Chapter title |
Procedures of Mitochondria Purification and Gene Expression to Study Alternative Respiratory and Uncoupling Pathways in Fruits
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Chapter number | 13 |
Book title |
Plant Respiration and Internal Oxygen
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7292-0_13 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7291-3, 978-1-4939-7292-0
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Authors |
Jurandi Gonçalves de Oliveira, Luis Miguel Mazorra Morales, Gláucia Michelle Cosme Silva, Kátia Daniella da Cruz Saraiva, Diederson Bortolino Santana, Clesivan Pereira dos Santos, Marcos Goes Oliveira, José Hélio Costa |
Abstract |
We describe detailed procedures to get intact and well-coupled mitochondria from a variety of fruit species such as papaya (Carica papaya), guava (Psidium guajava), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) as well as the protocols to assess the capacities of AOX and UCP pathways in intact fruit mitochondria. The procedures presented here were tested for the species mentioned above; their use with other types of fruits must be tested for yield of intact and active mitochondria. This is possible from individual adjustments. Strict care during extraction, including the use of osmotic protectants (i.e., mannitol/sucrose) and antioxidants (i.e., cysteine, ascorbate) at defined concentrations, are critical factors to ensure mitochondrial integrity and to obtain higher yields. The mitochondria purified using the discontinuous Percoll gradients described here can be used for the analysis of the capacity of alternative respiration and uncoupling pathways in fruits. In addition, protocols for quantitative and semiquantitative PCR applicable for the analysis of AOX and UCP gene expression in fruits are shown. Microarray and RNA-seq data from public databases are also valuable for the analysis of AOX and UCP genes. In both cases having the sequences of genes or cDNAs to be used in primer design or probe identification is necessary. |
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