Display options
Share it on

Plant Physiol. 1995 Apr;107(4):1139-1146. doi: 10.1104/pp.107.4.1139.

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Related Chlorinated Compounds Inhibit Two Auxin-Regulated Type-III Tobacco Glutathione S-Transferases.

Plant physiology

FNJ. Droog, PJJ. Hooykaas, B. J. Van Der Zaal

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Leiden University, Clusius Laboratory, Wassenaarseweg 64, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 12228421 PMCID: PMC157246 DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.4.1139

Abstract

Two auxin-inducible glutathione S-transferase (GST, EC 2.5.1.18) isozymes from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, White Burley) were partially characterized. GST1-1 and GST2-1 are members of a recently identified new type of plant GST isozymes that we will here refer to as type III. Both enzymes were active, with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as a substrate, when expressed in bacteria as fusion proteins. The apparent Km for 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene was found to be 0.85 [plus or minus] 0.25 mM for GST1-1 and 0.20 [plus or minus] 0.15 mM for GST2-1. The apparent Km for glutathione was similar for both enzymes, 0.40 [plus or minus] 0.15 mM. The in vitro activity of both enzymes could be inhibited by the synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, with an apparent Ki of 80 [plus or minus] 40 [mu]M for GST1-1 and 200 [plus or minus] 100 [mu]M for GST2-1. The GST1-1 was also inhibited by structurally related substances, such as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid, with a roughly similar Ki. The nonchlorinated structures benzoic acid and phenoxyacetic acid did not inhibit. p-Chloroisobutyric acid, or clofibric acid, an auxin-transport inhibitor, was found to be an active inhibitor as well. The strongest inhibitor identified, however, was a phenylacetic acid derivative, ethacrynic acid, which showed an apparent Ki of 5 [plus or minus] 5 [mu]M for both enzymes. This substance is a known inducer as well as a substrate of specific mammalian GSTs. The results presented here indicate that the type III plant GSTs might be involved in the metabolism or transport of chlorinated substances that are structurally related to auxins. The possibility that auxins are endogenous ligands or substrates for GSTs is discussed.

References

  1. Nucleic Acids Res. 1983 Nov 25;11(22):8019-30 - PubMed
  2. Biochem J. 1991 Mar 1;274 ( Pt 2):409-14 - PubMed
  3. Plant Physiol. 1992 Jun;99(2):789-90 - PubMed
  4. Plant Physiol. 1993 Jul;102(3):795-802 - PubMed
  5. Biochem Pharmacol. 1985 Jun 15;34(12):2157-61 - PubMed
  6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Nov;82(21):7202-6 - PubMed
  7. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Dec;86(23):9279-83 - PubMed
  8. Mol Cell Biol. 1988 Mar;8(3):1113-22 - PubMed
  9. Plant Cell. 1992 Apr;4(4):451-61 - PubMed
  10. Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Sep 25;14(18):7227-35 - PubMed
  11. Drug Metab Rev. 1988;19(3-4):305-18 - PubMed
  12. Nucleic Acids Res. 1988 Jan 25;16(2):425-38 - PubMed
  13. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 1990 Mar-Apr;3(2):72-7 - PubMed
  14. Nature. 1971 Dec 24;234(5330):466-7 - PubMed
  15. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 1993;28(3):173-207 - PubMed
  16. J Biol Chem. 1993 May 5;268(13):9737-46 - PubMed
  17. J Biol Chem. 1974 Nov 25;249(22):7130-9 - PubMed
  18. Biochem J. 1992 Nov 1;287 ( Pt 3):957-63 - PubMed
  19. EMBO J. 1991 Aug;10(8):1997-2005 - PubMed
  20. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Jan 1;89(1):56-9 - PubMed
  21. Plant Mol Biol. 1993 Apr;22(1):43-58 - PubMed
  22. Plant Mol Biol. 1993 Mar;21(6):965-72 - PubMed
  23. J Biol Chem. 1988 May 5;263(13):6442-6 - PubMed
  24. EMBO J. 1992 Feb;11(2):433-9 - PubMed
  25. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Mar 29;91(7):2507-11 - PubMed
  26. Methods Enzymol. 1981;77:231-5 - PubMed
  27. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1984 May;73(3):492-9 - PubMed
  28. Plant Mol Biol. 1991 Aug;17(2):277-81 - PubMed
  29. J Biol Chem. 1991 Apr 25;266(12):7393-9 - PubMed
  30. Plant Mol Biol. 1991 Jun;16(6):983-98 - PubMed
  31. Plant Physiol. 1993 May;102(1):29-34 - PubMed
  32. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 1991 Jan-Feb;4(1):14-8 - PubMed
  33. J Biol Chem. 1993 Mar 15;268(8):5530-4 - PubMed
  34. Plant Mol Biol. 1993 Jun;22(3):517-23 - PubMed
  35. Plant Physiol. 1993 Jul;102(3):803-10 - PubMed
  36. Eur J Biochem. 1993 Sep 1;216(2):579-86 - PubMed
  37. Biochem Pharmacol. 1980 Apr 15;29(8):1205-8 - PubMed
  38. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 1990;25(1):47-70 - PubMed

Publication Types