In vivo fragmentation of the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase by reactive oxygen species in an intact leaf of cucumber under chilling-light conditions
In vivo fragmentation of the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase by reactive oxygen species in an intact leaf of cucumber under chilling-light conditions
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DOI:
10.1093/pcp/pci245
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Mae, T
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作者:
Nakano, R;Ishida, H;Mae, T
Previous studies have demonstrated that the large subunit (LSU) of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) is site-specifically cleaved by a hydroxyl radical (center dot OH) generated in the illuminated chloroplast lysates or by an artificial center dot OH-generating system. However, it is not known whether such cleavage of the LSU by reactive oxygen species (ROS) actually occurs in an intact leaf. When leaf discs of chilling-sensitive cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) were illuminated at 4 degrees C, five major fragments of the LSU were observed. This fragmentation was completely inhibited by ROS scavengers, such as n-propyl gallate (for center dot OH) and 1,2-dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulfonic acid (Tiron) (for superoxide). FeSO4 stimulated this fragmentation, whereas an iron-specific chelator, deferoxamine, suppressed it. Furthermore, such fragments were identical to those generated from the purified Rubisco by an center dot OH-generating system in vitro on two-dimensional PAGE. These results indicate that the direct fragmentation of the LSU by reacive oxygen species also occurs in an intact leaf.