title: Regulation and physiological role of cyanide-resistant oxidases in fungi and plants.
abstract: Data on the induction and regulation of cyanide-resistant oxidases in eucaryotic microorganisms and higher plants are reviewed. Expression of an alternative oxidase gene can be caused by a decrease in energy charge in cells. Some evidence exists suggesting that cAMP and Ca2+ act as intracellular signals inducing the expression of the alternative oxidase genes. Under certain conditions cells produce alternative oxidases which remain in an inactive state. Activation of the alternative pathway of cell respiration is usually observed when electron transport via cytochromes is inhibited. The physiological role of the alternative oxidase is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292, Russia. medentsev@ibpm.serpukhov.su.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Medentsev
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Arinbasarova
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Akimenko
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003486:Cyanides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology*; D015290:Second Messenger Systems; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium; D003486:Cyanides; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase