ISSN:
1573-5028
Keywords:
ferritin
;
nodule development
;
leghemoglobin
;
nitrogenase
;
nodulins
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract To study how iron-rich nodules concentrate and store iron, ferritin (mRNA, protein) was analyzed in developing soybean nodules and compared to nitrogenase (mRNA/activity) and leghemoglobin (mRNA, protein, heme). Both ferritin mRNA and protein concentrations increased early in nodulation. Later in nodulation ferritin protein declined, in contrast to the mRNA, as nitrogenase (mRNA and activity) increased and leghemoglobin (mRNA and protein) accumulated. A precursor/product relationship between iron stored in ferritin and iron in nitrogenase or leghemoglobin is suggested. The uncoordinated changes in ferritin mRNA and protein during nodulation contrast with nitrogenase mRNA and nitrogenase activity suggesting possible translational and posttranscriptional effects on ferritin expression.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00028813
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