Cloning and Characterization of the Abscisic Acid-Specific Glucosyltransferase Gene from Adzuki Bean Seedlings1
AUTOR(ES)
Xu, Zheng-Jun
FONTE
American Society of Plant Physiologists
RESUMO
The glycosylated forms of abscisic acid (ABA) have been identified from many plant species and are known to be the forms of ABA-catabolism, although their (physiological) roles have not yet been elucidated. ABA-glucosyltransferase (-GTase) is thought to play a key role in the glycosylation of ABA. We isolated an ABA-inducible GTase gene from UDP-GTase homologs obtained from adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) seedlings. The deduced amino acid sequence (accession no. AB065190) showed 30% to 44% identity with the known UDP-GTase homologs. The recombinant protein with a glutathione S-transferase-tag was expressed in Escherichia coli and showed enzymatic activity in an ABA-specific manner. The enzymatic activity was detected over a wide pH range from 5.0 to 9.0, the optimum range being between pH 6.0 and 7.3, in a citrate and Tris-HCl buffer. The product from racemic ABA and UDP-d-glucose was identified to be ABA-GE by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The recombinant GTase (rAOG) converted 2-trans-(+)-ABA better than (+)-S-ABA and (−)-R-ABA. Although trans-cinnamic acid was slightly converted to its conjugate by the GTase, (−)-PA was not at all. The mRNA level was increased by ABA application or by water stress and wounding. We suggest that the gene encodes an ABA-specific GTase and that its expression is regulated by environmental stress.
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