title: [The role of H+/- ATPase and alternative oxidase in the regulation of intracellular pH at the different stages of development of the tobacco male gametophyte].
abstract: In order to determine the role of the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase and alternative oxidase (alternative pathway of respiration) in the regulation of intracellular pH during development of the tobacco male gametophyte, we studied the changes in pH due to the inhibition of these enzymes by orthovadanate and benzhydroxamic acid, respectively. The inhibition of these enzymes decreased the intracellular pH at all three studied stages of the male gametophyte development: middle and late binuclear pollen grains and activated mature pollen grain. The data obtained suggest that H(+)-ATPase and alternative oxidase are involved in the regulation of intracellular pH of the pollen grain during its differentiation and activation that precede germination. At the same time, during the recovery of intracellular pH after its acidification by propionic acid, it was found that other mechanisms, not related to the above mentioned, greatly contribute to the regulation of pH.
authors.affiliation: Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119992 Russia.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Matveeva
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Voĭtsekh
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Andreiuk
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Ermakov
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011058:Pollen / Q000502:physiology; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014638:Vanadates / Q000494:pharmacology; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011422:Propionates; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases; D014638:Vanadates; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase; C029658:propionic acid