摘要
UGT76C2是负责细胞分裂素N-糖基化修饰的糖基转移酶,该基因对于维持植物体内细胞分裂素动态平衡有重要作用。为了进一步研究UGT76C2酶蛋白结构与催化活性的关系,本文采用定点突变方法,将UGT76C2的N端第31位的保守亮氨酸替换为组氨酸。结果发现,突变型UGT76C2在离体实验中完全丧失了对细胞分裂素的糖基化修饰活性,该突变基因的过表达转基因植物出现与UGT76C2突变体类似的表型,转基因植物体内的两类主要细胞分裂素的N-糖苷含量显著降低。实验结果证明了UGT76C2 N端亮氨酸残基对于糖基化修饰活性的重要性。
UGT76C2 is a glucosyltransferases responsible for the N-glucosylation of cytokinins, which is important for in vivo cytokinin homeostasis. In order to study the effects of protein structure on catalytic activity, the conserved N-terminal amino acid, leucine(L31), of UGT76C2 was replaced by histidine via site-specifi c mutation method. It was found that the mutated UGT76C2 completely lost in vitro glucosylating activity for cytokinins. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing mutated UGT76C2 displayed a typical phonotype for ugt76c2 mutants. Moreover, the contents of N-glucosides of main cytokinins in Arabidopsis were substantially decreased. Our results demonstrated that the conserved N-terminal leucine of UGT76C2 was essential for cytokinin glucosylating activity.
出处
《植物生理学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2014年第11期1659-1668,共10页
Plant Physiology Journal
基金
国家自然科学基金项目(30770214)
教育部博士学科点专项基金项目(20120131110023)
植物细胞工程与种质创新教育部重点实验室开放课题(2012-01)
关键词
糖基转移酶
定点突变
酶活性
细胞分裂素
拟南芥
glucosyltransferase
site-specifi c mutation
enzyme activity
cytokinin
Arabidopsis thaliana