On the Function of Plant Cysteine Protease in Plant Growth and Development

doi:10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-1220

Abstract

Abstract:

Cysteine proteases are an important class of proteolytic enzymes and play an important role in regulating plant growth and development. Based on the expression patterns of different cysteine proteases in different tissues and organs,this article reviews the functional research and progress of cysteine proteases involved in seed germination,root development,leaf senescence,programmed cell death of tracheary elements in stems and of tapetum in anthers,aiming to provide references for further studying the function of cysteine protease.

Key words: cysteine protease, programmed cell death, leaf senescence, seed germination

MO Li-jie, LIU Xia-tong, LI Hui, LU Hai. On the Function of Plant Cysteine Protease in Plant Growth and Development[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2021, 37(6): 202-212.

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生长发育过程 Function	酶种类 Cysteine proteases	物种 Species	文献 Reference
叶衰老过程 Leaf senescence	SAG12	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[15]
	BnSAG12	油菜Napus	[19]
	NtSAG12	烟草Nicotiana tabacum L.	[21]
	OsSAG12-1	水稻Oryza sativa L.	[33]
	OsSAG12-2	水稻Oryza sativa L.	[34]
	HvPap-1/HvPap-19	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[18]
	HvPAP-14	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[37]
维管组织的PCD过程 Programmed cell death of vascular organization	ZCP4	百日草Zinnia	[40-41]
	AtXCP1/AtXCP2	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[46-47]
	γVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[49-50,52]
种子萌发过程 Seed germination	EPA	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[58]
	EPB	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[53-54]
	HvPap-1	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[61-62]
	βVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[48]
	δVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[72]
	HvPap-4/HvPap-6/HvPap-10	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[63]
根的发育过程 Root development	AtCEP2	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[77]
花药绒毡层PCD过程 Programmed cell death of anther tapetum	CEP1	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[83]
	βVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[84]

生长发育过程 Function	酶种类 Cysteine proteases	物种 Species	文献 Reference
叶衰老过程 Leaf senescence	SAG12	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[15]
	BnSAG12	油菜Napus	[19]
	NtSAG12	烟草Nicotiana tabacum L.	[21]
	OsSAG12-1	水稻Oryza sativa L.	[33]
	OsSAG12-2	水稻Oryza sativa L.	[34]
	HvPap-1/HvPap-19	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[18]
	HvPAP-14	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[37]
维管组织的PCD过程 Programmed cell death of vascular organization	ZCP4	百日草Zinnia	[40-41]
	AtXCP1/AtXCP2	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[46-47]
	γVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[49-50,52]
种子萌发过程 Seed germination	EPA	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[58]
	EPB	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[53-54]
	HvPap-1	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[61-62]
	βVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[48]
	δVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[72]
	HvPap-4/HvPap-6/HvPap-10	大麦Hordeum vulgare L.	[63]
根的发育过程 Root development	AtCEP2	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[77]
花药绒毡层PCD过程 Programmed cell death of anther tapetum	CEP1	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[83]
	βVPE	拟南芥Arabidopsis	[84]