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Antigenic Similarity in Urate Oxidases of Major Ureide Producing Legumes and Its Correlation with the Type of Peroxisome in Uninfected Cells of Nodules
Authors:Stegink  Steven J; Vaughn  Kevin C; Verma  Desh Pal
Institution:1S. Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, SRRC P.O. Box 19687, New Orleans, LA 70179, U.S.A.
2Southern Weed Science Laboratory, USDA-ARS P.O. Box 350, Stoneville, MS 38776, U.S.A.
3Dept. of Biology, McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1B1
Abstract:Structural, biochemical, and immunological comparisons of nodulesfrom ten species of plants were made to determine if a correlationexists between nodule structure, ureide production, urate oxidaseactivity, and antigenic similarity in urate oxidase. In specieswith high urate oxidase activity and cross-reaction with soybeananti-urate oxidase soybean (Glycine max), green bean (Phaseolusvulgaris), mung bean (Vigna radiata), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)],the nodules were determinate and contained numerous interstitialcells, interspersed among the infected cells. Within the interstitialcells of the ureide producing nodules numerous peroxisomes werenoted and these peroxisomes appear to be structurally similar,viz. a large electron opaque core surrounded by a less electronopaque rim. Although hemp sesbania (Sesbania exaltata) noduleswere similar in ultrastructure to other ureide producers withdetectable urate oxidase activity, no cross-reactivity was observedwith anti-soybean urate oxidase. Amide producing nodules eithercontained no interstitial cells e.g. Indian jointvetch (Aeschynomeneindica), showy crotalaria (Crotalaria spectabilis)} or interstitialcells with few peroxisomes e.g. alfalfa (Medicago saliva),broad bean (Vicia faba), pea (Pisum sativum)] with little urateoxidase activity, exhibiting no cross-reaction with soybeananti-urate oxidase. These data indicate that the urate oxidasein most ureide producing nodules is very similar and, structurally,ureide producing nodules are organized in a specialized wayto carry out ureide assimilation in the uninfected interstitialcells. (Received June 19, 1986; Accepted January 12, 1987)
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