Regulatory mechanisms of biosynthesis of betacyanin and anthocyanin in relation to cell division activity in suspension cultures |
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| Authors: | Masaaki Sakuta Hiroshi Hirano Koichi Kakegawa Jun Suda Masanori Hirose Richard W. Joy IV Munetaka Sugiyama Atsushi Komamine |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, Otsuka, Tokyo, Japan;(2) Takarazuka Research Center, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan;(3) Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan;(4) Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;(5) Research Laboratory for Development, Mitsubishi Oil Company, Kawasaki, Japan;(6) Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Regulatory mechanisms of betacyanin biosynthesis in suspension cultures of Phytolacca americana and anthocyanin in Vitis sp. were investigated in relation to cell division activity.Betacyanin biosynthesis in Phytolacca cells clearly shows a positive correlation with cell division, as the peak of betacyanin accumulation was observed at the log phase of batch cultures. Incorporation of radioactivity from labelled tyrosine into betacyanin also showed a peak at early log phase. Aphidicolin, an inhibitor of DNA synthesis, and propyzamide, an antimicrotubule drug, reduced betacyanin accumulation and inhibited the incorporation of radioactivity from labelled tyrosine into betacyanin at concentrations which were inhibitory to cell division. Both inhibitors reduced the incorporation of radioactivity from labelled tyrosine to 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), but the incorporation of labelled DOPA into betacyanin was not affected. These results suggest that the conversion of tyrosine to DOPA is coupled with cell division activity.In contrast, the anthocyanin accumulation in Vitis cells showed a negative correlation with cell division. Accumulation occurred at the stationary phase in batch cultures when cell division ceased. Aphidicolin or reduced phosphate concentration induced a substantial increase in anthocyanin accumulation as well as the inhibition of cell division. Chalcone synthase (CHS) activity increased at the time of anthocyanin accumulation. Northern blotting analysis indicated that changes in CHS mRNA levels corresponded to similar changes in enzymatic activity. The pool size of endogenous phenylalanine was low during active cell division, but increased before anthocyanin began to accumulate and concomitantly with increasing levels of CHS mRNA. Exogenous supply of phenylalanine at the time of low endogenous levels induced the elevation of CHS mRNA and anthocyanin accumulation. These results indicate that the elevation of endogenous phenylalanine levels, when cell division ceases, may cause the increase in CHS mRNA levels, resulting in increased CHS activity and subsequently in anthocyanin accumulation in Vitis suspension cultures.Abbreviations CHS chalcone synthase - CHFI chalcone flavanone isomerase - DOPA 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine - PAL phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
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| Keywords: | Anthocyanin betacyanin cell division Phytolacca suspension culture Vitis |
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