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Untangling metabolic and spatial interactions of stress tolerance in plants. 1. Patterns of carbon metabolism within leaves.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20449759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The localization of the key photoreductive and oxidative processes and some stress-protective reactions within leaves of mesophytic C(3) plants were investigated. The role of light in determining the profile of Rubisco, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, catalase, fumarase, and cytochrome-c-oxidase across spinach leaves was examined by exposing leaves to illumination on either the adaxial or abaxial leaf surfaces. Oxygen evolution in fresh paradermal leaf sections and CO(2) gas exchange in whole leaves under adaxial or abaxial illumination was also examined. The results showed that the palisade mesophyll is responsible for the midday depression of photosynthesis in spinach leaves. The photosynthetic apparatus was more sensitive to the light environment than the respiratory apparatus. Additionally, examination of the paradermal leaf sections by optical microscopy allowed us to describe two new types of parenchyma in spinach-pirum mesophyll and pillow spongy mesophyll. A hypothesis that oxaloacetate may protect the upper leaf tissue from the destructive influence of active oxygen is presented. The application of mathematical modeling shows that the pattern of enzymatic distribution across leaves abides by the principle of maximal ecological utility. Light regulation of carbon metabolism across leaves is discussed.
Authors:
Karl Y Biel; Irina R Fomina; Galina N Nazarova; Vladislav G Soukhovolsky; Rem G Khlebopros; John N Nishio
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-05-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Protoplasma     Volume:  245     ISSN:  1615-6102     ISO Abbreviation:  Protoplasma     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-27     Completed Date:  2011-01-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9806853     Medline TA:  Protoplasma     Country:  Austria    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  49-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia. karlbiel@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aspartate Aminotransferase, Cytoplasmic / metabolism
Bicarbonates / metabolism
Carbon / metabolism*
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
Catalase / metabolism
Chlorophyll / metabolism
Light
Malate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
Models, Theoretical
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen / metabolism
Photosynthesis / physiology
Plant Leaves / anatomy & histology,  enzymology*
Plant Proteins / metabolism
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / metabolism
Spinacia oleracea* / anatomy & histology,  metabolism
Stress, Physiological*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bicarbonates; 0/Plant Proteins; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 1406-65-1/Chlorophyll; 7440-44-0/Carbon; 7782-44-7/Oxygen; EC 1.1.1.37/Malate Dehydrogenase; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 2.6.1.-/Aspartate Aminotransferase, Cytoplasmic; EC 4.1.1.39/Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase

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