期刊
PLANT JOURNAL
卷 25, 期 5, 页码 521-528出版社
BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00985.x
关键词
ATX1-homologue; CCH; copper homeostasis; metallochaperone; phloem transport; senescence
Arabidopsis copper chaperone (CCH) belongs to a family of eukaryotic proteins that participates in intracellular copper homeostasis by delivering this metal to the secretory pathway. In this work we show that the CCH protein is mainly located along the vascular bundles of senescing leaves and petioles, as shown by tissue prints and immunohistochemical detection. CCH protein also accumulates in stem sieve elements and is collected in phloem exudates. Accordingly, Arabidopsis CCH is the only member of the metallochaperone family described to function intercellularly to date. Moreover, the CCH protein remains stable when plants are subjected to excess copper that causes a rapid and specific decrease in its mRNA. These facts point to a role for CCH in copper mobilization from decaying organs towards reproductive structures, as a result of metalloprotein breakdown.
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