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The Pisum sativum SAD short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase: quinone reduction, tissue distribution, and heterologous expression

The Pisum sativum SAD short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase: quinone reduction, tissue distribution, and heterologous expression
The Pisum sativum SAD short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase: quinone reduction, tissue distribution, and heterologous expression
The pea (Pisum sativum) tetrameric short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase-like protein (SAD) family consists of at least three highly similar members (SAD-A, -B, and -C). According to mRNA data, environmental stimuli induce SAD expression (Brosché and Strid (1999) Plant Physiol 121: 479-487). The aim of this study was to characterize the SAD proteins by examining their catalytic function, distribution in pea, and induction in different tissues. In enzyme activity assays using a range of potential substrates, the SAD-C enzyme was shown to reduce one- or two-ring membered quinones lacking long hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails. Immunological assays using a specific antiserum against the protein, demonstrated that different tissues and cell types were shown to contain small amounts of SAD protein that was predominantly located within epidermal or sub-epidermal cells and around vascular tissue. Particularly high local concentrations were observed in the protoderm of the seed cotyledonary axis. Two bow-shaped rows of cells in the ovary and the placental surface facing the ovule also exhibited considerable SAD staining. UV-B irradiation led to increased staining in epidermal and sub-epidermal cells of leaves and stems. The different localization patterns of SAD suggest functions in both development and in responses to environmental stimuli. Finally, the pea SAD-C promoter was shown to confer heterologous wound-induced expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, which confirmed that the inducibility of its expression is regulated at the transcriptional level.
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Scherbak, Nikolai, Ala-Häivälä, Anneli, Brosché, Mikael, Böwer, Nathalie, Strid, Hilja, Gittins, John R., Grahn, Elin, Eriksson, Leif A. and Strid, Åke (2011) The Pisum sativum SAD short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase: quinone reduction, tissue distribution, and heterologous expression. Plant Physiology. (doi:10.1104/pp.111.173336). (PMID:21343423)

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The pea (Pisum sativum) tetrameric short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase-like protein (SAD) family consists of at least three highly similar members (SAD-A, -B, and -C). According to mRNA data, environmental stimuli induce SAD expression (Brosché and Strid (1999) Plant Physiol 121: 479-487). The aim of this study was to characterize the SAD proteins by examining their catalytic function, distribution in pea, and induction in different tissues. In enzyme activity assays using a range of potential substrates, the SAD-C enzyme was shown to reduce one- or two-ring membered quinones lacking long hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails. Immunological assays using a specific antiserum against the protein, demonstrated that different tissues and cell types were shown to contain small amounts of SAD protein that was predominantly located within epidermal or sub-epidermal cells and around vascular tissue. Particularly high local concentrations were observed in the protoderm of the seed cotyledonary axis. Two bow-shaped rows of cells in the ovary and the placental surface facing the ovule also exhibited considerable SAD staining. UV-B irradiation led to increased staining in epidermal and sub-epidermal cells of leaves and stems. The different localization patterns of SAD suggest functions in both development and in responses to environmental stimuli. Finally, the pea SAD-C promoter was shown to confer heterologous wound-induced expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, which confirmed that the inducibility of its expression is regulated at the transcriptional level.

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Published date: 22 February 2011
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Author: Nikolai Scherbak
Author: Anneli Ala-Häivälä
Author: Mikael Brosché
Author: Nathalie Böwer
Author: Hilja Strid
Author: John R. Gittins
Author: Elin Grahn
Author: Leif A. Eriksson
Author: Åke Strid

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