小麦磷酸丙糖转运器的特性及其对同化物分配的调节(英文)

磷酸丙糖转运器(triosephosphate/phosphatetranslocator,TPT)是源、库间光合产物分配的第一调控部位,研究TPT的特性及其对同化物分配的调节,对于提高光合作用同化物利用效率有着重要意义。我们首先采用Percoll密度梯度离心从小麦(TriticumaestivumL.)叶片中分离制备了完整性达91%以上、具有较高纯度的完整叶绿体。利用TPT不可逆抑制剂H3]2-DIDS标记和SDS-PAGE,以及小麦TPT抗体进行Westernblotting分析,证明TPT蛋白仅存在于叶绿体被膜中,约占被膜总蛋白的15%,其分子量为35kD,而在液泡膜和线粒体膜上不存在。采用硅油离心法研究TPT对磷酸二羟丙酮(dihydroxyacetonephosphate,DHAP)、磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸(phosphoenolpyruvate,PEP)、葡萄糖-6-磷酸(glucose-6-phosphate,G6P)与Pi的反向运输动力学的结果表明,DHAP/Pi的最大运输活性最高,PEP/Pi次之,G6P/Pi最低。TPT与这些运输底物的Km值由小至大,分别为DHAP、Pi、PEP和G6P,证明TPT的最适运输底物为DHAP。用DIDS处理时,TPT对DHAP运输活性的抑制达95%。TPT运输活性受到抑制时,可导致叶绿体内大量积累淀粉。TPT在调控小麦叶绿体同化产物的分配中起着重要作用,在保证卡尔文循环正常运转的前提下,通过TPT外运到胞质中参与蔗糖合成和其他代谢活动的磷酸丙糖(triosep

Characteristics of Triose Phosphate/Phosphate Translocator from Wheat and Its Role in the Distribution of Assimilates

In plants, triose phosphate/phosphate translocator (TPT) is the first regulation point forpartitioning of photosynthate between source and sink. Studies on the characteristic of TPT and itsregulation on the distribution of assimilates are critical for improving the utilization rate of photosyntheticassimilates. Chloroplasts with intactness of more than 91% and high purity were isolated from wheat(Triticum aestivum L. cv. Jing 411) leaves. Analysis of SDS-PAGE and labeling with an irreversible specificinhibitor, H3]2-DIDS (4, 4'-diisothiocyano-2, 2'-stilbenedisulfonate, DIDS) demonstrated that wheat TPTwas a chloroplast membrane protein with a 35 kD molecular weight, which comprised about 15% of the totalmembrane proteins of chloroplasts. Western blotting analysis showed that wheat TPT is uniquelydistributed in the envelope membrane of chloroplasts, but not detected in the membranes of vacuoles andmitochondria. The silicone-oil-layer centrifugation system was employed to study the kinetic properties ofTPT. The results showed that the maximal transport activity of TPT was the highest for dihydroxyacetonephosphate (DHAP)/inorganic phosphate (Pi), then for phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)/Pi and glucose-6-phosphate (G6P)/Pi. The Km value of TPT was the lowest for DHAP, followed by Pi, PEP and G6P,therefore the most preferred substrate of TPT is DHAP. The transport of wheat TPT to DHAP was stronglyinhibited by DIDS with a degree of 95%. Inhibition of TPT transport activity led to an obvious accumulationof starch in chloroplasts, therefore the TPT protein of wheat controls the export of TP out of chloroplastsinto cytosol. Except for the need of participating in the Calvin cycle, the ratio of TP exported out ofchloroplast to the one used for synthesizing starch was at least 93.6:6.4. The TPT protein from wheat hasmuch high transport efficiency, which plays an important role in the regulation of the distribution ofassimilates in wheat chloroplasts.