Characterization of Four Plasma Membrane Aquaporins in Tulip Petals: A Putative Homologue is Regulated by Phosphorylation.

@article{citeulike:2927782, abstract = {We suggested previously that temperature-dependent tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) petal movement that is concomitant with water transport is regulated by reversible phosphorylation of an unidentified plasma membrane intrinsic protein (PIP). In this study, four full-length cDNAs of PIPs from tulip petals were identified and cloned. Two PIPs, namely, TgPIP1;1 and TgPIP1;2 are the members of the PIP1 subfamily and the remaining two PIPs, namely TgPIP2;1 and TgPIP2;2 belong to the PIP2 subfamily of aquaporins and were named according to the nomenclature of PIP genes in plants. Of these four homologues, only TgPIP2;2 displayed the significant water channel activity in the heterologous expression assay using Xenopus laevis oocytes. The water channel activity of this functional isoform was abolished by mercury and was affected by inhibitors of protein kinase and protein phosphatase. Using a site-directed mutagenesis approach to substitute several Ser residues with Ala, and to assess water channel activity using the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris expression assay, showed that Ser-35, Ser-116 and Ser-274 are the putative phosphorylation sites of TgPIP2;2. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed that the transcript levels of TgPIP1;1 and TgPIP1;2 in tulip petals, stems, leaves, bulbs and roots are very low when compared to those of TgPIP2;1 and TgPIP2;2. The transcript level of TgPIP2;1 is negligible in roots, and TgPIP2;2 is ubiquitously expressed in all organs with significant transcript levels. From the data reported herein, we suggest that TgPIP2;2 might be modulated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation for regulating water channel activity, and may play role in transcellular water transport in all tulip organs.}, address = {Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shimane University, Shimane 690-8504, Japan.}, author = {Azad, Abul Kalam K. and Katsuhara, Maki and Ishikawa, Takayuki and Sawa, Yoshihiro and Ishikawa, Takahiro and Shibata, Hitoshi }, citeulike-article-id = {2927782}, issn = {1471-9053}, journal = {Plant \& cell physiology}, keywords = {aquaporins, petals, phophorylation}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2008-06-26 00:31:30}, priority = {2}, title = {Characterization of Four Plasma Membrane Aquaporins in Tulip Petals: A Putative Homologue is Regulated by Phosphorylation.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18567892}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2927782 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2927782 TI - Characterization of Four Plasma Membrane Aquaporins in Tulip Petals: A Putative Homologue is Regulated by Phosphorylation. JF - Plant & cell physiology AD - Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shimane University, Shimane 690-8504, Japan. SN - 1471-9053 N2 - We suggested previously that temperature-dependent tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) petal movement that is concomitant with water transport is regulated by reversible phosphorylation of an unidentified plasma membrane intrinsic protein (PIP). In this study, four full-length cDNAs of PIPs from tulip petals were identified and cloned. Two PIPs, namely, TgPIP1;1 and TgPIP1;2 are the members of the PIP1 subfamily and the remaining two PIPs, namely TgPIP2;1 and TgPIP2;2 belong to the PIP2 subfamily of aquaporins and were named according to the nomenclature of PIP genes in plants. Of these four homologues, only TgPIP2;2 displayed the significant water channel activity in the heterologous expression assay using Xenopus laevis oocytes. The water channel activity of this functional isoform was abolished by mercury and was affected by inhibitors of protein kinase and protein phosphatase. Using a site-directed mutagenesis approach to substitute several Ser residues with Ala, and to assess water channel activity using the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris expression assay, showed that Ser-35, Ser-116 and Ser-274 are the putative phosphorylation sites of TgPIP2;2. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed that the transcript levels of TgPIP1;1 and TgPIP1;2 in tulip petals, stems, leaves, bulbs and roots are very low when compared to those of TgPIP2;1 and TgPIP2;2. The transcript level of TgPIP2;1 is negligible in roots, and TgPIP2;2 is ubiquitously expressed in all organs with significant transcript levels. From the data reported herein, we suggest that TgPIP2;2 might be modulated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation for regulating water channel activity, and may play role in transcellular water transport in all tulip organs. KW - aquaporins KW - petals KW - phophorylation AU - Azad, Abul Kalam AU - Katsuhara, Maki AU - Ishikawa, Takayuki AU - Sawa, Yoshihiro AU - Ishikawa, Takahiro AU - Shibata, Hitoshi PY - 2008/06/20/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18567892 ER -