Model for Stress-induced Protein Degradation in Lemna minor.

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  • R J Cooke
  • K Roberts
  • D D Davies
چکیده

Transfer of Lemna minor fronds to adverse or stress conditions produces a large increase in the rate of protein degradation. Cycloheximide partially inhibits stress-induced protein degradation and also partially inhibits the protein degradation which occurs in the absence of stress. The increased protein degradation does not appear to be due to an increase in activity of soluble proteolytic enzymes. Biochemical evidence indicates that stress, perhaps acting via hormones, affects the permeability of certain membranes, particularly the tonoplast. A general model for stress-induced protein degradation is presented in which changes in membrane properties allow vacuolar proteolytic enzymes increased access to cytoplasmic proteins.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Plant physiology

دوره 66 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1980