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GrainGenes Reference Report: PLA-215-51

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Reference	PLA-215-51
Title	Induction of (1 -> 3,1 -> 4)-beta-D-glucan hydrolases in leaves of dark-incubated barley seedlings
Journal	Planta
Year	2002
Volume	215
Pages	51-59
Author	Roulin S Buchala AJ Fincher GB
Abstract	Summary: When seedlings of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were transferred from a natural light/dark cycle into darkness, (1 leads to 3,1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucan endohydrolase (EC 3.2.1.73) activity in leaf extracts increased 3- to 4-fold after 2 days. Activity decreased to normal levels within a day if the light/dark cycle was restored. Although there are two (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucan endohydrolase isoenzymes in barley, the increased enzyme activity in dark-grown seedlings was attributable entirely to increases in isoenzyme EI. Northern hybridization analyses confirmed that mRNA transcripts encoding (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucan endohydrolase isoenzyme EI accumulated in the leaves of dark-incubated seedlings; no isoenzyme EII mRNA was detected. Activity of beta-D-glucan glucohydrolases also increased 10-fold after 2 days of dark treatment. The latter, broad-specificity enzymes release glucose from (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucans and from beta-D-oligoglucosides released by (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucan endohydrolases. Consistent with the activity patterns of these enzymes, the (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucan content of leaf cell walls decreased by about 30% when barley seedlings were transferred into darkness. Soluble sugars in the leaves decreased by about 60% during the same period. Because no measurable leaf elongation was detected during the various light/dark treatments, the enzymes were unlikely to be participating in wall loosening and cell elongation. Instead, the results suggest that cell wall (1 leads to 3, 1 leads to 4)-beta-D-glucans can be re-mobilized in the non-elongating, dark-incubated leaves and the glucose so generated could serve as an energy source under conditions of sugar depletion
External Databases	Pubmed: 12012241
Keyword	(1 -> 3,1 -> 4)-beta-d-glucan [ Show all 42 ]

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