The inositol triphosphate (IP3)-signaling pathway has been associated with several developmental and physiological processes in plants, but we currently know little about the regulation of this pathway. Inositol 5′ phosphatases (5PTases) are enzymes that remove a 5′ phosphate from several potential second messengers, including IP3. In catalyzing the removal of a 5′ phosphate from second messenger substrates, 5PTases can act to terminate signal transduction events. We describe the molecular analysis of At5PTase1, a 5PTase gene from Arabidopsis. When expressed transiently in Arabidopsis leaf tissue or ectopically in transgenic plants, At5PTase1 allowed for the increased hydrolysis of I(1,4,5)P3 and I(1,3,4,5)P4 substrates. At5PTase1 did not hydrolyze I(1)P, I(1,4)P2, or PI(4,5)P2 substrates. This substrate specificity was similar to that of the human Type I 5PTase. We identified 14 other potential At5PTase genes and constructed an unrooted phylogenetic tree containing putative Arabidopsis, human, and yeast 5PTase proteins. This analysis indicated that the Arabidopsis 5PTases were grouped in two separate branches of the tree. The multiplicity of At5PTases indicates that these enzymes may have different substrate specificities and play different roles in signal termination in Arabidopsis.
肌醇三磷酸(IP3)信号通路与植物中的几个发育和生理过程有关,但我们目前对该通路的调控知之甚少。肌醇5'-磷酸酶(5PTases)是一种酶,可从多种潜在的第二信使中去除5'-磷酸,包括IP3。通过催化第二信使底物中的5'-磷酸的去除,5PTases可以终止信号转导事件。我们描述了来自拟南芥的5PTase基因At5PTase1的分子分析。当在拟南芥叶组织中短暂表达或在转基因植物中异位表达时,At5PTase1允许增加I(1,4,5)P3和I(1,3,4,5)P4底物的水解。At5PTase1不水解I(1)P,I(1,4)P2或PI(4,5)P2底物。这种底物特异性类似于人类I型5PTase。我们鉴定了其他14个潜在的At5PTase基因,并构建了一个包含拟南芥、人类和酵母5PTase蛋白的未根的系统发育树。该分析表明,拟南芥5PTases被分成树的两个分支。At5PTases的多样性表明这些酶可能具有不同的底物特异性,并在拟南芥的信号终止中发挥不同的作用。