title: Eucalypt NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase. cDNA cloning and expression in ectomycorrhizae.
abstract: NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP-ICDH) activity is increased in roots of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata ex Maiden Kirkp. during colonization by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius Coker and Couch. To investigate the regulation of the enzyme expression, a cDNA (EgIcdh) encoding the NADP-ICDH was isolated from a cDNA library of E. globulus-P. tinctorius ectomycorrhizae. The putative polypeptide sequence of EgIcdh showed a high amino acid similarity with plant NADP-ICDHs. Because the deduced EgICDH protein lacks an amino-terminal targeting sequence and shows highest similarity to plant cytosolic ICDHs, it probably represents a cytoplasmic isoform. RNA analysis showed that the steady-state level of EgIcdh transcripts was enhanced nearly 2-fold in ectomycorrhizal roots compared with nonmycorrhizal roots. Increased accumulation of NADP-ICDH transcripts occurred as early as 2 d after contact and likely led to the observed increased enzyme activity. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy indicated that NADP-ICDH was preferentially accumulated in the epidermis and stele parenchyma of nonmycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal lateral roots. The putative role of cytosolic NADP-ICDH in ectomycorrhizae is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Microbiologie Forestié, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Champenoux, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boiffin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gálvez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balestrini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfante
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gadal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; C039355:isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP+)