial glycosylation of the
reporter. We have also determined that the introduction of a proline
residue at the +3 position flanking the potential glycosylation site
eliminated ppGaNTase- T3 selectivity toward rHIV observed both in vivo and
in vitro .
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Iron is essential to plants. However, when free and in excess, iron can catalyze the formation of oxygen free radicals. Ferritin, a protein capable of storing up to 4500 atoms of iron, can act as an iron buffer inside plant cells. Using a strategy based in amplicon size difference, we were able to analyze the expression profile of the two rice ferritin genes (OsFER1 and OsFER2). Both genes are expressed, although with different regulation and organ distribution. Exposure to copper, Paraquat, SNP and excess iron led to accumulation of ferritin mRNA, remarkably of OsFER2. The iron-induced expression was abolished by treatment with GSH, indicating that the induction observed is dependent of an oxidative step. OsFER2 mRNA levels in rice flag leaves and panicles at different reproductive stages were higher than OsFER1 mRNA levels. No ferritin mRNA was detected in rice seeds. However, imbibition under light led to ferritin expression, which was abolished when seeds were kept in the dark, suggesting a light-regulated induction. Ferritin mRNA accumulation was seen in the dark only when seeds were germinated in the presence of externally supplied iron. We suggest that the primary role of rice ferritins is related to defense against iron-mediated oxidative stress. 相似文献
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Bruno AN Carneiro-Ramos MS Buffon A Pochmann D Ricachenevsky FK Barreto-Chaves ML Sarkis JJ 《BioFactors (Oxford, England)》2011,37(1):40-45
The effects of ATP, ADP, and adenosine in the processes of platelet aggregation, vasodilatation, and coronary flow have been known for many years. The sequential hydrolysis of ATP to adenosine by soluble nucleotidases constitutes the main system for rapid inactivation of circulating adenine nucleotides. Thyroid disorders affect a number of biological factors including adenosine levels in different fractions. Then, we intend to investigate if the soluble nucleotidases responsible for the ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis are affected by variations in the thyroid hormone levels in blood serum from adult rats. Hyperthyroidism was induced by daily intraperitoneal injections of L-thyroxine (T4) (2.5 and 10.0 μg/100 g body weight, respectively) for 7 or 14 days. Hypothyroidism was induced by thyroidectomy and methimazole (0.05%) added to their drinking water during 7 or 14 days. The treatments efficacy was confirmed by determination of hemodynamic parameters and cardiac hypertrophy evaluation. T4 treatment predominantly inhibited, and hypothyroidism (14 days after thyroidectomy) predominantly increased the ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis in rat blood serum. These results suggest that both excess and deficiency of thyroid hormones can modulate the ATP diphosphohydrolase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in rat blood serum and consequently modulate the effects mediated by these enzymes and their products in vascular system. 相似文献
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Iron deficiency in rice shoots: identification of novel induced genes using RDA and possible relation to leaf senescence 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Rice plants are highly susceptible to Fe-deficiency. Under nutrient deprivation, plant cells undergo extensive metabolic changes for their continued survival. To provide further insight into the pathways induced during Fe-deficiency, rice seedlings were grown for 3, 6 and 9 days in the presence or absence of Fe. Using RDA (Representational Difference Analysis), sequences of 32 induced genes in rice shoots under Fe-deficiency were identified. About 30% of the sequences found have been previously reported as responsive to other abiotic and even biotic stresses. However, this is the first report that indicates their relation to Fe deprivation. Differential expression of selected genes was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis. The identification of classical senescence-related sequences, such as lipase EC 3.1.1.-, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme EC 6.3.2.19, beta-Glucosidase EC 3.2.1.21 and cysteine synthase EC 2.5.1.47, besides the higher accumulation of total soluble sugars prior to the decrease of total chlorophyll content in Fe-deficient leaves, indicate that sugar accumulation may be one of the factors leading to premature leaf senescence induced by Fe-deficiency. 相似文献
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Sichul Lee Joohyun Lee Felipe K. Ricachenevsky Tracy Punshon Ryan Tappero David E. Salt Mary Lou Guerinot 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2021,108(4):1162-1173
Zinc (Zn) is essential for normal plant growth and development. The Zn-regulated transporter, iron-regulated transporter (IRT)-like protein (ZIP) family members are involved in Zn transport and cellular Zn homeostasis throughout the domains of life. In this study, we have characterized four ZIP transporters from Arabidopsis thaliana (IRT3, ZIP4, ZIP6, and ZIP9) to better understand their functional roles. The four ZIP proteins can restore the growth defect of a yeast Zn uptake mutant and are upregulated under Zn deficiency. Single and double mutants show no phenotypes under Zn-sufficient or Zn-limited growth conditions. In contrast, triple and quadruple mutants show impaired growth irrespective of external Zn supply due to reduced Zn translocation from root to shoot. All four ZIP genes are highly expressed during seed development, and siliques from all single and higher-order mutants exhibited an increased number of abnormal seeds and decreased Zn levels in mature seeds relative to wild type. The seed phenotypes could be reversed by supplementing the soil with Zn. Our data demonstrate that IRT3, ZIP4, ZIP6, and ZIP9 function redundantly in maintaining Zn homeostasis and seed development in A. thaliana. 相似文献
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