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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

Identification and Comparative Analysis of H2O2-Scavenging Enzymes (Ascorbate Peroxidase and Glutathione Peroxidase) in Selected Plants Employing Bioinformatics Approaches.

Ibrahim I Ozyigit, Ertugrul Filiz, Recep Vatansever, Kuaybe Y Kurtoglu, Ibrahim Koc, Münir X Öztürk, Naser A Anjum

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ibrahim I OzyigitDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Marmara University Istanbul, Turkey.
Ertugrul FilizDepartment of Crop and Animal Production, Cilimli Vocational School, Düzce University Düzce, Turkey.
Recep VatanseverDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Marmara University Istanbul, Turkey.
Kuaybe Y KurtogluDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Marmara UniversityIstanbul, Turkey; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul Medeniyet UniversityIstanbul, Turkey.
Ibrahim KocDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Gebze Technical University Kocaeli, Turkey.
Münir X ÖztürkBotany Department/Center for Environmental Studies, Ege UniversityIzmir, Turkey; Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSelangor, Malaysia.
Naser A AnjumCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal.
Marmara University · TRDüzce Üniversitesi · TRGebze Technical University · TRIstanbul Medeniyet University · TRUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYUniversity of Aveiro · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among major reactive oxygen species (ROS), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) exhibits dual roles in plant metabolism. Low levels of H2O2 modulate many biological/physiological processes in plants; whereas, its high level can cause damage to cell structures, having severe consequences. Thus, steady-state level of cellular H2O2 must be tightly regulated. Glutathione peroxidases (GPX) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) are two major ROS-scavenging enzymes which catalyze the reduction of H2O2 in order to prevent potential H2O2-derived cellular damage. Employing bioinformatics approaches, this study presents a comparative evaluation of both GPX and APX in 18 different plant species, and provides valuable insights into the nature and complex regulation of these enzymes. Herein, (a) potential GPX and APX genes/proteins from 18 different plant species were identified, (b) their exon/intron organization were analyzed, (c) detailed information about their physicochemical properties were provided, (d) conserved motif signatures of GPX and APX were identified, (e) their phylogenetic trees and 3D models were constructed, (f) protein-protein interaction networks were generated, and finally (g) GPX and APX gene expression profiles were analyzed. Study outcomes enlightened GPX and APX as major H2O2-scavenging enzymes at their structural and functional levels, which could be used in future studies in the current direction.

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antioxidantchloroplastmitochondriaperoxisomeROSsignal transduction

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