Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 52, No. 354, pp. 77-84,
January 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Lipids and NADPH-dependent superoxide production in plasma membrane vesicles from roots of wheat grown under copper deficiency or excess
Dipartimento di Chimica e Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Via del Borghetto, 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
The effects of in vivo copper on the lipid composition of root plasma membrane and the activities of membrane-bound enzymes, such as NADPH-dependent oxidases and lipoxygenase, were studied. Plants were grown in hydroponic culture for 11 d without Cu supply or in the presence of 50 µM Cu. Control plants were supplied with 0.3 µM Cu. Growth of roots was severely affected in the 50 µM Cu-grown plants, whereas roots grown in Cu-deficient solution did not show any difference in comparison with the control. The 50 µM Cu concentration caused an increase in the leakage of K+ ions as well. Excess metal supply resulted in a decrease in the total lipid content of plasma membrane, a higher phospholipid amount and a reduction of steryl lipids (free sterols, steryl glycosides and acylated steryl glycosides). Cu depletion in the growth solution had only a slight effect on the plasma membrane lipid composition. In comparison with the control, only the excess of Cu caused a decrease in the lipid to protein ratio as well as a change in the phospholipid composition, with a lower phosphatidylcholine to phosphatidylethanolamine ratio. The degree of unsaturation of root plasma membranes decreased following the 0 Cu treatment and even more after the 50 µM Cu supply. Plasma membranes of wheat grown under metal deficiency and excess showed increased NADPH-dependent superoxide-producing oxidase activities, whereas membrane-bound lipoxygenase was not increased or activated due to Cu treatments. The consequences of changes in plasma membrane lipid composition and activated oxygen production as a result of Cu treatments are discussed.
Key words: Copper, lipids, plasma membrane, superoxide, Triticum durum.
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