The green-tide-forming macroalga Ulva linza was profiled by transcriptome sequencing to ascertain whether the alga carries both C3 and C4 photosynthesis genes.The key enzymes involved in C4 metabolism including pyruva...The green-tide-forming macroalga Ulva linza was profiled by transcriptome sequencing to ascertain whether the alga carries both C3 and C4 photosynthesis genes.The key enzymes involved in C4 metabolism including pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase(PPDK),phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase(PEPC),and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase(PCK) were found.When measured under normal and different stress conditions,expression of rbcL was higher under normal conditions and lower under the adverse conditions,whereas that of PPDK was higher under some adverse conditions,namely desiccation,high salinity,and low salinity.Both ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase(RuBPCase) and PPDK were found to play a role in carbon fixation,with significantly higher PPDK activity across the stress conditions.These results suggest that elevated PPDK activity alters carbon metabolism in U.linza leading to partial operation of the C4 carbon metabolism,a pathway that,under stress conditions,probably contributes to the hardy character of U.linza and thus to its wide distribution.展开更多
基金supported by Shandong Science and Technology Plan Project (2011GHY11528)the Specialized Fund for the Basic Research Operating Expenses Program (20603022012004)+4 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (41176153)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (2009ZRA02075)Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project (11-3-1-5-hy)Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project (10-3-4-11-1-jch)National Marine Public Welfare Research Project (200805069)
文摘The green-tide-forming macroalga Ulva linza was profiled by transcriptome sequencing to ascertain whether the alga carries both C3 and C4 photosynthesis genes.The key enzymes involved in C4 metabolism including pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase(PPDK),phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase(PEPC),and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase(PCK) were found.When measured under normal and different stress conditions,expression of rbcL was higher under normal conditions and lower under the adverse conditions,whereas that of PPDK was higher under some adverse conditions,namely desiccation,high salinity,and low salinity.Both ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase(RuBPCase) and PPDK were found to play a role in carbon fixation,with significantly higher PPDK activity across the stress conditions.These results suggest that elevated PPDK activity alters carbon metabolism in U.linza leading to partial operation of the C4 carbon metabolism,a pathway that,under stress conditions,probably contributes to the hardy character of U.linza and thus to its wide distribution.
