Abstract
Suspension cultures of Datura innoxia cells were pulse-labeled with [35S]cysteine, then exposed to Cd to determine whether there is a direct precursor-product relationship amongst the different forms of the Cd-induced polypeptides, poly(γ-glutamylcysteinyl)glycines [(γEC)nG, n=2 to 5]. Degradation of the polypeptides and possible regeneration of the [35S]-labeled glutathione and cysteine pools were also examined. After 2 h of exposure to [35S]cysteine, about 70% of the [35S]cysteine in the soluble fraction of the cell was incorporated into [35S]glutathione before exposure of the cells to Cd. One h after Cd exposure, most of the cellular [35S]glutathione was depleted and label was incorporated into (γEC)nG. Analysis of [35S](γEC)nG by reverse phase HPLC showed no direct precursor-product relationship between the synthesis of the shorter and longer chain forms. However, the rate of synthesis of the different polypeptides was linear for 32 h after Cd exposure. There was no evidence of degradation of [35S](γEC)nG nor was it excreted into the medium within this period. From these results it is suggested that in the presence of Cd, a large pool of (γEC)nG is unavailable for elongation to (γEC)n+1G.
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Abbreviations
- (γEC)nG:
-
Poly(γ-glutamylcysteinyl)glycine
- HPLC:
-
High pressure liquid chromatography
- CPM:
-
Counts per minute
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Berger, J.M., Jackson, P.J., Robinson, N.J. et al. Precursor-product relationships of Poly(γ-glutamylcysteinyl)glycine biosynthesis in Datura innoxia . Plant Cell Reports 7, 632–635 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272047
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