Accumulation of pathogenesis‐related (PR) 10/Bet v 1 protein homologues in mulberry (Morus bombycis Koidz.) tree during winter
Accumulation of pathogenesis‐related (PR) 10/Bet v 1 protein homologues in mulberry (Morus bombycis Koidz.) tree during winter
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01216.x
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发表时间:
2004-09
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
N. Ukaji;C. Kuwabara;D. Takezawa;K. Arakawa;S. Fujikawa
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作者:
N. Ukaji;C. Kuwabara;D. Takezawa;K. Arakawa;S. Fujikawa
Seasonal evaluation of total soluble protein fractions extracted from cortical parenchyma cells of mulberry ( Morus bombycis Koidz.) tree identified a predominant 18 kDa protein that was directly correlated to periods of cold acclimation. The 18 kDa protein, designated as WAP18 ( w inter a ccumulating 18 kDa p roteins) increased from September to December and then gradually decreased until June. The maximum levels of WAP18 were detected in mid-winter, which corresponds to the maximum freeze tolerance in cortical parenchyma cells of mulberry tree. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis confirmed that WAP18 consists of at least three proteins that range between an isoelectric point of 5.0 and 6.0. All three proteins reacted with anti-WAP18 antibodies, thereby suggesting that they represent individual isoforms. Furthermore, N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis demonstrated that all three proteins contain high sequence similarity to each other and high homology to pathogenesis-related (PR) - - 10/Bet v 1 protein families. The purified WAP18 exhibited in vitro cryoprotective activity for the freeze labile L -lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme. These results suggest that WAP18 may function in the freezing tolerance mechanism of cortical parenchyma cells of mulberry tree during winter.