Superoxide dismutase（SOD,EC 1.15.1.1） is the first and most important line of cellular defense against oxidative stress.In this study,based on unigene sequences of P.haitanensis,three full-length Ph SOD genes were o...Superoxide dismutase（SOD,EC 1.15.1.1） is the first and most important line of cellular defense against oxidative stress.In this study,based on unigene sequences of P.haitanensis,three full-length Ph SOD genes were obtained by RACE technology,and named Ph MSD,Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2.The full-length c DNAs of these genes comprised973,1 029 and 954 nucleotides,respectively.The c DNAs encoded proteins of 224,134 and 216 amino acids,with isoelectric points of 5.75,4.65 and 10.74,respectively.Based on their conserved motifs and phylogenetic tree analysis,the three Ph SODs were divided into two SOD types：Ph MSD is a Mn-SOD,and Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2 are Cu Zn-SODs.q PCR was used to measure the expression of the three Ph SOD genes in different life phases of P.haitanensis,and under different periods of high-temperature stress and different levels of desiccation.In the different life phases of P.haitanensis,the expression levels of the three Ph SODs were all significantly higher in the thallus than in the conchocelis.During high-temperature and desiccation stress,the expression levels of Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2 were highly induced by the O2-content,but the expression level of Ph MSD was highly depressed by high temperature stress and showed no significant change during desiccation.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41176151 and 41276177the Natural Science Foundation of FujianChina under contract Nos 2014J07006 and 2014J05041
文摘Superoxide dismutase（SOD,EC 1.15.1.1） is the first and most important line of cellular defense against oxidative stress.In this study,based on unigene sequences of P.haitanensis,three full-length Ph SOD genes were obtained by RACE technology,and named Ph MSD,Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2.The full-length c DNAs of these genes comprised973,1 029 and 954 nucleotides,respectively.The c DNAs encoded proteins of 224,134 and 216 amino acids,with isoelectric points of 5.75,4.65 and 10.74,respectively.Based on their conserved motifs and phylogenetic tree analysis,the three Ph SODs were divided into two SOD types：Ph MSD is a Mn-SOD,and Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2 are Cu Zn-SODs.q PCR was used to measure the expression of the three Ph SOD genes in different life phases of P.haitanensis,and under different periods of high-temperature stress and different levels of desiccation.In the different life phases of P.haitanensis,the expression levels of the three Ph SODs were all significantly higher in the thallus than in the conchocelis.During high-temperature and desiccation stress,the expression levels of Ph CSD1 and Ph CSD2 were highly induced by the O2-content,but the expression level of Ph MSD was highly depressed by high temperature stress and showed no significant change during desiccation.
