PMID: 8580767Jan 1, 1996Paper

Differential redox regulation by glutathione of glutathione reductase and CuZn-superoxide dismutase gene expression in Pinus sylvestris L. needles

Planta
G Wingsle, S Karpinski

Abstract

Glutathione reductase (GR; EC 1.6.4.2) and superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.1) are two well-known enzymes involved in the scavenging of reactive oxygen intermediates. However, little is known about the regulation of Gor and Sod genes in plant cells. To obtain information about hypothetical redox regulatory mechanisms controlling Gor and Sod gene expression we artificially enhanced the levels of reduced and oxidized forms of glutathione (GSH and GSSG) in Pinus sylvestris L. needles. Scots pine shoots were placed for 12 h in beakers containing 5 mM GSH, 5 mM GSSG or water. Increased levels of both GSSG and GSH were observed in the GSSG-treated needles after 3 h. In contrast, only the GSH level was increased by the GSH treatment. Thus, the GSH/GSSG ratio increased up to 15-fold during the GSH treatment and decreased approximately two-fold during the GSSG treatment. The GR activity was significantly higher (60%) when GSSG was applied, without any apparent change in the amount and isoform population of GR or accumulation of Gor gene transcripts. This indicates that the GR activity increased per se in the GSSG treatment. The level of cytosolic CuZn-Sod transcripts was decreased significantly by the GSH treatment without any chang...Continue Reading

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