已经从许多植物物种中鉴定出了葡萄糖化的脱落酸(ABA)形式,并且已知它们是ABA降解的形式,尽管它们的(生理)作用尚未阐明。ABA葡萄糖转移酶(-GTase)被认为在ABA的葡萄糖化中发挥关键作用。我们从小豆(Vigna angularis)幼苗中获得的UDP-GTase同源物中分离出了一个ABA诱导的GTase基因。推导的氨基酸序列(存取号AB065190)与已知的UDP-GTase同源物相比,显示出30%至44%的同一性。带有谷胱甘肽S-转移酶标签的重组蛋白在大肠杆菌中表达,并以ABA特异性方式显示出酶活性。在柠檬酸和Tris-HCl缓冲液中,在pH 5.0至9.0的宽范围内检测到酶活性,最佳范围在pH 6.0至7.3之间。通过气相色谱/质谱法确定了来自拉丁式ABA和UDP-d-葡萄糖的产物为ABA-GE。重组GTase(rAOG)比(+)-S-ABA和(-)-R-ABA更好地转化2-反式(+)-ABA。虽然GTase轻微地将反-肉桂酸转化为其结合物,但(-)-PA则没有。mRNA水平通过ABA应用或水分胁迫和损伤而增加。我们认为该基因编码ABA特异性GTase,并且其表达受环境胁迫调节。
The glycosylated forms of abscisic acid (ABA) have been identified from many plant species and are known to be the forms of ABA-catabolism, although their (physiological) roles have not yet been elucidated. ABA-glucosyltransferase (-GTase) is thought to play a key role in the glycosylation of ABA. We isolated an ABA-inducible GTase gene from UDP-GTase homologs obtained from adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) seedlings. The deduced amino acid sequence (accession no. AB065190) showed 30% to 44% identity with the known UDP-GTase homologs. The recombinant protein with a glutathioneS-transferase-tag was expressed in Escherichia coli and showed enzymatic activity in an ABA-specific manner. The enzymatic activity was detected over a wide pH range from 5.0 to 9.0, the optimum range being between pH 6.0 and 7.3, in a citrate and Tris-HCl buffer. The product from racemic ABA and UDP-d-glucose was identified to be ABA-GE by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The recombinant GTase (rAOG) converted 2-trans-(+)-ABA better than (+)-S-ABA and (−)-R-ABA. Although trans-cinnamic acid was slightly converted to its conjugate by the GTase, (−)-PA was not at all. The mRNA level was increased by ABA application or by water stress and wounding. We suggest that the gene encodes an ABA-specific GTase and that its expression is regulated by environmental stress.
已经从许多植物物种中鉴定出了葡萄糖化的脱落酸(ABA)形式,并且已知它们是ABA降解的形式,尽管它们的(生理)作用尚未阐明。ABA葡萄糖转移酶(-GTase)被认为在ABA的葡萄糖化中发挥关键作用。我们从小豆(Vigna angularis)幼苗中获得的UDP-GTase同源物中分离出了一个ABA诱导的GTase基因。推导的氨基酸序列(存取号AB065190)与已知的UDP-GTase同源物相比,显示出30%至44%的同一性。带有谷胱甘肽S-转移酶标签的重组蛋白在大肠杆菌中表达,并以ABA特异性方式显示出酶活性。在柠檬酸和Tris-HCl缓冲液中,在pH 5.0至9.0的宽范围内检测到酶活性,最佳范围在pH 6.0至7.3之间。通过气相色谱/质谱法确定了来自拉丁式ABA和UDP-d-葡萄糖的产物为ABA-GE。重组GTase(rAOG)比(+)-S-ABA和(-)-R-ABA更好地转化2-反式(+)-ABA。虽然GTase轻微地将反-肉桂酸转化为其结合物,但(-)-PA则没有。mRNA水平通过ABA应用或水分胁迫和损伤而增加。我们认为该基因编码ABA特异性GTase,并且其表达受环境胁迫调节。