5α-Reductase activity in Lycopersicon esculentum: Cloning and functional characterization of LeDET2 and evidence of the presence of two isoenzymes
摘要:
The full-length cDNA (LeDET2) encoding a 257 amino acid protein homolog of Arabidopsis DET2 (AtDET2) was isolated in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). LeDET2 has 76% similarity with AtDET2 and structural characteristics conserved among plant and mammalian steroid 5 alpha-reductases (5 alpha Rs). LeDET2 is ubiquitously expressed in tomato tissues with higher levels in leaf than in stem, root, seed and callus. When expressed in mammalian cells (COS-7), recombinant LeDET2 was active on substrates typical of mammalian 5 alpha LRs (progesterone, testosterone, androstenedione), but reduced at very low levels campestenone, the substrate described for AtDET2. Similar results were obtained with the expression in COS-7 of recombinant AtDET2 that showed 5 alpha R activity for progesterone and not for campestenone. Recombinant LeDET2 was inhibited by several inhibitors of the human 5 alpha Rs and the application of an active inhibitor to tomato seedlings induced dwarfism and morphological changes similar to BR-deficient mutants. In tomato tissues, campestenone was 5 alpha-reduced in leaf, stem and root homogenates, like progesterone and testosterone, while androstenedione was converted to testosterone, evidencing for the first time a 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in plants. Moreover, two separate 5 alpha R activities with different kinetic characteristic and response to inhibitors were characterized in tomato tissues. The presence of two 5 alpha R isoenzymes was demonstrated also in Arabidopsis using the det2-1 mutant, in which a residual 5 alpha R activity for campestenone and progesterone was evidenced and characterized. Therefore, the existence of two isoenzymes of 5 alpha R is probably characteristic of the whole plant kingdom highlighting the similarities between the animal and plant steroid biosynthetic pathways. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Methods for the identification of inhibitors of 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase expression or activity in plants
申请人:——
公开号:US20040265789A1
公开(公告)日:2004-12-30
The present inventors have discovered that 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (DET2) is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of DET2 gene expression in plant seedlings resulted in seedlings that are shorter than controls and chlorotic. Thus, DET2 can be used as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of compounds that inhibit DET2 expression or activity, comprising: contacting a compound with a DET2 and detecting the presence and/or absence of binding between said compound and said DET2, or detecting a decrease in DET2 expression or activity. The methods of the invention are useful for the identification of herbicides.
METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF INHIBITORS OF 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY IN PLANTS
申请人:Paradigm Genetics Inc.
公开号:EP1407270A2
公开(公告)日:2004-04-14
EP1407270A4
申请人:——
公开号:EP1407270A4
公开(公告)日:2005-05-25
ACIDE NUCLEIQUE REGULATEUR PERMETTANT L'EXPRESSION D'UN POLYNUCLEOTIDE D'INTERET SPECIFIQUEMENT DANS L'ENDOTHELIUM D'UNE GRAINE DE PLANTE, ET SES APPLICATIONS.
申请人:Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
公开号:EP1414966A2
公开(公告)日:2004-05-06
[EN] METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF INHIBITORS OF 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY IN PLANTS<br/>[FR] PROCEDES POUR IDENTIFIER DES INHIBITEURS DE L'EXPRESSION OU DE L'ACTIVITE DE LA 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROIDE 4-DESHYDROGENASE DANS DES PLANTES
申请人:PARADIGM GENETICS INC
公开号:WO2002096198A2
公开(公告)日:2002-12-05
The present inventors have discovered that 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (DET2) is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of DET2 gene expression in plant seedlings resulted in seedlings that are shorter than controls and chlorotic. Thus, DET2 can be used as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of compounds that inhibit DET2 expression or activity, comprising: contacting a compound with a DET2 and detecting the presence and/or absence of binding between said compound and said DET2, or detecting a decrease in DET2 expression or activity. The methods of the invention are useful for the identification of herbicides.