Chill-Induced Changes in the Activity and Abundance of the Vacuolar Proton-Pumping Pyrophosphatase from Mung Bean Hypocotyls.

AUTOR(ES)

Darley, C. P.

RESUMO

Changes in the properties of extractable vacuolar H+-pumping pyrophosphatase (V-PPase) and vacuolar ATPase activities in chilling-sensitive seedlings of mung bean (Vigna radiata) were investigated. Following chilling at 4[deg]C for 48 h, both hydrolytic and proton-pumping activities of the V-PPase increased 1.5- to 2-fold over controls and remained elevated even after 72 h at low temperatures. Vacuolar ATPase levels did not change significantly throughout the chilling regime. However a large increase in alcohol dehydrogenase activity during chilling suggests a shift toward fermentative metabolism, which can be expected to decrease ATPase activity in situ. Western blotting of vacuolar membrane-enriched fractions from control and treated plants has confirmed that the changes in V-PPase activity are mirrored by increases in the amount of pump protein. Results suggest a specific role for the V-PPase in protecting chill-sensitive plants from the injurious effects of low temperatures via the maintenance of the proton gradient across the vacuolar membrane.

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