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. 1984 Jun;75(2):474–479. doi: 10.1104/pp.75.2.474

Responses of Sulfur-Containing Compounds in Lemna paucicostata Hegelm. 6746 to Changes in Availability of Sulfur Sources

Anne H Datko 1,1, S Harvey Mudd 1
PMCID: PMC1066932  PMID: 16663646

Abstract

The steady state concentrations of S-containing compounds formed in Lemna paucicostata Hegelm. 6746 in response to variations in source and concentrations of sulfur were measured. Neither growth rates nor protein accumulation were markedly affected by the various growth conditions. Ignoring complications due to possible compartmentation, the results are consistent with internal pools of both SO42− and cyst(e)ine (or products of their metabolism), but not methionine, being effectors of regulation of high affinity SO42− uptake. As SO42− in the growth medium was increased to 10 mm, down-regulation of high affinity SO42− uptake was more than compensated for by unregulated uptake via the “non-saturating” uptake system. Tissue inorganic SO42− accumulated but formation of reduced sulfur remained constant. Some conversion of l-cystine sulfur to SO42− occurred. Presence of l-cystine in the medium (a) down-regulated high affinity SO42− uptake and (b) decreased the rate of SO42− organification. The net results were decreased (7 μm l-cystine) or normal (14 μm l-cystine) total tissue SO42− and dose-dependent accumulation of soluble cyst(e)ine and glutathione, but not of soluble methionine. l-Methionine was not metabolized to cyst(e)ine or its products. Presence of l-methionine in the medium led to increased total tissue sulfur, accounted for almost wholly by manyfold increases in soluble methionine, AdoMet, and S-methylmethionine sulfonium. Soluble cyst(e)ine increased slightly.

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