Similar temperature requirement for sugar accumulation and for the induction of new forms of sucrose phosphate synthase and amylase in cold-stored potato tubers

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-138

  Deiting, U ^a   Zrenner, R ^a   Stitt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amylase; Low temperature; Potato; Sucrose phosphate synthase; Sugar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031970386     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00259.x     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Amasino R.M. (1986) Acceleration of nucleic acid hybridisation rate by polyethylene glycol. Analytical Biochemistry 152, 304-307.
2. Badger M.R., Björkman O. & Armond P.A. (1982) An analysis of photosynthetic response and adaptation to temperature in higher plants. Plant, Cell and Environment 5, 85-99.
3. Bernfeld P. (1955) Amylases α and β. Methods in Enzymology 1, 149-158.
4. Burton W. G. (1989) The potato. 3rd edn. Longman Scientific and Technical, Harlow.
5. Claassen P.A.M., Budde M.A.W. & van Calker M.H. (1993) Increase in phosphorylase activity during cold-induced sugar accumulation in potato tubers. Potato Research 36, 205-217.
6. Cochrane M.P., Duffus C.M., Allison M.J. & Mackay G.R. (1991) Amylolytic activity in stored potato tubers. 2. The effect of low-temperature storage on the activities of α-& β-amylase & α-glucosidase in potato tubers. Potato Research 34, 333-341.
7. Cottrell J. E., Duffus C. M., Paterson L., Mackay G. R., Allison M. J. & Bain H. (1993) The effect of storage temperature on reducing sugar concentration and the activities of three amylolytic enzymes in tubers of the cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum L. Potato Research 36, 107-117.
8. Davies H.V. & Ross H.A. (1986) Hydrolytic and phosphorolytic enzyme activity and reserve mobilization in sprouting tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Journal of Plant Physiology 126, 387-397.
9. Davies H.V. & Viola R. (1992) Regulation of sugar accumulation in stored potato tubers. Post-Harvest News and Information 3, 97N-100N.
10. Dixon W.L. & ap Rees T. (1980) Carbohydrate metabolism during cold-induced sweetening of potato tubers. Phytochemistry 19, 1653-1656.
11. Ferrar P.J., Slatyer R.O. & Vranjic J.A. (1989) Photosynthetic temperature acclimation in Eucalyptus species from diverse habitats, and a comparison with Nerium oleander. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 16, 199-217.
12. Guy C.L. (1990) Cold acclimation and freezing stress tolerance: role of protein metabolism. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 41, 187-223.
13. Guy C.L., Huber J.L.A. & Huber S.C. (1992) Sucrose phosphate synthase and sucrose accumulation at low temperature. Plant Physiology 100, 502-508.
14. Hajirezaei M., Sonnewald U., Viola R., Carlisle S., Dennis D. & Stitt M. (1994) Transgenic potato plants with strongly decreased expression of pyrophosphate:fructose-6-phosphate phosphotransferase show no visible phenotype and only minor changes in metabolic fluxes in their tubers. Planta 192, 16-30.
15. Hill L.M., Reimholz R., Schröder R., Nielsen T.H. & Stitt M. (1996) The onset of sucrose accumulation in cold-stored potato tubers is caused by an increased rate of sucrose synthesis and coincides with low levels of hexose phosphates, an activation of sucrose phosphate synthase and the appearance of a new form of amylase. Plant, Cell and Environment 19, 1223-1237.
16. Holaday A.S., Martindale W., Aired R., Brooks A. & Leegood R.C. (1992) Changes in activities of enzymes of carbon metabolism in leaves during exposure of plants to low temperature. Plant Physiology 98, 1105-1114.
17. Howarth C.J. & Ougham H.J. (1993) Gene expression under temperature stress. New Phytology 125, 1-26.
18. Huber J.L.A., Huber S.C. & Nielsen T.H. (1989) Protein phosphorylation as a mechanism for regulation of spinach leaf sucrose phosphate synthase activity. Archives of Biochemistrey and Biophysics 270, 681-690.
19. Huber S.C. & Huber J.L.A. (1996) Role and regulation of sucrose-phosphate synthase in higher plants. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 47, 431-444.
20. Huner N.P.A., Öquist G., Hurry V.M., Krol M., Falk S. & Griffith M. (1993) Photosynthesis, photoinhibition and low temperature acclimation in cold tolerant plants. Photosynthesis Research 37, 19-39.
21. Hurry V.M. & Huner N.P.A. (1991) Low growth temperature effects a differential inhibition of photosynthesis in spring and winter wheat. Plant Physiology 96, 491-497.
22. Hurry V.M., Malmberg G., Gardeström P. & Öquist G. (1994) Effects of a short-term shift to low temperature and of long-term cold hardening on photosynthesis and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase activity in leaves of winter rye (Secale cereale L.). Plant Physiology 106, 983-990.
23. Hurry V.M., Keerberg O., Pärnik T., Gardeström P. & Öquist G. (1995) Cold-hardening results in increased activity of enzymes involved in carbon metabolism in leaves of winter rye (Secale cereale L.). Planta 195, 554-562.
24. Isherwood F.A. (1973) Starch-sucrose interconversion in Solanum tuberosum. Phytochemistry 12, 2579-2591.
25. Isherwood F.A. (1976) Mechanism of starch-sugar interconversion in Solanum tuberosum. Phytochemistry 15, 33-41.
26. Jelitto T., Sonnewald U., Willmitzer L., Hajirezeai M. & Stitt M. (1992) Inorganic pyrophosphate content and metabolites in potato and tobacco plants expressing E. coli pyrophosphatase in their cytosol. Planta 188, 238-244.
27. Kandler O., Dover C. & Ziegler P. (1979) Kälteresistanz der Fichte. I Steuerung von Kälteresistanz, Kohlenhydrat-und Proteinstoffwechsel durch Photoperiode und Temperatur. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 92, 225-241.
28. Labate C. & Leegood R.C. (1989) Influence of low temperature on respiration and contents of phosphorylated intermediates in darkened barley leaves. Planta 173, 519-527.
29. Laemmli U.K. (1970) Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head bacteriophage T4. Nature 227, 680-685.
30. Larcher W. (1994) Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen. 5th edn. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart.
31. Leegood R.C. & Furbank R.T. (1986) Limitation of photosynthesis by 2% oxygen at low temperature is restored by phosphate. Planta 168, 84-93.
32. Li P.H. & Christersson L. (1993) Advances in Plant Coldhardiness. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
33. Lin, T.-P., Spilatro S.R. & Preiss J. (1988) Subcellular localization and characterization of amylases in Arabidopsis leaf. Plant Physiology 86, 251-259.
34. Logemann J., Schell J. & Willmitzer L. (1987) Improved method for the isolation of RNA from plant tissues. Analytical Biochemistry 163, 21-26.
35. Morrell S. & ap Rees T. (1986) Control of the hexose content of potato tubers. Phytochemistry 25, 1073-1076.
36. Müller-Thurgau H. (1882) Über Zuckeranhäufung in Pflanzentheilen in Folge niederer Temperatur. Landwirtschaflicher Jahruch der Schweiz, 11, 751-828.
37. Nielsen T.H., Deiting U. & Stitt M. (1997) A β-amylase in potato tubers is induced by storage at low temperature. Plant Physiology 113, 503-510.
38. Öquist G., Hurry V.M. & Huner N.P.A. (1993) Low temperature effects on photosynthesis and correlation with freezing tolerance in spring and winter culti vars of wheat and rye. Plant Physiology 101, 245-250.
39. Pollock C.J. & ap Rees T. (1975) Activities of enzymes of sugar metabolism in cold-stored tubers of Solanum tuberosum. Phytochemistry 14, 613-617.
40. Pressey R. (1966) Separation and properties of potato invertase and invertase inhibitor. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 113, 667-674.
41. Pressey R. (1969) Role of invertase in the accumulation of sugars in cold-stored potatoes. American Potato Journal 46, 291-297.
42. Pressey R. (1970) Changes in sucrose synthetase and sucrose phosphate synthase activities during cold storage of potatoes. American Potato Journal 47, 245-251.
43. Pressey R. & Shaw R. (1966) Effect of temperature on invertase, invertase inhibitor, and sugars in potato tubers. Plant Physiology 41, 1657-1661.
44. Reimholz R., Geigenberger P. & Stitt M. (1994) Sucrose-phosphate synthase is regulated via metabolites and protein phosphorylation in potato tubers, in a manner analogous to the enzyme in leaves. Planta 192, 480-488.
45. Reimholz R., Geiger M., Haake V., Deiting U., Krause, K.-P., Sonnewald U. & Stitt M. (1997) Potato plants contain multiple forms of sucrose-phosphate synthase that show differences in their tissue distribution, their response during development, and their response to low temperature. Plant, Cell and Environment 20, 291-305.
46. Richardson D.L., Davies H.V., Ross H.A. & Mackay G.R. (1990) Invertase activity and its relation to hexose accumulation in potato tubers. Journal of Experimental Botany 41, 95-99.
47. Sagisaka S., Matsuda Y., Okuda T. & Ozeki S. (1991) Relationship between wintering ability of winter wheat and the extent of depression of carbohydrate reserves: basal metabolic rate under snow determines longevity of plants. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 37, 531-541.
48. Sauter J.J. & Kloth S. (1987) Changes in carbohydrates and ultrastructure in xylem ray cells of Populus in response to chilling. Protoplasma 137, 45-55.
49. Sauter, JJ. & van Cleve B. (1993) Occurence of a maltose pool and maltase in poplar wood during fall. Journal of Plant Physiology 141, 248-250.
50. 6-sugar phosphates across the envelope membranes of potato tuber amyloplasts. Planta 196, 647-652.
51. Sowokinos J.R., Lulai E.C. & Knoper J.A. (1985) Translucent tissue defects in Solanum tuberosum L. I. Alterations in amyloplast membrane integrity, enzyme activities, sugars and starch content. Plant Physiology 78, 489-494.
52. Sowokinos J. (1990) Stress-induced alterations in carbohydrate metabolism. In The molecular and cellular biology of the potato (eds M. E. Vayda & W. D. Park) C.A.B. International, Wallingford, UK.
53. 2 fixation. Journal of Plant Physiology 133, 392-400.
54. Stitt M., Lilley R.M.C., Gerhard R. & Heldt H.W. (1989) Metabolite levels in specific cells and subcellular compartments of plant leaves. Methods in Enzymology 174, 518-552.
55. Trevanion S.J. & Kruger N.J. (1991) Effect of temperature on the kinetic properties of pyrophosphate: fructose 6-phosphate phosphotransferase from potato tuber. Journal of Plant Physiology 137, 753-759.
56. Witt W. & Sauter J.J. (1994) Enzymes of starch metabolism in poplar wood during fall and winter. Journal of Plant Physiology 143, 625-631.
57. Witt W., Buchholz A. & Sauter J.J. (1995) Binding of endoamylase to native starch grains from poplar wood. Journal of Experimental Botany 46, 1761-1769.
58. Witt W. & Sauter J.J. (1996) Purification and properties of a starch granule-degrading α-amylase from potato tubers. Journal of Experimental Botany 47, 1789-1795.
59. Ziegler P. (1988) Partial purification and characterization of the major endoamylase of mature pea leaves. Plant Physiology 86, 659-666.
60. Ziegler P. & Beck E. (1986) Exoamylase activity in vacuoles isolated from pea and wheat leaf protoplasts. Plant Physiology 82, 1119-1121.
61. Zrenner R., Schüler K. & Sonnewald U. (1996) Soluble acid invertase determines the hexose to sucrose ratio in cold-stored tubers. Planta 198, 246-252.