Xiao-Ai-Ping(XAP),a traditional oriental medicinal herb isolated from the stem of Marsdenia tenacissima(Roxb.)Wight et Arn.,has been shown to induce tumor cell apoptosis.In this study,we used confocal fluorescence mic...Xiao-Ai-Ping(XAP),a traditional oriental medicinal herb isolated from the stem of Marsdenia tenacissima(Roxb.)Wight et Arn.,has been shown to induce tumor cell apoptosis.In this study,we used confocal fluorescence microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer(FRET)techniques to study the molecular mechanism of XAPinduced apoptosis in single living human lung adenocarcinoma(ASTC-a-1)cells.The efficacious apoptosis was observed at 6 h after of 100μl XAP treatment.Further monitoring the dynamics of caspase-3 activation using FRET imaging in single living ASTC-a-1 cell expressing stably with SCAT3,a FRET probe,showed that XAP activated the caspase-3 at about 2 h after XAP treatment.These data suggest that caspase-3 activation was involved in the XAP-induced apoptosis in ASTC-a-1 cells.展开更多
Symbiosis receptor-like kinase(SymRK) is a key protein mediating the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.Our previous work has identified an MAP kinase kinase,SIP2,as a SymRK-interacting protein to positively regulate nodule o...Symbiosis receptor-like kinase(SymRK) is a key protein mediating the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.Our previous work has identified an MAP kinase kinase,SIP2,as a SymRK-interacting protein to positively regulate nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus,suggesting that an MAPK cascade might be involved in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis.In this study,LjMPK6 was identified as a phosphorylation target of SIP2.Stable transgenic L.japonicus with RNAi silencing of LjMPK6 decreased the numbers of nodule primordia(NP) and nodule,while plants overexpressing LjMPK6 increased the numbers of nodule,infection threads(ITs),and NP,indicating that LjMPK6 plays a positive role in nodulation.LjMPK6 could interact with a cytokinin receptor,LHK1 both in vivo and in vitro.LjMPK6 was shown to compete with LHP1 to bind to the receiver domain(RD) of LHK1 and to downregulate the expression of two LjACS(1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase) genes and ethylene levels during nodulation.This study demonstrated an important role of LjMPK6 in regulation of nodule organogenesis and ethylene production in L.japonicus.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30670507)the Opening Project of MOE Key laboratory of Laser Life Science,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510631,China.
文摘Xiao-Ai-Ping(XAP),a traditional oriental medicinal herb isolated from the stem of Marsdenia tenacissima(Roxb.)Wight et Arn.,has been shown to induce tumor cell apoptosis.In this study,we used confocal fluorescence microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer(FRET)techniques to study the molecular mechanism of XAPinduced apoptosis in single living human lung adenocarcinoma(ASTC-a-1)cells.The efficacious apoptosis was observed at 6 h after of 100μl XAP treatment.Further monitoring the dynamics of caspase-3 activation using FRET imaging in single living ASTC-a-1 cell expressing stably with SCAT3,a FRET probe,showed that XAP activated the caspase-3 at about 2 h after XAP treatment.These data suggest that caspase-3 activation was involved in the XAP-induced apoptosis in ASTC-a-1 cells.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2016YF0100700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670240 and 31870219)+2 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology (AMLKF201503 and AMLKF201608)the Graduate Education Innovation Fund of Huazhong Agricultural University (to Z.Z.)Graduate Student Research Innovation Project of Huazhong Agricultural University (to J.Y.)
文摘Symbiosis receptor-like kinase(SymRK) is a key protein mediating the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.Our previous work has identified an MAP kinase kinase,SIP2,as a SymRK-interacting protein to positively regulate nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus,suggesting that an MAPK cascade might be involved in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis.In this study,LjMPK6 was identified as a phosphorylation target of SIP2.Stable transgenic L.japonicus with RNAi silencing of LjMPK6 decreased the numbers of nodule primordia(NP) and nodule,while plants overexpressing LjMPK6 increased the numbers of nodule,infection threads(ITs),and NP,indicating that LjMPK6 plays a positive role in nodulation.LjMPK6 could interact with a cytokinin receptor,LHK1 both in vivo and in vitro.LjMPK6 was shown to compete with LHP1 to bind to the receiver domain(RD) of LHK1 and to downregulate the expression of two LjACS(1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase) genes and ethylene levels during nodulation.This study demonstrated an important role of LjMPK6 in regulation of nodule organogenesis and ethylene production in L.japonicus.
