Synthesis of Glutathione in Leaves of Transgenic Poplar Overexpressing [gamma]-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase.
AUTOR(ES)
Noctor, G.
RESUMO
Internode stem fragments of the poplar hybrid Populus tremula x Populus alba were transformed with a bacterial gene (gshl) for [gamma]-glutamylcysteine synthetase ([gamma]-ECS) targeted to the cytosol. Lines overexpressing [gamma]-ECS were identified by northern analysis, and the transformant with the highest enzyme activity was used to investigate the control of glutathione synthesis. Whereas foliar [gamma]-ECS activity was below the limit of detection in untransformed plants, activities of up to 8.7 nmol mg-1 protein min-1 were found in the transformant, in which the foliar contents of [gamma]-glutamylcysteine ([gamma]-EC) and glutathione were increased approximately 10- and 3-fold, respectively, without affecting either the reduction state of the glutathione pool or the foliar cysteine content. A supply of exogenous cysteine to leaf discs increased the glutathione content from both transformed and untransformed poplars, and caused the [gamma]-EC content of the transformant discs to increase still further. The following conclusions are drawn: (a) the native [gamma]-ECS of untransformed poplars exists in quantities that are limiting for foliar glutathione synthesis; (b) foliar glutathione synthesis in untransformed poplars is limited by cysteine availability; (c) in the transformant interactions between glutathione synthesis and cysteine synthesis operate to sustain the increased formation of [gamma]-EC and glutathione; and (d) the foliar glutathione content of the transformant is restricted by cysteine availability and by the activity of glutathione synthetase.
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