cysteine/zea mays

Among the different classes of endoproteases, cysteine proteases are consistently associated with senescence, defense signaling pathways and cellular responses to abiotic stresses. The objectives of this work were to study the effects of various concentrations of ozone on gene expression and

Thiol compounds such as cysteine (Cys), reduced (GSH) and oxidized (GSSG) gluathione, and phytochelatins (PCs) play an important role in heavy metal detoxification in plants. These thiols are biological active compounds whose function is elimination of oxidative stress in plant cells. The aim of our

This study examines a new mechanism for the uptake of Pb and Cd into Brassica napus and Zea mays roots. During hydroponic experiments, the uptake of Pb and Cd was enhanced in the presence of cysteine and glutathione, whereas no or very low uptake was observed in EDTA and penicillamine controls.

Cysteine protease 1 precursor from Zea mays (zmCP1) is classified as a member of the C1A family of peptidases (papain-like cysteine protease) in MEROPS (the Peptidase Database). The 3D structure and substrate specificity of the zmCP1 is still unknown. This study is the first one to build the 3D

In previous work, a 33 kDa cysteine proteinase was found in callus initiated from maize (Zea mays L.) resistant to fall armyworm feeding. A callus cDNA library from the maize inbred Mp708 was screened with oligonucleotides derived from the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the 33 kDa proteinase and

The major auxin-binding protein (ZmERabp1) from maize (Zea mays L.) has been structurally characterized. We determined the position of a disulfide bridge in ZmERabp1 by mass-spectrometric analysis. We show that Cys2 and Cys61 are covalently linked and that residue Cys155 bears the free sulfhydryl

Several heterologous expression systems were tested for their ability to express a unique maize cysteine proteinase Mir1. A baculovirus-based expression system using Trichoplusia ni larvae as host resulted in the expression of Mir1 that was correctly processed and exhibited proteinase activity.

We have isolated, cloned, and characterized two cDNAs from Zea mays (L.), denoted yptm1 and yptm2, encoding proteins related to the ypt protein family. Amino acid similarity scores with YPT1 from yeast and ypt from mouse are in the range of 70% for yptm1 and 74% for yptm2, respectively, whereas

The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of diethyl maleate (DEM) and l-cysteine (L-Cys) on tissue glutathione (GSH) and growth in male broiler chickens. In Experiment 1, broilers were treated with DEM (0, 1.5, 3, 6, or 12.0 mmol/kg BW, i.p.). After 1 h, maximum GSH depletions were

We designed a novel short-term bitransgenic model to better characterize the effects of benzo(a)pyrene (BP) exposure on multi-organ carcinogenesis and to evaluate the effects of a well-recognized antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), on neoplasia. We selected the p53 heterozygous Tg.AC (v-Ha-ras)

The major proteinase activity in extracts of larval midguts from the southern corn rootworm (SCR), Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, was identified as a cysteine proteinase that prefers substrates containing an arginine residue in the P1 position. Gelatin-zymogram analysis of the midgut

Subsidiary cell generation in Poaceae is an outstanding example of local intercellular stimulation. An inductive stimulus emanates from the guard cell mother cells (GMCs) towards their laterally adjacent subsidiary cell mother cells (SMCs) and triggers the asymmetrical division of the latter.

Protein patterns of callus from corn (Zea mays L.) inbreds that are either resistant or susceptible to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) were analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis. Fall armyworm larvae reared on callus initiated from resistant inbreds were significantly

AQPs (aquaporins) are conserved in all kingdoms of life and facilitate the rapid diffusion of water and/or other small solutes across cell membranes. Among the different plant AQPs, PIPs (plasma membrane intrinsic proteins), which fall into two phylogenetic groups, PIP1 and PIP2, play key roles in

Imposition of anoxia on maize (Zea mays cv. B73) seedlings for 48 h or longer led to the death of the root tip. The necrosis extended into the root axis during postanoxic treatment, leading to the mortality of 30-50% of the seedlings. Using zymography, protease profiles in the root tissues of anoxic