Maize cytosolic NADP-malic enzyme (ZmCytNADP-ME): a phylogenetically distant isoform specifically expressed in embryo and emerging roots
Maize cytosolic NADP-malic enzyme (ZmCytNADP-ME): a phylogenetically distant isoform specifically expressed in embryo and emerging roots
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DOI:
10.1007/s11103-008-9375-8
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发表时间:
2008-11-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Drincovich, Maria F.
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作者:
Detarsio, Enrique;Maurino, Veronica G.;Drincovich, Maria F.
Two maize plastidic NADP-malic enzyme isoforms have been characterized: the bundle sheath-located photosynthetic isoform (ZmC(4)-NADP-ME) and a constitutively expressed one (Zm-nonC(4)-NADP-ME). In this work, the characterization of the first maize cytosolic NADP-ME (ZmCytNADP-ME) is presented, which transcript is exclusively found in embryo and emerging roots. ZmCytNADP-ME expression in roots decreases with development, while Zm-nonC(4)-NADP-ME increases concomitantly. On the other hand, ZmCytNADP-ME accumulation is differentially modulated by several stress conditions and shows coordination with that of Zm-nonC(4)-NADP-ME in maize young roots. Recombinant ZmCytNADP-ME displays clearly distinct kinetic parameters and metabolic regulation than the plastidic isoforms. The particular properties and the specific-expression pattern of this novel isoform suggest that it may be involved in the control of cytosolic malate levels in emerging roots, e. g. during hypoxia. ZmCytNADP-ME is phylogenetically related to other cytosolic mono and dicot NADP-MEs, and data indicate that it belongs to an ancestral unique group among plant NADP-MEs.