Uptake of polyamines by the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and their effect on ornithine decarboxylase activity
| Autor: | Peter Bohley, Jürgen Voigt, Hans Bisswanger, Christine Theiss |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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biology
Physiology Chlamydomonas Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Spermine Plant Science biology.organism_classification Ornithine Decarboxylase Tritium Ornithine decarboxylase Spermidine chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Biochemistry Putrescine Polyamines Animals Cycloheximide Polyamine Agronomy and Crop Science Ornithine decarboxylase antizyme Chromatography High Pressure Liquid Subcellular Fractions |
| Zdroj: | Journal of plant physiology. 161(1) |
| ISSN: | 0176-1617 |
| Popis: | Summary Uptake of exogenous polyamines by the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and their effects on polyamine metabolism were investigated. Our data show that, in contrast to mammalian cells, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii does not contain short-living, high-affinity polyamine transporters whose cellular level is dependent on the polyamine concentration. However, exogenous polyamines affect polyamine metabolism in Chlamydomonas cells. Exogenous putrescine caused a slow increase of both putrescine and spermidine and, vice versa , exogenous spermidine also led to an increase of the intracellular levels of both spermidine and putrescine. No intracellular spermine was detected under any conditions. Exogenous spermine was taken up by the cells and caused a decrease in their putrescine and spermidine levels. As in other organisms, exogenous polyamines led to a decrease in the activity of ornithine decarboxylase, a key enzyme of polyamine synthesis. In contrast to mammalian cells, this polyamine-induced decrease in ornithine decarboxylase activity is not mediated by a polyamine-dependent degradation or inactivation. but exclusively due to a decreased synthesis of ornithine decarboxylase. Translation of ornithine decarboxylase mRNA, but not overall protein biosynthesis is slowed by increased polyamine levels. |
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