Increase of sulphur-containing amino acids in transgenic potato with 10 ku zein gene from maize

The 10 ku zein gene of maize was under control of patatin class I promoter of potato and transferred into potato genome by the leaf-disc method. The expression of 10 ku zein was determined in the tuber of transgenic plants by RT-PCR. Furthermore, the sulphur-containing amino acids in transgenic tuber increase remarkably.     

马铃薯贮藏蛋白Patatin及其突变体分子动力学和分子对接的研究

马铃薯贮藏蛋白Patatin具有水解脂肪的能力,且特定位点的突变能够影响Patatin的水解酶活性.Patatin的水解酶活性中心是由Ser77和Asp215组成,首先采用分子动力学方法研究Patatin及其突变体的稳定性和构象变化,通过结构比对没有发现构象规律性的变化,然后采用分子对接方法,发现了两个基团(Patatin及其突变体活性位点Ser77的羟基与底物p-硝基苯基癸酯的酯键)间的距离具有规律性:即H109A和D182A(活性减弱)两个基团之间的距离偏大,而R368A,E140A,H109N(活性增强)两个基团之间的距离偏小,符合之前的生化数据.这说明Ser77的羟基与底物PNPC10的酯键间的距离可能能够影响底物小分子与Patatin蛋白的结合,从而影响Patatin酯酶的活性.同时,根据细胞内溶质磷脂酶A2(cPLA2)反应过程,我们推测了Patatin与底物之间可能的催化机制.