Summary
The distribution of two seed proteins, namely conglutin γ and a legumin-like globulin, in developing and mature seeds ofLupinus albus L. has been examined by immunocytochemistry and the concomitant modifications of their constituent polypeptides followed by SDS-PAGE. Both proteins were found within vacuolar protein bodies in various tissues of the cotyledons, although with some differences in the distribution patterns. The legumin-like protein was found to be deposited within the large storage parenchyma cells of the cotyledons in a manner similar to that reported for other storage proteins; little or no immunolabelling was associated with the cotyledonary epidermal and vascular parenchyma cells. In contrast conglutin γ was present in all cell types.
A precursor of the legumin-like protein accumulated transiently in the developing cotyledon, but was subsequently modified by proteolytic cleavage. The onset of such modification was concomitant with a transition in the predominant vacuolar forms within the storage parenchyma cells. No precursor molecules of conglutin γ have been detected in this study, thus indicating that this protein is deposited in the protein bodies in its mature form.
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Abbreviations
- LM:
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light microscopy
- EM:
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electron microscopy
- DAF:
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days after flowering
- SDS-PAGE:
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sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- GAR:
-
goat antirabbit antiserum
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Duranti, M., Faoro, F. & Harris, N. Immunocytochemical localization of conglutin γ and legumin-like globulin in developing and mature seeds ofLupinus albus L.. Protoplasma 161, 104–110 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322723
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322723