In Vitro Functional Study of Rice Adenosine 5'-Phosphosulfate Kinase

Sulfate can be activated by ATP sulfurylase and adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate kinase(APSK) in vivo. Recent studies suggested that APSK in Arabidopsis thaliana regulated the partition between APS reduction and phosphorylation and its activity can be modulated by cellular redox status. In order to study regulation of APSK in rice(Os APSK), Os APSK1 gene was cloned and its activity was analyzed. Os APSK1 C36 and C69 were found to be the conserved counterparts of C86 and C119, which involved in disulfide formation in At APSK. C36A/C69 A Os APSK1 double mutation was made by site directed mutagenesis. Os APSK1 and its mutant were prokaryotically over-expressed and purified, and then assayed for APS phosphorylation activity. Os APSK1 activity was depressed by oxidized glutathione, while the activity of its mutant was not. Further studies in the case that oxidative stress will fluctuate in vivo 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate content, and all APSK isoenzymes have similar regulation patterns are necessary to be performed.

水稻腺苷5′-磷酰硫酸激酶编码基因的克隆及其酶活分析

硫是植物生长所必需的大量元素之一。植物通过根系吸收土壤中的硫酸盐,经ATP硫酸化酶活化为腺苷5′-磷酰硫酸(adenosine 5′-phosphosulfate,APS)。APS的代谢包括初级代谢和次级代谢,分别是APS还原酶催化APS生成亚硫酸盐;腺苷5′-磷酰硫酸激酶(adenosine 5′-phosphosulfate kinase,APSK)催化APS磷酸化生成3′-磷酸-腺苷5′-磷酰硫酸(3′phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate,PAPS),PAPS进一步作为硫酸根供体参与胞内的硫酸化反应。近年来的研究表明,拟南芥APSK在调节硫的初级和次级代谢的过程中具有重要功能,且受氧化胁迫的APSK1在亚基C86和C119间形成二硫键降低其催化活性。水稻的同工酶是否也会受到氧化还原调控尚无相关报道。对APSK序列进行分析,发现水稻APSK1含有与拟南芥APSK1C86和C69同源的半胱氨酸。本研究对水稻APSK1基因进行了克隆、双突变和酶活分析。OsAPSK及双突变C36A/C69A经原核表达、纯化,获得了OsAPSK1及双突变蛋白。体外酶活分析表明,在氧化环境中OsAPSK1活性受到抑制,而C36A/C69A双突变蛋白不受氧化环境的影响。推测水稻胞内受到氧化胁迫时会降低OsAPSK1的活性,从而促进还原型谷胱甘肽的合成,提高水稻的抗氧化能力。通过分析PAPS的含量与氧化胁迫之间的相关性及不同OsAPS亚型的活性调节机制等将有利于进一步阐明APSK在胞内的功能。

植物腺苷5'-磷酰硫酸激酶(APSK)研究进展

腺苷5'-磷酰硫酸激酶(APSK)催化APS磷酸化生成3'-磷酸-腺苷5'-磷酰硫酸(PAPS),PAPS进一步作为硫酸根供体参与胞内的硫酸化反应。因此,在这些生物体中,APS激酶是硫酸盐同化的重要组成部分。介绍APS激酶的结构、功能、作用机制,综述植物APS激酶当前的研究进展。