期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1760, 期 8, 页码 1226-1234出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.03.025
关键词
abscisic acid; desiccation tolerance; FTIR spectroscopy; glassy behaviour; LEA-proteins; membrane phase behaviour; sucrose
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL57810, HL61204] Funding Source: Medline
In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used in order to obtain more insights in the underlying protective mechanisms upon freezing and drying of ABA-treated tissues of the moss Physcomitrella patens. The effects of different treatments on the membrane phase behaviour, glassy state, and overall protein secondary structure were studied. We found that growth on ABA resulted in the accumulation of sucrose: up to 22% of the tissue on a dry weight basis, compared to only 3.7% in non-ABA-treated tissues. Sucrose functions as a protectant during freezing and drying, but accumulation of sucrose alone is not sufficient for survival. ABA-treated tissue survives a freeze-thaw cycle down to -80 degrees C only after addition of an additional cryoprotectant (DMSO). Survival correlates with preservation of membrane phase behaviour. We found that ABA-treated P. patens can survive slow but not rapid drying down to water contents as low as 0.02 g H2O per g DW Rapidly and slowly dried ABA-treated tissues were found to have similar sugar compositions and glass transition temperatures. The average strength of hydrogen bonding in the cytoplasmic glassy matrix, however, was found to be increased upon slow drying. In addition, slowly dried tissues were found to have a higher relative proportion of a-helical structures compared to rapidly dried tissues. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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