title: Rubisco activase mRNA expression in spinach: modulation by nanoanatase treatment.
abstract: Characterized by a photocatalysis property, nanoanatase is closely related to the photosynthesis of spinach. It could not only improve light absorbance, transformation from light energy to electron energy, and active chemical energy, but also promote carbon dioxide (CO(2)) assimilation of spinach. However, the molecular mechanism of carbon reaction promoted by nanoanatase remains largely unclear. In this study, we report that the amounts of Rubisco activase (rca) mRNA in the nanoanatase-treated spinach were increased by about 51%, whereas bulk-TiO(2) treatment produced an increase of only 5%. Accordingly, the protein level of Rubisco activase from the nanoanatase-treated spinach was increased by 42% compared with the control; however, bulk-TiO(2) treatment resulted in a 5% improvement. Further analysis indicated that the activity of Rubisco activase in the nanoanatase-treated spinach was significantly higher than the control by up to 2.75 times, and bulk-TiO(2) treatment had no such significant effects. Together, one of the molecular mechanisms of carbon reaction promoted by nanoanatase is that the nanoanatase treatment results in the enhancement of rca mRNA expressions, protein levels, and activities of Rubisco activase, thereby leading to the improvement of Rubisco carboxylation and the high rate of photosynthetic carbon reaction.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Suzhou University, Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linglan
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Qu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chunxiang
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sitao
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jie
authors.forename: Gao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fengqing
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fashui
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018724:Spinacia oleracea / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D014025:Titanium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C054765:rca protein, plant; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium