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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 106, Issue 3 1187-1193, Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Plant Biologists

METABOLISM AND ENZYMOLOGY

Choline-O-Sulfate Biosynthesis in Plants (Identification and Partial Characterization of a Salinity-Inducible Choline Sulfotransferase from Species of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae)

J. Rivoal and A. D. Hanson
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Vegetale de l'Universite de Montreal, 4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal, Quebec, H1X 2B2, Canada

Choline-O-sulfate is a compatible osmolyte accumulated under saline conditions by members of the halophytic genus Limonium and other Plumbaginaceae. A choline sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.6) responsible for the formation of choline-O-sulfate was characterized in Limonium species. A simple radiometric assay was developed in which [14C]choline was used as substrate, and the h [14C]choline-O-sulfate product was isolated by ion-exchange chromatography. The choline sulfotransferase activity was soluble, required 3[prime]-phosphoadenosine-5[prime]-phosphosulfate as the sulfate donor, and showed a pH optimum at 9.0. Apparent Km values were 25 [mu]M for choline and 5.5 [mu]M for 3[prime]-phosphoadenosine-5[prime]-phosphosulfate. Choline sulfotransferase activity was detected in various Limonium species but was very low or absent from species that do not accumulate choline-O-sulfate. In roots and leaves of Limonium perezii, the activity was increased at least 4-fold by salinization with 40% (v/v) artificial sea water. Choline sulfotransferase activity was also induced in cell cultures of L. perezii following salt shock with 20% (v/v) artificial sea water or osmotic shock with 19% (w/v) polyethylene glycol 6000. Labeling experiments with [14C]choline confirmed that the enzyme induced in cell cultures was active in vivo.


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